<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2360 (800 CR, 790 M, 770 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 IIC, 760 USH, 740 Bio M
[<em>] GPA: mostly A’s and A-'s
[</em>] Rank: not calculated
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: pretty good, I think
[<em>] Teacher Recs: probably good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably good
[<em>] Hook (if any): dunno
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NYC
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[<em>] Gender: male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: community service, science research, two varsity sports (captain of one), writing for school newspapers, president of a club
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: I guess I had what they were looking for
[</em>] Other thoughts: I’m so happy, now to decide…
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2320 (800 CR, 760 M, 760 W)
SAT IIs: 800 IIC, 710 USH, 750 Bio M
ACT: 34
APs: USH 5, Euro 5, Calc AB 5
GPA: 3.91
Rank: not calculated</p>
<p>Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: have gotten positive feedback
Teacher Recs: awesome
Counselor Rec: probably good
Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: MN
School Type: private
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: female</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: community service(teaching Chinese to 2nd graders), science research, drama/stage crew (2 letters), news editor for school newspaper, co-captain of math league/quiz bowl teams
Awards: quite a few from school, nat'l merit scholar, AP scholar, some science awards</p>
<p>Why I think I was accepted/deferred: I was lucky- comparable schools (Swat/Williams) rejected/waitlisted me (respectively).</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1550 (old thing, 750 V 800M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 670 Lit, 680 USH, 740 MIIC
[<em>] GPA: 8.2 8.3 8.7 (10th 11th 12th grades respectively. GPAs in Vietnam tend to be lower than in the US b/c big marks are few and far between. But mine still sucks even by VNmese standards:D)
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats: TOEFL PBT 670/677 (I never sent Amherst these scores b/c it was waived. It prolly wouldn't have mattered anyway)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I liked the common one. The supp was written at 5 AM Dec 31 in a state of semi-stupor after an all-nighter I spent chatting and procrastinating. Plus I picked the prompt about "the universe" b/c the other ones were like too random;) I was afraid it was too cliched and not very personal. I had to stretch a bit to make it not too short - the result was 400 words out of a 500-word limit)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 2 required (mediocre), 1 peer rec (neat), 2 additional (good, maybe). I was frantic, alright.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: 1 for SSR (good to great)
[<em>] Hook (if any): I took SAT IIs in the social sciences and humanities, which very few Asians/VNmese in particular do. Not stellar scores (see above) but it worked:) Otherwise I had a bunch of antihooks: intel asking for A WHOLE LOT of finaid, bit nerdy, so-so stats, essays and rec.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Hanoi, Vietnam
[<em>] School Type: public magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]Other Factors: See the "hook" section above. Btw, my ECs and awards were all deeply involved with studying/teaching ESL (English as a second language). I enjoyed every bit of it. General Comments: I'm totally surprised at the acceptance. I'm loving Amherst though, especially its Open Curriculum. Waiting for acceptances from other CC'ers:)</p>
<p>Btw, this is the post format (purple is for Amherst:)) DO remember to delete the spaces inside square brackets:)
[ size=+1][ color=purple][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2310
[</em>] SAT IIs: 530 Spanish, 700 US History, 800 Literature
[<em>] GPA: about 4.3 W
[</em>] Rank: 4/180ish
[<em>] Other stats: National Honor Society, National Merit Finalist, High Honors, NCTE Writing Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I really liked them, and writing is my strength ...
[<em>] Teacher Recs: probably fantastic (my econ teacher loves me)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: not sure, didn't read any of them
[<em>] ECs: Mock Trial, Fed Challenge, theater, Appalachia Service Project, Quiz Bowl
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Indiana
[</em>] School Type: private Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: Nothing that I know of, really. General Comments: I'm basically crushed right now ... Amherst was my first choice school and I would give up all my other acceptances to have one from them. I think I'll stay on the waitlist, but I'll end up choosing between Princeton, Carleton, and Haverford, most likely.</p>
<p>Your recs seem much stronger than mine in academics..and i got accepted.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2150 (670CR, 800M, 690W)
SAT IIs: 690 US Hist, 740 Math IC
GPA: 3.94 UW (the cap is 4)
Rank: 5/431
Other stats: National Merit, Various Language Honor Societies, International Thespian Society</p>
<p>Essays: This probably got me in. I had gut-wrenching tearful stories.
Teacher Recs: whose recs aren't fantastic, anyway?
Counselor Rec: not sure...don't even know how counselors would know me</p>
<p>ECs: NJ All State Choir, ACDA All Eastern Choir, Enormous amount of other a-capella and rock groups, Piano, Enormous amount of Drama, some community service, miscellaneous clubs</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New Jersey
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian(Korean), can be called "international" as I've been in the country for only 4+ years, but I am a resident.
Gender: male</p>
<p>I am really happy I got into Amherst..
again, the supplemental essay probably got me in--
I literally had tearful stories that you see on the news.</p>
<p>I've been rejected by Brown, Dartmouth, Williams, Swarthmore and was waitlisted by Haverford, and Amherst is the only place I sent that essay to.
