Class of 2014 Official RD Decisions Thread

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:20:29 +0000

Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): CR 660 W 700/essay 11 M690
SAT II (if submitted): Math2:800 Physics:790 Chemistry:740
UW: I have no idea
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
IB (place score in parenthesis): Math HL 7 Physics HL 7 CHem HL 7 Eco SL 6 French AB 6 English a1 SL 6
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): pretty decent
Job/Work Experience: almost none…
Volunteer/Community service: 100 hr/year community services.
Essays: everyone who read said it was brilliant
Teacher Recommendation: physics teacher LOVED ME!!!
Counselor Rec: good but rather generic
Additional Rec: none.
Interview: none.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:no financial aid available for international student.
Intended Major: Undeclared engineering.
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):Indian living in the UAE
School Type: PrivateEthnicity: Indian.
Gender:M
Income Bracket: n/a
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none.

Reflection

Strengths: SAT 2 challenging highschool schedule
Weaknesses: nothing really OUTSTANDING in my application.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: In the days leading upto my decision I thought I had a decnt chance of getting in but once I saw the quality of applications that got waitlisted I’m happy I got in. Now its just a decision between this nd mich!!