University of Miami Class of 2019 EA Results Only

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Miami - Florida
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Decision: ACCEPTED!!! with $19K President’s Scholarship!!!

Applied to which school/college: Arts and Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 770 (Math) 720 (Writing) 690 (Critical Reading)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 640 (Spanish) lol
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 (4.2 W)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (3) U.S. History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: pretty good, 4 AP’s
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: cook, cashier, guitarist, singer
Volunteer/Community service: 1 of 10 kids selected to travel to Ethiopia with World Vision on annual Study Tour, church’s annual mission trip for two years
Summer Activities: traveling, working, playing music at bars
Essays (rating 1-10, details): essay was about how I suck at sports and accepted it and made more time for the things im really passionate about (idk about a rate i thought it was good though lol)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): great letters one from spanish teacher one from english teacher both know me VERY well

Teacher Rec #1: Spanish teacher (literally my best friend, VERY smart)
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher (awesome guy really smart, know him very well)
Counselor Rec: who even is my guidance counselor lol
Additional Rec: family friend is an alum so he wrote me a letter, didn’t read it but i guess it was good
Interview: none

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Rhode Islands
Country (if international applicant): U.S.
School Type: public high school
Ethnicity: white/hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: around $200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: EC’s, high SAT score, maybe the alum letter idk im just happy haha
Weaknesses: low UW GPA, not much leadership/community service
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: strong academics, solid essay, meaningful EC’s
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted to Tulane, denied from UNC, waiting on UF, UCSD, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and Stanford

General Comments: Overall I am THRILLED to be into the U and the wait was definitely worth it!

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Decision: Accepted with President’s Scholarship of $26,000

Applied to which school/college: Architectural Engineering in Undergraduate Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 670 M 700 WR 780
ACT: 34 not superscored. Only took once
SAT II: CHEM 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): GPA 99.96 my school does not do a 4.0 system
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #2 in class of 100 so Top 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio(4) AP History(4) AP Physics AP Spanish AP Calc
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Spanish 5, AP Physics 2, AP Calc2, English only non AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ocean County Chemistry Student of the Year 2012, National Honor Soc

Subjective:

Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Treasure), Key Club (Vice President), 4 Year Varsity Soccer, HS Golf Team 3 years, 2 Years HS Baseball Team, Academic Bowl HS Team and (Captain) Senior Year, Math League Team Member, Science League Team Member

Job/Work Experience: Worked in Construction as carpenter assistant last summer
Volunteer/Community service: No a lot … about 50 hours
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): excellent essay about my community being destroyed in Hurricane Sandy
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): excellent

Teacher Rec #1: excellent
Teacher Rec #2: excellent
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec: The owner of the construction company I worked for wrote an amazing recommendation. I am majoring in architectural engineering so I think this was important having construction experience
Interview: NONE

Other

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

Reflection

Strengths: Well rounded
Weaknesses: SAT could have been higher
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Class Rank #2 in class and ACT of 34
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments: IT’S ALL ABOUT THE U!!!

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ACCEPTED with Presidential Scholarship

Applied to which school/college: Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1980
ACT: 34
SAT II: 700 Chemistry 700 Math Level 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4th out of 395
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) Calc (5) Psych (5) Human Geo (5) World History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Macro, AP Micro, DE Gov, DE Ocean
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cheer (Captain), Varsity Tennis, NHS, Interact, FBLA, Student Council Secretary
Job/Work Experience: Aeropostale Sales Associate
Volunteer/Community service: Church, cheer competitions, local college
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle Class

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Auburn and Alabama. Deferred from University of Virginia. Rejected from UNC Chapel Hill :frowning:

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Decision: Accepted with Presidential Scholarship of $26,000
College of Arts and Sciences

Stats:
Male from New York
GPA: 99.5/100
SAT: 2270 (800 W, 730 CR, 740 M)
SAT II: US History (780), Italian (750), Math 2 (720)
APs: 10 (World History (5), US History (5), Physics B (4), English Lang (5), Calculus AB, Microeconomics, Italian, Comparative Government, English Lit, Chemistry)
ECs: captain of a varsity team, dancer for my whole life, president of american sign language honor society, volunteer dance teacher, work at preschool over the summer
Awards: AP Scholar with Honor, NMS commended student

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Decision: Accepted! scholarship: 18k

Applied to which school/college:
Undeclared Arts & Sciences

SAT I (breakdown): R: 650 M: 600 W: 670
ACT: 30 (31 superscore)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78 / 4.4 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/421 7%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography(4) ,Language Comp(4), US History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: I’m doing full dual enrollment at the University of West Florida and PSC (I have like 30 college credits, not including AP)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar, NHS scholar, and I won two Sobresalientes at the Sunshine State Spanish Competition.

