Hey guys, since we hear back today, I’ll go ahead and start the thread 
Could someone find the format? Greatly appreciated.
Good luck, everyone! Accepted or not, you rock!
format?
Format for sharing your decision, with status, ecs, hooks, etc. @hopingforsmu
Got it. Do you really think they will wait until 7pm? I keep checking the portal, hopeful they will post sooner.
@hopingforsmu I mean for our sake I hope it’s sooner, but I’ve seen schools be pretty on the dot
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Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected
Major:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards:
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
General Comments:
Hang in there everyone, about an hour away!
Sixteen minutes. Hope my phone battery lasts!
Got in! International student from Pakistan here.
Congrats, @cityrazzledazzle! I’m Pakistani too, but American as well. Represent
@freezycool thank you! That is so cool!
Deferred 
Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Major: Unspecified Business
ACT: 35
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/205
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro History (3), World History (4), Macro Econ (3), Micro Econ (4), English Language/Comp (3), AB Calc (5), Chemistry (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Stat, AP Cal BC, Honors English, DE Computer Sciences
Major Awards: National Merit Commended, National Honor Society
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SGA(VP), Student Ambassador (Councilman), Honor Council
Volunteer/Community service: 80+ hours
Essays: Good but nothing special
Teacher Recommendation: probably really good
Counselor Rec: solid she knows me well
Other
State (if domestic applicant): TN
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >200,000
Reflection
Strengths: Test Score, ECs
Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA
Hey did your acceptance say “your ability to maintain a rigorous academic curriculum along with your demanding leadership roles as co-founder and president of the —club, ----club, and —group especially impressed the committee” ??
They specifically mentioned 3 of my achievements & i’m not sure if it’s like that for everyone who’s accepted or i’m special LOL
Decision: Accepted
Major: Mechanical Engineering
ACT: 32
SAT I: 2030
SAT II: Math 800, Physics800, US History 650
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): na
AP (place score in parenthesis): a ton
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Spanish, AP Bio
Major Awards:
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A bunch
Essays: Good, did a lot of research on the school
Teacher Recommendation: dont know
Counselor Rec: dont know
Other
State (if domestic applicant): GA
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Reflection:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: GPA
Daughter accepted
SAT 2030
Weighted GPA 3.8
Lots of extra curriculars, community service, all AP’s at top high school
Essay: excellent
Female
In State
[size=+2]Decision: Accepted[ /size]
Major: Civil Engineering
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 32
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/280
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lit (4), APUSH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Phys 1, AP US Gov, English 12 H, magnet major programs
Major Awards: Scholar Award, local high school baseball team Player of the Year
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): YMSL, FBLA, National Business Honors Society, 4 years of baseball (2 varsity), 2 years scout ball, a bit more
Job/Work Experience: NA
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours through Young Men’s Service League
Summer Activities: summer baseball, community service, dogwalking/housesitting (nothing special lol)
Essays: Very good college-specific essays, average common app essay
Teacher Recommendation: average for both, 6-7/10
Counselor Rec: never saw it
Additional Rec: NA
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NV
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Civil Engineering
School Type: Local Magnet High School, top 5% in nation
Ethnicity: white, puerto rican
Gender: male
Income Bracket: ~150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, essays, stats above average
Reflection
Strengths: essays, stats above average, URM
Weaknesses: recs, common app essay
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: stats above the applicant pool, obvious interest shown through essays.
General Comments: Very excited!! This is pretty much the first college that I’ve been accepted to that I’m very interested in attending! Was chosen as an SMU Deans’ Scholar, waiting for departmental scholarships/financial aid possibly. So excited to attend! Congrats to everyone!
@aelucchesi @fhczsuntao
Also guys, where did it specify your major?? Mine doesn’t say im accepted to a major. It just says congratz u accepted
Seems most got accepted, Congrats!
@lucky010 I believe that they personalized the acceptance. Was very impressed. Pony up!!