Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (first attempt)
ACT (breakdown): 34, did not send
SAT II: 800/800/800 Math2/Chem/Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Seven 5s, one 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Pretty rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing THAT major. National Merit Finalist, AIME, National AP Scholar, nothing else really worth mentioning.
Vanderbilt Merit Scholarship: Applied for and did not receive CV scholarship.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis, piano, quiz bowl (captain), science bowl (captain) orchestra. Placed at state in tennis, a couple of major piano accomplishments, made nationals for science bowl.
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: About 250 hours at hospital.
Summer Activities: Mostly relaxing. Playing a lot of tennis and video games. Also got most of my volunteering done over the summers.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’m not a terrific writer. Common App was maybe a 7-8/10.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: History teacher, didn’t read. He thought really highly about me though, so I’d guess 9-10/10/
Teacher Rec #2: Physics teacher, also didn’t read. He’s had many more students far smarter than me, but I think I still stood out in my class. Plus he has a reputation for writing awesome recs. 8/10 probably.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t know her that well personally. Probably a 7/10?
Additional Rec:
Interview: Didn’t choose to have one.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
Intended Major: Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): One in the Midwest
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Less than $100k.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.
Reflection
Strengths: Stats and being well rounded I guess.
Weaknesses: No major strengths or extraordinary achievements.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stats and being well rounded I guess.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Duke, Vanderbilt, Princeton
Rejected: MIT, UPenn, Yale
Waitlisted: Harvard, WashU
General Comments: