Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36E, 35M, 34R, 34S)
SAT II: Math II: 790, Chem: 710 oof
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.471
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): HG 5, USH 4, Chem 3, AB Calc 4 (subscore 5), World 5, Physics1 4, Lit 4, BC Calc 5, Bio 5 (To be taken: physicsC e/m, psych, lang, stats)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics E/M, Orchestra, AP Psych, Research, Online English, Multivariable, AP Lang
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended National Merit, National AP Scholar, DECA Internationals Top 10, Emperor Science Award for cancer research, Gold Presidential Scholar, idk what’s really considered major ahh
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Gov (Executive: Secretary), DECA (VP of Com & Marketing), Class of 2019 Service Project (leader), Orchestra (Highest auditioned orchestra President), debate, science bowl, science olympiad, theatre FOH, cross country skiing, cross country running, coffeehouse
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered at my local arboretum, library, orchestra events, children events through my library, book drives-- my class service project’s volunteer focus was education.
Summer Activities: I did a lot of volunteering & research over my summers. I worked at a lab for my junior year summer on cancer research basically all summer.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app 8/10, I worked super hard on this with a close writing center coach that helped me!! Supplement 9/10, I really liked my supplement, I thought it brought out my passions.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 My math teacher (for both AP calcs and multivariable)! He had me for like 3 years of high school and so he knew me really well, but I never got to read it.
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 (okay i’m ngl, I don’t remember whether I sent my AP Bio or AP Lit teacher rec for this one but I think they were both really good.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8/10, my counselor was new for my senior year so she didn’t know me that well, but she saw me campaigning for stud gov a bunch and met with me twice before writing my rec!
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 9/10, my orchestra teacher that I love with all my heart wrote this one-- I’ve had her for all 4 years (and have known her for longer) and she’s like my mom at school.
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 10/10, my interview was really good! He barely had to lead with questions because it flowed like a really insightful conversation! He even wished me the best of luck and said he would be putting in his “highest” recommendation.
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): MN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, a really big school (3k + kids)
Ethnicity: South Korean
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
Reflections: Wow!! This has been my dream school since I even knew what college was… I’m still shook.
Strengths: My essays & extracurriculars! I really took advantage of all my school had to offer and tried to get as involved as possible!
Weaknesses: Probably test scores? My SAT II’s were kinda bad, but also I never got any outstanding academic awards…
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel like my two biggest points of differentiation are my cancer research but also my application of my research into a business setting!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well since it’s still really early, I got accepted into the U of M TC honors but that’s it haha. I think I’m still applying to MIT though?
General Comments (if any): !!!