Official Grinnell Class of 2020 Admissions Decision Thread!!

Rhidian
Sat, 30 Jan 2016 05:28:57 +0000

Decision:
Accepted with Founder’s Scholarship!
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: Regular: 34 Superscore, 33C, 35E, 31M, 35R, 32S, 36W
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.06
[] Rank (percentile if rank is
unavailable): N/A
[] APs: Human Geography, French, US History, English Lang, English Lit, European History, Calc AB
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Stats, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP US Government, Modern Philosophy, Journalism, Hybrid Health, Sports Marketing, Psych through Lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): JAUM Company of the Year, ICE NYSE Best Financial Performance Award, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in
parenthesis):

JA Company (9, 11, 12), VP & CEO

Youth Impact (10, 11, 12), Board Member

Film Club (Co-Founder)

Tae Kwon Do (Black Belt)

Catapult Startup Incubator

Student Council

Shakespeare

Diversity Council
Job/Work Experience: 3 years at a local pizza shop
Essays (May be a bit cocky, but I think mine were pretty damn good):
Common App: 9.5/10
Why Grinnell: 9/10
Teacher Recommendation: Rec 1(9/10) known her through ECs, Rec 2(10/10) had her 2 years straight and she was my favorite teacher
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: 8/10 From employer, he really liked me.
Interview: Interview went super duper well!
State (if domestic applicant): MN
School Type: Public, Top 10 in State
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Hooks (URM, first generation college,
etc.): N/A
[/list]Reflection
Strengths: ACT, ECs, Essays, Recs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/
waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I think it was because of my ECs. Something I was truly passionate about was Entrepreneurship, and I really showed that. My current startup is valued at 100k. Go for what you’re really passionate about and roll with it.
Where else were you accepted/
waitlisted/rejected: Accept: U of Minnesota, UMD, Iowa, U of Iowa, Defer: UChicago, UMich, Rejected: Northwestern
[/list]General Comments: Pretty psyched to do this, I’ve been waiting a year to do so. GPA & ACT mean nothing without a passion. Think of applications like an investment. They’re looking what you can give back to the college in the future: a nobel prize? money? etc…