<p>Decision: Accepted
$23,000 renewable scholarship. Too lazy to fill out all the other stuff. This was the first college I heard back from; happy to start off my decisions with an acceptance!</p>
<p>@ohayitsme
My acceptance letter had a personalized post script too! I think it really showed in my application that I love music (my common app essay topic was the content place and I wrote about the band room) and my post script read
P.S. Don’t forget to pack your clarinet for Cleveland this summer!
(I indicated that I was interested in doing marching band, and the band camp is in summer). But yeah, it was a really cool personal touch.</p>
<p>I had a post script message too, about my online tutoring. Sorry i won’t fill in the stuff but mainly 2190 SAT 3.873 UWGPA and good essays. 22k renewable scholarship :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (630 R, 800 M, 750 W)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (32 E, 36 M, 26 R, 36 S)
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Chem, 800 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84 (4.21 W)
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), AP Chemistry (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP BC Calc, AP Bio, English 12, Econ, Yearbook
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CM Level 10 for Piano, 3 President Awards for Community Service (2 Gold, 1 Bronze), MVP Track & Field
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track & Field (JV 9, Varsity 10, 11, 12); Piano (Level 10 Certified); Yearbook (2 years Editor); Church (youth leader); School Leader (group of upperclassmen that help freshmen and other new students transition into high school)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: nothing paid, see Community Service
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~400 hrs of service; 4 yrs intern/volunteer at nonprofit for CF awareness; school tutor; volunteer at nonprofit for planting trees in underprivileged communities
[<em>] Summer Activities: interning at the nonprofit mentioned above (worked 6 hrs/day); volunteering
[</em>] Essays: CA was about a personal story, no mention of extracurriculars
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: did not see; probably decent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: did not see; probably decent
[<em>] Additional Rec: volunteer coordinator at nonprofit - did not see, but she knew me well.
[</em>] Interview: requested, but never happened
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>]Income Bracket: >$250,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing really, first to attend college in US?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: involved in community and that showed commitment; school is known for its rigor as well
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, reading/English standardized test scores, maybe teacher recs and essay?
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: in the postscript, the dean mentioned, “We were impressed by the amount of time and level of commitment that you have shown to your community through service.”
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: this was the first! Thanks for the great news!
[/ul]General Comments: Thanks for the 22k! Congrats to everyone who was accepted! And for those of you who weren’t, don’t stress. There is a school out there that is perfect for you. Good luck to you all with your apps/decisions! :)</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]
[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):R520 M 800 R610
[ *] ACT:NA
[ *] SAT II:PHY800 CHE 800 MathII800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.71
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):72/290
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):CalculusBC(5) Chinese(5) Japanese(5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP calculusAB AP physicsB AP Chemistry and some other normal courses
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):4th palce of Province Youth swimming comp.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Club leader of a Science club and Economics club for 3 years
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Japanese language TA
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:None 
[ *] Summer Activities:CTY-JHU '12 Columbia Summer Camp’13
[ *] Essays:IDK
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Great
[ *] Counselor Rec:Great
[ ] Additional Rec:None
[ ] Interview:none
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):Shanghai/China
[ *] School Type:International
[ *] Ethnicity:Japanese/Chinese
[ *] Gender:Male
[ ]Income Bracket:IDK
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:High science courses and test score
[ *] Weaknesses:Critical reading:( english is my 3rd language
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: R520 was too low
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Not Yet
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**eh… Plz! GT and UIUC! accept me!</p>
<p>Sorry I won’t fill in the stuff for my son. Here are highlights:
- SAT I: 2350 (750 R; 800 M; 800 W),
- SAT II: 780 Math2; 750 WH
- AP: Cal BC(5); CompSci(5); WH(5)
- UWGPA 4.0/4.0
- Musics: All State band (10,11,12)
30k renewable scholarship</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who got accepted! Hope to see some of you at Case next fall :)</p>
<p>Son was Accepted! In Summary, SATs 700/620 and 3.7 UW average from the highest ranked private school in Baltimore according to USNWR. Received $22K renewable scholarship. We are incredibly thrilled although he cannot attend as was accepted ED to a top tier LAC.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (710 Math, 710 Reading, 730 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 720 Biology M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53, Weighted 3.98 (Attend top 50 school in country, IB Diploma Candidate)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Biology HL, IB 20th Century World Topics/ History of Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Math SL, IB French SL, IB ESS TOK, AP Macroecon
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State level winner for business plan competition (advanced to nationals), photography student of the year, state level winner for photography competition, school science fair 1st place and 5th place, Model UN awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eagle Scout (Assistant senior patrol leader), Varsity Soccer (Captain), Model UN (Secretariat chair), Science Bowl, NHS,
