Decision: Accepted
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (CR: 780 M: 770 W: 780)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: US History 800, Chemistry 790, Math II 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s for CS, Chemistry, Spanish Lang, BC Calc, APUSH
[] Senior Year Course Load: MV Calc, AP Lang, AP Physics C, CS Courses
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, State + International Awards in Academic-based competition
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government, Athlete, Academic-Based Club, Flute (School Band, Youth Orchestra)
[] Job/Work Experience: Group lesson instructor for individual sport
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS Member
[] Summer Activities: NIH Summer internship, training for individual sport
[] Essays: Common App (8/10), Princeton Supplement (9/10 - Chose “Princeton in the Nation’s Service” prompt) - I worked pretty hard on both. Everyone I showed them to liked them a lot, but I think I’m still too much in that sick-of-my-own-writing state to make any substantial comments on either! :- )
[] Teacher Recommendations: 9/10, 9/10 - Did well in both of their classes and have really positive relationships with both of them.
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10 - I have a pretty close relationship with my counselor, and she knows me well. Was probably able to speak to my academic, leadership, athletic, and personal qualities well.
[] Additional Rec: 10/10 - Mentor from my summer internship. He was very kind and seemed impressed with my work.
[li] Interview: Went pretty well - I mostly explained my interests and asked questions. Had a nice conversation with my interviewer - we didn’t have too many similarities, but I think I made it work. I smiled a lot![/li][/ul]
Other
- [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major:
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Race(s) Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.):
Reflection
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[] Strengths: Grades, Test Scores, ECs, Recs
[] Weaknesses: Lack of extensive research experiences and major academic awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Overall well roundedness - good grades/challenging courses at competitive HS, athlete in unique-ish sport, leadership experiences, essays, positive recs to speak to my character
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Nowhere else yet
[li] Where else are you applying for RD: I believe I am done![/li][/ul]
General Comments:
Still feels very surreal. Feeling extremely grateful and undeservingly lucky right now. I have a little bit of faith in the process now - while it of course is still a huge gamble in many ways, I think that if you stay true to yourself while applying, and think of college as a stepping stone to success rather than the definition of success, good things will come one way or another. Wishing all the best to RD applicants & to the many others I’m sure were much more qualified than I but did not get the result they wanted. Please PM me if you have any questions!