<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 800 W (mc:80/e:12) 750 M; December: ??
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 US History, 780 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 310 (from junior-year school), 1 (tied) of approx. 500 (senior-year school)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Language (5), US History (5), Chemistry (5) Will Take: Eng Literature, Physics C: Mechanics (partially a self-study), Physics C: E & M (partially a self-study), Calculus BC, Biology (self-study), Psychology, Statistics (self-study)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: The ungraded AP exams above including: WRIT1301: College Writing (U of Minn) -> Half-year, PsTL1135: Human Anatomy & Physiology (U of Minn) -> Full-year, Spanish (Non-AP)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (None are major) National Ventures Scholar, Arizona Board of Regents Scholarship, AP Scholar, National Presidential Fitness </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Aikido (Japanese martial art; assistant children’s class instructor), Classical Piano (Non-competitive recitals & festivals), Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (Water Conservation), Mathematics/AP Physics/AP Chemistry/Biology Tutor, NHS (Head of Peer Tutoring), Key Club, American Cancer Society (Organizing charity event teams for senior citizens)<br>
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Landscape Construction (Summer), Freelance Writing on Medical Issues, Organic Chemistry Lab Assistant – N Arizona U
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: (None of this was explicitly stated on my application except for the overlap with ECs) Peer Tutoring, Key Club/NHS Events, Working w/ young children in Aikido, American Cancer Society, Approx. 725 hours of total service
[</em>] Summer Activities: Travel, Self-Studying, Moving, Volunteer Work (if possible)
[<em>] Essays: Common App: Moving 21 times and attending 15 different schools and its effect on my academic and career ambitions ----------- Supplement #1: My aspirations of becoming a medical scientist and how integrating an interdisciplinary focus of the medical sciences in with an informed knowledge of contemporary societal issues can beneficially alter the course of our history ----------- Supplement #2: Aikido and Classical Piano and the impact of their philosophies on my personal growth ----------- Chicago-specific Essay: Satirical piece on resolving the recent economic crisis (In the style of Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”) ----------- Completed both Options 1 and 2 on the supplement (“Why Chicago?” and “Favorite Things” essay)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: Waived right to view but each shared his with me: #1: Chemistry Teacher: wrote of my academic performance/potential/work quality; #2: History Teacher: character/work ethic/work quality; #3: Peer Tutoring Advisor: experience in volunteering/character; All very supportive and humbling
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Did not view but I have a general idea: #1 (11th grade counselor): Essentially a reiteration of my EC activities; #2 (12th grade/new school counselor): She stated that she wrote of her initial positive impression of my character
[</em>] Additional Rec: From a family friend – Ph.D. in English
[li] Interview: Did not apply for one – missed the deadline</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul] [<em>] Financial aid? Yes [</em>] Intended Major: I am interested in a concentration of study that integrates chemical, physical, and quantitative methods into the study of the biological sciences or stem cell/regenerative biology [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MN (by way of MT and AZ and various other residences within the US and abroad) [</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: 9th: N/A (I am a junior graduating early); 10th-11th: two different mediocre public schools (located in MT & AZ), none to HYPS; 12th: good public, but very poor acceptance rate at HYPS [</em>] Ethnicity: Did not state; Caucasian [<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~40,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really. Socioeconomic status is not factored into the decision.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Standardized Testing, Grades (to some extent), Essays (all revealed different aspects of myself but each tied into my interests in the medical sciences, excluding the Chicago-specific essay)
[<em>] Weaknesses: No prestigious awards or extracurriculars, no nat’l/int’l recognition, non-legacy, non-athlete, non-minority, three years of high school (I am technically an 11th grader), only 3 APs prior to this school year, passion in science/medicine but failed to substantiate this claim through EC involvement or academic inquiry (no research, publishing, science supplement etc.), very little leadership due to my constant change in geographical residence, no summer programs, very confusing high school situation (frequent moving, changing schools, early graduation, attending parts of the year but not others, etc.)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths </p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: </p>
<p>For those accepted, congratulations! For those waitlisted or denied, you are all terrific applicants who will go on to succeed regardless of what institution you ultimately choose to attend. You all have accomplishments, successes, and talents that no one else can even come close to. Regardless of where you all go to college, with hard work and perseverance, you are capable of anything that you set your mind to. For those reading this months or years from now, best of luck with your college search and subsequent application process. If you have any specific inquiries regarding the process, feel free to PM me and I would be delighted to help.</p>
<p>As for myself, my ability to attend is contingent upon the financial aid offered and my decisions at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, U of Penn, and Stanford come late March/early April.</p>
