Hopefully we can help each other out during this period of anxiety 
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Decision: Accepted CAS
Objective:
[ul]
[] ACT: 33
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP scores: ap us- 4, ap lang- 4 ap psych- 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap econ, ap calc ab, ap eng lit, ap spanish, ap art drawing and painting
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):national merit commended[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: literary arts magazine, united colors, volleyball team 1 year
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: girl scout silver award, volunteered 4 years at a summer camp
[] Essays: pretty good, i’d say–i think my common app was super strong
[] Teacher Recommendations: 2 teachers that knew my pretty well
[] Counselor Rec: my counselor is iffy but im sure she wrote something nice
[] Interview: i interviewed for the rodriguez scholarship during discovery weekend, but i didn’t get it[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: mexican
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 150k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: essay, showed LOTS OF INTEREST (i emailed them like literally once a month since september)
[] Weaknesses: not too great extra cirriculars…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i think my interest was a huge part. also, i’m not going into premed or anything so thats probably part of it
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at university of illinois urbana champaign, university of iowa, prescott college, eckerd college, montana state university bozeman, unveristy of texas at austin, deferred early action at uchicago[/li][/ul]
[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted CAS**[/color]
[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I:
[ *] ACT:33, E:32, M:35, R:28, S:36
[ *] SAT II:M2:800, Physics: 710
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 89/100(Ontario, grades are good though, prolly equivalent to a 3.9)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP scores:
[ *] IB scores:
[ ] Senior Year Course Load:
Advanced Functions: 97
Data Management: 97
Physics: 92
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars:
Started a mini math organization thing
Founded math club and physics club
Volunteer at retirement home
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Was a co-op student at Sylvan Learning Center
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Look at EC’s
[ *] Essays: Talked about my experience at the retirement home, PS: I hope the waitlist proves that I am not a racist!
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: Pretty good
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:[/list]
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[ *] School Type: I don’t know if we have sent anyone to the ivies, if we have, they would be athlete
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: Didn’t apply for FA
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Scores, MATH(in general everything about the subject)
[ *] Weaknesses: I have an all-round application, only my math marks really standout.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:IDK
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]
UofT, Queens, Western, Purdue
[ b]General Comments:
Oh, not interest whatsoever was shown.
Decision: Accepted CAS
Hopefully this helps someone!
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (790 CR, 800 WR, 800 M)
ACT (breakdown): Did not take
SAT II: 750 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 760 US History, 770 Chinese w/Listening
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry: 5, AP US History: 5, AP English Language and Comp: 5, AP Psychology: 5, AP Human Geography: 5, AP Chinese: 5, AP Comparative Government: 4, AP Statistics: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government, Japanese
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Finalist, published a paper on Japanese Tokugawa foreign relations during the 17th-19th centuries (I sent in the first page of the journal article as a supplement) in a Stanford Institute of International Studies journal, Chinese-American Semiconductor Professionals Association Scholarship (not that major), various awards from the World Affairs Council for my passion for international relations, a bunch of awards from flute competitions
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Director of Foreign Relations for the UN International Youth Council (currently in the midst of creating a youth-run policy journal), Youth Ambassador to Finland (1 of 12 students to receive a scholarship from the Finnish govt), Stanford Reischauer Japanese and Sejong Korean Scholar (competitive program, only 25 students nationally selected), Board Member of the Silicon Valley United Nations Association (10-12), Student Ambassador for local World Affairs Council (10-12), Principal Flutist of a state-level youth symphony and school Wind Ensemble (sent in a flute supplement) (9-12), Undersecretary general for Model UN (9-12), Director of finances for National Honor Society (10-12), Founded my own financial literacy initiative after interning at a microfinance NGO in China (10-12), Business editor for award-winning school newsmagazine (10-12)
Job/Work Experience: Interning at a microfinance NGO? That was only for a summer though.
Volunteer/Community service: Many hours through the UN Association
Summer Activities: 2013 summer was spent touring Central Europe with my youth symphony for 2-3 weeks, Interned at a Microfinance NGO in Central China, 2014 summer: Received a scholarship from the Finnish government to study abroad 7-8 weeks
Essays:
My Common App was a 8.5/10, about my experiences as a student diplomat in Finland- I talked about a Finnish word that could not be translated into English and how eventually understanding the word helped me understand the Finnish spirit
Teacher Recommendation: Stellar! From my APUSH and AP English Language teachers. I was a heavy participant in both these classes and they loved me.
