Fordham University Class of 2019 EA Results

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<p>Accepted with Dean’s Scholarship and guaranteed housing at RH! (Btw it tells you right below your whether you got a scholarship)</p>

<p>School/major: Biology</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2260
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): Didn’t send
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (740), Chem (690)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 4.6 W
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/100
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (2 whoops), USH (4), Lang (5)
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Gov, Physics, Stats, Contemporary World Issues, Religion
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): minor school awards[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: babysitter, tutor, violin teacher
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: 300+ hours at various places
[</em>]Summer Activities: 2 summer internships, volunteering, job prep program
[<em>]Essays: Okay
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: not sure
[<em>]Counselor Rec: not sure
[</em>]Additional Rec: none
[li]Interview: none[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Private Catholic
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: ~$100K
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]Strengths:
[</em>]Weaknesses: my whole app was kind of ehh and I barely spend any time on it
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Lots
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Congrats to everyone accepted![/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (CR;600 Math: 700 Writing 680)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 or something but wighted is 4.0 out of 4.3
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32 out of 345
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Art history 4, Lang 3, US 3, Bio 2, Lit and Psych this year
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, H Anatomy, H Religion, H art 4, Writing about film, Multicultural lit
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): First author of a research paper- presented at an international conference, Founder and President of a club for international students
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours of volunteering at a hospital as a interpreter
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: super good in my opinion
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[ *] Counselor Rec: im assuming it was good
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview:N/A
[ *] Supplementary Material: submitted my art portfolio which was pretty good</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): citizen of Republic of Korea
[ *] School Type: Catholic, Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: good essay, decent GPA, good EC
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my strengths i guess? lol
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: got accepted to Penn state main and UVM </p>

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<p>Accepted with a full ride c:</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35: 35E 35M 36R 35S
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 740 US History 710 Math1 760 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/166
AP (place score in parentheses): All self-studied; Psych (5) US history (4) Human Geography (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Econ, AP Physics 1, AP Lit, AP Calc, Religion, Gym, Film, Computer, PIG
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Air Force Teen Council, Keystone (VP), 4-H photography, cooking, robotics, horticulture, and sewing (P for all)
Job/Work Experience: Life guard
Volunteer/Community Service: Keystone and Air Force Teen Council
Summer Activities: AFTC
Essays: Good :slight_smile:
Teacher Recommendations: One was good the other was okay
Counselor Rec: don’t know
Additional Rec: very, very good
Interview: none</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? yes
Projected Concentration: computer science or english
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Catholic, but I was also homeschooled and went to public school during highschool
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Greater than 250K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, unless being military counts?</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Air Force Teen Council, definitely and other EC’s
Weaknesses: No AP classes until senior year
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Grades and EC’s
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I should’ve self reported my AP’s, which I didn’t do, but I’m so happy!! I got a full ride and I can’t believe it!!!</p>

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<p>Deferred
Comp Sci
SAT 1930, 1970 super score (1300)</p>

<p>GPA 3.2 UW 3.45 W Major upward trends, freshman year bogs me way down</p>

<p>Tons of EC’s, applied via fee waiver </p>

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<p>Decision: DEFERRED </p>

<p>Objective:
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 570 CR 600 M 560 W
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4th Decile
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, the rest honors </p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring /veterans charity </p>

<p>[ b]Other**
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: Male
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Lincoln Campus with 4 yr guaranteed housing</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 660-math 670-reading 690-writing (2020 total)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 700-math1 690-literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (94)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): my school offers AP’s but I didn’t take any :confused:
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy/Physiology/Nutrition, Calculus, French 4H, Bioethics, Theology, Literature, Powerpoint
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Outstanding participant, NHS, National French Exam</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Math and French Club, Theatre, Speech and Debate, Dance, Catholic League
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Carter’s Sales Associate
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Assistant teacher at Parish (Work with kids with special needs)
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Very personal and heartwarming
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Most likely generic
[ *] Counselor Rec: Generic
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ *] Supplementary Material: N/A</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Private school
[ *] Ethnicity: African-American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 150k+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, test scores, essay</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: test scores, essay, ec’s
[ *] Weaknesses: no ap’s, lack of rigor in senior course load
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Cause I’m cool haha
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Binghamton, Adelphi and Waitlisted: Princeton, Columbia</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments: I applied to many other schools, and would like to hear back from the, before I make any kind of decision. Fordham however is not my #1 choice. It’s a great school nonetheless and it was a competitive pool for EA! Congrats to all who made it, and good luck to those who didn’t. You will end up in the school you truly belong. </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Lincoln Center w/ scholarship and guaranteed housing</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1860 (630W, 600CR, 630M)
ACT: Didn’t submit.
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.47
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (school doesn’t rank)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro(3) AP U.S(3) AP Literature and Composition(4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, Precalculus, Art, P.E, AP Macro, AP U.S Gov, Honors Spanish, and Theatre.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not sure what those mean lol.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): So many… Athletics(dance)(team leader), founder of two different cultural organizations, debate team(officer), tutored for free, and so many more i’m forgetting likely hahah its late
Job/Work Experience: Barista
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a cultural organization that does community service projects.
Summer Activities: Travel?
Essays: I think it was pretty good.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Supplementary Material: N/A</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Arizona.
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: EC’s
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Upwards trend in grades, great EC’s, essay.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Just Arizona State so far. I haven’t heard from anywhere else just yet.</p>

