University of Miami Class of 2019 EA Results Only

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Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected

Applied to which school/college:

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
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.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: School of Business Administration

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (CR-670 W-740 M-630)
ACT:NA
SAT II: NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Eng Lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Calculus, AP Biology, Intermediate French, Elective Model UN, PE
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar?

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):-Community Service Club/Peer Mediation Certification- ~100 volunteer hours-including helping construct homes in a poor West-African village
-Summer class at Emory U. for Experimental Economics
-Club Soccer on a nationally ranked African team (the #1 team in West-Africa)
-Competitive ranked Chess Player
-Future Business Leaders (Treasurer 2x and founder in my school)
-Varsity Soccer (4x, captain grades 11-12)
-Advanced Orchestra (first string cello, taught myself several instruments including African Djembe, xylophone, clarinet)
-Schoolwide Science fair (one 1st place and 1 second place award)
-Model UN (1 of 6 selected for conference in Ghana and South Africa)

Honors:
-Principals Award 2x- awarded to a select few who show excellence in effort and attitude
-Senator Greg Ball Honor Roll-awarded to those in NY state who show consistency in making High Honor roll status
-Excellence Awards in various subjects-(Algebra II, English 10/11, African History, Sciences, many others)
-National J. Honor Society

Job/Work Experience: I work on and will to take over my father’s 20-acre rubber-tree plantation
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Pretty good, wrote about experiences moving to a third world country. (8)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Pretty Good, English Teacher (8)
Teacher Rec #2: Average, Math teacher (6.5)
Counselor Rec: Good, generic
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): OOS
Country (if international applicant): Ivory Coast (study abroad, US citizen)
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle-class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

Strengths: Diversity, unique hooks
Weaknesses: Scores, major awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My application might have made it seem like I could add diversity to the campus.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UNC Chapel Hill, University of Southern California

General Comments: The app procees at this school is pretty horrendous, but it’s worth it at the end. They offered me 23k in merit aid from the President’s scholarship. Glad to have been accepted :smiley:

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Decision: Deferred

Applied to which school/college: College of Communications

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1820
ACT:28
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.3
Weighted GPA: 4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):18%
AP (place score in parenthesis):12
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load: AP literature, AP art history, AICE global perspectives, AICE painting and related materials, AICE media studies, gov/econ honors, prob/stats honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Won first place as a designer a nonprofit fashion show, won two honorable mentions in scholastics art and writing awards, exhibited work in many galleries
Subjective: to major in Marketing and Business

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): art honors society, english honors society, latin honors society, french honors society
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:Art Museum volunteer leadership coordinator (worked there for 4 years)
Summer Activities: art museum volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8-9 spoke about my passion of art and the way it affects me
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
7-8 they were fine

Interview:none
Other

State (if domestic applicant): FL
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: female
Income Bracket: <40,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): hispanic female haha

Reflection

Strengths: 3 fluent languages (sp, eng, fr)
Weaknesses: two bad sophomore grades
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: scores aren’t top notch
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: FSU(accepted) UCF(accepted) Northeastern(deferred) Boston University(pending) NYU Tisch(pending) Penn State(pending) UF (pending)

General Comments:
Deferral means another chance (but more waiting) i’m all good!

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Anyone else’s canelink down

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Just got my letter via cane next. Accepted. It’s snowing here so maybe I will accept and leave now…

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: Communications

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR- 670 M- 630 W- 670
ACT: Didn’t Send
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang- 3
AP World- Pending
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP :frowning:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key+ Silver Key

Subjective: Idk

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate team capt, newspaper editor, published writer
Job/Work Experience: Summer camp work
Volunteer/Community service: Teacher in inner city since 7th grade
Summer Activities: camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10; wrote about an experience in an EC. Changed me as a person
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 Outstanding
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10 Pretty darn good
Counselor Rec: 10/10 She loves me
Additional Rec: Nope
Interview: Nada

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Multiracial
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, letters of rec
Weaknesses: Senior year gpa
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think it was because of my ECs. Lots of national awards and I’m published and I worked my butt off on my essay.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

Accepted: UMinnesota: Twin Cities, UAlbany, Stony Brook, UBuffalo, Bama, so far, no rejections!

