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[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color]
[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color]
[ b]School Applied To:**
[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale):
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale):
[] 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.):
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[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li][/list]
[ b]Other**
[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major:
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/list]
[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred:[/li][/list]
[ b]General Comments:**
Decision: Deferred
School Applied To: NHS
Objective:
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[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR, 760 M, 770 W (2300 composite, two tests total)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 770 Literature, 770 Math II, 770 Chemistry, 750 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.85
[] Weighted GPA (5.0 scale): 4.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t do rank, but I was told that I was in the top 10% by my guidance counselor
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics 1 (3) *cringe US History (4) I do well on standardized testing, but AP testing is a whole 'nother story
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Chinese, AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Psych, and two half-year electives which are Astronomy and Economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor of science magazine, secretary of science club, NHS, art club, cross country
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Summer volunteer at a hospital, library volunteer
[] Summer Activities: hospital volunteer
[] Essays: Probably alright, but not stellar
[] Teacher Recommendation: I know one was pretty good, but I’m not too sure about the other one
[] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Kind of awkward… But not terrible? Probably didn’t help me very much, if at all[/li][/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: Nursing
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Fairly competitive suburban public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <$40K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation[/li][/ul]
Oh, well! I kind of expected to be deferred, so I’m really not too disappointed! Or at least that’s what I’m telling myself.
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: SFS
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 750, 730 800
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 750 (math 2), 750 (Chem), 730 (World History)
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): doesn’t report
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): doesn’t report
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Lang (5), Calc AB (5), World History (5), CHem (4), Physics C: mechanics (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP French, AP Biology, Computer Programming, some extra required classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF
Other
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: SFS Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): IN
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]
General Comments:
Seem to be the only person in my school that got in (at least 10 applied)
Decision: Deferred
School Applied To: Georgetown College
Objective:
- []SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 690 M, 800 W (2240 Composite-2 sittings)
[]ACT: N/A
[]SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 US History, 680 French, 750 Literature
[]Unweighted GPA: 3.96
[]Weighted GPA: 4.45
[]Rank - top 15%
[]AP (-5)-US History, (5) World History, (5 )English Lit, (5 )French
[]IB (place score in parenthesis):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calculus BC, Honors French, Honors English, Honors History
[]Major Awards: N/A
Subjective:
- []Extracurriculars - Theatre -11 plays, Student Council,
[]Job/Work Experience: Acted in 2 films (Paid)
[]Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Public Speaking on environmental issues,
[]Summer Activities: Environmental Program
[]Essays: Very good
[]Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[]Counselor Rec: Very good
[]Additional Rec: Very good
[]Interview: I thought it went well
Other:
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[]Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[]Intended Major: Undecided
[]State - CA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Very competitive private all girls
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: <$75k
[]Hooks - none
Reflection:
- []Why you think you were deferred: No hook
[]On to the next!
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: Georgetown College
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): M 700 CR 750 W 800
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II 720 Lit 750 Chem 690 (that one was rough)
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.975
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.467
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (5), U.S. History (4), Lang & Comp (5), Chem (4), Stat (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit & Comp, AP Latin, AP Physics 1, AP Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): UChicago Book Award, Silver/gold medals on National Latin Exam, AP Scholar with Distinction, second place in state for literature/writing contest
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Congressional intern for this whole year, debate team (co-captain for 2 years), two dating violence/domestic abuse/healthy relationships awareness clubs (one of which I founded, the other I’m a co-chair on), school newspaper (section editor & staff writer), weekly school TV show (co-anchor), 2 environmental activism clubs (one of which I instituted at my school, the other of which I was a founding member & am “political chair”), intern for my town’s clean energy taskforce, HOBY student delegate, NCL (see community service), campaign volunteer (local/state/federal – since I was 8)
[] Job/Work Experience: instructor at Kumon for 4 years, babysitter for 5 years, tutor for 2 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not sure how many hours, definitely 100+, but did much of it with National Charity League (President in grade 11, currently VP)
[] Summer Activities: Georgetown American Politics Institute, Great Books Summer Program, working
[] Essays: My personal one was super cool, it was a pretty original idea and it was very “me.” My “Why georgetown” or whatever it was called was decent, definitely well written but probably had some cliche bits, my “extracurriculars” one was funny-ish and well written, but not very long
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure, I’m assuming pretty good though
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10, she and I know each other very well and she knew a lot about my character as a person & as a student
[] Additional Rec: Really good
[li] Interview: I thought it went well - my interviewer majored in what I want to major in, and she & I really bonded over that[/li][/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: Government and/or Political Economy
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: public, 1500ish students… Don’t know if I’d call the school itself competitive? I live in a very competitive area though
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $250,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): two of my relatives attended grad school there, but I’m nearly 100% sure that doesn’t really mean anything[/li][/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: Probably my essays being so well-written, my consistent good grades, and the fact that I’m really passionate about the things that I do (& I think I did a good job of reflecting that)
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: Absolutely no idea, I was shocked. REALLY happy though!![/li][/ul]
General Comments: Good luck to everyone else! I’m still waiting to hear back from other EA schools, and also from a few RD schools as well. We’ll see where I end up 
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: Georgetown College
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2360; 800 CR, 760 Math, 800 Writing
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math Level 2 790, Spanish 800, Bio 760, Chem 740, Lit 800,
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.81
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.661
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank!
