**MAC Official RD Decision Thread!**

Colleges and Universities A-Z Macalester College
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<p>Just because I wanted I "real" thread!</p>

<p>Remove all the spaces between the brackets</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ <em>] SAT I (breakdown):770M, 770W, 660CR
[ ] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.871
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):We don't really know...competitive college prep.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:Very rigorous.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I dunno.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays:
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[</em>] Intended Major:Engineering deal with WUSTL.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):Minnesota!
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Competitive college prep.
[</em>] Ethnicity: American Indian.
[<em>] Gender:Female.
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, school's strong ties with MAC?, "recruited" for soccer and basketball.[/li][/ul]Reflection*[list]
I just realized this is really boring to fill out! I suppose I just wanted to see the big green "accepted"....sorry it's a little skimpy!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): none
[</em>] ACT: 32 (34 E, 33 R, 30 S, 29 M)
[<em>] SAT II: none
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.61UW/4.2W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50/260
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang, Euro Hist, American Hist (3), US Gov, Biology, Calculus AB
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous (5 APs)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, All State Musician, Illinois State Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music, Science Olympiad, Boy Scouts, Theater, Youth Group
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Part Time Job
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tons of Service through Scouting and Church
[<em>] Summer Activities: Nothing Significant
[</em>] Essays: Pretty Good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[<em>] Additional Rec: Good
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Poli Sci/History
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100k-120k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Test Scores, ECs, Recs
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA and Class Rank, no interview or visit AND I APPLIED A MONTH LATE
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied a month late, and my teacher sent there rec last week (3/9)
[/ul]General Comments: I found out about Mac in February, emailed the Adcom and they said it was still okay to send my application, I was therefore not able to visit/interview, my essays were a tad rushed and my stuff came in late, so I think it really hurt me</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): none
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 720; US History 740; Biology 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4); European History (5); US History (5); English; Calculus AB
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics (team lead) - 8 years; Student Government (2 yrs); NHS; a few minor things
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 2+ years at same job; 2 jobs in summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent - both teachers sent their children to MAC
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: No[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: International Studies/Economics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private/College Prep
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NROTC Scholarship[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>"alternate list"
so-so gpa/act/sat/ap scores. happy not to be rejected...though an acceptance sure woulda been nice.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[list]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): C 640 M 620 W 620
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: 770 660 520
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Comp 2 Spa Lang 5
[*] Senior Year Course Load: competitive</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (730M 650CR 690W)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (35E 34R 32M 29S)
[<em>] SAT II: 770USH 720MII 710Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/308
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5's on: English Lang, Calc AB, Euro, and USH
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: half hard, half easy. I kinda maxed out hard courses offered.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 yrs CC (Team Captain), 4 yrs Track (team captain), clubs (2 president, founded 1),
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: lots, not tons
[<em>] Summer Activities: 3 week exchange to Germany, volunteered as summer camp counselor, COSMOS (UC science camp)
[</em>] Essays: I like my Mac essay, the common app one was merely decent.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good, i think
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure. he doesn't seem to know a lot about the application process
[<em>] Additional Rec: teacher whose spanish-speaking students I taught English
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: something environmental or language related
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: nyob
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Well rounded, show an interest in foreign languages and helping youth succeed.
[<em>] Weaknesses: jack of all trades, master of none
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: uhhh...who knows?
[/ul]General Comments: yay! congrats to everyone who got in!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780CR 770M 760W
[</em>] ACT: none
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Bio-M, 750 USHis, 730 Spanish, 720 MathIIC
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn't rank, but prob in top 10-15 out of 500.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 AP's by end of junior year, six 5's and two 4's.
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP human Geo, AP Eng. Lit, AP Euro, AP Micro/Macro, AP 2D Design, Honors Physics.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none, unless you count National AP Scholar.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (co-captain), Spanish Honor Society (Prez), Philosophy club (vice-prez), Orchestra (assistant principal viola), Mock Trial, Forensics, National HS and Science National HS.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 550+ hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: internship at State's Attorney's office, debate camps.
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:one Ahhh-mazing, one ehhh :/
[<em>] Counselor Rec: PHENOMENAL
[</em>] Additional Rec: marvelous!
[<em>] Interview: couldn't get one. :P
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[<em>] Intended Major: History
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Murrland
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $60,000-80,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):....none.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: essays, certain recommendations
[<em>] Weaknesses: ...no hooks or major awards.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good scores/recommendations
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
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<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (CR 730, M 800, W 800)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 800, US History 750, Chemistry 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/403
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Comp Sci A (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, Band, Psych, Soc, 2 AP ISs
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots, with one office (Secretary)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard for 2 years
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hundreds of hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: Summer program at Emory, Job
[</em>] Essays: Great
[<em>] Teacher Recommendations: (3) Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Anthropology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Central-Eastern European
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Strong, consistent voice
[</em>] Weaknesses: No interview
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong applicant[/li][/ul]General Comments: Happy about Mac, but I'm not sure I can afford it.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710W, 720M, 670CR
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: 720Bio, 720 US, 680 Math ii
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not release
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), US (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP English, AP Enviro, AP Human Geo, Film
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Running Club (founder), Golf, Basketball, Latin Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Florist in spring of 2007, testing water until present
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Meals on Wheels
[<em>] Summer Activities: Work
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Never got to see them, but i thought they were strong cuz the teachers liked me
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Never saw, barely met him so he probably made stuff up
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): None
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, schedule
[<em>] Weaknesses: not diverse, not many extracurriculurs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck and good grades
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations all!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (730CR, 730M, 770WR)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 640 Chemistry, 670 French, 680 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not ranked
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Chemistry (3), French (2) <- horrible I know, U.S. History(3), Biology, English
[li] Senior Year Course Load: most challenging, 2 colleges classes per semester</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): History Club (VP and founding member 11th, president 12th), Varsity Tennis (9th-12th), Varsity Soccer (9th-12th), Varisty Basketball (9th-12th, Captain 12th), county Honors Choir, Quiz Bowl (9th-12th, captain 11th-12th)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer/intern at local historical society
[</em>] Summer Activities: volunteer, trips abroad
[<em>] Essays: CommonApp was good, Mac one I wrote it at school the day the application was due and I thought it sounded ridiculous
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t get to read them but I assume one fantastic, one probably so-so
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know, probably generic because she doesn’t know me at all
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, few people at my school go to top colleges?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: EC's, URM status
[<em>] Weaknesses: essays, counselor rec
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea!
[/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to everyone accepted! Will you be saying yes to Mac?</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlist</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 670 CR, 560 M, 670 W
[</em>] ACT: didn't send
[<em>] SAT II: 660 U.S. History, 660 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 UW/ 4.9 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/496 (top 3%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5), U.S. History (4), English Language (4), Comparative Government (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP U.S. Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Environmental Science, Probability and Statistics Honors, Yearbook, Debate
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honors
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Varsity mentor to Novice members, squad mentor), Yearbook (Head Copy Editor, Section editor, in charge of training staff writers), National English Honor Society (founding member), School-specific service club, History club (historian, founding member)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: I didn't really put any on my application, but my guidance counselor put it in his rec. I did some stuff with elementary schools, did some service in Australia, and did some political campaigning.
[<em>] Summer Activities: People to People Student Ambassador, Barnard College Pre-College Program
[</em>] Essays: my common app one was REALLY good. My Why Mac one seemed good at the time, but now I realize it sounded really generic and displayed no passion at all.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendations: Glowing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably very good
[<em>] Additional Rec: I didn't send additional reccs? Unless you count the second teacher one. I forgot to send my evaluations from my pre-college professors.
[</em>] Interview: I didn't have the chance to interview.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: I mentioned that I was very interested in their English and Political Science departments. Also, human rights and humanitarianism.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Competitive nationally-recognized public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper-middle class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I guess the fact that I'm from Florida
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: My GPA, class rank, recommendations, and common app essay
[<em>] Weaknesses: Test scores, why mac essay
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think if I had a stronger Why Mac essay, I might have gotten in, but it's unlikely. Honestly, the fact that I was even waitlisted is incredible.
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in and, should you choose to attend Mac, good luck next year. Now, I have to decide whether or not I should stay on the waitlist.</p>