Deferred: Nowhere

Rejected: Nowhere

General Comments: I’m so excited! This is my first top school I’ve gotten into! I really think my skills as a writer showed. Advice, follow your passions and really make it show through your application. Start writing your college essay early too so it’s perfect! Miami has no supplement, so they really scrutinize your essay.

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@st2015 Stats only

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Accepted! International student. Applied to undergraduate business

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: Arts & Sciences (International Studies)

Objective:

SAT I: 1210 (590 Reading, 620 Math)
ACT: 29 (26 Math, 28 Science, 30 English, 33 Reading)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Weighted GP: 4.3
Rank: 42/389
AP: AP US History (3), AP Spanish Language (3), AP Language (4)
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Stats, AP Physics 1, AP Gov,
AP Spanish 6, Gifted, Debate/Forensics
Major Awards: N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: Band/Wind Ensemble (4th Chair/Lead Flute Section Leader), Categories
(Parliamentarian/Vice President), Cheerleading, Poetry Out Loud (School Champ), Mock
Trial (1st Place), Debate (15th at DCI), Forensics (6th at State), Youth in Government
(Speaker of Senate), Mathletics, German Club, Spanish Club, NSDA NHS, NHS, Spanish
NHS (Vice President)
Job/Work Experience: Daycare Supervisor (Aug. 2013-Feb. 2014), Restaurant Host (Feb. 2014-
Current)
Volunteer/Community service: 4 Presidential Service Awards (2 Bronze, 1 Silver, 1 Gold)
Summer Activities: Attended Jayhawk Debate Institute (3 week) for 2 summers (in finals round),
Traveled abroad to Spain with host families (2 week)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app essay- 9.5, Discussed debate camp successes and
relation with critical philosophy in the context of debate

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 9- Debate/Forensics coach- she could discuss work ethic and many successes
in the activity
Teacher Rec #2: 8- Government teacher- knows her class is my strongest subject, sponsor for
government extracurriculars, and knows my ability to engage in class debates
Counselor Rec: 5- Probably mediocre- has a lot of students to take care of
Additional Rec: 10- Gifted teacher- has known me for a while and can explain my situation and
how my mind is “gifted”
Interview: Very well- interviewed with admission representative and she remembered me when I
did a campus visit and hugged me

Other

State: Kansas
Country: N/A
School Type: 4 year public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $60,000
Hooks: N/A

Reflection

Strengths: Extracurriculars, essay, and interview
Weaknesses: Test scores and slacking GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Extracurriculars and essay writing
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: KU, William Jewell, Creighton, and Marquette- waiting on Georgetown

General Comments: I am so happy. I feel like I am hope that low test scores can be compensated for. Good luck!

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college:Communication

Objective:
ACT: 32 (33 superscored)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.58
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 70-something of 421
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Eng Language and Comp (5)
Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP (English), Honors: Chem, Gov, Econ Dual Enrollment: Pre-cal and Trig
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years Drama Club (President), Local Performing group (10 years), Dance and vocal classes
Job/Work Experience: Some
Volunteer/Community service: At least 100 hours
Summer Activities: Camp, volunteering, college courses
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, wrote about passion for performing as a hobby throughout life.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Haven’t read

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Native American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection: Lower GPA range but decent scores! Hopefully my recs were pretty good.

Strengths: ACT?
Weaknesses: grades for sure
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ACT! essay maybe? who knows!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred Tulane, accepted U of Alabama, and U of Tampa

General Comments: So excited! Hopefully I can afford it somehow!

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did you guys get an email telling you your canelink has been updated or something? because i keep checking my canelink and it only says that my application is complete. I definitely submitted my app early action.

