<p>Waitlisted… If I send that I still consider Brandeis, will I also have to wait to mail my final decision where to attend till June???</p>
<p>Does anyone know if speed of response to the waitlist letter matters? I think it would be bad form to go on the list now, when there are some April 1 schools that are preferable to Brandies.</p>
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<p>No. Accepting a spot on the waiting list does NOT guarantee that Brandeis will ultimately admit you off of the list. For your own protection (and assuming that you don’t hear from Brandeis before late April) you should make sure that you enroll at one of the schools that has accepted you, by May 1.</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Math-710 cr-710 wr-690
[ *] ACT
[ *] SAT II:lit-690
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):no rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):bio lit us history and us gov
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): alot
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: solid
[ *] Counselor Rec: generic
[ *] Additional Rec: awesome recs by volonteer ppl
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:no
[ *] Intended Major: philosophy
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):ny
[ *] Country (if international applicant): here
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender:m
[ *] Income Bracket: upper class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
idk just happy i guess eventhough not going here</p>
<p>Accepted!
SAT: 2000 (CR: 650, M: 670, W:680)
ACT: 30</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2300 (CR:800, M:700, W:800)
SAT IIs: Math:670 Lit 800
GPA: 3.8
Rank: School doesn’t rank </p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Very strong
Teacher Recs: a lot about “intellectual passion” and like-minded intenseness…my english teacher wrote a brilliant one
Counselor Rec: haven’t seen it
Hook (if any): published writing, national writing awards, I want to be a writer and it shows in my 3 800 SATs with english, etc.
Location/Person:
State or Country: Massachusetts
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Comments: A bit surprised I was accepted, I never visited, interviewed, or demonstrated any interest. But it seems like an interesting school.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (CR: 680, M: 640, W:680)
[ *] SAT II: Lit: 630, US H: 680
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.1 (not too impressive)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics: 3, Art History: 3
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: All AP classes, besides Psychology and health
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial, two sport athlete (both school and travel teams)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at a store where proceeds go to cancer research, taught english to kids in costa rica & participated in a beach clean up there
[ *] Summer Activities: went to china for a summer and took mandarin classes at a university there, took ethical philosophy at columbia after freshmen year
[ *] Essays: pretty decent, common app one was pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see them, probably not that great haha, i’m not a super involved student
[ *] Counselor Rec: didn’t see it
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: the guy that interviewed me took THREE HOURS!! it was so long. and he asked me very obscure questions. but i guess it might have helped, or maybe it didn’t… </p>
<p>[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: international relations i think
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): california
[ *] School Type: competitive public school
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none at all!</p>
<p>[ *] Why you think you were waitlisted: my gpa sucks and looking at the numbers I don’t seem like that unique of a student, I think my essay helped though.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UC Santa cruz and American University, Waitlisted at Brandeis and Miami, still waiting to hear back from 8 other schools.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] extremely surprised i was even waitlisted - I thought I would be outright rejected, brandeis is a tough school.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (M:800 CR:650 W:690)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: M IIc: 790; Chemistry 750; Physics 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 153
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2007 - silver medal; AITMO - Hong Kong 2007 - bronze medal; 2 Honorary diplomas from mathematical competitions in Russia 2008 and 2009; lots of 1st, 2nd and 3d prizes from national competitions in mathematics and physics
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: president of Interact club (the youth organisation of Rotary Club); chairman of an ecological organisation; invited to visit the European Parliament by an eurodeputy; chairman of the school council
[</em>] Summer Activities: attending summer schools of Physics and applied mathematics - one month of every summer since 2007th; camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) - 10 days in august 2008 - organized by Peace Corps volunteers
[<em>] Essays: I think my personal essay was interesting; not sure how good it is, but I like it
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: good, I guess
[<em>] Counselor Rec: same here
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: international studies; history of art
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Bulgaria (Southeastern Europe)
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white; european
[</em>] Gender: F
[li] Income Bracket: very low[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Although Brandeis is not my first choice, I love it! And this is the first decision I get, so I am soooo excited about it!! Also I am a Wien International Scholar which is a great honor for me.</p>
<p>Congats to all admitted students and good luck to everyone, who hasn’t received his/her decision yet!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800 R, 750 M, 710 WR)
[</em>] ACT: NA
[<em>] SAT II: 790 USH, 730 LIT, 730 BIOM
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 94.2
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% out of 170
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Comp 5, USH 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Euro, Latin IV
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): College Bowl, EIC School lit mag, editor school newspaper, yearbook, editor online newspaper, president school film club, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Counselor at summer camp for last 3 years, weekly babysitting at local synagogue
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Help out around comminuty
[<em>] Summer Activities: Summer Camp
[</em>] Essays: About Gains from Parents’ Divorce
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: From History, Latin, and English Teachers, they were good I guess.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I am sure it was awesome.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t have one.
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: English Lit
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $160kish
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[<em>] Strengths: English and History
[</em>] Weaknesses: Math and Science
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High stats, good essay, and I showed interested.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Wash U in St. Louis, Rutgers, Rejected Yale EA.
