OFFICIAL Class of 2013 RD Decisions Thread

Boss_Rag · March 27, 2009, 11:47pm

**Accepted: **
[

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading: 800
[] SAT Math: 770
[] SAT Writing: 780
[] SAT Total: 2350
[] SAT II: 770 chem, 750 lit, 760 math
[] TOEFL (if applicable):
[] ACT (if applicable):
[] AP/IB taken/scores: 5s in chem, history, micro and 4 in calc and english
[] GPA weighted (if applicable): 4.4
[] GPA unweighted: 3.8
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable): top 10%
[] Academic Awards: national merit semi finalist
[li] Extra Curricular Activities: president of a club, volunteer coach and at hospital, research with a professor[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: ehh decent
[] Teacher Rec #1: no idea hopefully good
[] Teacher Rec #2: no idea hopefully good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Counselor Rec: should be pretty good
[] Hook (if any): none at all

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country: NJ
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: indian
[] Gender: male
[] Legacy Yes/No:no
[] Recruited Yes/No:no

[/ul]Other Factors:

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: really happy i got in after getting rejected by Duke i thought i wasnt gonna get in here! soooo happy :D

prepre · March 28, 2009, 12:08am

ACCEPTEDDDDDDDDDDD!!! woooooooooohooooooooo i didnt even know decisions were coming out today, or in an email…so it was a nice surprise! stats later/tmrw. congrats everyone!

llamasarefuzzy · March 28, 2009, 12:19am

just checked my email and found i was admitted to the dual degree program with peabody. super excited!!!

ccarm09 · March 28, 2009, 12:21am

**Accepted: Engineering **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading:740
[] SAT Math:710
[] SAT Writing:690
[] SAT Total:2140
[] SAT II:Math II-770, Math I-750, Lit-730, Chem-710, Bio (E)-750
[] TOEFL (if applicable):
[] ACT (if applicable):35
[] AP/IB taken/scores:Psych-5, Calc AB-5, Chem- 4
[] GPA weighted (if applicable):4.68
[] GPA unweighted:4.0
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable):2
[] Academic Awards:National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar
[li] Extra Curricular Activities:A lot… President of NHS and Youth and Government, Captain of Quizbowl team, a billion music activities[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays:I think pretty good
[] Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t see it, but I think good
[] Teacher Rec #2:Good
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[] Counselor Rec:He said I was the best student he’s seen in 14 years…Good I guess? haha
[] Hook (if any):Music? Not really a hook

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country:PA
[] School Type:Non-Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[] Legacy Yes/No:No
[] Recruited Yes/No:No

[/ul]Other Factors:

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I guess I had a good application? haha. No other comments

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!

gad · March 28, 2009, 12:39am

Accepted: Krieger School of Arts & Sciences

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading: 770
[] SAT Math: 770
[] SAT Writing: 750
[] SAT Total: 2290
[] SAT II: 800s in three subjects
[] TOEFL (if applicable): 114
[] ACT (if applicable): 33
[] AP/IB taken/scores: three 5s, three 4s, one 3
[] GPA weighted (if applicable): 4.18
[] GPA unweighted: 3.89
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable): n/a
[] Academic Awards: quite a few
[li] Extra Curricular Activities: reporter for various newspapers, translation volunteer, medical volunteer, class president, took college courses, etc…[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Commonapp essay: 3.5/5, Why JHU essay: 4/5
[] Teacher Rec #1: waived my rights.
[] Teacher Rec #2: waived my rights
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Counselor Rec: waived my rights
[] Hook (if any): not really

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country: south korea
[] School Type: private. very competitive.
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: male
[] Legacy Yes/No: no
[] Recruited Yes/No: no

[/ul]Other Factors:

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: good test scores?

