Barnard Class of 2019 Results

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Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:07:26 +0000

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 / 800 / 730 (on writing)
ACT (breakdown): -
SAT II: 800 on Math 2, 790 on BioM, 730 on Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 (not too sure about this one)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Salutatorian
AP (place score in parenthesis): -
IB (place score in parenthesis): (results still pending, predicted for a 44/45)
Senior Year Course Load: 7 classes + IB CAS program
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Multiple subject awards, country doesn’t offer any national awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Representative, Secretary, President, Ex-Officio Adviser), MUN on an international level (Vice President), Global Issues Network member, Thespian Society (Vice President, Co-Founder), multiple other minor activities
Job/Work Experience: Marriott Hotel HR Assistant, Marketing Intern at multiple stores such as Pandora, Faro, Ant Hill, etc., Communications Intern at Naf Naf, Translator and Article Writer for ‘Clean City’ environmental company
Volunteer/Community service: Cared for mentally ill children at a Hospital for 2 years, Art Therapy at a special school for a year, founded a project (supported by our Ministry of Education) to promote awareness of the dangers of incest in my country, Grab-A-Bag activity (collected and sorted clothing to distribute to shelters).
Summer Activities: Internships listed above, Stanford Summer Institutes program ‘Courses in Psychology’
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10 - I showed my CA essay to just a few people, but those included a Dartmouth professor that commended me on the essay and had a few minor changes on a structural level. I’m particularly proud of the essay to be honest, as well as the college specific essay (definitely more than many other essays I wrote for other Ivies and non-Ivies).
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9 - My principal wrote my counselor’s rec as our counselor left mid-year, but I believe in his ability to write rec letters. My only concerns - hence the 9 - were about one of my professors who is a trite writer, though I did (unofficially) hear a snippet of his essay and it was quite impressive (even surprisingly so) how highly he thought of me.

Teacher Rec #1: 8, Psychology Professor
Teacher Rec #2: 9, Biology Professor
Counselor Rec: 10, Principal
Additional Rec: 10, Minister of Education
Interview: -

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Psychology
State (if domestic applicant): -
Country (if international applicant): Azerbaijan
School Type: International, Private
Ethnicity: Azerbaijani
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: I’ll clearly bring a lot of new perspectives to the campus. I think what really set me apart was my long term involvement and accomplishments as the SC President, as I had created the first official constitution. My Healthy Future project was my biggest accomplishment, I think.
Weaknesses: May seem a little too strong, perhaps a little too energetic. They might see that as a minus, as I may come off as a slightly too powerful roommate, perhaps even overly competitive even though i don’t see that as one of my qualities. They may also think I’m too rebellious, as most of my application speaks of my rebellion against cultural norms in my nation.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because of my spirit, my passion for my subject, my one-of-a-kind project and overall enthusiasm
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: So far (no response from Ivies/Stanford yet) Cambridge, UCL, Glasgow, Bath, St. Andrews (in UK) and BU, UCLA, UCB, Barnard, Wellesley, Duke, NYU (in Abu Dhabi) some others I forgot in US, IE and John Cabot in Europe.

General Comments:
I’m open to questions if there are any and please forgive me if I messed any part of this up, I’m a new member!