Colgate University Class of 2017 Stats

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<p>[b ] Decision: Accepted**
[b ] Decision: Waitlisted**
[b ] Decision: Rejected**</p>

<p>[ b]College and Program:[ /b]</p>

<p>[b ]Objective:*[ list]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown):
[* ] ACT:
[* ] 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.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:*[list]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[* ] Job/Work Experience:
[* ] Volunteer/Community service:
[* ] Summer Activities:
[* ] Essays:
[* ] Teacher Recommendation:
[* ] Counselor Rec:
[* ] Additional Rec:
[* ] Interview:
[* ] Supplementary Material(if any):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other*[list]
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):
[* ] Country (if international applicant):
[* ] School Type:
[* ] Ethnicity:
[* ] Gender:
[* ] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA):
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection*[list]
[ ] Strengths:
[* ] Weaknesses:
[* ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[* ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:**</p>

<p>Remember, DELETE THE SPACES.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>SAT I (by section): 2150 (Composite), 730 (M), 720 (CR), 700 (W)
SAT IIs: N/A
ACT: 33 (Composite) 35 (English) 34 (Science) 32 (Reading) 29 (Math)
APs: World History (5) Comparative Politics (5) U.S. Government (3)
IBs: N/A
GPA (UW, W): 3.96 UW, 4.4 W
Rank: 14/~300
Other stats:
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Euro History, AP Spanish, AP Physics, Sculpture
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Two-time National debate qualifier; a lot of regional awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (President), National Honors Society (VP, Exec. Aide junior year), Mu Alpha Theta, Beta Chi Pi, FBLA (Reporter),
Job/Work Experience: Three years summer research at top university, three summer caddying at two Country clubs
Volunteer/Community service: Summer Overland volunteering. 100+ library volunteering, 50+ political campaign
Summer Activities: Summer Overland service, debate camp, science research, caddying
Essays: CA-“introspective” and “thoughtful”, Supp-genuine
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read but I’m assuming they were good
Counselor Rec: ditto
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MO
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Demonstrated interest, Extracurrics/Leadership
Weaknesses: Low ACT? Poor SAT II stats that I didn’t send
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my interest showed in my app and I think my strong writing showed as well.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: WashU, William and Mary (Monroe Scholarship), Colby (Pres. Scholarship), Case Western ($23,000) Rejected: Northwestern Waiting on: Dartmouth, Cornell, Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Vanderbilt
General Comments: Relieved, honestly. It’s nice to know I was accepted to such a great LAC, esp. after being flat out rejected by Northwestern. WashU is still probably my top school, but I’m still considering some other options. Congratulations to all those accepted!</p>

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<p>** Decision: Rejected**</p>

<p>College and Program:</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (720 CR, 670 M, 710 W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 760 USH, 710 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.765
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in USH, Lang. 3s in US Gov, Psych.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP BC, AP Physics B, AP Stat, AP Euro, Accounting
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, President’s Volunteer Service Award, Business Student of the Year, Delaware DECA Chapter Member of the Year, Business Professionals of America Ambassador Torch Award, placed 1st in Delaware in seven DECA/BPA events including Banking/Finance, Econ. Research Project, etc.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (President/State Voting Delegate/Leadership Ambassador), Business Professionals of America (President/Treasurer/State Voting Delegate/Leadership Ambassador), Investment Group (Founder/President), Habitat for Humanity (Founding Member), Metaphysics Conference Club (Founding Member), Young Democrats, Technology Student Association, Science Scholars, Weightlifting Group (Founding Member), Varsity Lacrosse, Varsity Indoor Track and Field.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours at local library, 15 hours around school
[</em>] Summer Activities: Learned JAVA, Python, Ruby. Brushed up on native language and began learning Mandarin Chinese.
[<em>] Essays: Common App - 7/10 (looking back, it’s kinda conceited lol). Colgate - 6/10.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Had an alumni email conversation that went really well, but I guess that doesn’t really count
[</em>] Supplementary Material(if any):</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Delaware
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): ~100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I guess Asian is URM for Colgate?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Strong courseload, Focus and emphasis on business extra-curriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, Weak freshman/sophomore grades, Rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Wasn’t really “passionate” about Colgate, Weak GPA and grades
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Delaware (Honors), University of Alabama (Honors w/ full-ride), and Indiana University (Honors and Kelley Direct Admit). Rejected from UVA, NYU Stern (according to Albert Financial Aid Theory).</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Should’ve worked harder in high school. Oh well. This just gives me motivation to kill it in college.</p>

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<p>I didn’t receive a response as yet but my SATs are super low i probably won’t get in… Do people with 1700-1800s ever get in ??</p>

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<p>Son accepted EDII (converted RD app).
2180
3.7/4.3 UW/W gpa; top 20%
Eagle Scout, EMT, Dept of Defense internship sr. yr., 2,000 comm service hrs.</p>

