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Ceetie Bee · 12-15-2008, 06:36 PM

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2060: Math 660, Reading 700, Writing 700
ACT: 31
SAT II: Japanese 650, US History 710, Literature 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/319
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Statistics, US Government, English, Biology
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English, Wind Ensemble, AP Statistics, Japanese 4, AP US Government, Advanced Constitutional Law/Japanese Departmental Assistant, Early Release
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, US Rowing Honor Roll -- Honorable Mention

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Clarinet since 6th grade (2008-2009 section leader), Japanese Club (Activities Director 2007-2008), community rowing team (coxswain), pep band (basketball and football), pit orchestra (2008-2009 "The Wizard of Oz"), etc.
Volunteer/Community service: FreeGeek -- volunteer computer builder
Summer Activities: Summer crew practices, Concordia Language Villages 4-week Japanese immersion camp (Summer 2006, 2007)
Essays: 1. Being the only girl on the men's crew team/why I stick with it, 2. My love for languages
Teacher Recommendation: Junior English teacher, Japanese teacher -- both have known me since freshman year
Counselor Rec: My regular school counselor who has known me well since I started high school.
Additional Rec: Crew coach, known me since sophomore year.
Interview: Went okay; it was my first interview and the interviewer was obviously new to the process as well.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Japanese
State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: No idea...
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Great-uncle was 20-year faculty member, good number of relatives went to Yale. (However they are fairly distantly related to me.)

Reflection

Strengths: Japanese, crew
Weaknesses: Grades (I got a C in math sophomore year), scores (they're much lower than most of the people here at CC), too cool for New Haven, etc.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was hoping to get athletic support and be potentially recruited. That didn't end up working out, so I was pretty much expecting to be rejected. Fortunately I'm already in at another good school, so if my other apps don't work out I'll be perfectly happy closer to home.

General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!

12-15-2008, 06:36 PM	#49
Ceetie Bee Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 89	Decision: Rejected Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2060: Math 660, Reading 700, Writing 700 ACT: 31 SAT II: Japanese 650, US History 710, Literature 690 Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/319 AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Statistics, US Government, English, Biology Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English, Wind Ensemble, AP Statistics, Japanese 4, AP US Government, Advanced Constitutional Law/Japanese Departmental Assistant, Early Release Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, US Rowing Honor Roll -- Honorable Mention Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Clarinet since 6th grade (2008-2009 section leader), Japanese Club (Activities Director 2007-2008), community rowing team (coxswain), pep band (basketball and football), pit orchestra (2008-2009 "The Wizard of Oz"), etc. Volunteer/Community service: FreeGeek -- volunteer computer builder Summer Activities: Summer crew practices, Concordia Language Villages 4-week Japanese immersion camp (Summer 2006, 2007) Essays: 1. Being the only girl on the men's crew team/why I stick with it, 2. My love for languages Teacher Recommendation: Junior English teacher, Japanese teacher -- both have known me since freshman year Counselor Rec: My regular school counselor who has known me well since I started high school. Additional Rec: Crew coach, known me since sophomore year. Interview: Went okay; it was my first interview and the interviewer was obviously new to the process as well. Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes Intended Major: Japanese State (if domestic applicant): Oregon School Type: Public Ethnicity: White Gender: Female Income Bracket: No idea... Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Great-uncle was 20-year faculty member, good number of relatives went to Yale. (However they are fairly distantly related to me.) Reflection Strengths: Japanese, crew Weaknesses: Grades (I got a C in math sophomore year), scores (they're much lower than most of the people here at CC), too cool for New Haven, etc. Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was hoping to get athletic support and be potentially recruited. That didn't end up working out, so I was pretty much expecting to be rejected. Fortunately I'm already in at another good school, so if my other apps don't work out I'll be perfectly happy closer to home. General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!
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