<p>guys, i’m sure it’s not stats or demonstrated interest. I have SATs that are much lower than many of the people who were deferred and have never visited or shown any demonstrated interest. It’s weird. But I must say, for me at least, I think it’s my ECs and essay, since they did mention that in the P.S. at the end. </p>
<p>@salticonshoes Ya, i got a PS saying they wanted my musical group to perform on campus lol!</p>
<p>Accepted with 25k scholarship it was my top choice and I showed so much interest</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Applied to which school/college: Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:Engineering School?
SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 780 M, 750 WR
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 730 BioM, 760 M2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Calculus AB (5)
Biology (4)
Calculus BC (5)
US History (4)
Music Theory (5)
Chemisty (4)
Literature (4)</p>
<p>IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load:
Honors Multivariable Calculus
Honors English
International Relations
AP Physics
AP Statistics</p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Honor Roll, Dean’s List, All-School performing arts award, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity Water Polo (Captain Senior Year)
School Orchestra (Principal Cello Sophomore-Senior)
Community Orchestra (Principal Cello Senior Year)
Stage Manager for school musical (sophomore-senior)
Math Club
Science Club
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor, DJ for school events, Lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service: Tutored kids at local public middle school, organized events through school athletic leadership organization
Summer Activities: Camp Counselor
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7, I’m not a great writer but I can write pretty passionately about music; talked about how the way that I have been educated about music has run parallel to my thought process in general
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec 1: Algebra 2/Calc AB/Multi Teacher: 9, He loves me and I’ve taught some of his younger classes when he was out.
Teacher Rec 2: Honors Chem Teacher: 10, She also really likes me and I’m doing an independent study project with her 2nd semester.
Counselor: 7, our college counseling department kind of sucks but I think she liked me.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 120000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really anything</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: SAT, Music Stuff, Course Load
Weaknesses: Essay, GPA (Weighted was 4.11)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Nowhere yet</p>
<p>General Comments: I freaking love Case. At the same time, I also love all my schools so I’m going to have to see where I get in and then visit. Idk. I’m excited.</p>
<p>Oh they also gave me the University Scholarship thing with $27500. I like that.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted with 30k!</p>
<p>Applied to which school/college: Biomedical Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:
ACT: 35
GPA: 4.7 w 4.0 uw
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): At least top 5%, no rankings
AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 so far, all 5s, AP Scholar with Distinction
Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, Calc 3/Linear Algebra, AP US and Comparative Gov, AP English, AP Latin, AP Physics 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Latin Club (Secretary), Speech Team (Communications Director), Church Group (Senior Leader), Knitting Club, JCL (Delegate), FCA
Job/Work Experience: Political Internship (senior year)
Volunteer/Community service: 4 hr/month with toddlers at church
Summer Activities: ha
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I didn’t feel like my common app was super great but it’s hard for me to judge
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Waived, I think good though
Interview: Had one on campus, I think it went really well</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
School Type: Highly ranked public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: Test scores, GPA, NM, volunteering
Weaknesses: Not super strong essays, not a ton of leadership
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Showing interest put me over the top I think
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Purdue accepted, waiting on 6 more</p>
<p>General Comments:
I’m really excited! I considered CWRU a target school and was not expecting that big of a scholarship.</p>
<p>Deferred from Case Western, Accepted into Duke!</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I:2350, 800 Math, 790 W, 760 CR
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chem, 760 Biology
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 cum at the end of Jr year, 3.78 with 1st Tri senior grades (3.5 Freshman year, 3.75 Sophomore year, 3.93 Junior year, 4.05 1st Tri Senior)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 BC, 5 Stat, 5 Chem, 5 Biology
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: Sophomore year took BC and Biology, Jr Year took HPhysics, AP Chem, Vector Calc/Differential equations, AP Stat, Senior year: Biochem, AP Physics C, AP Lit, and Adv. Euclidean Geometry/Linear Algebra Tutorial, and AP Macro/Econ Tutorial, Capstone Project,
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Policy Debate State Octafinalist, Some local tournament awards (Dallas, Texas), AP Scholar, High Honor Roll, Not much
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Debate, Some Clubs,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Helped Code a website for a company, Did some translating for them from Chinese to English, and Internship in the lab for 8 Weeks, and now I am currently doing an independent research Capstone project with the lab that I work on during the school year. About 10-12 hours a week during school hours in the lab, 2 hours outside of school, not in the lab.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a hospital, 4 hours a week, had 180+ hours Junior Year
[ *] Essays: Very well thought out in my opinion and a lot of drafting, with tons of peer review and edits from teacher.
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: Should have been very good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent.
[ ] Additional Rec: None
[ ] Interview: None
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Private (118 Graduating Class)
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: ~10k (family business just started up)
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: I have probably the most challenging curriculum in my graduating class, I took advantage of a lot of opportunities (Math Tutorial, Economics Tutorial, and Capstone Project). Upward trend in grades. Good SAT.
