[xsize=4][xcolor=#00aa00]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]
Financial Award: $20,500
Objective:
SAT : nope
ACT : 34C (34E 35M 33R 32S 23W)
SAT II: nope
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA: 4.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13th percentile
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Spanish Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, Biochemistry, AP Calculus- BC, Research and Debate-HN, AP Spanish Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Tennis (Four years, 1x JV Captain, 2x Varsity Captain), Cross Country (1 year)
Job/Work Experience: Tennis Camp Counselor (2 years), Hebrew School Teacher (5 years)
Volunteer/Community service: The Valerie Fund (6 years)
Summer Activities: Georgetown University Medical Institute (2014), Belize Wilderness Emergency Medicine and Public Health (2015)
Interview: nope, but I went to the info session at my school (if that counts?)
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology or Biochemistry (Pre-Med)
State: NJ
Country: USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really
Reflection
Strengths: ACT, essay, recommendations, work experience
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, Class Rank, GPA could be better too
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I got in after being deferred. I was expecting to get in originally, but I’m glad I got in now!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Miami (FL), Miami (OH), Elon, SUNY-Binghamton (Honors) all accepted. I was waitlisted at Grinnell.