Class of 2017 Decisions Thread (RD)

letteropener
Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:00:00 +0000

super late one, sorry guys:

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400, 12 essay (2nd time, single)
SAT II: math, bioE, chem, phys - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.46
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unranked school
AP (place score in parenthesis): english lang, bio, chem, physics c (both), calc bc, euro, chem - 5s
Senior Year Course Load: rigorous, 5 APs + multivar
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): intel sts semifianlist, siemens semifinalist, google science fair semifinalist, usapho semis, chem oly high honors, aime qualifier, usabo semis

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math (vp), chem (p), speech/debate, nhs, other stuff
Volunteer/Community service: mathcounts coach
Summer Activities: internship at labs each summer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app 7/10, pton supp 8/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: decent, 7/10
Teacher Rec #2: awesome, 9/10
Counselor Rec: no clue, 7/10?
Additional Rec: professor rec
Interview: decent

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: public, ~500 per class
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none!

Reflection
Strengths: science awards, scores
Weaknesses: not well rounded, essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted by Yale, MIT, Princeton, Williams, Chicago; rejected by Caltech and Harvard!