Class of 2015 Official RD Decisions Thread

plsletmeblucky · March 13, 2011, 3:59am

waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (760m, 780cr, 750w)
ACT: 35
SAT II (if submitted): didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/458
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on psych, chem, lang and comp
Senior Year Course Load: band, spanish 5, ap lit and comp, ap physics, ap bio, ap bc, euro history (not ap)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): eagle scout? (not the right type, but worth mentioning)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, skiing, curling, camping (200+ nights), boy scouts (senior patrol leader, aspl, troop guide, total of 8 positions), national youth leadership training camp staff (overall chief of youth staff summer 2011, senior staff two prior years), tennis, band (audition only), jazz band (audition only)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: camp staff is volunteer (see above), total 350+ hours
Essays: decent
Teacher Recommendations: one was very good, other one I didn’t see
Counselor Rec: I assume it was fine, didnt know me well at all, said i was “renaissance man” lol
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: biochem
State: CO
School Type: public school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: m
Income Bracket: not getting any aid lol
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: idk all the boy scout leadership and such? eagle scout? curling (its rare?)
Weaknesses: no awards, class rank (all a’s, but did not take max possible ap’s in school)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i don’t know i thought i would get in…maybe i was way too overconfident
General Comments: hope the rest of it doesn’t go this way…wish me luck at uchicago, yale, harvard, brown, wake forest…already accepted at case western. congrats everyone!

agara · March 13, 2011, 4:46am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
[] ACT: 32 (33 if superscored)
[] SAT II (if submitted): did not submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8-3.9ish?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Calculus BC (5), US History (5), Chemistry (5), Eng Composition (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP Bio, AP Stat, Physics Honors, Englsh, Art, Chinese, Physiology
[] Major Awards: none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity tennis, varsity track, yearbook, int’l student leader, math team, various club sports, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: teach at blind school, volunteer at a hospital.
[] Essays: great
[] Teacher Recommendation: good, I think
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Interview: did not have an interview
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: BME or other engineering/business
[] School Type: private boarding
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): nothing
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay
[] Weaknesses: test score, no significant volunteering hours/work experience
[] Why you think you were accepted: well-rounded extracurricular activities[/ul]

magic8ball · March 13, 2011, 12:28pm

WashU has a tendency to waitlist “overqualified” candidates as they do not want to give a spot to an applicant who is only applying to WashU because it is easy and is a safety.
So if you are confused by in your mind a “lesser” applicant being accepted over you this could be the reason. Or at least this is my understanding.

However, if you were waitlisted for this reason you can write them a letter saying that WashU really is your first choice and most likely they will accept you because you are indeed qualified. I do not know this for a FACT but it did happen to someone I know 3 years ago, so maybe it is still how they are doing it.

SimpleLife · March 13, 2011, 1:44pm

^Jeez louise, magic8ball. Have you been reading any of the other posts on a variety of threads? People are not waitlisted because they’re “overqualified.”

My son, and tons of others, were admitted with top stats. Their stats could get them into any school in the country, IF that school chose to accept them. Schools CAN be selective and don’t HAVE to take/CAN’T take every single person with top stats.

It’s ridiculous to claim that a person with top numbers is not accepted because they were “overqualified.” How do you then justify all the similarly “overqualified” applicants who WERE accepted? Ridiculous.

It also comes across as a little (quite?) arrogant to assume that somebody might be “lesser” because of a, let’s say, 32 ACT versus a 35, or a 2200 SAT versus a 2350, or whatever. All applicants are made up of a variety of strengths and weaknesses. Nobody I’ve seen on this accepted thread is “lesser” than anybody else. It’s getting a little old hearing all the sour grapes.

