<p>Correction on my rank if anyone cares....don't want to look like i'm contradicting myself: 99/460</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>School/Major: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:uhhh ACT: 27
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA: 3.4
[</em>] Rank: School Does Not Rank
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Spent little time on them
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Teachers love me.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably not very good. New this year and only knew me for 3 weeks before writing it.
[li] Hook (if any): Brother is an '05 Graduate</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[</em>] School Type: Extremely competitive private day school
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>]ECs: Senior Class President , Junior Class President, Vice-President FBLA, Secretary Students for Global Progress, lots and lots and lots more.
[</em>]Awards: None.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: well i have an amazing list of EC's that created a four page resume. other than that, who knows! [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision:ACCEPTED</p>
<p>School/Major:Elliot, Political Science</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1480 (680 M 800 V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 English 700 US History
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank: 25/640
[<em>] Other stats:AP US History - 4, AP Psych- 5, AP English Language-4
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I'm a pretty good writer, but I had to rush the essays out, so they were decent but not incredible.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: probably strong but again, not incredible
[</em>] Counselor Rec: strong but probably vague (hey, it's a big school)
[<em>] Hook (if any): I dunno, I take both French and German, I tried to show my interest in international studies, I've done educational summer programs in France and at Brown University
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Dallas suburbs
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>]ECs: tennis, web site design, volunteer
[<em>]Awards: national merit finalist, AP scholar
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I feel like statistically I was probably strong enough for GW, and they just happened to like my subjective elements =)
[/ul]</p>
<p>I reaaallly like GW, but the only thing that would convince me to go there would be them offering me more merit aid than the Texas school I'm currently planning on attending is, and that seems quite unlikely. Oh well =(.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>**School/Major:Economics</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1370/1600 2020/2400 CR: 680 M: 690 W: 650
[</em>] SAT IIs: none
[<em>] GPA: 3.98 w about 3.6 uw
[</em>] Rank: school doesn't rank, in top 25% of about 235 in senior class
[<em>] Other stats: All honors/AP classes. 2 APs last year, 3 this year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Good, Although one of them was just basically my ND essay reworked to fit GWs question. I got rejected with this same essay at ND
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent. one written by GW alum
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Think it was good, although i never read it
[<em>] Hook (if any): From midwest? maybe they needed people from indiana? Also recomendation written by GW alum
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: South Bend, Indiana
[<em>] School Type: Catholic HS about 800 students in all
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[/ul]Other Factors:**[ul]
[</em>]ECs: good enough i think, although not extraordinary
[<em>]Awards: hmmm, nothing extraordinary
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: SATs good for GW standards, solid all around app, nothing spectacular, but no weakpoints
[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Acceptance</p>
<p>School/Major: Arts and Science</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2030
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 US History 670 English
[<em>] GPA: 3.95 UW
[</em>] Rank: 40/380
[<em>] Other stats: ACT: 32
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Astounding
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Cool Teachers, I don't know what they wrote.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: He means well.
[<em>] Hook (if any): I'm attractive
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Utah
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>]ECs: President of Senior Class, Swimming, Water Polo... etc.
[<em>]Awards: Natl Merit Finalist. Other things cool.
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I'm amazing.
[/ul]</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED! *</p>
<p>*School/Major:Arts and Science, Political Science/French *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2230- 780w, 760v, 690m
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 French (I'm fluent), 680 lit, amd 640 math
[<em>] GPA: 3.65uw, 3.93w
[</em>] Rank: no rank (thank god!!!)
