#university-bound

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[university-bound]

BLOGGER MILESTONE yes I live quite an exciting life on the internet okay

A big thank you to the over 1,000 of you guys who follow me! I love you all so much (': <3

[whatdoistanford]

I JUST GOT THAT YOUR URL WAS A PUN AND NOW IM JUST STARING AT MY COMPUTER QUESTIONING THE MEANING OF LIFE

Pahaha shout out to Amy at university-bound (and her..uh…dad?) for coming up with this one x)

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For those of you asking about AP scores...

I've updated the "My Stats" page:

SAT I (breakdown): 2400; Math 800, Critical Reading 800, Writing 800 (Essay 12)

ACT (breakdown): 36; English 36, Math 35, Reading 36, Science 36, Writing 34 (Essay 10)

PSAT (breakdown): 237; Math 77, Critical Reading 80, Writing 80

SAT II: Biology (770—> retake 800), Math 2 (800), World History (780), US History (750)

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): does not calculate; weighted: 4.517 when applied; final update: 4.569

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/1340 or top .25% when applied; final update: rank 2/~1320

AP Classes Taken: World History (4), European History (5), Human Geography (5), Biology (5), French (5), US History (5), English Lang/Comp (5)

Senior Year Course Load: Chemistry AP (5), Physics C AP (E&M 5, Mech 4 sigh), Calculus BC AP (5), Statistics AP (5), English Literature AP (5), Macro Economics AP (5), Government AP (5)

[university-bound]

This is why "university" is called so...

"We have inherited from our forefathers the keen longing for unified, all-embracing knowledge. The very name given to the highest institutions of learning reminds us, that from antiquity and throughout many centuries the universal aspect has been the only one to be given full credit."

What is Life, Erwin Schrodinger

[university-bound]

My College Decisions

In chronological order…

University of Texas at Austin, College of Natural Sciences: Accepted

Plan II Honors: Accepted

Health Science Honors: Accepted

University of Florida: Accepted with Gator Nation Scholarship

Washington University: Waitlisted

Caltech: Waitlisted Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Rejected University of Chicago: Waitlisted --> Rejected

Rice University: Accepted as Rice University Century Scholar and Trustee Distinguished Scholarship Duke University: Accepted Columbia: Accepted as John Jay Scholar, ATTENDING Harvard: Deferred --> Waitlisted --> Rejected Princeton: Rejected Yale: Rejected Stanford: Rejected

Monster University: will apply for graduate school in four years

[lukcskywalkcrs]

One day, Amy and I need to sing a duet.

[university-bound]

Hello anon!

For new people, I have a Start Here page that summarizes what I do. Basically it started out as a way for me to document college apps and senior year in general. I guess slowly, it started become more than that when more people started following and asking questions! I am by no means an expert, but if people are unsure or need help/opinions about something, I am definitely willing to help! Having gone through the application myself, I feel like I'm knowledgeable enough about most subjects on the matter, but I will be upfront if I can't answer a question (ex. chance me's, specifics about colleges I didn't apply to, etc).

The general purpose of my blog has therefore evolved into helping others with the college app process, sharing news and my own experiences, and being a part of a great college blogging community on tumblr (: It's a very supportive community, and I'm SO SO glad to be a part of it!

In terms of questions I get asked, I tag them all with "ask" and with the specific topic they address. For example, I've answered questions about SAT/SAT tips/ACT, the common app, college essays, interviews/interview questions, etc. Again, I didn't start out this blog with the intention of answering so many questions, but I'm happy that it's turned into something more than just a personal blog (: I do try to keep it relatively professional, but my derpy-ness will ultimately be showing through haha (: This blog also serves as a place to put my music and covers.

My colleges and acceptances/deferrals/waitlists/rejections are all posted on my blog! During the actual college app process, adding a post with the college name as the title and "Done." -Gordon Ramsay as the text body were almost as essential as clicking the submit button.

"revered by tumblr friends" <-- LOL this makes me chuckle. I'm not sure how to answer this question of yours, so I'll just say...

Thanks for your curiosity, anon. I think a post like this has been long overdue on this blog!

Love,

Amy