<p>So I guess I’ll be the first… one and a half hours after decisions came out</p>
<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 math, 790 writing, 780 cr)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same
[<em>] ACT (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] SAT II: 800 (chem, bio m, math ii)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.91
[<em>] Weighted GPA: ~3.95 ish?
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 (chem, us, physics mech and e&m, lit, econ macro and micro)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP bio, stat, calc bc, french, english, physics mech
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 0 LOL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] usnco finalist</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math team (captain), Science Olympiad, Environmental Club(co-president), stuff like that
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Animal shelter</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects): 5 (I thought it wasn’t as well written as it could have been…it was just me raving about caltech and why I love it )
[</em>] Common App Main: 8 (it was very true to myself, and the people I asked to read it seemed to like it as well)
[<em>] EC Short Answer: 6 (it was typical…)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: 6 (really seemed to like me as a student, I don’t know what he could have wrote about me though)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 6 club adviser and english teacher
[</em>] Counselor Rec:5??? no idea
[<em>] Additional Rec: I don’t even know if it reached them, but 8 if it did, simply because it involved my research mentor
[</em>] Art Supplement:
[li] Research Supplement:[/ul] lol no idea…maybe a 7</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 1/02 i think
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): competitive state
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: below $60,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: awards and scores… meh. Maybe interest in caltech?
[</em>] Weaknesses: I’m not the best writer, my essays were pretty crap in general
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See strengths? Lul idk
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: RUTGERS FTW
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] I’m not sure.</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to everyone who got in, and good luck to everyone on the waitlist! To people who were rejected, it’s a life experience. Feel better :(</p>