Decision: Accepted!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (RW 750 M 710)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/~300
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (4) World History (5) AP Physics I (4) Calc BC (3) Calc AB subscore (4) Bio (5) Macroecon (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Bio (5)
Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, HL English Lit, HL History of the Americas, TOK, EE/CAS, SL Physics/AP Physics II, AP Gov, SL French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Honor Society, AP Scholar with Distinction, IB Diploma Canidate
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Horseback riding- since elementary school, compete locally/state level
Church youth group (leadership team)
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteer weekly with kids with disabilities
Summer Activities:
Helped fix houses for those in need
Went to an academic camp to study biology
Conducted research in the lab at a local university for my EE
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App was 8/10, good and showed my personality, but it was written more like a short story which could go either way. Supplements were 7-8/10, showed my weird passion for bio.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Probably ranging from 7-9/10, submitted 3 teacher ones plus counselor. Best probably are bio teacher who saw my preservence to get in a lab and counselor who knew how hard I worked to keep up with academics while struggling with some personal stuff.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, just in case, but knew I wasn’t getting
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): SC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: not getting any need aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): dad did medical residency at UVA
Reflection
Strengths: IB, demonstrated interest in biology
Weaknesses: some AP scores, didn’t get national merit
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strong academics and good extracurricular
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Furman, Clemson (still waiting on honors), and College of Charleston Honors