<p>ambaturkey, its so funny. When i saw that you had posted I thought
“Oh god, he got news from Carnegie Mellon, Hope he got in.” I was so nervous that i covered my eyes and crossed my fingers.
Don’t worry about the mail. I just got my official letter of rejection from SAMS today and i’m in their state so it’ll probably be later for you 
the acceptance letter , I mean.
I’m hoping for you!!!</p>
<p>aww thanks nil! i saw your other thread.I’m glad you got that out =]. i would have done the same thing, trust me! lol
and i’m a she.hahahahaa but it’s okay =]
im going to check my mail later today. it’s waaaaay to hot in GA</p>
<p>just checked my mail and I got in =]</p>
<p>I got into the SAMS program as a rising junior. Quite frankly, I was really surprised when I got the acceptance letter; I was not expecting it at all. Most of this can be due to the various people that post their “stats” on these forums, asking for chances. What I’d like to say is that the “stats” aren’t as important as most of you think.</p>
<p>When I was researching this summer program, I found out that a lot of people with considerably higher statistics were applying. I’m talking about 200+ PSAT, perfect GPA, unique extracurriculars, over 500 community service hours, etc. For one thing, I am GLAD that I went with my gut instinct and decided to apply. Keep in mind that I have nothing stellar to brag about; my GPA is 3.8, my PSAT is a mediocre (at least to you guys) 179, and I have no special extracurricular activities (Model UN, Mock Trial, Swimming, that’s it) or community service hours (about 17).</p>
<p>To my extreme surprise, I got the acceptance letter. I account my essays and my recommendations. For the essays, especially diversity, I didn’t express my heritage (Dominican) as diversity like everyone else did; I expressed my diverse school environment, extracurricular activities, and unique knowledge of computers. Not once did I talk about my heritage in the essay.</p>
<p>My point is that, YES, if you have higher “stats,” then you have more of a chance of getting it. But those “statistics” are the things that, personally, I don’t think they go by as much as they do the essays and recommendations. I stress that the way that you present yourself in these essays is perhaps the MOST important.</p>
<p>I’m from MD by the way.</p>
<p>congrats web!! I’m a returning senior
I think what they look for the most is potential.I think admissions thinks that the people who have high SAT and PSAT scores and amazing stats don’t need the program as much as others because we’re not on their level yet =]. Their motto is about bettering students so they can get into highly selective colleges. </p>
<p>congrats to all who made it! and if you’re a rising junior you have a lot of work cut out for you!</p>
<p>I got waitlisted. Asian-American from Washington State with decent stats, I suppose. Congrats to all that got in! Perhaps if you have other obligations, leave a spot open for me :)</p>
<p>I know i said i prolly wudnt post on this thread again but i had a quick question To all who are waitlisted do any of u know by when they’ll tell us the final no(yes im a pessimist)? Or do they just leave us indefinitely unless they call?</p>
<p>When I asked them how likely it was for a person on waitlist to be accepted, they said it was really rare. And I just sent them an email asking when we would know if we do get accepted…so hopefully they’ll respond on Monday morning.</p>
<p>@ambaturkey11: I’m from Hialeah, FL
And Congrats to you! I’m a rising senior, and you?</p>
<p>By the way, my friend that also goes to my school applied to the Musical Theatre program there and got wait-listed. Hopefully she gets in. Also, the best of luck to all of you!</p>
<p>As a rising senior, I just received my letter for the NHSGA. I was truly shocked, as webserverdude mentioned, I don’t believe the stats matter as much. I worked a lot on my essay, and tried not to talk about my heritage (Native American). I believe it was more of my passion to find a way to follow my dream, rather than a “I want to go to this program to help me get into college.”</p>
<p>@MirandaJane: Yeah same. I was pretty surprised that I got into the Architecture program. My grades suck pretty bad compared to the other people in this forum. I just told them in my essay that I am really interested in art and architecture and I really wanna get in. And my essay wasn’t really all that formal and well polished too. I heard that colleges want to read essays that can reflect students’ personalities and interests and that’s basically what i did in my essay, no big words and no flowery language.</p>
<p>@MirandaJane- This is how you found me. I was kinda confused for a second. haha but good job on getting in to the NHSGA!</p>
<p>congratulations you guys!
@shootforthestars-im a rising senior too :)</p>
<p>Congrats ambaturkey!
At least someone I like got in, that makes me feel better.</p>
<p>@5pencer - Our world is very small my dear friend…</p>
<p>Waitlisted from WA state as well^^^^</p>
<p>O well, time to set my sights elsewhere. I don’t expect to be placed off of it. I’m not all that broken up about it. MITES rejected me but at least I got a personalized note with my letter to make me feel better haha =]. </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone who got in, I’m sure you deserve it!</p>
<p>@nil: hahahah thank you and i’m glad you feel better =]</p>
<p>Thank you ambaturkey11. I was rejected to MITES so this acceptance was a shock lol</p>
<p>^ I too was rejected from MITES, and I honestly thought I had a better chance there than CM…</p>
<p>Rejected D: I thought I had decent stats (224 PSAT, 1st in class, etc), but perhaps I’m not diverse enough (middle class Whasian–that’s half white/half Asian to you). Oh well, I’m sure someone else deserved it more. I just wish I’d applied to some other programs.</p>