Consolidated EA/RD 2014 results thread

unitofobscurity
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:44:31 +0000

Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 800CR 750M 790W
[]SAT II: 800MathII 770Phys
[]GPA: 95/100
[]Rank: school does not rank
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5 on Music, English Lang, Psych, World Hist., Art History, Comp. Gov Pol[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: not good enough? I thought they were good.
[]Recs: “best student I have ever had” in both cases
[]Supplementary Material: music supplement (oboe)
[]Summer Activities: astronomy!
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none apparently [/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: Vancouver BC
[]High School Type: Independent non-denominational
[]Ethnicity: not reported on app
[]Gender: M [/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: robotics, peer tutoring, music, debate/MUN, writing
[]Awards: assorted math competitions, some creative writing prizes and music prizes
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: not science-y enough on paper; absurd quota on international students leads to <3% acceptance rate in my city
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:MIT, I’ve loved you since I was a little kid, and I tried my best. See you when I have tenure! [/ul]