CMC ED 2 Results

Colleges and Universities A-Z Claremont McKenna College
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Hey guys! I’m super pumped about my recent CMC acceptance, and I wanted to let everyone know that even someone without the greatest stats can still get accepted! I want to spread hope to anyone applying RD because I was absolutely not confident at all about getting in, but I did miraculously :smiley: Since I couldn’t find an ED2 results-specific thread anywhere else, I figured I’d start one, since results just came out last night. I’ll post first below!

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted - CC[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted - SEAS[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred - CC[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred - SEAS[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected - CC[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected - SEAS[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
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.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

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, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted - CC

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 (34 superscore: 34 E, 36 M, 31 R, 34 S, 12 W)
SAT II: 790 Chinese, 780 Math II, 750 Bio E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (though I know it’s top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chinese, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics 1, Honors Senior Rhetoric, Consumer Ec, Computer Programming
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International scholarship to study in Taiwan this summer for 2 months

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (President), National Chinese Honor Society (Vice President), Varsity Track & Field (Captain), Literacy Center Academic Tutoring (Tutor Leader), Physics Club (Leader), Chemistry Club (Assistant Manager), Senior Board (Homecoming King Nominee)
Job/Work Experience: Chinese Teacher’s Assistant, Customer Service, Graphic Designer, Private Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Every community service project I organized and participated in as a part of being President of National Honor Society and VP of National Chinese Honor Society
Summer Activities: My jobs??? (see above)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 I think. I’ve always been an excellent writer, and I think my essay to CMC was very strong and purposeful. However, I definitely don’t think it was the best essay I’ve ever written.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10. My teacher’s favorite student of all time
Teacher Rec #2: 8. My teacher really really liked me and I showed extreme dedication
Counselor Rec: 8. My counselor and I are super tightttt.
Additional Rec: 10.
Interview: Did not Interview. I showed up at the location I was going to meet the alumnus, but he never showed up to interview me. I let the admissions office know of this.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: International Relations
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, 4-year
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Lowest ($30K)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Athletic Recruit

Reflection

Strengths: My leadership and passion shown in my essays, as well as my recommendations
Weaknesses: My lack of AP classes in the past!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Leadership Experience, Good Essays, Athletic Recruit

Good luck to everyone else applying!!

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Which sport were you recruited for? outwest88

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Rejected (I’m doing this on my phone and the code is not working so I apologize! Look at the nearest large red object to get an idea of what this should look like)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (740 English, 720 Math, 800 Writing)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 790 Math II, 700 Spanish w/ Listening
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank: 1 out of 650
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), European History (5), US History (5), English Language (5), Spanish Language (5), Chemistry (5)
IB: N/A
Senior Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Microeconomics, AP US Government and Politics, AP English Literature, AP Art History
Major Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction (does that even count?)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Engineering Club (VP), Gay Straight Alliance (VP), 10 years of Soccer inc. high school (captain sophomore year), Varsity Volleyball, Summer program at Yale focused on Foreign Affairs (won simulation award), Geography Bowl (Captain)
Job/Work Experience: Software Engineer Intern, Private Tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: Beach cleanups (I’m a saint, I know)
Summer Activities: Summer program at Yale mentioned above, some beach cleanups, had an exchange student, Club soccer, kayaking, hiking (in other words, nothing special)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): My common app essays were 10 each, I consider myself a very strong writer and I wrote about my experiences with my soccer coach on a personal level. My CMC essay was probably an 8, I didn’t have a lot of fresh ideas but I did the best with what I could.
Recommendations (Rating 1-10, with details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10. My AP Euro teacher who loved me and wrote incredibly strongly about my achievements, plus she has my sister currently boosting a personal connection. Also motivated by writing a prior rec for me.

Teacher Rec #2: 9. My AP English Lang teacher from junior year. The letter wasn’t very personal in terms of relating to my EC’s but was brimming with praise. He falsely deemed me the best writer he ever met, but false praise is still good, am I right my darling readers?

Counselor Rec: 8.5. My counselor definitely knows my name and knows me very well now, but at the time was not very familiar with me besides my GPA.

Interview: It went very well and I kept in contact with the guy, we formed a good connection and it’s a shame I can’t let him know that I’d join him as a Stag.

Other:

Applied for financial aid? Yes
Intended Major: Environment, Economics, and Politics
State: CA
School type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$75 K
Hooks: Devilishly Handsome

Reflection

Strengths: My essays were generally good and my academics were strong. My interview went well and I’d like to think I bonded with my interviewer. I demonstrated a lot of interest in CMC as I had visited 4 times already.
Weaknesses: I’m a fairly bland applicant with nothing jumping out at an admissions officer. I probably should have tried to enter as a recruited soccer player, but oh well, times have passed.

Why do you think you were rejected: Again, I’m a vanilla candidate with nothing incredible. I’m not bitter at all, and I’m really super super super happy for all of you that got accepted!

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@IncorpXand‌ Wow, I’d say I’m only a marginally better candidate (slightly higher GPA, tests, leaderships) than you. I got really lucky, I guess. Good luck this year!