<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 790 CR, 720 M, 760 W, 8 essay
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 lit, 760 US History
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 3.6ish, included letter about how I was sick junior/senior years
[<em>] Rank: top 30%
[</em>] Other stats: ap scores of 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, and 2
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: meh okay.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: ditto
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably pretty good
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: kentucky
[</em>] School Type: public magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: weakness = gpa, lack of major ECs, iffy essays.. strengths = I'm fun to be around? no, seriously, I have no idea
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: good test scores but terrible GPA and mediocre/slightly above-average ECs
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: not too upset or surprised.. I guess I wasn't passionate about the school after I had a bad trip there</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT/ACT: 2370 (800 CR/ 800W/ 770M)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800/800/800</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 UW, above 4.5 weighted.</li>
<li>Rank: top 10% for sure. School doesn't rank, though.</li>
<li>APs: Calc B/C: 5, Bio: 5, French Language: 5</li>
<li>Course load: most difficult</li>
<li>Other stats: Qualified for AIME</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: I thought they were pretty good?</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: One was really good, didn't read the other.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Pretty good.</li>
<li>Major EC's: black belt, President of something, co-president of something, treasurer of two things, co-captain of waterpolo. 2 years varsity waterpolo & 2 years JV, 4 years JV swimming.</li>
<li>Work experience: business internship, and various tutoring</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none</li>
<li>Notable weaknesses (if any):</li>
</ul>
<p>Kristina,
I sympathize.
I just got rejected from all the Ivies.</p>
<p>but it looks like your stats are ivy-calibre, so Amherst might well be practising the Tufts Syndrome. They do have a huge defection rate for Ivies at schools like this.</p>
<p>Seriously, I was rejected as well...my stats were ok, but I included a stellar DVD and stuff about my life...I also had the head of the alumni write me a letter of rec...I seriously did everything I could to get in, but it wasnt good enough. O well, UCLA here we come. Best of luck to all that got in! I know you will love it!</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul][<em>]SAT II: 700 Math 2, 760 USHistory, 730 Bio M
[</em>]ACT: 33 (30 Math & Science, 35 Reading & English)
[<em>]GPA: 4.17 W
[</em>]Rank: unranked
[li]Other Tests: (AMC, AP, IB) 5's on CompSci AB and US History, 3's on Latin: Virgil and Music Theory[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective
[ul][<em>]Essays: I thought my common app essay was good, if long
[</em>]Teacher Recs: I'd imagine very positive, though I haven't read them
[<em>]Counselor Rec: same as above
[</em>]Supplementary Material: (research abstracts, music recordings, art slides) I sent in a violin recording, as well as the abstract of a research project I did on Saturn that won 4th place at ISEF
[<em>]Hook: (recruited athlete, cured cancer- only major ones that actually would have made a difference, please)[/ul] Personal
[ul][</em>]Location: California
[<em>]High School Type: Private
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Gender: Male
[</em>]Applied for Financial Aid: (just yes or no) yes[/ul] Other
[ul][<em>]Extracurriculars: programming projects (including one used widely by my school), various orchestras
[</em>]Awards: 4th place at ISEF
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I didn't really expect to get in, but I'm pretty fed-up with all these wait-lists[/ul]</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>]Stats:
[</em>] SAT: 2180/1420;V: 760/M: 660/W:760
[<em>] SAT IIs: Biology: 690; Literature: 780; U.S. History: 790
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW; 4.33W --> (midyear) 4.47W
[</em>] Rank: 3/719 --> (midyear) 2/691
[<em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist, I.B. Diploma Candidate, AP Scholar
[</em>]Subjective:
[<em>] Extra Curriculars: Mock Trial (4 yrs), Cross Country (2 yrs), Academic Decathlon (2 yrs), Liberty in North Korea (2 yrs), Big Brothers/Big Sisters (2 yrs), Peer Tutoring (2 yrs)
[</em>] Essays: fairly good I thought
