<p>NOTE: Please wait to post FINAL results for ALL of the schools you applied to as that will make this thread a much more valuable resource for future transfer applicants. </p>
<p>Here's a template:</p>
<p>Current School:
Entering as:
High School GPA:
College GPA:
SAT/ACT Scores:
SAT II Scores:
Significant ECs:
Hooks:
US/Intl:</p>
<p>Applied to:
Accepted:
Waitlisted:
Rejected:</p>
<p>Likely Attending:</p>
<p>Current School: Pasadena City College.
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: I’m not sure, I dropped out after my sophomore year.<br>
College GPA: 3.7, but 3.9 in the last 50 completed units. I have an F on my record from six years ago which drags it down.
SAT/ACT Scores: N/A
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: I’m 22 but have worked full time for the last six years for a large media company as a Senior Producer of interactive television. I also participate in amateur women’s roller derby.
Hooks: None, other than the above.
US/Intl: US.</p>
<p>Applied to: Columbia University, UCLA, USC
Accepted: Columbia University, UCLA, USC
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: N/A</p>
<p>Likely Attending: Columbia</p>
<p>Private University in NY (Tier 3)</p>
<p>High School: 3.5 unweighted/ 3.75 weighted (5 AP classes and 15 honors classes)
top 10 percent of class out of 750</p>
<p>1260 Sat: 630 cr 630 math
ECs:
Deca 3 years VP senior year
NHS 3 years VP
Lit mag 2 years and co editor in chief both years
Foreign language honors society 2 years
Volunteer: organized food drives and fund raisers.</p>
<p>won many scholarships and awards:
sam walton scholarship (national)
horatio alger scholarship (national)
simon mall scholarship (national)
Ap scholar
Welcome to Shirley writing contest winner from the author herself
Deans list in college and honor roll for 4 years in h.s
century 21 scholarship and ptso scholarship</p>
<p>College:
3.94 uw after 1 semester. (15 credits w.out counting 6 from AP tests that i got a 5 on)
Not a very rigorous schedule.</p>
<p>Had a 4.0 for my midterm grades! (Rigorous)</p>
<p>great rec from dean bc he was my professor for econ.
1 from eng prof
1 from columbia professor.
1 unique from hedge fund company owner who is an alumni of Uchicago(only sent there)</p>
<p>wrote outstanding essays for all of them.( i am an orphan) lol</p>
<p>Treasurer of hall council / writing magazine executive board
accounting and finance society member/investment club.</p>
<p>Volunteer (college): mens shelter, mentoring 2nd graders, midnight runs, ronald mcdonald house. all for over 25 hours a week.</p>
<p>2 campus jobs: admissions blogger/Jumpstart corps member. 20 hours a week
Summer job for 40 hours a week</p>
<p>Im applied to :</p>
<p>Accepted:
Cornell CALS (AEM)-Full Ride w/exception of $400 housing deposit
Northwestern University</p>
<p>Waitlisted:
University of Chicago</p>
<p>Rejected:
NYU-Stern (did not complete all prereqs)
UPenn</p>
<p>Likely Attending:</p>
<p>CORNELL UNIVERSITY!!!</p>
<p>Current School: UCSB
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 4.01
College GPA: 3.87
SAT/ACT Scores: 1920
SAT II Scores: 800 Hebrew, 680 English Literature
Significant ECs: HS – Track and Field, Yearbook; College – Engineers Without Borders, Environmental Affairs Board
Hooks: used to live around the world, majoring in International Relations
US/Intl: CA</p>
<p>Applied to: Boston U, Northeastern, Fordham, NYU, Tufts
Accepted:Boston U, Northeastern, Fordham, NYU
Waitlisted:
Rejected: Tufts</p>
<p>Likely Attending: NYU</p>
<p>Current School: **Bellarmine University<a href=“Small%20university%20in%20Louisville,%20KY”>/b</a>
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.8
College GPA: 3.75
SAT/ACT Scores: 27
SAT II Scores: —
Significant ECs: I’m not really sure…I was in band, choir, I was involved with the newspaper and I did volunteer work
Hooks: I want to go into Chinese and International Relations
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Michigan State University and University of Maryland College Park
Accepted: MSU
Waitlisted: College Park
Rejected:</p>
<p>Likely Attending: Michigan State University 
</p>
<p>Current School: St. John’s University
Entering as: Sophomore
Major: Political Science
High School GPA: 2.8
College GPA: 4.0
SAT/ACT Scores: 1980/2400
Significant ECs: Mock Trial Team, School Newspaper Editorial Writer, published poet, College Democrats, Leadership Program, School Admissions Blogger, credited actor/screenwriter, Black Student Union Board Member (High School)
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: NYU, Brown, Columbia, Yale, Harvard
Accepted: NYU
Rejected: Brown, Columbia, Yale, Harvard</p>
<p>Likely Attending: NYU</p>
<p>Current School: Community College NJ
Entering as: junior
High School GPA: 3.3
College GPA: 3.97
SAT/ACT Scores: 1620
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: 2 language honor societies for 2 years, national honor society 2 years, soccer team 2 years. Phi Theta Kappa Honor society 2 years.
