Consolidated MIT Class of 2017 EA/RD Results

Kelowna · December 15, 2012, 4:56pm

Posting for son:

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul][] SAT : 800/730/800/10
[] SAT I superscore 2330 - took only once
[] ACT : 36M/36S/35E/35R/10W
[] ACT superscore - 36- took once
[] SAT II : Math 2 800, USHistory 800, Chemistry 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0)3.99
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank : 1/590
[] AP : Calculus BC (5), Physics B (5) US History (5) Music (5) Biology (5) Chemistry (5) Econ Macro (5) Econ Micro (5) European History (5) Statistics (5) English Literature (5)
[] IB : Economy SL (6). Also took a year of physics (for scientists and engineers) and a year of math (multivariable calculus, linear algebra) at a local college.
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Math HL, IB World History, IB English HL, IB Chemistry HL, IB Film HL, TV Production, AP/IB Spanish, TOK.
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: supposedly 18 (!)
[] Major Awards : DECA National - top 10 scorer, AIME since 8 grade, awarded math camp in Europe through MathKangaroo, always in top 6 at state math contest, Governor’s award for accomplishment in math x 4, many awards at state HS film festival, public service announcement run in local movie theatres - interviews on local TV as a result.
[] Common Awards : NMSF, National Ap Scholar, [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): ARML since 8th grade- team captain, founded school’s competitive math club - Mandelbrot, Math League, varsity crew x 3 years - team captain, boy scouts, violin x 14 years, piano x 8 years , filmamaking since 8 grade.
[] Job/Work Experience: private film contractor with State Department of Transportation, tutors privately as well as for a tutoring company, Mobile DJ, web designer
[] Volunteer/Community Service: worked 3 summers at International Archery Competition (about 150 hours total), volunteering through church group, Boy Scouts and NHS.
[] Summer Experience: both summers worked , last summer math camp in Europe as an award, film making competitions, the summer before last worked as a web designer and marketing coordinator at uncle’s startup company[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list] I am not sure how he would rate them - some were quite quirky and original.
[] What You Do For Pleasure:
[] Department at MIT:
[] Trait Most Proud Of:
[] World You Come From:
[] Significant Challenge:
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math Teacher - never read but should be good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: History teacher - did not read but a counselor said it was superb
[] Counselor Rec: really liked him, should be good
[] Additional Info/Rec: additional letter from varsity crew head coach
[] Interview: lasted two and half hours, guy followed him later on Twitter and on FB
[] Art Supplement: url to his website that showcases his movies as well as his compositions and Mobile DJ business [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: a day before deadline
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: UT
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket Range: middle class
[li] Hooks : I thought that the hook might be his passion and awards in movie making[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, taking variety of AP and college courses, well rounded, not a math nerd
[] Weaknesses: unsure? maybe essays, but he is a good writer and I thought some of them to be excellent.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Unsure
[] What would you have done differently?: maybe apply a little earlier[/ul]

He has been admitted to Caltech. I thought that he stands a better chance at MIT than Caltech because of his many interests besides math and science.

firebird0630 · December 15, 2012, 5:06pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/800/800/10
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): n/a
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II-800; Chem-760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.81 (out of 5)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/576
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US Gov (5), Span Lang (5), Macro (4), French Lang (5), Bio (5), US Hist (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): Spanish B SL (6), Bus./Man. SL (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Wind Ensemble, History HL, Chem HL, Math HL, Eng HL, Theory of Knowledge
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: at least 2 others. not quite sure.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Nat’l Merit Semifinalist, state math contest top winner (2 years), won a few state/local essay contests [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Piano (K-12), several state comp awards and a concerto performance w/ orch.
Clarinet (5-12), section leader @ school and band council VP, principal in youth orchestra, principal at regional orch, member All-State Band and Nat’l HS Honors Orch; a few state comp awards and concerto performances w/ 2 orchs (one professional).
Chinese School (K-12), student council Treasurer (10), helped volunteer and organize school events besides learning Chinese.
I listed NHS, Spanish NHS, Science NHS, etc. in the opt. section since they weren’t in my top 5.
[] Job/Work Experience: holiday gigs. lol. one month out of a whole year.
[] Volunteer/Community Service: tutoring Spanish, playing benefit recitals, Chinese school events. Also this one organization I volunteer with that provides resources to local refugees.
[] Summer Experience: travel and national summer music camps/festivals[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: figure skating. 7.[/li][] Department at MIT: Biological Engineering, although I also expressed interest in music and EECS depts (specifically CS or Molecular Bio/CS major). 8.
[] Trait Most Proud Of: optimism/ability to cheer others up/staying happy even when things aren’t so great. 8.
[] World You Come From: talked about my dad’s hardships in moving to America and how his work ethic/devotion has influenced me. 7.
[] Significant Challenge: learning a Beethoven sonata w/o left hand pinky after I slammed it in a car door. lol. 7.
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: fighting stereotypes/learning to accept and embrace my cultural identity (as a minority in a very white suburban area). 7.
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: math teacher. He had me in 8th gr. for Alg II and again this year for Calc BC. No idea what he wrote haha. He did it 2 days before my earliest deadline after 6 weeks’ notice…[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: IB history teacher. She’s had me for past 2 years and was also my mentor for IB extended essay. I know she wrote a pretty good rec but I did sleep a lot in her class so I’m not sure how great it really was.
[] Counselor Rec: school switched me to a new counselor at beginning of this year but she was enthusiastic about writing a good rec. pretty sure hers was good, although the degree to which she knew me might seem a bit of a stretch (she wanted it to seem like we were super close).
[] Additional Info/Rec: n/a. should’ve asked my conductor. oh well.
[] Interview: 7. He seemed impressed with math contest and music achievements, but I do wish I’d waited to have my interview because I’d just gotten started with MITx’s Intro to CS/Programming and it would’ve been great to talk about, since I’m enjoying this exposure to CS.
[] Art Supplement: Piano-7 (not quite my top playing but really unusual/interesting rep.) Clarinet-8 (only included about 7.5 min but the quality of playing was excellent.) Strong teacher recs and arts resumes for both. [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: AZ
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket Range: ~$115K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): nope. lol. Unless national-level musician counts? I contacted the conductor of the orch (who judged a comp I won earlier this year) and got no response -_- [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Musical achievements on both instruments, grades/test scores/objective stats, started math @ HS in gr. 7 and physics @ HS in gr. 8. AP 5’s on two different languages. invited twice to audition for teen Jeopardy in LA! woooo
[] Weaknesses: no engineering/science competitions, experience, or awards. Head start in math was basically cancelled out with no math class soph year and repeating Trig/Precalc jr year (Calc BC is the highest class @ school but if taken as part of IB math, it must be done sr year.) Adcom obviously doesn’t know the scheduling details though so it looks like I slacked off/slowed down. No athletics. Stats and activities are pretty stereotypically Asian lol.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly can’t pinpoint one reason. Maybe it was because of my arts supps/musical activities. Or maybe it was because I just accepted the fact that I had few math/sciencey awards, didn’t try to portray myself that way, and just wrote the essays about myself as a person? who knows.
[] What would you have done differently?: Eh. I’m not complaining, since I got accepted. But I’d probably have waited just a bit longer for my interview, so I’d have more to talk about, and I would’ve liked to submit a rec from my conductor, since he knows a side of me and my character that my teachers don’t really see.[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: I didn’t have lab internships, a ton of leadership experience, or even volunteer at a science related organization. My advice at this point would just be to find something you really like, but do it really well (interviewer actually said this). It’s like an identifying factor to make you stand out from the pile. I hear so many kids, even those with Intel awards and high scores, get turned down. It seems that they value not only students with awesome IMO/Siemens-type prizes, but kids who are academically solid, have dedicated themselves to one or two particular EC’s, and have excelled in those.

