<p>Current School: McGill University (Science)
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 3.68
Rank: 86th percentile
College GPA: 3.76
SAT/ACT Scores: 1990 (780 M, 560 V, 650 W)
SAT II Scores: Chem (640), Math (720), Japanese (720)
Significant ECs: Research internship at McGill University, summer research internship at University of Tokyo, Hospital Volunteering, VP Internal for Japanese Student Association
Hooks: None
US/Intl: Tokyo, Japan</p>
<p>Applied to: Georgetown, Brown, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard
Accepted: Georgetown, University of Pennsylvania
Waitlisted:
Rejected:Brown, Harvard</p>
<p>Current School: Large public (In September 2010 I will openly fill in these statistics. I am primarily concerned with anonymity at the moment.)
Entering as: Junior
College GPA: 3.97
Hooks: None
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University
Accepted: University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: Columbia University</p>
<p>Likely Attending: University of Pennsylvania</p>
<p>Current School: Emory University
Entering as: class of 2013
High School GPA: rank 4/650
College GPA: 4.0 when i applied, and it went down to 3.96 after second semester
SAT/ACT Scores: did not submit SAT due to low verbal grades, ACT was 34
SAT II Scores: world history 790 math2c 800 physics 800 ushistory 750
Significant ECs: Lots of good ecs in high school, nothing significant in college
Hooks: I finally got green card before I applied.
US/Intl: South Korea</p>
<p>Applied to: Harvard Yale Amherst Swarthmore Williams Dartmouth Brown Duke Cornell Columbia
Accepted: Swarthmore Columbia Cornell
Waitlisted:Harvard Yale Amherst Dartmouth Brown Duke
Rejected:Williams</p>
<p>Current School: University of South Carolina
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.8ish
College GPA: 3.9
SAT/ACT Scores: 2160 - 650 Math, 800 Reading, 710 Writing
SAT II Scores: 720 World History; 730 US History; 770 Literature
Significant ECs: Editor in Chief of high school newspaper, copy editor for college paper, translator for home community
Hooks: First generation? Have been translating/interpreting since I was four?
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Amherst, Bates, Colby, Middlebury, Northwestern, Sarah Lawrence, Skidmore, Tufts, University of Chicago</p>
<p>Accepted: Sarah Lawrence, Skidmore, Tufts</p>
<p>Waitlisted: Bates</p>
<p>Rejected: Amherst, Colby, University of Chicago</p>
<p>Decided they weren’t taking transfers: Middlebury</p>
<p>Current School: Pasadena City College
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 3.2
College GPA: 3.3
SAT/ACT Scores: horrible
SAT II Scores: horrible
Significant ECs:lots of EC in HS, Study Abroad in College
Hooks: I am awesome? haha
US/Intl: USA</p>
<p>Applied to:Cal State: Northridge, Fullerton, Long Beach. UC:LA, B, SB, SD, I. USC, UNC, Miami, Colby-Sawyer, SLU-Madrid, William and Mary
Accepted: Csun, csulb, ucsb, ucsd, uci, usc, unc, miami, colby-sawyer, slu-madrid
Waitlisted:cal state fullerton -_-
Rejected: UCB, UCLA, William and Mary</p>
<p>Likely Attending: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA aka the best school ever :)</p>
<p>Current School: Macaulay Honors College at Baruch College
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: ~89.17 (on a 100-point scale) from a very prestigious NYC public H.S.
College GPA: 3.87 first semester, 4.0 mid-semester grade report
SAT/ACT Scores: CR: 730, M: 750, W: 640
SAT II Scores: U.S. History: 730, Math II: 740, Math I: 800
Significant ECs: Officer positions in politics and business clubs, volunteer off and on campus with religious and cultural organizations/institutions, intern at t.v. station, former intern at fine arts museum, part time job
Hooks: Sex appeal
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Brown, Dartmouth, Rice, U. Chicago, U.Va., Vanderbilt
Accepted: Rice, U. Chicago, Vanderbilt
Waitlisted: U.Va.
Rejected: Brown, Dartmouth</p>
<p>Current School: University of Miami
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: Unweighted: 4.0 Weighted: ~5.6
HS Rank: 1/800
College GPA: 3.9
SAT/ACT Scores: 1400, 2050
SAT II Scores: Didn’t send them.
Significant ECs: Lots of theatre, writing a play, etc.
