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Wwoody123 · 12-14-2007, 04:50 PM

As a side note, I assume that this formatted list is copied from some standard file somewhere else. While it is very useful, early candidates don't get put on a waiting list, they get deferred. Should probably change the wording on that.

Decision: Deferred

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 740CR, 800M, 740W
ACT: 34 composite
SAT II: 740 MathIIC, 790 U.S. History, 750 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/506
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4), World History (5), Chemistry (4), U.S. History (5), English Lang & Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro History, AP Spanish, AP U.S. Gov't, Debate, AP Microeconomics, AP Comp. Gov't, AP Calculus AB, Choir, AP English Lit & Comp
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (President), Choir (All-State), Teen Court (Advisory Board), Boy Scouts (Troop Guide), Spanish Club (President), National Honor Society, Young Republicans (President), Spanish National Honor Society, Bolshevik Club (Founder, Co-Premier).
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: About 250 hrs. in total from Boy Scouts, Debate volunteering, and teen court.
Summer Activities: Debate and choir camps
Essays: Political aspirations/Community Service
Teacher Recommendation: Gov't and U.S. History teacher - know me well and wrote great recs
Counselor Rec: Equally good. Explained why class rank is lagging.
Additional Rec: Debate coaches explained team setting and leadership.
Interview: Had one, interviewer was interested in the Bolshevik Club , otherwise was pretty basic.

Other

State: Texas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper-Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: Strong standardized test scores with a bunch of leadership and extracurricular involvement
Weaknesses: Class rank
Why you think you were deferred: No national recognition in any event, not a legacy, class rank is modest at best.

12-14-2007, 04:50 PM	#2
Wwoody123 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 270	As a side note, I assume that this formatted list is copied from some standard file somewhere else. While it is very useful, early candidates don't get put on a waiting list, they get deferred. Should probably change the wording on that. Decision: Deferred Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 740CR, 800M, 740W ACT: 34 composite SAT II: 740 MathIIC, 790 U.S. History, 750 Chemistry Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/506 AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4), World History (5), Chemistry (4), U.S. History (5), English Lang & Comp (5) IB (place score in parenthesis): none Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro History, AP Spanish, AP U.S. Gov't, Debate, AP Microeconomics, AP Comp. Gov't, AP Calculus AB, Choir, AP English Lit & Comp Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (President), Choir (All-State), Teen Court (Advisory Board), Boy Scouts (Troop Guide), Spanish Club (President), National Honor Society, Young Republicans (President), Spanish National Honor Society, Bolshevik Club (Founder, Co-Premier). Job/Work Experience: none Volunteer/Community service: About 250 hrs. in total from Boy Scouts, Debate volunteering, and teen court. Summer Activities: Debate and choir camps Essays: Political aspirations/Community Service Teacher Recommendation: Gov't and U.S. History teacher - know me well and wrote great recs Counselor Rec: Equally good. Explained why class rank is lagging. Additional Rec: Debate coaches explained team setting and leadership. Interview: Had one, interviewer was interested in the Bolshevik Club , otherwise was pretty basic. Other State: Texas School Type: Public Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Income Bracket: Upper-Middle Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none Reflection Strengths: Strong standardized test scores with a bunch of leadership and extracurricular involvement Weaknesses: Class rank Why you think you were deferred: No national recognition in any event, not a legacy, class rank is modest at best.
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