<p>** General:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: GWUSB
[</em>] Honors/Scholarships:
[/ul]Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I or ACT:25
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA:4.0 weighted (dont know un-weighted)
[</em>] Rank: 30% (ultra- competitive public magnet school)
[<em>] APs/IBs: AB Calculus
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs:Varsity Basketball, Varsity Track,Founder/President of the Young Investors Club, National Honor Society, Member of the Harold Ford Jr. High School street team, Mu Alpha Theta, DECA(state finalist/national competitor)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Essays:great
[</em>] Recs:1 was great and the other was ok
[/ul]Location/Person:**[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:TN
[</em>] School Type:Public Magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity:African-American
[</em>] Gender:M
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses:ACT score hurt...and my mid-year report wasn't good either
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied:Mid-Year report
[</em>] Attending?if accepted from waitlist...yeah!
[/ul]</p>
<p>i just got the financial aid package and i'm getting about $20000 in scholarships/awards and another $4000 in work study/loans. i posted my statistics a couple days ago and said i was going to american. after the scholarships though, i am definitely coming to GWU!</p>
<p>** General:[ list]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Elliott School
[</em>] Honors/Scholarships: Presidential Academic Scholarship ($10,000 annually)
[/list][ b]Stats:[ list]
[<em>] SAT I or ACT: 2060
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760/620/520 (MathII/Chem/Fren) - I know, they are terrible, but there you go
[<em>] GPA: We do not have a GPA
[</em>] Rank: not ranked
[<em>] APs/IBs: IB Diploma, 3 IB HL(Math,Chem,Geog), 3 IB SL(Eng A1,Fren,Env.Sys.) + TOK + Extended Essay - This is the pre-college programme our school has
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] ECs: CAS of the IB, some volunteer work, pretty average really
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays: good imo
[</em>] Recs: excellent imo, one from counselor, other from the head (principal in American)
[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] State or Country: Living in Prague, Czech Republic, but South Korean
[</em>] School Type: international school
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ehh... my broad overseas experience?
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: hmm
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied: dunno really, the offer took me by suprise
[</em>] Attending? Dunno yet, still waiting for Georgetown and Tufts</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted
College: School of Business</p>
<p>SAT: 2080 (M 740, CR 640, W 700)
SATII: Math I 710, Lit 550
GPA: 3.3 W
RANK: 25-30%
AP/IBS: AP Eng Lit
Notable ECS: JSA: New England Mayor, Northeast CFO, Chapter President; Theater: Club Treasurer, Ass. Dir., Ass. Stg. Mgr.; NASTAR Ski Race Team: Placed 3rd in U.S., Male 17-20 Silver Div.; USSF Soccer Ref.: Mass. Premier League, Boston Area Youth Soccer; Tennis: 4 yr. varsity; Soccer: 2 yr. JV; Doubletree Hotel: 100-hr. internship; Microbrewery: currently empl. as Runner</p>
<p>ESSAYS: very good
RECS: very good</p>
<p>STATE: MA
SCHOOL TYPE: public
ETHNICITY: Caucasian
GENDER: male
HOOKS: EC's, SAT, organized/planned/ran 2 JSA conferences at BU Law
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: amazing EC's & leadership, great SAT, low GPA/rank
WHY YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ACCEPTED/REJECTED/WAITLISTED: "see strengths/weaknesses"
ATTENDING?: accepting waitlist. if accepted: attending as freshman, then transferring to cornell SHA (offered guaranteed transfer sophomore yr.) if denied: most likely attending bu as freshman, then cornell as soph.
OTHER THOUGHTS:</p>
<p>** General:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: i don't even know.. college of arts and science or something but i don't know the name.. for a chem major
[</em>] Honors/Scholarships: ----
[/ul]Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I or ACT: 31 act composite
[</em>] SAT IIs: i don't think i sent SATs.. unless they were required?
[<em>] GPA: 3.75 UW, 4.2 W
[</em>] Rank: 15%
[<em>] APs/IBs: my school doesn't offer many APs, i had chemistry last year and government, calculus, and biology this year. isn't "most rigorous courseload" because i don't take AP english lit.
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): good ECs (i think?).. dance for approx 30 hrs/week and i have over 200 dancing awards, including big ones like national dancer of the year, etc. 250+ community service hours, altar server, religious education teacher, nhs, doctors of tomorrow president, science club president, .....
