<p>Decision: Deferred (ARGHHH!)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800CR/W, 710M) single sitting
SAT II: 800 (Math II), 800 (Chemistry)
ACT: N/A
Unweighted GPA: 4.33/4.33 (my school’s weird GPA-wise)
Weighted GPA: 5.05
Class Rank: 2/350ish (but never gotten anything lower than an A+)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Language; AP French; AP Calc AB/BC; AP Physics; AP Biology
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, Coca-Cola Semi-Finalist, High Honor Roll 4yrs, AP Scholar with Distinction, blah blah blah</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: President of 3 clubs, VP of 2 more, treasurer the year(s) before, dance (11yrs), karate (7yrs), varsity tennis (4yrs).
Job/Work Experience: 3 research projects (2yrs), hospital volunteer (5yrs), middle-school tutor (4yrs).
Essays (Include Subjects): Teachers loved them; Waldo was about transcendentalism and Ralph “Waldo” Emerson; UChicago one about my visit there; Book one about my fave author and his impact on my career ambition.
Common App Main: Came from the bottom of my heart; about dance; AP English teacher kept it as an EXAMPLE essay (!) for forthcoming yrs
EC Short Answer: I wish I could have written more… 'twas about my research</p>
<p>Recommendations: Quite good, if not excellent
Interview: requested, never got one
State (if domestic applicant): OH (Boooooo)
School Type: Medium and Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian…meh)
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant/First gen college in America</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Stats, ECs; essays (maybe)
Weaknesses: my guidance counselors!!! my school sucks when it comes to graduate placement in top colleges
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly, no clue. Not one of the five ppl at my school who applied got in. I didn’t exactly have the admission thing cut out for me considering I’m Asian, but still took the deferral to heart :(</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to all who got in. This deferral really bummed me out for a month. Only when I got accepted to another BS/MD program did I rebound (and that took a month). Forced me to rethink my college decisions, but hopefully for the better.</p>