Official Carnegie Mellon University 2016 RD Results

djking99 · March 27, 2012, 6:57pm

Decision: Accepted- MCS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR, 750 M, 780 W, Essay: 11/12
[] ACT: Did not send
[] SAT II: SAT II Biology M: 790, SAT II Math L2: 760, SAT II U.S. History: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/256
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5), APUSH (4), AP English Lang. (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Chemistry (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP French Language, AP English Lit., AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, Econ/Govt (required to graduate)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): California State Legislature Assembly Leadership Award in Health, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, President of French Honors Society, MVP of Varsity Tennis team
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth Leadership Institute, President of Health Committee, passed a bill concerning health in schools, Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra, Founder President of Cultural Diversity club and Tennis club, etc.(these were major ones)
[] Job/Work Experience: Kaiser Perm. LAUNCH Summer Youth Employment program paid intern in Radiology
[] Volunteer/Community service: Canal Alliance, Member of California Scholarship Foundation, Peer Tutoring after school, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Marin Indian American Association
[] Summer Activities: UC Davis COSMOS program, UC Berkeley ATDP program, Kaiser job
[] Essays: life long interest in Biology and medicine
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 math, 1 biology, 1 history
[] Counselor Rec: very good, best applicant she’s seen in her 20 year career- lol
[] Additional Rec: Principal’s Rec, very good
[] Interview: Also great, one of the best applicants she’s seen- lol

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, little competitive
[] Intended Major: Biological Sciences
[] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $180,000-$200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong academics, decently strong SAT, strong AP scores, ample amount of leadership and concern for my community
[] Weaknesses: Essays could have been slightly more unique, SAT not incredibly high, but still pretty darn high
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong academics, EC’s, essay
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UCB, UCLA, UCI, UCD, UCSB, UCSD, Cal Poly SLO. Rejected at Northwestern, Rice. Waitlisted at Washu.

[/ul]General Comments: To those applying next year, make sure you do something for your community, be a leader, not just for college but to build your personality. Not just having positions but having a function in those positions. Be unique, stand out in the crowd. PASSION, DEDICATION, UNIQUE, INVOLVEMENT!

mnmmom · March 27, 2012, 7:36pm

D Waitlisted - CIT CHE
Only CMU school applied to. Letter said prioity waitlist, encourage to apply to their other colleges. It was the only program she wanted.
No need to list all, but summarize as great stats, ec’s, employment, APS (mostly 5s), WTP Mech E program; 3.85, top 5%. No visit or interview (15 hrs. away).
Accepted WPI (Presdential Scholar), RIT (Presidential Scholar), state flagship (Honors, max. scholarship, Chem Dept. Scholar), Rejected MIT; waiting for Thursday for a few others.

threeboymom · March 27, 2012, 8:16pm

Yes, my son was accepted ED to SCS. White, male, domestic. Why do you ask?

ItsTimeForANap · March 27, 2012, 9:55pm

Decision: Accepted CIT :D

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR, 790 M, 690W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Biology M: 790, Chem: 740, Math L1&2: 800, U.S. History: 690, World History: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not reported… probably around 3.8-3.9?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not ranked
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5), APUSH (4), AP English Lang. (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP World (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP English Lit., AP Statistics, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP 2D Design (independent study), Honors Spanish 5
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, NJ Governor’s Scholar (for engineering and technology), SWE Certificate of Merit, two essays published (including common app one) with Editors Choice Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (mentor), Spanish Club (secretary, fundraising committee), NSHS (historian), NHS, NAHS, NMHS, Peer tutor (math, spanish, ESL, science), MUN, Interact & Able, FCA (discussion leader)
Job/Work Experience: None :’(
Volunteer/Community service: Basically every extracurricular, volunteer at food pantry and run drives for them, assistant teach for ballet and catechism classes
Summer Activities: Summer Institute for the Gifted (Princeton), Governor’s School for Engineering and Technology (Rutgers)
Essays: philosophy of walking (result of injuries), and a very very detailed Why CMU
Teacher Recommendation: really awesome from english teacher, good from physics teacher
Counselor Rec: super awesome!
Additional Rec: Gov School Director (Rutgers Admissions person)
Interview: Very good, but not my best
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Moderately competitive public
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering (hopefully double major in Astrophysics)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: too much yet not enough :’(
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female engineer, research experience
Reflection
Strengths: I think my interest was very genuine and my essays were really unique. Honestly CMU is what I would be if I were a university, so I’m happy that really came through!
Weaknesses: SATs… I never liked standardized tests…
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I’m Scottish But really, I don’t know… it was so competitive this year I’m ecstatic that I was accepted!! I think it probably is because I sent in an arts supplement (with a few obviously Pittsburgh pictures) as an engineering applicant?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Rutgers, Villanova, Lafayette, Lehigh & Cornell; Deferred early from Princeton; waiting for Princeton and Duke (Thursday! AHH)
General Comments: I’m sooo exicted and about 95% sure I will be a CMU freshman next year!! To future applicants: quirks are really important in the CMU admissions process! So be unique and don’t be afraid to show it!

musisat · March 27, 2012, 10:10pm

Accepted CIT and MCS!

