Class of 2014 Official RD Decisions Thread

golfer3 · March 11, 2010, 9:53pm

Decision: WAITLISTED (■■■)
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: 2090
[ *] SAT IIs: 770 US History/710 Bio E
[ *] ACT: 32 (ugh)
[ *] GPA: 4.591
[ *] Rank: No rank (competitive public; people with low top 10% rankings have decent HYPSM chances; low top 10%).
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]: golf captain, MVP, Key club #5 position, 300 service hours, science club, MUN, aca deca, IDK the usual nerd stuff.
[ *] Essays: VERY VERY good. english is a strong subject of mine.
[ *] Teacher Recs: One was pretty good. One was like top 5 students in 30 years good (I think)
[ *] Counselor Rec: She writes like 200 so IDK but I think pretty decent.
[ *] Hook (if any): Im a white kid from a competitive rich HS in so cal…oh wait none LOL
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:CA
[ *] School Type: competitive public. sends pretty many kids to ivies. (though this year has been tough).
[ *] Ethnicity: white+little hispanic (but I didn’t put that on the app.)
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: essays, teacher recs, key club leadership, golf, stronger courseload every year.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Complete lack of interest. I didn’t visit, go on a summer program, attend the adcom presentation at my school. I even told them I was going to apply for scholarships and didn’t cause I was too lazy to write the essays. I also applied for aid and my zip code is very wealthy+Im white and wash u isn’t need blind.
[ /list][ b]Other Factors: I probably couldn’t go anyways if I got in. Wash U is very expensive and most people where I live don’t get good aid because of the wealthy zip code.
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: My first wait-list (ugh) At least its not one of my top choices. The interest factor def killed me. Another person from my HS got in with a lower GPA, SAT scores, A “C”, probably worse ECs, but she showed interest. Me and another top student (better than me) were given the slow rejection. So far I’ve gotten into UCSD (likely), BC, Santa Clara, UCI (honors). the rest are more reaches.

Anonymous_b00de0c12cfa234245359236ddd99a0d · March 11, 2010, 10:01pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 790 M, 780 W, 10e
[ *] ACT: 35 (w/o writing)
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 USH
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc (5), USH (5), Human Geo (5), Physics B (5), Chem (5), English (5), Euro (5), Comp. Pol (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP World, AP Stat, AP Econ, AP Gov, AP Bio
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy scouts (not eagle), Quiz Bowl, Model UN, a few other pointless things
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Student Researcher
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours at science museum
[ *] Essays: Anecdote about my rock climbing hobby, universal acclaim
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One was good, the other liked me as a person but disliked me as a student cause I was super lazy. I think she said that she lied about all that stuff though
[ *] Counselor Rec: This is her first year, so I dunno
[ *] Additional Rec: I can’t remember if I got my boss in the lab to write one for here. I don’t think so though, cause it was last second
[ *] Interview: Didn’t know there were any
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[ *] Intended Major: I accidentally applied for some dual major program, haha. Something involving engineering and the arts and science school.
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/a
[ *] School Type: Magnet
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 200k+ yearly
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Scores, grades, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: My extracurriculars. I’m too damn lazy to do stuff that doesn’t interest me just to get into a better college.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test Scores + Grades + essay + legacy
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Why aren’t all these text things working?

Maggled · March 11, 2010, 10:35pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 - 720 CR, 690 M, 690 W
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): 680 USH, 650 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No idea. My school only calculates weighted. High. Definitely 3.8+, if not higher.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Again, no idea. Definitely <25%, likely not <10% (That’s three and a half people at my school.)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Calculus B/C (4). In Studio Art and English.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: English (one and a half semesters), Art AP, Book Arts, Chamber Choir, Jazz Choir, AIP Project (an arts project second semester), History/Senior Seminar.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volleyball, Basketball, Choir (Secretary), Journalism (Features Editor), Yearbook (Editor-In-Chief), Theatre, Student Government. RISD Precollege program. Probably more, I’m never good at remembering them…
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tanzania, building a school.
[] Essays: It was about my broken finger and how it taught me to loosen up (art), and yet follow the rules (math, the first thing on my cast was “Always take the derivative first!”). Haha. It wasn’t my best, but I think it was okay.
[] Teacher Recommendation: No idea how they were, but they all liked me and I worked super hard in their classes, so I’m sure they were fine.
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know her all that well, but she’s probably good at writing them.
[] Additional Rec: I had my USH teacher, Art teacher, and a Precollege teacher. I think they all sent them to WUSTL, but I’m not positive.
[] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] Intended Major: Communication design. (People who are reading this should keep that in mind; my stats aren’t amazing but I also applied with a portfolio, which probably helps.) Also accepted ArtSci with no major in mind, just wanting to double major.
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White.
[] Gender: Female.
[] Income Bracket: Above average.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Probably my extra currics, my portfolio, and my recommendations.
[] Weaknesses: Essay? But I’m hard on my own writing. SAT II scores aren’t the best.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know! I’m super psyched![/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to every who was accepted, and I’m sorry to the others. Don’t give up–you WILL find somewhere you love. Promise.

