Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2350
[]SAT II: 800 Chem 800 Phy 800 Math II
[]ACT: not taken
[]GPA: 4.4 weighted
[]Rank: not ranked
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5 on Calc AB and BC, Bio, US History, Spanish Lang, Chem
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: 7/10 I’m not a good writer when it comes to personal essays… and I procrastinated a bit much when I wrote these
[]Teacher Recs: 9/10 I had 3 teacher recs and I think most of them really liked me
[]Counselor Rec: 7/10 I didn’t get a chance to talk to my counselor much
[]Supplementary Material: I submitted my research posters and a letter of rec from my mentor
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):[/li]
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: CA
[]High School Type: public
[]Ethnicity: asian
[]Gender: female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: research, Key Club, Academic Decathlon, teaching kids, dance
[]Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, USNCO semifinalist, Acadeca medals, dance awards, biology competition awards
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul][/li]Honestly I am so surprised. I didn’t think I would get in. I didn’t think my essays were that great but I guess I was still able to convey my passion for math/sci in them. To everyone - please don’t underestimate yourself in this college applications process. You’re all great people and any school is lucky to have you. Be real and honest in your essays and it will show through to the admissions officers, even if you don’t think so. (but still try to get people to proofread them and please START EARLY)