Class of 2015 Official RD Decisions Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/325, top 4%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5), Human Geography (5), World History (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): ITGS SL (7)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Biology HL, AP Economics, IB History HL, IB Spanish SL, IB Mathematics SL, IB English SL, IB TOK, Chorus, and Dance
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): drama, three shows a year, very involved (upperclassman leadership roles), NHS (vice president), independent theatre company for community service (co-leader), chorus (alto section leader)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: two jobs: one year round at local library shelving books, second summers running database for neighborhood swim team
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: NHS (various projects, relay for life), independent theatre company (run huge summer camp at local theatre every summer), school activities (especially for IB; giving tours, info sessions, mc’ing stuff)
[ *] Essays: relatively good. WashU only uses the common app essay, and mine was original but perhaps slightly disorganized
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: probably very good, haven’t seen them
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good</p>

<p>Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Urban Studies/Political Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: ~120,000
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: passion, very good grades, writing
[ *] Weaknesses: standardized testing, un-originality
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: white suburban girls who want to study political science are a dime a dozen! Looking back I don’t think I stand out much amongst those applying to washu, and with no supplemental essays I didn’t have much space to try to do so more than with my common app essay. </p>

<p>Congrats to everyone accepted!</p>

182

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR - 770 M - 750 W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II - 710 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/355
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB 5, Calc BC 5, Stats 5, Bio 5, Lang 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP French, Band, AP Physics, AP Lit, Gym, AP US Gov
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years debate (no leadership, but a strong competitive record for my state), 4 years band, some math competitions
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: No
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Not much
[<em>] Essays: Probably good (no supplemental)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Quite good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Quite good
[</em>] Additional Rec: No
[<em>] Interview: No
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): AK
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: High
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Maybe Alaska…?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, grades, focus on debate, essay/recs link to engineering well
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not really much service, no national awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above?[/li][/ul]General Comments: I won’t be choosing to attend. Best of luck to whatever waitlisted student gets my slot!!!</p>

183

<p>**Decision: Waitlisted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: didn’t send
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 690 Math II 730 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 4.7 (W)
[<em>] Rank: N/A (top 5%)
[</em>] AP: Gov (4) Human Geo (5) Bio (5) Calc BC (5) Lang (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3/Dif EQ hon, AP Spanish Lang, AP Chem, AP Lit, Anatomy Hon, Art
[</em>] Major Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: varsity soccer (9-12, captain x2),varsity swimming (9-11), varsity cross country (12), NHS (10-12), SHS (11-12), LINK (freshman mentoring, 11-12), StuCo Treasurer (12), club soccer (9-11)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard and swim instructor (summer 9-12)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: peer tutoring, elementary carnival, canned food drive, random school activities (200+ hr total)
[</em>] Summer Activities: summer@brown-intro to med- 11th, lifeguarding, sports
[<em>] Essays: unique but could’ve been better
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read but from spanish teacher (had for 3 yr) and math (had for 2), so should’ve been strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: knew well from LINK, should’ve been great!
[</em>] Interview: none</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Engineering
[</em>] State: CO
[<em>] School Type: charter, college prep
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>]Income Bracket: applied for aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: gpa, course load, act score,
[</em>] Weaknesses: community service, leadership positions, no campus visit, no interview
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: didn’t make effort to show interest
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted- CU Boulder, CO Mines, Univ. of Denver, NAU, Colgate (AMS) , Cornell COE (likely), waiting on: Brown, Dartmouth, Lehigh, Bucknell, Bowdoin, Syracuse
[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments: since I didn’t visit I wasn’t too attached, the tempurpedic mattresses would have been nice but I am not too worried :slight_smile: Somehow reading it online made it seem like less of a big deal, I won’t keep my name on the list</p>

