Class of 2015 Official RD Decisions Thread

alexcoconuts · March 11, 2011, 7:29pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not take
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II (if submitted): didn’t submit, I didn’t think they were strong enough.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): reported to colleges as “top 10%,” but I’m really 2/600 or so.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (4), APUSH (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5), English Language (4), Spanish Language (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, TA (Chemistry Honors), AP U.S. Gov’t/Econ Honors (they’re one semester each), AP Physics B, Wind Ensemble (our top band class), AP English Lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): just like National Honor Society, AP Scholar with Distinction, will-be valedictorian

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (drum major and alto sax section leader), co-founded a tutoring company, CSF (president), more clubs, Quidditch Club (just wanted to throw that out there, but I’m not sure if I put it on my application or not.)
[] Job/Work Experience: co-founded my own tutoring company with two friends and managed it, summer intern at UCLA Engineering
[] Volunteer/Community service: California Scholarship Federation, Discovery Center Teens (local club of teens that do science things for kids in the area), volunteer tutor at a local elementary school
[] Essays: I definitely think I could’ve done better.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were probably pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: probably good but generic
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Requested one too late, but they marked on my application that I “showed interest in having an interview.”

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Public, fairly large, one with like fifteen applicants to WUSTL
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $50k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first generation college student, summer intern at UCLA Engineering

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, experience, leadership
[] Weaknesses: Probably lackluster (or not eye-opening) rec letters, no interview, not as much community service as I could have had.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The weaknesses above. It’s only the start of my college chain, with thirteen decisions waiting for me. Looks like a no to WUSTL, but it wasn’t my top choice. Good luck to everyone![/li][/ul]

opensesame11 · March 11, 2011, 7:29pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200, 770R, 660M, 770W
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): 700 US History, 740 Literature, 690 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 US History, 5 US Government, 5 Comparative Government
[] Senior Year Course Load: all APs and one Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar, a few school awards
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Executive Board), Amnesty International (Executive Board), Debate (Student Congress), Freshman Mentoring Program
[] Volunteer/Community service: Botanical Garden, Science Camp, some volunteering through Amnesty International
[] Essays: I thought they were pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t see them, but my teachers liked me
[] Counselor Rec: This one was pretty good, hard to say objectively
[] Additional Rec: Teacher from a summer program, she loved me
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Political Science/Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Upper?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Some (graduate-level) family graduates, I’m Jewish?
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, ECs, teacher recs?
[] Weaknesses: My GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NO idea[/li][/ul]

General Comments: I was totally not expecting this! Congrats to everyone who got in, and good luck to everyone else - everything will work out, I’m sure :)

chippedtea · March 11, 2011, 7:31pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800 CR 770 M 790 W)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Bio 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nah
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Club (President), Community Service, Music (Section Leader), Youth Council (Leader), etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Nothing much
[] Volunteer/Community service: Quite a bit
[] Essays: Riskkkkay
[] Teacher Recommendation: Read one–fantastic; didn’t read the other 2
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t read
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades/Scores
[] Weaknesses: ECs maybe, probably didn’t show enough interest
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t really know what to think–part of me wants to take the easy way out and assume this is just a marketing ploy, another thinks I’m just not good enough and this is setting the stage for the rest of my decisions :([/li]
[/ul]**General Comments: **Good night, and good luck ;)

Purepecha9510 · March 11, 2011, 7:32pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2050
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): Biology M 740 Spanish 800 Math 1 710 Math II 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on World History, Biology, English Lang. and Comp., Spanish
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP French, AP English, AP Econ, AP Calculus, art
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mostly through school/ started my own environmental groups
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours mostly working/ mentoring/ tutoring underprivileged children
[] Essays: I though they were great. Really personal
[] Teacher Recommendation: great…I hope
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: AMAZING. from my summer internship program coordinator
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public magnet
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, recommendations, extracurricluar
[] Weaknesses: SAT SAT SAT SAT SAT SAT!!! ughhh
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my super low SAT and trying to be in pre-med. The only reason why I was probably waitlisted was because of my essays. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Oh well. I’m not too disappointed since I wasn’t even planning on going here but it still sucks to be waitlisted. I mean, if I got waitlisted here, what does this say about my decision from all the other Ivy’s I’m still waiting to hear back from? Boo. Congrats to those who got in!

ceg1207 · March 11, 2011, 7:40pm

Decision: Accepted!