musicianphysics · December 15, 2012, 6:16pm

Pick one:
Decision: AdMITted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/740/800
[] SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[] Weighted GPA: 5.06/6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/328
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 on Calc BC, Physics C Mech/E&M, Physics B, Music Theory, Calc AB; 4 on a bunch of other stuff I can’t really remember
[] IB (place score in parentheses): 7 math SL, testing the rest at the end of the year
[] Senior Year Course Load: DiffEQ/Matrix Theory, Physics HL, Music HL, History of the Americas HL, English literature HL, Spanish SL, TOK
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 12?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): USPhO semi-finalist, Congressional Award Silver medal
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NM semifinalist, national AP scholar, etc.[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Physics club founder/president, Tri-M Music Honor Society VP, Treasure Coast Youth Symphony, research, varsity swimming
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Chinese School volunteer, tutoring
[li] Summer Experience: research[/ul] [/li]
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 9, improvisation in music[/li][] Department at MIT: PHYSICS! 6
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Curiosity, 7
[] World You Come From: 8, teaching
[] Significant Challenge: rejection from lockheed martin internship, 8
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: research abstracy
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9, physics teacher said I was one of the best physics students in the history of the school, one of the top math/science schools in the country[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9 Music, I saw it and it was very positive
[] Counselor Rec: N/A, I have no idea what she wrote she barely knows me
[] Additional Info/Rec: Research mentor, very good, orchestra conductor, also very good
[] Interview: 5, I thought I was very bland, I only talked about physics
[] Art Supplement: Music performance (clarinet)[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: I forget
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: FL
[] School Type: Magnet, consistently ranked top 10 by Newsweek and US News
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: >100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/li]Presented at International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition,one of the world’s premiere MechE conferences (not a poster presentation, an actual presentation, in the same event as some MIT grad students!)[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Physics passion/USPhO
[] Weaknesses: GPA, very average stats, low GPA for Asian Male but whatever (stupid Spanish)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Definitely because of my physics passion, I wrote about it in all of my essays, my other stuff isn’t that good
[] What would you have done differently?: Not worried so much[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: CONGRATS EVERYONE WHO MADE IT IN! I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU NEXT FALL

Dangitdang · December 15, 2012, 6:21pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740/710/610
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] ACT (breakdown): 27/32/35/32/ E/R/M/S
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math2, 800 BioM
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4
[] Weighted GPA:5.1?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/449
[] AP (place score in parentheses): All 5, 7 so far
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: None that i know of
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Board Member of nonprofit, Founded 2 GSA, Math club
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor, receptionist
[] Volunteer/Community Service:
[] Summer Experience: MITES, EPGY[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Collecting and listen to records. Wrote about how i built one and it won the best electronic project[/li][] Department at MIT: Course 6-7
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Adventurous
[] World You Come From: About the nonprofit i work for
[] Significant Challenge: Social anxiety
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Statistic - IDK[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Civics - awesome 10?
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome to Good
[] Additional Info/Rec: From a OCC at a museum good
[] Interview:talked for an hour. It was good
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: NC
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket Range:<35K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Gay? first gen.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my commitment to LGBT
[] Weaknesses: scores? awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: MITES helped a lot.
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Yay!!

greenman2013 · December 15, 2012, 6:31pm

Well, this is my first post, but I have read many of these in the past so I’ll do my part to contribute.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/800/720/8
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): see above
[] ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): didn’t take
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math 2-800, US History-800, Physics-800, Chem-790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67, if I scale my school’s system to 4.0 system. My school grades weird though so don’t read much into GPA
[] Weighted GPA: n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10-15% I think? but no weighting so rank not really significant. the school actually doesn’t even report that on the transcript.
[] AP (place score in parentheses): All 5: Stat, Calc BC, Chem, Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: E&M, Biology, Latin: Vergil, US History
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Senior English Elective (AP English doesn’t exist), European History, Fluid Mechanics, Upper-level math (post multivariable & linear algebra), Interdisciplinary Seminar on Justice
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5 that I know of
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): USAMO (1x), USAPhO Semifinalist (1x), AIME (3x)
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, NM Semifinalist, honor roll[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Environmental club, head (11-12)- 3-4 hours a week, we just try to make the school more sustainable
Math club, head (12)
Varsity Swimming, just an average team member
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship w/ math professor summer before 11th grade
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Swim lessons w/ handicapped kids every weekend
[] Summer Experience: See job/work. Otherwise, just reading books and studying some contest math[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Reading Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish (7)[/li][] Department at MIT: Math (6)
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Leading by Example (9)
[] World You Come From: The supportive community at my school (9)
[] Significant Challenge: I used to feel embarrassed since I thought math was nerdy (8)
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: Nope
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: US history teacher, talk with him a lot[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: physics teacher, loved me
[] Counselor Rec: luckily, knew him pretty well
[] Additional Info/Rec: nope
[] Interview: good. it was set for an hour (his daughter had a 1 hour dance practice), but in the time given we connected very well
[] Art Supplement: nope[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 29 or 30
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: MA
[] School Type: Boarding (sends a few to MIT every year)
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: $200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): nope[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: academics, major math science awards balanced with strong extracurriculars that I also loved, recs
[] Weaknesses: essays could always be better, nothing extraordinary in the summer
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: see strengths
[] What would you have done differently?: nothing[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Gotta do what you love, take advantage of what your school gives you, and STAY HUMBLE! No matter how “deserving” someone may seem, luck & chance always factor in. A lot of lucky things happened so I could even have the chance to work hard for MIT, and that’s true for everyone. Keep that in mind for any college.

