UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EARLY ACTION RESULTS CLASS OF 2021

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Honors[ /b][ /size]

[size=+1]Planned major: Government [ /size]

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): N/A
[ *] ACT: 36E 32M 36R 35S
[ *] SAT II: 800 US History 800 World
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5) APUSH (5) U.S. Gopo (5) Comparative Gopo (5) Spanish Lang (5) English Lang (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, Honors Calculus, AP Art History, AP Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Econ (Macro and Micro)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Worked on several campaigns, intern in congressman’s office in DC
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Campaigns, tutoring.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: N/A
[ *] Summer Activities: Campaigns/Debate camp (for 1 week)
[ *] Essays: Main essay was prob 8/10 but short answers were 10/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Never read it but my teacher and I are BFF’s
[ *] Counselor Rec: Never read it, prob was generic
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Israeli
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 200K+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): LGBT

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Scores + ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: Essay + Counselor Rec
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not an admissions officer I don’t know.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A

[ /list]
General Comments:

Not sure if I’m gonna be attending UMD but it’s nice to have in my back pocket. Congrats to all who got in!

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Accepted, Honors

Planned major: Bioengineering

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1580
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: 780 on both Math 2 and M Bio
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (one B in honors Spanish. Just had one of those unreasonable teachers, oh well.)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #24/approx 270 (top 10%). Extremely competitive school, I think you needed a 4.0 weighted GPA to even get in the top 50%.
[ *] AP: 4’s in Gov, Bio, English Comp, World History, 5’s in Calc AB, Psych, 7 more pending this year
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Comp Sci Principles AP, Photo II AP, Environmental Sci AP, Micro/Macro Econ AP, Human Geo AP, Calc BC AP, English Lit AP
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Space Club Scholar, Maryland State Music Teachers Association Intermediate Theory Award, Scholar Athlete

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity volleyball, (club volleyball team captain), piano player since I was 5 yrs old - several county & state level awards, high marks in theory + keyboard exams
[ *] Job/Work Experience: summer internship at NASA, cashier at a fast food restaurant
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: several clubs in school, including raising $ for cancer awareness and organizing partnerships with local restaurants for food drive donations
[ *] Summer Activities: the previously mentioned internship
[ *] Essays: It was good, but not spectacular. I just shortened my common app essay for this one.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I had 2, from my calc and English teachers. Pretty good, but again, not spectacular.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I talked to my counselor maybe 4 times in 4 years? We had a good working relationship but we weren’t close or anything
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: n/a

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): in state
[ *] Country (if international applicant): US
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: over $200k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my family immigrated from China. My older brother also attended college park.

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: my scores are pretty strong. I also think my internship experience was valuable, even though it was more aerospace-oriented rather than biomedical. I still got some cool engineering and compsci experience out of it
[ *] Weaknesses: my extracurrics are kind of mediocre. Looking back, I should’ve done more leadership and community service type of things.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall, I think I was a strong applicant.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere else yet. Still waiting on reg decision schools.

[ /list]
General Comments: I’m pretty happy! This is my first acceptance because I didn’t really ED/early action anywhere. UMD isn’t my first choice, but it’s a good school and a viable option because I’m in state. Congrats to everyone else who got accepted!

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Decision: Accepted, Clark School of Engineering, Honors

Planned major: Materials Science

Objective:
SAT I: 1540 (Math 780; Verbal 760, single sitting)
ACT:
SAT II: Math II, 800; Chem 730
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Rank: N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (3); World History (3); Chemistry (4); Biology (4); Lang/Comp (4);
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Macroeconomics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Commended

[ /list]
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer, Chess, Tennis,
Job/Work Experience:summer job with promotions since 9th grade (not related to my field in any way–just a summer job)
Volunteer/Community service: Various summer service programs plus in school service that is built into curriculum
Summer Activities:
Essays: OK–writing is not my strength. It was well written, but not necessarily super creative.
Teacher Recommendation:I assume strong
Counselor Rec: I assume strong
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other
State: MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity:white
Gender:male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list]
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong curriculum, grades and test scores; had contact with Clark School throughout high school through participation in some of their day long workshops
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list]
General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted Freshman Connection (Spring Admit)

