<p>** Decision: Waitlisted Major: Chem E **</p>
<p>Objective: [ul]</p>
<p>[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2250 740/770/77-
[</em>]ACT: nope
[<em>]SAT II: Chem: 710, Spanish 670 (ouch), Math II 770
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/380
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5’s: Chem, Calc B/C, English Language Spanish.
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP Literature, AP Gov/Econ. Physics H
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist</p>[/li]
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<p>Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Badminton team (9-12, Captain 11-12), Robotics Team (10-12, Founder/Team Leader), Environmental Club Member, Students Against Human Trafficking Member, Art Club Member
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: worked as camp counselor at science/tech summer camp for 2 years, interned at same camp for 2 years before that.
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: uhhhh tutoring? some relay for life, nuthing much.
[</em>]Summer Activities: my job experience
[<em>]Essays: reallllyyyyy gooood. they showcased my personality and my writing skills
Common App: talked about my summer job, and how I find it really fulfilling to excite kids about technology. fit into the “place where content” one.
expand on EC: robotics ----> teamwork
Idea important to intellectual vitality: DFTBA and nerdfighteria. go look it up. 
Note to roommate: fun, about how I like to try new things
What matters, why?: nature, earth, environmental protection, etc. cute anecdote about me as a kid saving pillpugs.
the short answers: just had fun with them.
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation: one was really good, the other was ok, i think
[<em>]Counselor Rec: generic
[</em>]Additional Rec: employer rec from summer job. quite good.
[li]Interview: nope[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: medium sized, noncompetitive
[</em>]Race(s) (White, AA, AI/AN, Asian, NH/PI): asian indian
[<em>]Hispanic (Y/N): N
[</em>]Gender: F
[<em>]Income Bracket: 150,000
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen
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<p>Reflection[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>]Strengths: strong GPA, acceptable test scores, PERSONALITY IN ESSAYS. also i am consistent in my EC’s, having done robotics for like 5 years and then teaching it over the summer.
[</em>]Weaknesses: not a ton of leadership. I don’t have a laundry list, no impressive awards or cool EC’s.
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I place it on my essays… What else could it be? I don’t have the strongest EC’s, so I put full responsibility of me even getting a waitlist on my personality in my essays.
[</em>]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UC Berkeley, Davis, LA, SB, SC, Cal Poly Slo. Rejected: MIT Caltech
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<p>General Comments: Will not be taking the waitlist spot haha someone else can have it. I’m probably going to Davis for financial reasons. Also I was not at all expecting a waitlist! It’s a pleasant surprise that they think I’m worth at least some time, and I think its proof that normal people have a chance. Congrats to those who got in, don’t worry to those who didn’t. It’s gonna be ok, you’re gonna be happy. :D</p>