**Decision: Accepted **
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Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540 first try
SAT II: Bio E- 760, MATH 2: 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91/4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/23
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP’s don’t exist in Nunavut, Canada.
IB (place score in parenthesis): ???
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
(1) Won regional/provincial SEEL AND SNOW RABBIT hunting competitions.
(2) Local youth leader
(2) Founder of our schools student leadership council.
(3) In charge of managing our local herd of about 30 reindeer and sled dogs.
Job/Work Experience: Work as a hunter, fisherman part-time.
Volunteer/Community service: See above.
Summer Activities: Summer doesn’t exist up here
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9?
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9?
I have no clue.
Teacher Rec #1:I have no clue.
Teacher Rec #2:I have no clue.
Counselor Rec: Very good. I built a strong rapport with my counselor and since I was the only person going to university out of my entire graduating class, I think I got a very exceptional recommendation letter.
Additional Rec: Didn’t use.
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
Intended Major and College: Animal science, CALS
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Nunavut, Canada
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Native American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: less than 38 000 USD a year (50k CAD)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
First gen college student
Low income
I am Inuit native american, we’re those people living in the Arctic that eat raw fish, polar bears, seals, etc.
Reflection
Strengths: My background, my essays, my decently high SAT score that I got self studying (not many resources up here)
Weaknesses: My EC’s and showing my “fit”. There barely is any grass from where I live, how am I supposed to demosntrate my farming capabilities to CALS?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My background/life story
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I didn’t apply anywhere else.
General Comments : Good luck!