Class of 2015 Official RD Decisions Thread

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

<p>**Objective: **[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2310 (740 M, 770 CR, 800 W)
[</em>] SAT II: 710 Math II, 750 US History, 760 Literature
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (Weighted because school doesn’t give us unweighted…)
[</em>] AP: AP US History (5); AP Calc AB (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP US/Comparative Gov, AP Calc BC, AP Computer Science A, Adv. Ethics, Astronomy
[</em>] Major Awards: National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: write/record songs at music school (guitar/vox); Amnesty International (Leader); varsity field hockey (goalie, MVP and all-league); LGBT stuff
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I run children’s birthday parties on weekends…my social life is off the hook.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Every other week through school (I did a food bank junior year and this year I’m shopping for groceries for some elderly women)
[</em>] Essays: Well-written but in my opinion kind of boring…other people loved them though
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably pretty good, got them from my calc/history teachers
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Again, I would guess pretty good
[<em>] Additional Rec: From the president of the music school – I read this one and it was good.
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: I think I put philosophy, but I’m not sure if that’s what I’ll end up doing
[<em>] State: MD
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Scores, upward trend with grades, writing
[<em>] Weaknesses: Not too many extracurriculars
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: I’m not sure, but I’m glad I was!
[/ul]</p>

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<p>I am not an URM. I didn’t think I had put anything down that would have led you to that conclusion but I could be wrong.</p>

43

<p>Does anyone know what percent were waitlisted this year?</p>

44

<p>I’d say about 70% of all CCers</p>

45

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): na
SAT IIs: 770 Math II, lol Lit
ACT: 35 (35, 36, 36, 32)
APs: Calc AB (4) US Gov (5) Comp Gov (4) Macroecon (5) Microecon (4) Human Geo (3)
IBs:
GPA (UW, W): 3.75, 3.91
Rank: 39/516
Other stats: i ball hard
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Varsity tennis, NHS VP, Student Investment Club etc.
Job/Work Experience: Server at a Banquet Hall
Essays (subject and responses): Common App: How a love for money turned into a passion for business
Teacher Recs: great
Counselor Rec: no idea
Hook (if any): lolz
Location/Person:
State or Country: Michigan
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
i mean i’m over it i guesss…im gonna go to University of Michigan regardless</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):none
[</em>] ACT:31
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800,750,750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): none
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 40/45
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB diploma
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ALOT
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: ALOT
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ALOT
[<em>] Essays: common app esssay about family
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: should be great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great
[</em>] Additional Rec: only 2 recs form 2 teachers
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[<em>] Intended Major: business
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): no
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[</em>] School Type: magnet public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: >5 mil/year
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: alot of business expereience, like ALOT
[</em>] Weaknesses: weak ACT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: im loving it[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2310- 750 CR, 800 M, 760 W

  • ACT: 35
  • SAT II (if submitted): 800 math 2 , 800 math 1, 790 chem, 780 phys, 750 bio
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): We dont rank (Top 5%)
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro- 5, Micro -5 , Phys - 5, Chem -5
  • IB (place score in parenthesis):
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP US, AP Calc BC, AP Macro, AP Latin, AP English
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State level aca deca, mock trial, volunteer awards / Some national exam awadrs
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club Pres, Mock Trial, Captain,Stuco Member, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Tennis, etc…

  • Job/Work Experience: Hotel Front Desk
  • Volunteer/Community service: Raised thousands for S.O.S. Villages, hospice volunteering, Hispanic center tutoring
  • Essays: solid. It was a cumulative essay
  • Teacher Recommendation: excellent
  • Counselor Rec: very good
  • Additional Rec: very good. Research coordinator
  • Interview: Yes, went very well.
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: yes

