Little late to the game. But here it is…
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (770 CR 800 Math 780 Writing)
ACT: 33
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 770 US History, 780 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): salutatorian
AP (place score in parenthesis): Ten tests (mostly 5s)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP English, Calc 3 at community college, AP Euro, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): AP National Scholar, NMSF, local awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of music stuff (All-State, etc), varsity lacrosse, Key Club, National Charity League
Job/Work Experience: fast food for a year
Volunteer/Community service: just enough for NHS requirements lol
Summer Activities: taught music to young kids
Essays: Common App (10/10), Princeton Supplement (8/10)
Teacher Recommendations: great, teachers love me
Counselor Rec: we’re really close
Additional Rec: from parent of girl I teach, Princeton alum
Interview: arrived late because I couldn’t find the coffee shop haha, other than that, went pretty well…was one of my older sister’s friend’s parent
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): northwest
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): biracial (vietnamese/hispanic)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: lower-middle class
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): URM-ish, athlete but not recruited
Reflection
Strengths: solid academics, SAT score
Weaknesses: small school that doesn’t send kids to ivies.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really don’t know, salutatorian, good recs
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: nowhere else yet
Where else are you applying for RD: Johns Hopkins (BME) and Harvard (pending rejection basically)
General Comments:
I honestly didn’t even plan on applying until two weeks before the deadline. I also feel really guilty because the valedictorian at my school also applied and he somehow got deferred (he also did way more in high school than I did…)
Good luck!