Don’t really care about stats, but I am a white female at a competitive private school. I have pretty good grades and have taken a lot of science classes. Probably like the rest of you.

Hooks: I heard my school is a good admission fit for CMU. I am also from an underrepresented state.

etennis12 · March 27, 2012, 11:32pm

Where do we see the results?

megan12 · March 27, 2012, 11:36pm

No, I meant accepted RD to SCS.

etennis12 · March 27, 2012, 11:46pm

Where can we see these results???

energize · March 27, 2012, 11:50pm

[Click</a> on this link.](<a href=“https://acis.as.cmu.edu/application/display.html]Click”>https://acis.as.cmu.edu/application/display.html)

You’ll need your Common App ID.

qingian · March 27, 2012, 11:55pm

Decision: Accepted MCS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 writing 740 math 720 reading
[] ACT: didnt take
[] SAT II: 780 math 2, 770 chemistry 740 us history
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.50
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry (5), AP US History (5), AP English Language (5), AP Chinese Language (5), AP Physics B, AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Biology
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP, 2 semester courses
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]**Subjective: AP scholar with honor
high school mathematics competition on modeling - meritorious
honor roll and high honors at school
ABRSM level 8 in cello, piano
1st place, Hong Kong Inter-school chess competition **[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): first cellist in orchestra, piano, chess club captain
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at pharmaceutical research center, work at world expo 2010
[] Volunteer/Community service: service program at orphanage, tutor at math/science center at school
[] Summer Activities: see job/work
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP US teacher, AP Chem teacher
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec: supervisor at engineering center, family friend (stanford profess0r)
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[] School Type: International, private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: lots of AP, SAT, really liked my essays
[] Weaknesses: lower GPA than my school’s average accepted applicant
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: APs and course rigor
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Purdue, UIUC, UCSD, UCLA accept, U Mich deferred

[/ul]General Comments:

NueroBliss · March 28, 2012, 1:16am

Decision: Accepted @HSS - Cognitive Science
Decision: Rejected @SCS - Biology

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160, 720M, 720CR, 720W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 690MIIC, 620B/E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 9%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), AB Subscore (5), AB (4), Bio (4), Art History (4), Enviro Sci (4), Chemistry (3), European History (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP CompSci, Physics 1-2, World Lit 1-2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, National Piano Guild Member
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Honors Humanities and AP Euro History Tutoring (Secretary), Competitive Pianist (10 years), Church Worship Leader (Keyboardist)
[] Job/Work Experience: Taught piano over the summer to little kids, Algebra Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Convalescent Hospital Volunteer, VBS Leader, etc. 600+ hours
[] Summer Activities: VBS (Vacation Bible School)
[] Essays: Some of the best I’ve written - Main essay talked about being a ‘hotpot’ and looking to redefine myself in college, additional essay talked about being rejected by a renown piano instructor for short fingers, perseverance, etc.
[] Teacher Recommendation: From two of my favorite teachers, had one teacher for 3 years consecutive (English + Art History) and she’s the adviser of my club, other teacher had for freshman (Algebra 3-4) and junior year (Calculus BC) FAV. teachers and they like me I suppose? (:
[] Counselor Rec: I’m assuming generic, didn’t know her very well.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): 
[] School Type: Public, competitive
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~110k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, ECs
[] Weaknesses: SATII scores, AP scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lots of personality and passion reflected in essays, I would say “well-rounded” scores, they show diversity I guess. I got rejected at SCS for Biology and I’m pretty sure it’s because of my SATII scores.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCLA, UCSD, Waitlisted: WashU St. Louis, Still waiting on: UCB, Stanford, Harvard, Brown, USC (far reaches I know… but worth a shot! (: )

[/ul]General Comments: I’m thrilled to have been accepted! Congratz to all others who have been admitted!!

