CMC Class of 2014 Official RD Decisions Thread

Waltznumbertwo · March 24, 2010, 8:22pm

Good luck to everyone!

Here's the format:

Take out the spaces when selecting

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

raelah · March 24, 2010, 8:32pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2210 (730 CR, 740 M, 740 W)
[] SAT II: 780 French, 710 Literature, 690 Math Level 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] AP: French (5), English Lit (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, AP Gov, APES, AP Stats, Women’s Lit, French
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: They are excellent, including study abroad.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Regular volunteer at hospital, service club.
[] Essays: I liked both of them, especially my CMC supplement.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure they were both good although I only read one.
[] Counselor Rec: Good.
[] Additional Rec: One from my principal.
[] Interview: It was good. They kept asking me what other colleges I was applying to though…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Government
[] State: California
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks: None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, study abroad, essays.
[] Weaknesses: GPA, “lack” of APs.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A combination of my GPA and the fact that I’m a local Southern California white girl.
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got accepted! CMC is a great school.

xa3 · March 24, 2010, 8:33pm

[ 700 CR, 720 M, 740 W] SAT I (breakdown):
[ None] ACT:
[ 780 M2, 730 USH] SAT II (if submitted):
[ 3.97] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ 16/700] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ 5 USH, 5 Psych] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ N/A] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ 7 APs] Senior Year Course Load:
[ National Merit Finalist] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ Many sports and clubs] Extracurriculars
[ Restaurant] Job/Work Experience
[ Hospital, Tutor, Organizations)Volunteer/Community service:
[ Great] Essays:
[ Generic] Teacher Recommendation:
[ Awesome] Counselor Rec:
[None ] Additional Rec:
[ None] Interview:

[ YEP] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ Psychology] Intended Major:
[ AZ] State (if domestic applicant):
[ Public] School Type:
[ AZN] Ethnicity:
[ M] Gender:
[ idk] Income Bracket:
[ idk] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ Lazer vision] Strengths:
[ Anything stronger than me] Weaknesses
[ Im so good] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

P.S. the last three were a joke
Good Luck!!!

sillyaardvark · March 24, 2010, 8:38pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 690-CR, 720-M, 740-W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): 680-Math I, 750-Spanish, 730-US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/549
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comparative Gov’t and Politics (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Geography SL (4), Spanish A2 SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB History HL, IB Math SL, IB TOK, IB Biology HL, AP US Gov’t and Politics, AP Stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President), Spanish Club (Secretary), Int’l Club (Event Organizer), MUN, Key Club, World Agora Club (Secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: Odd jobs here and there
[] Volunteer/Community service: IB CAS Hours
[] Essays: Great
[] Teacher Recommendation: THEY LOVE ME
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty generic
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Poly Sci.
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, Large
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~55,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first gen.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Well-rounded (?)
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know…I guess my application was impressive. I’m the first person to apply from my school, ever, so maybe that helped?[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

berry14 · March 24, 2010, 8:41pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1850 low…i know
[] ACT: didn’t submit
[] SAT II (if submitted): very low hah
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 on calc and eng.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP 4 college classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: 4 years of work
[] Volunteer/Community service: 4 years and 3 years of two programs
[] Essays: awesome
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: nope
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major: neuroscience
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public - does NOT help at ALL
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: >200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first gen.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: taken 14 college courses
[] Weaknesses: sat scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: it’s hard to get into and my grades were lower. [/li][/ul]General Comments: i didn’t like the campus anyways. its in the middle of no where

takemeseriously · March 24, 2010, 8:44pm

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[]SATI(breakdown): 800 CR/ 800 W/ 780 M
[]SATII(if submitted): 800 Math 2, 750 Bio
[]Unweighted GPA(outof4.0): 3.87
[]Rank: Top 20%
[]AP: 3 5s
[]Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs and one random class
[]Major Awards(USAMO,Inteletc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars : Debate (captain), Mock Trial (Secretary), FBLA (project chair), religious group youth leader, dance teacher
[]Job/WorkExperience: tutor, dance teacher, and hotel internship
[]Volunteer/Community service: began a tutoring program
[]Essays: about dr seuss!
[]TeacherRecommendation: great
[]CounselorRec: decent
[]AdditionalRec:none
[]Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]AppliedforFinancialAid?: Y
[]Intended Major: Econ
[]State: CA
[]School Type: Competitive public
[]Ethnicity: Indian
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: >100,000
[]Hooks: none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: SAT, ecs
[]Weaknesses: rank
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: haha see above? Also finalist for achievement award
[/ul]GeneralComments: Good luck everyone. Im sure youll all end up in amazing places

