Canadianftw

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): CR680, M800, W740 (total: 2220)
• SAT II: MII800, Chem800, Phys750, Fre w/ L 660
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98%
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
• IB (place score in parenthesis): Total: 44/45
  • Math HL: 7
  • Physics HL: 7
  • Chem HL: 7
  • English HL: 7
  • History SL: 7
  • French SL: 6
  • TOK/EE: 3
• Senior Year Course Load: full IB + one non-IB course
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
  • Top 1% in national math contests, including a perfect score
  • Top 1% in national chem contest
  • 2x MusicFest Nationals Gold

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
  • School Concert Bands (Council Events Coordinator and Percussion Section Leader)
  • Piano: 9 years
  • Student Executive Council (Treasurer)
  • Track and Field/Cross Country teams (Athlete/coach)
  • Relay for Life (Finance Chair) - raised $44000 in the first year
  • School Yearbook (Editor and page designer)
  • Duke of Edinburgh award (School leader)
• Job/Work Experience: Kumon
• Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours
• Summer Activities:
  • 2006: Teaching English in China
  • 2007: Canadian Math Society National Camp
  • 2008: Harvard SSP
• Essays: not good enough apparently
• Teacher Recommendation: good
• Counselor Rec: "I would not hesitate to identify him as one of my top students in my career."
• Additional Rec: awesome
• Interview: I had better ones, I had worse ones.

Other

• Country (if international applicant): Canada
• School Type: Public, ranked 3rd in the country
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: middle class
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

• Strengths: none apparently
• Weaknesses: everything
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I suck
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected everywhere

General Comments: I've never felt so worthless