<p>Pick one:</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 – 780M; 770W; 740R
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): My best scores were from a single test date.
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): NA
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): NA
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Biology-M; 770 Math II; 730 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.16 out of 4.33 at my school
[<em>] Weighted GPA: IDK
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 129
[<em>] AP: 5 – Chemistry; 5 –</em>Biology; 5<em>–</em>Calculus AB; 5 –<em>US History
[</em>] IB: NA
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus (college); AP English Lit; AP Physics; AP Art History; Latin IV; Studio Art
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Zero
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist; AP Scholar with Honor; Bausch and Lomb Science Award[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Singing (All States…); Flute (All States…); Cross Country; Track+Field; Tennis (1st Singles); Math Team (Captain); National Honor Society (Secretary)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ Hours at hospital[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Singing (8)[/li][</em>] Department at MIT: Genetics (7)
[<em>] Personality Trait?: Careful attention to detail (7)
[</em>] World You Come From: The woods of Maine (9)
[<em>] Significant Challenge: Overcoming acrophobia on Mt. Katahdin (7)
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Wonderful! 10! (Humanities)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Sub-average… 4. (Science)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know. Probably generic. 5.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Wonderful! 10! (Humanities)
[<em>] Interview: Solid – 7.
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list] Music – voice (uhh… 7)</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Late Sep or early Oct
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maine
[<em>] School Type: Small, rural
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Quite low (Nobody in the household has a job right now.)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Not really… I guess the best one is that I’m 16, but no… I’m not that interesting…</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics and ECs, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not a perfect 2400
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I never really expressed a commitment or any great desire to be an engineer (?) Also, my “good” recs came from humanities teachers, not science.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] I really wouldn’t have done anything differently, since this is who I am and I can’t change that! :P</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Congratulations to everyone else who got accepted, and good luck to the deferred students who are waiting for RD on/around Pi Day!</p>