<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800M/800CR/750W)
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2350
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (out of 7.0): 7.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1(tied) / 535
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5), Chem (5), US History (5), Spanish Lang. (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, Physics AP, Stat AP, English AP, World History AP, Art History AP
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2 (both deferred)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Highest Freshman Scorer in NACLO Open Round (top 20 nationally)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Linguistics Competitions, Portuguese Lessons, Chemistry Club (Co-President), Science League (2nd and 3rd place teams in state), Cum Laude Society (President), JV Tennis (Co-Captain)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring through Cum Laude Society</p>
<p>Writing:
Essays (10/10 for all)
What You Do For Pleasure: Study Portuguese
Department at MIT: Linguistics - Course 24
Personality trait: Enthusiastic (science popularizer in Chem Club)
World You Come From: Academic household, aspirations in linguistics
Significant Challenge: Chronic eye condition
Teacher Recommendation #1: Math - Probably pretty good
Teacher Recommendation #2: Spanish - Amazing (best his generation has to offer, etc.)
Counselor Rec: Definitely very good (one of smartest students she’s seen, etc.)
Interview: 45 minutes - Pretty good
Art Supplement: none</p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App: Oct. 30th
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
School Type: Public, 2200 kids, very competitive (10 to Ivies each year)
Ethnicity: Caucasian (Middle Eastern)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): major in linguistics, met with linguistics professor and sat in on linguistics class</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Unique in interest for linguistics
Weaknesses: no scientific research
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: good grades, good essays, unique major
What would you have done differently?: nothing 
Other Factors: eye condition took a lot of time away, eye doctor is in cambridge
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: This is awesome. Congratulations to those who were accepted, good luck to everyone in the RD pool!</p>