So I can’t seem to find a singular thread that is completely dedicated to posting one’s stats, which colleges they applied to, and the decision they received. So, here it is. Please post your name, any info on yourself that you feel so inclined to share, your stats, extracurriculars, possibly what your “selling point” was, what your essays focused on, etc. And most importantly, which colleges you have applied to. If you have yet to receive a decision, leave it as that and update us later 
Okay, so for me:
Asian female (I feel that this info does impact our decision, even if it only sways it slightly) from Southern California. Middle/upper middle class I suppose. I applied to
UCSD (safety, accepted)
UC Berkeley (match, ______ )
UCLA (match, wait listed fml)
Rice University (match (?), ______ )
Columbia University (reach, ______ )
Yale University (REACH LOL, ______ )
Stanford University (REACH REACH REACH, ______ )
Harvard College (HELLA REACH LMFAO, deferred)
United States Military Academy (top choice crossing my fingers, ______ )
On a 4.0 scale: 4.0, 1 out of 651
On a 5.0 scale: 4.52, 27 out of 651 (why is my school so ridiculously nerdy GD)
Course History (All A’s so far):
Freshman: English Honors, Spanish 1, Geometry Honors, PE, Health, Geography, Physical Science Honors
Sophomore: Floral Design Intro, English Honors, Algebra 2 Honors, AP Biology, AP European History, Spanish 2
Junior: Advanced Floral Design, AP Lang and Comp, PreCalc Honors, Spanish 3, AP Chemistry, AP US History
Senior: CP English 4, AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Micro Economics, US Government
Test Scores:
SAT: 1550 (800 Math, 750 English), 7 7 8 on Writing
ACT: 34 Cumulative (36 English, 35 Math, 34 Science, 30 Reading), 31 on Writing
AP: (these are seriously a joke) European History (4), Biology (3), US History (5), Chemistry (4), Lang and Comp (3), Micro Econ, Physics C: mechanics (no way I’m taking electricity), Calculus BC
Extracurriculars:
These are kind of a lll over the place, but that ties in with my personality, essay, selling point, etc
Club Volleyball for 2 years
Hospital Volunteer for almost 2 years (junior - senior year)
JV Swim team (sophomore)
MMA Kickboxing (sophomore - senior)
Varsity Wrestling (senior year) - placed 5th in the CIF-SS Northern Championships
Student Government (not elected official bur just for fun, senior year)
Yearbook Senior Editor (senior)
Co-founder, vice-president, and treasurer (not all at once) of Save the Children’s Club
Treasurer of Poetry Society Club
Selling point:
I don’t remember everything that I wrote my essays about. Hell, I don’t even remember writing them. However, my selling point was my adventurous spirit. When I attempt something, I learn quickly, get real good at it, then move on to the next thing. Restless spirit. I am a people person who is not afraid to step out of her comfort zone, try new things, and bring others along. I love to introduce people to new things and don’t place limitations on anybody. I guess that’s what I would bring to any campus. I am not put in a box. I am a nerd who listens to hardcore music, likes to skate, surf, and rap. I play video games and I also love to wear heels just because. I exude non-radical feminism, I suppose. Anyways, I’m wildin’. Also kind of an adrenaline junkie. Guns, skydiving, football, rugby, obstacle courses, you name it.
Awards:
None that I care too much about. Placed 5th in the CIF-SS Northern Championships for wrestling, a couple for my AP courses, Distinguished student with honors, Valedictorian, Letter of Commendation for my PSAT scores.
That’s all I can think to put right now. I’ll update my list on April 1st. Feel free to inquire.
Stay trill, stay chill
Ellie
^ army sucks, go Navy
I might as well since I think my college decisions probably won’t change much.
