Decision: Deferred
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (800 Math, 740 Reading)
ACT (breakdown): Did not take
SAT II: Math II: 760; US History: 710; Chemistry: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Weighted GPA: 4.62
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), Calculus BC AP (4), Chemistry (4), Psychology (5), US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): School does not offer IB
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government and Politics, AP Microeconomics, AP Physics 1, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, Spanish 4H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, Eagle Scout Palm, 2nd Degree Black Belt (Taekwondo), 2 silver medals from international sparring competitions
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eagle Scout service project, Senior and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (Boy Scouts of America), Saddleback Church Storytelling Ministry, Merit Badge Instructor (Boy Scouts of America), Taekwondo instructor, and 3rd degree black belt candidate, Track and Field, Cross Country, Band
Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor; 2.5-3 hours each week
Volunteer/Community service: Scouting, Church Storytelling Ministry
Summer Activities: California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science, West Point Summer Leaders Experience
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Essay 1: Activities - 7/10 Wrote about my tutoring business and how I had to adjust my business model in order to better manage my time
Essay 2: Personal - 9/10 Very creative piece that allowed me communicate different facets of my personality
Essay 3: McDonough - 6/10 Spoke about specific programs that appealed to me, and how I would take advantage of these
Essay 4: Special Talents (Optional) - 8/10 Wrote an essay on my approach to my Eagle Scout project
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details: did not read because I waived my right, but just what I think):
Teacher Rec #1: Precalculus Honors and Calculus BC teacher - 7/10 Knows me for my work ethic but not too close to him
Teacher Rec #2: English 3H teacher - 8/10 Thinks highly of me but does not know me personally at all
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: None
Interview: 6/10 - Half an hour, not the best, but there were not awkward pauses, followed up with her
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Accounting
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Large public, VERY competitive
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~175k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, SAT, essays
Weaknesses: ethnicity, region, extracurriculars, SAT II???, did not submit AP scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted: Lack of business-related activities
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Santa Clara University (Provost Scholarship - half tuition)
General comments: Good luck to everybody else. I’m hopeful but not optimistic about RD.