CaseWestern Reserve University Class of 2020 EA Results Thread!

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With the admissions results coming out in less than a week, I figure the creation of this thread would be suitable.
Post your admission results once they’re out! Best of luck everyone!

**ANYTIME YOU SEE A SPACE AFTER THE LEFT BRACKET, REMOVE IT. THAT INCLUDES THE SPACES BEFORE “COLOR” AND “B” ON THE FIRST 4 LINES (2 THAT YOU WOULD ACTUALLY USE).

THIS IS FOR RESULTS ONLY, DISCUSSION IS IN ANOTHER THREAD.**

[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted **[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred **[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]

[ color=blue] b**[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA:
[] Weighted GPA:
[] 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.):
[/list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):
[/list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
[/list]

[ b]General Comments: **

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Decision: Accepted University Scholar($22,500)

** EARLY ACTION **

** Objective: **

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (750 CR, 690 M, 720 W, 10 Essay)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown):
    [] SAT II: 770 Math Level 2
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.73
    [] Weighted GPA:
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang: 5, Chem: 4, Psych: 4
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lang + Culture, AP Literature, AP Gov/Pol, Econ, Honors Calc, Physics
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cello.
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: University intern, English Teacher
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Education nonprofits
    [    ] Summer Activities: Summer college, intern, a job
    [] Essays: I thought it was really good. Wrote about cello.
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: GOOD! (for both)
    [] Counselor Rec: Awesome
    [    ] Additional Rec: Good
    [] Interview:
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): Turned in my cello supplement.

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?:
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): CA
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Public
    [] Ethnicity: Asian
    [    ] Gender: F
    [] Income Bracket: N/A
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: GPA?
    [    ] Weaknesses: I turned in my app late
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Grades
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

**General Comments: **
CWRU is one of my top schools so I’m really glad to have gotten in! Good luck everyone :smiley:

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**Decision: Accepted **

**Major: Bioengineering (Early Action) **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2180
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): X
    [] SAT II: 800 (MathIIC), 800 (Chemistry), 800 (Physics)
    [    ] Unweighted GPA:
    [] Weighted GPA: 42 / 45 (IB)
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): X
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): X
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry HL, Physics HL, Math HL, Psychology HL, Chinese SL, English SL
    [] Senior Year Course Load: Chemistry HL, Physics HL, Math HL, Psychology HL, Chinese SL, English SL, TOK
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sports, music, not so special
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: None
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Worked with an NGO
    [    ] Summer Activities: Science camps for every summer during my high school year
    [] Essays: Commonapp: 7/10 -> risky topic
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 best teachers
    [] Counselor Rec: 10/10 he said i could be an ambassador of our school and future college
    [    ] Additional Rec: one from the president of NGO that I worked with
    [] Interview: X
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): X

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant):
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Private
    [] Ethnicity: Asian
    [    ] Gender:
    [] Income Bracket: <30,000
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

  • [] Strengths:
    [    ] Weaknesses:
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: did not finish a lot of my regular schools :frowning: so busy rn

**General Comments: **

Not my top choice but got a full scholarship! :slight_smile: i think college application process is extremely rigorous but your effort will pay off eventually. congrats to all accepted applicants and hope we all get into our dream schools :slight_smile:

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[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (780M, 690CR, 650W)
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II: 760 Math, 670 Bio, 690 Lit
[ *] Unweighted GPA: 3.87
[ *] Weighted GPA: 3.95
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4), English Lang (5), English Lit (3), Euro History (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Econ, Calc BC, Latin and Greek, French 5, Biochemistry, Statistics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor of School Newspaper, Leader of Habitat for Humanity, many other small clubs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 3 years teaching dance at a studio, coaching the competitive team this year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of work with Boston Hunger Project, Healthcare for the Homeless, etc.
[ *] Summer Activities: Camp counselor
[ *] Essays: 8/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both probably very good, 9/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: Also probably good, 8.5/10
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: I think it went very well
[ *] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):
[/list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Small, progressive school, very competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: 200,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none.
[/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA? Math score?
[ *] Weaknesses: Writing and CR SAT score- didn’t think it was that much of a weakness though
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was absolutely shocked honestly. I showed a buttload of interest and I’m definitely in their target applicant pool. Case was my top choice, so I’m super bummed. I guess there’s always RD now… another three months…
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted UVM with $17k/ yr, UMich. Deferred Georgetown
[/list]

[ b]General Comments: ** Congrats to all that got in. Case was my top choice, so enjoy it!