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Teacher at non-profit science class
[<em>] Summer Activities: Internship at medical clinic, volunteering (see above)
[</em>] Essays: 7/10
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Called me one of the most talented students I have ever taught in her 8-year career
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Kind of generic, but not as generic as those of other students
[<em>] Additional Rec: Standard
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t even know CWRU offered interviews
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Top 20 high school in country past few years, dropped to top 50
[</em>] Ethnicity: South Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>]Income Bracket: N/A
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, SAT
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: Got $22,000. It’s surprising to see people who had higher stats be deferred, maybe they were overqualified or something. Accepted to engineering.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 34 (E 34, M 34, R 32, S 35)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 (Math II), 690 (US)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.61
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 41/447
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4) US History (4) English Language (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Physics C, AP Gov, AP Calc BC, AP Music Theory, and all important study hall
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, NHS, Tri-M Honors Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Football, Altar Boy (Captain), Stamford Young Artist’s Philharmonic (Principle Trombonist)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Altar Boy, Help out w/ church basketball team
[<em>] Summer Activities: Vacation
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Very Strong
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Solid
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Went Great
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: 200k<250k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Math, Standardized Tests, Essays,
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they looked at the whole body of work
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Here, Fordham, and UPitt[/li][/ul]General Comments: Excited about getting in, and that 22k scholarship doesn’t hurt either! Congrats to all those who got in, and best of luck to those deferred or rejected. I am sure you will all find the right school for you!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>(WITH $30,000 per year!!!)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):M/CR/WR- 800/800/690 (11 on essay)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 760 Biology E/ 730 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9–ish? (One B)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):7/690
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Lang Comp/ 4 Chem/ 4 WHAP
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): didn’t submit
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Speech and Debate 4/ Calc BC/ Spanish 4 IB/ World Lit IB/ Biology AP/ Psychology IB/AP / History of Americas IB
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): online writing competition?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President)/ Science Olympiad (A-Team for three years) / Piano/ Speech and Debate (Senior Representative-- did it for four years)/ Wrote online/ Mu Alpha Theta
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS/ Summer Volunteer Job at Brain Center/ Mu Alpha Theta Tutoring/ Internship (in which it wasn’t paid so under volunteering)
[</em>] Summer Activities: EPGY Camp for Biology/ Wrote Stories
[<em>] Essays: Bueno!!!
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher probably really good/ History teacher I heard gives everyone pretty generic ones 
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Good ^-^’
[</em>] Additional Rec: Very good!
[li] Interview: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Nevada
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public (Has IB Program)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Yellow yo (asian)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: >$150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:from a state with not a lot of “competitive people”/ Did a TON of volunteering/ wrote stories/ SAT Scores/ GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: Didn’t do a ton of things major related
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT Scores? Uniqueness?
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: we’ll find out soon :s
[/ul]General Comments:
Good luck to everyone else!!! May the odds be ever in your favor!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
22K scholarship per year</p>
<p>OBJECTIVES:
SAT I: M/CR/WR- 740/580/720
ACT: 32 (E 36, M 34, R 24 :P, S 35)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (Out of 4.0): ~3.9
Rank: N/A (my school doesn’t do rank)
AP Scores: US History (5), Biology (4), Lang & Comp (5), Macroecononmics (5), Microeconomics (4)
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load (All AP): Statistics, Lit & Comp, Chemistry, Government, Physics, and Calc BC
Major Awards: AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Honor roll for all possible semesters</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVES:
Extracurriculars: Rowing for three years, Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout, Senior Patrol Leader), Speech and Debate, Model United Nations
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: A LOT with the Boy Scouts
Summer Activities: Leadership training, mostly Scout stuff, took a class at OSU last summer
Essays: Good common app essay
Teacher Rec: Both strong
Counselor Rec: Strong
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>OTHER:
State: OH
School Type: Fairly large public school, 1800 students, ~450 per graduating class
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income: Reasonable amount. Keeping that under wraps.
