Decision: Waitlisted -> Accepted to Pratt
SAT I: 780M, 750R - 1530.
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Chemistry, 800 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st out of 326
AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry 5, Calc AB 5, English Language 5, Psychology 5, APUSH 4, AP Spanish Lang and Culture 3 (Won the AP scholar with distinction award)
Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations (Dual Enrollment), AP Physics 1, AP Statistics, AP Literature, AP Macro (single semester) , AP US Government (single semester), AP Calculus BC, AP Comp Sci A
Awards: Not so big, but I qualified as the #1 alternate to take the national USNCO exam. Also a bunch of small, insignificant awards
Essays:
I wrote my commonapp essay about being an atheist & tied it into one of my ECs
I wrote my “Why Duke” essay about Harry Potter & how I love their research with the invisibility cloak. (This was a very genuine essay. I remember freaking out as a kid when I heard that Duke was recreating the invisibility cloak lol)
ECs -
Assistant Manager working at my parents’ store over the summers for 4 years (really enjoyed this)
Volunteer/internship at local free clinic
President of my school’s science club - we did the science olympiad, the envirothon, and a bunch of other small competitions
Ultimate Frisbee - just a regular club sport but I had a ton of fun with it
Public Relations officer for SGA - tons of volunteer work/coordinating school events
Vice President of NHS - organized various campaigns for our school
President of AVID Tutoring Program - tutored students twice a week and worked to recruit other tutors.
President/Founder of Debate Club - we met to discuss political issues (the 2016 election was a pretty great time for this club)
Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering (with a double major in Math)
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (not competitive whatsoever)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: highish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing
Accepted - Duke, UF
Waitlisted - Yale, Brown, Vanderbilt
Rejected - HPSM, Cornell, Caltech
General comments: I don’t understand how this process works. Best of luck to all nervous juniors skimming through these threads - you got this! Also, don’t take as many APs as possible in high school. I loaded up on APs my junior & senior year, and I thoroughly regret it. Instead, invest your time into a project or an internship. I can’t tell you how many times you’ll see “president of club X” or “treasurer of club Y” posted on these threads. Also, stop reading these results threads in general. Don’t try to compare yourself to other people!!!