TwizzWhizz11 · March 11, 2010, 11:07pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 - 800 Math, 770 Writing, 710 Reading
[] ACT: 36, 35
[] SAT II (if submitted): 770 Math, 730 Chemistry, 700 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Only 4.12 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 8%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry, AP Calculus BC + AB subscore, AP World History, AP US Govt, AP Comparative Govt, AP English Language (5), AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Biology, AP Music Theory (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP English Literature, AP European History, Discrete Math and Linear Algebra, Debate
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Selected to take the AIME all 4 years of High School, National AP Scholar (Junior Year), Gold Medal for the National Spanish Exam (Sophomore and Junior year), 2010 Presidential Scholar Nominee[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Board Member, then Co-President), Speech and Debate (State Qualifier, Captain, Varsity Letter, NFL All-American), School Newspaper, Big Sisters, Dance, Soccer, Field Hockey
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Project C.U.R.E, Bridge Project, Word Play - all really localized jobs.
[] Essays: I loved it personally, but obviously it’s hard to find fault with one’s own essay. My English teachers loved it.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both great. I went in to talk to them constantly throughout my junior year because they were both such fascinating people.
[] Counselor Rec: Okay. I’ve had a different counselor for all 4 years of high school, so she had barely known me for 3 months before she was writing my letter.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: God only knows - my dad filled out my FAFSA for me and I saw the EFC and thought my dad MADE that much as his annual salary.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, Test Scores, Recs
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, Abysmal Junior Year GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 2nd semester junior year grades, without question. There were extenuating circumstances, but I think it would be hard to overcome it anyways. And my counselor rec probably could have been stronger. [/li][/ul]

Congrats to everyone!!

lolofosho · March 11, 2010, 11:13pm

** Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (by section): CR 790, M 730, W 710
[]SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 780 Chemistry, 740 Literature
[]APs: European History (5), Calculus AB (5), Language (5), Chemistry (5), United States []History (5), French Language (4), currently taking Comparative Government, []Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, and Biology
[]GPA: 3.98UW, 4.85W
[]Rank: 1/500ish
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]ECs listed on app: Varsity Cross Country (3 years, Co-Captain junior year and Head Captain senior year, numerous school/regional awards for leadership, team won league championships and placed 3rd at sectionals), 300+ volunteering hours at local hospital, piano for 9 years (CM Advanced level, etc), Film Club (President/Founder; organized some school-wide film festivals), Weblog on social commentary, photography, and baking!!, Non-Fiction Editor of International Studies Magazine
[]Job/Work Experience: Pet Sitting (I swear it’s legit. I pet sit like every night for weeks at a time), tutoring
[]Essays (subject and responses): related my life to an indie film for my main essay, EC one I wrote about the catharsis I get from running (I liked them a lot if that means anything)
[]Teacher Recs: solid
[]Counselor Rec: amazing!
[]Applied on: early December
[]Hook (if any): Legacy
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[]State or Country: Bay Area, CA
[]School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: F[/ul]

I do not want to sound arrogant at ALL but a lot of people applied from my school and almost everyone got wait listed; among them were a lot who really wanted to go and I feel bad because WashU is at like the bottom of my list (the only reason I applied is because my dad is alum) Also got a Dartmouth LL.

