CWRU Class of 2020 RD Results Thread

[terrible]

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Choose One:
[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted **[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred **[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank/Percentile:
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendations:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?
Projected Concentration:
State/Country:
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

[Jberg73]

Decision: waitlisted

Sat 1: 2180 superscore (730M, 680CR, 770W)
Sat 2: chemistry 590, math 1 680 (didn’t study)
Gpa: 3.7 uw
Rank: school doesn’t rank
AP: US history, European history, Calc AB, comparative government
Senior year course load: AP euro, commercial design, cp college writing, cp film and media studies, AP Calc AB, AP comp gov, physics 1
Major awards: 2 in school leadership awards, NSHSS nomination

Extracurricular:
JV football 9, 10
Technology Student association 11 (1st and 3rd place, went on to state competitions)
Young life (junior leader) 9-12
Church youth group (mentor) 11-12
Weightlifting (highest squat in HS class) 9,10
Penn State course for credit (3.0): A-, 3.67 gpa
Psu architecture camp July 2015

Work experience:
Restaurant (busses, table setter, host) 8,9,10
Office depot (associate) 11,12

Community service:
Volunteered at a young life camp for middle schoolers, painted and fixed up buildings, drink preparation, etc 60 hours

20 to 30 hours volunteering with a church football league and a food bank

Essays: probably about a 8/10, not my best work

Teacher rec: should have been very good

Counselor rec: outstanding

Additional rec: pastor, very good

Fin aid? Yes
Major applied for: aerospace engineering
State: Pennsylvania
School type: suburban public
Class size: about 600
Ethnicity: white male, 1/4 Japanese
Income bracket:85000 to 90000, single parent
No hooks

Strengths: SAT, recommendations, work experience, community service
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT 2, extracurriculars
Why wait listed? Either not good enough gpa/extracurriculars or over qualified (they don’t think I’d attend if I get accepted)

Other colleges: University of Minnesota TC (accepted), Penn State main (accepted), university of Pittsburgh (accepted), RPI, Haverford college, Lafayette college, Lehigh university, Bucknell university, university of Rochester, Skidmore college

[CCSenioritis]

Decision: Accepted
University Scholarship - 23,500k/year

SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 29 Superscore (32E/31R/26M/25S)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.52 UW / 4.4 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t report
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomics/AP Gov’t & Politics, AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, AP European History, AP Art History, Dual enrollment Child Development and French Language
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some hosa and fbla awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Human dev. infant lab internship(Student Intern) , marching band, non profit board member, FBLA(Vice President), HOSA, calculus club(Officer), the usual honor societies but i don’t remember reporting those.
Job/Work Experience: Worked at elementary school 11th grade summer
Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours at hospital
Summer Activities: Worked and completed my internships
Essays: Common App:(9) Took me forever to finish but it was very good.
Supplement(8/9) Really liked this one too, it got personal and also answered the question fully
Teacher Recommendation: (6/8) One from AP Physics 1 was probably generic but one from AP Psychology was likely really nice
Counselor Rec: 7 or 8 Heard that others she wrote were very nice so I’m assuming the same with mine.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Never contacted so N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Cognitive Science
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Sex: Male
Income Bracket: 60k-70k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, recommendations
Weaknesses: GPA / ACT scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Most likely my essay were the tipping factor.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: University of Florida, Case Western University, Florida A&M University.
Deferred: Cornell University
Rejected: Nowhere.
Waiting on: Emory, UPenn, Northwestern, Washington & Lee, UVa
Anything else: To all class of 2021 applicants, if you need help or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to PM me!

[terrible]

Decision: Waitlisted

ACT: 31 (Superscored)
GPA: 4.0 UW
RANK: Top 10%
SENIOR COURSE LOAD: AP’s - French, Government, Physics, Calculus BC, English Lang, Statistics (16 APs overall)

STRENGTHS: Recommendations
WEAKNESSES: Scores, I guess
ACCEPTED: OSU, PurdueU

(Too lazy to list EC’s, volunteer/community service, work experience there are far too many)

[hechopecho]

ACCEPTED !!
$26,000 University Scholarship
$20,000 in aid

Objective:
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown):
SAT (Reading590/Math530/Writing620)
ACT Comp: 28 (English27/Math28/Reading30/Science26/Writing23)

SAT II (place score in parentheses): Didn’t take any
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 92% (my school doesn’t do 4.0 idk how it converts)
Rank/Percentile: 2%

AP (place score in parentheses): none but ive taken 3 dual credit classes
IB (place score in parentheses): nada

Senior Year Course Load:
English 11
College English
College American History
Economics
Pre-Calc Honors
Physics
Illustration

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd place at statewide science fair sophomore year?? not really that major tho

[Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Research at local state uni, Co-editor of writing club, Co-founder of GSA
Job/Work Experience: nada
Volunteer/Community Service: 30 hrs at hospital
Summer Activities: research
Essays: p. good
Teacher Recommendations: p. good. both teachers have only known me since this year though
Counselor Rec: amazing
Additional Rec: super great. from college prof that advises me with research
Interview: nada

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? yas
Projected Concentration: Biology
State/Country: NY
School Type: Public. Very good considering that 65% is on free lunch but by no means prestigious
Ethnicity: Hispanic (white)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic, first generation, study abroad for 10 months (which is why I’m taking 11th grade classes), lesbian active in lgbtqia community, fluent Spanish and Chinese, can also speak Taiwanese

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: My essay, research

Weaknesses: test scores, ECs (none of them were very intense tbh) i dont do many hours aside from research
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that my profile was unique enough that they looked past my shortcomings

Where else you are applying or have already applied:

SUNY Stony Brook: Accepted
SUNY Geneseo: Accepted
SUNY Binghamton: Accepted

Waiting for decisions from: Barnard, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Middlebury

(The only school I would definitely choose over Case is Barnard, the rest would take some deliberation)

Waiting on but don’t plan on attending: Fordham, Skidmore, Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall, Allegheny

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

I am so happy!! I came into this process kind of blindly and I had no idea where I stood in terms of my desirability as a prospective student. Most of my (very intelligent) friends are going the community college in our small city or to pretty eh colleges (schools with an avg SAT of 1500-1650). It’s not BAd and my test scores are less than stellar but I had big dreams and to be accepted into the best SUNYs was like an “ok, maybe I can do this” kind of moment but then ALSO the be accepted into Case? Where my ACT score puts me below the 25th percentile and ALSO get $26,000 in merit scholarship? I’m over the roof amazed.

tldr: test scores aren’t everything, study for those exams but also make sure you find meaningful things to do during high school, they don’t have to be prestigious but you have to show dedication and involvement because at the end of the day, schools are looking at a person not numbers.

[phamvotritin]

Choose One:
[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted **[/color][/size]

University Scholarship $30,000 per year

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): 2210 CR:690 M:760 W:760
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math I and II: 770 Chem: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not applicable but around 4.0
Rank/Percentile: not applicable
Senior Year Course Load: Math, Chem, Physics, Vietnamese Literature, German, English, and so on (don’t be surprised we have 13 compulsory subjects here)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): only 1 regional Geography Silver Medal

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): strongest ones are Secretary of Presidential committee and Vice-president of French club
Job/Work Experience: Tutor at an English center
Volunteer/Community Service: Some charity work 4 hours/week I think
Summer Activities: Got a scholarship to go on a summer camp and learned German
Essays: so-so. Talked about Vietnamese literature and dreams & aspiration
Teacher Recommendations: Math and English
Counselor Rec: School Principle
Additional Rec: no
Interview: no

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? Federal? No I’m an international student. I applied for need-based though
Projected Concentration: Chemistry Engineering
State/Country: Vietnam
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 30k/ year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t know really

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Could be my Principle’s rec and test scores
Weaknesses: I think GPA on particular subjects and essay was written last-minute
Where else you are applying or have already applied: SUNY Stony Brook: accepted, University of Iowa: accepted, University of Minnesota: waitlisted
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I think the CWRU is looking for a vibrant group of students, so I’d say that besides test scores, bring out the best in you extracurricular activities.

Also, congrats to everyone who got accepted!

[premed98]

[ b]Decision: Accepted **
University Scholarship: $25,500/ year

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (780M, 690CR, 650W)
ACT (breakdown): Did not take
SAT II: 760 Math, 670 Bio, 690 Lit
Unweighted GPA: 3.87
Weighted GPA: 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4), English Lang (5), English Lit (3), Euro History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Econ, Calc BC, Latin and Greek, French 5, Biochemistry, Statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor of School Newspaper, Leader of Habitat for Humanity, many other small clubs
Job/Work Experience: 3 years teaching dance at a studio, coaching the competition team this year
Volunteer/Community service: Lots of work with Boston Hunger Project, Healthcare for the Homeless, etc.
Summer Activities: Camp counselor
Essays: 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: Both probably very good, 9/10
Counselor Rec: Also probably good, 8.5/10
Additional Rec: None
Interview: I think it went very well
Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): None

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, progressive school, very competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none.

Reflection:

Strengths: GPA? Math score?
Weaknesses: Writing and CR SAT score- don’t think it was that much of a weakness though
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: All around, I think I’m their target applicant. I think it also really helped that I showed a ton of interest. Interest is the key, people!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted UVM with $17k/ yr, UMich, UMD Scholars. Deferred Georgetown.

General Comments: Congrats to all that got in, and all who didn’t- don’t take it too hard, you’ll do great things at other places!

[NicolasCageAf]

**Decision: Accepted **
With a 31k/yr merit scholarship

Objective:[ul]

[]SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): 2260 (800 CR, 760 M, 700 W)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 2400 (chem, math 2, bio e)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NA
[]Rank/Percentile: NA
[]AP (place score in parentheses): NA
[]IB (place score in parentheses): NA
[]Senior Year Course Load: NA
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NA

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[]Job/Work Experience: Summer internship with doctor (they even mentioned it in my letter!)
[]Volunteer/Community Service: a couple of hundred hours (hospital volunteer + rotary)
[]Summer Activities: 150+ hours shadowing a doc (he even gave me a rec)
[]Essays: Common app was good 8/10, supplement was crap 5/10
[]Teacher Recommendations: average to good prolly 7/10
[]Counselor Rec: didn’t know her, so probably very generic
[]Additional Rec: Doctor wrote a really good rec 8.5/10
[]Interview: NA

[/ul]Other:[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid? Nope
[]Projected Concentration: I don’t know!
[]State/Country: International
[]School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity: B
[]Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: NA
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection:[list]
[]Strengths: Def SAT scores, transcripts and ECs
[]Weaknesses: My mid terms were really bad and they were sent (2Cs) and my ECs were not that unique compared to some other applicants.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Showed interest, good SAT
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Some ivies and random colleges. Already got into Tulane (32k/y merit) UCSD

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I applied to PPSP with the hope of getting an interview. I did not get one. 1700 people applied and only 70 people got one, so that’s understandable. What I didn’t expect was getting a 31k/year university scholarship from Case after that rejection! Just keep your hopes up, and demonstrate interest! Also Case is NOT a good backup for anyone with high stats, as they do yield protection and waitlist high stat students.

[macncheese23]

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): 2240 (CR 740, M 710, W 790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank/Percentile: 4 / 285
AP (place score in parentheses): European History (5), English Lang (5), Biology (4), U.S. History (5)
Senior Year Course Load:
Intro to Engineering/CAD
Honors Environmental Science
AP English Language
AP Comparative Government
AP Calculus AB
AP Physics
Honors Theology IV
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (nothing too major) national merit commended, AP scholar award, several school awards, multiple statewide and nationwide volleyball medals

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Community Service Corps (senior representative; hundreds of volunteer hours), Piano (started in first grade), Club Volleyball (competed at high level since fourth grade; AAU Nationals participant 2013-2015), Art (have artwork displayed in museum, competed in several art contests, paint in free time), Mathletes (member of A/B teams, moving on to state championships)
Job/Work Experience: babysitter??
Volunteer/Community Service: mostly involved through school activities and United Way services
Summer Activities: summer counselor, volleyball camps and visits, travelling across the country with family, studying for next school year ha
Essays: talked about overcoming adversity and failure, maybe 8/10
Teacher Recommendations: 8/10 for both english and biology teacher; don’t get to read them but I think they knew me pretty well
Counselor Rec: 6/10 I can’t imagine something very personal or insightful since I got a new counselor senior year
Interview: 9/10 so honest and relatable! we talked for about an hour

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? no
Projected Concentration: Biomedical Engineering
State/Country: PA
School Type: private
Ethnicity: W
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female engineer?

Reflection
Strengths: probably my essays and grades
Weaknesses: not too many interesting ECs or experiences to talk about
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: showed lots of interest, kept up some good grades, tried to show my true personality
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Rose-Hulman, Bucknell, Tufts, WPI, Dartmouth (lol), Stanford (more lol)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I was very happy to be accepted into CWRU! I thoroughly enjoyed visiting the school and am so glad to see all of these other acceptances! best of luck to everyone in their college searches.

