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Decision: Accepted


Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2210, Math (720), CR (710), W (780)
• ACT:
• SAT II: Math II (800), US History (790)
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.38
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Environmental (5), Lang (5), US (5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Gov, Leadership (ASB), Chem
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Scholar, CA Girls State, HOBY

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASB (President), Invisible Children (Founder and President) HOBY (Alumni Chapter Leader and Junior Staffer)
• Job/Work Experience: Working since sophomore year (10hrs/week)
• Volunteer/Community service: Sports For Exceptional Athletes Volunteer Since Age 9
• Summer Activities: Many leadership conferences, Girls State, HOBY, YMCA Camp Surf Summer Assistant
• Essays: Great - one about how having a single-mom actually made me more passionate about school, supplemental - satire on my obsession at getting into Harvard
• Teacher Recommendation: Both Great - I have great relationships with both of my teachers who wrote them
• Counselor Rec: I am assuming good - never read it though
• Additional Rec:
• Interview: Went extremely well - my interviewer and I had a ton in common. She even told me at the end of the interview that she thought I would be a perfect fit for the community at Harvard.

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): CA
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public, Rural
• Ethnicity: African-American
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: >150,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, from a rural area

Reflection

• Strengths: Grades, Recommendation Letters, Extracurriculars, Supplemental Essay
• Weaknesses: SAT I
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Leadership roles, dedication in grades, being well rounded
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Does it matter?!

General Comments:
All I know is that hard my hard work really has paid off. This is pretty much the best day of my life, and I feel will be the best day of my life for a long time. For all of those out there who were deferred, best of luck- I know that there are a ton of people out there who have worked just as hard as I have, if not harder, and I know that the bottom line for all of us CC'ers is that no matter where we end up, we will all do great things