Class of 2017 Decisions Thread (RD)

derivative22
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:57:49 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 34 (35 W, 34 M, 33 R, 35 S, 9 essay)
SAT II: 770 Chem, 760 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/637
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Spanish Language (5), Biology (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP Gov/MUN, AP Econ, AP English Lit, AP Environmental, Ballet Ensemble
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, 11 Best Delegate and Outstanding Performance awards at Model UN conferences, a lot of regional, state, and national dance awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): principal ballet dancer in local company, dancing since I was 6 for multiple hours a day every day of the week, ballet ensemble at school, Science Olympiad (captain), Model UN, National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: research intern at biotechnology and cancer research company for a summer, paid teacher’s aide for AP Chemistry summer prep class for 2 summers
Volunteer/Community service: president and founder of an organization dedicated to sponsoring the education of Ugandan orphans affected by the AIDS epidemic or the strife in the area, NHS volunteering events and tutoring
Summer Activities: lots and lots of dancing and performing, teaching chemistry to incoming AP students, informal Astronomy classes, internship last summer
Essays: pretty good I was told
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: never saw it, but she said it was amazing
Additional Rec:
Interview: quick half hour talk in Starbucks, we hit it off right away and afterwards he emailed me saying that I was the best applicant he had seen in many years.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: large public
Ethnicity: Half Asian, half French
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $100 K-$150 K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): absolutely none
Reflection
Strengths: grades, ECs
Weaknesses: scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Throughout high school, I only did things that I truly loved and I think that showed in my app.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Princeton, Stanford, Duke, USC, UCI, UCSD, UCLA, UCB, Drexel, and Cal Poly SLO. Every school I applied to.
Chose Princeton! Go Tigers!