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: feels good :)

Acceptd · March 28, 2009, 12:54am

**Wait-Listed…: **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading: 710
[] SAT Math: 740
[] SAT Writing: 800
[] SAT Total: 2250
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 780 Math II, 710 Bio: M
[] AP/IB taken/scores: 5 World History, 5 US History, 5 Bio, 4 Eng Language
[] GPA weighted (if applicable): 4.8ish
[] GPA unweighted: 3.7ish
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable): 4/193
[] Academic Awards: Frederick Douglass And Susan B. Anthony Award, All-County Band on the Clarinet (NYSCAME/SCMEA) Every Year Since Fourth Grade, Selected for Boys’ State (Couldn’t Attend, Bad Timing)
[li] Extra Curricular Activities: Varsity Cross-Country, Winter and Spring Track, Band, Jazz Band (sax) , Honors Ensemble, Orchestra, Pursued Individual Guitar Instruction, Tri-M: Music Honors Society, Nat. Honor Society, Habitat for Humanity (Treasurer), Mathletes, Knowledge Masters, Natural Helpers[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Overall Strong… Common App one was decent, Common App short answer was very strong
[] Teacher Rec #1: Good
[] Teacher Rec #2: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Hook (if any): Anti-hook

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country: NY
[] School Type: public - not competitive
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Legacy Yes/No: Nop
[] Recruited Yes/No: Nop

[/ul]Other Factors:

Why do you think you were waitlisted: I think because i didn’t show interest – didn’t setup an interview, didn’t even visit the campus / attend an infosession…

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Bleh – hopefully this won’t matter after tuesday - congrats on all acceptantees

cubs72191 · March 28, 2009, 1:05am

Waitlisted…

Obiwankenobi · March 28, 2009, 1:28am

[ size=+2][ color=blue][ b]Accepted: [ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Reading:760
[ *] SAT Math:800
[ *] SAT Writing:750
[ *] SAT Total:2310
[ *] SAT II:math II 800 Chem 800 Bio 790
[ *] TOEFL (if applicable):
[ *] ACT (if applicable):35
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:Calc AB, World History, Human Geo, French 4, US History, Chemistry, Bio, Physics B, English Language, Psychology, Calculus BC. All 5’s except for French (1)
[ *] GPA weighted (if applicable): 4.7’ish.
[ *] GPA unweighted:4.00
[ *] Rank or % estimate (if applicable):3/505
[ *] Academic Awards: big ones are Siemens Award for AP, and a bunch of State Math competitions
[ *] Extra Curricular Activities: Track and Crosscountry. Ultimate Frisbee (crazy about this). Basketball (church league).

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Rec #1:great
[ *] Teacher Rec #2:great
[ *] Additional Rec:n/a
[ *] Counselor Rec:great
[ *] Hook (if any):idk

[ /list][ b]Location:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Arkansas
[ *] School Type: Public, gigantic public school (for Arkansas at least)
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: don’t know what this means.
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: tried to get recruited for track/xc, failed.

[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]

[ b]Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[ /b]

ragstoriches919 · March 28, 2009, 1:31am

**Waitlisted: **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading:730
[] SAT Math:800
[] SAT Writing:800
[] SAT Total:2330
[] AP/IB taken/scores:5/5/4
[] GPA unweighted:3.87
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable):2/400
[] Academic Awards:NMF, USABO Semi-Finalist, other stuff…
[li] Extra Curricular Activities:Varsity volleyball, rec basketball, sci olympiad, math club, 2 summers of research at the NIH+NCI[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays:Decent
[] Teacher Rec #1:Solid
[] Teacher Rec #2:Beautiful
[] Additional Rec:Solid
[] Counselor Rec:Best piece of writing I have ever laid eyes upon other than Harry Potter.
[] Hook (if any):Baller

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country:CT
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Indian
[] Gender:M
[] Legacy Yes/No:No
[] Recruited Yes/No:Nope

[/ul]Other Factors:

**Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:**I showed no interest at all (no interview, campus visit, etc.)

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to everyone who got in!

blueducky · March 28, 2009, 1:41am

***?! We were supposed to show interest by visiting and/or setting up an interview?

■■■.

jennyheart · March 28, 2009, 1:49am

:D OH MY GOD I GOT IN! ***!

