<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Objective:[ul] </p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (760 M, 720 CR, 720 W) Essay 11
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] SAT II: Maths II 750, Literature 750
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (School didn’t calculate GPA)
[</em>] Weighted GPA: N/A
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/1200 students (Our high school spans from Year 9 to 13, with year 10-13 being the American high school’s 4 year equivalent)
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: English (with scholarship), New Zealand History (with scholarship), Japanese (with scholarship), Economics (with scholarship), Calculus. Scholarship subjects are accelerated/extended subjects, probably the same as Honours/AP.
[<em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 0
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] NCEA (National New Zealand Examinations) Achieved with Excellence (Level 1, 2, 3), NCEA Scholarships for Statistics, History and English, Auckland University Academic Scholarship, Auckland University National Economics Exam with Distinction, National Massey University Economics Competition 1st Place, Massey University Japanese Speech Competition 1st Place, PNGHS Trust Scholarship & variety of regional/national awards, bursaries and article publications.[/list]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul] </p>
<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Head Girl/Prefect, Student Council (Chairperson/Head), World Vision Committee (1 of 4 Leaders), Amnesty International Committee, Writing Extension (Leader), Palmerston North Youth Council member. Also, dancing clubs/shows.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Sushi Shop, Kitchenhand at a rest home.<br>
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Through Student Council: fundraising for Make-A-Wish Foundation, New Zealand Cancer Society, Women’s Refuge, NZ Starship Foundation. Volunteered with Palmerston North Refugee Services, local high school for computer training courses, a local catering service. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing:[ul] </p>
<p>[<em>] Common App Main: It was about a holiday visit to a small town bordering Burma and Thailand; how my family and I ended up pretty much just going through this flap in the wall of a plant stall to cross over from one country to another. The whole experience was exhilarating and I loved this essay to bits. 
10
[</em>] EC Short Answer: Talked about my role as Head Girl/Prefect and what that involved.<br>
[<em>]“A few details” questions: Just genuine responses
[</em>]“Your Voice” Extended essay: I did the topic on a person who has influenced me. I picked my best friend, and used her obsession for stones and all things quirky as my starting point. Looking back now I think my essays were a lot more like stories/creative writing pieces than conventional essays which I’m so glad about. 9-10!
[<em>] Engineering Essay (if applicable): N/A
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t read either of my recommendations but I know them both incredibly well.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Read this. Felt so grateful for all that she said
[li] Interview: I had an interview across Skype with a Princeton Alumni! Not your typical college interview but a lot of fun nonetheless. The man was incredibly friendly and so enthusiastic to be interviewing - I thought it went really well and that we both had many things to share, about myself and on his part, about Princeton.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul] </p>
<p>[<em>] Date Submitted App: 23 December
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): -
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): New Zealand
[</em>] School Type: Public girls’ high school. 1200+ students.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Burmese/Myanmar
[</em>] Gender: F
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Possibly URM (?). Not sure if that counts too much though because I’m an international, and technically from New Zealand. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays definitely. National examination grades. Extra-curriculars. I also sent in a Youtube link of my end of the year graduation speech as Head Girl. I felt this was one of the strongest points of my application. I hope they had the chance to watch it.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT I & II.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Hard work, luck and a lot of hours spent doing what I loved.
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Columbia (Likely + John Jay Scholar), waitlisted for Yale. Only applied to a few places overseas but have been accepted on full scholarship to Auckland University, NZ.
[li] What would you have done differently?: I don’t think I could have done much differently. I think my application just really reflected who I was. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other Factors: </p>
<p>**Congrats to everyone who got in!!! I’m not a hundred percent sure where I’ll end up yet, but definitely looking forward to facing the big wide world, away from Kiwiland. Haha.
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