<p>Accepted!
33 ACT
790, 770, 750 Subject Tests
Top 10% class rank
My Ec’s are cool but nothing special, barring research I do at a local college</p>
<p>I’m literally so happy. I hope that everyone on the waitlist gets in! </p>
<p>Accepted! 2350 SAT, 33 SAT 4.0 uw, 4.44 w, that sort of stuff. Congrats Leicester!</p>
<p>Waitlisted. 2220 SAT, 3.805 UW.</p>
<p>Once again there doesn’t seem to be any pattern among those accepted and those rejected. It really is a crap shoot at this level. </p>
<p>Rejected. 2300 SAT 4.0 UW Wonderful Rec letter. Average EC.
I think being international applying for FA diminished my chance a little bit. Congrats to all accepted!</p>
<p>Accepted BangBang</p>
<p>Waitlisted.
32 ACT, 33english, 32 reading and science, 29 math, 10 essay
GPA~3.8
AP Bio:4, US: 4, Psych:4
Senior course load: AP English, AP Spanish, Architectural CADD, AP Calc BC, Independent study AP Environmental science b/c it’s not offered, AP Euro</p>
<p>ECs: Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout, so many leadership positions and high adventure trips as well as awards and other things like keynote speaker at a big council dinner. For my project I built two large dugots, almost 500 hours in that alone. Swimming: For high school and YMCA and USA. Practice year round, times good but not recruitable, HS captain, 4 yr letter winner. Mock trial, 11th and 12th: Best advocate award, this year we were region finalists. Envirothon: ecology competition. Order of the Arrow: Brotherhood, exec board, now treasurer, used to be awards chair. Did a veterans day fundraiser last fall, rotary student of the month, bunch of other small things
Teacher rec’s: very nice, extremely personal
Essays: one about how eagle scout is meaningless unless the journey was worthwhile. Other about my background from the woods and everything very unique others loved it
Rank: top 5%, 13/371
Submitted Bio sat II: 730</p>
<p>I’m filling this out for all those kids like me who freaked themselves out a bit over all of this and so they have one more kid to use as a window into college admissions. I really wanted Middlebury, I was also waitlisted at Bowdoin and Bates. This is not my best weekend. Congrats to all those who were accepted.</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>Objective</p>
<p>SAT I: 2020 (590M, 690CR, 740W)
SAT II: 760 French, 760 Spanish (taken sophomore year)
Unweighted GPA: valedictorian but not too sure on GPA (I transferred to a school that is on a random 4.25 scale…)
ACT: did not take
AP: n/a
IB: full IB diploma programme
Senior Course Load: TOK, English A HL, Spanish B HL, French B HL, Biology HL/SL, History of the Americas HL, Math Studies SL (I took 5 HL classes for 1.5 years but just switched to SL bio → 5 HL’s isn’t allowed)
Major Awards: a couple school awards; I took the DELE Exam (an international Spanish test) but idk if that dioloma counts as a “major” award</p>
<p>Subjective (what I included in my app)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: volleyball (middle hitter); Student Council (Treasurer); Red Cross Club (Vice President); Crew (stroke); language tutoring (beginner through AP and IB HL)
Work experience: Cashier/phone at restaurant
Community service: food pantry/soup kitchen volunteer
Summer activities: studied foreign language for 5 summers (French, Spanish, then French again at Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy; Italian and Latin at Exeter Summer School -> honors received; Portuguese at Harvard Summer School -> 4.0 GPA); I studied a few other languages but Chinese was pre-high school and Hungarian was informal (not in a class); also did foreign exchanges to Ecuador, rural France, and Transylvania
Essays: wrote about my first experience in language immersion (at MMLA), my love for languages/linguistics, how I have become more of a risk-taker
Teacher Recs: Spanish teacher and history teacher -> did not see them but I’m sure they were very nice
Counselor Rec: also did not see but she told me she enjoyed writing it
Interview: went very well</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>Applied for financial aid: no
Intended Major: Foreign language and linguistics, anthropology
State: MA
Country: USA
School type: private (small, international, bilingual)
Ethnicity: Uyghur
Gender: F
Income bracket: not sure
Hooks: none really I don’t think</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: demonstrated passion for the school and for languages (essays and summer activities)
Weaknesses: anything math related (SATs)
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: continued interest (I wrote them a really long letter when I got deferred back in December that explained why I wanted to go there). For anyone out there in a similar situation, perseverance counts :)</p>
<p>Accepted as a Feb. Not something I was expecting at all but their aid package was spectacular and I love Midd so I might end up there.</p>
<p>Waitlisted. I’m an international who requested an almost full ride, so I’m glad I wasn’t rejected</p>
<p>Accepted! 1460/2100 and about a 3.7 UW GPA</p>
<p>Waitlisted, congrats to all accepted! :D</p>
<p>Waitlisted. 2160 SAT. 3.9 UW GPA. Good ECs/Essay/Recs </p>
<p>Accepted! I’ll post a full list of stats for anyone who might be interested so this might be a bit long.</p>
<p>Class Rank: School doesn’t provide rankings, but I am likely in the top 2% at a highly competitive public magnet school</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.9/5 weighted</p>
<p>SAT I: 2340 (800 CR, 800 W, 740 M)</p>
<p>SAT II: 770 Physics, 760 Math II</p>
<p>APs: U.S. Gov’t & Politics - 5 (I only have one because I changed schools junior year and my new school doesn’t offer them)</p>
<p>Senior Courses: All senior courses are taken at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (so college level/higher than AP level)
-Intro to Biotechnology
-Object Oriented Design Concepts (Computer Science)
-Physics: Mechanics
-Physics: Electricity & Magnetism
-American Dream Literature (Junior/Senior level college course)
-Literature of Sin (Junior/Senior level college course)
-Intro to Philosophy and Religion
-Introductory Ethics (Junior/Senior level college course)
-Calculus I-IV (Essentially calc BC plus multi-variable)</p>
<p>Major Awards: 1st place MA State Science Fair, US Air Force Award for Research, National Merit Scholar Finalist, 3rd Place in International Essay Competition</p>
<p>ECs: -Mock Trial (team captain)
-Speech & Debate (Club president)
-President of my class
-Intern at US Congressman’s Office
-Tutor at Inner City School
-National Honor Society
-Teen Leadership & Service Program in Vietnam
-Various Leadership and Government programs
-Peer Mentor
-~600 hours of community service
-Leadership training program and Counselor at Summer Camp</p>
<p>I have 5 published papers, and have completed 2 large-scale research projects (one in biology and one in engineering)</p>
<p>Essays: Excellent
Recs: Excellent (teachers told me that I am “the standard they hold other students to”), and I have an extra one from a US Congressman so that should help</p>
<p>Ethnicity: White, non-hispanic
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
No “Hooks”</p>
<p>Accepted! 2180 SAT (800cr, 650M, 730W), 32 ACT. 3.8 uw gpa</p>
<p>Wait listed but congrats to all those accepted!
24 ACT and 3.8 unweighted and all that other fluff. I’m actually surprised!</p>
<p>What about modesty?</p>
<p>Waitlisted, 2340 SAT ~3.9 UW GPA, internship at local university, numerous leadership positions, heavy involvement in music and science etc. Waitlisted at Bowdoin as well. Disappointed.</p>
<p>My D accepted! Now to find time to visit…</p>
<p>Our son was waitlisted at Middlebury and Bowdoin both as well. Tough year!</p>