Decision: WAITLIST
SAT (new): 690 EBRW, 800 Math, 24 Essay (single sitting)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.33): 4.2 (straight-A’s)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5)
IB: Chinese B SL (7), 45 prediction
Senior Year Course Load: (IB) Math HL, Physics HL, Chemistry HL, Economics HL, English Language & Lit SL
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (Vice President), Cross Country, Track &
Field, saxophone & clarinet
Volunteer/Community service: 150hrs (IB CAS component), although not too evident on the application
Personal Statement: Wrote them a long time ago, and haven’t read them since I submitted my application. I think they were decent and reflected who I am. Perhaps they are not extremely special.
Applied for Financial Aid?: N/A
Intended Major : Mechanical Engineering
Country: applied from Greece
School Type: Private, international
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Not too well-off
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
Strengths: GPA, IBDP
Weaknesses: Nothing too special in my application
Schools were you accepted to? Cal Poly Pomona, UC Davis, UC San Diego, and a few other safeties
Schools you were rejected from? Stanford, MIT
Schools you are waiting for? UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
General Comments: I’ll take the waitlist offer… Best of luck to all of you.