Brandeis Decisions Class of 2016

Kwcece · March 16, 2012, 2:07pm

Decision: Accepted MidYear

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090; M 510 CR 700 W 800 (Didn’t send)
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II (if submitted):
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/151
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3, 4, 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 2 AP’s
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Congregation Leadership Award, Performing Arts High School Best Actress Award.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Contemporary Art Museum Teen Council, Professional Theatre Teen Council, over 600+ hours of theatre experience, School Paper Editor, Israel Teen Advocacy…there’s more I’m forgetting.
[] Job/Work Experience: worked since age 14 as Art Teacher, Retail Sales, Server at Upscale Restaurant, Intern at Digital Media Company, Professional Mascot
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teacher at program that gives art and theatre classes to children with special needs and disabilities
[] Essays: main essay was good, supplement was probably not as great.
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: Rec from rabbi was great
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Theatre
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Performing Arts Public
[] Ethnicity: White/Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: poor, y’all.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, multiple jobs from such a young age, recs, essays.
[] Weaknesses: Grades, Rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They accepted me midyear, which means I would enter January 2013. They said they chose only the most “mature” and “creative” students for this program, i.e. kids who maybe had lower grades (our grades don’t have to be officially reported) but who they simply could not reject. This makes sense…coming from a performing arts high school, I am creative and due to my many jobs, I am mature. So…now I get to spend a semester abroad, working, volunteering, whatever![/li][/ul]General Comments: I was dissapointed to be a midyear, but now see it as the top advantage to choosing Brandeis.

allene · March 16, 2012, 2:39pm

Kwcece,
Did your midyear acceptance show up in your online status change, or the mailed letter? I’ve been accepted (haven’t received the actual letter), but they didn’t specify the term I would be entering in.

candypeaches · March 16, 2012, 6:26pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): none
[] ACT: 32 superscored
[] SAT II (if submitted): 690 Chinese, 720 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.62
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 in Calculus AB
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 4 in Calculus, 5 in Psychology
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 HL IB classes and newspaper staff
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable mention in Commentary Writing at Journalism Nationals
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ex-newspaper editor from a junior high newspaper, current newspaper section editor, International Human Rights Club leader
[] Job/Work Experience: Baskin Robbins, Chinese restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 300 hours in several different places
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation: IB Coordinator, English teacher, Math teacher, newspaper teacher
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: yes
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Philosophy or English
[] State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 250k +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Studied at University of Washington for six summers, plus summer quarter at UC San Diego Summer 2011
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: many extracurrics and activities, my essays were killer
[] Weaknesses: GPA, ACT score
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They probably put my application in the wrong pile, I did not think I was getting into this school (:

turkgirl · March 17, 2012, 12:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1920 (720 CR, 600 W, 600 M) (sent)
[] ACT: 27 (sent to compensate for lack of subject tests)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 740 US History, 580 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84 (went way down senior year and junior year)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Macro, 4 Micro, 4 US History, 3 Biology
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: retook Pre-Calc/Geometry to make up for low math score, AP Government, AP Literature
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar Award with Honors
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): all up until junior year: Key Club, National Honor Society, Food bank (500+ hours), JV Soccer/Tennis Senior year: soccer, tutoring, office help, community service program, religious meetings for current year
[] Job/Work Experience: have been working since junior year, 30+ per week to support unemployed father (stated in essay)
[] Volunteer/Community service: ECs are mostly volunteer
[] Essays: Main essay was about how I had to be strong for my father, and how I mostly do everything to support basic necessities. EC essay was about how when I went to public school, I thought Muslims were repressed by themselves and oppressed by their religion but learned through a club that it is indeed a beautiful religion.
[] Teacher Recommendation: He loves me<3
[] Counselor Rec: He wants me to be successful.
[] Additional Rec: eeeehhh.
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes.
[] Intended Major: gender/women studies……
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA --NJ (moved senior year)
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: middle class school- private very small school, 25% of senior class can be considered as competitive applicants
[] Ethnicity: Asian/Turkish/considered a Spaniard
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: poverty poor
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation college, poor, adversity, URM (I’m Spanish also)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: US History subject test, several Aps, recommendations, being poor
[] Weaknesses: SATs, math score, junior year grades 3.6, senior year grade 3.4
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I add adversity and therefore diversity.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I go to a Muslim school and am Muslim…four people out of my class of 20 were accepted to Brandeis. My conspiracy theory friend thinks they want to convert us due to anti-Semitism. Either way, I am proud<3 Thanks Brandeis.

njCave · March 17, 2012, 7:07pm

** Accepted**

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): **2230 <a href=“CR:%20760,%20M:%20780,%20W:%20690”>/b</a> Single Sitting
[] ACT: No.
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math-II : 800, Physics: 800, Chem: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.925
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5s, Calc-AB, Physics B, Stats, Chemistry.

