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Old 12-15-2008, 06:09 PM   #85
Adelaide
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 180
Decision: Deferred

Objective:
  • SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800 CR, 790 M, 800 W)
  • ACT:
  • SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Literature, 760 US History
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure; weighted is 4.57
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (US History), 5 (Lang & Comp), 5 (Chemistry)
  • IB (place score in parenthesis):
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Economics, AP Modern European
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Scholastic Art & Writing for Poetry; NMS; CT Governor's Award; others
Subjective:
  • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Key Club (President), Lit Mag (Layout Editor), NHS
  • Job/Work Experience:
  • Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Hebrew school every Sunday morning (teach Hebrew, organized Jewish folktales program for little kids)
  • Summer Activities: Wharton's Leadership in the Business World program; Summer@Brown; ACL surgery
  • Essays: thought they were good; one was about how i came to the realization that i can learn so much from the people around me; other was about having confidence
  • Teacher Recommendation: both glowing
  • Counselor Rec: should have been fine
  • Additional Rec: none
  • Interview: one on-campus, thought it went well; one alumni, also thought it went fine
Other
  • Applied for Financial Aid?: No
  • Intended Major: English (writing concentration)
  • State (if domestic applicant): CT
  • Country (if international applicant):
  • School Type: Public; 1200 students; 300 seniors
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: F
  • Income Bracket: $100,000+
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy
Reflection
  • Strengths:
  • Weaknesses:
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: Good Luck!!
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