patesq · December 15, 2012, 6:39pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I: 2260 - Math:770, Reading: 760, Writing: 730
[] SAT I superscore: 2260 - Math:770, Reading: 760, Writing: 730
[] SAT II: Math2: 800, Biology(M): 800, US History: 800
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.81
[] Rank: 1 out of 305
[] AP: BC Calc (5), Euro History (5), US History (5), Biology (5), English Lang (5), Spanish (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Chem, AP Eng Lit, AP US Gov, College Physics, College Stats, Differential Equations, College Enviro Science, Mentorship
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: none known
[] Major Awards:
[] Common Awards: AP Scholar w/distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, VA Boys State, West Point Leadership award, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Honor Society, Chinese Honor Society [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Competitive air rifle, 8-12, Junior Olympic silver medalist 2012; 4-H Patriot shooting club (treasurer, 10, president 11); martial arts, 1-12, black belts: 4th degree in tae kwon do, 2nd degree in combat hapkido; Scholastic Bowl, 9-12 (JV co-captain 10, Varsity co-captain 12); Science Bowl, 11-12;
[] Job/Work Experience: instructor for tae kwon do and combat hapkido
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital and physical therapy volunteer, greyhound rescue volunteer, MathCounts head coach,
[] Summer Experience: classes and volunteer work
[] Essays: well-written but not terribly exciting
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Euro, ?, should be great fantastic writer and currently a college professor
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: differential equations at JHU CTY program, ?, should be good since he told me Ive done some of the best work hes ever seen
[] Counselor Rec: not seen but should be very good
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: seemed good, although not very long
[]Supplement: sent Diff. Eq. problem set in LaTeX that the teacher said was of publication quality[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/1/2012
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: VA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket Range: middle/upper middle class
[] Hooks: [/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Subject tests, APs, rigorous course load, interesting ECAs (air rifle, martial arts)
[] Weaknesses: essays, not sure I stood out among many qualified applicants
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: strengths??
[li] What would you have done differently?: cant think of anything[/ul][/li]General Comments & Advice: Posting for DS - he is ecstatic, as is his mom, an alum!

smartgirldilemma · December 15, 2012, 7:04pm

Pick one:
**Decision: Deferred **

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 730M/740CR/750W/10E (2220)
[] ACT (breakdown): 34E/35M/36R/34S (35 composite)
[] SAT II (subject, score): 800 USH, 770 Biology M, 750 M1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/144
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 Biology, 5 Psychology, 5 USH
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB/BC, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Physics B, graduation requirements
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar, National Forensic League Academic All-American, Book awards, NHS[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity Tennis (9-12), 2012 Captain, team ended up Top 16 in State Tournament 2011 & 2012, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Lacrosse. Named Student Athlete of the Week on local news. Debate (9-12), VP and Treasurer, State Qualifier, NCFL qualifier. Student Council, Link Crew Leader (orient freshmen to school). Promoter for the Best Buddies Organization, trying to establish the first Best Buddies chapter in the state of Ohio
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard at local YMCA
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Over 300 hours, including summer internship at local autism center, hospital volunteering, peer tutoring
[] Summer Experience: Mission Trip to Appalachia (2012), Introduction to Engineering at Notre Dame, Notre Dame tennis camp[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 6 string figures [/li][] Department at MIT: 7 Brain and Cognitive Sciences
[] Trait Most Proud Of: 8 used an anecdote of skiing black diamonds in Colorado and how my favorite personality trait is my openness to experience
[] World You Come From: 9 talked about my dad’s personality and how he’s inspired me to dream big
[] Significant Challenge: 6 losing weight
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Lit teacher[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Calc teacher, she claims that I am the most qualified applicant she’s seen from my school. That makes me worry about my school.
[] Counselor Rec: probably alright
[] Additional Info/Rec: sent a link to my video from Student Athlete
[] Interview: Pretty good, basically him just telling me how amazing MIT is and me drooling over my Panera soup
[] Art Supplement: 10 photographs from Photography class[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: OH
[] School Type: small, urban parochial
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket Range: 250,000 +
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, GPA, female
[] Weaknesses: some essays, ECs make me appear more boring than I actually am, school reputation
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My school is pretty mediocre about helping students with the whole college application process and I think it was reflected in my application. My ECs aren’t very diverse and my essays could have benefited from some serious proofreading, but that falls on me in the end.
[] What would you have done differently?: Patented all of my marvelous ideas and gone on 3 mission trips to the moon. Just kidding, I would have definitely spent more time on essays. And gone to the Ross Program at Ohio State over the summer, which would have been a) more cost effective and b) more productive than what I actually did. Darn parents
[/ul]
Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Sigh. I expected this. I was accepted to ND today, but MIT would have been icing on the cake. Congrats to those accepted, and holla to those deferred! We have worked too hard, hopefully it will pay off come RD decisions!

