<p>DENIED (AND CRUSHED)</p>
<h1>1 rank in class of 435</h1>
<p>OOS: Maryland public HS
GPA of 4.00/4.00 (weighted 4.43)
Rigorous class schedule; will have 7 APs by graduation
Two AP finals taken so far with 5 on each (World Hist and US Hist)
SAT of 1390/2020
Great letters of rec
Featured in Time magazine as one of 25 High School Leaders of Tomorrow
Nationally recognized award and published research by Amer Museum of Natural History
Over 400 hours community service
Volunteer tutor to low-income kids
Elected to County Board of Education
Weekly writer/contributor to local newspaper
Several leadership positions in school organizations and student gov
Plays 2 HS sports
US Senate Page
US Congressional internship
White female; no legacy, etc</p>
<p>Even made it to 3rd round of Jefferson Scholarship interviews )-:</p>
<p>Guesses: With 21,000+ apps, much more of this comes down to SAT’s than anyone will admit to; everything else is so subjective and how do you ‘compare’ essays and EC’s for those that are borderline; SAT’s easily allow you to do that.
Also, being OOS and from nearby MD in a double whammy; so many are already accepted from MD that they want to spread the student population; if I was from a Utah, Nebraska, Iowa, etc would have had a better shot.</p>