Couple of Scholarships. President’s list for 3 straight semesters.
Hooks: girl in engineering?
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Rutgers, Penn State, Boston University, Lehigh, Columbia
Accepted: Rutgers, Penn State, Boston University, Lehigh
Waitlisted:
Rejected: Columbia</p>
<p>Likely Attending:
Penn State</p>
<p>Current School: UCSD
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 3.5
College GPA: 3.97
SAT/ACT Scores: 2090
SAT II Scores: Math II: 760, US History: 710
Significant ECs: Tons of biophysics research, volunteering, some leadership
Hooks: Not that many, I immigrated here from Russia when I was 6.
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Stanford, Columbia, Penn, Brown, Yale
Accepted: Brown
Waitlisted: Stanford
Rejected: Columbia, Penn, Yale
Likely Attending: Brown, go Bears!</p>
<p>Current School: Tufts University (Economics/French Major)
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.73 (Private Boarding School, Top 5)
College GPA: 3.33 (in all advanced courses). Midterm report: 3.8
SAT/ACT Scores: 800CR, 770W, 700M
SAT II Scores: 800 French Reading, 760 Bio-M, 740 US History
Significant ECs: Three-time letterman in high school, 2 football 1 wrestling; editor of school newspaper; prefect; Cum Laude Society; National Merit Scholar; AP Scholar With Distinction; analyst for student-run hedge fund (college); and writer for one national sports blog and one on-campus music blog.
Hooks: Very favorable recommendation from an alumnus of the school to which I applied at Cornell (ILR).
US/Intl: US (Illinois)</p>
<p>Applied to: Cornell ILR
Accepted: Cornell ILR (Spring 2011 GT)
Waitlisted:
Rejected:</p>
<p>Likely Attending: Cornell</p>
<p>Current School: university of auckland (intl) engineering
Entering as: soph/junior (diff academic terms)
High School GPA 4.0 unweighted 1st of 188
College GPA 8.4 on 0 - 9 scale
SAT/ACT Scores 680w 720m 750r
SAT II Scores. Na
Significant ECs teaching/coaching maths maths curriculum restructuring
Hooks<br>
Family history, hispanic, interest in. education
US/Intl:intl
Applied to:yale
Accepted:
Waitlisted yale
Rejected:</p>
<p>Current School: Northwestern University, Mechanical Engineering
Entering as: Sophomore
High School Rank: Top 5% (I’m international so no AP’s or GPA)
College GPA: 4.0 when I applied. Current - 3.93
SAT/ACT Scores: 2040
SAT II Scores:, Physics 770, Math 2 800, Math 1 790
Significant ECs: Pretty generic in HS. State level athlete. A TON of journalist stuff in college.
US/Intl: International</p>
<p>Applied to: Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell [didn’t complete pre-reqs]
Accepted: Columbia
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: Dartmouth
Withdrawn: Cornell</p>
<p>Current School: UC Riverside
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 3.4 weighted
College GPA: 3.96
SAT/ACT Scores: 2260 SAT composite
SAT II Scores: Not sending anywhere
Significant ECs: My band, and my independent study of programming languages
Hooks: I have a pretty serious “overcoming an obstacle” story
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: UCSB, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UPenn, Brown, USC
Accepted: UCSB, UC Davis (full ride!), UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC
Waitlisted: Brown
Rejected: UPenn</p>
<p>Likely Attending: Deciding between UCLA and Berkeley. Will go to Brown if admitted</p>
<p>Current School: Private University in CA
Entering as: Sophomore
Majors: Comparative Literature and Applied Math
High School GPA: 4.0
College GPA: 3.85
SAT/ACT Scores: 2100 Composite
SAT II Scores: Math 2 800 Chemisty 800 Biology 800
Significant ECs: Extensive research in HS and College, Civil Rights Activism</p>
<p>Hooks: I spent the last year in Europe as a performer
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Brown, Yale, Georgetown
Accepted:Brown, Georgetown
Waitlisted:
Rejected: Yale</p>
<p>Likely Attending: BROWN. HELL YEAH.</p>
<p>Current School: Vassar College
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 4.03 W
College GPA: 3.75 (4.0 midterm)
SAT/ACT Scores: 33 ACT
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: A cappella, lots of theatre, etc.
