<p>Hey, I just registered yesterday, ironically. it seems pretty pointless now.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 750 V, 650 M, 700 W</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 720 Lit, 650 US History [took it six months after the class…], 650 Math IIC</li>
<li>ACT: 31</li>
<li>GPA: 3.7 W</li>
<li>Rank:98/838, top 11%</li>
<li>Other stats: 11 APs and 4 Honors classes throughout high school, varsity track and volleyball for two years, captain of Envirothon team.</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Very good, I put a lot into them and I think they accurately reflected me.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Good.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Dunno, didnt see it, and I had only met her once, though she did seem to like me…probably just okay.</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Im a third dan black belt in Kenpo and I did a summer pre-college program for four years, including one summer in Ireland.</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: California.</li>
<li>School Type: Public and huge, but with a good academic reputation.</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: I feel my essays and the recommendation from my Tufts interviewer were particularly strong, and as for weaknesses, see below.</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: My grades. I was not a straight A student, I had several Bs and one semester with C’s for personal reasons.</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: Damn. I truly wanted to get in more than anything. Congratulations to all that did, seriously. Maybe Ill transfer in sometime.</p>