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Club (Treasurer & Secretary 2 years in a row). Member of National Honor Society and Rho Kappa
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: over 200 hours at my local animal shelter
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9. I wrote a really sad essay
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):8

Teacher Rec #1: AP US History teacher, nice rec
Counselor Rec: She gave me a really thoughtful rec!

State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: public , some dual enrollment at the local colleges
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $0. (I’m in a guardianship)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation

Reflection

Strengths: essay, volunteer hours
Weaknesses: not a lot of ECs, not many APs, low SAT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have a fairly high ACT score & my essay was about some really personal experiences I’ve had.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted- UCF, UWF, USF, UAB,Auburn, UM. Pending- UF

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: College of Arts and Sciences. Microbiology and Immunology major! (So excited!)

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Superscore: 1890; CR: 640; M:600; W: 650. 1240 (CR+M)
ACT: 32
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 23/246 top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Lang (4), AP Chem, AP Bio, AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Physics I.
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Bio Lab, AP Physics I, AP English Lit, Ap Spanish Lang, Calculus Honors, Graphic Arts (for my tech credit to actually graduate haha)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Club (founder + president), Model Congress (President), Ar Club, Granite State Challenge (Co-captain), National Honor Society, FIRST Robotics, Orchestra (first violin)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Altar Sever/Master of Ceremonies, YMCA Leader’s Club, Youth Group (leader),
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays (rating 1-10, details): No idea. I thought it was pretty good but no one ever ranked it for me lol
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Only saw one. Guess it was good? Idk bet they were a’ight too

Teacher Rec #1: Running Start Human Anatomy and Physiology and AP bio teacher
Teacher Rec #2: Spanish II, Spanish Club Adviser, and AP Spanish teacher
Counselor Rec: Yeah
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NH and FL residency
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double legacy student (Bachelors and master for my dad; Masters and JD for my Mom)

Reflection

Strengths: ACT score, secondary school record (18 honors, 7 AP)
Weaknesses: SAT score, no work experience
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m rad.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to USF, UCF, FIU, UNH, UMass Amherst. Deferred from Northeastern and Catholic. Waiting for UF!

General Comments: hella

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: College of Communication

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR: 600, M: 750, W: 730, Cum: 2080
ACT: 29
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Eng Lang (3)
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of softball, 4 years of drama club, 4 years school spirit club, 1 year of other club.
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 2 years of fostering for seeing eye dogs
Summer Activities: 2 teen tours, 1 college-prep program
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I would say about an 8, not amazing writing but a good topic. I wrote about how i changed from middle school to high school and how I don’t succumb to labels.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8
Teacher Rec #2: 9
Counselor Rec: 9
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other

State (if domestic applicant): New York
School Type: Average public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, SAT Score
Weaknesses: GPA, hooks
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was probably accepted based on my essay, which separated me from the average NY white girl. And my SAT scores were very good after taking the test 3 times.

General Comments: Still waiting to hear back from my dream schools (UCLA and USC), so I’m not sure if I’m attending… but I’M VERY SURPRISED/EXCITED THAT I GOT ACCEPTED!!! GO CANES WOOO!!!

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Decision: Accepted!!!

Applied to which school/college: Undergraduate Business for Finance

OBJECTIVE
ACT: 33 with a 9 for essay
SAT II: 760 (Math II)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank or do percents
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stat (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none offered, none taken
Senior Year Course Load: BC Calculus, AP Physics 2, Spanish Electives, English Electives, and History Electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nope

SUBJECTIVE
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheerleading (Varsity Captain), Track and Field (Varsity Captain), baking (award winner)
Job/Work Experience: 2 years lifeguarding and office work
Volunteer/Community service: over 100 hours at animal shelters, retirement homes, co-founded a summer cheerleading camp for underprivileged kids
Summer Activities: lifeguarding, traveling, cheerleading camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I would rate my essay at a 9. It was about my competitive baking.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I can’t rank my recs because I didn’t see them

