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DreamingOutLoud · 03-31-2009, 11:19 PM

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): CR (710) M (720) W (730) Total: (2160)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: I ca't remember exactly... Lit (720) U.S. History (680) Math (660)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Only two Ap's available in my school but As in all of classes at a local Community College
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Toughest that my school offers and 2 college classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement, 2 Book Awards, a few Local Awards, Student of the Month/Year, Volunteering Awards, etc.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of my Volunteering club, Library Organization, Religious Club, Soccer, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Summer Internships at an Art Center
Volunteer/Community service: I did 400 hours for the first three years. I've definiately passes 100 for Senior Year but I'm not exactly sure.
Summer Activities: CTY
Essays: The first was about me volunteering in another country and falling in love with my host family. The second was about me struggling to find my niche or some sort of talent and finally discovering that in volunteering.
Teacher Recommendation: My history teacher had written an amazing one the year before for a summer program so I know it was awesome. The second was probably good too.
Counselor Rec: Small school so she knows all the students and can write great recs.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: It was the least nerveracking interview I've ever had. We spent about an hour talking about things we had in common, politics, our city, Yale, etc.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. More than a 48,000 scholarship from Yale.
Intended Major: I went in undecided.
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: parochial
Ethnicity: African American/ Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation.

Reflection

Strengths: Hopefully it showed that I can get really "passionate" about clubs and organizations that I'm involved in. I learn to sleep, eat, and breathe them, not running them perfectly but trying my best.
Weaknesses: Definitely my SAT 2's. I spent a lot of time studying for them but something huge came up and I only had about 3 hours of sleep.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strengths above but most of all luck. I thought for certain that I'd get denied. This whole process taught me to have a little more faith in my self.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into all of my schools (12) Cornell, UPenn, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Swarthmore, Wesleyan, etc

General Comments:

03-31-2009, 11:19 PM	#64
DreamingOutLoud Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 218	Decision: Accepted Objective: SAT I (breakdown): CR (710) M (720) W (730) Total: (2160) ACT: n/a SAT II: I ca't remember exactly... Lit (720) U.S. History (680) Math (660) Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5% AP (place score in parenthesis): Only two Ap's available in my school but As in all of classes at a local Community College IB (place score in parenthesis): Senior Year Course Load: Toughest that my school offers and 2 college classes Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement, 2 Book Awards, a few Local Awards, Student of the Month/Year, Volunteering Awards, etc. Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of my Volunteering club, Library Organization, Religious Club, Soccer, etc. Job/Work Experience: Summer Internships at an Art Center Volunteer/Community service: I did 400 hours for the first three years. I've definiately passes 100 for Senior Year but I'm not exactly sure. Summer Activities: CTY Essays: The first was about me volunteering in another country and falling in love with my host family. The second was about me struggling to find my niche or some sort of talent and finally discovering that in volunteering. Teacher Recommendation: My history teacher had written an amazing one the year before for a summer program so I know it was awesome. The second was probably good too. Counselor Rec: Small school so she knows all the students and can write great recs. Additional Rec: n/a Interview: It was the least nerveracking interview I've ever had. We spent about an hour talking about things we had in common, politics, our city, Yale, etc. Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. More than a 48,000 scholarship from Yale. Intended Major: I went in undecided. State (if domestic applicant): CT Country (if international applicant): School Type: parochial Ethnicity: African American/ Black Gender: Female Income Bracket: Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation. Reflection Strengths: Hopefully it showed that I can get really "passionate" about clubs and organizations that I'm involved in. I learn to sleep, eat, and breathe them, not running them perfectly but trying my best. Weaknesses: Definitely my SAT 2's. I spent a lot of time studying for them but something huge came up and I only had about 3 hours of sleep. Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strengths above but most of all luck. I thought for certain that I'd get denied. This whole process taught me to have a little more faith in my self. Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into all of my schools (12) Cornell, UPenn, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Swarthmore, Wesleyan, etc General Comments:
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