Elestia · March 28, 2012, 1:35am

Decision: Accepted (SCS, CIT-ECE)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR/800 M/730 W
[] ACT: –
[] SAT II: 800 MAT2, 740 CHEM
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 (weighted 5.21 - scaled to max 6 pts for AP courses)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 (1%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5 with 5 AB subscore), Stat (4), Chem (5), Physics C (5), Psychology (5), US History (4), Chinese (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci A, Linear Programming, Hnrs English IV, AP Physics B, AP US Gov, Hnrs Orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major; some small awards in state Science Olympiad, All-State Orchestra, regionals math contests, cross country, writing contest, half-marathon division winner

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Pop Dance Club (co-founder and leader), violinist in local youth symphony orchestra, erhu player in a Chinese music ensemble, cross country varsity, National Honors Society, Science Olympiad (event leader), Beta Club, Math Team, Science Honors Society
[] Job/Work Experience: –
[] Volunteer/Community service: 220+ hrs at local hospital
[] Summer Activities: XC practices, Governor’s School, volunteering
[] Essays: Decent in my opinion
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Probably so-so
[] Additional Rec: –
[li] Interview: Went pretty well in my opinion (I had to drive 2 hrs for it, but it turned out to be my favorite interview. After the interview I looked forward to the CMU decision the most.)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): –
[] School Type: Big, fairly competitive among the top students, especially for my year
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~$110k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): …Female? Lol[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Well-roundedness, fairly heavy course load
[] Weaknesses: No outstanding awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: many different extra-curriculars, decent academic achievements
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UNC-CH, waiting on a few others

[/ul]General Comments: I’m still actually quite amazed I got in.

bachboy · March 28, 2012, 1:46am

Decision: Accepted CIT

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 780 M, 650 W(meh) - 2180 total
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math II 800, Chemistry 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5.5% in class of over 800
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Calculus BC (5) and AB subscore (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), Physics C E&M (5), Chemistry (4), English Lang, Human Geography
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Comp Sci, AP Statistics, Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations, AP English Lit, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Science Olympiad (several state and regional level medals), AIME qualifier, National Science Bowl
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (president), Science Bowl (captain), Math Club, Sailing (teaching and racing), Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid Sailing Instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered 500+ hours as a junior sailing instructor, helped make community garden, tutoring disadvantaged children
[] Summer Activities: Sailing
[] Essays: good, I guess
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, but I’d assume good
[] Counselor Rec: she knew me decently well for a large school
[] Additional Rec: from sailing coach/employer, really amazing
[] Interview: I thought it went well

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large, very competitive, public
[] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): idk if anything above counts as a hook[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: competitions/awards, sailing, math/science interest
[] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT writing
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: also showed interest in CMU
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted Georgia Tech, UT Austin, couple in state schools; rejected MIT

[/ul]General Comments: Yay! Congratulations to everyone accepted and best of luck to everyone else!

Drautuna · March 28, 2012, 2:59am

Decision: Rejected from Mellon College of Science

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (750M/600CR/690W)
[] ACT: 28 (not reported)
[] SAT II: 780 Chem, 750 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):10/550
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Calc BC, Chem (5), APUSH (4), Euro (5), Eng lang (3), Eng lit, Macro, Govt, Stats (5), Physics, Bio
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: highest rigor
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no real major awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MCJROTC (2 years, Plt cmdr, Plt Sgt) Key club (3 years, Secretary, Co-president), Taekwondo (1 year), Badminton club (1 year), school tutoring club (2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 450 hours with key club, tutoring, summer aquarium volunteer and mcjrotc
[] Summer Activities: not explicitly stated, although included key club, aquarium volunteering, and relaxing
[] Essays: general commonapp one is good, supplement one for carnegie mellon college of science was a little bsed and had too much reused topics from the first, general commonapp essay. So basically 1st one good, second one below average
[] Teacher Recommendation: decent/good
[] Counselor Rec: decent
[] Additional Rec:nope
[] Interview:didnt haveone

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA, out of state
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type:public, above average
[] Ethnicity:Azn
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket:~120k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): non[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: i guess my SAT and gpa qualifed
[] Weaknesses: my EC’s on my application were not explicitly and strongly stated, mainly because beforehand when i applied to USC before its scholarship deadline i rushed the EC’s so i could meet the deadline. I couldnt elaborated more afterwords since it doesnt let you change it
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: bad second essay, bad elaborated EC’s, SAT could be higher
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to UCLA (WOOT WOOT), UCSD, UCSB, UCD, UCI, Brandeis, stony brook; no rejections so far besides carnegie

