Decision: Waitlisted
Objective:
SAT I: 2400 (one sitting)
ACT: 36 (one sitting)
SAT II: Math Level 2 – 800, Chemistry - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: 1/425
AP: 5’s on Chemistry, Biology, Calculus AB, and Psychology (logistically impossible to take AP course until junior year)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, Calculus II (took at community college), AP Statistics (online), AP Human Geography, AP US Government and Politics, AP English Language, AP English Literature, Spanish IV (administrative regulations precluded my taking AP Spanish), and PE (required)
Awards: USNCO, NMSF, NHRP, state awards in English and Chemistry
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Piano improvisation and performance (both paid and unpaid; significant time commitment); Mock Trial; Scholastic Bowl; Peer Tutoring; Peer Leadership; WYSE Academic Team; JETS Engineering Team; Social Studies Club; Various volunteering engagements; Various leadership positions and awards in the previous activities
Summer Activities: Vanderbilt twice, music composition program, community college
Essays: Difficult to self-evaluate
Teacher Recommendations: Haven’t seen them
Counselor Rec: Haven’t seen it
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undecided
State: Illinois
Country: US (domestic applicant)
School Type: Semi-competitive public (A few NMSF’s each year; about 15 students with ACT scores 33+)
Ethnicity: 3/4 White non-Hispanic; 1/4 Hispanic
Gender: Male
Reflection
Strengths: Perfect test scores, rigorous curriculum (under the circumstances), GPA, rank, well-roundedness
Weaknesses: Dearth of major awards, don’t attend feeder high school, no unusually compelling extracurricular activities, should have self-studied some AP tests
General Comments: Good luck to everyone as they move forward.
