Decision: Rejected
Objective:
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[] SAT I: 2150 (750CR/690M/710W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 760 (Math II), 690 (Chemistry)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6-3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top Quartile (class of 305)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), Language and Composition (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, AP Calc BC II, AP Biology, AP European History, AP Lit/C, Honors Spanish 5, Honors Physics I
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): …nothing on a national level, but I had some regional/state Science Olympiad medals, got published in 3 lit mags, and won 3rd place in a state-wide journalism competition[/ul]
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars: GSA (president), Stage Crew, Thespians, GLSEN, Amnesty International (vice president), newspaper, Science Olympiad, Young Writers and Poets
[] Job/Work Experience: nada
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at summer camp (40 hrs a week for 3 weeks), a hospital, library, food bank
[] Essays: Common App - nobody read it besides myself, but I would tentatively give it an 8. Supplement - Probably a 9, but I’m only saying that because it’s among the best things I’ve ever written.
[] Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t read. Chem teacher might have liked me. Spanish teacher didn’t even submit until January 20th.
[] Counselor Rec: I think she likes me??
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: didn’t interview. [/ul]
Other
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[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public school in suburban Pittsburgh, used to be ranked high because of high PSSA scores, but is undergoing a “fall from grace” because of low Keystone scores.
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper-Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none [/ul]
Reflection
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[] Strengths: Good supplement, good Common App essay
[] Weaknesses: Everything else
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: do you want to stay for lunch?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected - UMich (engineering). Waitlisted - Case Western, URoch. Accepted - Carnegie 'effin Mellon, Pitt, Penn State. Still waiting on Tufts. [/ul]
General Comments: Everyone who got in really deserved to get in. And I’m really fortunate to have gotten into at least one of my reaches, so I’m not worked up about not getting into another one.