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randomnerdz · 12-15-2008, 06:34 PM

Decision: Deferred

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): M: 780; CR: 760; W: 800; Total: 2340
ACT: N/A
SAT II: MathII: 770; U.S. History: 760; Literature: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/561
AP (place score in parenthesis): APHG (5), CHEMISTRY (4), USHISTORY (4), SPANISH LANGUAGE (4), STATISTICS (4), ENGLISH LANGUAGE (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several state, national, and international poetry and humanities awards.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Interact Community Service Club (President)
Model Organization of American States (President)
Student Council (Student Body Executive)
Business Professionals of America
UIL Literary Criticism & Ready Writing
Varsity Orchestra (Event Coordinator)
Interfaith Club (Secretary)
Job/Work Experience: I worked at a calling center last summer
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered as a Research Assistant for two Psychology Professors last summer. I have hundreds of service hours and organize many youth and community action/activist projects.
Summer Activities: Calling Center, Research Assistant
Essays: EC: How I promote human rights/activism with Interact;
CommonApp: My beard -- and how it's taught me that no stereotype can constrain me;
Yale Supplement: My empathy with strangers (creative piece)
Teacher Recommendation: 1st- Should have been excellent. He said he felt like he never taught me anything because I already knew it.
2nd- Pleasant, but I don't think he's a good writer...
Counselor Rec: Fantastic
Additional Rec: Interact Club Sponsor-Glowing; I'm one of her favorite students from the past 21 years
Interview: On Campus-Exciting. I think he was impressed that I had arranged meetings with profs/department heads on my visit and that I had conducted individual research in Psychology.
Supplementary Material: I submitted a Graphic Design Portfolio (I manage my own website) and 3 of my poems

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Women's , Gender, & Sexuality Studies
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: My essays were very, very creative. I'm positive that they show an unadulterated portrayal of who I am. I'm also quite weird (I guess you could say unique) I have a lot of eclectic tastes and have done a lot of human rights work in high school.
Weaknesses: You tell me?
Why you think you were deferred: I have no idea...perhaps because it's Yale and the applicant pool is so strong.

General Comments: Majorly bummed

. Yale was definitely my first choice. I'm not sure what else I could have done differently. This sucks.

12-15-2008, 06:34 PM	#43
randomnerdz New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 24	Decision: Deferred Objective: SAT I (breakdown): M: 780; CR: 760; W: 800; Total: 2340 ACT: N/A SAT II: MathII: 770; U.S. History: 760; Literature: 740 Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/561 AP (place score in parenthesis): APHG (5), CHEMISTRY (4), USHISTORY (4), SPANISH LANGUAGE (4), STATISTICS (4), ENGLISH LANGUAGE (5) IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several state, national, and international poetry and humanities awards. Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interact Community Service Club (President) Model Organization of American States (President) Student Council (Student Body Executive) Business Professionals of America UIL Literary Criticism & Ready Writing Varsity Orchestra (Event Coordinator) Interfaith Club (Secretary) Job/Work Experience: I worked at a calling center last summer Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered as a Research Assistant for two Psychology Professors last summer. I have hundreds of service hours and organize many youth and community action/activist projects. Summer Activities: Calling Center, Research Assistant Essays: EC: How I promote human rights/activism with Interact; CommonApp: My beard -- and how it's taught me that no stereotype can constrain me; Yale Supplement: My empathy with strangers (creative piece) Teacher Recommendation: 1st- Should have been excellent. He said he felt like he never taught me anything because I already knew it. 2nd- Pleasant, but I don't think he's a good writer... Counselor Rec: Fantastic Additional Rec: Interact Club Sponsor-Glowing; I'm one of her favorite students from the past 21 years Interview: On Campus-Exciting. I think he was impressed that I had arranged meetings with profs/department heads on my visit and that I had conducted individual research in Psychology. Supplementary Material: I submitted a Graphic Design Portfolio (I manage my own website) and 3 of my poems Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes Intended Major: Women's , Gender, & Sexuality Studies State (if domestic applicant): TX Country (if international applicant): School Type: Large Public Ethnicity: South Asian Gender: Male Income Bracket: Middle Class Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None Reflection Strengths: My essays were very, very creative. I'm positive that they show an unadulterated portrayal of who I am. I'm also quite weird (I guess you could say unique) I have a lot of eclectic tastes and have done a lot of human rights work in high school. Weaknesses: You tell me? Why you think you were deferred: I have no idea...perhaps because it's Yale and the applicant pool is so strong. General Comments: Majorly bummed . Yale was definitely my first choice. I'm not sure what else I could have done differently. This sucks.
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