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HaroldLovesMaude · 03-31-2009, 06:23 PM

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 640 W, 640 M
ACT: 32
SAT II: 720 Lit, 640 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/363
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 US History, 4 English Lang
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English, Medieval European History (at the university concurrent enrollment), Religious Studies (concurrent), French (concurrent)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim team captain and water polo team captain, Young Democrats, National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard/Swim Instructor 40 hrs/wk in the summer, part-time job at a retail store during the school year
Volunteer/Community service: Various things related to the swim team, church stuff, and library book sales
Summer Activities: Work, swim practices, and travel.
Essays: My common app essay was good, the other was a little weak and probably cliche.
Teacher Recommendation: One was great, the other good.
Counselor Rec: Excellent, he knew me very well.
Additional Rec: None.
Interview: I thought it went well...

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
Intended Major: History
State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, and being from Oklahoma, I thought my lower tests scores would be okay.
Weaknesses: Test scores, obviously.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I expected it. My scores are low, and my essays weren't great enough to stand out.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at McGill, NYU, Rochester, BC, William and Mary. Waitlisted at Cornell. Rejected at Dartmouth.

General Comments:I'm moving on! I'm sure I'll be happy wherever I end up. I really did love Yale, though.

03-31-2009, 06:23 PM	#26
HaroldLovesMaude Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 39	Decision: Rejected Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 640 W, 640 M ACT: 32 SAT II: 720 Lit, 640 Math I Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/363 AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 US History, 4 English Lang IB (place score in parenthesis): Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English, Medieval European History (at the university concurrent enrollment), Religious Studies (concurrent), French (concurrent) Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim team captain and water polo team captain, Young Democrats, National Honor Society Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard/Swim Instructor 40 hrs/wk in the summer, part-time job at a retail store during the school year Volunteer/Community service: Various things related to the swim team, church stuff, and library book sales Summer Activities: Work, swim practices, and travel. Essays: My common app essay was good, the other was a little weak and probably cliche. Teacher Recommendation: One was great, the other good. Counselor Rec: Excellent, he knew me very well. Additional Rec: None. Interview: I thought it went well... Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Y Intended Major: History State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma Country (if international applicant): School Type: Large public Ethnicity: White Gender: Female Income Bracket: Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none. Reflection Strengths: Essay, and being from Oklahoma, I thought my lower tests scores would be okay. Weaknesses: Test scores, obviously. Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I expected it. My scores are low, and my essays weren't great enough to stand out. Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at McGill, NYU, Rochester, BC, William and Mary. Waitlisted at Cornell. Rejected at Dartmouth. General Comments:I'm moving on! I'm sure I'll be happy wherever I end up. I really did love Yale, though. Last edited by HaroldLovesMaude; 03-31-2009 at 06:26 PM. Reason: I messed up the HTML!
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