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jarsilver · 03-31-2009, 05:34 PM

copy/pasted from brown thread, sorry for the discrepancies.

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (by section): 730 800 800 (CR/M/W)
SAT IIs: 770 760 (US History/French)
GPA: 3.89 UW
ACT:
APs: US History (5), English Lang (5), French Lang (4), will take English Lit, Calc AB, Physics B, and Microecon in May
IBs:
Senior Year Course Load:
Rank: school doesn't release rank, but I know I'm in the top 5%
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

ECs listed on app: President of Gay-Straight Alliance, Co-chair of City Youth Commission, produced a radio show, academic team, NHS, jazz band
Job/Work Experience: worked at a cafe last summer
Essays (subject and responses): common app was about finger painting. brown one was about a collection of anarchist zines I read. I liked them.
Teacher Recs: APUSH teacher, math teacher. only saw one and it was good. I also had a recommendation from a Brown grad student from a Summer@Brown course I took that was glowing.
Counselor Rec: she likes me and knows me pretty well.
Hook (if any, such as RSI or URM): brother attended.
Interview: OK, not great.

Location/Person:

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: political science
State or Country: Mass
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): suburban public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male

Reflection[ list][*] Strengths: I thought my ECs were somewhat interesting. I liked my essay but didn't know whether they would. [*] Weaknesses: CR score, GPA, lack of science APs, not much community service.[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: insane amount of applicants, nothing else. I just don't think I stood out in a crowd of 29,000 or whatever.[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was waitlisted at Swarthmore, Bowdoin, and Brown (top choice) and plan on going to Wesleyan. also got into Bard, Reed, Brandeis (full tuition scholarship), Vassar, and Oberlin (partial tuition scholarship.[/list]General Comments: not expecting to be accepted at all, I probably wouldn't have applied if my parents hadn't wanted me to because I knew I couldn't get in. congrats to those who were accepted, and those who weren't, I'm sure you'll be happy wherever you end up.

03-31-2009, 05:34 PM	#12
jarsilver Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 371	copy/pasted from brown thread, sorry for the discrepancies. Decision: Rejected Objective: SAT I (by section): 730 800 800 (CR/M/W) SAT IIs: 770 760 (US History/French) GPA: 3.89 UW ACT: APs: US History (5), English Lang (5), French Lang (4), will take English Lit, Calc AB, Physics B, and Microecon in May IBs: Senior Year Course Load: Rank: school doesn't release rank, but I know I'm in the top 5% Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Subjective: ECs listed on app: President of Gay-Straight Alliance, Co-chair of City Youth Commission, produced a radio show, academic team, NHS, jazz band Job/Work Experience: worked at a cafe last summer Essays (subject and responses): common app was about finger painting. brown one was about a collection of anarchist zines I read. I liked them. Teacher Recs: APUSH teacher, math teacher. only saw one and it was good. I also had a recommendation from a Brown grad student from a Summer@Brown course I took that was glowing. Counselor Rec: she likes me and knows me pretty well. Hook (if any, such as RSI or URM): brother attended. Interview: OK, not great. Location/Person: Applied for Financial Aid?: yes Intended Major: political science State or Country: Mass School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): suburban public Ethnicity: white Gender: male Reflection[ list][] Strengths: I thought my ECs were somewhat interesting. I liked my essay but didn't know whether they would. [] Weaknesses: CR score, GPA, lack of science APs, not much community service.[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: insane amount of applicants, nothing else. I just don't think I stood out in a crowd of 29,000 or whatever.[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was waitlisted at Swarthmore, Bowdoin, and Brown (top choice) and plan on going to Wesleyan. also got into Bard, Reed, Brandeis (full tuition scholarship), Vassar, and Oberlin (partial tuition scholarship.[/list]General Comments: not expecting to be accepted at all, I probably wouldn't have applied if my parents hadn't wanted me to because I knew I couldn't get in. congrats to those who were accepted, and those who weren't, I'm sure you'll be happy wherever you end up.
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