<p>Rejected - Everywhere.
Dissapointed, but that NU acceptance is good enough for me. They made me feel proud of myself :p</p>
<p>Anyway, as promised… here are my Stats</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (M-800, W- 730, CR-700)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: MII - 790, Phy - 760
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A. Avg 85% from 9th-12th(Indian System-ICSE/ISC)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard MUN India maybe??</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul] b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Football, Basketball, Model UN conferences, Debating, Photography, Science fairs, quizzes, student government, etc. A lot of dedication to each. And considerable achievements.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:National Cadet Corps, National Service Scheme(4yrs)
[</em>] Summer Activities: See ECs
[<em>] Essays: Idk. Commonapp essay was tricky. It could have either worked wonders or got me flat out rejected. NU accepted me & liked my essay, maybe it wasn’t Ivy material?
The college specific essays were all great! At least better than those of a few friends who were eventually accepted.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 2. Both great. The best ones they wrote this year.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not generic. And everything positive.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Penn & Pton. Both Avg.
[</em>] Supplementary Material(if any): Engg idea brief to all except Penn & Cornell. Arts supplement to Dart & Pton. </p>
<p>[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): India
[<em>] School Type: Non feeder Pvt school. Has sent 4 guys to the Ivies in the past 6 years. A major drawback.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): Mid. Applied for FA.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Anti hook - Avg Indian.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Dedication to ECs, Constant academic record despite massive amt of time spent on ECs, clear goals in life.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Indian + FA + not unique + Avg SATs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See Weaknesses
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Drexel, UIUC & NU. WL - CWRU. Rejected - 5 Ivies.</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Not gutted. But was definitely hoping that at least one of the Ivies saw merit in my application. Guess it wasn’t meant to be. Congratulations to all those who got into their “Dream” schools and hard luck to those who didn’t. Life must go on!! 
Ciao. </p>
<p>[If I do end up attending NU, maybe I’ll meet some of you guys some day - attending some event or something!! :D</p>
<p>This was a really great thread. Thanks to Raith!!
Do keep us informed - where you guys are eventually heading!! 
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