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megsy1990 · 03-28-2008, 07:11 PM

Accepted

Stats:

Subjective

Essays: Worked very hard on these, my English teacher said these were very good
Teacher Recs: I read one which was great, I think the other two were as well
Counselor Rec: Didn't have much expectations for this because counselor was totally unsupportive
Supplementary Material: (research abstracts, music recordings, art slides)
Hook: (recruited athlete, cured cancer- only major ones that actually would have made a difference, please)

Personal

Other

Extracurriculars: Robotics, Gentoo Linux, volunteering, other stuff
Awards: Robotics related and service awards
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Make the best application you can. Don't get hung up on your weaknesses.

03-28-2008, 07:11 PM	#46
megsy1990 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Threads: 11 Posts: 90	Accepted Stats: SAT: 720M/600CR/700W SAT II: 730 Chem, 720 Math/II, 660 Bio E ACT: GPA: 3.83UW/4.23W Rank: Top 5% Other Tests: (AMC, AP, IB) 5 on AP US, 4s on Chem, English, and Psych Subjective Essays: Worked very hard on these, my English teacher said these were very good Teacher Recs: I read one which was great, I think the other two were as well Counselor Rec: Didn't have much expectations for this because counselor was totally unsupportive Supplementary Material: (research abstracts, music recordings, art slides) Hook: (recruited athlete, cured cancer- only major ones that actually would have made a difference, please) Personal Location: NJ High School Type: Public Ethnicity: Pakistani Gender Male Applied for Financial Aid: (just yes or no) yes Other Extracurriculars: Robotics, Gentoo Linux, volunteering, other stuff Awards: Robotics related and service awards Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Make the best application you can. Don't get hung up on your weaknesses.