gigantic official RD decisions thread: 2014

freethefork
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:28:45 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): V:790 M:710 W: 730
ACT: Composite: 34
SAT II (if submitted): Biology Eco: 750, Math I: 710, English lit: 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), Lit (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Physics (3), SL Art (5), SL Spanish (5)
Senior Year Course Load: IB diploma classes (HL Math, HL Euro, HL English, HL Bio), AP Chemistry
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): dunno if these are major, Bio Olympiad Semifinalist, National Merit Scholarship Commended, Maryland Scholar Honorable mention
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Hospital volunteer, Animal control center volunteer, youth group, NHS, SNHS, CAS, MUN (senior adviser), String Ensemble (concert master), violin in general
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: mucho
Essays: i can’t say…my friends like the poem haha!
Teacher Recommendation: good but not spectacular
Counselor Rec: ditto
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): nope
Reflection
Strengths: pretty much average
Weaknesses: SAT, work experience, essays (we can always improve!!!) general uniqueness
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i really don’t know XD
General Comments: <3 <3 good luck for those still waiting!!!