Official 2019 ED (I & II) Results Thread

mm9715
Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:13:08 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I : CR 750, M 770, W 780
SAT I : Same as above.
ACT : Didn’t take it!
ACT : Didn’t take it!
SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 740

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t offer GPA but I’d guess like 3.9 ish?
Weighted GPA: IDK prob pretty high I take a lot of APs
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t have rank either! Or percentile!

AP:

AP Calculus AB (5)

AP French Language and Culture (4)

AP English Language and Comp (5)

AP World History (5)

Took AP Physics 1 as well but the exam was unavailable so I have two physics exams this year.

Senior Year Course Load:

AP Calculus BC

AP English Literature

AP Physics 2

AP Statistics

Intro to Computer Science

Introductory Psychology

Theory of Knowledge
Number of other applicants in your school: Probably none…
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None in particular? Academic Excellence awards in school and whatever but nothing on a national scale.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

HS Student Council Secretary/Treasure (Executive)

International Show Choir (Social/Dance Leader)

HS Debate Team (Co-Founder)

Math Field Day Representative (4th place in G10)

HS Choir (soloist, front dancer)

Hands On Tokyo (it’s a volunteer group)(Teen Advisory Board President)

KPASSC Honor Choir

Traditional Japanese Dance

Job/Work Experience:

Tutoring

Babysitting

Volunteer/Community service:

Tohoku Earthquake Disaster Relief

Teen Advisory Board Projects - beach cleanups, rebuilding orphanages…

Social Service Council (community service club)

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: I chose the “challenging a belief” topic and wrote about how I chose to confront my serious hatred of vegetables (don’t worry, it was more insightful than it sounds). I was quite witty and sarcastic in it, as I usually am. It was pretty good, I guess, so I give myself a 9.

EC Short Answer:

Supplement 1: I wrote about the well-rounded education and the close-knit community that HMC has to offer. I related all these back to a central story about my dad and I - how he would use every opportunity to teach (aka lecture) me about different things and how I always admired how he seemed to know everything. I wrote that I aspire to become someone like him, but also to pursue my own future and my own goals at HMC. Maybe a 9 as well.

Supplement 2: I wrote about how foreigners never fit in in Japan - how even after 14 years, I’m still considered an outsider and limited by boundaries of judgment or appearance. I wrote about how I want to overcome these superficial boundaries to really unite the world without prejudice and judgment, and that technology is the vessel that carries this change. Not my favourite essay, so I’d say a 6 or a 7 for this one.

Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Physics teacher, taught me science since Middle School, knows me really well. Definitely a great essay - especially because we joke with each other all the time. Definite 10.
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP World History teacher, taught me history/AP since 9th grade. He doesn’t know me as well but he sees the best in people and knows how hard I work in school. Hopefully an 8 or a 9?
Counselor Rec: Our counselor was new - just came one year ago - but I have helped her out so much for college visits and whatnot (I’ve often been the assigned college visit coordinator) and she and I joke around and send witty emails all the time so I have no doubt in the praise that she would include. I have no idea about her writing abilities or what so I’m thinking a 9 or a 10?
Additional Rec: None
Art Supplement: None
Research Supplement: None

Other
Date Submitted App: Around 2 days before the ED due date.
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Japan
School Type: Private, Girls-only, Catholic
Ethnicity: Half Asian (Japanese), Half White (French)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Fairly high ($300Kish?) but with siblings and high foreigner taxes, looking into scholarships since I don’t apply for financial aid.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None in particular.

Reflection
Strengths: My test scores (SATs) were great and my essays really showed my wit and true sarcastic nature so I think it was a genuine and strong representation of me and my abilities.
Weaknesses: The lack of a GPA/rank made it hard to identify my place within my school (because EVERYONE in my class is crazy smart), and also, having an AP Computer Science exam might have helped my cause.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m a female aspiring to major in CS and I have strong test scores, high grades, and really supportive teachers. What more is there to say?
Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Since it was ED, I couldn’t/didn’t apply anywhere else. Based on finances, I will decide my final applications/enrollment.
What would you have done differently?: Not much in particular actually. When I visited Stanford 2 years ago, I probably would have liked to visit the HMC campus as well though.

Other Factors:

I exchanged several emails with the Dean of Admissions and the head of Financial Aid for help, and it did contain a bit of polite, casual conversation which may have helped get my name into the heads of the admissions people.

Just overall, I tried not to appear to be something that I’m not! I was totally true to myself in everything that I wrote or included.