Counselor Rec: Should have been pretty good; I visit my counselor a lot and she understands my aspirations
Additional Rec: Did not send. But I did send in a flute supplement.
Interview: Was not offered an interview
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: International Relations/Linguistics/East Asian Studies- I haven’t decided yet
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Chinese-American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$400,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
Reflection
Strengths: SAT I score, unique passions and extracurriculars, not a cookie-cutter Asian, international perspective, showed a decent amount of interest (applied for their scholarships but was not named a finalist lol, attended a couple of WashU info sessions at my school)
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT II scores, bad at math
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: It’s a crapshoot! I got lucky
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UPenn College of Arts and Sciences (likely), Wellesley (likely), Washington University in St. Louis, UC Irvine Honors Programw/Regents
Deferred: Princeton SCEA but I’m so over it, still waiting on a couple more Ivies, UC’s and privates (though not expecting much)
Decision: Rejected SEAS
Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I: Didn’t submit
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP scores: 5 in AP Lang, 4 in APUSH
[] IB scores: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Comp Sci, AP Macroeconomics, Honors Philosophy, Music Appreciation
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Zilch[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: 4 years of Tae Kwon Do (2nd degree black belt and instructor), 12 years of music (with a bunch of awards and stuff, but those aren’t significant), 4 years of dance
[] Job/Work Experience: Zilch (live in the middle of nowhere and don’t have a car, so…)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Surf Rider Foundation and teaching Tae Kwon Do (basically volunteer because I don’t get paid)
[] Essays: Eh, average. I wrote about living in the middle of nowhere and how it affected how I grew up and stuff.
[] Teacher Recommendations: I dunno, I didn’t get to see them.
[] Counselor Rec: See above
[] Additional Rec: See above
[] Interview: Didn’t get offered one[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): US of A
[] School Type: Online private school
[] Ethnicity: White as this page
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $80,000 - $100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, NHS
[] Interest: None really? None of the scholarships really applied to me all that much and I live in California so I couldn’t visit.[/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: All I really had was my essay. My scores were pretty middle of the road and they didn’t have any supplemental essays or anything.
[] Weaknesses: Well, I really have nothing in the way of awards or significant accomplishments. I’ve never really had the opportunity though? I’ve been homeschooled for most of my life and nobody in my family has been to college so I didn’t even know about all the things I needed to do in order to get into a good college until my junior year, so my resume is really lacking to be honest. I do have accomplishments but they’re honestly really personal ones (I mean, college admissions don’t care about spending years taking TKD and finally getting my black belt). All I ever really had to offer were good grades and decent-ish test scores.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well, see above. I’ve honestly got about jack to offer them.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Got accepted to Cal Poly[/ul][/li]**General Comments: Well, I’m really seeing that I’m probably gonna get rejected to about 80% of the schools I applied to because I really have absolutely nothing. **
Decision: Waitlisted CAS
Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I: 2220
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 630 Biology M, 710 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP scores: n/a
[] IB scores: n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, English Lit, Chinese, History, Advanced Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Founder of activism club, math team member
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: None
[] Essays: Best part of application, major hook
[] Teacher Recommendations: Math teacher and English teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Didn’t have one[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Girl
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college, really sad background story[/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay and test scores
[] Weaknesses: Showed no interest in the school
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Showed no interest
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haven’t heard back anywhere else[/ul]
General Comments: Nah
Decision: Accepted SEAS
Objective:
[list]
[] SAT I: 2300 (750 W, 750 CR, 800 M)
[] SAT II: 720 Chem, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP scores: Gov 5, Calc AB 5, BC 5, APCSA Java 5, Chem 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: Linear Algebra, AP Lang, AP Physics, AP World, Studio art, Chinese IV
Subjective:
[list]
[] Extracurriculars: Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Math team. I am a three sport athlete, but not good enough to run in college.
[] Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee for 5 years.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a library over the summers (60+ hours)
[] Essays: Common App essay was good, not great.
[] Teacher Recommendations: Pretty good, but I honestly have no idea.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty generic letter I’m sure, but I made an effort to get to know her.
[li] Additional Rec: Cross country coach, must have been good.[/li]
Other
[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Rhode Island!
[] School Type: Small Public
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
[list]
[] Strengths: I was invited to the Discovery Weekend and went, so I guess I demonstrated a lot of interest. My SAT was good and I’ve taken the hardest courses my school can offer.