Hooks: Hot Hispanic Mamasita
US/Intl: US citizen</p>
<p>Applied to: Duke, Cornell, Barnard, Vassar, Swarthmore
Accepted: Duke and Cornell
Waitlisted: Barnard and Swarthmore
Rejected: Vassar</p>
<p>Likely attending: Wherever gives me the best deal. I really want Barnard if they take me of the wait list.</p>
<p>Current School: New York Univeristy (CAS)
Entering as: sophomore
High School GPA: 5.01 (took 13 AP classes, too many honors to count)
Rank: 4/373
College GPA: 3.69
SAT/ACT Scores: 2070
Significant ECs: Research at the NYU anthropology lab, published an abstract, psychology club, biological society club, Model U.N.
High school Ec’s:
Varisty Tennis
Varsity Golf
vice president of medical science club
vice president of business professionals of america (won 4 regional awards and one state award in medical office procedures)
vice president of chess club
secretary of ecology club
secretary of math club
secretary of youth crime watch</p>
<p>Hooks: Was really involved and super passionate in my essays. I made sure to do extensive research on the college and matched it with my ec’s. I proved what I said. My essays were very long and very intricate and detailed.
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Cornell CALS, Upenn, vanderbilt, johns hopkins, washington u in st. louis, university of chicago, georgetown</p>
<p>Accepted: Georgetown, Cornell, Vanderbilt</p>
<p>Pending: WUSTL and Hopkins</p>
<p>Rejected: Penn, University of Chicago, </p>
<p>Likely Attending: CORNELL UNIVERSITY! WAS MY DREAM SCHOOL SINCE FOREVER (I applied early decision in high school and did not get in)</p>
<p>Current School: Community college
Entering as: Junior (I received my full Associates, graduating cum laude)
High School GPA: N/A. I got my GED.
College GPA: Almost a 3.7
SAT/ACT Scores: N/A (they weren’t stellar, but they weren’t bad, either)
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: Lots of leadership positions in clubs (president of one, officer to an honors society), president’s list, lots of volunteer work, participated in honors competitions and study abroad, solid employment resume, etc.
Hooks: I had a pretty bad home situation until I was an adult, and I had court records proving everything I discussed in my application essays. I made up for my lack of a good secondary education background by doing very well in community college and receiving many awards and recognitions along the way.
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Current School: Grand Rapids Community college
Entering as:Sophomore
High School GPA:3.0
College GPA:3.6 first semester and 3.1 second. Cumulative came out as 3.4
SAT/ACT Scores: n/a
SAT II Scores:n/a
Significant ECs: United nations club, community service club, calling all colors club, involved with pep rallies at school every year. Lots of community service, and Interned at a law firm for a semester of high school.
Hooks:
US/Intl:</p>
<p>Applied to:Michigan State
Accepted:Michigan State
Waitlisted:
Rejected:</p>
<p>Likely Attending: Michigan State</p>
<p>I applied like two weeks after first semester of college and they wrote back saying, i had to send in my second semester grades because i was going to be taking some of the classes they require for transfer students to take. So i waited until second semester was done and applied a week after i had my transcript, which was around first week of may and got my acceptance letter today on may 25th =)</p>
<p>Current School: Vassar College
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.8 (weighted)
College GPA: 3.92
SAT/ACT Scores: Reading-720; Math-720; Writing 720
SAT II Scores: U.S. History-800; World History-790; Math II-680
AP’s: Ten 5’s and Three 4’s; AP’s in U.S. History (5), World History (5), Physics B (4), English Language (4), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5), U.S. Government (5), Comparative Government (5), English Literature (5), Statistics (5), Chinese (4), Art History (5), and European History (5)
Significant EC’s: EC’s are too numerous to include, but some highlights include being treasurer of the Prison Initiative at Vassar, vice president of Amnesty International in high school, founder and chairman of Student Democrats in high school, and a member of my high school forensics teams.
Hooks: Professor recommendations were very positive, from a History professor and an Arabic professor. I have no major, but said I was interested in Islamic Studies, and general studies concerning the Middle East. My high school was a very competitive one in Singapore, where I lived for 6 years; I also lived in Paris and Shanghai. Beyond that I took a Chinese summer course at Fudan University in Shanghai between 10th and 11th grade.
