<p>[ b]Decision: Waitlisted **</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 800, CR: 800, Writing: 790
[</em>] ACT: none
[<em>] SAT II: Physics: 800, Math Level IIC - 790, French (Reading only) - 760
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school does it out of 100, mine would be around 93/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): none, school doesn’t offer
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest (and only courses) available: Math, Physics, Chemistry, English, Environmental Studies, Computer Science
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): many subject prizes in school, nothing else though.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Filmmaking/video editing, quite a bit of music, lots of event organization around school,
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Did a filmmaking internship at a reputed university in India, taught music at a local institute on several occasions, served as a volunteer at a spring camp.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: nothing spectacular
[</em>] Summer Activities: same as the internship; also did a bit of independent research
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, I outlined my unique religious beliefs (Common App essay) and spoke in depth about my academic interests and aspirations 
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: #1 - from my Math teacher - really good</p>
<h1>2 - Comp Sc teacher - really sweet, detailed my personality and achievements pretty well</h1>
<p>[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: got one from the principal of my school, very well thought out.
[li] Interview: Pretty good, we spoke at length about Cornell and whether it was a match for me or not.[/li][/ul]Other</p>
<ul>
<li>[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): UAE
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: <$60,000 (applied for aid, though yes, Cornell is need-blind)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Haha, I’m an ORM.</li>[/li]</ul>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>[<em>] Strengths: grades, unique extra-curricular?
[</em>] Weaknesses: No amazing awards on a national/international level
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because of my weaknesses (as above) I suppose
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected at MIT and HYPD. Waitlisted at Brown, Cornell, Penn. Accepted at Columbia! :D</p>
<p>General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in, you guys are amazing! I’m not frustrated at all, I’m going to the City!</p>