karategirl94 · December 15, 2012, 8:03pm

Decision: AdMITted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2280 (760 M / 800 CR / 720 W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): same as above (only took it once)
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II - 800, Chemistry - 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 104.05 (my school uses a 100-point scale)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/481
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus AB (5), Chemistry (5), Language and Composition (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Java, AP Statistics, AP Literature and Composition, Honors Modern Physics, Honors German IV, Senior Leadership (mentoring freshmen), AP Calculus C (through Stanford’s EPGY program), AP Physics C (through EPGY), Multivariable Calculus (will do next semester)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): 1st Place Award, Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar, Gold Award on National German Exam, Harvard Book Award, Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Karate (6-12) - Assistant Instructor, 1st Degree Brown Belt; Various Church Groups (9-12) - youth group president (12), treasurer (10-11), Jr. Deacon (10-12), wrote and delivered Easter Sunrise Sermon (9-11) etc.; Varsity Mathletes (10-12) - co-captain (12); Music (9-12) - alto sax, bari sax, and drum set; Mu Alpha Theta (11-12) - co-president (12); NHS (11-12); German Honor Society (10-12); Beekeeping (6-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Math tutor (9-12), Karate Assistant Instructor (although that’s not paid)
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Food pantry volunteer, various things through church (CROP walk, adoption fair, etc.), various things through NHS
[] Summer Experience: Karate, Aviation Discovery Weekend, Beekeeping, Tutoring, Reading, Baking, Running, Family Vacations [/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list] I spent forever on them, haha… =)
[] What You Do For Pleasure: Karate (wrote about the camaraderie and teaching the younger kids), 9.5/10
[] Department at MIT: AeroAstro aka Course 16, 9.0/10
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Kindness / standing up for others, 8.5/10
[] World You Come From: I wrote about my parents encouraging me to learn things on my own, how I love teaching others and trying new things / seeing new places, and how all of those things culminate in wanting to join the Peace Corps for two years before going back to school to earn my Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, 9.5/10
[] Significant Challenge: auditioning for my school’s honors jazz band and not making it, picking myself back up from that and throwing myself into music to be ready for the audition the following year, 8.5/10
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: submitted my abstract from my independent research project sophomore year - “LEARNING AbeeLITIES: The Effects of Miticides on the Learning Ability of Honeybees”
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: from my Calc teacher last year, didn’t get to see it, but he really likes me =)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: from my English teacher last year, didn’t get to see it, but she likes me too =)
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t get to see it, but he said he wrote a really good one for me
[] Additional Info/Rec: from my pastor at church
[] Interview: Couldn’t have gone better. My EC and I really hit it off and we had a bunch of fun talking about a wide variety of things. I was so enthusiastic about MIT that she didn’t even ask why I wanted to go to MIT, lol. =) 10/10
[] Art Supplement: N/A [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 30th
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Massachusetts
[] School Type: Public, approximately 2000 kids
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): ??? [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my essays really reflected who I am. =)
[] Weaknesses: no major math competitions or awards of that kind =P
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays? Extracurriculars? Drive to learn? Extreme passion for MIT? idk…
[] What would you have done differently?: Haha nothing! [/ul]

Other Factors: Born in Germany - my dad was serving there with the U.S. Air Force and a lot of my mom’s family is German. I wrote my optional culture essay about my early memories of Germany and about bridging the gap between my German and American heritage. =)

General Comments & Advice: AHHHH I’M SO EXCITED!!! I can’t wait to meet you all at CPW!!! All those late nights paid off… this has been my dream for years. =D I can hardly believe it and I just feel so thankful right now. If you weren’t accepted, please remember that you’re still an amazing person; that you have a ton of courage and drive; and that you’ll still have a tremendously happy and successful life. <3

acastila · December 15, 2012, 8:43pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2200 (780 M/710 CR/710 W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2200
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score): 770 US, 720 Math I, 700 Lit, 690 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Weighted GPA: 4.55
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s Euro, English Lang, US
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none taken yet, but in the program
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Physics SL, AP/IB World Literature and Composition II, IB Twentieth Century History, IB Math SL, Theory of Knowledge, IB Biology HL, IB World Religions II, Honors Spanish IV
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): 0
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Hispanic Scholars, National Merit Commended[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Student Government (Senior Class Rep), Photography Club (President), Varsity Cross Country, Sophomore Spirit Leader, Speech and Debate, National Honors Society, St. Mary’s Scholars (an enrichment program in my school), Xaverian Leaders (religious stuf, Freshman Retreat Leader), Student Ambassadors.
[] Job/Work Experience: groundskeeping/landscaping over the summer
[] Volunteer/Community Service: volunteering at the police station
[] Summer Experience: cross country camp, project uplift at unc hapel hill[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 8[/li][] Department at MIT: 7
[] Trait Most Proud Of: 7
[] World You Come From: 7
[] Significant Challenge: 8
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 9
[] Counselor Rec: 9
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: 8
[] Art Supplement: Photography[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Late September
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Maryland
[] School Type: Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: <$80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): URM, First Generation[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, URM, First Gen, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses:Test Scores, no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: test scores, awards
[] What would you have done differently?: gotten more prep for the SAT[/ul]

**General Comments & Advice: I had a feeling I don’t hear back from any other school until March so the wait is going to be rough haha…Cheers to all those who made it! To those who didn’t, be calm! We all will end up where we need to be. **

