[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 — (800 CR, 770 M, 780 W)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (didn’t send)
SAT II: 790 US History, 780 Math II
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in AP World/ AP US History, AP Statistics, 4 in AP Lang
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Literature and Composition, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Comparative Government, French 5, Peer Leadership
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, NYS Scholar Award, Character award from the NYS Attorney General’s Office
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Secretary-General), Mathletes (Officer), Young Women’s Forum (President), National French Honor Society (Treasurer), Bollywood Culture Club (Public Relations), Forensics Speech and Debate [State quarterfinalist in speech; Octofinalist for debate), Mock Trial (Team made top 8), Science Olympiads (Consultant), National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Muscular Dystrophy Association ( Fundraising team leader – over 100 hours per year), Church Student Leader (worked to sponsor children in the Dominican Republic, World Vision International, and Silver Linings Ministry), Literacy For Life NY (Head of women’s literacy chapter of a student-run non-profit organization), volunteered as a TA at children’s summer camp, Cure Dystonia Now (Staff member at 2 annual fundraisers), Relay For Life (fundraised as part of 4 years of leadership classes)
Summer Activities: Traveled to China with family, worked as intern at a regional women’s organization, volunteered as a TA at a summer camp, attended summer camp for children with muscular dystrophy
Essays: Common app – I worked very hard on this essay over the summer because I knew it would be important. I wrote about how from grades 2 to 6, I had an aide in the classroom to help me with obstacles posed by my physical disability (a form of muscular dystrophy) and how she inspired me to always work towards my potential. I also emphasized the importance of helping others and the concept of paying it forward.
Teacher Recommendation: I had three recs, and had very good relationships with all three teachers; didn’t get to read them but I assume they were great.
Counselor Rec: Probably amazing because I’m super close with my guidance counselor. She’s the best and I love her.
Additional Rec: Had a recommendation from a camp counselor I had for two years from my summer camp. She wrote about my leadership and how I mentored younger girls with the same disability. The other was from my peer leadership teacher of 2 years, speaking of how I was interviewed then selected to be in this exclusive peer leadership class and my accomplishments there.
Commonapp Essay: See above 
UR Supplement Essay: Well-written. I wrote about why I loved the concept of Meliora and how it pushes us to all strive to be better members of the global community.
Interview: Interviewed with an admissions officer at a local Starbucks. We had a very stimulating conversation about economics and the history of URochester. He was really helpful in answering my questions, and I’d it went very well!
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large, suburban public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >180K per year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Was born in a different country, had a somewhat unique essay because of life experiences living with a physical disability that affects under 1% of Americans
Reflection:
Strengths: SAT scores, strength of curriculum, leadership class, extracurricular leadership, worked hard on essays, close relationships with recommendation-writers
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My love of learning, urge to help others, and leadership abilities.
Weaknesses: No huge national awards like Intel or research-related competitions
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Stonybrook Honors College, deferred from Princeton SCEA, still waiting on all my other colleges: Harvard, Cornell, Yale, Duke, Rice, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon
Notes: I also was lucky to receive a Dean’s Scholarship of $72,000. Overall, I’m really happy about my acceptance at URochester. I haven’t had the opportunity to visit yet, but the students all seem very happy from the people I’ve spoken to and the campus looks beautiful. It’s definitely a great option at this point, and I can breathe a lot easier as I wait for all the other decisions to come back! Congrats to all those who have also been accepted, and good luck to those waitlisted or still waiting to hear back