<p>Did anybody else get accepted to the Honors College? I applied on Monday, and I was accepted today! I am extremely surprised by the fast turnaround! By the way, I did the essay prompt, "Describe Unicorns".</p>
<p>What were your stats?</p>
<p>Copy/Paste from RA thread.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (700 CR, 800 M, 750 W)
ACT: -
SAT II: 750 Math I, 780 Math II, 790 Chemistry, 800 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Calculus AB, 5 US History, 5 World History (5 senior year… school only offers 5 AP courses)
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous in school
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 700 hours of medical-related volunteering, Lots of Academic Challenge (Quiz Bowl) recognition, Lots of saxophone/piano, Bunch of smaller activities
Job/Work Experience: -
Volunteer/Community service: 700+ hours through being an assistant EMT, hospital volunteering, and Youth Court
Summer Activities: Lots of volunteering and a three-week band tour of Europe
Essays: Decent, but I am not really that great a creative writer.
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Meh…
Additional Rec: -
Interview: -
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): -
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Subcontinental Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -
Reflection:
Strengths: SAT scores, volunteer hours
Weaknesses: No major awards except a bunch of local competitions, essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my resume was pretty well-rounded, besides my essays.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at St. Bonaventure, Deferred at Duke, waiting to hear back from a lot more</p>
<p>I was accepted as well. I applied on January 29th and was notified on February 10th. My essay topic was: “The national election of 2008 was widely regarded as a landmark election. Do you expect the national election of 2012 to be a landmark? Why or why not?”</p>
<p>My stats are:</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT: 34
SAT II: Bio M-790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/119
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Senior Year: Gov, Calc, English
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible, all 4 years had hardest possible rigor, school doesnt offer many APs but all honors classes besides them
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): decent, mostly sports (varsity), some leadership, not a ton
Job/Work Experience: Internship at the Michigan House of Reps
Volunteer/Community service: about 110 hours total
Essays: really good
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, should have been very postive
Counselor Rec: didnt see, but probably was amazing, he loves me and thinks im a super genius</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private (Catholic)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $200,000 +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Test Scores, Rigor, Rank, Essays
Weaknesses: ECs?</p>
<p>Where else did you apply?: Michigan (accepted-Honors), Boston College (Accepted-Honors), Duke, Harvard, and Emory</p>
<p>Were you notified by email? Also, did you ever get any type of receipt after you submitted your essay?</p>
<p>Notified by e-mail and no receipt.</p>
<p>Same, I was notified by email and there wasn’t a receipt. I called and asked about the receipt thing and they said they don’t send them out to anyone.</p>