  • Intended Major: Chemistry
  • State (if domestic applicant): Somewhere
  • Country (if international applicant):
  • School Type: small private
  • Ethnicity: Brown
  • Gender: Male
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nothing amazing.
    Reflection
  • Strengths: Strong courseload and scores.
  • Weaknesses: nothing that pops out at you
    </code></pre>
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<p>Rejected. Will attend a better school anyway! Have a great life guys!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (800 v, 630 m, 780 w)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): Spanish 680, US History 800, Lit 740,
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUS and Euro 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Art, AP Spanish, AP Gov, Dual Credit GeoSci with SUNY, Calculus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Commended Student
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): History Club (treasurer, supplies coordinator), Model UN (secretary), art club, others I don’t feel like listing.
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Art Center teaching assistant
[ *] Essays: Pretty good, or so I thought.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were good. The teachers liked me and all.
[ *] Counselor Rec: My counselor told me it was awesome.
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: Didn’t have one
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
[ *] Intended Major: history
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: upper middle,
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Studied Arabic over summers, really interested in art
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Humanities, historical and literary analysis,
[ *] Weaknesses: math math math math
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My math scores were pretty lame. I thought they’d look over it because my other stuff was good, but I guess I was wrong.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] While it would be nice to be accepted, I’m not that upset. I got into UChicago, which was my top school, so I’ll deal. It’s just the admissions decisions are strange. So many excellent applicants waitlisted or rejected. I’m not saying I deserved it, but I know others who did, who didn’t get in.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (630 CR, 710 M, 660 W)
ACT: 28 (did not send)
SAT II: Physics 670, Math II 650
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t do GPA but my weighted average at school is a 99.46
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/217
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (3), AP English Language (5), AP Physics B (5), AP Statistics (4), AP Euro (3)
*IB (place score in parenthesis): *
*Senior Year Course Load: *AP Spanish, AP U.S. Gov, AP Bio, AP BC Calculus, Independent Science Research, English
*Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): *AP Scholar with Honors</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (President), Students Against Destructive Decisions (Vice President), Mu Alpha Theta, Science Honor Society, Language Honor Society, Cultural Society (Activities Director), Tennis (2 years), Track and Field (2 years), Badminton (2 years), ItsAcademic Quiz Bowl Team</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Tutoring Center (1 year so far)
Volunteer/Community service: Head of National Honor Society…nuff said
Summer Activities: Intern at Research Labs (40-50 hr/week all summer)
Essays: **FABULOUS!!! **
Teacher Recommendations: AMAZINGGGG!!! **
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but probably pretty great too
Additional Rec: My Research Mentor <a href=“AMAAAAAAZZIIIINGGGG!!!”>B</a>
Interview: Nothing amazing, but pretty good</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
*Country (if international applicant): *
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Trini/Jamaican
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $150-200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essay!, Recommendations, Independent Science Research
Weaknesses: SAT score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essay
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A(Wellesley, StonyBrook, St. Johns, CUNY) Haven’t heard elsewhere yet…</p>

<p>General Comments: GOOD LUCKKK!!!</p>

51

<p>waitlisted…
its ok though im not accepting it! GOOD LUCK TO ALLL and congrats to those that got in</p>

52

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
SAT I (breakdown):2130 (780 W 720 CR 630 M)
ACT:31
SAT II (if submitted):770 Bio M, 730 USH, 660 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 4.33 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2/33
AP (place score in parenthesis):Bio (5), Euro (5), USH (5) Calc AB (4)
Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Spanish IV, Honors Civics/Econ, Dance
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):2nd place San Diego Brain Bee
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):ballet, 4-H with llamas, dairy goats and poultry (Vice-President), Intern at UCSD’s Cog Science Department
Job/Work Experience:Pet Sitter
Volunteer/Community service:March of Dimes Chain Reaction Youth Council (Secretary), humane society volunteer (9th grade)
Essays: pretty original (about my chicken surviving a raccoon attack)
Teacher Recommendation:Good, I think; didn’t see them
Counselor Rec: Awesome
Additional Rec:UCSD professor who I intern with
Interview:No. didn’t have any alumni in my area
[/ul]Other[ul]
Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major:biology and dance
State (if domestic applicant):CA
School Type:Public, part independent study
Ethnicity:White
Gender:F
Income Bracket:middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):none really
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
Strengths:GPA, EC’s
Weaknesses: probably SAT scores were on the lower end
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lots and lots of talented applicants[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I feel honored to be on the waitlist. :)</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ACT: 36
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 800 math II 760 chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 45/400
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):a few 5s and 4s… 7 AP classes</p>

<p>[ *] Strengths: test scores, ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: grades
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: grades probably
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>