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: Civil Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 33 ( 34E 34M 32CR 30S)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72/4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer AP’s but took AP Stats, Bio, and Microeconomics
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s, two honors, school doesn’t really offer AP’s at all or many honors senior year
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a that comes to mind

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot but main ones were Captain for Varsity Soccer and Chess Club for 4 years in high school, been playing both for 8 years, club soccer for 8+ years
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 130+ hours (50 in soccer camp, 40 in chess tutoring, 40 in soccer coaching)
Summer Activities: Soccer camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Felt like they were really solid, showed my open personality through my passion for the ocean
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t read but closest teacher and soccer coach
Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t read but loves me and family
Counselor Rec: She really likes me and is personal with our class since we’re 18 seniors
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Other

State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $65k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, only US Citizen in family

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, essays, recommendations
Weaknesses: Maybe lack of consistent EC’s? Definitely GPA though/courseload
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: In-State and good test score I guess
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Purdue Engineering

General Comments: Kinda expected to get in even though my school is small/new and my best friend is a WAY better qualifier than me (he’s MIT bound…) Hoping I can make it to my dreams in Berkeley/USC and good luck to everyone!!

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Decision:ACCEPTED

Applied to: Sociology in Undergraduate Arts & Sciences

Objective:
4.27 Weighted GPA
3.94 Unweighted GPA
Rank: 9/119 (Top 7%)
1760 on my SAT- Math: 560 Writing:580 Reading:620
SAT II: U.S. History-680
Future Business Leaders of America Club
Chinese Club
Political Science Club
Key Club
National Honor Society
National English Honor Society(Treasurer)
National Chinese Honor Society(President)
National Science Honor Society
National Math Honor Society
Tri-M Honor Society(historian)
Jazz Band(Section Leader)
Have done 3 musicals(2 singing and 1 in orchestra)
Marching band for four years and am Color Guard Captain
AP: US(5), Lang(3)
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s and 1 Honors
Awards: 9 Academic, 3 community service, 2 from band
Volunteer: 100+ hours

Interview: n/a
Teacher Rec #1: U.S. History teacher- we’re really close
Teacher Rec #2: A.P. English teacher- she likes me idk lol
Counselor: She told me I’m one of her favorite students to deal with so I’m guessing her letter was good lol

State:Florida
School:Private
Ethnicity: African American

Strengths: EC’s (personally met with the band director about joining the marching band), grades
Weaknesses: SAT
Hooks: URM, first generation(parents are from Haiti), can help rebuild color guard program
Where else accepted: Belmont, Tennessee, Alabama

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: Communications

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR-530 Math-540 Writing-580
ACT: 26
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13 out of 336
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Dual Enrollment classes at Georgia State
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Georgia Certificate of Merit

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity Cheerleading (Captain)
Yearbook (Editor-In-Chief)
Student Government (President)
National Honor Society
Beta Club
Nordstrom BP Fashion Board
Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship at an accounting office
Volunteer/Community service: 300+, started my own nonprofit
Summer Activities: Internship/ Nonprofit work
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9… Wrote about the nonprofit
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: English Teacher (Opted out of reading)
Teacher Rec #2: APUSH Teacher (Opted out of reading)
Counselor Rec: Opted out of reading but she loves me
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: around 50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation

Reflection

Strengths: ECs & Leadership positions + starting my own nonprofit
Weaknesses: Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Howard, waiting to hear from Vanderbilt, Wake Forest & University of Penn… UGA Deferred

General Comments:
This was my #1 choice & somewhat a reach school for me. I’m so excited to have gotten accepted! UM19! Go canes!

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decision: ACCEPTED

Applied to which school/college: Undergrad Business

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2010 CR: 680 M: 760 W:570 (Yeah I suck at writing, tell me about it)
ACT: 29 (No superscore, only took once)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.42
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 40 students
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP scholar with distinction; AP Human Geo(4), AP World (4) APUSH (3) AP lit (4) Ap environmental (4) AP Chem (2 lol) Still Taking Ap gov, Macro, and Lang
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s, 1 Dual enrollment, 2 Honors and 1 community service class
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (VP), JSA (treasurer), Mock trial (Co-pres), friends of fisher house club, Young Republicans club, Teen Court attorney, Manta Ap support team (essentially tutoring underclassmen AP students)
Job/Work Experience: self run local law and pool care
Volunteer/Community service: Teen court, youth Baseball coach, local fundraisers, organizations etc.
Summer Activities: Boys state
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’d say my essay was a 9, had multiple teachers review and help edit, each one of them loved it.
Recommendations (rating 1-10): both of my recommenders had a lot to say, seeing that I had taken multiple classes with both, as well as having been actively involved in both of their clubs.

