Elon Class of 2015 Early Action DECISIONS

<p>also accepted with $4000 Pres. Scholarship. Anyone know much about their FA pkg?</p>

<p>I would not expect great things from the FA pkg. Elon has a smaller endowment than most schools of similar size and their rate of alumni giving is low - having to do with how much the school has improved in the past 10 years - most of their alums are younger, etc. Keep in mind that Elon is not a $50,000 school - they have a much lower price than most of the private schools they compete with.</p>

<p>FA is just too hard to predict, so complete your FAFSA, CSS Profile, and Elon forms carefully, and hope for the best. (Look online for advice on FAFSA and CSS, there are mistakes for the unwitting which can be disadvantageous, e.g. your expected summer job earnings, which they do not expect to exceed $1500, so why over-estimate?) We had no idea what to expect, and were very pleasantly surprised, since our EFC was medium high. Having another child in college probably made a difference. Your Presidential Scholarship is probably a good early sign. Have you and parents started working on the FAFSA and CSS? Remember there is usually more aid available for those near the front of the line when funds are still plentiful, so file early. Best of luck!</p>

<p>Accepted
w/ presidental scholorship
34
770 Biology SAT, 700 Chem SAT
3.65 weighted on 4 scale
10% percentile of class
AP Spanish, AP Biology (5), AP Chemistry, AP Statistics
[*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Cross country, indoor and outdoor track…captain for each</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 29 (31 english, 31 math, 27 reading, 26 science)
SAT II: didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.31 at competitive, private school
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): English lit- 4
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Statistics, Honors Economics, English, Environmental Science, Ethics/Philosophy, French V, AP Photography, Drama</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Newspaper (Co-Editor, two years), All theater productions, Peer Leader, Alumnae Relations Club, Habitat for Humanity, French Literary Magazine, Drama Association Club
Job/Work Experience: Internship at art gallery, Internship at development office at school, Receptionist at real estate office, Babysit
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at Nursing Home</p>

<p>Other
Planned major: Communications/English
State (if domestic applicant): New York
School Type:Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Recommendations, extracurriculars, showed interest in school
Weaknesses: Grades (but makes up for it in high school’s credibility)</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred
SAT I: M 600 CR 550 W 560
Unweighted GPA 3.65
Weighted GPAs 3.8
Rank: Doesn’t Rank
APs: AP Stat
Senior Course load: Honors Physics, Honors English, AP Stat, Advanced Photography, All Things Theatre, and Comparative Film and religion
Number of other EAs: 4.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Certified Advance and Rescue scuba diver. Working with theatre at my school since middle school. Stage manage all the productions in the past 2 years. president of our Broadway Enthusiast club. Secretary of International Thespian society.
Job/Work Experience: Intern for Horizon theatre company.
Volunteer Community Service: Dog walker for lifeline animal shelter.</p>

<p>Planned Major: Undecided Education or Theatre
State: GA
School: Religious Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Strengths: Grades, Essay, and recommendations
Weaknesses: SAT Scores
Why Deferred: I don’t know. I think test scores for the most part and maybe because of a low number of AP. I wrote a good essay so I guess I will just wait and see.</p>