Official Class of 2010 RD Acceptance Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Colby College
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<p>Decision: ___________</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA:
[</em>] Rank:
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:
[<em>] Teacher Recs:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars:
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred:
[</em>] Other thoughts:</p>

<p>*Decision: *</p>

<p>Stats:[list]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?:
[</em>] SAT I (by section):
[<em>] SAT IIs:
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] APs:
[</em>] IBs:
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:
[</em>] Rank:
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload:
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School:
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):
[<em>] Teacher Recs:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location):
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[<em>] Ethnicity:
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Hooks:
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[/ul]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!!
will post more later.</p>

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<p>i'm in too - fully grant!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!!!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: Not that high. Not going to share.
SAT IIs: Same
GPA: Honors
Rank: School Doesn't rank
Other stats:</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Really good. I love literature, and discussed it's significance on my life. Opening line was a play off of Nabokov's Lolita. Second essay was REALLY PERSONAL!!! But in my opinon amazing.
Teacher Recs: Don't know, I'm sure they were good.
Counselor Rec: She said I was one of her favorite students, and remember this lady was once assistant director of admissions at Wellesley.
Hook (if any): Go to the top school in the nation (therefore one of the hardest, so I may have been evaluated differently). Classically trained Tenor.
Location/Person:
State or Country: Ohio
School Type: Private
Ethnicity:
Gender: Male
Other Factors:[list][<em>] Extracurriculars:[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred:[*] Other thoughts: I'm so happy!!! It feels good to have one under my belt. Now I shall wait patiently for Yale.</p>

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<p>Wait listed.</p>

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<p>Decision: </p>

<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: Yup
SAT I (by section): 2180 (700M, 730V, 750W)
SAT IIs: 710 Math, 730 Lit
ACT:
APs: AP French, sophomore year, and then AP Psych, AB Calc AP, and AP Government this year
IBs:
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.5UW, no idea what it is weighted
Rank: My school doesn't rank
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Psych, AP Calc AB, AP Government, Magazine Journalism, American Writers of Color, World Literature, Ceramics, Geology
Number of Apps from Your School: No more than 3 I don't think.</p>

<p>Other stats:
Subjective:</p>

<p>ECs listed on app:
California Youth and Government (3yrs) - Sophomore
Year: Presiding Justice of Forum Appellate Court, Bill
Sponsor - Junior Year: Selected Judicial Review Member,
Bill Author - Senior Year: Top 3 Chief Justice Candidate,
Delegation Vice President, possible Selected Judicial
Review Member </p>

<p>Calliope Literary Magazine (4yrs) - Freshman-Junior
Year: Short Story Editor - Senior Year - Editor-in-
Chief/Club President </p>

<p>Second Harvest Club (4yrs) - Sophomore - Junior Year:
Vice President, Senior Year: President </p>

<p>Verde Magazine (2yrs) - Junior Year: Staff writer - Senior
Year: News Editor
Job/Work Experience: Michael's Gelato and Cafe, since last September
Essays (subject and responses): Common App Essay: I wrote about an ethical conflict I had when my best friend was suicidal, and how my grades dropped during that period, etc etc. Supplemental Essay: I chose the "Peace cannot be attained through violence..." quote, and wrote about going to India and seeing a little girl. Kind of complicated, I can give you more info if you want it.</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Commended Scholar </p>

<p>2nd Place - Calliope Literary Magazine Short Story
Contest Spring Edition 2004, Sophomore-Junior Division -
Schoolwide</p>

<p>3rd Place - Calliope Literary Magazine Short Story
Contest Spring Edition 2005, Junior-Senior Division -
Schoolwide</p>

<p>Honorable Mention - Calliope Literary Magazine Short
Story Contest Spring Edition 2005, Junior-Senior Division -
Schoolwide</p>

