Decision: Rejected
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35 Overall: 36 English and Math, 35 Science, 33 Reading
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 unweighted, 4.5 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and Composition (4), AP Calculus (4).
IB (place score in parenthesis): School offers none
Senior Year Course Load: English, AP Biology, Zoology, Biotechnology, Senior P.E. Leader, Government, American Problems, Calculus 3 (through local college), Forensics, Spanish 4 Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Non-profit for sending food globally and locally (main leader, successful club), Varsity Softball (4 years), Varsity Cross Country (3 years), Community Service Club, Church groups
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting and Job at a restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Non-Profit Food Fight and Community Service Group along with Church Volunteering
Summer Activities: Softball, Work, Cross Country, Volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Interest in Biomedical Sciences 8/10, talked about the impact on my family and family background. Essay #2 on the philosophy behind how I became the person I am now (original and would say 9/10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Coach/Teacher, very close so the essay was completely based on my character and the impact I made on my team and classmates over the years, 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: Coach/Teacher, highlights leadership skills and high achievement in the classroom, 9/10
Counselor Rec: 7/10, talked about my academics and extracurricular achievement but not very personal because I never really went down to my counselor for help.
Additional Rec: Principal, personal but also highlighted all of my achievements very well, 10/10
Interview: Out of range from UVA interviews.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No, I don’t qualify
Intended Major: Biological Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, about 1,400 students total
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Leadership, academics, many awards for sports, very involved in my community.
Weaknesses: Senior year schedule, I already took almost every hard class at my school and didn’t have many challenging options for this year.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, OOS, and background (town is well-off, high income, not much diversity in the town or schools)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred: Princeton. Accepted: University of Georgia, Indiana University, University of Alabama, University of Oregon, University of Arkansas, University of South Carolina