Official Carleton College Class of 2016 RD Results!

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math 690, CR 690, Writing 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0.
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/368
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Environmental System and Societies SL (6), (All the rest will be taken in May. Most of my predicted grades were put down as 7’s) IB English HL, IB Spanish SL, IB History HL, IB Art HL, IB Math Studies SL
(I also took as many additional “honors” classes as possible)
Major Awards: Hamilton Award Winner</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (Varsity for four years, State Champion, National Qualifier), two-year class president, 4-year section leader in orchestra/jazz band, MUN (many awards at state level for two years), lots of theatre, published artist
Job/Work Experience: Part-time job for the past eight months
Volunteer/Community service: A lot. I don’t really know where to start. Upwards of 600 service hours over past three years. I founded a few service organizations and regularly initiate service projects for myself and other students as a director of our school’s Social Entrepreneurship club
Summer Activities: Summit Debate speech camp
Teacher Recommendation: I haven’t seen them, but they were written by two teachers that I am very close to that are very well known for writing outstanding rec letters</p>

<p>Intended Major: Undecided, but I want to go into education
State (if domestic applicant): Montana
School Type: Public, about 1,500 students. Only IB school in the state
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Received 47,000 in aid, which was an awesome surprise</p>

<p>Strengths: Extracurriculars and community involvement (demonstrated achievement in both areas), leadership positions, teacher recommendations, essays, my sister also went to Carleton
Weaknesses: Test scores</p>

<p>General Comments: I am really thankful to have such luck in the application process. Carleton is a great school, but I do know if I will end up in Northfield. It’s hard to imagine myself going to my sister’s alma mater instead of making my way somewhere new. Congratulations to everyone who was accepted and good luck to those who are still anticipating a response!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): superscored: 2310 (800 CR, 730 M, 780 W); single sitting: 2280 (800 CR, 730 M, 750 W)
ACT: Did not take
SAT II: 780 on U.S. History and 740 on Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on U.S. History, 4 on U.S. History, 5 on Human Geo.
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Relatively rigorous - not the hardest possible, but still more challenging than normal (2 honors)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, NMS Commended</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): quiz bowl team (captain); baseball (captain); Council (Public Relations officer); XC running; debate (won several awards); Fantasy Baseball Club (founding member)
Job/Work Experience: 5-10 hrs/week at local bookstore since fall of 11th grade
Volunteer/Community service: minimal tutoring
Summer Activities: playing baseball and playing and studying for quiz bowl
Essays: Common App one was strong, I felt (7-8 on a scale of 1-10); the supplement was good, too, although I didn’t get to expound much on why I was interested in Carleton
Teacher Recommendation: both probably decent; 1 most likely better than the other; they could have highlighted my intellectual passion and curiosity or my introversion or both; it’s hard to know
Counselor Rec: maybe not spectacular, but should have been good
Additional Rec: -
Interview: drove about an hour to get to it; my interviewer was very kind and helpful and interested; I thought we really connected</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: medium-sized, competitive public hs
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, really</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Stdized test scores, ecs, essays
Weaknesses: GPA, possibly class rigor and ecs, possibly recs?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know. Carleton was atop my list of colleges; I was seriously upset when I learned I had been waitlisted.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: UVM, Centre, Kenyon; waitlisted: Rice; rejected: Swarthmore
General Comments: Carleton is quirky, I’m quirky, Carleton has a superb academic team, I have excelled in quiz bowl in hs; I really thought Carleton and I made a good match; I don’t understand what disqualified me from acceptance by C-ton? I’m still upset and dismayed by my waitlisting. I did everything in my power to express interest in Carleton, including sending an update in February, in which I said Carleton was tops on my list of schools; can anyone shed some more light on why I mightn’t’ve been accepted? Is my GPA really that poor?</p>

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<p>THIS IS ALL I SEE IN MY PORTAL! - it changed to this a couple of days ago…They also added important dates over to the left.</p>

<p>This isnt very promising. Carleton was SUPER reach though. lol :P</p>

<p>We’re ready to help you find everything you need to know.</p>

<p>Thank you for submitting your application to Carleton for the fall of 2012.</p>

<p>We continue to enter all documentation that we receive, please check back for the most current status of your file. We do have to hand-enter some information, so please allow a little time for this.</p>

<p>Financial Aid:</p>

<p>If you are applying for need-based financial aid, please see the requirements below. All students interested in need-based financial aid who have submitted at least the College Board/CSS Profile will have an initial financial aid package sent with the admission’s decision.</p>

<p>Domestic students must complete:
College Board’s 2012-2013 Financial Aid PROFILE
2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)</p>

<p>International students must complete:
International Profile/International Student Financial Aid App</p>

<p>The PROFILE may be done immediately. The FAFSA cannot be submitted until after January 1 of the year you will be entering college. For more detailed information on how to apply for financial aid at Carleton, please go to go.carleton.edu/applynew.
Verify Address</p>

