Class of 2014 Official RD Decisions Thread

EHSAZN · March 10, 2010, 5:35pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 35
SAT II (if submitted):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): four 5s and a 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP German, AP Calc, AP Econ, AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Comp sci
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All American, All State, All Conference(Swimming)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swim Team(Captain)
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard(2008-), Gardener(2007), Caddie(2006)
Volunteer/Community service:
Essays: about “true” diversity
Teacher Recommendation: never saw
Counselor Rec: probs good
Additional Rec: Swim coach
Interview: no.

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant):MN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: beyond financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
Strengths: One focused EC (Swimming)
Weaknesses: none
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Basically I’m just a well rounded athlete, student. Also, I had some interest expressed by the athletic dept. but idk how much thats worth.
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

charlieharper · March 10, 2010, 5:43pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR, 690 M, 800 W = 2250 Composite
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II: 750, Chem: 730, Lit: 650
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.59 UW, 4.07 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry, Bio, Stats, US History, Art History, Calc, Physics B, Lit
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Highest Scorer on ACS, nothing really major. Harvard SSP and summer research at WashU
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country, Track
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer job at dad’s office, 80 hours/week, summer internship at washu
[] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross, Hospice Volunteer
[] Essays: Outstanding, from the heart
[] Teacher Recommendation: I had 3 teachers send in recs, and I know they were all fantastic
[] Counselor Rec: barely know her
[] Additional Rec: see above
[] Interview: with a current student. it was boring and lasted only 5 mins
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, 16 people from my grade applied to WashU this year
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: I’m a Dude
[] Income Bracket: I’m rich, bithc.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): awesome research project at washu, got published in a chemistry journal
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores, Essays, Resume I attached to Common App was spankin’ good
[] Weaknesses: ***ty GPA, class rank, lack of interest?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because I suck at everything
[/ul]General Comments: I’m taking a spot on the waitlist. My ego hurts. At least it was a waitlist.

NWrnnr5 · March 10, 2010, 5:44pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M 800 CR 770 W 670
[] ACT: C 35 Eng 35, Math 32, Sci 36, Read 35
[] SAT II (if submitted): Physics 770, Math II 800, Eng 770, BioM 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): last one in the top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (5), Calc BC (5) Gov (4) Physics C Mech, Microecon, Bio, Lang & Comp, Psych, Stats
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Mech, AP Microecon (1 sem), AP Bio, AP Lang & Comp, AP Psych, AP Stats, Argumentation (A)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Freshman Football, 3 year Varsity XC (senior captain), 4 year Track, student council, math honor, spanish honor
[] Job/Work Experience: Certified Soccer Referee, Noodle Ambassador at Noodles and Co, 20 hr/wk for about a year and a half now
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not At All
[] Essays: I didnt think they were amazing, but then again i dont usually think i write that well when apparently i do
[ ] Teacher Recommendation: One from head of science dept/ physics teacher, one from one of the best english teachers i have ever had
[] Counselor Rec: Good Guy, I know he did his best work for me
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Chill, chatted for about 15 minutes last november, mostly answered my questions about the school
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, should be decent cuz my brother is currently paying 50k/yr to go to WashU
[] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: 2200 kid Public School, pretty darn good district
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Kinda legacy (my brother is a freshman)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good scores/grades, good time management/ committment shown by running
[] Weaknesses: 0 volunteer hours (i like to get paid for the scarce time that cross country and track leave me)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pretty much strong all around application, no major deficiencies other than the volunteer thing and the white upper middle class suburban male going into engineering thing
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