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): none
[] ACT (breakdown):
composite: 34
[] SAT II: Biology: 720
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.5something
[] Weighted GPA: 3.64 (?)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unavailable
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
French: 4
Biology: 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]AP Calc AB
AP Physics I
AP Economics (So AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics)
Journalism: Editors
French V (Post-AP French)
AP Literature and Composition
AP Human Geography

[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]
Gold Circle from Columbia Scholastic Press Association (for newspaper design)
Honor Roll
Gold Crown from CSPA
Humanitas Community Service Award (for 50+ hours of community service)
some others but i can’t remember lmao

Subjective:

[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Internship/led experiment in Botany lab in BKK, TH
Internship at local paper

[] Job/Work Experience:
Job at local newspaper
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Teach Thai kids English (my grandma is a teacher!)
Help at food pantry
help at junior blind of america
organize yearly bake sale fundraiser
other stuff i don’t remember lmao

[] Summer Activities:
most of the volunteering stuff above
[] Essays: really great!
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m guessing really great, I have a wonderful relationship with my recs
[] Counselor Rec: Great!
[] Additional Rec: My old journalism adviser (who just retired, I don’t know if this was sent or not though); she’s had a lot of practice so i’m guessing it was great
[] Interview: has anyone actually been able to get one of these
[li] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):[/li][/ul]
just…LMAO

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): CA
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Private
    [] Ethnicity: Latina, Asian
    [    ] Gender: Female
    [] Income Bracket: ??
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None? probably?

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: I wrote a really good Common App essay, i did a shitload of community service (and a lot of newspaper stuff)
    [    ] Weaknesses: I showed almost no interest, my GPA seems to be hella low so thank god that worked out
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly have no clue
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: still salty about this lmao

**General Comments: **
I also got the University Scholarship for $24k/year!!! I’m so happy!!! i have no idea how i got in tbqh

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**Decision: Accepted with 22.5K University Scholarship **

b**

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (640 CR, 770 M, 690 WR)
[] ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] SAT II: Didn’t take :stuck_out_tongue:
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/270
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus BC (5), AP Physics C: Mechanics (5), AP Physics C: E/M (5) AP U.S Govt/Politics (4), AP Environmental Science(4)[/li]
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, AP Biology, Special Volunteer at National Cancer Institute (3 hours a day volunteering that counts toward school credits)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with distinction(Is that a major award…?)[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country, Track, Regional Orchestra, Bioengineering Team(Co-founder)
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Paid Internship the National Cancer Institute, worked with Microscopy and Image Analysis Software
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for MathCounts in Middle School, as well as local food bank (About 50 hours total)
    [    ] Summer Activities: Internship was during the summer
    [] Essays: (6.8/10) Wrote about my love for problem solving. I talked about how I loved to break apart problems in Math and Coding, and wrote about a game I made for my programming class
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t see them, but I assumed they were good
    [] Counselor Rec: My counselor is new and has a lot of students, but I think I got a good rec.
    [    ] Additional Rec: N/A
    [] Interview: Went well, we talked for about an hour!
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No (but will fill out FAFSA)
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Major: Computer Science
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: I think my Internship really helped me out. I got a lot of good experience. They put a P.S at the end of my letter saying how my experience at NCI would help me out at CWRU (I was pleasantly surprised). Good GPA/Rank/AP Scores
    [    ] Weaknesses: Not so good Critical Reading score. I can’t read for shieeet.
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed interest, I submitted my app early and had a good interview.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

**General Comments: **

Wow! I had a good feeling about case, and the email they sent out about the level of qualified applicants made me a bit weary. I was surprised at how much money they give out. I am Interested in their Bio program, and I might think about going into a bioinformatics track (maybe do Biology and CS)?? The P.S on their acceptance letter was the best.

