Class of 2014 Official RD Decisions Thread

oceanangel · March 10, 2010, 4:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 730, M 770, W 800
[] SAT II (if submitted): Physics 800, Math IIC 800, Chinese 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Around 3.83 unweighted
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH/AP Language (4), Chinese/Microecon/Macroecon/Statistics (5)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN, a lot of community service, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship during summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring English at local schools (I live abroad) etc.
[] Essays: Common app was okay…not my favorite one out of all the ones I wrote though.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to see
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t get to see
[li] Interview: Went really well :)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] Intended Major: Business
[] Country (if international applicant): China
[] School Type: Well-known international school that sends many kids to top schools each year
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Community service…
[] Weaknesses: GPA…? But our GPA is generally lower than in other schools…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Ask WUSTL! hahaha
[/ul]General Comments: I’m so happy!!! Congrats to all who were accepted!!

student923 · March 10, 2010, 4:58pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 31 (Essay: 10) … Superscored: 33
[] SAT II (if submitted): N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/220
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), US (4), Bio (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: English 12 Honors, Government 12 Honors, SUPA Economics, SUNY Albany Spanish 5, SUNY Albany French 4, Vocal Point (Select Ensemble), Choraliers, P.E., Health Education, AP Physics B, Adirondack Community College Calculus 1 & 2 [THIS IS THE MOST RIGOROUS CLASS LOAD AT MY SCHOOL]
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Award for Academic Excellence, President’s Award for Academic Achievement, University of Rochester’s Douglass/Anthony Award, Outstanding Student in AP Euro and AP Bio
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): South High Marathon Dance (Chairperson), President of the Class of 2010, Paw Print (Co-Editor-in-Chief), Drama Club (President of Int. Thespian Society), Lake George Youtheatre, Yearbook Staff, Scott Murphy for Congress, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf
[] Volunteer/Community service: Salvation Army, Elementary School tutor, etc.
[] Essays: Monologue about my shoes and my personality
[] Teacher Recommendation: Read them both; they were absolutely phenomenal
[] Counselor Rec: Good relationship; I’m sure it was great
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: No longer available when I applied
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Not specified
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Talked about being openly gay?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: When I applied interviews weren’t available, and travel to casually visit WUSTL was too expensive… Guess it didn’t look like I was interested, although I extremely was/am.[/li][/ul]General Comments: My only concern was that I am openly gay and Missouri is a conservative state. Hey, if they don’t want me for who I am, I don’t want them either.

IRJunkie · March 10, 2010, 5:01pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 single-sitting (790 writing); 2400 superscore
[] ACT: 35 (but not submitted)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 790 Math II, 760 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (not sure, my school calculates grades oddly)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Six 5’s; 9 more exams this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics C E&M, AP English Lang, AP Statistics, AP Spanish Lang, AP U.S. Gov, AP Human Geo, AP Macro, International Relations
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2nd place NFL Nationals Public Forum Debate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, club (founder), student council (committee prefect), ultimate frisbee (co-captain), cross country, taekwondo, medical volunteer, student admissions team
[] Job/Work Experience: Research assistant at a debate company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Medical volunteering
[] Essays: Trip to Peru; it was solid
[] Teacher Recommendation: No idea
[] Counselor Rec: No idea
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Physics and International Relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): Mississippi
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: I don’t need financial aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores
[] Weaknesses: Thankfully not large enough to outweigh my strengths!
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had a winning lottery ticket. No idea.[/li][/ul]General Comments: To those accepted, congratulations! To those waitlisted, continue to be determined, and prove to WashU that you deserve an acceptance. You will undoubtedly end up at a fabulous institution, even if it isn’t WashU. To those rejected, take heart. WashU just wasn’t the right place for you. Keep your chin up, and continue to fight hard for an acceptance from the other schools to which you applied.

stockmom123 · March 10, 2010, 5:06pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2150 - 710 CR, 700 M, 740 W
[] ACT: 33 (34 Supercored)
[] SAT II: Chemistry 740, Math II 650
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.928
[] Rank: 3/442 (top 1%)
[] AP: Chemistry (4), Psychology (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes + others
[] Major Awards: National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Jazz Band, Praise Band, (Freshman Mentoring)
[] Job/Work Experience: Daily Newspaper Carrier for 6.5 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Group Projects
[] Interview: No
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Arts and Sciences - Undecided
[] State: IL
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[*] Hooks: National Merit Finalist (apparently not)[/ul]

AVHS_Dad · March 10, 2010, 5:06pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1580/1600; 2290/2400 (third time’s a charm, no superscore!)
[] ACT: 33/36; 33/36 (took twice)
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math2 800; BioE 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 U / 3.9 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World Hist (5) Bio (5) Eng Comp (4) Stat (4) US Hist (4)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math, Robotics, Scrabble Clubs; Science Olympiad, History club
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 30 hours
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[li] Interview: Requested but none available[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major:BioMed/BioEngineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: White/Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA/Class Rank/ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong test scores with rising trend in GPA/Rank. Summer program in BioMed.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Happy he wasn’t rejected outright!