The people who were accepted were deemed “qaulified.” Plenty of the people who were waitlisted were likewise “qualified.” They weren’t “overqualified.” For some reason, the powers that be didn’t choose them. But it wasn’t because they were too good for Wash U. Jeez louise.

theRADtomato47 · March 13, 2011, 2:00pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (CR 690, M 730, W 710)
[] ACT: 32 (E 34, M 34, R 31, S 27, E/W 30)
[] SAT II (if submitted): USH 770, Math II 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/386
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B 4, APUSH 4, Eng. Lang 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Govt, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Calc AB, No period 6, and self study AP Physics C Mechanics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track 9,10,11,12 (Varsity 11,12), My Own Offseason Track Training 10,11,12, 2 Community Service Clubs 11,12 (12th Board member + small award 11th & served as a Rep many times for the other one), Basketball–Literally just playing b-ball @ park, house, neighborhood 9,10,11,12, Library Tutor 11,12, Library Summer Volunteer (11)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Essays: CA Main Essay was pretty good after much editing 24 hrs before deadline, EC essay was alright.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was probably good, the other was probably good generic
[] Counselor Rec: probably generic, i just got her this year
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA w/ class rank, SAT II’s, dedication to a few EC’s (i.e. lots of hrs and yrs), All’s A’s in AP and Honors courses, Sr. Yr schedule
[] Weaknesses: Lack of leadership and awards in EC’s, No 2200+ SAT score. Didn’t show any demonstrated interest. 
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t stand out enough. But plain & simple: There were too many better and more deserving applicants than me.
[/ul]General Comments: WashU’s a nice school, but it was a throw-in app for me. I didn’t expect to get in so I’m fine with the decision. I saw that I was accepted to UCLA about 2 min. earlier. so I was too excited to feel the depression(?) of a waitlist (essentially a rejection) from WashU. UCLA has better weather and is financially more affordable for me. I won’t be accepting a spot on the waitlist and I’m ready to move on with the college decision season. Congrats to all who were accepted and I wish everyone the best of luck with the rest of their college app decisions!! :)

hebrewhammer57 · March 13, 2011, 3:25pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): -
[] ACT: 32 Composite
[] SAT II (if submitted): 660 Chemistry, 680 History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 128/648
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3) Human Geo (5) American History (4) English III (4) Spanish IV (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English IV, Physics I, Econ/Gov AP, Span V, Stat AP, Baseball
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP National Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): HS Baseball, Summer Baseball, NHS Executive Officer, Student Council, Junior Leadership Brazos,
[] Job/Work Experience: Umpiring
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: Excellent
[] Interview: Yes
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: English & Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Pull from Baseball Coach
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Incredible amount of interest shown, very strong essays and recs, very personable, student-athlete
[] Weaknesses: class rank, lack of more extracurriculars and lack of relative success in math/science as compared to application pool
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was accepted into the January Program, which I still don’t know the exact reason why, but nonetheless I’m in. I wish I could say why I was accepted over individuals who are much more qualified than I am, but I think it just comes down to relationship with the admissions office and how much they honestly like you as a person and think you can impact the school positively. If you have a perfect gpa, perfect ACT/SAT, and a well-rounded application, it seems they will reject you if you aren’t socially outgoing enough to be what they think is the ideal washu student.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

xjosie729 · March 13, 2011, 3:30pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 740 / M 760 / W 760 - took it three times, the third time didn’t improve at all.
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 chemistry, 780 math, 760 bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): us history (4), chemistry (5), biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap euro, ap french, ap studio art, ap calc bc, ap physics, honors british literature
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): photography portfolio regional gold key, national merit scholarship commendation letter, as well as even smaller ones
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): newspaper (web manager), speech team, varsity volleyball
[] Job/Work Experience: work for international business in web design, personal web design freelance work
[] Volunteer/Community service: minimal / some one-day events
[] Essays: I wrote about photography as a passion by talking about my tripod.
[] Teacher Recommendation: at least one stellar one. I sent 3. we don’t get to read recs at my school.
[] Counselor Rec: should have been really good.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: I happened to schedule it on the day of a huge storm, and they had to cancel class. but the interview was short and good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no. I’m an int’l student
[] Intended Major: communication design
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): I’ve lived in the US for 8 years, but no greencard, and citizenship is china.
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: <100,000 I think?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extensive web design work, also art
[] Weaknesses: community service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: showed plenty of interest, also I think I’m a great fit and have pretty good academics. part of the reason is probably because I didn’t apply for finaid but I’m still not sure whether washu has finaid for int’l students and I didn’t want to risk it…almost all the schools I applied to don’t.[/li][/ul]General Comments:

JustAnotherTry · March 13, 2011, 4:25pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 Math, 740 English, 800 Writing 12 Essay)
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 770 US History, 770 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/421
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats 5, AP Comp Sci 5, AP Calc BC 5, AP US Gov 5, AP English Lang and Comp 5, AP Chem 5, AP Physics C Mech 5, AP Physics C E&M 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs (most rigorous)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Challenge/Quiz Bowl (Varsity Co-Captain, JV Captain), High School Orchestra (Concertmaster), Asian Cultural Club (Secretarial Officer), Newspaper, Piano, Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: Computer Business/General IT
[] Volunteer/Community service: >200 hours, hospitals, teaching, soup kitchens, etc.
[] Essays: Good, but I doubt they were great. I had them looked over by my counselor, four teachers, and a close friend.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Unsure, but both teachers knew me well and were on excellent terms with me.
[] Counselor Rec: Solid; my counselor has known me over four years.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: None, but I hosted a session at our school with one of WUSTL’s representatives, which went well, although attendance was bare.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
[] Intended Major: Biological Sciences.
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Err…not too much. I’m a pretty generic Asian applicant as far as academics go, and relatively generic as far as extra-curriculars go, so there are the typical facets such as high test scores…
[] Weaknesses: As aforementioned, my essays were decent, maybe even good, but not great. I lacked strong extra-curricular focus and any stand-out facets. 
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:On the whole, I’m a pretty generic Asian applicant, without any outstanding factors, which suits some schools, but may not be what WUSTL is looking for. I don’t begrudge them for their choice, which is perfectly reasonable in the light of how many of us (generic Asian applicants) probably applied.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all those who were accepted! Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re “lesser” in any fashion! “Overqualified” makes a poor excuse in the face of the complexities of the holistic process. To my fellow Waitlistees, don’t despair! And to those who were rejected, it doesn’t need to mean anything. Make of it what you will, but you will find what you are looking for. April 1st will bring you surprises; this isn’t the first time that WUSTL, or any other school, may have rejected an applicant who later went to HYPSM or another outstanding institution.

20more · March 13, 2011, 5:10pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I:2380 800-780-800 (12) Once
[] ACT: 35 Once
[] SAT II: 800-800-780
[] Unweighted GPA:3.96-3.97
[] Rank: NA
[] AP: NA
[] IB: NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very Challenging
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS, some regional awards but nothing national[/ul][/li]
****[ul]
[] FA: Yes
[] Major: Undecided CAS
[] State: Midwest
[] School Type: Extremely competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):I don’t have any.[/ul]

thankyou4flying · March 13, 2011, 5:48pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (740 M 740 CR 790 W)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II (if submitted): 790 Math Level II, 750 Spanish, 740 Bio-M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (4), Biology (4) US History (4), English Lang/Comp (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP English Lit/Comp, AP Statistics, AP Spanish Language, Honors Physics, religion/art electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No Major Awards, but some school awards (AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Finalist, Modern Language Award, Christian Service Award)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Competitive League Bowling, Newspaper Staff Writer, Tae Kwon Do, Medical Scholars Program, National Honor Society, Freshmen Orientation (Leader)
[] Job/Work Experience: 7-Week Research Internship (Cancer Cell Research)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteering, California Immersion Trip, Temple Volunteering (8 years), Second Harvest FB volunteering
[] Essays: I wrote my Common App essay about my dad. I’m assuming it was decent, maybe even mediocre.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think one was quite good and the other was probably decent, based off my teacher’s personality
[] Counselor Rec: Very good
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology (don’t remember specifics atm)
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Brown)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, Test Scores (for the most part), commitment to EC’s
[] Weaknesses: AP scores, lack of leadership positions, common app essay (I’m assuming)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not really sure. I figured that I would be waitlisted since WashU received a lot of applicants. There are many more qualified applicants than I am. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all who were accepted! To those who were waitlisted, I think we can all take solace in the fact that a good number of some pretty damn good applicants were waitlisted. Time to move on!

