<p>Regular decision
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 - 800 reading 800 math 790 writing
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 literature 800 US History 800 World History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 2.98 (yes, 2-- more on that later)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 5, US History 5, Physics B 5, Lit 5
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Gov/Pol, Energy and Sustainability, Psychology</em>, Studio Art II<em>, Myth and Modern Man</em>, Creative Writing*, AP Biology, Gym
*denotes half-year course</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Model United Nations (6-12, Chaired last two years),
-Wrestling (2009 Sectional Champion Team Member; 2011 Sectional Finalist, 2012 Sectional Champion; 2009,2010,2011 Top 20 NYS Team Member)
-Martial Arts (6-12, 2010 US National Grappling Competition Qualifier)
-Korean Student Club (9-12, President 2011-2012)
-Cancer Awareness and Fundraising Club (9-12, Treasurer 2011-2012)
-Drawing (as a hobby, never really did much with it)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Diner Busboy 2008-2010 (~20 hrs/week)
Community Center Child Care 2010-2012 (~ 20 hrs/week)
Automotive mechanic’s apprentice 2010-2012 (~ 5 hrs/week)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Martial Arts Instruction to Children 2010-2012 (~10 hrs/week)
[</em>] Essays: This is where I alluded to my GPA. My CA essay way about what struggle was to each of my family members and how we work to overcome it. I explained that I worked to help keep a roof over our heads and consequently I often had to choose between school and other responsibilities. For the Bard supplement, I wrote about how Karl Kraus’ vision of the future was affected by global happenings and therefore misguided.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Waived. I chose a teacher who had me as a student both freshman and senior years.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Waived. It really could have gone either way.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/a
[</em>] Interview: N/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Applied undeclared. I am very interested in the human rights program.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York (Rochester)
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Medium-Large Public (~1200 students in grades 9-12)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mixed (Asian and white)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Divorced parents. My mother, who has full custody, made about $14,000. My father, who has two other children from a new marriage, makes about $130k. He filled out the noncustodial PROFILE.
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
Well, the whole working to support my mother while she goes through college thing. That was big, I imagine.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Standardized test scores, extracurricular involvement, work experience
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Sincere essay, my ECs were probably rare among Bard applicants
[/ul]General Comments:
We’ll see what happens with financial aid. For those curious, I was also accepted to Tufts, Vassar, Boston University and some safeties. I was rejected from the University of Rochester, Hamilton, Cornell, and waitlisted at Fordham (they are not need-blind). If I can find someone to cover my shift at work, I will be at the accepted student day this Saturday. </p>
<p>Good luck to anyone interested in Bard College Class of 2017. Dream big.</p>