Letters and Sciences

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1190
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8/4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not sure
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (2)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, Boys State Nominee

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Vice President), Student Council (Senator), Spanish Club (Member), 4 Year Soccer, 4 year Tennis
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Busboy at a restaurant
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at my church a lot of times and in Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic donated school supplies and other items
[ *] Summer Activities: Work
[ *] Essays: 10/10 - truly moving story about me and my grandpa
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 - My teacher who is also my neighbor
[ *] Counselor Rec: 9/10 - He just started my senior year but I thought he liked me

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: EC’s and GPA
[ *] Weaknesses:SAT scores were average nothing spectacular
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Rutgers, Loyola-Maryland, James Madison, and Marist, Denied- Boston College, Penn State, Waitlisted - Ohio State

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[* ]Decision: Accepted, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

[li]Planned major: Criminal Justice, Minor in Global Terrorism[/li]
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1320
[ *] ACT:- NA-
[ *] SAT II: -NA-
[ *] W GPA: 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -NA-
[ *] AP: Human Geography
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 3 Honors, 2 AP, ADV Calculus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):World Language Award, NHS, English and History Excellence

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (Captain): Varsity Basketball / Track and Field
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Multiple jobs held at manager position
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of Community Service / Leadership. (Volunteer FF/EMT)
[ *] Summer Activities:Work / Sports
[ *] Essays: 10/10 - Personal Narrative about saving someone’s life on an EMS call.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 - teacher for multiple years and basketball coach
[ *] Counselor Rec: 10/10 - Amazing Counselor who knew my life story outside of school.
[ *] Additional Rec: -NA-
[ *] Interview: -NA-

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Military Family

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: EC’s. Leadership and Community Service. Decent Grades.
[ *] Weaknesses: Not a completely demanding course load.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: Combination of EC’s, Leadership, Service, and good grades showed a complete package.
[ *] Where else were you accepted: Monmouth, St. Joe’s, TCNJ.

[ *] General Comments: It’s not all about having phenomenal grades. Colleges look for a complete student.

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Decision: Accepted Honors

[]Planned major: Biochemistry

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 2230 (did not send)
[ *] ACT: 35
[ *] SAT II: 760 Math II, 710 Biology/Molecular
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91 Weighted: 4.76
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), Chemistry (4), Govt. (5), English Lang (5), World History (5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 5 AP, Computer Science Principles I AP, Calculus AB AP, Anatomy and Physiology, English Lit AP, Environmental Science AP, Lab Assistant
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Outstanding Academic Performance in Mathematics, Outstanding Performance in Advanced Art, Bronze Certificate National Spanish Exam, 2nd Place UIF National Essay Competition, etc.

[list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): HOSA (Co president), Chemathon (Team Member), STEM (Team Member) Literary Magazine (Editor) MSA (Vice President)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Intern at University of Maryland School of Medicine
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, SNHS, Mosque work
[ *] Summer Activities: Internship
[ *] Essays: okay not great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec: NONE
[ *] Interview: NONE

[list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[ *] School Type: Highly Ranked Public School
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: >100K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: test scores, GPA, science related extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: essay
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good scores
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted: UVA & UNC Accepted: UMBC

[ /list]
General Comments:

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Posting for DD:

Decision: Accepted Engineering, Honors

Planned major: Bioengineering

Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 800M/760R
•ACT: 35
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/365
•AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5), AP Lang (5), AP Physics C (4), AP Gov (5), AP Chem (5)
•Senior Year Course Load :AP Bio, AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, English Hon, Intern/Mentor/Research – Veterinary
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Commended Student

Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC (4 years Varsity – Captain 2 years); Indoor Track (4 years Varsity, 2 year captain); Outdoor Track (4 years varsity, 2 year captain); National Honor Society
•Job/Work Experience: Working student at local horse barn year round; Internship with veterinary practice this year
•Volunteer/Community service: Service projects with church community
•Summer Activities: 4 years summer work at horse barn as camp counselor/instructor
•Teacher Recommendation: AP Chem Teacher: 9/10 she loves me, AP Physics Teacher 9/10 he loves me – self-studying AP physics under his general guidance this year since it didn’t fit in my schedule.
•Counselor Rec: Not sure, probably fine, 8/10 at least

Other
•State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: White
•Gender: Female
•Income Bracket: $150,000ish
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female applicant to engineering

Reflection
•Strengths: Stats
•Weaknesses: ECs
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m an in-state applicant with good stats, recs, and essays.
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UA Honors, Auburn Honors, UMBC Honors, UDel Honors

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Decision: Accepted
Planned major:Electrical Engineering
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600):1510(Superscore) 710E+800M
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: Math2 800, Chem 780, Phy 770.
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.8 weighted)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats(5), Calc II(5), Chem (5), Phy C EM(5), CS (5), Micro Econ (5), Macro Econ(5), Phy c M(4), Phy 1(4), Phy 2(4), APUSH(3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Chemistry Research, AP Lit, AP Comp, AP Gov, Humanities, Innovation Lab
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Math Madness top 1000 player, Amateur Radio Direction Finding Several Gold in China, Asian Championship (2 Gold), World Championship (16th)

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Study in Kansas
[ *] Country (if international applicant): China
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male

General Comments:
Upset for no Honors. :frowning:
Work on your test score early!!!

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Decision: Accepted Honors

Planned major: Computer Science

Objective:

[ul]
[]Old SAT I (breakdown out of 2400): 2280 (800 Math, 700 Reading, CR 780)
[]ACT: 35 (Math 36, Science 35, Stem 36, Eng 35, Reading 35)
[]SAT II: Math II (800) Physics (710)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank but in top 0.5% of 300 seniors
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5), AP Phys 1 (5), AP World Hist (5), AP Chem (5), AP USHist (4)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): not doing IB
[]Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs in senior year AP Calc BC, AP Stat, AP Econ, AP Psy, AP Computer Sci, AP Lit
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar with Distinction[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, STEM Program, Speech & Debate, Math (Captain), It’s Academic (Captain), Student Ambassador
[]Job/Work Experience: none
[]Volunteer/Community service: nearly 200 hours Habitat for Humanity, Food collection on several agencies
[]Summer Activities: Summer Internship at National Institute of Standards and Tech, Camp counselor at Robotics camp for two summers
[]Essays: excellent but not exceptional
[]Teacher Recommendation: probably great
[]Counselor Rec: probably great too
[]Additional Rec: probably great too
[li]Interview: probably great too[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): MD
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: private ~1200 students (300 seniors)
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: w/d
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): sibling is an alumni[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • []Strengths: strong test scores for all, excellent academic, high gpa
    [    ]Weaknesses: not much leadership, can do more community service
    []Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
    [    ]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted Honors[ /size]

[size=+1]Planned major: Biological Sciences

Objective:
[] ACT: 35 C (36 E 35 M 34 R 35 S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II 740 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 ( 4.71 W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Literature and composition, AP environmental science, AP BC calculus, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, Engineering Design and Development, Honors Band, Net sports (gym)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]National Merit Commended scholar
AP Scholar with distinction

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BASIC IDEA
Future Doctors of America club ( President)
Violin for 13 years, youth orchestras such as Potomac Valley Youth orchestra and Montgomery college metropolitan orchestra
Leading performing member of performing groups such as Forte (music club that performs at local community retirement homes)
Martial Arts ( Jukite Jujitsu and Karate)
Archery- Junior Olympic Archery Development team
Foreign languages-learning Hindi, Korean and Japanese outside of school through language schools and independently.

