<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2350. Math: 800, Reading: 800, Writing: 750.
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 720, Spanish: 750, Biology: 760.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97 out of 100.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of about 300.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP English Literature, AP US History, AP Calculus AB, Physics lv. 1 (no honors lv. available)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing spectacular. Commended Student in PSAT/NMSQT, Girls State, National Spanish Exam Gold Medal.
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Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity field hockey, varsity lacrosse (quit both senior year…), science club, math league, National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: A job in childcare (15 hrs/week), a job at a tutoring place (3 hours/week). Started both senior year.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Approx. 80 hours at a hospital, 100 hours at YMCA, mentor to a mentally disabled student, tutor at my school, other little things.
[<em>] Summer Activities: See volunteer activities (hospital & Y).
[</em>] Essays: Very strong and original.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them, but I assume they were very strong.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very very good.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A.
[</em>] Interview: I thought it was good, not great, but my interviewer wrote a fantastic write-up about me.
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Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White.
[<em>] Gender: Female.
[</em>] Income Bracket: Rather not say, but I will receive FA.
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Nearly perfect grades and SAT scores, although I know many people with these get rejected. So… ESSAYS!! In my opinion, they were original, very well-written, and passionate.
[<em>] Weaknesses: EXTRACURRICULARS. No leadership positions, nothing unique at all, no prestigious awards. Also I quit playing sports my senior year, which I thought would hold me back from a lot of schools (the whole inconsistency thing)…
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haha, I don’t know, I wasn’t expecting this. Probably a combo of valedictorian-ness, nearly perfect SAT scores, and essays. I think my essays were probably the deciding factor.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Tufts, Barnard, Bates, Trinity, Connecticut College, Brandeis, UMass, Clark. Waitlisted: Middlebury. Rejected: Harvard and Yale. Haven’t heard yet from Williams.[/ul][/li]General Comments: I’m still in shock… I will be deciding between Brown & Trinity (got a full tuition scholarship there.)</p>