Class of 2016 Regular Decision Results!

bdenz12
Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:40:47 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR:720 WR:690 M: 690
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: Lit: 700 Math 2: 690 Bio (E): 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, Senior Project, 4th year language
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Being an American Honorable Mention haha
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer, varsity track, piano, Interact, NHS, lots of environmental activities
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of environmental things
[] Summer Activities: 1 Summer at Brown for an Environmental Leadership course, travel, not much else
[] Essays: Honest, quirky. I wrote about growing up on the BI in Hawaii.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure. I’m close with both teachers and they seem to enjoy me in their classes.
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: AH! :(…I visited Wes in October and had my first college interview ever. I was nervous and it definitely showed.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hapa (half White, half Asian)
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay
[] Weaknesses: Scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: There are so many people who have clearly better stats than me, I am surprised I was accepted! However, I had a great time writing my essay and I think it reflects me well. I had other schools say they enjoyed my essay, so maybe that’s what did it.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I’m stoked to be accepted! Having lived in a rural area of Hawaii (basically chilling on the beach) for my whole life, my experience in the “real world” is pretty limited. Going out east seems a little scary, but I’m excited for this new experience at a great school.