Decision - Accepted!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 31 composite (35 writing, 32 reading, 31 math, 26 science)
SAT II: Did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Either first or second
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem, AP US History, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Environmental Science, AP Literature, and AP Art History (did not send any scores)
Senior Year Course Load: Creative Woodworking, APES, AP Lit, French 4, AP Calc BC, AP Art History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Woodworking - Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Gold Key Senior Portfolio, Gold Key individual work
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity cross country (2-time captain, New England team champions), varsity nordic skiing (state runner up), varsity track, varsity lacrosse; theatre (major roles); Model UN; Symphony Orchestra at a local college; violist in school’s chamber ensemble; Poetry Out Loud (2-time school champion); GSTA president and founder; private lessons in viola from one of the premier teachers in the state
Job/Work Experience: Worked over the summer at my father’s office
Volunteer/Community service: Local hospital volunteer over the summer
Summer Activities: NOLS and Outward Bound courses; competitive hiking program in Maine; AFS French Immersion exchange in Montreal
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: 10/10, about how I am a third generation woodworker and working with my grandfather in his
furniture making studio
UVA Arts/Sciences Supp (on an inspiring piece of literature): 11/10, wrote about a poem my mother used to read to
me as a child and how I recently found it when searching for Poetry Out Loud poems
UVA Beta bridge supp: 11/10, wrote about a piece I recently heard on This American Life (radio show) and how it
resonated with me.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 Foreign language teacher from one year. He has a great reputation for writing recommendations, and I am sure it was positive.
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10 Math teacher for the past two years. We have a great relationship and I cannot imagine it was anything but wonderful.
Counselor Rec: 10/10, she was very excited to write it!
Additional Rec: n/a for uva
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): Maine
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: Solid transcript, woodworking (slideroom portfolio), supplements
Weaknesses: Test scores, really bad at basketball
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m really floored by my acceptance, especially because of my test scores and the stats that I have seen from the other OOS applicants for EA.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UVM, deferred from Brown
General Comments: go hoos!