Class of 2019 RD

Michellevl16
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 02:14:27 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown): N/A[/li]
[li] ACT: 25[/li]
[li] SAT II: N/A[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.964[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 78[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc, Health (1 semester), PE, AP Studio Art (1 semester), Independent Study Government and Economics, Independent Study English, Concert Band, Physics[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Society of Women Engineers: Certificate of Merit for Highest Honor in Science and Mathematics. Basalt Citizen of the Month. Twice: February, October 2014. First Place Winner: Basalt High School Visual Arts Show. Second Place Winner: Body of Art.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Band Room Painting Project (Artistic Director). Link Crew (Mentor). The Buddy Program (Mentor). Key Club. The Wyly Young Women’s Studio Mentorship Program (Intern). Basalt High School Spirit Team (Manager). National Honor Society (Treasurer). Speech and Debate. Roaring Fork School District Pre-Collegiate Program. [/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: The Yellow Canary. Set Design: Creating and Painting. Six productions. Young Life Work Crew. Aspen Animal Shelter. Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers. Selling for Art Program. Redhill Animal Clinic. ELL Thanksgiving Dinner.[/li]
[li] Summer Activities: Attended academic boot camps during the summers of 2012 and 2014 at Colorado Mountain College and University of Colorado, Boulder. Hiking.[/li]
[li] Essays: Many thought it was well written and unique. About rare skin condition and a bird. I also added an additional essay about my heritage and the values my mom has been able to teach me despite having a middle school education.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: Great![/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Awesome![/li]
[li] Additional Rec: The Best![/li]
[li] Interview: Wonderful. I believe it went very well. We got along and had many things in common.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes[/li]
[li] Intended Major: Biology / Studio Art[/li]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type: Small Public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Hispanic & Caucasian[/li]
[li] Gender: Female [/li]
[li] Income Bracket: <40,000[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation Student[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[li] Strengths: My essay, recs, extracurriculars, community service, grades, rigor of my classes[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: Standardized Test Scores[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel that they realized that my standardized test scores do not provide a clear picture of my academic potential, therefore relied on my grades as a predictor of how I would perform.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I am very excited to having been accepted and look forward to attending the Preview Days!