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Aequorea · 12-17-2007, 12:57 PM

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Stats:

SAT: 2350 (800 M, 800 W, 750 CR)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Chem, 750 Lit
ACT: none
GPA: 4.0 (97.42/98.00)
Rank: not released
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5 AP Chem, 5 AP Euro, 5 AP US, 5 AP Calc BC (5 AB subscore), 5 AP Bio, 5 AP Macroecon, 5 AP Microecon, 5 AP English Language; this year, AP's Stat, Studio Art, Psych, English Lit, Spanish, Physics C

Subjective

Essays: pretty good, I feel; my strongest one was about my love-hate relationship with violin
Teacher Recs: good and great
Counselor Rec: great; my counselor says I'm the best student he's had in his 20-odd year career
Supplementary Material: violin recording; I thought this was pretty strong
Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): nothing really

Personal

Location: upstate NY
High School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Applied for Financial Aid: Y

Other

Extracurriculars: math league captain, philharmonic youth orchestra (violin), wind ensemble (flute), art club, yearbook editor, National Honor Society
Awards: honor roll, Scholastic Arts Awards (2 silver keys, 2 honorable), American Chem Society award, Sokol High School Literary Awards (poetry, $100 prize), Spanish National Honor Society, National Spanish Exam Medalla de Oro, Math League All-County Awards, Wellesley Book Award, National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National AP Scholar
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I think the weakest part of my application was the interview, which for me was to be expected. Maybe I also portrayed myself as spread too thin...?

12-17-2007, 12:57 PM	#55
Aequorea New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	Deferred Stats: SAT: 2350 (800 M, 800 W, 750 CR) SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Chem, 750 Lit ACT: none GPA: 4.0 (97.42/98.00) Rank: not released Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5 AP Chem, 5 AP Euro, 5 AP US, 5 AP Calc BC (5 AB subscore), 5 AP Bio, 5 AP Macroecon, 5 AP Microecon, 5 AP English Language; this year, AP's Stat, Studio Art, Psych, English Lit, Spanish, Physics C Subjective Essays: pretty good, I feel; my strongest one was about my love-hate relationship with violin Teacher Recs: good and great Counselor Rec: great; my counselor says I'm the best student he's had in his 20-odd year career Supplementary Material: violin recording; I thought this was pretty strong Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): nothing really Personal Location: upstate NY High School Type: public Ethnicity: Asian Gender: female Applied for Financial Aid: Y Other Extracurriculars: math league captain, philharmonic youth orchestra (violin), wind ensemble (flute), art club, yearbook editor, National Honor Society Awards: honor roll, Scholastic Arts Awards (2 silver keys, 2 honorable), American Chem Society award, Sokol High School Literary Awards (poetry, $100 prize), Spanish National Honor Society, National Spanish Exam Medalla de Oro, Math League All-County Awards, Wellesley Book Award, National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National AP Scholar Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I think the weakest part of my application was the interview, which for me was to be expected. Maybe I also portrayed myself as spread too thin...?
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