<p>I just got my letter and I am so excited!!! I thought it might be a good idea to make a decisions thread. I will start.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 690V, 680M, 690W
SAT IIs: 610 Lit, 700 Math I
ACT:
GPA: 3.91
Rank: 3/107
ECs: Bunch of stuff...
Essays: were good, nothing amazing
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Interview: I think it went well. It lasted about 2 hours.
Hook (if any):
Location:Western Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I dont know
Other Factors:
General Comments: YAY! I am so excited!!!</p>
<p>Congrats! A question -- was your acceptance in a big envelope or a regular business envelope? Did it give away the decision on the outside -- like say "Welcome to Vassar" ??</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. I guess my D got waitlisted, because her envelope is small but seems to have another envelope inside (mail just came). Best of luck with your college decisions.</p>
<p>I was accepted too! I'm so excited! This is one of my favorite colleges from my visits, and I'd be happy to go to it (I was getting worried I'd have to go to my safeties).</p>
<p>Stats for everyone:
SAT I: 790M, 770 CR, 760 W
SAT IIs: 740 US History, 730 Chem, 800 Math ii, 690 Math i
ACT: --
GPA: 4.5 something
Rank: no rank at my school
ECs: too much to list here (varsity sport, LOTS of volunteering with one program, etc)
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Didn't see
Counselor Rec: Didn't see
Interview: It was pretty good. It went I think 1.5 hours, and the woman was the mother of a girl who was friends with all my friends (she goes to a diff. high school now)
Hook (if any): none
Location: New Jersey
Gender: female
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: For my "Your Space" I sent in a video entitled "The Life and Legacy of Andrew Jackson," which was my APUSH final from last year. I thought it was funny, and hopefully they watched it :)
Other Factors:
General Comments: This is my first notice from a school other than my safties, and I'm soooo happy!
good luck everyone</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 800V, 720M, 670W
SAT IIs: 790 US History, 740 World History, 670 Math I
ACT:
GPA: 98ish unweighted
Rank: 2/500ish
ECs: Dance, Mathletes, Newspaper, nothing special really
Essays: Nothing special
Teacher Recs: Probably good.
Counselor Rec: Probably okay.
Interview: Didn't have one
Hook (if any): None
Location: Long Island
Gender: Female
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Grades/SAT/Rank
Other Factors:
General Comments: I'm pretty excited but not sure if Vassar is my first choice or not...it depends on where else I get in if anywhere.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 750 V, 700 M, 760 W
SAT IIs: 740 French, 770 Biology-E, 660 Math IIC
ACT: N/A
GPA: 94-ish unweighted?
Rank: School does not rank
ECs: Tutor, NHS Treasurer, volunteered at Recreation Program for Mentally Disabled Children, Health Occupations Student of America President
Essays: Really good especially my personal one
Teacher Recs: Probably okay
Counselor Rec: Probably good...and our counselor includes a special supplementary brochure about our school's curriculum
Interview: I checked not to have an interview on my application and thought later reflected that that might not have been a good decision because it didn't show interest...but apparently it didn't matter!
Hook: Dedication and Passion in French
Location: Central New Jersey
Gender: Male
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Essay and Personality
General Comments: Woohoo Vassar! Although it's not my first choice...waiting for the Ivies. Eek!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 800 V, 660 M, 750 W
SAT IIs: 800 Literature, 690 Spanish
ACT: N/A
GPA: 3.9 unweighted
Rank: 13/252
ECs: NHS Parliamentarian, Drama Club stage manager/president, 2nd degree black belt, church youth group, after-school jobs
Essays: Pretty well written, I think. My personal one described a trip to Mexico to build a house for a poor family and a series of revelations that sprung from that.
Teacher Recs: Very nice.
Counselor Rec: Decent, I assume. I never saw it
Interview: I requested one, but they never got to me in the process so it never happened.
Hook: I'm male? Not much beyond that.
Location: Massachusetts. Near Boston, specifically.
Gender: Male
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I dunno, just lucky I guess.
General Comments: My first acceptance that's not a safety! All the supplementary stuff they send you with the acceptance really seemed to show they care too.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: I just sent ACT
ACT: 34
GPA: 4.3/4.5 weighted
Rank: My school doesnt rank
ECs: A lot of art and music stuff, NHS tutoring
Teacher Recs: Good I suppose
Counselor Rec: Very good
Interview: The worst interview I had...I guess it didn't matter, though!
Hook: Absolutely nothing I can see
Location: CT
Gender: Female
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Slightly abnormal extracurricular activities, good essay?
General Comments: I'm so excited! Big envelopes are nice...A bit of the college pressure is relieved, but now it's time to hear from six more...</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: Took it, but I never sent Vassar my score (1950).