<p>General Comments:
Super excited! I’m obsessed with NYC, and Fordham sounds like such a great school. Can’t wait to meet everyone that also got accepted to Fordham at LC.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred </p>

<p>Objective:
Major: Education
SAT I (breakdown): CR 680 W 620 M 570
ACT: 28. 33 on both CR and W and 24 on both math and science
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Out of 100: 88.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: All honor classes, two AP’s, two college courses.
AP Euro, AP Lit, Probability and Statistics, Anatomy and Physiology II, Technology Internship, EMT class,
Business Communications
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Silver and Gold Award, Placed in HOSA states</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Marching band- National champions
NJYS- third horn
Jazz band- french horn
Private french horn lessons
CJMEA- (First chair)
Health Occupations students of America (Parliamentarian) </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: YMCA swim instructor, Technology Intern
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts of America
Summer Activities: Technology Internship, YMCA instructor
Essays: Common app was REALLY GOOD
Teacher Recommendation: English, college, and science teacher. All great
Counselor Rec: Great
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Competitive Career Academy
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 40,000-50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (mom), overcoming extreme learning disability in math </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Everything English, my music history
Weaknesses: overall QPA. Not chosen for leadership positions
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: QPA isn’t weighted, so there’s that, also my leadership positions are lacking
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted too University of Scranton, Lycoming College with large scholarship. </p>

<p>General Comments:
I didn’t have my heart set on Fordham, but it would’ve made my mom happy. I’ll just wait to hear back!! CONGRATS EVERYONE!!!</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (Writing - 770;Math - 680; Reading - 690)
[ *] ACT: didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: US History - 700; Math 1 - 680
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9?
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank at school
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History - 4, European History - 3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Theology (two courses), Pyschology, Statistics, AP English, AP Government, Calculus, Dance, Chinese - all honor courses
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Summa Cum Laude Silver Medal, Magna Cum Laude certificate, Cum Laude certificate, Third Street Music School piano certificate award</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Liturgical Chorus, Eucharistic Ministers, Dominican Academy preachers (leads freshmen retreat; organizes toy drive), Chinese club, English tutor, Chamber music, piano class, National Honors Society; student ambassador
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Works at the front desk of school as receptionist
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Sunday School teacher, volunteers at kindergarten as teacher’s aide, walked in breast cancer walk, sorts clothing in Catholic Worker house, participated in Midnight Run; went on a missionary trip to the Navajo Reservation
[ *] Summer Activities: SAT prep, volunteering at old school as teachers’ aide
[ *] Essays: I personally thought they were okay; other people thought they were great so I don’t really know
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: was not allowed to read them
[ *] Counselor Rec: not allowed to read them
[ *] Additional Rec: didn’t have any
[ *] Interview: didn’t have
[ *] Supplementary Material: none </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): less than 150,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: I go to a Catholic School
[ *] Weaknesses: Asian; low SAT scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well, Fordham accepts many girls from my particular school, so I had an advantage there
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Binghamton</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments: **
Congratulations to everyone who made it in! </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I 1940
ACT: 27
SAT II: Math II: (610); US History (670)
Weighted GPA: 3.35
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (school doesn’t rank)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro(3); AP U.S(4)
Senior Year Course Load: English IV, AP Calculus AB, Violin, P.E, AP Macro/Micro Economics, and Physics</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 250k+</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: I go to a Catholic School
Weaknesses: Being Asian, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They kept emailing me to apply, lol. And gave me an app fee waiver
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Just UofA (Arizona) so far. </p>