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer APs! I did take Calc and Chem tests, got 4 on both, but have not reported them anywhere.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Nooope
[] Senior Year Course Load: 9 classes, including Genetics II, Multivar Calc, Organic Chem, Anatomy, Psychology, English, History… and more! I’m DYING
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Hmmm… I won 1st at a science internship program. Not sure how major this is!
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Not much! Writing, drawing, and Piano.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Center for intellectually disabled in Mexico City and was Hispanic Liason for political awareness at this one place
[] Summer Activities: Cancer research internship, Cornell Uni course on history of medicine and another on animal science, took CTY course in Genetics…
[] Essays: I thought they were kinda stiff, but they were okay!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good, I think!
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good!
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: She was really nice and remembered my brother applying last year![/li][/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nooope
[] Intended Major: No clue!
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small private Jewish school
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Not sure… over 250,000 probably?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic, Brother is on gap year from Georgetown…[/li][/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: NEVER
[] Weaknesses: GONNA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: GIVE YOU UP[/li][/ul]
General Comments:
Eh… I don’t want to go to Georgetown, so I wish I could give this acceptance away to someone!! ;__; I feel like I’ve stolen it…
Good luck to everyone!
Decision: Deferred
School Applied To:
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 1420/1600 750 Reading, 670 Math
[] ACT: 34 composite
[] SAT II: 710 bio, 700 us history, 690 lit (these hurt)
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 5.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/530
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on psych, human geo, lang, world history, us history, art history 4’s on bio and literature
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 6 on anthropology
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL: English, Biology, Anthropology SL: Calculus, Spanish, Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit, national ap, etc.
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 political campaigns, intern for AIPAC, DC conferences, president of rho kappa, captain of soccer and cross country, NHS, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: receptionist at art museum
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300~
[] Summer Activities: service trip to bahamas
[] Essays: Personal- really good Why georgetown- perhaps cliche but specific and funny Short essays- meh
[] Teacher Recommendation: both amazing
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: solid, but nothing remarkable [/li][/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Political Economy
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Large public, IB program
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, rank, EC’s, rec letters
[] Weaknesses: SAT 1 and 2!!! Definitely will try to up my subject test scores.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred:[/li][/ul]
General Comments: Que sera sera, very much expected this. Hoping for regular! Congrats to everyone accepted!
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: McDonough
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 720 CR, 690 W
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 (Math II), 760 (US History), 730 (Chem)
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.811
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/752
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s: Calc BC, US History, Lang, Micro, Macro, Human Geo
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Spanish, ACP Speech, ACP Business Admin, ACP Finite
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Sr class VP), NHS (VP), Academic Team, Math Team, Varsity Dance Team, Riley Dance Marathon, started my own dance class for adopted girls from China, Model UN
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at Farm Bureau, Kumon
[] Volunteer/Community service: >100 hours through various organizations
[] Summer Activities: Kelley School of Business YWI, Purdue University GERI
[] Essays: Fairly decent (probably could have been better)
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 - good relationship w calc/stats teacher
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10- knew me pretty well
[] Additional Rec:n/a
[li] Interview: went well- lots of common interests[/li][/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Finance/ International Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): IN
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Public, around 3300 students
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: grades and extracurriculars, maybe teacher rec’s
[] Weaknesses: SATs, essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: grades? I’m honestly just so relieved [/li][/ul]
General Comments: Good luck to everyone else! I’m excited to see who else got in!!
