<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1780 superscored; M:590 CR: 570 W: 620 (essay: 10)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Was 36/321 when applied (top 11%) Now it’s 25/315 (top 8%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats (4); AP Lang. (one semester; did not take), AP Lit. (currently taking)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): We don’t have IB courses
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Chemistry, ASL 2, AP Lit., Adv. Math Topics (5th math credit), Civics and Global Topics, Leadership
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Student gov./leadership (Sophomore class officer 10th grade, historian/publicity manager executive 11th and 12th)
-Photo Club (exec. sgt. @ arms junior year, treasurer this year)
-Working with special needs students
-American Red Cross volunteering
-Freelance photographer
(I have others but these were just the ones on my app)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Freelance photography; Baby/pet sitting
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross, Music Saves Lives, street teaming, volunteering in the ASB office after school
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering, guitar, photography
[<em>] Essays: Alright I guess?
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I was told not to send them for UW…
[<em>] Counselor Rec: None
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, I have a high financial need
[</em>] Intended Major: Photomedia, business (marketing), or interdisciplinary
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public, 1400 students… Not known at all.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 40k-50k
[li] Hooks: First generation college student</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, ECs?
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores. Maybe essay? I made a typo in an EC explanation too
[li] Why you think you were waitlisted: Test scores.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I definitely figured I would get waitlisted, if not rejected. I don’t think I’ll get accepted off the waitlist. Testing anxiety will be the death of me. I have no idea what I’m going to do now. I can’t afford UO or Portland State because the majors I want aren’t WUE-accepted, and the only other school I applied to was EWU… and I really don’t want to go all the way to Spokane. ■■■. Seriously considering going to SCCC and getting a job or something so I can move to Seattle and hopefully try UW again.</p>
<p>^MAnde13: I was told that they do, but I don’t know. That’s probably what hurt me even worse though if they do. The second time I took it, I messed-up on my math section… M: 490 CR: 570 W: 620. Firt time I had M: 590, CR: 560, W: 610</p>
<p>I have really bad testing anxiety. If I had extra time, I would have done much better.</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1780; CR: 560, Writing: 650, Math: 530
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 90/666 (Scary number, I know)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Euro (1 - didn’t study, nor try, but I got an A+ in the class)
AP Bio (4)
AP Calc AB (3)
AP US Hist (4)
AP English Lang & Comp (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy & Physiology, AP Stats, Sociology/Pyschology, English 12, AP Government, AP Economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 15% in class
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (JV Cap soph year, V cap senior year), Choir (Dance captain, section leader), Key Club (Spirit Chair)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked with my City for a youth leadership program
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 50+ hours, working my way up to 100
[ *] Summer Activities: n/a
[ *] Essays: Wrote my first essay on being an athlete with Type 1 diabetes and my challenges overcoming it, cultural essay on how my parents were immigrants and how I was raised in America, though I don’t really “fit in” in either country
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[ *] Counselor Rec: N/A
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Nursing, Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Many students, diverse, with exceptionally bright students, as well as average. Far from ghetto though.
