Class of 2020 Decisions

mubaidianshang
Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:02:38 +0000

Choose one:
[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted **[/color][/size]

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[ b]Objective:**
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[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR 790, MATH 770, WR 690
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA: 96ish
[ *] Weighted GPA: 96ish
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not available
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC 5, AB subscore 5, Physics Mechanics 4, Chemistry 4, APUSH 4, Macroecon 4, Microecon 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Stat, AP ES, Honors Western Civilization Honors, Latin III Honors, English Honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Distinctive AP Score, School USAMO Champion
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[ b]Subjective:**
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[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano 10 yrs, Chinese Callingraphy 7 yrs, Varsity Swimming Team 2 yrs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: School Ambassador
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:2 educational NGO month-long volunteer experience
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer at Brown
[ *] Essays: So-so. I personally don’t like it
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I believe they are excellent! Big thanks to my teachers!
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good or excellent
[ *] Additional Rec: Excellent!
[ *] Interview: Excellent! I really enjoy the whole process, very relaxed.
[ *] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): None
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[ b]Other**
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[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[ *] Country (if international applicant): China
[ *] School Type: Private Chirstian School
[ *] Ethnicity: East Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: My parents never really told me. I only know my family income is sufficient to support my tuition.
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): In the interview I mentioned that I watched 200+ movies in 6 months during my gap year (not really a gap year, I quit my Freshman year in my Chinese high school and prepared for about 6 month for my English skills. I watched 200+ movies during that time and fell in love with films). I believe this impressed my interviewer because she showed strong interest about this.
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[ b]Reflection**
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[ *] Strengths: High SAT and GPA? I really don’t know how I got in. My EC is so weak… Maybe because not a lot of people from Texas schools applied Wesleyan?
[ *] Weaknesses: Weak EC
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Don’t know… Good interview and Rec letter?
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I applied for UCB, UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, planning to apply Tufts, NYU, Barnard, Pomona, CMC, Scripps, BC, WUSTL, Vassar. But, it’s done and I’m so happy it’s done!!!
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[ b]General Comments: ** Love Wes! Let’s see what will happen in the next 4 yrs!!!