<p>Sorry about that N2K, I posted this in the Williams thread too.</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: SCS
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 740V/770M/760W
[</em>] SAT IIs: IIC, Chem, Phys, All 800's
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 5.3/6.0 uw, school doesn't weight
[</em>] Rank: no rank, top 10%
[<em>] APs (including this year's): Calc BC, Chem, Phys C Mech + EM, Comp AB this year, all 5's
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Not as bad as last year's, which was pretty heavy
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: A few, not all SCS
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): A bunch of semi/non-significant awards, nothing too big
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Math Club, Science Club, CompSci Club, Varsity XC, Track
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer job
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Decent/pretty good
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None I can think of
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern, makes me white
[</em>] Gender: The big XY
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Stated above, none
[<em>] Strengths: Big on math/science
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not big on much else
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Because of my strengths?[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Oh boy! Tough decision, I already have Olin, Caltech, CMU, HMC, and RPI. Waitlist at MIT. Waiting for Stanford, UCB, Harvard, Princeton.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (CFA: Drama: Production Technology & Management)
Decision: Accepted (MCS: Chemistry)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 2390 (800m, 800v, 790w)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 770 Chem., 770 Span., 750 Math I, 730 Bio. M
[</em>] GPA, Unweighted: 3.67
[<em>] Rank: No Rank, Somewhere in the top 11%
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Chem. 5, Euro. 5, U.S. 5, (Physics C, Calc. BC)
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Heaviest
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Tons of theatre, varsity-level dance, community service related to both, vocal music, competitive math, alcohol awareness group
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Staff at a Creative Arts Program (3 Summers)
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Both related to my love for both theatre and chemistry; Decent
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: Private Boarding
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: Excellent interview, top boarding school</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: SCS (accepted), CIT (accepted)
[li] Fee Waiver Used?: nope, should have though.[/li][li] SAT Is: 760 (CR), 750 (M), 660 (W)[/li][li] SAT IIs: 780 (MIIC), 760 (Lit), 720 (Physics)[/li][li] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.38 (W), 3.98 (UW)[/li][li] Rank: 5/316~[/li][li] APs (including this year): AP Eng. Lang. (5), AP Computer Science AB (?), AP Eng. Lit. (?), AP Calculus AB (?), AP Physics B (?)[/li][li] GCEs (including this year): AS-Level Eng. Lang. (a), AS-Level Art & Design (b), AS-Level Thinking Skills (b), A-Level History (E), AS-Level Eng. Lit. (?), AS-Level Mathematics (?), AS-Level Physics (?)[/li][li] Senior Yr Courseload (Semester 1): AP Eng. Lit., AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B, AP Computer Science A[/li][li] Senior Yr Courseload (Semester 2): GCE Eng. Lit., GCE Mathematics, GCE Physics, Computer Programming IV[/li][li] Number of Apps from Your School: one[/li][li] Awards:[list][/li] [</em>] National Merit Finalist
[<em>] Cambridge Scholar
[</em>] FOX 28 & Pizza Hut's "Youth Leader of the Month"
[<em>] Anthem Essay Contest Finalist
[</em>] A.C.E. (Accepting the Challenge of Excellence) School Nominee
[<em>] National NHS Scholarship Nominee [/ul]
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[li] ECs listed on app: Can't remember, exactly. But can guess: [list][/li] [li] Web Design[/li] [</em>] Graphic Arts
[<em>] Community Service (over 750 hours working with kindergarten teachers)
[</em>] Programming
[<em>] NHS Officer [/ul]
[li] Job/Work Experience: [ul][/li] [</em>] Freelance Web Design
[li] Web Development Intern [/ul][/li][li] Essays (subject and responses): One on web design as a creative impulse, the longer one on religion, love, and their interaction in my life.[/li][li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Absolutely amazing, killer recs.[/li][/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[li] State or Country: Florida[/li][li] School Type: Somewhat noncompetitive public.[/li][li] Ethnicity: Male[/li][li] Gender: Caucasian[/li][li] Income Bracket: $30,000[/li][li] Hooks: First-generation college student[/li][li] Strengths: Great recs, included a strong portfolio with the app[/li][li] Weaknesses: Couldn't get an interview, little in terms of in-school involvement (ECs, no athletics, etc.)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[li] College/Major Applied To: English/HSS</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT I (by section): Math: 710; Crit Reading: 730; Writing: 800</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT IIs: IIC: 670 (hah!); French: 740; Eng. Lit.: 790</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: Unweighted: 3.8ish; weighted: 4.25ish</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 75/449</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[li] APs (including this year's): English Lang & Comp - 4; French - 3; French - [/li]retaking; PhysAP; English Lit.</p>
