<p>Decision: Accepted into McCormick</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34 Composite
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/430
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (4) AP Stats (4) AP Calc AB (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Biology, AP Calc BC, standard english, elective + study hall
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing
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<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):History Club (2 year s - Vice Pres. in Senior year, member in junior)
Freshman Football
Junior Varsity Football
Ecology Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Working @ athletic club since August 2010
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Very little…approx 30 hours summer after junior year
[</em>] Essays: My essays and my ACT are what carried me in I believe…
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 strong, 1 likely weak
[</em>] Counselor Rec: my counselor is terrible
[li] Additional Rec: rec from my doctor since 8th grade (doctor from surgery mentioned in gen comments below)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none [/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT, GPA, working, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: Almost no EC’s
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: ACT and essay strength
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted: UW (Madison), Notre Dame Rejected: Duke [/ul]
General Comments:I honestly did not expect to get in. My EC’s are extremely lacking. My essay focused on how I have learned to succeed after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor that crushed my right lung, along with most of that lung. I honestly believe my essay was the deciding factor, I’m not sure what would have stood out about me!</p>