[<em>] Teacher Recs: from my IB HL English and History teachers; saw my English teacher's and thought it was pretty good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: my I.B. coordinator and has known me since I was a freshman; thought it was amazing
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[</em>] Location/Person:
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Filipino
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Major strength(s)/weakness(es): rigor of courseload with my IB and AP classes; not enough leadership in activities
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: I think I had strong stats and a solid essay and recs which is why I didn't get out-right rejected; But I had a decent SAT score and extra-currics and with such a competitive applicant pool, it makes sense that I'd be deferred
[<em>] Other Factors:
[</em>] Going to attend? Not going to stay on the waiting list. They accept an average of 22 and there are 900 people on the waitlist. Plus, I've realized I don't want an expensive small private school so I'm going to the University of Pittsburgh which I LOVED when I visited.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2030 (M 620 / V 730 / W 680)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio E 770 / Chinese 580 / Lit 630
[<em>] GPA: 3.8
[</em>] Rank: Top 5 students
[<em>] Other stats: Full IB Diploma Candidate
[/ul] Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] Extra Curriculars: A LOT of theater (plays, cabaret, etc.), International Thespian Society, Service for leukemia hospital and congenital heart defects, Rock Climbing, Roots & Shoots, Editor and columnist of school newspaper
[<em>] Essays: The best out of all my college essays, I believed. I see myself as a very good writer.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One glowing one from my Theory of Knowledge teacher/drama director, a good one from Biology teacher which reaffirmed my Amherst essay
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably not amazing, he doesn't know me.
[</em>] Hook (if any): "worldly" international applicant, Finland
[/ul] Personal:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: China (an expatriate)
[</em>] School Type: New, private, international, in Shanghai
[<em>] Ethnicity: Finnish
[</em>] Financial Aid: No
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Major strength(s)/weakness(es): Artist (mikilana.deviantart.com), thespian, philosopher, poet. Not a lot of leadership activities.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: No clue. SAT scores? GPA?[/ul] Other:[ul]
[</em>] Going to attend? Obviously not.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Alas. You broke my heart. Too bad. I should've applied to more reaches. Amherst was my only one.</p>
<p>[<em>]School Applied to: Cambridge, Columbia, Princeton, MIT, Amherst
[</em>]Stats:
[<em>] SAT: 2230
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Bio, 800 Chem, 780 Math 2
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] GPA: n/a
[<em>] Rank: Top 5%
[</em>] Other stats: Taking the IB...
[<em>]Subjective:
[</em>] Extra Curriculars: Quite good, a mix of (a lot of) service, some bio-related stuff, student government, etc.
[<em>] Essays: Good I guess?
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Fairly good if not outstanding
[</em>] Hook (if any): Won 2-year scholarship to study in Europe
[<em>] Location/Person: International student asking for aid
[</em>] State or Country: Norway
[<em>] School Type: Private?
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Major strength(s)/weakness(es): Very good predicted in IBs, but perhaps Asianness is a weakness.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: I had a wonderful interview with the Admissions guy when he visited...?
[</em>] Going to attend? If I go to the US, yes. (Got rejected @ MIT & Princeton anyway)
[/ul]</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>]School Applied to: Williams, Dartmouth, Brown
[</em>]Stats:
[<em>] SAT:2230
[</em>] SAT IIs:Lit 790; Bio M 800
[<em>] GPA:92
[</em>] Rank:top 1 percentile
[<em>]Subjective:
[</em>] Extra Curriculars:VP of this, P of that, a bunch of random stuff
[<em>] Essays:good enough, apparently: 1 on art and 1 on my cane
[</em>] Teacher Recs:1 awesome 1 good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:adequate
[</em>] Hook (if any):nope
[<em>] State or Country:Canada
[</em>] School Type:Pub
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender:M
[<em>] Major strength(s)/weakness(es):Bad marks
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred:tremendous amounts of luck
[li] Going to attend? Very probably (yes)[/li][/ul]</p>