<p>General Comments:
Not sure if I’m actually going to go yet, but I’m glad I got into a NYC school, as well as getting accepted by the same Alma Mater as Donald Trump!!!</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to Gabelli Rose Hill [/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 680 M, 650 W (2 sittings)
[ *] ACT:not used
[ *] SAT II:not used
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):4 AP Language & Composition, 4 AP Government and Politics, 4 AP US History
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: All College Prep, but only one AP (AP Literature and Composition), Calc I, Anatomy, one more class than require
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS, AP Scholar, Honor Roll all four years</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Cross Country and CYO basketball
[ *] Job/Work Experience: One job at amusement park last summer and one job at supermarket two summers ago
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Special Needs Soccer and Basketball
[ *] Summer Activities: none
[ *] Essays:Talked about my growth from my volunteer service, I think it was very good.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One that I assume that was amazing from my English teacher that I had for two years and one complimentary, but more down-to-earth one from my Math teacher who I have also had for two years.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Complimentary but not astounding I’d guess
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: Short one with an alumnus of my school, I’d say positive impression, but nothing ground-breaking.
[ *] Supplementary Material: None</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Jesuit Prep
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $200k+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Jesuit school, demonstrated a lot of interest, cousin attending</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:Hard schedule with many honors each year, service-oriented essay painted me and my service opportunity in a good light, solid 1600 score, school has good relationship with Fordham, Fordham knows of the tougher nature of my school that may not be displayed on paper
[ *] Weaknesses:Rough year sophomore year
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had the GPA and SAT scores to get into the business school, I feel like my other strengths were just icing on the cake (hoping for some merit aid or cannot go and this is my first choice).
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have applied to Northeastern (deferred), SJU, Drexel, Nova,
Bentley, and if I do not get into Nova (where I am legacy and have demonstrated a lot of interest), I will apply to Bucknell, Richmond, and probably a few less competitive schools. </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** </p>

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<p>[ size=+2]**Decision: Accepted [/size]</p>

<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 590 CR 630 M 550 W (1770)
[ *] ACT: took december one, waiting for score!!
[ *] SAT II: n/a
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 (rough estimate)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World, AP Psychology, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Lang
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, Astronomy, Pharmacy Tech (certification class), Economics & Personal Finance, Calculus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Honor roll all 4 years (nothing special)</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A bunch of generic clubs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a waiter at a retirement home for 9 months, currently a barista @ Starbucks
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: over 400 hours of community service (generic places, just a lot of hours)
[ *] Summer Activities: Work & Community service
[ *] Essays: Personal and deep. 7/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Generic (even though I was hoping for them to be more personal, sigh)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Generic, for some reason my school changed counselors this year…
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: n/a
[ *] Supplementary Material: n/a</p>

<p>Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): rather not say…but EFC is 0
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): personal hooks (don’t want to post but if you want to know, PM me)</p>

<p>Reflection
[ *] Strengths: community service, hooks, & essays? No idea!!
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT and GPA average
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Really have no idea! I was expecting a full on rejection!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied to Drexel, GW, St. John’s, Va Tech, VCU, and Syracuse!</p>

<p>[/list]**General Comments: ** I’M SO HAPPY!!! I really hope finances work out, because Fordham is my number 1 right now and I would love to be able to attend. I really don’t know how people with better stats than me got deferred or rejected (really really confused haha) but if your stats are below the norm, don’t be afraid to apply! You never know, you might just “wow” the admissions staff! Good luck to everyone who got deferred or rejected, I’m sure you’ll end up at an amazing university :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>I got deferred, so now I have to wait until April 1st. Good luck to everybody else!</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1690
[ *] ACT: 22
[ *] SAT II: n/a
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.52
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): english lang(3), waiting on 5 more scores
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: HEAVY (5 AP’s, one honors, one independent study)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Education Award?</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): captain of three sports, homeroom representative for student council, member of GSA, member of Senior Class Board, American Legion Girls State Recipient
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Coach for gymnastics/cheerleading team
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Church youth group, Girl Scouts
[ *] Summer Activities: Exchange Program in Spain, Summer School
[ *] Essays: 8/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[ *] Additional Rec: 9/10
[ *] Interview: n/a
[ *] Supplementary Material: Need to send music supplement now</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $100K+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Lots of extra curricular activities, great letters of rec
[ *] Weaknesses: Applied for business school which is really hard to get into apparently.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Thought I’d be rejected but got deferred
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UVM, UNH</p>