perryian95 · December 15, 2012, 8:45pm

**Decision: Accepted! **

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/650/620/8 (didn’t finish)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Same as above
[] ACT (breakdown): DNT
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): DNT
[] SAT II (subject, score): PHY 720 MATII 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Couldn’t afford most of the exams for the AP classes I took; Took exam for AP Calc AB (5); Didn’t/won’t take AP Government and Politics, AP US History, AP World History; Will take AP Calc BC
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Chamber Singers, Jazz Band, Small Engines, Honors Chemistry (AP Unavailable in my area), Honors English Seminar, AP Calculus BC, AP Government and Politics, Senior Project (Construction of functional wind turbine and greenhouse for my public high school).
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, High Honor Roll, Presidential award for academic excellence, National Merit Semifinalist, a bunch of others.[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Track and Field (9-12, captain, state titles in pole vault and 4x100 relay); Cross Country Running (10-12, captain, Conference Champions 11th & 12th grade); Student Government (10-12, Student Body President, Student Council President, Student Senate head); Opinion Leaders; Society for the Prevention of Substance Abuse (10-12, Opinion leaders head, present annually to 6th graders about drug prevention)
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Job at General Store in town (10-11); Co-manager of an art shop in the basement of general store (11).
[] Volunteer/Community Service: National Honor society member, co-head of outreach committee (Organized charity breakfasts, charity work, etc).
[] Summer Experience: Engineering Program at University of Maine[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: QB applicant - Wrote about physics research for a similar question on the Questbridge application, 8/10[/li][] Department at MIT: QB applicant, N/A
[] Trait Most Proud Of: QB applicant - Wrote about curiosity for a similar question, 9/10
[] World You Come From: QB applicant - Biographical essay, 9/10, Described challenges of divorced parents, moving, adjusting, etc.
[] Significant Challenge: QB applicant - Wrote about building a wind turbine/challenges along the way. 8/10, Subject matter was great (really fit in with “make the world a better place” but not as well written as it could have been).
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: See above
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics teacher, 10/10, He really liked me. I constantly pulled pranks on him (saran wrapping his car, gift wrapping everything in his office). We have a really good relationship.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: U.S. History, 8/10, I was a very charismatic student in his class, I think he saw me stand out, we weren’t super close but he’s a very good writer and articulate.
[] Counselor Rec: 7/10, We had a decent relationship, we just never really spoke before my late junior year when I started asking for advice on subject tests/college apps.
[] Additional Info/Rec: N/A
[] Interview: 11/10. Really, this was probably what got me in. We met at 5 pm and I didn’t leave until 7:30. We talked about science, I explained my turbine project, we moved on to mathematics, I drew him a pineapple to explain fibonacci’s sequence in nature, and he kept the drawing because he liked it.
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: QB app. 9/27 for questbridge, finalist on 10/22, forwarded to MIT EA on 12/1
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Maine
[] School Type: Public, small, rural.
[] Ethnicity: White as snow (german, swedish)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: ~$40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): First generation college student[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Enthusiasm (teachers/interviewer can see it a mile away. F** yeah, science.), Interview, Teacher recommendations, EC’s, Turbine Project
[] Weaknesses: Scores, AP’s.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My enthusiasm about science and math, the relationships I developed throughout high school with people who turned out to be key to my college applications.
[li] What would you have done differently?: I would have studied for the SAT’s/taken them again. Maybe taken the ACT as well. Other than that, nothing![/ul][/li]
Other Factors: N/A

**General Comments & Advice: Develop relationships with people. Work on people skills just as much as SAT scores and grades. Most of all, have a real passion for what you’re doing. Nothing stands out more than a kid who gets home from school and stumbles “theoretical physics” on stumbleupon. I can’t wait for my cylindrical suprise! **

Bannedhero · December 15, 2012, 10:08pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 770/740/800/12
[] ACT (breakdown): E 34 M36 R 34 S 36
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):Same as above
[] SAT II (subject, score): 800 Chemistry, 760 US History, 790 Math IIC
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):No rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses):5,5,5,5,5,5,5
[] IB (place score in parentheses):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:Lit, Calc BC, Physics, Compsci AB,Econ,
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school:12
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[li] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] NMSF, AIME others[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Newspaper stuff, LGBT stuff, worked for Senator of CA
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community Service:
[] Summer Experience:[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure:8[/li][] Department at MIT: 2 (I think I spelled the guy’s name wrong…)
[] Trait Most Proud Of: 8
[] World You Come From: 9
[] Significant Challenge:9
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2:10
[] Counselor Rec:10
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview:8ish, we talked about TV Shows!
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/01/2012
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: CA
[] School Type: Highly Competative
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket Range: <100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Writing?
[] Weaknesses:Lack of anything truely spectacular.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Just a cookie-cutter applicant
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
General Comments & Advice: I Got into CalTech? :D. Good luck with everyone else!

stronga · December 15, 2012, 10:13pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2090: 790/650/650
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2100: 790/660/650
[] ACT (breakdown): composite 31: english 30, math 34, reading 29, science 32, writing 6, english/writing 26
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): composite 31: english 30, math 34, reading 29, science 32, writing 6, english/writing 26
[] SAT II (subject, score): USH, 630 (but I didn’t send this one to MIT); Math II, 710; Physics, 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 94.16
[] Weighted GPA: my school doesn’t do weighting
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not sure
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (5), Computer Science A (5), US History (3)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Honors Creative Writing, AP Macroeconomics, Game Programming, AP Latin, Multivariable Calculus
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: not sure exactly, but I know of 5
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, three gold medals on the National Latin Exam (going for a fourth this year!)[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Juilliard Pre-College, grades 9-12, no real leadership, composition student under Manuel Sosa;
Latin Club, grades 10-12, treasurer in grades 11 and 12, we talk about latin and plan stuff like a citywide Certamen at the end of the year;
Math Bulletin, grades 10-12, I write some articles, we make and publish a math journal yearly;
Math Team, grades 9-11, no leadership, we do practice problems and take contests such as NYML, NYCIML, and AMC; conflicted with Game Programming senior year, so could not join again;
Jazz Band, grades 9-11, principal (and only) vibraphonist, we play music that a high school band would play; conflicted with AP Latin this year, so I couldn’t have it during the day, but I still perform with the band
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community Service: none
[] Summer Experience: Summer Youth Music School at UNH, 2010 and 2012 (did health in summer school in 2011)[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: playing baseball[/li][] Department at MIT: math/computer science
[] Trait Most Proud Of: the ability to learn things quickly when I really need to
[] World You Come From: a family of musicians and mathematicians
[] Significant Challenge: atrophied trapezius and pectoral muscles, scoliosis
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: calculus BC teacher (from junior year), don’t know anything about rating or details[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Latin teacher from freshman through junior year, don’t know anything about rating or details
[] Counselor Rec: Andrew Nasser, not sure how good it was but it was good enough to not get me rejected
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: went well I think
[] Art Supplement: submitted music portfolios for vibraphone, piano, and composition[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30, I think
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: NY
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket Range: lower middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: skipped from honors algebra 2/trig to calculus BC, extracurriculars (especially music), national latin exam awards, school reputation (Bronx High School of Science)
[] Weaknesses: SATIIs (especially USH), english sections of the SAT, essays on the SAT and ACT
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was deferred because there are no major reasons to reject me and I don’t stand out as amazing
[] What would you have done differently?: I probably would have taken honors chemistry in sophomore year instead of just the regular class, and tried out for JV baseball that year too I can’t think of anything else[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: My grades this term are better than they’ve ever been, so I feel good about my midyear report, which should help me get in in March.

