Brandeis Class of 2015 RD Decisions Thread

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (CR: 770 M:680 W:730 -Essay:12)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Spanish (770) U.S (730) Literature (700) World History (700)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): well, 97/100 which my guidance councilor said was a 4.0…
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11%… 49 of 470 I believe?
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S (5) Spanish (4) Psych (This May) Euro (This May)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:Syracuse University 9 credits of English, AP Psych, AP Euro, Conversational Spanish, Gov’t, Gym, Economics, Select Chorus, Earth Science. (I have no lunch/study halls due to my schedule)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, School’s citizenship award.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School’s 2nd leading community service club (treasurer/secretary freshman & sophomore year, president junior & senior year). Academic Team (Varsity since freshman year). Debate club. NHS. Student Senate. Social Chair of the Senior Class.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hours at local hospital. Tutoring kinds in Spanish, Math, English, Global History. Teaching my peers how to play piano/guitar/how to read music.
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good!
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing: My AP Spanish Teacher, My SUPA Teacher, who I had for honors accelerated English and Philosophy.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: She called me awe-inspiring if that’s any indication…
[<em>] Additional Rec: Nopes
[</em>] Interview: None</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Hispanic Studies and International Relations with a minor in Islamic Studies
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Generation American
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths: EC’s and music (I play 7 instruments)
[li] Weaknesses: Math!</p>[/li]
<p>general comments: I may go, if I don’t get accepted into any of the 9 schools other schools that I’m waiting to hear back from. I got half tuition in grants/scholarships, so that definitely makes Brandeis a strong contender on my list!</p>