aspenleaf · March 12, 2010, 2:31am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):CR 800, M 770, W 690 (Super score, I also have a math score of 630 and a writing score of 640)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): French w/ listening 670, Math II 740, Chem 660, lit 740, US history 710, Biology E 720,
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0(on initial app.) 3.89 (on mid-term report)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/1 (I’m home schooled
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), APUSH (3), World history (4)
[]Dual enrollment (classes taken @ a local college/ community college while in high school) Gen Chem I (A), Comp II (A), Gem Chem II (A), Intro to American Politics (A), Karate (A), Interdisciplinary course (A), College Physics I (A), Calc I (A), Honors World Lit. (A), constitutional Issues (A), College Physics II, Intro. to Sociology, General Psychology, Statistics. 
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:College Physics I (A), Calc I (A), Honors World Lit. (A), constitutional Issues (A), College Physics II, Intro. to Sociology, General Psychology, Statistics, AP French (not planning to take the test)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Commended, National French Exam laureat national, Honors Scholarship @ Community College 
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Mariner girl scout program (troop president and vice president, troop rep, regional student president), FIRST Robotics, Dance (Irish), Phi Theta Kappa Honor society, Les Voyagers @ Concordia Language Villages 
[] Job/Work Experience: Life guard (1 summer and into the school year)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Aide @ girl scout camp (3 summers), LOWC,
[] Essays:Everyone who read it really liked it. It was about overcoming dificulties, never giving up and how even the tiniest contribution can win the day. I told the story of a strenuous canoe race where I came I last but our team won the over all competition by 1 point. 
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good one teacher just knew me from class, but I sit in the front and always answer question. The other has been tutoring me in French for four years and knows me really well and she said she would write me a good rec.
[] Counselor Rec:I’m home schooled it was written by my parents.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: One official 10 minute interview with a student when I visited campus. Two unofficial with admissions counselors. One was in my junior year when we asked a counselor to look over my transcript b/c I was home schooled and we weren’t sure what it should look like. The second was after I had submitted my application, but before decisions were made, and we met to discuss the many opportunities available at WASHU.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[] Intended Major:Maybe PreMed, Chemistry or Psychology
[] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[] School Type: Home Schooled
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: IDK (Our EFC was about $40,000)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy (both parents), Parent as faculty,
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Dual enrollment and my interest to the school. (It was nearby so I visited like three times), EC really focused on one thing didn’t just dabble 
[] Weaknesses:SAT writing score, no real outside grades until my junior year (colleges don’t really care what grade your mom gives you.)
[li] Why you think you were accepted:Lots of interest, As the admissions counselor told me a “solid application”, Father on Faculty, They also told me that Physics and Calculus can improve your chance of admittance if you are borderline. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to those who got in, my condolences to those who didn’t and good luck to all as we face the coming month of admissions decisions.

Just in case any one was wondering I got in the University of Missouri Columbia, Truman State University and University of Washington Seattle. I also got a possible letter from Wellesley. I am currently at 4 acceptances out of ten schools. :)

oneal32 · March 12, 2010, 4:20pm

Accepted

ACT: 32
GPA uw: 4.0
GPA weighted: 4.389
Rank: 2/89
Extracurriculars: varsity basketball, piano, senior class president, treasurer of youth advisory committee, temple camp counselor, temple youth group, anti-drug abuse coalition board member, founded own nonprofit organization to teach karate in memory of deceased instructor
Volunteer - total 540 hours, 240 at hospital, a lot at karate, camp, tutoring high school and junior high students, coaching at youth basketball camp
Work Experience: landscaping job for 2months for one summer
Recs: Counselor Rec was amazing, both teacher recs were great
Intended Major at Olin: Health Care Management, Pre-medicine
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Hooks: karate school, leadership
Financial Aid?: No