[saberchild]

**Decision: Accepted ** w/ like 28k a year? denied from ppsp

Objective:
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): 800 W 790 CR 770 M
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Chem 780 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
Rank/Percentile: school dnr
AP (place score in parentheses): 5: Psych,Chem,Stats,Macro/Micro Econ,Lang, 4: French
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Physics 1 (i die), AP Studio Art, AP Calc AB, Phil Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastics Gold Key, National Merit

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Viola (2nd Chair), Art, GSA, Philosophy Club (President), SADD (President), NHS, Fencing (only freshman year, but i was epee rep)
Job/Work Experience: none!
Volunteer/Community Service: see below, also school groups like orchestra and nhs
Summer Activities: Cleveland Clinic Junior Ambassador and University Hospitals Summer Youth Volunteer. Extra school stuff (getting out of classes to move ahead, etc)
Essays: BAD, SO BAD, THEY RUINED ME
Teacher Recommendations: one is a really good writer and the other knows me really well, both have good impressions of me
Counselor Rec: No idea, he thinks I’m smart and hardworking but idk how good he is at writing them.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? NOT YET AAAAAAAA
Projected Concentration: Neuroscience
State/Country: NE Ohio
School Type: medium public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lgbt? idr if they even asked about that

Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, “difficult” classes.
Weaknesses: Many, but from the pov of Case, maybe my senior year grades, they slipped to all Bs (but I know people who got in who have done worse, so maybe not that.) very unimpressive ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: test scores and hardish classes
Where else you are applying or have already applied: scary ones that I have no right applying to and will likely get rejected from. Rejected from MIT, accepted into OSU honors w/ maximus (rejected from eminence)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: none, really. I think if you work hard at school and use your extra time on something, you have a really good chance.

[yxm8991]

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): Highest Composite: 34. E: 34. M: 33. R: 32. S: 35.
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (740). Math II (790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (4). Chinese Lang. & Cult. (5). Chemistry (4). Will take more for senior year.
Senior Year Course Load: Honors/AP English, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, AP Biology, IB/Honors Organic Chemistry, Introduction to C Language Programming.
Awards: National Merit, school junior book award, National Spanish Exam gold and silver awards, academic all-state.

Subjective:
Extracurricular (place leadership in parentheses): School newspaper (section editor and senior editor), varsity field hockey
Volunteer/Community Service: volunteer in anesthesia department at local hospital
Summer Activities: volunteering at local hospital (anesthesia department and gift shop; nearly 300 hours total)
Essays: Common App was okay.
Teacher Recommendations: Both were very nice teachers and I would give both 8/10. Wasn’t able to see the rec. though.
Counselor Rec: 7/10? Wasn’t able to see the rec.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No, but was offered University Scholarship $25,500.
Projected Concentration: Applied undecided Engineering and will be taking part in pre-med studies.
State/Country: Michigan
School Type: Private Prep
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): asian…? (not at all lol)

Reflection
Strengths: ECs, test scores, and high school is a well-known private school.
Weaknesses: CA essay may have been a little iffy. GPA isn’t the best compared to some of my classmates. Made a few mistakes on the application (like reporting 2 ACT scores when it was one. oops.)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I would mainly think because the colleges know about my school. Personally, I think it would be the test scores, but other than that it’s up to your interpretation.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to University of Michigan, Washington University in St. Louis, and Purdue Engineering. Awaiting decisions from Carnegie Mellon, University of Rochester, Cornell, Duke, Rice, and Northwestern. Fingers crossed!!!
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Not much really. But, I think just be more confident in your abilities. Because, quite frankly, I didn’t expect getting the scholarship. So… be optimistic!

[shintani]

**Decision: Accepted ** w/ University merit, looks like they told us first :)>-

Objective:
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): Composite 33, E 35, M 31, R 35, S 31
SAT II (place score in parentheses): n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (??) w 4.2
Rank/Percentile: under top 30%…? not good
AP (place score in parentheses): Micro/Macro (5), Psych (5), Bio (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science A, AP Chemistry, AP European History, Japanese IV, Dual credit at local university
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):n/a

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Section editor, Dance club co-leader
Job/Work Experience: Cultural adaption (??) tutor for Japanese students, got paid somehow
Volunteer/Community Service: Sound tech at church, <100 hrs other church activities
Summer Activities: Homestay exchange in Japan for 6 weeks
Essays: about multiculturalism, was decent but I changed topics AT LEAST 5 times in the process so didn’t get as much time as I could have. start early! 8/10
Teacher Recommendations: English teacher last year, he seemed to like me and a good writer, 8/10; Japanese teacher, known him four years, he also wrote me a rec for Japan exchange, 7.5/10
Counselor Rec: had a new one senior year :((( 6/10
Additional Rec: Dance adviser, he loves me and even though I didn’t want to read any recs he just handed it to me so there went that idea, 10/10
Interview:n/a

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? YYY
Projected Concentration: told them Sociology, leaning toward Political Science now…
State/Country: OR
School Type: Public (best in area I think)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: < $20,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): …low income?? lgbt girl??

Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, course load, recs?
Weaknesses: UW GPA & ECS! compared to many here I’ve done very little outside school
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: They gotta pad their liberal arts acceptances somehow ? My scores definitely boosted me into the “to look at” pile, not sure how I got past a thorough inspection. Even though my ECs were weak, my essay showed how passionate I can be about my interests, and I think the overall theme of my app supported a strong interest in sociology and east asian studies.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted at Lewis & Clark, deferred EA Northeastern, waiting on Boston U, Wellesley (lol), Smith
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: For people applying, do your research!! I’d been researching potential matches since junior year and I’m really feeling the benefits now that I know that all of my schools are what I’m looking for, and apparently match me mutually :^)) I’m hyped about getting into Case, such a good vibe, really looking forward to visiting if I get the chance. Congrats to everyone here and good luck to everyone else!!

[emlbns3]

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
ACT: 31, 33 superscored
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank/Percentile: 27/369, top 10%
AP: AP World History (3), AP US History (4), AP Biology (4) (didn’t send any of these to colleges, and will be taking a lot more exams in May)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1&2, AP Calc AB, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP US Gov, AP Comparative Gov, AP English Lit, AP English Lang

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity and club swimmer (all 4 years), equestrian
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard (11,12)
Volunteer/Community Service: 114 volunteer hours
Summer Activities: working and swimming
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recommendations: hopefully good (I don’t know why they wouldn’t be)
Interview: none

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Projected Concentration: Biology or BME (Pre-med)
State/Country: Florida, USA
School Type: Private school freshman year, moved across the country, then went to a public school for the rest of high school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100,000+

Reflection
Strengths: GPA and class schedule
Weaknesses: extracurriculars, maybe test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: From the south, scores and GPA are good enough for the school
Where else you are applying or have already applied: too many schools… University of Florida, Ohio State, Lafayette, UChicago, Swarthmore, Holy Cross, U of South Florida, Wash U, Bucknell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Duke, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech

[iconoclastic]

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): CR: 680 M: 720 W: 800
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chinese w/Listening (800), Math Level 2 (740)
IB (place score in parentheses): Chemistry SL (5), taking Math SL, Visual Arts HL, Language A HL, Spanish B SL, and History of the Americas HL this year.
Senior Year Course Load: All IB SL or HL classes

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Business club, yearbook club, varsity softball, Asian youth organization, community service club
Job/Work Experience: Internship at real estate, internship at start-up business
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities: NSLC and other pre-college programs, internships
Essays: Excellent
Teacher Recommendations: Read one of them, it was superb. The second one should’ve been very good as well.
Counselor Rec: Great rec, the counselor knew me well.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: Finance
State/Country: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200,000+

Reflection
Strengths: Scores, recs
Weaknesses: School doesn’t calculate GPA nor ranks
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my IB course loads and grades definitely helped!
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted to: UMich, Fordham, UVM Honors College, SUNY Binghamton, Drexel, Quinnipiac, UMass Amherst
Waiting on: Georgetown, UNC Chapel Hill
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Good luck to everyone and congrats to those who were accepted!

[AddyB123]

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:

• [] SAT I (breakdown): 2110, didn’t send
  [] ACT (breakdown): 32, 35 E, 35 R, 32 S, 27 M, 36 W
  [] SAT II: 730 french, didn’t send
  [] Unweighted GPA: we don’t use those lol
  [] Weighted GPA: 4.10
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
  [] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on French and APUSH, 4 on English lit
  [] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
  [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Calc AB, Honors French Lit, honors gov, honors English, physics
  [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really, just Grand Concours awards

Subjective:

• [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): investment club president, model un, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse
  [] Job/Work Experience: camp counselor
  [] Volunteer/Community service: summer of service
  [] Summer Activities: LEAD business program
  [] Essays: common app was good maybe 8/10;
  [] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t read them but great 8-9/10
  [] Counselor Rec: same as above
  [] Additional Rec:
  [] Interview: it went really well! We got along great!
  [] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): NA

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
  [] State (if domestic applicant): OH
  [] Country (if international applicant):
  [] School Type: private college prep
  [] Ethnicity: black
  [] Gender: female
  [] Income Bracket: >$100,000
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

• [] Strengths: good essays, good school
  [] Weaknesses: test scores and gpa ehh
  [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I seemed like a good fit!
  [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Case Western, Wellesley, Mount Holyoke, and Cornell!

**General Comments: ** Yay!