<p>Decision: Waitlisted </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 22XX (800M, mid 700s for R and W)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] ACT (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] SAT II: 800 MII, high 700 Bio-M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 soph and junior year, but it dipped to like 3.4-3.5 freshman year
[<em>] Weighted GPA:
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Probably top 2.5-5%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s on 11 exams (8 of which were sciences)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Some APs, some Honors… the usual rigorous courseload, nbd.
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: Somewhere between 5 and 10, I’d guess.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAJMO, Siemens Semifinalist[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Team Captain, Science Team, Cultural Performer, many more. Hesitant to list all, due to privacy, but it suffices to say I have pretty good ECs (although I could have more leadership, but ehh)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Math tutor at two separate places
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Group, VA Hospital volunteering[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects): I thought they were good? I actually spent a lot of time crafting these essays!
[</em>] Common App Main: Meh.
[<em>] EC Short Answer: Okay.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Not sure.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Ditto.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Ditto the above ditto.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Very good, rec from head of prestigious math summer program
[</em>] Art Supplement:
[li] Research Supplement: Research for Siemens Competition, was pretty good (advanced, if nothing else). [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 12/30?
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):<br>
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public, Magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: ORM
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: High
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): LOL[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Good research, high interest in mathematics
[</em>] Weaknesses: Scores, maybe my “Why Caltech?” essay… I’m not sure, really.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think it probably showed through my essays that I wouldn’t have attended Caltech even if I got in. I’ll admit, I thought I would have been accepted after receiving a Brown LL, but I realize now that was a very arrogant thought. In retrospect, I don’t deserve to be accepted to Caltech, and I accept that. Congratulations to everyone who did get in! You all deserve it.
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Brown LL, some safeties (Mich, Penn State/other PA schools)
[li] What would you have done differently?: Nothing. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:</p>