~ Drexel 2021! ED/EA/RD Decisions + Scholarships Thread ~

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Since decisions should be released in the next week, here is the official decision thread.
Please don’t use this thread for questions or comments.
Copy the text below into your post, remove the ‘a’ in the bold, size and color in your decision.

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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Also add.
Total Grant/Aid :
Total AJ Scholarship :
Additional Scholarships (global scholarship, FLL etc):

Total Cost of attendance :

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Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M-690 CR-640
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II:N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.3

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Three school varsity sports captain for all, two club sports one of which from when I was 4yo, 4 clubs, lots of volunteering, ranked nationally for ski racing and field hockey
Job/Work Experience: 3 jobs
Volunteer/Community service: through church and young sports clinics
Summer Activities: working, sports
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10

Teacher Rec #1: Very good, civil engineering teacher
Teacher Rec #2: Extremely good, English teaher

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major: Materials science and engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public( 600 per grade)
Ethnicity:white
Gender:female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have 4 SU credits for calc, 9 engineering credits through RIT, in a class right now creating a prototype

Reflection

Strengths: Have been doing engineering all my life
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- CU Boulder, UVM, UNH,

Total Grant: $41,000
AJ Scholarship: $12,600
Additional Scholarships: Drexel Grant- $22,00 Pell Grant-$6,000 Federal Grant- $1,000

Total Cost of Attendance: $2,500

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^ thats before room and board

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR, 800M, 750W
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/96
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in Calc AB, Euro, 4 in US History, Chem, Environmental Sci
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP Courses + Religion
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major, just one essay contest award and a couple of state Model UN awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Chess, Tutor… Nothing much really
Job/Work Experience: Nothing (I’m an international student, can’t work)
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer 90 hours at local hospital
Summer Activities: Not much
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10, talk about how Model UN help change me into a more confident person
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10, close with both of my Math and History teacher. History teacher is also the sponsor of Model UN club.

Teacher Rec #1:9/10
Teacher Rec #2:9/10
Counselor Rec:6/10, didn’t know her very well, probably a generic one
Additional Rec: Have one from one of my volunteer coordinator who is a state legislator
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Comp Sci
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): International student but living in the US right now (came here freshman year of high school)
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: <25k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I do have a sibling currently attending Drexel, so 3k awarded from Dragon Family Scholarship

Reflection: It’s my safety school, I’m happy I got accepted in with full tuition scholarship (around 50k in merit aid and Drexel Grant), I’ll definitely attend here since my sibling is already there unless accepted by one of my reaches school

Strengths: Grades, GPA, Recommendations
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably just because of the grades
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted at Williams ED

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (680 CR, 680 M, 770 WRI) (equivalent to a 1490/1600 on the new scale)
ACT (breakdown): 33/36 (35 E, 34 M, 30 R, 33 SCI)
SAT II: Math Level II (730)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB exams at my school are done in May of the senior year.
Senior Year Course Load: IB HL Literature, IB SL Mathematics, IB HL Biology, IB HL Psychology, IB SL Theory of Knowledge, IB SL German, IB SL History, Health and Medicine III, Symphony Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
-National Merit Commended Student (1410/1520)
-3rd at Regional HOSA Competition in Medical Photography (2015)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): HOSA (Club Reporter in 10th Grade), JV and Varsity Tennis, School Orchestra, FBLA, Speech and Debate, NHS, Student Government General Assembly, Politics Club (Co-Founder), Statistics Club, Hacking Club, Junior Achievement at Pfizer

Job/Work Experience: Worked at an SAT/ACT preparation place, Practicums at Depuy Synthes and SAP (part of IB requirement at my school)

Volunteer/Community service: School UNICEF, School Key Club

Summer Activities: Hospital volunteer in patient escort department, coaching volunteer for a family friend’s youth tennis organization

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 (I wrote about how I overcame not making the tennis team as a freshman, and how my bad grades my sophomore year were due to not having a good balance between academics, extracurriculars, and social life, and also how I overcame those difficulties as a junior.)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I asked for three recommendation letters to be sent to Drexel: one from my HL Psych teacher, one from my HL Biology teacher, and one from my SL Math teacher.

Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 (Psych)
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10 (Math)
Teacher Rec #3: 9/10 (Biology)
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public magnet
Ethnicity: Asian - Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: x > 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, recs, test scores, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because even though my unweighted GPA isn’t amazing, I went through a rigorous pre-IB/IB curriculum, which in part made up for it. My essay went into greater detail about my decline from sophomore year, so all and all, I think I covered my bases pretty well on that front. I also had more strengths than weaknesses, I thought.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to PSU, Pitt, Ohio State.

