yup
Rejected as well. It sucks, but at least I can plan ahead with full confidence now.
same
rejected too. Its been a long one, yall. Good Luck to everyone next year.
Good luck to everyone for the future; hope you all get into your favorite schools! An admit who had a research paper on thomson backscattering retracted by the Optical Society of America (due to ethical violation) is still in the class of 2024. Doesn’t seem fair to everyone.
Chances for: Ivy league, Stanford, Duke, WashU, Johns Hopkins
Intended major: Neuroscience/math
(Other passions: Entrepreneurship and music)
Our school does percentages for marking not GPA scale
Grades: 95% average (96% in grade 11)
In the IB Diploma Program
SAT I: 1560
Math II: 790
Biology M: 780
Extracurriculars:
Published research on Alzheimer’s Disease
Biology Olympiad placed nationally
National biology competition placed nationally
Doctor Shadowing
Hospital internship and volunteering
Statewide math competition: Perfect score 2 years in a row
Mathlete club exec
DECA state level: 2 years
Winner of multiple Case competitions
TKS member (Young business leader club)
Music Council President
Choir President
Part of MENSA
Soccer Starting Goalie
If they aren’t good or my extracurriculars are weak then can you suggest some extracurriculars that I should consider for the future
You def have better ECs and scores than many people that I know that got into Ivy or ivy-level schools. The schools that you listed are very competitive and there are many highly qualified applicants. What you really need to do is stand out and offer the school something new. If you’re a senior you should probably focus on your essays because it’s kinda too late for new ECs to make much of a difference.
Bro lij1207 you’ve literally posted your chance me on so many threads, clearly you know your stats are good enough, maybe too good.
Still I honestly don’t believe you’ve actually done all of those things and legitimately committed to any single passion or activity. You’re better off reliving your high school career and undoing some “Hospital internship and volunteering” given that at HS you likely only learned how to buy an Americano from Philz for your “internship.”
Admissions officers are people, not robots. Think of them as such and be smart.
@lij1207 You really have impressive stats and congratulations to your accomplishments so far! It might be worthwhile to mention in your application if you have attended competitive summer programs. For instance, Stanford really like to admit kids from RSI and may even compromise their admission standards on academic integrity.
You have a well-round stats with spikes. Best of luck to your application!