Consolidated EA/RD 2014 results thread

lavalamp306
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:22:48 +0000

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take…
[] ACT: 34 Composite (twice); Superscored 36
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 760 US History, 720 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/1100 (top 2%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s in Euro, US History, Comp Sci A, and Eng Lang & Comp. Taking 6 more tests this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s, but taking regular English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NSHSS Member, IMEA All State (Violin), AP Scholar w/Distinction… nothing too special
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (1st Violin Section Leader), Violin, Urban Arts Club (Recruiter/Promoter), Movie Production Club (founder/head Editor).
[] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutoring, Working at a grocery store
[] Volunteer/Community service: Public Library work, volunteering at soup kitchen
[] Essays: common app essay was very good, best I have written. Why NU essay was not bad either.
[] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but proly generic
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Unable to get one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Industrial Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None, if anything anti-hooks for being affluent and asian
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, essays, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Lack of interview, somewhat generic EC’s, Grades are a little inconsistent
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected because there were better applicants from my school. Also my EC’s are average at best. Also being “asian” makes it just about impossible to get in here.[/li] [/ul]**General Comments: Start your college search in the summer. Stay organized and also make sure you have a clear idea of what the schools are looking for. If your time and money are going to be invested in completing these apps, you might as well make it the best damn application you can. Also once you send in your applications stop worrying and focus on the other things in your life. Being paranoid and worrisome will not affect your decision. You will know your decision in time, so there’s no use in fretting over it. **