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sherlock1016 · 03-31-2009, 09:15 PM

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2240 = 730 Reading, 720 Math, 790 Writing
ACT: 35
SAT II: 750 US History, 740 Literature, 720 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don't know, 96%
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don't know, bottom of top decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Euro, 5 APUSH, 5 EngLang, 5 HumanGeo
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):4 years of theater w/ 8 leads, All-State level singer, Select Choir (President), Music Honors Society (President), Male a cappella group (President), Literary Magazine (Editor), 2 years varsity tennis
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:Various singing and performing groups in the community for the sick and elderly.
Summer Activities:Study abroad and local theater productions
Essays: My counselor said my essays were the best he ever read
Teacher Recommendation: I don't know, but guessing good
Counselor Rec:he liked me a lot, I'm guessing superb
Additional Rec: A music teacher, very good
Interview: Went really well

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: History
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $200,000 +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: ACT, extracurricular activities, essays
Weaknesses: Grades, rank, location, no hook
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I guess I just don't jump out
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted U Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Kenyon, U Mich. Waitlisted Amherst, Carleton. Rejected Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Oxford

General Comments: I was completely expecting a rejection from Yale. I loved the school, but I wasn't surprised, so this one didn't hurt.

03-31-2009, 09:15 PM	#51
sherlock1016 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bowdoin?JHU? Posts: 312	Decision: Rejected Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2240 = 730 Reading, 720 Math, 790 Writing ACT: 35 SAT II: 750 US History, 740 Literature, 720 Biology Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don't know, 96% Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don't know, bottom of top decile AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Euro, 5 APUSH, 5 EngLang, 5 HumanGeo IB (place score in parenthesis): Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):4 years of theater w/ 8 leads, All-State level singer, Select Choir (President), Music Honors Society (President), Male a cappella group (President), Literary Magazine (Editor), 2 years varsity tennis Job/Work Experience: Volunteer/Community service:Various singing and performing groups in the community for the sick and elderly. Summer Activities:Study abroad and local theater productions Essays: My counselor said my essays were the best he ever read Teacher Recommendation: I don't know, but guessing good Counselor Rec:he liked me a lot, I'm guessing superb Additional Rec: A music teacher, very good Interview: Went really well Other Applied for Financial Aid?: nope Intended Major: History State (if domestic applicant): NY Country (if international applicant): School Type: Public Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Income Bracket: $200,000 + Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none Reflection Strengths: ACT, extracurricular activities, essays Weaknesses: Grades, rank, location, no hook Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I guess I just don't jump out Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted U Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Kenyon, U Mich. Waitlisted Amherst, Carleton. Rejected Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Oxford General Comments: I was completely expecting a rejection from Yale. I loved the school, but I wasn't surprised, so this one didn't hurt.
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