[<em>] Other stats:all the APs my school offers, doubled up in language, 5 on the French AP
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: writing is my greatest strength and i ended up really liking them.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: verrrry good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: also great, we're tight
[li] Hook (if any): My great-grandfather taught at GW for thirty years and there is a math prize named after him. Otherwise, I am half-French and have travelled extensively, and I applied as a prospective French major. The fact that I had cancer at the end of my freshman year maybe helped a little.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: very competitive public high school
[<em>] Ethnicity: white/hispanic
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>]ECs: editor-in-chief of newspaper, miscelaneous clubs, swim team for 3 yrs (HUGE time commitment) and soccer for 2, 3 yr member of award winning chorus, steady job, volunteer at nursing home
[</em>]Awards: various school awards, writing contests
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Legacy status and probably because I said I wanted to major in French and I'm half-French and speak the language fluently. I bet my SATs scores helped as well (which is good, since i took them three times to raise my math score!!) and the fact that my high school is incredibly demanding.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED! </p>
<p>School/Major:Arts and Science
Stats:
ACT:30
GPA: 96-97
Rank: not top 10%
Other stats:all AP/IB classes
Essays: very well written
Teacher Recs: great, my teacher said she cried when she wrote it (positively)haha
Counselor Rec: i assume it was good
Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: public high school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Other Factors:
ECs: tons
Awards: few
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: very surprised i got in, but damn happy about it as well.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>[ b]School/Major: ESIA/International Affairs (Reg Conc in African Studies)</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:1293/1940
[ *] SAT IIs: Lit 680, Math IC 580, USH 740
[ *] GPA:4.3w
[ *] Rank: School Doesn't Rank (in top 15% of a class of 93 girls)
[ *] Other stats: 2 APs from Junior year (USH 4.0, Lang&Comp 4.0)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:My Why GW essay was the only one I felt confident about sending in. Loved it!
[ *] Teacher Recs: Didn't read it. But I am a favorite ;-)
[ *] Counselor Rec: See above ;-)
[ *] Hook (if any): Attended NJSP last summer- invitation only program for 39 NJ rising seniors. Topic was Jerusalem and the Middle East (origins of the conflict)
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: NJ
[ *] School Type: Private Roman Catholic Girls Exemplary College Prep (rolling your eyes?)
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b][ list]
[ *]ECs: NHS (Exec Board Tutoring Coordinator), Service Leadership Team, Latin Club Sec/Treas, Drama (actor and stage director)
[ *]Awards: Perfect Score on National Latin Exam, Science Fair Environmental Science, Stage Direction Award, numerous academic awards
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: the hook. i really took care with the essay and showed how much i wanted in to ESIA.
[ /list]</p>
<p>ACCEPTED. Not going though. Don't wanna do the whole stats deal though. Look up my stats in Cornell if you really care</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>School/Major: Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:1910/2400
SAT IIs: None
GPA: 3.7 w
Rank: 27/268
Other stats: All AP/Honors Classes</p>
<p>Essays: Strong but more importantly unique (I think...)
Teacher Recs: Badass
Counselor Rec: Most likely generic
Hook (if any): Eh..no</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: Public School. Decent.
Ethnicity: Asian, Pakistani
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
ECs: Every Honor Society/Every Science&Match Club/ Several Years of Independent Research/Assistant Editor of Yearbook/Newspaper/Blah blah blah.
Awards: Couple
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Extremely Badass Essays.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>School/Major: Columbian A&S/Undeclared</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2120 (750 M, 680 CR, 690 W)
SAT II: 640 Bio M, 690 Lit, 690 Math 1
GPA: 95ish
Classes: 7 APs (Eng Lang, US Hist, Chem, Eng Lit, Calc AB, Human Geog, Phys B)
Rank: 1/300 (8 way tie)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: should be very good
Counselor Rec: unsure
Hook (if any): None really</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State: Rhode Island
School Type: Competitive Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors:
ECs: student council (VP, rep), model UN, math leagues, newspaper, community service, ski club, varsity tennis, summer & year round job
Awards: National Merit Finalist, NHS, state finalist - National History Day, top 30 Univ of RI Chemistry Contest 2005, Rensselaer Medal</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>School/Major: Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:2220/2400
SAT IIs: US History-700 Math 1-730
GPA: 90.48 uw
Rank: 55/358
Other stats: n/a</p>
<p>Essays: Strong
Teacher Recs: awesome, one mod of club im pres of, and another, a teacher i know extremely well
Counselor Rec: Most likely generic
Hook (if any): Eh..no</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: private cathlic.
Ethnicity:chinese
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
ECs: Every Honor Society/Science olympiad and math Club/ president of 2 large clubs inc math club, and religoius club.