184

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR 750 M 700 W (taken twice, did not submit)
[</em>] ACT: 34 Composite (1st try)
[<em>] SAT II: Bad, did not submit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/416 (13/416 after mid-year reports)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 11 classes but no tests yet
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB French SL, IB TOK, IB Psych SL, IB English HL, IB Business/Management HL, Sports Med 1
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Serious tennis (team captain), work, physics club (co founder and treasurer), finance club, music, volunteering, DECA (double state qualifier 2 years, state event finalist, national qualifier), a few more.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Assistant tennis coach at a club + my own racket stringing service
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at school, local environmental groups, and state parks
[</em>] Summer Activities: Tennis
[<em>] Essays: Very, very good. Lots of time writing and editing
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 amazing (teacher told me what he would write), 1 good I assume (did not see)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should be good, I have a good counselor
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Not sure yet
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Rich, excellent, public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian American
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100K +
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing special, athlete but coach did not push the app</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Good essays, scores, gpa, lots of good EC’s, showed dedication through tennis, had good work exp + ran my own racket stringing service
[</em>] Weaknesses: No real hooks, no science/math senior year
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not exactly sure[/li][/ul]General Comments: Pretty disappointed.</p>

185

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] ACT: 31
English: 36 Math: 28 Reading: 35 Science: 30 Writing: 11
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Latin: Vergil (5), APUSH (5), AP Calculus, AP Literature, AP Language, AP Modern European History, AP Psychology
[li] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calculus, AP Literature, AP Language, AP Modern European History, AP Psychology, Advanced Drama</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Advanced Drama, (Head) Student Library Proctor, Foster Care Leadership Council, Teens in Action, Ophelia Teen Ambassadors, Creative Kids Club (President), Writing Center (Intern), Latin Club (Historian), Student Guide, SERVE Tutor (Fundraising Coordinator), Model United Nations<br>
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Fleming Fine Arts Camp Counselor, 3 summers
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Moving Hillsborough Forward Campaign, The Spring Event Coordinator, Metropolitan Ministries Volunteer, Dickinson and Academy Prep Tutor
[</em>] Essays: metaphorical essay about how the hats in my closet reflected different aspects of my personality
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One from English teacher, one from latin teacher who both knew me through activities outside of class
[</em>] Counselor Rec: in a small school, I was able to develop a close relationship with my counselor
[li] Interview: on campus interview</p>[/li]
<p>Other
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: n/a
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[*] Income Bracket: ~250,000</p>

186

<p>It looks like WashU accepted students a) who did not apply for financial aid and/or b) were in a higher income bracket and can afford to pay. Just baffles me that they would waitlist all you great kids with outstanding credentials.</p>

187

<p>Accepted so far: Penn State, Case Western
Deferred: Duke
Rejected: Schreyers Honors College</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800 Math, 730 Writing, 730 Reading)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 730 Literature, 720 Math, 700 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.35, weighted 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35th percentile, 220/660
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US History, 5 AP Calc AB, 5 Statistics, 5 English Literature, 3 AP Physics B
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Honors East Asia, AP Psych, AP Econ, AP English Language, Honors Finance, Honors Foreign Policy, Photography
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Public Forum, Varsity Congress (Congress coach), Pittsburgh Congress Champ, Violin, SADD, Class Council. Mostly debate.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs (Panera, Burger King)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300 hours
[<em>] Essays: strong
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: decent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[<em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: International Relations
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 70k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 0, zero, nada
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, debate, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: Gradesss
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 3.35 GPA SUCKSSS[/li][/ul]General Comments: Interesting to see i got waitlisted considering my very, very weak GPA.</p>

