<p>Decision: Accepted to Trinity</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul][<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1870 (Math-680, Reading-600, Writing-590)
[</em>] ACT: Composite-28
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[</em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): mostly A’s, some B’s and a C in the past
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus w/ Analytical Geometry (Community College), Economics, Government, Psychology, Photoshop, Human Anatomy, English 102, Teacher’s Aide, Women’s Studies[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul][<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Leadership Council (1 year), Hike Club (1 year), Junior State of America (1 year, Vice President), Yearbook Committee (1 year, Chief Editor), Arizona Girls State (1 week summer program), Bella Voce (3 years), National Honors Society (1 year)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Helped with coordination at a convention (Saboten-con), and helped with running a blood drive & setting up a masquerade at the Phoenix Comicon.
[<em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): I focused on my experience at Girls State and how it pushed me outside of my bubble.
[</em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): I wrote about my dad’s character being a big influence on my own, despite his own negative views of himself.
[<em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): I think I wrote about how Duke seemed nurturing and safe, which is basically what I wanted in a school environmentally.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): It was very positive.
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): This one was from my current counselor (she didn’t know me very well so she didn’t qualify for the counselor rec), but it was also positive.
[</em>] Interview: My interviewer was very nice, and it went better than I expected.[/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul][<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
[</em>] School Type: Public Charter
[<em>] Ethnicity: African American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): minority[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection:
[ul][<em>]Strengths: good essays, good recommendations
[</em>] Weaknesses: test scores, lack of leadership positions
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not completely sure, but I think it was my personality because if they couldn’t see that, then I don’t think I would’ve gotten accepted.[/ul]</p>