**Rochester 2019 RD Results Only Thread**

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

ACT :29 comp (34E was best subsection)
SAT II:n/a
Unweighted GPA: 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not reported
AP (place score in parenthesis): not reported
IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Music theory, AP Spanish Language, AP English Literature, the rest are regular classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
Location: Kentucky (this probably served as a hook)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: summer jobs for 2 summers
Volunteer/Community service: trips to poor areas of eastern kentucky where i worked on construction for the physically disabled for 5 straight days in the past 2 summers, also involved at local YMCA
Summer Activities: job, service trip
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: No clue
Additional Rec: Excellent
Commonapp Essay: Very Good, was mentioned in acceptance letter as a big reason of admission
UR Supplement Essay: Good, not great
Interview: n/a

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics/Film Studies
State (if domestic applicant): KY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, Religious
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: not exactly sure, but EFC was 23k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection:

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I was noted for my essay which was about a video game but revealed some idiosyncrasies about me and also my motivation to find a cool major and stick with it
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: location hook (being from a pretty southern state), being a non-stem major, being a good writer
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

Accept: McGill, Denison, DePaul
Rejected: Grinnell
Waitlisted: Kenyon :frowning:
Deferred: Tulane
Notes: i’m pretty surprised and very grateful