SUNY Binghamton 2018 Results

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<p>[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color]
[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[/color]
[ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected*[/color]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list]Subjective**[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:**[ list]
[ *]</p>

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<p>[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): did not send
[</em>] ACT: 34 composite, 33 English, 33 Math, 32 Reading, 36 Science, 8 essay
[<em>] SAT II: did not send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank or give percentiles
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), US History (4), Biology (4), Calc BC (3, AB subscore 4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP French, Calc 3, a bunch of electives
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (treasurer), Yearbook (editor), Math Honor Society, Art Honor Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: working at ice cream shop
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Easily over 100 hours (mostly through Key Club)
[</em>] Summer Activities: travel softball, volunteering
[<em>] Essays: really good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see them, but I assume they were good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ^same
[</em>] Additional Rec: I raised money for my local police department, and the chief wrote a letter for me.
[li] Interview: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: medium public (about 1800 students)
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: about $120,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT scores, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA maybe?
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACT, in-state resident, demonstrated interest
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Rochester (Priority Review), Rejected at Yale University (SCEA)</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:[list]
[*] Binghamton is a safety for me, but I’d love to go there!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ list]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Never took
[</em>] ACT: 35 composite (35 E 32 M 36 R 36 S)
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t submit, but 720 Math 2 & 750 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t use 4.0 scale; 94/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 68/425
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4) US History (5) English Comp (5), taking AB Calc and English Lit thus May
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP AB Calc, SUPA Forensics (Syracuse University dual enrollment), SUPA Economics, Graphic Design, Computer Programming
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Subjective:</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 5 years outdoor track, 3 varsity (Team captain senior year); 4 years indoor track, 3 varsity (Team captain senior year, Most Dedicated Award); 3 years school newspaper (Editor)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Job verifying insurance, 6 hrs/week, August 2012-present; Tutor at Kumon, 8 hrs/week, August 2012-present; Unpaid government internship, 11th grade
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS hours, very little else in school year
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer camp volunteer at local day camp 10th grade summer for 2 weeks; Volunteer counselor for 1 month at residential summer camp before 12th grade
[<em>] Essays: I know everyone thinks their essay is good, but I’ve always been one of the top writers in my class and it was some of my best work. My English told me it was one of the best he’d seen in a while. 8-9/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: APUSH teacher junior year, final average of 99 in her class and 5 on the AP exam, we were really close and she’s famous for her recommendations; again, 8-9/10
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I know my counselor pretty well, but nothing groundbreaking, my school is pretty large
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none</p>[/li]
<p>[/list][ b]Other**</p>

<p>[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: medium-large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: high, 150k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Reflection</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: ACT, EC’s, GPA is pretty good, essay and recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: class rank, not the hardest possible schedule (didn’t take any honors/AP math or science except AB Calc, although I was a year ahead), poor grades in Physics junior year
[<em>] Why you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Pitt, accepted to Northeastern Honors with merit, deferred UVa and UNC-CH OOS</p>

<p>[/list]General Comments: Accepted as a management major in SOM, accepted into PwC Scholars program. Applied EA.</p>

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<p>[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 670, M: 620, W: 750
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: Lit: 650, World: 680, US History: 700
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 (93.2/100)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3), English Lang (5), Art history (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Economics Seminar, AP Euro, AP English, AP Spanish, Calc H, Gym, Theatre arts, Band
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NYS Semi-Finalist in Varsity Oral Interpretation at NYS State Championship for Speech and Debate</p>

<p>[ /list]Subjective**[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama club (Communications Manager, Prop Master, Actress in 7+ shows), Speech and Debate Team (Co-Team Captain), School newspaper (Features Editor, Co-Layout Editor), Band (1st clarinet)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Grocery store cashier (9), local intern for org. against substance abuse (11), local children’s theater stage manager
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Children’s theater as a backstage aide, open house, tutoring, etc.
[ *] Summer Activities: Work/interning
[ *] Essays: Common app essay, I must say, was killer?
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Two great ones; one from my English teacher/director another from my AP US history teacher.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good I suppose!
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: Didn’t interview.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: ~100k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): …twin sister in college same year?</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essay, scores, transcript
[ *] Weaknesses: Didn’t interview or visit
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good grades, applied to theatre major
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Vermont, deferred from Barnard College and University of Virginia</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:**[ list] I’M SO HAPPY! I’D LOVE TO GO TO BING!
[ *]</p>

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<p>[ b]Decision: Accepted**</p>

