<p>Hey, sorry about the html. At the end of the thing I forgot to add the close list, so that's why the location/person sections are messed up. And to make sure you deleted all the spaces, you can click "Go advanced" or "Preview post" to make sure it's all clean (it's annoying, I know). </p>
<p>Accepted into College of Engineering, 12 G's a year...</p>
<p>SAT: 1350/1950 M 720, CR 630, W 600
GPA: 87.5
Didn't crack the top 50%</p>
<p>Hook: I took a lot of courses at UVM and have around 30ish credits coming in.</p>
<p>Originally got deferred which was kind of surprising, most likely attending Georgia Tech instead, but I'm gonna visit campus to scope it all out. Good luck to everyone else!</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: New York City
* School Type: Inner City Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
* Major strengths/weaknesses: Good at science.
* Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I have no idea. Probably the essay and reccomendations.
* Attending? Not sure yet.
</code></pre>
<p>Major: Music Industry
Honors/Scholarships: I don't think so.../$5000</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1140/1700
[</em>] SAT IIs: didn't take
[<em>] ACT: 28
[</em>] GPA: 3.96 UW, 4.20 W
[<em>] Rank: Top 2%
[</em>] Other stats: AP: US His.:4, Lang: 3, Music Theory: 5 written, 3 aural, 4 composite
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: decent, showed my passion for music
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one from my history teacher from jr yr (i also teach her daughter piano), and one from my counselor. Read the history one...excellent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn't read
[</em>] Hook (if any): passion for music?
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: Oooooklahoma!
[</em>] School Type: Large Public (2100+)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Major strengths/weaknesses: Strength: GPA, ECs, Rank Weakness: ACT/SAT
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: passion for music, experience in music industry?
[*] Attending? not sure yet...still waiting on 2 more schools</p>
<p>** General:[ul]
[<em>] Undergrad College/Major: I put economics but now I'm thinking business.
[</em>] Honors/Scholarships: no honors/15k a year before loans
[/ul]Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1430/1600 and 2170/2400
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700 Math I and 780 Lit
[<em>] GPA: 3.72/4.0
[</em>] Rank: 21/245
[<em>] Rigor of curriculum (AP/IB/Honors): All Honors and the AP's i can take (which at my school is only AB Calc, Lit, and US History)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: It made people smile haha
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Dope.. I hadn't even seen it until a couple of days ago and I didn't realize one of my teachers had checked off "one of the top few I had ever encountered" on my review sheet for like every category. i think that helped haha =)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good but boring.. me and she do not get along.
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Cheer Capt, 4 years varsity, Competitive Gymnast, Yearbook Business Editor, Pres French National Honors Society, Regular NHS, 4x Relay for Life Team Leader, Cheerleading and Gymnastics coach.. more but not exciting.
[</em>] Work Experience: Secretary and waitress
[<em>] Hook (if any): probably just the sats.
[/ul]Location/Person:**[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: grades/sats/recs
[li] Attending? It's a really good option, my mother went there and adores it. But I'm still waiting on my 3 reach schools sooo we'll see.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>** General:[ul]
[<em>] Undergrad College / Major: CAS/Biochemistry
[</em>] Honors/Scholarships?: 10k/year
[/ul]Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: Reading 720, Math 620, Writing 770
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 630, English 730, BioM 710, Spanish 790
[<em>] GPA: 3.85
[</em>] Rank: 7/317
[<em>] Rigor of curriculum (AP/IB/Honors): IB Candidate
[</em>] Other stats: ??
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good; very personal.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Debate 10-12, Ski Club 11-12, Science League 9-12, and a whole lot of volunteering
[<em>] Work Experience: Vet's office/assistant 9-12
[</em>] Hook (if any): ??
[/ul]Location/Person:<a href="It%20got%20screwy%20here...">/b</a></p>
<p>State or Country: NJ School Type: Good public school Ethnicity: White Gender: F Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Good GPA/essays/SATIIs, decent SATs Attending? If I don't get into Boston College, I'll most likely be attending.</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2140
[ *] SAT IIs: dont remember. decent
[ *] GPA: 3.3 uw
[ *] Rank:n/a
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: none
[ *] Teacher Recs: none
[ *] Counselor Rec: none
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: california
[ *] School Type: private jesuit
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Major strengths/weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i have noo idea. i didnt even apply. i sent in the first part...but i didnt send in essays or a transcript or recommendations or anything. very confusing
[ *] Attending? no</p>
<p>SAT: 1260
SAT IIs: 660 Math I 590 Math II
GPA: 3.839 5.9192
Rank: 3/550
Other stats:</p>
<p>Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Hook (if any): None
Location/Person: Tampa
State or Country: Florida
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Major strengths/weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Great grades, Hard classes, leadership, and being from Florida!
