wowzers i want opinions
Demographics
- Gender: M
- Race/Ethnicity: Asian
- Residence: International
- Income Bracket: >100K
- Type of School: US Boarding School
Intended Major(s): Agriculture/Bio/Environmental Science
Academics
- GPA (UW/W): 3.52 UW
- Rank (or percentile): None
- # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: School has own curriculum
- Senior Year Course Load: ALL ADVANCED (Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calc, Ethics & Philosophy, Environmental Science, Scientific Research, World History, Dystopian Literature, Latin 4)
Standardized Testing
List the highest scores earned and all scores that were reported.
- SAT I: 1530 (M 790, R 740)
- ACT: N/A
- AP/IB: CALC BC (4), BIO (4), LIT (4)
- Other (ex. IELTS, TOEFL, etc.): TOEFL 117
Extracurriculars/Activities
List all extracurricular involvements, including leadership roles, time commitments, major achievements, etc.
- #1 Student Farm Core Member for Four Years
- #2 Basketball Player
- #3 Agricultural Research at Prestigious Chinese Uni
- #4 Environmental Research at Prest. Chinese Uni
- #5 Senior Class Officer
- #6 Dorm Prefect
- #7 Sustainability Club Head
- #8 Pioneer Academics Research
- #9 JHU Summer COursee
- #10 Cornell Summer Course
Awards/Honors
List all awards and honors submitted on your application.
- #1 Regional Integration Competition 2nd PLace
- #2 John Locke Shortlist
- #3 USABO Honorable Mention
- #4 Zeal Labs Distinction Prize
- #5
Letters of Recommendation
Math teacher, science teacher (good rls w/ both)
Interviews
Georgetown - went smoothly 7/10 just talked and talked
Haverford- was not good! interviewer was literally not listening and was texting mid interview (-3/10)
Essays
Great and good quality - talked about my passion in agriculture /farming, how it brings peace of mind and how i apply it as an interantional student in a high school in nowhere, PA
Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD)
Acceptances:
- UW Madison (EA)
- UIUC ABE (from WL) (EA)
- UCI (from WL)
- UC Davis
- UC Santa Barbara (from WL)
- Rutgers (EA)
- Carleton College (from WL and committed!)
Waitlists:
- NYU CAS (ED II)
- Cornell CALS (i'm praying bru, did anyone even get in from WL yet?)
- UIUC ABE
- UCI BIO
- UCSB PRE BIO
- Haverford (rejected)
- Carleton College
Rejections:
- Georgetown
- RIce
- WashU
- BC
- BU
- Haverford
- Davidson
- Wesleyan
- Swarthmore
- CMU
- UCLA
- UCB
- UCSD
- Tufts
- USC (EA)
- UNC (EA)
- UVA (EA)
- Emory (EDI)
- All RDs excpet otherwise indicated