<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] School: Stern
[</em>] SAT: 790M 780V 760W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 IIC 780 IC 750 Physics 750 USH
[</em>] GPA: 94.2 uw
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats: I'll finish HS with 13H and 15AP
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: o.k. but i don't claim to be a great writer
[</em>] Teacher Recs:assume pretty good but didn't read
[<em>] Counselor Rec:^
[</em>] Hook (if any):nope, if there were antihook it would be a lot of ppl from my school apply there
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:NY
[</em>] School Type:Public, but pretty competitive ranked overall in the 20s
[<em>] Ethnicity:Chinese
[</em>] Gender:M
[li] Why I think I was selected/rejected: Good scores/grades, Bus ec's[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Extracurriculars: international finalist for DECA, I did well at national tournaments for LD Debate and Speech, I intern at Washington Mutual and have worked over 1000 hours there among other things.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at CAS
GPA: 3.9 uw, 4.3 w
Rank: 31/570
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese-Cambodian)
SAT/ACT: 2240 -- M780 CR740 W720
SATII: MIIC790 Lit740 WH640
ECs: Good-Great
Other info: Thought my essays were good. Probably some good recs.. one of my teachers went to NYU and said he could picture me there.. Haven't told him yet, oops! hahah</p>
<p>Stats:
School: Gallatin
SAT: CR: 770 M: 620 W: 640
SAT IIs: US Hist: 590 Physics: 600 Lit: 720
GPA: 3.66 and 4.14
Rank: top 10%
Other stats: 7 APS, lots of band, lots of leadership, lots of yearbook and photography stuff, really good community service thing (a camp for battered children)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: honestly, I think that they were good. different topic, it was about where i live
Teacher Recs:pretty good
Counselor Rec:??? no idea. good?
Hook (if any):my essay. made me seem really different</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:Texas
School Type:Public, not nationally known or anything, just a city high school
Ethnicity:Mexican American
Gender:F
Why I think I was selected/rejected: my essay
Other Factors: where i was from (arlington, tx, and the camp that I did. Also, I believe I showed a lot of passion in all my essays. took pretty hard classes)</p>
<p>Hepstar: I think I'm actually the dumbest person here. 2010 SATs and just outside of top 10% (though, in my defense, I will say that I a) didn't study or anything for the SATs and b) did as little as possible to get by in hs). But I still take the prize for the dumbest!</p>
<p>Stats:
School: Stern (Scholars)
SAT: 780 M 750 V 800 W
SAT IIs: 800 IIC 680 US Hist. 600 French
GPA: 3.78 UW (on my school's weird scale)
Rank: no rank
Other stats: IB Diploma Programme candidate</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good... and kind of controversial
Teacher Recs:fantastic
Counselor Rec: very good
Hook (if any): very into business... Fed Challenge, placed at FBLA nationals, DECA international finalist, 2 internships. </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: very competitive public magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender:M</p>
<p>Stats:
School: Stern (Scholars)
SAT: 2360 composite, 760 M, 800 V, 800 W (2 sittings)
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 790 Bio, 750 Literature
GPA: 3.9 UW, 10 AP's by the end of this year
Rank: no rank
Other stats: 4 5's on AP exams</p>
<p>Subjective: doesn't everyone think their essays and recs are good?
Essays:
Teacher Recs:
Counselor Rec:
Extracurriculars: Newspaper EIC, Model UN president, medical research, dance, piano, Habitat for Humanity
Hook (if any): no idea</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: competitive suburban public school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F</p>
<p>Stats:
School: Stern (Scholars Program)
SAT: 710 M 740 V 790 W
SAT IIs: 740 Math Level 2, 720 Bio-E, 650 Lit.
GPA: 4.2 W-ish (school doesn't really tell us)
Rank: top 5%
Other stats: MUN Pres., Student Council Pres., Varsity Tennis Captain, Gov. School, independent overseas volunteer trips, etc etc</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recs: im assuming great (didn't read them)
Counselor Rec: great
Hook (if any): lots of leadership, strong focus on international studies</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: small private
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender:M</p>
<p>"Hepstar: I think I'm actually the dumbest person here. 2010 SATs and just outside of top 10% (though, in my defense, I will say that I a) didn't study or anything for the SATs and b) did as little as possible to get by in hs). But I still take the prize for the dumbest!"</p>
<p>Trust me, I'm probably the dumbest, although you're entitled to your opinion. My SAT II scores are much lower than yours (650 and 650 vs. 770 and 700) and you have a 31 ACT, which equates to almost a 2100 SAT. It also appears that you have better ECs than me. Mine were just good while yours were excellent. It was my volunteer work and essay that made me stand out IMO. The only things I beat you on were the SAT by a mere 20 points and class rank. You might attend a more competitive school than me, so that might explain your lower rank. I still think I’m the dumbest here, but you can think what you want. At least I have the title of the dumbest person in my school to get an NYU scholarship.</p>
<p>School: Stern
SAT: 2130 (740 M, 700 W, 690 CR)
SAT IIs: 740 Math 1, 730 Math 2, 650 Spanish
GPA: 3.98 UW
Rank: 8/340
Other stats: ACT-34, Taken all honors and AP (6 total) courses, took an applied economics class, very active in the band, run track, co-president of two clubs including the academic team, bulletin editor in Key Club, member of NHS, plus a few others.</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Essays: Not too bad. I liked my "What I did last Sunday" one.