Asian male from CA, Upper middle class
Scores and grades:
34 ACT (36 S, 36M, 32R, 32E)
2250 SS SAT (750M, 740R, 760W)
800 on SAT II for: Math 2, Chem, Math 1 (waste of money tbh)
770 on US Hist SAT II
3.77 UW GPA, 4.35 W GPA. Top 4% of Class.
12 Total AP classes taken/concurrently enrolled in
AP Scores are:
Chinese, Calc AB, US Hist, Euro Hist, Chem - 5s
Physics 1 - 4
Extracurriculars and stuff
Varsity Tennis, 1 year
Varsity Drill Team, 3 years
NJROTC Officer, 4 years
Student Government officer, 2 years
Founded a horticulture club
Played violin for a decade, MTAC aptitude battery testing
Community service - 200+ Hours
Members of assorted clubs
AP Scholar with distinction, commendation from my congressman, assorted awards from national organizations like the Navy League
USNA Summer Seminar
NROTC scholarship (accepted)
Army ROTC (Turned down)
I think my essays were OK? I know my recommendations were pretty good.
Results:
UCSD: Chemical Engineering major, accepted
UCLA: Chemistry, accepted
Boston University: CAS, accepted
Northwestern: Waitlisted/Gently rejected
Brown: Probably rejection
Yale: lmao why did I even bother paying the app fee
Cornell: Probably rejection
Cal: Probably rejection
SDSU: Accepted, don’t even remember what major I applied for lol
I mean if I had any selling point, it’d probably be the fact that I’m an Asian who isn’t interested in being a doctor-lawyer-engineering-professor…
Asian Male from Southern California, Upper Middle class
31 ACT (33 English, 32 Math, 30 Reading, 29 Science)
Low SAT and SAT II: 1720 overall (510 Reading, 660 Math, 550 Writing)
630 Math level II and Biology E
3.33 UW GPA, 4.02 W GPA, 3.6 UC W GPA
11 AP Courses Taken/Currently Enrolled
SENIOR YEAR: AP Literature and Composition, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, AP Government, AP Psychology
JUNIOR YEAR: AP Language and Composition, ATMS Honors Pre-calculus/IB Math SL, Spanish III, AP Biology, AP United States History, AP Computer Science
SOPHOMORE YEAR: Honors English II, AP Statistics, Spanish II, ATMS Chemistry, AP European History,
Sound Design Engineering
FRESHMAN YEAR: Honors English I ATMS, Honors Algebra II/Trigonometry ATMS, Spanish I, ATMS Biology, Health/CCP
Extracurriculars:
Varsity Tennis 1 year (JV for 3 years)
AP Scholar
100-150 hours of community service
Member of The Piano Guild (10+ years of playing)
Member of various clubs in high school (Key Club, CSF, etc.)
Volunteer Instructor for Vietnamese Taekwondo Center (with a 2nd Degree Black Belt + 10 years of learning)
College Acceptance/Rejections:
Waitlisted: UCSC
Accepted: UC Merced, UC Riverside, University of the Pacific (merit)
Rejected: UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, UCSB, CSULB (Due to an error by the school), University of Washington,
I’m just hoping that I hear from UCI soon and that it isn’t another rejection letter I need to add to the stack I already have…
@deathkid49 Curious, was the CSULB error related to a payment processing issue?
Accepted last Friday to uci!!!
3.95 W
1700 SAT
Asian
Civil engineering
Solid Essays & Volunteering
hmu for questions
@beepybeetle well sir i do believe Army won the game this year
@BonJovial Ok I cede
@joshwong3 Nice work!
@joshwong3 littt @deathkid49 @beepybeetle keep me updated guys!
@beepybeetle Basically the school did not see that I had a fine art requirement, but I did have college course that counted as a fine art - CTVR II, and they rejected me. My counselor called in and the school said that that was the only reason why I was rejected. @BonJovial Will do, many of my friends have gotten into UCLA with that GPA and test score, they seem to really like students with a 34 on the ACT, but I don’t really know what’s up with that waitlist.