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<p>Hey another People to People Ambassador! I got to go on two different trips, what did you do? And don't give up hope! If you really want to go to Mac, stay on the waitlist and you could get lucky!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 630W, 700M, 620CR
* ACT: 31 (36 M, 34 S, 25 E, 30 Wr)
* SAT II: 700 US, 720 Math ii
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
* AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), US History (4), MicroEcon (5), Physics B (4)
* Senior/Junior Combined Year Course Load (graduated early): AP Calc AB, H. English 3, Weight Training, AP European History, AP US Gov, AP Physics B
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Junior State of America (Numerous State Director positions, + chapter president), Congressional campaign (precinct captain), Key Club (VP, divisional exec. assistant),
* Job/Work Experience:
* Volunteer/Community service: Numerous activities through Key Club, Full-time Americorps volunteer with City Year New York
* Summer Activities: college courses
* Essays: I thought they were good
* Teacher Recommendation: Never got to see them, but i thought they were strong because the teachers liked me
* Counselor Rec: see above
* Additional Rec: see above
* Interview: None
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
* Intended Major: Economics
* State (if domestic applicant): California (Permanent), New York (Current)
* Country (if international applicant): USA!
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Caucasian (Middle-Eastern)
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: Middle
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Full-time Americorps volunteer
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: Essays, recommendations, extracurriculurs, volunteer experience, college transcript
* Weaknesses: test scores, grades, early graduation
* Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck and volunteer experience
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments: Congratulations all!</p>