Teacher Recs: Probably pretty good (I had 3).
Counselor Rec: See above.
Hook (if any): Not too sure.</p>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<p>State or Country: OH
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
Why I think I was selected/rejected: Well-rounded EC's, good grades and ACT score, business experience.</p>
<p>hey! for people who have heard...are these all decisions via the "sunday at the square" invitations or have you guys received actual official acceptance letters?</p>
<p>School: Stern (Scholars Program)
SAT: 2130 (740 M, 710 W, 620 CR)
SAT IIs: 790 US History, 780 Math II, 650 Literature
GPA: 4.15 W
Rank: 3/190
Other stats: Taken hardest courses possible. Taking an Independent Study in Calc, Stat, and Linear Algebra this year.<br>
Ecs: Editor and Chief of Yearbook, DECA State and International Finalist, President of Local Swim Club, Did an internship for the past two summers with my Town Manager, looks of other stuff too.
Subjective:</p>
<p>Essays: Decent, they were pretty good.
Teacher Recs: One was fantastic. The other two were good.
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): Idk</p>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<p>State or Country: NJ
School Type: Public (semi-competitive)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Why I think I was selected/rejected: Well rounded, with some good business internships, etc? and an excellent rec.</p>
<p>The Sunday at the Square invite comes with an official acceptance letter (and nothing else) and through snail mail, in a big envelope, to be exact. I haven't heard anything online from Stern.</p>
<p>Stats
School: STERN!!! (Scholars Program)
SAT: 2400
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Bio M
GPA: 4.3W
Rank: school doesn't rank
Other stats:
Ecs: the typical...</p>
<p>Subjective
Essays: it was okay, recycled from another school
Teacher Recs: one was good, didn't read the other
Counselor Rec: it was okay
Hook (if any): no clue ... submitted my app last minute, kind of out of whim</p>
<p>Location/Person
State or Country: JERSEY, obviously ;)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Why I think I was selected/rejected: I don't know.
surprised that i got in... i never took business courses and i didn't really have strong extracurriculars/awards...</p>
<p>really happy, though i'm choosing dartmouth (got a likely letter last week) over stern</p>
<p>Stats
School: STERN (Scholars Program)
SAT: 780 M, 720 CR, 770 W
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 760 Chemistry, 760 US History
GPA: 3.90 UW
Rank: school doesn't rank
Other stats:
Ecs: President of non-profit organization, Peer Leader. Not great in terms of Business, but a lot of science awards.</p>
<p>Subjective
Essays: Pretty good.
Teacher Recs: one was really good, not sure about the other
Counselor Rec: assuming good.</p>
<p>Location/Person
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Public (Magnet School)
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Why I think I was selected/rejected:
Good GPA, sat scores, and strong academic courseload. Lot of community involvement through the non-profit organization.
I guess that outweighed my lack of business background.</p>
<p>Stats:
School: CAS
SAT: 2100 composite (670 V 690 M 740 W), 1360/1600
SAT IIs: 660 Math IC 660 Lit
GPA: 94.33 UW
Rank: 28/372, top 7.5%
Other stats: 31 ACT</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: good i think
Extracurriculars: debate, yearbook, math club, library service, hopsital volunteer, interned at places, run website, co-president of student-athlete group, travel baseball, cyo basketball, poetry contest finalist
Hook (if any): legacy (father-law school, mom-undergrad)</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: competitive catholic high school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: M
Why I think I was selected/rejected: hopefully my stats and essays, if not-my legacy</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted at CAS for Comparative Literature
GPA: 3.48 UW 4.38 w
Rank: school does not rank
Ethnicity: Russian Jewish
SAT/ACT: 720 CR, 770 M, 720 W
SATII: 750 Lit, 770 Spanish, 680 US Hist
ECs: Youngest intern in history for a political fundraising firm... among a few others
Other info: awesome recs / essays :)</p>
<p>Stats:
School: Gallatin
SAT: 2130 composite, 710 M, 750 V, 670 W (1 sitting)
SAT IIs: 800 World History, 800 US History
GPA: 3.8 weighted, 8 AP's by the end of this year
Rank: no rank
Other stats: 4 5's on AP exams</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Los Angeles
School Type: most prestigious private high school west of the Mississippi
Ethnicity: Jewish
Gender: M</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted.
Stats:
School: Stern (Scholars)
SAT: 1570/2310 (800 M, 770 CR, 740 W)
SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 710 World History, 670 Literature
GPA: 3.72 UW, 4.2 W
Rank: School doesn't rank
Other stats: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distrinction (3 5's and 2 4's)
Other Factors: Ranked in the state for Speech and Debate and nationally recognized in Speech.
Extracurriculars: Debate Captain, Secretary for National Forensics League, Yearbook Editor, Newspaper Staff Writer, JV Tennis, Intern at State Senator's Office over the summer, Work Experience as a Customer Service Rep, Took classes over the summer at a community college
Subjective:
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recs: Probably very good
Counselor Rec: Probably very good
Hook (if any): None really</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Why I think I was selected/rejected: Standardized test scores, EC's, and business experience.</p>