Looking for current feedback on UNR

[Twoin18]

Have you read this thread?

The Upside of Rejections & How I Fell in Love with My Safety School: ASK ME ANYTHING!

@ski_racer is a student at the University of Nevada, Reno. In high school, she was a high-achiever. For reference, here is a brief sample of her stats: 1570 SAT/35 ACT 4.0 unweighted GPA, including 12 AP classes Student athlete and principal cellist Research lab internship She applied to 10 schools: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Boston University, Syracuse, University of Idaho, University of Nevada, Colorado School of Mines, and MIT. Got rejected at Harvard, Princeton, and Dartmouth, waitlisted at Yale and MIT and was accepted to all the rest, with U of I, UNR, and Syracuse offering sizable scholarships. (Side note: She has no idea why she was rejected and her essays were lovely, so she won’t be able to answer any questions about why she was rejected beyond the usual ‘there are many qualified applicants every year… ’) @ski_racer wanted a school with a ski team she could race for, more diversity than her hometown, and majors involving the environment. Her family wanted a s…