[ *] Job/Work Experience: REALLY VAGUE
+Research intern, NCI working on radiosensitivity of human tumor cell lines (2015-2017
+Research intern, University of Maryland College Park working on determining role of MPA1 gene. (2016)
+Research intern at NCI, bioinformatics (2017)

[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
+Quince Orchard Public Library volunteer
+Shady Grove Adventist Health Care Center volunteer
+C&O Canal Bike Loaner Program volunteer
+junior archery instructor, Izaak Walton League of America, Rockville chapter
+Volunteer at free eye clinic for underprivileged children in Bangalore, India
~150 hours of community service

[ *] Essays: 8.5/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:9/10 and 7.5/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: 8/10

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): In state
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public Magnet
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 150,000+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Scores and GPA
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and scores, essay was pretty good, and I know at least one of my recs was solid.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at Northeastern University with Honors Scholarship. Waiting on duke, upenn, brown, uchicago, JHU, Emory, Northwestern, Cornell, and umich.

[ /list]
General Comments: phew haha. Just 9 more to go…

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Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /size]

[size=+1]Planned major: bioengineering

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1230 , 600 and 630
[ *] SAT II: didnt send
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/80
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng (3)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP French 4, AP Chemistry, Honors Utopia/Dystopia, Honors PreCalc, Aerospace, Anatomy & P, US Gov
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable mention French National Exam

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS - Treasurer, NFHS, Honor Council
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: A lot, Peer tutoring etc
[ *] Summer Activities: Johns Hopkins NYLF Adv Medicine

[ *] Essays: 9/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: AP english teacher loved me 10/10
[ *] Counselor Rec 10/10 i talked to her a lot she admired me
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: No

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Nigeria
[ *] School Type: Private Academy
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Upper Class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: URM,
[ *] Weaknesses: Sat scores , gpa
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My transcript looks good, my school is competitive
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn state, Virginia Tech, George Washington, Rensselaer denied UVA , deferred Hopkins

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On behalf of my son:

Decision: Accepted FIRE

Planned major: Physics

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1350
ACT: not taken
SAT II: not taken
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.26
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Dual Enrollment Calculus 1 and 2, AP Psych, Honors level English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SGA, NHS (Treasurer), Varsity Wrestling (Captain), Varsity Soccer, Varsity Lacrosse (Captain), Elementary school tutoring, Student mentoring program, Boy Scouts
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: None
Summer Activities: –
Essays: Very good
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec:Excellent
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no hooks
Reflection
Strengths: Good test scores and grades, leadership and ECs
Weaknesses: ??
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well rounded
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at PennState, Rutgers Honors College. No other applications.

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Decision: Accepted Letters and Sciences

Planned major:Business but denied from Smith

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1370 (old SAT cr+M) (2020 total)
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (3.72 W)
    [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
    [    ] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB, Span Lang, CS
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AP, AP Span Lang, AP CS, Dual Enrolment English Comp, Physics (Reg), Honors Choir

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class Council (PR rep), Tri - M, EHS, Choirs, Drama Club Stage Crew, Art Mag, Local Democrat Association
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Special Needs Camp Counselor
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Best Buddies, Youth Council, Library
    [    ] Essays: Good, about working with special needs for the first time
    [] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing, she was very close with me
    [    ] Counselor Rec: Also great, He made a effort to really get to know me

Other

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
    [    ] School Type: Public, High ranked
    [] Ethnicity: Indian
    [    ] Gender: Female
  • Income Bracket: Upper Middle

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: My SAT score, ECs/Volunteering, Recs and Essay were all pretty good
    [    ] Weaknesses: My GPA especially when compared to my course rigor was very weak.

