**Class of 2008 Official Decisions Thread**

<p>Let's try to eliminate all discussion posts within this thread and keep all posts strictly decisions. Just copy/paste the following list and take out all the spaces between the brackets and enter your stats. </p>

<p>The reason I only want decisions posted within this thread is for the future classes who want to see who was accepted/rejected, and it starts to look cluttered if every other post is "Omg, when will I hear?" So if you have a personal question, make a separate thread and you will get an answer!</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Extracurriculars:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors/Hook?:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]Scholarships:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Early Action!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: N/A
[</em>] ACT: C: 26 E: 31 R: 28 M: 25 S: 19 (don't ask me what happened, I'm still shocked!)
[<em>]SAT IIs: N/A
[</em>]GPA: 3.98 UW
[<em>]Rank: 4/120
[</em>] Other stats: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Solid, I had my English teacher approve them.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Glowing, my English teacher let me read it.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Probably the bare minimum, he's a terrible writer.
[</em>] Extracurriculars:
* Local Pageant Winner
* State Pageant Top 6
* Drama Club (4 years): President, Vice President, Secretary, 6 plays (all leads), 2-time Best Actress of the Year
* FBLA (3 years): Vice President, Treasurer, Regional awards
* National Honor Society (2 years): Vice President
* Executive Student Council (3 years): Executive Treasurer (2 years), Sophomore Class Treasurer
* Key Club (3 years): Treasurer
* Diversity Club (3 years): Lead a state workshop on diversity, Treasurer
* Tennis (2 years): JV
[<em>]Hook (if any): I'm from Washington state, and I come from a socioeconomically challenged area, so...geographical/socioeconomical diversity.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Washington state
[<em>] School Type: <500 students, crappy, never/"rarely" sends grads to top schools.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors/Hook?: N/A</p>

<p>Scholarships: President's Scholarship (merit), $8,000/year </p>

<p>General Comments: I wasn't very impressed with Marist's acceptance package. It was very bare and didn't offer anything exciting that makes me go "Oooh, I want to go here!" So...we'll see.</p>

<p>*Decision: Accepted EA! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2180 (760 CR, 700 M, 720 W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT IIs: 740 Chemistry, 710 Math Level II, 570 Spanish
[</em>] GPA: 96.6/100
[<em>] Rank: 8/119
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist (Semifinalist when I applied)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Excellent, my English teacher read and loved it
[</em>] Teacher Recs: The one I read (my guidance department sends out two with every transcript) was very good, no clue about the other one
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Quiz Bowl (3 years, team captain this year), Gay-Straight Alliance (2 years), Yearbook Committee (1 year)
[<em>] Hook (if any): I have high test scores, and I did write my essay about my experiences of coming out as a lesbian, which may have helped (yay diversity!). Other than that, I don't know.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Connecticut
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors/Hook?: Not sure, really.</p>

<p>Scholarships: $10,000 per year</p>

<p>General Comments: It's kind of doubtful that I'll go to Marist, to be honest. I wasn't thrilled with the vibe I got from the school and I've gotten better scholarship offers from other schools. We'll see, though.</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: Early Action Accepted! [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:570M 570CR 690W
[ *] ACT:n/a
[ *] SAT IIs:580 Math Level1 610 Chemistry
[ *] GPA:3.93/4.0
[ *] Rank:5/122
[ *] Other stats: Boys State 2007 Alumni, Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:Very high marks from English Teachers and Department Head
[ *] Teacher Recs: Amazing
[ *] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[ *] Extracurriculars: Senior Class Vice President, NHS(2 years) Vice President, Peer Leadership(3 years), Yearbook Business Manager(2 years), Religious Education Teacher (5 years), Elementary School Tutor (3 years)
[ *] Hook (if any): First American-Born in my entire family to go to college
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:New Jersey
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Hispanic
[ *] Gender:Male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors/Hook?:[ /b] Taking on major leadership roles, something that is the polar opposite of the super shy freshman I was</p>

<p>[ b]Scholarships:[ /b]$8,000 Merit Scholarship</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments:[ /b] More than likely I'll end up going here, I like it the most overall, and it's the most affordable out of the rest that I've applied. However, they have given me the least amount in scholarships so far. Seton Hall gave me 17500 a year, and Drew University gave me 21000 per year. And, I'm still waiting on Carnegie Mellon, but, I'm not expecting or hoping for an acceptance from them anyway.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted Regular Decision</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1460/2230 [M: 780 CR: 680 W: 770]
[li] ACT: N/A[/li][</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 770, 660, 630
[<em>] GPA: 3.7 UW, 4.8 W
[</em>] Rank: 5/28
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Average
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Didn't read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Generic
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Varsity Soccer, Student Council, Spanish Honor Society, Class Council, various others
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors/Hook?:</p>

<p>Scholarships:
Presidential Scholarship [$12,000/year]</p>

<p>General Comments:
Not sure if I will be attending</p>

<p>STATS:
SAT: 1780 (CR: 570, M: 580, W: 630)
ACT: N/A
GPA: 90.15
Rank: 21/118
Essay: I'm told it was good-"very original".
Teacher Recs: Very good.
Counselor Rec: Surprisingly good.
Location: New York City
School Type: Public/Dual Focus Arts and Academic school
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
ECs: Editor/Founder of Literary Arts Magazine, Actor/Stage Manager/Lighting Designer/Costume Designer for Student Theatre, Student Rep to School Leadership Team, Student Government Rep/Senior Class Secretary, Chair of Senior Trip, Gift, and Prom Committees, Peer Tutor/Mentor, PTA and School Volunteer, STAR Walker/Recruiter/Fundraiser for AIDS Walk NY, NYC Library Storytelling Project, ANHS, served on Selection Committee for Assistant Principal and in student focus group for school evaluation, took outside classes in Fashion, Photography, and Guitar, volunteered at a Pet Shelter, a nursing home, and at a camp for children with cancer, song lyrics published, various local/regional awards, part-time job at a fashion boutique.
Other factors/Hook: My school has an intense and unusual curriculum: I took a full Regents/College Prep course with APs, but also took an additional 2 to 3 classes per semester in my art form, for a total of 8 to 9 classes per term.
Scholarships: $4,000 per year from Marist. I've applied for a bunch of others-haven't heard from any of them yet.
General Comments: I applied EA and was deferred, so I'm very relieved.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted EA! </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1960 (560 CR, 750 M, 650 W)
ACT: 30
SAT IIs: N/A
GPA: 92.8/100
Rank: 35/278
Other stats: GPA well over 100 for senior year; taking 6 AP's
Subjective:
Essays: Excellent
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Extracurriculars: Baseball (summer,fall,spring) (4 years), Varsity Track & Field (2 years), Varsity Soccer (1 year), lots of community service including a couple high positions
Hook (if any): Fairly high test scores. Essay was unique.
State or Country: Connecticut
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Scholarships: $8,000 per year</p>

<p>General Comments: Don't think I'll go. Have a couple schools listed higher.</p>