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Enteril · 03-29-2007, 06:32 PM

Decision: Rejected

Stats:

Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 800W, 780M, 720R (2300)
SAT IIs: 780 Biology-M, 750 Math IIC, 740 US History
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.5W, 3.9UW
Rank: N/A
APs (including this year's): Biology (5), European History (5), Environmental Science (5), English Language (5), US History (5); taking Calculus BC, Physics C: Mechanics, English Literature, and Comp. Govt. & Politics now.
Senior Yr Courseload: The 4 APs above and band.
Number of Apps from Your School: Not that many...maybe 5 at the most.
Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/ Honors

Subjective:

ECs listed on app: 15 years of violin, 14 years of piano, UCLA community service, music instruction/counseling volunteer, self-taught guitar/mandolin/flute
Job/Work Experience: Hollywood Bowl Theater Attendant 2006 season
Essays (subject and responses): One was about working at the Hollywood Bowl and the other was about how I can't use chopsticks as an Asian. Wrote an optional one on music.
Teacher Recs: The one I read was great, the other one was written by a teacher that really likes me.
Counselor Rec: Didn't read it but she liked me.
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Didn't have an interview.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Sent in tapes of my violin/piano playing.

Location/Person:

State or Country: California
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Um...whatever the one around $85,000/year is.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Strengths: Passion for music extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Little community service compared to others
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Eh...I don't want to try to pass judgment on that.

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone that got in! Best of luck to those that didn't, like me, we'll all find homes we love I'm sure. Oddly enough I'm not too bummed or anything, probably because I never got too attached to the school in the first place (on purpose).

03-29-2007, 06:32 PM	#73
Enteril Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern California -> Durham, NC (Duke '11!) Threads: 66 Posts: 407	Decision: Rejected Stats: Fee Waiver Used?: No SAT I (by section): 800W, 780M, 720R (2300) SAT IIs: 780 Biology-M, 750 Math IIC, 740 US History GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.5W, 3.9UW Rank: N/A APs (including this year's): Biology (5), European History (5), Environmental Science (5), English Language (5), US History (5); taking Calculus BC, Physics C: Mechanics, English Literature, and Comp. Govt. & Politics now. Senior Yr Courseload: The 4 APs above and band. Number of Apps from Your School: Not that many...maybe 5 at the most. Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/ Honors Subjective: ECs listed on app: 15 years of violin, 14 years of piano, UCLA community service, music instruction/counseling volunteer, self-taught guitar/mandolin/flute Job/Work Experience: Hollywood Bowl Theater Attendant 2006 season Essays (subject and responses): One was about working at the Hollywood Bowl and the other was about how I can't use chopsticks as an Asian. Wrote an optional one on music. Teacher Recs: The one I read was great, the other one was written by a teacher that really likes me. Counselor Rec: Didn't read it but she liked me. Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Didn't have an interview. Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Sent in tapes of my violin/piano playing. Location/Person: State or Country: California School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public Ethnicity: Chinese Gender: Male Income Bracket: Um...whatever the one around $85,000/year is. Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A Strengths: Passion for music extracurriculars Weaknesses: Little community service compared to others Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Eh...I don't want to try to pass judgment on that. Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone that got in! Best of luck to those that didn't, like me, we'll all find homes we love I'm sure. Oddly enough I'm not too bummed or anything, probably because I never got too attached to the school in the first place (on purpose).