sarahmckay6
sarahmckay6,
Baylor
B.S., Environmental Health
I am a novel in progress.
Features Included
1
Essays
19
Schools
4
Scores
1
Advice
5
ECs
4
Sports

Background

Hometown West Linn, Oregon
GenderFemale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
Class of2020
First Gen College StudentNo

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Baylor University (Waco, TX)
  • Brown University (Providence, RI)
  • Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
  • Belmont University (Nashville, TN)
  • Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)
  • Butler University
  • Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
  • Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
  • Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
  • Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
  • Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
  • College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA)
  • Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
  • Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
  • Duke University (Durham, NC)
  • Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)
  • Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)
  • Tufts University (Medford, MA)
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Baylor University (Waco, TX)

Applied for a B.S. in Environmental Health

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

Personal Statement
613 Words
Failure experience
Varsity cross country, homecoming court, level ten gymnast, fluency in Spanish by freshman year, and QuestBridge finalist all are among my list of things I was not successful in completing. Although not receiving these titles and honors would come as so called “failures” to many, I find them to be successes in various ways. We are often asked to reflect on a time where we “failed”. We are continuously advised to “learn from our failures” and according to most, our...
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School Specific Advice

More Essays

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General Admissions Advice

Additional material sent in after waitlisted or deferred
857 Words
Why Brown? For me, one hundred words doesn’t describe the feeling of finding your match. Brown University has lived a parallel life to myself. While sitting at one of the largest informational sessions in the state of Oregon, October of my sophomore year, I watched the representative of Brown step up to the podium and begin his speech. I was too concerned with what the other schools had just presented to even digest what he was speaking about. My mother was sitting to my right and I saw her begin to write a note down. Afterwards, she explained to...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
3.82
 
Rank
Top 10%
 
Academic Performance in High School Low one semester/year
Explanation of Low Grades

Test Scores

Highest ACT
27
 
ACT Score Details
 
Other ACT Scores
ACT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details3 classes and scores

Sports

SportsLacrosse (Recruited), Soccer, Cheer/Spirit Squad, Cross Country

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesStudent Council / Government, National Honor Society, Church, Hospital Volunteer, Yearbook
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

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