General Comments:
Founder’s Scholarship of $19,200

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Decision: Deferred to RD
SAT I (breakdown): 470 Reading, 510 Math (980 combined)
ACT (breakdown):did not take
SAT II: 720/800 Chinese with Listening
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 72/160
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
Honors Theology 4, Astronomy, Honors English 12, Honors Statistics, Honors Spanish 4, Sewing, Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Ambassador for three years), member of Student Against Destructive Decision for one year
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a school uniform store as a retail clerk for two summers
Volunteer/Community service: part of community service corps for two years, volunteered to tutor elementary students for the past four years of high school for two hours a day/5 days a week
Summer Activities: Work (as described above) for two summers
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:10/10 (American History)
Teacher Rec #2:9/10 (Chemistry
Counselor Rec: Did not see
Additional Rec: 7/10 (Theology) and 10/10 (Spanish teacher whom taught me for three consecutive years)
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Legal Studies at Lebow College of Business
State (if domestic applicant): Philadelphia, PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: [$24,000]
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, recommendation letters, unweighted GPA
Weaknesses: Definitely SAT scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mainly for my standardized test scores. Admissions counselor would like to view my first semester grades
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

  • Albright College - Accepted with a presidential scholarship amount of $24,000 per year and financial aid amount of $44,000 (without loans). Total cost of attendance without loans is about $10,000 and with loans is about $3000
  • Cabrini University - Accepted with an merit award amount of $16,000 (tuition is around $28000)
  • University of Pittsburgh Bradford Campus - Accepted, no financial aid available yet
  • Arcadia University - Accepted with a scholarship amount of $8000 per year, financial aid packet of about $32000. Total cost of attendance is around $12000

General Comments:
Throughout the college admissions process, I have learned that SAT do play a role in your application but it is only part of what makes up the entire profile. To all the people who did not score too well on standardized tests, do not get discouraged and work on strengthening all other parts of your application! My SAT score was definitely way below Drexel’s standard but with a strong essay, GPA, and recommendation letters, I believe that they’re the reason why I was deferred rather than just a flat out rejected.

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I got in! Going for school of engineering, receiving $15,000 a year.

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):m: 670 R:580
ACT (breakdown):N/A
SAT II:N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):12/75
AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: As high as it gets in my country
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Made a bunch of movies, physics contest, school band
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: N/A
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 about not being too cocky
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:Physic 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: Chemistry 10/10
Counselor Rec: Don’t know
Additional Rec: Social Studies: 8/10
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Civil Engineering
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Ecuador
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Latino
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 45 K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A

Reflection

Strengths: Grades, Recomendations, TOEFL
Weaknesses: Few activities, no leadership or summer activities
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NYIT Accepted, SUNY Buffalo Accepted
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Total Grant/Aid :32.400
Total AJ Scholarship :10.200
Additional Scholarships (global scholarship, FLL etc): N/A

Total Cost of attendance : 65.927

General Comments: I am not attending, because i cannot aford the total attendance cost; definitely going to SUNY Buffalo.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1500 (760 M, 740 CR/W)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 730 Bio M 720 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): probably 4.0, weighted is 104.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/140
AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (4) US History (5) World History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP wise its Biology, Italian, English Lit, and Calculus AB
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Mock Trial (10)
Environmental Club (10 President)
NHS (11-12)
Italian NHS (11-12)
Service Institute (10-12)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 50 hours per year roughly
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10 for Common App
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: math (8/10) but FERPA so…lol
Teacher Rec #2: math (8/10) read above
Counselor Rec: (7/10)
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Parochial
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Scores, GPA
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had solid academic stats
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UPitt & Northeastern

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1410/1600
ACT (breakdown): 32 (E: 34 M: 35 R: 30 S: 30)
SAT II: Chemistry (710)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5) AP Physics 2 (4) AP Physics C: EM (4) AP Physics C: M (4) AP Literature (4) APCS (3) AP Seminar (3) AP World History (3) APES (3) AP Chemistry (3) AP Lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP European History, AP Research, AP Microeconomics, DE World Literature II Honors, DE Contemporary Literature Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), National Honor Society (Sergeant-at-Arms), Chemistry Club (Academic Adviser), Spanish Honor Society, ACM, Freshman Class Council (Treasurer), Sophomore Class Council, Environthon (3rd place at county), Club Soccer, Club Volleyball
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ Altamonte Hospital, 50+ Habitat for Humanity
Summer Activities: Volunteering at hospitals, taking virtual classes, went to summer programs around the country
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, kinda personal, rather not talk about it

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10

Teacher Rec #1: Calculus Teacher (she really liked me so I think this is good)
Teacher Rec #2: Research Teacher (he was there for me when I had family problems so he knows what I’ve been through and what I’ve accomplished)
Counselor Rec: Eh, the counselor I had since freshman year retired my senior year so the new counselor doesn’t really know me that well
Additional Rec: Spanish Teacher (she will literally talk up anyone so)
Interview: NA