I’m too excited to post stats right now!!! :D

Cece2011 · March 11, 2011, 7:42pm

Chippedtea- you are certainly good enough. A wait list from wustl will not set the stage for your life. You will have some terrific acceptances coming to you over the next 3 weeks. Keep your head up and look forward.

Z.Exodus2008 · March 11, 2011, 7:50pm

Decision: Accepted (Olin)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 superscore (2 sittings) - 800 CR, 800 Wr, 770 M
[] ACT: Did not take.
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II 800, Literature 800, Chinese w/Listening 800, World History 770, Physics 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 or 4.00. I’m not sure; my school only does weighted.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/732
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP Statistics (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Language and Composition (5), AP US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Psychology (6), IB Spanish (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calculus AB, IB Math SL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Physics HL, an advanced choir. I am also self-studying AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eh…nothing, really. National Merit Finalist, GCC Leader, AP Scholar with Distinction, a few state level academic team and math awards, plus All-State and All-Region choir chairs.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): classical voice and piano, a correspondence course to write for children, organized/directed/founded various events, published writer and photographer, a little modeling, Mu Alpha Theta (president), Spanish Club (president), an academic competition team (co-captain), NHS, etc. Nothing spectacular.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours at a library and working with dyslexic children.
[] Essays: I personally think they were, if not bad, then at least not the best. To give you an idea of quality, I wrote 10 application essays over two weeks of winter break. (Procrastination is my Achilles’ heel.)
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were probably wonderful. I have very close relationships with my teachers, who have taught me for two years now.
[] Counselor Rec: She claimed it was great, but considering that she does not know me personally, I doubt it was anything that would stand out in the WashU pool.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: I was not offered one. (Was I supposed to be? o.O)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): Arkansas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public with a very good reputation.
[] Ethnicity: Chinese.
[] Gender: Female.
[] Income Bracket: It’s fluctuated a lot recently, so I’m not sure.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Legacy? My father was a WashU law student, but I doubt this actually helped me.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Stats, teacher recommendations.
[] Weaknesses: ECs, essays. I was also concerned because of my family’s history with WashU. My sister was accepted four years ago, but did not attend. My father, though an alum, never donated significantly to WashU.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve heard that the business school is fairly “numbers-oriented”, so it’s likely that my stats helped me more with Olin than they would have at, say, the College of Arts and Sciences. Also, my high school appears to have a strong relationship with WashU: we have at least two or three acceptances a year.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:

Personal thoughts - I’m happy with this decision, but truthfully, I’m leaning heavily toward a full ride at Emory right now. I prefer Atlanta to St. Louis, and I also prefer Goizueta to Olin. I’ll have to see what comes around on March 30th.

To those who were accepted - Congratulations!!! I may see you at the accepted students weekend?

To those who were wait-listed or rejected - Do not be discouraged. One school’s evaluation of your application is perhaps indicative, but by no means definitive, of what other top colleges will think. One of my friends, currently at Yale, was wait-listed by WashU. My sister, though accepted by WashU, Duke, and the University of Pennsylvania, was wait-listed at Columbia and Northwestern. Another one of my friends was wait-listed or rejected by every school she applied to except for UChicago; then, in July, she received a call to attend Harvard instead.

Admissions is not completely random, but colleges look for different things in their applicants. If WashU did not accept you, it may be that WashU thinks you would not be a good fit for the school and would not be happy there; it does not mean that you were not academically qualified, etc. to attend, and it certainly does not mean you won’t be accepted by another (perhaps better?) college. You may have even been over-qualified. Who knows?

Even if April 1st rolls around and you’re unhappy with your college choices, there is no reason to be too upset. It is possible to be successful and receive a top-caliber education literally anywhere. I would even argue that some of my sister’s friends, who went to in-state public schools, are better off than my sister (at the University of Pennsylvania) in terms of internship and employment possibilities.

stevek216 · March 11, 2011, 8:15pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 36 (all 36 subscores too)
[] SAT II (if submitted):
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Gov, AP English, H Orgo/Anatomy, AP BC Calc
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nada
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CC & Track 4 yrs
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked since eighth grade, very regularly at the same place
[] Volunteer/Community service:> 100 hours
[] Essays: They were fine as far as I know
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Fabulous
[] Additional Rec: Absent
[] Interview: None
[/list]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[] Intended Major: Biomed
[] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Parochial
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: <100,000 with failing businesses that my family is pretty heavily invested in (Gotta love Michigan)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Did some research, and I’m gay which I wrote about in my essay and I would think would be a bit of a hook.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, grades, gay
[] Weaknesses: Leadership, service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly I was kind of shocked when I saw, but I’ve been looking through these forums and keellota, who was much more qualified than I, was outright rejected! Many similar cases too, so I feel better. I don’t mean to take anything away from those who got in, though, congratulations. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

