<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 660 Maths, 800 CR, 740 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: Didn't submit any.
[<em>] ACT: Erm, I forget the breakdown. Something like....31 overall? Wasn't fantastic, in any case.
[</em>] APs: School doesn't offer APs
[<em>] IBs: Maths, physics, and chemistry at HL and English A1, French ab initio, and History of Europe at SL. EE in physics.
[</em>] GPA: I think it's like a 4.08 or something. Not entirely sure.
[<em>] Rank: My school doesn't rank, but I think I'm about 4 out of 24. My freshman year screwed me over.
[</em>] Other stats: I've had all 7s (highest grade possible for the IB) in my HL classes both years, so I think that helped me out.<br>
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: President of robotics club for the past three years, varsity girl's team for rowing, Venture Crew, choir, and Brain Game. Also, physics summer programme in summer after junior year.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None, really.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I only had to write one for the Candidate's Choice, and I wrote about how I became interested in physics when I was 10. My English teacher really liked it, and said it really conveyed who I am. So it was good, I think.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I didn't read it, but it would have been good, very good. My physics teacher wrote it, and she's told me I'm the best physics students she's ever had.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Also probably very good, as our GC loves me, for some reason...
[</em>] Applied on: Ages ago, in like September.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Doubt I had one.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Indiana.
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private International School. Don't know our stats.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian.
[li] Gender: Female.[/li][/ul]*General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Honestly, I think I got in because of my strong grades in my maths and science classes, and the fact that I also did very well in my humanities classes. I also showed how much I love physics, so that was probably helpful. Just goes to show, really, that test scores aren't everything. Mine are abysmal, after all. *</p>
<p>Used the Priority Candidate Application
AP classes since freshman year (15 total, passed all the ones I have taken so far)
Very strong 4 year varsity sports with leadership roles
Top 10% of class at prestigious boarding school
Over 4.0 W GPA</p>
<p>CR: 670 M: 690 W: 620
Chem: 630 MII: 650
..however I got a 5 on the Chem AP exam..SAT is just not my thing</p>
<p>My SAT scores are lower than most..but I'm very well rounded and have always been in AP classes and do well on AP exams</p>
<p>I'm turning down my acceptance though to go to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy</p>
<p>it's actually three scholarships combined. One is ($5k) for Room and Board Scholarship, one just says RPI scholarship ($5K), and the other one is RPI Grant for ($8.5 K). Then I got a few other federal loans.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if there is a designated "Waitlist" and a seperate "Priority Waitlist" (the one I got). In other words, did anyone get just waitlisted, and not priority waitlisted.</p>
<p>congrats everyone! I was also accepted. I was a bit surprised though because my SATs were lower than most of yours. However I have a strong GPA and I have taken difficult courses. Best of luck to everyone wait-listed!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] ACT: 27
[</em>] APs: AP Psychology, AP BC Calculus
[<em>] IBs: (Full IB Diploma 12 IB Classes) IB English 1&2, IB History 1&2, IB Spanish 5&6, IB Precalc, IB Chemistry, IB Biology 1&2, IB Theory of Knowledge 1&2
[</em>] GPA: 3.85 Unweighted, 4.6 weighted
[<em>] Rank: school doesn't rank
[</em>] Other stats: I had a 4.0 Sophomore and Junior Year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Debate 4 years, Model UN 4 years, National Honors Society, Spanish Honor Society, Judo black belt, 500 hours volunteering at YMCA
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Graphic designer
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): about my low income family and how it was an obstacle (single father has $9000 income)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great
[</em>] Applied on: Regular decision
[<em>] Hook (if any): low income
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Maryland
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public competetive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Persian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I thought I would get in... But congrats to everyone else</p>
<p>I applied regular, and my decision letter was posted on the website, and within the scanned mail, it had scholarship info on it for me. nothing about loans though. If I get the Rensselaer medal from school, I think I would be pretty set on RPI</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): Critical Reading: 640; Math: 610; Writing: 760 (Essay: 12)
* SAT IIs: Math I: 610, French: 710, Literature: 750
* ACT: 28 - Did not submit (I don't think)
* GPA: 4.0
* Rank: 2 out of 390
* Other stats: Full IB Diploma Candidate, mega Community Service from a school that requires 0 to graduate
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: National Honors Society Officer, Building Leadership Team Class Representative (it's a New York thang), Karate, Step Team, Odyssey of the Mind, Varsity Tennis, French club
* Job/Work Experience: Counselor-In-Training at summer Bible Camp, Canteen Manager, Assistant Wedding Photographer/Videographer
* Essays (subject and responses): Common App Essay:A couple personal stories about how I came to understand the truth about differences RPI Essay: Why I'm opting for pre-med.