[/ul]General Comments:
I applied for fun and to broaden my horizons; since i got into UCLA i dgaf really

BlackMyst · March 28, 2012, 7:24am

Decision: Accepted to SCS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (720r 780m 780w) one sitting in October
SAT II (if submitted): 800 math IIC 790 chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.1 (I don’t understand how I got in with this)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
Senior Year Course Load: Visual C++, AP psychology, Advanced art 3, gym, lunch, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, Contemporary Literature Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nada
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Martial arts since 4: Kyokushin Karate, Muay Thai, Jeet Kun Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo and freestyle Wrestling
3 state championships (1 in striking, 2 in submission grappling)
Assistant coach in Ginastica Natural (combination of brazilian jiu jitsu movements and yoga) at my MMA gym
Piano- 8 years
guitar- 8 years
Trumpet and drums
Music Composition - 2 songs sung by an award winning Broadway singer
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Assistant Coach and watch elementary school kids afterschool
Essays: common app essay was about how I started martial arts at age 4 because I was bullied and used martial arts to gain confidence and how I am proud to be different.
Supplement essays were about how Brazilian jiu jitsu is like a language. You learn techniques like words and learn to communicate with your opponent like you were speaking english. In the same manner, I want to learn computer programming languages and code them like I was speaking english (I like computer science but was admitted for electrical engineering i think).
Teacher Recommendation: good
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: from music mentor
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes.
Intended Major: History
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: middle class public high school
Ethnicity: Black, Japanese, Korean and Cherokee (I guess that could be a hook…)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: received federal pell grant from all schools I was admitted in so far
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation college, poor, multiracial, athlete (martial arts), music, SAT scores and very unique essays.
Reflection
Strengths: SAT scores, ECs and essays
Weaknesses: my gpa… yeah I know you can’t believe it either
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Wasn’t the best applicant, but definitely one of the most unique.
General Comments: I remember as my guidance counselors would laugh when I told them the schools I was applying to. Ambition = success in life. I wasn’t afraid to be myself in my application. I talked about what I loved to do and showed some personality in humor instead of spending hours after school trying to pad my application with dozens of clubs. Congrats to everyone who got in, and I hope that my application is proof that there is more to college admissions than perfect numbers

CJMom · March 28, 2012, 11:23am

Decision: Accepted to MCS and Science & Humanities Scholars Program

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Reading 740, Math 780, Writing 750
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.949
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 of 309[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):(Girl Scout Gold Award), Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots through Girl Scouts
[] Interview: Interview with an alum from my area

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female

[/ul]General Comments:
Excited to be accepted. Being invited to join the Science and Humanities Scholars Program is very exciting. But if I don’t get some financial aid, CMU is probably out of the question. Accepted: Case Western, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Buffao. Waitlisted: WUSTL, Rice. Waiting to hear from Cornell.

Epicurean · March 28, 2012, 11:47am

Decision: Accepted MCS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (CR 740, M 800, W 780)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Math2C 800, Chemistry 800, Physics 800, USH 780, French Reading 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.97/5.00 (our school has a unique GPA system, A=5.0, B=4.0 etc)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC, Chemistry, Physics B, Biology, USH, Lang (5), Microeconomics (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: god it was heavy…:S
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable mention in Chemistry Olympiad
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): hip-hop web magazine (founder/editor-in-chief), writing staff member in another Black music web magazine, MC - recorded my own songs, several international/national/regional science camps, (co-)author of theses, varsity softball, student council (vice head)
[] Job/Work Experience: researcher at two university chemistry labs
[] Volunteer/Community service: taught science and english at local elementary - rural area (300+ hrs), volunteer tutor in school peer tutoring program (received letter of commendation)
[] Summer Activities: research and hip-hop
[] Essays: commonapp essay - linked bad luck to an episode during research, my strongest but not my most favorite essay i’d say // CMU supp - i spent a lot of time, and honestly i’m satisfied with this one
[] Teacher Recommendation: chem teacher - pretty standard rec letter // english teacher - glowing
[] Counselor Rec: dunno, but she likes me, so i guess it was good
[] Additional Rec: rec letter from the professor i researched with - couldn’t have hurt me
[] Interview: n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): international
[] Country (if international applicant): Korea
[] School Type: private boarding school
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: able to afford but fa preferred
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female chemist&hip-hopper[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: research, supplementary essay
[] Weaknesses: commonapp essay?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i guess i’m a good fit for CMU
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted - Rice, Purdue, Oberlin // waitlisted - WashU // rejected - Northwestern, MIT

