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dwindlelights · 04-06-2008, 03:12 AM

Decision: Waitlisted
Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 800 M, 800 W
ACT: 31
SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Physics, 720 U.S. History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 UW, 4.4 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/692
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), World History (4), English Language (4), U.S. History (5), Physics B (5), Calculus (5), Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):None
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP French Language, AP Calculus BC, AP Government, College Prep Seminar, College Peer Counseling
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council, Teaching myself French and Cantonese
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club (Vice-President), College Peer Counselor (Testing Coordinator), volunteered at a Kaiser Hospital
Summer Activities: Took a Chemistry and Linguistics Course at a community college and a Math Analysis one at my high school
Essays: I thought they were pretty good but not great
Teacher Recommendation: One good; one decent
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Good, we talked about learning a second language and its hardships

Other

State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): U.S.America =]
School Type: Public, large
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender:M
Income Bracket:$60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):First Generation

Reflection

Strengths: SAT, rank
Weaknesses: Ethnicity, extracurriculars were bland
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Look at my weaknesses

General Comments:
Also waitlisted at Stanford and Columbia
Rejected from Yale and Princeton
Plan to go to UCLA or Cal! =]

Well at least I tried and now I can move on.

04-06-2008, 03:12 AM	#254
dwindlelights Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Gender: Male Threads: 9 Posts: 149	Decision: Waitlisted Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 800 M, 800 W ACT: 31 SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Physics, 720 U.S. History Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 UW, 4.4 W Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/692 AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), World History (4), English Language (4), U.S. History (5), Physics B (5), Calculus (5), Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (5) IB (place score in parenthesis):None Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP French Language, AP Calculus BC, AP Government, College Prep Seminar, College Peer Counseling Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council, Teaching myself French and Cantonese Job/Work Experience: None Volunteer/Community service: Key Club (Vice-President), College Peer Counselor (Testing Coordinator), volunteered at a Kaiser Hospital Summer Activities: Took a Chemistry and Linguistics Course at a community college and a Math Analysis one at my high school Essays: I thought they were pretty good but not great Teacher Recommendation: One good; one decent Counselor Rec: Good Additional Rec: None Interview: Good, we talked about learning a second language and its hardships Other State (if domestic applicant): California Country (if international applicant): U.S.America =] School Type: Public, large Ethnicity: Chinese Gender:M Income Bracket:$60,000 Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):First Generation Reflection Strengths: SAT, rank Weaknesses: Ethnicity, extracurriculars were bland Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Look at my weaknesses General Comments: Also waitlisted at Stanford and Columbia Rejected from Yale and Princeton Plan to go to UCLA or Cal! =] Well at least I tried and now I can move on.