Very useful thread, but I find it funny that someone accepted to HYP and attending Princeton should say their unweighted GPA was 4.02.
Applied: MIT, Northeastern, University of Minnesota, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Nebraska
Accepted: All (+scholarships and Honors) except for MIT, at which I was deferred.
Attending: CU Boulder
Objective:
ACT: 33
SAT I: 2240
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 5’s, 2 4’s
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP and gym
Awards: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (lots of leadership and awards), orchestra (several different positions in several different groups), NHS, math team (captain), tennis
Job/Work Experience: lifeguard over 2 summers
Volunteer/Community service: Humane society, hospital
Summer Activities: Work, volunteer
Essays: I’d say above average… I spent a lot of time on it and had a lot of people review it
Teacher Recommendation: 2, 1 was amazing, the other was pretty good too
Counselor Rec: Good, not great
Additional Rec: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): ~100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: EC’s, recommendations
Weaknesses: Test scores good but not spectacular
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I expected to not get in at MIT, the rest were matches and safeties
General Comments: Good luck to all college applicants! Don’t get discouraged, and ultimately go somewhere that you will be happy. I’m excited to be a CU Buffalo next year! 
Deferred by Upenn
Sat: 2190
Math: 740
Writing: 770
Critical reading: 680
GPA W/UW: 4.67/3.85
Class rank: 9/715
EC:
Over 700 volunteer hours
Creator of theater group that sends funds to underprivileged kids in 3rd world countries
Blood drive coordinator for my high school
Applied: Harvey Mudd ED
Accepted: Harvey Mudd
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 760 M 800 W 740 (2300)
ACT: 34
SAT II: Bio 770 MII 730 Latin 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 53/450
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(5), APUS(4), AP World(4), Calc AB(5), Gov(5), AP Lang(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro, AP Latin, AP Lit, Orchestra, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ distinction, National Latin Exam, Downbeat orchestra award, National Merit Commmended
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Latin Tutor, YMCA volunteer, Chess team treasurer, Junior Statesmen of America Treasurer, Junior Classical League treasurer, played trumpet for 6 years
Job/Work Experience: worked at Office Depot for a summer, bio lab internship
Volunteer/Community service: 120ish hours
Summer Activities: leadership trip to Israel and worked at Office Depot
Essays: everyone who has read them thought they were very, very good
Teacher Recommendation: 2 rec letter, one pretty good and one great
Counselor Rec: big public school, knew nothing about me, didnt read it, so i have no idea
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: went pretty well i think, but was with a senior intern
Supplementary Material: n/a
Other
State (if domestic applicant): out of state
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: large urban public high school, well known
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: essays, stats
Weaknesses: no major awards, no hooks
This is an amazing post, thank you for the ones who posted their stats.
Congratulations to all of you who were accpeted, hopefully to the ones you really wished thanks for the amazing posts
Applied: NYU, USC, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCSC, NYU-Poly, Fordham (Lincoln Center)
Accepted: Fordham (Lincoln Center), NYU-Poly, UCSC, UCSB, UCSD
Waitlisted: NYU
Rejected: UCLA, USC (offered Trojan Transfer Plan, which I am currently pursuing)
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): Composite: 29 (E:35 ; M:30 ; R:21 ; S:28)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.70
[<em>] Weighted GPA (if available): 4.20
[</em>] Rank/percentile (if available): Top 7%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (3) Psychology (4) Statistics (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Government, College Writing
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASB (Awards & Elections Rep.), Marching Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, self-studied AP Psychology
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A (Although ASB was essentially a part-time job)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Student Store, ASB
[</em>] Summer Activities: N/A
[<em>] Essays: A few risky topics, but overall strong
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: AP Chem teacher was excellent, English teacher was just average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First-gen student
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Self-studied AP Psych, essays?
[</em>] Weaknesses: ACT, freshman year grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays probably; a friend of mine with far superior stats to mine was rejected from NYU while I was waitlisted; proof that what you talk about and how you present yourself really does matter a lot
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[/ul]General Comments: I picked UCSB because the financial aid offer was the best, although I almost picked Fordham because I really wanted to be in NYC, and for an expensive private university, they gave me a very good financial aid offer. I also loved UCSB’s campus obviously, right on the beach, and it’s still quite reputable for its academics and research opportunities.
Applied: U of I (Urbana-Champaign), U of I at Chicago, Purdue, Case Western, Wisconsin Madison, Minnesota (Twin Cities)
Accepted to all except deferred/waitlisted at Wisconsin Madison
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): Composite: 32 (E:35 ; M:34 ; R:31 ; S:28)
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): roughly 3.6/3.7
Weighted GPA (if available): 4.31
Rank/percentile (if available): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Government (4) Psychology (4) Lang/Composition (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, honors English/History courses
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Wind Ensemble (first chair flute), volleyball (captain for one year), Human Rights Club
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, 80 hours
Summer Activities: None
Essays: Not outstanding, but very solid
Teacher Recommendation: I can’t see them, but I assume they are well done
Counselor Rec: I can’t see it, but I assume it is well done
Additional Rec: None
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Consistent grades (A’s and B’s)
Weaknesses: I could improve on my writing skills
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays could have been better for Wisconsin Madison, but I also heard that they are becoming very selective in their admissions (I’m out-of-state for Wisconsin).
