George Mason Early Application Decisions

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<p>I've always wanted to start one of these, and since decisions start coming in the next 2 weeks or so, I thought I'd get it done early.</p>

<p>[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]<a href="remove%20the%20a%20next%20to%20the%20B%20to%20get%20the%20decision%20bolded">/b</a></p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective: </p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 510 (M) 620 (CR) 530 (W)
ACT (breakdown): None
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.02
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50-ish/250-ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 AP classes
IB (place score in parenthesis): Full IB schedule
Senior Year Course Load: 7 classes - all IB Subjects
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective: </p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN, Key Club, FBLA, Student Council
Job/Work Experience: working 8 hours a week!
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local elementary school 2x a week
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, I talked about my passions and future career plans and how it relates to IDEA
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Probably like a 10, my teacher loves me
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec: Nope
Additional Rec: Nope</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Integrative Studies, and then an MA in Elementary Education
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 100,000 +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student! </p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Essay, Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: SAT scores… fo sho
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Being an IB student may have helped, and my essay and extracurriculars are revolved around my future major, showing my passion for what I want to study in college! Also, being a first generation college student might have played a role in it.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: It’s my first one! </p>

<p>General Comments: Good luck to everyone else! :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>My first one of these:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (760 CR, 700 M, 720 W)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 780 Math 2, 730 Physics, 720 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8 (4.2 Weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/79
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB 5, APUSH 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Advanced Bio DE, Honors Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Honor Society, STEM Club (treasurer), Chess Club
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Online Math Tutoring
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):7/10
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Honkey
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments: Got a 12k (3,000 a year ) scholarship. Tbh, I was kind of expecting more. This might be an ominous sign for UVA :-S </p>

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<p>[asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1460/2250
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW, 4.4 W
IB (place score in parenthesis):diploma candidate
Senior Year Course Load: very rigorous, 7 advanced classes
Awards: 4 pretty good regional awards, 1 awesome school award, and 1 average school award.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): student government, 2 good summer programs, and 3 honor societies and 2 clubs with leadership positions in 3 of them.
Volunteer/Community service: 1 ongoing activity and 1 big service project, probably 150 hours total on my app.<br>
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): waived right, but assuming 9/10? She wrote a recommendation for me for a scholarship last year that I ended up getting, so I’m assuming her rec is good.<br>
Counselor Rec: No idea. She loves me but it seems like she’d write generic recommendations because she’s so busy. </p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Intended Major: govt/international relations
State (if domestic applicant): VA!
School Type: pretty bad public school, but bad for being in a rich county, not bad for the rest of the US.
Gender: female</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths:scores, GPA, ECs, awards, service, recommendations
Weaknesses: literally nothing!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: let’s be realistic for a second, why wouldn’t they accept me? lol no, I’m kidding, but honestly I would be ridiculous not to expect an acceptance. I wish I had this much optimism for the rest of my schools lol. I love mason though and am very excited about my acceptance!<br>
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted to another safety so nothing too exciting yet. </p>

<p>General Comments: a lot of kids have come on CC in past years and posted rejections/waitlists/deferrals despite having 2000+ SAT and high GPAs. I’m 99% convinced that these people had something severely wrong with their application. Mason is not as random as some CC people make it out to be, so don’t worry about your admission. I was so convinced that I would get a deferral because Mason thought I wouldn’t choose them anyways, but this was totally wrong. </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 31 – Reading: 35, English: 33, Science: 30, Math: 24
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP American History (4), AP English Language and Composition (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature and Composition, AP European History, AP Government and Politics, Honors French IV, Honors Senior Marketing, Newspaper, and Biology.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Color Guard (Captain), DECA (Treasurer), National Honor Society, Speech and Debate Club (Co-President).
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Mostly through NHS
[</em>] Summer Activities: Color Guard (marching band people will understand)
[<em>] Essays: 10/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[<em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: International Studies
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Large, non-competitive public school in a rural area
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Single parent household</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, work/volunteer experience
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stats are high, from a low enrollment state
[</em>] Where else were you accepted: SLU, The King’s College – receiving Georgetown’s decision on Monday!
[li] Where else you applied: Brown, Georgetown, George Washington, Hillsdale, Middlebury, Wash U[/li] [/ul]General Comments: :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>-SAT I (breakdown): 2140: 600 Reading, 790 Math, 750 Writing (8 on essay)
-ACT (breakdown): 36: 36 English, 36 Reading, 35 Math, 35 Science
-SAT II: 700 Biology E, 780 Math II, 600 Spanish
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/1 (Homeschooled)
-AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
-IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
-Senior Year Course Load: Art of Argument, World Literature, Counting and Probability, Intermediate Number Theory, Physics, Ideas of the 20th Century (philosophy/history), US and Virginia History, Spanish IV, Health/PE, Personal Finance, Introduction to Programming
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Shodan Black Belt, NaNoWriMo winner all 4 years in High school</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Church Youth Group (Director 2014-2015), Shotokan Karate, Mandelbrot Math Club, World Cube Association Competitions, National Novel Writing Month
-Job/Work Experience: Golf Course Cart Attendant (March 2014-Presen)
-Volunteer/Community service: Appalachia Service Project (Sophomore, Junior, hopefully this summer as a Senior)
-Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10
-Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
-Teacher Rec #1: I assume it was good; my math club leader/teacher wrote it for me.
-Teacher Rec #2: n/a
-Counselor Rec: n/a (homeschooled, so they don’t really care what my mom thinks about me)
-Additional Rec: n/a</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>-Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
-Intended Major: Mathematics
-State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
-School Type: Homeschool
-Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
-Gender: Male
-Income Bracket: Middle Class
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>-Strengths: long-lasting ECs, high test scores, good essay (including video essay)
-Weaknesses: No AP or IB tests (?)
-Why you think you were accepted: Not sure
-Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
–Accepted: Hampden-Sydney
–Waiting (not waitlisted - just haven’t heard back): JMU, William and Mary, Washington and Lee, Wake Forest, UNC Chapel Hill</p>