onetimeoneplace · December 15, 2012, 10:57pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul][]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/630/720/10
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35C/34R/36M/35R/35S/33E+W
[] SAT II (subject, score): 760 Math II, 760 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.902
[] Weighted GPA: 4.387/4.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29/615
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 3 x 5 (Stat, Chem, Calc BC)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, APUSH, AP Spanish Lang
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2
[li] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, Distinguished Honor Roll x12[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
-Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout, Senior Patrol Leader, attended 5 summer camps, Philmont, and NYLT)
-U.S. Civil Air Patrol (Earhart Award, Flight Commander, staffed Encampment, Cadet Advisory Council rep, attended 3 national activities)
-Marching Band (5 seasons, Section Lieutenant, Quartermaster)
-Winter Musical
-JV Track
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community Service: A good chunk through Boy Scouts and CAP
[] Summer Experience: Boys State, Civil Air Patrol national activities, and marching band camp[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 8[/li][] Department at MIT: 9 (clear objective on my future plans)
[] Trait Most Proud Of: 7
[] World You Come From: 9
[] Significant Challenge: 10 (navigating a Philmont crew)
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: None
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 9[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 7
[] Counselor Rec: 7
[] Additional Info/Rec: none
[] Interview: 10 (nailed it)
[] Art Supplement: none[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/6
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: PA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: ~$140,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): ROTC[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ROTC aspitations, ECs, ACT scores
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores, two ** on my transcript, low class rank (which I tried to explain in my application),
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I needed to spend more time on my application
[] What would you have done differently?: Get my ROTC scholarship stuff in before the MIT app[/ul]

General Comments & Advice:
I believe in second chances. Once my AFROTC and NROTC stuff fully goes through, I might have some leverage.

Melocatones · December 15, 2012, 11:32pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 710/740/690/8
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 720/740/690/8
[] ACT (breakdown): 34M/34R/34W/36S/8E -> 35C
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II (subject, score): Chem. 780, Math II 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No idea, at my school, AP classes are weighted, honors are not. No UW GPA is ever calculated.
[] Weighted GPA: 3.974
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25/232, will graduate ~15
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Microeconomics (4), Macroeconomics (4), Chemistry (5), Psychology (5), US History (2)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B, AP Biology, AP US Government & Politics
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, either Honor Roll or High Honors entire high school career[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Basketball 4yrs (Varsity Letter 11, 12), Track 3yrs (Discus, Varsity Letter 11, 12), Math Club (12), Science Olympiad (11, 12), Tutoring (10, 11, 12), STARS Debate (12), Stock Market Club (11, 12), Key Club (10, 11, 12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard past 2 summers, also worked at a golf course last summer
[] Volunteer/Community Service: ~30 hours at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital over the summer as a volunteer (3 hours every Monday)
[] Summer Experience: work, volunteering, basketball [/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays: *NOTE: I was a QuestBridge finalist; I didn’t have to write any additional essays or complete the MIT Supplement to the Common App Getting cut from basketball repeatedly growing up, showing resiliency, determination, work ethic, translating into how I approach my life holistically with a mindset that success is the only possible end. Extensively peer edited with AP Lit teacher, would call it 8-9[list]
[] What You Do For Pleasure: N/A
[] Department at MIT: N/A
[] Trait Most Proud Of: N/A
[] World You Come From: N/A
[] Significant Challenge: N/A
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: N/A
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Honors Integrated Math 4, AP Calc teacher. Absolutely great human being, we have a great relationship, I respect him more than any teacher I’ve ever had. The respect is mutual. I’m sure this recommendation was very good. [/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Economics teacher, late 20’s lady who was very chill. I did very well in the class. I did not have a great work ethic, but I scored well on the AP Tests and she’s written stellar recommendations for me in the past. She’s a teacher who is appreciative that you would trust her to write a rec. I’m sure this recommendation was entirely positive.
[] Counselor Rec: N/A
[] Additional Info/Rec: N/A
[] Interview: DID NOT HAVE ONE- I know this is a must have for MIT, I’m in the process of trying to schedule one. I’ve been jumping through hoops for months trying to reach my EC, only a few days ago was I successful, only to be told that he’s “not conducting interviews for MIT anymore” (uhh?). So, I called the Adm. Office and they tried to contact him and gave me a new EC, I’m in the process of trying to contact him now.
[] Art Supplement: N/A [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Late October (QuestBridge National College Match Deadline was Oct. 30)
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Ohio (Suburb of Cleveland)
[] School Type: Suburban public school, predominately white, predominately economically advantaged
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: <$25k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): First generation, QuestBridge Finalist who ranked MIT for the NCM but was not matched[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Standardized Tests, Essays, Recs, (IMO Extracurricular acts. also)
[] Weaknesses: GPA/Grades, could also be Extracurriculars, lack of interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No interview, sketchy grades (granted, my G.C. told me verbatim that I’ve taken the most difficult courses our school offers each year, every year, and I’m sure this was reflected in the common app school report.)
[] What would you have done differently?: Ran for Class President? No regrets. MIT was a reach going in, and with the lack of interview, I was honestly pleased I wasn’t rejected. [/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:

alittlemisguided · December 16, 2012, 12:08am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 720/630/590
SAT II (subject, score): Math II 770, Physics 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Weighted GPA: 4.45
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/248
AP (place score in parentheses): AP US History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B, AP Chemistry, AP European History
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): None really

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Baseball, 9-12; Robotics 9-12, Model UN 11-12, Student Government 9-12, Debate Team 12, Math Team 9-12

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: Baseball
Trait Most Proud Of: Accountability (robotics failures)
World You Come From: close suburban town with lower class family
Significant Challenge: speaking at model un

Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Teacher Recommendation #1: Engineering Teacher, favorite student
Teacher Recommendation #2: World History Teacher, one of favorites
Counselor Rec: Counselor barely knew me
Interview: Honestly think this and teacher rec 1 are what got me in. I opened myself up to this interviewer and told him things nobody knows about me and he was very receptive, enjoyed it a lot

Other
Date Submitted App:10/31/2012
U.S. State/Territory or Country: SE Mass (Cape Cod) suburban
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket Range: Middle-Lower Class
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): first generation, strong engineering background

Reflection
Strengths: My essays showed my dedication to school
Weaknesses: SATs were terrible relatively speaking, i did not have an extremely long list of ec, i am a white male that is not in poverty from massachusetts trying to be an engineer
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: The interview was outstanding and my teacher rec was out of this world
What would you have done differently?: Retaken SATs earlier (took in december in case of deferral

Other Factors: i had an engineering experience most students do not have by their senior year (Design projects, functioning robots, independent projects, etc.)

