Official Class of 2017 RD Results Thread

<p>Decision: Rejected </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): Composite 36, English 35, Math 36, Reading 36, Science 36, Writing 8
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): see above, but with an 11 on the writing
[<em>] SAT II: (From most recent to least recent) Literature 730, Physics 710, USH 740, Bio-E 630, Chem 560, Phys 680,. Chem 570, Math 750, Phys 670, Chem 570, Math 690, Phys 670
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 3.85
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 43 / 507 (top 8.4%) based on weighted GPA
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): APUS 5, APWH 5, AP Calc AB 4
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Dual-enrolled at a local college, working on a computer science degree in my senior year of high school
[<em>] Number of other applicants in your school: Less than 10?
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Extemporaneous speaking, student government (numerous elections won), several other minor activities
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Math tutor at a learning center
[li] Volunteer/Community service: None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects): 8. Talked about the importance of collaboration.
[</em>] Common App Main: Wrote a reflection on the death of my best friend’s father, and how I neglected to help my best friend through the grieving process. 9
[<em>] EC Short Answer: Wrote about a high-pressure situation in student government that I helped defuse
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics teacher. 8
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: History teacher. 8
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Did not read
[<em>] Additional Rec: Student government director. 8
[</em>] Art Supplement: None
[li] Research Supplement: None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 12/12/12
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Suburban public high school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Wealthy
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None known[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Perfect ACT, polished essays.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Low unweighted GPA, low SAT IIs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My weaknesses, of course.
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Waiting on some more letters :slight_smile:
[*] What would you have done differently?: Gone back 4 years in time to get a higher GPA[/ul]</p>