**** Babson Official Class of 2015 EA/ED Results ****

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<p>Reminder: This is a results thread. Post only results, no discussion before results are posted, please!</p>

<p>Please adhere to the following format, when possible: [Adopted from Anonymous1993]</p>

<p>Quote:
Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
SAT I superscore (breakdown):
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):
ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Number of other EA applicants in your school:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: </p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Activity Short Essay:
Essay (Personal/Community essay):
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1:
Teacher Recommendation #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Art Supplement: </p>

<p>Other
Which school did you apply to?:
What did you choose as your major:
Date Submitted App:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?:
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:</p>

<p>Thank you and good luck to all of the 2015 applicants!</p>

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<p>Here’s a template, though it is missing a few things. Just remove the spaces!</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] 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 (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR 750 M 700 W (taken twice, did not submit)
[</em>] ACT: 34 Composite (1st try)
[<em>] SAT II: Bad, did not submit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/416
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 11 classes but no tests yet
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB French SL, IB TOK, IB Psych SL, IB English HL, IB Business/Management HL, Sports Med 1
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Serious tennis (team captain), work, physics club (co founder and treasurer), finance club, music, volunteering, DECA (double state qualifier, event finalist), a few more.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Assistant tennis coach at a club + my own racket stringing service
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at school, local environmental groups, and state parks
[</em>] Summer Activities: Tennis
[<em>] Essays: Very, very good. Lots of time writing and editing
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 amazing (teacher told me what he would write), 1 good I assume (did not see)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should be good, I have a good counselor
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Not sure yet
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Rich, excellent, public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian American
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100K +
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing special, recruited athlete but coach did not push the app</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Good essays, scores, gpa, lots of good EC’s, showed dedication through tennis, had good work exp + ran my own racket stringing service
[</em>] Weaknesses: No real hooks, no science/math senior year
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strengths[/li][/ul]General Comments: Pretty happy!</p>

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<p>deferred from EA :frowning: </p>

<p>weighted gpa 92.7 with AP and advanced classes
Lots of leadership and extracurricular activities
29 ACT, with a 32 on Math
White male from westchester county, NY</p>

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<p>-sips iced tea</p>

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<p>Moderators: This thread is from 2010…lol…please close it :smiley:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Never Submitted
ACT: 30 composite (I retook and got a 32 but never submitted it)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.183 (our school has a weird weighting system)
Rank: Unofficial (top 2%)
AP: World History (5), U.S. History (4), AP English Language and Composition (4), AP Chemistry (3…Very unhappy with this score -____-) (none of these scores were officially submitted).
IB: none taken
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP U.S. Government, Spanish IV Honors, Religion Classes
Number of other EA applicants in your school: Zero
Major Awards: National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Honors</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Cross Country (co-Capitan, 3 yrs), Track and Field (4 yrs), Wrestling (Co-Capitan, 4yrs), Student Council (Senior Class Secretary, 3 yrs), Future Business Leaders of America, Trying to start a Key Club at my school.
Job/Work Experience: none officially (landscaping, building painting, and stage management with friends and family).
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering in National Honors Society, Student Council, and Sports</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (common application): Choose the topic about the central story and went deep into my past (8/10…noticed a grammatical error :/)
Activity Short Essay: Not too bad, used a three complex sentences to get the job done (6.5/10)
Essay (Personal/Community essay): Used a great deal of image words to provide sensory images to the reader. Connected my personal definition back to the school (9/10)
Other: Pretty unorthodox thing to put in a college application (video games) but well done (8/10)
Teacher Recommendation #1: Haven’t seen (probably good)
Teacher Recommendation #2: Haven’t seen (probably good)
Counselor Rec: Haven’t seen (she’s a really good counselor so I’m sure it was great)
Additional Rec: None
Art Supplement: None</p>

<p>Other
Which school did you apply to?: None yet
What did you choose as your major: None yet
Date Submitted App: October 30th (Not even close :3)
State: Arizona
Country: United States
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks: nothing to extravagant </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Lots of extracurricular activities, a heavy senior course load, pretty solid essays
Weaknesses: Test scores (I am awful at taking tests), lack of employment experience, some regular courses freshman and sophomore year, awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea.
What would you have done differently?: Gotten a job and continued playing an instrument
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: </p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone for working hard these past four years to get to where you are today. Whether you were accepted, denied, or differed, your hard work has paid off or will pay off with a different university that will be lucky to have you! </p>