<p>[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2150 (790 Verbal, 640 Math, and 720 Writing)
[</em>]SAT IIs: None
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] APs: None
[<em>] IBs: No exams taken yet, but I’m taking the English HL, History HL, and Spanish SL exams in May (I’ve also taken IB Chemistry SL and IB Math Methods 1 and 2, but I’m not taking exams for those classes)
[</em>] UM-GPA: 3.86
[<em>] Rank: 40/470 (top 10%)
[</em>] Other stats: None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Choir for nine years (School choir, audition-only women’s group after school for three years, church choir), Environmental Club (two years, Director of Communications for one year), school musical (two years), NHS (three years), church group for four years (community service and religious education)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Retail job in junior year
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): My Common App essay was about my trip to Argentina over the summer. My Mount Holyoke essay was about prison reform and my dreams of becoming a forensic psychiatrist. I was very proud of them, but no one else read them, so I don’t have any other opinions.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I didn’t read them, but they should have been strong.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Again, I didn’t read it, but it should have been excellent. I interviewed with my counselor before she wrote it and she said I was fascinating.
[</em>] Applied on: I’m sorry if I’m missing something obvious, but I’m not sure what this means.
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Washington State
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female (obviously)[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m so happy! Mount Holyoke has been my top choice for years. I got a likely letter, so I knew I was getting in, but I’m thrilled to get the official acceptance.</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2240 (740 CR, 770 M, 730 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Chem, 740 USH
[<em>] APs: USH, Psych, French. Taking AB Calc this year.
[</em>] GPA: 3.76 UW
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: choir, theatre, student government, LGBT rights work, literary magazine, volunteering with elementary- and middle-school aged children
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: summer tutoring and babysitting
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I’ve gotten really good comments about my CommonApp essay from other schools, so I guess it was pretty solid.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One excellent (known me for 6 years), one decent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good (I skimmed it)
[</em>] Hook (if any): Nothing major…I’m an immigrant, that’s the closest I come to any hook.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive public
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: ** I don’t see any scholarship news in my acceptance, and without a pretty substantial scholarship it’s not too high on my list. But it’s still nice to get an acceptance to a good school, and I wish you all the best!</p>
<p>SAT I (by section): 2100 (650 Reading, 720 Math, and 730 Writing)
SAT IIs: Korean (790), Bio Molecular (760), Math 2c (780), World Hist. (770)
ACT: None
APs: European History (4), Environmental Science (3)
IBs: None
GPA: 3.7 W
Rank: N/A
Other stats: None
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Formed an intstrumental musical group for autistic children (4 years), Spanish Club, Environmental Club, Aid for Africa, Volunteered at an animal shelter for 3 years.
Job/Work Experience: Internship at a veterinarian clinic
Essays (subject and responses): My Common App essay was about my struggles with my diseases and its surprisingly good outcomes. My Mount Holyoke essay was my inspirations and what helped mold me into the person I am today (hardships/adversities)
Teacher Recs: Was not able to read but was probably strong.
Counselor Rec: Also didnt read this but should have been strong.
Hook (if any): None
Location/Person: Orange County
State or Country: California
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive public
Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
Gender: Female
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Honestly surprised I got in with my low GPA. Excited but still waiting on many more privates to come!</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (by section): 1930 (670 reading, 600 math, 660 writing)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700 literature, 660 biology, 640 chem
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] APs: 5s on European History, Biology
[<em>] IBs: none
[</em>] UM-GPA: 3.94
[<em>] Rank: my school doesn’t rank
[</em>] Other stats: none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: 3 years school musical, lots of volunteering, science olypiad, state senate scholar
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: working at a candy store while living in Denmark
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): my Common App essay was about living in Denmark for 2 months and my Mount Holyoke essay was about having synesthesia, which is when you associate numbers with colors
[</em>] Teacher Recs: didn’t read them, but I’m pretty sure they were nice
[<em>] Counselor Rec: also didn’t read this but it was probably nice
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Wisconsin
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Very selective private college prep
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: Female![/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m surprised I got in with my low test scores. I applied very last minute, but I’m really happy!</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (by section): Didn’t submit, but 640 CR, 630 M, 560 W, 8 essay
[</em>] SAT IIs: None
[<em>] ACT: Didn’t submit, but 28, 10 on the essay
[</em>] APs: 5s on World History and Psychology, 4s on English Language and US, and I’m taking Euro and Lit this May
[<em>] IBs: None
[</em>] GPA: 96 U, 99 W
[li] Rank: 21/503</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Marching Band (section leader), Girl Scouts (tons of community service), Yearbook (editor), Literary Magazine (treasurer), Pit Orchestra, Jazz Band, NHS, Art Honors Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about Marching Band, and based on what others said, it was fairly solid
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good. I had four in total: two from my art teachers, one from my AP Lang teacher, and the other from my AP Psych teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably very strong. I had to complete this lengthy survey for him, too.