Teacher Rec #1: 9
Teacher Rec #2: 8
Counselor Rec: 7

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: < 80,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first Gen

Reflection

Strengths: Course Rigor, Decent test scores, high interest and strong EC’s
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because of my Course rigor and test scores as well as my EC’s
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted: FSU and Stetson. Deffered: Notre Dame. Waiting on: UPenn, Rice, Cornell, Vassar, Syracuse

General Comments: absolutely love Miami, go Canes!

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: School of Business Administration, Marketing major

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): i took it twice and got 2030 both times. here’s the breakdown from the second time: r650, m670, w710
ACT: 32 w/o writing, 31 w/ writing
SAT II: literature 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, 1 IB, 1 advanced, 2 choirs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school and club volleyball, “360” leadership program at my school, 6 school choirs over the span of all 4 years, Microfinance Club, Colorado All State Choir
Job/Work Experience: Associate Intern for Water Fountain Partners LLC for two summers, Spanish tutor
Volunteer/Community service: BoOST (community service group), independent volunteering for several organizations
Summer Activities: volleyball, volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7 honestly my essay was kinda crappy haha it was about yoga… embarrassing
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8-9 both my teachers really liked me but only one was an AP teacher

Teacher Rec #1: teacher of AP LA, she really liked me
Teacher Rec #2: teacher of regular chem, he also liked me a lot
Counselor Rec: generic, i go to a big school so she barely knows me
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none

Other

State (if domestic applicant): CO
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $40k, maybe more
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none lol

Reflection:

Strengths: extracurriculars/job experience, ACT score
Weaknesses: literally 0 leadership roles
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: strong objectives (scores, GPA) and extracurriculars
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
denied from Vanderbilt ED
accepted to U of Tennessee with a big scholarship
still waiting on UCSD, UCSB, and some other UC schools

General Comments:
I used the extra space at the end of the Common App to elaborate on my extracurriculars, which i think really helped.

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: ARCHITECTURE

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): NOT REQUIRED
ACT: NOT REQUIRED
SAT II: NOT REQUIRED
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
AP (place score in parenthesis): NOT REQUIRED
IB (place score in parenthesis): NOT REQUIRED
Senior Year Course Load: CBSE BOARD
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NOT REQUIRED

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): PRACTICALLY IN EVERY DAMN THING
Job/Work Experience: NONE
Volunteer/Community service: 4 YEARS WITH INTL ORGANIZATION - DAR AL’ ATTA
Summer Activities: SAME AS EXTRACURRICULARS
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10 It was pretty good :wink:
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8
Teacher Rec #2: 9
Counselor Rec: 10
Additional Rec: 10
Interview: NOT REQUIRED

Other

State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): OMAN
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: -
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -

Reflection

Strengths: MY PORTFOLIO. THAT’S WHAT GOT ME IN!
Weaknesses: My grades I guess…
Where else were you deferred: Cornell
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Pratt, CCA , University of Oregon, Still waiting for few more :slight_smile:

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT (breakdown): 35 C Superscored and not superscored: (33 E, 35 M, 36 R, 36 S)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 760 M2 720 Bio M
Unweighted/Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98/4.64 I go to a highly selective magnet school that chooses around 2% of students that apply out of 9 high schools. So out of around 3100 applicants, 75 or so get in.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3% 10/310
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, Orgo Chem, Bio Chem, Biomedical Science, IB History of the Americas, IB Spanish, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd Place Best Midwestern High School Writing Competition twice in a row. 9th Place ACSL International Coding Competition

