**OFFICIAL CLARK UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2020 DECISIONS THREAD**

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EA/ED decisions are coming out soon, so let’s get this started!!

Here is the forum to post your results for the Clark University Class of 2020 decisions. Below is the traditional format for results (I hope) REMOVE THE SPACES BEFORE POSTING:

Pick one:

[ b][ size=4][ color=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/size][/color]
[ b][ size=4][ color=#FFA500]Decision: Waitlisted [/size][/color]
[ b][ size=4][ color=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/size]**[/color]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
The most unique thing in your application:

Thanks for everyone’s posts!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I: (Math 760, CR 720, Writing 760)
ACT (breakdown):N/A
SAT II: Lit: 750, Math 1: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10th
AP (place score in parenthesis): (Psych 5, English 5, Stats 5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP, 1 Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat Merit Scholar commendation, AP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A couple of after school clubs, continuous for all of high school. (one minor leadership position.) Violin for 8 years.
Job/Work Experience: minor internship
Volunteer/Community service: state historic site for 3 years, during summer. Various volunteer activities for National Honor Society.
Summer Activities: see above, as well as two summers doing pre-college and college credit courses
Essays: I think they were good, but who knows?
Teacher Recommendation: See above
Counselor Rec: Again, see above
Additional Rec: The counselor incorporated parts of three commendation/recognition letters into her letter, which was probably a good thing.
Interview: None
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Will do.
Intended Major: Probably Psych?
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: -
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really

Reflection

Strengths: Probably test scores. Also, very steady and solid ECs. Never tried to join a million clubs or do a million activities, but devoted plenty of time to the activities listed on the app.
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Focused on the broad range of interests. Also, self studied AP Psych and got a 5
Weaknesses: Not much leadership. No notable hooks.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Test scores, rigor of classes, grades, in that order. Also, visited campus and met with rep who came to the school.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: No news yet.
The most unique thing in your application: The essay was very honest about a personality trait that some might view as being a hindrance to life.

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[ b][ size=4][ color=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/size]**[/color]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT (breakdown): 28
SAT II:NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure about unweighted I have a 4.1 unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang and comp (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, 2 honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Chinese national honor society, National honor society

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chinese Club (President), Interact Club, Model United nations (Secretary) Oboist (4 years) Flutist (7 years)
Job/Work Experience: Office secretary for a Mary Kay Business
Volunteer/Community service: Worked at an Autism camp, YSOP
Summer Activities: Worked at a camp for autistic kids for 2 years, Band Camp
Essays: Wrote an essay about my adoption from China
Teacher Recommendation: two very good teachers for recommendations
Counselor Rec: good counselor recommendation
Additional Rec: NA
Interview: NA

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Plan to do
Intended Major: Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection:
Strengths: High GPA, taking two AP Science courses
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Tried to show them that I can stand up to adversity and that I am able to adapt to new situations
Weaknesses: Mid level test scores not exceptional but not the highest compared to my gpa.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, Grades, Extra curricular, Intended major
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: TBD
The most unique thing in your application: I’m an Chinese adopted person in an all white family in a majority white town.

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**Decision: Accepted **
Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 science, 35 math, 35 reading, 32 english)
SAT II: 800 math 2, 780 biology-m
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: College seminar, holocaust studies, honors genetics, AP physics, AP psych, AP french, AP calculus AB
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit commended scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Service club, ocean bowl team, debate team
Job/Work Experience: part-time job at a retail store, then part-time job at retirement community
Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours, at a soup kitchen, at the middle and elementary schools, habitat for humanity week long service trip
Summer Activities: spent month abroad in mexico learning spanish summer before senior year
Essays: Pretty good, not perfect though
Teacher Recommendation: Biology teacher from 10,11, 12, very very good, Calc teacher from 11, 12, very good
Counselor Rec: good, she knows me pretty well
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: biology
State (if domestic applicant): maine
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: mixed race (black and white)
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I focused on me growing up and muting and becoming a better person, and my test scores and academics
Weaknesses: ?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have above average stats compared to previously accepted applicant
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: nowhere yet
The most unique thing in your application:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

