***Univ of MD College Park Class of 2022 Decisions Thread

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[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Honors[ /b][ /size]
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Scholars[ /b][ /size]
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Freshman Connection (Spring Admit)[ /b][ /size]
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /size]
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /size]

[size=+1]Planned major:[ /size]
[size=+1]LEP: Direct Admit[ /size]
[size=+1]LEP: Letters and Sciences[ /size]

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600):
[ *] 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.):

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:

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

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

[ /list]
General Comments:

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DD accepted into honors college
SAT; 1550
GPA: 4.0 UW/4.89 W
RANK: doesn’t rank
6 APs and all honors classes
OOS (PA)

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D was accepted!!

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Decision: Accepted

Planned major: Government and Politics (LEP)

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1370
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: US History 760 Lit 620 Spanish 610
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25/452
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) Gov & Politics (5) Language & Composition (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Lit & Comp, AP World History, AP Spanish 5, Calculus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Softball (captain), Cum Laude, Spanish Honors Society (President)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities: Travel Softball

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

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Decision: Accepted

Planned major: Accounting
LEP: Direct Admit (Smith School of Business)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1480
ACT:n/a
SAT II: didn’t report my 3 tests (all 600s)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/280
AP (place score in parenthesis): passed 9 AP tests so far and have taken 8 AP classes, 5s on U.S. History, World History, Eng Lang, Comp Sci Principles
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ Micro/Macro, AP Bio, AP Lit, APES, GT Accounting, CCNA 3&4, AP Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Distinction Award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Badminton (Capt. 2 yrs), founded school Key Club (co-President), NHS Treasurer, FBLA Secretary, VEX Robotics, Girl Up, School Engineering Leadership Club
Job/Work Experience: food service (summer) and retail/customer service for 9 months ongoing now
Volunteer/Community service: student volunteer at hospital (200 hours in one summer)
Summer Activities: CFA and hospital volunteering after sophomore yr, job and CCBC class after junior yr

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type: Public Suburban Magnet High School
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: Counselor Rec, short answers
Weaknesses: Essay, it was arguably self-depreciating, and GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They looked at me holistically
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Northeastern, rejected from Penn State Smeal and offered 2+2, accepted to UMBC, Towson, and Mount St. Mary’s

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DD: Accepted into Scholars
SAT: 1370
GPA: 3.75 UW/ 5.02 W
Rank: 25/572
10 APs and all Honors classes
AP World, USH, Music Theory: 3

Planned Major: Physics

State: MD
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: M
Hooks: URM

Reflection:
Strengths: High rank, good essay, heartfelt recommendations, overall a solid application
Weaknesses: SAT!!! 3s on APs!!!
Why was I accepted: A solid essay, a black male with good grades… that’s why I think so

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Decision: Accepted Freshman Connection
Intended major: Gvpt
SAT: 1290
ACT: 29
GPA: 3.35uw 4,15w
Rank: 110/450
Junior Year: Ap Bio, Ap World, Ap Calc

State: MD
Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: M
Hooks: URM

Reflection:
Strengths: essay, recs, alott of community service, internships, and extracirricular, great short answers
Weakness: GPA, Essay, a few Cs
Why I was accepted: They must have seen an upward trend and ECs, solid essay

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Decision: Accepted

Planned major: Politics and Government

ACT: 31
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
AP: World History (5), American History (5), Biology (4), Eng Lang/Comp (4), Micro, Macro, Eng Lit/Comp, Spanish
Senior Year Course Load: Micro, Macro, AP Spanish, SUPA Forensics, Civil War, AP Eng Lit/Comp,

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Head Delegate, Varsity Tennis (Captain):

State: NY
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female

Reflection
I go to a top high school in suburban NYC. Over the past 3 years, every applicant from my school with a 3.5 gpa or higher was accepted except 1 who had a 24 ACT.

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Accepted! Freshman connection, in state, letters and sciences.

3.62U, 4.14W
1380 SAT
27 ACT
Rank: 126/About 300 (Very competitive)
White male
Varsity football
Assistant editor school newspaper
NHS
Weekly fantasy sports writer for various sites
5 AP junior and senior year (3 on Macro exam, 4 on Micro)

Can’t tell you whether or not my essays/short answers were good to other people, but I thought they were.
Good teacher recommender.