[] Senior Year Course Load: [list]
[li] AP-Calc BC, AP-Bio, AP-CompScience-A, AP-Physics C(M), AP Phyiscs-C(EM).[/ul][/li][li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li][/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, National Merit Commented List, Mock Trial Club, Model UN, Piano 12+ years including couple of performance at arnegie Hall in New York, Varsity Tennis Team, 12 years of Sunday School on Indian Culture-Philosophy-Religion etc.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer 90 hrs.
[] Essays: I think it was good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: No idea
[] Counselor Rec: No idea
[] Interview: At Brandeis, I think went well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major:** Bio-Science Pre-Med Focus **
[li] State (if domestic applicant): NJ[/li][] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[/ul]General Comments:

forever1 · March 18, 2012, 6:21pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2200 (one sitting)
ACT:N/A
SAT II (if submitted): IDR took Lit, History, Math 2 and got high 600s
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): IDK
Weighted GPA: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis):Lang + Comp (3), PSYCH (5) US History(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Spanish, Hon Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
NHS Officer, Human Rights Group, Key Club, Lots of hospital/hospice work and community work, Wellesley College Science internship, international internship, international fundraisers
Job/Work Experience: tutor since 9th grade
Essays: Appeal to emotion - about my hospice experience.
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: Good
Interview: Didn’t have one…
Applied for Financial Aid?:No
Intended Major:Biology
State (if domestic applicant): MA
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity:Indian
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:>$150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):Nope

Reflection
Strengths: Grades? Essays. ECs
Weaknesses: Could have more leadership/better test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: Probably not going to attend here because they don’t have merit scholarship and it’s really expensive

prettylights · March 18, 2012, 8:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2220 (one sitting)
Math 700, CR 720, Writing 800
SAT II (if submitted): Lit 700, Spanish 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA: 3.9/4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 40% (school ranked 21st in USA)
AP (place score in parenthesis):
World History (4), Spanish Lang (4), Eng Lang (4), Spanish Lit (4), Calc AB (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Econ, AP English lit, AP Euro, Biotechnology for college credit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Marching band (head drum major), NHS, very involved with congregation
Job/Work Experience: babysitting since sixth grade, Toys R Us since Nov 2010
Essays: about my marching band getting disqualified from our Area UIL competition - morality
Teacher Recommendation: two strong, one is Brandeis alumna
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: good, from my rabbi who is well known and a Yale graduate
Interview: went very well, on campus last summer
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Spanish and Judaic Studies
State (if domestic applicant): TX
School Type: small magnet, public
Ethnicity: white, Jewish
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: around $150,000 (parents divorced, though)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: test scores, essays, recs, strength of my high school
Weaknesses: grades, but not too weak
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: umm I’m awesome? Haha kidding.
General Comments: my original dream school before I decided to apply to Yale, so I’m excited. Will depend heavily on financial aid, though.

annabel985 · March 19, 2012, 4:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR 670 W 660 M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 78/694
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) Stats (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP English, AP Calculus
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, National Hispanic Recognition Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Stage Craft Club 4yrs
ERASE Club 4yrs (Treasurer Junior Year and President Senior Year)
FIRST Robotics 3yrs
Orchestra 3yrs
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Library ~50hrs + ~4 Volunteering at Walkathon
[] Essays: ehh
[] Teacher Recommendation: One pretty good one, one was ok
[] Counselor Rec: I think she likes me?
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $30-40k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, sort of first gen, low socioecon standing
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: ECs
[] Weaknesses: Grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ECs and SATs helped make up for below average grades.

lego606 · March 19, 2012, 6:37pm

Decision: Accepted Midyear

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2100
[] ACT: 32
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A LOT.
[] Volunteer/Community service: NYRR, Do Something, lots more
[] Essays: Pretty ok
[] Teacher Recommendation: Glowing
[] Counselor Rec: OK
[] Additional Rec: Glowing
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Private Jewish
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Took part in their Summer program
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurrics, volunteer, SAT
[] Weaknesses: grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Summer program and extracurrics
[/ul]