PAmapa · March 10, 2010, 5:07pm

Decision: ACCEPTED

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1580/1600; 2300/2400; CR: 780; M: 800; W: 720
ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted): Math II: 770; US History: 800
Weighted GPA: 4.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5-10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc A/B (5), Calc B/C (5), US History (5)
ECs: Eagle Scout, NHS, Competitive Chess, etc.

Subjective:

Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Interview: Yes

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Liberal Arts
School Type: Public
Gender: Male
Strengths: Common App Essay(s) - AP English teacher said it was “the best I have seen in a long time”
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Other than grades and SATs - essays, recommendations, interview (great feedback from interviewer because I was well prepared)

Interestedcollegiate · March 10, 2010, 5:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown): 700R 790M 710W[/li]
[] ACT: 33 Composite
[] SAT II (if submitted): 760CHEM 760MATHII
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 30%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Government and Politics (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Euro, AP Macroeconomics, Physics Honors, English Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate-Lincoln Douglas, Model UN, Academic Quiz Bowl, Chess Club (VP)
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned at the United Nations
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Essays: Wrote about Dal, an Indian food I hate (I’m Indian)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were extremely excellent. They let me read them before sending them.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good rec, my counselor and I get along very well.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public - High Performing
[] Ethnicity: South Asian Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: +$1,000,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Parents did not go to grad school.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m very good with words. I make friends a lot, especially teachers. I show strong performance in topics that interest me.
[] Weaknesses: My math grades are pretty terrible (B-s) and my freshman year grades were actually mostly Cs.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they like me…
[/ul]General Comments: I’m actually pretty happy. First legit college I got into. Good Luck!!

xAAAx · March 10, 2010, 5:09pm

^B-'s and C’s?!?! are you sure they don’t just want your $$$?

Kate002 · March 10, 2010, 5:13pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II (if submitted): 760 US History, 730 Math II, 690 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/522
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History-4, Chemistry-4, US History-5, Statistics-5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Speech, AP US Gov, Honors AP Spanish 5, AP Calc, Honors AP English, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, Advanced Concert Choir
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Eh, nothing MAJOR
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheerleading (Captain), Model UN (Pres, Head Delegate), Showchoir, Speech, etc. I don’t feel like listing it all
[] Job/Work Experience: Panera Bread-2 years, SS&C Technologies-1 year
[] Volunteer/Community service: United Way Youth Volunteerism Award! so, a lot.
[] Essays: Pretty Strong, I thought…
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t have one
[] Interview: Didn’t have one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): IA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150 K/year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Srengths: GPA, Courseload, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Standardized Tests, ECs
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Demonstrated NO interest… Weaker applicant than others

jchartier · March 10, 2010, 5:13pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (800M 700R 630W
[] ACT: 30 (34M 33E 29R 26S
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II: 710 US Hist: 700 Physics 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75U 4.075W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 11 total: comp sci (3), world hist (3), euro hist (3), us hist (4), microecon, macroecon, physics M, physics E&M, calc BC, us gov, comp gov
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: hist (4), ap microecon, ap macroecon, ap physics M, ap physics E&M, ap calc BC, ap us gov, ap comp gov, reg english, engineering physics 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):n/a
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): track captain, VP of a club, NHS, SNHS
[] Job/Work Experience: worked at Dairy Queen and a remodeling company
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots, went to New Orleans to help out too.
[] Essays: ok i thought
[] Teacher Recommendation: idk, probably mediocre
[] Counselor Rec: idk, probably mediocre
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public 2100
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100K-150K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: lots of APs?
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT[/li][/ul]General Comments: Super happy i was waitlisted. I thought I was going to be outright rejected. Hopefully this is a good omen for the rest of my decisions.

kleewave123 · March 10, 2010, 5:13pm

^ 1,000,000?!? What do you’re parents do?