[/ul]General Comments: GOT PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR $25k!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 730(M) / 730(CR) / 720(W)
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] SAT II: 710-US History, 710-Math II, 730-Biology
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.49
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School Doesn’t Rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio, Art History, US History: 4, Eng lang:3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ/AP Poli Sci, AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, H Chem, AP English Lit
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): golf tournaments, FBLA for parli pro
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity Golf (Co-Captain), FBLA (publicist, secretary), Red Cross (secretary, tech coord, vp), VINCL (recording secretary, vp of programs)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: NA
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: lots (Red Cross, VINCL) 150+ hrs
[ *] Summer Activities: People to People Student Ambassador Program
[ *] Essays: about my family, last name
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: i haven’t read them but i think they’re good?
[ *] Counselor Rec: he doesn’t really know me that well
[ *] Additional Rec: sent 3 teacher recs so i guess i did send an additional rec. from honors precalc teacher, ap bio teacher, and ap history teacher
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): NA
[ *] School Type: Public (very competitive)
[ *] Ethnicity: Korean
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: middle class?
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): great golfer?
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: passion for golf, test scores
[ *] Weaknesses: gpa
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i had many extracurriculars and i guess that made up for my low gpa
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACCEPTED: Case Western Reserve University, UCSD, UCI, Brandeis University; WAITLISTED: Washington University in St. Louis; REJECTED: Johns Hopkins University (ED)
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Really happy! =) Can’t wait for my financial aid packet! Really want to go but if i don’t get a good financial packet, don’t think i can… =(</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR, 700 M, 800 W
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II: 740 US, 730 Spanish, 680 Chem, 680 Bio M, 680 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5, Euro 4 (didn’t send them)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Wind Ensemble, AP Gov/Econ P, Calc A/B AP, English IV AP, Spanish V AP, Environmental Science AP
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Recognition by Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for Community Service (work affecting victims of domestic violence)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School music program for 4 years, Youth Orchestra for 2 years
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Aiding victims of domestic violence (community relations), helping community organizations (secretary), spreading global warming awareness (secretary)
[ *] Summer Activities: Idyllwild Arts Summer Festival Wind Ensemble, National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine
[ *] Essays: Great, in my opinion
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Glowing
[ *] Counselor Rec: Generic
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: $5,500 in unsubsidized loans…
[ *] Intended Major: Undecided (but intending to be pre-med)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public; California Distinguished School; National Blue Ribbon School
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian (white)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: >$100k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: In my opinion, EC’s and volunteer work because I focused on certain things instead of spreading myself too thin. My essay as well because I wrote about a very personal issue and how it affected what I want to do with my life.<br>
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, Reading score of SAT (neither are bad, but the ones I was the most worried about)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-rounded
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Indiana, Northeastern, Tulane, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] This is pretty high on my list right now, except for the cost. If I visit and like the campus, I’ll try to make the money work in my favor.</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>If you delete the space right after each opening bracket ([ <–that), it comes out as bullet points/the color for “accepted/waitlist/rejected” comes out :)</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 M: 730 CR:680 W: 710
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: MIIC: 710 US: 710 CHEM:730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang: 4, Chem: 4, US: 3
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:Gov/Econ H, AP BIO, AP Calc BC, English H (AP gov/econ and AP lit not provided at my school)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club, Volunteer Clubs generally
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: lots of tutoring
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteering
[<em>] Summer Activities: Eve and Gene Medical Program @ UCLA
[</em>] Essays: Decent-Pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: dont know
[</em>] Counselor Rec: dont know
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview:none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Chemistry
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Public - Very high ranked in nation=major competiton 
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: low income
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: classes, some activities?