188

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2300 (800 W, 740 M, 760 CR)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (didn’t submit)
[<em>] SAT II: Chemistry 780, Math II 770, Spanish w/ Listening 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 2 of 173
[</em>] APs: Chemisty (5), European History (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs- AP English Lit, AP Physics C, AP Calc AB & BC, AP US, AP Spanish Language
[</em>] Major Awards: National Merit Finalist</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Figure Skating, Ski Team, Piano study, a cappella choir
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Biochem Lab Intern
[<em>] Volunteer/Community Service: Amigos de las Americas, founded two service organizations, approx. 600 service hours
[</em>] Essays: spent considerable time on them, well-written
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: both pretty good; one very lengthy though and pretty much just a copy of my resume
[</em>] Counselor Rec: funny to read, again a lot of resume stuff but pretty well put together
[<em>] Additional Rec: very good, talked about leadership in community service
[</em>] Interview: alumni interview, very informal and short, mostly me asking her questions about washu</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology w/ minor in Public Health
[<em>] State: WI
[</em>] School Type: small, private, catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: high
[</em>] Hooks: none really</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: challenging class load, quality extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: no hooks, mediocre recommendations, awkward short interview</p>

<p>Good Luck to all!!!</p>

189

<p>My son got accepted, had solid credentials, but didn’t get into Caltech (LOL). Think the deciding factor for WUSTL was that he fell in love with their labs during a special tour we had requested. He is very interested in the research area he visited, and the professors/lab techs were incredibly kind to him (they took him into a clean lab filled with millions of dollars of equipment). He didn’t actually interview and we didn’t think they would even log his interest in his file (we schedule the tour through the engineering department without going through admissions). They jokingly told him during his lab tour that they would love to have him join them next year, but good luck getting in. He is very excited—now we have to figure out how to pay for it!!</p>

190

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): state awards in speech, debate, math team.
[/ul]**Subjective: **[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): speech, tutoring, debate, math team, research
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: hospital work
[<em>] Essays: main essay was really good. it was about research
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t see it.
[</em>] Additional Rec: didn’t see them.
[<em>] Interview: didn’t have one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: bme
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): mn
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:private
[<em>] Ethnicity: indian
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: top 5%
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): research?, none really…
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: test scores, gpa, extracurriculars, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: not having an interview, and the fact that 16 people from my school (out of a class of 80) applied to Wash U
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: beats me. I was a little surprised to be honest, but I didn’t really want to go to wash u anyway. Not because it isn’t a great school, but I don’t think it’s the best fit for me. I got into georgetown though, so I’m not too depressed…</p>

191

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (730 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 780 Bio (M), 800 Chem, 800 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top decile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Comp Sci A (4), Bio (5), Chem (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Calc BC, World Literature, Choir, Physics, Work Study
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN Press (EIC), Quill & Scroll (VP), Varsity Volleyball, choir accompanist for 5 years, NHS
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a biomedical research lab
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteering, Teaching English, tutoring, oil spill clean-up
[<em>] Essays: Common topic but insightful
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I got to read one of them and it exuded enthusiasm and confidence.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic, but my counselor has repeatedly told me I’m one of the most mature students he’s seen
[</em>] Additional Rec: Sent additional letter from biology teacher of two years.
[<em>] Interview: Didn’t have one, while several applicants attending same school + living in same neighborhood did
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: BME
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): S. Korea
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean American (dual citizen)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Personal essay, academic achievements in areas related to intended major
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not many extracurrics
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: As I had a science and math-heavy course load my junior year my transcript speaks for itself in that area, so I got recs from my writing teacher and Spanish teacher. I think that was a good decision as I got to show my versatility.<br>[/li][/ul]General Comments: Received very generous financial aid package yesterday, I’m so excited! I’m attending Wash U unless I receive a better offer (which I doubt will happen).</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 lit, 800 US history, 780 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.05 weighted, don’t know otherwise
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 4%, don’t know rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Physics B, BC Calculus, English Lit, US History, Comp government (self-studied
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 classes & 3 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nope</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A couple really obscure/strange things and drama, creative writing
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: one summer coaching, one summer at an iPhone app company,
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: just what is required to graduate my school
[</em>] Summer Activities: summer writing programs, jobs, travel
[<em>] Essays: common app was about writing…I wish they had a supplement, as my essays tend to be pretty good.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: both should have been lovely
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Also one of my teachers–he said it was wonderful.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Didn’t get one. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[</em>] Intended Major: no idea
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity: mixed, no URM
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: > 200 k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Perhaps the weird extracurriculars?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: unusual application & essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: I don’t really do the average things in an attempt to get into college…lots of clubs, lots of community service, etc.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My college counselor told me that he thought it was Tufts Syndrome, but I don’t know…I’m fine with the decision. I never got a chance to visit and so I’m not too attached. I probably wasn’t a great fit for Wash U anyway
[</em>] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? got into UChicago!
[/ul]
General Comments:</p>

