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Old 12-15-2007, 12:53 PM   #14
brwndude90
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Stats:

* SAT: 2340 (740R, 800W, 800M)
* SAT II: Math IIC: 800, Biology: 790
* ACT: N/A
* GPA: 4.00UW, 4.35W
* Rank: 1/695
* Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP: 5's on bio, env sci, us history, and calc ab; 4 on eng lang

Subjective

* Essays: pretty good
* Teacher Recs: very good, one was tailored to MIT (teacher from MIT)
* Counselor Rec: very good
* Supplementary Material: Key Club advisor rec (good)
* Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): leadership? *shrugs

Personal

* Location: Northern CA
* High School Type: large public
* Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
* Gender: Male
* Applied for Financial Aid: No

Other

* Extracurriculars: Key Club - Treasurer (11th), President (12th); Science Club - Treasurer (9th), VP (10th-11th), President (12th); Site Council (council of students, teachers, and parents for spending money) - Vice Chairperson (9th-12th)
* Awards: only small school stuff
* Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: It feels like...to these top universities, I'm just a wild card because I'm from a somewhat obscure (but still good) school. I thought my scores would take care of that...

Agh...four more months
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