Waltznumbertwo · March 24, 2010, 8:47pm

Disappointed :(

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit SAT I
[] ACT: 33 Composite
[] SAT II (if submitted): 730 on Literature, 780 on World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish Upward trending
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Limited by high school curriculum, taking 4 APs this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English (toughest class in school by far), AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Euro, Acc. French IV, and a couple of electives that I had to take in order to graduate
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, French National Honor Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lacrosse (2 years) Spring Track (1 year), Model UN Youth Secretariat (3 years), NHS service at school functions
[] Job/Work Experience:3 Summer jobs, missed one summer with a broken collarbone
[] Volunteer/Community service: 55 required community service hours. Worked with local rotary for nearly my entire life. Dedicated volunteer for a local charity that collects and sends bikes to developing nations.
[] Essays: I thought it was good, I wrote about charity work in my common app essay and wrote about Eunice Kennedy Shriver in my CMC essay.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
[] Counselor Rec: Generic, there are too many kids at my school for it to be personalized.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None, but I did visit
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: I listed Undecided, but I was leaning towards EEP or philosophy.
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Catholic, all-male
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 150k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ list]
[] Strengths: Community service, teacher recs, ACT score
[] Weaknesses: Lack of leadership-oriented ECs? No interview?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not entirely sure.[/li][/list]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!

anonymityyy · March 24, 2010, 8:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800CR, 700M, 800W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): 790 Lit, 770 French, 800 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): under top 25%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 5, French Lang 5, Psychology 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: almost all AP and Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): co-founder/co-pres Amnesty Intl, tutoring organization, newspaper editor
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: a fair amount, in clubs
[] Essays: they were…original. guess they must have been pretty good!
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good, I’m guessing
[] Counselor Rec: good?
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: nope
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 20-30k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none really
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, essays, ECs?
[] Weaknesses: GPA and class rank, obviously
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: …I guess I somehow stood out?
[/ul]General Comments: I am flabbergasted. I still think it may have been a mistake.

dx1992 · March 24, 2010, 8:57pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (800W; 770CR; 630M)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): Literature 780, US History 780
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), French. lang (5), French lit. (5), English lang (5), European History (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calc AB, AP English lit, Constitutional Law (1 semester), Cold War History (1 semester), War in Literature (1 semester), Digital art (1 semester)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction, National Merit commended, 5 school awards (history, english, science, drama prizes), secundus awards sophomore and junior year (2nd highest overall gpa)

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): newspaper (Editor-In-Chief), fall/spring productions (lead roles in 10,11,12 grades), debate club (President), varsity crew (captain)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: taught at “enrichment” summer camp
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:service: committee of an event raising money for poor children in the Boston area, organized annual drive for a women’s shelter, volunteered on political campaigns
[ *] Essays: Solid
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Outstanding
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Political Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[ *] School Type: Private, all-boys
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 200K+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Writing, recommendations
[ *] Weaknesses: School are tough graders; low SAT I Math score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Math score
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

Oh well! I guess I will see come May! I am a little nervous about my other colleges (ivys, etc.) now…

BooksRnot4me · March 24, 2010, 9:00pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (740 CR / 700 M / 740 W / 12 E)
[] SAT II: Did Not Send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81/4.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Microeconomics / AP Macroeconomics / AP Comparative Government / AP U.S. Government / AP Modern European History ((all senior year))
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government / AP Economics / AP Modern European / Honors English 12 / Honors Calculus / Understanding Modern Man - Philosophy and Literature
[li] Major Awards: None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model United Nations (6 conferences attended, 5 awards) / Robotics Club / Philosophy Club (President) / Investment Club (Vice President) / Sports Analysis Club (Founding Member) / Football Announcer / Baseball Announcer / Prefect (Faculty-elected leadership position)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Students Working to Advance Technology / Teen Court / Cleaning Up Hillsborough County / Hope Children’s Home (100 total hours)
[] Essays: Admittedly average which, for the accepted pool, would probably put them below average.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them, but presumably solid
[] Counselor Rec: Presumably solid as well
[] Additional Rec: Second teacher rec was also probably good, but not splendid
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Relations / Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] School Type: Competative Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[] Hooks: First Generation / Bilingual

