<p>ACCEPTED OFF of wait-list a few weeks ago and now going! 
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): (CR) 780, (M) 620, (W) 680
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 68 out of 420
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, US History, 4 Biology
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Govt/Pol, AP Macro Eco, AP Eng Lit, AP Psych, Spanish 5H, PreCalc, Marketing Leadership
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VP of Model UN, Sports Editor of Newspaper, VP of Wall Street Investors, International Competitor in DECA, VP of Teen Advisory Board, Reading Mentor, Service Coordinator of Teens as Leaders Volunteers
[ *] Job/Work Experience: two summer jobs (library and summer camp)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 200 Hours
[ *] Essays: Solid
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great, personal letters
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didnt read them
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: Yes
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: English/Politics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: recs, extra-curriculars, ACT
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: SUNY Albany Honors, SUNY Stony Brook Honors, SUNY Geneseo, Goucher Deanās Scholars, GW, Connecticut College. Wait-listed: Hamilton, Oberlin, William & Mary</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>wellā¦accepted off waitlist, lol.</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 630 CR, 690 M, 590 WR, 1910 TOTAL
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 660 MATH I, 590 US HISTORY
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP MICRO, AP MACRO, PHYSICS H, ENGLISH H, CALC H, FRENCH 5 COLLEGE PREP
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):nothing major, but local things
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president of a school club, officer of another, many volunteer projects
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 3 years local hospital
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: many projects/groups
[ *] Summer Activities: work, golf
[ *] Essays: solid
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: glowing
[ *] Counselor Rec: glowing
[ *] Additional Rec: CEO of hospital wrote it for me, so did my boss - both very well done
[ *] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes - awesome aid
[ *] Intended Major: business/pre-med
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: m
[ *] Income Bracket: below 30k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): minority at brandeis (catholic, white, athletic, poor lol)
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: ecās, work experience, recs
[ *] Weaknesses: SATsā¦grades were good but not nec. Brandeis good
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waitlisted b/c of SATs, gradesā¦taken off b/cā¦i really dont know
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: umass amherst (isenberg), providence college, bentley, quinnipiac, stonehillā¦rejected: colby, bc, bowdoin, connā¦waitlist then rejected: trinity, tulane
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
could not believe i was even waitlisted hereā¦being taken off the waitlist was a huge shocker. if anyone can figure out why i was taken off please let me know lolā¦there are so many way smarter kids on the waitlist than me</p>
<p>brandeisMA2014 - Youāre right, your stats arenāt off the charts; however, all your leadership, volunteering, and hospital work probably look really good to admissions people who are looking for people who will contribute to the school; also, Iām going to guess solely based on your user name that you showed a lot of interest in Brandeis and that is very important! Congrats to you and admrabin2014 and everyone else off the wait list - Iām glad you all get to be Brandeisians now!</p>
<p>@brandeisMA2014
If your family income is as low as you say, that would be a pretty major hook.
Congrats and best of luck to you!</p>