[] Weaknesses: Essays probably
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong academics, test scores, and a decent interest in the school.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Just Cal Poly SLO so far!
General Comments: Congratulations to everyone else!
[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted CAS**[/color]
[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ ] SAT I: 2340 disgust single, 2380 superscored (790 CR, 800 W, 790 M)
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II: 780 Chem, 750 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 40/509 UW, 18/509 W
[ *] AP scores: 3 AP Human Geography *didn’t send, 4 AP Stats, 5 World, 5 Chem, 5 English
[ ] IB scores: N/A
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: Audition only competition choir, Honors Civics, AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Bio
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] National Merit Finalist
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Executive on board of drama club with two shows a year, Managing editor for school online newspaper (both I did for all four years, went up a level each year), Girl Scout Ambassador, Religious School Assistant for a few years, NHS, hired tutor for the school to teach kids Pre-Calc
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Job at synagogue for four years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Pre-calc tutoring once a week, hours for NHS
[ *] Essays: I think it was pretty solid! Wrote about climbing a mountain *it had some humor, because I’m really clumsy
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: I didn’t read, but they both like me a lot?
[ *] Counselor Rec: Big school, understaffed guidance department. Probably bland
[ ] Additional Rec: N/A
[ ] Interview:[/list] Yes- at campus with a student
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: $100k+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] I showed a ton of interest- clicked on links in emails, was there for when the admissions officer visited the school, came for Pre-Med say in June and had an interview.
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT scores, interest
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA. Definitely. Also, EC’s are a little wimpy.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly can’t believe I was accepted. I was praying to be wait listed. This is my top choice (now, before it was #2) so I guess interest really must make a difference!
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] Rejected: Rice (ED) Deferred: Tulane, UVA Accepted: UConn, Case Western, ASU
[ b]General Comments: Good luck to the rest of you! If you got accepted, can’t wait to see you! If you got rejected, keep your head up- I thought that Wash U would be a pipe dream after Rice’s rejection, but apparently not. Good luck to everybody!
Decision: Waitlisted SEAS
Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I: N/A
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but I calc’d around 18%
[] AP scores: N/A
[] IB scores:N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Calc AB, Engineering Design, Comp Sci, Random English Class, Wind Ensemble
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: JV and Varsity Golf; Photography Club President; NHS; Tri-M Music Honor Society; Piano for last 11 years; Jazz Band (First Tenor)
[] Job/Work Experience: Grades 9-12, Grounds Crew at local golf course
[] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours through YMCA Camp Becket in Vietnam and on Cheyenne River Reservation in SD
[] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendations: ???, but I think OK
[] Counselor Rec: 8.5/10, she knows me well, but maybe not as much as other counselors
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: No[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Sky high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores, Some EC’s, Essay
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/[size=4]waitlisted/rejected: 100% was my GPA. I really only got serious in junior year, but luckily my “meh” is A-s, B+s and Bs. Maybe also little lack of EC’s
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UConn Storrs, Clemson, Clarkson, Illinois Tech and RIT[/ul]
**General Comments:**I will accept the waitlist. I’m not too disappointed as I thought I’d get rejected.
Decision: Accepted CAS
Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I: N/A
[] ACT: 32 one sitting, 33 Superscored
[] SAT II: Didn’t take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP scores: Didn’t take
[] IB scores: Didn’t take
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English/History interdisciplinary program, band, BC Calc, AP Bio
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] All-State Orchestra
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Band, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: Clinic assistant at a private practice medical institution
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, not much
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendations: At least one was great
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know
[] Interview:[/ul] very good
Other
[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: East Asian (adopted)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 150,000-200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] tons of demonstrated interest, legacy
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: legacy, essay, demonstrated interest
[] Weaknesses: GPA, no sports
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: combination of factors worked in my favor
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] nowhere comparable
** General Comments:** yay!
Decision: Waitlisted Olin
{Objective:}
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2130 (670M/660CR/800W) 9 Essay (Did Not Send)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):Did Not Send
ACT (breakdown): 33 (34E/32M/33R/34S) 9 Essay
ACT superscore (breakdown): 33 (34E/32M/33R/34S) 10 Essay
SAT II (subject, score): Chemistry - 750, U.S. History - 740, Math II - 730
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.92UW/4.44W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/230
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Human Geography (5), Chemistry (4), U.S. History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP English, AP Spanish, Honors Physics, Civics, Business Communications, Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Coca Cola Scholar
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Everyone has these
{Subjective:}
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Class President (4 years), National Honor Society President (2 years), Captain of 3 Varsity Sports (12 seasons played), Boys’ State Delegate (1 year), Engineering Club (4 years), Volunteer Club (3 years), Founder of Chess Club (2 years).
Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee (5 years), Pet Care Service Provider (3 years).
Volunteer/Community Service: Member of various volunteer clubs, probably around 100 hours of community service total
Summer Experience: Not much. Boys State last summer.
Teacher Recommendation #1: AP U.S. History teacher. I read it after he submitted it because I needed it for a scholarship, absolutely amazing. (10/10)
Teacher Recommendation #2: Spanish teacher. Didn’t read but I picked her because she likes me.
Counselor Rec: Above Average
Additional Info/Rec: Got a letter of rec from my soccer coach of 8 years who is also my referee assignor. I read this one, and it was really good. (7/10)
Interview: None
{Writing:}
Essays:
CommonApp Essay: Also pretty good, I think. I wrote about a time I experienced failure while running track and what I learned from it. (8/10)
{Other:}
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Connecticut
School Type: Public, only ever sent like 9 kids to Ivies
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: About $180,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Nada
Reflection
Strengths: Leadership, Essays, Unweighted GPA
Weaknesses: Test Scores (especially SAT and Math II), Class Rank, not that many AP’s taken
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Nowhere yet
What would you have done differently?: I would have taken more AP’s and I would have tried harder to get and A+ rather than an A- Freshman and Sophomore year.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Average Stats and good leadership but no “wow factor”
Other Schools you were accepted/rejected: Accepted: UConn, UVA, Bentley, UF. Rejected: Penn (ED) and UNC Chapel Hill
General Comments: I was expecting rejection so I’m not really that upset or anything. Not sure if I want to accept a spot on the wait list, don’t know if I want to put myself through that. Congratulations to those accepted, well deserved. To those rejected, the right school for you will accept you. That’s a fact. And to those Waitlisted like me…good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Decision: Accepted Olin
Objective:
ACT: didn’t take
SAT: math: 750 cr: 780 writing: 790
SAT II: 720 physics, 800 math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.979
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP scores: ap lang -4, whap - 4, ap human geo -5, ap calc ab - 5, ap spanish 4 - 4, ap stats - 3, ap bio -4, ap physics b - 5
Senior Year Course Load: ap econ, ap calc bc, ap eng lit, ap gov, speech, community college calculus, ap chem
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):national merit commended,
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: BPA - help VP, advanced to state competitions, Orchestra- publicist, all region, state solo and ensemble award, concerto competition winner. Spanish Club president. involved at Church with volunteering and praise team. Independent study and mentorship program at my school. - have an updated blog citing my progress and have a mentor at Morgan Stanley.
Job/Work Experience: internships at CPA firm and title company
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at middle school orchestra as director’s assistant and teacher for 3 years. volunteer on a weekly basis at church. 100+ hours
Essays: strong essay - incorporated music and theme of diligence.
Teacher Recommendations: 1 teacher had an awesome rec, 1 teacher had a meh, copy and paste rec.
Counselor Rec: decent… she just knew me as that one bothersome tryhard
Interview: n/a
State (if domestic applicant): TX
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: high enough
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing
Reflection
Strengths: essay was pretty good,
Weaknesses: displayed 0 interest
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i have no idea lol. well rounded applicant?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at UT McComb’s (but waitlisted from BHP), rejected from Wharton (ED), applied to Notre Dame, Brown, Cornell, Rice, Berkeley.
Decision: Accepted CAS
Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I: 2330 (800 CR/ 770 math/ 760 W)
[] SAT II: 780 Math 2; 770 Chem; 760 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 (4.56 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Approx. top 6%
[] AP scores: 5 on APUSH, NSL, Calc AB, Eng Lang, APCP; 4 on Chem. 4 left to take in May.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Environmental Sci; AP World, AP Statistics, Honors Physics
Subjective:
[list]
[] Extracurriculars: 3 seasons of sports all 4 years; tutoring job; other not-super-impressive stuff.
[] Job/Work Experience: Peer tutor
[] Essays: In addition to common app, I did the scholarship essays to demonstrate interest
[] Teacher Recommendations: Fine.
