Which Applicant, As An Admit Officer, Would You Accept?

IvyLeague2020
Sun, 06 Apr 2014 19:43:04 +0000

@Halogen‌ and everyone else:

Since the scores for these tests have not happened yet, let’s assume this:

You are the admissions officer to HYP, who would YOU ACCEPT?

BOTH GO TO SAME SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA (competitive private school, sends kids to HYP every year)

the average AP classes per year is: 0 in 9th grade, 0 in 10th grade, 2 in 11th grade, 3-4 in 12th grade (this is for the super advanced kids, since APs are super hard at my school)

Applicant 1 :


3.8 GPA UW
ACT : 36
SAT 2 : 800 Math 2 , 800 Chemistry , 800 US History


Course Load : (in APs 9-12)
AP Micro - 10 (grade)
AP Macro - 10
AP Physics 1 - 11
AP English Language - 11
AP US History - 11
AP Calculus AB - 11
AP Chemistry - 12
AP Art History - 12
AP English Literature - 12
AP Calculus BC - 12
AP US Government - 12

In top 10% of class

Essays = Great

Recs = Great

ECs :

Model UN Co-President - 4 hours/week
Student Association President and Founder - 2 h/w
Outside charity group President and Founder - 2 h/w
JV Tennis - 12 h/w (not in top rankings in state)
Science Olympiad (got to regional finals) - 1 h/w
Service club member - must have 100+ hours each year - 2-3 h/w
Executive Board of admissions group for school - 2 h/w
Outside gifted group member - must have 3.8+ GPA each year - 1 h/w
Peer tutor - 1 h/w
Blog of science - 1 h/w
National Merit Finalist
Member of gifted honor society

Applicant 2 :


3.99 GPA UW
SAT 1 : 2400
SAT 2 : 800 Math 2 , 800 Chemistry


Course Load : (in APs 9-12)
AP Chemistry - 11
AP Calculus BC - 11
AP US History - 11
AP English Literature - 12
AP US Government - 12
AP Biology - 12

Is valedictorian

Essays = great

Recs = good

ECs :

Editor-in-chief of school newspaper - 5 h/w
LD Debate Co-Captain - 12 h/w
Senior Editor of tech blog/website - 1 h/w
Fencing - 3 h/w (not ranked, doesn’t compete nationally etc)
Photography website of his - 1 h/w
Student Council in 9th Grade - 1 h/w
Tennis once a month for one hour - will say it is 2 h/w
National Merit Finalist

Applicant 3 :


3.8 GPA UW
SAT 1 : 2400
SAT 2 : 800 Math 2 , 800 Biology , 800 US History


Course Load : (in APs 9-12)
AP Physics B - 10
AP Chemistry - 11
AP Calculus BC - 11
AP English Language - 11
AP US History - 11
AP Biology - 12
AP English Literature - 12
AP History - 12 (doesn’t know which, probably Econ or US Gov)

In top 10% of class

Essays = great

Recs = good

ECs :

Varsity golf - 5 h/w
Co-President of Model UN - 1 h/w
Vice President of Asian club - 1 h/w
Co-President of Secular Club - 1 h/w
Science Olympiad - 1 h/w
Service club with 50 hours/year
Does “research” at local University - 2 h/w during the summer (hasn’t done it yet)
National Merit Finalist

:)