Teacher Rec #1: Male English Teacher
Teacher Rec #2: Male Math Teacher, head of the math department
Counselor Rec: College Counsellor
Additional Rec: From my boss at work
Interview: didn’t interview

OTHER
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
School Type: Co-ed, relatively small, private school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

REFLECTION
Strengths:I would just say all of my leadership positions that I earned and the upwards trend in my grades. Also, my ACT score and my math II score was very good. Lastly, I visited the campus which I heard helps sometimes.
Weaknesses: My GPA isn’t through the roof. I performed poorly during freshman and sophomore year.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m a good student and I’ve worked hard to be a leader in my community.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I’ve only heard from places where I’ve been accepted (TCU, University of Georgia, Texas A&M University, The Ohio State University and now… UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI!!!)

General Comments:
SO excited to be accepted… Go Canes!!! []_[]

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: Business

Objective:
SAT: 1440 (750 CR / 690 M)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25-30ish/210
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Eng Language and Comp (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Literature, Business Law/Marketing, Ceramics, Honors Religion (I go to a Catholic school), 4 classes at Villanova University

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years show choir (featured soloist junior & senior year), 4 years musical (lead roles junior & senior year), 4 years liturgical choir, 3 years community service club, 2 years student ambassador, 1 year student council
Job/Work Experience: Part-time job junior & senior year (20 hours/week)
Volunteer/Community service: Some, but not much
Summer Activities: Jobs, mostly
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, wrote about Beyonce and driver’s licenses
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): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private (Catholic)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Lower middle class (single mom making around ~45k)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection: ?

Strengths: SAT, essay
Weaknesses: Class rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Who knows.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted Tulane, Temple, Pitt, George Mason. Haven’t heard from Syracuse, Penn State, USC, NYU.

General Comments: I’m excited and think the U is great, but my decision is probably coming down to money and the U is my least affordable option of the schools I’ve been accepted to so far.

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Decision: Accepted with Presidential Scholarship of $17,000 annually

Applied to which school/college: College of Arts & Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2030 / 1360
ACT: 30
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7, Weighted GPA: 4.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/630
AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 (AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP Psychology, AP English Language, AP Calculus AB, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP English Lit)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP English Lit, Physics Honors, Spanish 3 Honors, Economics Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor societies nothing special

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): - Key Club Member, Mu Alpha Theta (Historian), Science National Honor Society, English Honor Society, Relay for Life, Chemistry Club (Secretary)
Volunteer/Community service: Middle School Volunteer, Nature Center Volunteer, Church volunteer, Chapman Partnership Volunteer, Tutor in Science/Math/English
Summer Activities: Nothing
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9
Teacher Rec #1: Great chemistry teacher that I’ve had for 2 years (9/10)
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher (7/10)
Counselor Rec: Nothing Special (8/10)
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic American
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic?

Reflection
Strengths: SAT, Class rank and decent course schedule throughout school. I’ve only taken AP and Honors.
Weaknesses: My GPA could have been better. Some Cs in math.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Overall pretty solid application I thought
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at Northeastern U, Florida State U, & Univ of Central Florida. Waiting on 2 other schools

General Comments: Super happy!! I was really excited and surprised to receive a scholarship :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted

Applied to which school/college: arts and sciences / pre-med

SAT I (bad test taker): 570-CR 610-M 610-W
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 / 4.5 weighted
Rank: 4%
AICE: General Paper, European History, Thinking Skills, Pure Mathematics 1&2, Physics, English Language, US History
AP: Calculus AB / BC
Senior Year Course Load (major scheduling problems at school that I mentioned in my app): AICE Math 3, AICE English Literature, Chem 1, AICE Media Studies, Web Design 2, Journalism 4, AICE Design & Technology
Major Awards: Princeton Book Award, AICE Diploma

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National English Honor Society (president)
National Technical Honor Society (VP)
National Business Honor Society (VP)
National Honor Society
La Sertoa (community service rep)
Student Government
Newspaper (Co-Editor in Chief)
AICE Committee (President)
Prom Committee
Volunteer/Community service: Library, Relay for Life, Miracle League Baseball
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10
Teacher Rec #2: 10
Counselor Rec: 7 (kinda generic)

Other

State: Florida
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female

Reflection

Strengths: ECs, course load, GPA, class rank
Weaknesses: sat score
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: well rounded
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Rejected from Vanderbilt, accepted to USF