Congratulations to all who were admitted!

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**Decision: Accepted **

b**

**Objective: Major in psychology!

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 27 science, 27 math, 31 English, 32 Reading, 10 on the essay
    [] SAT II: n/a
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.66
    [] Weighted GPA: 3.8
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): na/750
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP psychology, AP comparative government & politics, AP Literature & Composition, honors chamber orchestra, calculus, anthropology, perspectives of 9/11, physical education
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): executive member 10th grade, membership officer 11th grade, event planner 12th grade: acting/improv club, string quartets (orchestra) club, performed in school musicals, performed in community theatre
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: high school intern for my district’s after school program, theatre camp counselor over the summer
    [] Volunteer/Community service: CIT at theatre camp 10th grade, lots of small other things (specified in NHS status)
    [    ] Summer Activities: theatre camp counselor, perform at community theatre
    [] Essays: great
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: great
    [] Counselor Rec: great
    [    ] Additional Rec: n/a
    [] Interview: n/a
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): n/a

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
    [] Country (if international applicant): n/a
    [    ] School Type: large, suburban, public, highly ranked
    [] Ethnicity: Caucasian
    [    ] Gender: female
    [] Income Bracket: 120k/yr
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: personal essay, ECs, recommendations
    [    ] Weaknesses: GPA, ACT
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: personal essay
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted: Bard College, Ithaca College; rejected: Colorado College

General Comments:

I’m really shocked I was admitted! Congratulations to everyone that was accepted and good luck to all those waiting for RD decisions to come out! :slight_smile:

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**Decision: Accepted **

b**

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown):
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 32 composite
    [] SAT II:
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.95
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.18
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 out of 400
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4) Calc (4) English Comp (5) American Hist (4)
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Geo, Physics II, AP Bio, BC Calc, Beginning Ceramics
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country for two years
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: None
    [] Volunteer/Community service: None
    [    ] Summer Activities: None
    [] Essays: Common App Essay, pretty solid.
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: AP Chem and AP Calc teachers wrote them
    [] Counselor Rec: Never talk to her, but I guess she wrote one?
    [    ] Additional Rec: None
    [] Interview: None
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): None

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Public
    [] Ethnicity: White
    [    ] Gender: Male
    [] Income Bracket: Not entirely sure, somewhere middle class. Not rich by any means
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Grades, I guess? Decent ACT?
    [    ] Weaknesses: No extracurriculars to speak of.
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I dunno. Strong essay? Tough schedule of classes?
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Ohio U, Toledo, Miami (OH), Wright State

General Comments:

I feel kind of bad getting accepted (with a $25,000 scholarship no less) because I showed little interest in Case and never really had much intention of going there and putting myself thousands in debt. Sorry to everyone I may have taken the spot from…

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**Decision: Accepted $25,000 Scholarship **

Objective:

  • []GPA: UW: 3.91, W: 4.275
    [    ]Class rank: 39 out of 661
    []SAT: 2200, (800 math)
    [    ]ACT: 33

Subjective

  • []EC’s: Sports: Varsity 3 Years- XC -2014 State Qualifier; Varsity 3 Years - Track- 2015 State Qualifier, Team captain Cross Country
    3 Years on Board for Key Club- over 200 volunteer Hours
    DECA - national Qualifier(top 30 nationals) (3rd In state for my event twice and 1st in state for test score for my event)
    MUN- Committee Chair for State Conference
    National Honors Society Member
    Summer Internship at OSU as a Sophomore- 300hours -Research in chemistry department.
    Taekwondo Black Belt
    Intern at Intel
    Intern at a Non-profit

Other

[list]
[]State: I am out of state applicant
[]Gender: Male
[]Ethnicity: Asian

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**Decision: Accepted **

Major: Sociology/English

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 660 CR 640 M 700 W
    [    ]ACT (breakdown): did not take
    []SAT II: did not send
    [    ]Unweighted GPA: 96.3
    []Weighted GPA:
    [    ]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/710
    []AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)
    [    ]IB (place score in parenthesis):
    []Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Bio, AP English, AP Calc
    [    ]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, athletic awards