Chlorinated · March 11, 2011, 8:24pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (CR: 780. M: 800. W:790)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 U.S. History, 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): over 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not provided
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), American Gov’t (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), Calc BC (5), Biology (5), English Lit (5), currently in Macro, Micro, Spanish
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: fairly rigorous
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (captain), swimming and water polo, NHS, SHS, student government
[] Job/Work Experience: swim coach
[] Volunteer/Community service: therapeutic horseback riding facility
[] Essays: pretty good, I think, but not fantastic
[] Teacher Recommendation: one great- APUSH, International Relations, independent study and one pretty good- AP Lit and other weighted english class
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: pretty standard, not exceptional (with current student on-campus over summer)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: International Relations as well as a second major in the social sciences (anthropology, economics or history probably)
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: upper-middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: independent study class on terrorism and failed states, rec letters, academics
[] Weaknesses: extracurriculars, possibly essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I saw some the really impressive stats of people who posted on this thread before I checked. Probably my academics.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone that was accepted and to everyone that was wasn’t, keep your chin up. Everyone on this thread will go to an amazing school that they will love, regardless of whether or not WashU is the one. Good luck to those still waiting on decisions from other schools!

mteverest · March 11, 2011, 8:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I : 2400
ACT:
SAT II : math 2 790; chem 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): US history 5, world history 5, econ 5, english comp 4, spanish 4.
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s + year book
Major Awards : won a trip to Science Bowl in Washington DC
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President NHS; championship golf team; lots of debate
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: lots in town and around the world with my parents
Essays: OK
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: didn’t get one
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Olin Business
State (if domestic applicant): NV
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian or pacific islander
Gender: M
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
Reflection: Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I see people on this thread some with great credentials got waitlisted others got in. No rhyme or reason. I know my heart will be broken a time or two before the decision season is over.
Good Luck!!

Xpectus6 · March 11, 2011, 8:53pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150, 700 CR, 750 M, 700 W
[] SAT II (if submitted): Physics-760, MII-780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65 (pre-senior year)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 81 of 492 at the best public school in NC
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 APUSH, 3 BC w/4 AB subscore
[] Senior Year Course Load: Earth Science Honors, AP Physics, Honors Psychology, Calculus 3 at NCSU, AP US Govt, AP Comparative Govt, English IV Honors, and Honors Research Methods (required w/AP Physics)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (nothing “major” really) Top Test Score Sports and Entertainment Marketing at DECA District Competition; Barry Sauls Mr. Hustle Award on Baseball team; Best Bill Presentation at Youth and Government[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JDRF (secretary), Speech and Debate, Rotary Interact, DECA, Youth and Government, and Baseball all year
[] Essays: Solid but according to one of my proofreaders, not very unique
[] Teacher Recommendation: All the teachers I used, literally, love me. That’s in no way an overstatement.
[] Counselor Rec: No clue.
[] Interview: It’s like a student, so I may have been a bit too casual. I’m pretty sociable though so I think I did well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, High Need
[] Intended Major: Mech E
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] School Type: Insanely smart public school.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Athlete
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Athlete, well-rounded, already passed Calc 3 (B+) and test scores (not compared to everyone else here)
[] Weaknesses: GPA and class rank (according to coach, this was reason I was deferred)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I saw what everyone who got in had for grades. I never stood a chance.
[/ul]General Comments: I regret nothing. Never hold back, put it on the line, and hope for the best. You gotta make it happen.

Good Luck!!

UChicagoplz · March 11, 2011, 8:56pm

how many of the 23000 were accepted?

Penguinclassics · March 11, 2011, 9:14pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 W700, M800, R790
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):800Physics, 800Chem, 770 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):No GPA
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):No rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):41/45
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:Full,
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Best of the people I know
[ *] Job/Work Experience:4 Years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Pretty good
[ *] Essays:I thought it was pretty good, but you never know with these things
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Good
[ *] Counselor Rec:Good
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):Canada
[ *] School Type:Large Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *] Income Bracket:<60000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):research
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:High test scores
[ *] Weaknesses:low IB score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Mostly because of my interest, essay, test scores and past research
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

jerrry4445 · March 11, 2011, 9:15pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (highest sitting); 2130 (superscore)
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): Chemistry 750; USH 780; Math II 750; WH 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Calculus AB (5); AP Calculus BC (5); AP World History (5); AP U.S. History (5); AP Statistics (5); AP European History (5); AP Physics B (4); AP English Language and Composition (4); AP Chemistry (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Japanese Language and Culture; AP Biology; AP Calculus AB (senior math class required for graduation unfortunately); AP Psychology; AP Microeconomics; AP English Literature and Composition; Linear Algebra (summer); Calculus III (fall)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not major, but they’re just National AP Scholar and some MESA medals
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Mock Trial; Mathlete, Academic Decathlon; some other clubs that I weren’t into.
[] Job/Work Experience:N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service:110 hours of working at the library and tutoring
[] Essays:I find it as the best personal essay I have written so far.
[] Teacher Recommendation: English teacher’s letter should be great; AVID teacher should be great, too. They knew me personally for at least two years.
[] Counselor Rec:I don’t know. Alright
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[] Interview:N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[] Intended Major:Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant):U.S.A
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Asian (Vietnamese)
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:18k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):first generation
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:I don’t know
[] Weaknesses:extracurriculars
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I don’t know. I guess I took initiatives. Good essay perhaps[/li]
General Comments: I find being waitlisted an accomplishment. I thought I would be rejected. Good luck to everyone.

retailtherapy14 · March 11, 2011, 9:16pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (700 CR, 800 M, 750 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): 750 Biology, 780 Math II, 800 Chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A. WEIGHTED is 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):15-20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on AP Calc AB
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: ALL APS- environmental science, biology, calc bc, english, statistics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a…AKA not really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):sports, cultural, mock trial, yearbook, teaching assistant, other stuff [president/captain/editor in every one, except for maybe one or two]
[li] Job/Work Experience: law firm, courthouse, pharmaceutical company[/li][] Volunteer/Community service:teaching assistant
[] Essays:connected an anecdote from my youth to my determination, used water polo
[] Teacher Recommendation:good?
[] Counselor Rec:i honestly have no clue
[] Additional Rec:good
[] Interview:n/a
[/ul]Other [ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:nope
[] Intended Major:economics
[] State (if domestic applicant):pa
[] Country (if international applicant):US
[] School Type:private
[] Ethnicity:chinese
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket:high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:SAT?, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses:definitely gpa and rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

SERIOUSLY, don’t give up hope. i was basically told that this was a reach school, and i was expecting a rejection. i applied to the school because there was no essay. and im honestly so glad that i did! 
my gpa and rank sucks…and i hardly took any APs, but i took honors. so believe in yourself
i got the multicultural students invite, so who else is going?

pirouette · March 11, 2011, 9:28pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (did not send)
[] ACT: 34 (composite)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 780 Biology M, 750 US History, did not send them
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 before senior year
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), APUSH (4), Government (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: anatomy and physiology, physics, calc 3, french V, english
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis (all area recognition for past two years, golden racquet award, coaches’ award), school newspaper and yearbook (editor of both), diversity club (president), model UN (gotten multiple awards, including outstanding delegation), student ambassador
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of community service at homeless shelter and community blood center
[] Essays: I was pleased with them
[] Teacher Recommendation: Waived my right to read
[] Counselor Rec: Waived my right to read
[] Additional Rec: No extra recs
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Biology (pre-med future)
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Lots of ECs and leadership, essays, recs
[] Weaknesses: GPA, don’t have a million APs, no national merit recognition
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essay and activities[/li][/ul]General Comments: Surprised honestly! I did not demonstrate a lot of interest. I’ve never visited campus or reached out to an admissions rep, but I’m excited to have been accepted. Hopefully a good sign for other colleges! Best of luck to everyone else!

kingarthur188 · March 11, 2011, 9:34pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Not submitted but CR 720 M 780 W 790
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II 800 Physics 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (guess)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Both Calculus 5 Chemistry 5 Biology pending Physics C 4 French 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, Multivariable, English, French 12, Middle East, Fundamentalism
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some smaller ones[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team (co-founder and co-president), Science Olympiad, Asian Cultural Society (VP), Arts magazine (Section editor), Youth Orchestra, Tennis team (JV captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: US Open Ballperson
[] Volunteer/Community service: Community service trip to Dominican Republic; started free Saturday mentorship program
[] Essays: Solid for the Commonapp, no supplement so that’s N/A
[] Teacher Recommendation: One teacher gave an extra one, but all three should be glowing.
[] Counselor Rec: Fine, not great.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Didn’t contact alumni office for one. Probably my downfall
[/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, recs
[] Weaknesses: No interview, overqualified?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not getting an interview, or going for a visit, which would have been a stretch.[/li][/ul]

