CWRU Class of 2020 RD Results Thread

phamvotritin
Sat, 12 Mar 2016 19:37:10 +0000

Choose One:
[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted **[/color][/size]

University Scholarship $30,000 per year

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): 2210 CR:690 M:760 W:760
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math I and II: 770 Chem: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not applicable but around 4.0
Rank/Percentile: not applicable
Senior Year Course Load: Math, Chem, Physics, Vietnamese Literature, German, English, and so on (don’t be surprised we have 13 compulsory subjects here)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): only 1 regional Geography Silver Medal

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): strongest ones are Secretary of Presidential committee and Vice-president of French club
Job/Work Experience: Tutor at an English center
Volunteer/Community Service: Some charity work 4 hours/week I think
Summer Activities: Got a scholarship to go on a summer camp and learned German
Essays: so-so. Talked about Vietnamese literature and dreams & aspiration
Teacher Recommendations: Math and English
Counselor Rec: School Principle
Additional Rec: no
Interview: no

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? Federal? No I’m an international student. I applied for need-based though
Projected Concentration: Chemistry Engineering
State/Country: Vietnam
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 30k/ year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t know really

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Could be my Principle’s rec and test scores
Weaknesses: I think GPA on particular subjects and essay was written last-minute
Where else you are applying or have already applied: SUNY Stony Brook: accepted, University of Iowa: accepted, University of Minnesota: waitlisted
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I think the CWRU is looking for a vibrant group of students, so I’d say that besides test scores, bring out the best in you extracurricular activities.

Also, congrats to everyone who got accepted!