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs: good?
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: i teach dance 10-15 hrs a week
[<em>] Essays: decent.. now that i look back on it they may have been to cliche
[</em>] Recs: good
[/ul]Location/Person:**[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: florida
[</em>] School Type: private catholic, non-parochial
[<em>] Ethnicity/Gender: white upper-class female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): apparently none
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: strength: dance stuff, weakness: gpa/class rank?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied: not sure.. if there were any optional supplemental essays then i can guarantee you that i didn't do them (i don't remember if there were though), no interview or anything and i never visited either. i probably didn't show enough interest
[li] Attending? i'll take a spot on the wait list, why not?[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>I got a $15,000/year Presidential scholarship and an invitation to the Dean's Scholar Shakespeare Program.</p>
<p>General:</p>
<ul>
<li>College/Major Applied To: Arts and Sciences</li>
</ul>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I or ACT: 2240 (M 640, V 800, W 800)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 620 USH, 760 Lit</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 </li>
<li>Rank: 4/211</li>
<li>APs/IBs: AP U.S. History, AP Literature, AP Art History, AP Calculus AB; took four college classes senior year</li>
<li>Other stats (Awards, etc.): Some highest cumulative averages awards and stuff. Scholarship to leadership camp. Partial academic high school scholarship.</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>ECs: President of NHS, girls rugby, tennis, soccer, peer mediation, CSC.</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: 20 hours a week at a fine dining restaurant</li>
<li>Essays: I thought they were good. Writing's my strong suit.</li>
<li>Recs: Very good, but nothing insane.</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: PA</li>
<li>School Type: Catholic</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: F</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</li>
<li>Strengths/Weaknesses: Very strong in writing/verbal, comparatively weak in math/science.</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied: Dunno.</li>
<li>Attending? Don't know yet. . .</li>
</ul>
<p>General:
College/Major Applied To: Arts and Sciences
Honors/Scholarships:
Stats:
ACT: 33
GPA: 3.3 UW 3.4W
Rank: 165/450
APs/IBs: Eng Lit; US Govt; Lang Comp
Other stats (Awards, etc.): 'Outstanding Attorney' in State and County Mock Trial Invitational Tournaments; Division 1 Ratings, Concert Choir Soloist and Ensemble, Illinois State Contest
Subjective:
ECs: Student founder, Student Ambassador Service; Mock Trial Team; editorial staff, literary journal; Amer Red Cross volunteer
Job/Work Experience: Work at Abercrombie branch
Essays: Very strong
Recs: Teacher recs great; didn't see counselor's
Location/Person:
State or Country: Illinois
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Strengths/Weaknesses: GPA/rank weren't strong
Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied: GPA/rank killed me
Attending? Fortunately, was accepted at several other 1st tier schools</p>
<p>** General:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Elliott School
[</em>] Honors/Scholarships: Honors Program
[/ul]Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I or ACT: 750 CR 670 M 700 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: US Hist 740, Chem 580, Lit 640, Span 580 Math I 680
[<em>] GPA: 3.6 UW
[</em>] Rank: Not ranked
[<em>] APs/IBs: AP Gov, AP US, AP Chem, AP Spanish, AP Euro, AP English
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs: President of Student Association, Varsity Track, Varsity Cross Country, JV Basketball, JV Tennis, tons of community service
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Asst. Sunday School Teacher
[<em>] Essays:Great but not exceptional
[</em>] Recs:Should both be very good
[/ul]Location/Person:**[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Georgia
[</em>] School Type: Small Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: Extra Curriculars, Essays, SAT/Weaknesses: GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied:Strong grades, AP's
[</em>] Attending? Maybe
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
? SAT: 700CR 700M 750W
? SAT IIs: 740 Math IIC, 660 US History, 660 Literature
? GPA: 92 UW
? Rank: Top 33% of class
? Other stats: 5 US History, 4 World History, 4 English Language
Subjective:
? Essays: All very good
? Teacher Recs: Outstanding, glowing, amazing
? Counselor Rec:.Outstanding, glowing, amazing
? Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
? State or Country: Texas
? School Type: Private?One of the top schools in the state
? Ethnicity: American, Jewish
? Gender: Male
Other Factors:
? Extracurriculars: Newspaper editor-in-chief, youth group regional vice president, Volunteer Work, Work Experience
? Why I think I was accepted/deferred: strength in all areas of application
? Other thoughts:</p>
<p>** General:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Elliot School
[/ul]Stats:[ul]
[</em>] SAT I or ACT: 1300/1600, 1940/2400
[<em>] SAT IIs: Biology (E) - 650; Math II - 590; Spanish - 680; U.S. History - 680
[</em>] GPA: 3.5 UW
[<em>] Rank: School doesn't rank
[</em>] APs/IBs: U.S. History - 5; English Lit. - 3; Spanish Language; Biology; Calculus AB
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Silver Key in Scholastic Art and Writing, Honor Roll, Top Ten on National Spanish Exam
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs: Riding, active in Pakistani community, art
[<em>] Essays: I wrote about how riding has affected my life and the lessons learned.
