<p>Decision: Accepted to Weinberg</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2110
SAT II: Math I: 710, Biology: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): I did a self-study on AP Biology and AP Literature (got 3 on AP Bio) -my school offers only one AP
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: One AP, one honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I founded my own club, which is about something I am truly interested in; member of Science club; student council; basketball; soccer; I did an internship at a company
Volunteer/Community service: I initiated a community service project and raised money by myself to help a local school in my country. I spent a tremendous amount of effort and energy into this project (but I am not sure if my application communicates that well or not). I am also involved in many other community service projects. I really enjoy getting involved in these activities.
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: I like my essay. Although it is a bit bizarre, I feel like it is me.
Teacher Recommendation: My teacher told me he wrote an excellent recommendation for me… I believe he did so
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec: from the Managing Director of a company I worked with (my internship)
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
School Type: private (my school is really small and not well recognized, but I guess I managed to make the best use of the resources available at my school)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks: none
Reflection
Strengths: I do things that I love to do and I think I communicated that well in my application
Weaknesses: Test scores, no APs, no major awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my application does reflect who I am. Moreover, throughout my high school years, I put my passion into everything I did.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: I am quite surprised to get accepted at NU. I never thought that I would come this far. There were times when I read ppl’s stats last year and felt so discouraged, because I did not know how to stand out among all the strong applicants. I decided to do things that I like to do. If you are a creative person, show creativity in your application. If you are a prudent person, show prudence. There is always a way to stand out in your own unique way. Think about what you really like to do and make it “something.” If you are interested in something, share it with others – this is how your passion is put into work. Congrats to all who got accepted.</p>