<p>How much will a letter of recommendation from a congressman saying I will have an internship redeem a 650 on critical reading (790 in math) and a 3.9 weighted gpa (10-15%)? I am an ap scholar, eagle scout, debate team captain and alltime leader for school, football and swimming, Nhs, ap scholar, a few other leadership positions, and had an incredible recommendation.</p>
<p>Still waiting in So Cal for a decision 
till then can anyone let me know how I stand? Thanks!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] School: Walsh School of Foreign Service
[</em>] Major: Science, Technology, and International Affairs
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: US History - 800, Math II - 800, World History - 760, Chemistry - 740
[</em>] Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.89/4.24
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (5th% I think?)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History - 5, Calculus BC - 5, Art History - 5, US History - 4, English Language - 4, Chemistry - 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A (school doesn’t offer)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Journalism, AP Physics B, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP American Government, Health, Cross Country/Track
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Percussion Ensemble Most Improved, Medalist at many different Cross Country Invitationals (including Mt. SAC, the largest in the nation), International Academic Competitions Center for Global Leaders Essay Contest Regional Award, 7th place in county and 2nd place in state for journalism write-offs, Award of Commendation and Research Award for Model United Nations, Athlete of the Week for Track, Youth of the Month for my school, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Finalist, National Qualifier for Quiz Bowl</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class Council (Junior Secretary/Treasurer, Senior Vice-President) [11, 12], Percussion Ensemble [10], Cross Country Varsity Letter (Captain) [10, 11, 12], Track Varsity Letter (Captain) [9, 10, 11, 12], School Newspaper (Sports Editor) [10, 11, 12], Model United Nations (Officer-At-Large, President/Secretary-General) [11,12], Amnesty International (Board Member) [11, 12], Quiz Bowl (A Team member) [12], Bal Vihar/Indian School (Teacher teach younger kids about Indian culture, religion, language, etc.) [9, 10, 11, 12], Tae Kwon Do 1st Degree Black Belt [9, 10], Boys State Delegate (was a Public Defender) [12]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Interned at the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Institute, did research of thiocarbamides (active ingredient in herbicides) and the green/efficient production of them in aid to government policy, wrote a report on the research and submitted to Siemens Science Competition (though it did not advance)[/li][</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours 100 through California Scholarship Federation, 75 through National Honors Society, 66 through Discovery Science Center (teach younger children about science and get them involved in activities that will stimulate growth in STEM fields in the future), 54 through Leaders in Training (program created by the city I live in which allows teenagers to assist with eh running of childrens summer camps, building leadership skills and team work), 25 through a local senior center
[<em>] Summer Activities: Mentioned most above, but did volunteering (senior center, LIT, Discovery Science Center), took summer school (Biology), classes at local community college (Spanish), SAT/ACT classes, internship, Cross Country camp, travelling (i.e. Western Europe, India, Alaska, the Southwest, California Central Coast)
[</em>] Essays: Thought they were all really good, especially the general essay and the one specific to SFS; one highlighted my desire to create change, while the other showed my general perspective to foreign events going on in the world
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, as both teachers told me last year itself to contact them this year for recommendations
[</em>] Counselor Rec: She seems to know my name (and doesnt know the names of most other people) and is rather friendly with we so I would say I think she wrote a pretty good letter of rec for me
[<em>] Additional Rec: Got two one from a former teacher who is now a college teacher and one from the professor I worked with over the summer; they both like me so I think their letters are really good
[</em>] Interview: It went really, really well; they interviewer said I was perhaps the most passionate out of the people he had previously interviewed and said that if he were given the final verdict for decisions, he would admit me</p>
<p>[/ul]Other:[list]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public in a top-notch district (best in the state I think?)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100,000 149,000
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I emphasized throughout my essays and interview that I really wanted to make a difference in this world through diplomacy and that I wanted to give back by serving the people of the country and working with the government; I feel that my passion for this major/possible future career may help?; cant think of any other hooks</p>
