**Class of 2010 Official Decisions**

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED CAS $13,000 Scholarship</p>

<p>Stats:
ACTs: 32
SATs: 700 LIT, 670 MATH
GPA: 3.8
Rank: I have no idea...
Other stats: I took some AP classes.
Subjective:
Essays: It was okay. I told it how it was.
Teacher Recs: Haha, relatively bad.
Counselor Rec: Good.
Hook (if any): None.
Location/Person:
State or Country: UTAH!
School Type: Suburban Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
major strength/weakness: Strength-I like to move it, move it.
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: The admissions committee was high?
Likely? If so, which (Sunday at the Square, University Day, etc): CAS Reception
Other Factors: Lots of piano competitions, NHS, jazz band, literary magazine staff, lots of volunteering.</p>

<p>Decision:WAIT LISTED </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2020 (700 CR, 580 M, 720 W)
SAT IIs:BIOLOGY-E (Relatively well) MATH (Not as well)
GPA: 4.58 W
Rank:1/487</p>

<p>Other stats:No AP Tests </p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays:Excellent and heart-wrenching. I kind of went the emotional route. Everything was true, but it just so happened that I have had a really tough life that makes what achievements I have made stand out a little bit more than those of a boarding school genius.
Teacher Recs: Excellent. The fact that I have made any effort at all in school makes me stand out from the rest of my fellow classmates, so they tend to go the extra mile for me.
Counselor Rec:Excellent. I developed a good relationship with my counselor early on because I knew the day would come when I would need her. </p>

<p>Hook (if any): Overly involved in everything...I'm a dancer, I play two varsity sports, (both state championship winning), I'm student gov't. vice pres., NHS pres., boys and girls club volunteer, and I have an after school job, on top of the fact that I don't live with either parent or have a car (in a non- subway having city)</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Alabama
School Type: Public Magnet (Performing Arts)
Ethnicity: Black
Gender:Female
major strength/weakness: My biggest strength is my determination and focus on my goals. Biggest weakness... no rich connects to make phone calls on my behalf.</p>

<p>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:I think I was wait listed because they already filled their yearly quota for "poor black girl w/ sad story". Not that i'm bitter, i'm just realistic. Now their just waitin to see if she bites at the offer or not. Plus My SAT I-IIs were not the strongest, even though i did pull a stellar performance on my ACT. </p>

<p>Other Factors:I'm not too worried, though. I got into Brown and Rice with great fin. aid packages.</p>

<p>^^^
Wow, that's a surprising rejection. Can't imagine why they rejected you.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (Stern) **
with $10,000 first year
**Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1540 (old) + 630 Writing (new)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC: 800, World Hist: 750, US Hist: 720
[<em>] GPA: 6.845 or 3.845 on the other scale
[</em>] Rank: 4/729
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Average
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good (maybe a little generic though)
[</em>] Hook (if any): Leadership
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Houston, TX
[</em>] School Type: Public (Above Average)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Job: Medical Transcriptionist for years and Best Buy
[</em>] Computer Science Club: Vice President, Placed at Nationals 7th place, freshman year, tied for 7th in state last year, and placed at countless Houston-Area Contests
[<em>] Young Republican's Club: Founder and President
[</em>] Model UN: Treasurer, Won the Delegate Award in 10th grade
[<em>] Cross Country: Varsity Letter + ran a marathon
[</em>] Mu Alpha Theta: Vice President
[<em>] Math Club: President
[</em>] National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society
[<em>] Academic Challenge: Captain and President
[</em>] National Merit Commendation
[<em>] AP Scores: US Hist - 4, Human Geo, 5, World Hist - 5, Comp Sci AB - 3
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Leadership
[/ul]</p>

<p>don't know whether im going to stern or whether im going to UT Business Honors</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
with a 4,000 scholarship........for some reason</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1360 (M+CR), 29 ACT (22 on the Science, which I'm secretly proud of)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Wasn't really interested
[<em>] GPA:3.9 ish UW
[</em>] Rank:5 of 165
[<em>] Other stats: All of that AP biz, National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I enjoyed them, but that probably says very little
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Maybe good maybe not, I have no idea. I do know how cool I am though.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Ditto.
[<em>] Hook (if any): I'm a beast.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Houston, TX
[<em>] School Type: Catholic, quasi-competitive private school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Half-White, Half-Colombian
[<em>] Gender: Man (of sorts)
[</em>] major strength/weakness: I can bench press the world/kryptonite
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Perhaps the above reason.
[</em>] Likely? If so, which (Sunday at the Square, University Day, etc): University Day
[/ul]Other Factors:
I'm this cool.........|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|</p>

<p>Well now i'm just wondering if I should hold my breath for the Big Dog, or send in my deposit to Brown. Any insight?</p>

<p>accepted!!!! finally.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 2100</li>
<li>SAT IIs: bad x3</li>
<li>GPA: 3.85 UW/4.3 W</li>
<li>Rank: top 8%?</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: great</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: excellent</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: excellent</li>
<li>Hook (if any): i'm sweet</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: FL</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white/jewish</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars: class president for two years, study abroad program in israel, founder of two clubs at school, very active in youth group, brain brawl, etc.</li>
<li>i got some scholarship, about 12k with CAS scholarship and work study, but the rest loans. looks like i'm going to be poor 4ever.</li>
</ul>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED To GSP (Tisch Film and TV after 1 year)</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: ACT: 28
* SAT IIs: 650 biom / 640 math ic / 720 us hist.
* GPA: 3.55 uw
* Rank: n/a
* Other stats: 5 aps.
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: I thought my admissions essay was good, but in feb I re-read my tisch essay and I was like... why did I send this? I guess it worked
* Teacher Recs: I'm assuming they were amazing
* Counselor Rec: I <3 my counselor... so it was was probably better than amazing
* Hook (if any): NYFA summer program? that's probably it though
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: ct
* School Type: private
* Ethnicity: white
* Gender: female
* major strength/weakness: ECs then Essays/rec [strengths] / GPA and ACTS (more of the latter)[weakness]
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: i really think my recs and my portfolio got me in.
* Likely? : i don't even get this question.
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors: luck. seriously, I totally was not set on going here cause I never thought I would get in.</p>

<p>Financial aid:
yeah... this is lost in the mail somewhere</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (CAS)</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2110
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730 Math I, 660 US Hist.
[<em>] GPA: 88.9 uw
[</em>] Rank: 49/612
[<em>] Other stats: 5 on Ap Comp Sci, 4 on US Hist., taking 4 more aps this year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty Good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: idk
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[<em>] Hook (if any): capt. or robotics team 2 years, program i made
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasion
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: solid ECs, pretty solid SAT score, weak uw gpa, but good rank
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: solid overall student
[</em>] Likely? If so, which (Sunday at the Square, University Day, etc): University Day, Email from CAS
[/ul]Other Factors: Recieved $7.5K/yr CAS scholarship, 4K w/s, and the rest in loans</p>

<p>It's just too much money. I'm going to maryland. I'm glad I gave NYU a shot though.</p>

<p>@maxy...there's two internationals...IVYpoison and myself.</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED! CAS
Financial aid- $4000 academic scholarship</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2230- 780w, 760v, 690m
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 French (I'm fluent), 680 lit, amd 640 math
[<em>] GPA: 3.7uw, 3.93w
[</em>] Rank: no rank (thank god!!)
[<em>] Other stats: all the APs my school offers, doubled up in language, 5 on the French AP
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I ended up really liking them and i love to write.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: also great, we're tight
[<em>] Hook (if any): I am half-French and have travelled extensively, and I applied as a prospective French major. The fact that I had cancer at the end of my freshman year maybe helped a little.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: very competitive public high school
[</em>] Ethnicity: white/hispanic
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: strengths- SAT scores, very challenging course load, travel. weakness- GPA not extraordinarily high, junior year grades weren't amazing
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Probably because I said I wanted to major in French and I'm half-French and speak the language fluently. I am also the editor-in-chief of my school newspaper and I have played sports and been a part of the chorus all through high school. I bet my SATs scores helped as well (which is good, since i took them three times to raise my math score!!) and the fact that my high school is incredibly demanding.
[</em>] Likely? If so, which (Sunday at the Square, University Day, etc): I just received the official letter but I got a reception invitation about two weeks ago.
[/ul]Other Factors:
- editor-in chief of school newspaper
- good volunteering, a steady job
- 3 yr member of award winning chorus
- 3 year member of Amnesty International and History Reading Group
- swim team for 3 years (HUGE time commitment) and soccer for 2</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>CAS with $10k CAS scholarship.</p>

<p>However, I got no need-based aid whatsoever. I clearly remember filing the FAFSA, but my aid award letter says I did not file FAFSA at all! I just checked and I did... What?</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED to CAS</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 640 W 700 M 740 R
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 MIIC 730 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 4.4 W 3.95 UW
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Good?
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Good?
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good?
[<em>] Hook (if any): I displayed extreme academic interest in my major?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: GPA/SAT
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: GPA?[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED to GSP!!!</p>