musicalscientist · March 10, 2010, 5:46pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):total:2230 math:760 critical reading:750 writing:720
[] ACT:composite:35 math:35 reading:34 english:35 science:36
[] SAT II (if submitted):Chemistry:670 English:670 Math2:710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/730
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Music Theory(5) English Language(4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Economics (micro and macro), AP Physics, Honors English, Electronic Music, Classical Piano, Musical Theater (Accompanist)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student, Eagle Scout
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader),Rehearsal Pianist for school musicals, Piano Club (President), Science editor for a student publication, 2007 Los Angeles Marathon Finisher, Participated in numerous service/mission trips, summer camp (Staff).
[] Job/Work Experience: Couple months working for a real estate agent
[] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts (>400 hours), Church mission trips
[] Essays: The big one was about a performance where one of the other performers got sick so I had to take over. It was all right I think.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I sent three. I believe they were good.
[] Counselor Rec: Fine I guess.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Yup, with the chancellor of admissions.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:150K-200K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Not much…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Not many APs and SATIIs.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a whole bunch of interest: Asked for and received a travel grant, interviewed with a chem professor, an earth science professor, as well as the admissions interview. Stayed in contact with faculty. Also applied to four of Wash U’s scholarship programs. (Got into the research program).[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all who were accepted! I hope to see you all at Wash U next fall!

VailsMom · March 10, 2010, 5:47pm

Hewittdy: Missouri is a fairly conservative state, but WashU would NOT be representative of an attitude you might find in rural MO. St. Louis has a large, active and social gay/lesbian community and I would be shocked to find your sexual orientation counting against your admission at WashU.

horse2 · March 10, 2010, 6:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (M: 760 R: 700 W: 680)
[] ACT: 35 (35 R&W, 34 M&S, 10 essay)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 720 Chemistry, 730 Literature, 770 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/360ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5), Language & Composition (5). Senior year: Statistics, Environmental Science, Literature & Composition, US Government
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Literature & Composition, AP US Government, Physics, Japanese III
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major. National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Equestrian team (treasurer), 4-H horses (treasurer), recreational soccer, tennis, key club, NHS, church youth group
[] Job/Work Experience: Very minimal babysitting/pet sitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: random stuff through key club/NHS, volunteered at a riding center for the disabled (not sure if that was on my app or not though)
[] Essays: I thought they were pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure what an excellent recommendation would read like, but I thought they were good
[] Counselor Rec: same as teacher
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: biomedical engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White white white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: was 180k ish, now 75k ish
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades, ACT
[] Weaknesses: no hook, SAT could have been stronger, no real awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: grades, ACT, extracurriculars[/li][/ul]General Comments: my hope is renewed after being reject EA from stanford. hope this bodes well for April 1st!

peterkeating · March 10, 2010, 6:11pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR800 M750 W750 Combined - 2300
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II730 Chemistry720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB subscore(5), Calc BC(5), US Hist(4), WorldHist(4), Chem(3), Stats(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Lit&Comp, AP Lang&Comp, AP US Gov, Spanish 3&4, Multivariable Calc, Econ
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commendation, blah blah blah
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech, Piano, Key Club, nothing w/ leadership positions…
[] Job/Work Experience: Parent’s restaurant 1 yr
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing major - key club, 140 hrs at a preschool classroom
[] Essays: Dunno, I liked it
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never saw the letters, but I’m sure they were great
[] Counselor Rec: meh, don’t know my counselor v. well
[] Additional Rec: –
[] Interview: alumni interview in my hometown, went pretty well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[] Intended Major: ARCHITECTURE
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant): –
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: –
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 1st gen college, w/e
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My interview was pretty fun and probs showed interst, was taking calc by 9th grade so math is pretty strong
[] Weaknesses: No leadership in anything…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ¯(º_o)/¯[/li][/ul]General Comments: ?

soccer_girl4life · March 10, 2010, 6:21pm

Decision: Accepted!!!