General Comments:
Even though I am admitted into my alternate decision (Statistics and Computer Science, LAS), I picked UIUC because their computer science program is top 5. Depending on how well my freshman year goes, I might consider transferring into the Engineering Department.
Congratulations artfowl. My son has also applied ED to rit game design program. We are anxiously awaiting a decision. His stats are similar to yours, so that gives us hope but worried we haven’t heard anything yet. When did you apply, when/how were you notified?
This thread is the bomb
Applied: Tulane EA, Emory ED, Northeastern EA
Accepted: Tulane EA (80k scholarship), Emory ED, I took out my NEU application after Emory
Academics:
Intended Major: Bio/Exercise Science and Business
Weighted GPA: 3.80
Unweighted GPA: 3.35
ACT: 32 (32 english, 29 math, 32 reading, 33 science)
SAT II Biology: 720
Languages:
English
Russian
Japanese
Honors/Awards:
- 2nd Place at the NJIT Dean’s Design Competition in 2012.
- Full Scholarship to NJIT’s Summer Architecture Program 2012
- National Honor Society
- National Merit Scholarship Commendation
- Honor Roll 9, 10, 11, 12
Abridged Extracurriculars:
- President/Founder of Future Doctors of America (Helped raise 8k total towards red cross),
- Shadowed for surgeon for 640 hours over the past 4 years.
- Creator of fitness forum, articles related to biology
- Owner of youtube channel, post videos of training progress/exposing fitness myths through scientific research
- President of Mobile Apps Development,
- Upcoming house manager for the school musical,
- Varsity Javelin Thrower for the track team
- Japanese student exchange
Then a bunch of other clubs/activities listed on my transcript
Amazing essays. Sent in an art supplement and business plan. Back surgery/injury that caused 20 absences during my junior year. This explained low grades
Applied: Johns Hopkins (ED)
Accepted: Johns Hopkins (ED)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210
Reading: 710
Math: 710
Writing: 790
SAT II: Literature (730)
Weighted GPA: 4.69
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language (5), APUSH (5), AP Physics C Mechanics (3), AP US Government (3)
Senior Year Course Load: Astronomy Honors, AP Calc AB, AP Economics, AP Biology, AP Chem, AP English Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Examination - Magna Cum Laude, Some Regional Mock Trial awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (3 years - Team Captain), National Honor Society
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local hospital (2 years), Volunteer at children’s tutoring center (2 years), organized community bake sale for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Essays: CommonApp - about my love for reading/writing. Hopkins supplement - about how much I love learning.
Teacher Recommendation: APUSH teacher wrote a good one, Mock Trial coach wrote a fantastic one
Counselor Rec: Generic (he didn’t know me well)
Additional Rec: Mock Trial Supervising Attorney wrote a really good one
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undecided School of Arts and Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation immigrant
Reflection:
Strengths: Essays/test scores/fantastic recs/volunteering/course rigor
Weaknesses: GPA/extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Most likely essays and recs (Hopkins places much more importance on essays and recs than on test scores/gpa)
General Comments: Have always loved Hopkins; so thrilled to finally be accepted here; can’t wait to start next year as a Blue Jay!
This thread is very helpful. Thanks to all who took the time to post.
Applied: Harvard University, University of Virginia, Ohio State University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Accepted: All
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2250
Reading: 750
Math: 720
Writing: 780
SAT II:
Math Level II (800)
Chemistry (780)
American History (800)
Weighted GPA: 4.48
AP and IB tests (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemisty (5), APUSH (5), AP Stats (4), IB Psych (6)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Math HL, IB Physics HL, IB Biology HL, IB English HL, IB French SL, AP US Government and Politics, Gym
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis Team (4 years, two state championships, captain senior year), National Honor Society (President), French Club (President), Youth Group (Planning Committee President), Parish Steering Committee, Oxbridge’s Oxford Tradition
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Run the Race (6 years), Volunteer at ministry to the homeless (2 years),
Internships: six-week internship at local hospital
Essays:
Common app: about my experiences living in different countries
Harvard supplement: funny “letter to roommate” essay about how I sing all the time
Teacher Recommendation: IB English and IB Bio teachers wrote fantastic ones (I have had them for three years)
Counselor Rec: Pretty good (She nominated me for a leadership seminar so we have talked a lot)
Additional Rec: None
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Neurobiology (Harvard), Neuroscience (OSU and Michigan), Nursing (UVa)
State: Ohio
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Hooks: First generation immigrant, lots of international experience
Reflection:
Strengths: Essays/test scores/recs/volunteering/course rigor
Weaknesses: Nothing “spectacular”, just good grades and hard work
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea really, just good scores and results that came from A LOT A LOT A LOT of hard work and dedication
General Comments: I AM SO EXCITED TO GO TO HARVARD 
I can’t even put it into words!! Best of luck to everyone still waiting for decisions (or non-seniors who have yet to apply!), and CONGRATULATIONS to all those who have already been accepted!!
