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Yale, my love, after being so coldly deferred on a bleak December afternoon, I'm back. O. M. G. I made it!!!

Decision: Accepted!

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 760,770,770
• SAT II: 800,800,790,790
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 4, 4
• IB (place score in parenthesis): n.a.
• Senior Year Course Load: Very heavy
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sport, instrument, theater, 4-10 years each, + school involvement
• Job/Work Experience: Hardcore summer internship
• Volunteer/Community service: Some
• Summer Activities: Internship, vacation
• Essays: I put my sweat, lack of sleep, anger, and love into the two damned 1-page essays. <3.
• Teacher Recommendation: Great
• Counselor Rec: Great
• Additional Rec: Great (2 of em)
• Interview: Average-ish

Other

• School Type: Big, public
• Ethnicity: White?
• Gender: M
• Income Bracket: Low
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

• Strengths: EC's, test scores, recs
• Weaknesses: GPA, no major awards
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Oh Yale..

General Comments:
I am humbled, very surprised, and ecstatic. Got into HYPS. I can't believe it. I don't know how to choose now.