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars: Varsity gymnastics 4 years (captain), varsity track 3 years, competitive gymnastics, clubs
    [    ]Job/Work Experience: barely any
    []Volunteer/Community service: church volunteer, diabetes walk volunteer
    [    ]Summer Activities: gymnastics
    []Essays: I think it reflected my humor and personality
    [    ]Teacher Recommendation: my coach who was my teacher, APUSH teacher, and English teacher
    []Counselor Rec: standard
    [    ]Additional Rec:
    []Interview: didn’t do one
    [    ]Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):

Other:

  • []Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ]State (if domestic applicant): NJ
    []Country (if international applicant):
    [    ]School Type: Public
    []Ethnicity: Asian (filipino/chinese)
    [    ]Gender: Female
    []Income Bracket: 150k
    [    ]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection:

  • []Strengths: rank, GPA, essay, sports
    [    ]Weaknesses: my SAT is not as high as other applicants
    []Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: not sure to be honest, I didn’t even visit or have an interview. Probably because they need more non-engineers
    [    ]Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: deferred from Georgetown, accepted to Rutgers and Fordham

General Comments:

Accepted with a $22,500 scholarship! I’m really happy and thankful and didn’t expect it at all. Congrats to everyone and good luck!!

11

**Decision: Accepted with 25k merit **

** EA **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (CR 800 M 690 W 730)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): did not take
    [] SAT II: 800 M2 800 Bio-M
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: either 3.9 or 4.0, unsure of conversion from a 0-100 scale
    [] Weighted GPA: school does not calculate
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not calculate
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 French 4 Bio
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): did not take
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, Internal Medicine/Neuroscience Medicine, Public Speaking/Cultural Studies, Physics, French V
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): GSA (co-president), lgbt book club (founder), multicultural writing magazine (editor), some other stuff but those were what i mostly focused on. all human rights/social activism ECs
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: N/A
    [] Volunteer/Community service: over 200 hrs between a food pantry and the office of a multinational nonprofit
    [    ] Summer Activities: volunteering at aforementioned nonprofit
    [] Essays: 9/10, about a fairly unique topic and i think showed insight about who i am
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t get to see but i’m guessing the math teacher rec was 9 or 10/10 bc he loved me, french teacher rec was probably good but pretty generic
    [] Counselor Rec: should have been good: we fill out 3 surveys to help them write the recs
    [    ] Additional Rec: N/A
    [] Interview: went well, the interviewer seemed more focused on getting me to apply than learning about me
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):N/A

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): new york
    [] Country (if international applicant): N/A
    [    ] School Type: specialized high school nationally known as an ivy feeder, all classes are honors level. no AP classes allowed until jr year at which point you can only take 2, max 4 allowed senior year
    [] Ethnicity: white
    [    ] Gender: f
    [] Income Bracket:>100k
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none afaik

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: really good transcript, solid essay, good human rights ECs, showed interest
    [    ] Weaknesses: score on math section of sat, ecs were nothing EXCEPTIONAL
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i think i fall pretty solidly in their target applicant range and showed a LOT of interest
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: will be applying stony brook, cornell, cmu, oberlin, urochester, hopkins, and was accepted to binghamton

**General Comments: **

I’m still sending in other apps to see what happens, but i REALLY like Case and I’m glad to be accepted to college!

12

Decision: Accepted, University Scholar($15,500)

** EARLY ACTION **

** Objective: **

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (720CR, 720 M, 730W, 9 Essay)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown):
    [] SAT II: N/A
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: School doesn’t do unweighted
    [] Weighted GPA: 3.85
    [    ] Rank: N/A
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang: 4
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP US Government, AP Statistics, Computer Science, Drama
    [    ] Major Awards: National Merit Commended Student

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars Robotics Business Team (Captain), Sound Crew (Captain), Poetry Slam Team, Cross Country and Track and Field Manager, Asian Cultural Association, Social Justice Club
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Hostess at a Restaurant
    [] Volunteer/Community service: None
    [    ] Summer Activities: Work
    [] Essays: I thought the way I wrote it was creative and unique. I wrote about the story of Persephone the greek goddess and how it connected to personal struggles I’ve encountered in my life and how I’ve overcome these struggles.
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t read them but I think they were both good.
    [] Counselor Rec: I’m not very close to my counselor so it was probably average.
    [    ] Additional Rec: N/A
    [] Interview: N/A
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): PA
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Public Magnet
    [] Ethnicity: Asian
    [    ] Gender: F
    [] Income Bracket: <60,000
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Essay and SAT
    [    ] Weaknesses: GPA and lack of volunteer work
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essay
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Penn State University Park and University of Pittsburgh. Still applying to several other schools RD.

