<p>My subjective factors are especially strong.
My teachers gave me some phrases that they used for the recommendation letters (I waived the right to view) and they were pretty strong.
-Once in a career
-Single most challenging course load
-Loss of our nation, but the university’s asset
-Passionately pursues the given opportunities</p>
<p>My ECs are top-notch, I hold leadership positions in all my activities, and I tried to focus my entire application for my major economics and sociology. (Interesting Common Application essay, too- English department chair called it the best application essay that he has ever read in his 30 years of teaching)</p>
<p>My grades are not so good. I do not have a 4.0 and I am not valedictorian. Also, I am not salutatorian.
However, I still manage to be in the top 10% of a very competitive school with the single most challenging course load.</p>
<p>My standardized testing is decent. (Although many HYP applicants have similar SAT scores, I assume.)</p>