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: College
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 770 M, 790 W
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 USH, 740 Chem, 720 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 5.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5% of 378
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography, World History, US History, Chemistry, Comparative Government (all 5’s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Statistics, AP Physics 1, Spanish IV H, Juvenile Law H/Homicide H,
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, NHRP, AP Scholar with Distinction
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Four year Varsity and Club soccer (1 year as captain) - top nationally ranked teams, Spanish Honor Society (President), Pre Law Society (electives every semester and internship), NHS (Treasurer), Rho Kappa
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Sailing Instuctor every summer (~400 hours)
[] Summer Activities: sailing, soccer. Did an 8 day program on IR at GU.
[] Essays: Main one about teaching sailing, why Georgetown was really good, activity one was soccer and it was whatever
[] Teacher Recommendation: first was a teacher who taught me 3 classes last year and gave me 2 awards, definitely really liked me probably 9/10. Other was my English teacher last year, probably good but not amazing.
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10 great relationship
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: amazing!! Former public defender who told me I was the perfect fit and had a lot to offer the school. Said his letter would definitely reflect that.
Other
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Government
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: top ranked private school
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Spain, Mexico)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, summer program maybe
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, grades, URM
[] Weaknesses: course load could have been more challenging. Never took AP Calc, AP Lang, AP Physics C, or a few of the other more difficult courses at my school.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: :)[/li][/ul]
General Comments: Georgetown is one of my top choices. So happy!
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: MSB
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 33 Composite, 34 Superscored (35 E, 31 M, 34 R, 34 S)
[] SAT II: U.S. History: 780
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US 5, Calc AB 5, Euro 4 (didn’t test for AP Lang)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Music Theory, AP Literature, AP French 5, AP Stat, AP Comp Gov, Honors Physics, Choir
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar, Choir Department Award, Discipleship Award, NHS, FHS, President’s award (9th Grade),
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 7 Choral Ensembles, District & Region Choir, Student Musical Director of three musicals, FBLA, Student Council Ambassador, Shadowing at Ad Agencies in NYC, Shadowed at Merck & Co Inc,
[] Job/Work Experience: CVS (since sophomore year)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, Youth Ministry Leader, Started a Youth Choir
[] Summer Activities: not much of anything 
[] Essays: Really liked my common app, wrote about dealing with a tough boss and what I learned about effort and confidence. The MSB specific essay was good, really went in depth about what specifically I liked about the school (I read a brochure, that helped). Can’t remember my extracurricular tbh, but I know it was passionate. For the talents thing I modified a ND essay about being insatiably curious, didn’t write anything for special skills because I wasn’t sure what they wanted for that and I read threads on here that said they didn’t really matter
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers really liked me, my english teacher is invariably honest but I hope that helped me rather than hurt me
[] Counselor Rec: 600 kids in my class, I met with him a lot leading up to my app but he is not a good counselor, probably very little effort put into my letter
[] Additional Rec: My youth ministry leader who really admires me, I read the letter and it was good
[li] Interview: My interviewer FORGOT and showed up an hour late, but i think it went well and answered tough questions well[/li][/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No, i have parents and step parents so I would get nothing
[] Intended Major: Marketing
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Good Public but huge
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really, thought being female applying to business might help[/li][/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, Leadership, Essays?
[] Weaknesses: GPA is good compared to my school but not nationally, I did a lot of music electives which I was passionate about but that didn’t really support me as a business candidate (aside from my leadership roles). Still, I showed passion which I guess they liked!
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: I DONT KNOW IM SO HAPPY! I feel like my essays were good although I didn’t really spend an exorbitant amount of time on them[/li][/ul]
General Comments: Truly can’t believe that I get to make this post. So humbled, honored, and ECSTATIC! Beyond honored! Honestly applied for giggles, fully expected to be deferred! Best of luck to all who applied!!!