193

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (790 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 720 US History, 800 Math II, 740 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/460
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Spanish Language (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Music Theory, AP Psychology, Honors Chorus, Spanish T.A. and tutor
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a bunch… lots of youth group stuff, stage managing, and soccer
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: soccer referee and coach, work at temple, camp counselor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 4 hours/week at local hospital
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: don’t know… i hope they were good!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[</em>] Additional Rec: from the rabbi
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: none
[<em>] Intended Major: art history/spanish
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): ma
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity:white
[</em>] Gender:female
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): NONE
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>

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<p>Just letting you guys know, if you don’t already, that you can view WashU Financial Aid information online. I didn’t receive an email or letter, but if you log in to the Student Financial Services website you can see your financial aid for the 2011-2012 school year.</p>

195

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[</em>] ACT: 33 (math 35; science 32; reading 33; english 34)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 790 math, 710 ush, 670 bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 (weighted 5.53 out of 5.0)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/500
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human geo (4), World History (5), Calc BC (4), AB subscore (5), USH (4), psych (5), lang (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3/Differential equations, AP lit, AP music theory, AP econ, senior leader/gym, AP biology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student council (treasurer), black belt in karate, piano, math team, science olympiad, chess team
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: teaching kids karate 6 days a week
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: taught karate as a volunteer before getting hired
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: only saw one, decent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: should be very good
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: psychology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian/caucasian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: middle-ish?
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: lots of extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: probably community service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: there are other much stronger applicants[/li][/ul]General Comments: disappointed, but there’s still a chance</p>

196

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230-- 770 Math, 730 CR, 730 Writing
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): Spanish: 750; Math 2C: 790
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): DNR
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro: 4; Spanish: 5; Calc AB: 5; MicroEcon: 4; MacroEcon: 5; APUSH: 5
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc C/Multivariable; AP English; AP Psych; AP Gov; Photography, Yearbook, 1960’s, Painting
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable Mention in league for volleyball; Presidential Community Service Award, National Merit Honorable Mention, AP Excellence
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school volleyball (captain, varsity for 3 years, qualified for CCS playoffs 2 years), club volleyball, 4 years on yearbook (people editor: 1 year), 4-year JSA member (cabinet for 2 years, director of events 1 year), NHS for 3 years, Quill and Scroll society 1 year
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: summer 2009 internship at James Gross’ psychology lab at Stanford University; summer 2010 internship at Silvia Bunge’s brain lab [psych and neuroscience] at UC Berkeley
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 2008 summer: intern at Camp Galileo [200+ hours], volunteering at random picnics for kids with disabilities, homeless shelters, etc.
[</em>] Essays: original/personal/random/weird like me haha
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: really strong
[</em>] Counselor Rec: really strong
[<em>] Additional Rec: recs from the professors at Cal and Stanford that I interned for
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yepp but didn’t get it
[</em>] Intended Major: psychology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): california
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: private preppy and nerdy :slight_smile:
[</em>] Ethnicity: indian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ list]
[<em>] Strengths: creative, active, passionate
[</em>] Weaknesses: not as smart as a lot of you kids…haha
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i honestly have no clue[/li][/list]General Comments: good luck to everyone! everything happens for a reason, hard work never goes unrewarded!</p>

