<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (760 CR)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): took once
[<em>] SAT II: 800/800/800/780 sciences (and 740 US history looooool)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95?
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.75?
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/550
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5 (self-studied physics C: mech)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 2 AP sciences
[<em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 3/3 accepted I think lolol
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): uh… none I don’t think lol [/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): [/li]Violin (13 yrs, supplement sent):
All-Nationals orchestra
All-Eastern orchestra
New England orchestra (assistant concertmaster)
All-State orchestra
Regionals Orchestra (concertmaster and soloist)
Performance at Carnegie Hall</p>
<p>Piano (10 yrs):
Chamber Music competition finalist
2nd place local competition (lol)</p>
<p>Other music stuff:
Taught paid violin lessons
LOTS of chamber music
LOTS of volunteer pit orchestra
LOTS of local orchestra stuff
Volunteering at an Alzheimer’s nursing home playing piano (weekly for 2 yrs)
Founder of rock band, played in benefit concert, etc.
Self-taught guitar and bass playa!</p>
<p>Science:
Attended the Summer Science Program (SSP)
Neurobiology research at one of HYPSM (sent in abstract & full paper as supplement)
Science bowl
JETS - 1st place team in state in our division
BEST robotics - 1st place team in state, went to regionals
Bausch and Lomb Honorary science award</p>
<p>Math:
Math team captain - team went to states and new england’s
Mu Alpha Theta Chapter president
AMC 10 school winner (back in the day lulz)
Wrote some articles for a math wiki</p>
<p>Various honor societies/NMSF/other small stuff</p>
<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
Counselor for camp for mentally and physically disabled children
Math Tutoring
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Pit orchestras?[/ul]</p>
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects): I thought they were pretty good
[</em>] Common App Main: personal kinda
[<em>] EC Short Answer: rock band
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: physics - really good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: comp - no idea
[</em>] Counselor Rec: generic
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Art Supplement: none
[li] Research Supplement: Sent one in![/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 1/1? idk lol
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): LOL[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Numbers, Music, passion for science
[</em>] Weaknesses: lack of awards in science
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: LOL IDK
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: deferred at Harvard, accepted UConn honors
[li] What would you have done differently?: More research!!![/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to everyone who got in, and decisions are really random for those who didn’t! I know more than a few people who got likelies to other ivies that didn’t get into caltech, and I got NO likelies and still got in. So it really IS a crapshoot! Don’t let one rejection make you sad, there’s still so many more opportunities out there haha **</p>