[转载]一个ed西北被录的美国学生的情况
很有意思！原文地址:一个ed西北被录的美国学生的情况作者:未名鱼儿 一个2010西北ed录取的美国学生的情况:objective: sat i (breakdown): cr: 800, m: 670, w: 720 act: na sat ii: literat re: 750 unweighted gpa (o t of 4.0): 4.0 at school previo s to uwc-usa rank (percentile if rank is navailable): 3450 at school previo s to uwc-usa ap (place score in parenthesis): english lang age (5), m sic theory (5) (a ral and nona ral s bscores of 5), statistics (3), us history (3) ib (place score in parenthesis): english a1 hl (6), social anthropology hl (6), m sic hl (7), french ab initio sl (7), chemistry sl (6), math sl (56), total predicted grades: 3738 senior year co rse load: see ib co rses major awards (usamo, intel etc.): davis scholarship (admission to united world college-usa)s bjective: extrac rric lars (place leadership in parenthesis): uwc-usa: school newspaper (politics editor, 2008； editor-in-chief, 2009), recording st dio (chief engineer), choose yo r weapon: fighting nonviolently s mmit (head st dent organizer), afro-haitian dr mming and dance, chor s, brass ensemble q akertown comm nity senior high school: marching band (soloist, 2006 and 2007； section leader, 2006 and 2007), symphonic band (section leader 2006-2008), jazz ensemble (bassist 2005-2008 performed at menc biann al conference in 2008), anti-smoking committee jobwork experience: pizza h t, j ne 2007-j ne 2008 vol nteercomm nity service: montez ma castle docent, 2008 s mmer activities: penn state s mmer m sic camp, 2005, 2006； florida state s mmer marching band camp, 2007 common application essays:personal statement:i remember the exact intersection where i, listening to the car radio, first heard m se s breakthro gh single, "hysteria." sitting at the intersection of john fries highway and allentown road, my mind sho ld have been foc sed on the bass parts in my middle school jazz band, as i was headed to practice that night. when "hysteria" came on, however, the virt osic bassline that opens the song captivated me, and even at practice, i co ld not stop thinking abo t that bassline. little did i know that "hysteria" wo ld act as the m sical version of a gateway dr g - leading me to new interests in m sic i may have never discovered witho t "hysteria." when i ret rned home, i searched for the song on the internet, and i soon fo nd myself on a website called sp tnik m sic, which feat red ser-s bmitted reviews of the alb m. the reviews seemed positive, so i decided to try my l ck and b y absol tion, the alb m that feat red "hysteria." q ickly, i became addicted to m se s creation. m sically, it was nlike anything i had ever heard. bombastic, provocative, and grandiose, m se easily swept me away with their distinct mix of m sical complexity and accessibility. i felt so inspired by absol tion that i decided to create my own acco nt on sp tnik m sic and try my hand at writing a review on the website. by that time, i was 14 years old, and my writing skills remained ndeveloped. my review only described each track on the alb m in the best lang age my 14-year-old mind co ld conj re. the comments sers left on the review scathingly attacked me for a lack of detail, and i felt rather dejected. i did not write for another year, b t when i started writing again, i wrote abo t many alb ms that i discovered by reading other reviews on sp tnik. the genres were disparate - jazz, folk, rock, metal, classical, hip-hop - and my m sical mind expanded greatly. i spent that entire s mmer writing m sic reviews, sometimes writing three per day. they began rather simply； i wo ld pick a few prominent songs off of an alb m and describe them, sing them as case st dies for the entire alb m. as my mind and my writing mat red, however, i approached alb ms from a more holistic perspective. i wo ld disc ss vario s m sical characteristics of an alb m and reference songs on the alb m to prove my point, m ch like literary criticism. my writing became exponentially more fl id and sophisticated, and when i ret rned to school, i fo nd myself at the top of my english classes, writing essays with ease. as the writing improved on sp tnik, the administration of the site decided to appoint a few of the best writers to become staff reviewers. at age 16, i was the yo ngest of the first batch of staff reviewers. q ickly, we decided to take sp tnik to a new level of m sic criticism, determined to reach the pper echelon of websites providing reviews. within abo t a year, google placed s at the top of their search res lts if someone searched for an alb m review, and metacritic, a website that compiles the best of media reviews on the internet, began promoting o r reviews. still, my ambition p shed me beyond sp tnik. i wrote for two other sites - the silent ballet, a website dedicated to instr mental rock and electronica； and popmatters, a website that provided pop c lt re criticism, encompassing m sic, film, tv, and more. my writing on sp tnik c ltivated in me a keen interest in jo rnalism beca se i co ld combine my already developed interest in m sic with writing, something else i always loved. slowly, this interest in jo rnalism developed into its own, and now, i edit my school s newspaper and write abo t american politics and iss es within the school. i want to major in jo rnalism and m sic beca se they have become eq al interests of mine. none of this jo rnalistic interest wo ld ever have developed witho t hearing "hysteria" in the car that one day on the way to jazz band practice. while not my favorite song by any means, "hysteria" led me into a new world of m sic and writing that i am now completely immersed and enamored with, a world that i want to remain in for the rest of my life.why essay: why northwestern？