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Peytoncline · 12-15-2008, 06:33 PM

Decision: Deferred
[*] Intended Major: Chemistry

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 800 M, 780 W (9 essay)
ACT: 35 C -- 36 E, 36 M, 34 R, 34 S (8 Essay)
SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 740 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (3); World History (4), Chem (5), Physics B (5), Calculus AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Cal BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Gov't, AP Language, Honors Senior Thesis
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All-State Band; Superior Rating, Solo Work.. and some others, but i'm mad, so i'm not going to list them..

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Jazz band (lead trombonist), Marching Band (section leader), Quiz Bowl, President - Band Council, Vice Pres. - Science and Engineering Club, etc..
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 141 Hours of volunteering
Summer Activities: Band Camps, Honor Band trip to Hawaii, volunteering, swim team
Essays: common app - a band experience and how it led me to take honors senior thesis (we write a 60 page paper in this class); yale - essay about my dad and his impact on me
Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chem
State (if domestic applicant): Arkansas (Little Rock)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 75K - 100K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, really, i guess

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, ACT/SAT scores, SAT IIs, all-state band stuff
Weaknesses: maybe i could have had a couple more ECs and leadership stuff
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: don't know, guess i'm just missing something... also no one from my school has ever been accepted to Yale; even a guy with perfect SATs and ACTs a few years back was rejected (he went to Harvard and is now at Harvard Med School)

General Comments: well, i guess april is next...

12-15-2008, 06:33 PM	#42
Peytoncline Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Princeton '13 Posts: 2,214	Decision: Deferred [] Intended Major: Chemistry Objective:* SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 800 M, 780 W (9 essay) ACT: 35 C -- 36 E, 36 M, 34 R, 34 S (8 Essay) SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 740 Physics Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5% AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (3); World History (4), Chem (5), Physics B (5), Calculus AB (5) IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Cal BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Gov't, AP Language, Honors Senior Thesis Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All-State Band; Superior Rating, Solo Work.. and some others, but i'm mad, so i'm not going to list them.. Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Jazz band (lead trombonist), Marching Band (section leader), Quiz Bowl, President - Band Council, Vice Pres. - Science and Engineering Club, etc.. Job/Work Experience: N/A Volunteer/Community service: 141 Hours of volunteering Summer Activities: Band Camps, Honor Band trip to Hawaii, volunteering, swim team Essays: common app - a band experience and how it led me to take honors senior thesis (we write a 60 page paper in this class); yale - essay about my dad and his impact on me Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent Counselor Rec: excellent Additional Rec: N/A Interview: N/A Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes Intended Major: Chem State (if domestic applicant): Arkansas (Little Rock) Country (if international applicant): School Type: Private Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Income Bracket: 75K - 100K Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, really, i guess Reflection Strengths: GPA, ACT/SAT scores, SAT IIs, all-state band stuff Weaknesses: maybe i could have had a couple more ECs and leadership stuff Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: don't know, guess i'm just missing something... also no one from my school has ever been accepted to Yale; even a guy with perfect SATs and ACTs a few years back was rejected (he went to Harvard and is now at Harvard Med School) General Comments: well, i guess april is next...
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