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southeasttitan · 03-31-2009, 06:53 PM

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (780 CR, 620 M, 780 W)
SAT II: 780 Lit, 750 M, 650 CR
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/450
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish 4, USH 5
Senior Year Course Load: 3 courses at Macalester College, AP Calc, AP Human Geography, independent projects in English, Newspaper
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2008 Davidson Fellow for Literature

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
- Award-winning newspaper, Editor-in-Chief
- Varsity soccer (not recruited)
- State-ranked Quiz Bowl team
Job/Work Experience: Loft Literary Center teen council
Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours, Head Start literacy program
Summer Activities: Soccer, volunteering, writing
Essays: I'm a writer, so probably my strongest suit. Wrote about my favorite passage from my book and my dog.
Teacher Recommendation: Best in my career, etc.
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Dull and nondescript, but good, I guess.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Literature
State (if domestic applicant): MN
School Type: Inner-city public
Ethnicity: White. I know, what?
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $40,000/year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Davidson Fellowship?

Reflection

Strengths: Davidson Fellowship, essays, being from the city.
Weaknesses: Math!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Harvard, Northwestern, Macalester College, waitlisted Princeton, WashU, Boston College (lawl), denied Brwon

[ b]General Comments:[/b] ***??? I can't believe this!!!!!!!!

03-31-2009, 06:53 PM	#34
southeasttitan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,596	Decision: Accepted Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (780 CR, 620 M, 780 W) SAT II: 780 Lit, 750 M, 650 CR Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/450 AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish 4, USH 5 Senior Year Course Load: 3 courses at Macalester College, AP Calc, AP Human Geography, independent projects in English, Newspaper Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2008 Davidson Fellow for Literature Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): - Award-winning newspaper, Editor-in-Chief - Varsity soccer (not recruited) - State-ranked Quiz Bowl team Job/Work Experience: Loft Literary Center teen council Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours, Head Start literacy program Summer Activities: Soccer, volunteering, writing Essays: I'm a writer, so probably my strongest suit. Wrote about my favorite passage from my book and my dog. Teacher Recommendation: Best in my career, etc. Counselor Rec: Great Additional Rec: N/A Interview: Dull and nondescript, but good, I guess. Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes Intended Major: Literature State (if domestic applicant): MN School Type: Inner-city public Ethnicity: White. I know, what? Gender: F Income Bracket: $40,000/year Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Davidson Fellowship? Reflection Strengths: Davidson Fellowship, essays, being from the city. Weaknesses: Math! Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea! Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Harvard, Northwestern, Macalester College, waitlisted Princeton, WashU, Boston College (lawl), denied Brwon [ b]General Comments:[/b] ***??? I can't believe this!!!!!!!!
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