Class of 2014 Official RD Decisions Thread

futurephysician · March 11, 2010, 1:01am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 800 M, 680 W
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Chem, 780 Bio E, 760 French
[] GPA: 85%
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): around 50% in my program but top program in the province.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous bordering on masochistic
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Governor General’s Academic Medal for H.S. - that’s it.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Founding Editor) high school newspaper, first aid team, shadow a physician, write for current CEGEP paper, professional actor 8 years, regional quiz bowl champions (captain), 3rd place in province robotics competition (provincials, creative director), wrote the school play which is a musical and is to be performed next week (writer + producer). There are more but I don’t remember offhand.
[] Job/Work Experience: Teach drama to kids at community centre, started a day camp’s drama program from scratch, private tutor.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, paramedic, first aid team, blood drives.
[] Essays: about how I wrote the play.
[] Teacher Recommendation: stellar
[] Counselor Rec: no idea.
[] Additional Rec: a supplemental from the chief of staff at my hospital.
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: undecided (premed)
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: no idea
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): legally blind.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, definitely, refs, passion.
[] Weaknesses: CLASS RANK, GPA, ACT,
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: EC’s probably[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m pleasantly surprised that they overlooked my bad GPA and class rank.

An0nmity · March 11, 2010, 1:01am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): USH: 760 Math II: 710 Chem: 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 of 572
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US (4), Calc BC (4), AB Subscore (5), Chem (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (4), Art (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Latin, AP Gov, IB English, IB Math, IB Bio, AP Comp Sci.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): California State Science Fair x 2, California State History Day x 1, National Merit Commended, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Muslim Student Association (Vice-President: 2 years), FBLA (2 years), MESA (4 years), Mock Trial (2 years), Soccer (been playing since age of 6), COSMOS UCI Summer Program
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Soccer Coach, Referee, Hospital Volunteer, Tutor
[] Essays: Soccer, Volunteering at Hospital
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good if not excellent for all three
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, needed a lot of financial aid.
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None, overcame one difficult this year with two surgeries on my right lung (missed 5 weeks of school).
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics
[] Weaknesses: Not sure…EC’s? Lack of interest shown?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Maybe the lack of interest…and there was also an error on my mid-year grades which was not fixed until the very end of February. This could mean the corrected grades did not get to WuSTL in time. [/li][/ul]General Comments: A bit disappointed but what can I do.

lauranawain · March 11, 2010, 1:32am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Nov.: 2160 (680 CR, 790 M, 690 W)
Jun.: 2080 (620 CR, 800 M, 660 W)
[] ACT: not taken
[] SAT II (if submitted): awful Physics…so didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): don’t have a GPA at school…lol
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none…again, we don’t have APs
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: English, Math, Chinese, History, Politics, Geography
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Shijiazhuang Citys Triple-A student (for excellence in academics, sports, and moral integrity); 11th grade. [/li]Schools Triple-A student (for excellence in academics, sports, and moral integrity); since 1st grade.
Grand Prize winner in Senior High Group in “GESE Trinity Spoken English” Cup the 3rd National Primary and Secondary School Student English Proficiency TV Competition Hebei Selective Trials
First Prize in “SHIWAI” Cup English Listening Contest
Outstanding Student Leader Honorary Title

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Foreign Language Society (Co-founder and President)
Musical production (Director & Co-writer)
“New Year Celebration: An English Festival” (Chief Organizer)
Debate (Organizer)
Student Government in class (Vice Monitor, Academic Deputy, etc)
Speech Under the Flag
Hebei senior high school student delegation to South Korea
Hebei secondary student visit to England
2009 Harvard Summit for Young Leaders in China, & 2009 Ivy Global Initiative Summit for Advancement of Global Education (accepted for admission; postpone to 2010 due to H1N1 influenza)
[] Job/Work Experience: Graduate research in a medical university
[] Volunteer/Community service: Beijing Songtang Hospice
elementary school tutoring
community environment and hygiene services
public survey on citizens English aptitude
[] Essays: the activity one – my graduate research
personal statement – how a heavy snow triggered my memories of the US and how the experience influenced me over the years, actually I addressed a weakness I have overcome
additional info – “Daqi-ness” (that’s a Literary Chinese word…lol, I compound it myself), a trait, personal charisma that I admire and contrive to achieve.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome…one recounted my ECs, one talked about my English studies and our visit to England
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome…mostly about my academics and my ECs
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Interview: haven’t been offered one

