Decision: Deferred
SAT I (breakdown): 1440 (680M/760R)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35E, 30M, 35R, 33S)
SAT II: 670 Bio, 640 History (it was not a good day for me, wasn’t planning on submitting but my mom did on accident)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8, weighted 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (4), Bio (4), Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, APES, AP Stat, Band, STEM, Calc (my parents limited the amount of APs I could take and I stated this in my application)
Major Awards: MVP for both Indoor and Outdoor Track 2017
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National, English, and History Honor Societies, Girl Scout w/ Bronze and Silver Awards, Marching Band (Social Coordinator), Indoor and Outdoor Track (Team Captain and Nationals Qualifier)
Job/Work Experience: Hebrew School teacher 2 hours a week, Operations team at my gym 16-24 hours a week (didn’t include this in my application bc I started in late November, but I added it to my application after deferral)
Volunteer/Community service: ~60 hours through my temple freshman year, everything else is just through NHS and GS
Summer Activities: Competitor in the National (2016) and International (2017) Maccabiah Games for track
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 - My common app essay was relatable and reflected me very well, I was a little nervous about my supplement bc it’s a bit out there but my Lang teacher loved all of them
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 -Lang teacher, really liked me and I really trust her writing skills
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10 -Bio teacher, knew how hard I worked in the class and knows me well
Counselor Rec: 9/10 -My counselor knows me well despite the size of my school
Additional Rec: My employer/rabbi wrote an absolutely glowing rec, she went to Princeton
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, class size 700+
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: definitely not getting aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, legacy etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: ECs
Weaknesses: Test scores and lots of A-s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lack of ECs relating to my intended major, test scores
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted - Accepted UF, JMU