<p>**Decision: Accepted to Tisch **</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR 620 M 710 W Total: 2050
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Weighted GPA (if available): N/A
[</em>] Rank/percentile (if available): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: N/A
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NFTY (Group Leader, MIT ESP Splash (Teacher), A few theater roles, Film Discussion (Group Leader/Founder)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Puzzle/Game Store - 25hrs/week
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Lyme Disease Advocacy, Film Production Internship
[</em>] Summer Activities: N/A
[<em>] Essays: Good, particularly the one about my Gap Year
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: VERY good, written by an assistant director from Boston University
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec: Good</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Film and Television
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Distance Learning/Homeschooling
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Gap Year Student</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Fabulous recommendation, Unusual high school education, Gap Year activities, Good film, College Credits from advanced film courses.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of standardized testing besides SAT and AP, I was worried one of my essays which dealt with health problems was too sad, low SAT (although now it seems to have been slightly high for Tisch)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my double gap year activities really made me stand out. I had taught classes on film (some at MIT), and had taken some college courses and done very well. A professor at BU allowed me to take advanced film analysis courses over the summer, and he provided my recommendation. I was also very proud of the film I made for Tisch.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to URI, will never know about anywhere else. XD</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I didn’t rush to go to college. I took 2 years off partly because of health reasons, partly because I didn’t feel ready. I worked, I took classes, I taught classes, and I had a great internship. I had experiences I never would’ve had if I had rushed into college, and ultimately I applied because I wanted to, not because I had to. I was a stronger and more confident applicant because of it.
I hope my FA doesn’t suck though. XD</p>