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Decision: Rejected
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1330 (740 Math, 590 English)
SAT II: 780 Math 2, 760 Physics
IELTS (breakdown): 7.5 ( L: 8.5, R: 7.5, S: 7, W: 7)
Class 9: 10 CGPA
Class 10: 10 CGPA
Class 11: 75.6%
Class 12 (Mid-Terms): 79%
Class 12 CBSE Board (Predicted): 95%
Subjective:
Extracurriculars :
• Duke of Edinburgh Award – Bronze (International Award for Young People)
• expertSudo Certificate at SudoCrypt 6.0 Online Cryptic Hunt – Secured Rank 20 out of 1000+ participants from 33 countries.
• Cash Prize of INR 75,000/- and two podiums at Technoxian 2017 (World
Robotics Championship)
• Winners at RobotSawam 2017, Kerela (International Robotics Fest by Amrita
University and IEEE)
• 2nd Runners Up at Arman Dogra Football Tournament
• Red Blazer and Principal Excellence Award for his work in the field of robotics.
• Vice-President Robotics Club
• Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) - Level A1 and Level A2
Job/Work Experience: Event Organising
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor for underprivileged children at an NGO
Summer Activities: Volunteering, Programming
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Personal Statement-8/10 (wasn’t bad but it wasn’t standout)
Recommendations (rating 1-10):
Teacher Rec #1: Mathematics Teacher - 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: Computer Science Teacher - 9/10
Counselor Rec:- 8/10
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major and College: College of Engineering - Computer Science
Country: India
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 50-100k USD
rejecteddddd
Decision: Rejected
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1330 (740 Math, 590 English)
SAT II: 780 Math 2, 760 Physics
IELTS (breakdown): 7.5 ( L: 8.5, R: 7.5, S: 7, W: 7)
Class 9: 10 CGPA
Class 10: 10 CGPA
Class 11: 75.6%
Class 12 (Mid-Terms): 79%
Class 12 CBSE Board (Predicted): 95%
Subjective:
Extracurriculars :
• Duke of Edinburgh Award – Bronze (International Award for Young People)
• expertSudo Certificate at SudoCrypt 6.0 Online Cryptic Hunt – Secured Rank 20 out of 1000+ participants from 33 countries.
• Cash Prize of INR 75,000/- and two podiums at Technoxian 2017 (World
Robotics Championship)
• Winners at RobotSawam 2017, Kerela (International Robotics Fest by Amrita
University and IEEE)
• 2nd Runners Up at Arman Dogra Football Tournament
• Red Blazer and Principal Excellence Award for his work in the field of robotics.
• Vice-President Robotics Club
• Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) - Level A1 and Level A2
Job/Work Experience: Event Organising
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor for underprivileged children at an NGO
Summer Activities: Volunteering, Programming
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Personal Statement-8/10 (wasn’t bad but it wasn’t standout)
Recommendations (rating 1-10):
Teacher Rec #1: Mathematics Teacher - 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: Computer Science Teacher - 9/10
Counselor Rec:- 8/10
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major and College: College of Engineering - Computer Science
Country: India
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 50-100k USD
Waitlisted
David5454 A good question - we had the same concerns about GT going in. S always wanted to be an engineer and was a great HS math and science student, accepted into the GT honors program. We were very relieved at the orientation program that the school went out of its way to stress that undergrad student mental health and happiness are now a primary focus, and that the school understands that the majority of its students aren’t fraternity/sorority socialites, but are on the introverted and stress prone side instead. Engineering used to be known as a “weed out” curriculum - now the focus is on a high freshman retention amd success rate. There are mandatory extra help sessions for those who didn’t place out of lower level calculus and physics courses, and the university provides a wide and abundant range of tutors (the honors dorm has its own assigned set).
The work is hard and there’s a lot of it, but S has absolutely thrived, at top of his class with a major and a double minor and heavy extracurricular robotics involment (vp of the program this year). He gets a lot of moral support from his like minded roommates (5 presently in an on campus apartment). That having been said, he works hard, and paced himself by taking two serious courses each of his first two summers and will take an extra semester to complete the second minor (an Asian language).
All of this is to say that a bright kid can easily find supportive faculty, gregarious friends and engaging activities that soften the rigors of the GT curriculum. If your stepson is a serious student (no doubt, assuming he’s competitive at Wash U), then he should be fine at GT. A big difference between the schools though seems to be that GT’s roots and present focus are in engineering while Wash U has always been more broadly based. (This year 44% of GT admittees are in areas other than engineering, reflecting a push to diversify the student body. This also means the engineering program is that much harder to get into).
Hope this helps. If there’s some way to use a DM on here I’d be happy to share further.
@pro-procrastinator. My son was waitlisted. 4.0 unweighted ACT 35 All AP classes. Visited twice Talked to Wash U at booths. Engineering need financial aid. I saw their list he is not a bee keeper or comedian or whatever the list contains. You seem to need some unusual talent to get in. D
waitlisted from engineering school. national merit finalist, rank 1st in huge public school. weighed GPA 4.7, took 11 ap, all 5’s, SAT: 1600, took 5 subject SAT, all 800’s, national champion in one team competition, science research experience with science paper published as 3rd author. several presidents in clubs. regional programming winners, etc.
@ambkeegan If you look at the statistics, only 19% of the admitted class is Engineering. He is obviously qualified but perhaps it is just because of the major?
Believe me, my son does not have any of the talents listed. I think perhaps for him, it was applying ED and exhibiting interest.
8% business. Wow. Now I know why I was waitlisted lol
How many students are accepted to Olin this year? My DD said only 160?
@wendyez I’m sure students who has great stats like you will choose ivies over WashU, so they give you waitlist?
@wendyez I’m speechless. I don’t understand that on any front! Wow!
Accepted
Chinese Male, Minnesota
4.71 WGPA
1550 SAT
35 ACT
800 Math 2 760 US History 750 Lit
10 AP Classes
National Merit Semifinalist, Debate Captain, Film Club founder, Volunteer Shift Leader (150+ volunteer hours)
Yield management. They probably figure he’ll end up at MIT or an Ivy (i bet he does) so why give up the seat.
I honestly laughed when i saw the BEE KEEPER! I guess you would be hard to be more unique than that lol
Just got my package from WashU! Interesting that their idea of “gear” is a notebook and some colored pencils XD
Is that it? come on! U r kidding us!