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prepre · 12-17-2008, 07:06 PM

Deferred

Stats:

SAT: M 770 R 680 W690
SAT II: Math I: 720 BioM: 710 World: 700
ACT:N/A
GPA:4.0/4.78
Rank: school doesn't rank, but would be #1
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):gov:4, calc bc:3 (ab 4), lang:4, world:5

Subjective

Essays: pretty good...1st about how I used to hate language school but ended up loving it and working there; other about my experience doing research and how I learned to be patient with results
Teacher Recs: one good...the other I realized was very generic after I sent it in because I got a look at it for another school
Counselor Rec: probably great, we've had issues in the past and he know that but he always tells me how he respects my dedication and stuff
Supplementary Material: Piano supplement (Passion by Mendelssohn, sonatina by hayden 1st movement, and a persian piece) pretty good
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): eh

Personal

Location: MD
High School Type: Public, only one to an Ivy in the past few years; a few to schools like UChicago and Cornell
Ethnicity: Iranian
Gender: Female

Other

Extracurriculars: yearlong HHMI biomedical research internship at NIH, assistant teacher at farsi school, NHS, Spanish NHS, Future Docs and Scientists club, PIANO!, Students Against Destructive Disorders, Music ensemble
Awards: Maryland Distinguished Scholar Semifinalist, Nat Merit commended, Humanities award
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:

Congrats to all who got in..those of us deferred should be happy although I must say I was quite dissapointed

but at least we get a second chance! Those rejected...it probably just wasn't a good match, I know everyone on here will do amazingly at any school they attend.

12-17-2008, 07:06 PM	#72
prepre Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 412	Deferred Stats: SAT: M 770 R 680 W690 SAT II: Math I: 720 BioM: 710 World: 700 ACT:N/A GPA:4.0/4.78 Rank: school doesn't rank, but would be #1 Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):gov:4, calc bc:3 (ab 4), lang:4, world:5 Subjective Essays: pretty good...1st about how I used to hate language school but ended up loving it and working there; other about my experience doing research and how I learned to be patient with results Teacher Recs: one good...the other I realized was very generic after I sent it in because I got a look at it for another school Counselor Rec: probably great, we've had issues in the past and he know that but he always tells me how he respects my dedication and stuff Supplementary Material: Piano supplement (Passion by Mendelssohn, sonatina by hayden 1st movement, and a persian piece) pretty good Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): eh Personal Location: MD High School Type: Public, only one to an Ivy in the past few years; a few to schools like UChicago and Cornell Ethnicity: Iranian Gender: Female Other Extracurriculars: yearlong HHMI biomedical research internship at NIH, assistant teacher at farsi school, NHS, Spanish NHS, Future Docs and Scientists club, PIANO!, Students Against Destructive Disorders, Music ensemble Awards: Maryland Distinguished Scholar Semifinalist, Nat Merit commended, Humanities award Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Congrats to all who got in..those of us deferred should be happy although I must say I was quite dissapointed but at least we get a second chance! Those rejected...it probably just wasn't a good match, I know everyone on here will do amazingly at any school they attend.
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