Decision: Accepted into Business and Computer Science Dual Degree (school of engineering)
ACT: 33 (35 Science, 34 English, 32 Math, 32 Reading)
SAT II: 740 Math, 640 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t release GPA, but GPA is ok
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Did not really take APs tests
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Pathways Prefect (student leadership), Entrepreneurship club president, Startup founder, Nonprofit founder
Job/Work Experience: Startup marketing intern
Volunteer/Community service: My own nonprofit teaches students in my local area and I went to Guatemala during my high school summers for community service
Summer Activities: Guatemala community service, coveted Startup Incubator, My nonprofit and startup, and squash tournaments
Essays: Good PS, mediocre supplement
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: Mediocre
Additional Rec: Very good (from my startup mentor)
Interview: Yes *went decent
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
Intended major(s): Biomedical Engineering, Business/Computer science joint major
School Type: Boarding School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High no financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: ECs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My ECs
General Comments: Everything is scaled. If you have great ECs, you can compensate for an ok GPA. My ACT score was basically average. I showed a lot of demonstrated interest. Also, I am a tri-varsity athlete and very involved with my school community.