<p>My S is a student at AU, but for what you want and what you were offered, I’d say do Skidmore for now. AU is not that strong in liberal arts.</p>
<p>I’m still holding out for my two remaining realistic choices; Occidental and Oberlin; but I originally looked at American because of the opportunities of a decent school in DC (and because I was thinking of double-majoring in Political Science as well)…but I don’t think it would be worth it. Do you think it would be for a History/Poly-Sci double major looking to go into law/ go to law school?</p>
<p>Interestingly, four people at my competitive private school were accepted ED- one person to Kogod; one to SOC; one to CAS , and one to SPA… only the last person had stats close to mine and no one had the SAT scores … does AU fill ED and is that why I was offered only Spring 2011 admission with the Washington Mentorship Program at the Tenley campus for the Fall 2010 semester?</p>
<p>Did you show any interest in attending AU, other than filling out the application?</p>
<p>No, AU doesn’t even get close to filling ED. AU has just been getting very much more competitive. (and, if you look at the 2008-2009 stats on their website, you’d see that they rejected lots of folks with your stats and above last year.)</p>
<p>But if you think of yourself as a liberal arts major, you really should go to a liberal arts college.</p>
<p>@ hello5</p>
<p>Yes, because I talked to the state rep when she visited my school and asked questions; as well as took a tour of campus and met the admissions officers. I wanted a safer school on my list that offered immense and diverse opportunities; and I did like American.</p>
<p>@ mini</p>
<p>Is AU really that pre-professional?</p>
<p>The majority of AU students are in SIS and Kogod, with smaller numbers in the schools of communication and public affairs. Liberal arts students are a distinct minority (about a third), with science students a tiny proportion. And liberal arts includes all the language majors, who usually have minors or double majors in SIS, business, etc.</p>
<p>AU is very, very different than GWU.</p>
<p>Hmm… that’s interesting and thank you very much for the information!</p>
<p>I didn’t know that; I always envisioned it as a “liberal arts university” …One of my best friends was accepted ED to the SPA; with the same intent as I to go to graduate school afterwards, probably law…and 3 other people from my school also applied ED; one for CAS /Psych…</p>
<p>I never liked GWU… a bit too preppy for me (a non preppy guy who has been in northeastern prep schools his whole life).</p>
<p>Oh well… thanks for the info. I guess if it comes down to my safeties; I’m choosing Skidmore College.</p>
<p>I also got accepted (yay!)</p>
<p>Reading the posts, however, I feel a bit guilty. I was accepted, but to the spring term like skeete. My stats are definitely not as good as some of the ones I’ve read on here, however I suppose my essay was good as well as my recommendations. I have about a 3.4 gpa, upward trend this year (however, they didn’t consider that when I was accepted as far as I know). I’ve never been in varsity sports, but I worked as a youth mentor over the summer last year that was funded by the obama stimulus package (I’m guessing this might have given me a leg up…?). Again, I don’t know exactly what they saw in me but I’m glad I was accepted! 
I don’t think I will do the WMP program that I was invited to because of costs, however I do think I will attend American in the spring.</p>
<p>I was also accepted to the WMP program… when I read the letter I assumed it was a separate program that wasn’t very good/ hard to get into… but looking into it it looks pretty tight. You can intern right when you start? Cool… I didn’t have amazing stats, although compared to the rest of the schools I applied to I thought I would get into American</p>
<p>SAT I: 2000 (CR: 680, W: 680, M: 640)
SAT II: Lit: 630, US H: 680
APs: Statistics: 3, Art History: 4
Course load is all APs this year
played two sports on both travel and school teams
mock trial
intended major was international relations with a minor in middle eastern relations
went to china last summer and took mandarin classes at a university there
good essays
didn’t see the recs
i’m white and female from california, competitive public school</p>
<p>congratulations to everyone who got in!</p>
<p>32 ACT with great essays and everything. Major scholarship at Tulane and only waitlisted at BC, but I got waitlisted at American. What a joke. I would’ve considered it too since i was expecting a pretty large scholarship</p>
<p>ACCEPTED (I got mine a few weeks back)</p>
<p>Stats:
• SAT IIs: N/A
• ACT: 31 (Essay: 8)
• APs: US History (4), Biology (4), English Language (4), Spanish Language (5)
• GPA: 3.94 W, 3.5 UW
• Rank: 110/770
• Other stats: Taking 4 AP’s this year; AP Econ/AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Psychology, AP Statistics</p>
<p>Subjective:
• ECs listed on app: Wrestling Team (Varsity/JV Wrestler), Baron Banner (Entertainment Editor, Business Manager, Web Updater), Martial Arts Club (PR Rep), Some CC hours, a couple Magazines I wrote for
• Essays (subject and responses): About Sports and how I sucked at them.
