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wyldeone · 03-28-2008, 06:00 PM

Wait-listed

Stats:

SAT II: 700 Math 2, 760 USHistory, 730 Bio M
ACT: 33 (30 Math & Science, 35 Reading & English)
GPA: 4.17 W
Rank: unranked
Other Tests: (AMC, AP, IB) 5's on CompSci AB and US History, 3's on Latin: Virgil and Music Thoery

Subjective

Essays: I thought my common app essay was good, if long
Teacher Recs: I'd imagine very positive, though I haven't read them
Counselor Rec: same as above
Supplementary Material: (research abstracts, music recordings, art slides) I sent in a violin recording, as well as the abstract of a research project I did on Saturn that won 4th place at ISEF
Hook: (recruited athlete, cured cancer- only major ones that actually would have made a difference, please)

Personal

Other

Extracurriculars: programming projects (including one used widely by my school), various orchestras
Awards: 4th place at ISEF
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: My application seems to just scream "wait-list" to admissions officers; already 3/6 of my schools (MIT, Haverford, JHU) have wait-listed me.

03-28-2008, 06:00 PM	#21
wyldeone New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Threads: 0 Posts: 23	Wait-listed Stats: SAT II: 700 Math 2, 760 USHistory, 730 Bio M ACT: 33 (30 Math & Science, 35 Reading & English) GPA: 4.17 W Rank: unranked Other Tests: (AMC, AP, IB) 5's on CompSci AB and US History, 3's on Latin: Virgil and Music Thoery Subjective Essays: I thought my common app essay was good, if long Teacher Recs: I'd imagine very positive, though I haven't read them Counselor Rec: same as above Supplementary Material: (research abstracts, music recordings, art slides) I sent in a violin recording, as well as the abstract of a research project I did on Saturn that won 4th place at ISEF Hook: (recruited athlete, cured cancer- only major ones that actually would have made a difference, please) Personal Location: California High School Type: Private Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Applied for Financial Aid: (just yes or no) yes Other Extracurriculars: programming projects (including one used widely by my school), various orchestras Awards: 4th place at ISEF Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: My application seems to just scream "wait-list" to admissions officers; already 3/6 of my schools (MIT, Haverford, JHU) have wait-listed me.