<p>Decision: Accepted - CC</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (I just took the SAT to qualify as a national merit finalist, so I did not send my score)
[</em>] ACT: 36 superscored, 34 composite
[<em>] SAT II: 790- Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 (weighted: 4.65)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP U.S. History (5), English Language and Comp (5) (I did not take an AP English course, however), AP Calc AB (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Advanced Topics in Latin Literature, Shakespeare, AP Calc BC, AP European History
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist, AP Commended Scholar, Cum Laude on the National Latin Exam (3 consecutive years)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Senior company member with the Michigan Classic Ballet Company (I dance approximately 30 hours per week, so although I do not have many extracurriculars, this one takes up a lot of my time), Piano, Latin Club (officer), Gold Key (a club at my school which tours prospective students)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I teach beginner ballet classes, and my family cleans the ballet studio in order to help pay the tuition.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Education performances for underprivileged students in Detroit, Sunday School teacher
[<em>] Summer Activities: 4 week Summer Intensive program at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida (2011), 6 week Summer Intensive program at Houston Ballet in Houston, Texas (2012)
[</em>] Essays: Good; My common app essay was a somewhat creative essay that described my experience dancing at the RDA national festival. Supplement essays: A comparison between Shakespeare’s use of figurative language in Romeo and Juliet and the choreography of the balcony scene from the Romeo and Juliet ballet; a description of my elementary and middle school years as a homeschooled student (I described how my experiences as a homeschooler helped me to shape my interests); a why CU essay which showed that the ballet opportunities of nyc and the academic opportunities of columbia provided a perfect combination for my interests.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I haven’t read them, but I assume that they were very good. One of them was written by my academic adviser and AP Calc teacher, and the other one was written by my English teacher.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably very good also; my counselor spoke with the Columbia admissions representative when she visited my school, so I’m sure that also helped.<br>
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: My interview was held over the phone, and it was with a current Columbia student. I do not think that it went especially well, but I do not think that it drastically affects the admissions decision, especially if it is with a current student. </p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private, College-prep Day and Boarding School (I am a day student)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: –
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): --</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays (especially my common app essay)
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of variety in activities (not sure if this was seen as a weakness or as a sign of focus), not very much community service
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that I was accepted because I have a unique background and experiences: homeschooled student until freshman year, pre-professional ballet dancer, interest in classics and classic languages, etc.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I did not apply anywhere else, and now I don’t have to!</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was accepted! I can’t wait to meet you all next year in New York City!
To all of those who were not accepted, do not lose motivation; realize that there are many wonderful schools, and know that you will end up at an amazing college. Good luck!
Philippians 4:13, Jeremiah 29:11</p>