[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Variance in ECs, positive grade trend (4.0 last three semesters in my toughest courseloads)
[] Weaknesses: Relatively low GPA
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Was going to be rejected on academic basis, but eclectic mix of ECs combined with high chance to attend if accepted probably kept me on the waitlist.

illinoisgirl324 · March 24, 2010, 9:04pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR, 760 M, 720 W
[] ACT: 34 composite
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on English
[] Senior Year Course Load: AB Calc, French IV, 2 history courses each semester, Environmental Chemistry, Web Technologies, Modern Theater, Modern World Fiction (my school does not have AP courses)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper (opinions editor), Writing Center tutor, Senior Class Representative, piano, Neuroscience Club (board), Drama Club (4 leading roles), National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 150 hours from tutoring a residential summer school program at my school.
[] Essays: I think they were pretty solid. My Common App essay was about my ten years of formal piano study, including six years of a summer piano program. My CMC essay was about Jack Kelso (I explained it in the other thread about essays).
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been really excellent.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good, though a little impersonal.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: None, and I haven’t visited yet.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] Intended Major: English.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois.
[] School Type: State-sponsored competitive public boarding school.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m currently involved in a yearlong research investigation through my school that focuses on writing historical fiction.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, ACT, essays, recs
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know anyone else who applied from my school this year, so maybe that helped?
[/ul]General Comments: I’m pleasantly surprised that I got accepted! I haven’t been to CMC yet, but I think I’ll have to visit now. Congratulations to all other accepted students!

CurseItToHades · March 24, 2010, 9:20pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): Verbal - 770 Math - 710 Writing - 800 Total - 2280

ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted): Lit - 740 US History - 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.22 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH - 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Psychology, Gov/Econ, Spanish 3, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, Senior Play Performance, Acting, Music Theory, Physical Techniques (This was the most challenging course load available at my school)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student (if that even counts). I hate competition.
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 6 years of acting with various studios and theaters, one summer at CSSSA Innerspark, school drama academy, 10 years of piano, 8 years of clarinet, 5 years of guitar, various art workshops/classes/displays, 1 year of O-TEAM, 2 years of self-taught German. No leadership.

Job/Work Experience: None. I’m a future philosophy major for crying out loud.
Volunteer/Community service: 75 hours of tutoring on every subject imaginable, 15 hours a year of library work, and I am my school’s unofficial photographer for shows.
Essays: I’m a great writer, but I get the feeling my essay wasn’t quite what CMC was looking for.
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Rec:
Interview: When the interviewer tells you that “maybe you should check out Pitzer,” you know you’ve given your liberal ass away.
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Heck yeah, up the wazoo

Intended Major: Foreign Language/Philosophy
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Performing Arts Charter
Ethnicity: Russian-Jewish (or “White” as they call it these days)
Gender: Chiquita
Income Bracket: Lower-middle-middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m an eccentric overachiever who goes to a performing arts school in a Korean church.
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Personality, Arts, Stats, Mojo

Weaknesses: Zero Leadership, Ultra-liberal
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I’m a free-lovin’, Tom Robbins-readin’, Woody Guthrie-admirin’ pinko commie.
</code></pre>

General Comments: I’m going to Scripps, baby.

westhamunited32 · March 24, 2010, 9:24pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (740 CR / 800 M / 670 W)
SAT II: 770 Lit, 690 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4ish?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 97/640
AP (place score in parenthesis): IB Diploma
Senior Year Course Load: 6 IB classes, 3 HL
Major Awards: National Merit Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer player, academic decathlon, boy scout, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Quizno’s subs, worked in a warehouse full time, last summer worked in a CPA firm, then did independent contract accounting, virtually acted as CFO for a company
Volunteer/Community service: All 200+ IB CAS hours, habitat for humanity, many boy scout service projects
Essays: wrote about Homer Simpson
Teacher Recommendation: “Didn’t read them, but presumably solid”
Counselor Rec: “Presumably solid as well”
Additional Rec:
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
School Type: Public very Competitive IB school
Ethnicity: Persian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 40K
Hooks: None?
Reflection[list][] Strengths: Courseload, SAT, National Merit, work experience[] Weaknesses: Relatively low GPA[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Thought I was pretty qualified. Straight A’s my senior year with 6 IB classes, thought that would help…guess not?