<p>[li] IBs (including this year's: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Yr Courseload: Two APs and one class that had its AP status removed this year :( plus band and dance.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Number of Apps from Your School: I only know of one or two!</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit finalist, yadda yadda yadda</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] ECs listed on app: Flute (eats my life), dragonboat team veteran/leadership, SafeRide coordinator and president</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Seven horrid months at a Baskin Robbins, flute teacher</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays (subject and responses): Long essay went over the word limit (oops) and was about writing; short was about dragonboat. Specifically for Carnegie Mellon, I rambled about my lifelong obsession with writing and how that led to my choice of major. I also talked about how up until I was ten or so, I was convinced I was going to be a marine biologist, a ballerina, a teacher, a writer andddd an artist when I grew up. I think I was a little too idealistic :P</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Drrr ... none that I can think of[/li][/ul]Location/Person:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] State or Country: CA, United States</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Relatively large public school with hordes of National Merit finalists and pretty high scores as a whole</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Cauc-asian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female!</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: Enough to live in the Bay Area</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Again, none that I can think of, except for the lifelong passion thing, but really, that's not the world's strongest hook.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Strengths: An interest in writing/English in general and the scores to back it up</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: MATH. And science. More specifically, a C- in Bio Honors my sophomore year and a B+ in precalc.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Again, just because my scores and grades in certain areas support my choice of a major. Yay, English!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm so happy that I can fiiiiiiiinallyyyyy participate in one of these threads =) Congratulations, everyone!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to IS and Tepper </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: 1) Information Systems 2) Tepper School of Business
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M 800 V 730 W 730
[</em>] SAT IIs: MIIC 790 Chem 790 Physics 790 Spanish 760
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.1 UW
[</em>] Rank: Top 40%
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 11
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload:
AP Physics C, AP Stats, AP Econ, AP Spanish, Post AP- english
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: around 30 (most using as safety)
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: average - above average
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Webmaster of a UN NGO
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):Spent 2 hours. Not too much
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): no
[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Connecticut / Hong Kong
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Most Prestigious Boarding School, 30% goes to ivies, 1400 Mean SATs
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: Enough
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: dunno[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: CIT (ECE-accepted), IS (accepted), SCS (waitlist)
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 760 M, 760 CR, 770 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2c,, 780 Physics, 750 Chemistry
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.99/4.74
[</em>] Rank: 4/474
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 6 (Stats, Calc AB/BC, Govt, Physics, Chemistry)
[<em>] IBs (including this year's): N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Calc BC, Physics, Chemistry, Adv. Topics Math, Govt.
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 2 i think
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): won a few awards at state science fair
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Science club, math modeling etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: walgreen's service clerk
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): personal aspirations in engineering, how cmu would help me do that.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Zero
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: VA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, very competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Zero
[<em>] Strengths: I really don't know, im pretty stereotypical
[</em>] Weaknesses: no real computer science/coding experience
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: don't know[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: hope to see many of you at cmu.</p>
<p>How come there are so few people applying IS?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: SCS and HSS
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 730 M, 700 CR, 770 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 math2, 720 lit, 720 physics
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.8 uw, 4.15 w
[</em>] Rank: 32/250
[<em>] APs (including this year's): Comp Sci A & AB: 5, Macro-Econ: 5, German: 4, English Lang:4, Gov't: 4.... English Lit, BC Cal, Latin
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: English Lit, BC Cal, Latin, Literary Magazine, Differential Equations, Modern Physics, German 5
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: about 4... but none to either HSS or SCS, I think
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): some German State awards, Latin stuff, I don't know...</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: aikido, fencing, german, latin, programming team, recruiter-person for magnet program
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:summer job programming
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): common app - about being the only girl in all the computer stuff I do CMU - a more artsy peice about Rilke's poetry and how poetry is like programming
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): ha ha ha, that's funny... no</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: TX
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public magnet I don't know about stats... but several people get in to ivys and similary every year
[<em>] Ethnicity: paper that has been then soaked in bleach for an extra few hours
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: I didn't apply for finaid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ...female
[<em>] Strengths: probably my essays, maybe teacher recs... plus I got lucky in the genetics gamble
[</em>] Weaknesses: rank/general numbers could have been better. I have no math/CS related awards at all...
