Decision: Deferred
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1440 total, 700 m, 740 e
ACT (breakdown): 32 composite
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/546
AP (place score in parenthesis): calc bc (5), environmental science (4), world history (4), us history (3), lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: adv band, ap comp sci principles, ap microeconomics, ap lit and comp, ap macroeconomics, ap statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap scholar w distinction, national Hispanic scholar, president’s volunteer service award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
band 4yrs (band room manager, flute section leader)
dive 2 yrs
math honor society
art club
wind symphony 3yrs
symphonic orchestra 1yr (first chair flute)
Job/Work Experience:
tutoring 1yr
Volunteer/Community service:
national honor society 3yrs
spca 1 yr
Summer Activities:
UCLA architecture summer camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
common app essay: 7/8 I talked about my relation to television and how it has shaped me into who I am today. I liked
it since it’s a more unique essay compared to my other drafts for my common app essay
roommate: 6/7 i mean it was alright, it was a normal essay. there was some snark and personality in it
meaningful: 7 the people I showed it to really liked it and thought it was a good representation of me. I talked about
my relationship to art and how it helped me to become more confident in myself even with my imperfections
intellectual vitality: 8 i honestly loved this essay. it was about how when i was young i had to build my own computer
as a punishment for breaking the family computer and how it taught me how to persevere through challenges and
discipline.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 6, i got one from my math teacher. i know i was one of the top students in her class but i also didnt really talk to her much until the last day
Teacher Rec #2: 7/8, this one was from my apes teacher and i knew that she knew me really well since i would often talk to her during class and such about personal topics
Counselor Rec: 6? honestly idk what to rate this because I know she likes me but in general she writes really bad recs
Additional Rec: 9, this was from my band director who i’ve known for all my years in high school. i joke around with him a lot and i often stay afterschool/other events to help clean up and stuff
Interview: 7/8, I thought it went very well. it lasted around an hour and we talked about a wide range of topics
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah but im not getting it
Intended Major: management science
State (if domestic applicant): california
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, but im from a v undereducated city
Ethnicity: white / hispanic
Gender: white
Income Bracket: > $200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): hispanic, legacy
Reflection
Strengths:I think my extensive legacy status got me through the door as well as my unique / weird answers to the short answer questions. Also my gpa was as good as it could get so there’s that too
Weaknesses: My test scores are lacking,
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my application was decent but it wasnt like amazing. I haven’t done much/ had the opportunity to do much due to my location. I did the best that I could given my circumstances.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to both columbia college of chicago and ithaca college