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Oisin · 12-18-2007, 12:13 AM

Deferred

Stats:

SAT: 2200 best single day, 2290 composite
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Biol, 790 Chem, 720 US Hist
ACT:
GPA: 4.5 approx weighted
Rank: Not ranked, top 5% approx in 300
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AMC dont remember, just short of AIME qual. AP 5 in USH, Biol, CalcBC, AP 4 in MacroEcon. (Studied AP Econ in online course during Summer 06) Taking AP Stats, Psych, Spanish, Physics this year.

Subjective

Essays: Fairly good but not exceptional
Teacher Recs: Saw one, very good. Didn't see the other
Counselor Rec: Didn't see
Supplementary Material: Short essay about preferred major/minor
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none except possible URM

Personal

Location: MA
High School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mexican American, Caucasian
Gender Male
Applied for Financial Aid: Y/N

Other

Extracurriculars: 4 yrs varsity tennis (all conference Jr year), cross country, football (1 yr varsity), Math team, Science Olympiad (State champion), Tenacity volunteer 1 month (tennis coach inner city children)
Awards: National Hispanic Scholar finalist, AP Scholar, National Merit Commended (PSAT not good)
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: My son would really like to have been accepted. I am in awe at the qualifications of both accepted and deferred candidates posting here. I just don't believe that these qualifications are all that common and I suspect that many of the deferred candidates posting here will get good news in the Spring -- from MIT or somewhere better. My son's deferral notice mentioned providing mid term grade reports which will be available in January. His interim grades this semester look quite promising so I hope those boost his chances in the next round.

12-18-2007, 12:13 AM	#60
Oisin New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 11	Deferred Stats: SAT: 2200 best single day, 2290 composite SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Biol, 790 Chem, 720 US Hist ACT: GPA: 4.5 approx weighted Rank: Not ranked, top 5% approx in 300 Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AMC dont remember, just short of AIME qual. AP 5 in USH, Biol, CalcBC, AP 4 in MacroEcon. (Studied AP Econ in online course during Summer 06) Taking AP Stats, Psych, Spanish, Physics this year. Subjective Essays: Fairly good but not exceptional Teacher Recs: Saw one, very good. Didn't see the other Counselor Rec: Didn't see Supplementary Material: Short essay about preferred major/minor Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none except possible URM Personal Location: MA High School Type: Public Ethnicity: Mexican American, Caucasian Gender Male Applied for Financial Aid: Y/N Other Extracurriculars: 4 yrs varsity tennis (all conference Jr year), cross country, football (1 yr varsity), Math team, Science Olympiad (State champion), Tenacity volunteer 1 month (tennis coach inner city children) Awards: National Hispanic Scholar finalist, AP Scholar, National Merit Commended (PSAT not good) Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: My son would really like to have been accepted. I am in awe at the qualifications of both accepted and deferred candidates posting here. I just don't believe that these qualifications are all that common and I suspect that many of the deferred candidates posting here will get good news in the Spring -- from MIT or somewhere better. My son's deferral notice mentioned providing mid term grade reports which will be available in January. His interim grades this semester look quite promising so I hope those boost his chances in the next round.
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