sexyspo69 · March 13, 2011, 5:49pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2320: CR-800, M-750, W-770, Essay-12
[ *] ACT: 35
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): Math II-800, Chemistry-780, US History-800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 520
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Calc. BC, US History, US Gov’t. and Politics, Enviro. Sci., Psychology; 4 on Calc. AB subscore
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP European History, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Lang. and Comp., AP Literature and Comp., tutored a chemistry class
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (Pres. for two years), Politics Club (Co-founder and VP), Tennis (Varsity for two years), Badger Boys State, JSA
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Assisted on research on Asian lady beetle allergies; assisting research at a lab at UW-Madison; worked at a bagel shop for a year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: HospiceCare Inc. volunteer for 250 hours
[ *] Essays: ?
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Really good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Generic-my class is big
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Chemistry
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[ *] School Type: Large public, suburban high school
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Brother goes to WUSTL
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Good scores/stats; most rigorous course load possible
[ *] Weaknesses: Generic extracirriculars
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths
[ /list]

Sorry about screwing up the formatting.

MathBeast · March 13, 2011, 7:59pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (single sitting)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II / 800 Physics / 770 US Hist.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Six 5’s, two 4’s, taking 6 more this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: All APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nothing too fancy, but several leadership positions
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Decent amount
[] Essays: Very good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Very good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: BME
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, highly ranked
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: UMC
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Some math research
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, GPA, rank, passion for a subject
[] Weaknesses: somewhat generic ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]

arreyn_emme · March 13, 2011, 8:16pm

Decision: Accepted

36 ACT / 2390 SAT II / 4.0 / Valedictorian / 555554 APs / Hard Sr. Schedule / Awards - NMF; Prez Scholar Nominee; AP Scholar w/ Distinction; NCTE, etc.

Showed lots of interested thru interview, correspondence, etc. Congrats to all!

ths1113 · March 13, 2011, 8:41pm

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100
[] ACT: 32
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Senior Year Course Load:full schedule, highest courses school offers…physics, engineering, calculus, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball, Student Pilot, Alto Saxophone
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service:Habitat for Humanity (150 hours), Vacation Bible School Teacher (200 hours), Soup Kitchen (80 hours)
[] Essays: pretty good I guess…I wrote about books and my passion for reading.
[] Teacher Recommendation: really good I think. I was close with both the teachers who wrote my recs.
[] Counselor Rec: she knows me pretty well, good rec I’d expect.
[] Additional Rec: nope
[] Interview: nope
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no, I applied for the Danforth Scholarship and did not receive it.
[] Intended Major: biological sciences
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] School Type: small private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: upper class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): aviation I guess?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: high GPA, community service and strong recs
[] Weaknesses: I was below the 50th percentile for all of my test scores, and my school doesn’t offer AP courses.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am a very well-rounded student, almost equally strong in every subject. I would not have been surprised at all if I would have been rejected or waitlisted. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Best luck to all the qualified students out there who got waitlisted.

reginaphalange · March 13, 2011, 9:40pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 790 R/670 M/800 W: 2260
[] ACT: 29 (has this sent before I saw my score…big mistake)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not reported
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (4), US History (not sent)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP English, AP Stats, Honors Pre-Calc, Honors Physics

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Low GPA, nothing outstanding for ECs or essays – SAT scores probably kept me from being rejected
[/ul]General Comments: Applied for the heck of it, I was 99% sure I’d be waitlisted – won’t be accepting a place on the waitlist, but good luck to the others who are!!

mt2165 · March 13, 2011, 10:43pm

I got accepted, sorry I am not adhering to the format. Basically I have a 3.7 uw GPA and I received a 31 on my ACT. Major hooks? Where do I begin, Urm (AA), Division I level athlete, social activist, and poet. I really think those helped me get in. Good luck to you all.