[ *] Weaknesses: Recs probably, forgot to prepare for one of my interviews for my recommenders and she asked me a lot of questions and I wasn’t able to give very well thoughtout answers but my advocacy skills from debate still allowed me some quick thinking to give myself “a theme”.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] Accepted to the University of Texas at Dallas!! and Duke University!!!
[ b]General Comments: lol case western u suck</p>
<p>Son got ADMITTED! He went Early Decision</p>
<p>Where do we see what school we were accepted to?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted !! (applied EA)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070 one sitting - 660 CR, 720 M, 690 W
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/204
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4), English Lang (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Film, Graphic Design, Photo/Video, , Calc, AP English Lit, Honors Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Westinghouse Science Honors Inst, NHS, Spanish Honors Society, honor roll</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: school newspaper (Managing Editor), drama club (Head Scenic Painter), spanish club (Treasurer), science club, outdoors club, interact club
Job/Work Experience: counselor at summer camp in 2014
Volunteer/Community service: limited ~
Summer Activities: job
Essays: very good - about learning determination with just a single parent
Recommendations: great I think</p>
<p>Teacher Rec #1: algebra/pre-calc teacher I had for two years, knew me well
Teacher Rec #2: chem/AP chem teacher I had for two years, my favorite teacher
Counselor Rec: not sure, she’s not that great
Additional Rec: spanish teacher I had for two years, another one of my faves who liked me a lot
Interview: great, had a lot in common with the interviewer, about 30 min but felt succinct</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State: PA
School Type: ehh public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Hooks: applied for chemical/biomedical engineering, maybe gender interest?</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: interview, GPA, extracurriculars (got a note from Dean about his appreciation for my leadership in arts)
Weaknesses: SAT score, volunteering
Why you think you were accepted: I think my interview really helped show interest, as it is important to CWRU
Where else were you accepted: Penn State main, Rutgers main, applied RD to RPI</p>
<p>General Comments: I am absolutely elated; Case is my #1! I also got a $22k/year merit scholarship and nearly $17k/year in financial aid, so I cant really be any happier right now. Congrats to everyone else, and to those who were deferred: good luck!</p>
<p>GUYS ARE THE GRANTS POSTED PER SEMESTER OR PER YEAR?</p>
<p>–</p>
<p>Deferred until Regular Decision for Biology</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred
ACT: 31
GPA: 4.11
APs: Microeconomics (4), Macroeconomics (5), Chemistry (5). Currently taking AP Gov, Bio, and Calc AB
EC’s: Student Researcher at a Teaching Hospital with authorship on two publications; President of school Key Club; Co-President of Club Med; Co-President of Best Buds Club (does activities with special needs kids); Varsity Girls Tennis
Awards: AP Scholar, NHS</p>
<p>I was pretty surprised at being deferred… probably didn’t show enough interest (didn’t request an interview), or might be because of my scores.</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who got in though!</p>
<p>Deferred. Engineering student, 35 act, 3.97 uw, 2200 sat, 800&760 sattwo’s.
9 AP’s so far, all 4 & 5, mainly 5’s. 8 this year. </p>
<p>Enough ec’s, though they’re normal, not crazy</p>
<p>I’m guessing I didn’t display any interest whatsoever
Oh well. </p>
<p>Decision: Deferred </p>
<p>College: ArtSci</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/a
ACT: 30
SAT II: Bio M-740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 78
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (4), AP Lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Lit, APES, Anatomy & Physiology, Pre-Calculus, Directed Study in Biology.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): PEACE Club (Lead Chair), Link Crew, Anti-Bullying Club, Peer-to-Peer Program, Science Olympiad, SADD, Tae Kwon Do (1st Degree Black belt)
Job/Work Experience: N/a
Volunteer/Community service: hospital youth volunteer program
Summer Activities: UMich Michigan Math & Science Scholars Program
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8-9, I thought it was good but idk anymore
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10</p>
<p>Teacher Rec #1: AP Bio, Anatomy & DS teacher
Teacher Rec #2: AP Lang teacher & PEACE Club sponsor
Counselor Rec: Hey, she knows me by name
Additional Rec: Honors & AP Chem teacher
Interview:</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White/Arab
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: Good writing, demonstrated interest, upward gpa trend
Weaknesses: Didn’t really get involved in school till junior year, didn’t join NHS
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted-Michigan State & Michigan Tech</p>
<p>General Comments: Really worried about UMich now but I showed a lot more interest and my essays are killer so…Idk if I want to be in the RD pool. If I get into UMich than I won’t even bother.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Intended Major(s): Applied Mathematics & Mechanical Engineering
(Though it doesn’t matter because, like Harvard/Princeton, CWRU accepts people into the entire school rather than a specified college/university.)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): None
ACT: 31(E:29:M:33:R:30:S:32)
SAT II: Did not arrive in time.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): A/B student(School does not give Unweighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None.