**Objective: **[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2220 CR: 740 M: 730 W: 750
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): M IIC: 740 USH: 760 French: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/800
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):English Language (5), Calculus AB (5), World History (4), APUSH (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro History, AP Stats, AP Biology, AP Macro, US Government, AP English IV, Varsity Soccer fall/spring
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Hispanic Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar w/Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, 3 yrs soccer (jv captain), French Club, Junior State of America, Environmental Club
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutor at local middle school, library volunteer, hospital volunteer, volunteer assistant coach for local rec league (soccer)
[] Essays: I spent countless hours on my common app essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read but I know they were great
[ ] Counselor Rec: same as teacher recs
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: didn’t have one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology!!!
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: Mexican-American
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket:60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): urm, first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays definitely
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am the luckiest girl ever![/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all of those accepted! All I can say is ahhhhhhhh!!!

takemeseriously · March 10, 2010, 6:22pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800W 800CR 780M
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math2, 750 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Second decile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 1 college course + 1 elective
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lotsa volunteer/law related tsuff
[] Job/Work Experience: private tutor, dance teacher, and hotel intern
[] Volunteer/Community service: lotsa stuff
[] Essays: bland
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: decent
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[] Intended Major: econ
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, ECs
[] Weaknesses: GPA, essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no interest!
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck everyone. Well all end up somewhere :)

Feliz · March 10, 2010, 6:23pm

D ACCEPTED!!!
to School of Engineering and Applied sciences!
GPA - Unweighted: 3.97
GPA - Weighted: 3.97
Class Rank: top 25%
Class Size: 200

Scores:

SAT I Math: 760
SAT I Critical Reading: 650
SAT I Writing: 670
ACT: 31/ 32 superscored
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 750
SAT II Chemistry: 710
SAT II Spanish: 710

Extracurriculars:

Significant Extracurriculars: Beta Club, Spanish honors society, Math team
Athletic Status - 4 year Varsity letter - Many local and state awards for her sport
Volunteer/Service Work: Medical office - summer - Volunteer at church
Honors and Awards: Ap scholars with distinction

HOOK: Recruited athlete & Hispanic

Visited school, interviewed, talking with coach for the last 2 years.
Her first choice is still MIT, but our hopes are really low for MIT, so WASHU is really on the top of her list now.
She also got into Tulane with academic scholarship, UF, UNC chapel hill (she is out-of-state) and Vanderbilt. WASHU is the first school she is accepted that she can continue to play her favorite sport!!! She is really happy! Good luck to all! :)

Neon_Green · March 10, 2010, 6:23pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): math2 780, us 770, chem 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 aps
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 aps, rest honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really big…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): above average
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 years guarding
[] Volunteer/Community service: only like 30ish hours at library
[] Essays: very good
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[] Counselor Rec: very good
[] Additional Rec: very good
[] Interview: did not have
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: econ
[] State (if domestic applicant): do not want to reveal, east coast
[] Country (if international applicant): usa
[] School Type: charter, top 50 in the usa
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: idk… 150k+?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay, upward trend
[] Weaknesses: bad frosh year gpa
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essay and rec and upward trend![/li][/ul]General Comments: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, can’t wait to visit!!!

Fangirl · March 10, 2010, 6:27pm

WHAT THE HELL?! I was absolutely, POSITIVELY CONVINCED I was going to be rejected! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210: CR- 800 M- 710 W- 700
[] ACT: -----
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math I: 700 Physics: 620 Spanish: 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (4.343 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 of 202
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -----
[] Senior Year Course Load:(all AP) Chem, Spanish Lang, Stats, Calc AB, English Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended?? N/A[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (NHS), NFLHS, Link Crew, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Working with children, BBBS, heavy tutoring
[] Essays: Okay, kind of generic, one about Laurel Girls State and one about a crazy teacher
[] Teacher Recommendation: Fantastic.
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: Good
[] Interview:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biomedical Sciences
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): ------
[] School Type: Public competitive
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $180,000-$200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recommendation!
[] Weaknesses: … Literally, EVERYTHING else.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I HAVE NO IDEA![/li]
[/ul]General Comments: GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! Don’t be afraid to look at the Pathway, because I put it off for three hours only to find the EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT I WAS EXPECTING. WUSTL IS MY TOP CHOICE…!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH

tristan101 · March 10, 2010, 6:34pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800, 780, 750 = 2330 (one sitting)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800, 800, 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP courses, some Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, many local awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
National Music Group - 1st chair
All-State Music Group - 2nd chair
Local Music Group - 2nd chair
School Music - 1st chair
VP and other officer positions in 2 clubs
Several other school groups (Student Gov, NHS, etc)
Awards for music at state and local levels
[] Job/Work Experience: Internships in summer, tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours
[] Essays: I thought they were pretty good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing. The other was very good.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Additional Rec: Absolutely amazing
[] Interview: Didn’t know I had to request one…so no. Probably looked like lack of interest though I visited their campus.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): Underrep state in central US
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: The kind where you easily get rejected.
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): National music activities?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Normally I would say tests/scores but that seems to be a downfall at WashU that gets you waitlisted. My unique EC’s should give me a leg up. Recs were quite strong. I had 2 distinct “passions” in my application, which I’m not going to specify on here.
[] Weaknesses: No interview. Didn’t really want to go to WUSTL. Probably should have applied for scholarship.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I probably seemed like the type that really wants to get into Ivies, which is completely true. [/li][/ul]General Comments: I refrained from giving specifics, but you get the idea. IMO, this is a stupid policy to waitlist all these qualified candidates just because it seems like they won’t matriculate at WUSTL in the end.

Sirensong · March 10, 2010, 6:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):790M/740CR/740W
[] SAT II (if submitted):710Lit/800Math2/770Math1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/~215
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):NONE
[] Senior Year Course Load:Very Demanding
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NONE
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Art, Tennis, Ski Club, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience:Not Much
[] Volunteer/Community service:~150hrs.
[] Essays:I really liked them
[] Teacher Recommendation:Good
[] Counselor Rec:Good, I’m sure
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:No
[] Intended Major:Chemistry&Fine Art
[] State (if domestic applicant):PA
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Bleach White
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:High Enough not to get FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):Art, showed them my portfolio at a National Portfolio Day and they loved it, National Merit 1st Choice(hook?)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Art Portfolio, National Merit, Visit, Class Rank
[] Weaknesses:Awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:GPA and art portfolio
[/ul]**General Comments:**SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPPPPPPY

You will see me if I don’t somehow get into Yale/Princeton!

arrrrr · March 10, 2010, 6:47pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (R: 680 M: 780 W: 720)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math Level II, 780 US History, 720 Biology M, 640 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Idk. My school does it out of 100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/665
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Computer Science (2), AP World History (5), AP US History (5), AP Physics (5), AP Statistics (5), AP English Language (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, Orchestra, AP Biology, AP English 4, AP Economics/Government, AP Psychology, Academic Decathlon
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Secretary) , NHS (Secretary), Academic Decathlon, Chess Club, Orchestra
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: As much as I can with Key Club and NHS
[] Essays: Decent?
[] Teacher Recommendation: No clue. Hopefully they were good.
[] Counselor Rec: No clue. Hopefully it was good.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep.
[] Intended Major: Biology or Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Less than $25,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Generation, Low Income?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Idk…
[] Weaknesses: Idk…
[li] Why you think you were waitlisted: Lack of Interest (no interview)[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: …

xrCalico23 · March 10, 2010, 7:09pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800M, 790W, 760CR
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800,800,770.750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous (too lazy to list it all =p)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, research awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): music, literary magazine, painting and photography, research, random school clubs w/ a few leadership positions
[] Job/Work Experience: research at a lab
[] Volunteer/Community service: >300hrs @library, NHS, another school volunteer organization.
[] Essays: I personally really liked it.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never saw them, but I think they should be good.
[] Counselor Rec: Never saw.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: DIDN’T INTERVIEW =( I didn’t even know that interviews existed until it was too late to request one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): Northeast
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: low income
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None. Maybe research.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Loved the particular essay I submitted to WUSTL, and also I think my SAT scores and everything were okay.
[] Weaknesses: No demonstrated interest
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Even though I always considered WUSTL one of my top choices because of its atmosphere, great bio/pre-med programs, location, and a lot of other factors, I never visited because it’s kind of far away and didn’t know that I could request an interview until the deadline already past. For future applicants - make sure to demonstrate interest! [/li][/ul]General Comments: I don’t think I’ll reserve a spot on the waitlist anymore because I already got a likely letter from a school that I really want to attend, but still, WashU is absolutely one of the best schools in the country for so many different reasons. Congrats to everyone who were accepted!!!