Awards: my school doesnt give much of any awards
national merit commended
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: decent grades, but high sat scores.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>School/Major: Elliot/International Affairs</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 34
SAT: 2100 (1480)
SAT IIs: 790 Math II/ 760 Lit/ 740 Chem
GPA: 4.34 W
Rank: 34/480
Other stats: 6 IB Math Methods SL, 5 IB Chem SL</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: interesting and good
Teacher Recs: decent but not great i think, i never read it.
Counselor Rec: probably good, never read it
Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Kansas
School Type: Public but
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors:
IB Program
ECs: VP of Spanish NHS, NHS member, Theatre Advisory Board, lots of Theatre stuff.
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: They have not met me yet.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>SAT 2000 (720 Verbal, 640 Math, 640 Writing)
GPA: 3.4 unweighted, 3.6 weighted (toughest courseload avaliable)
SAT II's 660-writing 640-Biology
Rank: 27%</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Good, I got to spend time on them, so they were specific to the school.
Teacher Recs: Didn't see, but teachers like me
Counselor: Ditto
Hook: Montana hick girl (haha)</p>
<p>Montana
Average Public school
Female</p>
<p>EC's: Competitive in taekwondo, 2nd degree blck belt, gold medal at junior nationals in black-belt sparring, extensive competition record
-1st violin, All state orch, manage celtic band
-Editor of 30,000 reader+ high school newspaper
-Many summer activites for all of the above</p>
<p>Why I got waitlisted: Bad grades junior year, probably. However, due to my recent onslought of thin envelopes, I'm thinking I just suck at life. Or I'm not tall enough or something.
doublekix25 is online now</p>
<p>Oops, that last part was for my Bucknell message. I probably got in because I flattered the school in my essays and did my research.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>School/Major:Columbian College of Arts and Science; Sociology</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT:2060- 740v, 670m, 650w [Essay: 11]
* SAT IIs: Not Submitted
* GPA: 3.76uw, 4.13w; 6.22/6.50 [Our Scale]
* Rank: 82/483 --> Top 20%
* Other stats:10 APs by Graduation
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Accepted at almost every school I used this essay for.
* Teacher Recs: Favorite teacher. It was really disappointing, because he totally forgot to write it. I never read the recommendation.
* Counselor Rec: She manages to be somewhat close with each student. Never read, but I assume it was good.
* Hook (if any): Visited campus and had pleasant interview.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Houston, TX
* School Type: Competitive Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs: Associate Editor of Award Winning Newspaper, Internship for Mayor of Houston, Houston Mayor's Youth Council, Vice President of Amnesty International, Miscellaneous Service Clubs [C.A.R.E., U.I.C., etc.] , Assorted Volunteer Oppurtunities, Secretary of Dead Poets' Society
* Awards: NM Commended, AP Scholar, School Essay Contest Winner
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I don't want to analyze it.
</code></pre>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>School/Major: Elliott, International Relations</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2310
[</em>] SAT IIs: Lit 790, Math 2 600
[<em>] GPA: 3.3
[</em>] Rank: we don't rank
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: good, I would assume
[</em>] Counselor Rec: very very good
[<em>] Hook (if any): diabetic, 3 books published
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Oregon
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: female
[/ul]
Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>]ECs: Newspaper editor, Model UN for 4 years, 3 books
[<em>]Awards: did really well on National French Exam last 3 years
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: my ECs and SAT score
[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>School/Major:ESIA/International Affairs</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1370 (2070)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 620 (Lit.), 730 (Spanish Language), 710 (Math 1C), 700 (Math 2C)
[<em>] GPA: 3.91 UW, 4.64W
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats: AP Scholar w/Honor, 8 total AP classes from junior and senior years. I got 5's on 3 exams, 4 on 1 exam, and will take 4 more exams this May. All advanced classes.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: don't know
[</em>] Counselor Rec: don't know
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MD
[<em>] School Type: Public, competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[<em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>]ECs: Treasurer of club, summer internship, webmaster for organization, member of many classes, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Academy of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, tutor, elementary school teacher's aide, etc....
[<em>]Awards: Maryland Distinguished Scholar, Honorable Mention, AP Scholar with Honor, National Honor Roll, Whos Who Among High School Students, all academics stuff
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: grades, challenging course load, academics
[/ul]</p>