<p>Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2250 (760 Math, 790 Writing, 700 Reading, 9 Writing)
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II, 690 Biology
[<em>]ACT: 35 (36 Math, 36 Reading, 35 Writing, 34 Science)
[</em>]GPA: 3.88 weighted
[<em>]Rank: top 20%
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP US History, AP Stats, AP Lang: 4, 5, 5
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Not my greatest, but I made sure it emphasized my academic philosophy
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Outstanding - both teachers have known me since middle school, and like me more than they should 
[<em>]Counselor Rec: No idea
[</em>]Supplementary Material: Nothing special (300 characters was definitely not enough)
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: Suburban Kansas City
[<em>]High School Type: public
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: Not much except band, but I’ve been 1st or 2nd chair and a student leader all four years
[<em>]Awards: National Merit Semifinalist
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Just be yourself. You aren’t doomed if some of your stats aren’t up to par (like my GPA and class rank, which aren’t terribly impressive). Extracurriculars matter, but if you devote yourself fully to one or two, it still looks pretty good.
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<p>I just found the Facebook group, so anyone who wants to chat can find me there (as soon as I’m added, anyway). I’m excited to meet my future classmates!</p>
<p>Oh, and good luck to Fluffykino and anyone else applying RD!</p>