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kfowler · 03-31-2009, 08:49 PM

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 34
SAT II: 800 US History, 780 Math II, 730 Bio-M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/96
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 USH
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track, Golf (captain), Scholastic Bowl (Captain, All-State), Newspaper (Editor-in-chief), Drama (lead role in the spring play, but that was too late to matter)
Job/Work Experience: Congressional Intern, Intern at State Senator's office
Volunteer/Community service: tutoring
Summer Activities: work and community college classes
Essays: great
Teacher Recommendation: good
Counselor Rec: standard
Additional Rec:
Interview: didn't get one

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: rural public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: stats, ECs, essays
Weaknesses: small high school
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: coming from a high school that they've never heard of or received an application from before
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: Northwestern, Georgetown, Notre Dame, UIUC; rejected: HYPS

General Comments:

03-31-2009, 08:49 PM	#49
kfowler Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northwestern '13 Posts: 47	Decision: Rejected Objective: SAT I (breakdown): N/A ACT: 34 SAT II: 800 US History, 780 Math II, 730 Bio-M Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/96 AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 USH IB (place score in parenthesis): Senior Year Course Load: Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track, Golf (captain), Scholastic Bowl (Captain, All-State), Newspaper (Editor-in-chief), Drama (lead role in the spring play, but that was too late to matter) Job/Work Experience: Congressional Intern, Intern at State Senator's office Volunteer/Community service: tutoring Summer Activities: work and community college classes Essays: great Teacher Recommendation: good Counselor Rec: standard Additional Rec: Interview: didn't get one Other Applied for Financial Aid?: yes Intended Major: Political Science State (if domestic applicant): IL Country (if international applicant): School Type: rural public Ethnicity: white Gender: male Income Bracket: middle class Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Reflection Strengths: stats, ECs, essays Weaknesses: small high school Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: coming from a high school that they've never heard of or received an application from before Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: Northwestern, Georgetown, Notre Dame, UIUC; rejected: HYPS General Comments:
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