CMC Class of 2014 Official RD Decisions Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Claremont McKenna College
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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): CR 670, M 670

  • ACT: None
  • SAT II (if submitted): None
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): My school didn’t offer AP classes.
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): My school didn’t offer an IB program.
  • Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Basketball, Varsity Tennis, Piano, DECA, Knowledge Bowl…

  • Job/Work Experience: None
  • Volunteer/Community service: None
  • Essays: I think both my essays were well written and unique.
  • Teacher Recommendation: Both were very good!
  • Counselor Rec: Very good!
  • Interview: Didn’t have one…
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: No.

  • Intended Major: Econ or Poli Sci…
  • State (if domestic applicant): Washington State
  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: Caucasian
  • Gender: Male
  • Income Bracket:
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): great essays, lots of sports, I’m pretty well-rounded…
    </code></pre>

<p>Reflection[list][li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/r!ejected: I’m really surprised that I got in… And all that didn’t get accepted, I’m sure will end up somewhere great! </p>[/li]
<p>I have the same feelings about this whole thing as eee222!!!</p>

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<p>Accepted :)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take it
[</em>] ACT: 34 Composite, with Writing (just took it once)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 780 Physics, 800 Math IIC
[</em>] Weighted GPA (out of 4.8): 4.13
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus BC (5), AP Physics C: Mechanics (5), AP Psychology (5) - all self-studied
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Pyschology SL (6)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Physics HL, IB Economics HL, IB English A1 HL, IB Math HL, IB French Abinitio, Ensemble (Choir), PE
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): IASAS Scholar (participated in 3 international events while maintaining a GPA greater than 3.9), some piano awards</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tri-M (VP), Model United Nations (Secretary General), Swimming, Community Service
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Waiter for about a month
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Various stuff throughout Thailand and in California - helping build homes for Habitat for Humanity, spending time with orphanage kids, teaching kids how to swim, volunteering at a local hospital
[</em>] Essays: Good, I guess
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Physics and Math - both were good, apparently
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: International Relations
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA - I live in Bangkok and am an international student, bt I grew up in San Jose, CA, and am a US citizen, so I applied as a US student
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): American with international student exposure and experience</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the whole American with international experience helped, in addition to my Model United Nations - I believe CMC has an MUN organization.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: </p>

<p>Heard it was a tough year, so I’m just glad I got in.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730 (CR) 770 (Math) 770 (Writing) / 2270
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Math II, 660 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 UW / 4.2 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Art HL, IB A1 Eng HL, IB A2 Chinese HL, IB Econ HL, AP Calc B/C, US History
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Badminton team for four years, Basketball team for two years, Piano for thirteen years, Art for fourteen years, Model United Nations for two years, Roots and Shoots for two years.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: The country I’m in doesn’t allow work for those under eighteen, only internship. Interned at a company doing stuff like catalog design, photography, photo editing.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Not much. Some Roots and Shoots stuff.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Badminton, piano, art. Same old, same old.
[</em>] Essays: Common app was very different. Very abstract, poetical discussion (almost) that links together the fundamental aspects of my life: art, piano, academics and cultural identity. Supplement essay… was probably not what they were looking for. Haha.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good. I think. Both have taught me for a few years, and I’m generally a good student.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Hopefully good?
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): China (but US citizen)
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: High.
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I was really committed to most of my ECs, although I didn’t have any leadership positions. Solid test scores / grades.
[<em>] Weaknesses: No awards. No leadership positions. Not a lot of community service.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t think it was the right fit for me, haha, to be honest.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted (Boston University, Boston College, Stanford); rejected (Northwestern);[/li][/ul]General Comments: Meh. Congrats to everyone though.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2200, 800 Verbal, 730 Math, 670 Writing
[ *] ACT: x
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 700 Math, 750 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7?
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): x
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Literature (4), AP English Composition (5), AP US History (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): IBSL Spanish (6)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IBHL Music, IBHL Physics, IBHL English, AP Economics, IBSL Math, Honors Wind Ensemble, IB Theory of Knowledge
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Society President
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Interned at a consulting firm
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: None
[ *] Essays: I did well on the common app, but I thought I did pretty poorly on the supplement… wrote a bunch of stuff about the Taiwanese president. O_o
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: unknown
[ *] Additional Rec: IBHL Music teacher
[ *] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Unknown
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): x
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Taiwan
[ *] School Type: International School (private)
[ *] Ethnicity: Taiwanese-American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: x
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): ?!
[/ul]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I did well on my common app essay.</p>

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<p>DECISION:Rejected </p>

<p>OBJECTIVE:
SATI (breakdown): 760 CR/ 740 W/ 800 M = 2300
SATII (if submitted): 800 Math 2, 780 Bio
Cumulative Unweighted GPA(outof4.0): 3.72 (after 11th grade); 3.756 (Midterm of senior)
Cumulative Weighted GPA: 4.22 (after 11th grade); 4.324 (Midterm of senior)
Rank: Top 4% after junior; top 3% in midterm of senior
Total APs Taken: 13
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs and 1st semester off roll, 2nd semester retook a class that I got a B in…
Major Awards(USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major…PSAT Commendation, AP Distinction Award, ELC (top 4% of class gets it…) </p>

<p>SUBJECTIVE:
Extracurriculars : WOW (women of the world): founder and president, Senate in 11th grade…nothing much
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital (worked in senior house then emergency depart.), Library (children section)
Essays: They were alright?
Teacher Recommendation: No idea…
Counselor Rec: No idea…
Additional Rec: Library - the lady loved me but her rec was pretty general
Interview: None </p>

<p>OTHER
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Molecular Biology (or maybe I just put Biology?)
State: CA
School Type: Competitive public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: F
Income Bracket: A bit over $120000
Hooks: None </p>

<p>Reflection: …meh
Strengths: SATs
Weaknesses: Rank, GPA, Ecs, Recs?</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably no financial aid for international students…boohoo
Where else were you accepted? University of British Columbia, Berkeley, UCSD, UCLA, UCI, Agnes Scott College, Pomona (yan Pomona XD)
General Comments: My ECs probably weren’t good enough…and my gpa was pretty low too…oh well</p>

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<p>are any waitlist decisions out yet?!?!</p>