<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!
Probably not attending
SAT: 1410/2080
SAT IIs: 800/750/700
GPA:uw 3.8, w 4.3
Rank: not done at school</p>
<p>Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: Really really good.
Teacher Rec: Probly fine, didn't read.
Counselor Rec: Probably fine, lots of in house recs.
Hook (if any): I work in a museum? Lots of music.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: MA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: Music, Community Service, Leadership
Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Don't really know
Other thoughts: Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>i got waitlisted w/ a 2090 SAT, a 3.7 GPA, great EC's, good essays, and what i thought was a really good interview with an admissions office member. I'm not sure if it was really difficult to get in this year or i just didnt cut it.</p>
<p>@bananaphone: I guess I'm so lucky. My SAT and GPA are waaaaaaaaay worse than yours; I didn't even have an interview. Maybe it was all about my essays. Perhaps they brought me in.</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: I honestly do not remember and I am not looking them up.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: never read them</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: really good...one of the few kids she likes</li>
<li>Hook (if any): I don't think so...1st generation college?</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NJ</li>
<li>School Type: public magnet</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Whie</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
<li>Legacy Yes/No: nope</li>
<li>Recruited Yes/No: nope</li>
<li>Important ECs: Model UN, Captain Volleyball, Varsity Debate...500+hrs volunteering.</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I am shocked...I get into Bowdoin, Claremont McKenna and Colby but waitlisted here?</p>
<p>it's actually pretty common to get into bowdoin/colby and not bates. bates has sort of an alternative admissions process. bowdoin is awesome though, many people prefer it over bates anyway.</p>
<p>Accepted....Not me, a friend. This is the first reply he's gotten from 13 schools applied to (9 elite LACs & 3 Ivies). Bates has the earliest decision time for transfers.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!! (received Priority Mail today, Saturday...no email notification)</p>
<p>Non-Traditional TRANSFER applicant - Community College student</p>
<p>SAT: NOT sent to Bates, not required.
SAT IIs: not taken
College GPA: 3.97, Strong Honors curriculum
HS GPA: very low</p>
<p>Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: Personal was pretty good - tells a personal story (see hook below). Why Bates? essay was very businesslike about educational goals.
Teacher Rec: Probably very good from 3 PhD college profs, 2 are profs at elite LACs (didn't read)
Counselor Rec: Another PhD prof & curriculum chair. Probably very good. (didn't read)
Interview: Didn't have one.
Hook (if any): Several. High achievement later in life (starting in late 20s at work and early 30s in college) after coming from family/religious background that said no to education. Success at a very challenging Vassar summer program. Diversity on several levels. First generation college student.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Northeast US
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Multi: African-American/White/Am. Indian
Gender: M</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: Leadership in school organizations, mostly academic-related. Several Honors & Academic awards. A page full of stuff, mostly academic. No sports. No arts.
Why I think he was accepted: Demonstrated consistent success in college despite background that explicitly rejected higher education. A good story, pretty well told, and completely relevant to many educators' missions.</p>
<p>Other thoughts: Very exciting indeed. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>that is a very old version of the book (of which i own the newest copy) and it has other misprints such as 0 accepting place off waitlist which is also untrue</p>