<p>haha I never heard of the AMC/AIME tests until I joined CC too =/
but I thought it was too late (found out end of Junior year)
maybe I should sign up for the AMC12 now?</p>
<p>how hard are USACO programs? and how exactly are the competitions run?</p>
<p>USACO is hard (I still can’t get into the Gold division)! Go Google past problems. The competitions are taken at home - you login and get 3 hours to code.</p>
<p>my sympathies, jon–I was really hoping you would get in!</p>
<p>and congrats, hopeful…looking forward to meeting you next year! :)</p>
<p>congrats to you too- i can’t wait too meet everyone</p>
<p>Congrats hopeful. :)</p>
<p>**Decision: Deferred **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 2340 (770 M, 770 R, 800 W)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 US History, 790 World History, 790 Math II, 760 Chem
[</em>] ACT: No.
[<em>] APs: 5 on World History, Bio, English Language, Chemistry, US History, Calculus AB. 3 on French Lang.
[</em>] IBs: N/A
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: Weighted - 4.566 Un- 4.0
[</em>] Rank: Unofficially 2/43
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Vergil, AP English Lit, AP Micro/Macroeconomics, AP US Government, AP Musak Theory
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Just me early decision, a few more regular
[<em>] Common or Princeton App? Princeton
[</em>] Other stats: Went to Duke over the summer and got A’s in a couple of courses
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Boy Scouts/Order of the Arrow (bunch of leadership positions), Classical Guitar, Teen Court, Quiz Bowl, Honor Council (peer tribunal deal), assorted musicals/plays
[</em>] Awards/Honors/Distinctions listed on app: Eagle Scout, first place quartet in national guitar competition, National Merit, Central Florida award sponsored by Disney and given to only 100 students from grades 1-12, high scores on language tests (french and latin), best-in-class awards for several subjects
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutored at school and did some research with University of Florida’s citrus lab station
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): These might have done me in. Einstein quote one (philosophical trek through New Mexico mountains), influential person (wrote about Borges)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Both were “top few in career”, one probably elaborated w/anecdotes and such, the other was a bland resume-rehash (might have done me in as well).
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Stellar, to the best of my knowledge
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): In a Beef O’Brady’s, my first, could have gone better I suppose
[</em>] Hook (special/unique achievements, etc): I probably thought Eagle Scout was a hook despite all evidence to the contrary.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Parochial school, typically not competitive. This year was an exception; several bright kids applying to Ivies.
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$90,000
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Prospective Major: Physics, Philosophy, History
[<em>] Hooks(background, connections, legacy etc.): None.
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Eclectic interests? My weakness: being unconnected and white, lack of major academic-type ECs.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Bad karma. [/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: You put in hours of hard work only to find out that it wasn’t good enough. That’s life. Moving on…</p>
<p>Thanks btlesgrl…I still have a chance RD!</p>
<p>You ALL still have a chance RD.</p>
<p>Hey, I’ve been wondering…Does anyone think there are some people that they defer that they expect to accept RD, but for whatever reason want to hold off and make sure on it? Like if someone couldn’t take AP classes before senior year, maybe they just want to make sure you can handle college courses via the midyear report?? Or some other circumstance? I’m just wondering is all.</p>
<p>Of course. That’s why I made sure to get a 4.0 this semester lol</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?:No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800 M 800 CR 790 W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC 800 Chem 800 USH
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] APs: 5s Chem, Calc AB, and USH
[</em>] IBs: none
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.56 W, 4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank: 2ish
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: all APs
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: me
[<em>] Common or Princeton App? Princeton app
[</em>] Other stats: good stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Quiz Bowl Captain, President NHS, three years varsity Volleyball, Mock Trial, JETS
[</em>] Awards/Honors/Distinctions listed on app: Perfect Score National Latin Exam, State Science Fair, American Junior Academy of Science presenter in February
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Volleyball referee, caddie
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): one about mock trial (Hirshfield quote), one about eating crisco (pretty funny, Einstein quote)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: we get along well
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): my house, went amazing
[</em>] Hook (special/unique achievements, etc): white middle class male in engineering from OH?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Ohio baby
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): around 1000 SAT, sends about one student to an ivy school every 3 years
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Income Bracket: middle
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Prospective Major: ChemE or Math or Chem
[<em>] Hooks(background, connections, legacy etc.): none
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: scores, scores, scores, some well roundedness
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: do you think I know?[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
WOW! That is all I can say. Dreams do come true. See those accepted in about 9 months.</p>
<p>wooow very impressive ivynut!