Hooks: N/A</p>
<p>REFLECTION:
Strengths: Good GPA, decent test scores, dedication to a sport that takes up 3-4 hours a day, attaining Eagle Scout
Weaknesses: Reading scores on my standardized tests, flat grade trend
Why you think you were accepted: I fit the profile of what CWRU is looking for
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to OSU, waiting on EA decision from Michigan. I won’t get any other decisions until ~March.</p>
<p>Well done to anyone who got in! I may or may not attend depending on how my other apps go, but this is an excellent school to be accepted to.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>With 24k a year!!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] SAT II: Biology M 740, US History 730, Chemistry 650
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a, 4.3 W
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/422
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5), USH (4), Euro (4), Lit (3), Chem (3)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Biology, Organic Chemistry, AP Lan
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Forensics League (Co Captain), Gay Straight Alliance (President + Founder), French Club, History Academic Team
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Science/Math Tutor, Student Mentor (I basically just help out struggling freshmen), National Honors Society
[<em>] Summer Activities: NYLF on Medicine
[</em>] Essays: Common App was ok, I really described my love of biology
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Biology teacher should have been great, French teacher should be good too
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good
[<em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Latina
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: <150k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Well I’m a Latina who wants to go into science :P[/li][/ul]Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: GPA, SAT II, Essay and Recs</p>
<p>Weaknesses: Volunteering and Extracurriculars weren’t anything special</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I visited there and I displayed a lot of interest in the university and expressed interest in research, so I think they really liked that</p>
<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Indiana University, Purdue, Ohio State, and U of Louisville. Waiting to hear back from Wellesley and Smith</p>
<p>Case is my main backup if I don’t get into Wellesley. So I’m really happy I got into such a good science university!!</p>
<p>I have been doing some reading about the area and a bit concerned with all the theft/burglary incidents. Can anyone tell me if this is happening to students on campus or is it on the outskirts of the campus. I know that the school is very close to some very sketchy neighborhoods to say the least but it is worrisome to read that you have to be smart and always walk with people when it gets dark. It gets dark at 6:00pm, this just does not seem reasonable. We will be visiting shortly but would like to hear from current students, past students and/or parents who currently have a child at Case or who have had a child at Case.</p>
<p>I know it is an urban campus and common sense is needed but I would think that walking alone at 6:00pm or even 7:00 or 8:00 should be safe.</p>
<p>Murphy1008: some of the incidents are on campus, and most are off campus. For example, we have gotten 8 security alerts this past semester. 2 took place on campus (a student assaulted another student in the football field bleachers, and there was an armed robbery on the humanities quad). Most of the security alerts we have gotten this year are cell phone thefts.</p>
<p>Yes, you are right about Case being close to East Cleveland. Students should definitely avoid East Cleveland at night or when alone. But as long as you don’t go out alone at night, you really should be okay. It does get dark around 6, but after 7PM students can call a Safe Ride vehicle to take them to their destination. </p>
<p>Many good schools are located in areas with high crime rates (University of Chicago, Columbia, UPenn, Harvard) but that shouldn’t stop a student from attending one of these schools, as long as they are responsible and have some common sense.</p>
<p>When it gets late, get means of transportation (SafeRide, campus shuttle), travel in groups, don’t wander off campus, and don’t do anything stupid, and you won’t get mugged. It really isn’t that hard but incidents still happen. The campus surrounds a hospital so it’s not like it’s in the middle of a shantytown or anything. The biggest problem seems to be bike theft, which may or may not disconcert you.</p>
<p>I have a first year daughter at Case and she said she has not felt unsafe so far…there are always people around and if they are at the library late they will wait for each other to walk back to the dorms…the campus is fairly large and self- contained, but as mentioned before it has University Hospitals basically on campus and a major street runs through campus so there are certainly public access points but I really have no major concerns. University Circle and Uptown areas are well lit and well populated- good common sense is necessary regardless of the school you attend. I think you will be pleasantly surprised and impressed by the campus itself and Case in general…the positives far outweigh any negatives and my D couldn’t be happier with her choice! (and she has led a very sheltered life thus far, far from Cleveland!)</p>
<p>Torchwood thanks for the information though very unsettling to me to learn that an armed robbery took place on campus. Please tell me that it happened at 2:00am in the morning and not 7:00pm in the evening. </p>
<p>We will be visiting soon so I’ll wait to see for myself. I went to high school in NYC and understand about being responsible and using common sense so it is comforting to know that as long as she makes smart choices she should do O.K. Again, thanks!</p>
<p>The armed robbery happened at 5:00PM, but it happened once classes were over for the semester, so my guess is the campus was probably pretty deserted. I have heard that at all schools, a lot of crime tends to happen during breaks because there aren’t a lot of people around.
Sorry, don’t mean to scare anyone with this information, and I generally feel very safe at Case, but I think it’s better to be honest!</p>
<p>I appreciate your honesty Torchwood and yes it makes sense that if the campus is deserted it is a perfect opportunity for crime to occur. That piece of information certainly will not sway us not to consider Case since my daughter is very much interested in their nursing program. As a nursing student she will be doing clinicals and I want to be sure she will be safe. As a parent I am just doing my due diligence! It is a great school and like you said many respected schools happen to be near areas with high crime. Thanks for your input! Can you tell me about the safe rides?</p>