[</em>] Applied on: I applied very last minute (January 4th I think… ?)
[<em>] Hook (if any): 1st generation?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Run-of-the mill huge public.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian/Eastern European
[li] Gender: Female, obviously! =)[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Eh, I’m happy that I got in, but confused and disappointed because of the spring acceptance thing. I really love MHC, but I want to start college ASAP!</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (by section): 1830 (640 CR, 590 M, 520 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: None
[<em>] ACT: 27
[</em>] APs: European History, U.S. History, Computer Science, English Literature
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] UM-GPA: 3.7
[<em>] Rank: school does not rank
[</em>] Other stats: none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: International Thespian Society (National Honor Thespian), National Honor Society, Senior Class President, Sunday School Teahcer, Varsity Volleyball, JV Volleyball, tutoring, mentoring
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Daycare Assistant (2009- now), Cashier (Summer 2007)
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common app essay talked about my experiences tutoring a middle school student so that he could bring his grades up and avoid summer school (it was a compelling story), writing sample was a government paper i wrote on modern politicians
[</em>] Teacher Recs: the government teacher who graded my writing sample (GREAT!) and my school’s principal (I don’t know, she also teaches a senior seminar class)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: GREAT!
[</em>] Applied on: Nov. 15
[<em>] Hook (if any): I’m black = )
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: GA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): College Prep
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[li] Gender: do I really need to answer this?[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone else who got in (and for those who got rejected, it’s Mt. Holyoke’s loss), I am still holding out for a few more schools but MHC is near the top of the list</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (by section): Cr Reading 730, Math 780, Writing 730
[</em>] SAT IIs: Biology E 770, Math 1 740
[<em>] APs: Biology 5, Psychology 5
[</em>] UM-GPA:3.65
[<em>] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:
Computer Graphics Club
Film Production Project
Guitar Club
Drumming Club
Photography Club
Women Soccer Team
American Sign Language Activity
Psychology Club
Special Olympics Volunteer
Day of Silence
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I spent last summer at an advertising agency, doing a video production internship 50 hrs per week
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote a crazy essay about the immortal jellyfish(yes, there really is an immortal jellyfish), transhumanism and how I wanted to travel around the world
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I haven’t seen them, but they should be very strong, one from a Biology teacher and the second from an English Lit teacher
[</em>] Counselor Rec: It should have been pretty strong
[<em>] Applied on: Regular
[</em>] Hook (if any): no
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Bulgaria
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private, very competitive, sends some grads to top schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female, obviously
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I got accepted as a 21st Century Scholar :)))</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (by section): 790 m, 790 cr, 730 w (2310 total)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 us history, 720 math II, 690 chem
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] APs: 5 on US History last year, will take BC Calc, Chem, and Psych this year (school puts limits on how many AP’s/when you can take them, and only offers 10 total)
[<em>] UM-GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.6 w
[</em>] Rank: top 5% (somewhere in there… they technically don’t rank but I’m up for the Byrd scholarship so I know I’m in that category)
[<em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: dance for 14 years, dance teacher, peer leadership, cross country
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: babysitting after school for years, summer secretary job for three years
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): common app essay about Iranian/Irish heritage and traveling to Kenya to volunteer in a hospital there… my english teacher and college counselor loved it
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didn’t read them, but should have been great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: again, didn’t read it, but we have a great relationship so should have been good
[<em>] Applied on: ?? regular decision?
[</em>] Hook (if any): 4 aunts went to Mount Holyoke, all are very successful (2 doctors, 1 lawyer)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): competitive public, sends several to ivy league each year and many to very good schools, silver ribbon USNWR school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Irish and Iranian (caucasian)
[</em>] Gender: that’s pretty obvious
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I got the leadership award for 15k/year. I will definitely consider Mount Holyoke, but it will be hard to go to a school without guys and near my house! (pretty much the opposite of what I was originally looking for, but you never know) I got a likely letter so I pretty much knew I was getting in, but the scholarship is very nice.</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (by section): Not Submitted
[</em>] SAT IIs: 640 for US History
[<em>] ACT: Not Submitted
[</em>] APs: AP Human Geography (4) AP US History (4) AP Lang and Com (3) Currently taking AP Euro, AP US Gov, and AP Lit
[<em>] IBs: None
[</em>] UM-GPA: 3.56
[<em>] Rank: 39/321
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Brass Captain Student Council, Junior Class President, Editor of the Yearbook, Academic Bowl/Captain
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Atlanta Bread Company (2 years) Post and Courier (My city’s newspaper)
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common app essay about my father’s incarceration, a couple of my peers read it along with my english teacher over it. My teacher said it showed my maturity. I also submitted 2 essays…A research paper on “Death of A Salesman” and another paper on “Macbeth” because I didn’t submit any standardized test scores. My short answer was the “By looking at me you would never know that…”, I wrote about how marching band shaped me as a person.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read them, good probably.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, good probably.
