Official Stony Brook 2017 Decisions Thread

fralixjm
Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:14:22 +0000

I was accepted to SBU!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1970: 600 M 710 W 660 CR
ACT: n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5ish? (90.19)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 63/263 (top 25%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): in progress
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, SUPA English (Syracuse University), Economics, PIG, Physics, SUNY Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math league, italian club, varsity golf team
Job/Work Experience: worked at wendy’s for three months
Volunteer/Community service: nothing
Summer Activities: nothing
Essays: strong
Teacher Recommendation: chose teachers that liked me a lot, assumed strong, but generic
Counselor Rec: he knows me better than many others, so not bad
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Other:

State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket: <20k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): poor, single parent

Reflection:

Strengths: SAT and essay
Weaknesses: didn’t do a whole lot outside of school/home
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: they liked what I had to offer, I guess
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waiting on three other schools! so i’m one for one I suppose :)

General Comments: I think I’m going to end up at Stony Brook, because it is just the best SUNY for pre-med. Unless I hate it there, which I don’t forsee, I will most likely attend.