<p>Decision: Rejected </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 single sitting, second time
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2400
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, Physics, Bio-E, Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.4
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry, Euro Hist, English Lit, Physics C Mech, Physics C E/M, Calc BC, Biology, all 5s
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Government, AP Statistics, AP CompSci, AP Eng Lang, Multivar Calc
[<em>] Number of other applicants in your school: a lot… dunno how many.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):two-time AIME, USAPhO Semifinalist, USABO Semifinalist, USNCO Top 50 High Honors, Google Science Fair Regional Finalist, Siemens Semifinalist, Intel STS Semifinalist (and other stuff like NMSF and AP) [/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Chem Club pres., Science Bowl VP, Math Club VP, Speech/Debate, Bio Club VP, NHS, CSF pres, other minor things
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: CSF stuff, Lawrence Hall of Science at Cal, NHS stuff, MathCounts coach[/ul]</p>
<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: pretty good, teachers loved it, 8/10?
[<em>] EC Short Answer: alright, talked about Caltech pranking culture much (other short answers sucked)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: chem teacher, alright
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher, stellar
[</em>] Counselor Rec: supposedly good
[<em>] Additional Rec: physics research mentor, i dunno
[</em>] Art Supplement: non
[li] Research Supplement: Siemens/Intel paper[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: late December
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: public, ~500 in class
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian American
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: >$100K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: scores, grades, awards
[</em>] Weaknesses: not well rounded enough, essays, too polarized
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: wouldn’t I like to know
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: personal privacy, please :3
[*] What would you have done differently?: nothing, no regrets! Better to have the college tell you you’re not a good fit for them than to get accepted, enroll, and find out the hard way :). Good luck to everyone else with everything else!!![/ul]</p>