Unweighted 3.94 GPA (on 4.0 Scale)
Weighted 5.21 GPA (on a 6.0 Scale, highest ever in the entire district was a 5.44)
Ranked 11 in my class of about 830 kids
1480 on New SAT
-740 R+W
-740 Math
On the subject tests:
-740 on Chemistry
-740 on Math II
- 730 on Molecular Biology ( I was lazy and did not study)
ACT - 34 Highest Composite ( Highest sections are English 35 Math 33 Reading 36 English 32)
AP scores:
5 on Calculus AB
5 on Statistics
5 on Chemistry
4 on Biology
4 on World History
4 on United States History
4 on Human Geography (I suck at social studies)
3 on English Language and Composition ( I suck even more at English)
My school does not have an IB program
Senior Year Course load( Taking at school at the moment)
-AP Calculus BC - AP Physics C- Mechanics
- AP Latin
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Art History
- AP Macroeconomics
Senior Year Course load (finished over the summer or finished first semester) - AP Environmental Science
- AP American Government
Awards - AP Scholar With Distinction (would be national if it were not for Lang)
- Metro west All Academic Football Award for Highest GPA (2 years)
- 2 varsity letters for football
Extracurriculars:
Played Football all 4 years of High school ( 2 years on JV, 2 years on Varsity)
Vice President of Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society
Member of these clubs for 2 years : National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, Junior Classical league,
Mu Alpha Theta for 3 years
National Art Honor Society for 1 year
Waitlisted- WUSTL (yield protection I think)
Accepted - Tulane, University of Florida, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins
Waiting on- Emory, Yale, Duke(got a likely letter)
@Nebulart I’m surprised you got wait listed at WUSTL. What’s your first choice?
@beepybeetle What school did you accept your ROTC scholarship for?
@BonJovial Originally it was for Yale, but I transferred it away to Brown like two weeks ago.
@BonJovial my choice is mainly between Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, and Duke. I think WUSTL does yield protection so they wait list applicants who they think will go to a better school.
Rep at WUSL said if you visit campus it puts you ahead of others with similar profile.
ACT: 34
SAT II: 710 Math 2, 710 Bio, 710 U.S. history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89/ 4.2 w
Rank: 14/380
AP: 5 U.S. History, 4 Lang, 4 Bio
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Gov., APES, AP Lit, Geography, Economics
Major Awards: many prestigious music awards internationally and state wide
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
- Flute playing/ many competitions/ performed in Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic/ invited to perform at Carnegie Hall/ Orchestra, marching band, concert band experience
- Local choir for 10 years/ All Southern California and All state honor choir
- Basketball team for 2 years
Volunteer/Community service: - Set up camp teaching children with autism how to play piano
- Coordinated concerts to raise money to buy pianos for nursing homes
- VP of club that performed in nursing homes
- Key club publicity
- Created group that uprooted invasive species at local mountains
Summer Activities: - went to state sponsored summer camp for the arts
- Boston University’s Summer Challenge Program for economics and business
- Went to UCLA’s basketball camp 2 summers
Essays:
- I wrote my common app essay on Squidward’s (yep, the one from Spongebob Squarepants) influence on me LOL (7.5/10)
Teacher Recommendation: - AP Bio (8/10) I didn’t read it but I was one of the 3 people to get an A in his class and we always enjoyed talking to each other.
- APUSH (7/10) She really liked me but her writing skills are not superb.
Counselor Rec: - I have no idea. She’s really busy so I am not sure what the quality of the letter was.
Additional Rec: - Flute teacher: (10/10) He outlined my community service events with music and my personality.
State: CA
Country : USA
Intended major(s): Environmental Science
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen.
Strengths: ECs all the way
Weaknesses: Test scores and GPA
Accepted: Berkeley regents invitation, Northwestern, UCSD, UCSB honors college, UCI honors program, BU full ride, Boston College, University of Washington
Waitlisted: UCLA, Barnard
Rejected: none yet :,)
Waiting on: Dartmouth and NYU
General Comments:
I’m so grateful for these opportunities and super stoked to be at Northwestern next year!! <3 GO CATS!!