*Official Regular Decision Class of 2018*

Zzwicker
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:55:50 +0000

Decision: Rejected :-<

Objective:

*SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take the SAT
*ACT: 34 (superscore)
*SAT II: 770 for Math Two, 770 for Biology E, 770 for World History

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95

*Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): I’m homeschooled, so I don’t know what this means
*AP (place score in parenthesis):
*IB (place score in parenthesis):
*Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP World History, several Indo-European languages (Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, etc), AP Calculus BC, Business Management, AP US History, International Relations, AP Chemistry (there were a few others, but I am homeschooled and I don’t quite know the names)
*Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

*Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):: Coding, a website run in tandem with my friends, hiking, birding, anything nature-related
*Job/Work Experience:
*Volunteer/Community service: Public library, volunteering at an archaeological dig
*Summer Activities: Travelling cross-country
*Essays: about 8/10, about my experiences abroad
*Teacher Recommendation: One guy called me “brilliant”, the other “a very interesting and bright young lady”
*Counselor Rec: Excellent
*Additional Rec:
*Interview:

Other

*State (if domestic applicant): Texas
*Country (if international applicant):
*School Type: Homeschool
*Ethnicity: Rather Not Say
*Gender: female
*Income Bracket: Below 40k
*Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation to go to college

Reflection

*Strengths: quirky CA essay, GPA
*Weaknesses: No EC’s worth mentioning, homeschool maybe
*Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
*Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UTSA, UT Dallas, Texas A&M, Miss State, U Houston (Most with full rides/ generous scholarships) Waiting on Vanderbilt, Duke, Emory, etc

General Comments:
I kinda figured I’d be rejected, since WashU isn’t that snug a fit, considering what I wanted to do. But good luck to all of y’all.