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] Intended Major: Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): –
[] Country (if international applicant): China
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Um, not here, sorry…
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): International, if that counts. Graduate medical research[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I dunno how other int’l applicants write their essays, but I guess mine – from the few feedbacks I received – were “fancier”
I adore my essay on “Daqi-ness”, you know, URM and uniqueness and all that
grades & rank, I guess.
[] Weaknesses: not high enough SAT I, not enough awards, I dunno if my ECs would stand out compared with other kids from the “big cities” (Beijing, Shanghai)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I dunno…[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Yes, yes, YES!!! Super excited!!!

dlgpffps · March 11, 2010, 2:18am

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

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 760 (M) 800 (CR) 800 (W) Total: 2360
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 750 (Chinese) 750 (Literature) 800 (WH)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8something
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH (5) Lang (5) Micro (5) Macro (5) Euro (5). Will take Calc AB (CB not offered), Chinese, Art History, US History and Literature this year
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Biology HL (Predicted 7)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Chinese, APUSH, AP Lit, IB Bio HL, IB Psych SL, Art/Journalism
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): EARCOS Global Citizenship award (international recognition), AP Scholar stuff, not much

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor in Chief of school newspaper (also wrote for other newspapers), EIC of internationally-award-winning Lit Mag, Animal rights organization coordinator, NHS President, Peer Tutoring coordinator, MUN student coach & chair
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Some tutoring
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Essays: About nature. Pretty cool.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers love me. I heard they wrote AMAZING letters (once in a lifetime type)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Doesn’t know me well
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: NO
[ *] Intended Major: History
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): China
[ *] School Type: International school
[ *] Ethnicity: Korean
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: Ehh Not sure
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Not sure
[ *] Weaknesses: Not sure
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t really want to thin kabout it
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Congrats everyone! I’m not waiting on Ivy Leagues. Hope they don’t disappoint ;(

Soundwave · March 11, 2010, 2:34am

Decision: ACCEPTED

Stats:
SAT I (by section): 2060, CR: 690, M: 800, W: 570
SAT IIs: 800 on Chem and Math IIC and Phy
ACT:
GPA: 3.95/4 unweighted
Rank: 30 out of 1011
Teacher Recs: awesome
Counselor Rec: awesome
Location/Person:
State or Country: China
School Type, Big public School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:
good luck everyone else!!

strawberrysong · March 11, 2010, 3:21am

Decision: REJECTED

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2060
[] SAT IIs: Lit 710, Bio 770, USH 660
[] GPA: 3.8ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not sure, likely <10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5, Euro 3, Lang 4, CS A 4, Stats 4, USH 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: College Calculus, Political Science, AP Physics, AP Psychology, advanced Choir, and regular English.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ahahahaha…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A jazz vocal group, Mock Trial, an informal book club, a crafts club.
[] Job/Work Experience: Riiiiiight.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Working the polls on election day, picking up litter along the river, taking care of sick cats at the shelter.
[] Essays: Best damned things I’d ever written.
[] Teacher Recs: Never saw them.
[] Counselor Rec: See above.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] State or Country: California
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[li] Income Bracket: Somewhere around 60k.[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I’m really not that extraordinary on paper. [/li][*]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: It stung a little at first, but the feeling went away. I had made up my mind a few weeks after I sent in all my apps which schools I liked the most, and this wasn’t one of them. I do, however, rain congratulations on those who got in, and wish luck to those who decide to attend.[/ul]

GeekMom63 · March 11, 2010, 9:00am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800M + 770 W + 750 R = 2320 single sitting
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math 2, 750 Bio M,
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): homeschooled - 1/1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5) Phys C (5,5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: community college courses
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring at CC, tiny amount of construction work one summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: wrote a program for a teacher
[] Essays: pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazingly blushingly outstanding
[] Counselor Rec: from Mom - of course it was good
[] Interview: OK, with alumnus
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: math / cs
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] School Type: homeschool
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): wrote a program for a teacher
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: smart and academic
[li] Weaknesses: too academic[/li][/ul]

abtar5 · March 11, 2010, 10:02am

so upset:( rejection
sat 2150
act 34
sat 2-760math 740 chem
gpa 3.89 unweighted
8 ap classes

student government treasurere and congress member
band marching and symphonic 9-11
quiz bowl

