<p>Quote:
*Decision: ACCEPTED - HONORS, BUSINESS *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2180 - 800 M - 710 W - 670 R
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT IIs: 730 - US History 730 - Math IIC 600 - Lit
[</em>] GPA: 3.75/4 UW 5.1/6 W
[<em>] Rank: 18th of 375
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 11th grade: US History - 5, Language - 4, Calc - 3 12th grade: Psych, Gov, Lit, Bio
[<em>] Other stats: They requested mid-terms As in AP Psych, EPI, Abnormal Psych, Newspaper Bs in AP Lit & AP Bio
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I think it was good and so did my teachers.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One was amazing, one was good, if not great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Hook (if any): I guess interest in business and experience
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Maryland
[<em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors/Hook?: Did quite a bit of community service. I'm sports editor for the school newspaper. General Comments: I may attend. Got a $15,000 scholarship to go but it's not in my top 3.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1430/2060
ACT: N/A
SAT IIs: 770 WH; 670 Lit 630 Bio
GPA: 3.53 uw
Rank: NA
APs 4 IB Higher level
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: very good
Teacher Recs: probably very good
Counselor Rec: ?
Hook (if any): multicultural, grew up out of the States
Location/Person:
State or Country: Dubai
School Type: private
Ethnicity: mixed
Gender: Male
Other Factors/Hook?: as above
General Comments: may attend.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2040 - 640 M - 710 W - 690 R
ACT: 29
SAT IIs: Lit - 710
GPA: W - 4.3/5.0
Rank: 12.6th percentile in class of 400 at competitive high school
APs (including this year's): 11th - AP Us history, AP English Lang; 12th - AP Psych, AP Eng Lit, AP Stats
Other stats: 4 on AP US, 5 on AP Eng Lang
Subjective:
Essays: pretty strong.
Teacher Recs: One was great, one was good
Counselor Rec: Good I'm assuming
Hook (if any): voice/theatre stuff
Location/Person:
State or Country: MA
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: female
Other Factors/Hook?: community service/great interview
General Comments:</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2210- 710 M - 700 W - 800 R
ACT: NA
SAT IIs: Korean- 800, Biology 780
GPA: W-3.56 UW-3.13
Rank: Unkown
APs (including this year's): AP US, AP Micro Ec, AP Bio, AP european History, AP STAT
Other stats: 4 on Bio, 4 on Micro Ec, 4 on US
Subjective:
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recs: Both great
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): Spend one year abroad, Founded Acapella group, Singing tour abroad
Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Other Factors/Hook?: Year abroad
General Comments: Kind of surprised I got in with my lazy GPA, guess the test scores helped it along</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1170/1800
ACT: N/A
SAT IIs: 600 Math I, 750 US History
GPA: 3.9
Rank: N/A
APs: US History, Chem, Stats
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: amazing
Teacher Recs: probably very good
Counselor Rec: very good
Hook (if any): alumni recommendation
Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Other Factors/Hook?: very good interview
General Comments: attending</p>
<p>[<em>] School Applied to: Elliot School
<br>[</em>]Stats:
<br>[<em>] SAT: CR: 660 Math: 590 Writing: 620
<br>[</em>] SAT IIs: NA
<br>[<em>] ACT: 26
<br>[</em>] GPA: 3.68
<br>[<em>] Rank: mid twenties
<br>[</em>] Other stats:
<br>[<em>]Subjective:
<br>[</em>] Extra Curriculars: ASB Pres and VP, Varsity XC/Soccer, Key Club, Spirit Club Pres, Natural Helpers, Lead Mentor, Piano, City Parks Board
<br>[<em>] Essays: Pretty good I think
<br>[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
<br>[<em>] Counselor Rec: Never saw it
<br>[</em>] Hook (if any):
<br>[<em>) Location/Person: Very rural
<br>[</em>] State or Country: WA
<br>[<em>] School Type: Very public
<br>[</em>] Ethnicity: White
<br>[<em>] Gender: Male
<br>[</em>] major strength/weakness: Live in a small town, lots of extracurriculars I guess
<br>[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Well my stats are definitely below, so it must have been my extracurricular stuff
<br>[</em>] Other Factors:
<br>[*] going to attend? I think so, if not here than Washington State or Pacific Lutheran</p>
<p>GW has a very low yield rate, so they often reject overqualified applicants because they do not believe that they will enroll. That would explain why some of you with great stats did not get in, but those with much weaker stats did.</p>
<p>[<em>] School Applied to: Columbian College
[</em>]Stats:
[<em>] SAT: 2020
[</em>] SAT IIs: ~700 on Math II, US History, and World History
[<em>] ACT: None
[</em>] GPA: 4.3 W
[<em>] Rank: None, my school doesn't rank
[</em>] Other stats:
[<em>]Subjective:
[</em>] Extra Curriculars: 2 jobs since I was 9, PADI Certified Advanced Open Water Diver, President of French Club and Republican Club, many many others
[<em>] Essays: I wouldn't have submitted them if I didn't think they were good...
[</em>] Teacher Recs: No idea, I waived my right to see them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same as teacher
[</em>] Hook (if any): Farmer, since I was 9 I worked in a vineyard
[<em>] Location/Person:
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Parochial
[</em>] Ethnicity: Lol, I didn't tell GWU, the Supreme Court says I dont have to either
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Strengths: grades and extra-curriculars Weakness: poor standardized test scores
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: The large amount of work I have done all through High School
[</em>] Other Factors:
[*] going to attend? Strongly Considering it</p>
<p>[ *] School Applied to: School of Business
[ *]Stats:
[ *] SAT: 1300/1900
[ *] SAT IIs: Math II 640
[ *] ACT:
[ *] GPA: 3.83
[ *] Rank: Top 15%
[ *] Other stats:
[ *]Subjective:
[ *] Extra Curricular: Tennis, Model United Nations, Community Service, Internship at Governmental ministry at Kuwait
[ *] Essays: I thought They were above par.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Stellar from what I managed to know
[ *] Counselor Rec: once again most likly above average
[ *] Hook (if any): International Student doing the IB?
[ *) Location/Person: Paris, France
[ *] State or Country: France
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Undefined
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength: Essay/Courseload
[ *]weakness: I totally bombed my freshman and sophmore years with several D's on my record
[ *] why you think you were accepted: I think they must of under enrolled on purpose so they wouldn't need to give out as much financial aid by accepting wait listed students.
[ *] Other Factors: the mood of the admissions staff when making their decisions since my application was probably heavily subjective due to the contrast with my Sat/Extracurriculars vs my academic record.
[ *] going to attend? Most likely but im waiting for news on another waitlisting</p>