Consolidated EA/RD 2014 results thread

MilesToGo
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:56:09 +0000

Accepted (deferred EA)

Stats:
SAT: 2350 (770CR, 800M, 750W)
SAT II: 800 Mathematics Level II, 790 Chemistry, 800 Physics
IB Score (internal): 41 or 42/42 most times with HL Physics, Chem, Math.
Rank: top 5%

Subjective
Essays: All based on my experiences with research, community service. They were unique but simple in their thought process. I think I wrote them well. Teachers loved them.
Recs: Very good recs. An additional rec from my research mentor, which also should have been very good. Esp since he was attached to a prestigious institute.
Supplementary Material: Research abstracts x4 (including IB extended essay abstract). Worked very hard on them and that must have been appreciated.
Summer Activities: CTY, Research at a university, Extended Essay, Community Service.
More research. More community service.
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Research and my passion for science. All my essays went back to the same two points.

Personal
Location: India
High School Type: Pvt
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Other
Extracurriculars: Leadership positions and awards in Robotics, MUN
Student Council. RESEARCH. Music. Theater (with awards and plays under belt).
Awards: A lot of academic/extracurric awards from the school. A few more awards but nothing too significant, and not science related.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not really sure, I’m guessing it was because I made it a point to make my application reflective of me. There were so many tenets of my personality that I couldn’t show, but I guess the folks at admissions are considerate.
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Be yourself. If you belong there, you’ll gain admission.

CAN’T WAIT FOR AUGUST!
No CPW for me though :(