<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED ** Stats:[ul]
[ *] ACT: 31 (35 English, 34 Reading, 29 Math, 33 Science Superscored)
[ *] APs: AP Env. Sci., AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Lang, AP Bio, AP Gov (basically all they offered)
[ *] IBs: N/A
[ *] GPA: 3.65 UW
[ *] Rank:unknown
[ *] Awards listed on application: Not a lot listed, a lot of football awards and some double bass awards.
[ *] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Varsity Football and Track, VP NHS, Wire Choir, etc.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: over 10 years unpaid on my father’s farm
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about a life changing experience on the farm, I thought it was pretty good.
[ *] Teacher Recs: All good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ *] Applied on: Jan. 14
[ *] Hook (if any): Recruited Athlete, Asian (?), from SD, farm boy
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[ *] State or Country: South Dakota
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): No one goes out of state
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese
[ *] Gender: Male
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Judging by everyone else’s stats, I will be the stupidest person there. I love the Financial aid package, and this is probably the top of my list.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): N/A
SAT IIs: 750 Biology M, 690 Math II, 750 Spanish
ACT: 34
APs: World History (5), Biology (5), Language (5), Spanish (5), plus this year U.S. Government, Calculus AB, Literature, and Physics B
IBs: N/A
GPA: 4.1 UW
Rank: probably top 10% (my school doesn’t rank)
Awards listed on application: National Merit Commended, various newspaper awards, school book award
Other stats:</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: School Newspaper Editor (9-12), Class Vice President (9-12), NHS (11-12) – NHS Vice President (12), Literary Magazine Editor (11-12), Varsity Girls Soccer (10-12), TEAMS (10-12)
Job/Work Experience: I’m a barista at the local coffee shop.
Essays (subject and responses): My short answer responses really explained my passions and why I loved Carleton so much (quirky traditions, community, etc.). My Common App essay was about a medical trip my mom and I took to Haiti last summer and my experience in a vastly different culture.
Teacher Recs: I hope/think they were strong - one was from my AP Physics teacher/TEAMS coach who I’ve known and loved since freshman year. The other was from my junior year English teacher who is, by far, the most amazing, encouraging teacher I have ever had and who I grew very close to last year.
Counselor Rec: I don’t know - my counselor doesn’t know me very well.
Applied on: early January
Hook (if any): I’m very interested/passionate about travel and experienceing different cultures.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: St. Louis, MO
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): small, competitive, suburban public school.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I LOVE CARLETON!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2160 (700 Reading, 730 Math, 720 Writing)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II - 740; US History - 770
[<em>] ACT: 31 (didn’t send)
[</em>] APs: English Lang - 4; US History - 5
[<em>] IBs: n/a
[</em>] GPA: 3.8 UW; 4.05 W
[<em>] Rank: Top 10%
[</em>] Awards listed on application: Usual filler crap – Regional scholar athlete, CSF, school English award in journalism, etc.
[li] Other stats: uh…took one AP class over summer; four senior year. Just one junior year.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Cross-country (JV); Track (JV); Journalism (as Opinion Editor, cartoonist, reporter, copy editor); Visual art – too many years in various summer/Saturday classes; President/co-founder of school film club. All of those done for three plus years of high school or more, minus the film club.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None. Who wants to hire me?
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App essay was about how my father reminded me of Barton Fink. The teachers who reviewed it for me thought it was either weird or funny, but well-written. I thought it was maybe too depressing to sound like me. My Carleton short responses were short. I wrote briefly about how weirded out I was when I saw Carleton that their dining hall opened at 4pm.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One from my English teacher, who thinks I’m a quiet bookworm; the other from my French teacher, who had me freshman and senior year. Probably just good, not outstanding; didn’t read them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Just got her for senior year…have a like-detest relationship with her. Let’s see, she thinks I’m artistic and have family issues. Which are true.
[</em>] Applied on: Early Jan.
