<p>** I did not get Likely Letter but am a Jefferson Scholarship Finalist so I’m in already, but maybe it can give some people an idea about acceptees who don’t get early letters.**</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2200 (730 CR, 770 M, 700 W)
[</em>] SAT II: Math II 800, Bio M 700, US Hist 790
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: US History 5, English Lang 5, Calc AB 5
[</em>] GPA weighted: unknown, my school is weird
[<em>] GPA unweighted: on a 4.0 scale with only acedmic classes it’s 3.79 for teh first three years of HS
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: Top 20%</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Personal was about my mother and he disability, I thought it was very good and everyone who read it did too. I chose the question on the validity of learning history and wrote a good response citing a speech I once heard. For the Arts & Sciences question I wrote about learning to love rock music and my favorite album (Dusk at Cubist Castle by The Olivia Tremor Control). It was a little cheesy but I guess it came out ok. That was definitely my weakest one.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I assume great.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same
[</em>] Hook (if any): Jefferson Scholarship? I’m pretty sure I would have had a much harder time getting in to the University if my interview committee hadn’t suggested I be chosen as a national finalist. Interview’s are my strong suit so luckily I could do that through the scholarship program.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[</em>] School Type: Small Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White/Jewish
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Track, Cross Country, Model UN, Religious School, Basketball, NHS President</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: As I said, I really think I wouldn’t have gotten in had it not been for my Jefferson interviews. I don’t know exactly how the whole communication between admissions and the scholarship foundation works, but thats just what I think.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Very excited and relieved, waiting to hear back from other places and looking forward to the scholarship selection weekend.</p>