Consolidated EA/RD 2015 results thread

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* ACT superscore (breakdown): This is all they look at so… E:31 M:34 R:32 S:32

  • SAT II: Chemistry:740, U.S. History: 780, Math:710
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84 (Major upward trend)
  • Weighted GPA: 4.72
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6/420
  • AP (place score in parentheses): 3,4,5,5,3,4,4
  • IB (place score in parentheses):
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro/Macro Economics, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, Chemistry 2 Dual Enrollment Class
  • Number of other applicants in your school: 2
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar with Distinction
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Tennis (Captain), a few other things

  • Job/Work Experience: My own business
  • Volunteer/Community service: March of Dimes, My own charity, a tennis mentorship program, NHS (President), and some other activities
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<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):</p>

<pre><code>* Essays (Include Subjects):
o What You Do For Pleasure: I thought it was okay. It was about playing guitar. (7)
o Department at MIT: I really like my essay. I wrote about Economics. (10)
o What You Do That’s Creative?: I thought it was pretty good. (10)
o World You Come From: Okay. I wrote about the town I live in. (8)
o Significant Challenge: Pretty good. I wrote about a class I took in 10th grade. (9)
o Other:

  • Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics Teacher- He knew me very well, but he just copied and pasted a lot of my resume.
  • Teacher Recommendation #2: History Teacher- Did not see, but I did really well in the class and we often discussed history outside of school.
  • Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good
  • Additional Rec:
  • Interview: Went really well. It lasted an hour and a half. I really like the interviewer.
  • Art Supplement:
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<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Date Submitted App: 11/1

  • State (if domestic applicant): Florida
  • Country (if international applicant):
  • School Type: Public; sends some students to top schools
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: Male
  • Income Bracket: ]
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
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<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: Extra Curricular activities, well rounded, essays, weighted GPA

  • Weaknesses: No Hook, ACT,
  • Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: They may have not been 100% sure that I was the best fit.
  • What would you have done differently?: Studied for ACT more
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