94singer · March 19, 2012, 10:40pm

Objective:
ACT: 30
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Human Geo, Socio, AP Stats, Choir, AP English, AP French, PE Leaders, AP Music Theory (Independently)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Achievement in Music piano competition level I-VIII, NHS
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano, voice, a capella (founder/leader), madrigals (leader), musical
Job/Work Experience: Walgreens, teaching piano to little kids, intern at music studio
Volunteer/Community service:Theraputic horse farm, service trip to Africa, misc projects
Essays: my view on education and why I want to be an anthropology professor. Why I would dress up as a ninja
Teacher Recommendation: awesome
Counselor Rec: pretty good
Additional Rec:voice and piano teacher- awesome
Interview:with the dean of admissions- and it was awesome
Other
Intended Major: anthropology, double minor vocal and piano performance
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket:…high…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): double legacy, grandfather taught there as well.
Reflection
Strengths: I’m a double legacy, which they probobly don’t get very often. Plus my grandfather taught there so some of the proffessors remember him and my mother. Also my interview went SUPER well, and I did the arts supplement (singing and piano).
Weaknesses: my GPA is a little low
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I said on my application that I want to take a gap year to go volunteer teaching overseas, so I understand why they put my in the mid year class. Even though my GPA is a little low, I have so many family ties to the place its ridiculous. 
General Comments: I was really annoyed at first because I was planning on taking a full year off (a gap year) and I made that clear in my application. But, now if I want to do my full year (Cambodia in the fall, Senegal in the Spring), I would have to go somewhere else. If I wasn’t already planning a gap year, I would love this at totally embrace the opportunity! But now they’re messing up my plans. :(

livenotonevil · March 19, 2012, 11:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800 Math, 800 Writing, 730 CR)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 760 Bio, 750 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school only does weighted, 4.15
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Bio (5), APUSH (5), Eng Lang (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Eng Lit, AP Econ, Honors Physics, Chorale
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tons of stuff in music/theater
Volunteer/Community service: hospital summer volunteer
Essays: decent
Teacher Recommendation: one was outstanding, the other I never saw

Other

Intended Major: biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female

General Comments: Received Presidential Scholarship ($10,000) which I was really surprised about because I thought Brandeis didn’t give merit money.

schermeg · March 20, 2012, 3:26am

Waitlisted!
I’m only going to write some of the stats down…

SAT: 1970 (probably why I was waitlisted)
GPA: 3.98 weighted
AP: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, World History, Micro/Macro Economics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics B, Lit and Comp, Land and Comp, Human Geography
Rank: 9/486
EC’s: Science Olympiad, Multicultural club, NHS, Newspaper Editor, Yearbook Editor, Family Responsibilities
Hooks: Disabled mother, low income, first generation
Race: White
Gender: Female
Residence: Washington State

Thought: Well I live pretty far away so they may have had an idea that I probably wasn’t going to end up there. I was accepted to Macalester today and depending on aid I’ll probably end up there. Still waiting on some other reaches though!

Transatlantique · March 20, 2012, 2:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (800 writing, 760 reading, 660 math)
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: 720 Spanish 670 Math I (ouch)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don’t know off the top of my head, 97 point something out of 100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/140some
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Bio, Band, Probability and Statistics, AP Spanish, AP Music Theory, Visual Basic I-III
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A ton of instrumental music, including marching, concert, jazz, pit, county, and PMEA District and Regional Bands (Treasurer 11th/12th for concert band), Newspaper (Senior Editor-in-Chief), Student Council (Treasurer/Electric Sign Head Programmer/Powderpuff Co-chair), Quiz Bowl (Co-Captain), Gifted Program, Model UN, Junior Council Member on my local Borough Council, Spanish Club, 3 years of state science fair competitions, NHS, HOBY alumni
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: about 230 hours, a lot with my local library, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, local fire company and a couple other groups
Summer Activities: Nothing that I could really put on an application besides some time spent on extracurriculars
Essays: I think my essays were pretty good, I wrote my CommonApp one about my obsession with amusement park history which probably set me apart a little.
Teacher Recommendation: One of my teacher’s recommendations (APUSH teacher) was great, not sure about the other teacher (I didn’t see it) but I’m sure it was also great (AP English).
Counselor Rec: Guidance counselor’s recommendation was awesome.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: Si
Intended Major: Linguistics
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k - 125k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: I think I really stressed how interested I was in research (which might have helped because I got chosen for a Lerman-Neubauer Fellowship) and showed how unique I was in my essays and whatnot
Weaknesses: My grades fluctuated a lot towards the end of my junior year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they liked me hahaha, I’m not entirely sure what to say, but I think I showed my interest in learning and research and I was a good fit for the school
</code></pre>