you must be one of the best students you rschool has ever had!</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED!!! **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 680 M/ 750 W/ 770 CR
[<em>] SAT IIs: 780 Lit, 700 US Hist, 630 French
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] APs: 3 AP stats
[</em>] IBs: N/A
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.85 (my school doesn’t weight)
[</em>] Rank: top 10%
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Bio, AP Comp, AP French, Philosophy, Newspaper, took stats class at local University
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: only 1 ED I think
[<em>] Common or Princeton App?: Common app
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: French Club (4 years, president this year), Founded chapter of National French Honors Society, Founded discussion club, Hands Around the World (4 years, we put on an annual culture show. All proceeds go to charity), Key Club
[</em>] Awards/Honors/Distinctions listed on app: National Achievement Semi finalist
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common app one on how journalism helped me overcome my natural shyness and the Princeton quote one on saving the culture show.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Both very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good? He knows me pretty well.
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): At her house. I think it went well.
[</em>] Hook (if any): I had an article published in the Detroit Free Press
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MI
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African-American
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Prospective Major: Anthropology
[<em>] Hooks(background, connections, legacy etc.): Legacy - both my parents and my older brother attended
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Weakness: SAT II French score, Strengths: EC maybe?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: ???[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good luck to all who got deferred and, of course, the obligatory AHHHHHH!!!</p>
<p>Question: looking back on the acceptances/deferrals i kind of don’t understand why i didn’t get in?
What is a good teacher rec? Mine both called me brillant and talked about how i always was interested in learning outside the classroom-is this enough or are these subpar?
Do decisions often come down to essays, is that perhaps what did me in?
Any suggestions for improvement would be greatly appreciated</p>
<p>oh, perhaps the choice of biology as a major?</p>
<p>They throw all the applications down the stairs and go down the stairs picking up the first 597 applications, which the label as accepted. </p>
<p>I have NO idea what makes you accepted or unaccepted…</p>
<p>Hahaha jon. I laughed out loud at that.</p>
<p>It seems rather random to me. That’s why I didn’t take a deferral personally.</p>
<p>Lmao @ jon. It totally seems that way! LoL</p>
<p>@ Whoamg: I guess it is because we have too similar stats that we end up killing each other in the admission decisions =)</p>
<p>LOL I can’t code for my life (although I have two years of exposure to Java and half a year of Python) – I don’t know, I understand how to code and stuff, but I don’t relish competing with it…haha. </p>
<p>I used the same research paper for Siemens for Intel STS. I don’t see how it will be less competitive than Siemens but at least it’s worth a shot. It would be a HUGE boost if I could get into their Semis - so here’s hoping.</p>
<p>And yeah, I’m really prepping for the next AMC 12. I hope to break 130 and finally become school winner (last year our record was something like 135 - he graduated). </p>
<p>In regard to AIME scores - you can’t find it anywhere online. Your math teacher has a record of all AIME scores and he should tell you what you got on the exam. Since there’s really no basis I guess people can lie on their application about AIME scores but I see little point in doing so…if you claim to get a 10 AIME when it is pretty obvious you are not up to par in math…well, imagine the consequences. =p</p>
<p>Good luck to you in RD! (Personally, I’m not that concerned about Princeton anymore. There are a lot of schools out there and as of now, it might be too difficult to get in RD since the Defer –> RD rate is so low).</p>