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: College
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2100, don’t remember the particulars (Michigan doesn’t emphasize SAT at all)
[] ACT: 34 composite
[] SAT II: 780 US, 730 Bio, 680 Lit (yikes)
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5), Bio (4), Lang (5), Gov (5), Macro (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Psych, Shakespeare, Honors Physics, AP Enviro, Applied Medical Research (unique to my school), Advanced Journalism
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper (managing editor), varsity field hockey (captain, MVP, all-state), track (state finalist), student council, NHS, piano, freshman mentoring
[] Job/Work Experience: tutor a special needs student daily
[] Volunteer/Community service: Various volunteering in Detroit
[] Summer Activities: volunteering (see above), I attended the Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute this summer
[] Essays: strong- wrote about the death of my friend and how I want to start a non-profit to educate kids in Detroit and limit gun violence
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very good but didn’t get to read
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Newspaper advisor- she said it was great, she and I are very close
[li] Interview: I showed up at his house 30 minutes early because I was so nervous and got the time mixed up. Other than that it went well. [/li][/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Government and Economics (for now)
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, large
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >140,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: I have a unique motivation in applying to Georgetown and my essays were really strong
[] Weaknesses: White female with no real hooks
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: I think that my application was really personal and my interview went really well and reiterated the points that I made. He liked that I talked about myself realistically, especially my love of gardening, baking, and knitting. My interviewer thought it made me unique in that I refer to myself as “18 going on 80” and shaped his letter around it. [/li][/ul]
General Comments: Basically-- be yourself. Don’t be something you aren’t. I didn’t think I was going to get in but I stuck to who I was and here I am! Heck-ya Saxa!
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: Georgetown College
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown):2240 (CR:770 M:780 W:690)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Math I:760 Lit: 720 French: 640 (I thought these killed my app)
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.89
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.22
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): not taken yet
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Bio, IB Chem, IB French, IB English, IB History, IB SL Math, Theory of Knowledge, Product Team (study hall)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (4 yrs, leader), Civic Engagement Association, French Honor Society, National Honor Society, Ballet, more clubs that I’m not in anymore (don’t remember exactly what I put on my app)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Public library, habitat for humanity
[] Summer Activities: Habitat for Humanity, Ballet
[] Essays: Good. Not very confident with my big essay but I liked my college one and activity one a lot.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, have had her for all of high school
[] Counselor Rec: She likes me because I was the only NMSF but don’t know her very well
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Interviewer was REALLY nice, said he’d write me a great rec though I felt I didn’t talk much about my accomplishments, but I did talk about my interest in Georgetown a lot.[/li][/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: I said Political Economy on my app but not sure
[] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Top Public, IB DP
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100k-150k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really[/li][/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores (thankfully they don’t look at writing on the SAT), schedule of classes, letters of rec
[] Weaknesses: SAT II, Essay describing self, felt I didn’t talk much about community service or my leadership roles.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: Don’t know to be honest. My recs were probably really good, I felt like a very typical applicant so I’m surprised[/li][/ul]
General Comments: Very surprised! Not sure where I’ll go yet but I didn’t think I’d get in so I’m very happy.
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: SFS
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (CR:740 M:730 W:800)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: US History: 800 Biology M: 790 Math 1: 730
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 3.92
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.268
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5) Biology (5) US History (5) World History (5) Spanish (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li][/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: STIA
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White/Other
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/ul]
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: College
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 - It wasn’t great which is why I started taking the ACTs
[] ACT: 33, superscore it for a 34
[] SAT II: Math Level II: 800 Bio: 560
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): ~95, not sure
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 100.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/180
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), English Comp (4), US History (4), World History (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Awarded a full scholarship to a Private High School
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I took Photography classes since freshman year, Body Building Club (treasurer), Film Photography Club (co-president), NHS, Chinese School, Varsity Fencing Team, Student Government for one year
[] Job/Work Experience: Became a Photography Teaching Assistant where I took classes
[] Volunteer/Community service: Housing Works (thrift shop to help people), Housing Development, Calculus Tutor
[] Summer Activities: Harvard Summer School (got an A and a B) and then Johns Hopkins Summer University (A and A) Someone told me they weren’t good extracurriculars but there’s no better way to show that you’re college ready than by taking college courses!
[] Essays: 9/10 -wrote about my Harvard experience, how a class was so tough. Also wrote about self reflection as a skill. It was a bit risky, mentioning my breakup but I thought it was necessary to understand me. Follow the heart.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10- i read one by my Ap Psychology, AP US and Economics teacher and it warmed my heart. The other one I’m unsure about, his english isn’t too great but he’s been my Calculus teacher for two years (mentioned to my mom how I was fast, mom asked him if i was so fast how come I take so long to clean my room).
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10 - I don’t think she personally knows me since I transferred
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: My first interview I did!! it was undoubtedly scary but I made sure to ask many questions. Felt like I couldn’t connect to him but I enjoyed learning more about Georgetown on a personal level.[/li][/ul]
Other
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yea!
[] Intended Major: Mathematics (woooooo)
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York City
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Was at a Private Catholic but I transferred to Public
[] Ethnicity: Multiracial (White, Asian, and Latino)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: around 150k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): race I think?[/li][/ul]
Reflection
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[] Strengths: My rank, transferring schools because I felt I wasn’t academically challenged- shows dedication. Being at the same photography school for four years, later to work. Shows dedication.