recommendation: excellent
location: midwest
Race: Asian

so upset, depressed now :(

mojay · March 11, 2010, 10:21am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 770 Reading: 640
[] ACT:Did not submit
[] SAT II (if submitted): bad scores, but had less than one week to prepare MathIIC: 650 US History: 650
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) Euro (3) English Lang and Comp (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit and Comp, Calc I, AP Spanish, AP US Gov, Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer, Thirds Basketball (Captain), Volunteer work for library and around school’s community, i have more just not that notable and a hassle to list
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier/Dishwasher
[] Volunteer/Community service: Yes, significant amount
[] Essay: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: not sure, should be good, didn’t get to review the recs
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: No
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Bio
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Egyptian-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): somewhat of a first generation college (mom went to community college) maybe half egyptian, idk probably no hooks
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay and some extra-curricular
[] Weaknesses: GPA and scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: def. my scores or not standing out (uniqueness) [/li][/ul]General Comments: kind of mad cause first rejection, but I knew my higher choices would be difficult for me, so I hope the rest will be better

waitinginca · March 11, 2010, 10:29am

Accepted.
Sat. 2300 (750, 750, 800)
Act 33
GPA 4.0 (on 4.scale)
no hooks, did not visit campus or interview.

my son is very happy and relieved to have an acceptance, but I doubt he will go as it is so expensive and not his first choice. Sorry I didn’t fill out the template, but I’m a mom, so it was kind of complicated. ))

clevermagician2 · March 11, 2010, 10:42am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 630 W: 690 M: 750
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math I: 710 Math II: 700 Chinese w/ Listening: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 39/42 - Predicted
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):n/a[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Basketball (Starter), Varsity Rugby Starter, Varsity Cross-Country Team, Varsity Waterpolo Team, Jazz Band (1st Trombone, Musical Director, Assistant Director), Student Coordinator for 25th Anniversary Gala, Photographer, Graphic Designer, First Trombone in Southeast Asia Honor Band
[] Job/Work Experience: MUN Official Photographer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Charity Hike to Everest Base Camp, Organizer for Old Folk’s Home Music Performance, Charity Shows/Sales
[] Essays: It was about my ex-girlfriend, and the things I learned through the ups and downs of the relationship. I thought it was extremely strong, my counsellor, teachers, and students all think so.
[] Teacher Recommendation: They should be quite strong. Both my teachers like me and have good things to say about me.
[] Counselor Rec: I was told it’s 4 pages long. We went on a Greek trip together once, so he knows me a bit better than anyone else. So I think he had quite a lot of good things to say.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: I did my best to show my interest, but it seemed like the interviewer was trying to sell me Wash U :S

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Economics/Music
[] State (if domestic applicant): n/a
[] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Above Average
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): n/a[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, Extra-curricular Activities, Interview, IB Grades
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think because too many people applied from our school (11 did). One got in during early decision, so I guess they took the time to think about the rest. I stood out from the rest because I’m exceptionally strong in music, so maybe that’s why I got waitlisted (nobody got accepted from my school during regular).[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I hope I get a reply soon for this. I was deferred from duke in early decision, i hate waiting!!!

green678 · March 11, 2010, 10:51am

Son accepted-- very happy!

2260
4.0
Unranked: top 5% or 10%? at competitive school
Some regional awards

Congrats to acceptees. To those who didn’t get the decision they wanted: there are great schools out there that are waiting for you.

egreen · March 11, 2010, 11:24am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34 (Super scored)
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math 2: 780 , Math 1: 740 , PHYS: 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 UW, 4.35 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/386
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest. (Calculus 3, Differential Equations, Astronomy 1, University Physics 2, Fiction Literature, British Literature, World Civilization, Social Civics, French 3)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ISEF finalist. Regional Science fair winner. Congressional Award Gold Medal. Two statewide presentations.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eagle Scout (Junior Assistant ScoutMaster), Birthday Book Club (Founder), Philmont (Crew Leader), Varsity Soccer, Governor’s School… etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: None? A few hours of lawn maintenance.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours, started an organization to encourage children to read, served in a local science center, worked on several conservation projects.
[] Essays: Pretty good, I think.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I sent three. One was fantastic, the others I didn’t see.
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Very good
[] Interview: On campus for engineer’s day, very good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private / Home
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Pretty medium.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): ISEF, research presentations at universities in my state, Congressional Award?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Rank, ECs, Essays, Research
[] Weaknesses: Ethnicity/Gender, Test scores?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Research I suppose. I knew I was accepted two weeks ago because of scholarships.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Going to the scholarship weekend in about two weeks, should be fun!

