<p>Decision: Denied</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 760 Math, 680 CR, 650 Writing = 2090
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Math II, 700 Physics, 670 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 31/31 (Math 34/35, English 34/34)
[</em>] APs: Microecon: 3, Euro History: 2, Macroecon: 1
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: Weighted should be ~4.0 (I’ve taken honors all the way through), Unwtd is 3.5ish
[</em>] Rank: 70s to 80s out of 330
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Very large… tons of AP courses
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: I’m guessing two or three at most, counting me… everyone here loves UIowa
[<em>] Other stats: Extracurriculars
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Award for work of art in local show, NHS, Academic Letter, Honor Roll, Science Club officer, Art Club, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Physics research (paid) at the University of Iowa over the summer
[</em>] Essays: Should be pretty strong… I was creative.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Strong… all the teachers know me well…
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[<em>] Hook (if any): The physics research
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Iowa
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: GPA a little too low for the statisticians, well… that and the out of state-ness.
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General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Any thoughts on my chances of getting into Berkeley?</p>