Kate002 · March 10, 2010, 5:14pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 33
SAT II (if submitted): 760 US History, 730 Math II, 690 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/522
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History-4, Chemistry-4, US History-5, Statistics-5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Speech, AP US Gov, Honors AP Spanish 5, AP Calc, Honors AP English, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, Advanced Concert Choir
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Eh, nothing MAJOR
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheerleading (Captain), Model UN (Pres, Head Delegate), Showchoir, Speech, etc. I don’t feel like listing it all
Job/Work Experience: Panera Bread-2 years, SS&C Technologies-1 year
Volunteer/Community service: United Way Youth Volunteerism Award! so, a lot.
Essays: Pretty Strong, I thought…
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Rec: Didn’t have one
Interview: Didn’t have one
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): IA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 150 K/year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none

I didn’t demonstrate any interest…

Kate002 · March 10, 2010, 5:15pm

Sorry I screwed up my posts.

coffeedrinker · March 10, 2010, 5:18pm

** Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): c 800/ wr 740 / math 740
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 chem/ 800 math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/ 309
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: compulsory 40 hrs
[] Essays: ok
[] Teacher Recommendation: ok
[] Counselor Rec: ok
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: biology
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted b/c did not apply for financial aid? idk![/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** Glad I got accepted! Good luck to everyone else!!

aniram518 · March 10, 2010, 5:25pm

Decision: Accepted!!!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
[] ACT: 32 composite/ 10 writing
[] SAT II (if submitted): did not submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): us New Yorkers go out of 100 so: 94.3/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, but around like top ten is what my counselor told me
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry: 3; Language & Comp: 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: I have taken all the honors courses my school offers and every AP (except AP Art Hist b/c I needed space for psychology, since I want to be a psych major)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place national winner of Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision science competition. Received $10,000 among other prizes. that’s my big one. Minor awards that I included were: 2nd runner up in Miss Teen of New York, Empire Girls’ State Delegate among others
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cheerleading (fall & winter 10, 11, 12), Varsity Spring Track (11, 12), Key Club, Go Green Club (head of two committees), Senior Class Council Rep, People to People Student Ambassador and National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine as summer activities. those were like the major ones
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at local neurologist’s clinic, paperwork etc at mom’s office
[] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Court Facts Attorney, Circle of Friends volunteer, Adopt-a-Highway member, tutoring. Those are year- round. I also do a lot of smaller things that are like Christmastime related
[] Essays: Common App essay was about my heritage (I’m Nigerian) and how it’s affected my outlook on life.
[] Teacher Recommendation: don’t know. But I asked one of the teachers for a rec last year for MITES and my guidance counselor read it and said it was “lovely”
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Psychology
[] State (if domestic applicant): The Empire State (NY)
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $100,000-$150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: URM, possibly recs, variety of unique ECs
[] Weaknesses: scores especially APs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was just lucky I guess[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m so happy! This is only the second school I’ve heard back from, but I’m still so excited!!! =] Good luck to everyone else and to those who were waitlisted/rejected, something better will come your way!

Can2010 · March 10, 2010, 5:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 750 CR 800 M 790W (10 writing)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 MathII, 800 Chem, 790 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1% percentile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics B (N/A)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): French SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Eng SL, His SL, Math HL, Chem HL, Bio HL (all predicted 7)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (Nothing really major) regional gold at science fair, 1st province Skills Canada competition, and 1st province Science Challenge team
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Head of Tech Team), (Student Leader in IB Council), (co-chair for WinterFest Dance committee), (Executive Science Club), (Operations Head for business club), (Newspaper Editor), MUN, Debate
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local hospital and some around school
[] Essays: Guess they liked it (talked about overcoming challenges)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure, but must have been great
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure, but must have been great as well
[] Additional Rec: Had one for scholarship, and got the research grant award (really good rec)
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biomedical engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: US $90000? (before taxes)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Not sure
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong GPAs, showed interest by applying to so many scholarships I guess
[] Weaknesses: No really focused ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I got the research grant scholarship notification, so I guess I already knew[/li][/ul]General Comments: If you got accepted, congratz! If waitlisted or rejected, hope that a school with just as strong or higher caliber than WashU accepts you!

LMU10 · March 10, 2010, 5:27pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
***I am a 3-year high school graduate, so I should be a junior this year.
[li] SAT I (breakdown): Did NOT submit.[/li][] ACT: 29 ACT (31 Superscored with 33M, 32R, 30S, 29E)
[] SAT II (if submitted): Did NOT submit.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 98th percentile, top 2% 4/358
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 1. AP World History (2)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Included three semester courses of online schooling, and 29 total college credits. I took most of my courses at college, NONE at high school.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): One Major award besides GPA recognition, an award I won at a local math competition.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 Jobs that I’ve held down for awhile
[] Volunteer/Community service: 80 hours community service, helping out with softball team.
[] Essays: Touching ESSAY! It talked about my sexuality, and experiences with my life.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very very special, one of the best pieces of writing I’ve read.
[] Counselor Rec: Same as above, but not as well. The teacher one was dazzling.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES!!!
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State : FLORIDA
[] School Type: low-performing public school
[] Ethnicity: WHITE
[] Gender: MALE
[] Income Bracket: around 40k year anually for my parents and i have a sister in college
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None really, I talked about being GAY in my Essay and I think it really showed who I was as a person and what I have been through to shape who I am.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong GPA, really good essays and reccomendations.
[] Weaknesses: Not enough EC’s, Test scores needed to be higher, and I’m a white male with no real hook. Oh and I applied for financial aid.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Is Anyone else extremely surprised that I was Waitlisted??? I thought for SURE I was going to be rejeceted! Yay!![/ul]