**General Comments: **

13

Decision: Accepted (University Scholarship :slight_smile: )

Early Action

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (690 CR, 650 M, 640 M)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): N/A
    [] SAT II: 720 US History, 730 Biology
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.83
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.77
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/50
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 World History, 5 US History, 5 Human Geography, 5 Human Geography
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load:
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honors

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Creative writing, music production
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: None
    [] Volunteer/Community service: volunteering at schools mainly
    [    ] Summer Activities:
    [] Essays:
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: I hope it was good. :wink:
    [] Counselor Rec: Probably generic.
    [    ] Additional Rec: N/A
    [] Interview: N/A
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): NC
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Public magnet
    [] Ethnicity: Black
    [    ] Gender: M
    [] Income Bracket: $60,000-90,000
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: AP Scores, Common App essay
    [    ] Weaknesses: SAT score, GPA
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’d like to say I was accepted because I’m an okay (not by CC standards though) student and had a good essay. URM too.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: No results yet

**General Comments: **

Don’t underestimate yourself, didn’t think I would get in initially. Good luck to all of you that were accepted and to those who weren’t, don’t worry there are many other great schools out there. If you apply yourself at even a “terrible” school you’re bound to do well.

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To give confidence to those with lower stats

**Accepted University Scholar: $23,500/year **

Early Action

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Send
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 30 (Reading 31; Math 30; English 29; Science 29)
    [] SAT II: Biology M 730
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.34
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.04
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t Rank
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP U.S. History, AP World History, AP English Language all 4’s
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, Introductions into Engineering Designs, Philosophy, Peace Studies, Internship: National Institutes of Health
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Twice Published Scientist in the NCBI Database, Waksmans Student Scholar Award, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity W.E.B. Dubois Academic Achievement Award, A couple Chemathon awards

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Medical Honors Society (Founder/President), Field Hockey (Manager/Assistant Coach), SGA (Elections Officer), Chemathon
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Experience: National Institutes of Health Intern FULL YEAR, Waksmans Student Scholar Researcher FULL YEAR
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Distinguished Young Women of Montgomery County(Co-Chairs woman/Co-Founder), Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (Montgomery County Ambassador)
    [    ] Summer Activities: National Institutes of Health Student Career Exploration Intern
    [] Essays: 9/10, I wrote about my interest in research.
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
    [] Counselor Rec:9/10 ( I’m pretty sure she wrote about the personal reason for my low GPA)
    [    ] Additional Rec: None
    [] Interview: Went very well, she literally said she could really imagine me going to this school.
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): None

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Going to
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Public, Large
    [] Ethnicity: African
    [    ] Gender:Female
    [] Income Bracket: 100,000+
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Extracurricular Activities, Research, Recommendations, Interview
    [    ] Weaknesses: GPA
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly, It had to be because of all of my extracurricular and research, my GPA to me seemed to low for me to make it in, but I’m so glad I did!
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: This school was my 6th acceptance (6 for 6 YAY) I’ve also gotten into:Butler University (Maximum scholarship money), U of Minnesota Twin Cities, Southern Methodist (Founders Scholarship), Fordham University, University of Maryland Baltimore County. I’ve still got 9 schools to go though so still waiting!

