Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2340 (750/790/800/10)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): n/a (took it once)
SAT II (subject, score): 790 Math II, 790 Bio E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA: ~4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8 of 849
AP (place score in parentheses): Human Geo (5), World History (5), English Lang (5), Chem (4), Bio (5), English Lit (4), US History (5), Calc BC (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): SL Psych (6)
Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB Math HL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB Spanish SL, IB Physics SL, AP Art History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): haha none (that i can think of)
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP scholar, the usual (nothing too important)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars : They’re my weak point. Math Club Treasurer, Astronomy Club, Garden Club, Readers Club, “Math Team” Member, babysitting brothers (one is severely autistic), helping with my mom’s business sometimes…,learning piano (just for fun)
Summer Experience: COSMOS UCSD, staying at home
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays: Good, kinda fun to write!
Teacher Recommendation #1: Good
Teacher Recommendation #2: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Info/Rec: n/a
Interview: Didn’t have one because I live in California!
Art Supplement: n/a
Other
U.S. State/Territory or Country: CA
School Type: Big public school with IB
Ethnicity: Black/African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: 30-75k (I know that’s a big range)
Hooks : See above
Reflection
Strengths: Scores, gpa, essays?
Weaknesses: Everything else
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no idea…really i don’t. Maybe the hook? That is the only thing that makes sense. I feel bad that I got in over people who really want to go here though.
What would you have done differently?: Nothing since i got in
Where else did you apply? Caltech (accepted ea), uchicago (accepted ea), mit (accepted), harvey mudd (accepted), swarthmore (accepted), pomona (accepted), rice (accepted), UC Berkeley (waitlisted), UCLA (accepted), other UCs, etc.
General Comments & Advice:
Good luck everyone!