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TheWerg · 12-15-2008, 06:57 PM

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 CR, 740 Math, 800 Writing- 10 Essay)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: Math 2 (800), Literature (800), US History (800), Chemistry (700)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/540, since my school counts 8th grade.
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Environmental Science (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP English Lit, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chemistry, Academic Decathlon, Debate.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate 11-12 (Varsity PF Captain 12, Treasurer 12), Academic Decathlon 11-12 (Co-captain 12), Model United Nations 11-12 (Treasurer 12), Vietnamese Culture Club 11-12 (Vice President 12), Science Fiction Club 9-12 (Officer 11, VP/secretary 12)
Job/Work Experience: Worked on a house with my dad for one summer.
Volunteer/Community service: Nothing listed.
Summer Activities: Aforementioned house, AcaDec summer school, reading like crazy.
Essays: Common App was excellent, supplement was pretty good.
Teacher Recommendation: One form letter, one awesome.
Counselor Rec: No clue
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Went well, I think.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Piece of **** public school
Ethnicity: Mexican/Jewish
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

Strengths: One of my recs, one of my essays, near-perfect scores, URM.
Weaknesses: Didn't get anything going until junior year, no volunteering.
Why you think you were rejected: Weaknesses listed above.

General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got accepted; you're all great people and I know you'll have amazing lives. Everyone who got deferred, don't give up hope, and you'll have great lives too. Actually, all of us will have great lives.

12-15-2008, 06:57 PM	#72
TheWerg Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 330	Decision: Rejected Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 CR, 740 Math, 800 Writing- 10 Essay) ACT: n/a SAT II: Math 2 (800), Literature (800), US History (800), Chemistry (700) Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/540, since my school counts 8th grade. AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Environmental Science (5) IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP English Lit, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chemistry, Academic Decathlon, Debate. Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar. Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate 11-12 (Varsity PF Captain 12, Treasurer 12), Academic Decathlon 11-12 (Co-captain 12), Model United Nations 11-12 (Treasurer 12), Vietnamese Culture Club 11-12 (Vice President 12), Science Fiction Club 9-12 (Officer 11, VP/secretary 12) Job/Work Experience: Worked on a house with my dad for one summer. Volunteer/Community service: Nothing listed. Summer Activities: Aforementioned house, AcaDec summer school, reading like crazy. Essays: Common App was excellent, supplement was pretty good. Teacher Recommendation: One form letter, one awesome. Counselor Rec: No clue Additional Rec: None Interview: Went well, I think. Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep Intended Major: English State (if domestic applicant): CA Country (if international applicant): n/a School Type: Piece of ** public school Ethnicity: Mexican/Jewish Gender: Male Income Bracket: Middle middle class Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM Reflection Strengths: One of my recs, one of my essays, near-perfect scores, URM. Weaknesses: Didn't get anything going until junior year, no volunteering. Why you think you were rejected: Weaknesses listed above. General Comments:** Congratulations to everyone who got accepted; you're all great people and I know you'll have amazing lives. Everyone who got deferred, don't give up hope, and you'll have great lives too. Actually, all of us will have great lives.
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