[] Weaknesses: Not enough AP courses because of my old school 
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: Maturity (demonstrated in my essay and transferring schools) and my Summer Schools. [/li][/ul]
General Comments:
always keep your head up- I struggled trying to find a community partially because of my mixed identity. This was my first reply from a college, really glad it was an acceptance.
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: MSB
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2330; CR 780, M 770, W 780
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Math II 790, Bio M 690, US History 620 (I think I forget)
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.88
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/316
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (4) World History (4) Art History (5) European History (4) Biology (4) US History (4) English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov/AP Micro, AP Physics 1, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Calc AB, 2 required dance classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Natl Merit Semifinalist
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Treasurer), NHS (Treasurer), Dance Company (Soloist), National Dance Honor Society (Treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Thinkpinkkids club (Treasurer), ARTS Club Head Counselor (elementary school summer camp), beach cleanups, dog rescue volunteer
[] Summer Activities: University of Miami SSP for 6 college credits this summer
[] Essays: pretty strong. I put a lot of effort in, Georgetown is my top choice
[] Teacher Recommendation: felt confident about both, didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: very good, didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: went very well, kind of short[/li][/ul]
Other
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Business (Accounting)
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Public arts magnet
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a[/li][/ul]
Reflection
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[] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, Extracurriculars/leadership
[] Weaknesses: White female w/ no hooks, spread myself kind of thin in terms of taking on many responsibilities
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: I put a lot of myself into the application and I think I showed dedication to my education as well as my work ethic[/li][/ul]
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: College
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (750M 710CR 730W)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800Math2 770USHistory 690Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale):4.0
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale):4.41
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/623
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) Lang(5) Stat(4) Euro(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Java, AP Calc, AP Environmental, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP Psych, AP Lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
FBLA (Sports and Entertainment Management)
first in region
3rd in PA
National qualifier
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (VP), Varsity Tennis-4 year starter (Captain junior and senior years)
[] Job/Work Experience: Work at local ice cream shop for over three years (youngest assistant manager in company history)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Started own non-profit for families affected by spinal cord injuries (raised over $7,000)
Youth leader for church’s middle school youth group
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: 8/10 nothing crazy, wrote about my non-profit and because Georgetown is religious, talked about why it was a good fit
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10 pretty standard, nothing spectacular.
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10 mom works in guidance department, knew me since I was a little kid
[] Additional Rec: 9/10 From employer, talked about my leadership
[li] Interview: Fantastic, really hit it off and was super casual. [/li][/ul]
Other
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: between $100,00 and $150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/ul]
Reflection
- [] Strengths: ACT, interview, and EC’s
[] Weaknesses:
Maybe essays, race, SAT’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred:[/li]Showed Interest and had pretty good grades and ACT’s
General Comments:
So thrilled! First real acceptance waiting to hear back from a couple more schools
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: Georgetown College
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (740 CW, 760 M, 730 W, 11 Essay)
[] ACT: 35 (36 E, 36 M, 33 R, 35 S)
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 780 Chemistry, 800 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/219
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC, Chem, Microecon, Macroecon, US History, World History, Comp Sci, Eng Lit, Psych, Physics C: Mech, US Gov, Stats (all 5s), Eng Lang (4), Bio (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Organic Chemistry, Modern (Euclidean) Geometry, AP French, AP European, AP Human Geo, Choir
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): HiMCM Finalist
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Captain), Mock Trial (Captain), NHS (President), Jazz Choir, Show Choir, All-State Chorus, Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Summer Camps at the Science Center (it’s basically my job)
[] Summer Activities: Above
[] Essays: I thought they were good. I used my common app essay about Show Choir for my extracurricular and I had a TON of people read them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: My math teacher likes me and has had me since 8th grade but I don’t know if he would have gushed over me (8, maybe?), my English teacher ADORES me and wrote an amazing letter (9-10)
[] Counselor Rec: I go to a medium-sized school but I am on fairly good terms with my counselor because I take a lot of classes at the local college.
[] Interview: My interview was pretty interesting. The interviewer actually forgot that I was coming and had his daughter with him at his office so we entertained her for awhile before my interview. Both of them spoke French and I was able to show off my speaking during the interview, which was super fun! The interview itself was a bit bland, but he was definitely impressed by my French and probably felt a little bad for forgetting about me.
