<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (790 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: 790 USH, 770 Spanish, 740 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~470 (2 at time of app, 1 on midyear report)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Spanish, US History, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science A, and Calculus BC
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t take
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest possible. AP Physics C, AP Euro, AP Spanish Lit, Adv Software Development H, English IV H, a business class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar with Distinction[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (national winner in my event, secretary, VP), Schools for Schools (VP), independent writing
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 35 hours/week this year at a real-estate office doing data processing and a little bit of writing/editing
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutor, hospital volunteer
[</em>] Summer Activities: FBLA Nationals, summer classes, volunteering
[<em>] Essays: Common app was strong, about my interest in language and my sexuality. Supplement was pretty good, about FBLA.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: “best in 19 years”…second one was also strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: “bordering genius” lol
[</em>] Additional Rec: Nope
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public that rarely sends students to top schools
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: <30K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation/low income[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, rank, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not the most outstanding ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: ESSAYS!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:Accepted to Stanford, Princeton, Penn, Duke (likely letter/merit scholarship finalist), UChicago (EA), Northwestern, Georgetown, Boston College (Honors Program). Rejected from Columbia (deferred ED) and Yale. Still waiting on Brown.[/ul]
General Comments: I’M IN COMPLETE SHOCK! I’m convinced it’s because of my essays.</p>