Decision: Accepted
Objective:
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[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800 Math, 800 Reading, 760 Writing) (one sitting)
[] ACT: 35, didn’t send, though I did self-report
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Spanish, 760 Molecular Biology
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10 of 300
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (2, didn’t report), American Government (5), Biology (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): HL: English, Biology, and Spanish; SL: Math, Chemistry, History
[] Senior Year Course Load: ^See above, plus band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Merit Semi-finalist[/li][/ul]
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth orchestra (first chair, does that count?), Tennis, soccer and cross country 1 year each, track 2 years, Speech and Debate 2 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor for disadvantaged kids, internship at the Cleveland Clinic
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Boys and Girls Club (tutor for 5th graders)
[] Summer Activities: The jobs above
[] Essays: Common App (9/10), Princeton Supplement (9/10)
[] Teacher Recommendations: I’d think pretty strong, the one I read (Biology) was very enthusiastic
[] Counselor Rec: don’t know her at all, so it’s hard to say
[] Additional Rec: not the strongest (clarinet teacher who doesn’t have experience writing recs) but definitely positive
[li] Interview: Good, like a conversation more than Q and A after the beginning. Asked about activities on resume so I had a chance to expand on them[/li][/ul]
Other
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology/biochemistry
[] State: Ohio
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Y
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Legacy[/li][/ul]
Reflection
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[] Strengths: Depth in music (submitted music supplement)
[] Weaknesses: Dabbling in other ECs, no real leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Strong academics and music; legacy got me consideration; I also wrote an additional “essay” saying why I like Princeton
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Didn’t apply anywhere else
[li] Where else are you applying for RD: Would’ve been more if I’d been rejected/deferred, but MIT and Oberlin[/li][/ul]
General Comments: I fully expected to be deferred, so I’m thrilled to have been accepted (and have a much freer–though by no means free–winter break). Also, if someone offers to look over your essays, TAKE ADVANTAGE! And don’t be satisfied with the quality of your essays until they are literally perfect. My mom’s suggestions nearly drove me crazy, but without them I would have had crap essays and I doubt I would have been accepted