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他进的藤校有：Columbia, Yale
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18336253
YaleDad2019
Posts: 1
Registered User
New Member
04-07-2015 at 5:30 pm
Decision: Accepted
(Posted for my son)
Objective:
[*] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (750 R, 800 M, 750 W)
[*] ACT (breakdown): 34C
[*] SAT II: 800 Math, 740 Chemistry
[*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 UW
[*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3% of class, 300+ class
[*] AP (place score in parentheses): English Language (5), Calculus AB(5),
Chemistry (5), APUSH (3), AP World History (3)
[*] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[*] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Macro Economics, AP
Calculus BC, AP Physics C, AP 2D Art
[*] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, the closest to major awards
were Scholastic Gold Key awards and National Merit Scholar Finalist
Subjective:
[*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Tennis (co-captain
senior year), Orchestra (section leader), Junior Engineer Society (team
leader), Academic quiz team, co-founder of culinary club and ultimate
Frisbee team
[*] Job/Work Experience: Freelance artist with limited small income
[*] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer musician, community art activist
and volunteer tutor
[*] Summer Activities: Stanford Summer College in between Junior and senior
year
[*] Essays: Common App (not sure, his essay is unique and maybe what got
him accepted), Supplement (8/10)
[*] Teacher Recommendation: English and Chemistry teacher in Junior year,
both were very strong, (9/10)
[*] Counselor Rec: Don't know
[*] Additional Rec: None
[*] Interview: Decent interview, turned out son's interviewer lives only a
mile away from our home.
[*] Supplementary Material: Art Supplement
Other:
[*]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[*] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[*] Country (if international applicant):
[*] School Type: Public
[*] Ethnicity: Male
[*] Gender: Asian (Chinese)
[*] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): >150K
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None whatsoever
Reflection:
[*] Strengths: Overall well-rounded, ECs and essays were consistently art
focused, but he applied for Engineering major in all applications
[*] Weaknesses: Weak ECs, no major awards, in the end they did not seem to
matter at least to the ones he got in
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Still shocked,
maybe his common app essay or his art supplementary?
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Case Western, USC, Rice, Northwestern, Duke, Columbia, Yale and
several safe schools
Waitlisted: UChicago, Vanderbilt, Upenn, Cornell
Rejected: Stanford, Princeton, Dartmouth, Harvey Mudd College
General Comments: After reading the result by Weightlisted above, I am not
sure if it was luck or something else in his application that (I can think
of) got DS accepted by Yale, Columbia and Duke. Being ORM and without any
hook whatsoever, his test scores were decent but not spectacular, the
admission result in his words was more than he ever had hoped for. In my
opinion, DS's experience somewhat proves Weightlisted's assumptions invalid
and I want to encourage future applicants not to be discouraged simply by
being Asian male or other perceived factors. Best of luck to everyone in
college!
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18336253
YaleDad2019
Posts: 1
Registered User
New Member
04-07-2015 at 5:30 pm
Decision: Accepted
(Posted for my son)
Objective:
[*] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (750 R, 800 M, 750 W)
[*] ACT (breakdown): 34C
[*] SAT II: 800 Math, 740 Chemistry
[*] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 UW
[*] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3% of class, 300+ class
[*] AP (place score in parentheses): English Language (5), Calculus AB(5),
Chemistry (5), APUSH (3), AP World History (3)
[*] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[*] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Macro Economics, AP
Calculus BC, AP Physics C, AP 2D Art
[*] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, the closest to major awards
were Scholastic Gold Key awards and National Merit Scholar Finalist
Subjective:
[*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Tennis (co-captain
senior year), Orchestra (section leader), Junior Engineer Society (team
leader), Academic quiz team, co-founder of culinary club and ultimate
Frisbee team
[*] Job/Work Experience: Freelance artist with limited small income
[*] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer musician, community art activist
and volunteer tutor
[*] Summer Activities: Stanford Summer College in between Junior and senior
year
[*] Essays: Common App (not sure, his essay is unique and maybe what got
him accepted), Supplement (8/10)
[*] Teacher Recommendation: English and Chemistry teacher in Junior year,
both were very strong, (9/10)
[*] Counselor Rec: Don't know
[*] Additional Rec: None
[*] Interview: Decent interview, turned out son's interviewer lives only a
mile away from our home.
[*] Supplementary Material: Art Supplement
Other:
[*]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[*] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[*] Country (if international applicant):
[*] School Type: Public
[*] Ethnicity: Male
[*] Gender: Asian (Chinese)
[*] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): >150K
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None whatsoever
Reflection:
[*] Strengths: Overall well-rounded, ECs and essays were consistently art
focused, but he applied for Engineering major in all applications
[*] Weaknesses: Weak ECs, no major awards, in the end they did not seem to
matter at least to the ones he got in
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Still shocked,
maybe his common app essay or his art supplementary?
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Case Western, USC, Rice, Northwestern, Duke, Columbia, Yale and
several safe schools
Waitlisted: UChicago, Vanderbilt, Upenn, Cornell
Rejected: Stanford, Princeton, Dartmouth, Harvey Mudd College
General Comments: After reading the result by Weightlisted above, I am not
sure if it was luck or something else in his application that (I can think
of) got DS accepted by Yale, Columbia and Duke. Being ORM and without any
hook whatsoever, his test scores were decent but not spectacular, the
admission result in his words was more than he ever had hoped for. In my
opinion, DS's experience somewhat proves Weightlisted's assumptions invalid
and I want to encourage future applicants not to be discouraged simply by
being Asian male or other perceived factors. Best of luck to everyone in
college!
