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kayabertz · 03-31-2009, 11:16 PM

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 CR, 750 M, 800 W)
SAT II: US History (790), Literature (750), Math Lvl 2 (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/422
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Calculus AB (4), Microeconomics (5). Will take: English Lit., Spanish Lang., Statistics, Psychology, European History, Macroeconomics.
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Statistics, Drama II, Economics Honors, Leadership Techniques.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist; Girls Nation

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth in Government (President, 5 statewide awards); Model UN (3 regional awards), Academic Team (Captain, state champion team), Student Council (Vice President), Principal's Advisory Committee (Executive Director, planned 3 leadership conferences)
Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours at local history museum, assorted projects through National Honor Society/Spanish Honor Society
Summer Activities: Girls State and Girls Nation, travel, online classes
Essays: Horrible beyond words. I wrote them the night before the deadline, and have hated them ever since.
Teacher Recommendation: Did not read, but I assume they were good.
Counselor Rec: GLOWING. She loves me!
Additional Rec: “Best in my career” kind of thing.
Interview: Did not have one.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: Public, mediocre
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100K

Reflection

Strengths: Extracurriculars and maybe SAT scores.
Weaknesses: Essays! Worst things I've ever written.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I sent in the application 2 days late. And I didn't write the “Why Yale” essay. I guess the adcom guessed that I wasn't passionate about Yale (which is true, frankly).
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Harvard, Princeton, Duke, Emory and University of Florida. Waitlisted at Georgetown.

General Comments: I'm not upset at all, because I got into Harvard and Princeton! Good luck to everyone! You are all spectacular people and will be successful wherever you go to college.

03-31-2009, 11:16 PM	#62
kayabertz Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida--> Harvard Class of 2013! Posts: 113	Decision: Rejected Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 CR, 750 M, 800 W) SAT II: US History (790), Literature (750), Math Lvl 2 (750) Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/422 AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Calculus AB (4), Microeconomics (5). Will take: English Lit., Spanish Lang., Statistics, Psychology, European History, Macroeconomics. Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Statistics, Drama II, Economics Honors, Leadership Techniques. Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist; Girls Nation Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth in Government (President, 5 statewide awards); Model UN (3 regional awards), Academic Team (Captain, state champion team), Student Council (Vice President), Principal's Advisory Committee (Executive Director, planned 3 leadership conferences) Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours at local history museum, assorted projects through National Honor Society/Spanish Honor Society Summer Activities: Girls State and Girls Nation, travel, online classes Essays: Horrible beyond words. I wrote them the night before the deadline, and have hated them ever since. Teacher Recommendation: Did not read, but I assume they were good. Counselor Rec: GLOWING. She loves me! Additional Rec: “Best in my career” kind of thing. Interview: Did not have one. Other State (if domestic applicant): Florida School Type: Public, mediocre Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Income Bracket: $100K Reflection Strengths: Extracurriculars and maybe SAT scores. Weaknesses: Essays! Worst things I've ever written. Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I sent in the application 2 days late. And I didn't write the “Why Yale” essay. I guess the adcom guessed that I wasn't passionate about Yale (which is true, frankly). Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Harvard, Princeton, Duke, Emory and University of Florida. Waitlisted at Georgetown. General Comments: I'm not upset at all, because I got into Harvard and Princeton! Good luck to everyone! You are all spectacular people and will be successful wherever you go to college.
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