Really worried my poor ACT score could’ve made me be declined, but it all worked out.

So excited!!! Woohoo!! Congrats to all of my other fellow acceptees!

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Decision: Accepted, also accepted into engineering college and Honors College

Planned major: Aerospace Engineering

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1490 (780 math, 710 critical reading/writing)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: Biology 540 Math I 670
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/370
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language and Composition (4) AP Physics C: Mechanics (3) U.S. History (3) World History (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Computer Science, AP Humanities/U.S. Government, AP English 12, AP Statistics, Band
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interact Club (President), Academic Team (Team Captain), Symphonic/Marching Band, Rocketry Club (Team Captain)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 170+ hours of volunteering at the hospital, tutoring middle school kids once a week
[ *] Summer Activities: Volunteered at the hospital

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
[ *] Strengths: SAT score, GPA, course rigor/course load (by graduation, I’ll have taken 12 AP classes and 7 honors classes), attending a Governor’s School
[ *] Weaknesses: If considered, SAT subject test scores and AP exam scores. Also, very few technology or engineering related extracurriculars.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT score, GPA, and course rigor probably helped a lot
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred EA from Georgia Tech and University of Michigan

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Decision: Accepted Honors

Planned major: Biological Science: General Biology
Pre-med

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1550 (790M, 760R)
SAT II: Math 2-800, Biology E-750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 out of 302
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (4), Government (4), Biology (4), Psychology (5), English Lang (4), World History (4), Calc AB (4)
Senior Year Course Load: Comp Sci Principles AP, European History Aide, English Lit 12 AP, Spanish V AP, Physics I AP, Calc BC AP, GT Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ARIP Global Leadership, National Merit Scholarship Program Letter of Commendation

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: BARK animal advocate club, National Music Honor Society (President), National Math Honor Society (VP), National Spanish Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, National Social Studies Honor Society (only grade 11), National Honor Society (only grade 11), Chess Club (VP), Key Club (Recording Secretary), Mock Trial, Photography Club
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at BARCS (animal shelter in Baltimore), lots of volunteer work through BARK and Key Club
Summer Activities: my internship

Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: public high school
Ethnicity: asian (korean to be specific)
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection
Strengths: high academics, lots of ECs, lots of leadership
Weaknesses: could’ve had more volunteer work, my commonapp was a little mediocre in my opinion, spread a little thin through my ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have lots to offer at UMD? mostly i think it is because of my high stats for SAT, GPA, etc.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred from harvard so far

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Decision: Accepted

Planned major: Criminology (LEP)

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): N/A
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.48
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 57/478
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3) Language & Composition (4) AP Bio (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP gov, AP Lit & Comp, Anatomy and physiology, Calculus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interact Club (service coordinator), reader’s club (event coordinator), anime club (president), youth in government
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
1000+ summer school volunteer, volunteer at animal shelter, volunteer at county court
[ *] Summer Activities: took 21+ credit at community colleges

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation

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Decision - Accepted Honors
Planned major - Computer Science

SAT I - 1560, 23 essay (790M, 770R)
SAT II - 790 Math II (Took too late, wasn’t sent)
GPA - 4.79 W, 4.0 UW (6/277)
AP - 11 courses taken by graduation (4s and 5s on all exams)
EC - Intern at the JHU Applied Physics Laboratory, Coding Club VP, Computer Science Club, NHS, Math NHS, and Spanish NHS, At least 100 hours of volunteering and community service at various athletic events, local businesses, fundraisers for academics/school sports

Strengths - Academics, in state
Weaknesses - Weak leadership and awards, lack of stand out ECs, Asian male, terrible essays and decidedly average letters of recommendation

General Comments - Didn’t realize the Computer Science major wasn’t in the College of Engineering (whoops), will transfer in if need be

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Decision: Accepted Honors

Planned major:Computer Science

[list]
Objective:
[] SAT I:1520
[] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math 2, 770 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA:4.0
[] Rank:#2
[] AP: Chemistry (5), Human Geography (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science A, AP English Language, AP Biology, Honors Theology, Honors Python, Honors Matlab
[li] Major Awards: Eagle Scout[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Secretary General & DSG), National Honor Society (Director of Tutoring), Cyber Patriot (Team Captain), Zero Robotics (Team Captain)
[] Summer Activities:Internship at JHUAPL

Other
[] State: Maryland
[] School Type:Private Catholic School
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[li] Hooks:Military child, Eagle Scout (not really hooks per se but what I wrote my essays about)[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Test scores, variety of extra circulars, schoolwork
[] Weaknesses:lack of APs Junior year,lack of national awards or anything super distinguished/unusual for a student like me
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I was applying in-state and had test scores that were far above UMD’s average
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Deferred by Princeton ERA, accepted to Georgia Tech EA

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My decision box isnt coming up. It only says “check submission” and “checklist”. I never got an email and I applied for priority. Did this happen to anyone else? Did anyone’s just recently show up? Are the decision letters coming in waves?

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@caitlinisacutie
Yes, this happened to me as well. The website is being extremely slow, just keep the page loading and the other 2 buttons should pop up eventually right under “check submission” and such. It took like 5-10 minutes for that extra pop-up to happen for me, which is ridiculous, but UMD is huge so we just have to deal with it.

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Decision: Accepted Scholars

Planned major: Mathematics

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1540
    [    ] SAT II: Math 800; EngLit 760; Chem 750
    [] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55UW 4.3/5W
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 BC; 5 EngLit; 5 APCSA; 5 NSL; 5 USH; 5 Music; 4 Chem :o(
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): 5 French
    [] Senior Year Course Load: IB Everything and MVC
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Math Team), swim team, Piano
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: NIST Internship (ACMD)
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Cornerstone Montgomery; Election volunteering
    [    ] Summer Activities: swim team, ^

Other

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): In-State
    [    ] School Type: Public HS
    [] Ethnicity: Asian
    [    ] Gender: Male
    [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, am ORM

Reflection

  • [li] Strengths: SAT, Extracurriculars, my megaminx video, some leadership[/li][] Weaknesses: GPA, meh essay
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I live in-state and I am above the qualification bar
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Stony Brook, rejected JHU, deferred UChicago
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Decision: Rejected

Planned major: Public Health

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1200
ACT: N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School Does Not Rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): WHAP ( 4 ), PSYCH ( 5 ), APUSH ( 3 ), AP NSL ( 4 ), LANG ( 3 ), BIO ( 3 )
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem ( Double Period ), AP Lit, Calc w/ Apps, BioTech ( Double Period ), and Yoga
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I was the President/Founder or multiple clubs and organizations based on social activism and public health.
Job/Work Experience: Kumon tutor for 2 years, Holy Cross Hospital Volunteer for 105 hours, Holy Cross Hospital Intern
Volunteer/Community service: Had over 300 SSL hours
Summer Activities: Volunteering

Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation, English as a second language

Reflection
Strengths: My essay was unique as it described intense extenuating circumstances, my recommendations were fantastic, my counselor knew me personally and my teacher had a hard time pairing down the six-page recommendation he initially wrote for me into one page.
Weaknesses: SAT and GPA, both very under the median.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was rejected because of my SAT and GPA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Towson and Mount St. Mary’s University

General Comments: Can’t say I was surprised about my rejection, I was ready for it, I still had hope though. I respect the admission committees choice.

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I’ve been looking at these results threads since freshman year. Figured that it was only natural I make one now!
Decision: Accepted Honors
Planned major: Physics
Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1560 ( 760-EBRW || 800-M || 20-E )
    [    ] ACT: 35 ( 35-E || 35-M || 35-R || 33-S || 12-W )
    [] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
    [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
    [    ] AP (place score in parenthesis):
    - Senior: Bio, Lit
    - Junior: Calc BC (5), Physics C (Double 5’s), Chem (5), Comp Sci A (5), Lang (4), US History (3 lmao)
    - Sophomore: Stats (5), World History (5)
    - Freshman: Human Geo (5)
    [] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
    [    ] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Biology, Multivariate Calculus, Linear Algebra, Discrete Structures, Modern Physics, General Relativity, Honors Gov/Econ, Research
    [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NAQT Small School Nationals was probably my biggest award, but I also got some smaller regional/school-level awards. Also got National AP Scholar/National Merit Semifinalist but didn’t bother reporting those.