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: a combination of bing female and humanities oriented in SCS; I guess my Latin and German stuff swayed the HSS people[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I'm very very excited about CMU, and I wish everyone else luck.
oh yes, also certainly one of my best interviews. It was lots of fun.
To those who didn't get in: I'm sorry, but there are tons of other fantastic places for you ^_^</p>
<p>nobody rejected yet</p>
<p>or no one has posted here who was rejected</p>
<p>ida, i like that comment about how you got lucky in the genetics gamble! so true...i feel the same way.</p>
<p>Yeah, if I'd been rejected I don't think I'd be very quick to post my stats on an internet forum. At least, not until my pain had been subdued by an acceptance somewhere else.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: Comp Sci and Info Sys (Accepted at both)
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M: 800 V: 740 W: 740
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 2: 780 Physics: 800 US History: 760
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.6something; 4.0
[</em>] Rank: unweighted: tied with 7 for 1st, weighted: 3rd of near 700
[<em>] ACT: 34 essay 9 (not submitted)
[</em>] APs (including this year's):
soph: Human Geo: 5, Chem: 5, Calc AB: 3 (ind. study calc; started the weekend before.. so yea bad idea)
junior: USH: 5, Eng Lang: 4, Phys B: 5, Calc BC: 5, Comp Sci: 5, Macro Econ: 5 (ind. study macro, started december that time around)
[<em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Phys C, AP Eng Lit (ugh), AP Bio, AP US Govt, Calc 3/Diff Eq
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1!
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Natl Merit, Natl AP
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: FBLA (some state awards), NHS, 2600, Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), Math Club, Political Union (VP), HSSP 2006
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): eh
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CO, USA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): massive rich white suburban
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: immaculate transcript (three A minuses, two in gym)
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: waiting to hear from others this thursday. probably will be between CMU and Harvey Mudd. CMU's CS is better, but god i love So Cal</p>
<p>No rejection?</p>
<p>@BLY - i'm guessing cos not many people know about it ):</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To:Tepper
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?:no
[<em>] SAT I (by section):m700v690cr800
[</em>] SAT IIs:math2-760 spanish650 lit 700
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:4.015w, don't know uw
[</em>] Rank:10/371
[<em>] ACT:32
[</em>] APs (including this year's):calc ab, gov, lit
[<em>] IBs (including this year's:n/a
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload:very rig
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:i'm the only one i know of
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):natl merit commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:varsity tennis, nhs, gymnastics, key club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:coaching tennis
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):idon't know? my tepper essay was about how success was multifaceted
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):no
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:MI
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):public, average. most go to northern or michigan state
[<em>] Ethnicity:asian
[</em>] Gender:female
[<em>] Income Bracket:>100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):nope
[<em>] Strengths: i really really stressed diversity a ton.
[</em>] Weaknesses: APs, gpa, SATs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: to be honest, i have no idea haha. [/li][/ul]Other Factors: tennis coach "put in a good word for me"? don't know that had any effect, i'm not playing tennis there.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:congrats to all! it seems there's not very many who applied only to tepper.</p>
<p>[color=green]Decision: Accepted<a href="with%20scholarship">/color</a></p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: CIT (regular decision), undecided major
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 680 Verbal, 790 Math, 750 Writing (2220)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Math II, 750 Math I, 690 Chemistry, 690 US History
[<em>] GPA: 3.73 UW (school does not weigh GPAs)
[</em>] Rank: School does not rank
[<em>] ACT: Superscored Composite 35: 35 Verbal, 35 Math, 35 English, 35 Reading
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Currently an AP Scholar with Distinction (5+ APs with scores of 3 or above AND average of 3.5 on all APs)</p>
<p>Took 7 APs junior year: US History, French Language, English Language, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
Will take 8 APs senior year: Studio Art (2-D), Art History, Psychology, Human Geography, Calculus BC, English Literature, Physics C (E&M), Physics C (Mechanics)
Currently taking 2 post-AP courses (Linear Algebra, French VI)</p>
<p>[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Art History, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, Orchestra, Philosophies of Knowing, Linear Algebra, French VI, AP English Literature
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: I think I'm the only one...