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Decision: Rejected

Applied to which school/college: Communications

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): none
ACT: 27
SAT II: non
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology and Photography
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 2 years or English, Calculus, AP Psych
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Choir, Swiing/Show Choir, Musical (lead), NHS, Nordstrom fashion board, voice lessons, dance classes, yearbook (editor), Life Skills/Special needs Leader, cheerleading
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 50 hours per year for past 4 years
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, writing is my strength
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8, didn’t see it

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

Other

State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Writing, my EC’s
Weaknesses: ACT and gpa
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly think if you had below a 28 ACT you were hardly considered.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Rollins College, Loyola University Chicago, Marquette University

General Comments: I really didn’t want to go to Miami. I want to go to UF, but this is making me nervous about my chances.

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@fletchertiger do you think that is on top of the Presidential Scholarship, or included in it? Any idea how much it is?

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@Cshecmia‌ no I don’t know details yet

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thank you

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Decision: Deferred

Applied to which school/college: Business

Objective: International Business
SAT I (breakdown): none
ACT: 29
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.34
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5),
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Econ, multiple honors courses
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (officer), Stock Market Club, Interact
Job/Work Experience: Has worked in my father’s dentist practice since freshman year, Summer camp counselor.
Volunteer/Community service: 35 hours over the past 4 years
Summer Activities: Boys State
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 talked about learning from immaturity as a freshman
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9, didn’t see

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

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Enrolled in a highly selective business program in my high school.

Reflection

Strengths: Business program and interest.
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My gpa is not very good, however my dedication to business and the program I am in got me considered.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Denied Northeastern, Maryland. Deferred: Ohio State

General Comments: I really like Miami and hope that my good senior grades and success in DECA will get me an acceptance.

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What are the chances of a deferred student getting accepted into the University of Miami?

Also, what is a harder school to get accepted to: UF of Univ. of Miami?

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Decision: Denied

Applied to which school/college: Business-Undecided

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
ACT: 27
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.39
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): - 96/261
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t take any until this year
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro and Macroeconomics, rest honors classes

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lacrosse (Captain) Football, multiple club lacrosse teams
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard and retail sales associate
Volunteer/Community service: Coach 1st and 2nd graders lacrosse in the spring
Summer Activities: Spent a week at Fordham University at the NYLF Careers in Business and Innovation (highly recommend it, a lot of really cool kids with similar interests)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Honestly, I took a more daring approach writing about a bunch of shirts in my closet about how they symbolize events in my past and how the come together to tell my story (not sure if this was creative or just flat out corny)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10
Teacher Rec #2: DIDNT SEND
Counselor Rec: 10
Additional Rec: DIDNT SEND
Interview: Did not have one

Other

State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: - $200K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): - Kind of first generation, mom went to community college and my dad joined the police dept. so didn’t go to college.

Reflection

Strengths: High interest. Visited school, emailed my admissions rep a lot, applied EA etc.
Weaknesses: My grades and course rigor
Where else were you deferred: none so far
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Penn State University Park DUS, Rutgers New Brunswick SAS and am still waiting to hear back from Syracuse, UCONN, UMass, and USC(California)

General Comments:

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Decision: Deferred

Applied to which school/college: College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1780
ACT: n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.37
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psychology (4) AP English Lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Human Geography, AP Gov, AP Microeconomics, Cal Honors, DE oceanography/geology, Scuba, Marine Science Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Senior Class SGA(secretary), SADD (treasurer), Ocean Conservation Club (secretary), Science National Honor Society, Canoe Club, Colorguard (2 years)
Job/Work Experience:I did a summer internship at a bank and am currently completing an internship at Miami Seaquarium
Volunteer/Community service: 350+ hours at a local summer camp, Relay For Life, and an entire summer at my local nursing home
Summer Activities:Volunteering and interning
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7-8, I thought my essay was pretty compelling
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): didnt see them

Teacher Rec #1: my AP Lang teacher who really liked me as a student
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec: really good rec!
Additional Rec: yes
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public magnet
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $50000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college student

Reflection

Strengths: essay, ECs, recs, class schedule
Weaknesses:SAT and GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Dont exactly have the demanding stats they expect, however this is my dream school and feel pretty blessed to have a second chance at getting in
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted FIU FSU

General Comments:

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Deferred. ACT: 33. President and Founder of first Red Cross Club in state. lots of leadership. asian female unfortunately. BUT HOW THE HELL DID I GET DEFERRED!?! this is like a safety school for me.