<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (M 780, W 720, R 670)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 32 (M 35, W 34, R 32, S 30, E 10)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): same
[<em>] SAT II: math2 770, biology 760
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.2
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/418
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): AP World (3), AP Lit (3) AP US (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Environmental Science, Engineering 102, AP Language, Econ/Gov’t
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 0-1 (not sure)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] major awards? eh not really, mostly local ones</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Club (founder, President), World Culture Club (Founder, President), NHS, Swim team (4 years, 2 years varsity), Softball team (3 years), Travel Softball team (6 years, MVP), Girl Scouts (13 years, completing gold award), Volunteering at Humane Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer job at the theatre
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Volunteering at retirement homes, highway cleanups, other random stuff</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects): 8 (i really tried to show my love of the school and how i wanted to work in alternative energies)
[</em>] Common App Main: 8 (talked about how I want to become an engineer that develops new forms of energy, very personal essay)
[<em>] EC Short Answer: 8 (discussed the first meeting at the World Culture Club and how I wanted to expose my peers to the world around them)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Calculus teacher- 7 he’s known me for 3 years (my math teacher for 2 and my swim coach for 3)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP literature teacher- 6 (eh, okay kinda average)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: 8 (he loves me, thinks I could really succeed in life)
[<em>] Additional Rec:engineering teacher- 8 (said I was a perfect match for engineering, really likes me)
[</em>] Art Supplement: nope
[li] Research Supplement:[/ul] talked about my research in gender differences in STEM careers</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]<br>
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 1/02
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[</em>] School Type: large Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: not sure
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] </p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: showed I was more than just test scores, essays, passion
[</em>] Weaknesses: scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: showed that I had passion to change the world. I wasn’t just good at math
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: my first decision
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]not much :)</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I still can’t believe it!!! Congrats to everyone else who was accepted! I hope I see you guys there! And to everyone else: Im sure you will go to another great school!</p>