***RPI 2016 RD Results***

YjadenW
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:54:08 +0000

Choose One:
Decision: Accepted

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):800 CR 620M 650W
[ *] ACT:Not taken
[ *] SAT II:710 Math II 690 Bio E
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):23/326
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):All APs are being taken this year.
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc, AP Psych, AP English, College Comp Sci 2, College World History, College Biology, Film Studies, and Spanish 2 and 3
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Questbridge Scholar, Gates Finalist, MITES Student
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):NSBE (VP), CS Club (President), Guitar and Bass Club (President),Synth. Bio Research at Broad Institute and Screen-Writing Club (President)
[ ] Job/Work Experience:Two jobs for last four years.
[ ] Volunteer/Community service:Guitar Teacher, Clean-Up Central PA, Habitat for Humanity, and others.
[ /list][ b]Other[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Pennsylvania
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] Ethnicity:African-American
[ ] Gender:Male
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, First Generation, Already done research, and brought my GPA from a 3.1 to the 3.7
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths:ESSAYS!, recs, MITES, research, and projected interest in the college.
[ *] Weaknesses:GPA, SAT
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I worked hard to bring myself up from where I was Freshmen year and that hard work showed.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]Financial Aid (If posted): [ list]Accepted PennState, Maryland, NYU, Drexel, Northwestern. Rejected MIT :(, GaTech
[ *] Scholarships/Amount:Negligible, but waiting to see if I’m a Gates Finalist.