Occidental College Decisions 2008

Colleges and Universities A-Z Occidental College
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<p>Decision: Accepted w/Trustee Scholarship</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2210 (800W, 720 CR, 690 M)
SAT IIs: 750 Am History, 740 Bio, 690 Math II
APs: World History 4, Am History 4, Bio 5, Art History 5
GPA: 4.86w
Rank: unknown
Other stats: Senior year courses - AP Eng, AP Stats, AP Gov/Econ, Honors Physics</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recs: Strong
Counselor Rec: don't know</p>

<p>Hook (if any):
-active in school community (ASB 4 years; Varsity Volleyball/Soccer/Lacrosse)
-part-time work 15 hr/wk
-volunteer at local animal shelter - 4 years
-summer 2007 intern at OC Rgister
-summer 2006 language program in France</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: public school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female</p>

42

<p>is it bad that i didn't get anything in the mail today?</p>

43

<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision:Accepted![ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 Math, 730 Literature
[ *] GPA:4.1w/3.9uw
[ *] Rank: school doesn't rank
[ *] Other stats:5 on AP CALCBC, 4 on AP Language, 3 on AP U.S.
[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Strong
[ *] Teacher Recs: Didn't read them, but I know each of the teachers really well.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Amazing.
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]Other Factors/Hook?:[ /b] Sister went there, had a great interview
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Congrats to everyone that got in! It seems like this year was extra competitive.</p>

44

<p>D was accepted with an honors scholarship. Congrats to all!</p>

45

<p>congrats everyone!! hope to see you here next year!</p>

46

<p>My D will be there for the MVP thing. I will be there on business and hope to snag a tour as well.</p>

47

<p>I guess nobody got rejected.</p>

48

<p>One of my friends got rejected.</p>

<p>I have yet to receive my package. :(</p>

49

<p>Accepted with Merit Scholarship</p>

<p>2180 SAT</p>

<p>4.0+ gpa</p>

50

<p>SO SO SO not true. </p>

<p>i know quite a few who were waitlisted (2) and rejected (3).</p>

51

<p>but nobody posted their rejection stats!</p>

52

<p>i'm an international student from China mainland
But i haven't got neither the mail or email result from oxy
what's wrong
does that mean i was rejected
oxy is my only hope</p>

53

<p>im a junior from NY interested in oxy (gotta love the cal schools)
party crasher and crew (current students) can u tell me how the art feild is at oxy?
i havnt heard about oxy being big on art but i was wondering if anyone new about the program and such/ majors</p>

54

<p>I don't know much about art, but I do know it's pretty challenging to get into the classes. You might want to call campus about that, I wish I knew more about it for you.</p>

55

<p>Accepted with 5k scholarship
[ b]Stats[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 1850
[ *] ACT:33
[ *] SAT IIs: mathIIC 790 Chemistry 700 Korean 800 US 760
[ *] GPA: 4.21/ 3.67
[ *] Rank: 32/500
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: good I think
[ *] Teacher Recs: good I think
[ *] Counselor Rec: really really good
[ *] Hook (if any): I translated a lot of official government documents from English to Korean and vice-versa. Played Korean Drum. Did a lot of environmental projects
[ /list][ b]Location/Person[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors/Hook?: President of a Asian Club, 500+ hours of service, Presidential volunteer award, LA Mayer's Award, LA City Council Award, Congressional recognition[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:I think i got in because of my extracurricular activities and my ACT score. SATII wise i did well. My GPA sucked ass though... [ /b]</p>