<p>Accepted:
Colby-Sawyer College ($17K+$2K scholarships, honors program)
University of Maine at Farmington (acceptance to honors program)
Guilford College ($20K scholarship, honors program)
Brandeis University (midyear class of 2015)</p>
<p>Wait-listed:
American University</p>
<p>Waiting for:
Smith College
Swarthmore College</p>
<p>White female
GPA: 94/100
ACT: 31 (36E, 25M, 34R, 27S, 33W)
Class rank: somewhere in the top 20 out of 104.</p>
<p>Accepted:
Auburn University
University of Alabama
University of Tennessee
University of South Carolina
Tulane University
Texas A&M
UT-Austin (and McComb’s! So excited about this!!)
Georgia Tech </p>
<p>Rejected:
Nowhere yet</p>
<p>Applied:
William & Mary
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
University of Southern California
Georgetown University
Princeton University</p>
<p>Accepted:
University of Vermont
University of Delaware
Rutgers
American University! (woah)</p>
<p>Waiting:
George Washington University
Franklin & Marshall
Boston University
Boston College (expecting rejection)
Wake Forest University (expecting rejection)
University of Virginia (if I get in, I’ll eat my hat)</p>
<p>Accepted:
Iowa State (~$8k)
Minnesota (~$19.5k)
Tulsa (~$20.5k, chose not to apply for more)
Nebraska (~$26k)
Colorado School of Mines (~$12k)
Kansas
Northeastern (~$36k)
Michigan
WUSTL
Northwestern</p>
<p>Rejected:
None yet</p>
<p>Waiting:
Cornell U</p>
<p>Right now it looks like I’ll be going to the Twin Cities this fall! UNL and ISU are still somewhat in the mix.</p>
<p>African-American
Strong EC’s
Essays were the best I’ve ever written
Recommendations were above average, especially from my counselor</p>
<p>State of Residency: California</p>
<p>Accepted (scholarship):
USC (presidential)
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Merced
Drexel University</p>
<p>Rejected:
none</p>
<p>Waitlisted:
none</p>
<p>Waiting:
UPenn
Dartmouth
Yale
Harvard
Boston College
Georgetown</p>
<p>I received a likely letter from Dartmouth, but I don’t really understand why, since my SAT and ACT scores aren’t all that great and neither is my GPA.</p>
APs:USH, English Lang, Chem all 4’s. I’m currently taking 6 AP classes and 1st semester senior year got a 4.0
IBs:
GPA (UW, W):3.73 UW, 4.1W
Rank:
Other stats:
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ECs listed on app: Average but not spectacular. Mock Trial, Model UN, Volunteer work, Yearbook, Editor at School Newspaper. I was published in an art magazine and featured in some museums.
Job/Work Experience: I worked at a pet store and then as an office assistant for a local production company.
Essays (subject and responses): AMAZING beyond amazing. My teacher said they were the strongest she’s seen all year.
Teacher Recs: Berkeley requested a supplement review/augmented review and my teacher sent one. It was very good.
*Counselor Rec:
Applied on (EA?):
Hook (if any): I’m low income and in my additional comments and in the Berkeley supplement I talk about how I was the only one in my family with a job when both my parents were laid off and helped with the bills and whatnot. Also, I’ve had 3.83/4.0 all years expect sophomore year when my grades fell because I had to help out so much with the bills and working.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
State or Country: California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender:Female
[/ul] General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m soooo shocked. I’m an average applicant and below average for Berkeley. I am a very good student and my GPA doesn’t reflect it because of sophomore year issues when I had to help out my family with financial issues. Furthermore, I go to an arts school and so I’m very passionate about art and I made sure to really highlight that in my app. The “Augmented Review” really allowed me to talk about this in depth and that’s truly what I think helped. Also, I am an extremely strong writer and I’m sure that my essays helped solidify an acceptance. I’m true testament that you don’t need a 4.5 or 2300 to get into Berkeley. You just need to showcase your passions, talents, and what you overcame (if anything). Berkeley looks for a well rounded individual, not just numbers, because obviously I GOT IN OMG! </p>
<p>** And finally, the most important question of all, were you on the CalNet ID directory before they took the names off (Yes or No): NO! **</p>