[] Counselor Rec: Fine.
[] Interview:[/ul] Interviewed on campus.
Other
[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] School Type: Good big public.
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Did not seek aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: Really tried hard to demonstrate interest; visited; attended local stuff; submitted scholarship essays; emailed a professor who directs the Interdisciplinary Humanities Program. Threw the book at it, seriously. Given that I was an RD candidate, I knew I had to go above and beyond in showing interest.
[] Weaknesses: GPA, ECs kept me extremely busy but weren’t exactly stupendous.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores, luck, full pay, and demonstrated interest.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]: In to Michigan and Tulane (Paul Tulane Award); waiting on all the usual suspects.
Decision: Waitlisted CAS
Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I: 2360 (790,770,800)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 USH, 790 CL, 750 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] AP scores: 5 Chem, 5 USH, 5 lang, 5 Macro
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[] Awards: NMF, AP Scholar Distinction, Pres service award, state/school stuff[/ul]
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars: Research, + average typical school related stuff
[] Volunteer/Community service: local volunteer organization, tutoring, hospital, HPA
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendations:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec: Research Mentor
Other
[ul]
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): negative[/ul]
Reflection
- [] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rogel Scholar at Michigan
General Comments: Visited too. I know nothing. probably like 10k people on waitlist. And, March madness continues.
Objective:
[ul]
Decision:Waitlisted CAS
[li] SAT I:[/li][ *] ACT:35(35,35,36,35)
[ *] SAT II: 800 Bio, Chem, Math 2, and 780 USH
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP scores:5s on Bio, Chem, Physics C Mech, Physics C E&M, Statistics, Calculus AB, Human Geography, US History,
[ *] IB scores:
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: All Dual Enrollments and APs.
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] USABO Semi, USNCO Semi, Semifinals in major science fair,
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Robotics, SciOly, Swimming, Quizbowl
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 120 hours at a museum
[ *] Essays: Hard to self evaluate, but definitely showed another side of me
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: One great from Chemistry, other ok from US History
[ *] Counselor Rec: Meh. Generic.
[ ] Additional Rec: From summer research professor. Should be really good.
[ ] Interview:[/list] I was kinda nervous for the on campus one.
[ b]Other
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[ *] State (if domestic applicant): South
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public magnet
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:Male
[ ] Income Bracket: 100k-150k
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]
[ b]Reflection
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[ *] Strengths:Idk anymore
[ *] Weaknesses:Idk Anymore. I had a typo on my application though, so maybe that affected it?
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]
General Comments: Showed lots of interest. Visited school, interviewed, and applied for scholarship. Idk what to say anymore.
Decision: REJECTED #swag
Objective:
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[] SAT I: 2290
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 790 math 2, 740 bio e
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): HIGH
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): we don’t rank
[] AP scores: 5 on stats, 4 on bio and spanish
[] IB scores:
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP physics c mechanics, AP physics c electricity and magnetism, AP english lit/comp, AP macro economics, AP micro economics, AP calc, AP Psych
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nah[/ul][/li]
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars: Very unique, don’t really want to spend time elaborating
[] Job/Work Experience: 6 weeks of independent research in a university lab
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
[] Essays: 9 or 9.5/10, honestly they were dope
[] Teacher Recommendations: 11/10. Both teachers absolutely loved me and I got a rec from a college professor I worked with saying I was more qualified than most undergraduates
[] Counselor Rec: basically just said I had good grades (our counsellors write like 100 a year)
[] Additional Rec: see above (was very good)
[] Interview: only school for which I didn’t get one[/ul]
Other
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[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public (extremely high ranked)
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: very high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I can do backflips[/ul][/li]
Reflection
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[] Strengths: Recs were more fire than my mixtape, SAT gpa and course load were on fleek, unique/good ECs
[] Weaknesses: I lied before, I can’t actually do backflips
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Tufts syndrome; didn’t visit campus
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: michigan early and ucsb regents
General Comments: download my mixtape[/ul]
Decision: Accepted CAS
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
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they found some worth in me haha.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] Accepted: Wash U St. Louis, U Mich, U Miami, K College (full tuition) Rejected: None so far
Still Waiting For: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, Johns Hopkins
General Comments: Good luck to everyone else! Onto the Ivy League…
[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: Neuroscience (Pre-med)
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…