U.S./Intl: U.S.</p>
<p>Applied to: Amherst, Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Penn, Swarthmore, Williams, Yale
Accepted: Brown, Penn
Waitlisted: Dartmouth, Duke
Rejected: Amherst, Columbia, Harvard, Swarthmore, Williams, Yale</p>
<p>Current School: University of Delaware
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 94/100 unweighted, my school had a weird system.
College GPA: 4.0 when accepted, now 3.97 (approx.)
SAT/ACT Scores: 1520/2320
Significant EC’s: 250+ hours of research, editor/contributor to 2 literary/news magazines
U.S./Intl: U.S.</p>
<p>Applied to: Amherst, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, Swarthmore, Wesleyan, Yale
Accepted: Yale, Wesleyan, Penn
Waitlisted: Dartmouth, Swarthmore, Brown
Rejected: Amherst</p>
<p>Likely Attending: Yale</p>
<p>It all comes down to the essays. I’m not posting mine, since I spent a few months on them, but that’s really what’s most important. Anyone can have a 4.0 but you have to distinguish yourself through the essays.</p>
<p>Current School: Villanova University
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: ~3.3 (my school was on a very bad grading scale–it was legitimately impossible to get a 4.0)
College GPA: 3.6
SAT/ACT Scores: 1920: 660M, 660R, 600W
SAT II Scores: 710 Lit, 600 Math 1
Significant ECs: tons of volunteering and clubs, art shows, equestrian
Hooks: Nothing significant. I’ve just had a lot of interesting stuff happen to me and I travel overseas a lot (I’m a huge history buff). I guess one hook would be that I’ve met Jo Rowling and I want to go into publishing…?
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: UConn, Royal Holloway University of London, Boston U, NYU
Accepted: All
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: None</p>
<p>Attending: NYU 2013 and looking forward to studying abroad in the fall!!!</p>
<p>Current School: Tier 4 State school, not even in top 100
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 4.6 (weighted) 3.0 (unweighted)
College GPA: 3.3
SAT/ACT Scores: 1800 / 26c
SAT II Scores: None
AP’s: I had eight 3’s and two 1’s.
Significant EC’s: Competitive internships, coached elementary soccer team, worked on governor campaign, officer in religious org
Hooks: Great EC’s are what did it for me.</p>
<p>Applied to: Vanderbilt, UVA, Emory and Yale
Accepted: Vanderbilt
Waitlisted: NA
Rejected: UVA, Emory and Yale</p>
<p>Current School: University of Virginia (UVA)
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 4.4
College GPA: 4.0
SAT/ACT Scores: 2270
SAT II Scores: Math2 800, Physics 800, Chem 780
Hooks: None
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: Harvard, Yale, MIT, Columbia, Dartmouth, Penn (Wharton), Duke, Cornell(CAS)
Accepted: Columbia (CC), Duke, Cornell
Waitlisted: Yale
Rejected: Harvard, MIT, Dartmouth, Penn (Wharton)</p>
<p>Current School:De Anza/Foothill Community College
Entering as:Sophomore
High School GPA:3.67/4.0 weighted
College GPA:3.6
SAT/ACT Scores:1760
SAT II Scores:MATH 730, PHYS 630
Significant ECs:
Hooks:
US/Intl:</p>
<p>Current School: Moorpark Community College
Entering as: Sophomore or Junior(transfer credit report pending)
High School GPA: 2.3
College GPA: 3.72
SAT/ACT Scores: 1560
SAT II Scores: N/A
Hooks: Legacy at USC, uncle was a professor, as well.
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Applied to: USC, Arizona, Oregon, Washington
Accepted: USC, Arizona, Oregon
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: None
Pending: Washington</p>
<p>Current School: public University
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.8ish W
College GPA: 3.41 (Applied with 3.0 first semester, got a 3.82 2nd)
SAT/ACT Scores: 1240/1920 composite
SAT II Scores: -
Significant ECs:
Hooks: Good essays.
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>Current School: American University
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.6
College GPA: 3.63
SAT/ACT Scores: 800/770/800
SAT II Scores: Didn’t Submit
Significant ECs: Jazz band, Started a nonprofit, Alternative break to study Burmese democracy movement and subsequent Burma activism.
Hooks: Just focused on saying I was already deeply involved in my field. I know that’s probably not a hook but whatever.</p>
<p>Applied to: Brown, Georgetown
Accepted: Georgetown
Rejected: Brown</p>
<p>Attending: Georgetown</p>
<p>Good luck to all future transfer applicants. I don’t envy you all!</p>
go Badgers!</p>