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lindsay217 · 04-05-2008, 09:29 AM

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
ACT: 35
SAT II: Math II C: 790, Biology 770, Literature 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/433
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Biology (5), Am. Gov (5), Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Physics, I.S. AP Comp. Gov, AP Calc BC Online, AP English Lit, Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Elks MVS National Finalist, Multiple County and City and School-Level Recognitions
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Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swimming, 4 Years (Captain 2 Years); InterACT community service Club, 4 Years (President); Teen Advisory Committee, 4 years (President, 2 years); National Honor Society, 3 yrs (President); Model United Nations (2 yrs); Intramural Swimming (2 years); Track and Field (2 yrs); Church Youth Group (6 years)
Job/Work Experience: Nanny, summer before senior year
Volunteer/Community service: Early Literacy Volunteer (3 years); Library Volunteer (2 yrs); Time at High School Swim/Track Meets (2 yrs); Spanish Tutor (1 yr)
Summer Activities: Intramural Swimming, Nanny
Essays: I'm a pretty good writer: One was about my experience developing as a person on my high school swim team, the other about my passion for human rights and the cessation of genocide
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Excellent, I presume, my school loves me
Additional Rec: Outstanding
Interview: Very Very Good (He told me I gave a good interview)

Other

State (if domestic applicant): MI
School Type: Good Public
Ethnicity: White bread
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $75,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: Test Scores, Grades
Weaknesses: No hook, few national awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn't cure cancer and I'm not a left-handed black tuba player from Kansas

General Comments: Admissions is such a crapshoot.

04-05-2008, 09:29 AM	#248
lindsay217 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Threads: 6 Posts: 67	Decision: Rejected Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 CR, 770 M, 800 W) ACT: 35 SAT II: Math II C: 790, Biology 770, Literature 720 Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/433 AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Biology (5), Am. Gov (5), Calc AB (5) IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Physics, I.S. AP Comp. Gov, AP Calc BC Online, AP English Lit, Spanish 4 Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Elks MVS National Finalist, Multiple County and City and School-Level Recognitions [ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swimming, 4 Years (Captain 2 Years); InterACT community service Club, 4 Years (President); Teen Advisory Committee, 4 years (President, 2 years); National Honor Society, 3 yrs (President); Model United Nations (2 yrs); Intramural Swimming (2 years); Track and Field (2 yrs); Church Youth Group (6 years) Job/Work Experience: Nanny, summer before senior year Volunteer/Community service: Early Literacy Volunteer (3 years); Library Volunteer (2 yrs); Time at High School Swim/Track Meets (2 yrs); Spanish Tutor (1 yr) Summer Activities: Intramural Swimming, Nanny Essays: I'm a pretty good writer: One was about my experience developing as a person on my high school swim team, the other about my passion for human rights and the cessation of genocide Teacher Recommendation: Excellent Counselor Rec: Excellent, I presume, my school loves me Additional Rec: Outstanding Interview: Very Very Good (He told me I gave a good interview) Other State (if domestic applicant): MI School Type: Good Public Ethnicity: White bread Gender: Female Income Bracket: $75,000 Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none Reflection Strengths: Test Scores, Grades Weaknesses: No hook, few national awards Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn't cure cancer and I'm not a left-handed black tuba player from Kansas General Comments: Admissions is such a crapshoot.