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hannaban · 03-31-2009, 06:59 PM

rejected at Princeton, waitlisted at Columbia, and at Yale...

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (Math 750, CR 690, Writing 770 essay 10)
ACT: NOPE
SAT II:Math IIC 800, Physics 720, Japanese 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/522
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Calc BC, AP Euro, and Japanese; 4s on US History and English; 3 in French Language
IB (place score in parenthesis): NOPE
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, Ceramics, AP Macroeconomics, AP French Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International Japanese calligraphy awards
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth and Government, Japanese Calligraphy, Japanese tea ceremony, Lax (not this year tho), Japanese American Citizens League
Job/Work Experience: receptionist at accountancy firm
Volunteer/Community service: started tutoring program for English learners, Japanese tea and calligraphy demonstrations, fundraisers for what I'm in, volunteer orchestra, etc.
Summer Activities: Intern at bone marrow donor program
Essays: about how I messed up –BIG TIME– in front of the grand tea master during a demonstration, but how the experience changed me (for the better, duh!)
Teacher Recommendation: no clue
Counselor Rec: best buddies
Additional Rec: one of my original recommenders (my calc teacher) rewrote one and sent it in.
Interviewretty cool man. unemployed though

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: YES and I hope I get some because Wellesley gave me $0 (
Intended Major:electrical engineering
State (if domestic applicant): ca
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity:Japanese, so asian I guess. Unless my parents are secretly from somewhere else (heeheeeheeeeeee)
Gender: F
Income Bracket:197,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE

Reflection

Strengths: hmm I really tried my best, and although I had a lot of trouble with the supplement essay, I made it through!
Weaknesses: I initially wrote a different essay for my supplement, but realized after I pressed "submit" that this wasn't what I REALLY wanted to write, and so I rewrote it and sent it to the admissions office. So I may have seemed like a mess.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They god a firm grasp of who I am (through my app)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected at Princeton, Stanford (SCEA); waitlisted at Columbia Fu; accepted at USC, Georgetown, and Wellesley (plus the UCs)

General Comments: Try your best in high school.

Right after I saw the blue screen, I screamed at the top of my lungs and clicked "next" before even finishing the song. WHY CAN I BE SO DUMB SOMETIMES?

03-31-2009, 06:59 PM	#35
hannaban Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: YALE Posts: 68	rejected at Princeton, waitlisted at Columbia, and at Yale... Decision: Accepted Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (Math 750, CR 690, Writing 770 essay 10) ACT: NOPE SAT II:Math IIC 800, Physics 720, Japanese 760 Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/522 AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Calc BC, AP Euro, and Japanese; 4s on US History and English; 3 in French Language IB (place score in parenthesis): NOPE Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, Ceramics, AP Macroeconomics, AP French Literature Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International Japanese calligraphy awards [ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth and Government, Japanese Calligraphy, Japanese tea ceremony, Lax (not this year tho), Japanese American Citizens League Job/Work Experience: receptionist at accountancy firm Volunteer/Community service: started tutoring program for English learners, Japanese tea and calligraphy demonstrations, fundraisers for what I'm in, volunteer orchestra, etc. Summer Activities: Intern at bone marrow donor program Essays: about how I messed up –BIG TIME– in front of the grand tea master during a demonstration, but how the experience changed me (for the better, duh!) Teacher Recommendation: no clue Counselor Rec: best buddies Additional Rec: one of my original recommenders (my calc teacher) rewrote one and sent it in. Interviewretty cool man. unemployed though Other Applied for Financial Aid?: YES and I hope I get some because Wellesley gave me $0 ( Intended Major:electrical engineering State (if domestic applicant): ca Country (if international applicant): School Type: public Ethnicity:Japanese, so asian I guess. Unless my parents are secretly from somewhere else (heeheeeheeeeeee) Gender: F Income Bracket:197,000 Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE Reflection Strengths: hmm I really tried my best, and although I had a lot of trouble with the supplement essay, I made it through! Weaknesses: I initially wrote a different essay for my supplement, but realized after I pressed "submit" that this wasn't what I REALLY wanted to write, and so I rewrote it and sent it to the admissions office. So I may have seemed like a mess. Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They god a firm grasp of who I am (through my app) Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected at Princeton, Stanford (SCEA); waitlisted at Columbia Fu; accepted at USC, Georgetown, and Wellesley (plus the UCs) General Comments: Try your best in high school. Right after I saw the blue screen, I screamed at the top of my lungs and clicked "next" before even finishing the song. WHY CAN I BE SO DUMB SOMETIMES?
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