• Teacher Recs: Did not read, but both teachers liked me lots.
• Counselor Rec: Probably Generic.
• Applied on: The last day </p>
<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country: CA
• School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Very Competitive OC school.
• Ethnicity: Hispanic
• Gender: Male
• Intended Major: Political Science</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:
I wish other schools would give as much money as AU.
Also accepted into College University Program.</p>
<p>A 32 ACT is not all that unusual anymore for AU and there are many other considerations that are factored into decisions. Scholarships, from what I have seen, have a tendency to be a bit random (especially for females, if this is the case) so I wouldn’t have counted on having received one. Tulane is known for doling out big scholarships, but their tuition is higher, too, so I wouldn’t put too much merit into using that as a gauge vs AU.</p>
<p>My daughter was accepted. I never really doubted she would get in, but it seems like many qualified kids have been put on WL??
She has a GPA 4.0, SAT 2200, ACT 33
Got a great merit scholarship and invitation to HP</p>
<p>My daughter got accepted, also a few weeks back, with excellent merit scholarship.
Her scores are quite good considering the hardship she went through…
- SAT I: 2100+
- SAT II: 790/750
- AP: 5, 5</p>
<p>Looking forward to the campus visit in April… </p>
<p>Wondering how AU compares with Georgetown and George Washington U, academic/community/culture wise?</p>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<p>3.4 UW/ 4.2 W</p>
<p>44/481</p>
<p>All honors/3 AP classes</p>
<p>31 on ACTs</p>
<p>In a load of ECs including volunteer work/internships </p>
<p>got the Dean’s Scholarship of 18k a year too</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Decision:ACCEPTED</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 690 CR/ 600 M / 710 W
-SAT IIs: 650 French with Listening, 730 US History
-ACT
-GPA 3.5
-Rank: School doesn’t rank,
-Other stats: Selected to (and took) college sophomore-level US History course at the National Institute of American History and Democracy at The College of William and Mary this summer…</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: excellent
-Teacher Recs: excellent, good, good
-Counselor Rec: very good
-Hook (if any): upward trend, URM (aa male), legacy</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: NJ
-School Type: competitive private
-Ethnicity: African American
-Gender: Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: strength: Extracurriculars, SAT scores, Essay/ weakness: GPA
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: GPA - upward trend</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Tech Editor of school newspaper, started fund for orphanage in africa, 4 years varsity/club fencing, peer mentor, member and soloist for school band and men’s acapella choir, city harvest volunteer
-Comments: I am not going to go…I’m waiting on one remaining target and if I’m not accepted there; I will attend Skidmore College; which has more of a liberal-arts focus.</p>
<p>I’m accepted as well. I was a little disappointed however. I had an interview with my admissions counselor a little under a year ago. She not only assured me I would be accepted, but also said I had a very good chance of getting merit aid and getting into the honors program. I had seen the stats for honors, and mine are a little under that, so I was surprised, and became increasingly hopeful. I’ve received my admissions packet with no money, and no invitation to join honors. It feels a little like a slap in the face. It’s also my most expensive school now by about 12 K. Probably won’t be attending.</p>
<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED :)</p>
<p>Stats:
• SAT IIs: Spanish (790) French (690) Chemistry (680)
• ACT: 30 (Essay: 10)
• APs: US History (4), European (3), Chemistry (3)
• GPA: 3.89 UW, 4.4+ W
• Rank: 7/353
• Other stats: My entire schedule this year is weighted (5 APs, 2 Honors). I got a 5.0 last semester. I’m a first generation, low-income URM. </p>
<p>Subjective:
• ECs listed on app: Science Club (historian), National Honors Society (member), Stream Team (member), Junior Achievement (VP of Finance), Art Club (member)
• Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about my name and how my perception of it has changed over the years. I also included something about goals I have set for myself.
• Teacher Recs: Didn’t read them, but both teachers love me.
• Counselor Rec: Probably really good as well.
• Applied on: Almost 3 weeks before the deadline</p>
<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country: MO
• School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public HS
• Ethnicity: Hispanic
• Gender: Female
• Intended Major: International Relations, Linguistics, International Studies (…are triple majors possible?)</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:
I was accepted into the Honors College. I am one of the Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars (congrats to everyone else who received this!).</p>
<p>I am 99.9% sure I will be attending 
Congratulations to all! :D</p>
<p>i applied before the deadline but i still haven’t received a decision from AU. what’s going on cos i’m getting worried :(</p>
<p>@cicianne
Maybe the post office is getting a little behind because of all the college letters being sent out?</p>