Sat I: N/A
ACT Breakdown: N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.20
Rank: Top 15
AP Score (Predicted): (AP Music Theory 5, AP Physics C 4, AP BC Calculus 4)
IB Score (Predicted): (IB English HL 6)
Senior Courseload: 1 IB, 3 AP, 1 Honors
Major Awards: Beat The Odds Scholars, Paul Robeson Versatility Award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: Stage Crew (Assistant Floor Manager), Jazz Combo, Big Band, Rock Band, Acapella Group, Order of the Feminist, Literary Magazine (Editor senior year).
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: Heifer International (summer), Mission trip to Nicaragua (summer), Shepards Table (during the year).
Summer Activities: In addition to wehat is listed above: Camp Sizanani Youth Leadership Camp.
Essays: I think they were interesting; my personal essay was about a good conversation I had with a friend about what makes good literature, poetry, and prose good.
Teacher Rec: I had 1 from my 10th grade english teacher, and 1 from my 11th grade calc teacher. I think both were really good because I did a lot of growing as a person in both classes and I genuinely enjoyed both classes.
Counselor Rec: I think it was really good because I am pretty close to my counselor.
Additional Recs: N/A
Interview: None

Applied for financial aid?: Planning to.

Intended Major: I am interested in the Student Designed major because I am really interested in Cognitive Science, Physics/Math, and Music. I may end up creating a Computational Neuroscience major to satisfy my various interests.

State: MD
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Hooks: Deep interest in science, music, and philosophy. Decent rank. Personal Essay.

Reflection:

Strengths: My writing was very strong because I just wrote about what I am genuinely interested in. I have done a lot of extracurriculars but a lot of them are very related. Also, all my extracurriculars are year long activities rather than seasonal.

Weaknesses: My GPA isn’t the greatest even though it puts me at the top 15 percent of my class. I didn’t submit test scores so that could be considered a hinderance to my acceptance. I was originally in the full IB program but certain courses not being offered made it hard for me to stay in the program (IB Physics HL, IB Philosophy HL, IB Chemistry HL, and AP Music Theory (at the time)).

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Extracurriculars, Rigor of classes, Recs
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I am still waiting on responses.

The most unique thing in your application: Either the personal essay or the short essay (I talked about why feminism is important to me).

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Pick one:

ACCEPTED

Objective:

SAT I (1860):
ACT (didn’t take):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):unknown
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc, AP Psych Senior year, lots of honor courses, small school not too many options
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc, AP Psych, English, Anatomy/Forensics, Gov/Econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Completed 3 credits at Loyola Marymount College for Creative Writing - published work

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Leader of various clubs at school, very active politically
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: lots of community service
Summer Activities:Above course at Loyola, volunteering, junior guards swim, swim team, scuba diver
Essays: very personal
Teacher Recommendation: one teacher shared with me he incorporates something she brought up on disability issues in his curriculum, both of the teachers who wrote really love her
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: none
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:no
Intended Major: Sociology
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, private
Ethnicity: White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection - Visited the school in April, really liked it

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: A good fit
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Mills, Beloit, Knox all with scholarships
The most unique thing in your application:

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oh gpa above is 3.8 weighted

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No one is listing scholarships - its helpful to know if Clark offered merit to any of you.

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I got the Jonas Clark Scholarship for $40,000

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I got the Traina scholarship for 80,000 (20,000 per year)

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Traina Scholarship – $80,000 as well. 4.34 W GPA, 3.9 UW, 2020 SAT, violin 13 yrs with freelance performances, many clubs including 5 honor societies-- president of 2, participant in many school functions with about 250 recorded service hours, varsity tennis, cross country, community orchestras etc.

