*** Amherst Class of 2019 RD Decisions ***

Axelarate
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:33:47 +0000

Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 32 (M: 28, Sci: 28, E: 32, R: 36, W: 33)
[] SAT II:
Math I: 600
Chemistry: 520
Biology: 540
(Dont judge lol)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
AP World History(4)
AP Lang. and Comp.(4)
AP US History(4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:
Very Challenging
AP Physics I (2nd hardest class offered)
AP Chemistry 2 (1st hardest class offered)
AP Lit. and Comp.
AP Gov. and Pol.
Precalculus(HNR)
Advanced Philharmonic Orchestra(concert)
[***] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AP Scholar
Presidential Scholar(nominee)
Several Orchestra group based awards
High school/college Book and Philosophy award
Several JROTC ribbons, advanced rank, and awards(freshman year)
Several Honor roll and Principles list award
Outstanding Ambassador2
Outstanding Justice(statewide mock government)
Outstanding Advocate(statewide mock government)[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
JROTC(highest leadership position for freshman year achieved)
National Honor Society(Secretary)
Freshman Orchestra(Assistant Concert Master)
Philharmonic Orchestra(3rd Primary Violin)
Senior Class Officer(Sgt. - in - Arms)
Student Senate
Statewide mock government(Sectional team leader for school)
Statewide mock United Nations(Sectional team co-leader for school)
Beta club
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Out of country volunteer trip
Home aide and translation with ESL parents
Hospital Volunteer
School activity volunteer
Orchestra volunteer
(very large amount of total hours over 4 years)
[] Summer Activities:
Summer volunteering trip
[] Essays:
Very strong and personal (wrote about hardships of growing up ESL and immigrant)
Wrote optional essay about why I am more than just
[] Teacher Recommendation:
AP Physics I teacher: Fairly weak, only knew me for one year and it was short and he even misspelled my
name
AP World History teacher: Very strong, knew me for long time and sponsor for clubs
[] Counselor Rec:
Very strong, knew me for a long time and everything was positive
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A[/ul]

Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): KY
Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public College Preparatory(very large and challenging compared to other schools)
[] Ethnicity: West Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $30,001 - $60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]DIVOH, ESL, ESL parents, frequent mover, many family responsibilities, strong competitive school environment[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
Very strong essay, well rounded in all areas, many responsibilities and difficult classes in a difficult
school
[] Weaknesses: Weak test scores, lower level GPA, no interview, one weak recommendation
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Likely the fact that I was well rounded and had an engaging story and expressed that story in an engaging
and personal form. I also used many creative analogies to show my creativity.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Vanderbilt, Amherst
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: MIT, Yale-NUS, Northwestern, USC, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon
Waiting on: UPenn, Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Brown, Columbia, Princeton.[/ul]

Goodluck everyone!