Class of 2020 Decisions

tess1998
Fri, 11 Dec 2015 22:16:55 +0000

Choose one:
Decision: Accepted

ED 1

[ b]Objective:**
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[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[ *] ACT (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[ *] SAT II: US History 790, World History 760
[ *] Unweighted GPA: 4.24
[ *] Weighted GPA: 3.96
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top deciles
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 4, US History 5, Lang and Comp 5, Psychology 5, Art History 4, Macroeconomics 4
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Calculus, AP Gov’t, Mythology at my high school and in the spring I am taking intro to philosophy, intro to western lit, and the history of jazz at George Mason University
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Le Grand Concours French Levels 2 and 4 (ranked in the top 15 nationally for both)
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[ b]Subjective:**
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[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (president), Academic Team (Co-Captain), Student Advisory Council, Young Americans for Liberty (Vice President)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Cofounded an online jewelry store
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing major
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer at Brown and Summer at Barnard
[ *] Essays: Love of learning type of essay; nothing incredible
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One was probably fantastic and the other, well, she spoke about herself the entire time
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good intentions, but poorly written is my guess
[ *] Additional Rec: Probably fantastic, it was from my Model UN sponsor
[ *] Interview: It went really well! He said I would be a great fit!
[ *] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):
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[ b]Other**
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[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public, doesn’t send many kids to top schools
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 500,000+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing
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[ b]Reflection**
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[ *] Strengths: Extracurriculars, essays, genuine interest in learning
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores and recommendations
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think they recognized that I was a solid fit for the school.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to St Andrews in Scotland
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[ b]General Comments: I’m not a big fan of college confidential, but I know these stat profiles helped me when I was looking at colleges. Don’t get too worked up as an underclassman; explore your academic interests and let them grow naturally.