I think that taking many electives has hindered my application process at many schools, but I’m glad Clark was able to see that I just have many interests (I was deferred at Northeastern and Tulane)

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Accepted!

SAT I: 1960
ACT (breakdown): 29
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure, 4.17 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish 4 (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP stats, AP Government, AP Spanish literature 5, Honors Spanish language and culture, honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial Team (captain), Track and Field (captain)
Job/Work Experience: Held steady job for 2 years now
Volunteer/Community service: 2010-2014 was assistant and volunteer to executive director of a local food pantry Summer Activities: mock trial, track, volleyball
Essays: About my love of linguistics and the languages I’ve studied
Teacher Recommendation: first from pre calc teacher who is also track coach, very good. Second from a teacher whose class I had to work much harder from.
Counselor Rec: Haven’t read it but she knows me very very well

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: International Relations
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: small public
Ethnicity: mixed black/white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: approx. 68k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation immigrant, daughter of army sergeant

Reflection

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I found something I was passionate about and changed my schedule and fought everything necessary to pursue it
Weaknesses: no science class senior year, didn’t focus on APs until senior year
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Elon, Juniata and Stevenson all with scholarships

Received Traina’s scholarship for $80k over the 4 years

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Traina scholarship for my D, ($80,000), the first stat listed on this thread. We should keep this thread to stats only please.

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Accepted!

I got Achievement Scholarship ($60,000 - $15,000 per year)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 29 (Didn’t send)
SAT II: 620 in French
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 UW/4.06W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Shakespeare, AP French, Journalism, Pre-Calc Part II, Poetry, and Race, Class Gender.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
9th-12th-GSA (President 11th and 12th),
9th-12th-Costumer for theater company (Officer 11th and 12th)
9th-12th-School newspaper (Three year editor)
10th-12th-Jazz dancer
11th-12th-Health advisory committee
11th-12th-NHS

Job/Work Experience: Intern at Greater Boston PFLAG
Volunteer/Community service: Community service trip to New Orleans, various other things (over 400 hours)
Summer Activities: Camp counselor (going into 11th), Studying abroad (12th), and internship (12th)
Essays: I wrote about my dog getting brutally attacked - the guilt, blame, and recovering
Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent - I received academic awards from both teachers
Counselor Rec: Great - guidance counselor loved me
Additional Rec:
Interview: Clark doesn’t do interviews
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: French and Econ or French and IR
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Massachusetts
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Disability (hearing loss) and having three citizenship (US, Canada, and Switzerland).

Reflection

Strengths: Leadership positions, many school awards
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I tried to show that I am a compassionate, hardworking person.
Weaknesses: 5 diagnosed concussions
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I am a very good student and do a lot for my school
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I’ve been accepted at McGill so far.

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Is the scholorship mention in the email or portal? They didn’t mention that in the email does it mean we didn’t get?

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Just some stats to help others

My D admitted EA. $80k Traina Scholarship
ACT 32
GPA unweighted 3.9
weighted 4.6
IB program.
Sports Letters; Community Service; Forensics.
Usual resume builders like Honor Roll, Natl Honor Society etc.

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I applied RD to Clark, my application materials have been complete for close to two weeks, to be exact all my application materials were complete on the 7th of January 2016. I received an email today, on a Saturday(16th on January) saying that my application has been reviewed and my decision has been posted on my portal. I logged in to my portal and didn’t see anything. I want to ask if it is possible for the decision of RD to be released so early cause on the portal itself it is noted that RD applicants will receive decisions mid march?. And is it only me that received this email?

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i received the achievement scholarship too… congratulations to everyone and wish you all the best of luck! :slight_smile:

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I also got accepted to Clark and I received Traina scholarship.

Does anyone here apply for LEEP thingy?

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Received Acceptance and Traina scholarship today. ($80,000)

SAT: 2000

I don’t know my GPA because my high school is in Ontario and every school converts differently.

Involved in church, many volunteering opportunities. Now considering attending.