General Comments:
I didn’t get my FA letter yet (it doesn’t come in the same letter as the acceptance does it?) but I’m really happy I got in. The Fellowship offer also bumps it up in my book, but I’m still waiting on 4 more schools so I’m not anywhere near decided haha

gdkf5 · March 20, 2012, 7:17pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 W, 800 CR, 740 M)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Biology M, 800 Chemistry, 780 Math II, 780 US History, 770 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), English: Language & Composition (5), French Language (4), European History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, AP English: Literature and Composition, Advanced French Literature
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Bausch + Lomb Medal, USA Biology Olympiad (semi-finalist), several local awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tutor co-chair of NHS, Chem Club, Chem 4 Kids, news editor/staff-writer for school newspaper, art classes, Russian language/literature lessons, member of Jewish Student Union, USY (board member of synagogues USY). I also went to the summer program, Genesis at Brandeis, the summer before my junior year.
[] Job/Work Experience: Currently work as a substitute daycare counselor at the JCC
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer rhythmic gymnastics coach since 8th grade (rhythmic gymnast until 8th grade), summer volunteer at local hospital (~60 hrs), volunteer tutor
[] Essays: I liked both my common app and my supplement. I responded to the costume question, and I thought it was creative and said a lot about my personality.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but both should be good
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but it also should be excellent
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Didn’t have one

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~180,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, and the fact that I did Genesis
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars aren’t particularly exciting
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all that were accepted! And to those who weren’t, I am sure you’ll have a fantastic experience wherever you go.

infecund · March 20, 2012, 8:27pm

Decision: Waitlisted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 SS (760 Math, 680 Reading, 680 Writing)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): 770 Math II 710 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.27 Weighted, around 3.42 unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Rank 10
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP European History, AP Calculus AB, Honors Physics, Honors English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Three years of Debate Club, Three years of Academic Decathalon, Freshman Football, JV Spring/Outdoors Track, Attended Boys’ State as a delegate
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at the local EMS as a youth squad member (4hrs/week)
Loads of stuff at my church, ranging from assisting classes, teaching younger children, and volunteering for performances.
[] Essays: Wasn’t too shabby, but nothing mind blowing or amazing. Did not write the optional supplement.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chemistry teacher wrote me an excellent recommendation, I’m sure. My psychology teacher was probably mediocre at best (my history teacher refused to submit things online and I didn’t have time to wait for his handwritten recommendation)
[] Counselor Rec: Standard.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: History
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$29,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I don’t think I had any “strengths,” but then again, negative Asian hivemind mentality is fun.
[] Weaknesses: Mediocre GPA, no positions in my clubs, medicore test scores, etc.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Most likely my GPA (my high school is not competitive at all and is ranked pretty low in Bergen County and state) and the fact that I didn’t do the optional essay probably didn’t help.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all the accepted! I hope I do get off the waiting list before I decide to attend somewhere else.

Gogeex · March 21, 2012, 11:48pm

I got in on the 15th, but I’m a lazy sack of crap.
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[]SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (750 writing, 750 reading, 780 math)
[]ACT: 33
[]SAT II: 750 Math I
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10% 30/380
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Literature and Composition, AP US Government, AP Comparative Government, AP French
[li]Major Awards: National Merit Commended Scholar[/li][/ul]
Subjective:[ul]

[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (President) Forensics Team (Vice President) Debate Team, (Secretary) Thespian Troupe, (Secretary) Vocal Music, (Social Chair) French Club, (Committee Chair) STUGO, a whole bunch of forensics stuff, 4 years of plays and musicals, National Honors Society, National English Honors Society, a lotta orchestra, 5-region Pokemon league champion
[]Job/Work Experience: None listed on the app.
[]Volunteer/Community service: I wrote down the NHS stuff and NEHS stuff, as well as some things I did with my local theater group. I also volunteer at the library a little.
[]Essays: The CommonApp one was about a teacher I had who was literally the devil, my supplement was about being a washed up loser.
[]Teacher Recommendation: Awesome, I’m assuming. Language, Government, Orchestra.
[]Counselor Rec: Individual. We have a gifted facilitator.
[]Additional Rec: Drama/Vocal Music for an Arts Supplement.
[]Interview: Nope.
[/ul]
Other[ul]

[]Applied for Financial Aid?: YES.
[]Intended Major: Undecided, I might have written English.
[]State (if domestic applicant): Kansas
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: $50,000 $80,000
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not… really sure what this means. My application didn’t have an underlying theme, if that’s what you’re thinking.
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]