ACT: 31
GPA: 4.3 weighted
Rank: 1/89
ECs: Drama, Assistant Editor of school newspaper, NHS VP, International Club secretary, Peer counselor, Environment Club, Scholar Bowl, etc. blah blah blah
Teacher Recs: One amazing, another fine
Counselor Rec: Never saw it
Interview: It went very well
Hook: I don't think I have one
Location: Illinois
Gender: Male
General Comments: I'm so thrilled. I still can't believe it. I love you, Vassar.</p>
<p>I'm in!! Sooooo excited. Vassar's been my first choice for so long (I was denying it so I wouldn't be too disappointed if i didn't get in)! My mom called me at school and I freaked out... I'll post stats later!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2320
SAT IIs: 740,750,720,710
GPA: 3.8 uw
Rank: N/A
ECs: my strong point i think, lots of music, human rights, community service
Essays: decent enough
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: i dunno
Interview: it went well
Hook (if any):
Location:New York
Gender: Male
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no clue
Other Factors:
General Comments: i'm pretty pumped</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2040
SAT IIs: cant remember, not too strong
GPA: 3.9 uw
Rank: fairly horrible, top 20%ish
ECs: some varsity sports, lots of science stuff, nothing outrageous
Essays: well written but not original. i guess they liked them cause my stats are so much lower than most people's.
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: great
Interview: didnt do one.
Hook (if any): well im white, catholic, and not poor. nothing here.
Location: underrepresented western state
Gender: male
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i dont know. i was prepared for rejection...
Other Factors: meh
General Comments: pretty stoked to get in. i may or may not attend, not sure yet. congrats to those accepted. to those rejected - youll end up somewhere that you love.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 660V, 740M, 760W
SAT IIs: 630 french, 690 Math I
ACT:
GPA: 3.8 UW
Rank: top 15%
ECs: marching band, stage crew/lights for plays and musicals, nhs, volunteering
Essays: acceptable, nothing special
Teacher Recs: didn't see but they must have been good
Counselor Rec: average?
Interview: went well, i had it with an old babysitter from when i was young
Hook (if any):
Location:pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i don't really know, i guess strong course load/good recs
Other Factors:
General Comments: i'm surprised to get in, but happy</p>
<p>Okay, procrastination time. I'll fill this diddy out.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 780 M, 770 V, 800 W
SAT IIs: 800 Math 2C, 770 U.S. History
GPA: 4.2ish weighted. Not sure uw.
Rank: We don't rank. Probably around top 10%.
ECs: Swimming, student council community service chair, tutoring, theater, debate, book club, lit mag, spanish club, alto saxaphone, part-time job.
Essays: Very personal, pretty creative, I guess. Looking back I probably would have written something else.
Teacher Recs: I don't know, I didn't see them.
Counselor Rec: Ditto.
Interview:It went pretty well, I guess. Nothing spectacular, although I thought the woman who interviewed me was awesome. Oh, and I forgot to pay for my coffee, leaving my interviewer to pick up the tab for both of us! (Haha, I then emailed her to apologize and she seemed alright with it. I was still so embarrased!).
Hook (if any): Hm, I'm not sure really. I think I'm just a pretty good fit for Vassar. Maybe writing? (I sent them in a creative writing piece for Your Space). Other than that I'm a White, Jewish, fairly well-off girl...nothing too special.
Location: California.
Gender: Female
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Hm, I had pretty good stats, a ton of ECs, and showed A LOT of interest in Vassar.
Other Factors: I sent in a lot of stuff for Your Space (and even wrote them a little note saying "I know you have a lot of stuff to read, so you might not want to go through all of this, but I'm going to provide it anyway just in case"...well, a little more formal than that, but the same idea.
General Comments: Definitely excited! Vassar is the first school that I've heard from. I'm not sure whether or not I will attend (I'm still waiting to hear from some other schools), but I will definitely consider it!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 700 m, 750 w, 800 cr
SAT IIs: 720 Lit, 620 Math I, 750 us history
ACT:
GPA: 4.54 weighted
Rank: no official rank
ECs: volunteer on political campaigns, prez. of young democrats, cocaptain of academic team, coprez of youth group, writer for teen section of local paper, longtime teacher's aide at synagogue's sunday school
Essays: probably good
Teacher Recs: didn't see
Counselor Rec: didn't see
Interview: good, nothing special
Hook (if any): south carolina?
Location: south carolina
Gender: female
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: for the "your space" thing i sent a bunch of articles i've written for the paper...might've helped
Other Factors:
General Comments: i'm really happy!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 790M, 760CR, 790W
SAT IIs: 800 Math2C, 790 and 780 on some other tests...
ACT: N/A
GPA: 4.8
Rank: 4 of 850
ECs: Many, but a few with much involvement
Essays: Personal, but not exceptional
Teacher Recs: I'm sure they were fine, not brilliantly spectacular though
Counselor Rec: Eh, she has no idea who I am out of the huge group of kids she has (nor does she really know anyone else)
Interview: Exceptional! It lasted forever, but didn't feel like it! I felt like I was talking with a very close friend about intellectual subjects (er, do art history, russian, and haute couture count? hahaha)
Hook (if any): None.
Location: southern Texas
Gender: Female
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not many people apply from here, I think.
Other Factors: 7 AP tests, 5 5s, 2 4s. 5s on chem englang calc... some other subjects
General Comments: W00T! Choices!</p>