[</em>] Applied on: Regular Decision
[<em>] Hook (if any): I had an interview with a alum from my area, which went well
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Charleston, South Carolina
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public 1900+, Not very competitive, sends most students to state schools, community college, or they drop out.
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[li] Gender: femme[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I was accepted for the Spring Semester which was kind of a disappointment, but I’m glad I was at least accepted!</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR 800, M 690, W 790, Essay 11
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio E 680, Lit 790, Math 2 700, Physics 690, Math 1 660, French 540
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] APs: None
[<em>] IBs: None
[</em>] GPA: 3.92
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats: Did a bunch of IGCSEs and was awarded an International Certificate of Education with Distinction</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] ECs listed on app: Started an NGO that provides books for teenagers
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting every holiday for four years, Saturday job at a bookstore for 2 years
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App essay was about my experiences starting the NGO and the subsequent change in my community - mostly only family read it. My short answer was the “How are your hands different from anyone else’s in the world?”, I just wrote about a bunch of things that I felt made me unique. I sent three writing samples: one very good research paper, one not so good research paper and one middling speech written as an English assignment.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Erm, probably not the best as my physics tutor doesn’t speak the best english (but he’s a physics genius). But they probably showed me in a positive light.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Written by my dad… very honest, talked about my strengths and weaknesses
[</em>] Applied on: Don’t know what this means
[li] Hook (if any): erm, Nigerian?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Nigeria
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Home School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: Female (obviously)
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m really excited that I was accepted. I was also accepted as a 21st Century Scholar! Wish I got more money though. Might not be able to go due to financial constraints.</p>
<p>[ *] ACT: 26
[ *] APs: Enviro, Bio, US History haven’t taken any tests yet
[ *] UM-GPA: 3.4
[ *] Rank: n/a
[ *] Other stats: uhh?
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Disciplinary Committee, LitMag, founder/president of RAD (Race Action Discussion), Atlanta Urban Development Institute, Varisty Swimming, AIMD 21st Century Youth Leadership Council, internship in economic development with NGO in South Africa, started my own organization (Young American Institute for Economic Policy)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, therapy w autistic kids at Floortime Atlanta, The Atlanta School aftercare, summer camps
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): economics mostly
[ *] Teacher Recs: excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec:excellent
[ *] Applied on: RD
[ *] Hook (if any): uhh… lots? Katrina refugee, black, live w older sister, first generation American
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Georgia
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, best in Atlanta
[ *] Ethnicity: black
[ *] Gender: female
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (by section): 1920 640M 640W 640R
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 (Mandarin)
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs: 5 (Mandarin)
[<em>] IBs: n/a
[</em>] UM-GPA: 2.77
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats: n/a
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: summer camp in india for two years, that’s about it
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Gas station for 2 summers
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): My common app essay was about telling my chinese host family that I’m tibetan for the first time and my counselor said it was a solid essay. My supplement was the one that was like “by looking at me you’d never know that…” and I didn’t write an essay, I bullet-pointed like 18 things that ranged from “I like Tupac and Tony Bennett” to “I’m pretty hilarious” etc. I didn’t have anyone look at it, but it was pretty funny.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I don’t think they ever got my second rec, which was from the head of the program I was in in China, but my first one was from my english teacher in china.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: He talked about how good my school is and how I get along with everyone and am very “multi-cultural”
[</em>] Applied on: Regular decision
[<em>] Hook (if any): I’m tibetan…?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: USA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private school, ranked 13th best day school in the nation, chyea.
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian
[li] Gender: female (obviously)[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: They offered to cover the cost for a round trip ticket to visit the school, so I guess that’s good…? congrats to everyone else.</p>
<p>SAT I: 720CR, 660WR, 560M
SAT II: 720 World History, 610 Biology M, 680 Lit
APs: 5 in World History, 4 in EngComp
GPA: 3.65</p>
<p>ECs: MUN Chair, Debate Co-Captain, JV Volleyball Captain, Dancer
No work experience
Essay: I wrote about how people define where they’re from and how I define where I’M from
Supplement: I did the WHY MHC? supplement and I wrote about the idea of balance and how its central to life at MHC
Hook: I’m Circassian/living in the Middle East</p>
<p>CA born and raised, go to high school “abroad” in Jordan
Private prep school</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I (by section): Maths: 630, CR:520, Writing 590
[ *] SAT IIs: (not taken)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs:
[ *] IBs:
[ *] UM-GPA:
[ *] Rank: 2nd in my class
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: dance for 16 years, golf for 4 years, theater for 2 years, community service for 4 years, track for 3 years : gold and silver medalist (national championship)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: baby sitter for three months in my freshman year
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote my essay about diversity, how important it was for me and what it brought to my life, how I build up my diversity since I am Moroccan but go to a French school…
[ *] Teacher Recs: my teacher recs were very strong and sincere !
[ *] Counselor Rec: same
[ *] Applied on: RD
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:Morocco
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public french school
[ *] Ethnicity: Moroccan
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>