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Old 12-18-2007, 05:31 PM   #63
theshirt23
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 16
bleh

Deferred

Stats:

* SAT: 2270 (Math 720, CR 780, W 770)
* SAT II: 750 Math II, 740 Physics, 760 US History
* GPA: 4.67W(current), 4.40W(cum.), 3.95UW
* Rank: N/A, but top 5 out of 250
* Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
AP US History 5, AP Calculus AB 5, AP English Language 5


Subjective

* Essays: Not terrific, but pretty good- I'm a good writer; they were not my best work, but certainly good
* Teacher Recs: One was the whole "one of the best students i've ever taught" and the other was pretty similar, just not outright stated. So they were great.
* Counselor Rec: Probably great
* Supplementary Material: None submitted
* Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none, in terms of recruitment...my ECs were unique though--I'm Domain Admin of my school network, same access, control, and responsibility as our CIO

Personal

* Location: Philly, PA, USA
* High School Type: Private
* Ethnicity: Caucasian
* Gender: M
* Applied for Financial Aid: Yes


Other

* Extracurriculars:
- Band: Competition Jazz Band, Concert Band, and Pep Band
- Mathletes
- "Network Management"- I have worked through the program to be a Domain Administrator, as explained above
- National Honor Society

* Awards:
- National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist
- AP Scholar

* Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:
- Should have spent more time on my essay
- Will be sending in supplementary materials and another rec.
- Would advise future applicants that this is NOT the time to be modest.
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