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skylandsmom · 03-28-2008, 08:48 PM

For my son:

Accepted

Stats:

Subjective

Essays: okay
Teacher Recs: probably good
Counselor Rec: don't know
Supplementary Material: (research abstracts, music recordings, art slides) none
Hook: (recruited athlete, cured cancer- only major ones that actually would have made a difference, please) none

Personal

Other

Extracurriculars: FIRST robotics, debate, math league, science league
Awards: NMF, AP Scholar
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: didn't expect this, was pleasantly surprised by the financial aid

03-28-2008, 08:48 PM	#56
skylandsmom New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Threads: 1 Posts: 24	For my son: Accepted Stats: SAT:800/750/780 (CR/M/W) SAT II: Math2, 800; Physics 800 GPA: 3.9? uw Rank: school doesn't rank, probably top 5 of 300 Other Tests: (AMC, AP, IB) AP Lang, AP Comp Sci A, AP Physics B, all 5s Subjective Essays: okay Teacher Recs: probably good Counselor Rec: don't know Supplementary Material: (research abstracts, music recordings, art slides) none Hook: (recruited athlete, cured cancer- only major ones that actually would have made a difference, please) none Personal Location:NJ High School Type: mediocre public Ethnicity: white Gender M Applied for Financial Aid: (just yes or no) yes Other Extracurriculars: FIRST robotics, debate, math league, science league Awards: NMF, AP Scholar Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: didn't expect this, was pleasantly surprised by the financial aid