<p>Decision: Deferred
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I : 2300 single sitting, 2330 superscored
[</em>] SAT breakdown: M=770 , CR=770
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] SAT II: 690 USH (lol ew), 760 Lit
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 91… ~93 freshman and sophomore year, but ~89 junior year
[</em>] Weighted GPA: N/A but all honors classes and like 4 APs
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AB Calc, AP Bio, AP Comp Sci, Art History, some Lit class, some SS class
[<em>] Rigor of Schedule: Rigorous
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, NMSF etc.): National Merit Commended Student
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Academic Extracurriculars: Research intern under a professor at a college, Robotics, Classes at AMNH,
[</em>] Other (Instrumental, Athletic): Two different varsity sports
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: SAT Tutoring
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: EMT, Tutoring, Volunteering at a hospital one summer, this program at my school that goes to underprivileged elementary-age kids and mentors them
[<em>] Summer Activities: Jobs, Volunteering
[</em>] Essays: CA essay ok, Why Vassar generic but love shown
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably fine
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Outstanding
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Alumni Interview: App submitted too late! Wish I could’ve had one, I would love to talk to someone about how much I love Vassar 
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology / Computer Science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Highly competitive, sends ~25% to Ivy Leagues each year
[</em>] Number of applicants from school: I think 2 for ED1?
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <60,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, recruited athlete, legacy): First gen college, admissions officer is aware how much I love Vassar (which is probably why I got deferred instead of rejected)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT1 scores, counselor rec
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT2 scores, GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I did really poorly my junior year and relatively well first quarter senior year… my admissions probably wants to see how I finish out the semester
[</em>] Where else are you applying: Wellesley, Wesleyan, Barnard, St. John’s College, Smith College, McGill, University of Pittsburgh, can’t remember right now but there are some more
[/ul]General Comments: Aghhh, being deferred is so stressful! I feel pressured to send in more things to add to my app!! 
I wish I could’ve had it over with.</p>