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llpitch · 03-31-2009, 06:44 PM

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Not reported: 2180 (690CR, 780M, 710W, 10E)
ACT: 34 (34E, 35M, 34R, 33S, 10E)
SAT II: Not reported: 780 Math2, 770 World History, 660 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 / 247
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s: World Hist, Statistics, Psychology (self studied), Comp Gov (self studied) 4’s: Eng Lang, Physics B, Euro Hist. 2009 AP Exams: Calc BC (self studying BC), Econ (self studying both), Bio, US Hist, Eng Lit
Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Calc AB, Spanish 3, AP Lit, AP Biology, APUSH (online)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really. Just AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Clarinet Section Leader, OBDA Select Band, Hawaii Honor Band twice, 7 years), Marching Band (Clarinet Section Leader, Hawaii All State Marching Band, Marched Rose Parade twice: 2006 and 2009), Mu Alpha Theta (Co-President senior year), Academic WorldQuest (Founder and Team Captain of the 4th/65 place team in Hawaii), NHS, Interact
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Just NHS and Interact
Summer Activities: Summer classes, band camp, I moved between my Soph and Junior years.
Essays: Decent I guess. Nothing amazing.
Teacher Recommendation: One said I was best student of career, other was good.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read; probably good
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah, but probably not getting any
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Half White, Half Filipino
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Navy brat..not like that’s even a hook lol.

Reflection

Strengths: ACT, Rank, AP scores, location
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, volunteer work, summers, essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Solid academics

General Comments: Congratz Class of 2013! Yale is my number 1 but I also got into Stanford and my parents are going to push hard for Stanford (about half the traveling costs back to Hawaii).

03-31-2009, 06:44 PM	#29
llpitch Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Honolulu -> Stanford 2013 Posts: 3,700	Decision: Accepted Objective: SAT I (breakdown): Not reported: 2180 (690CR, 780M, 710W, 10E) ACT: 34 (34E, 35M, 34R, 33S, 10E) SAT II: Not reported: 780 Math2, 770 World History, 660 Physics Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 / 247 AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s: World Hist, Statistics, Psychology (self studied), Comp Gov (self studied) 4’s: Eng Lang, Physics B, Euro Hist. 2009 AP Exams: Calc BC (self studying BC), Econ (self studying both), Bio, US Hist, Eng Lit Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Calc AB, Spanish 3, AP Lit, AP Biology, APUSH (online) Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really. Just AP Scholar with Distinction Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Clarinet Section Leader, OBDA Select Band, Hawaii Honor Band twice, 7 years), Marching Band (Clarinet Section Leader, Hawaii All State Marching Band, Marched Rose Parade twice: 2006 and 2009), Mu Alpha Theta (Co-President senior year), Academic WorldQuest (Founder and Team Captain of the 4th/65 place team in Hawaii), NHS, Interact Job/Work Experience: None Volunteer/Community service: Just NHS and Interact Summer Activities: Summer classes, band camp, I moved between my Soph and Junior years. Essays: Decent I guess. Nothing amazing. Teacher Recommendation: One said I was best student of career, other was good. Counselor Rec: Didn’t read; probably good Additional Rec: None Interview: None Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah, but probably not getting any Intended Major: Undecided State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii Country (if international applicant): School Type: Public Ethnicity: Half White, Half Filipino Gender: Male Income Bracket: 200k+ Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Navy brat..not like that’s even a hook lol. Reflection Strengths: ACT, Rank, AP scores, location Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, volunteer work, summers, essays Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Solid academics General Comments: Congratz Class of 2013! Yale is my number 1 but I also got into Stanford and my parents are going to push hard for Stanford (about half the traveling costs back to Hawaii).
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