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No (I need to get that fixed)
Intended Major: Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Total Grant/Aid : I need to fix this because I forgot to submit CSS on time 0.00
Total AJ Scholarship : 24,000.00
Founder’s Scholarship - 22,500.00
Federal Work Study - 1,500.00
Additional Scholarships (global scholarship, FLL etc):

Total Cost of Attendance: 41,927.00 (I hope it will be lower once I figure out my financial aid)

Reflection

Strengths: Essay, Teacher recommendations
Weaknesses: Junior grades weren’t the best, I was an OK test taker
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted -
UCF, Spring Hill College, Arcadia College, Wilson College, Washington College

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 670 R 620 M
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 88/750
AP (place score in parenthesis): apush (4) ap eng lang (3) apes (3) ap chem (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap lit, calc, physics c, psych, spanish lang, honors government principles
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): posse finalist? lol idk

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of music, senior class treasurer, shadowed doctors and nurses, babysitter, tutor for bio and chem, softball for 3 years (9-11 jv lol), vp of community service club at school
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered over 100 hours at a hospital, volunteered over 100 at a pharmacy
Summer Activities: volunteering, summer hw, travel
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): apush (7/10) ap chem (10/10)

Teacher Rec #1: see above
Teacher Rec #2: ^^
Counselor Rec: didnt get to read it but she likes me a lot!!!
Additional Rec: no
Interview: no

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes!!!
Intended Major: nursing with 3 coops
State (if domestic applicant): california/competitive school in los angeles
Country (if international applicant): usa
School Type: high achieving public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: f
Income Bracket: 100k<
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st gen

Reflection
so glad!! my first nursing acceptance

Strengths: ec’s recommendations
Weaknesses: GPA!! i got a D and a C my sophomore year but got straight A’s junior and senior year soooo dont be discouraged if you have a C or something bc i had it way worse lol
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: showed interest in nursing field, jr year grades, good recs. overall a solid applicant apart from my soph year grades
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred at northeastern for nursing, accepted fordham biology, accepted uvm biology

General Comments: im really excited because its my first nursing acceptance and i love the coop program!! (my best friend also got into upenn so we can be neighbors LOL) but it is just so expensive. i really dont want to take out loans (honestly my very last resort) because i can probably go somewhere cheaper and get the same bsn. 50k is just way too much per yr for a bsn so im gonna have to decline…

Also add.
Total Grant/Aid : i dont know where to find this info…
Total AJ Scholarship : 15300 (founders scholarship) this is the only type of FA i saw on my portal
Additional Scholarships (global scholarship, FLL etc): 0

Total Cost of attendance : 51k/year. very pricey

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I : 1380
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not given
AP (place score in parenthesis): non
IB (place score in parenthesis): non
Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Psychology.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 National Innovation Awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of a technical Society, General Secretary of an NGO (community service society), Founder of major campaigns, General Secretary Student Government.
Job/Work Experience: Internship at a local hospital
Volunteer/Community service:350+ hours
Summer Activities:Awareness Campaigns
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9.8/10, I wrote about my typical life in my country, the story only I could share and would have made no sense if it were from anywhere else.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:Mathematics 9.9/10
Teacher Rec #2:Physics 10/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10 Really embellished my overall application.
Additional Rec:non.
Interview:non.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: MechE
State (if domestic applicant): -
Country (if international applicant): South East Asian country (3rd world under-developed)
School Type: Top school in the city
Ethnicity:
Gender: male
Income Bracket: <20,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): A true representative of my society.

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, ECs
Weaknesses: Now I think there were non haha
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: alot of hooks and evidence for everthing I wrote
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This was an ED for its an early fullstop.

General Comments: Drexel is an aweosome school! Can’t wait

I got Global Scholarship and $16,000 grant,
Total : $66,000

Cost of attendance : ZERO

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son was accepted Early Action

SAT I (breakdown):didn’t send
ACT (breakdown):31 composite E35 M29 R 32 S 26
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):don’t know unweighted. weighted GPA 4.56
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):73/516
AP (place score in parenthesis):US history (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:5AP classes 2 Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):latin awards and TSA awards, Eagle scout

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity Hockey, TSA, NHS
Job/Work Experience:yes, waiter
Volunteer/Community service:yes, special needs, Boy scouts
Summer Activities:College class at Community college

Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major:Comp. Sci.
State (if domestic applicant):NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:large public
Gender:male
Income Bracket:100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted Northeastern ED

Founders Scholarship $18,000/yr
Drexel Grant $10,500/ yr

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1280
ACT (breakdown): 27
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 41/188
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP and College in the Classroom through PITT.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, several awards from Future Business Leaders of America