[</em>] Recs: Good, one from my Spanish teacher and one from my English teacher
[/ul]Location/Person:**[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Virginia
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation American
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied: GPA went down a little after first semester. The guy I interviewed with said that being a girl could probably be a drawback. Not so good test scores.
[li] Attending? If I get off the wait list![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>My D was accepted into the Elliot School. However, it doesn't look like she received any merit aid. So, at $53K/year she won't be attending GWU...which is fine, since she'd already decided to go elsewhere, anyway.:)</p>
<p>Congratulations to those who were accepted and good luck to everyone on this thread.</p>
<p>General:[list]
[ *] College/Major Applied To:Sciences: Chemistry
[ *] Honors/Scholarships:not that I know of, I just found out
[ /list]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I or ACT: 1180/1600 1760/2400
[ *] SAT IIs:none
[ *] GPA: 3.66W
[ *] Rank:48 out of 382 like 12%
[ *] APs/IBs: 4APS 3hon
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nat'l Latin Exam award (2)
[ /list]</p>
<p>[ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]</p>
<p>[ *] ECs: Latin Club, MSA VP, FBLA, tons of community service (over 200hrs), NHS, etc.
[ *] Job/Work Experience:summer job 2006, not much
[ *] Essays:good
[ *] Recs:good
[ /list]</p>
<p>[ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]</p>
<p>[ *] State or Country: VA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Iranian/white
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My sister graduated in 2003!!!
[ *] Strengths/Weaknesses: Essays most definitely
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied: My sis went and she was a smarty pants, no doubt.
[ *] Attending? Probably not because I don't have that kind of money, but who knows? I'd like to go into Pharmacy, unless I change my mind.
[ /list]</p>
<p>** General:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Media and Public Affairs; political communication
[</em>] Honors/Scholarships: board of trustees
[/ul]Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I or ACT:1910
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA: 4.21W
[</em>] Rank: 35 of 500
[<em>] APs/IBs: AP Comp, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP History, AP Government
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs: captain of swim team, Newspaper Staff member, broadcast journalism experience
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Recs: really good
[/ul]Location/Person:**[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Jersey
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: traveled a lot, good interview, good essays, good EC's
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied: my essays were good and my interview went really well
[</em>] Attending? YES!
[/ul]</p>
<ul>
<li>College/Major Applied To: Elliott School w/Honors</li>
<li>Honors/Scholarships: Presidential-15k/year</li>
</ul>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I or ACT: 1470/2160</li>
<li>GPA: 4.47 weighted</li>
<li>Rank: 10/502</li>
<li>APs/IBs: 8 AP?s-Latin, USH, Lang., Lit., Psych., Physics B, Calc. AB, Gov. </li>
<li><p>Other stats (Awards, etc.): 1 of 21 in CA to attend petroleum eng. Conf., CA Boys State, 1 of 10 from southern CA to attend national conf. with ADL </p></li>
<li><p>ECs: ballet/jazz dance, marching/concert bands, speak against hate club, newspaper editor, 4 year varsity diver, MVP, 3 year captain</p></li>
<li><p>Essays: talked about work with tolerance/ADL</p></li>
<li><p>Recs: really great-one of the kindest, friendliest students that I know</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: CA</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: caucasian</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
<li>Strengths/Weaknesses: strengths-ec?s weaknesses-SAT?s</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/denied: strong EC?s</li>
<li>Attending? Still deciding between this, NYU, and BU</li>
</ul>
<p>i read somewhere that GW doesn't like when people apply to their school as a safety, so thats probably why so many people with great statistics are getting waitlisted/rejected.</p>