Is this an aberration? What can I do?

topramen11
Sat, 11 Dec 2010 02:54:41 +0000

What can I do to improve??? Advice needed from you guys who got in ED

I just got deferred… wonder what needs fixing so my RD can go more smoothly
ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED :)

STATS
Decision: DEFERRED
Objective:

SAT I (breakdown) - 2340 (800 M, 800 W, 740 CR)
SAT II - 790 Math II, 800 USH, 730 Bio E
GPA - W: 4.4, UW: 3.88/4.0
Rank - No report; class size 522

AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Envi Sci (5) AP English Lang (4) AP US Hist (5) AP Euro (3)

Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lang, AP Comp Gov, AP Stat, AP Calc AB, Architect Design, English12, Speech and Debate

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, AP Scholar, American Foreign Service Essay Contest Honorable Mention, National Forensics League Special Distinction, Finalist Stanford Speech Invite
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Four Year Varsity Swim (Co Captain), Model UN President, Speech and Debate Debater, Intern at Congressman, Docent at Museum, Hospital Volunteer, 1 year marching band , Outdoor school counselor, school ambassador

Summer Activities: Volunteering, intern at cpu company

Essays: It was ok, I never really got it rated… definitely not horrible

Teacher Recommendation: One was good,by AP Lang teacher; the other was by math teacher, i dont know… waived rights

Counselor Rec: Awesome, i work with her because i am school ambassador
Interview: Good, but probably didnt influence deferral; guy is very happy with me

Other:

State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Competitive Public School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Dont know what this means… is my essay bad? I cant improve scores that much… what was the missing piece? No Idea. Oh well, wait four months. hopefully I am in top *8% that get in