<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math, 790 Critical Reading, 800 Writing, Total 2390
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Only took once
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.62
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): All 5 (AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Physics B, AP English Lang/Comp, AP Stats, AP US History)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Physics C, AP Econ, AP Psych, AP English Lit/Comp, AP Bio, Honors Orgo
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: Idk … 3 or 4?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Science Bowl - national qualifier 2012/2013, USNCO, ARML - third place nationally [/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Cross-country - 4 yrs, Prestigious out-of-school symphony orchestra - 2 yrs, ARML - 2 yrs, Science Bowl - 3 yrs, Math Team - 3 yrs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Research Lab Assistant
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Academic tutor - 4 yrs, A ton of miscellaneous volunteer work as well, total well over 500 hrs [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):
[</em>] Common App Main: About my passion for chemistry - 8.5
[<em>] EC Short Answer: Why Caltech - 9, Ethics (how one time I completely and singlehandedly screwed up an important experiment at my research lab) - 8, Stuff for Fun (super nerdy - WOULD NOT have worked for ANY OTHER COLLEGE lol) - 8
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP English teacher, did not read, probably really good; 9.5
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Chem teacher, did not read, probably 8 or 9
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Did not read. I’m guessing 7 or 8.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Art Supplement: Hahaha … it wasn’t really an art supplement but a series of photographs … VERY NERDY and would have immediately had me labeled as a weirdo by any other college
[li] Research Supplement: I sent an abstract as part of my common app, but no formal paper [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 12/26
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Large public school, mostly white/Asian
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$70K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I made it SUPER OBVIOUS that I was SUPER PASSIONATE about science, which I know is really important to Caltech. [/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, test scores, grades, extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: Did not really win anything major, besides ARML, but that’s a team competition
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Showed obvious interest and passion, application was VERY science-skewed (probably not well-rounded enough to get into anywhere else XDDD)
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
[li] What would you have done differently?: Well, I got accepted, but I do wish I’d started getting serious about science at an earlier age so I could have learned even more during high school [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other Factors: N/A
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: YYYAAAAYYYYYY SOO HAPPPYYYYY Caltech is the BEST science school in the WORLD and I’m so honored to be accepted ^-^</p>