!~Official UIUC Class of 2016 Decisions Thread~!

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Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:15:06 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260C/770M/690R/800W
[] ACT: –
[] SAT II: Bio M (720), Chem (760), Math IIC (710)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): –
[] GPA: 4.23 Weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Second Decile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Chem (5), US History (3), Calculus AB (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[] Senior Year Course Load: Bio AP, Philosophy, Contemporary Authors, Stats AP, European History AP, Photography
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country for 3 yrs., Volunteering for 4 yrs.
[] Job/Work Experience: –
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~250 hours total
[] Personal Statement: Copy/pasted them from my other essays
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] Intended Major: Aerospace engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$250,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, upward trend in grades, decent essays
[] Weaknesses: Lack of extracurriculars, bad sophomore year grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strengths outweighed weaknesses
[/ul]General Comments: I probably won’t go, but congratulations to everyone else who got in!