Decision: Waitlisted
Applied to: School of Education and Social Policy
Objective:
- SAT I (Comp, Essay, CR, M, CW): 1390 (18/24, 700/690)
- ACT (Comp, Essay, Eng, Math, Read, Sci): 30 (8/12, 34, 26, 30, 30)
- SAT II (Type, Score): World History - 720, US History - 680
- Weighted GPA (out of ??): N/A
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.987 out of 4.0
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 619
- AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geography (5), AP World History (5), AP Psychology (5), AP US History (5), AP Art History (4), AP Statistics (4), AP Biology (3), AP English Language and Composition (3), AP Physics 1 (2)
- IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
- Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Calculus AB, Anatomy and Physiology Honors, Varsity Mixed Choir Honors, Show Choir, Mentorship Honors
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QuestBridge NCM Finalist, QuestBridge College Prep Scholar (w/ Quest for Excellence in the Arts), Gates Scholarship Finalist, TMEA Music Scholar, Tons of choir awards (TMEA Region 3 Top 15 Soprano 2, 1st chair Soprano 2 Honor Choir, UIL Solo and Ensemble Superior Ratings, Chamber Choir, etc.), Tons of UIL Academics awards, Some Speech and Debate awards
Subjective:
- Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Family Responsibilities (Caretaker, In Charge of House When Parents are Absent), Choir - Chorale, Chamber. and Show Choir (Choir Librarian, Soprano 2 Squad Leader), NMHS Musical Theatre (Select Dance Ensemble, Principal Role), Superintendent Student Advisory Council (One of 25 Student Representatives in School Board), National Spanish Honor Society (Secretary), UIL Academics (Participant), Student Tutor
- Job/Work Experience: N/A
- Volunteer/Community service: Mesquite Children’s Chorus (Student Manager), National Honor Society, Student Council Spirit Committee
- Summer Activities: Dual Credit Classes at Community College, Several Summer Choir Camps (including TAMU Commerce All-State Choir Camp), Center of Creative Youth (from QuestBridge Summer Program Scholarship), QuestBridge National College Conference
- Essays: Common App (9/10) - Musical Theatre theme; Why Northwestern (7.5/10)- Goals of teaching in low-income, under served schools. Could have been better organized.
- Teacher Recommendations:AP Physics and AP World History/Psychology Teachers
Teacher Rec #1: Talked a lot about how I strove for excellence in everything I did despite being shy and introverted, and how he saw me in a new light when he saw me perform on stage. (9/10)
Teacher Rec #2: Haven’t read it, but talked about how open-minded I was during discussions in the classroom and how I always strove to understand different perspectives on an issue. (?) - Counselor Rec: Haven’t read it, but I talk to her more than most about my goals and problems so we’re pretty close.
Other:
- State (if domestic applicant): Texas
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Filipino
- Gender: Female
- Income Bracket: 83K
- Assets: N/A
- Property: N/A
- Extenuating Circumstances: Born half-blind (Didn’t mention that in application though)
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation US college student
Why you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments:
I’m actually pretty surprised I got waitlisted despite my test scores being lacking, but still thankful regardless. I thought I was gonna get rejected for sure. I’m still waiting for most of my college decisions though and I’m not too bumbed. Congrats to everyone who got in! To any future applicant looking through this thread, don’t freak out about your stats or doing something for the sake of the college. Just continue being you! The pieces will fall into place before you know it. Good luck!
Accepted to (So far): Swarthmore, Trinity University, and Texas A&M
Waitlisted: Williams, Pomona, and Northwestern
Rejected: Colby, UChicago
Still Waiting: Emory, Rice, Vassar, All Ivys except for Columbia, UPenn, and Cornell, Duke, and Vanderbilt