Official Accepted or Rejected Thread - Class of 2014!

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>SAT superscored:
ACT: 28
GPA unweighted: 4.0
GPA weighted: -
class rank: Does not rank
school type (public or private): Private
ethnicity: White
religious affiliation: Church of Christ</p>

<p>major: Sports Medicine
hooks: -
extracurricular: Work 20+ hours a week, Community Service, Medical Mission trips, Musicals, Plays
clubs: NHS, Thespian Society, Scuba Club
sports: Swim Team, Scuba
financial need? Yes.
likely to go to PU? Number one choice, just hoping God will help provide financially, if it be His will. If not, then University of Arizona or MAYBE Loyola Marymount University.</p>

<p>I’m answering this for one of my daughters. I don’t remember all of her stats, but I think these are correct:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>SAT superscored: 2050
ACT:
GPA unweighted: ~4.3
GPA weighted:
class rank: N/A
school type (public or private): Private
ethnicity: White
religious affiliation: Christian</p>

<p>major: Journalism (?)
hooks: I think her essay was good but would have been better had she spent more than 30 min. on it :–(
extracurricular:
clubs: lots
sports: varsity lacrosse, JV defense player of the year
financial need? OH yes
likely to go to PU? This is her first choice, but given that we have serious funding problems this year, it’s unlikely. We’re encouraging her to go to a community college (it’s a family tradition), but she isn’t enthusiastic about that option. </p>

<p>We haven’t toured the campus–just drove through once when her older sister was college shopping (she ended up at UCSD and is very happy).</p>

<p>Posting for Daughter</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>SAT superscored: 1950
ACT:
GPA unweighted: 3.8
GPA weighted:4.2
class rank: 13 out of 569
school type (public or private):Public
ethnicity: White
religious affiliation: none</p>

<p>major: Public Relations
hooks: legacy
extracurricular: 400 hrs community service, yearbook editor, sr. class treasurer
clubs: member in 7 clubs, officer in 4
sports: none
financial need? Yes
likely to go to PU? Waiting for all of the financial aid offers before deciding</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>SAT superscored: 2030 (only took it once)
ACT: 30
GPA unweighted:3.84
GPA weighted: 4.21
class rank: 13/450
school type (public or private): Public
ethnicity: White
religious affiliation: Christian </p>

<p>major: History/Sociology/International Studies (take your pick)
hooks: Low-income family, perseverance, something like that.
extracurricular: Theatre (all plays, troupe president, International Thespian Society), Choir, Advanced Vocal Ensemble, etc.
clubs: None
sports:None
financial need? Full (received 39k a year)
likely to go to PU? Possibly, depends on financial aid from other colleges.</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>SAT superscored:n/a
ACT:28
GPA unweighted:
GPA weighted:3.7
class rank:
school type (public or private):public
ethnicity:asian
religious affiliation:Christian</p>

<p>major:business
hooks:recommendation from pastor, strong essays
extracurricular: drumline, band
clubs:muse, allthroughout asia, eclessia
sports:soccer, lacrosse
financial need? hopefully i’ll get some, but if not i’ll still go
likely to go to PU? yes… but i’m waiting for NYU and USC, and i might go to UT Austin</p>

<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>SAT superscored:2010
ACT:28
GPA unweighted:3.47
GPA weighted:
class rank:67/165
school type (public or private): private
ethnicity: white/asian
religious affiliation: catholic (confused)</p>

<p>major: pre-med
hooks: no idea how i got into all these colleges (i am a major procrastinator)
extracurricular:co-pres book club, board, clubs…, committees, plays, service hrs, altar serve, tennis, piano
clubs:
sports:
financial need? Yes (I received some 25,000 PU grant, -53,000 total for year)
likely to go to PU? maybe though maybe not</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>SAT superscored:1960
ACT:30
GPA unweighted: 3.92
GPA weighted: we don’t do that in Indiana
class rank:15 (because we’re unweighted)
school type (public or private): public
ethnicity: African-American
religious affiliation: Baptist/Church of God In Christ</p>

<p>major: Journalism
hooks: plenty of EC’s , good essay, good test scores, and I’m Black; so…
extracurricular: Basketball, Track, Church youth group, theater, drug-free outreach, National Honors Society, National Achievement Scholarship recipient, Lugar Scholar, volunteer student gospel choir, marching band, speech, spell bowl, FCA, Student Council,
sports: Track, Basketball, possibly Volleyball</p>

<p>financial need? already have FA decision, almost all is on scholarships.</p>

<p>likely to go to PU? 99% sure. basically waiting on USC’s FA decision to see if I can dispute PU’s.</p>

<p>could rejects post their stats?
I’d like to compare the rejected/accepted stats </p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>SAT superscored: 2130
ACT:—
GPA unweighted:3.7 ish?
GPA weighted: 3.85 ish?
class rank: top 15%
school type (public or private): public
ethnicity: white
religious affiliation: non denominational christian</p>

<p>major: advertising
hooks: none
extracurricular: yearbook, photography
clubs: art academy, other random things
sports: none
financial need? definitely some; I’m middle class, though
likely to go to PU? Definitely am. I got the Dean’s Scholarship.</p>