I got rejected but its okay I didn’t really wana go there
ACCEPTED!
GPA (UW): 3.64
SAT I: 1950 (M580, W650, CR720)
SAT II: Didn’t Submit
ACT: 26
School: Private, International
Hooks: Lived abroad, did several international internships
FA: Yes
Acceptances: Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, Mount Holyoke, Michigan, UChicago
Rejections: USC
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 / 800 / 730 (on writing)
ACT (breakdown): -
SAT II: 800 on Math 2, 790 on BioM, 730 on Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 (not too sure about this one)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Salutatorian
AP (place score in parenthesis): -
IB (place score in parenthesis): (results still pending, predicted for a 44/45)
Senior Year Course Load: 7 classes + IB CAS program
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Multiple subject awards, country doesn’t offer any national awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Representative, Secretary, President, Ex-Officio Adviser), MUN on an international level (Vice President), Global Issues Network member, Thespian Society (Vice President, Co-Founder), multiple other minor activities
Job/Work Experience: Marriott Hotel HR Assistant, Marketing Intern at multiple stores such as Pandora, Faro, Ant Hill, etc., Communications Intern at Naf Naf, Translator and Article Writer for ‘Clean City’ environmental company
Volunteer/Community service: Cared for mentally ill children at a Hospital for 2 years, Art Therapy at a special school for a year, founded a project (supported by our Ministry of Education) to promote awareness of the dangers of incest in my country, Grab-A-Bag activity (collected and sorted clothing to distribute to shelters).
Summer Activities: Internships listed above, Stanford Summer Institutes program ‘Courses in Psychology’
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10 - I showed my CA essay to just a few people, but those included a Dartmouth professor that commended me on the essay and had a few minor changes on a structural level. I’m particularly proud of the essay to be honest, as well as the college specific essay (definitely more than many other essays I wrote for other Ivies and non-Ivies).
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9 - My principal wrote my counselor’s rec as our counselor left mid-year, but I believe in his ability to write rec letters. My only concerns - hence the 9 - were about one of my professors who is a trite writer, though I did (unofficially) hear a snippet of his essay and it was quite impressive (even surprisingly so) how highly he thought of me.
Teacher Rec #1: 8, Psychology Professor
Teacher Rec #2: 9, Biology Professor
Counselor Rec: 10, Principal
Additional Rec: 10, Minister of Education
Interview: -
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Psychology
State (if domestic applicant): -
Country (if international applicant): Azerbaijan
School Type: International, Private
Ethnicity: Azerbaijani
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: I’ll clearly bring a lot of new perspectives to the campus. I think what really set me apart was my long term involvement and accomplishments as the SC President, as I had created the first official constitution. My Healthy Future project was my biggest accomplishment, I think.
Weaknesses: May seem a little too strong, perhaps a little too energetic. They might see that as a minus, as I may come off as a slightly too powerful roommate, perhaps even overly competitive even though i don’t see that as one of my qualities. They may also think I’m too rebellious, as most of my application speaks of my rebellion against cultural norms in my nation.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because of my spirit, my passion for my subject, my one-of-a-kind project and overall enthusiasm
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: So far (no response from Ivies/Stanford yet) Cambridge, UCL, Glasgow, Bath, St. Andrews (in UK) and BU, UCLA, UCB, Barnard, Wellesley, Duke, NYU (in Abu Dhabi) some others I forgot in US, IE and John Cabot in Europe.
General Comments:
I’m open to questions if there are any and please forgive me if I messed any part of this up, I’m a new member!
Hi,
Wow your stats look amazing!!
I myself have been dreaming about Barnard for two years. Literally everything I did was “for Barnard.”
Your SATs are great and being that you have a LD it makes it 100 times better.
I have LD too, dyslexia. Even though you can’t tell when you looked my application I wrote it in my supplement essay. My essays came out beyond perfect.
My application was stellar, if I got to do it over it would look exactly the same.
It was surprising when I didn’t get in I was heart broken(still am), but it’s all a game --and luck plays a big role!!!
Anyways, you are AWESOME regardless of what the addmissions committee decided.
