Decision: Rejected
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (800CR, 690W, 680M)
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: World History 800, Literature 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP: None
IB: None
Senior Year Course Load: Trig with Pre Calc, English, Korean, Chemistry lab, Economics, China unit study, studio art, and PE
Major Awards: Citizen service award from mayor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Received grant to work in local art gallery 100 hrs
Volunteer/Community service: Non-profit Lyme disease organization (Founder), Social media/ support group for young adults with Lyme disease (Founder, Admin), County Lyme disease network fb page (Co-admin), Chamber of commerce (Ambassador), art gallery volunteer, clothing closet volunteer, library volunteer, animal rescue volunteer, ran private family animal rescue.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): All pretty good in my opinion. Common app essay was about overcoming illness and becoming an activist 8/10. Why scripps essay I focused on their approach to learning and sense of community. It might have been a bit weak 6/10. Memorable conversation essay was one of the best essays I think I’ve ever written 10/10.
Recs: Glowing
Interview: Yes. Went amazingly in my opinion
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Asian Studies
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Homeschool
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Income Bracket: Under 20k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Overcoming adversity (chronic illness)
Reflection:
Strengths: GPA, most test scores, my activism.
Weaknesses: Math and writing scores, personal circumstances.
Why you think you were rejected: Honestly, I think it’s be because I don’t have enough money. Plus being homeschooled and having an illness might have been concerns for them.
General Comments: I was waitlisted last year, but improved my application a lot.