<p>Objective:[ list]
SAT I (breakdown): Combined 1400, Total 2100
ACT: None
SAT II: US History: 730, Math 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5) AP English Language (4) AP European History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s and 2 Regular Classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[/list]Subjective**[ list]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a Church and at a Community Center
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: I’m assuming it was great lol
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Rec:
Interview: None</p>

<p>[/list][ b]Other**[ list]
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.)</p>

<p>[/list][ b]Reflection**[ list]
Strengths: Very Competitive High School, High GPA and SAT, Pretty good extra curriculars
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I want to go to Binghamton badly lol
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:**[ list]
[ *]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 630 (CR), 580 (M), 580 (W)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t Take
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t Take
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.8
[<em>] Rank: Top 25%
[</em>] AP: AP World(3), AP Language Arts (3), AP US History (4), AP Comp Sci A (2)
[<em>] IB: N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP Classes, 4 Honors</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Sound Crew (Lead), NHS (Member)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: K-mart, Local Sound Production Company
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Various (around 30 hours total)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Work
[<em>] Essays: Talked about failures as a leader of sound crew (Common App Essay)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Two (no idea what they said)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: None
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State: Pennsylvania
[</em>] School Type: Very Competitive (All honors/AP classes, 2013 National Blue Ribbon School)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Income Bracket: $50-70k (one of my parents does freelance work)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Work Ethic, Determination
[</em>] Weaknesses: Procrastination, Patience
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: School profile and rigor of my classes[/li][list]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): Total: 1950, Math: 620, Reading: 700, Writing: 650
ACT: composite: 29, English: 20, Math: 28, Reading: 32, Science: 28, essay: 8
SAT II: did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unofficial rank is top 8% out of 1024 seniors
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3), Biology (3), European History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology. AP English Lit, AP Statistics, JROTC 7-8, Architectural Design 3-4, Teacher Aide, 1 Semester of AP Computer Science A, 1 Semester of Journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Pursuit of Excellence in JROTC and German, Superior LET 3 Cadet, American Legion Award of Military Excellence
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JROTC (company executive officer, S1, Battalion Executive Officer, City Corps Staff Operations Officer), Military Science Club (secretary, Vice President), Support for Vets Club (President),
Job/Work Experience: Activity Leader at AbilityFirst (2 summers)
Volunteer/Community service: 363 hours through JROTC, teacher help, and AbilityFirst
Summer Activities: AbilityFirst
Essays: really good
Teacher Recommendation: AP Bio teacher, Honors English 5-6 teacher
Counselor Rec: she loves me
Additional Rec: was a mentor to Autistic youth at a grant fitness camp for UCI, and the doctor wrote a letter for me.
Interview: n/a
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: 8th biggest in nation, public (about 5000 students)
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: about $120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: SAT scores, essay
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT, rigor/reputation of high school program, good letters of rec, community service
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of North Texas, CSU Fresno, and Caldwell College
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments:</p>

<pre><code>Tied between Bing and UNT, still waiting on financial aid stuff
</code></pre>

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<p>[color=green][Accepted]</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):800M, 800CR, 700W
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 Bio E
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/425
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), Eng. Lang. and Comp. (5), Calc AB (5) This is all the AP’s available.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): HL Eng., HL History, HL Chem, SL Bio (HL not possible)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: HL and SL IB classes; Honors French 4, Jazz Band, and two courses at community college: Statistics (grade A) and Physics I; online computer programming course.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Commended, Chemistry Olympiad National Finalist, Mathletes State Finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Public Game Server and YouTube channel (founder) Alternative rock band, bassist and lead singer(founder) JV Soccer (Captain) NHS, Mathletes, Chemistry Olympiad, Band, Steel Drum Band
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Master Electrician’s helper.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours hospital volunteer, ambulatory surgery dept.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Rochester Scholars, Research Internship at Binghamton University in Organic Chemistry
[<em>] Essays: excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec:don’t know
[</em>] Additional Rec: from Chem Professor in charge of internship.
[li] Interview:none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:large public
[</em>] Ethnicity:white
[<em>] Gender:M
[</em>] Income Bracket:<100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, grades, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: high school, location (close proximity to school)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores, grades, essay, recs
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted into University of Rochester Priority Review. </p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:
[*]Honored to be accepted into the Scholars program! Congrats to all who made it!</p>

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<p>[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1720 (590, 580, 550) single sitting…it’s bad, I know.
[ *] ACT: 28 (33E, 26M, 29R, 24S, 8W)
[ *] SAT II: Didn’t send.
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/102
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. Government and Politics (4), English Language and Composition (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calculus AB, AP Literature and Composition, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, plus some required classes (my school doesn’t offer many AP classes)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): PMEA All-State Band, U.S. Army All-American Marching Band</p>

