<p>Yea Va got their decisions today. I made a decision thread so post decisions. I am accepted.</p>
<p>If you don't mind sharing, what were your stats?</p>
<p>WAITLISTED. sigh. this is depressing me.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.82 Weighted (class rank: 55/389) :-X i know this went up though because the first semester was already over for 2 of my classes. 3.58 is my unweighted GPA.</p>
<p>SAT:</p>
<p>first time:</p>
<p>1990 (680 writing, 670 Math, 640 Reading, 11 essay)</p>
<p>second time:</p>
<p>2060 (610 CR, 800 M, 650 W, 8 essay)</p>
<p>basically best combo is 2120, 800M, 640R, 680W.</p>
<p>SAT IIs</p>
<p>Math II- 800
Math I- 760
US History- 610</p>
<p>Awards/Accolades:</p>
<p>Academic Achievement Award- (GPA >3.5) (9, 10, 11)
Academic Letter- (maintaining GPA>3.8 for 5 semesters) (11)
Magna Cum Laude Award from National Latin Exam (9, 10)
Cum Laude Award in National Latin Exam (11)
Attended University of Virginia?s selective Summer Enrichment Program (9th, 11th grade)</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities/Community Service:</p>
<p>Academic Team (11-12)
Spring Track and Field (10-12)
Winter Track and Field (12)
Latin Club (10-12)
Elected Latin Club Officer- Aedile (Meeting Organizer) (11)
Knowledge Master?s Open (11, will participate in 12)
National Latin Honor Society (10, 11)
National History Day Participant (10)
DECA (12)
High School Literary Magazine (12)
Vacation Bible School volunteer (summer 2006) in Wilmington, Delaware- assisting children from as young as pre-Kindergarten to 6th grade for a week</p>
<p>Work Experience (just copied verbatim from what i put on the college apps, sorry if it sounds haughty):</p>
<p>In terms of work experience, I am a self-employed online entrepreneur. I typically purchase and resell/invest in products on the internet for up to/over $2000 profit each week, my best being a 1600% return. It gives me a variety of skills, including and not limited to time management, customer service, consumer relations, photography, web development, promotion, selling, and insight into the business and entrepreneurial world. I have also begun to sell products for other people, as a consignment service.</p>
<p>AP/Honors Classes Taken (grade taken):</p>
<p>AP World History 9
Honors English 9
AP World History 10
Honors English 10
AP Latin IV (11)
AP Calculus BC (11)
AP US History (11)
AP English-11 Language (11)
AP US/VA Government (12)
AP English-12 Literature (12)
AP Statistics (12)</p>
<p>I am also a year ahead, because I skipped a grade. I'll include an essay about it if I have the appropriate prompt...</p>
<p>My essays were supposedly good according to my AP English teacher. Did not read the recommendation.</p>
<p>BUT</p>
<p>I have 2 D+s and a C (unweighted) on the transcript. The D+s are in AP World History 10 and in AP Latin Virgil and the C in Calc BC in Junior year. Tjere's also one B from Marine Science. However, everything else is either a A+, A, or B+, and our school has a stricter grading scale than most. I honestly could blame the D on just ONE assignment in world history (tip: never use Ice Cube's music, even censored, in a project- the judges will be intimidated and disqualify you). That was a big factor- even though I really don't like to blame anything on anyone else but myself or make any excuses.Our grading scale is pretty tough, no weights for honors classes. AP is out of 5.0 scale. 98-100 is A+, 94-97 is A, 90-93 is B+, 86-89 is B, 82-85 is C+...etc. I think the scale is relatively tough compared to my friends' schools.</p>
<p>Are you OOS or In-state?</p>
<p>HOW DID YOU GET WAITLISTED!! you are so smart lol</p>
<p>I am in-state. Stafford County, va.</p>
<p>I guess it was because of the 2 Ds.</p>
<p>Don't let it get you guys down though, a lot of people from my school who didn't have as high stats as me got in (although I feel extremely pretentious saying that). Oh well, I got into VTech! And I found out just an hour after this! lol.</p>
<p>but holy he-ll your scale is challenging! our scale is as follows (and i thought THIS was tough): A = 95-100, A- = 92-94, B+=89-91, B = 85-88, B-=82-84, etc. Typically in colleges, it's 90+ = A</p>
<p>haha go to vtech it's better lol</p>
<p>*i'm an asian male, i forgot that too.</p>
<p>but yeah, thanks for your input man.</p>
<p>Nolan, I am very surprised that you were WL'd. Just curious, is Stafford County considered to be in Northern VA? Congratulations on your acceptance to Virginia Tech!</p>
<p>i got my letter today in connecticut, i got in!</p>
<p>merblajam and nickel, congratulations! Congrats to anyone else who got their good news today!</p>
<p>i got in today too!! woot</p>
<p>We heard nothing yet, we are in PA</p>
<p>Also in PA and no mail...</p>
<p>Good to know. Do they send all acceptances out at once?</p>
<p>northeastmom, i'm actually not really sure. we're on the cusp of it. personally i wouldn't consider it nova.</p>
<p>Still Waiting in PA!</p>
<p>NolanDW, I really don't understand why you were not admitted. I wonder if being from nova had something to do with it. Even if you were considered to be from nova, and if it is in fact tougher to get in from nova (I have heard that it might be, but have not read factual information about it), I think that you should still have been admitted from the information that you posted.</p>
<p>Accepted in PA! Thanks for your note, northeastmom - now, how do girls like JMU?</p>