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS, Research Team (at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Varsity Tennis for 3 years, 1st Violin in the Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Debate
Job/Work Experience: NA
Volunteer/Community Service: Over 200 hours at a local hospital, at summer science camps, a school for the mentally disabled, friends and I started charity that feeds elementary schools children on the weekends (they live in a bad part of town), I founded an interscholastic math competition for 5th graders, MATHCOUNTS coach for a local middle school.
Summer Activities: Gave talks at local hospitals to raise money for the charity I run, and why feeding poverty stricken children in elementary school is important.
Essays: Pretty strong all around. My English teacher said they were great.
Teacher Recommendations: Idk, but should have been good. One of the teachers asked me if he could write me a rec, and told me he would say I was outstanding.
Counselor Rec: She said there’s no doubt I’m one of the top kids at my school, so definitely should have been good.
Additional Rec: From the director of Lee Honors College at WMU. I worked with her to establish the math competition.
Interview: NA

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: Something in the sciences
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150,000 +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None…

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I GOT ACCEPTED FOR PRE-MEDICAL STUDIES AT THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES!!! AHHHHHH! WITH A PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP OF 21K A YEAR!!! I AM SCREAMING!!! 21,000?? I AM SO HAPPY.

Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: UM, UCF, UF, FSU

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1820 (1220)
ACT:29
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88, Weighted GPA: 5.22
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/634
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (AP European History, AP World History, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis): FULL IB COURSE LOAD
Senior Year Course Load: ALL IB CLASSES WITH TWO AP CLASSES
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Elks Most Valuable Student Award, Ventures Scholar, QuestBridge College Prep Scholar, 5 Honor Societies

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Achievers Society (VP), Started a volunteer club (Secretary), Spanish Honor Society (Historian) , girls weightlifiting varsity, girls track and field varsity, math brain bowl (captain)
Job/Work Experience: Babysitter for a boy with autism and a girl with diabetes
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor in math, science, and Spanish, volunteer at Arnold Palmer’s Hospital for children, church nursery, feeding homeless, etc.
Summer Activities: junior camp counselor, host of induction ceremony
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8

Teacher Rec #1: MY FAVORITE MATH TEACHER
Teacher Rec #2: MY FAVORITE SPANISH TEACHEERRRRR (I am going to minor in Spanish)
Counselor Rec: She was new but I gave her a lot of my achievements
Additional Rec: The director of volunteer services at the hospital
Interview: Waiting for Ronald Hammond

Other

State (if domestic applicant): FLORIDA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 80k - 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation, parent have high school diploma

Reflection

Strengths: ACT score, some recommendations, the fact that I want to explore another language
Weaknesses: SAT score, guidance counselor rec maybe
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, my interest in the school, I’ve called for help about my application about 12 times LOL
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UCF, FSU

General Comments: I am so HAPPY! Hopefully I can get the Ronald Hammond Scholarship and then my dream will be complete.

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Decision: Accepted with 26k a year

SAT I: 2330 (Reading 800, Math 770, Writing 760)
ACT: None
SAT II: 800 Math II, 720 Literature
GPA: 4.68 weighted, 3.9 unweighted?
Class Rank: Top 3%
Senior Course Load: AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Biology, AP World History, Greek History at nearby university

Major Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist (I know these aren’t major)

Extracurriculars:

  • Taught myself French. No tutors or classes. After a year I took the AP test and got a 4.
  • Also studied Portuguese to level B2 and Arabic to level A2.
  • Debate Team (President), 10-12
  • Recreational soccer for 10 years.
  • Environmental team 9-12.

My essays and recs were good.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope

Reflection:

Strengths: SAT, languages, maybe my Common App essay
Weaknesses: Little community service
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My scores and ECs probably carried me in.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted to Alabama, Pitt, Clemson, Fordham, and Tulane. All of them gave me more money than Miami. I hope to be in New Orleans this fall!

General Comments:
Miami should do something so that they can release EA results in January at the latest, on a date published in advance. I think that would get rid of all the panic and allow them to compete with other schools better.