[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 730 M, 760 W superscored (2 sittings)
[ *] ACT: did not take
[ *] SAT II: US History 780, Biology E 700
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, Weighted ~4.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~400
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World Hist- 5 Bio- 4 US Gov- 4 US Hist- 5 English Lang- 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Bio SL- 6
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma plus AP Econ
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None really…just state level stuff and awards related to my major…plus AP Scholar but that’s a dime a dozen
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[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance (fairly intensive), HOSA, NHS, Key Club (pres), a few others
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: tons, well not compared to a lot of people here but I was pretty passionate and involved, think that showed in my app
[ *] Summer Activities: Neuro research camp, volunteering, netflix
[ *] Essays: Common App (8/10), Princeton Supplement (9/10), Princeton Engineering (n/a)
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: Math teacher: standout: 10/10 English teacher: 8/10 fairly generic but well-written
[ *] Counselor Rec: never saw, probably bad (periodically remembers my name)
[ *] Additional Rec: nah, neuro mentor submitted 11/2 on common app…
[ *] Interview: Fairly ok, white Jewish guy, asked me a lot about racial stuff…maybe 6/10
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[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yah
[ *] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): South
[ *] Country (if international applicant): US of A
[ *] School Type: Large very poor majority-minority public
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): AA not African (quite rare in many high-level academic circles)
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: <100k
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): URM, lowish income, terrible school
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[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:Stats for my demographic, essays, passion for service and neuroscience showed through
[ *] Weaknesses: Two 4s on AP, not super-strong extracurriculars
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: because I have some fairly unique life experiences and strong passions
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted- Georgia Tech, Deferred- nowhere, Rejected- nowhere yet
[ *] Where else are you applying for RD: Harvard, Emory, GA Tech
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[ b]General Comments:** So blessed honestly! 110% excited. Go tigers go!! I mean, it’s a crapshoot but still please apply. Also fin aid is great if you get in.