Class of 2016 Regular Decision Results!

chessysmom
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:07:44 +0000

Decision: Accepted, Early Write

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 32 – one sitting, junior year
[] SAT II: 790 (Lit), 730 (Bio), 710 (USH)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20th percentile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 4, USH 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Govt, AP Calc AB, Honors Physics, Honors Latin IV
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Scholar [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President, Latin Club; Manager, Theater Costume Department (4 years); Water Polo Team Manager
[] Job/Work Experience: Swim instructor (four summers), Lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer 150 hours in Pediatrics at local hospital, other misc stuff
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: On Campus, really comfortable

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Intended Major(s): Bio/anthro (pre-med)
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, all-girls Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican-American)
[] Gender: F
[] Income bracket (if applicable): That middle ground where we don’t qualify for FA but really can’t afford $60k+/year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Nothing outstanding, just a solid student
[] Weaknesses: I love this school, visited twice from CA. Totally see myself here, but really don’t think we can afford the COA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Tufts, Wesleyan, Fordham (full-tuition scholarship), Villanova, Loyola Chicago ($14k scholarship)
W/L: None
Rejected: Yale, Duke, USC
Waiting: Amherst, Georgetown

[/ul]General Comments: Love -love-love Wes, but not sure it makes sense to go here versus Fordham @ $15k/year (room & board only due to full tuition scholarship).