<p>somehow i got in?
this is awesome</p>
<p>Fantastic, shoegal2! </p>
<p>I bet you thought the mail would NEVER get to Texas.</p>
<p>Thanks cjsb0160 for the code correction.</p>
<p>when do we get emails? as geeky as it sounds, i'd really like a college facebook. or did we get emails? i am away on a trip and havent seen the actual letter yet</p>
<p>sorry, but you won't get an e-mail until orientation (unless they change things).</p>
<p>This may be a silly question, but my GC is no help and y'all are a pretty knowledgable group. I know that, since I was accepted ED, I need to withdraw applications from all other schools. Because I was waiting on Swarthmore, I hadn't actually submitted applications anywhere else, but my teachers sent recommendations to 6 other schools. Do I need to write to those schools anyway?</p>
<p>You probably don't have to because if you haven't submitted your applications they would not have opened up a file for you. Having said that it is still polite just to email or write and inform them/</p>
<p>NJPitcher - If it's any consolation, my son's friend, who's also a baseball player, was deferred ED, but then accepted RD (class of '08). Don't give up hope.</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: V 760 / M 700 / W 800
[</em>] SAT IIs: Spanish 750 / Lit 760 / Math IC 730
[<em>] GPA: 3.7 (it was 3.99 for soph and junior years, but I had some issues as a freshman -.-)
[</em>] Rank: school doesn't rank
[<em>] Other stats: 35 ACT (Reading 36 / Writing 36 / Math 34 / Science Reasoning 33 / Essay 34) ; 4 on AP US History (10th grade), 5 on AP European History and Spanish Language (11th grade) ; National Merit Commended ; National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought my common app essay was decent, but not stellar. I wrote my swat essay in about 45 minutes, but my counselor said it was one of the best "Why ____" essays she'd ever read.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I know my AP Euro teacher's was awesome; my chem teacher wrote hers the day before my application went to be reviewed at swat, so I'm not sure about that one.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me. so, it was really good.
[<em>] Hook (if any): I sent some art slides. No idea if that counts.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Minnesota
[<em>] School Type: Private, college prep
[</em>] Ethnicity: White, Hispanic (specified "Spain")
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I had pretty decent extracurriculars... I've been involved in theatre and visual arts for four years, I was a ski instructor and on ski team, and i studied abroad for spanish and work with latino immigrants. i also had a fantastic interview.
General Comments: I'm just thrilled to have been accepted!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 750 CR, 800 W, 650 M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Biology, 800 US History
[<em>] GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Rank: School doesn't rank.
[li] Other stats: 5s on all APs [U.S. History, Euro, Psych, Comp, and Bio], National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar etc.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I really loved both of my essays.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My U.S. teacher loved me cause I was also in her debate class and did really well. I think my Bio teacher probably wrote a good one too.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor was amazing, and was thrilled that I was applying early to Swat, so I think he wrote a really good one.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Did a lot of science research, entered Siemens-Westinghouse, won a few debate competitions. </p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Long Island, NY
[</em>] School Type: Really competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]*Other Factors: My extra currics were pretty good- I was on executive council for Student Council, started Amnesty Intl at my school, president of Mock Trial, did fairly well with debate. *</p>