Official Bard College Class of 2014 Decisions

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: WAITLISTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: REJECTED[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs:
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Applied on:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Did the decision come out yet?</p>

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<p>They come today normally Melody</p>

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<p>Bassplayer08 - if you applied to the Conservatory - the Facebook page announced that decisions will start going out today and be done by April 1.</p>

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<p>Thank you Bassplayer08 :D</p>

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<p>D accepted! Just got email - international.</p>

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<p>Congrats! If she applied for FA, does it meet her full need</p>

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<p>Thank you! Didn’t apply for FA. Good luck to all waiting to hear…</p>

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<p>Whoops - looked again at the Conservatory Facebook page - decisions will be going out tomorrow and on the 1st. Good luck to all!</p>

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<p>Ok thanks SpiritManager !
Good luck to you too ! You’re a pianist right ?</p>

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<p>My son is a composer in the conservatory. And a classics major in the college.</p>

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<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):NA
[</em>] SAT IIs:French and WH in the middle 700s
[<em>] ACT:NA
[</em>] APs: NA
[<em>] IBs: 37 or 38/42 predicted
[</em>] GPA: 37 IB pts
[<em>] Rank: 10%
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:Excellent, a few leadership positions and rewards on national competitions
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Very good, summer, 4 weeks -40hrs/week
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): interesting
[</em>] Teacher Recs:I supposed they are great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great?
[</em>] Applied on: Bard <3, Union, Bowdoin, Bates, Brandeis, Hamilton,…
[<em>] Hook (if any):underrepresented country, great ECs, athletic?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Croatia
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): competative IB school
[</em>] Ethnicity:European
[li] Gender:F[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Bard is my very first choice and I got the econ scholarhsip!!! I am extremely, extremely, happy! Im surprised I got it but it’s awesome. Im soooo happy.
Lol im not very eloquent in the moment. :smiley: :smiley: :D</p>

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<p>OH MY! Congratulations, luluzg! Fantastic news indeed! You’ll love Bard.</p>

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<p>Haha great, luluzg was CRAZY about Bard !!!
Ok sorry SpiritManager lol</p>

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<p>Thnx guys. Got my fingers crossed for all of you who are still waiting! Good luck and keep us posted :)</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2210 (CR 710, M 760, W 740)
SAT IIs:Math II 760, Chem 700
ACT:NA
APs: 4s and 5s</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8/4.0</p>

<p>ECs listed on app:I dont think my ECs are stellar … pretty jumpy, actually.
Essays (subject and responses): >< I
Teacher Recs:I supposed they are great
Counselor Rec: Great?
Applied on: Bard <3, Oberlin, Grinnell, …</p>

<p>State or Country: Vietnam
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): US curriculum school, but very noncompetitive
Ethnicity:Vietnamese
Gender:F
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I love Bard! Now I’m only down to Bard vs Sarah Lawrence!</p>

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<p>another acceptance! (A Distinguished Scientist Scholar :)</p>

<p>jus a brief overview:</p>

<p>SAT I : 2100 (1400 composite)
SAT II: 2390 (Phy, Chem, MAth I)
GPA: 3.8 roughly
Essays: Well I thought my essays were good, esp the personal statement; but then since most of the colleges rejected me outright, I now spoz my PE must be a crap!
Teacher Recommendations: encouraging I guess
Counselor recommendation: good enough
ECA: strictly average
others: one impressive voluntary project that I conducted and few work experiences</p>

<p>And I am an international.</p>

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<p>Congrats Stankub :smiley: They included the Distinguished Scientist Scholar award in your acceptance letter too? Mine still says waiting for further notification about aid :(</p>

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<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M: 690 CR: 690 W: 770
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio M: 670 French with Listening: 720
[<em>] ACT: NA
[</em>] APs: 4 French Language
[<em>] IBs: NA
[</em>] GPA: Not computed- average around 90
[<em>] Rank: Not ranked
[</em>] Other stats: None…?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Art, orchestra, Model UN, study abroad, art/music therapy volunteering
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: worked at a ceramics studio after school
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): common app was about an experience that i had while living in argentina, and the essay that i submitted for the bard supplement was a graded paper
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably very very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: We’re really close, so it was likely great
[</em>] Applied on: Sometime in November (Early Action!)
[<em>] Hook (if any): EA, great interview
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Very competitive boarding/day school in the metro area
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m 99% sure that I’ll be there this fall!!! congrats to everyone :)</p>

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<p>@homelessmelody: yes they notified me in their acceptance email that I am a DSS…so I get full tuition aid:) but I will still need to get some loan and work-study to support the remaining cost…good luck for your financial aid!</p>