College processions are really random...this one kid I know had sub-2000 SAT and class rank of 27/431 but still got into Swarthmore. crazy world.</p>
<p>Yeah, pastariffic, for the record, got the shaft. I know her, and I know that her essays were far better than mine, and she beat me head-to-head more times than I can count, yet I got in...I'll never understand college apps...</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (from my statement above...duh...)</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]SAT: 2360 (800M 800CR 760W)[<em>]SAT II: 800 M II 800 WHist. 740 US Hist.[</em>]GPA: 4.2-ish weighted[<em>]Rank: 7/180-ish[</em>]Other Stats: National Merit Finalist, National Honor Society, High Honors, Presidential Scholar Nominee (hopefully more)[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Not the best writer, but good when I need to be, and I'm really good at making a little sound like a lot...so they turned out ok...[</em>]Teacher Recs: Pretty Awesome (Econ teacher loves me)[<em>]Counselor Rec: Not the best writer, nor does she know me that well, but I know it was decent, most likely[</em>]ECs: Mock Trial, Fed Challenge, ECON Challenge (captain), Quiz Bowl (2-year captain), Soccer (2 years), Hindu Sunday school/Community Service (monthly soup kitchen), Political activity (St. Joe Young Dems officer, Pres. of Harvard Ext. School Dems in summer of 2005)[<em>]Hook(if any): Hindu at a Catholic school, asian applying from northern Indiana, Harvard summer school/college courses & rec from college professor[/ul] Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>]State or country: Indiana[<em>]School type: Private Catholic[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian/Pacific Islander/Indian Subcontinent (I love how they group us all together)[li]Gender: Male[/ul][/li]Other Factors:: Besides possible hooks, no, not really General Comments: I'm of course thrilled to get into Amherst, but I'm wrestling with whether or not the small-school-approach is best for me. I suppose that's what I'll have to decide in the next couple of weeks, along with whether it's worth paying, over Notre Dame free (faculty brat), or Washington University in St. Louis (part. scholarship)</p>
<p>Stats:
* SAT: 2360 (760M 800CR 800W)
* SAT II: ...actually, none of my SAT scores matter, because I sent in the ACT (35)
* GPA: 4.7? weighted.
* Rank: 1/450
* Other Stats: NMF, NHS, Prez Scholar nominee, Harvard Book Award, a lot of National Forensic League stuff, IB diploma candidate</p>
<p>Subjective:
* Well, for what it counts, it was very heartfelt.
* Teacher Recs: pretty good. One was definitely amazing.
* Counselor Rec: decent. Definitely original.<br>
* ECs: debate and forensics, violin, Student Gov't, student-run service program
* Hook(if any): For the first time in my life, I'm wholeheartedly thrilled to live in Kansas.</p>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or country: ...Kansas.
* School type: competitive public
* Ethnicity: Caucasian
* Gender: Female
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: I'm a little shocked... I wasn't expecting to get in, and I'd actually pretty much ruled out Amherst because I didn't want to get high hopes and then have to face rejection. In the past two months I've resigned myself to attending some of the other schools on my list, but an acceptance at Amherst complicates things. Definitely unexpected.</p>
<p>Haha ... no worries, Deanchhsw and hanumang06 (wth? small world ...) A lot of people are qualified who don't get in ... that's life ... good luck with your decisions!</p>
<p>Got in because of a sport. 4 years varsity in high school in said sport.
Had decent extracurriculars.
Brother went to Amherst.
Planning to attend? Yes. Solid.</p>
<p>Rejected..
3.76 uw GPA
31 ACT, 12 on writing
Lots of ecs, won't bother to list
Kind of a bummer, was deferred early, but I'm not too upset because I'll be going to Tufts which was a very close second choice. Congrats to everyone who got in though!</p>
<p>waitlisted. kind of disappointed, Amherst was my first choice, but I've got lots of great choices: Brown, Carleton, BC, ND, Bowdoin. I am keeping my place on the waitlist though.</p>
<p>Admitted.
4.00 uw GPA, 4.3 cumulative weighted
Flute, German Club, Science Olympiad, other music stuff
Essays definitely weird; I was in my Annie Dillard stage at the time</p>
<p>I <3 Amherst! I'd give anything to go there, and it seems I'll have to, since they decided my family's rich (when we're not). How hard is it to pay off 40k in student loans? I'll start working on it.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.96 UW, 4.7 W
SAT: 2340 (740M, 800 CR, 800 W)
AP's: Calc BC, French lang, US history (all 5's)
EC's: lots and lots of community service and human rights activism, art, swimming.</p>
<p>Kind of disappointed, but I'm going to MIT, so not staying on the waitlist. :)</p>
<p>Accepted!!! I'm ecstatic!!! I found out via the "admitted students" chat invitation in my e-mail today at school, and I ran around yelling in the hallways for a few minutes. Yes, I know, I am somewhat, uh, quirky. :)</p>