<p>I know there isn't really a lot of enthusiasm about F&M on this forum, but I decided to make this to aid future applicants ;) (and to boast about my acceptance ofc)</p>
<p>Stolen from the Harvard forum and modified:</p>
<p>Instructions: Copy and paste the below form. Fill it out, and removed all spaces within brackets [ ].</p>
<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ 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:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec?:
[ *] Interview?:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic):
[ *] Country (if international):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>
<p>… and my contribution:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 700CR, 760M, 730W
[</em>] ACT: no!
[<em>] SAT II: 800 MII, 800 CH, 770 PHY
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 5.4/6 (weird international system)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): CalcAB(5), CalcBC(?), Chem(?), PhysC(?)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): h</em>ll no! (they wouldn’t let me!) 
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: scientific APs… & more
[</em>] Major Awards: none for me!
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Norwegian Young Liberals (Regional Chair)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Part-time Salesman @ small local electronics store
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Fundraiser and camp organizer/leader for Romani childrens’ camp in Hungary
[</em>] Summer Activities: Camp leader, work
[<em>] Essays: Decent, awkward, substantive, hastily written
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One long and mundane, one short and awesome
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Short and great
[</em>] Additional Rec?: NO
[<em>] Interview?: NO!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic): NO!!
[<em>] Country (if international): Norway ftw!
[</em>] School Type: Mid-size public (“college-prep”, not really…)
[<em>] Ethnicity: 100.0000% Scandinavian
[</em>] Gender: XY
[<em>] Income Bracket: $150-200k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Norwegian? (ye!)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: academics & nationality & well-roundedness
[</em>] Weaknesses: generic white upper middle-class upraising
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: (see Strengths…)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Waiting for the big dogs is a lot more manageable now that I know I’m at least going somewhere!</p>
<p>hey johannes I also received my acceptance letter few days ago! I’m an international student from singapore!</p>
<p>Congratulations! Do you mind posting your stats?</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Applied SAT optional
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Honors and CP Courses
[ *] Major Awards: Crew Medals
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of Varsity Crew, 4 years of chorale, 1 year of Jazz Band (Guitarist)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Paid Singer for Church
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: none
[ *] Summer Activities: Rowing Camps
[ *] Essays: represented the best I could do
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: strong, sent 2
[ *] Counselor Rec: not sure
[ *] Additional Rec?: none
[ *] Interview?: yes, went well
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic): PA
[ *] Country (if international): –
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: High
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Writing Samples, Interview, Essays, Extra Curricular Activities, Winning Personality
[ *] Weaknesses: Grades.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was actively recruited for crew so I owe a great deal to the coach. My grades aren’t a good representation of my intelligence either so I interviewed well and my writing was strong.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
It feels great to know where I’m going!</p>
<p>I also got admitted to F&M a few days ago(2011 Entry)! </p>
<p>hi lyrmichael, i have studied in Signapore before, may i know which junior college are you from? I m from Raffles Institution Junior College.</p>
<p>Hi Johnnes, are you applying to F&M as well? How is it going, any news? If there s anything i can do to help you, let me know! Best of luck!</p>
<p>^ See post #2. Accepted:)</p>
<p>Would you mind posting your stats?</p>
<p>@Jason: I’m from Hwachong! Great to meet you! what other schools did you apply to?</p>
<p>@Johannes: My stats are 780CR 800M 680W, 760Chem 780MathII 800Chinese. what other schools did you apply to?</p>
<p>^ HYSDCC, UPenn, CMU, UCB, USC, BU, NU, Tufts, Amherst, Wes, Carleton, Colby and Bard. And you?</p>
<p>jason & johannes check your pm!</p>
<p>Did you get your Regular Decision notifications or Early Decision? I applied Regular Decision and haven’t heard yet.</p>
<p>I applied RD, but I’m an international applying for FA so they might sent our letters out separately…</p>
<p>I really need to hear back, like now…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730CR, 680 M, 680W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Bio 680, Lit 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95/4.25 so about 3.72/4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/108
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: College Spanish, College Calc, Anatomy and Phys, American Lit, whole bunch of electives
[<em>] Major Awards: School’s Plant and Environmental Student of the Year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): some
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: minimal hours at a nonprofit
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: marine biology internship, committee position, church community service
[<em>] Summer Activities: trip out west with school, Muhlenberg Brain Camp, marine bio internship
[</em>] Essays: really good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: good to really good (one from a college prof)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: really good
[<em>] Additional Rec?: great from my mentor/friend who is a grad student at Harvard
[</em>] Interview?: impressed them enough to get a letter from the dean of admissions encouraging me to apply ED 
[/ul] b]Other**[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic): MA
[</em>] Country (if international):
[<em>] School Type: agricultural
