Chances?

nadia216
Tue, 20 Dec 2016 05:37:10 +0000

•SAT I (breakdown): N/A
•ACT (breakdown): C: 31 (E: 35, M: 32, R: 33, S: 25). Science score is really low but I retook the ACT, scores are coming out soon.
•SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
•AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
•IB (place score in parentheses): Psych (5)
•Senior Year Course Load: IB Calculus, IB Biology II, IB English, IB History of the Americas IB Spanish 400, IB TOK, IB Visual Arts
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honors Society, Excellence Award, Service Award

Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): HOSA, most of my EC’s consist of community service and medical related things.
•Job/Work Experience: N/A
•Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital Volunteer in Iran, Elementary School Volunteer, Key Club
•Summer Activities: HOSA National Competitive Event. Other than that, I was mostly busy helping out in my mother’s childcare.
•Essays: Good. Talked a lot about my mother and the influence she has had on me throughout my high school years. In most supplemental essays I’ve talked about my international experience.
•Teacher Recommendations: English teacher, had him for two years. Strong relationship, he always encourages me and is proud of how much I’ve grown compared to 10th grade. (10/10)
Biology teacher, she is aware of my passion for biology and my desire to enter the medical field. (8 or 9/10)
•Counselor Rec: 9/10
•Additional Rec: N/A
•Interview: N/A

Other
•State (if domestic applicant): CA
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: White (Middle Eastern)
•Gender: F
•Income Bracket:
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Raised by a single parent, first-generation American if that does any good.

Reflection
•Strengths: GPA? Letters of rec.
•Weaknesses: Lack of leadership, but this is explained in the additional info section. I basically had family obligations, had to be home after school helping out my mom and this limited my participation in after school activities/leadership positions.
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
•Where else you are applying or have already applied: UC schools. Applying to Tufts University, Boston University, GWU.

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