<p>1st Place - Paly English Award - Schoolwide</p>

<p>1st Place - Rachel Austin Award, Freshman Division -
Schoolwide</p>

<p>Honorable Mention - NCLP Review Writing Award - National</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: They were okay, not spectacular. I'm sure they said nice things, but I don't think they stood out.
Counselor Rec: Really good, he knows me and my family very well, has had me in class before, etc.
Interview (feel and general location): I never did one actually.
Hook (if any): It's not exactly a hook, but I'm getting published, which is really cool. Also, I failed 3 classes my sophomore year, which isn't exactly a hook, but definitely made them look at my app twice!</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, competitive
Ethnicity: Indian (not Native American)
Income Bracket: $100,000+
Gender: F
Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: Essays, ECs, test scores Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I'm different, I've had blips in the radar and upward trends.
Other Factors: </p>

<p>I'm sooooo happy!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT I (by section): M 680 CR 750 W 800
SAT IIs: Math 1C 660 Bio 610 Lit 660
APs: Psych, Calc AB, Economics, Latin (Vergil), Enviro Science, Bio, Eng Lit, Eng Lang, Latin (Catullus + Ovid)
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.5 UW
Rank: school doesn't rank
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calc AB, AP Econ, AP Latin Vergil, AP Envi. Sci., AP Eng Lit, CS English
Number of Apps from Your School: 2</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>ECs listed on app:
-co-founder of 2 breast cancer research fundraising clubs (prez of one) which amassed $100,000 collectively over the past 2 years
-special olympics volunteer since 2003
-field hockey goalie since 2000; played in LIFHA summer league for 2 years, trained at east/west field hockey camp one year
-earth day cleanup volunteer
-contributor to school newspaper for 4 years
-contributor to school lit mag for 4 years
-seasonal contributor to village newspaper, the Great Neck Record (I write articles on Special Olympics)
-voluntarily tutor underprivileged kids for the SAT</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
-intern for oncologist/hematologist 2005-2006
-currently dropped classes as part of a school program and am interning for a NY Supreme Court justice and a nonprofit organization, American Forum for Global Education
Essays (subject and responses): I wrote my difficulty with wearing earrings, my love for dinner, my trip to China, Special Olympics, a failed relationship with an old friend...all were strong, even good...and very much "me"
Teacher Recs: Probably amaaazing, my teachers all know + love me very well
Counselor Rec: beautiful
Interview (feel and general location): Best interview I had.
Hook (if any): community oriented student? and I'm a field hockey recruit</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, competitive
Gender: F
Strengths: SATs, essays, recs, ECs, interview
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because I so totally belong there :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 650CR 630M 700W
SAT II: 710EB 670US
ACT: 30C 34E 33R 26M 26S 33E+W
GPA: 3.9UW 4.1W
Rank: 3/83
APs: Bio 4, this year: calc AB, US gov't, macro, lit, & lang
Number of apps from your school: just mine. Half of the kids from my school go to community college, the rest go to nonselective religious schools instate, 1 or 2 a year go to a UC or USC.
Harvard SSP 04, Spanish A-</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs:
-senior class president, class rep in student council (9, 10)
-varsity track, co-captain (11, 12), varsity swimming, most improved (9, 10), varsity cheer, co-captain (9, 10)
-ran a marathon this year, fundraising for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
-literary book club, Spanish club, vp
-gourmet cooking club, co-president (10-12), I have 5 published recipes, and am active in a Community Supported Agriculture program.
-tutoring & after-school program for at-risk youth
-active member of a social justice and peace group
Work:
-sales manager at farmer's markets (7-12)</p>

<p>Essays: common app was about the contrast and (figurative) tension between living on my family's farm in CA and the summer I spent in Boston. Very heartfelt.<br>
Teacher Recs: I only saw one of them, and the only part I saw was that he wrote that I was the best class president he (a senior advisor, and calc teacher) had ever seen.<br>
Counselor Rec: no idea!</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State: CA (near Fresno... or better yet, the middle of nowhere!)
School type: parochial
Ethnicity: white (specifically, Mennonite, which is a distant cousin to the Amish)
Gender: female</p>

