Accepted: uChicago, WUSTL, Cornell(likely letter/commitment fellow), Williams(likely letter), uFlorida, Carnegie Mellon(College of Science)
Waitlisted: Harvard, Stanford
Rejected: MIT (deferred EA), Princeton, Caltech
Objective:
- SAT: 2200 (740 CR, 770 M, 690 W)
- SAT II: 800 MathII, 800 Spanish, 760 Physics
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/430
- AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Comp Sci, Calculus AB, Biology, Spanish Lang, Psychology; 4 on Physics B
- Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Chemistry, AP Macroecon, AP Calculus BC, AP US Gov, Office Aid (Self-study period), AP Physics C, Dual Enrollment Calculus III and English Composition (Graduating with AA), Self-studied Real Analysis
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, nothing major
Subjective:
- Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis):
MITES Summer Program- residential 6-week summer program at MIT
Founded tutoring program that teaches disadvantaged children how to read; manage with 3 other tutors and around 15-20 students
Played guitar ever since 7th grade, perform with school and local band
Tutor kids after-school in math and sciences
Work with father in Roadside Tire Service Company
FBLA- placed 1st at states
Volunteered at Jackson Memorial Hospital during two summers
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<li>Job/Work Experience: none</li>
<li>Essays: Common App 10/10</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Amazing, one from physics teacher whom I’ve had for 3 years, other from math teacher who I’ve had for 2 years and has guided me with self-study</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Public school with 430 students, doesn’t really know me much, 5/10</li>
<li>Interview: N/A</li>
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Other
- Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
- Intended Major: Mathematics
- State (if domestic applicant): FL
- School Type: Charter School
- Ethnicity: Hispanic
- Gender: M
- Income Bracket: under $15,000
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation, Very poor I guess?
Reflection
- Strengths: I’m pretty sure my recommendations got me in, there were “best student in career” comments in both of them and my supplemental from the MITES program also said he had never seen a student progress so fast. I also think my essay gave them context as to how to consider my application. Coming from a severely underprivileged home could only help as well.
- Weaknesses: I didn’t have many activities and extracurricular, but I guess my circumstance made up for that.
- Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Relatively strong academic background and really showing my passion for mathematics and computer science through my extra self-study and through my recommendations.
General Comments:
Ultimately I kinda regret not applying to Princeton EA since it became my first choice after a visit and I might’ve actually gotten in but oh well, definitely looking forward to attending uChicago (meet 100% of demonstrated need 
which for me is like full tuition…). Top school admissions is definitely like a lottery since I know others more qualified than me who got wailisted/rejected from uchicago and the like.