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on AP US/World; 4 on CS and HUG; 3 Lang and Comp
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Calc, Physics II, Stats; ROTC I, Honors Economics/Civics, Honors Pre-Engineering
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place at several local math competitions, Top ten in city-wide math competitions, Quarter-finalist/Semifinalist in Robotics all three years.</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team and Robotics, leader in both
Job/Work Experience: None.
Volunteer/Community service: A couple times every month for a few hours
Summer Activities: Freshman: None; Sophomore Year: EDx: Intro to Python; Junior Year: Six-week Pre-Calc Class
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8; Personal Statement taking the initiative in my AP CS class due to a unhelpful(to put it nicely) teacher.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): </p>
<p>Teacher Rec #1: 8-10
Teacher Rec #2: 6-8
Counselor Rec: ?
Additional Rec: None.
Interview: Still awaiting it, asked for it in October but I requested an extension since I was studying for the subject tests. Afterward my interviewer got a new job and needed time to get readjusted. Despite getting accepted I’m still hoping that we can have that interview. </p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: AA
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: Awards and Essays, made sure I showed interest.
Weaknesses: Grades.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: </p>
<p>General Comments:</p>
<p>My P.S was about my essay, so that was nice. </p>
<p>A small part of me wants to think I’m too good, and that case defers high end students to insure that they have a good matriculation rate, which also lets them keep a lower acceptance rate (instead of accommodating for a bunch of students who won’t attend if accepted)…</p>
<p>But I also know that’s probably untrue, and I’m just not what they’re looking for 
… </p>
<p>The fact that case won’t accept me, chills me over my prospects at getting accepted to Penn or my several other reaches. </p>
<p>Deferred. I had a kind of low SAT score but lots of extracurriculars, am not a minority, oh yeah and I’m probably weird :-? </p>
<p>Why are so many parents on College confidential?</p>
<p>deferred from the pre-dental program </p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
Math: 710
Reading: 760
Writing: 780</p>
<p>ACT:
Composite :32</p>
<p>SAT II: None</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78</p>
<p>AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP World History (4)
AP Calculus AB (4)
AP Language and Composition (5)
AP Physics B (4)
AP Calculus BC (Current)
AP Physics C (Current)
AP Language and Comosition (Current)
AP Computer Science (Current)</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load: (YL=year long; S=1 semester)
AP Computer Science (YL)
AP Calculus BC (YL)
US Government (S)
Constitutional Law (S)
Religion 12 (required) (YL)
AP Literature and Composition (YL)
AP Physics C (YL)
Tech Theater (YL)
Health (kinda procrastinated on this one) (S)
Advanced Independent Debate (S)</p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
NCWIT Ohio Award Winner (National Center for Women in Technology)
PSAT Commended Scholar
AP Scholar
Xerox Award for Technical Innovation
Nationally ranked debater</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Speech and Debate (Debate Team Captain)–state and nationally ranked
Mock Trial (Mock Trial Captain)–state finalist
LGBT/GSA Club (club founder)
GLSEN Northeast Ohio Student Representative (Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Education Network)
Women in STEM (Vice President)
Tech Theater (President)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
Co-founded a website hosting and design company
Work at a Ski Resort operating chairlifts and am being licensed to teach snowboarding</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
Peer Tutor
Maggies Place (a group home which provides the economic and social requirements necessary for making choosing life a viable option for economically and socially disadvantaged pregnant people)
MedWish Volunteer (MedWish International is a not-for-profit organization that saves lives and the environment by repurposing discarded medical supplies and equipment to provide humanitarian aid in developing countries.)
Local Parish Camp Counselor</p>
<p>Summer Activities:
Summer after Freshman Year–took courses at Northwestern
Summer after Sophmore Year–started a website hosing and design company through an entrepreneurship business accelerator
Summer after Junior Year–took engineering courses at OSU and volunteered at my local parish</p>
<p>Essays (rating 1-10, details):
–talked about technical innovation and entrepreneurship </p>
<p>Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>
<p>Teacher Rec #1: Mock Trial/Debate Coach–FERPA means I legally can’t see it but I was told it was great
Teacher Rec #2: Computer Science Teacher–FERPA means I legally can’t see it but my college counselor loved it she said
Counselor Rec: FERPA means I legally can’t see it. My counselor told me she explained the difficult home situation I was going through my junior year which greatly (negatively) impacted every aspect of my life which is the explanation for my abysmal junior year grades
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private College Prep school
Ethnicity: Germanic and English
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: highest
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): girl in computer science, gay</p>
<p>Strengths: Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: very well rounded
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: OSU and OU so far</p>
<p>General Comments:
Accepted with a 22,000 per year scholarship!</p>