sg12 · March 24, 2010, 9:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 740 M: 760 W: 780 (2280)
[] ACT: 35 English: 35 Math: 35 Reading: 35 Science: 33
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math: 800 US History: 760 Bio E: 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History: 5, Spanish Language: 5, Bio: 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Physics B, Advanced Physics, English IV: Shakespeare, Varsity Jazz Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar, Cum Laude Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball Tennis, Student Government, Peer Advisors, Junior Leadership Project, SADD, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Couple hundred hours
[] Essays: Pretty Good, not amazing
[] Teacher Recommendation: One amazing one, one really good one
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Great (3rd teacher)
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Don’t remember, I think I put undecided.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Intensely competitive private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Too much to get aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, Rigor of academic schedule, Well-rounded
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Idk, but I’m happy :)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats all acceptances, Good luck waitlistees, and those who were rejected will get in somewhere great too!

cr_freak · March 24, 2010, 9:45pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): math 770, cr 780, wr 740
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 780, 620
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: toughest available.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): loads.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president of my class, a few more top posts
[ *] Job/Work Experience: not much
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: not much
[ *] Essays: awesome !
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: stellar ! both of em.
[ *] Counselor Rec: average… my counselor doesn’t really know me too well.
[ *] Additional Rec: none.
[ *] Interview: NA
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Econ/International Relations
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: >250,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, recos, ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: Dont know LOL.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays. Definately the essays.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Congratulations to all who got in…and to those who din’t make it - don’t worry. There are a lot more decisions on their way :)

tenorforlife · March 24, 2010, 9:54pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 32 ( 33 eng, 35 math,31 reading, 28 sci, 33 writing 11/12 essay)
[] SAT II (if submitted): soo bad haha 630 lit, 620 math II, 600 spanish…had flu when i took it
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/453
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5- psych, 4-eng lang and world hist, 3-spanish lang and us hist. takin ap lit and calc bc this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: stuff =)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots and lots =) lots of leadership. sorry for not being specific. varsity swim team captain, key club pres/district lieu gov…ect
[] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard one summer hah
[] Volunteer/Community service: LOTS =)
[] Essays: worked very hard on them! very personal
[] Teacher Recommendation: awesome!
[] Counselor Rec: great!
[] Interview: didn’t have one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep!
[] Intended Major: probably neuroscience with a leadership concentration if i go here! pre-med for sure
[] State (if domestic applicant): NE
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): great essays, lots of leadership and good academics
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/r!ejected: i’m soo excited! I hope the good news will keep coming from my other colleges! I’m excited to have a great school like this no matter what happens! I’m hoping on Pomona, Harvard, and Yale but we shall see =) Good Luck!

RookandBishop · March 24, 2010, 10:36pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710 CR 780 M 800 W (2290)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): 760 US History; 770 Chemistry; 800 Math Level 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%, school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5); US History (5); Chemistry (4); Calculus BC (5); Statistics (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP English Literature, Current Issues in the Modern World, AP Biology, AP Physics C, Multivariable Calculus
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot of leadership ECs. Most notable is that I started an independent school magazine.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some, but I didn’t list any.
[] Essays: I wrote the CMC essay about Hannibal Barca.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Quite Strong
[] Counselor Rec: Strong
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] Intended Major: Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Private Prep
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Significant legacy at the school.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics, Test Scores, Legacy, ECs
[] Weaknesses: Lack of Awards, Community Service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: What I listed in Strengths.[/li][/ul]General Comments: The fact of the matter is that whether or not you got in, you’re most likely an extremely strong caliber student. Congratulations to all the accepted students and best wishes and luck to all those on the waitlist or who will be attending college elsewhere.