Other
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): IA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Maybe that I’m from an underrepresented state? I doubt that counts for much…[/li][/ul]
Reflection
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[] Strengths: Looking back, I think my interview actually went really well and I had solid test scores to back me up.
[] Weaknesses: I always felt that I could have done more volunteering but I really only had the time during the summer, when I got to work at the Science Center.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: I think that I had really good test scores and grades and that I was able to show my personality really well through my essays and interview.[/li][/ul]
General Comments: I was actually really freaked out about this one because I got rejected from Caltech on Saturday. I am super excited as Georgetown was definitely one of my top choices! Good luck to everyone else! Time to go celebrate! <:-P
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: College
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 Composite; 800 W, 780 M, 770 CR
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 750 Lit, 730 USH, 700 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): ~3.7-2.8
[] Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): ~4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t send
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Enviro Sci, AP Lit, AP Calc, French 3, Gov, Speech & Debate
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Academic All-American (NSDA), Premier Distinction (NSDA), Top Teen of the Valley (local magazine), a few others I didn’t report
Subjective:
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech & Debate (2-Year Captain, State/National/TOC Qualifier, 20+ Championships), Student Council (Founder and President last year), Youth & Government (Statewide Lt. Governor, Local Speaker of the House), YMCA Summer Camp (Camp Staff, 3 years), YMCA Youth Development Board (started a LGBTQ center at the YMCA)
[] Job/Work Experience: HRC Intern (2013), Mayoral Campaign Intern (2013)
[] Volunteer/Community service: didn’t report (although the LGBTQ Support Group is volunteer work)
[] Summer Activities: didn’t report (although Camp Staff and HRC Intern were summer activities)
[] Essays: Personal Statement was good, so was the Why Georgetown one. Extracurricular one was eh
[] Teacher Recommendation: One I know for sure was amazing, other one also probably good
[] Counselor Rec: She said she worked on it forever, so probably very good
[] Additional Rec: didn’t send
[li] Interview: Interviewer was really nice and interested in Speech & Debate, Youth & Government, and the Support Group[/li][/ul]
Other
- [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Justice & Peace Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public Charter
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle-High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
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[] Strengths: Did a lot, had a good essay
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs were borderline, grades could’ve been better
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: Not sure, but I’m glad I was.[/li][/ul]
General Comments: I just tried to be myself and let it come across through my essays and my extracurriculars.
Decision: Accepted
School Applied To: Georgetown College
Objective:
- []SAT I (breakdown): 2210: 680CR, 760Math, 770Writing
[]ACT: 32 (33english 35 science 27 science (oops) 33 writing)
[]SAT II: Math Level 2 800, USH 660, Bio 590 (ouch)
[]Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): n/a
[]Weighted GPA (4.0 scale): 97.19/100
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/287
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: AP Euro, APUSH, AP Calc AB, AP Language+Composition. 4: AP Physics C Mech
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, AP Physics C E&M, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Gov
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, won every single debate tournament in the state during the past two years, Oberlin College Book Award
Subjective:
- []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Captain Jr.+Sr. year), activism club, art studio (student board member), represented students in a couple of other activism groups
[]Job/Work Experience: worked for the department of education
[]Volunteer/Community service: 200hrs+ activism organization
[]Summer Activities: Georgetown debate camp, Brown University debate camp, worked at art studio
[]Teacher Recommendation#1: USH teacher, have him for gov this year (so 2 years in total), LOVES me, 10/10
[]Teacher Recommendation #2: Physics teacher, have him for 2 years, I’m in an advanced group in his AP class, 8/10
[]Counselor Rec: 10/10 , guy loves me said i was like the daughter he never had
[]Additional Rec: 10/10, my activist organization organizer
[]Essays: 8/10, decent, i’m not a fabulous writer but i expressed my thoughts ya know
[]Interview: 100/10, phenomenal, we clicked it right off and he said I’m one of the strongest applicants he’s ever interviewed
Other:
- []Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
[]Intended Major: philosophy/political science
[]State (if domestic applicant): RI
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: public magnet
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 150,000
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): went to debate camp there?
Reflection:
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[]Strengths: really really good interview, really good recs
[]Weaknesses: test scores, especially SAT II, science is not my thing
[]Why you think you were accepted: I cannot thank my interviewer enough, pretty sure he is the reason i got in
[*]General Comments: I am beyond grateful for my acceptance, good luck to all the applicants out there I’m sure y’all are killing the game