[ b]General Comments:[ /b] I can’t say I didn’t see this coming. I don’t know hard it is to get off the waitlist, but perhaps depending on my other decisions I might pay them a visit during break. Congrats to all those who got accepted, I hope you go because WashU is a great school, truly underrated. To those waitlisted or rejected, no worries. The whole process is a crapshoot and you will find your school no matter what. The door is still open.

twoods158 · March 11, 2011, 9:58pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (770 CR, 740 M, 730 W)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted): 780 Chem, 710 US Hist
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank, but would be 1/70 something
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) US Hist (4) Eng Lang (5) Span Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc, AP Lit, AP US. Gov, Hon. Physics, Ethics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Honor Council (Pres), Student Council (Rep), Spanish Club (Pres), Tertulia (spanish-speaking club) (Pres), Literary magazine (Editor), NASA HAS, NYLF Med, Boy Scouts
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Blood care, public library, Boy scouts stuff
[] Essays: I loved them! Plus I wrote one for Danforth scholars program, which I don’t know if they read.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Read one and was awesome, I think the other was great because I’ve had the teacher for 3 years.
[] Counselor Rec: I know my counselor well so I’m hoping great.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Tried twice but something happened both times. Said they noted it in my file.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Chem or Bio
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):Grew up overseas? Wrote essay about it…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Great GPA, good recs and essays, international experience.
[] Weaknesses: Test scores and EC’s are decent. Not a lot of community service.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, essays, recs (basically strengths haha)[/li][/ul]General Comments: So excited right now! Congrats to everyone else who got in and to everyone who didn’t, you WILL end up at the perfect school for you. Don’t stress! See y’all again in a couple of weeks for the next round of decisions!

TenaciousE · March 11, 2011, 10:16pm

Decision: Waitlisted

**Objective: /b][ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted): nope
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7ish not very high
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): didn’t report
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): nada
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): nay
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP cal, Physics, Economics, Government, financial technology, band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I wish
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band(President, Section Leader), Cross Country, Math and Science Team, Finance Team (captain), Jazz Band, Youth Group (president)
[] Job/Work Experience: Chickfila, chacha, painting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of church stuff, local park environment help projects
[] Essays: Mine were well written, but a tad untraditional. I received a lot of praise and criticism from people who read them. I thought they were pretty good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: My teacher loves me (seriously it’s kinda creepy) so I bet it was pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor likes me too, but writes less than stellar letters, so I’m sure it said good things, just not very eloquently
[] Additional Rec: I don’t remember if I sent one or not
[] Interview: no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Oh yeah
[] Intended Major: Physics, Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): Mississippi
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: medium sized public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Uhh… low. Like <40000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):first gen college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays (maybe), teacher rec, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: GPA, lack of AP tests
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m positive I was waitlisted because of my grades. If they didn’t like something about me, they wouldn’t have even waitlisted me with a 3.7 [/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m kinda surprised I even got waitlisted, but I’m uber glad that I did. I’ve made all As both semesters this year, so I’ll send my transcript after the cutoff for graduation. I’m also taking the ACT again in April, and I should do better the second time around. I really hope they let me in, but even if they don’t, good luck to everyone else!

melanie1ca2010 · March 11, 2011, 10:17pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33 Comp, 34 Super
[] SAT II (if submitted): 680 BioE, 680 USH, 700 Span
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):APBio (4), APUSH (4), APEngLang (4), APSpanLang (5), APEngLit (in progress), APSpanLit (in progress), APGov (in progress)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: APEngLit, APSpanLit, APGov, Calc, PhysicsH, Hebrew Level 4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Excellent. Founder of 2 clubs at school, Executive Treasurer, Open House speaker, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at multi-million $$ corporate headquarters
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of civic leadership (on City Council, member of Teen group, Teen Court juror)
[] Essays: Very strong.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great. One from Spanish teacher of 3 yrs, other from Physics/Chem teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Very strong.
[] Additional Rec: Excellent. Special rec from someone important in my community
[] Interview: Average
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] Intended Major: International Studies, Spanish
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private religious, coed, small
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, rec letters, extracurriculars, essay
[] Weaknesses: Interview was alright, SATIIs, lack of hooks
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NO IDEA!!! This was such a shock!!! I’m really honored and excited to visit campus and wear the WashU hoodie with pride. SO EXCITED! Best of luck to everyone who was rejected and congrats to those accepted this year![/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

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