galancers · March 12, 2010, 4:53pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II (if submitted): Physics: 640 Math II: 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.04
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB 5, Physics 3, APUSH 2
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Stats, Economics, Religion, Government, Catalyst (Research Internship Program), Mythology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NHS, Cum Laude Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Honor Council (leadership team), Student Council, Softball, Basketball (captain), Global Awareness Club (co-founder), Hellenic Dance Group, Greek Orthodox Youth Association(president), NHS (leader), Women’s Leadership Club (leader)
[] Job/Work Experience: Day Camp Counselor, Nanny, Car Photographer, Receptionist
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mission Trip to New Mexico, Mission Trip to New Orleans, Food Bank, MetroParks, Humane Society, Homeless Shelter
[] Essays: pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation:I haven’t read them but I was really close with both teachers so I’m assuming really good
[] Counselor Rec:Really Good
[] Additional Rec:From my mentor at NASA, it was really thoughtful
[] Interview:nope
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[] Intended Major:Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant):Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Private
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):First Generation, Worked at NASA
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Grades, Greek Youth Group Participation, my essay was about my Greek heritage
[] Weaknesses:ACT scores, 4 B+ on my transcripts
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I wish I could read the minds of the people in the admissions office
[/ul]General Comments: YAY!

jealousofthemoon · March 12, 2010, 8:52pm

Decision: Accepted

[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (math 770, reading 730, writing 730)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): math II 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37/587
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB/BC (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: calc III, ap econ, ap english, ap physics c, ap french, pilates
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): gymnastics for 10 years, varsity high school gymnastics (team captain), classical guitar for 11 years, french club (treasurer), varsity cheerleading, engineering club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: not much
[ *] Essays: thought it was really good, about being in car accident and adversity
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: went really well

[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): north carolina
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public (magnet school)
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: high
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): my dad and cousin went there

[ *] Strengths: SAT scores, grades, extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: no community service
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: dad went there and im a white girl going into engineering

General Comments:Sooo excited :)

lavalamp306 · March 13, 2010, 12:20am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take…
[] ACT: 34 Composite (twice); Superscored 36
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 760 US History, 720 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/1100 (top 2%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s in Euro, US History, Comp Sci A, and Eng Lang & Comp. Taking 6 more tests this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s, but taking regular English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NSHSS Member, IMEA All State (Violin), AP Scholar w/Distinction… nothing too special
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (1st Violin Section Leader), Violin, Urban Arts Club (Recruiter/Promoter), Movie Production Club (founder/head Editor).
[] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutoring, Working at a grocery store
[] Volunteer/Community service: Public Library work, volunteering at soup kitchen
[] Essays: common app essay was very good, best I have written
[] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but proly generic
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Didn’t sign up for one. This might have killed me
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Finance (Olin)
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None, if anything anti-hooks for being affluent and asian
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, essays, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Lack of interview, somewhat generic EC’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they knew that I probably wouldn’t enroll here. I visited campus but passed on the interview since I felt I didn’t need it. Guess I was wrong. Hopefully I got WL’d cuz they thought I was a bit overqualified, but I guess I’ll never know. [/li][/ul]**General Comments: Start your college search in the summer. Stay organized and also make sure you have a clear idea of what the schools are looking for. If your time and money are going to be invested in completing these apps, you might as well make it the best damn application you can. Also once you send in your applications stop worrying and focus on the other things in your life. Being paranoid and worrisome will not affect your decision. You will know your decision in time, no use in fretting over it. **

missymargaux · March 13, 2010, 9:05am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 800 M:700 W:800
[] SAT II (if submitted): Lit: 740 Math II: 660 Spanish: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 18%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send
[] Senior Year Course Load: APs: English Lit, Gov/Econ, Spanish, Bio. Honors:Journalism IV, Ceramics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (editor-in-chief); Swimming and Water Polo (co-captain, 2 yrs); French Honor Society (treasurer); Quill and Scroll (treasurer); Nat’l Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Swimming Instructor, Lifeguard, Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered with the city’s Communications Office.
[] Essays: It was a silly topic, but I think I was able to make it work. Pretty good, I would say.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read it, unfortunately, but she and I have a really good relationship, so I’m assuming (hoping) really good.
[] Counselor Rec: Good, not fantastic.
[] Interview: Really quite amazing, actually. I was very happy when I left.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: English
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Loads of leadership, school is ranked really high, interview was fantastic, SAT scores
[]Weaknesses: Counselor rec, community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: URM, solid grades, SAT scores and extra currics.
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

