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affle · 03-31-2008, 06:02 PM

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 800 800 800
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 US History, 770 Physics, 720 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, US History, Physics B (all 5s), taking Gov, Calc BC, Computer Science, English Literature, Italian, and Physics C this year
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: APs listed above + Chorus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing amazing. Some Harvard Model UN awards, National Italian Exam, National Merit Finalist, etc.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Mathletes (VP), World Language Honor Society (Prez), National Honor Society (Treasurer), Key Club in 10-11, county math team
Job/Work Experience: Assistant camp counselor, tutoring.
Volunteer/Community service: Practically nothing...just a few hours from Key Club over the years and a little from NHS/mentoring program this year
Summer Activities: Just a regular old assistant day camp counselor
Essays: Both were solid, though not amazing. One was about my MUN experiences (humorously starting with me walking into a pole...), the other about my lifelong love for math. Short response was about World Language Honor Society
Teacher Recommendation: Fabulous, as far as I know
Counselor Rec: Good I guess?
Additional Rec: Sent 3 teacher recs, all were good.
Interview: Went surprisingly wonderfully. Just a very laid-back coversation about myself; the woman lived in my town and said she'd never interviewed someone that good from my town. (Although...I did lock my keys in my car prior to the interview and not realize it...)

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: OK public. About 4-5 to Cornell, maybe 1 or 2 to Dartmouth/Brown in a given year out of 500.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing

Reflection

Strengths: Numbers, teacher recs
Weaknesses: No "above and beyond" ECs or awards. Practically no research/community service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Sometimes, just a 4.0 and a 2400 will do it. And I suppose I came across as a "real person" in my mildly humorous essays, as well.

General Comments: Congrats to all who were accepted, and if not, don't be discouraged! I was also accepted to Yale EA and Cornell, but I was waitlisted at Princeton and Upenn.

03-31-2008, 06:02 PM	#153
affle Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Threads: 26 Posts: 190	Decision: Accepted Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 800 800 800 ACT: N/A SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 US History, 770 Physics, 720 Math 1 Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500 AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, US History, Physics B (all 5s), taking Gov, Calc BC, Computer Science, English Literature, Italian, and Physics C this year IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A Senior Year Course Load: APs listed above + Chorus Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing amazing. Some Harvard Model UN awards, National Italian Exam, National Merit Finalist, etc. Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Mathletes (VP), World Language Honor Society (Prez), National Honor Society (Treasurer), Key Club in 10-11, county math team Job/Work Experience: Assistant camp counselor, tutoring. Volunteer/Community service: Practically nothing...just a few hours from Key Club over the years and a little from NHS/mentoring program this year Summer Activities: Just a regular old assistant day camp counselor Essays: Both were solid, though not amazing. One was about my MUN experiences (humorously starting with me walking into a pole...), the other about my lifelong love for math. Short response was about World Language Honor Society Teacher Recommendation: Fabulous, as far as I know Counselor Rec: Good I guess? Additional Rec: Sent 3 teacher recs, all were good. Interview: Went surprisingly wonderfully. Just a very laid-back coversation about myself; the woman lived in my town and said she'd never interviewed someone that good from my town. (Although...I did lock my keys in my car prior to the interview and not realize it...) Other State (if domestic applicant): NY Country (if international applicant): School Type: OK public. About 4-5 to Cornell, maybe 1 or 2 to Dartmouth/Brown in a given year out of 500. Ethnicity: White Gender: Female Income Bracket: Upper middle Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing Reflection Strengths: Numbers, teacher recs Weaknesses: No "above and beyond" ECs or awards. Practically no research/community service Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Sometimes, just a 4.0 and a 2400 will do it. And I suppose I came across as a "real person" in my mildly humorous essays, as well. General Comments: Congrats to all who were accepted, and if not, don't be discouraged! I was also accepted to Yale EA and Cornell, but I was waitlisted at Princeton and Upenn.