**General Comments: **

This was one of my top choices so I’m so happy I got in. And to all who are afraid to apply because of lot GPA/SAT/ACT but have a huge passion for anything still apply, I got in with a HALF TUITION SCHOLARSHIP!! :smiley: Congrats to everyone else who got in and good luck to all :smiley:

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Posting for my son

**Decision: Accepted **

Early Action

Objective:

  • [] SAT I: didn’t submit
    [    ] ACT: 35 (36 Reading, 35 English, 33 Math, 34 Science)
    [] SAT II: 780 Math 2, 730 Chem
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.65
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.5
    [    ] Rank: school doesn’t rank
    [] AP: US Government (4), US History (4), Chemistry (5), Calc BC (4, AB subscore 5)
    [    ] IB: Chem SL (6), History SL (4)
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP ComSci, AP/IB Physics, IB Theory of Knowledge, Math HL, AP Spanish, IB LA 12
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor (I think??)

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars: swimming, club and HS, elected team captain
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Internship with research institution, maintenance work for property management company
    [] Volunteer/Community service: not much - food share, library reading program for young children, space camp volunteer
    [    ] Summer Activities: internship, space camp volunteer, see above (lots and lots of swimming :slight_smile: )
    [] Essays: wrote about his bi-lingual bi-cultural upbringing (he was born outside of US), it seemed to resonate well, as there is a mention of this on his acceptance letter
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: confidential, but must have been good
    [] Counselor Rec: no idea, probably good
    [    ] Additional Rec: none
    [] Interview: interviewed on campus this summer, he thought it went very well. It was his third interview on our 5-school trip, and he was well practiced by then
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): none

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?:
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): CO
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: large public
    [] Ethnicity: White
    [    ] Gender: Male
    [] Income Bracket: > 150,000K
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): recruited athlete - met with coach, visited on OV in November

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: very rigorous course load - Full IB Diploma with additional AP classes, 80% are IB or AP classes since 10th grade, ACT score
    [    ] Weaknesses: unweighted GPA. No Cs, but lots of Bs, all in AP/IB classes though
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think his stats were well above average, with the exception of the unweighted GPA, but considering the course load and extracurriculars, it wasn’t so bad
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted Colorado School of Mines, but still waiting on decisions from a few good schools

**General Comments: **

$25,500 scholarship. We are not expecting any financial aid with our income, so this is a welcome news.

He went on Official Visit with a swim team a month ago, and loved everything about the team. This is important, as he wants to swim in college. Also, I thought that essay wasn’t necessarily very well written, but the topic was good. But then again, he is going to major in engineering, not English :slight_smile:

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**Decision: Accepted **

Early Action: $25.5 a year AYYY

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (super score)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): Composite 34 | R:35 M:32 E:35 S:34 W:36 (sent in later in after app submission)
    [] SAT II: B:710; World History: 730 US: 760
    [    ] Weighted GPA: 96.39
    [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
    [    ] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5) AP Language & Comp (5) World History (5) US History (5)
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc AB, AP Art History, AP Literature, AP Comparative Gov, Advanced Painting
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): lol Minor Awards: community art awards & mun awards

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Equestrian Team (11 & 12); Model UN (Vice Pres & Publicity Chair); Paid Graphic Design Intern; freelance graphic designer & Artist, unpaid tutor, DNA Spring Break Workshop, Film Clum & Girls Learn International Club
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Horseback Counselor @ sleepaway camp (ran department on head of horseback’s days off), Sales Associate
    [] Volunteer/Community service: various volunteering at horse shows, school events, an adaptive sports camp freshman year, community events
    [    ] Summer Activities: Camp Counselor see above
    [] Essays: idk ive read it too many times to be objective
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: good but didnt see them
    [] Counselor Rec: big school so probs generic but she seemed to know what she was doing
    [    ] Additional Rec:
    [] Interview: went fine (first interview for the both of us)
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): Submitted portfolio

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): NY
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Public (Arts)
    [] Ethnicity: hella white (Immigrant parents tho aka first gen american)
    [    ] Gender: female
    [] Income Bracket: Above 100k less than 150k
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen american? I don’t think that’s a hook though aka no hooks for me

Reflection YAY FIRST ACCEPTANCE AND CASE IS PRETTY COOL

  • [] Strengths: act score?, rigorous schedule for my school, arts school, showed interest through interview
    [    ] Weaknesses: no major awards, no hooks, sat score sorta, sat II scores,
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: above avg stats
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: have to finish submitting my regular
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I got deferred with a 32 on the ACT and a 4.0 UW, 4.3 W. I had good ECs. I’m truly shocked.

