Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 25 C, 25 English, 25 Math, 28 Reading, 21 Science
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.0
Weighted GPA: 3.0
Rank: N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Government & Politics, AP English, Pre-Calculus, Economics, bunch of other electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll,
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth to Youth, Younglife, Rho Kappa Honor Society, English Honor Society, Galic League, Animals in Need
Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Target, Counselor at local Art Center
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at Hospital (total of approximately 70 hours)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10. Was very well written and reviewed my multiple teachers who all felt it was very telling of the person I am.
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 8. Physics teacher. Didn’t do too well in his class but we had a very good relationship and he loved my lab writeups and saved it to use as an example for coming years and would always talk about them.
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 10. US History teacher. We have a very good relationship. I did really well in his class. He always told me I had very good leadership skills and told my mom he can see me being a CEO of a company (lol).
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10. Met with her almost more than once every single week. We have an extremely good relationship. Her recommendation letter focused on the fact that I had depression my freshmen year which was the reason for my low GPA.
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
Intended Major: Political Science - Pre-Med
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public but one of the best in New York
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket ($0-$30,000, $30,000-$50,000, $50,000-$75,000, $75,000-$100,00, $100,000-$100,000+ ): 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recommendation letter from counselor excused my freshmen year poor grades due to depression.
Reflections: I wish I retook the ACT but I will admit, I got very lazy. If you’re a junior reading this, take the ACT as early as possible/as many times as possible! You will NOT regret it, I swear.
Strengths: Recommendation letters, extracurriculars, and the upward trend in grades year by year I had.
Weaknesses: ACT Score and freshmen year grades.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Recommendation letter from counselor really advocated for me. I was very involved in school. Had good grades sophomore, junior, and during my first quarter of senior year.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected/deferred: Goucher College (accepted), Ithaca (accepted), St. Johns Queens (Accepted), Hofstra (Accepted), Hartwick College (Accepted), SUNY Albany (Accepted), NYU (denied), SUNY Stony Brook (denied), Fordham University Rose Hill (deferred), SUNY Binghamton (deferred), waiting to hear from American University & Boston University.
General Comments (if any): N/A