Hello all! I have not seen a discussion for admission decisions so I thought I’d start one! If possible, try and post your stats as well so you can help out other people who are still waiting for their admission decision. Congratulations and good luck!
I guess I’ll start with my stats:
Accepted to GMU this morning
SAT: 1130 (took it 2 times and got the exact same score oh well)
GPA: 3.9/4.0 weighted scale
Rank: my school doesn’t rank
Other stats: will have taken 9 AP and 4 honors classes by graduation
Subjective:
Essays: very good (I think anyways)- spent a lot of time editing and showed it to multiple teachers
Teacher Recs: very good I’m thinking because my teacher is very fond of me
Counselor Recs: n/a(I didn’t feel that my counselor knew me enough to write a rec)
Hook(if any)- my mom was a 1st generation college student
Location/Person: Northern Virginia(NOVA)
State or Country: Virginia
School type: public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Gender: Female
Other factors: Heavily involved with clubs including: basketball, volleyball, Future Business Leaders of America(placed 2nd two years in a row at states and competed at nationals in Chicago and Atlanta), member of student council, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, Key Club(1 yr), DECA
General Comments: please feel free to copy this template and share your own stats!
Heyyyy, guys!
Accepted Early Action w/ Honors College and scholarship \o/
ACT: 31 composite (science: 24, reading: 35, english: 36, math: 31)
GPA: 3.8/4 4.5/5
Rank: teens to high 20’s (dont know yet, it varies)/360
Other stats: IB!!!
Subjective:
Essays: very good (I think anyways)- da bomb
Teacher Recommendations: 2x da bomb = atomic bomb
Counselor Recs: she hates me, I’m pretty sure. Lol. She has her favorites. Probably average to baaaad.
Hook(if any)- lol. Me?
State or Country: Virginia (whoop whoop!)
School type: public/magnet (there are still zoned kids there, though)
Ethnicity: thoroughly and completely white
Gender: Female
Extracurrics: NHS, Spanish NHS, English NHS, Science NHS, newspaper (eic, what up), I run the website and newsletter for my school (super weird… Idk why they started making students do it, lol), super volunteer for c&s club (I do fundraisers and school events. It’s lit), varsity/club swimming, lit mag (staffer, though everyone is)
Accepted EA for Business. Stats: 3.8 GPA, 1100 RSAT (490 M, 610 CR), In-State, Tough private school, 9 Honor classes, No APs, NHS member, 150+ service hours, Several ECs. No sports.
Oh, lucky! I’ve only gotten two decisions so far!!! I still have to hear back from five more. Three of mine will be released in the next week and a half, so just a little bit longer
Accepted, Rejected, or Deferred: Accepted
Intended Major/School:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1480 (750 EBRW / 730 M)
ACT (breakdown): NA
SAT II: NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): weighted is 4.12
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): high school doesn’t rank, but either 1/47 or 2/47
AP (place score in parenthesis): high school doesn’t provide AP courses
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: The usual courseload (I’ve always taken the most advanced classes my high school offers)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Awarded best non-profit organization (SEPWB - Sport Education and Peace Without Borders)
MVP at 3 professional soccer tournaments / showcases
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Initiated Math Club (president)
Initiated English Club (president)
Founder of nonprofit organization - SEPWB
Peres Center for Peace (sport leader)
Inter-ethnic peace meetings
Jerusalem Foundation Charity / Community Service
JEST (Jerusalem Entrepreneurs Society and Technology)
Science research project (lead a group of students)
Professional soccer player (captain)
National Academy soccer player
MUN