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]
[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 650 M: 590 W: 660
[ *] ACT: Didn’t send
[ *] SAT II: Biology (M): 650 US History: 700 Math I: 68-
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98.6/100
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and composition: 5, US History: 4, Biology: 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP European History, AP Literature, AP French, BIO116 (college marine ecology), SUPA Psychology, Intro to Programming, Independent study in political engagement
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State level Distinguished finalist for Prudential Spirit of Community Service, AP Scholar, Gold Presidential Volunteer Award, DAR Good Citizen Award (Finalist), NHS, Global Competency Graduation Endorsement
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A LOT, about 12 with half about half of them having leadership roles; primarily co-founder of a chapter of a non-profit that gives scholarships to students in Liberia (4 year president), Class Treasurer, Chair of the Prom Committee, spent a semester in Vietnam and worked at the U.S. Consulate, managed a campaign, mathlete, NHS Soup Kitchen manager, etc etc
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Receptionist, Auction house worker
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: See above along with various random things like recoding the school website
[ *] Summer Activities: Some work, a lot of travel, 10 days of ecology field research
[ *] Essays: Strong; one about how I pushed my mom in front of a bus when she visited me in Vietnam and then I realized I had become an adult, additional information about my experience at a Waldorf school (k-8) and how that has become a large part of who I am but reflected poorly on my SAT scores. Barnard essays: Why Barnard: Athena Scholar Program; Woman I’d like to talk to: Hermione Granger; Majored in Unafraid: Transferring from a small school to a large public high school where I didn’t know anyone
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Strong
[ *] Additional Rec: Really good recommendation from my principal
[ *] Interview: Great! Forty-five minutes to an hour with the Dean of Admissions on campus
[ *] Supplementary Material: Art supplement with various dresses I designed and made from original patterns
[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Maine
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
@Dottysari Thank you- you’re too sweet. I’ve had dysgraphia since grade 1, but it’s also the kind of thing that usually goes unnoticed or is written off as “bad hand writing”. Anyway, the kind of struggle we go through is rarely understood or appreciated by admissions, so I chose not it write much about it other than just identifying that I have an LD… but perhaps I should have gone into more detail about it sigh. You’re absolutely right, admissions truly does feel like a game. Good luck where ever you decide to go!!
Daughter denied. SAT 2150 (CR 730 M 700 W 720). SAT II Literature 750 U.S. History 710. GPA 3.82/4.3. All honors level classes, rigorous private Catholic school for girls. 4 on AP US History junior year. AP English Literature and AP French senior year. National Merit Commended Student. Editor in chief of school newspaper. Editorial staff of award winning school literary magazine. Mock trial team. NHS and French NHS. Serves on teen advisory board of local public library. Stage crew for school shows and performer in local youth summer theater program. Visited twice. Interviewed on campus. Excellent essays and recommendations. Caucasian, from PA, no hooks. Mystified but moving on. To those admitted: Congratulations and best wishes. It is a wonderful school. To those denied: Shake it off and hang in there. There are other wonderful schools.
Daughter denied. SAT 2150 (CR 730 M 700 W 720). SAT II Literature 750 U.S. History 710. GPA 3.82/4.3. All honors level classes, rigorous private Catholic school for girls. 4 on AP US History junior year. AP English Literature and AP French senior year. National Merit Commended Student. Editor in chief of school newspaper. Editorial staff of award winning school literary magazine. Mock trial team. NHS and French NHS. Serves on teen advisory board of local public library. Stage crew for school shows and performer in local youth summer theater program. Visited twice. Interviewed on campus. Excellent essays and recommendations. Caucasian, from PA, no hooks. Mystified but moving on. To those admitted: Congratulations and best wishes. It is a wonderful school. To those denied: Shake it off and hang in there. There are other wonderful schools.
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I: n/a
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 Chemistry, 770 Physics, 790 Chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (Freshman-Jr grades)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chinese, AP Physics B, AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, AP Microeconomics (5). AP English Language (4).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics C E&M, AP Computer Science, AP English Literature, AP US Government, Honors Economics, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Pep Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] 1st Place Northern California Field Conducting, 2nd Place CA DECA event, 5th Place CA FBLA event & qualified for Nationals
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: a LOT, strong leadership in many as well.
[] Job/Work Experience: Safeway Inc. Courtesy Clerk, founder of a small business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Assistant Coach for Special Olympics, Wheelchair and Ambulatory Sports, Student Coach for elementary school math club, after school tutor
[] Essays: Strong
[] Teacher Recommendations: One very strong, other one is supposed to be pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Should be pretty good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview:[/ul] Went pretty well
Other
[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, Arts Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] n/a
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: Well rounded, insanely challenging course load, good essays and recs, extracurriculars. Attended several prestigious summer programs.
[] Weaknesses: GPA wasn’t pristine, and waned off first semester senior year
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall strong profile
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] UC Berkeley (regents candidate), UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis ($13,750 scholarship), UCSB, UCSC ($20,000 scholarship), UCI, UVa, UNC Chapel Hill, UT Austin (McCombs + CNS Honors Polymathic Scholars), CMU, Olin College of Engineering. Waitlisted at UChicago and WUSTL. Rejected from Stanford, MIT, UMich, Yale-NUS.[/li]General Comments:
Decision: Waitlisted
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): nope
[] ACT: 34C: 36E, 35R, 31M, 33S
[] SAT II: didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Psych, AP Gov, Dual Enrollment Physics & others
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA Awards, NCWIT Aspirations in Computing National Runner-Up & Affiliate winner, Elks Student of the Year[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (President), Elections Committee (President, Student Government Chair), NHS (Officer), Humanitarian Advocate Leadership Council (Founder), Tutoring Center (Founding member, Coordinator)
[] Job/Work Experience: Make websites and graphics and run social media for a local not for profit org.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at my local children’s museum, tutoring, and drive for CHOICE Humanitarian, various other little things
[] Summer Activities: Utah Business Week
[] Essays: Two of my Barnard ones were probably too similar but I thought they were okay, probably too generic or like I was trying too hard (6/10), Common App is probably my riskiest but I thought it was good/interesting (7/10)!
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2 from English teachers (7/10 they both like me!), 1 from Computer Science teacher (9/10 I cry every time I read it! She loves me.)
[] Counselor Rec: Probably not super insightful but she really likes me (6/10)
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: no
[] Supplementary Material: nope
[/list][ b]Other**
[] State (if domestic applicant): Utah
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 50,000 - 100,000 (applied for FA)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Maybe girl in Computer Science, know an alumna?
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: Test scores, GPA
[] Weaknesses: could have had better ECs, had to email all my college adcoms twice due to transcript errors
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Just not interesting enough, probably didn’t show my passion too much in my essays (probably would have benefited from taking a few more risks)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected - University of Chicago, Northwestern; Waitlisted - RPI, Accepted - NYU, USC Iovine & Young Academy, Tufts University, University of Utah
[/list]General Comments: Happy for everyone who got accepted! I got a likely letter from Columbia, so I may bump into some of you in the Fall!
@Dominicana77 I understand why you didn’t want to write about it, but sometimes it can be seen as a strength. The college counselor at my school told me not to write about my LD, but I’m a risk taker and did so anyway.
I feel confident about it, and if that’s the reason I was rejected then Barnard is not the right place for me.
I don’t see it as learning disorder I see it as a unique way of learning and we should embrace it!!!
Did you decide on a college yet? It looks to me like you have great options!!
DECISION: ACCEPTED!! (originally DEFERRED as ED applicant)
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Take
[ *] ACT: 28
[ *] SAT II: Math 1: 690 Spanish:750
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Diploma Candidate
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Math SL, IB Econ SL, IB English HL, IB TOK, IB Physics HL, IB Spanish HL, IB Business and Managment SL (6), Civics, Modern World History
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate team (captain and Varsity Letter), AHS Democrats Club (co-founder and president), Student Senate (Secretary), Big Buddy program, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Business Club, Swim Team (Varsity Letter),Read with Me, Pathfinders, Support our Soldiers, Donor Dudes (volunteer), Outreach Club,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Alex & Ani sales associate, Victoria’s Cafe, DGOF Property Management, Babysitting
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Outreach club, over 100 hours of local service per year… Week long immersion in Bronx for service
[ *] Summer Activities: Georgetown University Fundamentals of Law program (3 credits). Colorado Mountain College part-time student (25 credits)
[ *] Essays: About raising my brother… Strong!.. Supplements VERY STRONG
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Waived my right
[ *] Counselor Rec: Waived my right
[ *] Additional Rec: Waived my right
[ *] Interview: Flew to Denver, NYC interviews were booked. Went very well however!
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Mathematical Economics and Political Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public School with Private school education and funding (Aspen)
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Over $100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen. My essay, outlined being raised by a single teen mom and raising my brother for her.
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, essays, and my desire to want to Barnard,
Weaknesses: My test scores.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was admitted through the Barnard Opportunity Program, however, I fought pretty darn hard for my spot, especially after I got deferred ED. I flew out to Barnard to once more prove to them how much I felt as if I belonged there. I think my passion really did it, and I am thankful for this blessing and excited.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Colorado College, U of Miami (Second Semester), Fordham at Lincoln Center, ASU & NAU (safety schools), Waitlisted: NYU, Rejected: Tulane
General Comments:
It was months of hardship after being deferred ED. At times I felt like giving up and just not bothering anymore because I knew the slim chances of deferred students getting in. I was partially surprised when I got in, but am beyond happy, and thankful for who ever it was in that admissions office fighting for me and looking at anyway to get me in (which they did through the B.O.P)!!!
Sadly, I was waitlisted. I plan to stay on it.