Subjective:

  • [li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]My most significant ones -
    - Founder, president of a enrichment initiative in the natural sciences for middle schoolers in my school’s area. Program saw unprecedented growth from when I founded it my junior year (3 members + math centered + 1 middle schooler) to where it’s at now (14 members + lessons in math, phys, chem, and bio + >30 signups per lesson). Seeing it evolve over the past two years has been an amazing experience. I hope to get involved in something like this in college. i*
    - Founder, co-president of Physics Club i: the center of competitive physics at my school—organized the annual administration of the F=ma, UWaterloo SIN, and PhysicsBowl exams; hold review before AP Physics C tests; invite guest speakers in the field to give talks.
    - A-team co-captain of Academic Team i    : y’all know the drill. Run practices, gather study materials, write grants for funding, etc.
    - Student Ambassador for my school’s Admissions Department i: speak at panels/give tours at prospective student visit weekends, host shadow students, represent my school to the public.
    - Orchestra i    : violist in my school’s highest level orchestra; All-Region both years; performed in a wedding quartet.
    [    ] Job/Work Experience:
    - I worked at a fragrance shop in my town’s mall full-time summers before 10, 11, 12 and part-time during 10.
    [] Volunteer/Community service:
    - Peer tutor for AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, and Writing i*
    - Taught computer science to local BGC students using the SCRATCH language i*
    - Volunteered in the children’s room of my city’s library i*
    [li] Summer Activities:[/li]- Astrophysics research internship i*: I conducted cosmology/high-redshift astrophysics research at the University of South Carolina. What a time—the experience definitely solidified my interest for physics. My mentor ended up writing a supplementary recommendation for me which from the looks of it definitely ended up having some clout.

Other

  • [li] State (if domestic applicant): SC[/li][] Country (if international applicant): n/a
    [] School Type: Boarding
    [    ] Ethnicity: Indian
    [] Gender: Male
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Scores, extracurriculars, lots of leadership, clear passion for physics
    [    ] Weaknesses: Tbh my essay felt kind of rushed and constrained by the 500-550 word limit. But, apparently they liked it enough to give me honors.
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Found out last week that I was a Top Scholar at University of South Carolina! Waiting on Harvard, Brown, Penn, Dartmouth, Duke, Northwestern, Vandy, Hopkins, and WashU.

General Comments: I’m honestly stoked. I’m going for the Banneker/Key Scholarship, and getting into Honors means I’m at least in the running! Though I would normally give some advice at this point, I honestly don’t feel like it atm because it’s 2:30 in the morning. There’s a bunch of good stuff for you guys to look at not only here on CC (if you look past the swaths of toxic/misguided/overly-stats-focused ppl here) but especially on the ApplyingToCollege subreddit. Good luck!

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Decision: Accepted + FIRE
Planned Major: Biology (LEP)

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1190
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: 1270
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Literature & Composition, Honors Pre-Calculus, Creative Writing & Composition

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Honors Band, Pit Orchestra.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Worked with teachers in the past, have volunteered for school events, taught an english class with students of a variety of ages in a different country, and worked with / tutored younger students.

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[ *] School Type: Public High School
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks: first generation to go to college, renaissance woman, legacy/topping my siblings

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: High academics and great at writing.
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT score. Definitely the SAT score. Oh and also activities.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: I believe I was accepted due to my high academics and my essay. Obviously it wasn’t my SAT score. I thought I would break 1300, but I ended up not getting there. I did however try very hard my junior year and this first semester of senior year–my grades were great, but not perfect. I wonder why exactly they accepted me, looking at this whole list of intelligent individuals with a lot of experience and activities. I am definitely grateful for this.
[ *] Where else were you accepted: UMBC, JMU, George Mason U (honors college), Salisbury U