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Pick one:
Decision: Accepted


Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): CR 800, M 630, W 780
• ACT:35
• SAT II: Lit 760, US History 770, French 520
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
• AP: US History (5)
• Senior Year Course Load: American Gov't, AP French IV, AP Biology, Independent Study (History/Government/Law/Sociology), AP English, AP Calculus, Psychology, school's required religion classes (Catholic school)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, regional/statewide stuff

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Team (co-captain), Speech Team (president), Journalism Club/newspaper (president/former Chief Editor), Informed Youth (co-chair)
  [ *] Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp Counselor, Waitress
  [ *] Volunteer/Community service: Teen Advisory Council at local library, Habitat for Humanity, Rape & Abuse Crisis Center
  [ *] Summer Activities: writing, volunteering, working, hiking/camping
  [ *] Essays: pretty solid--they might have been what helped the most
  [ *] Teacher Recommendation: okay--my French and Accelerated Pre-Cal teachers (who are married, coincidentally) wrote mine, and they were decent but nothing special.
  [ *] Counselor Rec: okay
  [ *] Additional Rec:
  [ *] Interview: good

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: in a big way
• Intended Major: Anthropology
• State (if domestic applicant): mid-Missouri
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Catholic
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: around $100,000 (both parents working)
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation

Reflection

• Strengths: writing, leadership, volunteer experience
• Weaknesses: lower GPA, no outside-of-school camps or research, fewer class opportunities (small, rural school)
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I'll let you know once I figure it out!
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted EA to Stanford, accepted Columbia

General Comments: *is flailing*