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:rejected at UCLA so far, Accepted UCR, UCI, UCSD
[/ul]General Comments: i wanna go to boston XD</p>
<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
SAT I (breakdown): math - 750 reading - 680 writing - 710 (total 2140)</p>
<p>ACT: 32</p>
<p>SAT II: Bio - 780 US History - 700</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 (?)</p>
<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):</p>
<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), Bio (5), US History (5), AP Comp (5)</p>
<p>IB (place score in parenthesis):</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load: Spanish, Chinese, AP Lit, AP Gov, Economics, Band, AP Calc AB, AP Physics</p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots!! President of 1 club, VP of an honor society, etc…</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: none really</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: tutor lots of hours per week, teach at local temple, volunteer at camp over the [/li]summer</p>
<p>[li] Summer Activities: Summer Institute for the Gifted, Yale Summer Session</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: i liked them!</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation: good i think</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: good i think</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Additional Rec: from my Yale professor</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview: went really well</p>[/li]
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]</p>
<p>[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Intended Major: undecided (i think?)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: white</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: female</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: i don’t know!</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ list]</p>
<p>[li] Strengths: good scores, good extracurriculars, good essay </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: there are a lot of people like me applying to Brandeis</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because of my extracurricular activities and my grades.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: St. Johns. rejected: Yale</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]General Comments: WOOOO!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR, 690 M, 700 W
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: 750 US History, 670 Lit, 690 Math Level II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 530 (my school ranks everyone with a 4.0+ weighted GPA 1. This would put me in the top 2%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Lang & Comp (4), Psych (5), Calculus AB (4), Euro (4)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Politics, AP Macro/Microeconomics, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP French Lang, Studio Art I</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Horseback riding 5+ days a week (working student), competitive ultimate frisbee team, junior class treasurer, national honors society, mu alpha theta
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Working student at horseback riding barn, exercise rider
[<em>] Summer Activities: Study abroad in France after sophomore year
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: one standard, one great</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: International Relations
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AR
[</em>] School Type: Public
[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it helps that I am from Arkansas and that I am Jewish.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Rochester, University of Arkansas. Waitlisted at Wash U in STL. Waiting on the rest…coming soon!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1940 total (I don’t remember M CR W in detail…)
[ *] SAT II: World History 750, French 620
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9.8 (in the scale 4-10)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Valedictorian (out of 150)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Heaviest possible
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National French Writing Competition, plus some others…</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art School for 12 years, Amnesty Int., Art Club (founder and president), Founder of a homework club for immigrant kids, etc…
[ *] Job/Work Experience: After the graduation I’ve worked as an assistant teacher at my former High School
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: quite a lot
[ *] Essays: Awful
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Splendid
[ *] Counselor Rec: Outstanding
[ *] Additional Rec: Outstanding
[ *] Interview: didnt have one</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Art History (Im not even quite sure what I put in there… I’m basically undecided)
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Scadinavia
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: high
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): international not applying for aid</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Recommendations, Grades, ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT’s, essay
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: international not applying for aid
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Williams College, rejected by NYU
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Still waiting from my other schools.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 31 Composite
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5) USH (4) Lang (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, Calc AB, Physics B, Gov’t & Politics, Lit
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president of three volunteer clubs
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: tutor for four years in high school, flute instructor for four years in high school.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Went to South America to help build schools.
[</em>] Essays: Supplement was rather generic
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was great, one was okay.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing.
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: <35000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA, ECs, volunteer
[<em>] Weaknesses: The optional essay
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they didn’t feel that I truly wanted to attend Brandeis.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted NYU, BC, U Pitt[/li][/ul]General Comments: Make sure you guys demonstrated your interest and love for the university. I didn’t and that was my downfall. Congrats to everyone who was accepted and good luck to everyone who is still waiting!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted!! :)[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 700-Math, 730-CR, 760-W
[ *] SAT II: 700 Math I, 720 Lit
[ *] GPA: Mostly A’s, B+ in AP Physics
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4-Lang&Comp, 4-Physics
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Chem, AP French, AP Literature, Choir, Band
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Outstanding Delegate (?) (PhilMUN)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A Cappella (Leader), Student Congress (Vice-President), Model UN, School Newspaper (A&E Editor), Drama&Musical Productions… plus others.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Food Pantry Volunteering, Leo Club-Community Service (Treasurer), Global Awareness Group (Co-Founded)
[ *] Summer Activities: Worked at Rutgers Bio Lab on Aging Research
[ *] Essays: About my experience overcoming shyness and stage fright through my hobby (poi–type of juggling from new zealand)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Chemistry, Literature. They were probably alright 
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t really know me, but we had a good interview I think beforehand, so I think he had a lot of material.
[ *] Additional Rec: My Lab Supervisor from over the summer (Professor at Rutgers)
[ *] Interview: None
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Small, Public, Good Rep
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, Rutgers (Honors), Tulane (Honors), U of Rochester, UC Berkeley. Waitlisted at WashU
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>
<p>Good luck everyone! :)</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1930 (600 CR 690 M 640 W)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86 W not sure unweighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 91/350</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): started a club for Jewish teens in my community (co-founder/vice president) <— thought this would look great for a school like brandeis…guess not =/. 3 sports a year. FBLA (publicity chair). chess club. ski club.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: accounting internship over the summer going into senior year.
[ *] Essays: about being jewish
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Intended Major: Economics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): aunt went to 'deis.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACCEPTED: penn state, rutgers, uconn, tulane, university of illinois urbana-champaign, uMiami, uVermont, stony brook.
WAITLISTED: northeastern, brandeis.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED off of waitlist!!!
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): (CR) 650, (M) 750, (W) 640
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 710 Physics, 700 Chemistry
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19 out of 185
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 World History, 4 Physics B, AP Calc, Euro and Bio: Pending
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP European History, Honors Spanish+ English and Band
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis, Jazz Band, Concert and Marching Band, National Honors Society
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Summer job
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 200 Hours
[ *] Essays:Very Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great, personal letters
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didnt read them
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: No
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT, recommendations
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Got into SUNY Albany and Binghamton, Waitlisted from Bucknell and Emory and rejected from Cornell</p>