All I thought of when you said “graduated senior” is “graduated cylinder” Hahahaha I’m pretty sure I’m the only person that finds this funny… :-B
Applied- U of Richmond, William and Mary, UVA, Va Tech, NYU
Accepted- U of Richmond and UVA so far, the other schools are RD
White male
Income >250k
SAT: 730 CR, 700 M, 670 W
GPA: 3.84 UW, 4.32 W
AP/DE Courses: Basically everything my school offers besides AP Latin because I couldn’t handle any more past Latin IV
Freshman- AP European History- got a 3
Sophomore- DE Biology, AP Government- got a 5
Junior- DE Chemistry, AP Language and Composition- got a 5, APUSH- didn’t take the test, AP Psych- got a 5, AP Environmental Science- didn’t take the test, AP Calculus BC- got a 3 (4 AB subscore)
Senior- AP English Literature, AP Human Geography, AP Stats, AP Macroecon, AP Microecon, AP Physics B
ECs- Not very strong. No leadership roles at all.
Hooks- I’m part of a program called the Commonwealth Governor’s School. It’s a college prep program that only admits 30 students per grade from all of the high schools in the district. I’m pretty sure this is what got me into UVa since my ECs are pretty lame.
Work (I’m a waiter)- 22 hrs/week (11,12)
Latin Club (9,10,11)
Latin Honor Society (10,11)
Certamen (basically Latin knowledge competitions) (10,11)
Psychology Club (10,11,12)
Chesapeake Bay Saver (tree hugger stuff) (11,12)
Community Service: Tutoring and a few other things. Not too great
Essays are really strong
Applied EA: Northeastern, George Mason University, SUNY Albany, Ithaca College, U of Rhode Island, Drexel University
Applied Rolling/ Regular: Boston University, George Washington University, SUNY Buffalo, American University, U Of Delaware
Accepted: George Mason, U Del, SUNY Albany, Ithaca, URI, Drexel
Deferred: Northeastern
Unknown: RD schools
Extra curriculars - strong involvement in music (several activities all days of week, etc…)
National Honor Society (officer as well)
Community Service- benefit dinners, other volunteer things
SAT: CR-550 Math- 570 Wr- 600 Essay-9
ACT: R- 23 M-26 Sci- 27 Eng- 28 Essay- 8
GPA: weighted- 3.8 unweighted-3.6
Courses (junior year):
AP Integrated American History (combo of APUSH and AP American English Literature into one fun class)
AP Physics
Honors Pre Calculus
Honors Spanish
gym (ew)
Music History
Courses (senior year):
AP Government
AP Western English Literature
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus
AP Spanish
Economics
gym (again, ew)
note: I go to a small school that offers only very basic AP classes and offers no IB classes. We also don’t have a lot of clubs and sports.
strengths: grades aren’t everything
weaknesses: not stellar grades AKA reason why I didn’t apply to any Ivies
Hi, im waiting for letters from the schools i applied to. i got a 1360 in the sat the first time I took it and the second time it went up to 1460. I did fairly good in the math section 550, english section 480. my current gpa is about 3.4ish but should go up a decent amount this year with my grades this year which are mainly A’s and some B’s. i have taken 3 AP classes including this year with my AP calc. i got a B first semester, and holding an A at this moment. UC’s applied- Merced, LA, San diego, Riverside. CALstates- pomona, san luis, and san diego state. Ive been rejected by Long Beach already. I also been accpeting to Northern State univeristy. What are my chances into these schools? thank you
@iparra34 I think you are a match for Merced or Riverside. The other UCs are very selective and will be major reaches. I’m not sure about the Cal States, but I know that Cal poly is the most selective.
my junior year i always looked forward to the day when i could post in this thread! and now i can! i’m done!
Applied: University of South Florida, Central Florida, UF, FSU, Tulane
Accepted: USF (with honors + scholarship), UCF (with honors + scholarship), FSU, UF (attending)
Deferred: Tulane 
statz for those southerners:
SAT Reasoning: 1920
ACT Composite: 30
GPA (Weighted/Unweighted): weighted 4.1, uw 3.7
Class Rank/Percentile if applicable: top 20
AP (place score in parenthesis): macroecon (5), us govt and politics (5), ap lang and comp (5), currently in progress: physics, bio, literature
Senior Year Course Load: ap lit, ap bio, pre calc honors, ap physics b
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of stuff. mock trial state champions, 15th at nationals, (president this year, secretary last) + miscellaneous stuff
I’m happy. I couldn’t pay for Tulane anywho. I actually do NOT live in Florida. I am instead all the way over here in Arizona. I have FL Prepaid though. I’m glad. UA doesn’t really compare to UF… so…
Go Gators