Decisions Thread! Post your STATS here!

cman8123 · March 10, 2009, 10:36pm

^^ I’m still waiting too friedrice.

What’re your stats like?

frydfrog · March 10, 2009, 11:18pm

Do you live in Manila, friedrice?

friedrice · March 10, 2009, 11:49pm

lol i’m from manila but i live in washington

dpattzlover · March 11, 2009, 12:18am

Lawlz times 10.

friedrice · March 11, 2009, 12:54am

what’s so funny???

springsunshine · March 11, 2009, 2:07am

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: Jan 3rd 2009
Date decision postmarked/received: Jan 21st 2009
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Biology

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Total: 1860 M: 610, CR: 610, WR: 640

ACT: NONE
SAT Subject Tests: NONE
GPA-UW/W: 3.90 / 4.23
Rank: 8/280
AP/IB classes: AP BIOLOGY, AP LANGUAGE, AP CALCULUS AB, AP GOVT, AP COMPARATIVE GOVT, AP LITERATURE, AP CHEMISTRY
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: CULTURAL BACKGROUND, ETC.

Teacher Recs: NONE
Counselor Rec: NONE
EC highlights: 2 YEARS BPA
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: ALASKA

School Type: PUBLIC HS
Ethnicity: ASIAN
Gender: FEMALE
</code></pre>

Other Factors, hook?: NONE

I still don’t know my decision on attending, though. :/

jasoncomport · March 12, 2009, 6:05am

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: January 15th 2009
Date decision postmarked/received: March 10th 2009
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Arts/Sciences /CS

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 1680 M: 500, CR: 530, WR: 650</li>
<li>ACT: 25 (writing 10</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: English Literature 470, Math 1 530</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.78</li>
<li>Rank: 5/300</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: AP Computer Science, AP Human Geography, A-Level Computing, A-Level Geography, A-Level Applied ICT, A-Level English Literature (A-Level = british)</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: Experience, spreading literature.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: None</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: 1, Great!</li>
<li>EC highlights: </li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Dubai, United Arab Emirates</li>
<li>School Type: Private British Curriculum School</li>
<li>Ethnicity: English</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

Other Factors, hook?: NONE

Probably going to attend, just waiting for Kings College London.

wakesnowboard17 · March 12, 2009, 6:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: 11/30
Date decision postmarked/received: 1/9
Accepted at which school/major at UW: College of Arts and Sciences, still awaiting reply from Foster School of Business

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Total: 1970 M: 690, CR: 630, WR: 650

ACT: X
SAT Subject Tests: US Hist:690 Math2:670
GPA-UW/W: 3.88 UW
Rank: X
AP/IB classes: AP Human Geo, Ap US Hist, Ap Eng Lang, Ap US Gov, AP comp Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Environmental Sci, Ap Eng Lit
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: Safe, wrote about business/marketing

Teacher Recs: strong, from marketing teacher
Counselor Rec: X
EC highlights: DECA. School VP, triple national qualifier, 4 time state qualifier, 2nd place western region VB.
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: WA

School Type: Mid size public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
</code></pre>

Other Factors, hook?: X

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: will be attending, still waiting for business school. have no idea when i find out. WAVE scholarship finalist, 2 years of tuition at any college in washington. find out next month.

Pikachiu · March 13, 2009, 8:58pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: 11/30 (?)
Date decision postmarked/received: 12/31
Accepted at which school/major at UW: pre-health science

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Total: 2030 M: 720, CR: 670, WR: 640,

ACT: X
SAT Subject Tests: Chinese:800 Physics:710 Mathii:710
GPA-UW/W: 4.0uw
Rank: top 1%
AP/IB classes: junior year: PhysicsB, Lang/Comp senior year: Lit/Comp, CalcAB, USGov, Chemistry, micro & macro econ
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: talked about flying back and forth from taiwan

Teacher Recs: X
Counselor Rec: X
EC highlights: some volunteer work
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: Wa

School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: f
</code></pre>

Other Factors, hook?: X

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: UW is my safety… and my only school right now =/

seaissa · March 16, 2009, 9:08am

Good job everyone! See you on campus! Don’t be lame, and join clubs and partcipate in activities!

If it is really ranked that high then I feel sad for Japanese education in America…

OR3892 · March 16, 2009, 7:21pm

Decision: Accepted

Date applied: early December
Date decision postmarked/received: early February
Accepted at which school/major at UW: Arts and Sciences

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Total: 2070 (Math: 740, CR: 670, W: 660)</li>
<li>ACT: 30</li>
<li>SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 760, Lit: 650</li>
<li>GPA-UW/W: 3.37 UW/3.5 W</li>
<li>Rank: does not rank</li>
<li>AP/IB classes: US History, Spanish Lang, Spanish Lit, English Lang, English Lit, Calculus BC</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: talked about playing the trumpet</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: I’m guessing they were good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Ditto</li>
<li>EC highlights: 1st chair trumpet in school band, community service, varsity track</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: CA</li>
<li>School Type: private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
</ul>

Other Factors, hook?: no

General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to UW…?: Top 2 choice

ilikeUW · December 1, 2009, 12:34am

bump 10 char

SophieGermain · December 1, 2009, 10:17pm

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

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