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Future Business Leaders of America (Vice President), Reporter for School Newspaper
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 24 hours
Summer Activities: Engineering internship (hopefully)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10, discussing my journey through Boy Scouts

Recommendations (rating 1-10):

Teacher Rec #1: 10, I knew this teacher personally and I’ve had him for 4 years.
Teacher Rec #2: 10, I knew this teacher personally, also the FBLA advisor.
Counselor Rec: 8, I somewhat knew and interacted with my counselor.
Additional Rec: 10, from another teacher, advisor of the school newspaper.
Interview: None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Engineering with 3 co-ops
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Very social, great study-habits
Weaknesses: None
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: PITT wants to see mid-year grades, but I applied ED, will be withdrawing my application shortly.

General Comments:
Quite excited to attend Drexel and live in Philadelphia.

Grants/Scholarships:
AJ Drexel: $13,500
Drexel Grant: $23,700
Various other grants: $12,270

Scholarships/Grants Total: $49,320
Loans total: $8500
FA Awarded: $57,820

Cost of Attendance after FA:
$8,107 a year
$28,374 for all 5 years

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Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M- 470 R-660 W-680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45/ W= 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH- 5, AP Gov- 5
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Music Theory, Applied Econ (H), Stat (H), Capstone(H), World Religions, Spanish(H)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Recorded an album, Varsity cross-country, Tri-M Music Honors Society Member, 4-year chamber choir member (leader of choir), Student/Faculty Board Rep (nominated by peers), Co-Chair for all School Spirit/Formal School Functions (elected by peers), Women’s Advocacy Club Member (service leader)
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting/Lifeguarding
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor at inner-city schools, organizer of multiple summits for women in the Baltimore Community

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type: Private, All-girls, College-prep school
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female

Reflection

Strengths: Strong grades, strong writer (specifically used portfolio and supplement to highlight how passionate I was about getting into the music industry program), have experience already in the music industry, lots of extra-curricular and leadership positions
Weaknesses: Weak math scores (grade wise and on the SAT)

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***Major: Music Industry

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@muu2000 I think I’ve similar stats and similar circumstances: I am from Nepal with following stats and will be applying to Drexel RD (don’t know if any global scholar award will be available until then)

3.92/4 GPA (cambridge’s A-Levels with A* in Phy & chem, A in Computing & Maths)
1400 New SAT, 31 ACT
Activities not much in quantity, but qualitatively >fine in paper
Recommendations are my weakest point: GC-2/10 (writes like a child and uses the general one-page format; to his shame, he is a GP/English Language teacher but quality of writing is simply rubbish)

Teacher recommendations will be fine, I think.

Need full aid like you (income bracket < 10k/year); hoping global scholars program & need-based aid would help just like in your case @muu2000

Hope, I’ll get to join you awesome guys in the upcoming freshman class.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1800 old, 1200 new
ACT (breakdown): 28
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3 weighted GPA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranking
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH - 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Comparative Gov. + Politics
English
AP Bio
AP Statistics

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Not much. Key club, orchestra
Job/Work Experience: I sell appliances at Sears
Volunteer/Community service: Key club
Summer Activities: I interned at MDA Cancer Center in Houston
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’d say it’s an 8.5. I talked about how I’ve moved 4 times in the last 18 years and my experiences in those places.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Math, I’d say 7/10 I had the teacher for 2 years but didn’t really “talk” to them.
Teacher Rec #2: Science, 8/10 solid, we’ve talked about a variety of different topics
Counselor Rec: 8/10. Got to know each other pretty well
Additional Rec:
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undeclared - Science
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, 1600 kids total
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 120K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Definitely banked on my resume with my internships over the summers, also think my experiences from living and traveling the world I put into my essay made a difference.
Weaknesses: My GPA. It’s an 87.8 weighted. I put it in my essay stating I was passionate about my hobbies more so than the boring schoolwork.

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really tried to show my character in my application.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
I’ve gotten 4 acceptances and no rejections so far and hope to keep it that way. I might update this as I go further xD
Purdue University
SUNY at Albany
Rutgers University

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I 1370 (690 math, 680 reading)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unavailable
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Honors English, Honors Calc, AP Physics, AP Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional Cappie award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tech Crew (President)
Job/Work Experience: Audio Technician, Cashier/Food Bar
Volunteer/Community service: Church Pianist, Soup Kitchen, Interact
Summer Activities: Piano camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): good essay
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): assume good

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Physics
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: femail
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really

Reflection - I’m a parent posting on my daughter’s behalf (she is not on CC)

General Comments: She’s thrilled to be accepted and received a nice scholarship. She’s waiting to hear from a couple of other schools but Drexel is among her top choices and she plans to apply to Honors College.