@alfonsia keep an eye on the Blackboard. There might be more info later. Don’t give up hope just yet. I don’t remember my D getting into the Blackboard until she was accepted.
Decision: Accepted
Likely Letter (Feb. 18 email that status was updated)
30k/yr Merit Scholarship
Objective:
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[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 ( 750 CR 800 M 760 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): didn’t send
[] SAT II: 770 Math 2, 760 physics, 580 Latin (I know Latin was bad!)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/646
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Physics B (5), English Language (5), Psychology (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Physics C, IB Latin SL (AP not offered), AP US Govt, AP Macro, AP Calc BC, Engineering 4, AP Comp Sci
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Magna cum Laude (Latin I) Summa cum Laude (Latin II) on NLE, National Merit Finalist, US Presidential Scholar Candidate[/li][/ul]
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
100 Member all girls volunteer club (12-Pres, 11-VP, 10-Treas): I updated everything this year, adding an online application and VolunteerSpot
Belles: about 30/300 girls selected to be official hostesses of city. Wear antebellum dress and greet people at events, also do volunteering in casual wear. [Less frilly version of Azalea Trail Maids-Google image it!]
Engineering Outreach: go to local elementary and middle schools, get kids excited about STEM
Latin Convention: attended, school hosted one year [decorated, planned games, led people around]
Latin club: host Saturnalia party for ~100 kids each year (12-rerum scriptores)
Alabama leadership program: my HS representative, three day event
Inner City Art Camp volunteer: about 20 hours one week in summer, my cousin’s church brings in underprivileged inner city kids and does art activities (main assistant in visual arts room)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: in extracurriculars. I don’t count hours, but probably at least 300
[] Summer Activities: only ones on app were Alabama leadership program and Inner City Art Camp volunteer
[] Essays:
Common App: about criticism by classmates on engineering group project. We were creative, but everyone else did the same thing. Shows my quick thinking, response to criticism, determination, creativity, etc.
[] Teacher Recommendation:
AP Physics and Engineering Teacher: didn’t read, should be excellent. Told my parents I was crazy smart one time [he’s taught several kids that have gone to Stanford, MIT, JHU, Duke, etc. for reference]. Known for three years.
Latin teacher: didn’t read but would have been glowing. I participate a lot in class, she likes me. Known for three years.
[] Counselor Rec:
Should have been decent. Had to fill out forms about my interests, awards, parent brag sheet, etc.
[] Additional Rec: none
Other
- []Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Alabama
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public school, competitive for top 20 or so kids [to be really highly ranked you have to do IB; I am the highest AP kid. Top ten take 8 IB classes with 3 HLs]
[li] Ethnicity: White[/li][] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing major
Reflection
- [] Strengths: engineering electives [one every year. I know SolidWorks (with FEA), MATLAB, LabVIEW, Multisim, LaTeX]. Female Alabama native interested in engineering (by native I mean that my parents were born here, went to state schools, dad grew up on a farm…)
[] Weaknesses: SAT II’s, no major awards, class rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strengths listed above I guess
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
All for electrical engineering
Accepted: Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Tufts (Stern Scholar), UIUC (James Scholar, 6k/yr merit)
Waitlisted: WUSTL, Cornell, Rice, Northwestern
Rejected: None
**General Comments: **
Try to visit! Cleveland is a really cool city, and Case seems to care a lot about interest.
I wouldn’t rely on people’s essay ratings; it really is so subjective. For me the best way to write was to open with an anecdote and weave in my thoughts. I usually opened with dialogue out of context to create a hook. I wrote a lot for fun in middle school and early high school, so I’ve developed a strong writing style. Practice until you find a rhythm you’re comfortable with. Make sure it is your voice. I only got feedback from my mom, and I only sometimes took her suggestions.
Don’t pick your extracurriculars because you think they will look good on your resume. I didn’t do scholars bowl, debate, sports, or music like most driven kids at my school do. I did what I wanted, and I am very happy with my college results. Good luck!
Decision: Accepted
SAT I (breakdown): M 680 CR 670 W 660 Total:2010
ACT (breakdown):NA
SAT II (Math I 790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):%10
AP (place score in parentheses):NA
IB (place score in parentheses):NA
Senior Year Course Load:Advanced Level
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Lots of major awards.
Extracurriculars (Model UN Club President,Chaired college Model UN conferences,Secretary General of my school’s conference,Debate Club President,National Debate Semifinalist,Founder of a community service organization,Mock Trial,Latin Dance,Figure Skating,Skiing,Columnist of a national magazine):
Job/Work Experience:Law Internship at an international law company,Biomed Internship at Istanbul Technical University
Volunteer/Community Service:Volunteered in Nepal for a month,Volunteered in an elephant sanctuary in Thailand,Elderly Care,Recording books for blind people,Reconstruction of ghetto areas
Summer Activities:Scholarship student at Sabanci University taking credit college classes,Went to Canada for a language camp,Innovation Camp Leader at a university,Genetics Internship,Chaired college Model UN conferences,Georgetown University Summer Semester Scholarship Student taking Law and Foreign Policy credit classes
Essays:10/10
Teacher Recommendations:10/10
Counselor Rec:10/10
Additional Rec:From community service advisor 10/10
Interview:NA
How much interest did you express? 9/10
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
How much merit aid did you get? $35.000
Major you put down: Political Science and Business
State (if domestic applicant):NA
Country (if international applicant): Turkey
School Type: Large Private School
Ethnicity:Turkish
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ b]Reflection**
Strengths:Extracurriculars,Essays,Recs,SAT
Weaknesses:GPA
Why you think you were accepted:Case wants to attract more social sciences/humanities students who show interest on the school.Also,they care about diversity and try to get international students with above average SAT Scores/extracurriculars.
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted:Tulane,Purdue,University of Richmond,George Mason(HonorsCollege),Ohio State,Boston University
Waitlisted:UChicago
Rejected:Harvard,Princeton,WUSTL,UPENN,Middlebury,Chapel Hill
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:Show interest.Try to stand out with your strengths as much as you can.Show them you are more than your scores.
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):N/A
ACT (breakdown):30
SAT II (place score in parentheses):N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses):taking Physics, Calc BC and Psych this year
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: 3AP, 2 non AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Founder Quidditch team, Environmental Club, Speech Team, Out of school dance 5-8 hrs/week
Job/Work Experience:none
Volunteer/Community Service:minimal
Summer Activities:camp
Essays:
Teacher Recommendations:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:yes
How much interest did you express? Open House Jr year, went to meet with adm. person at HS, local info session. Initially deferred from EA and sent letter to admissions.
[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?yes
How much merit aid did you get?nada
Major you put down: Engineering
State (if domestic applicant):IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium suburban HS consistently ranked highly
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender:F
Income Bracket: >200K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: interest, woman in engineering, decent grades
Weaknesses: grades/scores at lower end of range
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/waitlisted/rejected:deferred from EA due to bad math grade Jr year, made up for it with A in BC calc!
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Admitted URochester, Lehigh, Miami U, Purdue, wait list Lafayette
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: show interest, don’t give up
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