Case Western Reserve University EA RESULTS 2021

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FIRST, DELETE ALL THE LOWERCASE LETTER As (“a”) INSIDE BRACKETS!! NEXT, IGNORE THE BRACKETS AND PROCEED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS!!**

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1530/1600 (770 reading, 760 math) essay:7/7/7
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:760 biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.87
Weighted GPA:4.79
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):16/560
AP (place score in parenthesis):Psychology:5, Biology:3, US History:4, Language:5, Statistics:4, Chemistry:3, World History:5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:AP Spanish, AP Calc BC, Honors Physiology and Anatomy, Honors Physics, AP Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Gov, AP Macroeconomics,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Semifinalist, Barrow Neurological internship nominee, PEO STAR scholarship nominee

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Speech and debate (vp), mock trial (officer for 4 years, president this year), red cross club, mayor’s youth council, indian vocal music, children’s chorus, a few more
Job/Work Experience:4 years
Volunteer/Community service:volunteer at local hospital, with red cross, a couple of other stuff
Summer Activities:speech and debate camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details):probably somewhere between an 8-10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:ap stats teacher, probably 8 or 9
Teacher Rec #2:ap lang teacher, 9 or 10
Counselor Rec: She absolutely loved me. 10/10
Additional Rec:
Interview:Did an interview in my hometown. It went well, but nothing exceptional

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major:biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant):AZ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:public, large
Ethnicity:Indian (Asian)
Gender:F
Income Bracket:>100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none

Reflection:
Strengths:EC’s, test scores
Weaknesses: didn’t show much interest
Why you think you were accepted:EC’s and test scores
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 31 (30 Math, 30 Science, 31 English, 31 Reading)
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.41
Weighted GPA: 3.52
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Neither available
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: Creative Writing H, Robotics H, Engineering, AP Computer Science, PreCalculus, Journalism H, AP Latin, Greek III H, Ancient Greek History H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Classics Club, FIRST Robotics (head of coding)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: None
Summer Activities: Interned as graphic designer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 (wrote about bad freshman year (got a D and a C) )
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10
Teacher Rec #1: Latin teacher regards me as favorite teacher
Teacher Rec #2: Computer Science teacher thinks highly of me
Counselor Rec: Counselor likes me (probably average rec letter)
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Cognitive Science
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: College Prep
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 75,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection:
Strengths: Being an URM and great rec letter
Weaknesses: Low GPA and one or two bad grades Junior year
Why you think you were accepted: I applied ED, am an URM, and had a 31 ACT
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: DePaul and University of the Pacific

General Comments:
I hope this inspires students next year who are insecure about they’re grades, people with a 3.5 can get in as well! Also look forward to meeting students enrolling for the class of 2021!

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Also got 35,000 scholarship through Tuition Exchange

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Decision: Accepted w/ 20k merit aid

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Haven’t gotten my december SAT yet (comes out the 22nd I think)
ACT (breakdown): 35 composite (35 E, 35 M, 34 R, 34 S)
SAT II: Had not at the time of applying gotten my Nov. SAT2’s back but 780 M2, 710 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA: 4.26
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Macro 5, Micro 5, Lang 5, Calc BC 4, Comp A 3, APUSH 4, Chem 3, World 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s, an extended Calc 3 + Linear Algebra class for after AP Calc bc, 2 honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, IL State Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started Current Events Club §, Certified Dog Therapist, 2 Time Varsity Tennis Conference Champion, Political Intern for local Candidate (Chairman), Freshman Advisory Mentor, Charity Run Volunteer, Freshman Soccer (Co-Captain)
Job/Work Experience: Cashier/Waiter at Hamburger Joint, Paid for Interning listed above
Volunteer/Community service: Dog Therapy listed above, Charity Run listed above
Summer Activities: Yale Young Global Scholar, Economics for Leaders @ UChicago
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I think my essay was unique and I’m pretty proud of it. I’d give it an 8.5/10.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Really close with my english teacher junior year, must have been very good because it got me into Yale Young Global Scholars! I’d give it a 9/10.
Teacher Rec #2: Not very close w/ other teacher but majoring in economics so decided to choose this teacher. 6.5/10
Counselor Rec: Very close with my counselor. I’m sure she did a great job. 9/10
Additional Rec: Club Sponsor did my additional rec. Again, I’m sure it’s very good because it got me into YYGS. 9/10
Interview: Did not get an interview as spots were filled. Told me that this would not affect my admissions negatively!

