[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 RW, 770 Math
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): my counselor sent predicted scores but I don’t know what they are, but they must’ve been decent
Senior Year Course Load: IB Chem HL, IB Bio HL, IB History SL, IB Literature HL, IB2 Math HL, IB French SL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no national awards, Oratory State Finalist for two years, Summa cum laude
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Student Government 4 yrs (Executive President)
Forensics Speech and Debate (Co-Captain)
Diversity Alliance (Treasurer)
Did work for anti-gun violence in schools such as workshops and rallies
World Hijab Day (Head Organizer)
Mental Health club
Job/Work Experience:
Internship at Local NPR Station (25 hrs)
Internship at Legal Affairs Office at local university (40 hrs)
Tutor for SAT
Volunteer/Community service:
Two local political campaigns
Summer Activities:
My internships and tutoring
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App Essay: 9. I was super vulnerable in this. I talked about how my whole life I’ve been discouraged from going into politics b/c of my race, religion, and gender, and how I began to feel insecure in my own skin. But speech was a source of empowerment for me because I talked about taking charge of my identity and being proud
Intellectual Vitality: 7. I talked about my NPR internship and why I love journalism. But I don’t think it was out of this world amazing.
Roommate Essay: 10. I talked about my favorite throwback songs, my love for kdramas, and how fast I can eat a waffle. It was all over the place and very candid. All of my friends said it showed my personality super well too.
What Matters to You: 8. I talked about how going to a diverse high school showed me how real privilege is, and how this made me want to use my voice to speak up about it.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:8. I know she likes me a lot and she even showed it to me. It was all good stuff and talked about how I’m into social justice. But I’m definitely not like her best student ever or anything. But still very good overall.
Teacher Rec #2: 8. He’s known me since freshmen year, we weren’t very close when he wrote it but he’s seen how I’ve grown over the years so I’m sure it was good.
Counselor Rec: 9. He knows me personally so I think it must’ve been good.
Additional Rec: 10. I asked her for one for an optional rec. I’m almost 100% sure she talked about my passion for social justice and she really likes me, although we aren’t close. I’m not sure they even read the optional recs though.
Interview: 7. I think it went okay. She wasn’t very energetic but she took a whole lot of notes. Our convo kept dying in the middle and we didn’t go over time or anything. I think I was one of her first interviews b/c she also seemed kinda nervous. But I didn’t feel very confident about it afterwards.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Public Policy
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: South east asian 
Gender: female
Income Bracket: >$100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Muslim? if that counts. I talked about it enough for them to know about how it impacted me
Reflection
Strengths: recs, essays, my major isn’t too popular, courseload, SAT score
Weaknesses: ECs, no major awards, no SAT IIs
Why you think you were accepted: I have no idea. But I wanted my application to highlight my passion for social justice and I think it did that pretty well, and my recs supported that too. I just think my passion must’ve come across or something. But the main reason must be luck, b/c I really thought I had no chance.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: this is my first decision
General Comments:
So I’m writing this after I’ve been accepted so I know I might be biased here. But honestly, if you’re worried about applying, just do it. I had so many people including my parents telling me I had no chance, and I still have no idea what happened. I didn’t have a spike like any major awards or anything but I care a lot about social justice, so I surrounded my whole application around that. I honestly am still freaking out 19 hours later because I really thought I had no chance. This has been my dream school since like forever and I just feel incredibly lucky. But if you’re on the fence about applying, I think you should do it, because a small chance is better than no chance at all.