Admission Procedure

Screener First Reader Sub Reader Admission

Committee

• Quick read • Read carefully • Read the • 1st Reader

profiles and & summarize summary of 1st argues
sort them the profile into Reader. for/against
into a keywords and • If agrees -> your case
category one excerpt decide • 2nd Reader
• Mark down • Decide • If disagree -> agrees or
very special read the entire disagrees
things profile and • Adcom
makes a agrees or
separate disagrees
summary
Criteria Trends

2014
4.0
3.3
3.9
3.6
4.2
2.7
2.5
3.1
1.8
1.3
1.2
1.7
Admission Test Index
 Admission Essay Index
Technique Superb Excellent Good Average Unqual
Content
Superb 140 130 120 110 R*

Excellent 130 120 110 100 R*

Good 120 110 100 90 R*

Average 110 100 90 R* R

Unqual R* R* R* R R
 Other Indexes
💧 Rigor: 30-100

💧 High School Quality 10-30

💧 Academic Details (grade trends) 10-30

💧 Recommendation 30-70

💧 Counselor Report 10-30

💧 Resume/Activities 30-70
 Other Indexes - Bonuses
💧 International/National Achievements <100

💧 Inspiration <30

💧 Leadership <30

💧 Works <30

💧 School Fit <50

💧 Level of Interest <30

 Outcome
💧 Above 600: Admit

💧 551-600: Likely Admit

💧 401-550: Adcom Discussion

💧 350-400: Waitlist/Defer

💧 Below 350: Reject

💧 Beware of *the cut line*

 Sample CommonApp
💧 What can you see? 14LASLC.ED-sample.unknown.pdf
 Most impressive thing about …
Person Most impressive thing
A Very passionate about tech + great communication skill
B A lot of activities + expressive leadership
C Unique way-of-thinking + strong knowledge of social
sciences
D Many academic awards + special family background
- Humans often cannot confirm their best traits
- Impressive things about your peers reflect the coming competition in admission
- Know what you should focus on
- Know what you should plan to defeat
 Elephant in the room
💧 1+1=2
3+2=5
2+1=3
4+5=9
3+3=6
5+4=8
9 + 4 = 13
8 + 7 = 16
7 + 12 = 19
 1 plus 1 not equal 2
What you know most What you don’t know at all
Computer Science Literature

Mathematics Graphic Design

Communication Mathematics

Philosophy Mechanical Engineering

- At the highest level (top 25 or 40): SAT/ACT essay performance are important
- Find a way to bridge differences
- Why Caroline was deferred?
 Checklist
💧 1. Education

💧 2. Awards

💧 3. Leadership

💧 4. Community

💧 5. Creativity

💧 6. Logic

💧 7. Experience

💧 8. Culture

💧 9. Diversity
 Quantiative Checklist Resume
Detail Lead Creati Logic Exp Culture Diverse
(3-0) ve (3-0) (3-0) (3-0) (3-0)
(3-0)

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

Activity 4

Activity 5

OK score is 36+
 Qualitative Checklist Essay
Detail Lead Creati Logic Exp Culture Diverse
(3-0) ve (3-0) (3-0) (3-0) (3-0)
(3-0)

Supporting Detail 1 2 0 2 1 0 0
Leadership role in science fair

Supporting Detail 2 0 2 0 1 2 1
Helping logistics in schools’ talent show

Supporting Detail 3 0 0 0 1 1 2
Teach English alongside int volunteers

OK score is 18+
Aim for 3 in each criterion for rounded, 7 in one criterion for spiked
 What will you write?
Detail Lead Creati Logic Exp Culture Diverse
(3-0) ve (3-1) (3-1) (3-1) (3-1)
(3-1)

Minimum Score is 12, Good score is 18+

Aim for 3 in each criterion for rounded, 15 in one criterion for spiked
Secret [often-forgotten] Weapons
💧 Ethics

💧 Power

💧 Conflicts