Official 2019 ED (I & II) Results Thread

MadcowD
Tue, 16 Dec 2014 02:40:24 +0000

Decision: Defferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 690 R, 750 W 750 M = 2190

ACT (breakdown): 33 Composite

SAT II: 800 M 720 Physics

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6

Weighted GPA: 4.22
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 51
AP (place score in parentheses):
May-13====Calculus AB Subscore (from the BC sitting)====5
May-13====Calculus BC====5
May-15====Chemistry====Not Rcvd Yet
May-12====Computer Science A====5
May-13====Economics: Macroeconomics====3
May-13====Economics: Microeconomics====4
May-14====English Language and Composition====4
May-14====English Literature and Composition====3
May-14====Environmental Science====4
May-14====German Language/Language and Culture====3
May-14====Human Geography====4
May-13====Music Theory====3
May-13====Physics B====4
May-14====Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism====4
May-13====Physics C: Mechanics====4
May-14====Psychology====4
May-14====Statistics====3
May-13====U.S. History====4

IB (place score in parentheses): Haven’t checked but am a diploma candidate.

Senior Year Course Load:
IB Theory of Knowledge HL 2
IB Physics SL 1
Jazz Band
IB English A Lit HL
IB Mathematics HL
IB Independent Study HL
Secondary Math Tutor (Teacher’s Aide)

Number of other applicants in your school: Just me!

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AP Scholar with Distinction (2 years in a row)
Science Fair (1st in Computer Science)
American Computer Science League All-Star Qualifier
Congressional App Challenge Winner
Sterling Scholar of Computer Science

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: Playing music with my band (jazz improv) probably a 8
EC Short Answer: First one was about how my family made a really great environment for me to explore curiosity 6
Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher, probably good.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Theory of Knowledge teacher probably good.
Counselor Rec: Fantastic (So I’ve heard)
Additional Rec: (I) One from Harvey Mudd alumnus (my professor), (II) One from research mentor for internship last summer.

Research Supplement: Two papers I’ve published (lol all machine learning, one for breast cancer research)

Other
Date Submitted App: 2 Minutes before the deadline
State (if domestic applicant): Utah

School Type: Huge fucking school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Poor as shit
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’ve overcome a huge medical disabbility and change my academics drastically.

Reflection:
Honestly fucking don’t know right now. I’m just astonished, and I’ll probably write them a letter over winter break. Really disappointed.