Attending? Probably not, I applied to a ton of schools, so I will have to wait and see..</p>
<p>[ b] General:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Undergrad College / Major:Electrical Engineering
[ *] Honors/Scholarships?:Honors, 15000 Scholarship
[ /list][ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT/ACT:700M, 700CR, 570W, 30 ACT
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA:4.46
[ *] Rank:16/480
[ *] Rigor of curriculum (AP/IB/Honors):Hardest classes; taken 5 AP so far(2 5s, 1 4, 2 3s) and taking 5 more this year.
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Decent. I don't write essays well unless given a specific topic.
[ *] Teacher Recs:Pretty good. I've known both teachers for pretty much all of high school and showed my personality pretty well.
[ *] Counselor Rec:1 crappy counselor + 500 students + public school funding =Work output of a retarded squirrel who was repeatedly beaten as an infant.
[ *] Extracurriculars:Youth Court 3 years. Academic team 3 years(Captain). Amateur Radio.
[ *] Work Experience:CVS Pharmacy(Cashier) for 7 months.
[ *] Hook (if any):White male. What better hook do I need?
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:South Carolina
[ *] School Type:Large, eerily similar to a prison, Public School
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:Tell me. I was very unsure about getting in when I heard about 30000 applicants.
[ *] Attending? Unless BU decides to throw money at me, Yes.</p>
<p>** General:**[ul]
[<em>] Undergrad College / Major:Undecided
[</em>] Honors/Scholarships?:No Honors, but $10,000 Scholarship</p>
<p>[/ul]Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT:29 ACT
[</em>] SAT IIs: 650 W. Lit, 650 English Lit.
[<em>] GPA: 4.0/4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank:3/800
[li] Rigor of curriculum (AP/IB/Honors):Self studied for four APs last year, and am currently taking four this year</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: can't really be objective here
[<em>] Teacher Recs:waived my right to see it
[</em>] Counselor Rec:waived my right to see it
[<em>] Extracurriculars:dance related extra-curriculars, photography, and community service
[</em>] Work Experience:Dance teacher at youth center
[li] Hook (if any):early graduate, bellydancing, breakdancing</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country:Texas
[</em>] School Type:Large Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity:African American
[</em>] Gender:Female
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: GPA/ essays/scores
[</em>] Attending? No, I have been accepted to other places, and financial aid is not good enough. Best of luck to everyone!</p>
<p>[<em>] Undergrad College / Major: Health Science major in the Bouve College of Health Science... although I'm thinking of changing
[</em>] Honors/Scholarships?: Still missing some documentation to know</p>
<p>[/ul]Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1630/1860
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Spanish and 710 Literature
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank:2/33
[<em>] Rigor of curriculum (AP/IB/Honors): Honors
[</em>] Other stats:</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[list]</p>
<p>[<em>] Essays: I'm proud of them
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Incredible, they spoke better of me than even my mother would've done!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Enthusiastic
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Model UN, Drama, Music, Student Council, Newspaper and Yearbook, Leadership and some sports
[<em>] Work Experience: Community Service, working as a tutor for small kids
[</em>] Hook (if any): 3 languages, US citizen that lives abroad, incredible hook right there...</p>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<p>State or Country: Dominican Republic School Type: Private Ethnicity: Latina Gender: Female
** Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:** Apart from the fact that I consider myself a pretty competent student, the fact that I live abroad was really helpfull. Attending? Don't know, depends on all the other letters i recieve</p>
<p>** General:[ul]
[<em>] Undergrad College / Major: Business
[</em>] Honors/Scholarships?: 15k
[/ul]Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: R:690 M:670 W:730
[</em>] SAT IIs:Literature 680, Mathematics Level 1 650, U.S. History 750, World History 790
[<em>] GPA: 3.0
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Rigor of curriculum (AP/IB/Honors): 5 APs
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: ok
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ok
[</em>] Extracurriculars: tutoring
[<em>] Work Experience: daycare
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:**[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:MA
[</em>] School Type: public exam
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian/Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: probably my school
[</em>] Attending? I'll need more financial aid
[/ul]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 670V 600M 630W
[ *] SAT IIs: 620 Lit 570 Math 1
[ *] GPA: 3.3 W
[ *] Rank: Top 30%
[ *] Other stats: taken a moderate amount of APs/Honors
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Thought it was good
[ *] Teacher Recs: one great one decent
[ *] Counselor Rec: didnt read
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: MA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Major strengths/weaknesses: Weakish GPA/Rank but thought the rest of my app made up for it
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Not too sure</p>