这有个HYPS横扫的反例，小白，CC的名人，Class 2015.

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.