<p>Objective:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 780 Math, 700 Critical Reading, 750 Writing; (2230)</li>
<li>SAT II: Math II 650, US History 690, Literature 640</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/47</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Clubs:
AP Calculus BC Instructor (2 years)
Mu Alpha Theta SAT Coordinator (2 years)
Yearbook (4 years; Editor-in-Chief for 2 years)
School Site Council Student Representative (4 years)
Class of 2011 (4 years; President for 2 years)
ASB Commissioner of Race and Human Relations (1 year)
Auroras Volunteer Club President (1 year)
California Scholarship Federation (4 years; President for 2 years)
Peer Helpers (1 year)
KEY Club (1 year)
Active Actions/Crawford ACLU (1 year)
Day Hikers Club (3 years; President for 1 year)</li>
</ul>
<p>Sports:
Varsity Baseball (1 year)</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience:
Intern for the UCSD Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (July 2010-August 2010)
Research Assistant for Turov Investment Group, Inc. (December 2010-present)</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer/Community service:
Various events with Auroras, KEY Club, and Peer Helpers; Poll Worker in June and November 2010 elections</p></li>
<li><p>Summer Activities:
Spanish class at Grossmont College (2009)
Yearbook Camp at Pepperdine University (2009)
UCSD Internship (2010)
Calculus BC Curriculum Writing (2010)</p></li>
<li><p>Essays:
Common App Essay: Reflected on the struggles of growing up in a low-income community and the unique world view it has given me
Supplement: A short autobiography detailing three major events in my life through music</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recommendation:
Only read one of them, from my AP Calculus teacher. It was incredible and definitely a strong part of my application. I assume that the second one, from my Honors American Literature teacher, was equally fantastic.</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec:
Again, didn’t read it but I’m sure it was great.</p></li>
<li><p>Additional Rec:
None.</p></li>
<li><p>Interview:
Great interview! Went over our allotted time by about 10 minutes. My interviewer was really into all of the things I had to say about my high school and the many activities I have participated in. </p></li>
</ul>
<p>Other</p>
<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): California</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White (Dad from Italy)</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Lower</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): QuestBridge student</li>
</ul>
<p>Reflection</p>
<ul>
<li>Strengths: QuestBridge, essays, unique extracurriculars</li>
<li>Weaknesses: SAT Subject Tests</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m still trying to figure that out! I also received a likely letter from Yale and everyday I feel so privileged and humbled that the two top schools in the country have accepted a kid from a school with an unfair ghetto reputation.</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Likely letter from Yale; Waiting on Stanford, Dartmouth, Princeton, Penn, Brown</li>
</ul>