[li] Other stats (Awards, etc.): See below</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] ECs listed on app: Visual arts (9/10/11/12): Publishing book, freelance digital illustrator as a job, Scholastic Gold Keys[/li]Soccer (10/11/12): Varsity letter, conference champions
Yearbook (10/11/12): Editor-in-chief, cover artist, graphic designer, layout editor, index editor
Piano (9/10/11/12): Played for 12 years, IPTA/ISSMA/Jr. Festival Playoffs state winner, piano teacher
Literary Magazine (9/10/11/12): Editor-in-chief (senior year), art editor (junior year), NCTE 2005 Best Cover Art Award
Viola (9/10/11/12): Principal violist in orchestra, member of selective ensemble within orchestra, four-time district winner in ISSMA
Math Team (9/10/11/12): AIME qualifier, AMC top 5%, Mandelbrot Eastern Region Top Tier Team
Speech & Debate (10/11/12): Alternate to Nationals for Congress
Newspaper (11/12): Layout editor, entertainment columnist</p>
<p>*I also have 300 community service hours on record.</p>
<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: llustrator/graphic designer (01/2004 - present): Self-employed, available for commission
Piano teacher (09/2005 - present): self-employed, currently teaches kids ages 6-10
Nexcelom (06/2006-07/2006): intern for a hemacytometer production company, webdesigner
Sport For Life (07/2006-08/2006): Sports instructor for a summer camp for expatriate children in Shanghai
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about an art project of mine that involved keeping a journal. I really wished I had spent more time on my essay though.
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Published digital illustrator? HAHA.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: IN
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private nondenominational school, senior class of 94, 100% of students in past 5 years have gone to college, school is ranked 2nd in the Midwest
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[<em>] Strengths: Challenging schedule, leadership positions in extracurriculars, self-employment in music and art, "well-rounded"
[</em>] Weaknesses: Typical overachieving Asian
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Hmm.....[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I got a half tuition of $18475 a year (Judith Resnik-Challenger Scholarship) to CIT ... wow. :)</p>
<p>And many congratulations to those who got accepted! Best of luck to those on the waitlist, and I'm sorry if you got rejected. I've gotten rejected by half of the schools I applied and waitlisted at my top choice, so I've been there too.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To:CIT(MEC,ECE-Accepted), MCS(Physics, SHS)
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?:no
[<em>] SAT I (by section):790math 680cr 670writing
[</em>] SAT IIs:780math IIc 770physics
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:4.1W 3.55uw
[</em>] Rank:n/a
[<em>] ACT:n/a
[</em>] APs (including this year's):AP Calculus BC - 5, this year - ap language, stat, government, physics
[<em>] IBs (including this year's:
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload:multivariable calc, ap lang, ap stat, ap gov, ap physics, orchestra
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:too many
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):all-state tennis awards, academic decathlon awards, community service awards, etc...
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:tennis, violin, filmmaking, community service, soccer
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:UPS Store - junior year summer
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):good
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):very strong recommendation letter from my tennis coach?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:NJ
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):very competitive, ranked in top 5 public school for NJ
[<em>] Ethnicity:asian(indian)
[</em>] Gender:male
[<em>] Income Bracket:top
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[<em>] Strengths:strong math/science scores/grades, depth of involvement in my ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses:GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:strong math/science application[/li][/ul]Other Factors:decent interview
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:i wasnt really expecting to get in but now I might actually end up at CMU</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: CFA - Vocal Performance
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): V 690, M 690
[</em>] SAT IIs: I'd rather not say, didn't submit these
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.88 UW
[</em>] Rank: 44/460
[<em>] ACT: 31 (composite); V 34, M 27, SCI 31, SS 34
[</em>] APs (including this year's): AP American Gov't & Politics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics (also took 2 college English courses)
[<em>] IBs (including this year's): N/A
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: As challenging as it could be (what with taking Choir and German classes key to my major)
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1 (mine!)
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Concert Choir, Show Choir, 10 Theatre Productions, National Honor Society, 10 years Girl Scouts, Thespian Society (President), Future Educator's Association, Environmental Club, Girls' Tennis, Piano Lessons, Voice Lessons, Church Choir, Church Cantor, Vacation Bible School Teacher
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tourist Train Holiday Caroling Group
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Eye-opening experience of my first time in NYC
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Minnesota
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasion
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[<em>] Strengths: Writing/English, Music
[</em>] Weaknesses: Math, Phy Ed grades that brought down my GPA, wish I could have broke 700 on SATs :)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: My audition went very well and I felt that my essays were very genuine. I also had a great interview and many ECs.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I am just thrilled to be in! Congrats to everyone, hopefully I will see some of you in the fall!</p>