[/ul]General Comments: i also got an invitation for the Science and Humanities Scholars Program, which i even mentioned in my CMU supp, so i’m happy but CMU doesn’t give any FA to international students so i’m not sure if i’ll enroll… too burdensome :S

ellkayification · March 28, 2012, 4:37pm

Decision: Waitlisted at MCS
Decision: Waitlisted at CFA

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): [670] Math, [680] CR, [730] Writing
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: [610] Physics, [770] Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.47
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school does not rank.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro [4], AP Latin Virgil [3], AP Studio Art [4], AP BC Calculus [5], AB sub score [5], AP Physics C [?], AP Art History [?], AP Literature [?]
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Art History, AP Literature, NYC History Honors, College Linear Algebra Honors, Guitar Ensemble
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar and honor roll throughout all 4 years of high school. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of the Promotional Arts Society, 2 years on volleyball + 1 year as team manager, arts editor for Parnassus Culture Magazine.
[] Job/Work Experience: I worked as a math tutor for kids at Kumon.
[] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer teaching art classes to kids at my school over the summer.
[] Summer Activities: Biomedical engineering class at Brown in 2010, physics at Cornell in 2011
[] Essays: Amazing. I take a lot of pride in my writing. I applied for BxA and wrote about my interests in math and art and how they compliment one another in unexpected ways.
[] Teacher Recommendation: [2] Very good.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good.
[] Interview: I had an interview with an alumna and I think it went very well.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private, held in high esteem.
[] Ethnicity: White.
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Without my step-father, who I do not have a good relationship with, <35,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, unless being a girl applying mainly for math counts.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Most rigorous courseload that my school offers, great writing and recs.
[] Weaknesses: Grades. I certainly don’t have straight A’s. My extra curricular activities are decent, but it’s not like I built houses for orphans in Peru.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably grades and SAT scores. I knew I should’ve taken it again.
[] Where else you applied: Cornell (waiting to hear), Tufts (waiting to hear), Lehigh (accepted), Wesleyan (denied), Swarthmore (denied), Brown (denied ED), Barnard (accepted)
[/ul]General Comments: I’m accepting a spot on the priority waitlist seeing as CMU is my first choice.

waitingforivy · March 28, 2012, 6:03pm

**Decision: Accepted at Tepper **
Decision: Waitlisted for Information Systems
Decision: Rejected at CIT and College of Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 (CR), 790 (W), 700 (M)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 740 (Bio M) 740 (Math II)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (5) Physics SL (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB History HL, IB Spanish SL, AP Calculus AB, IB Biology SL, Science Research, Orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Literary Magazine (Editor-in-Chief), Newspaper (Layout Editor), Model UN (Chair for school conference), Math Olympiads
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nursing home, “Disease” Foundation
[] Summer Activities: RESEARCH (with awards)
[] Essays: People said they were good, interesting (I guess it worked!)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both very close, knew outside of class, one was my research teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Thinks I’m smart, good student, etc . .
[] Additional Rec
[] Interview: Informal - don’t think it counted

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type: Small Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (didn’t indicate)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Not getting financial aid!
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Research, leadership, essays, rec letters
[] Weaknesses: Standarized testing, especially in math
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was rejected from CIT and College of Sciences because of low math grades
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Drexel, Stony Brook, Northeastern, Bucknell, Barnard. Rejected - MIT.

[/ul]General Comments:
Yay! It’s a little far, and still waiting on Ivy results, so I’m not sure what I’ll do. Also, why does Pittsburgh point out their GIANT inferiority complex so much?

averageguy · March 28, 2012, 7:49pm

Decision: Accepted (CIT)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (730 CR, 680 M, 680 W)
[] ACT: 33 (35E, 33M, 33R, 34S)
[] SAT II: 710 (Math II), 670 (Biology)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83/4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang (5), Calc BC (5), World History (4), US History (4), Biology (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Physics B, AP Statistics, World Literature, Humanities, Human Physiology & Anatomy, Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement, AP Scholar with Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (vice president), Math Team, Track & Field, Latin Club, BETA Club, NHS, NEHS, NAHS, SNHS, Model UN, and others I’m forgetting at the moment
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours (Habitat for Humanity, etc)
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I guess they were decent. I’m a bad judge of my own material.
[] Teacher Recommendation: no idea. I assume decent
[] Counselor Rec: no idea. I assume decent
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: URM status, ACT
[] Weaknesses: SAT, SAT IIs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Ignoring the knee-jerk explanation of URM status, I’m not really sure
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Rice, Duke (likely letter)

[/ul]General Comments:
Cool!

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