<p>[ /list]Subjective**[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (president), Student Council (treasurer), musical theater, chorus, school newspaper (politics section editor), debate club, biology club (officer), many church activities/musical ensembles, community action team, helped revitalize a local chapter of Young Democrats.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Fellowship/internship for the Obama campaign, side job with a local agency, babysitting
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hours logged including multiple summers at the local hospital, soup kitchens, church volunteer work, mission projects, MS Walk, highway cleanups.
[ *] Summer Activities: Fellow for the Obama campaign in 2012, lay leader at my church and delegate to my church denomination’s national conference in 2013, babysitting, volunteer work.
[ *] Essays: Some of my best work to date. Wrote about how I went from getting an embarrassing score at a District audition to realizing the importance of practice, perseverance, and perfectionism in music. Showed a lot of insightfulness, which I think helped a lot.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read. Written by my AP Gov teacher who loves me and can really attest to my curiosity in the classroom.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but I practically live in that guidance office.
[ *] Additional Rec: Got one from my field organizer from the Obama campaign. Really good, talked about how dedication and passion for politics (political science major) and how hardworking I am.
[ *] Interview: N/A</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: > 100K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA, essay, ECs, band.
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores, test scores, test scores.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Band, other ECs and involvement outside of the classroom.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my quirkiness really enhanced my application, which is exactly what I was going for. My dedication to all of my activities also helped.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:**[ list]
[ *] Test scores are NOT everything.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (Accepted to Scholars Program)</p>

<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 720CR, 720M, 680WR
[ *] ACT: 32 composite
[ *] SAT II: 750 US History, 700 Bio M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~~ Only know weighted GPA is 104.05 (out of 100) ~~
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Salutatorian (2/290)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (4), US History (5), Physics B (4), Language (4)
[ *] IB: n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Gov, AP Literature, Orchestra, College Economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Subjective
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Honor Societies: National, Science, Math, Tri-M Music, Social Studies and Art (Vice President). Art Club (Vice President), Quizbowl (made it to National History bowl in 2013 and again 2012), Chamber Orchestra, Gemini Youth Orchestra, Advanced Research Program (wrote 20+ page paper on Economics of Higher Education and consulted with profs from Columbia and NYU)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 108 Internship at a Vet’s office, Tutor other students
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Horseability (work with special needs children and horses), Children’s summer program at Library, Volunteer at Horse Stables
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer Programs at Cold Spring Harbor Lab
[ *] Essays: really good common app essay
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see them, but they should have been really good. My US teacher loves me and is also the research program advisor and knows me really well.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Don’t know him very well, but he knows my accomplishments and strengths as a student
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public (about around 290 students in my graduating class)
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: just under $100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college</p>

<p>Reflection
[ *] Strengths: GPA, EC’s, essay
[ *] Weaknesses: Standardized Test Scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: In-State, Achievements/Activities, GPA, essay
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Stony Brook and Geneseo… Still waiting to hear from the others.</p>

<p>General Comments:
Got accepted into Scholars program! </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710M 710CR 760W (2180 total)
[</em>] ACT: 34 composite
[<em>] SAT II: 690 Literature, 670 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t do GPA that way
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/150
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History (3) AP US History (4) AP US Government and Politics (currently taking)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government and Politics, Economics, Astronomy 101, English 101/102, Calculus 201/202, Physics 104/105, Chorus, Wind Ensemble
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not sure how “major” these are, but: area all-state orchestra (first-chair piccolo), Silver Key Scholastic Writing Contest, and others that may or may not be “major”</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Department (Vice President/Student Director), Wind Ensemble (Vice President/First Chair flute & piccolo), Chorus (President/Treasurer/Section Leader), Jazz band (First Chair tenor saxophone & flute), two flute ensembles (Director & first chair of one), various other musical groups and ensembles, including both all-county for mixed choir and wind ensemble and area all-state for mixed choir and orchestra
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Mostly do cashiering, frozen yogurt cleaning, and promotional work at Jason’s Grocery & Froyo (past two years), but I’ve also done babysitting and editing of a math textbook
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer Educator at Suicide Prevention & Crisis Services
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering, working, keeping up with a few of the musical ensembles I participate in, year-round flute and piccolo lessons
[<em>] Essays: pretty good common app essay
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: waived right
[<em>] Counselor Rec: waived right
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Around $150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: good scores for the most part, good essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT II scores, no major accomplishments
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: test scores, essays, extracurriculars
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far I have only heard back from my other two safeties: Ithaca College and RPI</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:[list]
[*] Safety school; accepted into Scholar’s Program</p>