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: middle class to upper middle class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: good interview, overall strong application, strong interest in animal behavior
[<em>] Weaknesses: don’t have APs but took college classes instead so I think it balances out
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my stats are good, good essays, recs, kept in contact with adcoms
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck to everyone else who applied!</p>
<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (CR: 660 M: 680 W: 660)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic): NJ
[ *] Country (if international):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] </p>
<p>…okay, I’m too lazy to fill in the whole thing. I’m not incredibly shocked I got in (even with my scores) because my mom, dad, and sister all went to F&M. Unfair advantage, I know. I really love the school, but I don’t think I’m going to end up going there. Congrats to everyone else!</p>
<p>I got waitlisted and I’m desperate to get in.%>_<%</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (700 CR, 580 M, 700 W)
[</em>] ACT: 29
[<em>] SAT II: 730 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.64
[<em>] Rank: 80/542 (top 14%)
[</em>] AP: Literature and Psych (no scores, didn’t take any AP’s until my senior year- eek!)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Creative Writing, Filmmaking, Broadcast Communications, AP Lit, AP Psych, Accelerated Physics and Accelerated Analysis
[</em>] Major Awards: None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Member of NHS and FHS, tons of tutoring hours, assisted my old first-grade teacher with her class last year, student mentor to freshmen, Hebrew High School
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor at a Jewish day camp last summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of tutoring, Homework Club, Volunteer at Devereux Center for Children with Special Needs- my brother lives there.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Camp counselor last summer, the summer before that I spent three weeks at Yale doing an Exploration Program- basically just took a few classes on film and writing.
[<em>] Essays: My essay on either dining with Ben Franklin or John Marshall was actually pretty good, in my opinion. I had no idea who John Marshall was, so I decided to write about Franklin. I wrote about how interesting our dinner conversation would be if I got to ask him what life was like having multiple affairs with European prostitutes and being the father of an illegitimate child.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Meh. The counselors at our school know nothing about the students they represent, so it probably wasn’t anything too great.
[</em>] Additional Rec?: Nope.
[<em>] Interview?: I think it went well. My interviewer was a tad intimidating, and I kind of freaked out a bit when she asked my why my class rank (14%) was so low when my grades were so good. I was kind of taken aback, to say the least. But I think I won her over when I told her about how being Jewish is such an important part of my life, and how interested I would be in joining F&M’s Hillel, blah blah blah.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic): PA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Good enough to not apply for FA.
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not exactly a hook, but I think that the fact that I want to be a film major stood out to the admissions committee.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: My interview and my essay.
[<em>] Weaknesses: lack of both EC’s and AP’s.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not really sure! F&M was a fairly parallel school for me, so I’m kind of surprised I got in, but I’m not exactly dumbfounded by it.
[/ul]General Comments: If I don’t get into my first-choice school, choosing between F&M and Muhlenberg is going to be tough. See you all at Accepted Student’s Day!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): V 700, M 700, W 780 = 2180
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: Lit 630, Math I 660, Bio M 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/369
[</em>] AP : Biology 5, Lang/Comp 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, Honors Spanish IV, Anatomy & Physiology, AP Lit/Comp, AP US History II, AP Calculus AB
[<em>] Major Awards: George Washington University Science & Engineering Medal
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Academic Challenge, Science Club, World Language Club, Literary Magazine (editor in chief), Interact, Newspaper (editor of news section), Yearbook, Photography Club(president)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Nothing besides babysitting
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Children’s pediatric facility daycare volunteer (50+ hrs), local summer band camp directors assistant, summer camp volunteer counselor (32 hrs), tutor at local elementary school, helped with Knights of Columbus Thanksgiving/Christmas baskets for two years
[<em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering, babysitting cousins through the week
[</em>] Essays: CommonApp about my experience shadowing an oncologist for a day at my local hospital; small supplemental essays decent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: 2, both flattering
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great rec
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: Yes went wonderfully
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic): New Jersey
[</em>] School Type: Catholic for 2, public for 2
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: $50-60,000/year
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation to attend a 4-year college, took SATs for first time in 7th grade, skipped 8th grade, transferred schools after soph year to take more AP & science courses
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Definitely my interview! We could have talked for hours.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Inconsistencies in clubs/extracurriculars due to transferring
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My interview, the whole skipping a grade thing, & my general stats[/li][/ul]General Comments: I absolutely LOVE F&M, and I am so grateful that I got accepted and was offered a great financial aid package. Im waiting on 3 more decisions, but I am almost certain I will be attending next year Congrats F&M Class of 2015!!</p>
<p>I’m international and I’m waitlisted because of FA :(</p>