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GrenadeJumper · 03-15-2008, 11:52 AM

Rejected

Stats:

SAT:2270 (720 CR 760 M 790 W)
SAT II:800 Math 2c, 760 US, 720 Chem
ACT:N/A
GPA: 4.4 w, 3.93 UW
Rank: School Doesn't but top 3%
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Bio-4, Ap Chem-5, AP stat- 5 AP us- 4, AP euro-5 taking five more this year (Calc BC, Lit, Spanish lang, Gov, Physics C)

Subjective

Essays: great, about scuba diving haha
Teacher Recs:strong
Counselor Rec: strong
Supplementary Material: none
Interview: lasted like two and a half hours
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Being Caucasian from California really helps haha

Personal

Other

Extracurriculars:Eagle Scout, Various Clubs with leadership, COSMOS and UCSD, lots of volunteer work, trombone player, swimming, nothing special.
Awards:Eagle Scout, Valedictorian, AP Scholar with distinction.
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:applied on a whim, I wasn't expecting much so its fine. I also didn't write the optional effort, too much work. plus i got into wesleyan yesterday so im happy.

Congrats to all who got in!!

03-15-2008, 11:52 AM	#70
GrenadeJumper Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 86	Rejected Stats: SAT:2270 (720 CR 760 M 790 W) SAT II:800 Math 2c, 760 US, 720 Chem ACT:N/A GPA: 4.4 w, 3.93 UW Rank: School Doesn't but top 3% Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Bio-4, Ap Chem-5, AP stat- 5 AP us- 4, AP euro-5 taking five more this year (Calc BC, Lit, Spanish lang, Gov, Physics C) Subjective Essays: great, about scuba diving haha Teacher Recs:strong Counselor Rec: strong Supplementary Material: none Interview: lasted like two and a half hours Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Being Caucasian from California really helps haha Personal Location:CA High School Typeublic Ethnicity:white Gender: male Other Extracurriculars:Eagle Scout, Various Clubs with leadership, COSMOS and UCSD, lots of volunteer work, trombone player, swimming, nothing special. Awards:Eagle Scout, Valedictorian, AP Scholar with distinction. Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:applied on a whim, I wasn't expecting much so its fine. I also didn't write the optional effort, too much work. plus i got into wesleyan yesterday so im happy. Congrats to all who got in!! Last edited by molliebatmit; 08-02-2008 at 11:30 PM. Reason: Fixed formatting.
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