graciee · March 24, 2010, 10:36pm

Decision: Waitlisted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II (if submitted): did not officially submit (was told not to by the dean -_-) 750 US History 740 BioM
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4~3.5 ish?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3) WH (3) USH (4) Bio (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc AB, AP Economics, AP US Govt, AP English Lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, and…a few more I don’t remember
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Historian, and divisional officer), Make-A-Wish (treasurer and secretary), ASB (Commissioner of Education), Mock Trial, Mentors
[] Job/Work Experience: tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local library + church + Key Club + Make-A-Wish = 200+ hours
[] Essays: Essay was okay; I used the same essay I wrote for UCs. Supplemental essay…well, lets just say I wrote that the week before it was due.
[] Teacher Recommendation: did not read, hopefully it was good.
[] Counselor Rec: ^ditto
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: did not interview, but did attend the Open House at CMC
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: EFC = 0, lets just put it that way
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, EC’s, possibly recommendations
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths and weaknesses[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m actually quite pleased. To be honest, I thought I was going to be flat out rejected because I knew how competitive CMC admissions were. So this was a step up from my expecations . Hahahaha, ANYWAYS. Congratulations to all who were accepted; you guys definately deserve it! To my fellow waitlistees: yay us! CMC still thought we were good enough . However, we have a lot more waiting in store… . To those who did not make it, I sincerely hope you guys find that one place where you feel you belong. I can tell you it’s definately out there, somewhere. As for me, I think I am going to submit my SIR to UCSD (dream school). But, I am still going to turn in my “I wanna stay on the waitlist” postcard to CMC. So, we’ll see how everything goes :)

alemonkoe · March 25, 2010, 11:14am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 - 770 M - 740 R - 780 W
[] SAT II (if submitted): Physics 670 - Math II 740 - Lit 670
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/67
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math HL (6), Physics HL (7), English A1 HL (7), History HL (7), Chemistry SL (6), German B (6)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholar Finalist, McKenna Achievement Finalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (President), Varsity Basketball (Captain), Model United Nations (Student-Director), ISMTF Math Team (Captain), Varsity Football, Future Business Leaders of America (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Various work associated with my extracurriculars
[] Essays: Pretty good I think. My Common App one was about my life living around the world in 8 different countries, and my Supplement one was about Pierre de Coubertin (the driving force behind the Modern Olympic Movement)
[] Teacher Recommendation: I assume they were good. Didn’t read them, but I have good relationships with the teachers that wrote recs for me.
[] Counselor Rec: Also good I assume
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Went really well (was on campus). My interviewer was a really cool guy, talked about sports, Mt. Athos, etc. for almost an hour.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Political Science or PPE
[] Country (if international applicant): Naples, Italy
[] School Type: Department of Defense Dependents School
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Lived around the world, speak four languages, i don’t know what else would be considered a hook about me…[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Experiences, Essays, Extracurriculars, SAT I
[] Weaknesses: SAT II
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure. I was a McKenna Achievement Finalist so there was obviously something they liked.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Really excited about getting in, looking forward to (possibly) meeting the other accepted applicants, good luck to those of you on the wait list, and don’t sweat it to those who got rejected, we’ll all end up somewhere that’s right for us.

eee222 · March 25, 2010, 7:38pm

Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): CR 680 M 670 W 690

ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted): 720 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (2) EuroH (3) USH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP French, AP Stats, AP Psych, honors everything else
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): school awards, debate state championship, model un awards
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): student senate (president), debate (captain), model un seeds of peace international camp

Job/Work Experience: busboy
Volunteer/Community service: afghani tutoring program, water testing
Essays:common app–> about seeds of peace, cmc essay–> about mickey mouse
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them
Counselor Rec: didn’t read it
Additional Rec: counselor from seeds of peace wrote one
Interview: had an interview which didn’t last very long, which I though didn’t go very well.
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: yes

Intended Major: International Relations
State (if domestic applicant): Maine
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:caucasian
Gender: M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): i had an interview with the head of the IR program and it went very well. He sent a note to the admissions office urging them to accept me.
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: essays, the professors note to the admissions office, I’m from Maine

Weaknesses: GPA, SATs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I visited campus and showed a lot of interest. In addition to some solid extracurricular activities and a good interview with the head of the department that I am interested in.
</code></pre>

General Comments: Everyone I’ve seen on this site has better stats than me. I’m sure you will all get into somewhere amazing even if its not CMC. Good luck!

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