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Decision: admitted/denied/waitlist/spring admission
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Anything extra:
(shoutout to the Penn State forum for the template)
Decision: ADMITTED!!!
ACT: 34
SAT: n/a
GPA: 3.51
Activities: Work as a swim teacher since freshman year, Model UN, Mentor for middle school students
Special programs: Applied to honors, but I haven’t seen a decision for that
Major: International studies
Anything extra: I go to a very competitive CA public high school, and I was sick for my first 2 years of high school which contributed towards my low GPA, plus I have an upwards trend in my grades (I put this in the “additional info” section of my app). Strong essays, strong LORs.
Congrats to everyone who was admitted!
Decision: Admitted!
ACT: 35
SAT: 1540
GPA: 4.0
Activities: speech and debate, activism, jsa, march for our lives, theatre
Special programs: Accepted into the Community Based Scholars Program
Major: Poli Sci
Decision: waitlisted
ACT: 27 (did not submit)
GPA: 3.98
Activities: captain of V cheer, V softball member, multiple clubs, and over 1500 volunteer hours…
Special programs: None
Major: Poli Sci
Anything extra: moved around to three different high schools in two different states, mentioned that to them as counselors wouldn’t allow me to take too many difficult courses as the “new” student every year…
Decision: admitted!!
ACT: 29
SAT: N/A
GPA: 3.8 UW/4.0 W
Activities: student body president, yearbook senior editor, jsa dir of convention activities, co-chair of city gov board, youth liaison of city gov board, 2 local campaigns
Special programs: N/A
Major: poli sci
Anything extra: IB diploma candidate
Decision: admitted to honors program with presidential scholarship
ACT: 35 (also submitted 800 on SAT Subject Math 2)
GPA: 3.8
Activities: two-year president of school jsa chapter with regional positions as well, founded school chapter of another national civics org, two years of econometrics research and two years of philosophy research, summer courses at a local college
Major: math and econ combined major
Anything extra: I go to a nationally-ranked public school so that probably made up for the low GPA
admitted
35 act
4. uhhhh 4.5?? can’t remember
poli sci major
frederick douglas scholarship 25k
school newspaper editor and speech and debate president, national qualifier, a bunch of other stuff
write for an online magazine
accepted w Deans!
ACT: 31
GPA: 3.8 UW/4.5 W
Activities: team captain of my school’s model un team and my school’s forensics team (4yrs on both teams), Editor on my school’s newspaper (3yrs, 2 with leadership - it was also honors credit my junior/senior year), I worked part time at an assisted living dining hall (2 yrs) and I volunteered the fall of my senior year for my districts local democratic party + election judged. I also took some history summer classes before senior year
Major: International Studies
Anything extra: so much demonstrated interest lol
Decision: Waitlisted:/
Testing: n/a
GPA: 3.85/ 4.4w I think
Activities: congressional campaign intern, congressional youth team member- I work on policy and am researching w/ a t5 lab, YMCA youth and government, founder of a fundraising organization, volunteer trip member, varsity golf member, a lot of volunteer tutoring, summer job, jr year babysitting job, family responsibilities
major: CLEG
Extra: IB diploma student, big extenuating circumstances freshman year(death of two immediate family members)
Decision: admitted! and admitted into honors program with dean’s scholarship
ACT: did not submit
SAT: n/a
GPA: 3.95/4.0 unweighted
Activities: student council: secretary and treasurer–junior year, communications director–senior year, volunteering at hospital with leadership role, NHS, Girl Up chapter founder and president, food allergy awareness and created legislation
Special programs: WashU and Harvard summer programs
Major: International Studies
Anything extra: attended information sessions and tours
Decision: admitted w/ Dean’s scholarship
ACT: didn’t submit
GPA: 3.7 (unweighted) 4.0 (weighted)
Activities: founded my high school’s black student union, work with a lot of local nonprofits, teen ambassador with my state’s attorney general, student government, NHS, etc. A lot of projects
Special programs: CBRS
Major: CLEG
Anything extra: my common app essay was really unique, did some info sessions and emailed to add an accolade for their consideration
Decision: Admitted! with presidential scholarship
ACT: 32
SAT: n/a
GPA: 4.65 on a 5.0 scale (abt 3.7 UW)
Activities: cross country, indoor and outdoor track, flute, 1 other club, NHS, senior ambassador, social justice program, community service
Special programs: none
Major: public health
Anything extra: went to a lot of tours/info sessions
Decision: Admitted with honors and 20k scholarship!
GPA: 96.6 W/100
SAT: 1480
Activities: Theatre (2 Leadership roles), Girl Scout Gold Award, Trumpet Player, NHS Vice President, and a lot of various service clubs.
Major: CLEG (Communications, Law, Econ, and Government)
Extra: Did a few info sessions
Decision: Admitted with Dean’s scholarship
ACT: 31
SAT: n/a
GPA: 99/100 point scale
Activities: Same job since 10th grade, lots of service hours, NHS
Special programs: none
Major: International studies
Decision: Admitted w/ Dean’s Scholarship
SAT: 1440
GPA: 4.06 weighted
Activities: MUN Officer, Indian Student Association Officer, Team Lead of IIP, NHS, SHS, Soccer Co-Captain, ton of service hours from tutoring, Science Olympiad and some other smaller things
Special Programs: None
Major: International Studies
Daughter admitted with 15K.
3.95 UW, 4.5W, 32 ACT Superscore.
Solid ECs/Leadership and tons of Demonstrated Interest which is silly to have to do…but they seem to want it.
Decision: Accepted to PPL with Presidential Scholarship
SAT: 1580
GPA: 4.0 UW/4.66 W
Activities: Student body president, state Model Legislature Senate President, varsity cross country/track, organizer for national campaign, other miscellaneous volunteer service, work on family farm
Major: CLEG
Extra: IB Diploma Candidate
Decision: Admitted
ACT: N/A
SAT: N/A
GPA: 4.3
Activities: Speech/Debate, co caption, Key club, NHS (Secretary/Treas), Model UN, Lit Guild, multiple volunteer orgs w/200+ hours (animal rescue, childrens charity etc)
Special programs:
Major: International Relations
Anything extra: All AP, honors or Dual enrollment classes 11th and 12th. Very Competitive High school
Accepted with a dean’s scholarship!
SAT: 1400
GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.5W
Coursework throughout hs: AP human geo, AP chem, AP bio, AP lang, AP seminar, AP calc ab, AP research, APUSH, and AP lit, other than that all honors or accelerated
Activities: Model UN, Mock Trial, intern for democratic campaign in AZ, BSU, UNICEF club, NHS
Other stuff: inner city hs, AP Capstone candidate, all 5s and 4s on AP exams (except chem lol)
Decision: Admitted w/Dean’s Scholarship
ACT: 32
SAT: N/A
GPA:4.0
Activities: Varsity sport, mock trial team, orchestra, part time job, tutoring
Special programs: N/A
Major: Data Science for Political Science
Anything extra: Some demonstrated interest, official visit pre-Covid