<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math 640, Writing 710, Critical Reading 730
ACT: N/A
SAT II: US History 680, Literature 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.33
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% (somewhere in the top 10)
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), Language and Composition (4), Environmental Science (4). I also took US Government and Politics, Modern European History, French, and Literature but did not take the exams.
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Modern European History, AP US Government and Politics, AP French, Honors Precalculus, Contemporary Issues, International Relations.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Williams Book Award, Rotary Club Award for Academic Excellence, National AP Scholar Award.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Literary Magazine (Editor in Chief), Newspaper (Consulting Editor), Drama, Mock Trial, Mu Alpha Theta, French Honor Society, National Honor Society (Vice President).
Job/Work Experience: Have worked in a restaurant since Sophomore year, worked part-time in the summers at a concert hall.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for three years at a nursing home, volunteered for my county’s association for the blind, spent two months in a cultural immersion program in Sri Lanka teaching English.
Summer Activities: Worked part-time at a concert hall, Barnard Pre-College Program (Young Women’s Leadership Institute), continued volunteer work at the nursing home, interned at the town’s newspaper. </p>
<p>Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects): 8. I can’t remember if my essay was very memorable, but it was to the point and discussed the extracurriculars and volunteer work opportunities I plan on being a part of while at JHU.
Common App Main: I would give myself a 9 here. My personal statement was awesome. I worked on it with my AP Literature teacher for a while. She’s a very tough grader, but at the end of it, she said there was no reason why a university wouldn’t read my essay and not consider it some remarkable writing. Writing is my passion, so I stressed that through my essay as well as how creativity has always been a part of my life.
Teacher Recommendations: I saw both and they were amazing. I couldn’t ask for better recommendations.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
Interview: No interview
Art Supplement: N/A</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
Intended Major/s: Writing Seminars and Anthropology
Date Submitted App: 9/20 (I had to send it out early before I left the country haha)
State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Lower Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Gap Year perhaps… I went abroad for two months teaching English in a third world country in a cultural immersion program. The rest of the year I was taking classes in school, doing volunteer work, and working a part time job.</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Academics, Extracurriculars, Leadership, Writing.
Weaknesses: SAT scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was accepted because I really rounded out my application. I sent a writing portfolio, the newspaper articles I wrote while abroad, and really showed persistence and interest in the school. My Common Ap essay was powerful. I also had a very good final transcript.
What would you have done differently?: Nothing. It all worked out 
General Comments: I will be going to Johns Hopkins in the fall. Hope to see all of you there!</p>