: my primary motive for applying to northwestern is the do ble-degree program in m sic and jo rnalism. for nearly five years now, i have balanced my life between these two eq al and fervent passions. indeed, i so ght ways to combine them, most notably my foray into m sic criticism, writing for vario s websites on the internet. i have never been able to p t one interest in higher priority than the other for an extended period of time, and it is my goal in life to work in both m sic and jo rnalism. northwestern is the only school to my knowledge that offers a distinct do ble-degree program in the two areas. of co rse, the bienen school of m sic and the medill school of jo rnalism are among the top in their respective fields, and beca se of the q ality level of ed cation apparent at northwestern, i do not feel that i wo ld sacrifice q ality in either field by attending northwestern. bienen offers me rex martin as a teacher for my instr ment, the e phoni m, and mr. martin is one of the most respected t bists in the world. the wind ensemble at northwestern plays a repertoire that wo ld challenge me, and i am s re that thro gh the city of the chicago, i co ld find many more performance opport nities. f rthermore, medill offers me endless opport nity in internships and real-world experience while still providing an excellent ed cation on camp s. the jo rnalism residency program wo ld allow me to f lly experience being a jo rnalist in a professional newsroom while providing me with connections in the media world. these q alities of northwestern co ld not be complemented better than with the city of chicago. after living two years in montez ma, nm, at the united world college, i cannot imagine a better contrast to add to my life experience. i have never lived in s ch an rban environment, and i am beginning to tire of the isolation i experience in new mexico. i think it is incredibly important to experience as many different living environments as i can, and after living in the s b rbs of philadelphia for seventeen years and an isolated area of new mexico for two years, living j st o tside of chicago, one of the largest and most stim lating metropolitan environments in the co ntry, wo ld be yet another niq e environment, perhaps the most intense and stim lating of them all. i feel northwestern is the best fit for me of any niversity beca se of the q ality of ed cation in both m sic and jo rnalism as well as the opport nities afforded by the city of chicago. no other niversity in the co ntry provides s ch a mix of location, ed cation, and opport nity.teacher recommendation: no accessco nselor rec: no access additional rec: no access interview: had an a ditionother state (if domestic applicant): pa, school in nm co ntry (if international applicant): school type: private, 2-year ib diploma programme ethnicity: ca casian gender: male income bracket: $30,000 - $40,000 hooks (urm, first generation college, etc.): first generation to (hopef lly) complete niversityreflection strengths: i had an interest in northwestern s partic lar do ble-degree program with m sic and jo rnalism. i demonstrated my interest in the school by going on every to r i co ld, going to a few presentations they gave in my area, and attending my a dition in person. also, i go to one of the premiere high schools in the co ntry, so i g ess that helps. tho gh my grades at uwc are not perfect, they were perfect before attending uwc. i had excellent critical reading and lit sat scores, and math at least fell in the average. my m sic res me was very strong, and i have some jo rnalistic experience. weaknesses: my grades at uwc were not perfect, and pretty average for my school. my jo rnalism experience has never been merited； i never entered any competitions or compared myself to other writers of my age. why yo think yo were acceptedwaitlistedrejected: i think i was accepted beca se i showed dedication and interest in nu. also, i did demonstrate proficiency specifically in the areas i intend to st dy.general comments: i don t think this application wo ld get me in reg lar decision, and a large factor of my acceptance was being in the ed pool and showing commitment to the school. good l ck to everyone！