<p>Accepted!</p>
<p>Hispanic/White Male
UNW: 2.8
W: 3.1
SAT: Math: 760 Read: 760 Writ: 600
SAT Subjects: Math: 780 Biology: 800
AP Scores: Calc AB: 5 APES: 5 APEL: 5 APBIO: 5 APEC: 4
accepted with 15,400 Leadership scholarship</p>
<p>ah. yeah.</p>
<p>Accepted ^.^</p>
<p>Indian Female</p>
<p>UW 3.7
W: 4.0</p>
<p>SAT: M700 CR680 W750
SAT Subjects: Math700 Physics710</p>
<p>APs:
2 - French (I don’t want to talk about this…)
4 - Chem + USHist.
5 - English + Physics B
Currently taking 4 AP’s.</p>
<p>Decent EC’s (1 academic club, 2 service clubs, 3 honor societies + various religious activities)</p>
<p>I think I got somewhat lucky :)</p>
<p>After reading some of these posts I am wondering how my son could possibly be waitlisted to RPI. 4.41 wGPA, 10/368, SAT’s, EC’s AP’s all excellent. Do the admissions people draw a circle on the floor and toss apps into the air and those that fall in are accepted? How does someone with a 2.8 gpa get accepted over these scores?</p>
<p>Sadly confused .</p>
<p>Daughter was accepted with EFC of $22,300. She has a better financial offer from a school in N.E. so I’m not sure if she will attend although we will visit. She is not interested in engineering but wants to do sciences.</p>
<p>Notwhining: I don’t blame you for being confused. I was surprised at the 2.8uwGPA also.</p>
<p>notwhining i got into RPI with 2.9 uw GPA this year because i showed steady improvement and had good extracurricular activities and did well on SAT. It is nothing to be surprised at all. GPA system differs from school to school. your son’s school probably had easier gpa system. moreover the decision depends on which major an applicant is applying to. I got in with undecided major</p>
<p>“draw a circle on the floor and toss apps into the air and those that fall in are accepted” sounds little ignorant. i’m offended 
I tried hard too just didn’t do great in school.</p>
<p>notwhining - I’m sure it is difficult to understand. What major did your son list as a primary interest? Some majors are far more competitive than others. They also strive for diversity in a class - first generation to college, geographic, musicians, athletes, etc etc. There’s already been two rounds of early decision that may have filled some majors significantly. What may appear random probably has a method not apparent to outsiders. If he’s truly interested in RPI, it is probably worthwhile to mention it to admissions, maybe he can bump up to the top of the wait list. Good luck with the process.</p>
<p>notwhining - GPA means very little out of context. Some people with 4.0s in high school end up dropping out because it’s too hard (I know two of these), whereas others with 3.0s end up excelling because their HS prepared them well (I know a handful of these).</p>
<p>That said, did your son show much interest in RPI? RPI has no interest in accepting people who won’t end up attending anyway (it looks bad on paper…). If he still has some interest in the school, get him to fill out the required paperwork ASAP and possibly try to schedule <em>something</em> to show that he actually cares about RPI and isn’t simply using it as a safety school.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be suprised if a lot of colleges actually overlook GPA’s. Any crappy school could give out +4.0’s, I think Standardized tests and such is something they tend to lean more towards. Something consistant that they can always rely on being accurate to an individuals academic ability.</p>
<p>-Doom</p>
<p>I’m just going to use the “fancy” format taken from another thread because frankly it’s easier to read and more organized.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] SAT Total: 2030 M: 730, CR: 640, WR: 660,</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: Did not report…</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT Subject Tests: Math IIC: 720, Spanish (Written): 790</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA-UW: 3.5</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[li]AP/IB classes: All IB Classes, HL Math, Physics and Chemistry, and SL History, English and A2 Spanish</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Didn’t look at them, but probably really good. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Didn’t look at this one either, but probably about average. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] EC highlights: Varsity Soccer Captain, played club soccer my whole life, play in a band (both guitar and drums) throughout high school, did a little bit of Debate and MUN.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:
[ul]
[li] State or Country: Houston, Texas</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Small Private International IB School</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Hispanic</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>
<p>3.8 GPA, 2260, Harvard employee, president of 3 clubs (in 7). Got $19K/year. Not bad, considering I got zero financial aid otherwise :|</p>