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[*] SAT I (breakdown):
[*] ACT:
[*] SAT II:
[*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[*] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[*] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[*] Senior Year Course Load:
[*] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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[*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[*] Job/Work Experience:
[*] Volunteer/Community service:
[*] Summer Activities:
[*] Essays:
[*] Teacher Recommendation:
[*] Counselor Rec:
[*] Additional Rec:
[*] Interview:
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[*] State (if domestic applicant):
[*] Country (if international applicant):
[*] School Type:
[*] Ethnicity:
[*] Gender:
[*] Income Bracket:
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/list][b]Reflection[/b][list]
[*] Strengths:
[*] Weaknesses:
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, H Chinese 5, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Bio, AP Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar, 2nd place regional scifair, 4th place state scifair, 1st place in MA RWDC, etc.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots
Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs
Volunteer/Community service: local library, food pantry, soup kitchen etc.
Summer Activities: lots of interesting ones
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: good
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: suburban public
Ethnicity: Russian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: ec's, academic record
Weaknesses: anything is a weakness at this level of competition
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because there's a point at which admissions is nothing but a crapshoot :-)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rice, McGill, Northeastern, WPI, and BU.
General Comments: I expected it, so I don't really mind. Congratulations to everyone who got accepted!
SAT I (breakdown):2310 (780 reading, 800 writing, 730 math)
SAT II: 770 Biology E, 730 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: 7/450
AP: Euro (5), Environmental (4), Lang (5), Biology (5), Physics B (4), US History (4), Lit, Calc, Human Geography, Psychology, French
Senior Year Course Load:AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, AP French, Honors Photo Digital III, Honors International Studies
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Society of Arts & Letters literature award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lit Mag (editor-in-chief), Envirothon (secretary), Girl Scouts (Patrol leader), Horseback Riding "B" Team, Interact, NAHS, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Stable Hand
Volunteer/Community service: SPCA, and a lot in Girl Scouts and Interact
Summer Activities: camp counselor at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, studied wildlife management in Kenya, traveled in UK alone
Essays: I worked VERY hard on them; I thought they were well done
Teacher Recommendation: Haven't seen any of them, but submitted 3
Counselor Rec: Do not know my counselor AT ALL. But I guess she wrote nice things..
Interview: Really great; I got along with my interviewer well
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:...uhhh....upper middle class?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None
Reflection
Strengths:essays, GPA, traveling abroad alone/studying abroad
Weaknesses: subject test scores, lack of major awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I distinguished myself as an independent risk-taker and made my intentions about what I would do at northwestern (with regards to research and extracurriculars) very clear. And luck. Lots of luck.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Rejected: Yale EA. Accepted: UChicago, Northwestern, Tufts, NYU, BU, GW, Brandeis
General Comments:
I had gotten a likely letter, so it's not a surprise, but still I feel so lucky!! Congrats to all accepted & to those denied: good luck at all the other amazing schools that are bound to accept you!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
SAT I superscore (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33C/35E/33R/32M/33S Essay 12
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II: 750 Chem, 710 Physics, 680 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
IB (place score in parentheses): IBH Physics, Chemistry, English, Italian, IBS Math, Psychology (7)
Senior Year Course Load: IBH Physics, Chemistry, English, Italian, IBS Math, Independent Studies in Roman History
Number of other applicants in your school: 5-ish
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
1. Soccer, Club and Varsity level (Captain)
2. Research
3. Doctor Shadowing (Neurosurgeons and radiologists)
4. Sports Council at my school (President)
5. A bunch of clubs
6. Competitive sailing
7. Hiking, skiing, painting are all some hobbies.
Job/Work Experience: Referee in an indoor soccer league.
Volunteer/Community service: over 150 hours of community service.
Writing (Write a brief description and rate quality on 1-10 Scale):
Essays (include subjects): Proud of them 9 or 10
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: 9/10 Not fluent in English, but I am like the child he didn’t have (he has said this). Didn’t see it though.
Teacher Recommendation #2:7-8/10 Not really sure, didn’t see it either but this teacher loved me.
Counselor Rec: 10/10 Amazing.
Additional Rec: 10/10 From my lab, apparently extremely good.
Interview: 8/10 Started a little shaky, but ended on a very good note.
Art Supplement: Didn’t submit, probably will since I got waitlisted.
Other
Date Submitted App: Late November
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: High
Hooks: None
Reflection
Strengths: Athletic resume, vehement passions, and skills both in and out of the sciences.
Weaknesses: Scores in math.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores and math
What would you have done differently?: Thought about the importance of math and the standardized tests in Freshman/Sophomore year and prepared more for it. Probably would have tried to take HL math too.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Didn't expect much, and will stay on the WL.
AP (place score in parenthesis): World Hist(5), US History(5), English Lang(5), Spanish(5), Calc AB(5), Chemistry(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, AP Government, AP MacroEco, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Euro History, AP Physics C
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar w/Distinction, National Merit Commended and Hispanic, Tennis MVP
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Senior Class Officer, Varsity Tennis Captain, a few UIL events, heavily involved in my church
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: I had a substantial amount of hours for a lot of different things
Summer Activities: Do sleeping and eating count?
Essays: Pretty standard I thought but I did work on them for a while. They didnt get proof read by anyone.
Teacher Recommendation: I didnt see one of them but the other was pretty decent. I should say that the one I didnt see was from a former college professor with a PhD. They both like me well enough.