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<p>Decision: accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 650M 700V
SAT IIs:
GPA: 4.5W 3.8UW
Rank:19/500
Other stats:
Subjective: good interview
Essays: I wrote an essay about my freshman year of high school.<br>
Teacher Recs: one is probably really good
Counselor Rec: generic
Hook (if any):
Location/Person: Omaha
State or Country: Nebraska
School Type: large public
Ethnicity:white
Gender: male
Other Factors: It probably helped that I am from Nebraska.</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?:no
SAT I (by section): 600M 640V 670W
SAT IIs: 700 Lit 660 BioM
ACT: 25 (didn't send these)
APs: (can only take APs as a senior at my school)
IBs: none
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: we do not weigh our GPAs. but I have a 4.0 unweighted
Rank: 3/318 (2 at time of application)
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Biology, AP U.S. History, AP Statistics, College Chemistry, Human Behavior Honors
Number of Apps from Your School: 2
Other stats:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Student Council, Student Body President, National Honor Society, Kid's Cafe volunteer, Adopt-a-block, relay-for-life, Assistant Art Instructor, New Hampshire Association of Student Councils Vice President, National Association of Student Councils delegate to Buffalo, NY and Las Vegas, NV, National Workshop Presentor, UPenn Model Congress, and a couple more.
Job/Work Experience: worked for an insurance company, assistant art instructor for 4-9 year olds, associate at Panera Bread
Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about giving a piggy-back-ride to a male friend of mine who is 6'4" and 210 lbs (I am 5'1" and 97 lbs) in a talent show. It was well-written (so I am told) and funny.
Teacher Recs: By two teachers who know me very well and are both excellent writers.
Counselor Rec: hopefully it was ok.
Interview (feel and general location):My interview was casual at my school. It went well, I thought. I had all my questions prepared in advance.
Hook (if any): I am kind of off the wall (blonde and pink hair) and I have a lot of energy (i believe my interview was a good hook) and I sent in a bunch of art slides. Also, I went to a very well respected summer program at Saint Paul's School where I studied Law & Government (and attended a murder trial)
Location/Person: Goffstown
State or Country:New Hampshire
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): small public school, definitely nothing special.
Ethnicity:caucasian
Income Bracket:middleish
Gender:female
Hooks: I believe I already addressed this.
Strengths/Weaknesses: I am terrible at math, but I am extremely dedicated to all that I do.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I believe the summer program was very helpful, I also think my essay was a good hook and I think my personality really showed through
Other Factors: nothing i don't think.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>

<p>Who believes they will definitely be going to Colby in the fall??I am 99% sure I will be. Perhaps those of us that know for sure can contact one another via AIM or some other website?</p>

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<p>I got in. Gonna write an abridged version of above cause im lazy.
2140 SAT's, 3.3 Unweighted GPA with really hard courses
I'm indian(parents from india) and was born in belgium
I live in Westchester NY
Dont know if im going to colby.. i visited and its reallly a nice school but kinda too isolated for me.. i dont know yet.</p>

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<p>waitlisted. i found out that i got into dickinson though, which was actually higher up on my list. dont think im gonna visit this thread anymore, bye guys.
: )
congrats to all of you.</p>

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<p>My official bye-bye to the Colby forum and Colby college. I'm not even gonna reply to the mail they sent to me about accepting a place on the waitlist. It's gonna cost me some change to post the mail and I dont see point. Bye all. Have a great time @ colby and if you ever come down to Boston or Cambridge, holla @ me.</p>

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<p>Decision: accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2120
GPA: 2.96 unweighted
APs: 5
Rank: no rank
Hook (if any): visual art
State or Country: MA
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white as can be
Why I think I was accepted: still don't really know, but I'm pretty damn happy about it.
Number of Apps from Your School: 22 (we love colby)
Interview: none</p>

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<p>Decision: <em>Accepted!!</em>_________</p>

<p>SAT: not sent
SAT IIs:not taken
ACT: 32 composite, 35 science 34 reading
GPA: 3.86 unweighted
Rank: 2nd quintile (20%-40%), but 1st person in its
Teacher Recs: didn't see them but quite sure they're very good
Counselor Rec: good as well
Hook (if any): internship at Centers for Disease Control, author on article published in science journal, plus lots of community service w/ awards
State or Country: atlanta, ga
School Type: small competitive private
Ethnicity: white
Gender:f</p>