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Very large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: > $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection:
Strengths: I think my extracurriculars are diverse. I’m really proud of them because I’m genuinely interested in them (sometimes I don’t get that vibe from people on this website!). I think my essay was strong as I spent a lot of time and put a lot of emotion into it about my club (the P.S. note was about my club in the online acceptance), ACT, YYGS, Recs, - in general I’m very proud of my application
Weaknesses: GPA/Transcript (a little low)
Why you think you were accepted: I think my passion for my interests came out in my essay and extracurriculars.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

  • accepted: IU
  • accepted: UIUC
  • deferred: Georgetown

General Comments:
Extremely excited! Made my day :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted ($20,500 scholarship)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1500 (760 math, 740 cr)
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
Weighted GPA: idk probably around 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit commended

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rowing (captain), international club (treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: cashier
Volunteer/Community service: church, ymca, etc.
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10, talked about childhood experience that inspired my interest in aerospace engineering
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10
Counselor Rec: 8-9/10
Additional Rec:
Interview: didnt do one

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Tough curriculums, average gpas lower than usual
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: >$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection:
Strengths: scores, rigor, the ps section under the letter said “i hope you continue volunteering at case western”
Weaknesses: gpa maybe?
Why you think you were accepted:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted

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Objective: Accepted w/ 23,500 scholarship
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 33 C (E:35, M:33, R:31 or 32 I forget, S: 31)
SAT II: Didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/344
AP (place score in parenthesis): PM me for list
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, AP Physics, AP Calculus BC/Multivariable, AP English Literature and Comp., and AP Microeconomics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, NHS, etc.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): PM me for detail
Job/Work Experience: Chikfila employee
Volunteer/Community service: took multiple service trips over the years
Summer Activities: pm me
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8-9 / 10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10
Teacher Rec #2: 10
Counselor Rec: 10
Additional Rec: 10
Interview: N/A

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Comp Sci
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

I am not going to be attending this fabulous school, but I hope all of you will succeed on whatever path you take in your college life!

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I think with CWRU you should also include how much “interest” you showed…e.g. did you do an on campus interview, alumni interview,etc.

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It considers interest as important i think

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Yes it is! The first thing you need to do is google “CWRU Common Data Set” and
then look in Section C7: Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, firstyear,degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

Then look at “Level of applicant’s interest”

For CWRU you will find it is “important”

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Is there a groupme for accepted students/ can someone make one and post the link?

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Decision: Accepted with 32500 merit aid

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33 (31E 35M 31R 33S)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/28
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 24 hours of dual credit and golf
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: 20 hrs a week since I turned 16
Volunteer/Community service: about 400 hours
Summer Activities: Mission trip and vacation bible school
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10 was professionally edited and perfected. Was written about my small school experience and the opportunities it gave to to chart my own path.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Algebra 2 and physics teacher 10
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher 8
Counselor Rec: 9
Additional Rec: 10 from my employer and 10 from principal
Interview: None

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small homeschool coalition
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection:
Strengths: Essay, recommendation, ACT and Valedictorian
Weaknesses: Light on ECs
Why you think you were accepted: Test scores and rank
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only been accepted so far to SMU, A&M, UT Austin.

General Comments:
My essay and recommendations were phenomenal (not trying to brag, just saying). I believe that helped a lot with the massive scholarship. Being valedictorian helped as well, and 250 hours in a peer to peer program.

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 30. 33 E, 27 M, 30 S, 31 R
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/299
AP (place score in parenthesis): Did not send
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Dual enrollment: Chemistry, College Algebra, Intro to Psych, Intro to Geography
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lets just say, very weak. Not many ECs are even offered at my school.
Job/Work Experience:One summer in a restaurant, one month temp retail this summer, currently holding a restaurant job for 5 months.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a library, helped in an autism classroom, again, not much here.
Summer Activities: Work.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Probably a 6/10. Very personal, just maybe not what they wanted.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Maybe an 8
Teacher Rec #2: Maybe a 6 or 7
Counselor Rec: 8
Additional Rec: 8
Interview: Went very well I thought. I asked lots of questions, he said I was very motivated with my academic pursuits.

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 34k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Wasn’t accepted.