[]Strengths: I sent them an update with what I was doing in early March, as well as a Drama CommonApp Supplement.
[]Weaknesses: My GPA.
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I dunno, they said they liked my extracurriculars, but I’m pretty sure that was just a form letter.[/li][/ul]
General Comments:

limenkiwi · March 22, 2012, 11:42am

Muhaha, I’ve always wanted to do one of these.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260; CR 750, M 780, W 730
[] SAT II (if submitted): 760 Bio, 790 Math II, 730 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank, but I’m sure I’m within the top 5%?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), US Govt (4), Eng Lang (5), Calc AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Lit, Multivar Calc/Linear Alg, Band, H Anatomy/Physiology, Religion lol
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Historian), Math League, All-State Orchestra, Piano lessons for 10 years, Violin lessons for 7 years, Choir Accompanist, more music stuff…
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, Community Orchestra, other random stuff, 300+ hours?
[] Essays: I kinda wrote them the night of the deadline…
[] Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully, they were pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: I think this one was pretty standard.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: No interview.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
[] Intended Major: Biological Sciences of some sort?
[] State (if domestic applicant): DE, woo geographical advantage
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores I guess?
[] Weaknesses: I would say essays…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure… haha[/li][/ul]General Comments: Also got a $10,000 Scholarship woo

allene · March 22, 2012, 2:48pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (720 CR, 740 M, 740 W) one sitting
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): 750 Bio E, 780 Math II, 740 Math I (one sitting)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure, I went to school abroad
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): finalist in nationwide English competition

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tennis, piano, volunteering 6 hrs a week
[] Job/Work Experience: >2 yrs teaching English, 1.5 year translating, 1/2 year in an office
[] Volunteer/Community service: teaching ESL at my local library and at a home for the elderly, recording books for the blind (project leader)
[] Essays: strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: from bio and literature teachers, should be very positive
[] Counselor Rec: should be good
[] Additional Rec: from volunteer coordinator, former employer
[] Interview: I didn’t think it went so well to be honest, but maybe I got the wrong impression? :)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: biology/neuroscience
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Gender: female

[/ul]Reflection
I think it was a combination of SAT scores, life experience and recommendations that got me accepted

hcohen44 · March 23, 2012, 9:18pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT: 31
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (if submitted): N/a
Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15% projected
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: HH Humanities and Philosophy, Calc H, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Lit, AP Gov and Politics, Gym Mandatory lol, Civics and Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honors, Spanish Honors
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I’ve been playing guitar since I was 10, Drums Since I was 9, have released a few albums and have produced music, Club soccer and rec since 6th grade, Model UN, Model Congress, Chair of Local Model UN and Model Congress, President and Founder of Ping Pong Club, Student of CGI, a Civics and Government small learning community in my school, Religious school since third grade. Amnesty International 
Job/Work Experience: I’ve been refereeing Soccer since I was 13, and worked for Little Kids Rock this past year.
Volunteer/Community service: Serendipity Cafe, a student run non-profit, Little Kids Rock since I was 13, Babysitting, if that counts for anything,
Essays: I spent a long amount of time on all writing portions of the Application. My main essay was on the music scene in my town and how I have been a top musician in it, but never felt included. I wrote it from an artistic angle.
Teacher Recommendation: I had two and read one that was awesome.
Counselor Rec: 1
Additional Rec: None
Interview: No interview. Didn’t visit, either.

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: No idea
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None. Certainly not because I’m Jewish.
Reflection
Strengths: Definitely my ACT and extracurriculars more than anything.
Weaknesses: My GPA. Junior year my friend died and my GPA suffered a bit. I’ve had to explain this in all interviews as to why I didn’t have All As and a B or Two last year as was expected.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Same as above
General Comments: I was somewhat surprised, but very pleased.

happysmiley · March 24, 2012, 9:01pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 660-M 640-CR 670-W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted):
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/486
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography(4) Biology(4) World History(4) Calculus AB(3) Statistics(3) Lang(3) Chemistry(4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Macro/Micro, AP Lit, Yearbook, Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Multicultural Club, Soccer Manager, Band, Yearbook Editor, Newspaper Editor, Extensive family responsibilities
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, Several other projects through NHS
[] Essays:Growing up with a disabled mother
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them
[] Counselor Rec: Good!
[]Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[] Intended Major: Bio or International relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Less than 30,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation, disabled mother, low income
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT, didn’t really show interest[/li][/ul]General Comments: I was accepted to Boston College today so I don’t really care. Congrats to everyone who was accepted!! :)

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