**Accepted **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading: 750
[] SAT Math: 690
[] SAT Writing: 690
[] SAT Total: 2130
[] SAT II: USH: 750; Bio M: 780; Spanish Reading: 750
[] TOEFL (if applicable):
[] ACT (if applicable):
[] AP/IB taken/scores: European History: 4; USH: 5; Bio: 5; Spanish Lang: 5. Current: Environmental Science, U.S. Gov, MacroEcon, Statistics
[] GPA weighted (if applicable): 3.98
[] GPA unweighted:3.55
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable): School Does not rank
[] Academic Awards: AP Scholar with Honor, Golden State Merit Diploma
[li] Extra Curricular Activities:[/li]2006, 2008- Political Campaign Internships. 200 hours on the first one, 60 on the second
9, 10, 11, 12- Academic Decathlon Team. President
9, 10, 11, 12- (and 9 years of my whole life) Equestrian
9, 10, 11, 12- Yosemite Institute
Summer 2007- Study Abroad/ Language Immersion program in Spain
12- School Site Council, Secretary

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Really great. I also sent in a supplemental essay that I was really proud of.
[] Teacher Rec #1: Good.
[] Teacher Rec #2: Good.
[] Additional Rec: From the Politician whose campaign I’ve worked on in the past two elections.
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Hook (if any): None…

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: Medium-sized, top ranked, highly competitive public school
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Legacy Yes/No: No
[] Recruited Yes/No: No

[/ul]Other Factors:

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: My major is history, and not a science. If I was doing anything near what all the premeds are doing I would have been rejected so quickly… Also I have good SATs, a strong transcript, Recs, and ECs

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to everyone!

miraboo · March 28, 2009, 5:55am

Accepted: Krieger

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading: 710
[] SAT Math: 710
[] SAT Writing: 730
[] SAT Total: 2150
[] SAT II: 710 Chemistry, 690 Math Level 1
[] TOEFL (if applicable): n/a
[] ACT (if applicable): n/a
[] AP/IB taken/scores: n/a
[] GPA weighted (if applicable): n/a
[] GPA unweighted: n/a
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable): n/a but definitely among the top in our graduating class of… 34.
[] Academic Awards: big art award freshman year, French award sophomore (in-school) and nominated for the ECIS Award for International Understanding, which I don’t think I’ll ever get…
[li] Extra Curricular Activities: almost obsessive involvement in MUN, brown belt in taekwondo, loads of piano, yearbook/journalism, theater, Interact Club and touch rugby team[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: the commonapp was one of the best I’ve ever written, the JHU Essay 2 was rushed, but passable.
[] Teacher Rec #1: from my art teacher - pretty good
[] Teacher Rec #2: from my chemistry teacher - ditto
[] Additional Rec: from my MUN director - outstanding
[] Counselor Rec: as good as it was going to get
[] Hook (if any): I submitted a visual arts supplement if that helped me any…

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country: Malaysia
[] School Type: independent international
[] Ethnicity: Malay (South East Asian)
[] Gender: female
[] Legacy Yes/No: no
[] Recruited Yes/No: no

[/ul]Other Factors:

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I have no idea how I got admitted with my score in math level 1. I think maybe my involvement in art and MUN did it. Essays? I don’t know.

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: YAYYYYY. I will almost certainly be attending. Just waiting on another three universities :)

toastmaster · March 28, 2009, 6:01am

Accepted: Krieger

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Reading: 780

SAT Math: 780
SAT Writing: 710
SAT Total: 2240
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Phys, 740 Chem
TOEFL (if applicable):
ACT (if applicable):
AP/IB taken/scores: Chem 5, more senior year
GPA weighted (if applicable): Weird scale at school
GPA unweighted: 3.9
Rank or % estimate (if applicable): 2/285
Academic Awards: None
Extra Curricular Activities: Destination Imagination, Math Team, National Honor Society, Community Service Honor Society, Volunteer work at Rec. Dept.
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: Good

Teacher Rec #1: Very good
Teacher Rec #2: Nice
Additional Rec: A very sweet one from my employer
Counselor Rec: No idea!
Hook (if any): My mom went to med school here…?
</code></pre>

Location:

<pre><code>* State or Country: NH

School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: Maybe? Does the med school count?
Recruited Yes/No: Nope
</code></pre>

Other Factors: Nothing really…

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Dunno. Nice grades/essays/activities/recommendations… why not?

