| Accepted: Duke (attending), NYU($10,000/ year), USC(half-tuition/year), UCLA, UC-Berkeley(Regents & Chancellors sch.)
Waitlisted: Dartmouth
Rejected: Brown, Yale, Stanford
School Type: Private
Location: California
Race/Gender: Caucasian
Prospective Major: Political Science
Unweighted GPA: 4.04 (school gives 4.25 for A+)
Weighted GPA: 4.89
Class rank: School doesn't rank
SAT I Scores
SAT I Math: 670
SAT I Critical Reading: 800
SAT I Writing: 800
SAT II Scores
SAT II Literature: 780
SAT II U.S. History: 740
SAT II Math IIC: 720
SAT II Bio (M):710
AP Scores:
Euro:5
Lit:5
Calc AB: 5
US: 5
Gov't US: 5
Bio: 5
Lang: 4
Long-form Info
Extracurricular Info
*10 Years of youth theater, with leading roles and leadership positions
*8 Years voice lessons
*3 Years dance (tap, jazz)
*2 Years high school choir w/ Carnegie Hall performance
*1 Year high school theater
Awards
*Several school academic awards
*Several school choral awards
*Nominated for a best actress award through my theater group
*National Merit Scholar ($2500)
* HOBY Ambassador
Essays:
*I applied via the common app and wrote supplemental essays whenever they were asked for. I'm a strong writer, so I'm sure that helped.
Recs
*Both teacher recs were glowing.
*I had a very good relationship with my counselor, so I'm sure hers was also good.
*I had my mom write a supplemental rec for Duke, and I think it really helped my app. She discussed my tenacity in pursuing excellence in theater.
Random Extras
I switched high schools after sophomore year, moving from an academically mediocre parochial school to a competitive prep school. This probably helped in the "obstacles overcome" dept., as I maintained straight A's at a more difficult school. |