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Decision: Accepted

b**

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
[]ACT (breakdown): 30 C
[]SAT II: Did not submit
[]Unweighted GPA: School doesn’t do unweighted
[]Weighted GPA: 3.7
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Gov (5), Stat (4), Euro (3), Calc AB, English Language, Chem, Spanish, Macro
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Chem, AP Spanish, Honors Physics, Calc 2, Honors English
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A lol[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track and Field (somewhat recruited), Vegetarian Club (president), Model UN, Model Congress, other minor things
    [    ]Job/Work Experience: USSF Certified Referee
    []Volunteer/Community service: 200-300 hours I would guess
    [    ]Summer Activities: NIAHD, work, vacations
    []Essays: They seemed to like them (put a P.S. on my app about it, I’m guessing they did that for most people?)
    [    ]Teacher Recommendation: Probably good
    []Counselor Rec: Great
    [    ]Additional Rec: N/A
    []Interview: N/A
    [    ]Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

Other

[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[]State (if domestic applicant): PA
[]School Type: Large Public, pretty good I guess
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: Enough
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I listed on my app[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • []Strengths: Running and good essays?
    [    ]Weaknesses: Scores, GPA, Unhooked…
    []Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Didn’t apply for a STEM major (applied for finance), attended an info session in tenth grade? I really don’t know why I got accepted but I’m really happy that I did!
    [    ]Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted Pitt Business, Deferred Tulane and Northeastern, applied EDII to GW, applied RD to NYU, Babson, and Bentley
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**Decision: Accepted **

Early Action

Objective:

  • [] ACT (breakdown): 35 in all except 36 in Science
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 4.0
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.35
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10 of 320
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5) AP Statistics (5)
    [    ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus, Language Arts 12 & Microeconomics
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, 2x National Latin Exam Silver Medalist
  • Subjective:*
    [list]
    [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (President), Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society (Treasurer), NHS (Treasurer), Drill Team (Captain)
    [    ] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at local hospitals
    [] Essays: Decent, probably could have been better
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, I also included a letter from my superintendent

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <100,009
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: ACT and lots of leadership positions
    [    ] Weaknesses: Essay
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I’m very interested in Case and have visited the school multiple times. Also, my grades have always been pretty strong and I worked really hard to get my test scores!
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at OSU with Maximus Scholarship and Miami University Honors. I applied RD to Northwestern and Cornell and have not heard back yet.

**General Comments: ** I’m extremely happy with this and have also received $28,500 in University Scholarship. Congratulations to everyone!

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Accepted +22k university scholarship
Objective:
SAT: 2100- 760 reading 730 math 610 writing (dont know grammar at all)
SAT II: 780 US 700 Chemistry
ACT: did not send
GPA: 3.92/4 ( on a 10 point scale would be 4/4)
Rank: n/a
APs: Bio (4) Chem (4) Lang (4) U.S. (4)–did not take APUSH course though
Senior APs: gov, spanish, lit, Calculus AB, music theory, econ
Major Awards: Howard Hughes medical institute award recipient, AP scholar with honors, couple of other minor community awards

Subjective:
ECs: competitive figure skater, piano (just recitals though, no competitions), 2x Key Club president (100+ local member club), National Spanish honor society tutor, Bernie sanders volunteer, childrens museum volunteer, jewish studies summer program, won scholarship (see above) to participate in research ending in a lab manual now used in college
Work Experience: couple of minor summer jobs
Voluneering: 500+ hours (see above)
essay and recs: both good, but not exceptional

Other:
Financial aid: applied
State: Don’t feel comfortable putting this down…
School: Public (Magnet)
Ethnicity: White, jewish
Income: 100,000-150,000
Hooks:n/a

Reflection:
Strengths: heavy courseload, EC’s and research last summer
Weakness: 0 interest, Sat scores are ok, but writing is bad,
Why I think I was accepted: above average stats
Where else I was accepted/ deferred/ rejected: deferred from Georgetown, accepted to a safety school near my neighborhood, waiting to hear back from a bunch of reach school schools (Ivies, UChicago, Johns Hopkins)