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07-19-2006, 11:27 AM
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#16 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Threads: 52
Posts: 3,637
| i can do my sister, even though she looked at schools that people on this board would rarely be interested in:
White female, competitive public high school, CT. documented medical issues and resulting LDs.
3.3gpa (UW, but only took 1 AP class, no honors)
~1060 SAT
ECs:
Most show her passion in working with kids (jobs, volunteering)
some other volunteer work
active member/president of youth group
weekly religious culture classes (at night)
2 yrs on sports team
2 yrs of band
excellent recs
good essays
uconn- deferred, rejected
northeastern- rejected
bryant - accepted, large scholarship
quinnipiac- accepted
uri - accepted
u hartford- accepted, half tuition, attending. | 
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07-19-2006, 11:43 AM
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#17 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Threads: 9
Posts: 40
| sorry but what is UC | |
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07-19-2006, 11:46 AM
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#18 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Threads: 23
Posts: 1,298
| Generally, UC would refer to any school within the University of California system. However, it could represent a variety of other schools. | |
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07-19-2006, 11:59 AM
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#19 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wharton's Huntsman Hall
Threads: 2
Posts: 439
| Accepted: Penn (Wharton) ED
Rejected: None
Waitlisted: None
School Type: Public
Location: California
Race/Gender: Asian
Prospective Major: Real Estate and Finance
Unweighted GPA: 3.80
Weighted GPA: 4.3
Class rank: 17 of 410
SAT I Scores
SAT I Math: 740
SAT I Critical Reading: 640
SAT I Writing: 700 (essay 11)
SAT II Scores
SAT II Math IIC: 710
SAT II U.S. History: 700
SAT II Physics: 650
Long-form Info
Extracurricular Info
- Started a Freshmen mentoring program
- Boy Scouts (Life Scout)
- ASB
- Yearbook
Other strong point:
CA Boys' State Delegate
2005 Certified Tax Preparer (Wrote one of the essays about this)
Wrote a straight forward essay about my desire to work in the real estate field
Work Experience
- None
Awards:
- AP Scholar w/ Honor
- 1st Place Math Competition | |
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07-19-2006, 11:59 AM
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#20 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Threads: 166
Posts: 827
| all of you guys rock! this is so helpful!!
(wow I feel special my post was on the featured discussions page! yes, I'm a CC nerd...officially) | |
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07-19-2006, 12:20 PM
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#21 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Threads: 10
Posts: 190
| Accepted: WUSTL (attending), Cornell, Tufts, BU
Rejected: Harvard (deferred EA), MIT, Princeton
School type: Public
Race: White
Gender: Male
Class Rank: 3/444
SATs: 2270 (790 V, 780 M, 700 W)
SAT IIs: BioE - 800, Math II - 800, USH - 710
APs: Bio - 5, Calc - 5, English - 5, Euro History - 4
Extracurricular/Activities/Work:
NOSB (Natl. champions 2005), science bowl, science olympiad, math team, acadeca, fps, environmental club.
Eagle Scout
2 summers doing volunteer research at cancer lab
Part-time computing job
Community service at soup kitchens and food bank | |
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07-19-2006, 12:26 PM
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#22 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Threads: 676
Posts: 4,759
| Do yall' mind writing your essay topics/themes also please? | |
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07-19-2006, 12:41 PM
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#23 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Threads: 166
Posts: 827
| yea essay topics would be great! | |
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07-19-2006, 12:42 PM
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#24 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Threads: 23
Posts: 1,298
| let's not get greedy, now | |
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07-19-2006, 01:07 PM
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#25 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Threads: 14
Posts: 139
| Accepted: Kenyon (attending), Oberlin, Macalester, Centre
Waitlisted: Dartmouth, Brown, Tufts, Wash U
Rejected: None
School Type: Public
Location: Kentucky
Race/Gender: Caucasian
Prospective Major: Undecided
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.24
Class rank: 1, not shared
ACT Scores (single sitting)
Composite: 31
English: 34
Math: 27
Reading: 32
Science: 32
Writing: 10
SAT II Scores
SAT II Literature: 730
SAT II U.S. History: 690
AP Scores:
US History: 5
English Lang/Comp: 4
SUMMER PROGRAMS
*Governor’s Scholars Program 5-week selective entry program, design selected for campus t-shirts
*Savannah Summer Seminars: 1-week program at Savannah College of Art and Design
*Shakespearean drama 1-week seminar
ACTIVITIES
*National Forensic League (NFL): 20 Hrs/wk, 42 Wks/yr, 9th-12th
Captain, designed t-shirts for 2 years, volunteer as coach (6 Hrs/wk, 35 Wks/yr for 3 years), numerous national and state awards listed, most notably, 17th at Nationals
* Piano: 5-11 Hrs/wk, 52 Wks/yr, 9th-12th - Play for 9 years,
* Art: 5-15 Hrs/wk, 52 Wks/yr, 9th-12th - Selected to paint mural for school district, volunteer as an aid at art conferences (12 Hrs/wk, 1 Wk/yr for 4 years), numerous regional and state awards listed
*Mock Trial: 18 Hrs/wk, 31 Wks/yr, 11th-12th – Prosecution attorney, 2nd at regional against national champion team.
*International Thespian Society: 35 Hrs/wk, 9 Wks/yr, 9th-12th - Charter member (over 100 hours), designed t-shirts, lighting technician/actor for many school plays
*Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP): 10 Hrs/wk, 5 Wks/yr, 9th-12th – Editor-in-chief of state paper, selected for conference every year
*Academic Team (Governor’s Cup) - 8 Hrs/wk, 22 Wks/yr, 9th-12th – Moderator, FPS, Arts and Humanities, Math, Science, Composition, both state and invitational awards listed.
*Community Theatre Guild: 35 Hrs/wk, 5 Wks/yr, 9th-12th – 13 shows, volunteer for children’s theatre (9th-12th, 90+ Hrs per show)
*Co-Ed-Y (Mock UN/Congress): 6 Hrs/wk, 35 Wks/yr, 12th – President, Congressional Delegate award, qualified for national conference.
*Future Educators of America (FEA): 4Hrs/Wks, 20 Wks/yr, 12th - Press Officer, student mentor
*Math Tutoring: 6 Hrs/wk, 20 Wks/yr, 12th
*V/JV Tennis Team: 25 Hrs/wk, 11 Wks/yr, 9th-10th
*School's Morning Announcements: 2 Hrs/wk, 36 Wks/yr, 11th-12th
*College Course: Spring 2006, local university
Essays
*All very well written, writing is a strong suit
Recs
*Both were highly complimentary, one was written by an AP English teacher and was phenomenal.
*Counselor was somewhat unreliable, so not sure.
AWARDS NOT LISTED IN ECS
*2006 Junior Miss: Local winner with state placements
*Foreign Language Competition Placements Listed
*Inaugural Class of KY 2004 (selected by University of KY)
*KY Commonwealth Diploma (State AP Recognition)
*School Awards Listed
Hope this helps! Sorry if it is too long. I tried to be thorough because these really helped me with my application process.
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07-19-2006, 01:09 PM
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#26 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Threads: 17
Posts: 134
| Accepted: Northwestern, Columbia (Attending), UPenn, Cal-Berkley, Amherst
Waitlist->Reject: Dartmouth
School Type: Private
Race: White
Prospective Marjor: Economics
Unweighted GPA 3.95
Class Rank: Top 5 Percent my counseler told me (though they dont tell colleges our ranks)
SATs: 2320 Combined with 800 math
SAT IIS: Low 700s for all 3
ECs:
Band, Student Council President, Track (Captain), Economics Club founder | |
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07-19-2006, 01:11 PM
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#27 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Threads: 676
Posts: 4,759
| On essays...can you share what you wrote about, not just how good they were? | |
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07-19-2006, 01:13 PM
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#28 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Threads: 14
Posts: 139
| My essay is hard to summarize. I wrote about viewing the world 2-dimensionally, in black and white, weaving an analogy through with television. For the Tufts additional essay, I picked wich news story was ignored in 2005 and answered the decline of democratic rights in Russia. | |
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07-19-2006, 01:44 PM
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#29 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Threads: 16
Posts: 293
| Accepted: UChicago EA (attending..I didn't apply anywhere else because Chicago was my top choice by far)
School Type: Public
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Race/Gender: Caucasian
Prospective Major: Mathematics/Economics
Unweighted GPA: 3.9 approx
Weighted GPA: 4.82
Class rank: 11/410
ACT Scores (single sitting)
Composite: 32
English: 31
Math: 30
Reading: 32
Science: 33
Writing: 29
SAT Scores
Composite: 2130
Math: 790
Verbal: 700
Writing: 640
SAT II Scores
SAT II Math 2: 800
SAT II Chem: 730
SAT II Physics: 690
AP Scores:
Calc BC: 5
Physics C E&M: 5
Physics C Mech: 4
Chem: Not sure yet..I took it late
Biology: 4
Econ Micro: 5
Econ Macro: 5
IB Scores (out of 7):
French SL: 5
Chem SL: 5
Math HL: 5
Bio HL: 5
Physics HL: 5
Econ HL: 5
English HL: 6
SUMMER PROGRAMS
*Worked with a math professor at the U of MN on a math project having to do with wavelets
*FEE(foundation for economic education) 1 week seminar
*Volunteered at the math library at the U of MN
ACTIVITIES
*University of Minnesota talented Youth Mathematics Program (UMTYMP), through which I took my math classes from grades 7-11
* Trumpet Lessons/Minnesota youth Symphonies
* National Honor Society (committee head of the multicultural festival)
* Econ Challenge Team (1st place in regionals, 3rd in state)
* badminton team
Possible Hooks: I took all of the IB Sciences offered at my school (3 years bio, 2years physics, 2 years chem). I also (through UMTYMP and through U of MN) was able to take the following math courses: 3 years of calc (including multivar), linear algebra, combinatorics, and topology(grad level)
Essays: "mind that does not stick" prompt on the uchi app. I wrote a short story about writing an essay.
AWARDS NOT LISTED IN ECS
*National Merit Scholarship
*AP award (don't remember which one)
*IB diploma
*many department awards at my school | |
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07-19-2006, 01:48 PM
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#30 | | New Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Threads: 1
Posts: 4
| Hah
Well, I was not happy with my results. It's a bit sad since I poured out my soul over nothing for the last four years.
So here it is.
Accepted: UCSD(attending), UCI, Pomona College (can't afford)
Wait Listed: Scripps (HAW)
Rejected: UCLA, UC Berkeley, Cornell, Harvard (I can dream, no?), Occidental
School Type: Public
Location: California
Race/Gender: Asian
Prospective Major: Bioengineering Pre-med (it's an impacted major, so I can't get out of it)
Unweighted GPA & UC GPA: 3.6
Weighted GPA: 4.32
Class rank: fourth decile (I went to this... insane school full of Asian nerds. even 4.32 doesn't get you into the first decile)
Graduated with: Full IB Diploma, Troy Tech Diploma... etc. (All those mean nothing... except that you get to have extra strings and pieces of gold cloth on your gown. YUCK)
SAT I Scores: 2180
SAT I Math: 740
SAT I Critical Reading: 740
SAT I Writing: 700
SAT II Scores (I took a lot... Maybe I shouldn't have. What a waste of money)
SAT II U.S. History: 800
SAT II Math IIC: 780
SAT II Korean: 800
SAT II Biology E: 800
SAT II Spanish: 710
Extracurricular Info
Summer Internship at UCI Medical Center
Media Ministry leader for three years
Private tutor for a year
SAT Instructor for a summer
FBLA Active Member
[Hm... A little weak on extracurricular.]
Awards
Ho Nam Korean Society Scholarship
Lions Club Scholarship
CSF Seal Bearer... (or something like that. who gives a..)
Principal's Honor Roll (4 years)
[A little weak here, too]
I think what brought me down were...
- Crappy Interviews
- My personal statement [I read it over and groan with frustration]
- Going to a crazy school where only the top 20 people got into all the Ivy leagues and the rest got screwed. Seriously, if you aren't going to be in the top 5% at least, go to the easy, stupid school. Not
Yeah, can you see why I'm a bit... well, BITTER? | |
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