<p>rejected, i just know...</p>
<p>i still havent heard
where are you guys getting your decisions??????????????????????</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA? N/A
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 710; Critical Reading: 730; Writing: 800.
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] SAT II: English Lit: 790; French: 740; IIC: 670.
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Low (75/449)
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang & Comp AP (4); French (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Three APs plus band, dance, required senior stuff
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit finalist; many, many years of honor band</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Flute (eats my life), dragonboat team veteran/leadership, SafeRide coordinator and president
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Seven horrid months at a Baskin Robbins, flute teacher
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: SafeRide probably 15 hours a month for the past couple of years; ex-Key Club member; flute tutor; school stuff-type tutor.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Intensive music camps, work
[<em>] Essays: Long - writing and how it's an integral part of my life; short - dragonboat and how it's changed me; "optional" (as if): flute and why I've stuck with it.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Hardest English teacher in the school; French teacher who I've had for the past four years.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea - new counselor.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Director of the youth orchestra I'm in.
[li] Interview: Held with a 2006 grad! That was interesting :P</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Nothing that'd merit need-based aid anywhere
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Very few. Well, I'm a girl, which obviously doesn't seem to have helped.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Bah, writing.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Sciences/math/not stressing about decisions (do you see what I did there?)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My grades, frankly, suck, and my SATs are mid-range and therefore not good enough to cancel that out. I imagine I didn't stand out much as an applicant.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I fully intend to frame the letter.</p>
<p>Well probably you have the same problem: Your last name starts with a letter not quite at the beginning of the alphabet :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 770 M, 700 W
[</em>] SAT II: 700 Bio M, 800 Math II, 790 US Hist
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Eng Lang, 5 US Hist, 5 Calc AB
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Four APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[</em>] School Type: Small Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White/Jewish
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): kinda quadruple legacy [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>DID NOT EXPECT THIS AT ALL. SO FREAKIN HAPPY.</p>
<p>email</p>
<p>rejected at yale, princeton</p>
<p>and waitlisted at harvard, penn, and columbia</p>
<p>could my day get any ****ing worse?</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 700CR, 770M, 710W = 2180
[</em>] SAT II: 790 World History, 770 Math IIC, 750 Chemistry
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68uw (by Harvard calculation)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): at least top 10%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (Chemistry, US History, World History), 4 (Spanish Language), 3 (Spanish Literature)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP (BC Calculus, Macro/Microeconomics, Composition, Physics C, Psychology/American Government), Wind Ensemble, Chinese I
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No real ones, unless being a national finalist in the National Geographic Bee counts
[</em>] Minor Awards: OMEA Class A, 3 ratings of 1 in euphonium solos (9 and 11); Dorothy Humel Hovorka (11), given to black student with highest wGPA in school; National Merit Commended, National Achievement Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction (12)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CYWS, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band (section leader in 11, then 12, then 10 and 11 on euphonium respectively); Chinese language self-study
[</em>] Summer Activities: too much travel, and only a single music improvisation camp at CCC
[<em>] Essays: average
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: slightly above average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: unknown response
[</em>] Interview: great
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[</em>] School Type: public, competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 150-200K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: not many
[</em>] Weaknesses: grades, in particular
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above[/li][/ul]General Comments: I was not meant to go here, but this was my fifth choice as I was not entirely captivated after my visit there in the summer.</p>
<p>my day's pretty much the same as yours, neutralnuke. ughh.</p>
<p>Ahh I Still Havent Gotten Anything!!</p>
<p>Me neither</p>
<p>Rejected
Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT Reasoning (by section): cr710 m800 wr730
SAT Subject tests: math2 770 ush 750 ph 730
ACT:
APs: stat calcab ushistory all 5s taking euroh englit bio this year
IBs:
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.84 4.55
Rank: 12/400?
Senior Yr. Courseload: as tough as anyone at my school
Number of Apps from Your School: i think 2 others
Other stats:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app:
Job/Work Experience: 2 years about 20 hours a week fast food and pizza delivery
Essays (subject and responses): about football and working at Taco Bell
Teacher Recs: pretty short not special
Counselor Rec: average?
