<p>sorry i am new to this community n i dont know how to get the colours</p>
<p>On the:
[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted : Drexel university list[ /b][ /color]
[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted : Washington University in St.Louis list[ /b][ /color]</p>
<p>Remove the space between the “[” and “color” and between the “[” and “b” and between the “]” “/b” and “[” “/color.”</p>
<p>So:
Decision: Accepted : Drexel university list
Decision: Accepted : Washington University in St.Louis list</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Decision: Waitlisted: None
Decision: Rejected: None
Decision: Pending: None</p>
<p>** HS backgroud:**[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): did not take
[</em>] ACT: did not take
[<em>] SAT II: did not take
[</em>] HS GPA (out of 4.0): dropped out, got GED
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): see above
[</em>] HS Extracurriculars: see above</p>
<p>[/ul]College stats:[ul]
[<em>] College GPA (4.0 scale): 3.789
[</em>] College Credits: 80
[<em>] College Extracurriculars: no school affiliated ecs, co-founder of community group
[</em>] Essays(simple comments): I’m assuming they were ok since I was accepted
[<em>] Professor’s Recommendation: very generous!
[</em>] Interview(if applicable): not applicable</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: community college
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): non-traditional student, have overcome setbacks</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses: it took me four years to complete a 2yr degree
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea was I was accepted. I honestly planned to be rejected from every school to which I applied. I also applied the day before the deadline to schools with rolling admissions.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I hope my comments help someone. Honestly, college admissions is not worth the stress afforded to it though it is easy to forget that in the process.</p>
<p>bumpbumpbump</p>
<p>unfortunately a lot of schools don’t tell people till very late… I applied to 5 schools and have only heard back from one</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted: Davidson College
Decision: Waitlisted: None
Decision: Rejected: None
Decision: Pending: Williams, Amherst, Dartmouth, Brown
* HS backgroud:
* SAT I (breakdown): 800 math, 700 reading, 760 writing
* SAT II: 770 Math II, 770 Chemistry, 650 HIstory (ouch)
* HS GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90 at a prep school
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
* HS Extracurriculars:Rowing (stroke for nationals boat for two years), crew, research at yale hospital
* College stats:
* College GPA (4.0 scale):3.95
* College Credits: 31
* College Extracurriculars:Crew, EMTing
* Essays(simple comments): Pretty strong essays all around,
* Professor’s Recommendation: great, took them from my two smallest sections (chem lab and spanish)
* Interview(if applicable):Had an “information session” with DAvidson, was awesome
* Other
* State (if domestic applicant): CT
* Country (if international applicant):USA
* School Type:Georgetown
* Ethnicity:White
* Gender:Male
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): EMTing and rowing, plus I have some medical publications</p>
<pre><code>* Reflection
- Strengths: Sciences, absolutely. Writing as well.
- Weaknesses: Liberal arts (my only B+'s in high school), though not as much anymore.
- Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Great face time with Davidson, plus I had a pretty strong interview and good essays/recs.
- General Comments:
- I made the wrong choice of going to Gtown because of a name and I URGE others not to do the same. Second time around, I decided I wanted a really personal, rural school, and I really don’t care about name as much as professors (I met the chem professors at all of the schools before I applied, and really picked based on this).
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<p>Decision: Accepted - Cornell University
Decision: Waitlisted - None
Decision: Rejected - None
Decision: Pending - University of Pennsylvania</p>
<p>** HS backgroud:**[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did not sent
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Did not Sent
[</em>] HS GPA (out of 4.0): 90-94ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/300
[</em>] HS Extracurriculars: Varsity Tennis, Varsity Soccer, JV Soccer, MESA, Environmental Club, N2Him (Christian Learning Club), Math Club, NESBE, ACE (Engineering internship), National Honor Society, Relay for Life, Student Sharing Coalition, Church, Tutor, and a lot which I can’t remember.</p>
<p>[/ul]College stats:[ul]
[<em>] College GPA (4.0 scale): 3.8
[</em>] College Credits: 32 (Also taking a summer course so that will be 34 by Fall 09)
[<em>] College Extracurriculars: Outdoor Adventures, Bible Club, Tennis, Soccer, Church, Relay for Life
[</em>] Essays(simple comments): I wrote each of one of my essays specifically towards that school.
[<em>] Professor’s Recommendation: Excellent
[</em>] Interview(if applicable): N/a</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type:Community College
[</em>] Ethnicity:Chinese
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM I think. I don’t see myself as a URM if I go to Cornell or UPenn.</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection:[ul]</p>
<p>[li]Strengths: Essays, GPA, ECs, Never bashed at my school</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Weaknesses:</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted mainly because of essays in my opinion. My essays showed that I did research the school, I did wanted to transfer, and I am willing to work hard.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck everyone!! Hope you all find your place.</p>
<p>congrats to you all so far. Hopefully we will have more exciting news.</p>
<p>may I ask a question to above all: How do you know your prof’s recommendations are great? It’s kinda trivial, but it will be useful for other people here to post their stats precisely.</p>
<p>^they gave me a copy of it after I submitted my application in the mail.</p>
<p>my professors said the point was I wasn’t supposed to look at it lol… but I know they were at least good</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted: Amherst College</p>
<p>** HS background:**[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: n/a
[</em>] HS GPA (out of 4.0): no idea, terrible
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): probably not very high
[</em>] HS Extracurriculars: slacking, skipping class, not doing my homework</p>
<p>[/ul]College stats:[ul]
[<em>] College GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
[</em>] College Credits: 65
[<em>] College Extracurriculars: Phi Theta Kappa, Philosophy Club
[</em>] Essays(simple comments):Common App autobiographical, about lessons I learned in the Army. Supplemental apps covered topics ranging from politics to immortality.