Reflection:
Strengths: I thought my class rank would have been a strength, but I guess it’s fairly average.
Weaknesses:EC and essays, definitely ACT score.
Why you think you were accepted:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have an inkling it may be due to my dual enrollment. There is not any "official proof I went to school this semester, for all they know, I could be selling drugs every day this semester. They want to see this semester’s grades, (all As) so I’m hoping that is the only bump that caused this. Otherwise, I’ll be heartbroken if I don’t get in after deferral. I honestly didn’t even consider being deferred, just thought of rejected or accepted.

General Comments:
This really did come as a sting to me. I showed interest, I have a decent GPA, I want to succeed, and they know it. I can only wait now. If anyone has a similar situation with the dual enrollment, let me know your opinions. Maybe I’m just not the right fit they wanted.

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@onionanion I have been taking dual credit throughout my Junior and now senior year and I got in

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@Jpgranier Ah, well, thanks for the reply. Maybe it wasn’t that then.

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Decision: Accepted w/ 20,500K scholarship

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (770 Math, 770 Writing, 670 Reading)
ACT (breakdown): Did not submit
SAT II: Math 2 - 800, US History - 800, Biology - 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/13018 (county wide ranking)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 AP exams - all 5s
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: All IB Classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, 2nd Place National History Club
Lessons of Leadership Competition, Board of County Commissioners Quarterly Awards - Student Recognition

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): History Honor Society (President), Doctors of Tomorrow (Vice President), Academic Decathlon (Treasurer), Speech and Debate, Mu Alpha Theta, Bhangra (Indian dance)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Moffitt Cancer Center (204 hours), Hillsborough County Youth Leadership Council (34 hours), Relay For Life (40 hours), Museum of Science and Industry (33 hours)
Summer Activities: Volunteered at Moffitt mostly and took trips to other places
Essays: Wrote about how a failure at a Speech and Debate competition and being unable to ask a girl out in freshman year made me change myself and overcome my timid nature. Might have been average I guess.
Teacher Recommendation: Math Teacher, History Teacher. I didn’t see the recommendations but my math teacher was also my homeroom teacher and Extended Essay advisor so I think he knew me well. My history teacher liked me, but I heard afterward that his recommendations are bad.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it but I think it will be all right because I had to provide a form discussing everything about myself.
Additional Rec: Bhangra (Indian dance) coach. Saw his recommendation, it was awesome.
Interview: N/A
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Pre-Med and History
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: IB Magnet High School
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >200K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I thought the fact that I did bhangra was pretty unique.

Reflection

Strengths: Class Rank, GPA, Extracurriculars, Community Service, Good History credentials, High SAT II scores except bio
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses: Essay is average. Recommendation from history teacher might have been bad. SAT Reading score is pretty low (I’m really bad at reading in general), SAT Bio score low. Not enough national competition awards like USAMO or something like that.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Had good history credentials, good GPA.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted : USF, UCF, FSU, UTampa, FAU, Tulane
Deferred: Northeastern
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I thought bhangra was unique.

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Just discovered this feed. Accepted EA with 23.5k scholarship!! Congrats to all accepted!

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Decision: Accepted w/ $27k scholarship

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1490/1600 (730 CR+W, 760 M)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1/4.25
Weighted GPA: 3.52
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: IB English SL, IB French HL, IB Geo HL, IB Bio HL, IB Chem SL, IB Math SL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): violin
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at hospital, volunteer at art class
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): idk
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Nursing
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: College Prep
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection:
Strengths: GPA, SAT
Weaknesses: extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted: volunteered at hospital, wrote about it in essay, showed consistency in nursing goal
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - University of the Pacific, USF, Santa Clara U, Duquesne, St Louis u

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted w/ $20.5k scholarship

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1520/1600 (760 CR+W, 760 M)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 760 Math2, 750 Phy, 750 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A Foreign High School ( 75% average )
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: Chem, Maths, Physics, Psychology, English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): classical guitar, MUN, Student Council, Basketball
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: IAYP
Summer Activities: Himalayan hiking ( 4 trails completed )
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Not sure
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10 ( best possible )
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type: High School
Ethnicity: Asian Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: EFC = 0
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection:
Strengths: SAT, References, Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Marks ( = GPA ), Essays ( probably )
Why you think you were accepted: See strengths

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Ole Miss, U of Wyoming, ASU; Deferred - Northeastern; Waiting - UVA, USC, UNM, Boston U, NCSU; Will Apply - Alabama Huntsville, Tulane, UNC-CH
General Comments: