Class of 2018 ED I Decision Thread

marcusgarvey
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:39:40 +0000

Decision: Accepted EDI

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (didn’t submit)
ACT: 33 single sitting 34 superscore (32 Reading, 33 (34 on second take) English/writing, 35 science, 33 math)
SAT II: Didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.49 UW / 3.61 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (Self studied 5) AP US Gov (5) AP English Lang (5) AP Biology (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes (Art History, Enviro, AP Lit, Economics (Micro/Macro)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Some leadership positions within Model UN, statewide model congress type extracurriculars, intern for local congressman, speech & debate, FBLA, etc. Quite a few awards in these programs
Job/Work Experience: Intern for congressman over the summer
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Attended a national conference (2 years, had a minor leadership position my second year) with the best participants of statewide “mock congress” type conferences from every state. Awesome experience for me.
Essays: Pretty unique – I thought my common app essay was risky but the people who read it seemed to like it/find it amusing and unique
Teacher Recommendation: Really stellar, one of my teachers was the advisor for several clubs I had leadership positions in along with my AP Gov Pol teacher, said some awesome things about me (although i’m not exactly sure what). I recall him telling me “this letter of recommendation will get you in anywhere!”. My advice: don’t suck up to teachers, just make sure they know you well as a person and you are strategic about your application
Counselor Rec: Pretty good! I think she liked me, I did a lot of things for Student Council/the school even though I wasn’t really a member of these clubs and didn’t put them on my app
Additional Rec:
Interview: I thought it went pretty poorly but I suppose not!
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Poli Sci, Economics
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White/Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100,000+ with a dramatic shift down after dad’s unemployment
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really
Reflection: GPA was my biggest weakness, but I made up for it with a general upward trend, sharp upward trend in course rigor, good test scores, and any class I did poorly in I would take the next level and do much better (C+ in precalc, A+ in calc the next year)
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was surprised myself :))
General Comments: Get off CollegeConfidential and do more things in the real world. Don’t do things just for college, pursue your interests and be outgoing/friendly. Think about comparative advantage- don’t waste your time and pursue/develop your natural talents.