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

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Sat, 28 Mar 2015 01:27:18 +0000

**Decision: Accepted

Objective: [ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (690 writing, 720 CR, 800 math)
[] ACT (breakdown): 34 (35 sci, 36 writing, 35 reading, 30 math, 10 essay)
[] SAT II: 720 Bio, 740 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 83
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (4), Calc AB, Government, Chemistry, English
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, two fine arts and one language (only 6 APs offered in school)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar Nominee, National Merit Finalist, State Champion in Speech and Academic Olympics, etc.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective: [ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4-H (club/regional/county presidents), 2 Varsity Sports, Speech and Debate (captain), Robotics (president and founder/coach for youth club), Science Olympiad (captain), Academic Olympics (captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer service job in construction rentals
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~750 hrs (4 year youth mentor, 4-H service, youth robotics coach, etc.)
[] Summer Activities: Work
[] Essays: Very Good
[] Teacher Recommendation:One incredible and one good (Spanish and math teachers, respectively)
[] Counselor Rec: He hardly knows me but I’m sure it was fine
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

[/ul]Other [ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] State (if domestic applicant): Montana
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): rural, legacy-ish [/li]
[/ul]Reflection [ul]
[] Strengths: Strong ECs with demonstrated commitments and tons of community service
[] Weaknesses: No fancy internships or company employments due to rural living, but it looks like they understood
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Check a lot of boxes
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Amherst, Davidson, Lewis and Clark, Columbia (likely letter)
Rejected: MIT

[/ul]**General Comments: ** I think I’m a pretty well-rounded candidate, which helps out a lot. Did the most with what I had and it paid off.