<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (670CR, 800M, 790W), first and only take
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math Level 2, 770 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/495
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Other: Other: 11A’s in O Level, 6A’s 1B in AS Level
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: A Level Further Mathematics, A Level Biology, A Level Chemistry, A Level Physics, A Level Economics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CIE High Achiever Awards: Top in World in O Level Mathematics (Syllabus D), Top in World in O Level Additional Mathematics, Top in Region in O Level Statistics, Best 7 and 8 O Levels in Region, Selected for NMTC (Pakistani equivalent of USAMO) 2 times, National Spelling Bee Champion, 4th in Pakistan in Kangaroo Math Competition
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (president), Rubik’s Cube Club (founder and president), Help Society (president), Tutoring Service for Math and Science, International Student Help Site (Moderator of the Month), Chess Club (president), Soccer Team (goalkeeper), Swimming Team (founder and captain), Track Team (founder and captain), Table Tennis Team (captain), Student Council (class proctor), Quiz Bowl Team (captain), Stanford University EPGY Quantum Mechanics, Research Paper on Math Problem
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at an eye hospital and setting up free eye camps for people of northern areas of Pakistan, Internship at a bank, Working at an ice cream parlor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Building and Painting Houses in New Orleans, Cooking for homeless in Soup Kitchens in New Orleans, Organizing various fund raising events for Pakistan Flood Victims, Tutoring an Autistic child, Organizing a Cleanliness Drive in neighborhood, Volunteer Teaching in Orphanage
[<em>] Summer Activities: As above
[</em>] Essays: I really liked them and thought they stood out.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation 1: Math teacher, amazing.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation 2: English teacher, OK.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Made me cry.
[</em>] Additional Rec: From bank in which I interned.
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Pakistan
[</em>] School Type: Private, very competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Pakistani)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$10000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Passion for math, grades, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: CR score, lack of non-science EC’s, international student applying for aid
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Tulane, Texas A&M, WPI, Furman, Lafayette, Miami. Rejected: MIT, Caltech, Rice, Colgate, Swarthmore, Stanford (deferred REA)
[/ul]General Comments: Oh well, I guess I probably won’t take up my space on the waiting list. Congratulations to those who got in!</p>