Decision: Deferred then Accepted LSA
Objective:
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[] SAT I: 2240 (790M, 730R, 720W)
[] ACT: 34 (34M, 34R, 34E, 32S, 10 Essay)
[] SAT II: Math-2 (790) Biology E (750) Literature (750)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 35%
[] AP scores: AP Biology (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Computer Science (3), AP Language and Composition (5)
[] IB scores: None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature and Composition, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Statistics, AP Government, Journalism, IS: STEM
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME Qualifier (Scored 4), Published a research paper in a journal [/ul]
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars: Speech and Debate (4 years, President and minor awards), School Paper (3 years, Opinion Writer), Science Fair (3 years, minor awards), Academic Journal (Founder and Editor-in-chief),
[] Job/Work Experience: Research Intern (1 year, published a paper), Software Intern (1 summer)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Shift Leader @ Kaiser Permanente (3 years, 3 hrs/week)
[] Essays: I put my soul into my common app essay and I guess it worked out
[] Teacher Recommendations: Teacher 1 10/10 Teacher 2 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: 7/10?
[] Additional Rec: Research Mentor 10/10
[] Interview:[/ul] went really well…interviewed on campus
Other
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[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Very competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 350k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/ul] none that i can think of…i’m pretty ordinary guy…I wrote a lot about social justice which is kind of uncommon from my area??
Reflection
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[] Strengths: ECs, Course Load (as heavy as it could be), huge upward trend with grades (the numbers arent reflective)
[] Weaknesses: GPA, test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I went to camp there
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Rejected from Johns Hopkins ED, Accepted at UMinnesota, WUSTL, and Emory
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