Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 600M 640W 650CR
ACT (breakdown): 27 composite (didn’t send)
SAT II: 680 on both world history and U.S. history
Unweighted GPA: 93.5 (weighted, my school doesn’t do unweighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), APUSH (4), AP Lang&Comp (4), AP Spanish (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Economics, Film Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Physics (1, but I’m taking C exam), AP Art history, Digital Media (art class)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad, Relay for Life (Planning Committee), Varsity Bowling, Varsity Handball (and others I did fresh/soph yr I didn’t stick with)
Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor/lifeguard/swim instructor
Volunteer/Community service: Relay for Life, Key Club
Summer Activities: (See job/work experience)
Essays: Pretty solid
Teacher Recommendation: I’m assuming my physics teacher’s was good, I’d like to think same for Spanish teacher’s
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it, assume it was decent
Additional Rec: N/A
Commonapp Essay: Solid
UR Supplement Essay: Meh
Interview: Amazing, we bonded over Neil deGrasse Tyson
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Physics
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:top public school
Ethnicity: half white/ half Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 15K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation, female in physics
Reflection:
Strengths: Interview, common app essay, possibly supplements (creative writing piece, art portfolio)
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I tried to play up being a female majoring in physics and voiced why I loved it/ can contribute
Weaknesses: SAT scores, UR supp just ok
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Well-rounded first-gen minority female pursuing physics
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at Binghamton, Geneseo, Buffalo, Temple, RIT, Baruch, City College, Hunter. Deferred EA2 at Drexel (didn’t realize they weren’t need-blind when I applied. Waiting to hear back from Cornell, Wisconsin, uMich, Oberlin, Tulane, Northeastern, Northwestern, & Macaulay Honors College