2012 RD Decisions Thread (stats, ECs, etc)

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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[<em>]School Applied to: Lafayette College
[</em>] SAT: 1510/2160; 710CR, 800M, 650W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 730 German, 730 Math I, 790 Math II
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] GPA: 3.90
[</em>] Rank: 3rd out of 160
[<em>] Other stats: TOEFL iBT 105 (out of 120), Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
[</em>] Extra Curriculars:
[<em>] Essays: 3 essays - all relatively good I hope
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Both probably great.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably great.
[</em>] Hook (if any): * Math performance (in order of importance): 3rd place in the National Math Competition 2005, 4th place in the National Math Competition 2006, 2nd place in the regional Christmas Math Competition, outstanding performance on the European Kangaroo Math Competition 2006, 2nd place in the regional Math Competition 2001

  • English performance: Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English, 1st place in the Regional English Competition 2003, 2nd place in the Regional English Competition 2004
  • Literature performance: Outstanding performance in the “My Levsky” Competition 2003
  • Tennis performance: 1st place in the Regional Tennis Competition 2006
  • Basketball performance: 2nd place Regional Inter-school Competition and team captain in 2005, 2006</p>

<p>[<em>] State or Country: Bulgaria
[</em>] School Type: Language High School - Most competitive in my town
[<em>] Ethnicity: white (non-hispanic)
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Major strength(s)/weakness(es): weak SAT Writing, Good essay
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: Lucky me :slight_smile:
[<em>] Other Factors: n/a
[</em>] Going to attend? ABSOLUTELY! Lafayette Rocks!
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