[<em>] Professor’s Recommendation:stellar
[</em>] Interview(if applicable): I did meet with a Dean.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New Hampshire
[</em>] School Type: Community College
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, Army Vet</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Being a veteran was a hook. They just started a scholarship fund for vets.
[</em>] Weaknesses: No standardized test scores because I’d been out of school for so long.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Vet with the credentials showing I can hack it.[/li][/ul]General Comments: super psyched, was my first choice. accepting admission over Columbia GS</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted: University of Virginia, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Decision: Waitlisted: Georgetown University</p>
<p>** HS backgroud:**[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 750 Math/720 Critical Reading/730 Writing
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math 1: 700; Math 2: 730
[</em>] HS GPA (out of 4.0): 3.50
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] HS Extracurriculars: Leadership Development Program, Worked in Pharmacy, Rugby Team, President of Ultimate Frisbee Club</p>
<p>[/ul]College stats:[ul]
[<em>] College GPA (4.0 scale): 3.93
[</em>] College Credits: 19
[<em>] College Extracurriculars: Ultimate Frisbee Club Team, Community Service, Rugby, Doing Summer Research in a lab
[</em>] Essays(simple comments): All about working in the pharmacy and why it makes me want to be a chem major
[<em>] Professor’s Recommendation: prof said that i walk on water. for whatever that’s worth
[</em>] Interview(if applicable): N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut (Out of State for both schools)
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): The pharmacy thing. I want a chemistry degree to help people get drugs when they can’t afford them.</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: College Grades, Standardized Test Scores, Essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: High School Grades, no doubt
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I suppose my improvement. I had the test scores to get into those schools, but my grades weren’t close. I really tried to up my game freshman year, and it paid off.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Best of luck to everyone else</p>
<p>bumpbumpbump</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted: New York University, Washington University St. Louis, Ohio State
Decision: Rejected: University of Pennsylvania
Still Waiting: Northwestern</p>
<p>HS backgroud:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 31
SAT II: N/A
HS GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 40 percent
HS Extracurriculars: 4 years of varsity soccer, 2 years as varsity captain, started my own bible study for athletes, month long work trip at an orphanage in the Dominican Republic, 2 years of peer mentoring to promote abstinence</p>
<p>College stats:
College GPA (4.0 scale): 3.81
College Credits: 27 (at time of applying) 43 now
College Extracurriculars: Varsity soccer at a top 25 division 1 school, started varsity athletes bible study
Essays(simple comments): About why I wanted to leave and hardships that I have conquered to make me stronger, also one about career goals of wanting to be on the Supreme Court
Professor’s Recommendation: I know they were good, don’t know how good
Interview(if applicable): N/A</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Publice
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Varsity soccer athlete that had gone through three surgeries by no fault of his own and were overcoming them to not only make in impact with soccer but used it to really jump start the academics</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Soccer
Weaknesses: High School Grades, Rank, one W on my transcript
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My major upward curve helped me i’m sure as well as the soccer and the good essays. My stuff wasn’t really on par with penn though so I didn’t really expect to get in.
General Comments: Really want to go to Penn for graduate school don’t care as much about undergrad.</p>
<p>Question: for pre-law or possible career in FBI or DEA or DOJ would it be better to go to NYU, WashU, or Wait for Northwestern?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted: Tufts University</p>
<p>** HS backgroud:**High School for two years, then an early entrance college program[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):n/a
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: n/a
[</em>] HS GPA (out of 4.0): ~104/100 (high school), 3.7 (EECP)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/435 (high school), n/a (eecp)
[</em>] HS Extracurriculars: Freshmen class secretary, Sophomore class treasurer, math club secretary, student council, latin club, volunteering (high school). Medical society, hospital volunteering, middle school tutoring, student council.</p>
<p>[/ul]College stats:[ul]
[<em>] College GPA (4.0 scale): 3.53 (when applied)
[</em>] College Credits: 73 (however, i applied as a sophomore transfer)
[<em>] College Extracurriculars: Hospital Volunteering, Philanthropy Council, Shadowing, Undergraduate Research
[</em>] Essays(simple comments): I wrote my essays for Tufts ONLY. None of that generic stuff where you could replace Tufts with another school’s name
[<em>] Professor’s Recommendation: Very good
[</em>] Interview(if applicable): N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public Flagship
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I was wait-listed last year and then subsequently placed on the summer waiting list</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA was a bit low
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed monumental interest last year when wait listed and I continued to this year. Also I think my essay was the strongest part of my application, so DO NOT blow off the essay.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I hope this helps the 2010 Tufts Transfer Applicants! GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to NYU - Gallatin</p>
<p>** HS backgroud:**[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2080
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 750 (Lit), 540 (US History)
[</em>] HS GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 UW
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[</em>] HS Extracurriculars: Model UN (leadership position), school newspaper editor, worked at an Off-Broadway show for 2 years, played in Broadway Show League softball.</p>
<p>[/ul]College stats:[ul] Marymount Manhattan College
[<em>] College GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
[</em>] College Credits: 28
[<em>] College Extracurriculars:
[</em>] Essays(simple comments): Pretty good, I thought. Talked about how the past year and my job changed me and my perspective.
