[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540 - 800M, 740CR, 22
ACT (breakdown): 36 - 36/36/36/36, 10
SAT II: 800 (Math II), 800 (Chemistry)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.4651
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank (1/617 unofficial)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), European History (5), English Lang (5), Chinese (5), US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics C E/M, AP English Lit, AP CSA, AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, PE/Health
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none? 10 medals from Scioly, some other awards for being a women in science/engineering
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (VP), Scioly (Co-President), Math Club (Officer), Tutor, SNHS (Secretary, team (lead singer), Mock Trial (JV captain)
Job/Work Experience: tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: counselor over the summer for Christian community service organization (6 years), volunteered with orphans over the summer
Summer Activities:community service
Essays (rating 1-10, details): What about your background, or what perspective, belief, or experience, will help you contribute to the education of your classmates at UNC? (7?) I wrote about tutoring and my love for teaching.
What do you hope will change about the place where you live? (9) I wrote about how my community tries to put up the image of perfection which ends up being detrimental to people that feel like they are alone in their struggles.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Chemistry teacher, had her for two years (10), she loved me
Teacher Rec #2: English Lang teacher (9), I worked really hard in her class
Counselor Rec: 8 - he was closer to me than most students
Additional Rec:
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large suburban public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: my test scores/gpa, essays (first application I did, so I worked really hard on them)
Weaknesses: out of state, no hooks
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn State (accepted), UMD (accepted Honors), Princeton (deferred)
General Comments: Have hope if you’re out of state! I was really scared I’d get rejected.