54

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): did not send
[</em>] ACT:33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 physics, 760 chem , 740 math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.5/100 weighted (school’s waiting prevents over 100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10-15/366
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Comp Sci A, 5 Physics B, 5 Chem
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov and Pol, AP Econ Macro/Micro, Ap Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, Honors College english
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place in a regional programing competition</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President Computer Club, Vice Pres Chess club, Mathletes “A” team, NHS.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Movie theater for a summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Cat Shelter, Temple Tutor
[</em>] Essays: Decent - good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: VERY good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: decent
[<em>] Additional Rec: Ivy Level proffesor rec
[</em>] Interview: NONE (didnt have room for me)</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Physics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public Competative
[</em>] Ethnicity: WHITE
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Mid - high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): not realy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[li] Strengths: Teacher recs and strong upward slope in GPA(93 freshmen year to first semester of senior year with a 99)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: not great ACT scores, ECS are kinda typical </p>[/li]
<p>[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think i was accepted (i was one of 2 people from my school accepted with about 20 waitlisted) because of my strong background in computer science and my strong recs</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math II 700, Physics 710
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest available
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Football (Team Captain), Varsity Track (Team Captain), Piano, NHS, SHPE, Performance Choir
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: NONE
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ALOT
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were good…
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great (Really personal too)
[</em>] Interview: Off-Campus, excellent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
[<em>] School Type: Parochial
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, URM status, Rank, Athletics
[</em>] Weaknesses: No job experience, essay?, My school doesn’t offer AP
[li] Why you think you were waitlisted: College admission to a top school is arbitrary…haha just kidding, I guess i wasn’t good enough[/li][/ul]General Comments: Not too disappointed, WashU was too expensive for my family anyways. Congratz to those who got in though!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown):2120 (710 W 750 CR 660 M)
ACT:32
SAT II (if submitted):730 Bio M, 710 Lit (not sure if I sent)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.875
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):10/240
AP (place score in parenthesis):Bio (5), World (5), Lang (5) Calc AB (4) Chem (4)
Senior Year Course Load:APUSH, AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Euro, AP Gov, Creative Writing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar w/Distinction
</code></pre>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):LAX, JSA (vp), NHS, SNHS (science) SNHS (spanish)
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, Fruit Flowers, Lifeguard, Gymnastics Instructor
Volunteer/Community service: Rustic Pathways
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: I saw one and it was very personal but short and I’m sure the other was very good
Counselor Rec: Good I think
Interview: At WashU
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major: undecided
State (if domestic applicant):DE
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:F
Income Bracket:middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):none
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: Not sure
Weaknesses: Mid year report :confused: nothing stand out

  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: could be a number of reasons
    </code></pre>

<p>General Comments: Disappointed but not crushed good luck to everyone on the waitlist and congrats to all accepted :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 740, M: 770, W: 710 (2220)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Chemistry: 780, USH: 770, Math II: 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/359
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Physics C: Mechanics (4), Calc AB (4), USH (4), Eng Lang and Comp (4), Bio, Physics C: E&M, Calc BC, Statistics, Eng Lit and Comp, and US Gov’t
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: The 6 APs listed above and a Research class
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ISEF competitor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swim Team (Captain), Varsity Academic Team (2 year Captain), Varsity Tennis Team (Captain), Amateur Radio Club (President and Founder)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: N/A
[<em>] Essays: Satire
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Strong-Very Strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Strong-Very Strong
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: On-Campus, we connected
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Chemistry
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: Public 1/2 day and Magnet 1/2 day
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian/White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: A lot
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy (mother Ph.D.), Father was a medical fellow there.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Overall Strong applicant, but nothing exceptional.
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strength of application, personality, and legacy.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I wish everyone the best. Time for Thai food!</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED
SAT I: 2060 super scored, 2050 one sitting
ACT: 33 comp (32R 33E 34M 35S) 8 writing<br>
SAT II 750 Biology 760 Math II 760 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (4.0): weighted 4.6
Rank 1/305
AP US History (3) World (3) Chemistry (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP Gov, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Calc AB,
(self study AP Stats)
Junior year AP Chem, AP US, all others were honors
Major Awards: AP Scholar, Scholar Athlete ,CSF, NHS, but no national contests
Summer internship at Columbia, physics research paper
Extracurriculars: founder/President of Big Brother chapter, peer mentor program for
freshman (2 years) debate, key club, varsity golf team- 3 years, JV golf -1 yr
Job/Work Experience: one sales job, tutor for physics, chemistry & math (paid)
Volunteer/Community service:weekly Big Brother commitment, writing center volunteer (unpaid), 2 summers at camp for handicapped (1 week per year), tons of one day projects
like beach clean-ups, Ronald McD, Toys for Tots, etc. that I just lumped together
Essays: good but not great
Teacher Recommendation: probably pretty good-didn’t see
Counselor Rec: probably very good
Additional Rec: didn’t submit
Interview: yes with Wash U student on campus
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: pre-med Bio or chemistry
State: CA
Country
School Type: private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: upper middle
Hooks none</p>

