gigantic official RD decisions thread: 2014

johannes1430
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:25:30 +0000

Adding this for future reference:

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 700CR / 760M / 730W
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800M2 / 800CH / 770PH
[] Weighted GPA: 5.79/6 (Norway)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): CalcAB(5)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: Part-time @ Electronics store, Graphic Design @ my own business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Fundraiser, Camp leader and Media / PR work
[] Teacher Recommendation: One short but very good, and one long and generic
[] Counselor Rec: Short and decent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] Country (if international applicant): Norway
[] School Type: Public, medium-sized
[] Ethnicity: Scandinavian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $150-200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Norwegian?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics, well-roundedness
[] Weaknesses: No significant hooks / superhuman abilities
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hopefully a good fit[/li][/ul]General Comments: Did not go… Gap year ftw!