<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Actually, this is my decision:</p>
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<p>That means rejected, right?</p>
<p>Objective:
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[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (790 CR, 750 M, 800 W, 10 essay)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: Chemistry (740), Literature (780), Math II (800)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/147
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Took everything my school offered. Statistics (self-study, 3), US Government (self-study, 3), English Literature (4), US History (self-study, 4) Calculus BC (self-study, 4), Biology (4), Chemistry (4).
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish III, Creative Writing, Non-Western Philosophy, Intro to Ethics, Multivariable Calculus, Intro to Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Intro to Number Theory, Numerical Analysis, Abstract Algebra. All of these are at a local university except for Spanish III.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:
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[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (9, 10, 11, 12), local chemical engineering internship/mentorship (11), editorial internship with online magazine (12), math club at local university (vice president, 12)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s (11, 12, 5 hrs/week)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Local public library children’s program (9, 10, 11, 12), local arboretum (12)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Physics of Atomic Nuclei program at Michigan State NSCL (12)
[<em>] Essays: 7/10. Apples and oranges.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 6.5/10
[</em>] Interview: My alumni interview was unspeakably awful. I’d rank it out of ten, but it would be a negative transcendental imaginary number.
[/ul]Other
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[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[</em>] School Type: Rural public
[<em>] Race: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>]Income Bracket: ~$50,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First-generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades, SAT/ACT test scores, course rigor, teacher recommendations.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Interview, extracurriculars, awards, essays, lack of foreign language, AP test scores, didn’t demonstrate interest because I don’t do unrequited love.
[<em>] Why you think you were rejected: The other applicants were better.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Minnesota, UIUC, Northeastern Honors, Ohio State, Case Western. Probably going to Case. 
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