<p>Stats:
[ *] SAT:1890 best combined
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 French w/listening, 680 Math 1, 550 Math 2
[ *] GPA: 3.7 uw/4.0w
[ *] Rank: 35/441
[ *] Other stats: 4 AP Lang. School Store manager for 2 years (about 8 hours a week); NHS Literacy Chairperson; private cello lessons since I came to US in 7th grade; MD Youth Sympohony orchestra; 5 hours of week for 2 years volunteering at my library.</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays: Original, I'm sure. Very personal...
[ *] Teacher Recs: AMAZING. Really flattering, yet they emphasized everything I had put down as ECs and in my essay.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very good, I'm sure.
[ *] Hook (if any): I'm French-Canadian-American raised by a single mom.</p>

<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Maryland, USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: personality/....SATs, grades.
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Because I'm passionate, a store manager, fluent in French, and first generation college kid.
[ *] Likely? If so, which (Sunday at the Square, University Day, etc): Uday</p>

<p>Other Factors:
No merits whatsoever :(</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected (CAS)</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2230
SAT IIs: Lit 680 US History 720
GPA: 3.7w
Rank: N/A
Other stats: Competetive couseload, AP Biology 3 AP Language 4 AP American History 5
Subjective:
Essays: Good and unique, from what i've been told.
Teacher Recs: Very good.
Counselor Rec: Extremely good.
Hook (if any): Legacy status. Father donates.
Location/Person:
State or Country: North Brunswick, NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: Strong and unique extracurriculars.
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No ****ing idea. Low GPA, clearly. Will that do the trick, though?</p>

<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED
Tisch-photography</p>

<p>Stats
[ *] SAT:1840
[ *] SAT IIs:n/a
[ *] GPA:3.83 uw
[ *] Rank:85/665
[ *] Other stats:n/a</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays: spent quite some time on them, good.
[ *] Teacher Recs: I knew the teachers very well, good I would hope.
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (if any):n/a</p>

<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Dallas, TX
[ *] School Type: public-competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: caucasian
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness: obviously not too good at SATs
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: good high school transcript (took every AP class offered)
[ *] Likely? If so, which (Sunday at the Square, University Day, etc): Sat. at square.
Other Factors: none. no aid yet.</p>

<p>accepted to GSP
stats:
sat: 1350/1900
satii: 800 korean , 670 math , 650 chem
gender: male
ethnicity: korean
state: ny (upstate)
rank: 13/150</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]ACCEPTED (SCPS):[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 1980
[ *] SAT IIs: 710 bio E, 730 chinese, 700 math 2
[ *] GPA:3.5
[ *] Rank:no rank
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:decent in my eyes, but not sure how good they actually were
[ *] Teacher Recs: never read them, but written by two great teachers
[ *] Counselor Rec: never read it, i didint even know my counselor
[ *] Hook (if any): i worked at a restaurant, which is in the same umbrella industry as hotel management, my major. also school mascot? haha. club president/etc
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Bay Area, California
[ *] School Type: top public school
[ *] Ethnicity:asian
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: my work experience in the same industry
[ *] Likely? If so, which (Sunday at the Square, University Day, etc): university day invite, e-mail
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>

<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED
Tisch-Film/TV</p>

<p>Stats
[ *] SAT: 2140 (720m, 720v, 700w)
[ *] SAT IIs: 740 (Lit), 680 (M2), 620 (US Hist)
[ *] GPA:3.4 uw
[ *] Rank: 65/852
[ *] Other stats: National merit finalist (semi at the time), a couple district-level awards (nothing to write home about)</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays: I thought they were pretty good, but I didn't let anyone else read them so...lol. I wrote about how Days of our Lives changed my life =)
[ *] Teacher Recs: Said really nice things, but the grammar/structure was poor (which probably looked bad because it was from an English teacher...) and was on yellow paper (not sure if that has an effect)
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably good, but didn't read it
[ *] Hook (if any): nope</p>

<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Spring, TX
[ *] School Type: public-competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: caucasian
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness: I think my essays were strong, and my video was definitely....unique (to the point where after I sent it I thought they were going to reject me), but my gpa is low (relatively speaking) and i have very very few ecs/volunteer work
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: took a lot of AP classes, and my dramatic essay and video hopefully are what got me in
[ *] Likely? If so, which (Sunday at the Square, University Day, etc): Saturday at square.
Other Factors: umm i got a scholarship for $6542 and a work study of $4000 (the rest in loans...hooray!)</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected CAS</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2100 (1380)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700 Lit, 700 W Hist
[<em>] GPA: 3.3 UW
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Creative
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Decent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Hook (if any): Upward trend
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: Highly competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White/Puerto Rican
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Specialize in humanities/not great at science, math
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Rocky first couple of years, SATs could have been higher[/li][/ul]</p>