<p>Strengths: GPA, course load, class rank
Weaknesses: AP scores for history, ACT writing 8, SAT was low compared to others on CC
Why you think you were accepted: not sure, but happy. Major passion for science showed? Also I visited the campus in early Feb. Important at Wash U.
General Comments: Good Luck!!
Rejected EA Stanford, accepted UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara; haven’t heard back from any others…</p>

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<p>rejected. ****.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (770-M, 770-CR, 800-W)
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 USH, 780 Biology
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/505
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), APUSH (5), Chem (5), CalcBC (5), Eng Lang (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Adv Honors Spanish IV, AP Eng Lit, Gen Music (art req.), AP Stats, AP Physics B, MV Calc (dual enroll fall), Comp Sci I (dual enroll fall), Personal Finance (spring), Ind Study French (spring)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing other than National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity cross country 9-11; varsity track & field 9-11; biophysics research 12; model un 11-12 (best delegate award for a conference); environmental club 10-12 (vp 11, pres 12); science olympiad 10-12 (pres 12)[various regional awards]; key club 10-12 (chair 11, service coordinator 11)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, 4hrs/mth 10-12; science camp I helped start/run last summer, 100hrs; service trip to the Dominican Republic last summer, 1wk; Counselor at a science camp, 30hrs 9; a few more activities with less involvement
[</em>] Essays: Main common app about my love for running, my injury that ended my career, subsequent efforts to start a 5k race in my community (didn’t come to fruition, but I spent a good 90-100hrs on it). it was really good, I had teachers, friends, family look over it; EC short, pretty great; scholarship essay, super duper
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: science. she loves me. It was glowing (I saw it)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably wonderful. she likes me.
[<em>] Additional Rec: another teacher that loves me. history. didn’t see it.
[</em>] Interview: not offered
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[</em>] Intended Major: BME
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 200k-ish
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I helped start/run a science camp for children last summer; I <em>did</em> do research, but not on a siemens/intel level
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essentially perfect scores around the board, clear passion for running, solid EC’s with regional awards and leadership, great essays, the science camp… I also visited the campus and did a local info session (demonstrated interest)
[</em>] Weaknesses: No awards/distinctions at state level or above.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Um. Well. i dunno. Normally this is the part where someone says I must have had some glaring problem in my app (e.g. bad rec’s), but I just got the Cornelius Vanderbilt scholarship a few days ago. so basically, I’ve not only been accepted, but offered a prestigious full-tuition merit scholarship (<.5% offered) to a university essentially equal in selectivity and prestige (vanderbilt), while not even receiving a spot on the waitlist at WashU. Oh, I was also offered early acceptance and a good sum ($13k/yr) through Emory Scholars and am a Renaissance Scholar finalist at UofRochester (full tuition, less than 1% of applicants get… about 1/3 of the finalists)[/li][/ul]General Comments: With scholarships and early acceptances from Vandy, Emory, and Rochester, I’m not too torn up about this on a personal level. like, I don’t feel inadequate, etc. I also knew I wouldn’t be going a month ago when I didn’t get the scholarship, since I already had a better deal at Emory at the time, so by this point I’ve completely detached my sights from WashU. Still, I honestly felt I had a really great chance at WashU, certainly at least for the waitlist. But anyhoo, I still have six more colleges to hear from, my top six in fact, so I’m still pretty excited about the next month. Good luck to everyone who decides to attend WashU! It is a great school!</p>