Interview (feel and general location): I felt good about it
Hook (if any): devoid of hooks in any way
Location/Person: FL
State or Country:
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): decent regular public
Ethnicity: white
Income Bracket: 135 k
Gender: male
Hooks: none
Strengths/Weaknesses: great all around/ nothing outstanding
Did you apply ED? no
Why you think you were accepted or rejected: white middle class male who didn't cure AIDS and isn't an athlete/legacy
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: **** I don't get to pay 200k for an undergrad degree. Good job if you got in</p>
<p>ewwwww haven't gotten nething</p>
<p>Me Neither</p>
<p>Rejected
Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
SAT Reasoning (by section): Didn't take
SAT Subject tests: No comment (yea, that bad)
ACT: 26
APs: English Literature, Psychology, Calculus, and Government
IBs:
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.95 W, 3.8 UW
Rank: 3/242
Senior Yr. Courseload: 2 AP's and bunch of honors courses
Number of Apps from Your School: Just me
Other stats:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Secretary of National Honor Society, Vice President of Student Council, Business Professionals of America, and Achievement In Motion
Job/Work Experience: 2 years in a summer program
Essays (subject and responses): My mother's diabetes
Teacher Recs: Pretty good
Counselor Rec: Average
Interview (feel and general location): Felt really good about it
Hook (if any):
Location/Person: MI
State or Country:
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public School
Ethnicity: African American
Income Bracket: less than 20,000K
Gender: Female
Hooks: none
Strengths/Weaknesses: Scores were my weakness
Did you apply ED? No
Why you think you were accepted or rejected: I think my scores probably got me. I mean, they were horrible.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Well, it's disappointing but oh, well. Kinda expected it. Major congrats to all who were accepted. I've met some wonderful people here and I don't regret it.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I or ACT: 2240 (800 M, 720 CR, 720 W)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (36 E, 36 SR, 34 M, 33 R)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 800 Bio, 780 Chem
[</em>] GPA: 3.95
[<em>] WGPA: 4.70
[</em>] Rank: None
[<em>] APs: 5's on Bio, Calc AB, Chem, Comp Sci A, HumGeo, and Lang; 4's on Enviro and Stats
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs: Several, with leadership positions
[<em>] Essays: Solid
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One was decent, I didn't read the other, but I sent a very personal supplemental rec
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very strong
[</em>] Interview: He seemed impressed
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Other thoughts: Waitlisted at Columbia, too. I HATE WAITLISTS![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA? No
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800 Math, 800 Writing, 730 CR)
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math 2, Biology-M, Chemistry, 730 US History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/500
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Chem (5), Spanish (3), USH (5), Bio (5), Calc BC (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP: Microecon, Macroecon, Stats, Physics, Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra, Government, Environmental Science, All those are APs
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (Captain, State Champions, Lead Attorney, National Team Member), Cross Country (Captain), Track, Math Club (President), Science Research at a university, lots of other science stuff.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor, Employed researcher at university
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours, hospital volunteer work, volunteer at local races, track meets, etc.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Science Research, Cross Country, California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were good, I guess they were good enough
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 2 awesome, 1 supplementary from mock trial coach. All great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec: 1 from Mock Trial Coach
[<em>] Interview: Went really well, she really liked me
[/ul][ b]Other*[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public, 2500 kids
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades, Recommendations
[</em>] Weaknesses: None really
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea![/li][/ul]General Comments:*</p>
<p>Only 6 accepted so far. Ouch for CC.</p>
<p>I Still Havent Gotten Anything!</p>
<p>And you wrote that for the 6th time now :D</p>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<ul>
<li> Deferred EA? N/A
<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): Math: 740; Critical Reading: 800; Writing: 790</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>SAT II: IIC 800, Chem 750, Phys 730</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA 97.63</li>
<li>Rank N/A</li>
<li>AP Computer Science AB (4), EuroHistory(5), US History(4), Calc BC(5)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Plasma Physics Lab, Multiv. Calc/Diff Eq., Physics C, AP English, AP Macro/Micro, Government, Comp Sci Research etc</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel Semifinalist</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gymnastics (captain, minor awards), slavic club (pres)
* Job/Work Experience: Morgan Stanley IT Dept - Independent research project on information retrieval (yea they didn't know what to give me so I just did my Intel)
* Volunteer/Community service: None
* Essays: Long - starting the intimidating sport of gymnastics as a sophomore and actually doing well in it....rediscovering my daredevil spirit =D (i had broken both my legs before). the optional one was on an animation i made with a computer graphics engine i wrote.
* Teacher Recommendation: comp sci teacher i've had for 3 years, german teacher for 3 years. not allowed to read them.
* Counselor Rec: probably good considering they're done based on filling out a college-app type thing and a 40 min interview
* Additional Rec: my boss/co-worker at Morgan Stanley
* Interview: held with two alums - went pretty well, nothing earthshattering
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<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): NY
* Country (if international applicant): N/A
* School Type: 1420 avg SAT, around 70 apps
* Ethnicity: Caucasian
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: probably lower middle class / upper working class - don't think it made any difference
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I'm an immigrant - don't think that matters either...
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