<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 Single Sitting | CR: 800 | M: 800 | W: 700
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 English | 790 US History | 790 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Eng Lit, 5 Euro, 5 US History, 5 Biology
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro Economics, AP Government, AP French, AP English Lang, AP Calc AB, AP Physics, Art 1, Religion 12, Mock Trial elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (Captain, state and national awards), Speech and Debate, Volunteer club (Co-president), soccer (captain of JV, Varsity for 2 years, year round club team), student council
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor (50ish hours), counselor at a camp for visually impaired children (about 500 hours)
Summer Activities: Debate Camp, volunteered as camp counselor and debate coach for middle school kids
Essays: Main essay was about a humorous experience when I attended a cooking camp for 8 year olds last year,
Work Experience: none
Seven Inquiries: nothing special, was very honest
Intellectual Vitality: Talked about how I found my AP biology class relevant to philosophy podcasts I listen to
Letter to Roommate: used quotes from my 3 year old brother to describe me, tried to be funny
What matters: Talked about my passion for Miranda Rights because of mock trial research
Teacher Recommendation: I read one and it was very kind, waived my right to read so I didn’t read the other
Counselor Rec: I know her well and I think she likes me
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Undecided (probably like history)
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Private (600 students)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my grandfather taught at the business school for a year in the 70s. Not sure if that helped but I put it on my app!
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, mock trial teacher recs, SAT
Weaknesses: white female from Southern California
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was well-rounded and strong, even if I didn’t have one super special quality
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: UCLA, USC (trustee scholarship), Duke, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Georgetown, Boston College, UVA rejected: none </p>
<p>General Comments: when I was younger, I wanted to go to Stanford but I never thought I’d get in! I’m very excited and now I’m super nervous about making a decision! </p>