<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1560 (780 M&V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Writing, 750 Math 1C, and 690 US Historycan’t remember.
[<em>] GPA: 3.59uw, 3.95w
[</em>] Rank: 80/374
[<em>] Other stats: AP scores4 on Lang & Comp and 3s on MEH and USH; National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good, but not the best.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One awesome, the other pretty good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it. He doesn’t know me at all, so lukewarm.
[<em>] Hook (if any): 3-yr Gay/Straight Alliance VP, 2-yr student newspaper editorial staff, political adventures such as the Dem. Convention, 4 yrs. of every available instrumental ensemble. Which of these ends up being a hook is up for grabs…
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Bay Area, CA.
[<em>] School Type: Competitive public (~1700)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Major strength/weakness: Strength = extracurriculars, scores; weakness = grades, class rank.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I think Reed valued my strengths more than <em>coughs</em> certain other schools.
[/ul]Other Factors: Legacy: Mom went there but transferred.</p>