Barnard Class of 2019 Results

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Sun, 29 Mar 2015 21:57:51 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

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[] SAT I: n/a
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 Chemistry, 770 Physics, 790 Chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (Freshman-Jr grades)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chinese, AP Physics B, AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, AP Microeconomics (5). AP English Language (4).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics C E&M, AP Computer Science, AP English Literature, AP US Government, Honors Economics, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Pep Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] 1st Place Northern California Field Conducting, 2nd Place CA DECA event, 5th Place CA FBLA event & qualified for Nationals
Subjective:

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[] Extracurriculars: a LOT, strong leadership in many as well.
[] Job/Work Experience: Safeway Inc. Courtesy Clerk, founder of a small business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Assistant Coach for Special Olympics, Wheelchair and Ambulatory Sports, Student Coach for elementary school math club, after school tutor
[] Essays: Strong
[] Teacher Recommendations: One very strong, other one is supposed to be pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Should be pretty good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview:[/ul] Went pretty well
Other

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[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, Arts Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] n/a
Reflection

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[] Strengths: Well rounded, insanely challenging course load, good essays and recs, extracurriculars. Attended several prestigious summer programs.
[] Weaknesses: GPA wasn’t pristine, and waned off first semester senior year
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall strong profile
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] UC Berkeley (regents candidate), UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis ($13,750 scholarship), UCSB, UCSC ($20,000 scholarship), UCI, UVa, UNC Chapel Hill, UT Austin (McCombs + CNS Honors Polymathic Scholars), CMU, Olin College of Engineering. Waitlisted at UChicago and WUSTL. Rejected from Stanford, MIT, UMich, Yale-NUS.[/li]General Comments: