<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (730 M, 710 CR, 650 W)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 33 (32 E, 33 M, 34 R, 33 S)
[<em>]ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] SAT II: 710 Math Level II, 710 Biology E, 760 Literature
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[</em>]Weighted GPA: 4.99
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/587
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Biology (5), AP Language and Comp (5), AP World History (5), AP US History (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP US Gov, AP Physics C, AP Psychology, Band, Economics H
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 1 or 2
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Marching Band (Section Leader, Brass Captain), Symphonic and Jazz Band, Piano study and competitions, Youth Group, JV Softball, JV Soccer (Captain), Science Team, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society (Communications Committee leader)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I’ve taught piano lessons to 5 students (I now have 6!) for over a year and a half.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Peer Tutoring, Camp Counseling, Church Music Ministry, Volunteering in nursery, at local homeless shelter, wildlife shelter, visiting nursing homes[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Common App Main: My inspiration to take responsibility for my education due to the story of my grandmother’s courageous immigration to the US. (10)
[</em>] EC Short Answer: The joy I find in teaching piano lessons (8)
[<em>]Your Voice Extended essay: Wrote about my time volunteering at a Christmas party (that occurred just ten days before the application was due!) for Foster Children.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: AWESOME. Apparently… I didn’t get to read it, but other people who got recommendations from her said they were great. (10)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t read, but my teacher liked me… so I’m guessing it’s good (8)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Brief paragraph filled with generalized statements about how I’m a great student… ugh. The Guidance Department at my school is so slack. (3)
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: Best 1.5 hour conversation of my life! 
[li] Art Supplement: none, though I probably could have submitted one for piano if I’d had more time… [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: January 31st
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): SC
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, legacy[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My essays, GPA/rank, and the INSANE amount of time and commitment I gave to marching/symphonic band at my school.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test grades =P
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: WOOWWWW!!! I couldn’t believe I got accepted! My friends all said I would get in, but I didn’t believe them. Ummm… I guess being an URM helped. And maybe being from South Carolina.
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Stanford, Washu, Furman, University of Miami. (I only applied to five)
[li] What would you have done differently?: Oh gosh, I definitely would have actually studied for the SAT. And the SAT IIs. I didn’t stumble onto CC until after I had already submitted my applications, and getting a 2090 was considered really good at my school at that time… it’s full of underachievers. (Only two others from my school got into top 20 colleges).</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: My giant envelope came in the mail today! I’m sooooo excited about going to Princeton Preview!
Briefly explain why you applied to Princeton (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance): It’s everything I’m looking for in a college. …and MORE. haha :D</p>