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lolcats4 · 03-31-2009, 09:31 PM

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2320 superscored (800 CR, 770 M, 750 W)
SAT II: 2400 + 780 (800 Literature, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 780 Math 2)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 UW for the 74 college credits I've taken (I'm home schooled)
Senior Year Course Load (College classes): Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, U.S. History, Honors Intro to Shakespeare, Honors Organic Chemistry I and II (with lab), World Politics
Senior Year Course Load (Home School): Western Literature, Philosophy, Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar candidate (not really big unless I get Semifinalist or Scholar)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Strategy game design, website management; Violin and Youth Orchestra; Boy Scout Venture Crew (Eagle Scout); Varsity Swim Team
Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, Venture Crew, Eagle Project
Summer Activities: Rayado program, major trips w/ Venture Crew, otherwise nothing major
Essays: Wrote main common app on my work in the video game industry (risk). Second essay was about my swim team.
Teacher Recommendation: One stellar, one good (from college professors)
Counselor Rec: My dad wrote this (as I'm home schooled) and it was good in explaining my home school situation
Additional Rec: Had one written by my "boss" at the website I work for. He was an Oxford tutor and it was stellar.
Interview: None

Other

State (if domestic applicant): AZ
School Type: Home School
Ethnicity: White (Caucasian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Below $60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores that validate my advanced college coursework, overall well-roundedness while having a very unique "edge" (video games)
Weaknesses: Video games are a risk, essays weren't brilliant
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Columbia, Duke, Pomona, Georgetown, USC. Waitlisted at Harvard and Princeton, and rejected from Yale.

General Comments: Gratz to the admitted class

Wouldn't have picked Yale over Pomona anyways!

03-31-2009, 09:31 PM	#53
lolcats4 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: AZ --> Pomona '13 Posts: 2,781	Decision: Rejected Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2320 superscored (800 CR, 770 M, 750 W) SAT II: 2400 + 780 (800 Literature, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 780 Math 2) Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 UW for the 74 college credits I've taken (I'm home schooled) Senior Year Course Load (College classes): Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, U.S. History, Honors Intro to Shakespeare, Honors Organic Chemistry I and II (with lab), World Politics Senior Year Course Load (Home School): Western Literature, Philosophy, Government Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar candidate (not really big unless I get Semifinalist or Scholar) Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Strategy game design, website management; Violin and Youth Orchestra; Boy Scout Venture Crew (Eagle Scout); Varsity Swim Team Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, Venture Crew, Eagle Project Summer Activities: Rayado program, major trips w/ Venture Crew, otherwise nothing major Essays: Wrote main common app on my work in the video game industry (risk). Second essay was about my swim team. Teacher Recommendation: One stellar, one good (from college professors) Counselor Rec: My dad wrote this (as I'm home schooled) and it was good in explaining my home school situation Additional Rec: Had one written by my "boss" at the website I work for. He was an Oxford tutor and it was stellar. Interview: None Other State (if domestic applicant): AZ School Type: Home School Ethnicity: White (Caucasian) Gender: Male Income Bracket: Below $60k Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None Reflection Strengths: Test scores that validate my advanced college coursework, overall well-roundedness while having a very unique "edge" (video games) Weaknesses: Video games are a risk, essays weren't brilliant Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Columbia, Duke, Pomona, Georgetown, USC. Waitlisted at Harvard and Princeton, and rejected from Yale. General Comments: Gratz to the admitted class Wouldn't have picked Yale over Pomona anyways!
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