General Comments & Advice:I still cant believe i got in. I guess im living proof that you need to just try it out because who knows what could happen. I do not want to cut myself short, because i know i am an outstanding student who offers more than just intelligence to a school, but i did not really think i was MIT worthy.

zhulagirlz · December 16, 2012, 9:13am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 750/620/610/8(I had already sent these when I took the test, so I included it on my app, hopefully ignored for my ACT)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): All in one sitting
[] ACT (breakdown): 35, 35 M, 36 R, 36 S, 34 E, 32 E/W 9 Essay
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): All in one sitting
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 800, Physics: 690, Chemistry: 580(hopefully ignored :P)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.79
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4
[] AP (place score in parentheses): World History(4), Human Geography(4), Comp Sci(5), Calc AB(5), English Lang(5), Physics B(3), Calc BC, Statistics, Environmental Sci, US Gov
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, DE Microcomputers/Intro to Internet(computer academy class), AP Environmental Sci, Research I H/DE British Lit(if you pass AP lang junior year then you only have to take half a year of english senior year), AP US Gov/Econ H, Eurthymics 4(Color guard class)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0(only one extra applying RA)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Most outstanding computer student freshman/sophomore/junior, most outstanding english freshman, most outstanding math sophomore/junior, most outstanding band freshman, certified in microsoft office 2007 word, excel, powerpoint, access and adobe photoshop cs3 and cs5 [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Marching Band/Color guard(9-12, secretary/guard co-captain), winter guard(9-12, co-captain), NHS(10-12, sophomore torchbearer), computer club(10-11, vp 10th, press 11th), NTHS(11-12, vp)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Not included on app, I don’t have much anyways, my counselor mentioned that I have about 100 hours
[] Summer Experience: University of alabama robotics programming camp, band camp![/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Hyperlinking(9, my english teacher didn’t change it at all and said it was my best)[/li][] Department at MIT: Course 6(8)
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Initiative(8)
[] World You Come From: Only child, various activities, love for technology(8)
[] Significant Challenge: Girls State(5, I went with the “something that didn’t go according to plan” approach since I don’t have any super major challenges like some might)
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: If you count the cultural background section, then I talked about living in diverse south florida(8)
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Computer Science teacher(10)[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher(10)
[] Counselor Rec: 10, these recommendations made me cry, and they are exactly what MIT asks for in the “how to write a recommendation” portion of their website
[] Additional Info/Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Ehhh…I did the interview before I had my thoughts organized about my essays and what not, he seemed to like me but it could have been lots better if I had waited like two weeks(6)
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Florida
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range: $100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Not anything in particular [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recommendations were amazing, most of my essays, GPA and ACT
[] Weaknesses: my challenge essay, possibly my interview(hard to tell), no major awards, no job/work experience(even though i’ve been trying to get an internship for over a year now with no luck)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Don’t stand out super much, hopefully I’m on the upper-tier of those deferred
[] What would you have done differently?: Waited to do my interview/spent more time on app [/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: A lot has happened in the past month and a half that I think will really boost my app for RA, and if not, then I got accepted to GA Tech which is my second choice and know that everything is meant to work out the way it does so I’m happy. :)

environappren · December 16, 2012, 12:05pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2360(780/800/780/10)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Same as above (second test)
[] ACT (breakdown): 34 Didn’t send
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 34
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II 800, Chemistry 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.76/5.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1 (two rank 1s in my class)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5), Calculus BC (5), Physics C Mech (5), US Gov (5), English Lang (5), WHAP (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics C EM, Biology AP, APES, Eng 12 AP, French 5 AP, Calc BC, Comp Sci I Hon
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3 (can’t be sure exactly)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul]AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Principal’s Honor Roll, NMSF

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Environmental Club, 9-12, VP and President, we do earthy things; NAHS, 9-12, Officer, art service club; Field Hockey, 9-12, Captain, high school FH team; Swimming, life, N/A, summer swim team; NHS, 11-12, President, service and academics; etc. (there are others but those are the main ones I probably listed)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Swim coach
[] Volunteer/Community Service: food pantry, nonprofit event help, renovation of shelter, etc.
[] Summer Experience:[/ul] N/A

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Watch Masterpiece Theatre, 8, Talked about how brought love of classic lit and some family bonding[/li][] Department at MIT: Environmental Engineering
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Being open and kind to others, 9, Made new girl on hockey team feel welcome first day and how we have been good friends ever since
[] World You Come From: Swim coach, 7, How coaching swimming has influenced me
[] Significant Challenge: first backpacking trip in the rain in a leaky tent and a down sleeping bag, 8, I didn’t go about this as a challenge persay. It was more something that seemed wrong, but actually bred fantastic memories.
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: None
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics Mech, ?[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: US History, ?
[] Counselor Rec: ?
[] Additional Info/Rec: N/A
[] Interview: It went well. I asked questions at the end about rigor and what is done for fun.
[] Art Supplement:N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/28 (getting it in before the uncertainty of Sandy)
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Maryland
[] School Type: Public High School
[] Ethnicity: White though did mention mother born and raised in South Africa
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket Range: $100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): N/A [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good stats, showed that I want to help people, commitment
[] Weaknesses: Bland and stereotypical (this was my biggest fear)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I believe I was accepted because I showed in my interview what I want to do with my life, which is using engineering to help developing countries in a sustainable manor. Maybe they also got some humor and kindness out of my essays. I believe I have great and qualified stats, but so does everyone else who applies.
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing. I think I did my best, and even if I had been rejected, which was a very real possibility in my eyes, I would have been sad but not unhappy.[/ul]

Other Factors:

**General Comments & Advice: MIT is a phenomenal school full of phenomenal students. I honestly thought my chances of getting in were slim but not impossible. I think the main things they look for are a) hardwork and determination, b) commitment to the things that you love, c) a desire to use what you learn to do what you love and d) what you think makes you unique and who you are. You have to show why you think you are special, so they can see it. **

psatpute · December 16, 2012, 1:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/790/770/10
[] ACT : 36
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math I=800, Math II=800, Chem=800, Physics=800, French=720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 5.2700
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Valedictorian
[] AP (place score in parentheses): All 5’s on Calc AB, Calc BC, Physics B, Physics C-E, Physics C-M, Chemistry, Comp Sci A, US History, Environmental Science, French, English Lang, Human Geography
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Stats, AP English Lit, Concert Choir, Musical Ensembles
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0 to MIT from my school, but since my school district has two high schools, there were at least 4 students from the other school
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): USNCO 2x, InvenTeam, Siemens AP Award
[li] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist so far, AP Scholar with distinction, National AP Scholar, MathCounts from way back then, honor roll (blahhh)[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
French Honor Society, 10-12, President 11-12; Art Honor Society, 9-12, Treasurer 9-10, President 11-12; Speech and Debate Team, 10-12, President 11-12, Congressional Speaking and Policy Debate; Math Team, 9-12, Captain 10-12; Science Olympiad, 9-12, Captain 11-12; InvenTeam, 11-12, Captain and Technical Lead 11-12, Building an electricity generator which runs off poop without burning it (no joke!); Model UN, 9-12, Treasurer 9, multiple awards for best delegate; Symphony New Hampshire Chorus, 12, Alto; National Honor Society, 11-12; Music Honor Society, 11-12; Math Honor Society, 10-12; Granite State Challenge, 10 & 12, Captain 12, high school trivia gameshow;
[] Summer Experience:[list]
[]2010 Went to India, Debate training, Volunteered at Girls’ Inc.
[]2011 Went to Harvard Summer School and took Multivariable Calculus
[]2012 Went to Harvard Summer School and took Linear Algebra
[]2012 Performed in the Harvard Summer Chorus as alto (Dvorak’s Stabat Mater)[/ul][/list]
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Guitar[/li][] Department at MIT: ChemE
[] Trait Most Proud Of: I’m just plain old weird. I look at everything differently That makes me a natural-born engineer
[] World You Come From: I’m Marathi, so I love love LOVE comedy acting and we have a hakuna matata lifestyle
[] Significant Challenge: The time when my debate partner didn’t show up and I went maverick all the way to finals
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Calculus teacher talked about how I always connect math to my other subjects
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher talked about how I discuss books well, research well, and really improved in his class
[] Counselor Rec: Talked about how my arts balance my nerdiness
[] Additional Info/Rec: Got rec letters from 3 Harvard professors (math, math, music)
[] Interview: It was great! We had a conversation and a lot of fun! He said I’d fit into MIT really well!
[] Art Supplement: Vocal Music Alto Solos: Inflammatus et Accensus, Danza Danza Fancuilla[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 30… heehee…
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: New Hampshire
[] School Type: Public school ~2000 kids
[] Ethnicity: Indian/Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):
InvenTeam, advanced choral music, first generation, DEBATE[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: leadership positions, debate, test scores, perfect grades, interview, music
[] Weaknesses: volunteering went down the drain
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Interview, Music and InvenTeam
[] What would you have done differently?: started debate in grade 9 not 10[/ul]

General Comments & Advice: Be weird, but be real!! MIT wants a diverse group of people who can carry on with their traditions. Stand out with one significant quality which helps you solve problems. MIT wants creative problem solvers. GO BEAVERS!!!

catato · December 16, 2012, 2:57pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul][] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 780/800/800/10
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): one-sitting
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II, 800; Physics, 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Weighted GPA: 4.17
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): <10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), CompSci A (5), APLit (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: moderate
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honor, AIME Qualifer x3, NM semifinalist [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Math Club, 9-12, VP; Robotics Club, 11-12, Co-Pres
[] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community Service:
[] Summer Experience: Clark Scholar [/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: get lost, 8[/li][] Department at MIT: course 6-3, 8
[] Trait Most Proud Of: perseverance, 7
[] World You Come From: math slayer, 9
[] Significant Challenge: new school, 10
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: abstract for research
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Calculus BC, 9, didn’t see, but knew me well[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Lit, 7, liked me, but not very close
[] Counselor Rec: nonexistent
[] Additional Info/Rec: Research mentor
[] Interview: a bit short, but still okay
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: CA
[] School Type: public, last person to go to MIT (that I know of) was 3 years ago
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range: middle/high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recommendations, essays
[] Weaknesses: not 4.0, comparatively few APs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I took a risk with my essays?
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

**General Comments & Advice: **if the essays don’t make you happy, scrap them. I rewrote 2 of mine at 3 in the morning (not recommended) and I was proud to turn them in. Also, congrats to those accepted and good luck to those deferred! (:

Oshow25 · December 16, 2012, 3:54pm

Decision: AdMITted

Objective:[ul][]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 770/740/780/10
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II 770; Chem 780; US History 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Weighted GPA: 4.01
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):~ top 5
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5); US History (5); English Lit (4); Physics C; Compsci; BC Calc; Chinese Lang
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C; AP BC Calc; AP Compsci; AP Chinese; Senior English; Advanced Handbells
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school:0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Kyle Richards Math and Science Award, Cum Laude
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Ice Hockey, 8th-12th, AA Hockey goalie, also play for High School Varsity, referee Ice Hockey games, goalie coach (my life is basically hockey and school)
[] Job/Work Experience: Hockey Referee
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Church Youth Group; boy scouts
[] Summer Experience: Went to China past two years, 2 years ago went in an immersion program to Beijing Chengdu and Shanghai. last summer just stayed in Beijing to participate in a Chemical Engineering internship at Peking University. [/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 10; Ice Hockey[/li][] Department at MIT: 9; Chemical Engineering, pharma
[] Trait Most Proud Of: 9 Effective leadership in hockey, and in my experiences in China
[] World You Come From: 10 Ecuadorian Heritage
[] Significant Challenge: 9 Hockey injury
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: 10 China experiences
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10 She was my AP chem teacher, really liked me[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10 my chinese teacher who was the head of the programs i took part of in China.
[] Counselor Rec: 10 She has been my advisor for the past 3 years, really nice, i know her well
[] Additional Info/Rec: 10 Handbells teacher who has known me for 6 years
[] Interview: 10 really nice guy, hockey parent, great interview, many laughs and good insights
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: MD
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket Range: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): URM i guess? first gen American and College. definitely my experiences in China [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Summer Experiences, “well rounded”
[] Weaknesses: test scores arent amazing
[/ul]
General Comments & Advice: Congrats to all those who got in. To those deffered, dont give up, keep on doing great things, everything will work out in the end. Im so ecstatic right now! this is my dream come true!

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