<p>:P</p>

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<p>Well, my portal is just the same as yours, jking2jam and I’m international. I’m really worried about it too. It seems like ones who’re accepted or waitlisted have already received their emails and the ones who haven’t… I just can’t think of it.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 750 CR, 770 W (2320)
ACT: Did not send in
SAT II: 800 Chinese, 800 Chemistry, 800 Math IIc
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank (But I was told by my counselor I’m in the top 2%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (4), Chemistry (5), Environmental Science (5), Calculus AB -self-study- (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Bio, AP Physics B, AP Psychology, AP Literature, Jazz Ensemble, American Gov’t (regular) - Relatively rigorous, but I enjoy it.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USNCO Finalist, NMF</p>

<p>Subjective: </p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Jazz Ensemble (9-12) (Section Leader, 1st Tenor 11-12) I have received some soloist awards at some regional/state festivals; Marching Band (9-12) (Section leader 11, Woodwind Captain 12); School Site Council (11-12); Track and Field (10-11)
Job/Work Experience: Kumon tutor during sophomore year; UCSF research intern during summer after junior year
Volunteer/Community service: “Library Teen Summer Reading Volunteer” since 7th grade; Hospital volunteering (11-12); Peer Mentoring (11-12)
Essays: CA short (kinda bad) was about peer mentoring. For CA long (decent), I talked about an epiphany I had about Jazz improvisation. My Carleton short essay was decent.
Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t see them, but I believe both were decent, if not pretty good. One teacher had offered to write me a letter a recommendation, and the other had selected me to be student of the year even though this is my first year with her.
Counselor Rec: I imagine it was good.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: It lasted about an hour and a half and I thought it was pretty good. I had met my interviewer at a previous Carleton info session, which probably helped as well.
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public (Class of 600ish)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: No aid for me… =/
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): …err just 1st generation immigrant. Not much else.</p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths: Stats, extracurricular involvement and passion (from my perspective at least)
Weaknesses: No major awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My interview and stats probably helped. I was also invited to ToC in October (unfortunately it conflicted with marching band), and I had a lot of correspondence with the admissions office.</p>

<p>For prospective students: Pursue your interests in high school, but try to keep your stats up as well. Show interest in the Carleton by going to info sessions and emailing the admissions office. </p>

<p>Congrats to everyone that got in!</p>

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<p>Is there any international student who has received the acceptance decision through his/her portal?</p>

<p>If yes, so maybe only who got rejected have not received the decisions yet. :frowning: unfortunately, I haven’t received any decision, tracking number (as last year) or even email from Carl yet.</p>

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<p>@binhnd
I am not technically an international as I have a green card, but I live outside the US. I got an email and found out about my acceptance through the portal. Try emailing admissions. Hope you get in.</p>

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<p>Has anyone received the decision through portal so far? I mean, after this:
“We continue to enter all documentation that we receive, please check back for the most current status of your file. We do have to hand-enter some information, so please allow a little time for this”.</p>

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<p>International here.</p>

<p>Tonight (around 5 pm their time, I believe?) we found out that Carleton was a no go for me. Through the portal.</p>

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<p>I even emailed admissions and they told me that my package was FedEx-ed and asked me to check my portal. Ironically, my decisions has not been there yet. Some of my friends who were wait-listed was told their decision on previous Sunday.</p>

<p>I’m thinking that Carleton has ignored me =))</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I: CR780 M790 W800
SAT II: US History 800, Literature 760
Weighted GPA: 4.0
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8
Rank: unknown
AP: US History 5, Spanish 4, European History 4
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Bio, AP English, Honors Calculus, Accelerated Macroeconomics, AP US Gov, Journalism
Major Awards: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar, NHS
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars: student newspaper (3 years, increasing levels of responsibility/leadership), student service organizations w/leadership roles, Model UN
Job/Work Experience: summer camp counselor, server’s assistant at local restaurant
Volunteer/Community service:200+hrs at local hospital, significant other community service
Summer Activities: camp counselor
Essays: major strength
Teacher Recommendation: unknown, but these were classes I did well in with teachers who appeared to like me
Counselor Rec: very likely extremely strong
</code></pre>

<p>Other
State: OH
School Type: public
Ethnicity:white
Gender:female
Income Bracket: don’t qualify for need-based aid
Hooks: none</p>

<p>Reflection
Probable strengths: scores, probably essays, probably recommendations
Probable weaknesses: possibly grades, possibly extracurriculars as mine are all either journalism or community service, no athletics/music/art/theatre. Didn’t visit or interview.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected (AKA evidence that this is a crap shoot):
Accepted Emory, Carleton, Colorado College, Hamilton, Kenyon, Dickinson, Centre, Allegheny, UofMichigan.<br>
Waitlisted Middlebury, Wesleyan, Vassar, Davidson, WashU<br>
Rejected Bowdoin, Pomona.</p>