Hi all… Deferred EA AND WAITLISTED RD
@Mfrias same here
@Mfrias @implied me too
deferred then waitlisted
(sorry posted in the wrong thread)
Wow so many of us deferred and then WAITLISTED. Interesting
Deferred, then waitlisted too 
this sucks
deferred then waitlisted with a 3.9 uw/5.7w and 2180 sats
I can’t believe all of the waitlisted applicants with amazing stats! Good luck to you all!
I was accepted into CAS with a super scored SAT 1940 and superscored ACT 30 with a 4.0 UW and 5.12 W. I wrote about how self actualizing was more important than preparing for a job. I am also involved in multiple clubs, two jobs, and varsity sports.
Accepted 2.9 U.W 4.16 W.
27 ACT
Decision: Accepted (early action)
Applied to which school/college: Arts and Sciences
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 690 W, 750 CR, 770 M (total: 2210)
ACT: 34 S, 31 M, 35 E, 35 R (total: 34)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/538
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), US History (4), English Lang (4), Environmental Science (4), Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calculus BC, AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, Film Production (dual enrollment), Advanced Digital Imagining (dual enrollment)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, AP Scholar with Distinction, CAHSEE 450 Club English and Math, Community Service Excellence Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Danced for 11 years (in a pre-professional dance company for 4 years), I’m in the Multimedia Arts and Design Academy at my high school (3 years), Founder of club at school that works to improve the cafeteria food and increase number of students who eat there, Member of Green Club at my school (environmental club), Member of Club 146 at my school (end child trafficking)
Job/Work Experience: Internship at student-run multimedia arts agency (Business Manager, 3 years)
Volunteer/Community service: Nonprofit that teaches dance classes to disadvantage youth (Website and Social Media Coordinator, 4 years), built houses for people in Arizona and Mexico through Amor Ministries (3 years)
Summer Activities: National Student Leadership Conference: Business and Entrepreneurship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app essay was probably 8/10 the story was good but i don’t know how well it was written I didn’t really get much feedback on it, 7/10 for meaningful life vs. career prompt
Teacher Rec #1: 7/10 for english teacher, some spelling/grammar mistakes and he used the same template for everyone
Teacher Rec #2: probably 8/10 for history teacher he really liked me but I never saw the letter
Counselor Rec: maybe 8/10 i’m not sure, she really liked me though so probably pretty good
Interview: n/a
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White, Native American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >$25,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: SAT/ACT, GPA
Weaknesses: supplemental essay, class rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: SAT and ACT are at/above 75th percentile
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted- University of Michigan, University of Miami, University of Notre Dame, UNC Chapel Hill, UCLA, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Vanderbilt
Waitlisted- Stanford and Duke
Rejected- USC
Why should you apply regular if you are expecting to camouflage a not so great GPA or test score with other factors?