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<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT: 31 (math 30; science 29; reading 33; english 34)
SAT II (if submitted):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91 (weighted 4.54 out of 5.0)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
AP (place score in parenthesis): psych 4 span lang 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP art history AP Physics C AP Calc AB AP Macroecon AP gov honors engl Microbiology AT (AP weighted)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Grant for my efforts in ending childhood hunger. Silver Knight Nominee
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Club President/Founder, Achilles Club Treasurer, black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Varsity Soccer, Learning Arabic
Job/Work Experience: teaching kids tae kwon do 6 days a week, Kron Chocolatier, American Pie Pizzeria
Volunteer/Community service: taught karate as a volunteer before getting hired, Club I started, Stem Cell Research Foundation, VOlunteered at Temple, Volunteered in New Orleans after hurricane.
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: both awesome
Counselor Rec: should be very good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: AWESOME
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: BIOMED! :smiley:
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive private
Ethnicity: HISPANIC
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): research
Reflection
Strengths: lots of extracurriculars, recognized my creativity (ie- starting club, learning Arabic)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ethnicity probably helped. But overall I think they saw that I was a great all around student. not only focused on scores but also community service and athletics.
General Comments: Super pumped… but still waiting on other schools
Waitlisted from Rice :/</p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED!!! </p>

<p>b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (710 writing, 650 reading, 730 math)
[ *] ACT: 23 (didn’t send in)
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 710 spanish, 650 molecular bio
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): don’t know
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (4), Biology (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, AP Calc AB
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): commended Merit Scholar, NHS
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art Club VP, Flute (competitions etc) for 7 years, art classes for 6 years, cross country, track, book club, amnesty international
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Gym instructor at Little Gym of Mountain View
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Wildlife Rescue
[ *] Essays: really good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: really good
[ *] Counselor Rec: reasonable (I don’t really like her)
[ *] Additional Rec: great recommendation from a former Admissions officer and my uncle (he is an alumni and big contributer to school)
[ *] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Upper
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I went to their Summer Scholars program and got A’s in my biology class and Acting class
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: extracurriculars, letters of rec, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: grades…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was initially deferred in the ED pool, and I did NOT think I would get in. My grades totally suck…seriously. I just sent Wash U a bunch of emails expressing how much I want to go there.<br>
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck to everyone!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): did not take
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): did not submit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 7, full IB diploma; rest of exams taken this year
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None…unless National Achievement Commended Scholar counts!
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheerleading (Captain), Link Crew, Summer business camp
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Science Internship over summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Spent an entire summer volunteering in the community at a place that truly interested me; wrote about this in my essay!
[<em>] Essays: I loved loved my common app essay and I liked my Rice essay–the last paragraph was the best part I think!
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec: Nope
[<em>] Interview: Went alright
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[<em>] Intended Major: Biology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Pubic
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, took college class over the summer
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays!
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays really showcased a lot of personality, especially my common app essay which I really think highlighted who I was![/li][/ul]**General Comments **: I’m excited I got accepted and as a summer scholar as well! Congrats to the rest who got accepted, best of luck to those on the waitlist and good luck to all!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 - 790 CR, 770 M, 670 W
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 750 US, 710 MII, 640 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/90
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US (5), AP Eng Lang (5), AP Global (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Chemistry, AP Literature, Abnormal Psych (college class), Honors Economics, Logic, Health (hardest course load I could take)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Outstanding Achievement in Global History, Outstanding Achievement in Art, PSAT Top Scorer, National Merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin (10 years), Debate (captain) all four years, Track (four years, varsity), Key Club, ARISTA Honor Society, Tutoring a sophomore at my school and two 7th graders weekly this year
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern at NPG (2 years), Intern at Ralph Lauren Dress Design
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Spent one month in Peru building bathrooms, stoves, and digging irrigation canals for the locals
[</em>] Essays: good, i thought
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read either, but I assume they were good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[<em>] Interview: I thought it went well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but I didn’t get any
[<em>] Intended Major: Mathematics
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income: 150,000 +
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ECs, essays
[li] Weaknesses: SAT IIs[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m so happy! Congrats to everyone else who got in!</p>