Decisions Thread! Post your STATS here! (2009)

UDubhopeful · December 1, 2009, 11:21pm

Thanks for bringing this thread back. But I think we should start a new thread specifically for this year.

Do it in this format.

Decision: Accepted
Decision: Rejected

Date applied: X
Date decision postmarked/received: X
Accepted at which school/major at UW: X

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,
* ACT: X
* SAT Subject Tests: X
* GPA-UW/W: X/X
* Rank: X
* AP/IB classes: X
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: X
* Teacher Recs: X
* Counselor Rec: X
* EC highlights: X
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: X
* School Type: X
* Ethnicity: X
* Gender: X
</code></pre>

Other Factors, hook?: X

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW...?: X

SophieGermain · December 1, 2009, 11:35pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: Nov. 15 2009
Date decision postmarked/received: Nov. 30 2009
Accepted at which school/major at UW: n/a

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2210</li>
<li>ACT: didn’t take</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: didn’t send them in</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.99 UW</li>
<li>Rank: 2</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: World History, APUSH, Psych, Calculus AB, Statistics, English Lit, U.S. Gov</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: personal statement was the best thing I’ve ever written, cultural one was okay. only advice I have is write something you mean and don’t try too hard to find a topic they’ve never seen before. Personality will make you stand out- not drama.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: probably good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: excellent- he knew me pretty well because of the scheduling conflicts I have every year</li>
<li>EC highlights: Science Olympiad 4 years with trips to nationals every year so far (medals freshman year) and medals at state and regional level every year; also wrote and proctored tests for junior high competitions; marching band 3 years, private clarinet lessons 4 years, clarinet choir that made it to a state competition- those are the main ones I think</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: WA</li>
<li>School Type: public, sends students to top universities most years</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: F</li>
</ul>

Other Factors, hook?: National Merit Semifinalist, legacy… although i also have a parent who went to WSU… didn’t seem to affect my app :-)

General Comments: GO HUSKIES

Igi · December 2, 2009, 12:24am

Hey! Someone broke tradition!

ajitx0 · December 2, 2009, 2:01am

How in the world did you get in BEFORE the priority date? :(.

SophieGermain · December 2, 2009, 9:35pm

I turned in the app on Nov. 15th…but it’s still bizarre. A couple other people at my school got their acceptance letters yesterday too.

ajitx0 · December 2, 2009, 9:41pm

Congratulations though!

I sent mine out on the 22nd, my application status is still ‘awaiting an initial review’… ugh, I should have turned it in 2 weeks early like my friends told me to!

When did your application status first change to being in review?

SophieGermain · December 2, 2009, 10:06pm

Umm… no idea. I wasn’t expecting to hear back until January so I turned it in and forgot about it. Good luck getting your letter soon!

wootuw · December 2, 2009, 10:54pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: Nov 2
Date decision postmarked/received: Nov 30th
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Pre-Med

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 1950 </li>
<li>ACT: 28</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: </li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: UW 3.82</li>
<li>Rank: 50/400</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: AP English (Junior/SEnior), APUSH, AP Biology, AP Spanish Lang</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: Pretty strong. Try to be orginal. </li>
<li>Teacher Recs: From my APUSH teacher</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: </li>
<li>EC highlights: Lots of community service with my church and with NHS, swim team, soccer, track, and a part-time job</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Washington</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>

Other Factors, hook?:

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: my status was updated on the 25th and I got the letter on the 30th.

strummerboy · December 3, 2009, 1:11am

Decision: Accepted!

Date applied: Nov. 10? give or take a couple days
Date decision postmarked/received: Nov. 25
Accepted at which school/major at UW: N/A

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2200 M: 800, CR: 690, WR: 710</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: N/A</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.76 (UW)</li>
<li>Rank: N/A</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: Calc AB, Eng. Lang and Comp, Statistics, Computer Science A + 5 Honors Classes</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: My personal statement was excellent, my short response was not very good.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: N/A</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: N/A</li>
<li>EC highlights: Community Service, summer job, taught myself guitar, bass, drums, piano, music theory, have composed/recorded dozens of songs, played in bands, played gigs, etc.</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: WA</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Caucasian/Pacific Islander/Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

Other Factors, hook?: National Merit commended student

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: I’m pretty excited about this, will most likely be going to UW next year! GO HUSKIES!

pumpkins · December 3, 2009, 6:23pm

Congratulations to those of you who already got accepted!

pbgayte · December 10, 2009, 11:31am

Let’s keep this thread on the first page! Congrats to everyone who’s been accepted so far.

bellabelle · December 12, 2009, 11:12pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: mid-october
Date decision postmarked/received: december 10
Accepted at which school/major at UW: biology

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2210 M: 680, CR: 730, WR: 800</li>
<li>ACT: </li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: bio e 730, lit 740</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.86/4.3</li>
<li>Rank: school doesn’t rank</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: english comp (5), bio (5), taking gov, calc ab, english lit</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: good. </li>
<li>Teacher Recs: really good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: really good</li>
<li>EC highlights: cheer captain, national merit semifinalist, national spanish honor society, link crew, science camp during summers</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: ca</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
</ul>

Other Factors, hook?: stats

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: definitely want to visit. uw was a safety for me.