<p>General Comments: n/a</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>-SAT I (breakdown):1910: 740 Reading, 500 Math, 670 Writing (9 on essay)
-ACT (breakdown): n/a
-SAT II: n/a
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.54
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 75% (I go to a ridiculously competitive school)
-AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) English III AP (3)
-IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, Honors economics, AP comparative government, Advanced Algebra, English IV AP, Honors Speech and Debate III, U.S. Government AP</p>

<p>-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Mock trial 3rd place regionals</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Junior statesmen of America (Vice president), Mock trial (Captain), Ukulele club (president), Speech and Debate team (Captain)
-Job/Work Experience: Interning at a law firm during the summer since freshman year
-Volunteer/Community service: I judge middle school debate tournaments and volunteer as a teacher’s assistant in the underclassmen debate classes
-Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10
-Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
-Teacher Rec #1: Should have been pretty good, my debate teacher wrote it for me.
-Teacher Rec #2: n/a
-Counselor Rec: n/a
-Additional Rec: n/a</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>-Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
-Intended Major: Marketing
-State (if domestic applicant): Texas
-School Type: Public
-Ethnicity: Asian/White mix
-Gender: Female
-Income Bracket: Middle Class
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>-Strengths: Ec’s
-Weaknesses: SAT math score and Rank
-Why you think you were accepted: Because I am a giant nerd
-Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: NYU (rejected)
Waiting for letters from UT Austin,Texas A&M, Baylor, Fordham, and George Washington
General Comments: also got a small merit scholarship from GMU (12,000 over 4 yrs. but it’s better than nothing!)</p>

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<p>I am happy for all you who has been accepted. That is great. My son heard back, but was asked fro mid year grades. what does that mean. does he still have a chance?</p>

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Decision: Accepted
Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): overall 2100
ACT (breakdown): None.
SAT II: None.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Weighted only- 3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and Comp. (4) APUSH ($)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: Algebra 2, Sociology, French IV Honors, AP Bio, College Composition (Dual Enrollment), Digital Photography Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor), French Honor Society (president), National Honor Society. English Honor Society, Art Honor Society, Yearbook, Peer Leaders, Advanced Book Reviewer for TeenInk Magazine, Competition Dancer
Job/Work Experience: Assistant Dance Teacher
Volunteer/Community service: Fostering animals
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
Teacher Rec #1: Good from Newspaper advisor
Teacher Rec #2: Good from French teacher
Counselor Rec: Excellent.
Additional Rec: None.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
Intended Major: French
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation

Reflection

Strengths: Activities, essays
Weaknesses: Recs?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because I am dedicated to my studies.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Arcadia (accepted), Fordham (deferred)

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I applied early action. However, I did not receive a decision. I emailed GMU and they said that through a random process some applications are flagged to see if correct decision was made before they send it out and the remaining decisions will go out within a week for EA. That does not sound encouraging although I have received acceptances from some other colleges that had higher ave GPA/SAT scores then GMU did so should be interesting.

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@32soc15 Yes your son has a decent chance still, esp if his mid year grades show his grades are at least as good as his prior GPA or even improved.