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<p>Got accepted
3.55/4.00 GPA
2280SAT
Go to #48 Private High School in the Country (in CA)
750 US HISTORY(I was concussed- no excuse tho)
670 MATH II (see above)
Dream School UC Berkeley- applying as History Major
Also applying to BU
Waiting for word on Latin/Greek Program UCLA (I am really good at Greek. I have an A+, and I love it) I was more of a solid A to A- Latin student…
Applying to Emory and William and Mary RD (Reach… I know no chance right)
Accepted to Northeastern with 10k scholarship
Haven’t heard from SMU TCU University of San Francisco (expecting acceptance from all 3)
3 year letterman baseball
I feel like I didn’t deserve to get in. I didn’t even visit the campus. Some of you guys deserved it more than me. </p>

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<p>@Cassie7350. You should retake the SAT (or act if there is still time), everything else looks really good.</p>

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<p>I don’t know why you are surprised. Although your GPA isn’t very high, clearly you have learned and retained a lot of information. You have solid SAT scores and I think you will be pleasantly surprised by more acceptances. Good luck!</p>

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<p>@Squidbear‌ don’t know why you are surprised. Although your GPA isn’t very high, clearly you have learned and retained a lot of information. You have solid SAT scores and I think you will be pleasantly surprised by more acceptances. Good luck!</p>

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**Decision: Accepted :slight_smile:

I’m super late, I know. I honestly wouldn’t bother posting this so long after being accepted, but I just made an account today, and I feel like kids with 40 ECs and 11 APs and 2350 SATs are far overrepresented on this site.

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 superscore 680 CR, 700 M, 680 W
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: 650 m2, 560 chem, 550 us :-S
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): I go to a school with 40 kids total. We don’t rank, but I feel safe saying I’d be #1? Not sure if that matters or if that’s the kind of thing counselors mention in reports.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none, school doesn’t offer. currently taking AP Calc online.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc AB, Gov, English, Spanish 3, Visual Arts
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student council (One of 4 students elected, we all have equal rank. It’s actually a pretty serious leadership position, lots of work.), Varsity basketball frosh year (back when I was in public school), founder of photography club
[] Job/Work Experience: worked an admin assistant job about 15 hours a week for 8 months, currently tutor 4 hours a week
[] Volunteer/Community service: not a ton, mostly some sporadic stuff. Did a volunteer community gardening program summer after soph year that racked up a lot of hours.
[] Summer Activities: Lots of photography. I took Intro to Econ at UC Berkeley this past summer and got a B.
[] Essays: Very strong. Had a lot of people critique them. My personal statement was about growing up biracial, and my required explanation (for switching schools) was strong as well; I discussed overcoming depression/anxiety.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very strong. I have very close personal relationships with each of the teachers.
[] Counselor Rec: Very strong. Know my counselor very well, she has also been my teacher.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[] Supplementary Material: none

/list]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Northern California
[] School Type: Private small alternative school
[] Ethnicity: African-American and White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): high, didn’t apply for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I mean, I have a relatively strong upward trend in grades. My sophomore and freshman years really screwed my GPA. I’m a URM and have come far from my struggles with depression and anxiety, and have also been diagnosed with ADHD, all of which I discussed in essays.

[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: SAT I, ACT, essays, recommendations. My math 2 score was alright for Fordham, I suppose. I’d like to think the UC Berkeley summer class did good things for me.
[] Weaknesses: GPA, course load because of lack of offerings at my school, weak ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because my super cool personality shone through my essays. :wink:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at Pace and Saint Mary’s of California so far. Deferred from University of San Francisco, which is honestly hilarious to me, considering how much better Fordham is. Waiting on everywhere else.

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Accepted
OOS
SAT: 1990
GPA weighted: 4.5

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Accepted (with housing at Lincoln Center)

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (CR: 620, M: 700, WR: 770)
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Yet to take IB Exams (Plan to take IB Bio and IB Calc)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 7 classes (Senior Seminar English, Senior Seminar History, Senior Seminar Religion, IB Bio II, IB Math II, Spanish III, Photography II
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Competitive Swimming (club)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard/Swim Instructor, Piano Teacher- private lessons
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Therapeutic Riding Center
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer League Swim Team, Lifeguard
[ *] Essays: Strongest academic area
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great (my high school has an amazing college counselor office with a ratio of 1:12)
[ *] Additional Rec: Great
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ *] Supplementary Material: N/A

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private, all girls, rigorous college preparatory curriculum
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 120-150K (applied for FA)
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Writing, analytical thinking, data analysis
[ *] Weaknesses: Critical reading
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Was out of school for a year due to personal health issues but managed to make up all course work and graduate on time with my original freshman class
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Loyola Marymount University (accepted), Regis University (accepted)

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **