EA'ers why will you be accepted/deferred/rejected?

makeHimproud
Sun, 04 Dec 2005 23:22:45 +0000

Accept: High GPA W 4.98; 11 AP/IB credit courses; intl applicant living in the US. A fairly new immigrant (5 years); moved to new school in senior year and been recommended by two teachers for Pathfinder scholarship; rank 6 in class of 330. School ranks 3rd in Newsweek Top 100 high schools. Pretty good ECs, lots of leadership positions (editor-in-chief school and community newsletter), entrepreneur (founded FunctionCity.com, grossed $3000 last year :p), part of Toronto District School Board Curriculum Evaluation committee (only student from the district) and Head of media Relations Hope For Toronto Non-Profit Organization
Defer: only mediocre SAT scores 1490 (760 math, 730 verbal, 700 writing-12 on essay) and SAT II scores arent stellar (750 math IIc, 780 french, 740 chem)
Reject: foreign applicant asking for too much money; SAT scores and just an average candidate lol