Decision: admitted
ACT: 28 (only took it once)
SAT: N/A
GPA: 3.52UW (school does not weight)
Activities: Head of photography Club, Public Speaking Contest finalist, selected to complete a year long funded fellowship in photography, Scholastic Arts Award winner and Ohio Governor’s Award of Excellence for photography, volunteer tutor.
Special programs: N/A
Major: Public Relations & Strategic Communications
Anything extra: attends an independent school well known for academic rigor.
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Decision: Waitlisted
SAT: 1360 (took once)
GPA: 94 UW (school doesn’t weight)
Activities: 10 APs, 3 IBs, 1 honors, varsity sport, NHS, Spanish NHS, a few clubs, studied abroad in South Korea via State Department scholarship in 2019, volunteer work
Major: International Studies
waiting to hear back from GWU
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Decision: Admitted w/ Presidential
SAT: 1510 (superscore)
GPA: 4.0 UW/ 4.8 W
Activities: Work as a tutor; couple hundred volunteering hours; teach dance classes; NHS; miscellaneous club or two
Major: Chemistry
Extra: No demonstrated interest
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Decision: admitted !
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1150
GPA: 3.3 UW / 4.1 W
Activities: captain of varsity 2 years in a row, 400+ volunteer hours
Special programs: honors
Major: psychology
Anything extra: my essay was a total sob story lol
I know it’s insane that I got in, especially to honors, with these stats… it was my reach school and I’m shocked to say the least.
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Decision: Admitted!
GPA: 4.4
ACT: 29 (superscored)
SAT: None
Rank: 58/600
Activities: varsity track and field athlete since freshman year, harpist for Philadelphia Young Artists orchestra, PMEA Allstate harpist 2019
Volunteer work: i gave free piano lessons to elementary school kids (got cut short cuz covid)
Extra: I have a feeling a large part of my acceptance was because American hasn’t had a harpist in years and I had reached out to the music department in the fall.
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Decision: Admitted but rejected from honors
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1560
GPA: 4.0 UW / 4.76 W
Activities: EIC of newspaper, three other journalism ECs, dancer and instructor, debate captain, public speaking team, secretary of Leo Club, teacher at a youth program, youth and government w officer position, various honor societies (one w officer position)
Major: journalism
Decision: Admitted
ACT: N/A
SAT: Didn’t submit
GPA: 3.2 UW/3.4 W
Activities: Soccer, dance (competitive & recreational), Ski, over 200 hours of community service, retail store employee, violin, NHS, religious commitments
Major: International Relations
Anything extra: strong essay and writing?, 2 APs, 10+ honors, scholastic silver key recipient, demonstrated a decent amount to a lot of interest
I’m so happy to have gotten in! Congrats everyone!
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I am so surprised you were waitlisted. I hope you get into GW. I attended both, and I think you will be very happy at GW.
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thank you! I was accepted to GW recently, I’m hoping all will work out there
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Decision: Admitted with Dean’s Scholarship!
ACT: 31
GPA: 3.83/4.00 (unweighted)
Activities: President of 2 school clubs, tons of volunteer experience, community leadership and involvement, communications director of student-led activism campaign, tutored, etc.
Major: Psychology