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<p>The qualifications posted here are really impressive.
When I see that someone as strong as mp153 was not accepted I think, Wow!
The competition must have been keen across the board (not just among the kind of kids who post on CC), to be wait-listing someone in the top 3% of her class with a decent list of EC's, too. </p>

<p>mp, I see you already did get accepted at Brandeis. Congratulations!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR:620; Math:800; Writing:620
[</em>] ACT: 32 (Math 36; Science 33; Reading: 29; English:28)
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 800; Physics: 780; Chemistry:730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don't know / don't care (it's meaningless at my school, the students who have the highest GPAs took incredibly easy classes)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC: 5; Chemistry: 5; Physics AB: 5; Physics C (Mech/E&M): 5
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Graduated early for an international exchange, I never had a "senior year"</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country 2 Years; Track 2 years; Knowledge Bowl off and on
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp Counselor for two summers
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Summer Activities: Month long exchange to Germany, 2 week long exchange to Japan
[<em>] Essays: Alright, but nothing special
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good, as far as I know (never saw it)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Likely bland (never saw it)
[</em>] Interview: I did an interview when I visited, but does it actually mean anything?</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided-> leaning towards Math
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[</em>] School Type: Pub
[<em>] Ethnicity:Skinny and Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks: Perpetual exchange Student
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I know how to properly remove the spaces from BBCode
[<em>] Weaknesses: I can't take the reflection portion of this form seriously
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted:
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats everyone</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 750 M; 710 CR; 670 W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 680 Math I; 690 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% out of 460.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Government Studies Honors, AP Gov't & Politics, AP Spanish Lit, Humanities High Honors, AP Calc AB, Adv. Dance.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): theatre (boardmember), model congress and model UN (parliamentarian), dance company, student gov't (class president), civics & gov't institute (vice president, spkr. of the house).
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: local restaurant (bus boy), democratic party (canvasser).
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: historical society (docent).
[<em>] Summer Activities: Poetry Workshop
[</em>] Essays: common- about dancing and academics; supp.- okay, platitudinal.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I assume good; but I have no idea.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor doesn't know my name.
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: strong (i think).
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes.
[</em>] Intended Major: undecided.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): nj
[ ] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: cauc
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: upper middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): male dancer?
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, activities
[</em>] Weaknesses: test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea. sorry.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M 780, R 800, W 790
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 770, Spanish 700, Physics 730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2 of 53
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5) (no classes offered)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Linear Algebra</em>, Statistics<em>, South American Literature</em>, Hispanic Romantic Literature/Don Juan<em>, English, History of thought, Japanese, Senior seminar, Writing 121</em>, Geology, Chemistry TA, Genetics TA (* indicates college course)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholars Candidate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): robotics (captain), science bowl (captain), mock trial (assistant coach), theater, soccer, girl scouts (patrol leader, sometimes), lots of other stuff...
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: soccer referee
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: teacher in Honduras, Outdoor shcool counselor, science museum internship, random other stuff (total over 1500 hours)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Teacher in Honduras, Science Museum Internship, Shakespeare acting course, camp
[</em>] Essays: Very funny and informational.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing, both.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: "Best ever"
[<em>] Additional Rec: Also amazing.
[</em>] Interview: awesome.
[/ul]Other [ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup.
[</em>] Intended Major: linguistics/cog sci/math/Spanish/theater/philosophy/physics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[</em>] School Type: public, small
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They told me--they sent me a really nice, personal letter explaining that their lawyers wouldn't let them take me for insurance/liability reasons. I guess they don't take young students. I'm not mad; they weren't my first choice. I just wish one of the two adcoms I talked to or my interviewer had known... it would have saved me the trouble of applying. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats all.</p>

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<p>You seem overqualified....at least to me</p>