[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II: 770 Math 2 & 670 Lit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t know exact, but top 5% out of 730ish
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): (5) on AP Lang and Stats, (4) on US and environmental, (3) on Euro
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): (6) on environmental
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Lit HL, IB spanish SL, AP/IB Calc BC, AP Biology, student government, IB History 20th Century HL, Cross Country/Track, IB Dance HL, IB TOK
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Girl Scout Leadership Award
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[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (9-12) ASB president senior year, Best Buddies club (9-12) (Treasurer), NHS (11-12) (Treasurer), Swing Dance Club, Varsity Cross Country Co-Captain (9-12), Varsity Track, City Council representative, piano, black belt in taekwondo
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Held a restaurant summer job, currently work at a golf course. Also tutoring.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at hospital weekly, girl scouts, NHS, Stand Up to Cancer, Mexico day trips to build houses
[ *] Summer Activities: Running in Mammoth, going to the beach, reading, working on college apps, planning for Europe trip
[ *] Essays: Common App (9/10), Princeton Supplement (8.5/10), Princeton Engineering (X/10)
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: I never read them, but both my teachers loved me, so I’m assuming very thoughtful.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Same as teacher.
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: It went well, not too fabulous, but not terrible either. She seemed to like me, but I think I could have expressed my desire for Princeton more.
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[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: around 140,000
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): none
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[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: My transcripts are really solid, and my ACT probably didn’t hurt. I only had one other person read my essays, so I can’t say how good they were, but I think they reflected a likable me.
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT subject scores, awards, passion for a particular field/interest
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: When it came down to it I have a feeling it was a combination of my personal/unique essays and recommendations, because other than that I was a fairly average candidate!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: no where else yet!
[ *] Where else are you applying for RD: already applied UCLA, UC Berkeley, SLO, UC Davis, UMich, Chapel Hill. Going to apply to Brown
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[ b]General Comments:**
Go for it! I never in a million years thought I would get in, and here I am! Be yourself too, more than anything else!