rdgonzalez · March 13, 2011, 10:55pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (750 CR 670 M 630 W)
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math I 710, Math II 770, Spanish 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 5.0): 5 (Different grading system)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish Literature, English, Guarani, Natural Science and Health, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, History and Geography, Arts, Politics, Philosophy, Economics and Management, Sociology, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Social Investigation, Christian Doctrine, Physical Education (Not kidding, having this number of subjects in my country is typical)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class President, Class Vice President, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Track and Field, Varsity Rugby, Guitar, Drums
[] Volunteer/Community service: >250 hours, with an NGO called Open Hearts, at a house with persons with disabilities, founding member of a national volunteer network
[] Essays: Inspiring
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great, I guess
[] Counselor Rec: Very good, I suppose
[] Additional Rec: Excellent
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] Country (if international applicant): Paraguay
[] School Type: Small Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic + Native
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Approximately $65,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): International URM?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Rank, ECs, Community Service
[] Weaknesses: SAT, SAT II (Could have done more and better)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strengths[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m ecstatic. Good luck!!

UChicagoplz · March 14, 2011, 12:28am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
SAT I(breakdown):Didn’t Take.
ACT:32
SAT II (if submitted):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6/96
AP (place score in parenthesis):none submitted
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:Chorus, PE, Organic Chemistry, Consumer Ed, Design, Calc, Spanish 4, English 101/102
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):President of SADD, Student Coucnil, Exec. Student Council, Math Team, Captain of Scholastic Bowl, President of NHS, WYSE Job/Work Experience:Worked at a Doctor’s Office
Volunteer/Community service: 200 Hours
Essays:Excellent
[li] Teacher Recommendation:[/li]Counselor Rec:Decent
Additional Rec: Amazing
Interview:none
[/ul]Other[ul]
Applied for Financial Aid?:no
Intended Major:chemistry
State(if domestic applicant):IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Small Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:Upper
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):uhhh lol
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
Strengths: Leadership?
Weaknesses:Test Scores, Course Load
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
I have nooo IDEA! Shocked. So many of my friends with better stats got waitlisted.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone else who got accepted!

Enceph · March 14, 2011, 1:42am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (2 sittings, superscored)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 720 Chem, 720 Bio, 720 English
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/500
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (5), English Lang. Comp. (5), Statistics (4), Chemistry (4), United States History (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit., AP. Gov., Honors Econ, AP Chinese Lang. Culture, AP Biology, AP Science Research, Physics, Advanced Journalism, Service Commission, Multivariable Calculus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Karate (black belt leader), Youth Orchestra (previous principal viola), Model United Nations, Harvard Model Congress, Service Commission (president) , Journalism (Editor-in chief), Internship at Stanford Med School Neurobiology lab.
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship mentioned above I guess
[] Volunteer/Community service: 120 hours at Stanford Hospital
[] Essays: Okay
[] Teacher Recommendation: No idea really.
[] Counselor Rec: Hopefully good?
[] Additional Rec: Only for Stanford
[] Interview: Not given one.
[/ul][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Neuroscience, eventually. I forgot what I applied as.
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research
[/list][ b]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics (I guess?), Research, and passion.
[] Weaknesses: GPA, not as many EC’s as you see around these parts (college confidential)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: I was probably accepted because I showed a passion to attend WUSTL (at least in paper).

chambana2011 · March 14, 2011, 10:20am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
ACT: 32
W GPA (out of 4.0): 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Two 5’s, two 4’s, taking 5 more this year
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: All APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Speech Tournament Champion
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team, Speehteam (capitan), varsity Tennis 4 years (captain).
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Decent amount - Shool and Family Services organizations
Essays: Very good
Teacher Recommendation: Dont know - assume great
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Rec:
Interview: Very good
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Olin
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, highly ranked
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: UMC
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Scores, GPA, rank, EC’s
Weaknesses: No actual job, but bust as anything.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACT of 32. Plus 28K entries. I know a few others at school who had better stats and waitlisted. I know of only one who got in.

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