I was accepted and offered the “founders scholarship” which is $7500 per year. Definitely makes it a candidate.
2150 SAT 3.3 UW GPA
Accepted! Annl223. Below are my credential. I’m setting it up the way people seem to be doing it on other sites
ACT: 28 (33R 30E 26M 24S)
UW GPA: 3.83 W GPA: 4.38
Advanced classes:
2011-2012: we aren’t allowed to take advanced classes freshman year
2012-2013: College in the schools german, honors chem, AP US history
2013-2014: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP Human Geography, PSEO at the university of MN twin cities: Government, German, English, Upper level political science course (7 advanced total)
2014-2015: College in the Schools Lit, AP Stat, PSEO: Italian, History, Sociology (upper level), Physics (6 advanced total)
-16 advanced courses overall
AWards: 2012: 3rd place senior paper National History Day
2013: 3rd place senior paper state History day
2014: 1st place senior paper National History Day, National Endowment For the Humanities Scholar, published paper
Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, Audition only band, oboe lessons, violin lessons, Volunteer in my school’s writing center 10-12 hrs per week, tutor children living in public housing by my neighborhood for a program 4 hrs per week
Summer Activities: 2012: High School Credit German immersion program Concordia Language villages
2013: Apprentice counselor Concordia Language Villages
2014: intensive german course in Germany
Recs submitted: AP Human Geography Teacher, Political Science Prof, AP Stat teacher, College in the schools lit teacher, and the woman who runs the afterschool program I volunteer for.
Strengths: Essay, recommendations, grades, extracurriculars, awards, interview
Weaknesses: test scores (I did submit them)
My friend was waitlisted. One thing to remember that colleges with high-ish admissions rates (like Dickinson) do to keep their admit rate lower is they don’t admit students that they think are over-qualified and won’t go there. My friend had 4.2, 32 ACT and lots of leadership experience, and Dickinson was right, it’s not her top school and she probably will get in elsewhere. It makes sense, why waste an admission on someone that has no intention of attending? So those of you with high stats, don’t fret
@teagkni I doubt that’s true, I had the same stats as your friend and I got in with scholarship.
I think it’s definitely true about not admitting studnets that aren’t predicting to enroll. The stats mentioned are good but I wouldn’t really put them in the over qualified category. I’d say appearing overqualified to admissions would probably be more like a 35 ACT. The idea about building a class and finding students that fit the college is also something to consider. Finally financial aid should be considered. I know with my 0 EFC I should have applied early action because many colleges like Dickinson don’t have unlimited funds
I tend to disagree, many people that receive Dickinson’s premier scholarships could go anywhere they wanted to. I don’t thing there’s anything as overqualification that would make people get rejected.
@2015gef I might be wrong, then. The process is extremely random and it’s impossible to predict how an admissions committee judges each individual person. I was just trying to bring hope to some of those who were waitlisted
I am just pointing out that yeild management is definitely practiced especially at liberal arts colleges. If a student has ivy level stats and shows no interest they aren’t likely to be admitted
Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown): N/A[/li]
[li] ACT: 25[/li]
[li] SAT II: N/A[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.964[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 78[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc, Health (1 semester), PE, AP Studio Art (1 semester), Independent Study Government and Economics, Independent Study English, Concert Band, Physics[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Society of Women Engineers: Certificate of Merit for Highest Honor in Science and Mathematics. Basalt Citizen of the Month. Twice: February, October 2014. First Place Winner: Basalt High School Visual Arts Show. Second Place Winner: Body of Art.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Band Room Painting Project (Artistic Director). Link Crew (Mentor). The Buddy Program (Mentor). Key Club. The Wyly Young Women’s Studio Mentorship Program (Intern). Basalt High School Spirit Team (Manager). National Honor Society (Treasurer). Speech and Debate. Roaring Fork School District Pre-Collegiate Program. [/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: The Yellow Canary. Set Design: Creating and Painting. Six productions. Young Life Work Crew. Aspen Animal Shelter. Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers. Selling for Art Program. Redhill Animal Clinic. ELL Thanksgiving Dinner.[/li]
[li] Summer Activities: Attended academic boot camps during the summers of 2012 and 2014 at Colorado Mountain College and University of Colorado, Boulder. Hiking.[/li]
[li] Essays: Many thought it was well written and unique. About rare skin condition and a bird. I also added an additional essay about my heritage and the values my mom has been able to teach me despite having a middle school education.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: Great![/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Awesome![/li]
[li] Additional Rec: The Best![/li]
[li] Interview: Wonderful. I believe it went very well. We got along and had many things in common.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes[/li]
[li] Intended Major: Biology / Studio Art[/li]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type: Small Public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Hispanic & Caucasian[/li]
[li] Gender: Female [/li]
[li] Income Bracket: <40,000[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation Student[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Strengths: My essay, recs, extracurriculars, community service, grades, rigor of my classes[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: Standardized Test Scores[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel that they realized that my standardized test scores do not provide a clear picture of my academic potential, therefore relied on my grades as a predictor of how I would perform.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I am very excited to having been accepted and look forward to attending the Preview Days!
Accepted! 1990/740/740. 4.0 UW. Exceptional ECs, multiple leadership positions. I believe I nailed the essay and supplement (but we’ll never know, will we?), and I did the interview. I’ve been offered the John Montgomery scholarship, and am in need of a large chunk of financial aid. Mid year grades dropped a bit because of those ECs, and I think that helped keep me out of Vassar and Colgate, but really excited to be accepted by Dickinson!
And for future lurkers, I was also accepted into Skidmore, but waitlisted for F &M.