Trix12 · March 13, 2010, 11:11am

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted):
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 out of 750
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) World History (5) APUSH (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Am. Lit, CIS/AP Am. Gov, AP/CIS Calc AB, CIS Span 5, LIFE (sit on sofas the entire time) , Honors Physics , CIS/AP Econ, CIS Writing
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really great…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Lacrosse 4 years (Captain) Science Club (Tresurer) Freshman Soccer, Freshman and Sophmore Basketball, Traveling Basketball, Senior Class Officer, Junior Class Officer, other sport stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Hostess for 2 years, Caribou Coffee 1 year… 25 hours a week
[] Volunteer/Community service: 80+ hours, humane society dogwalker, hospital volunteer, then a lot of other random things
[] Essays: I’m a pretty crumby writer… but it was about winter camping
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably really good, didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: Maybe good? Big school… so he doesn’t really know me
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: OF COURSE
[] Intended Major: Biomed Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:Girl
[] Income Bracket: 150,000 +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): … I’m from Minnesota? or nothing
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m well rounded, otherwise I don’t know
[] Weaknesses: I’m white and don’t have any really cool achievements like other people
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: You tell me
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** YAY!

Choran57 · March 13, 2010, 4:03pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290, 800 CR; 770 Math; 720 Writing
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): Literature: 790; US History: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/208
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): all fives: statistics, language & comp, us history, world history
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Calculus BC, AP Government, Italian 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar (?), NYSSMA Piano grade of ‘Outstanding’[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Book Club (Founder/President), Robotics Club (Secretary), Astronomy Club (Secretary), National Honor Society, Political Writer for School Newpaper, Technology Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring, and at a day camp for disabled men
[] Volunteer/Community service: almost 1000 hours (40 hrs/week) over three summers at a day camp for physically & mentally disabled individuals
[] Essays: my views about the camp i volunteered at & how it ties into my personal philosophy
[] Teacher Recommendation: one amazing, one so-so
[] Counselor Rec: generic
[] Additional Rec: amazing…a teacher who i had an amazing relationship with, and the man who introduced me to philosophy
[] Interview: beyond amazing. we were both philosophy nerds, and we had a fabulous discussion
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: philosophy/applied mathematics
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: almost 200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses: somewhat fluctuating grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i’m a strong applicant? honestly not sure, my interview was really great, and i really liked my essay. I didn’t really overthink the college application process–I just presented myself as i am. I didn’t submit an inflated list of extracurriculars, or give the school a professional resume.[/li][/ul]General Comments: good luckkkk!

8ccheng · March 13, 2010, 4:16pm

Decision: Waitlisted!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2290
[] SAT IIs: Math 2c 800, Chem 790, Chinese 790, Bio 760
[] ACT: N/A
[] GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.7 weighted
[] Rank: 1 of 509
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: good?
[] Teacher Recs: idk
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Hook (if any): im an asian kid. yeah.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Cali! usa
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese!
[] Gender: female
[] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: academic strength
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: lolol cuz i didnt want to go?
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
lol! so far i got uchicago and caltech and a handful of ucs, so no worries hahah

Tilgaham · March 13, 2010, 9:13pm

Waitlisted…

Absolutely crushed. I told them I wanted to come, indicated they were in my top 2 on the national merit thingy, but didn’t receive an interview (I didn’t know you had to request)

3.83/4…2350…National AP scholar…2 sport athlete…captain of academic and mock trial teams…tons of community service and what I thought was a good set of essays…

I don’t even know what to do right now besides go take a cold shower…

futuredoctor16 · March 14, 2010, 12:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didnt take
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II (if submitted): math2:780. chem: 710. bio: 630
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): chem (3) us gov (4) english lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: hardest available at my school
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): nhs (vp) , soccer (captain) , tennis, math team, scholastic bowl,
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteering
[] Essays: great, average
[] Teacher Recommendation: AWESOME!!
[] Counselor Rec: AWESOME!!
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: none
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yea
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[] Strengths: transcript
[] Weaknesses: probably essays, and i didnt visit campus before decisions were out. WashU is big on interest
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: gpa, EC’s and teacher recs!
[/list]General Comments: Good Luck!!

