<p>[ b]Decision: Accepted**
Objective:</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (730 CR 720 M 760 W)
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: 760 on Bio, 710 Math 1
[</em>] GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 Weighted (not sure unweighted), huge upward trend
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5) Biology (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics (Macro/Micro), AP Language, Honors Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist</p>[/li]
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer, Wrestling, Track, various clubs, leader of one
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: yes, but i don’t think I included in my application
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: yes, but i don’t think I included in my application
[</em>] Summer Activities: Phillips Academy Summer Session
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good I think, explained circumstances that affected my grades freshman and sophomore year
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Never saw it, but probably very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[</em>] Interview: yes, don’t know if it helped, since Brandeis has you interview with a current student
[li] Supplementary Material: decent, I showed I was extremely interested in Brandeis and had done my hw.</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NH
[</em>] School Type: Small Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male, not Jewish</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[<em>] Strengths: Standardized tests, essays, extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, class rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a lot of interest. I interviewed, toured, went to open house, met with admissions counselor when he came to my high school, and spent a good amount of time on the supplements.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: Cornell, Wash U
Accepted: U of Rochester, Case Western</p>