Hooks: N/A
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Brown, Chicago, Claremont McKenna, Penn, Pomona
Accepted: Chicago, Penn, Pomona
Waitlisted: Claremont McKenna
Rejected: Brown</p>
<p>Likely Attending: ?!</p>
<p>Current School: Barnard College
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: I want to say 3.3
College GPA: 3.7
SAT/ACT Scores: 2170
SAT II Scores:770 in Lit, 650 in Math I
Significant ECs: in HS, rowed crew, debate team officer, literary mag editor; in college, copyeditor and contributor for arts/features mag, and an internship with a literary agency
Hooks: nothing really. For all of the schools I expressed a strong interest in specific aspects of their programs, mostly revolving around nonfiction writing and my career plans in journalism and/or publishing.
US/Intl:US</p>
<p>Applied to: Brown University (spring admission), Wesleyan University and Vassar College
Accepted: all 3
Waitlisted:
Rejected:</p>
<p>Likely Attending: Brown!</p>
<p>Current School: Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Brooklyn College
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: I have no idea - somewhere around a 3.9 unweighted and at least a 4.0 weighted.
College GPA: First semester 3.87
SAT/ACT Scores: 2070 composite
SAT II Scores: 610 US History, 690 English Lit (I only needed them for one school when I was applying for college the first time so I didn’t try very hard)
Significant EC’s: I have been doing approx. four to six theatrical productions a year since I was in ninth grade and was accepted into the BFA Acting program in addition to my honors status at the college. In addition I study voice with a retired performer of the Metropolitan Opera House. Also, Newspaper and Maureen’s Haven (a homeless protection program where I volunteer - mostly in high school)
Hooks: The theatre and voice which I have balanced for years, still maintaining a job and top 5% of my class (and now honors status). However, I’m a WASP. Not much luck with the minority card 
Us/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Brown, Amherst, Barnard, Boston College, Smith, Mount Holyoke
Accepted: Boston College, Smith, Mount Holyoke
Waitlisted: Barnard
Rejected: Brown, Amherst</p>
<p>Likely Attending: Smith, unless Barnard takes me off their waitlist (which I am going to fight for!)</p>
<p>Current School: Wentworth Institute of Technology
Entering as: Junior or second semester sophomore
High School GPA: 2.9
College GPA: 3.85
SAT/ACT Scores: Didn’t submit
SAT II Scores: Didn’t submit
Significant ECs: Couple, but nothing really that stood out
Hooks: My essays, two teacher recommendations, and my academic advisor rec
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: University of Michigan, Brandeis, Tufts, and College of the Holy Cross
Accepted: University of Michigan, Brandeis, College of the Holy Cross
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: Tufts</p>
<p>Likely Attending: University of Michigan!</p>
<p>Current School: University of Rhode Island
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 3.4 UW (ish)
College GPA: after this semester - 3.91
SAT/ACT Scores: did not submit
SAT II Scores: did not submit
Significant ECs: DJ on college radio, some volunteer work this past year, play multiple instruments
Hooks: none really
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: American, NYU, Northeastern
Waitlisted:
Accepted: American, NYU, Northeastern
Rejected:</p>
<p>Likely Attending: American. NYU gives horrible financial aid and is just not worth going into incredible amounts of debt. So yay American and DC!</p>
<p>Current School: Saint Louis University
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.95
College GPA: 3.94 when applied
SAT/ACT Scores: 35 ACT, 2270 superscored SAT
SAT II Scores: did not send, but all 780-800.
Significant ECs: associate editor for college newspaper, lots and lots and LOTS of high
school math contests, accomplishments on national level in math and
science, president of religious group during high school, one semester
of biochemistry research in college, lots of volunteer work and health
related work, bunch of other stuff I did not mention in my application
because I felt brevity was key.
Hooks: I did not disclose my race (asian and white)
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Duke, Yale
Accepted: Duke
Waitlisted:
Rejected: Yale</p>
<p>Likely Attending: THE BIG D.</p>
<p>Yale said they didn’t even have my transcript and rec. letters, and I decided, whatever, I probably won’t get in anyway.</p>
<p>Current School:** NC State University (Engineering)**
Entering as: Sophomore **
High School GPA: 3.94 UW / 4.81 W**
Rank: 3/560
College GPA: 3.87 first semester / 4.0 second semester
SAT/ACT Scores: 2170 (800 M, 670 V, 700 W)
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: Heavily involved in a campus diversity program
Hooks: N/A
US/Intl: North Carolina, United States</p>
<p>Applied to: Duke, Georgetown
Accepted: Duke, Georgetown
Waitlisted:
Rejected:</p>
<p>Likely Attending: Duke! Go Devils!</p>