<p>Decision: Deferred
[li] Intended Major: Chemistry</p>[/li]
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 800 M, 780 W (9 essay) –> 1490 // 2270
ACT: 35 C – 36 E, 36 M, 34 R, 34 S (8 Essay)
SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 740 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (3); World History (4), Chem (5), Physics B (5), Calculus AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Cal BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Gov’t, AP Language, Honors Senior Thesis
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All-State Band (1st band 3rd chair); Superior Rating, Solo and Ensemble; </p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Jazz band (lead trombonist), Marching Band (section leader), Concert Band (section leader), Quiz Bowl (assistant captain), President - Band Council, Vice Pres. - Science and Engineering Club
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 141 Hours of volunteering
Summer Activities: Band Camps (1st band 1st chair at all of them), Honor Band trip to Hawaii, volunteering, swim team
Essays: common app - a band experience (all-state audition) and how my passion in music has led me to take honors senior thesis (we write a 60 page paper in this class); yale - essay about my dad and his impact on me
Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A </p>
<p>Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chem
State (if domestic applicant): Arkansas (Little Rock)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 75K - 100K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, really, i guess </p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA, ACT scores (Maybe SAT - CR is iffy, i guess), SAT IIs, band stuff
Weaknesses: maybe i could have had a couple more ECs and leadership stuff </p>
<p>This is what I posted in the decision thread. I got deferred, so I still have a shot. What do you guys recommend that I can do to maybe have a better chance for RD? I was thinking about sending in a CD of me playing my trombone (etudes, solo work), but I never did it. I think doing that would have helped. Do you think that if I do it for this go-around that it would help at all? </p>
<p>Would retaking the SAT help any? I know I can break 2300 if I take it again (CR would go up), but I don’t know if it’s worth it. I don’t think my standardized test scores kept me from not getting accepted (considering people with higher scores than me got rejected). </p>
<p>Any input you guys have would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>