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.:Indian:. · 12-15-2007, 01:38 PM

Deferred

Stats:

SAT: 2310 (1580 M + CR, 730 W, 8 E) First time
SAT II: 770 Math 2, 740 USH, 730 Bio M
ACT: 34 (35 Math, 34 everything else)
GPA: 3.63 UW, 4.24 W
Rank: N/A I think at least top 10%
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Euro History (4), US History (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5); AIME (3)

Subjective

Essays: I thought the main one was awesome (in hindsight, perhaps not?), I wrote the optional one with something I created for Science Fair
Teacher Recs: Good, I think, they both love me...
Counselor Rec: Decent? She likes me, so...
Supplementary Material: I sent in an abstract from my summer research at JPL - I'll send in another rec as part of the deferral "appeal".
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nothing really...I've moved around a lot in my life...?

Personal

Location: Sunny Los Angeles, CA
High School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Applied for Financial Aid: Y

Other

Extracurriculars: Chess (10 years) - lots of national/state awards; top 65 in the nation in my age group. Paid Summer Internship at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. Science Fair projects...tutor/teach chess at the Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena. Some other stuff...w/e
Awards: AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Commended, couple of other awards and stuff - nothing spectacular...
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Damn...I gotta work on apps now

I think the problems in my app were my GPA and my lack of conspicuous awards. We'll see.

12-15-2007, 01:38 PM	#21
.:Indian:. Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA ----> Berkeley :) Posts: 871	Deferred Stats: SAT: 2310 (1580 M + CR, 730 W, 8 E) First time SAT II: 770 Math 2, 740 USH, 730 Bio M ACT: 34 (35 Math, 34 everything else) GPA: 3.63 UW, 4.24 W Rank: N/A I think at least top 10% Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Euro History (4), US History (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5); AIME (3) Subjective Essays: I thought the main one was awesome (in hindsight, perhaps not?), I wrote the optional one with something I created for Science Fair Teacher Recs: Good, I think, they both love me... Counselor Rec: Decent? She likes me, so... Supplementary Material: I sent in an abstract from my summer research at JPL - I'll send in another rec as part of the deferral "appeal". Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nothing really...I've moved around a lot in my life...? Personal Location: Sunny Los Angeles, CA High School Type: Public Ethnicity: Indian Gender: Male Applied for Financial Aid: Y Other Extracurriculars: Chess (10 years) - lots of national/state awards; top 65 in the nation in my age group. Paid Summer Internship at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. Science Fair projects...tutor/teach chess at the Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena. Some other stuff...w/e Awards: AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Commended, couple of other awards and stuff - nothing spectacular... Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Damn...I gotta work on apps now I think the problems in my app were my GPA and my lack of conspicuous awards. We'll see.
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