crossfire044 · March 11, 2010, 12:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math, 720 CR, 740 W
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II (if submitted):800 Math II, 800 Phys
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8th out of 464
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics (5), Calculus (5), AP Euro (4), AP US (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:4 AP’s
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Natl Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/ honor, Washington State Principals’ scholar[/li]
[ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer (team captain), Volunteer, Guitar Player
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Greyhound shelter, food bank, soccer coach
[] Essays: Mixed interest in physics and soccer
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t know me so generic
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Alumni interview, went really well

[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant):WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian and White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100,000 +
[] Hooks: Recruited athlete. Very Interested in school.
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, athletics
[] Weaknesses: No ec leadership or extensive involvement in school
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Recruited athlete + Great academics
[/ul][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

stanfordhatesme · March 11, 2010, 4:28pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR 800 M 800 W
[ *] ACT: None
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II 800 Korean w/ Listening 770 Biology (Molecular) 750 Chemistry
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Within 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5) Bio (3) Chem (3) Stats (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: US Gov’t AP/Econ, Symphony, Physics Honors, English Literature and Composition AP, Japanese 5 Language AP, Calc BC AP
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Acceptance of a research manuscript to Liver International (SCI Index > 3.5) that I coauthored in (2010), 2008-9 Mathletes’ Award (regional), 2009 International Rev. Ham Suk Hyun Essay Contest Winner, AP Scholar with Honor
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research at the UCD Medical Center’s Transplant Research facility for 3 years (coauthored manuscript - see above), Violinist for “Sharing the Blessings” (organization’s founder, concert organizer, performer), School orchestra violinist (section leader in 9th and 10th grades), Sacramento Youth Symphony in 11th grade (assistant principal of violin section), CODA Honors Orchestra in 12th grade (soloist for a piece), School Math Team (A-Team Member), Varsity Track and Field, Political Forum Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Private math tutor for a high school sophomore (for about 1.5 years), Olympiad math tutor at a local tutoring center (for about 2 years)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: “Sharing the Blessings” (performed in front of the elderly; received donations from personal guests and sent to a computer school in Ghana; three times), turned all income from tutoring to donation to the computer school, Korean School volunteer, Math Club volunteer at an elementary school
[ *] Essays: Pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great ones from my English / math teachers
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great; she and I have common interests (her daughter’s illness and the field I’m interested in)
[ *] Additional Rec: One from my orchestra conductor who has known me for 4 years, is my private teacher, and has been an ever-present mentor. Another from my lab’s principal investigator- regarding my passion for research.
[ *] Interview: Great; she invited me over for dinnerr, and we discussed about Wash U.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Bio? Biological Sciences? Idk what it was called
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant): US
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: ~$170,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research, unique status
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Research / Music
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA / AP Scores / SAT CR
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Decent stats / ECs’ strong focus on my intended major
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

junho0716 · March 11, 2010, 5:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800- math, 770- writing, 690- english (2260)
SAT II (if submitted): 780 - MathIIC, 770 - Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~Valedictorian
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), USH (4)
Senior Year Course Load: hardest
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I’m too lazy…sorry…
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Volunteer/Community service: couple hundred hours
Essays: very good, I think
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read
Counselor Rec: didn’t read
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Environmental Science
State (if domestic applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: dunno
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Essay and recommendation from renowned people
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:

General Comments: Nothing to say…just happy!!!

JSJSJS · March 11, 2010, 6:24pm

Wow, everyone is accepted/waitlisted.

iRunShow · March 11, 2010, 6:42pm

Decision: Waitlisted (international applicant)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR: 630 W: 700 M: 750
ACT: n/a
SAT II (if submitted): Math II: 740 Chem: 740 Physics:700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous the school offers

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Alot
Job/Work Experience: 2 part time jobs
Volunteer/Community service: No volunteer. Some community events
Essays: Slight above average ( I think its what got me WL’d rathe than rejected)
Teacher Recommendation: Average
Counselor Rec: Average
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: None

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: BME
State (if domestic applicant): n/a
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Above Average
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): n/a

