<p>DD was accepted! So ecstatic over this - and at the same time horrified at the thought of paying full freight. No aid other than the fed loan of $5000; EPC too high :(.</p>
<p>DDs stats: SAT 2220 superscored, SATII -760 math, 690 physics. 3.98 UW. Many APs (5s and a 4). </p>
<p>Also got in UPitt, Northeastern, GA Tech. All for engineering. Rejected @ UPenn, USC, Tufts, Columbia, Stanford.</p>
<p>@onerepublic96 there are other variables in this calculation besides income. (ie) if you have a sibling in college this year that graduates your aid will drastically decrease next year or visa versa.</p>
<p>Accepted!!! now I have to decided between JHU, U Penn, Wash U, and Brown PLME… 
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<p>Edit: I added Wash U to my list. It’s definitely a seriously option for me, I forgot to type it in haha</p>
<p>congrats to everyone else! </p>
<p>Accepted into JHU, news I can hardly believe since it is my “dream school”.</p>
<p>I hope this assuages students who might not necessarily have the best test scores (my only three other posts on this site were in regards to this).</p>
<p>Now await the next few sleepless weeks in which I have to decide to matriculate or not.</p>
<p>Accepted jhu, gt, uc berkeley, ucla, vandy and duke
Rejected hyp, nu, and uchicago
Don’t always need perfect scores 
(sat 2040, act 29, 3.7 gpa)</p>
<p>waitlisted but probably not going to stay. was accepted at Dartmouth (1st choice) and waitlisted at Harvard, going to see if I can get a better FA package.</p>
<p>Congrats to those accepted!!!</p>
<p>$126,000 merit scholarship to JHU!!! Wasn’t expecting to be a Hodson scholar</p>
<p>@austie, Congrats!
if you don’t mind can u post your stats?</p>
<p>SAT: 2030 (joke)
ACT: 34 (better haha)
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Rank: 1/360
APs: all 5s</p>
<p>Honestly, I think this award goes to people who demonstrate an honest passion in something different (at least this is the only explanation I can think of). I’m not looking for attention, but honestly I have no idea why they chose me for this. I really, truly see myself as the average, hard-working and focused student.</p>
<p>Please feel free to message me or ask more questions! I’d be more than happy to help.</p>
<p>@austie1216 I honestly see myself in the same light. Oddly enough, I was also awarded a rather remarkable scholarship. It is interesting to think about why some are chosen over others for these things. </p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M 710 CR 770 W 730, superscore: 2210
ACT (breakdown): 30 (didn’t submit)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math I (750) Chemistry (770)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/104
AP (place score in parentheses): AP US (5) AP Bio (4) AP World (4) AP Spanish (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP English, AP US Gov, AP Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, American Chemical Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry, New York State Department of Education Scholarship (highest regent examination scores)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Co-Captain of Varsity Hockey (4 years), Chess Team, Math Team, Soccer Team goalie, Robotics Team,
Job/Work Experience: Paid Tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered Hospital
Summer Activities: 2 summers at Harvard taking General Chemistry (b+) and Organic Chemistry (B+)
Essays: Amazng – Spoke about my love for science and how I view the world in a quirky way.
Teacher Recommendations: Both amazing
Counselor Rec: I think it was good
Additional Rec: Recommendation from my Professor in Gen Chem who also is the head of the chem department at Harvard
Interview: Went pretty good
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Urm, Organic Chemistry at Harvard, and Letter of rec from head of chem department at harvard
Reflection
Strengths: Strong focus in chemistry, very good essays and subject test scores
Weaknesses: Gpa and rank could have been higher (9th grade)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays, my letters of rec, and my summer classes (organic chem as a high schooler)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, NYU (full tuition), Macaulay Honors College, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. Wait listed: Yale, Princeton, Amherst College, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, Washu, Rice, Vanderbilt. Rejected: Harvard (deferred EA), Dartmouth
General Comments: Apply to as many schools as possible. Each year, acceptance rates keep going down. As you can tell, had I only applied to 11 schools, there could have been a chance of getting in nowhere. Make sure you work on those essays since everyone starts to look the same with the same stats. Also regardless of where you get in, know that what you do in college counts much more than where you go to college.</p>
<p>ACT: 35
GPA: 3.81/4/51
Major: BME
AP: Calculus AB (5), Calculus BC (predicted 5), Physics B (4)
IB Diploma Candidate: English HL, Spanish B SL (5), History HL, Biology HL, Mathematics SL, Economics SL (7)
Also got the Hodson’s Scholarship…no idea why but i’m not complaining. </p>
<p>Also accepted at: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC San Diego, Ga Tech
Rejected: Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, UCLA
Waitlisted: Caltech, UPenn</p>
<p>Got into JHU
ACT 33 SAT 2120
3.96 UW
GREAT ECs helped. </p>
<p>Got the Hopkins 5 award. DId anyone else get this?</p>
<p>See trend on page 2 entitled Hopkins 5</p>