* Teacher Recs: A personal one from my school's IB Coordinator
* Counselor Rec: I have a very good relationship with her.
* Applied on: last minute (Regular Decision)
* Hook (if any): Ha...honestly - (My strengths are obviously in the Humanities) I'm pretty sure they were stoked about "A" black girl applying, lol who could balance out the heavy math/science orientation, but ALSO, I attended HOBY at Rensselaer so I know they loooooooved that one
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<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: New York
* School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public...boondox?
* Ethnicity: African-American (and proud of it)
* Gender: Female
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<p>**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Happy - but this one is for the waitlisters...call me cocky, but this was my safety school :)</p>
<p>I was accepted and offered $68,000 in scholarships over the next 4 years (5 if I choose to go for my master's in computer science). For just 09-10, I've been offered $29,500 ($17,000 from scholarships, the remainder is loans).</p>
<p>AP classes: AP Physics B, AP Latin III, AP Latin IV, AP Calculus AB, AP Macroeconomics, AP Computer Science</p>
<p>Activities: Robotics</p>
<p>Achievements: Student of the Month awarded by the Technology Department; NCWIT Aspirations in Computing award</p>
<p>I don't have a ton of activities, but I wrote a very strong application essay. Trust me, they DO read the essay. I also had a ton of great recommendations from teachers. The award I received (NCWIT) is a national award given to females planning to major in the computing field who have demonstrated outstanding work in computing, leadership, and community service. I did not go for an interview because I simply did not have the time.</p>
<p>Looks like it's going to be a tough decision between RPI and RIT. I'm visiting both over spring break, so hopefully I'll have made a decision by the end of March...</p>
<p>The stats here are really suprising to me... I applied to RPI just because they sent a "candidates choice" application email about a week before their deadline. I wasn't even considering RPI but applied just to apply (I didn't even send in an application fee). Today I get an email inviting me to admitted students day, and I didn't even know I was in. I checked online and I had gotten in and offered 80,000 over 4 years. Whats weird about this is that I'm strongest in humanities- I got a 32 on the ACT but with a 27 in math, and only scored 730 in the math II Subject test, which I never even sent them. I'm a full IB Diploma candidate with a 4.1 GPA and 32, but honestly none of my extra curriculars are math related or engineering related.</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: CR-580 Math-690 Writing-620
* SAT II: 680 Math IIC, 680 Spanish
* ACT:
* GPA:3.2
* Rank:120 out of 600
* Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
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<p>Subjective</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: pretty good, spent a lot of time writing them
* Teacher Recs: one was really good, I don't know about the other
* Counselor Rec: It was 3 pages... but I have no idea what she wrote
* Supplementary Material:
* Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):
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<p>Personal</p>
<pre><code>* Location: CA
* High School Type: public
* Ethnicity:Asian-Chinese
* Gender: Female
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<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: DECA, Tzu-chi, piano, choir, teaching piano, McNerney Congressional Asssistant
* Awards: my most impressive? 3rd place international winner for a entrepreneurship business plan
* Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:
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<p>my stats aren't that good. I'm glad that I got in, but I'm also quite surprised.</p>