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Definitely the essays and extracurrics
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA fell junior year due to health complications
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: My essays, hands down. Showed my determination, dedication, and perserverance
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I wrote the optional essay about why my GPA fell and the struggles I went through during that year. They also sent me an email in January asking for my senior schedule and grades, which were good, so that probably helped as well.</p>
<p>Portable Heart, I am so sorry. Please Please take a look at Western Washington University in Bellingham WA. It’s a great school and sounds like a much better cultural match than CWU. And, if you do well and want to an easy transfer to UW. There website says “Although the deadline has passed, late applications will be considered after on-time applications have been reviewed. A brief explanation for applying late should be included at the start of the essay”. They did get record apps this year so perhaps a call to the admissions dept before you apply to make sure it’s worth your time.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (730 CR, 750 M)
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: 710 USH, 720 Physics, 690 Math
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4), English (5), Calc AB, Physics, Gov
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A few clubs, nothing huge
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Working at a summer camp, parish volunteer work
[<em>] Summer Activities: Summer camp volunteering
[</em>] Essays: How my dad’s surgery inspired me to work toward becoming a doctor
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: eh 100000 or so (I don’t really remember)
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, course rigor, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: idk I’m just pumped[/li][/ul]** General Comments:**. YAY</p>
<p>@Justhangin: I never really considered WWU because of the location (small city… I have a strong desire for an urban setting). However, it’s rather tempting at this point. Pretty cheap, great school, a little closer than EWU… Plus, I’ll be 19 very soon after I start school… Drinking age in BC is 19, woo! (Haha, just kidding, that’s not a good reason.) Anyway, perhaps I will email their admissions dept. to ask if it’s worth a shot or not. Not sure if they’ll give me a straight-up answer, but we’ll see I suppose. I still wouldn’t be stoked on going to a small city and being that far from Seattle (I’m a big concert goer and city lover, what can I say?), but hmm…</p>
<p>Bellingham is a very hip fun city. And, there is a cool district called Fairhaven that is wonderful old brick buildings and all locally owned shops and restaurants. Trust me, it’s pretty high on the hip meter and well known for catching some great music as acts pitstop between Seattle and Vancouver BC.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math, 760 CR, 770 Writing
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15 in class of 400
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Calc AB (5), English Lang (5), English Lit (5), APUSH (5), Physics B (5), Government (5), Calc BC (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 weighted classes, and two unweighted; one college class
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Math Prize for Girls
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A few clubs, with leadership positions; biggest time commitment was community service.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Founded a city-wide organization.
[<em>] Summer Activities: math camps and college classes
[</em>] Essays: About the organization I founded, and why I want to major in computer science.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Computer Science
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: well off enough not to qualify for aid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays and test scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: IDK[/li][/ul]General Comments: Waiting to hear from the honors college and the CS department!</p>
<p>Formatting bothered me so much I had to redo this >> Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1780; CR: 560, Writing: 650, Math: 530
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 90/666 (Scary number, I know)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Euro (1 - didn’t study, nor try, but I got an A+ in the class)
AP Bio (4)
AP Calc AB (3)
AP US Hist (4)
AP English Lang & Comp (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy & Physiology, AP Stats, Sociology/Pyschology, English 12, AP Government, AP Economics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 15% in class
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (JV Cap soph year, V cap senior year), Choir (Dance captain, section leader), Key Club (Spirit Chair)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked with my City for a youth leadership program
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 50+ hours, working my way up to 100
[<em>] Summer Activities: n/a
[</em>] Essays: Wrote my first essay on being an athlete with Type 1 diabetes and my challenges overcoming it, cultural essay on how my parents were immigrants and how I was raised in America, though I don’t really “fit in” in either country
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[</em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Nursing, Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Many students, diverse, with exceptionally bright students, as well as average. Far from ghetto though.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Definitely the essays and extracurrics
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA fell junior year due to health complications
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: My essays, hands down. Showed my determination, dedication, and perserverance
[/ul]General Comments: I wrote the optional essay about why my GPA fell and the struggles I went through during that year. They also sent me an email in January asking for my senior schedule and grades, which were good, so that probably helped as well.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 34
SAT II: didnt send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):4/160
AP (place score in parenthesis):World History (3) USH (5) AB Calc (5) This year: Bio, Eng, BC Calc, Poli Sci
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:aforementioned and Honors Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track 4 years, Football 2 years, Spanish Club 4 years (vp), NHS, Math team, Spanish NHS, Mu Alpha Theta
Job/Work Experience: NEDSRA (special needs recreational activities)
Volunteer/Community service: over 100 hours
Summer Activities:
Essays:wrote about working with the special needs over the summer and how it made me learn to shed preconceived notions
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec:no idea
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: academics
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>
<p>Question: When do we find about merit aid? Is there merit aid?</p>