<p>^ I think you have a great shot. </p>
<p>You truly exemplify a cosmopolitan outlook plus your interests dovetail neatly with what the SFS represents. I’m sure you’ll hear great news from GTown and you’ve probably already heard great news on ivy day.</p>
<p>My son is hoping to receive Georgetown U SFS’s decision today, and I will post again when it’s received. We’re in NYC and he was deferred in Dec. He’s been accepted to GWU SIA (w/ a Pres Academic Scholarship), NYU Polytech (w/ a Promise Fund Scholarship), and USMA West Point.</p>
<p>This is a very exciting, but stressful time. You are all awesome young adults, and I wish you the absolute BEST OF LUCK. ^5 for your achievements thus far…never stop believing in yourself.</p>
<p>We are in a borough of NYC and the letter just arrived today. It was a rejection, but I will give you some stats on my son so you can get a better comparison for yourself:
SAT V 670 M 620 W 550
SAT II US History 720 Math 670
GPA 3.89 - top 12% of class
Natl Honor Soc, School Newspaper. Active community service–volunteer at zoo, tutoring afterschool program, congressional election campaigning. Team sports -football, tennis, rifle team captain, chief cadet officer of a USN youth program unit, Boys State NY Councilman. Awards: USN Off of Naval Research Science Achievement, VFW Exceptional Leadership Citation, Sons of the American Revolution Outstanding Citizenship. </p>
<p>So, he said he thinks his best route will be to accept USMA’s offer of appointment and then plan on a graduate degree with an Ivy or Georgetown down the road, despite his other acceptances with scholarships at GW SIA and NYU POLY.</p>
<p>Good Luck to everybody still waiting!</p>
<p>FYI letters have arrived today in Connecticut.</p>
<p>Nothing today from MN, though I didn’t expect it to be here this early at all.</p>
<p>Upstate NY (Albany) came today…denied 
Was kind of on the edge about acceptance, could have gone either way (1430 SAT, 93 uw GPA, AP’s, etc.) but not the end of the world.
Good luck to those still waiting…congrats to those accepted…keep your head high to those in my boat :)</p>
<p>I guess I am saving my luck for the lottery drawing tonight…lol</p>
<p>No letter today. Located in Florida. Going out of town for the weekend, so this sucks!</p>
<p>Rejected</p>
<p>act32
3.87uw
legacy
very surprised</p>
<p>Accepted
2360 SAT (1580)
92 GPA
Massachusetts</p>
<p>Accepted…WOOT!
From Georgia.
I was really surprised. Reach school. Stats are eh. After yesterday’s Ivy League massacre I had no hope. So i am really glad that this was my last decision. Ended on a good note. Congratulations to everyone that got accepted!!!</p>
<p>Accepted! Hooray! It was such a small envelope; I thought that I had been rejected for sure!</p>
<p>@senioritapipita the same thing happened to me!! I almost didn’t want to open it because was certain it was a rejection!! Thankfully i am accepted too!! Woo!!! :)</p>
<p>Anyone past the Mississippi River get anything?</p>
<p>So got my envelope today with a thicker sized envelope…WAITLISTED!!! Grr…first DEFERRED and now THIS! It’s like they can’t make a decision! Does anyone know how to find your APPLICATION ID number so I can let them know I want to be reviewed on the waitlist?</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 (CR), 790 (W), 700 (M)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 740 (Bio M) 740 (Math II)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (5) Physics SL (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB History HL, IB Spanish SL, AP Calculus AB, IB Biology SL, Science Research, Orchestra
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Literary Magazine (Editor-in-Chief), Newspaper (Layout Editor), Model UN (Chair for school conference), Math Olympiads
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Nursing home, “Disease” Foundation
[<em>] Summer Activities: RESEARCH (with awards)
[</em>] Essays: People said they were good, interesting (I guess it worked!)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both very close, knew outside of class, one was my research teacher
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Thinks I’m smart, good student, etc . .
[<em>] Additional Rec
[</em>] Interview: I thought it went really well</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):USA
[<em>] School Type: Small Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (didn’t indicate)
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: Not getting financial aid!
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Research, leadership, essays, rec letters
[</em>] Weaknesses: Standarized testing, especially in math
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was rejected from CIT and College of Sciences because of low math grades
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - NYU Stern, CMU, Drexel, Stony Brook, Northeastern, Bucknell, Barnard. Rejected - MIT, Harvard, Yale, UPenn, Cornell, Dartmouth. Waitlisted - Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Columbia</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Deferred is so annoying!!! It’s really not worth it. I don’t think I’m going to stay on the waitlist</p>
<p>does anyone know when financial aid will be going out?</p>
<p>I’ve got a netid, received very generous award.</p>
<p>No mail in the San Francisco area today either</p>