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: =D

avscc · March 28, 2009, 7:23am

Accepted - International Students

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Reading: 640</li>
<li>SAT Math: 720 </li>
<li>SAT Writing: 630</li>
<li>SAT Total: 1990</li>
<li>SAT II: 780 Math IC, 780 Math IIC, 720 Phy</li>
<li>TOEFL (if applicable): 105</li>
<li>ACT (if applicable): None</li>
<li>AP/IB taken/scores: None (No such things offered)</li>
<li>GPA weighted (if applicable): Weird Scale (but top 10-15 percent)</li>
<li>GPA unweighted: same as above</li>
<li>Rank or % estimate (if applicable): above or around 10%</li>
<li>Academic Awards: None</li>
<li>Extra Curricular Activities: Flutist in Wind Ensemble, Badminton, Basketball, Student council, etc.</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: Pretty Good I think</li>
<li>Teacher Rec #1: very good IMHO</li>
<li>Teacher Rec #2: super good IMHO</li>
<li>Additional Rec: from my flutist teacher. pretty good.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: excellent I think</li>
<li>Hook (if any): None. (Pacific Islander? Under Represented Country?)</li>
</ul>

Location:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: International</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Legacy Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Recruited Yes/No: Nope</li>
</ul>

Other Factors: Hmm… Nothing I think.

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Dunno. Nice recs… and maybe under represented country lol… oh and I dont apply for fin aid.

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: congrats to everyone! I think I’ll be attending. Still waiting some other univs anyway. but JHU is always cool for me. I love Tom Clancy - Jack Ryan novels ! Those are where I first found out about JHU lol.

roberthhid · March 28, 2009, 7:55am

Posted for DS2

Decision: Accepted: Krieger

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720cr 730m 700w
[] SAT II: SAT II: 800 History 730 Biology 690 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~ 3.6 (but over 3.8 junior and senior year - was a slow starter)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesnt rank
[] AP English 3 Bio 5 History 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs
[] Major Awards: Rensselaer Medalist for his school [/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Theater, Newspaper, Forensic Union, X-country
[] Job/Work Experience: Microbiology research lab last summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked with poor people in South America
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Likely excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Likely excellent
[] Interview: Did not interview, but did visit and take tour.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State CT
[] School Type: small private
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks: DS1 is a junior at JHU
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: 2 A+ grades 1st semester senior year
[] Weaknesses: mediocre freshman year high school
[] Why you think you were accepted: I think having his brother there helped. Also JHU very much discounts freshman year HS grades which helped him a lot.
[/ul]General Comments: Parents told him if he listed Bio as a major it could be tougher to get in but maybe not the case. Wish JHU wasn’t so expensive!

drmrbrian · March 28, 2009, 10:35am

Waitlisted:

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading: 670
[] SAT Math: 740
[] SAT Writing: 780
[] SAT Total: 2190
[] SAT II: 2130 (Math I, Spanish, Chemistry)
[] AP/IB taken/scores: Spanish Lang(3-retaking), Calc AB(5)
[] GPA weighted (if applicable): 4.00
[] GPA unweighted: 3.65
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable): Top 5%
[] Academic Awards: NMSC Commended Student, Honor Roll all semesters, Principal’s Honor Roll 5 MP’s, Superintendent’s Honor Roll 1 semester
[li] Extra Curricular Activities: Eagle Scout, Improv Club, It’s Academic!, Full/String Orchestras, Dissection Club, NHS, Tri-M, Spanish Honor Society[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Risky. Talking about belonging to the gay community.
[] Teacher Rec #1: Standard
[] Teacher Rec #2: Slightly above Standard
[] Additional Rec:
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Hook (if any):

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country: Maryland
[] School Type: Suburban Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Legacy Yes/No: My dad got his 2 masters’ from JHU
[] Recruited Yes/No: no

[/ul]Other Factors:

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Low reading SAT, no sports, and/or my essay/recs weren’t awesome

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I wasn’t planning on attending, but I’m still pleasantly surprised to see they’re really considering me =]

cinnamon9724 · March 28, 2009, 12:03pm

**Accepted: **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading: 760
[] SAT Math: 790
[] SAT Writing: 800
[] SAT Total: 2350
[] SAT II: 750 Chem, 750 World History, 800 Math II
[] ACT (if applicable): 35
[] AP/IB taken/scores: 5’s on Calc BC, World History, US History. 4 on Eng Lang
[] GPA weighted (if applicable): 5.6 on a 5.0 scale
[] GPA unweighted: 5.0
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable): 1
[] Academic Awards: National Merit Finalist
[] Extra Curricular Activities: Editor in chief of school newspaper, state qualifier in badminton, class secretary for three years.

