<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800 M, 760 CR, 750 W), 1st and only sitting
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): None!
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): None!
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Math II, 740 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98.5
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 103
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (mentioned 1/219 as school award for highest GPA on Common App)
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5’s on Calc AB, BC, Physics C:M, Drawing, Lang, Stats, US History (7 total)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): None!
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, Differential Equations at top 50 LAC, 4 AP’s, other random “regular” classes
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1. Questbridge though, does that count?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Silver Medal, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards (one of 9 in nation!), National Merit?? [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): ART (so much stuff i don’t even, but I’m working on publishing something and lots of projects over the years so yeah), STEM Savvy(copres), Lit mag (media editor), NHS (VP), NAHS (copres), piano, good level of achievement on each.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter for adopted girl from China
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at hospital, Key Club (VP) [/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[</em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[<em>] Common App Main: Moving to America. I thought parts of it were risky. 8/10
[</em>] EC Short Answer: SSP. 9/10
[<em>] Extended essay(which topic): About life and death and stories. two things you cannot know simultaneously. 7/10
[</em>] Optional Essay: Wrote about my love for Salvador Dali and ranted about Twilight. Um…? 10/10
[<em>] Why Chicago: sooo nerdy. freaked out over the cool clubs that they had, and the math dept. 9/10
[</em>] Other:[/ul][<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Fantastic
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Awesome
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Alright? We talked about literature. XD
[</em>] Art Supplement: Yep! Visual arts and music[/list] </p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 11/9 due to extended deadline for Sandy.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: < 70,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Weird double interest in math and art. [/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT I scores, wide variety of EC’s, essays were extremely enthusiastic
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT II scores, extended essay, went over word limit for every essay
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: This is not a question mere mortals can answer.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Spent less time freaking out over essays. [/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Be yourself. That is the only thing you have control over, in the application process and for the rest of your life. Have well developed opinions and believe in them. **</p>