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mtyalefan · 12-15-2008, 06:34 PM

Decision: Deferred

Intended Major: Economics

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800W 800R 770M)
ACT: 34
SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Literature, 710 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/343
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH
IB (place score in parenthesis): No program@school
Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic team (captain), Policy debate, science bowl (captain), downhill skiing
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: none
Summer Activities: Policy debate camps, national academic team tournaments, Junior Statesmen of America summer school
Essays: I thought they were great, as did peers, parents, and teachers
Teacher Recommendation: 1 incredible (top 1%) 2 great (top 5%)
Counselor Rec: best-student-in-career type recommendation
Additional Rec: rec from Harvard professor
Interview: a little nervous, but very friendly, overall good

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Montana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, very non-competitive
Ethnicity: whiter than snow
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 120k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): underrepresented state, lived abroad

Reflection

Strengths: Scores/GPA not bad, State very underrepresented, recommendations
Weaknesses: weak course load (even though hardest at school), lack community service, lack of major awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses

General Comments: Congratulations to everyone that got in. I'm disappointed, but there's always the fall.

12-15-2008, 06:34 PM	#44
mtyalefan New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	Decision: Deferred Intended Major: Economics Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800W 800R 770M) ACT: 34 SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Literature, 710 US History Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/343 AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH IB (place score in parenthesis): No program@school Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic team (captain), Policy debate, science bowl (captain), downhill skiing Job/Work Experience: none Volunteer/Community service: none Summer Activities: Policy debate camps, national academic team tournaments, Junior Statesmen of America summer school Essays: I thought they were great, as did peers, parents, and teachers Teacher Recommendation: 1 incredible (top 1%) 2 great (top 5%) Counselor Rec: best-student-in-career type recommendation Additional Rec: rec from Harvard professor Interview: a little nervous, but very friendly, overall good Other State (if domestic applicant): Montana Country (if international applicant): School Type: public, very non-competitive Ethnicity: whiter than snow Gender: male Income Bracket: 120k Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): underrepresented state, lived abroad Reflection Strengths: Scores/GPA not bad, State very underrepresented, recommendations Weaknesses: weak course load (even though hardest at school), lack community service, lack of major awards Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses General Comments: Congratulations to everyone that got in. I'm disappointed, but there's always the fall.
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