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goldendomer11 · 03-23-2012, 09:57 PM

Decision: Accepted to CAS

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
ACT: 33
SAT II (if submitted): 750 Math 730 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (56/565)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem - 4, AP Calc AB - 4, AP Physics - 3
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Latin Vergil, Honors Biochem

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Latin Club – 9, 10, 11, 12 (Scriba 12)
Key Club – 10, 11, 12
NHS – 11, 12
NLHS – 11, 12
Rugby Club – 9
School Soccer – 9
THON - 9,10,11,12 (Committee member 11, Technology Chair 12 - We raised $116,000 this year)
Junior Class Vice President
Senior Class Treasurer
Attended Rotary Youth Leadership Conference
Job/Work Experience:
Wegmans Food Company – 11 (15 hours per weekend stocking shelves)
Universal Protective Packaging – 11, 12 (10 hours per week unloading trucks)
Volunteer/Community service:
Bethany Village Retirement Home: 250+ Volunteer Hours by graduation
Senior summer - Research at Columbia University Medical Center for 8 weeks on Kidney cells.
Sophomore summer - worked in the office of the speaker of the house for my state for 9 weeks
Essays: Common app essay is pretty good, it ties in my research and my volunteer work
Teacher Recommendation: Math + science teachers, had them for 2-3 years each, they like me so I assume they were good
Counselor Rec: Very good. She chose me and one other student for a leadership conference payed for by the school.
Additional Rec: Letter from the doctor I worked under at Columbia University Medical Center

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemistry or Biology
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Large competitive public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research internship at Columbia University Medical Center

Reflection

Strengths: Leadership + volunteer experience, ACT score
Weaknesses: Gpa / rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am a well rounded applicant with more than just gpa and test scores, and i think that is what they are looking for

General Comments: Pretty happy to finally have an elite acceptance under my belt! I'm excited to visit and see what BC has to offer!

03-23-2012, 09:57 PM	#9
goldendomer11 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 130	Decision: Accepted to CAS Objective: SAT I (breakdown): Did not send ACT: 33 SAT II (if submitted): 750 Math 730 Chem Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8ish Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (56/565) AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem - 4, AP Calc AB - 4, AP Physics - 3 Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Latin Vergil, Honors Biochem Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Latin Club – 9, 10, 11, 12 (Scriba 12) Key Club – 10, 11, 12 NHS – 11, 12 NLHS – 11, 12 Rugby Club – 9 School Soccer – 9 THON - 9,10,11,12 (Committee member 11, Technology Chair 12 - We raised $116,000 this year) Junior Class Vice President Senior Class Treasurer Attended Rotary Youth Leadership Conference Job/Work Experience: Wegmans Food Company – 11 (15 hours per weekend stocking shelves) Universal Protective Packaging – 11, 12 (10 hours per week unloading trucks) Volunteer/Community service: Bethany Village Retirement Home: 250+ Volunteer Hours by graduation Senior summer - Research at Columbia University Medical Center for 8 weeks on Kidney cells. Sophomore summer - worked in the office of the speaker of the house for my state for 9 weeks Essays: Common app essay is pretty good, it ties in my research and my volunteer work Teacher Recommendation: Math + science teachers, had them for 2-3 years each, they like me so I assume they were good Counselor Rec: Very good. She chose me and one other student for a leadership conference payed for by the school. Additional Rec: Letter from the doctor I worked under at Columbia University Medical Center Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes Intended Major: Chemistry or Biology State (if domestic applicant): PA School Type: Large competitive public Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Income Bracket: ~100k Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research internship at Columbia University Medical Center Reflection Strengths: Leadership + volunteer experience, ACT score Weaknesses: Gpa / rank Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am a well rounded applicant with more than just gpa and test scores, and i think that is what they are looking for General Comments: Pretty happy to finally have an elite acceptance under my belt! I'm excited to visit and see what BC has to offer!
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