<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780CR 750W 800M
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): n/a only took it once
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Bio M, 760 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53
[<em>] Weighted GPA: n/a school doesn’t calculate
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a school doesn’t rank
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Stats (5) Euro (5) BC Calc (5) APUSH (5) EngLang (5) Physics Mech (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: very rigorous
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 7 that I know of, probably a few more
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Julian B. Stanley Study of Exceptional Talent, Mass State Sci Fair 2nd Place, and a few other noteworthy state awards[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Club Founder/Captain, MUN, Peer Tutoring, Crew, Tennis, Theater
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Part Time Position at Havard Med School
[li] Volunteer/Community service: >100 hours at a local assisted living home[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: talked about how my grandfather influenced me (9.5/10)[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: talked about my job, not great but pretty good (7/10)
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): is it ok to lie (yes) (10/10)
[</em>] Optional Essay: didn’t write
[<em>] Why Chicago: pretty generic, same one I used for most of my schools with some minor changes (8/10)
[</em>] Other: none[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: very good, talked about how she liked how I led class discussions + also talked about my involvement in MUN and how I really excelled in that (she was the club faculty advisor)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: excellent. talked about my passion in physics and how I voluntarily took extra time during labs to help others and explain problems.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good, talked about how I really had a commitment to helping others/mentioned how I had the highest number of AP exams and 5s in our grade
[</em>] Additional Rec: from work; my boss adores me, enough said.
[<em>] Interview: excellent, I had a really great interview who was really open about how she graded the interview and told me I was one of the best she’d ever done
[</em>] Art Supplement: nope[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: around two weeks in advance
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: >250K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):nope[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: definitely my ECs, community involvement, and my work. Essays to a certain extent as well.
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think they managed to look past just the GPA and see that I had taken the most rigorous courseload possible, skipping one year in both math and science to take more advanced classes
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: probably should have had a higher GPA, but oh well, i’m in[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors: got to meet the rep one-on-one when he visited our school and he seemed to like me
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: congrats to everyone else who got in, I hope to meet you all in April</p>