<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>BROWN </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1860
ACT: 28
SAT II (if submitted): us: 680 wh:680 lit:680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.265/ 4.3 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Fourth Quintile
AP (place score in parenthesis): Multiple 4s and 5s AP Scholar with Distinction
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Debate, AP Macro and Micro Econ, AP Envir. Sci., Chinese 4, British Literature, AP Statistics, Dual Enrollment Psych and Sociology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): College Prep Scholar, National Forensics Rank
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Very intense. Debate Team leader for one year, captain the rest. Internship at a top Chamber of Commerce. Internship at Superintendent’s office. Governor’s Honors Program.
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring to make money
Volunteer/Community service: Taking care of disable grandmother
Short answers (subject and personal opinions on it): Very strong
Biographical Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Very Strong
First Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Very Strong
Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Very strong
Why Penn Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Very strong
Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Very strong, I know it
Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Very strong, I know it
Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
Interview: Didn’t get one, met admissions officer at my school though. He was very nice!
Other
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Charter, SUPER competitive
Ethnicity: Black/ Native American
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, First Gen, very compelling story, STRONG UPWARD GRADE TREND (77 avg. in freshman year to 95 past two years)
Reflection
Strengths: ECs, Recs, Essays, Rank, Weighted GPA, Family Situation
Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA, Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Very compelling essays and also very strong explanation of how many minority students leave my school because school systems in more low-income areas don;t prepare students well for my school. I explained how my class went from 255 to 95 and how that showed determination on my part. Despite no Algebra I, took Accelerated Algebra II w/ Geometry, Honors Chemistry, and Honors Physics in freshman year!</p>
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