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<p>** Decision: Accepted**</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (660R, 660M, 650W)
[</em>] ACT: 33, 34 superscore (35E, 32M, 35R, 34S, 8W)
[* ] SAT II: Math II (690), Literature (640)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (not sure about out of 4.0)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), Human Geography (3), English Literature (pending), Psychology (pending), BC Calculus (pending)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: H Anatomy & Physiology, AP English Literature, AP Psychology (online school), AP BC Calculus, French II, H Humanities, H Music History
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Mu Alpha Theta (secretary/treasurer)
STEM Society
National Beta Club
National Honor Society
Cliosophic Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Senior Class Vice President
Varsity Cheerleading (11, 12)
Student Council Class Representative (10, 11)
Mu Alpha Theta secretary/treasurer
Canstruction (Captain)
French Club (historian/photographer)
Student ambassador
Varsity pom squad (9, 10)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Babysitting (couldn’t put on commonapp, though)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Animal shelter volunteer
[</em>] Summer Activities:
Duke TIP (Institue of Marine Research and Biological Study of Sea Life)
Study Abroad, course studying the history of the Olympics
[<em>] Essays: Topic of Choice: my experience trying French macarons for the first time and my experience trying to bake them for the first time. CommonApp EC: not making cheer squad and fighting to make it again and what that’s done for me. Colgate Diversity: Not being obviously “diverse” and trying to discover my past
[</em>] Counselor/Teacher Rec: Waived right to view, but they did add this handwritten note on my letter: “Those who know you comment on your sophisticated attitude and your independence. It is clear you have left a lasting impression on <em>my school</em>”
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: none
[<em>] Visit?: Yes
[</em>] Supplementary Material(if any):</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[</em>] School Type: small private school, best school in large city, 60 per class, all-girls, very smart students
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): 100k? Didn’t apply for FA
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I’ve heard from other colleges that my essays were very good, Colgate said that my recommendations were very strong
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, EC’s, courseload?
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: I think I came across well through my application. That and I was pretty standard as far as academics fit in Colgate
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Bryant University, College of Wooster, Denison University, Kenyon College. Waitlisted: Bucknell University, Bowdoin College. Deferred: Georgetown University. Rejected: WashU, UVa</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: SO excited!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 33
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): High school does not give GPA, 87% average (9-12). 94% average in grade 12. Basically a 3.9
AP (place score in parenthesis): English (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP English, Economics, Spanish, Advanced Functions, Law, World issues
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debating (President), Deca, Model UN, Business Club (founder and president), Advertising committee, Vasity Basketball team –all since freshmen year-
Job/Work Experience: Founded a national online charity in 2010with major retailers(ex: Apple, Macy’s, Netflix, etc) Currently the treasurer. Founded online medical reference web site Ocular EMERGENCIES in partnership with ALCON pharmaceuticals, currently the Canadian manager.
Volunteer/Community service: Odds and ends throughout high school. Traveled to Kenya to build a school.
Summer Activities: Emerging program in Spain, Volunteered in Kenya, Doing work for employers listed above.
Essays: all very good, touch down on my work experience. Humbling extracurricular common app essay on my lack of basketball skills.
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent. (AP English teacher/ Debate coach) and (Economics teacher/ Basketball Coach)
Counselor Rec: probably very good
Interview: (non evaluative) Excellent. Interviewer responded to my follow up thank you email with ,it was a pleasure.
Other
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <$150,000</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Entrepreneurial/ work experience/ recommendations/ essays
Weaknesses: low GPA, no sports
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good ECs
General Comments: So happy i got in! I plan n enrolling, Colgate is so awesome. Top quality LAC with D1 sports and incredible alumni.</p>

<p>Good luck to everyone else, you will end up at the best school for you.</p>

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<p>[b ] Decision: Accepted**</p>

<p>[b ]Objective:**[ list]
[* ] SAT I: CR 720 WR 770 M 640
[* ] ACT: N/A
[* ] SAT II: Lit 730 US Hist 660
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school does it out of 4.5 so I have no idea how to convert… UW 4.12, W 4.39
[* ] Rank: Top 15%
[* ] AP: APUSH (5), AP Lang and Comp (5), AP World Hist (4)
[* ] IB: N/A
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish, AP Lit, AP Gov/Pol, Calculus/Statistics H
[* ] Major Awards: Williams College Book Award, Top 8% of CT Students on CAPT (Standardized Test)</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[* ] Extracurriculars: NHS, 4 Years Varsity Swimming, 10 Years Competitive Swimming (I do not plan on swimming in college), Students Against Scamming Seniors (Co-Founder and President)
[* ] Job/Work Experience: Head Lifeguard/Water Safety Instructor for three years
[* ] Volunteer/Community service: Relay for Life, 2 Personal Projects for Veterans
[* ] Summer Activities: N/A
[* ] Essays: CA = talked about “love of learning”, Supp = genuine and diverse
[* ] Teacher Recommendation: I never read them but I chose my APUSH teacher and my AP Lang&Comp teacher from last year. They see me as hard working, diligent, smart, leader, talented writer.
[* ] Counselor Rec: Talked about my dad’s illness and the hard work that went into my swimming career (culminating in a survivor set that lasted 5 hours, 400 laps nonstop) and how that pushed me to never give up/excel/can-do attitude.
[* ] Additional Rec: My dad’s friend is an alum, and knows Dean of Admissions. He emailed Gary Ross talking of my strengths, but I really didn’t need it because Ross had already given my application the proverbial “thumbs up”.
[* ] Interview: N/A
[* ] Supplementary Material(if any): N/A</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[* ] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[* ] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[* ] School Type: Public (3rd best high school in the state of CT, #226 nationally ranked)
[* ] Ethnicity: White
[* ] Gender: Female
[* ] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): N/A
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My cousin is an alum, but I don’t really think that did anything.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[* ] Strengths: Writing, analytical problem solving, languages, political science
[* ] Weaknesses: Math SAT, Lack of Math APs
[* ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays were very strong, and I think my ECs had something to do with it as well.
[* ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into University of Rochester, Rejected from UVa, still waiting to hear from Amherst College, Williams College, College of William & Mary</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:** I’m still really waiting to hear from Amherst to make my decision, because it’s my dad’s alma mater and I have a pretty good chance of getting in, but whatever happens I will still probably go to Colgate! Go 'Gate! </p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone accepted! And to everyone else, good luck!</p>

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<p>** Decision: Accepted**</p>

<p>College and Program: I expressed interest in majoring in Economics (does this count?)</p>

<p>Objective:[ list]
[* ] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 - CR 690, M 710, W 650
[* ] ACT:
[* ] SAT II: Math I - 670, Literature - 710
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (my school doesn’t give GPAs)
[* ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (they also don’t rank students)
[* ] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[* ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: A level subjects - Literature, Economics, History and Chinese A-levels. Currently predicted straight As for this summer.
[* ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None :frowning:
[* ] AS grades: A in Chinese, Literature, Economics and Math. B in History.
[* ] I/GCSE grades: A* in English Literature, Math, Biology, Economics, German and Chinese, A in English Language, History and Drama, and B in geography.</p>

<p>[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[* ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Co-coach of the school’s junior netball team.
[* ] Job/Work Experience: Had a summer internship at a marketing firm.
[* ] Volunteer/Community service: Spent a week in an orphanage in Nepal.
[* ] Summer Activities: None that are deemed constructive by colleges.
[* ] Essays: My Common App one was about a personal moral dilemma I faced and my line of thought in arriving the decision I made. The Colgate Supplement essay question was about what I would contribute to the Colgate community. I still remember that this was the essay which I felt was the quickest and most honestly written out of all the others - I wrote about how I didn’t really have a plan because I didn’t want to force my values on other people.
[* ] Teacher Recommendation: One from my literature teacher (average) and one from my economics teacher (really positive).
[* ] Counselor Rec: Written by my history teacher whom I’ve known for seven years. He wrote about how I was unafraid to be unorthodox and challenge conventional views whilst being respectful nonetheless (and he told a number of anecdotes), and in spite of this I had achieved great academic results.
[* ] Additional Rec: N/A
[* ] Interview: N/A
[* ] Supplementary Material(if any): N/A</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[* ] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[* ] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[* ] School Type: A private international school
[* ] Ethnicity: Chinese
[* ] Gender: Female
[* ] Income Bracket (specify if applied for FA): Didn’t apply for FA
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None? :(</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[* ] Strengths: Had steady academic improvement over the years, got pretty okay IGCSE and AS grades.
[* ] Weaknesses: My SAT Math I score - it didn’t really say much about my abilities and strengths but I didn’t know what else to take. It was the easier math test, and my score wasn’t even very good.
[* ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: According to the handwritten comment at the bottom of my acceptance letter (can I just add that I found it really sweet! :D), they said that they could really see my passion for my blog throughout my application. I found that surprising because I had mentioned that I have a blog which now has almost 50k readers from over 110 countries, but I didn’t elaborate on this in my essays or anything. I guess they must’ve looked up the blog name from the application and liked what they read? I do think it was really nice of them to take the time to look at it.
[* ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted at Boston College, NYU Stern and UMichigan. Rejected from Brown, Amherst, Berkeley, Chicago, Northwestern and USC. Waiting to hear back from three universities in Hong Kong.</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]General Comments:**
Was initially pretty upset even though I knew that I had made pretty aggressive choices. Having said that, Colgate is what I was looking for at the beginning of the year before I got too carried away with applying to the big names - it’s a good, small liberal arts college on the East Coast. If none of the waitlists or Hong Kong unis bring positive news, I think I’ll still be pretty happy at Colgate. So…not a sad outcome? :)</p>