SAT: 2140 (CR: 730, M: 660, W: 750)
SAT II: Lit: 720, US His: 650
GPA: 97.4/100 W
Rank: 18/250
AP: 9 AP courses, 4 exams taken before senior year with 4s and 5s on all
Senior course load: 5 APs, 2 honors
ECs: Many clubs & honor societies with leadership and awards in almost all, Marching Band with varsity letter and leadership
Community service: Many hours volunteering at museum
Essays: Fantastic, some of the best things I’ve ever written, probably only thing that compensated for my SAT II scores
Recommendations: 10/10 from Spanish Teacher, 6/10 from Gov teacher
State: PA
School type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Income: 50k-100k, applied FA
Acceptances: Bryn Mawr, Gettysburg, Pitt
Waitlisted: Haverford, Dickinson
[ size=+2] [ color=red] [ b] Decision: Rejected ** [/color] [/size]
[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: 29 (33 English 34 Reading 26 Science 24 Math)
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.047 (my school doesn’t do unweighted)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/106
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Diploma Candidate (elective ab initio foreign language)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma Candidate
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swim 3 years (state qualifier), Mock trial 3 yrs (Regional Champions, placed eighth in the state), but my school doesn’t offer much
[ *] Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s crew member 1 yr
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, CAS
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Okay… I really liked them, but after I submitted my app Barnard became my first choice. I should’ve talked more about how much I loved the school…
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I read them… a little bland… but they mentioned how I show respect for education and for faculty, which I liked
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: n/a
[ *] Supplementary Material: I submitted one of my IB English Written tasks. I also submitted a short piece about how I almost met alumna Joan Rivers… (I bought tickets to see her last July… rip Joan!)
[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: rural public, and a terribly ranked public school
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: lol
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Rural gal who wants a taste of city life, mock trial, I visited the school
[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: I wrote thank-you letters to everybody who spoke during my tour! When I’m not typing on internet forums I’m very well-written
[ *] Weaknesses: I think I should’ve went into my hooks a bit more, and my ACT wasn’t so stellar
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This year was very competitive, I heard!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Loyola Chicago and Wayne State; Deferred then rejected from UChicago; Waitlisted at UMich and NYU; Rejected from Columbia and Northwestern
Congrats everybody! And you know something funny–yesterday Barnard sent me a view book in the mail. They’re trying to torture me or something.
@kbw5227 Hey, I got rejected too and I received that view book on Saturday. I cried literally.
But you can always transfer into Barnard I hear it’s a little easier to get in as a transfer student. Barnard was my first choice and well somehow I got into Princeton, Juilliard, Brown, NYU, Northeastern. And oddly enough my only rejection was from the one and only Barnard!!!
My application was beyond amazing my essays were crafted in such a unique and cool way.
I’m not really sure what happened there haha. I wish I can do there was an option for an appeal.
But I guess I’ll be in Princeton this fall even though I still rather be at Barnard.
It looks like you got into great schools and your stats are amazing, so it’s Barnards lost after all.
@Dominicana77 you got into Colombia!!!
what was your GPA unweighted freshman year?
@Dottysari WOW!! You got into Princeton?! Congrats!! The college app process is such a crapshoot…
Decision: Waitlisted
Major: Art History
Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (didn’t submit)
[]ACT (breakdown): 34 (English 34, Math 34, Reading 35, Science 33)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chinese w/ Listening (800), US History (710), Biology-E (720)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Chinese (5), Psychology (4), Biology (4), APUSH (5), French (5)
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit & Comp, Physics H, & Living Skills (LOL.)
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National merit scholar, President’s award for community service, some art awards…[/li]
Subjective:
[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): my school’s magazine (Editor-in-chief), foreign affairs publication (Creative Director), MUN (member).
[]Job/Work Experience: Paid internship @ Condé Nast International, the publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, etc.
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Microfinance rural poverty alleviation program in Ningxia, China.
[]Summer Activities: Internship (unpaid) at National Geographic Traveler magazine, French immersion program in Montpellier.
[]Essays: Bomb!
[]Teacher Recommendations: Recs from APUSH teacher and head of English department probably both 10/10.
[]Counselor Rec: Probably really good.
[]Additional Rec: Got a rec from my journalism advisor, who happens to be quite famous.
[li]Interview:[/ul] Didn’t get one nor did I do demonstrated interest, but it didn’t affect me.[/li]
Other
[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[]Country (if international applicant): USA
[]School Type: competitive public in Silicon Valley
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: well off & definitely do not qualify for financial aid or anything
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none [/li]
Reflection
[list]
[]Strengths: Internships & intense focus on a single interest (journalism in this case).
[]Weaknesses: GPA for sure, and the fact that I’m an overrepresented minority from an overrepresented area of an overrepresented state.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My internships & essays were pretty bomb.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:[ /list] Accepted to Carnegie Mellon, USC, NYU, Bryn Mawr, Smith, & Rice! Waitlisted at Notre Dame, Wellesley, Barnard, & Boston College (huh?!). Rejected by Penn, Brown ED, Georgetown, Northwestern, WUSTL, Vanderbilt, & Johns Hopkins.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/noparse] When one door closes, another opens. That’s the case for me this year during this application process; I was in despair after Brown straight-up rejected me in the ED round since pretty much everyone is usually deferred rather than rejected, but I’m very excited to join Rice in this fall! More than happy to be an Owl 