phthaloblue · March 10, 2010, 7:14pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340. 800W/800CR/740M, took 2x but only went up 10 pts
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): 780 English Lit, 750 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95 (don’t use the 4.0 system)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no idea.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USHistory (4) Lang & Comp (4) Studio Art 2D (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, AP Stats, AP French, AP English Lit + some electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NOPE lol
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school newspaper (editor-in-chief), like a million art classes, lit mag (founded), couple other minor things
[] Job/Work Experience: teacher’s assistant for autistic class, teacher’s assistant for art classes
[] Volunteer/Community service: Library summer reading desk/children’s summer reading program/random stuff
[] Essays: good, not amazing. I kind of forget which one I sent tbh
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was awesome, the other was decent
[] Counselor Rec: prob generic
[] Additional Rec: nope
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: fine arts
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: medium sized public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: XX
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores
[] Weaknesses: everything else, really
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lowish GPA (lots of Bs in math classes), lack of interest, mediocre everything, not special enough
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

pretty much what I expected, I’m not too upset. good luck to everyone and congrats to those accepted! everyone is going to do great next year anyway.

Sqyntz · March 10, 2010, 7:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250/770m 740w 740v
[] ACT:34
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 math ii, 760 chem, 760 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8uw/4.3w
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: pretty tough
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Placed at ISEF, competed at ISEF in soph/junior years
[/ul]Subjective: [ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
varsity swim captain
science fair
orchestra treasurer
leader of district music mentoring program, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: worked as lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~400 hours of mentoring/habitat for humanity work
[] Essays: good, I guess?
[] Teacher Recommendation: No idea, probably good.
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Didn’t
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major: Comp Sci
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive, top 100 public school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Competed in multiple science fairs, i.e. Intel
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Was pretty surprised, since I barely showed demonstrated interest and missed the interview deadline. Too all those waiting, GOOD LUCK![/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

phlipper101 · March 10, 2010, 7:20pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):Didn’t Take them
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted): 750 Bio, 740 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96.2%
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Withheld (11/108)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Statistics (5), Biology (5), Euro (4), Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Chem, AP Calc, AP Micro and Macro Econ, Anatomy and Phsyiology (Penn State Dual Enrollment)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Karate (Paid Instructor, Competition team coach and captain, Certified Judge); Mock Trial (Team Captain); Environmental Club
[] Job/Work Experience:Karate Instructor, Research Intern (@ University of Tasmania)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Environmental Club
[] Essays:Wrote about research experience and passion for biology; I think it make me look very genuine
[] Teacher Recommendation:No idea; good I guess?
[] Counselor Rec: Meh.
[] Additional Rec: Amazing recommendations from my karate instructor and research supervisor
[] Interview: Missed the deadline
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major:Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant):PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):Research; Extensive experience w/ karate (member of US National Team)
[/ul]**Reflection **[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, essays, and additional recs.
[] Weaknesses:Grades and other stats
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried to come across as genuine as possible.
[/ul]General Comments: WOOT!!!

iCalculus · March 10, 2010, 7:31pm

Too bad I don’t like WashU

**Decision: accepted. whoop tee doo **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2400
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 Physics, 800 Literature, 780 German
[] ACT: 35 (did not send)
[] GPA: 4.0
[] Rank: 1/198
[] Other stats: won a bunch of debate awards, track, football, aime, science fairs, etc…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: night before
[] Teacher Recs: I didn’t see them
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t see it
[] Hook (if any): white male is a hook, I guess
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: PA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white bread
[] Gender: XY
[] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: I’m awesome.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:I’m awesome.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m not going here.

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