Dbate

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (790 CR, 650 M, 630 W)
• ACT: 34 (36 R, 35 M, 32 E, 31 S)
• SAT II: Didn’t send in
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/495
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 English Lang, 5 US History, took Chem and Comp. Sci classes but not the AP tests
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: Calc AB, Bio, Physics B, English Lit, Stats, Economics, Government (All AP)+Health
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): This:
  Speech & Debate Awards
  10th
  State Qualifier in Lincoln Douglas Debate
  5th Place Team Texas Forensic League State Tournament
  1st place University of Texas Longhorn Classic Tournament
  1st Place Aldine Debate Tournament
  National Forensic League Distinction Honor
  11th
  State Qualifier in Lincoln Douglas Debate
  State Quarterfinalist Extemporaneous Speaking
  3rd Place University Interscholastic League District Extemporaneous Speaking
  6th Place National Forensic League District Extemporaneous Speaking
  National Forensic League Special Distinction Honor
  Science Research Awards
  9th
  Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award
  10th
  Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award
  Elkins High School Top Chemistry Student Honor
  11th
  Evaluation of Photon Tunneling Probability by Spatial Variation published by The Society for Amateur Scientists
  4th Place American Physics Society-Texas Chapter
  Jacobs Engineering Science Research Award
  4th Place Science and Engineering Fair of Houston
  Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award
  Elkins High School Top Chemistry Student Honor
  
  
  

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, Trumpet, Football, Science Research, Parliamentarian for Science Honor Society
• Job/Work Experience: Worked at Target two summers
• Volunteer/Community service: None
• Summer Activities: Target work and research
• Essays: One essay was about being the only black at science competitions and about identity. The other essay was about faith and evolution.
• Teacher Recommendation: My debate coach probably was really good, but the other one was probably average
• Counselor Rec: It was probably about science research (they basically allow us to tell them what to write bc they don’t know us)
• Additional Rec: None
• Interview: Went really well

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
• Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering (but will probably switch to Applied Physics)
• State (if domestic applicant): TX
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Black
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: 110K
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Black+Engineering+Research
• Strengths: My ACT score and research (sent in my 16 page research report on quantum tunneling)
• Weaknesses: My grades and rank
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My scores, research and GOD!!!!
  
  This is the research btw:
  9th Quantitative Analysis of Electron Transition in Helium
  
  Þ Evaluated the quantitative changes in the helium atom as electrons transition to higher energy states to understand how excitation affects atomic properties for application to engineering materials
  
  10th Evolution of Time Independent Wave Functions in an Electrostatic Field
  
  Þ Calculated dilations in the wave functions of the Helium atom in a static electromagnetic field to elucidate effects of magnetism on particles for optimization of engineering design environments
  
  11th Evaluation of Photon Tunneling Probability by Spatial Variation
  
  Þ Analyzed the relationship between the probability for photon plane waves to undergo quantum tunneling and the width of the tunneling barrier for development of more efficient engineering materials
  

General Comments: Good Luck to everyone else. I am so grateful.



I am sorry hookem, I really wanted you to get in. And southeastitain I am so glad you got in I ABSOLUTELY LOVED your essays.