Occidental College RD 2022

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Rejected :frowning:

SAT: 1570/1600
ACT: 35/36
SAT Subject Tests: Biology-M (780), Math Level 2 (800), Spanish with Listening (800)
Unweighted GPA: 3.90/4.00
Weighted GPA: 4.36/4.00
Rank: 11/588
AP Exams (in alphabetical order b/c I’m OCD af): AP Biology (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP English Language and Composition (5), AP European History (4), AP Psychology (4), AP U.S. History (4)
Senior year coursework: AP English Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Statistics, AP U.S. Government and Politics, Honors Physics
Intended major: Mathematics
Ethnicity: Latina
Race: Hispanic
Hooks: URM, first generation, woman in STEM
Awards: Departmental honors in Mathematics during my sophomore and junior years, National Hispanic Merit Scholar, competitive hospital shadowing internship

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accepted!

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Accepted!
3.6 UW 29 ACT
Can anyone who got merit aid reply with their stats?

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@reinlyss Did you end up getting accepted?

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Waitlisted.

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Accepted with 10k merit scholarship and BEAUCOUP de need based scholarships!!!

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My student’s first rejection after a string of acceptances. Congratulations to everyone who was admitted, and comfort and kindness to those who were not. Keep your chin up. There are lots of great schools out there. Good luck this application season!

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Waitlisted and absolutely crushed.
Congrats to everyone who got in! Wishing everyone who was wasn’t accepted good luck for the remainder of their decisions!

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I got 0 merit aid. im pretty disappointed; it’s not an option for me w/o aid. ill probably call their admissions office tomorrow.

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Waitlisted
33 ACT
3.25 gpa
Should probably send in updated resume bc my best ECs happened after I applied…
Can someone tell me what happens if you’re on the waitlist? Like do you get aid? Can you only commit to the waitlist of one school? What happens if you accept another schools offer (because of May 1st dealines), and you get off the waitlist after?

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accepted, also got $40,000 merit award

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Accepted! In state with 3.83 UW and 4.05 W with three concussions. 1470 superscored SAT with 760 math and 710 english. EC of varsity volleyball (captain senior year, 2nd team all league senior year, state and norcal regional champion junior year), performing arts (school musical all for years, advanced choir three years, advanced drama), activism (feminist club, QSA), and a job for two summers. I would play volleyball at the school and I got a merit based scholarship. Congrats to those who got in!

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this is insane how were you rejected
@hellokittyhater

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Rejected. SAT 1490. GPA (uw/w) 3.84/4.22. So sad. I literally thought Oxy was my safety. This cray.

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Does anyone know if the Facebook group is for all admitted students or just those committed? I can’t tell

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@hellokittyhater @bfinklestein your stats are amazing. im really sorry about the rejection. you probably have a lot of other options, and the most likely reason for the rejection was that you were overqualified. the college probably wanted to protect its yield rate, and suspected that it was your safeties.

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@ColanderBoy i think even prospective students

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Got in! 15k a year. Congrats to everyone who got in!

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Rejected. Had a 1420 on my SAT. 3.84 GPA. I’m a white, straight cisgender male. I took a lot of AP’s. Kinda sad and a lil surprised and I’ve only been accepted to one of my state schools. Yikes. Wish I’d applied to actual safeties. ~:>

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My daughter accepted with 15 k merit!! So proud of her. 4.0. Lots of AP’s. 1490 SAT. Lots of leadership in ECs.