<p>Rank: 5/223
GPA: 101.9 (my school is weird and goes on a 100 point scale)
School: suburban public, 3ish other apps from my school (no other acceptances, sadly =[ )
State: NJ
SAT I: 730 M 800 V 790 W
SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Literature, 770 Math II
APs: 5 US History last year, Calc, Literature, Euro, Music Theory, and Chem this year
ECs: Marching band, drama, piano, several choral groups, Interact, math and science activities, etc.
Hooks: uhh...none? Maybe Gov School or the fact that i was my school's marching band drum major. Oh-national merit finalist.
Essays: I was a fan of my common app essay, and my mom's colleague (a Haverford alum) loved my honor code essay.
Guidance Counselor and Teacher Rec's: Pretty good, i'd think. Plus a rec from Gov School and one from my marching band director. </p>
<p>Congrats to all other acceptees and best of luck to everyone else!</p>
<p>I got waitlisted and I'm just curious to see how others handled the honor code essay. In retrospect, I think that may have done my application in. Or that I didn't have an interview and I live an hour away.</p>
<p>Haverford is my first choice so this feels AMAZING. I was so worried because I heard today that three people from my school had been waitlisted yesterday. I really really really hope that things work out financially.</p>
<p>Basic stats, if interested:</p>
<p>SAT's: 2130 (700, 710, 720)
ACT: 33
GPA: 3.92
Location: Seattle, WA
AP's: Latin Lit (5), US Hist (4), Calc AB (5), Euro Hist (3), Eng. Lang (4), Am. Gov, Stat, Eng. Lit, Phy C
EC's: Really heavily involved in drama club, also in orchestra and choir, volunteer at aquarium, founder/member of marine science team, rec basketball, etc etc.
Essays: Probably the best part of my application, asides from maybe my rec. letters. I really put a lot of myself into them, and the honor code essay turned out really well because I love the code so much.
Rec. Letters: Better than I ever could have wished for - really showcased my personality and how it contributes to my learning and everything.
Other factors: I visited the campus Junior year (that's when I fell in love with it) and had an interview on campus then too, which probably showed my interest well.</p>
<p>Like I said, I'm ridiculously excited/happy. Eeee!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted :)
SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Math: 640
SAT Writing: 750
SAT Total: 2190
SAT II: US History (760), English Literature (720), Spanish w/ Listening (560) <--yes, horrendous
ACT: didn't take it.
AP/IB taken/scores: US History (5), English Lang/Comp (5), Spanish Lang. (4)
GPA weighted: 4.1
Rank or % estimate: 1/430, school ranks 1 for everyone with 4.0 GPA
Essays: Loved the prompt, and felt pretty inspired with the supplement essay. I picked the "tension between personal freedom and community standards" topic, and wrote about my school's display of the Confederate flag at football games, and the controversy it causes.
Teacher Recs: didn't get to read them, but I assume positive.
Counselor Rec: very positive, emphasized interest in activism and community service
Hook (if any): [i'm guessing] pretty involved in politics (paged at Alabama State Legislature). 11 years of Indian dance and lots of cultural involvement. also, felt good about essays.
State or Country: AL
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian [Indian]
Gender: Female
Legacy: no
Recruited Athlete & Sport: no
Important ECs: many years of dance, competitive soccer, debate. co-president of a political awareness club. volunteer at Children's Hospital. model UN captain.
Other Factors: didn't have an interview, but I did visit the campus. also, only person from my school to apply.</p>
<p>Sat
V-720
M-690
W-700
ACT-32
Competitive private high school in AZ gpa uw- 3.76 w 4.15
lots of EC's and good essay's and teacher recs.
hook- athlete
I am also assuming they don't get to many applicants from Arizona
No one out here knows what an LAC is</p>
<p>Wow Sunflower you did so well on the AP Spanish test (which I've heard is really hard) that I am now thinking that the SAT II Spanish test must be ridiculous!</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who got in. :) If you are planning on attending or just want to meet some people who also got in, join the Facebook group! :)</p>
<p>Still waiting to hear about what financial aid they'll give me - that will probably be a significant factor in my decision. Hopefully they can offer me something substantial...</p>
<p>Accepted, but I didn't turn in my Common App supplement due to a combination of laziness and not carring too much about the school. I'm quite surprised, and my ego has inflated a bit too :-). This just shows how holistic decisions really are, haha. </p>
<p>I wasn't planning on going anyway, so I'm sorry, whoever's acceptance spot I took.</p>
<p>I actually got the acceptance on monday and forgot to post! </p>
<p>stats:
SAT: 710 (M) 720 (V) 670 (W) total: 2100
SAT II: 670 (us history) 700 (bio) 710 (math IIc)
GPA: 4.45/4.6w
RANK: 12/510
APs: 3 (us history ouch) 5 (bio)
ESSAYS: Pretty good i guess (its all up the admissions committee afterall lol)
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1 outstanding and i never saw the other
HOOK: nothing really
STATE: NJ
ETHNICITY: Caucasian
GENDER: Female
LEGACY: nope
RECRUITED ATHLETE: Yes (softball)
OTHER FACTORS: I had actually applied early decision, but was deferred. I also wrote a letter expressing my interest to the dean and called/emailed my regional admissions director after my deferment.</p>