*Official Regular Decision Class of 2018*

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Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:41:14 +0000

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective

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[]SAT I (breakdown): 2310 - CR(730) M(800) W(780)
[]ACT: N/A
[]SAT II: MathII (800), BiologyE (770)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[]Rank: 2/46
[]AP: Biology (4), Calculus AB (5), Computer Science A (5), English Lang (4)
[]IB: N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, Honors Chemistry, Honors Human Anatomy, Honors Physics (independent study), Gym, Bible, History, Computer Apps
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Perfect Score in ACSL All-Stars (international) Contest[/li][/ul]

Subjective

[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): FTC Robotics (4 years; Captain), JV/Varsity Volleyball (4 years), Computer Programming Team (4 years; Captain), Speech Team (3 years), Piano (9+ years)
[]Job/Work Experience: SAT Math Tutoring, Family Business
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Teacher’s Assistant, Tutor
[]Summer Activities: Center for Talented Youth (CTY), traveling, taking online independent study courses
[]Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8. I wrote about my experience at CTY
[]Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
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[]Teacher Rec #1: 10. did not read, from my computer science teacher who loves me
[]Teacher Rec #2: 8. did not read, from my biology teacher who knows me pretty well
[]Counselor Rec: 7. did not read, probably an average rec
[]Additional Rec: 9. from a teacher at CTY

[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/list]

Other

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[]State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[]Country (if international applicant): N/A
[]School Type: Private/Parochial
[]Ethnicity: Not Reported (but Asian)
[]Income Bracket: >$200,000
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
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Reflection

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[]Strengths: developed passion for robotics and computer programming, CommonApp essay, quantitative qualifications
[]Weaknesses: need more leadership or volunteer/work experience
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well, WashU does waitlist a ton of people… I don’t think I’m that special.
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Smith and Case Western Reserve
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General comments/advice/hindsight: I applied because there were no supplement essays, and it wasn’t a top school, so I don’t feel too bad.