    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I understand why I wasn’t accepted into Smith. I got exactly what I expected. I did nothing special to stand out but my stats were ok.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rutgers, Penn State, Temple (Accepted), Northeastern (Rejected)
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Decision: Accepted Honors

Planned major: Computer Science

Objective:
[ *] ACT: 35
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st decile
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t submit any
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 2 and C, AP Comp Sci principles, AP Gov, H English, H Chem
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, National Honor Society

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country (captain), Track and Field, Technology Students Association (secretary), First Tech Challenge, Orchestra
[ *] Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s since August
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 40 hrs at a summer camp
[ *] Essays: essay was decent, but not great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: definitely good
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably good

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian (indian sub continent)
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: $120000-$150000

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: academics, ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: essay, no hooks
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted because of academics, ECs, and teacher recs.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Pitt, Rejected Georgia Tech, Deferred Princeton

[ /list]

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Decision: Accepted Honors,

Planned major: ChemE, nanotechnology

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): didn’t take
ACT: 35
SAT II: math2 800, physics 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, weighted 5.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP History (5), Spanish (5), English language (5), government (5) economics(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP calc BC, AP physics, AP Chem, AP English language, engineering physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): seal of biliteracy
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Peer helpers ( do not run for this and nominated as one of ten students his freshman year by his 500 classmates as the person they would seek out to help them in a difficult situation), cross country (captain), track and field, travel baseball in summer, NHS, pi sigma pi, mu alpha theta, FCA
Job/Work Experience: baseball umpire 4 years
Volunteer/Community service: Only what’s required, plus some running volunteer work at Chicago marathons
Summer Activities: –
Essays: Very good
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec:Excellent
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no hooks, have motor tics (think Tourette’s but without the verbal sounds), but did not mention that in application. I suppose he could have used that as a disability??
Reflection
Strengths: Good test scores and grades, great essay
Weaknesses: average sports and extra curricular
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Pitt honors, Alabama honors, University of Illinois James scholar, waiting on Cornell

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[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Honors[ /b][ /size]
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Scholars[ /b][ /size]

[size=+1]Planned major:Computer Science[ /size]

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 640CR+800M = 1440, 2150 total.
[ *] ACT:-
[ *] SAT II:780 Math II, 690 Chem, lets not talk about world history.
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.96
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 Calc BC, lots (6) of 4’s, 3 Chem
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:3 APs, MV Calc
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):FRC Regional Winner

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):FIRST Robotics, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Orchestra, and a few more.
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Created 2 mobile games.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Robotics Demos
[ *] Summer Activities:Made two games, college visits, DC visits.
[ *] Essays: Extended metaphor of overcoming the challenge of solving a Rubik’s cube blindfolded.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:2 time math teacher, engineering teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:-

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):MD
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:~130k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths:Math, STEM
[ *] Weaknesses:Reading, Writing
[ *] Why you think you were accepted:SAT score and a little bit of everything else.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted: UMBC, Defferred: UVA, MIT Waiting on Stanford regular decision.

[ /list]

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hi @Kawaiiii i was wondering if u got into maryland’s honors program as my stats are very similar to yours. Have u settled on a school yet? Thanks!!

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@artist03 No, I did not get into the honors program. Most people I know who got into that had GPAs around 4.5 or 4.6 and above with good SAT / ACT scores.

I’m not sure which school I’ll commit to yet, since I’m just waiting on decisions from other schools and scholarships. I got accepted into UIUC for computer engineering a few weeks ago too, so I’m not sure. :confused:

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[Decision: Accepted
]Planned major: Computer Science

Objective:
[ *] SAT I Did not send
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA Weighted 4.55 not sure what this is out of
[ *] Rank .73/516:
[ *] AP : 4 on APUSH, 3 on Comparative Gov.
[ *] IB
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes 2 Honors
[ *] Major Awards Latin Awards Freshman and Sophomore years, TSA Awards, Eagle Scout

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars TSA,Varsity Hockey, Boy Scouts, NHS
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Yes
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Yes
[ *] Summer Activities:College class

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:large public
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] Income Bracket:100 plus
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none

Reflection

[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Northeastern, Drexel

General Comments: Will be attending Northeastern. Maryland was my second choice.Good luck to everyone.

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Sorry also invited to FIRE program.