<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), no others because I transferred to a school that doesn’t to APs.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 classes per semester (average at my school), all academic, including BC calc
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Creative writing club (Co-President), GSA, Debate team (co-captain), writing center tutor, facilitator for my school’s Ethics program, and wing guide (kinda like a junior RA in my dorm)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: a summer internship at a state senator’s office
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Over 600 hours since the start of Sophomore year. I teach science classes to local kids through a program at my school.
[<em>] Summer Activities: community service
[</em>] Essays: I was very proud of them. My long common app essay is about how I compulsively correct people’s grammar and my extracurricular essay was about community service and how it’s important to me to help the kids in my old, horrible public school system after I escaped.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good, I think?
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic; she had a lot of students.
[li] Additional Rec: I got one from the advisor for my community service who was also my advisor in a research project last year, so I think she knew me really well.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] School Type: small, highly competitive public residential school
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Lower middle class? I don’t know a number.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Probably my essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: My ACT science score (30), lack of any hook
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because they liked me? It’s a crapshoot, but I’m happy.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Really excited, but mostly I just hope I get enough financial aid that I can afford it.</p>
<p>Waitlisted
SAT 1: 2200 (math 760, critical reading 670, writing 770)
SAT II: Math II 710, US History and World History 750
Weighted GPA: 4.2
APs: 5 on calc ab, psych, english language, world history and 4 on art history and us history
Super disappointed that I got waitlisted. I thought I had a chance :(</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (740/760/800)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (not submitted)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 730 Chem, 760 Math I, 740 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/375
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5), English Language (5), Government (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, Lab for AP Bio, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, Chamber Choir, Computer Literacy
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Significant involvement in school theatre productions, International Thespian Society (President), selective school Chamber Choir (Soprano Section Leader), church choir, Tri-M Music Honor Society (Historian), Invisible Children Club (Treasurer), National Honor Society, Science Bowl, Young Democrats Club, Class Council
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at an equine therapy program for the disabled over the summer, actress/assistant director in years of VBS programs at local church
[<em>] Essays: Common app was on my differing strong interests in the concreteness of math/science and the spontaneity of theatre… balance of perspective, fixed and fluid outlook, yadda yadda yadda. I really struggled with this essay, probably writing a good 20 versions on different topics, and while I was somewhat pleased with the final result, it’s surely nothing spectacular.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Never read, but it’s his first year, so.
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[<em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Neuroscience and Behavior
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Odd first gen situation – my mother didn’t go to college and my father is absent (and consequently not shown on commonapp)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, scores to a certain extent, potentially my first gen situation
[</em>] Weaknesses: Nothing particularly standout (essay, ECs, awards, etc)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure exactly (this is an odd question, I feel like anything I say will come off wrong written) but I’m happy regardless.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Hooray!</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2170- 790/690/690
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:Physics-790 and Math IIC- 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NO GPA
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5/300
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Had listed only 6 ECs- 4 of them were jobs that I held in last four years (place where I come from has almost nil ECs to offer)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 1) 3 years in a call center as a call/computer operator (2) Tutored children for more than three years now (3) working right now at an underfunded and derelict school as a teacher
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: some volunteering at a relief organization
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Wasn’t great, I guess. Though, I thought it was good enough (perhaps, that is why I didn’t get in)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them. Teacher weren’t eager to work on my behalf, since I graduated from high school some four years ago
[ *] Counselor Rec: same as above
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes. (Rejection letter mentioned that they couldn’t admit me coz they don’t have enough financial aid)
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Nepal
[ *] School Type: Public School that taught me how to self study
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: $4000 per annum
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Nothing
[ *] Weaknesses: Non-traditional student, wasn’t a genius and asked for a full ride (haha! I was foolish to even think of applying to US and wasting my yearlong savings on this)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Wasn’t good enough, I guess</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:** I Shouldn’t have thought of joining a college after so many years of graduating from high school, I was delusional and had false sense of hope</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (730 M, 680 CR, 790 W)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (35 M, 35 E, 34 R, 30 S)
[<em>] SAT II: 760 Literature, 800 Spanish, 660 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang. and Comp. (5), English Lang. and Comp. (5) (My school doesnt actually offer APs, but our honors classes are AP level; my school does not require AP tests)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: History Seminar, Honors English Seminar, Honors Statistics, Honors Chemistry, Calculus, Glass Shop and Independent Study on Haitian Politics in the fall, Metal shop and Womens Chorus in the spring
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Awards, Youth Award from Hispanic Heritage Fund, National Merit Scholarship Commended Student
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Latinos Unidos (Co-President, Fundraiser Chair), Knitting Club (Co-President), Alumni Advisory Council for my middle school/network of middle school, computer and technology workshops with community organization, church choir
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship at SF Public Utilities Commission
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Animal Shelter, volunteer at Kids Summer Theater Camp
[<em>] Summer Activities: Math and Science camp, CTY Johns Hopkins classes, School trip to Senegal
[</em>] Essays: I felt that my CommonApp essay said a lot about my background, my values, and what I see for myself in the future while incorporating something Ive done (Senegal Trip). I think it was representative of me, and I personally really liked it.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Dont really know. Both teachers liked me and had a good understanding of my work ethic.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably good. I submitted a five-page questionnaire that had info for her to get to know me better, so hopefully that helped her write a good rec letter.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Sociology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Independent
[</em>] Ethnicity: Latina
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~ $40,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First generation
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Im thinking maybe essay, ACT scores, and the variety of extracurriculars I participate in.
