<p>But if they sent decisions via fedex or dhl? I think both of agencies are quite reliable, and they will definitely reach the applicant.</p>
<p>Me too! I loved it & I was wait listed.
Maybe you’re accepted and they want you to receive the big white envelope and get super excited! Try & be optimistic.
Best of luck!!</p>
<p>Adversa, decisionshave been sent to US applicants via snail mail. So, it may be true that international packages are also sent via regular mail. However, I’m not sure.</p>
<p>azer1993, if they were sent by regular mail, 29-30 will come faster than my reply.</p>
<p>On 25th of February I was sent a package from the US. Guess what, it’s not here yet. So my best guess is that I will be emailing Carleton on 29th :)</p>
<p>RME123, haven, you are optimistic! Thank you <3</p>
<p>No problem 
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<p>Apparently the internationals who were wait listed were told that through the portal!
I know of three (including myself)</p>
<p>BE POSITIVE azer Adversa! </p>
<p>lol I don’t think I’ll be admitted. I only can believe in the bless of the God.
Thanks for your encouragement rme.</p>
<p>Accepted!!! Learned through the portal, does anybody know if fin aid is available online.</p>
<p>airbus1094 congrats! But how you did you do that? Did you email them or just see the decision on the portal? It’s pretty weird. I haven’t received anything yet. Maybe, internationals are allowed to access their decision letters only after us applicants find out results.</p>
<p>@philanthropist,
try to log on your Carleton acct. there is an update - decision letter!</p>
<p>S was emailed to check online for application status change–accepted. We live in Alaska, and have not gotten snail mail yet.</p>
<p>Is it just me that I see a lot of people who got rejected actually have higher SAT/ACT scores than those who got accepted?</p>
<p>Lurker coming out of hiding finally. xD Some stats for comparison/future applicants:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 - 700M 800CR 750W
[</em>] ACT: 33 (Reported on my transcript, didn’t officially send)
[<em>] SAT II: 770Math II 750Lit 720BioE
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.7UW, 4.2W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not sure.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH: 4, CalcAB: 5, Stat: 4, HGeo: 5, CalcBC: 5, Bio: 5, Chem: 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy, AP Physics C, AP Comp Sci A, AP Psych, AP Gov, AP Lit., Multivariable Calc
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Commended, Distinguished AP Scholar, National Latin Exam (I: Gold, II,III: Silver), Played in Carnegie Hall (Violin), some piano awards, if those count.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (Concertmaster), Quartet (Violin I), Pit Orchestra (Concertmaster), College orchestra, Quiz Bowl, NHS, writing, art, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Not much.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Online courses, Cornell Summer College, shadowed a doctor.
[<em>] Essays: Nothing special. Reread them later and facepalmed, actually.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure, but apparently good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Fairly typical. Probably rehash of the resume I turned in since she’s got a lot of students to attend to.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Unsure if it made it in time for consideration, but I expect it was good.
[li] Interview: Yes. Mixed feelings on how well it went, however.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SATs, APs, performance at Summer College.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Everything else probably XD
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea! I thought my app was really quite mediocre, actually. Might have been my location?
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: WUSTL (WL’d), Penn State, Grinnell, Macalester, Colgate, Colby, Hamilton–accepted, waiting on a couple more.</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I swear my heart did a flip-flop when I saw the envelope! Definitely worth the soaking trek to the mailbox. Congrats to the others who got in and good luck to everyone! :)</p>
<p>Accepted, whee!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 800 M&W, 720 CR
[</em>]ACT: 34, but I don’t remember if I sent
[<em>]SAT II: No
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/155
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): World, Chem, Bio, APUSH, Psych, Mus. Theory, and Lang, 5s all around except World (4)
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis): No…
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Macro online, college calculus I & II, AP Gov last semester, senior physics, and French IV
[<em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Um… I’m an AP Scholar with Distinction, and I’m a NMF.
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band (woodwind captain, then band captain), piano, oboe, NHS
[<em>]Job/Work Experience: Ha… nope
[</em>]Volunteer/Community service: Sometimes, but nothing really.
[<em>]Summer Activities: Various camps, and Governor’s Honors Program
[</em>]Essays: Living in Mexico
[<em>]Teacher Recommendation: I love them! They love me, I hope! One is my PAGE STAR teacher 
[</em>]Counselor Rec: ???
[<em>]Additional Rec: Nope
[</em>]Interview: Nope 
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): GA
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): …USA
[<em>]School Type: Public, smallish
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Gender: I’m a chick
[</em>]Income Bracket: Middle class somewhere… pretty well off
[<em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[</em>]Strengths: Scores and essay
[<em>]Weaknesses: No interview or anything 
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: PURA SUERTE
[li]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, I’ve been accepted at Carleton, Lawrence, Mount Holyoke, Macalester, Pomona, Smith, U. Rochester, and Wellesley. (Waiting on Oberlin, Haverford, Stanford, and Yale)[/li][/ul]General Comments: CONGRATS to everyone, and good luck with future decisions!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): NA
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): C: 31 E: 32 M: 28: R: 33: S: 30 W: 10
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): NA
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t send.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (One A- (freshman year))
[<em>] Weighted GPA: NA
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 (But not reported)
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses):World History (5), Language and Composition (5) European History (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): NA
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Literature, AP Psychology, AP Physics B, and Spanish 5
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar. Wisconsin State Senate Scholar. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Student council- four years; Food Drive- three years (Director); Freshman mentor- two years; NHS- two years; FCCLA- one year (Director); karate (second degree blackbelt, demo team, masters team); Library advisory (Teen board member).
Freshman mentor
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Karate instructor (three years)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Over 150 hours for food drive; forty hours in Peru going to schools etc; 45 hours teaching English in South African preschool; over 100 hours on an annual benefit garage sale; etc.[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):
[</em>] Common App Main: Wisconsin politics. About waking up in the capitol building the night the assembly passed Walker’s “budget” bill. It turned out really well. It’s definitely my favorite essay.
[<em>] EC Short Answer: About my passion for karate and how it’s so integral to my identity now.
[</em>] Why: It was good.
[<em>] Other:
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1:My math teacher. I had him for Algebra Two and Precalc. He loves me. I actually got to read it, he said lot’s of nice things about me. Specific examples included. Great.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: My AP Lang teacher. She loves me. I got to read that one too. It was beautifully written and she talked about my love of learning. Amazing.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I’m guessing it was really good. She’s been such an advocate for me in other situations.
[<em>] Additional Rec: My karate instructor and employer. I got to read it. It was hilarious. Great.
[</em>] Interview: Had an on campus interview. It went well.[/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: October 9th.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin.
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public.
[<em>] Ethnicity: White.
[</em>] Gender: Female.
[<em>] Income Bracket: Did not apply for financial aid.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul] It was a crazy couple of months.
[<em>] Strengths: I was proud of my essays. I know that my recommendations were all really great. My interview went well.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Low test scores. Didn’t send SATII. Not enough AP classes. No major awards.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:</p>
<p>I got an email telling me to check the portal, I live abroad.</p>
<p>btw,when did you get that email?</p>
<p>I wonder why others don’t get that email :/.</p>
<p>Azer, could you please check your private messages? Thanks.</p>
<p>airbus1094-</p>
<p>I got my finaid through the mail package, can’t find it online, so if you havent gotten the envelope yet I would hold out for that!</p>