Igi · December 12, 2009, 11:22pm

I’m waiting for some stats that aren’t killer.

uw20106 · December 13, 2009, 12:10am

^^^
I know…same here…These stats are really intimidating. I guess people with average/not so high stats find out later on.

theamazingrace · December 13, 2009, 6:44pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: ~October 12
Date decision postmarked/received: November 24
Accepted at which school/major at UW: waiting/crossing fingers for Foster

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2140 (2 sittings, 2060 best single) M: 790, CR: 660, WR: 690</li>
<li>ACT: 29</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: U.S. History - 660, MathII - 770, Spanish - 640</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 4.05 (out of 4.3) / 4.15</li>
<li>Rank: ~35/455</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: World History (4), U.S. History (4), BC Calc, Eng. Lang., American Gov., Micro/Macro Econ, Spanish Lang.</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: mediocre, at best</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: don’t know, likely mediocre</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: don’t know, likely slightly better than average</li>
<li>EC highlights: FBLA (4 years, Committee Chair), Scholastic Bowl (Captain), Model UN (Treasurer, helped found club), attended state program for Spanish over summer</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: VA</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: caucasian</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
</ul>

Other Factors, hook?: strong Spanish background

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: Likely attending. Hopefully I’ll see you there!!! Good luck to all who are waiting on decisions or still working on apps!

ross25 · December 15, 2009, 7:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: November 20
Date decision postmarked/received: December 10
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Pre-Medicine

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Total: didn’t take

ACT: 28 composite (34 English, 28 Reading, 27 Math, 26 Science)
SAT Subject Tests: didn’t take
GPA-UW/W: 3.984 weighted
Rank: 4/120
AP/IB classes: school doesn’t offer them - instead we have CWU Cornerstone
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: good - wrote about personal growth and understanding insight because of my involvement with HFH, the people I helped, the immense impact it made on me and how it ultimately led me to realize that I want to continue helping others)

Teacher Recs: pretty good considering it was from my Honors English teacher (he talked about my involvement with school, work with Habitat, how I did in his class)
Counselor Rec: I assume it was pretty good - he knows me pretty well because I have had a lot of scheduling conflicts over the past years and he was a big supporter of HFH)
EC highlights: started Habitat for Humanity campus chapter (President jr. and sr. year), Varsity Tennis (Team Captain jr. year, MVP jr. year, All-League First Team), Yearbook (financial editor jr. year, Editor-in-Chief sr. year), Jazz Band, Current World Events
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: rural Washington

School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian/Caucasian
Gender: Female
</code></pre>

Other Factors, hook?: I would say starting HFH…it was a pretty significant impact towards the community and the school…

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: likely attending, applying to other schools in the east, status changed to “we have reviewed your application” on Dec. 9 and unofficial transcript loaded. Good luck guys! Maybe we’ll see each other in September!! If you guys want the essay, I would be more than happy to PM it to you.

ross25 · December 15, 2009, 8:37pm

Our school doesn’t do weighted/unweighted GPA so…scratch out that “weighted”

UDubhopeful · December 18, 2009, 3:14am

Congratulations to all those who have already been accepted and good luck to those who are still waiting!

azzajack · December 18, 2009, 7:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: Nov. 20
Date decision postmarked/received: Dec. 18
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Aerospace Engineering

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2290 M: 800, CR: 760, WR: 730,</li>
<li>ACT: 34</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: Math Lv. 790 Physics 740</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.55</li>
<li>Rank: NA/965 (school doesn’t rank)</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: Physics C Mech - 5, Physics C E&M - 5, Calculus AB - 5</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: Crap 20 mins</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: none</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Counselor wrote excellent letter about my special circumstances for honors</li>
<li>EC highlights: President - Astronomy and Philosophy Clubs, Advanced Robotics Engineering Team, Tutor Volunteer Association</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Los Angeles CA</li>
<li>School Type: Massive Public </li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian Indian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

Other Factors, hook?: Excessive Cross country moving destroyed my GPA

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: Hopefully Ill get Scholarships and Honors, I like UW b/c it is not that far

adamsawesome · December 19, 2009, 2:32am

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: 12/1
Date decision postmarked/received: 12/15
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Aero and astro engineering

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 1960 M: 590, CR: 710, WR: 660,</li>
<li>ACT: 30</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: Chem- 710, US history - 690</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: UW-3.92 (My school is private and hardly gives weight to AP’s)</li>
<li>Rank: 9/245</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: World History-3, us hist-4, chem-2 (messed up the free response), english lang-5; Senior year: microecon, spanish, physics b, literature, us gov; Total: 9</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: I don’t even remember what I wrote but it wasnt spectacular. If you really want to know remind me what the prompt was and ill remember. </li>
<li>Teacher Recs: ap physics teacher: very good letter, ap microecon teacher: good letter, </li>
<li>Counselor Rec: good, i hope at least</li>
<li>EC highlights: varsity tennis captain, science club president, TARC contest team leader, NHS, spanish honor society, ~100 hours of varied volunteering, self studying/research, art club, photo club, started recycling program at school, etc</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Las Vegas, Nevada</li>
<li>School Type: Private Catholic</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

Other Factors, hook?: Not that I can think of

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: Don’t think i’ll be getting much because I am OOS. If I get into the honors program and get some aid, then it will be a competitive option for me, plus I love the northwest.

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