Chordate · March 14, 2010, 3:34pm

Decision: Accepted! Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 C, 760 M, 680 CR, 680 W
[] ACT: 34 C, 35 E, 35 M, 33 R, 33 S
[] SAT II (if submitted): 720 Math I, 710 US History, 780 Bio-M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85UW, 6.9W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 33/10100 (county-wide)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics(3), US History(3), Euro History(3), Art(2), English(4),
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): not taken yet
[] Senior Year Course Load: All IB; Bio HL, Chem HL, English HL, Calc SL, History SL, Spanish SL, AP Psychology, Journalism
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st Place States Art Competition, 1st Place States Piano Competition, 2nd Place Regional Journalism Competition, a slew of best in school awards but nothing majorly academic
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis 9-12 (captain), Newspaper 10-12 (section editor, manager), Cultural Club 9-12 (VP), Band 9, Speech and Debate 9, Piano 9-10, Art 9-10
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: mainly hospital volunteer 2 years (racked up 100+ hours) with a smidgen of other volunteering
[] Essays: clever and insightful, probably 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: one of then 10/10 (best he has ever had), the other no clue
[] Counselor Rec: probably a 8/10
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: none
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): florida
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: IB, highly competitive and best in area
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): my dad is alum
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: recommendations, essay, unweighted GPA
[] Weaknesses: asian female, lack in major leadership positions, stellar grades, and AP scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i think the biggest reason was that my dad was an alum; i mean my grades/scores are all in the lower bracket of the other acceptees. also, applying from florida might have helped… the south is notorious for a bad education system. but honestly i have no clue why i was accepted besides interest. [/li][/ul]General Comments: i was so elated that i made it in… even my dad was really surprised, considering my grades aren’t as up-to-par as many of the other acceptees.

purplepanda · March 14, 2010, 6:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Superscore: 2160, CR: 640, M: 790, W: 730
[] ACT: 29 (did not send)
[] SAT II (if submitted): Chemistry: 730, Math II: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77 (4.47 W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): French Language (3), English Language (3), Chemistry (4)… Yeah. Not that good.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 3 regular classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student government (student body), Volunteering clubs (officer), spirit club (officer), basketball (captain), honor society (officer), CSF tutor, engineering camp, exchange program with Japan (leader)… etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: some
[] Volunteer/Community service: some
[] Essays: Pretty good I guess? I talk about my late father. Essay was good enough to get me into USC for merit scholarship and WashU.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Did not read but probably decent.
[] Counselor Rec: I think it was pretty good. I skimmed it a little.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Selective Public/Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle class (I think.)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Not sure.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: All A’s in math and science classes in high school (except for senior year).
[] Weaknesses: The essay, my CR SAT score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know! I was hella surprised. I have lots of good EC’s and leadership experience. I conveyed my different dimensions in the application.[/li][/ul]General Comments:

Evebs34 · March 15, 2010, 5:44pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 770 M, 680 W
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 710 Math 2, 690 Lit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75ish
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not ranked
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4), Lang and Comp (4), Statistics, Macroeconomics
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): ITGS SL (6), Chem SL, Spanish SL, English HL, History HL, Math HL
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: (above)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit commended is the only major one

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV basketball captain (9,10), Young republicans vp (12), mu alpha theta historian (12), nhs, english honor society, rho kappa, rojans service club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: accounting assistant (10)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Bead for Life
[ *] Essays: quite personal about my family, a month after i wrote it though i read an article in the new york times magazine that said a boy wrote about the same exact thing, even some of the names in our families were the same…
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one phenomenal, other 2 were great
[ *] Counselor Rec: she likes me so it should be fine
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: no, i kind of didn’t know they were available :/

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: finance
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): my cousin goes there?
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: IB, essay, recs
[ *] Weaknesses: C’s in spanish for 2 years, didn’t show any interest, no congruence in ec’s, low APs…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea. i’m pretty stunned. after i got rejected by my first choice i decided not to get attached to any schools again, but i’ve always wanted to go to washu. This is so exciting! :D

[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] See you guys up there in April! And those who didn’t get in, I know what it’s like and it sucks, but you’ll get in somewhere eventually, and you’ll be really happy there.

zenith602 · March 15, 2010, 5:48pm

Congratulations again guys!

For those of you with tons of questions, sashay over to the WUSTL 2014 subforum! I will be available to answer your inquiries! (So far I’ve added the WashU Premed Q&A and the Specific Majors Q &A)

<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wustl-2014/[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wustl-2014/</a>

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