Decision: Accepted
Financial Award: $17k
OBJECTIVE
SAT : 1410 (Reading/Writing: 700, Math: 710)
ACT : none
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.34
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank: n/a
AP: none
IB: none
Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Brit Lit, Contemporary Math, Journalism, East Asian Studies, Drawing II, Drama of Social Issues, Personal Finance (Honours)
Major Awards: none
SUBJECTIVE
Extracurriculars: Badminton (Captain of school team + Competitive player), Piano, Drawing/Painting Class, GSA, Social Justice Club
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor
Volunteer/Community service: Co-Counselor, Special Olympics, Do-Something Campaign (Teens for Jeans)
Summer Activities: Playwriting intensive, Counselor (originally volunteer, later hired)
Interview: n/a
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English, possibly Political Science
State: MA
Country: USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Taiwanese-American
Gender: F
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks: LGBT…and yeah thats about it
REFLECTION
Strengths: “Upward trend” with grades, strong SAT, personalized recommendation letters, lots of extracurriculars, top public school in the state, interesting essay??
Weaknesses: low GPA, no APs + honours, no solid idea of what profession I want to do
Why you think you were accepted: Honestly don’t know–I applied on a lark, and didn’t expect to get in.
Accepted: Drexel, Willamette, Fordham, Sarah Lawrence, Puget Sound, Simmons (honours program)
Waitlisted: Marist
Rejected: BU, Northeastern, Clark (still very ??? about this)