<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (780CR/710M/740W)
ACT: 34
SAT Subject Tests: 800 Bio, 780 World History, 710 Math
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.61
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Senior Year Course Load: Hard
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Academic team, varsity sport, various school clubs, school production, honor societies, leadership positions in most of these
Job/Work Experience: Interned at a research center
Volunteer/Community service: 250 hours in various community projects
Summer Activities: Leadership camp, travel
Essays (subjects and personal opinions):
Common App Main Essay: Excellent - dramatic about a life threatening event
EC Short Answer: Talked about my passion for research
Why Yale?: Talked about Yale’s outstanding music and language programs and how they coincide with my interests
Short Takes: Fun and thoughtful, all tied into my interests
Additional Essay: Excellent - Whimsical, fun, and off the wall
Teacher Recommendation 1: Outstanding - she wrote, “If you only take one student from our school, let it be XXXX; in my 25 years of teaching, she is the most talented student I’ve had”
Teacher Recommendation 2: Excellent - Similar to the first one
Counselor Rec: Excellent but somewhat bland
Additional Rec: Excellent
Interview: Went well but the interviewer was totally neutral, so I had no idea where I stood</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: 1/4 Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Very high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA, AP Scores, Lots of AP courses, recommendations,
Weaknesses: SAT Math scores were only good, not outstanding
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m an extremely hard worker and very well-rounded; My essays were really good and my additional essay really showed them who I am.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Stanford, Dartmouth (Likely), Vanderbilt, Cornell (Likely), Duke (Likely), Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, Washington U, Berkeley, Emory, UCLA, and several more. Waitlisted: Harvard, UPenn Rejected: Princeton, Brown
General Comments: Thrilled out of my mind to be admitted to Yale! A dream come true!</p>