<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I saw that a bunch of other forums have this sort of thread. Umm, I guess I will start with my stats. Congrats to everyone else who got in today and I hope to see all of you next year! Feel free to add whatever you want.</p>
<p>Tim
Alabama
ACT-28</p>
<p>Stong Part of app- extra curr. and class rank
Things that set you apart- First gen. student
Favorite thing about American U.- the location!!!</p>
<p>Michele
Massachusetts
ACT-29; SAT 1980 (I only submitted SAT)</p>
<p>Stong Part of app- EC's
Things that set you apart- I have studied three foreign languages at honors levels (6yrs German, 1 1/2 yr Spanish, 1 yr Chinese)
Favorite thing about American U. - gotta go with location as well!</p>
<p>Colin
Maryland
SAT 2030 </p>
<p>Strong part of app- Class rank (4 out of 262), GPA, ECs
Things that set me apart- three languages (French, Spanish, Latin), focus on liberal arts, obscure major? (language/area studies French and Europe)
Favorite thing about AU- Political culture</p>
<p>Christian
Virginia
SAT - 1900</p>
<p>Strong part of app - GPA, Course Load, ECs
Things that set me apart - International. Took High School in Canada and the US. Speak English, Spanish, and French. Have lived in 4 different countries, 3 different continents, 5 different cities. good historical mind
Applied - Kogod School of Business - Accepted into it.
Favourite thing about AU - Campus, and Business School.</p>
<p>Congrats, you guys! Would you mind listing your GPA also so those of us still waiting to hear and future applicants can guage their performances?</p>
<p>oh um GPA is 4.3 weighted or like 3.9 unweighted.
applied to SIS
international studies
class rank 5 out of 106</p>
<p>John
Hawaii
ACT -31 (34,34,30,25)</p>
<p>GPA, 3.5 UW
AP Classes- AP Bio, AP Chem, AP US History, AP Physics C, AP Calc BC
All honors courseload.</p>
<p>Independent Scientific Research.<br>
Applied-College of Arts and Sciences
Favorite- Location, Campus, Internships</p>
<p>Rachel
Virginia
SAT- 1980 GPA- 3.8 Weighted</p>
<p>Strong Part of application- Extensive list of political ECs
Things that set me apart-Political experience, participated in highly selective (15% acceptance rate) political leaders program
Favorite thing about AU- obviously location and political science program</p>
<p>I also see I have a fellow Virginia AU student (surprising I know...) Christian where in VA are you from?</p>
<p>Hey, youngpolitico im in Northern Virginia, Mclean, so i'll probably live at home xP haha, where abouts are you?</p>
<p>as for GPA - 3.446 -for a senior year transfer student not too bad.. and im not sure if that is weighted or now =/ all i know is that when the AU person came to speak and said they expected 3.5 GPA, that it was an equivalent of a 3.0 from Langley High School... lol</p>
<p>has anyone from california heard?</p>
<p>ckingston9 I'm in Charlottesville...so a little further away. Luckily I won't have to be living at home during college unlike all of my friends who are waiting to hear from UVA on the 25th. I'm think there'll be a bunch of us Virginians swarming DC in the fall :)</p>
<p>OMG! I'M SOOOO HAPPY FOR ALL OF YOU! :) :) :) I'LL PM THOSE OF YOU I KNOW, BUT THIS IS MAKING FOR A VERY HAPPY NIGHT FOR ME! those who know me, know i've been here rooting for all of you! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!!! tim and christian...way to go! i've gotten other PMs, so there are more kids out there with good AU news! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!!!</p>
<p>haha thanks HCM i got the text from my mum during english class... oo btw to those who havent received the letter yet.. its a big anti-climax... it says congratulations on the outside so theres no tense opening of the letter haha... but yea... it feels great to be in and i paid my deposit already so i'll see you all there next year!</p>
<p>Ted
California
2230
3.9/3.67</p>
<p>Strong part of app: well-roundedness of ec's, strong SAT scores
Thing that sets you apart: 3 languages (english, chinese, french), umm...
Favorite thing about AU: access to dc and also a strong residential community</p>
<p>Wait....I'm confused. Do they senc acceptances via e-mail, or is it snail mail???</p>
<p>its sent via email</p>
<p>When do you think we will hear about finanacial aid and scholarships? That will make it or break it for me.</p>
<p>I think that'll come in the same packet as does the admissions info.</p>
<p>And for those interested, my GPA was 4.71/3.95</p>
<p>has anyone gotten an email in NY?</p>
<p>hokiefan: Any FA/scholarship info will be included in your snail mail admissions packet.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all who have been accepted so far!</p>