[<em>] Weaknesses: I thought my work load for the year might have been seen as a little bit light, but I honestly took the courses that interested me, not necessarily those I thought colleges wanted to see. I dont know, maybe Wesleyan liked that though; some of the courses I took/am taking this year are kinda artsy
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think they saw that I am a well-rounded person through my activities and interests, as well as through my CommonApp essay.
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** I was a bit shocked that I got in. There were so many qualified applicants that got waitlisted.</p>
<p>Waitlisted. 2290 (700, 790, 800). 35 ACT (34 CR, 35 math, 35 English, 36 science). 4.0 out of 4.0 gpa. Tons of volunteer work. Pretty good extra curriculars. I’m pretty surprised I was waitlisted, but congrats to all who got in!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[</em>] ACT: composite: 33, Math: 33, Science:36, Reading: 30, Language Arts: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math 2: 760, Biology: 780, Physics: 760
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/300ish
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB (5), AP Physics B (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP Biology (5), AP Physics C Mechanics (5). Physics C and Biology were self-studied
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP World, AP Macroeconomics, AP U.S. Gov. & Politics, Calculus 2, Anatomy & Physiology, Creative Writing, Spanish 5
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): several piano awards, several service awards, AP Scholar with Distinction, voted “most likely to rule the world,” a leadership award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (14 years), Cross Country, Science academic team captain, Key Club secretary, NHS treasurer, math meets,
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: work as a customer service associate. I have had a job at same place for 6 years.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: >200 hours
[<em>] Essays: good, but not amazing
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: good I think
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[</em>] Additional Rec: very good (piano teacher)
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Biology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$80,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: test scores, GPA, rank
[</em>] Weaknesses: boring extracurriculars/awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: boring, common extracurricular stuff[/li][/ul]General Comments: Not my top choice, but it still seems like an awesome school. I will probably be accepting a place on the waiting list.</p>
<p>SAT >2300, all SAT II > 750, Top 5%, National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholar Candidate, AP Scholar with Distinction, Full IB diploma student. No FA needed, Varsity team 4 years. Tons of volunteer work. some state awards and leaderships. visited Wes campus in summer, there were lower stats students from my school got into Wes before according to Naviance.</p>
<p>… a bit surprised…well, maybe Wes has too many high stats applicants this year?
Congrats to all who got in! For those got waitlisted and rejected: The world is NOT end…keep going breathing…good news is coming
I received Carleton College’s big fat envelope today, which offered me NMF Scholarship and a free plane ticket for visit So I am admitted by #6 LAC, but waitlisted by #12 LAC (according to US News Ranking). I guess college admissions really are a crapshoot.</p>
<p>cool5s - you are right, this college admissions game is a crapshoot and quite a looong game. Maybe you are geographically undesirable and yet, geographically desirable to Carleton. Congrats on that admission.</p>
<p>I wonder if Wes might be playing the numbers game trying to boost their selectivity rating as pointed out in a past NYT article, “a college striving to look selective takes fewer students than it actually needs, reports that number in its admission-statistics profile, then admits from its wait list.”</p>
<p>Wesleyan is 5 and 20 points lower on the SAT range, 1 point higher on ACT, and is 10% more selective. splitting hairs here, really… the acceptance rates are so low, that it is most definitely a crapshoot. remember, these schools (LACs) are building a class, not just selecting the best applicants. if they have already accepted four people from minnesota who play french horn, the fifth one isn’t gonna get in. once you have stats in range, it’s simply a matter of whether admissions thinks you fit into their master plan to have a diverse and academically strong class. nothing against you or your skills.</p>
<p>as for waitlisting, Wesleyan overenrolled last year but a lot (about 60-70) so I am sure they are going to be more cautious this year. they are still aiming for a class size of 745, but I think they’d rather undershoot a bit this year and admit a few off the waitlist then have a class of 800+ again. I don’t think it’s a matter of gaming the system in this specific instance.</p>
<p>Congrats to all those accepted and good luck to those waitlisted</p>
