I posted on here when I first got accepted, but I will post more detailed info now.
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Merit Scholarship, if received: Presidential Scholarship $32,000 a year and Honors College
[ b]School/major:** Biochemistry (Pre-Med track)
Objective:
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[]SAT I (breakdown): 1420 (710 Reading 710 Math)
[]ACT (breakdown): 32 C (35 English, 26 Math, 34 Reading, 31 Science)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97/100 so I guess thats a 4.0. Not sure how it converts.
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/233
[]AP (place score in parentheses): AP World (4) APUSH (4) AP Lang/Comp (5) (I took all that my school offered.)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit/Comp, AP Environmental Science, Government, Spanish
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, AP Scholar [/li][/ul]
Subjective:
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[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Pres/Founder of Debate Club and SADD club, Dance fitness club, Book club, member of a pre-professional dance company.
[]Job/Work Experience: Cashier at supermarket sophomore and junior year. Sales associate at American Eagle Junior and Senior year. Teaching assistant at my dance school senior year. (I’ve always worked at least two jobs). Just got hired at a shoe store so now I work three jobs.
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Teaching assistant for 4-10 year olds at my dance school (got promoted to paid position this school year so it was previously volunteer work. 200+ hours). I did some work with the NYC government parks by mending sidewalk trees. Other small stuff.
[]Summer Activities: Dance intensives and working
[]Essays: Personal essay 9.5/10 I wrote the supplement about the strength of culture in NYC and how New Orleans is just as culturally stimulating.
[]Teacher Recommendations: GOOD! 9/10 Got one from my calc teacher who talked about how I went from having one of the lowest grades in Honors Calc, to having a 97 at the end of the year. It probably helped a lot considering math is NOT my strength (as seen by my test scores).
[]Counselor Rec: Probably 8/10
[]Additional Rec: 10/10 from my assistant principal!!
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]
Other:
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[]State (if domestic applicant): NY (New York City specifically)
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public Arts Pre-Conservatory High School
[]Ethnicity: Black
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Poor lol.
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Teen mother, financial instability, black female that wants to be a doctor, URM, first generation, overcame great odds. [/li][/ul]
Reflection:
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[]Strengths: I think my performance despite my circumstances gave me an extra “spice”.
[]Weaknesses: Test scores I guess. That 26 on the ACT math section LOL. However, I did not take either test more than once and did not have any sort of prep courses for either. I guess I did well for those circumstances.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my application showed potential. I also submitted a dance supplement.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Fordham University, Georgetown University, Binghamton University (accepted), Duke University
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I truly did not think I would receive the presidential scholarship! I would say just do whatever to make your application stand out. Also, note that college truly do pay attention to personal circumstances. [/li][/list]