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country: IL
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Legacy Yes/No: No
[] Recruited Yes/No: Ha

[/ul]Other Factors:

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I have no idea.

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to all those accepted! And my condolences to those who were not.

dragonwriter · March 28, 2009, 12:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR 720M 730W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 770 Math II, 720 Bio(M), 650 Lit, 600 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Did Not Report
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 Classes, BC Calculus, AP Physics, APStats, Organic Chem
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): EPA Award, All-Sate Musician, Science Olympiad State[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: co-cap scioly, enviro club, young leaders, tutoring for underprivileged
[] Job/Work Experience: 4 Years Restaurant Hostess
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hundreds of hours
[] Summer Activities: IAC, Medical Research at Nationally ranked hospital
[] Essays: Personal-education related; Hopkins - choice majors good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Bio - good, Math - good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: Environmental Advisor
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: Public Nationally Ranked
[] Ethnicity: Asian - did not report
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Research based and interest in foreign lang

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Awards, Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: SATII scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: Compelling essays and solid everywhere else[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I am very grateful for the decision. My sincere feelings for waitlisted and denied - it has been a difficult road.

V1236 · March 28, 2009, 12:48pm

**Rejected: Arts and Sciences **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Reading:630
[] SAT Math:750
[] SAT Writing:670
[] SAT Total:2050
[] SAT II:680 Chem, 690 US History, 710 Math I
[] TOEFL (if applicable):
[] ACT (if applicable):31
[] AP/IB taken/scores:5 Calc AB, 5 US History, 4 Chem
[] GPA weighted (if applicable):4.0
[] GPA unweighted:don’t know
[] Rank or % estimate (if applicable): 7/462
[] Academic Awards:Best in class for various subjects, Science Olympiad Regional, FBLA State, World Quest, NHS, AP Scholar, etc.
[li] Extra Curricular Activities: Science Olympiad, FBLA, Track, Cross Country, World Quest, Academic Challenge, Volunteer at hospital, etc.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: My common app essay was very good, however my other essay was a bit risky and therefore bad
[] Teacher Rec #1: cross country coach and math teacher for two years
[] Teacher Rec #2: science olympiad adviser and chem tacher for two years
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Counselor Rec: decent
[] Hook (if any): Sri Lankan? I guess that may still be considered asian

[/ul]Location:[ul]
[] State or Country: PA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Sri Lankan
[] Gender: male
[] Legacy Yes/No: no
[] Recruited Yes/No: no

[/ul]Other Factors:

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: To tell the truth, I was surprised. I thought my scores may be a little low, but enough to get in by a good GPA. Now I have little hope for the ivies.

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to all those who got in.

prepre · March 28, 2009, 1:18pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770M, 680R, 690W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 720 Math I, 710 Bio M, 700 World
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): NSL (4), World (5), Calc BC (3), Calc AB subscore (4), Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP spanish language, AP Psych, AP Bio, Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): uhhh none really…MD Distinguished Scholar semifinalist, national merit commended, humanities award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, SHS, SADD, HHMI/NIH internship, language school
[] Job/Work Experience: NIH (over 1 year)
[] Volunteer/Community service: assistant teacher at language school, tutoring
[] Summer Activities: NIH (scientific research)
[] Essays: common app was pretty good; really showed why I had such an interest in engineering
[] Teacher Recommendation: one generic , one good
[] Counselor Rec: no clue, but it should be good
[] Additional Rec: from my lab’s PI
[li] Interview: nope![/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public; sends a few to top schools
[] Ethnicity: Persian
[] Gender:F
[] Income Bracket: >100K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nopers[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs and GPA; my essay
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I showed a strong interest in BME…though idk if i got into the major yet[/li][/ul]General Comments:
WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!! congrats to all who were accepted and for those who weren’t, don’t worry about it you will do well wherever you go! :D

P.S. I think I may have gotten into BME for sure because that was the only major I specified on my application…but idk! still excited!!!

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