Sparklyunicorn · March 11, 2010, 8:19pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): V-720, M-760, W-650 (did not send)
[] ACT: 35 (English 34, Math 35, Reading 36, Science 36, Writing 9)
[] SAT II (if submitted):
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00, 4.82 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/407
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4’s - Euro, Microecon, English Lang&Comp; 5’s - Macroecon, Chem, US History, Calc BC
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: Science Ind. Study (researched effects of CO2 on planetary life), Clothing 4, German 2, Calc3/DiffEq, AP Physics C (Mechanics), AP US/Comparative Gov, AP English Lit., Gifted Program
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Finalist, Bausch&Lomb Honorary Science Award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (co-prez 2 years), Academic Decathlon (co-captain), Science Olympiad (treasurer), Amnesty International, NHS, Girl Scouts
[] Job/Work Experience: none (parents joke that school = my job)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Weekly volunteering @ public library shelving books and DVD’s (basically, working at the library w/o pay)
[] Essays: not so great - about how I became more confident over the summer @ camp & about how Academic Decathlon = my life
[] Teacher Recommendation: Math Club sponsor (who i’ve known since freshman year) & Physics teacher
[] Counselor Rec: probably pretty good - she wrote me another rec & it sounded awesome
[] Additional Rec: went on a bus tour from KC, & my hosts seemed to like me, even though we never really spent time together
[] Interview: @ bus tour, talked about how Academic Decathlon = my life

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yea - but was not likely to get any
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): KS
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: azn-chinese/vietnamese mix
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 100K ish
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: academics&test scores
[] Weaknesses: essays, lameness of interview
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: showed interest, but… essays were majorly cheesy & stereotypical[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: applied for scholarships too - kinda depressing. originally wasn’t planning on applying until the bus tour, fell in love w/ campus atmosphere, then this? at least it wasn’t my first choice (Uchicago) :/

sixstring91 · March 11, 2010, 9:00pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2290 (710 CR, 800 M, 780 W)
[] SAT IIs: 800 math IIc, 780 chem, 700 bio(m)
[] GPA: 4.729 W
[] Rank: 2/280 @ private school
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Chem (4), Stats (TBD)
[] Senior Year Course Load: tuffest f0 sh0
[] Other Awards: 1st place @ musical talent show?, haha
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): thing is, most of my extracurriculars are “independent”, but here goes:

School Extracurriculars
Soccer Team: manager 9th
Math Academic Superbowl: 9-11th (captain in 11th)
Knowledge Masters: 9-11th
Show Choir Band (guitar): 11-12th
BD (my high school) Ambassador: 11-12th
NHS: 11-12th
Habitat for Humanity: 9th, 11th, 12th

Independent Extracurriculars
Guitar: Lessons, 7-11th; play at local parish/school Masses (11-12th)
Voice: Lessons, 12th
and don’t laugh, but Weightlifting/Exercising: consistent lifting/cardio routine w/ football players (12th); Indoor Soccer League (12th)

[] Job/Work Experience: soccer referee 3 yrs, school cafeteria 4 yrs (does that count?)
[] Volunteer/Community service: hospital escort/lab tech assistant ~45hrs, random tutoring and participating in school-organized volunteer days (that were mandated, mind you)
[] Essays: strong point, I have an intense writing style; common app one was about overcoming a 5 yr video game addiction
[] Teacher Recs: they love me, but their generic praise can only go so far; no awe-inspiring examples here
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see, but I only had a bland relationship w/ her when she sent it
[] Additional Rec: my guitar teacher sent one in along w/ my music supp
[] Interview: didn’t ask for one unfortunately…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: helllllz yes
[] Intended Major: chem, maybe bio?
[] State: IN
[] School Type: parochial
[] Ethnicity: whyt and sheltered
[] Gender: XY
[] Income Bracket: mother (parents are divorced) makes just under 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays
[] Weaknesses: EC leadership/involvement
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: WUSTL knows that I crouched down on my knees to apply there; I only stand tall on my feet to correspond with the big boys like Duke/UPenn/etc.; i.e. - yes, i DO consider them a safety school even though they have amazing rep and med school
[/ul]General Comments: wish I would have visited places last summer so I could have funneled my effort to a few places that I KNOW I would like instead of carpet bombing college mailboxes with a mass-produced application; WUSTL looks dull online, but a like-minded buddy of mine fell in love with the place after covering the campus - you never know

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