Counselor Rec: Didnt read it but she does like me and is actually pretty impressed with me so it was probably good.
Additional Rec: None
Interview:Nope
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, 3500ish kids
Ethnicity:Hispanic
Gender:male
Income Bracket:60-70 k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: I think it was mostly my application being a standard Ivy League one but I am an average-public school, Mexican kid from Texas.
Weaknesses:I didnt do anything to stand out really. Like I said, standard.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I put in a competitive app. Dont know what else to say.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UT Austin and UChicago.
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150, 740 critical reading, 700 math, 710 writing
ACT: 33 composite (34 english, 32 math, 35 reading, 32 science, 33 combined eng/writing)
SAT II: US History 780, Chemistry 750, Molecular Biology (before I had taken bio ap) 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 out of 650~ students
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5) United States History (5) Chemistry (5) English Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): didn't take
Senior Year Course Load: currently taking AP Government, AP Calculus, AP Studio Art, AP Biology, AP English Literature and plan to take the test for AP Human Geography
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, National Merit Commendee, AP Scholar with Honor, Scholar Athlete
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CSF, Health Science Majors Program, National Honors Society, Track and Field, Cross Country
Job/Work Experience: Freelance Digital Artist (all four years, ad and web design), Medical Illustrator (illustrated one book, junior year), Tutor, Paid Intern as an ICU Quality Care Analyst
Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hours at a hospital (sep interships), yearbook, local church stuff, coach for junior track
Summer Activities: UCLA nanoscience program (one week), took an anthropology course at a community college, interned at hospital, research on delirium tremens (alcohol withdrawal)
Essays: Decent I guess
Teacher Recommendation: didn't read
Counselor Rec: didn't read
Additional Rec: didn't read
Interview: didn't get one
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~180k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): being published/illustrating a book
Reflection
Strengths: volunteer work and work experience probably
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: see above
Weaknesses: SAT score, could've done way better if I had studied or taken a course probably
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Unlucky, low SAT score and no Math II score.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, Trinity College, University of Rochester, Loyola Chicago, Indiana University, NYU, UPenn and Cornell; Waitlisted at Tulane
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (770 Reading; 690 Math; 720 W)
ACT: 33
SAT II: 750 Lit, 750 French, 720 US History
weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.07
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5, French 4, Comparative 5, English Lang 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Physics, AP English, AP Macro, Intro to Photo, Creative writing H, Political Theory H, Religion
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot, honestly don't feel like writing them. Most had to deal with international relations/writing.
Job/Work Experience: I work as a model
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a homeless food kitchen, docent at a museum, went on a summer service trip in Chicago
Summer Activities: Studied in Paris one year; took summer classes at Loyola University Chicago
Essays: One was about my love of the new yorker (yes, i really do love it), I mentioned Oliver Sacks...can't really recall right now.
Teacher Recommendation: My two favorite teachers; science and apush
Counselor Rec: Good; she really understood what I was looking for from a college
Additional Rec:
Interview: Did not have one, but spoke to a Columbia professor...
Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: no fin aid from anywhere so...
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
Reflection[list] [*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Uchicago, Michigan, Pitzer Waitlisted: Dartmouth, WashU, Wesleyan Rejected: Princeton, UPenn, Pomona, Swarthmore
Have yet to hear from some schools/my favorite
SAT II: Math II - 760, World History - 800, Biology - 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/100
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), English Lit (5), Spanish Lang (5), Human Geography (5). Statistics, US History, US Government and Psychology are all pending.
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Stats, US History, US Gov and Psych (all honors towards AP). Anatomy and Physiology - Honors. Shakespeare/The 20th Century American Novel (each a one semester course). Journalism. Spanish VI - Honors. Photography. Senior Seminar.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just a few local awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school newspaper (features writer), Gay Straight Alliance (secretary), Human Rights Action (founder), political debate club (vice-president), Christian Union (president), community service development (coordinator) and volleyball.
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Extensive volunteering (food bank, homeless shelter, peer to peer etc). I have received the President's Volunteer Service Award at bronze and silver levels. Girl Scouts (Gold Award).
Summer Activities: Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans
Essays: Was really pleased with them. Had excellent feedback.
Teacher Recommendation: Great. Highlights were that one said his classroom will be a poorer place when I'm gone, the other that I was a "delight" to teach as I was always inquisitive and eager to absorb knowledge.
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: One excellent rec from a manager I work with in my volunteering, I wanted a rec from someone who knew me outside of school.
Interview: Yes - with local alumni. Went really well and I got a good feeling from it.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, highly selective, non-denominational private in NorCal
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, recs and academic scores
Weaknesses: ECs are mainly non-academic, no major awards
Why you think you were accepted: Strength of essays and recs
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: USC, Berkeley, UCLA, Rice, SMU, Harvard (still in complete shock), Chicago, University of the Pacific (safety), Rejected: Yale, Likely letter: Duke, Still waiting: Stanford
General Comments: If I'm honest, I'm shocked, I wasn't expecting to get an offer from any Ivy, let alone two of them. Columbia is my top Ivy though, so whether or not I attend, depends on Stanford. Should hear from Stanford tomorrow.
wait. i haven't gotten an email yet either. probably a backlog of people realizing that they don't have their passwords to view their decisions. i'm just trying to confirm my almost certain rejection so that I can move on and make a decision with my other colleges.
