** Decision: Deferred **
SAT Scores (and # of sittings): Did not take.
ACT Scores (and # of sittings): 34C (35 E, 33 M, 33 R, 34 S) 2 sittings
SAT II Scores (and # of sittings): 730 Biology M, 710 Math 2 (2 sittings)
School Profile (Brief): Small private school, roughly 70 people in grade.
GPA (Unweighted/Weighted): 4.05 UW
Rank: School does not rank.
Course Rigor: Full IB Diploma, most rigorous.
AP/IB Scores: IB exams are next May.
Notable Honours/Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Honor Roll
Notable Extra-Curricular Activities: MUN president and was awarded at a conference, varsity tennis team captain, 100+ volunteer hours, president of chess club, department head for school newspaper.
Work Experience: None
Non-Consistent Extra-Curricular Activities (Volunteering, Summer Activities, etc.): Helped organize a TEDx event, advisory board for student athletes, participated in a film making competition and won several awards.
Passions: Tennis, public speaking/debate, writing
Recommendations: 2 teacher, 1 counselor, and 1 peer recommendation. I have never read them so I can’t really rank them but I have a good relationship with all of them.
Essays (and content, if you like): Common App essay around 7.5-8/10, supplement about 9/10. Mainly just wrote about my background and how I was brought up and how it affected me as a person.
Interview: Went pretty well. We had a lot of common interests and I was able to describe most of my passions and interests.
Your Prospective Major: Undecided.
State/Country: CA, USA
Ethnicity/Gender: White male.
Hooks: None.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - ACT, grades, Weaknesses - subject tests, white
Your Assessment: I think my grades and ACT score were good. I don’t have any hooks or quality that make me stand out which probably hurt me. My ECs have some leadership but are kind of kind of inconsistent. I’m obviously upset I didn’t get in but at least I’ll have another chance in the spring thanks to deferral.