[li] Hook (if any): Hmmm, middle-low-income Asian wannabe film buff from across the country, maybe. Also sent in a Common App Art supplement, don’t know if that helped.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA (San Francisco bay area)
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Mediocre, uncompetitive large suburban public school. Barely any go to liberal arts schools here.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I was pretty surprised to see my acceptance packet. Kept muttering OMG OMG OMG… Think I was helped a bit because I showed interest and went to their multicultural event in the fall. My midyear report grades, BTW, were pretty crappy – lowest UW GPA I’ve ever gotten in my life. Not exactly because of senioritis, since I just developed it very recently. ;)</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): 550 CR 590 M 490 W
SAT IIs: didn’t take…
ACT: 28 (29 super)
APs: Language (2), Chemistry (1), Literature (2) Gov, Physics, and art this year!
IBs: None
GPA: 3.7 UW, 3.9 W
Rank: 25/295-ish
Awards listed on application:
Other stats:
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Debate, Cross Country, Golf
Job/Work Experience: Holiday Inn
Essays (subject and responses): Short answer were pretty standard, I guess. My Common App essay was recycled from my U of C application…
Teacher Recs: I’m assuming fairly strong - one was from my AP Language teacher teacher. It was pretty solid… The other was from my Science teacher…It was pretty bad…
Counselor Rec: I don’t know - my counselor doesn’t know me very well.
Applied on: Sometime in January
Hook (if any): I like Carleton?
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country:Southern Minnesota
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): medium-large public school. Nothing special…
Ethnicity: WASP! NIce…
Gender: Male
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<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I’m jacked. It seems like a lot more qualified people got wait listed. I guess I’m just sweet.</p>
<p>element man… its somewhat surprising that you got in, given your atrocious SAT scores. To their credit, the admissions committee was apparently able to look beyond this wrinkle in your credentials and accept a worthy applicant! Congratulations!</p>
<p>Well, sort of. One of them I think was recruited for basketball, but I don’t know how much of a factor that is in Carleton’s admissions process.</p>
<p>Okay. It’s not that weird that I got in really. Carleton loves the academic diversity people like myself bring. I like learning and stuff. How many people can actually say that? I actually did fudge my SAT scores. I don’t remember what they were. But those aren’t that far off…and my EC’s are fudged greatly I have a little more going for me than I lead on…but…Clearly my glowing recommendations as well as my pretentious essay writing skills won over the admissions committee…eh… whatever. I feel very blessed to have gotten in and I’ll maybe see some of ya there! Thank you Jesus!</p>
<p>Elementman I don’t want to sound harsh but you have now admitted to lying in your post. Please go back and accurately respond or please don’t post. We are all trying to share information for everyone’s benefit and this is certainly not a place to plant disinformation. And for the other person, yes km45 being a recruited athelete is a very big factor(if you are a top player). All the top D 3 lower their standards in many sports if you are a projected impact player. Since you know elementman maybe you can help set the record straight.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR:800 W:610 M:530 =1940
[</em>] SAT IIs: -
[<em>] ACT:-
[</em>] APs: International so I didn’t take.
[<em>] IBs:-
[</em>] GPA:All A’s except from a B in gym.
[<em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank.
[</em>] Awards listed on application: Model UN award, one from America for academics, ‘best friend’ award. Sweden doesn’t give out that many awards.
[li] Other stats: TOEFL: 118</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:Eh… Foreign Exchange to America, some language courses in England and France, editor-in-chief of school paper, drama, choir/vocal lessons
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Prospective student interviewer for my exchange organisation, tutor for two younger children
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):Common app about my exchange, pretty good. Short answers were okay, but I did them the night before the deadline.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I saw one, but it was good. The other I don’t know.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: It was good, but kinda generic.
[</em>] Applied on: Day before the deadline of something like it.
[li] Hook (if any): Eh… I’m Swedish, there aren’t that many Swedes at Carleton.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Sweden
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Charter, one of the best in Sweden.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Swedish
[</em>] Gender: Female.
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: ** I’m sad. Yep. really sad. But I know my stats (especially my SATs) were low and I’m happy to even be waitlisted. I’ll stay on it, at least. And the letter was nice, it made me feel a little better. Congratulations to those accepted and to those waitlisted, we still have a chance! ^^</p>