[<em>] Professor’s Recommendation: Great, ringing endorsements. Also two additional recs, one from my boss, who is a Tony-nominated Broadway composer, and one from an Oscar Award winning actress I used to work with.
[</em>] Interview(if applicable): None.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: 3rd tier LAC
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really any “hook”, other than that I’ve been working as an assistant in my chosen industry for pretty impressive people for the past two years, and have made a lot of connections because of that.</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Uniqueness, I think, in terms of what I had to offer. I was also very clear about how I could use the Gallatin program to my advantage, very specific reasons for transferring, etc.
[</em>] Weaknesses: My high school stats are just not that impressive, to be honest, and I have a W on my transcript from the first semester. Also, because I work so much of the time, I don’t have a ton of extra currics from high school or college.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea, I’m COMPLETELY shocked.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I always see people stressing the importance of the 3.7 or above and I don’t think that’s necessary! Honestly, it’s about life experience, and proving that you can make use of the resources that would be provided to you in a creative and productive way. You have to show them you’d be an asset to the school, and sometimes, you can show that in other ways than having perfect stats.
Pending: USC, Loyola Marymount, and Fordham.
Rejected: Brown, Columbia, Sarah Lawrence.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted UNC Chapel Hill '11</p>
<p>** Pending:** Georgetown
** Rejected: ** Brown, Cornell</p>
<p>** HS backgroud:**[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1980
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 750 / 730 / 660
[</em>] HS GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] HS Extracurriculars: Model UN, Habitat for Humanity / Interact, Quiz Bowl, Lots of other things</p>
<p>[/ul]College stats:[ul]
[<em>] College GPA (4.0 scale): 3.8
[</em>] College Credits: 60
[<em>] College Extracurriculars: Research Assistant, Church, Model UN, Habitat / Volunteering, Chess, Many more
[</em>] Essays(simple comments): Bad
[<em>] Professor’s Recommendation: Fantastic
[</em>] Interview(if applicable):</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I had everything going for me to make this transfer thing finally happen- the gpa, great ECs, recommendations, etc.
[</em>] Weaknesses: That being said, my essays were very rushed and submitted at 3 AM (a day before the deadline) simply b/c I had had enough. Looking back, it makes sense because I had two papers due and a lot of other commitments on top of that. It’s a real shame I can’t say I truly laid it all out there for this process
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays Essays Essays[/li][/ul]General Comments: Kill the essays - put yourself out there, and show why you are unique and why you have to be at that school! I am absolutely siked to be going to Carolina and everyone I know has been so supportive to me during this process. There were times when I didn’t want to work on the applications!
But looking back, only a Brown acceptance would have made me think twice about UNC. Carolina Girls… Best in the World! Follow your heart! And there is always grad school!</p>
<p>Pending Decision: University of Washington - Seattle</p>
<p>** HS backgroud:**[ul]
[<em>]SAT Critical Reading - 570
SAT MATH - 600
SAT Writing - 550
SAT Essay Subscore - 008
SATMultChoiceSubscor - 055
[</em>] HS GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 (salutatorian)
[</em>] HS Extracurriculars: volunteered at animal shelter (1 year), swim team (1 year), tennis (1 year), running start (junior and senior year), part time job at Subway and McDonald’s (3 years)</p>
<p>[/ul]College stats:[ul]
[<em>] College GPA (4.0 scale): 3.95
[</em>] College Credits: 111 (at the end of this quarter)
[<em>] College Extracurriculars: working my ass off at my job at McDonald’s? Not much other than that sadly- I work really hard on school and work.
[</em>] Essays(simple comments): Talked about how working a part time job has really humbled me, how hard I’ve worked to be where I am now.
[<em>] Professor’s Recommendation: NA
[</em>] Interview(if applicable): NA</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Community College
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I am graduating with my AAUCT from a Washington state community college and I’m only 1 or 2 quarters away from entering my intended major. All of these are things that the UW gives priority to. I’m also only 19 years old, only a year out of high school and I have over 100 transferable credits.</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, preparation for major
[</em>] Weaknesses: EC
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I’m going to be accepted- my stats seem good enough. My dad encouraged me not to apply to any other schools because I should be able to get into the UW.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Ugh- I’m so nervous! I’ve applied for summer quarter and I won’t know if I’m in til May!!!</p>
<p>^^^This is the Results thread for Fall 2009, so I am closing it to prevent anyone else posting 2010 information.</p>