Consolidated EA/RD 2014 results thread

notpretentious
Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:46:09 +0000

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):M – 790, W – 750, CR – 740 (Superscore)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II – 800, Chemistry – 780, U.S. History – 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/600
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (4), European History (5), Language (5), Statistics (5), Senior Year – Micro/Macroeconomics, Government
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very, very hard – full senior schedule with a couple of independent studying for AP tests and junior/senior level college courses at state university
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, NCTE Writing Award, a lot of awards in national debate and national business organizations (DECA, BPA) [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of NHS, State President of Business Organizations, Science Olympiad, Varsity Tennis, Debate, Band, 5 year graduate of prestigious undergraduate math program
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 major internships in strategic marketing and sales, radiology, healthcare management, run own tutoring business (15 students), worked as media promotion specialist for websites and startup company
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 500 hours at local organizations, religious organizations
[] Essays: I thought they were each tailored to match the school’s personality. Nicely polished.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them but I expect that they were substantially well written based on my close connection to the teachers who wrote them for me.
[] Additional Rec: I sent in three additional recommendations from my NHS advisor, my college math professor, and my college chemistry professor.
[li] Interview: Really connected on the topics of computer languages. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Economics, Bioinformatics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Large
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): Unique combination of business with hardcore math and science? I don’t know… [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I sent in a video of a local news station profiling me which revealed my ability to communicate effectively… I think this helped me become remembered by Admissions.
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Wow! I can’t believe this. The math program definitely helped me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Vagelos LSM Program at University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins BME Program, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Minnesota, Rice; Waitlisted: None; Rejected: Stanford

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone else!!!