Class of 2017 EA Decisions Thread

<p>Decision: Accepted with 19k scholarship</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):690 CR/730 M/750 W=2170
[</em>] ACT:32
[<em>] SAT II:770 World History, 680 English Lit, 680 Math I
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.89
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):English Lang 5, World History 5, Enviro Science 4
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):lots
[</em>] Intended Major:Sociology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant) FL
[</em>] School Type: private college prep
[<em>] Ethnicity:white
[</em>] Gender:female
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none</p>

<p>accepted w/ 29k
ACT: 33
GPA: 3.5 UW 4.3 W
top 15%
competitive public in mass
major: architecture</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1860 (660math 630reading 570writing)
[ *] ACT:32
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.65
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 44/446
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):10 Ap’s (three 4s three 3s)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 ap classes two electives
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):A LOT
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:A LOT
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Common App Main:
[ *] EC Short Answer:
[ *] “Profile” questions:
[ *] Intellectual Vitality Essay:
[ *] Letter to Roommate Essay:
[ *] What matters to you and why? Essay:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:no
[ *] Intended Major: not sure, pre law intent though
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Ga
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity:pakistani
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] Income Bracket: >200,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Did you guys find out about your acceptance on your myUM account? Or did you receive an email or a letter?</p>

<p>I think they all found out in their myUM accounts - has worked that way for several years now. Then, you’ll get a formal letter in snail mail.</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[ *] ACT: 29 (English 24, Math 28, Science 32, reading 34) Superscored 30
[ *] SAT II: n/a
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3-3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
Predicted Grades for IB Diploma
HL Bio: 4
HL English: 5
HL Geo: 5
SL Math: 6
SL Physics: 3
SL: Spanish: 4</p>

<p>[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): created morning show at school, athletic committee
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: TONS, selected to mentor students at school, 3 week service trip to india and alot more. over 300 hours total
[ *] Summer Activities: none
[ *] Essays: They were very good
[ *] Common App Main: ?
[ *] EC Short Answer: Very good
[ *] “Profile” questions: ?
[ *] Intellectual Vitality Essay: ?
[ *] Letter to Roommate Essay: ?
[ *] What matters to you and why? Essay: ?
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: no idea how that was
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably not so good
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview:n/a</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
[ *] Intended Major: Business Administration
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Texas but international diploma from canada
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Extremely rigorous
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 200k+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International student but US resident</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: IB diploma and Ontario diploma
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Diversity in my experiences
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>I found out on my My UM account!</p>

<p>Decision: DS Accepted with $15K per year (from public HS in NY)</p>

<p>ACT: 32 (ss)
WGPA: 4.0
Rank: Top 5%
SATIIs: Math 2 - 720, Phys - 750, Chem - 750
Sports, comm service, music, etc.; leadership; summer work experience
5 AP courses total including 3 this year; 1 college level lang course last year, the rest honors throughout HS.</p>

<p>Also accepted to Tulane, Maryland. Waiting for Lehigh, Hopkins, RPI. Miami is top choice though :)</p>

<p>Accepted w/ 11K Scholarship</p>

<p>-ACT:25

  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.72
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):43/721 (top 10%)
  • AP (place score in parenthesis):Pysch (5) English lang and comp (3) did not report them.
    -Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, AP Spanish 5, AP English Lit &Comp, Precalculus, Microbiology, Personal Fitness, International Relations/Sociology
    -Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):NHS, SNHS(Vice President), Cheerleading, Spanish Club, Peer Helpers, Snowball, Badminton, etc.</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience:Assistant Tumbling Coach
-Volunteer/Community service:SNHS, NHS</li>
<li>Summer Activities:Neuroscience Camp</li>
<li>Common App Main:I guess it was good, I wrote about how my younger sister influences me.</li>
<li>EC Short Answer: I wrote about how it was to be a Cheerleader.</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: It was pretty good.</li>
</ul>

<p>-Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
-Intended Major:It says psychology, but I want Neuroscience
-State (if domestic applicant):IL
-School Type:Public (3000+ students, good reputation)
-Ethnicity:Black
-Gender:Female
-Income Bracket: (150,000-200,000)
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.) none that I know of.</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths:Academics, EC’s</li>
<li>Weaknesses:ACT Score</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably my ec’s and GPA</li>
</ul>

<p>I’m so excited to have been accepted! UM is my dream school, but I have NO idea how I am going to pay for it.</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted with 23,000 scholarship [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I, did not send (breakdown): 2000
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II: none
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/550
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych, 2D Art, Drawing, Chem, Calc AB, Lit
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Drawing, Econ Hon, Physics Hon, Spanish 5
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastics Art & Writing, Art Fairs, etc. </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Lacrosse (Captain), Future Business Leaders of America (Historian), Spanish Honors Society (Representative)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Weekly Soup Kitchen
[ *] Summer Activities: None
[ *] Essays: I wrote about my interest in Art.
[ *] Interview: Decent, I acted very interested in Miami, but talked about my other choices.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Art
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Mixed Race of Asian and White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 90,000-100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: my gpa and act score.
[ *] Weaknesses: no job, not much leadership
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted, probably because there are probably not that many art majors going to miami.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] So happy I got in!</p>

<p>Accepted with $16,000 scholarship</p>

<p>School Type: Public (top 100 school nationally)
Weighted GPA: 4.04 (5.0 scale) (note: downward trend)
Class rank: bottom 50%</p>

<p>ACT scores:
Composite: 34
Math: 34
English: 34
Reading: 36
Science: 32</p>

<p>AP Scores:
AP Computer Science A: 4</p>

<p>ACTIVITIES
School Spirit club
Football team mascot
Varsity Track and Field
Varsity Bowling
High ranking job for a non-profit organization started by my friends
Italian tutor</p>

<p>my two sons accepted on 2/8/2013 with 24k scholarship.</p>

<p>1st son : School Type: Public
unWeighted GPA: 3.98 (4.0 scale)<br>
Class rank: 1/600</p>

<p>ACT scores:Composite: 34
SAT Score : 1530/1600 </p>

<p>AP Scores: AP Calculus, AP PHYSICS,AP European history,AP US History, AP English language. AP BIOLOGY, AP Chemistry: 5
AP Environmental science , AP World history , AP English lit 4
AP Spanish 3</p>

<p>Volunteering 600 hours
National Honors society, Key club, Mu alpha theta</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1700
ACT: didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.62
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): none
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: All post-secondary enrollment, very rigorous
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): spanish club treasurer for 2 yrs, science club member for 3 yrs, nshss 3 yrs, fca 2 yrs, rush soccer club 2 yrs, vars soccer 2 yrs, class rep 2 yrs
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: the pet clinic volunteer, humane society volunteer, child & family service volunteer
Summer Activities: summer job reffing soccer
Essays: meh, they were definitely not my best
Common App Main: see above answer
EC Short Answer: can’t remember
Letter to Roommate Essay: not a clue what this is?
Teacher Recommendation: wasn’t allowed to see, but i think they were very well written
Counselor Rec: don’t know
Additional Rec: yes (soccer coach)
Interview: nope
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: I’m not sure…?
Intended Major: bio
State (if domestic applicant): HI
Country: usa
School Type: public
Ethnicity: pacific islander/asian/spanish
Gender: f
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: extra curricular, comm service
Weaknesses: test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: very involved
General Comments:
I wish I received scholarships or fin. aid. Florida’s a bit too far, though… Probably be staying on the West Coast!</p>