<p>I just got my F&M acceptance letter. I am so excited!!! anybody else got their letters?</p>
<p>Congratulations! I also received my acceptance. I am still waiting on a couple more schools before I make my decision though. </p>
<p>Just a question: has anything changed on your admission portal? </p>
<p>@Guille19 Nope nothing has changed. I don’t think they are posting the decisions on the portal. </p>
<p>abag i do not think that is correct. here is what i have in an email from f&m: “Admission decisions will be finalized in late March and all decisions will be posted on your student portal at that time”</p>
<p>well~ It seems that the result will be posted online. Wait and wait and wait > < </p>
<p>@sootylion Oh ok. I just assumed since my portal doesn’t say anything. </p>
<p>I got a letter in the mail yesterday, there was nothing on the portal. </p>
<p>yeah people have started to get letters but it appears the admissions office is waiting to put the decisions on the portal until later</p>
<p>Still no letter. Hope it’s only the problem of time… 
</p>
<p>I think They are solely using Mail…anyone who got in planning to attend?</p>
<p>Portals will be updated by tomorrow evening.</p>
<p>Accepted (RD) </p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (CR, M, W): 780, 710, 770
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): Did not take
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Bio (740), World History (740)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25/329
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): 11 APs, including difficult ones like AP Bio and AP Chem
[<em>]Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs (very rigorous)
[</em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Pretty weak and commonplace, Science Olympiads, French Club, NHS, Science NHS, Mu Alpha Theta (Math NHS)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Math and Biology tutoring, helping out at local nature center
[</em>]Summer Activities: not much, but i did take a class at community college last summer
[<em>]Essays: I put a lot of effort into common app, all of my supplements were a tiny bit rough because i applied to a lot of schools
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Should have been good, but not stellar (did not read)
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Did not know me that well
[</em>]Interview: None!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Income Bracket: 100,000-200,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely nothing![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths:Very good academically, including high scores and grades
[</em>]Weaknesses: Essentially everything else! Extracurriculars average/weak, no hooks
[<em>]Why you think you received your decision: They see me as a very good student I guess! I originally counted this as a safety school based on my scores and grades but I should not have! Multiple waitlists/rejections from schools that are a bit more difficult to get in to has taught me that the subjective stuff is too important and I probably should have lowered my expectations a bit more! At least it seems to have worked out in the end though!
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Waitlisted: Kenyon, Bates, Colby, Rejected: Bowdoin, Middlebury (Still many to hear back from, but certainly not a good start! Glad for some good news from F&M here!)
[/ul]</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: If you are a typical, white suburban student with few notable extracurriculars, good luck getting into those highly selective colleges! It would probably be better to apply to a wider range of schools that are easier to get in to than the ones I listed above so that you have more choices when it comes to financial aid packages! (I think applying for financial aid also hurt me a bit at some of the schools I applied to…) Trust me, I found many top colleges appealing and thought it could be realistic based just on my scores and grades, but this is not always the case! Apply to a few reach schools, but not 6 like I did! Also, don’t spend too much time on this forum when researching colleges, especially decision threads! I know it is tempting but they will freak you out and scar you for life! I speak from experience!</p>
<p>Son received clear large envelope today March 24 (in California) so you could see the words, “we choose you.” Nothing on his portal as of now, FYI. We visited last August, interviewed (45 minutes).</p>
<p>Accepted/RD</p>
<p>Objective
SAT 1980 (CR 760)
SAT II history 800
ACT: 25
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parentheses): school offers only a couple as private school and does not like the concept)
IB (place score in parentheses): NA
Senior Year Course Load: 7 classes (Mandarin, Spanish, Economics, Financial Algebra, invitation to historical research publishable paper class, English (Hamlet, Hell&Damnation), Computer programming/web design (took 7 classes all 4 years)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some essay awards
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Drama, martial arts (Black Belt, 2nd Degree), Scouting (high level leadership and Eagle Scout)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: mostly for military, military support, churches
Summer Activities: Shakespeare acting, national youth leadership training (unpaid) staff
Essays: historical
Teacher Recommendations: 2 - Phenomenal (did not read, but was told)
Counselor Rec: good, I guess
Additional Rec: 2 on leadership
Interview: Yes (45 minutes)</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Income Bracket: $100,000 plus
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: leadership, speaking skills
Weaknesses: math
Why you think you received your decision: interview and showed interest
Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Bentley, American, Hofstra, Elon, Wofford, SMU, TCU, Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles), Pepperdine, Univ of San Diego. Rejected ED Claremont McKenna Waitlisted: Babson & Santa Clara Univ</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: did not realize until we visited that only need-based aid; applied anyway, just in case, and hoping perhaps financial aid definition could be stretched a bit, but having learned a lot since submitting application in November that it seems like schools that don’t give merit really only do things "by the numbers/dollars, no out-of-the box thinking).</p>
<p>Here is the decision template for anyone who wants to use it:</p>
<p>Accepted/Rejected/Waitlisted (ED I, ED II, RD) </p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (CR, M, W):
[</em>]ACT (breakdown):
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses):
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load:
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service:
[</em>]Summer Activities:
[<em>]Essays:
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations:
[<em>]Counselor Rec:
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type:
[</em>]Ethnicity:
[<em>]Income Bracket:
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths:
[</em>]Weaknesses:
[<em>]Why you think you received your decision:
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected:
[/ul]</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight:</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!!</p>
<p>Objective
SAT I (640, 690, 650):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (720 Chem, 660 Math 1):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank available
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:Two AP’s( Chemistry and BC Calc)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International Duke of Edinburgh Award</p>
<p>Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Lots of Leadership
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: Over 1000 hrs
Summer Activities:
Essays: I liked my essays 
Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t see them, I guess they were good
Counselor Rec: Didn’t know me well
Additional Rec:None
Interview: NOt bad</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): OH
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths:Transript, ECs, Leadership
Weaknesses:Scores
Why you think you received your decision: I don’t really know
Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected:
U of Miami accepted, Northeastern Accepted</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight:</p>
<p>@McJayM are you an international student? did you apply for financial aid?</p>
<p>@Guille19 im gonna make a leap and say he meant to put “OH” next to state and not country, as it is short for ohio but no country that i am aware of. a good point on the financial aid though that should have been included somewhere on the template as it can sometimes have a significant impact on decisions</p>
<p>@Guille19 I applied for financial aid, from OHIO</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (superscore): 2200 (740CR 730M 730W, E: 8)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 740 Math 2, 690 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure
Weighted GPA: ~95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4), Biology (4), English Lang (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Gov, College level forensics, AP Art
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, New York State Math Honor Society, NHS for Dance Arts, PSAT commended student, various dance and art awards at my school</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 12 hours of dance a week, Mock Trial (President), Interact Club, (President), Literary Magazine, Writer’s Circle (Vice President), Dance Club (Vice President)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Interact Club and I also teach a dance class at my school for middle schoolers once a week</p>
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: 10/10, did the failure prompt about a personal experience and showed a to of integrity and self reflection in it, guidance counselor and multiple teachers who read it loved it
Teacher Recommendation #1: 9/10, did pretty well in her class and was president of her club
Teacher Recommendation #2: 7/10, liked me a lot but I’m not sure how good her letter was
Counselor Rec: 10/10, she loves me we are best buds I’m sure her rec was awesome
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Went very well
Art Supplement: Submitted my dance reel and have had contact with dance dept</p>
<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: Not sure
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: No financial aid needed
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: common app and supplement essays, extra curriculars, course rigor, sat score
Weaknesses: grades
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I visited the school, had an awesome interview and then wrote a great supplement essay. I think my application overall was pretty strong for this school. I’m also really passionate about dance and I think that I conveyed that well through my application.
What would you have done differently? Nothing I got in lol
Other schools: Accepted at Trinity, Binghamton, Dickinson, and Geneseo, Rejected from Middlebury, Waiting on Connecticut College, Wesleyan, and Hamilton</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m really excited about getting in!!! This is one of my top choices! Congrats to those who also got in and good luck to those who were rejected or wait listed!</p>