Decision: Accepted
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (710 CR, 680 M, 710 W)
[] ACT: 33 C (33 E, 33 M, 33 R, 30 S, 30 W)
[] SAT II: 700 M1, 690 M2, 650 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 (got 1 B in Calc AB sophomore year 
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[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/~400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB/BC: 5 (5 AB subscore), AP US Government: 5, AP Chemistry: 4, AP European History: 4, AP Comparative Gov: 4 (self-study), AP Lit: 3 (did not report AP Lit)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB CompSci SL: 4 (once again, did not report)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma w/ 5 HLs and AP Macro and AP Microeconomics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): one major documentary award :), AP Scholar with Distinction, African American Award for Academic Excellence, two major state essay contests[/li][ /list]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): It’s Academic, Science Academic, Model UN, Econ Challenge, National History Day, and a lot more.
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer internship at NIH
[] Volunteer/Community service: around 500 hours of service from both the IB requirement and also various honor societies
[] Summer Activities: Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation (9th), Test Prep (10th), NIH (11th)
[] Essays: Common App (10/10): Told the story of my parents and how it motivated me to achieve and make them proud. Princeton Supplement (9/10): I got really introspective in this essay about meeting this prominent speech writer and interviewing him for one of my documentaries.
[] Teacher Recommendations: (10/10) For both, I got humanities teachers even though I chose a hard science major. They both knew me since I was a wee freshman, and made it evident that I developed so much over the years.
[] Counselor Rec: 10000/10: All I know is that she made it evident that Princeton was my top choice and cried when I told her the news of my acceptance. Never read it though.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: (10/10): The interview lasted almost 2 hours and we bonded over Susan Cain’s TedTalk about being an introvert in such an extroverted society.[/li][ /list]
Other
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: Molecular Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Suburban Public
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported):
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 50,000 - 70,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): URM
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Reflection
[] Strengths: Essay, Recommendations, Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: All test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Holistic approach did me good 
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: So far only accepted to Princeton/UMBC
[li] Where else are you applying for RD: HYS and a few other schools :P[/li][ /list]
General Comments: As you can tell by the username I chose, this has been the dream for almost four years of my life. This isn’t even registering into my head quite yet, and I still haven’t closed out of the notification tab that gave me the notification of admission. I can’t wait to wear Princeton memorabilia and truly be a PreFrosh of the school. Best of luck to everyone at their schools!