Decision Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):36
SAT II:800 Math2, 800 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
Weighted GPA:4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APs, all 5s
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Heavy, all honors . Designed a new interdisciplinary course
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Football, Model UN, Varsity Golf, Quiz Bowl (nationally ranked), Editor School Newspaper. Started many clubs where I have leadership roles.
Job/Work Experience:Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Worked with refugee children. Introduced Quiz Bowl to middle school students at inner city school
Summer Activities: Outward Bound. Volunteered as summer camp counselor in inner city for impoverished kids.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Good, not great. Probably 4/10 .
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 1. Said i was “best she has ever seen”
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):2 . Said that i am unusual in being able to connect with kids and adults at both sides of the political spectrum.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):1-2
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Had on campus interview that i felt went just ok because questions were open ended. So 5/10. Alumni interview was excellent, probably 1-2/10
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?:no
Intended Major: social studies/humanities
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity:white
Gender:Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflections:
Strengths:Grades, scores, challenging curriculum, extracurricular leadership, nationally ranked in some EC, lot of community service, outstanding recommendations
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably 1-2 academic score, 2-3 extracurricular, 1-2 personal
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere yet
General Comments (if any) . Think it is good for the soul and for the application to do community service . BUT IT IS MOSTLY LUCK/RANDOMNESS. Harvard could use dice and come up with a great class