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neforrester · 12-19-2007, 11:09 PM

Accepted! W00t!

Stats:

SAT: CR: 800(I was surprised) MA:760, WR: 650
SAT II: Math2: 800, Chem: 800
GPA: 3.8 or so
Rank: top 15% of 377
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Chem: 4

Subjective

Essays: Worked very hard on them (obsessed over them?)
Teacher Recs: Good, I think.
Counselor Rec: Good, I think.
Supplementary Material: Description of my very cool junior year science fair project
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Awesome Summer Job involving CS and EE, 4th place in CS at International Science and Engineering Fair, legacy

Personal

Location: New England
High School Type: Public, medium/large, suburban, not super great, but pretty good.
Gender: Male
Applied for Financial Aid: N

Other

Extracurriculars: Very cool summer job with EE and CS, Science fair projects, Martial arts (2nd degree black belt), Math team (co-captian), Sailing, Mock trial.
Awards: 4th place in CS at International Science and Engineering Fair (and a bunch of other science fair awards), National Merit Scholarship Competition Semi-finalist, and the usual stuff (honor roll, geometry student of the quarter, that sort of thing)
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Extracurriculars > Acedemics in my opinion. Really bad grades, scores, etc can keep you out, but Good grades won't get you in by themselves. I noticed that I got in where students near to the 4.0-2400-AP Scholar ideal got deferred. I showed that I can get out and solve real world problems, not just regurgitate material learned from a textbook. Also, I did my Extracurriculars consistently. I've been doing martial arts since first grade, math team, mock trial and sailing since my Freshman year, science-fair projects since 3rd grade, my job for 3 summers, etc. It shows that I really care about those things, and I'm not just using them as resume stuffers.

12-19-2007, 11:09 PM	#66
neforrester New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 21	Extracurriculars > Acedemics Accepted! W00t! Stats: SAT: CR: 800(I was surprised) MA:760, WR: 650 SAT II: Math2: 800, Chem: 800 GPA: 3.8 or so Rank: top 15% of 377 Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Chem: 4 Subjective Essays: Worked very hard on them (obsessed over them?) Teacher Recs: Good, I think. Counselor Rec: Good, I think. Supplementary Material: Description of my very cool junior year science fair project Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Awesome Summer Job involving CS and EE, 4th place in CS at International Science and Engineering Fair, legacy Personal Location: New England High School Type: Public, medium/large, suburban, not super great, but pretty good. Gender: Male Applied for Financial Aid: N Other Extracurriculars: Very cool summer job with EE and CS, Science fair projects, Martial arts (2nd degree black belt), Math team (co-captian), Sailing, Mock trial. Awards: 4th place in CS at International Science and Engineering Fair (and a bunch of other science fair awards), National Merit Scholarship Competition Semi-finalist, and the usual stuff (honor roll, geometry student of the quarter, that sort of thing) Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Extracurriculars > Acedemics in my opinion. Really bad grades, scores, etc can keep you out, but Good grades won't get you in by themselves. I noticed that I got in where students near to the 4.0-2400-AP Scholar ideal got deferred. I showed that I can get out and solve real world problems, not just regurgitate material learned from a textbook. Also, I did my Extracurriculars consistently. I've been doing martial arts since first grade, math team, mock trial and sailing since my Freshman year, science-fair projects since 3rd grade, my job for 3 summers, etc. It shows that I really care about those things, and I'm not just using them as resume stuffers.
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