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invisiblecity · 03-31-2009, 11:04 PM

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): CR-730, M-720, W-670
ACT:
SAT II: Math 1-690, Lit-670, Bio E-680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), Eng. Lang. (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng. Lit., AP Calc AB, AP World History, AP Gov, Physics Honors, AP Chem, Executive Internship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended or whatever it’s called, National Hispanic Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (president), Students Working Against Tobacco (president, in charge of entire county), National English Honor Society, can’t remember what else
Job/Work Experience: Worked for my parents my whole life
Volunteer/Community service: Hospice, NHS, Key Club stuff, others
Summer Activities: Went to Europe before Sophomore year, working for parents, Hospice work
Essays: One good, one OK
Teacher Recommendation: All great, I think
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Archaeology
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, small
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100,000-120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college

Reflection

Strengths: Minority (can that be a strength?), TONS of community service
Weaknesses: Scores. Scores. Scores. Oh, and awards.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Stanford, Duke, Cornell, Vanderbilt, and UF; Waitlisted at Harvard and Brown
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores not high enough?

General Comments: Oh well… Stanford, here I come! Or Duke.

03-31-2009, 11:04 PM	#61
invisiblecity New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Purple Isle Posts: 10	Decision: Rejected Objective: SAT I (breakdown): CR-730, M-720, W-670 ACT: SAT II: Math 1-690, Lit-670, Bio E-680 Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), Eng. Lang. (5) IB (place score in parenthesis): Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng. Lit., AP Calc AB, AP World History, AP Gov, Physics Honors, AP Chem, Executive Internship Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended or whatever it’s called, National Hispanic Scholar Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (president), Students Working Against Tobacco (president, in charge of entire county), National English Honor Society, can’t remember what else Job/Work Experience: Worked for my parents my whole life Volunteer/Community service: Hospice, NHS, Key Club stuff, others Summer Activities: Went to Europe before Sophomore year, working for parents, Hospice work Essays: One good, one OK Teacher Recommendation: All great, I think Counselor Rec: Great Additional Rec: Interview: Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes Intended Major: Archaeology State (if domestic applicant): FL Country (if international applicant): School Type: Public, small Ethnicity: Hispanic Gender: Female Income Bracket: 100,000-120,000 Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college Reflection Strengths: Minority (can that be a strength?), TONS of community service Weaknesses: Scores. Scores. Scores. Oh, and awards. Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Stanford, Duke, Cornell, Vanderbilt, and UF; Waitlisted at Harvard and Brown Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores not high enough? General Comments: Oh well… Stanford, here I come! Or Duke.
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