<p>yeah, rotor_bird, columbia is my last hope</p>
<p>waitlisted at harvard and penn, rejected at yale and princeton</p>
<p>****, waitlisted at Columbia too</p>
<p>didn't get in. I feel like **** right now. </p>
<p>looks like im going to FSU, which sucks because I don't even want to go there.</p>
<p>waitlisted</p>
<p>YEAHAHAHAHAH!! I got into CC!!!! And I got a DHL package, so the theory is true!</p>
<p>rejected. (10char)</p>
<p>Hmm...waitlisted....this sucks....how do waitlists work..you say you go to one college until the 1st of may and then you get a place in CC what happens then?!?!</p>
<p>Waitlisted at CC. All good. How many people are waitlisted every year?</p>
<p>waitlisted as well.
so we can back out of a school even after we make the deposit, correct?</p>
<p>rejected =(</p>
<p>hmm really has to work on that supplementary statement this weekend.</p>
<p>Decision: WAITLISTED SEAS</p>
<p>COLLEGE/MAJOR: Applied Seas (Chemistry)
SAT I: m780, v650, w600 (I never sent this in)
SAT II: Chemistry 630, English Lit. 620, Math II 680
ACT: 30
GPA: 4.2(w)
RANK: 52/374
IB: 4 HL courses, plus additional math course at university.
COURSE LOAD: Most rigorous
OTHER/AWARDS: I am one of the very few (at the time) 14 year olds to apply.
National American Miss CO Preteen 2004
National Jr. Teenager 2006
4 x Academic achievement winner for NAACP
2 x Service Award Winner for community service over 1000 hours
?ect.</p>
<p>ECS: Dancer for 12 years, Artist, Pageants, Tutor, 6 foreign languages
ESSAYS: Good for me?not a great writer.
TEACHER REC: Very good
COUNSELOR REC: Very Good
HOOK: Minority, 14 year old, beauty queen.</p>
<p>STATE: CO
SCHOOL TYPE: Public
ETHNICITY: African American
GENDER: F
PERCEIVED S/W: As a 14 year old I have accomplished more than most 18 year olds. I am also a dancer.
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU WERE ACCEPTED: Just was?</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS: I know a lot of people think that age is a negative, and sometimes it may be, but you have to make it an advantage?and maybe I was able to do that. Congrats to every one else!!! Really, not disappointed, it is truly a numbers game.</p>
<p>waitlisted!! But that's OK!!!!!!!! I was totally expecting a rejection... besides, I GOT INTO DARTMOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!! Shoulda applied to SEAS though... might have gotten in but who knows it's ok!</p>
<p>Yea same here. Waitlist didn't sting cause my other top choice Duke has been courting me for a month. Still hurt my college admissions score tho ;)</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted (CC)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I or ACT: 2240 (800 M, 720 CR, 720 W)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (36 E, 36 SR, 34 M, 33 R)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 800 Bio, 780 Chem
[</em>] GPA: 3.95
[<em>] WGPA: 4.70
[</em>] Rank: None
[<em>] APs: 5's on Bio, Calc AB, Chem, Comp Sci A, HumGeo, and Lang; 4's on Enviro and Stats
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs: Several, with leadership positions
[<em>] Essays: Solid
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One was decent, I didn't read the other, but I sent a very personal supplemental rec
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very strong
[</em>] Interview: He seemed impressed
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Other thoughts: Waitlisted at Harvard, too. I HATE WAITLISTS![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED to Fu!!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 780 CR, 770 M, 770 W (12 Essay)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 Chinese, 740 Eng Lit
[<em>] GPA: 3.9 uw
[</em>] Rank: 2/400
[<em>] Other stats: Six 5s on APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: average
[<em>] Teacher Recs: average
[</em>] Counselor Rec: average
[<em>] Hook (if any): research? lol probably not
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: UT
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: national awards in piano, state awards in debate, debate captain, state awards in mock trials, president of a few other clubs, state awards in varsity tennis
General Comments: I'M SO FREAKIN EXCITED! Good luck to everyone else.</p>
<p>rejected ><</p>
<p>waitlisted...oh well... i dont really think the chances are good for that either</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1330 (m+r) 1940 (m+r+w)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 570 530 560
[<em>] GPA: 106.402
[</em>] Rank: 1/354
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Perfection
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One of the teachers is in the Top 2% of English teachers in the nation
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[<em>] Hook (if any): I'm just great :); sorry still on a high from the decision
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Texas
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Extraordinary extracurriculars; Student Council President; Named 1 of the Top 5 students in my city.
General Comments: Congrats to everyone else that got accepted! Good luck if you're still waiting.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul][<em>] Fee Waiver Used?:
[</em>] SAT Reasoning (by section): 800 CR 760 M 740 W 2300 Total
[<em>] SAT Subject tests: 800 Bio, 780 USH, 740 IIC
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] APs: 2 5s
[</em>] IBs:
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:around 3.85 UW, 4.35 W
[</em>] Rank: top 5%, small school
[<em>] Senior Yr. Courseload: hardest
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 2
[<em>] Common or Princeton App?: common
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][<em>] ECs listed on app: hm varsity soccer captain, and like 50 soccer awards, some piano stuff, other sports
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): eh they were okay, pretty typical stuff, my little brother, and piano
[</em>] Teacher Recs: never saw 'em
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn't see it
[</em>] Interview (feel and general location): eh it was okay, at the guy's house
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][</em>] State or Country:
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k +
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Hooks: none!
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted or rejected:[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:WAitlist sucks. Life goes on!</p>