purifythecolors · March 10, 2010, 5:29pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (Math 800, Reading 740, Writing 730)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II 800, Physics 790, World History 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97 (4.0)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9 out of 365
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Calculus B/C, Chemistry, Computer Science, English Language, Physics B, Physics C (both), U.S. History, World History,
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, qualified for AIME?
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volleyball (captain), Student Council (VP/Liaison to the Board), FBLA (founder and president), Math League (president), Science Olympiad (captain), NHS (historian), Speech and Debate, MUN, Fed Challenge
[] Job/Work Experience: Research Assistant in prestigious internship program
[] Volunteer/Community service: Fun Camp Counselor, peer tutoring
[] Essays: Not that good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: APs, ECs
[] Weaknesses: GPA/rank, SAT, essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strengths[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

thuglife1 · March 10, 2010, 5:29pm

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): CR 730; M 730; W 790 (2250)

ACT: 33
SAT II (if submitted): Math I 740, chem 760, bio-m 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4-6/ 680ish (<1%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): bio-5, us-5, chem-3 =/…span lang…eng lit…calc ab… physics b…us gov and politics to come!
IB (place score in parenthesis): zipppo
Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous without a doubt lol
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit finalist , National Honor Society,
</code></pre>

NYS Science Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, George Washington University Engineering Medal, Principals List every quarter (lol), Hispanic National Exam Silver Medalist, National Spanish Honor Society ,AP Scholar and now a NYCSEF Finalist woo![=

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): science research program and internship, captain math team, science olympics, chem olympiad, science bowl, a hell of a lot of tutoring, eucharistic minister, etc…

Job/Work Experience: panera bread sales associate, tutor for pay;]
Volunteer/Community service: about 600hrs ish…some major some not…
Essays: sounded like a textbook. definitely the worst part of my application lol.
Teacher Recommendation: amazinggggggggggggggggggg
Counselor Rec: great[=
Additional Rec: neg
Interview: awkward. lol
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Other

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: yesss

Intended Major: biomed Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): ny
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: huge catholic high school
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): urm
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Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: great transcript and course rigor, beautiful recommendations

Weaknesses: test scores and essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i dont know…im just so excited wooo![=
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General Comments: yay! congrats to all, accepted and rejected! to those who didn’t get in, you all know you’re GREAT studentss …i was deferred from mit, but im moving on! hah[=

ivan09193 · March 10, 2010, 5:34pm

**Decision: Waitlisted **

**Objective: **[ul]

[]SAT I (breakdown): 2400 superscore (2370 single sitting: 800 CR, 800 M, 770 WR)
[]ACT:
[]SAT II: 800 Bio-E, 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Calculus BC (5), Computer Science AB (5), U.S. History (5), Environmental Science (5), Physics C Mech (5), Physics C E&M (4)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. Government, AP Statistics, AP Russian, AP English Lit, Senior Science Research, History semester electives
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel Semifinalist, USABO Semifinalist (2x), National Merit Finalist, other stuff.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor-in-chief of school publication, Boy Scouts (Life), MUN, Science Bowl team
[]Job/Work Experience: Coxswain for rowing club
[]Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at Obama Inauguration, hospital auxiliary
[]Summer Activities: Internship at a research lab, Summer@Brown
[]Essays: Not my best, but not my worst.
[]Teacher Recommendation: Probably good.
[]Counselor Rec: Again, probably good.
[]Additional Rec: From summer mentor.
[li]Interview: None.[/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]

[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[]Intended Major: Biology of some stripe.
[]State (if domestic applicant): VA
[]Country (if international applicant): USA
[]School Type: Highly competitive.
[]Ethnicity: Mixed race.
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: Middle income bracket.
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Grandfather attended WashU.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]

[]Strengths: GPA, test scores
[]Weaknesses: Not quite a standout applicant
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Forgot to apply for merit scholarships, didn’t request an interview.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Eh?

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