OFFICIALClass of 2015 Regular Decision Results

momdoc · March 24, 2011, 11:32am

Okay, here's a template copied from another thread. Remove the spaces inside the brackets for proper formatting. Good luck! Decisions should start arriving today.

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted by (insert school)[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred by (insert school)[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected by (insert school)**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] 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.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other*[list]

<ul>
<li>[ ] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *]Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list]
[ b]Reflection[list]</li>
<li>[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ /list]
[ b]General Comments:*</li>
</ul>

JudgmentDay · March 24, 2011, 1:11pm

Got a little lazy, so I’m just using this from my chance thread.

Ethnicity: Chinese

Gender: Male

Applying as: Chinese International Applicant (Don’t have green card yet, in process)

Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering

Currently Residing: South Dakota

Past Residences:

1.China(6 years)
2.Indiana (4 years)
3.Minnesota(2 years)
4.North Carolina(2 years)

SAT’s

-2330 (one sitting; Math 800, Writing 750; 11 Essay, Critical Reading 780)
-2360 Superscore (Math 800, Writing 780; 8 Essay, Critical Reading 780)
-Math Level II: 800
-Biology E: 800

Rank:

20/188 (3.8 UW) before Midyear, 15/188 (3.83 UW) After Midyear, (I relocated during my sophomore year, and the pressure from adapting to a new school and the different curriculum made it difficult, I kinda detailed this in my additional information section, I didn’t complain about it, upward trend from sophomore year on up.)

Freshmen Year: all A’s, 1 semester grade of B
Sophomore Year: 4 semester grades of B+ (2 AP’s)
Junior year: 3 semester grades of B+ (3 AP’s)
Senior Year (1st Semester): All A’s (3 AP’s, 4 Next semester)

Senior Class Load:
-AP Statistics
-AP Lit and Comp.
-AP Physics
-AP Human Geography Independent Study
-Honors Chemistry
-Spanish IV
-History of World Religions
-Wellness Activities

Overall Course Load: Most Challenging (taken or are taking 9/10 AP’s available at school)*

*I’m taking more AP courses than anyone in my grade

AP’s:

-AP Calculus AB(only Calculus course available at my school): 5
-AP U.S. History: 5
-AP U.S. Government: 5
-AP Biology: 4
-AP Microeconomics: 3

Awards:

-National Merit Semifinalist
-AP Scholar with Distinction

Extracurriculars:

-Piano for 11 years: MMTA state piano competition winner, (Over 5000 pianists participated, I was the highest scorer) and some minor regional awards that I didn’t have room to list on the CommonApp

-1st chair French Horn from 6th to 9th grade

-auditioned for and qualified for the selective East Men choral group

-Science Olympiad: bronze in state

-Physics Bowl: Co-captain and 2nd place in state

-State Math contest: 2nd place

-Chinese Study: Chinese Society of America essay award, been studying ever since I moved to the U.S. (3rd Place Chinese Society of America Essay award)

-National Honor Society

-Chess Club: Vice Pres., co-founder

Recommendations are good I suppose, I waived rights…

Income Bracket: ~$75000 (Received 43k a year financial aid grant from Vanderbilt)

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Unique backgroud, challenges in life
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected: MIT, Caltech. Accepted: Rice
Comments: I’m very happy since I considered myself as having no chance since I’m an international applicant whose requesting financial aid. But congrats to all who got accepted. Waiting for March 30th “Ivy Day” before committing.

LondonGentleman · March 24, 2011, 3:54pm

Use the template. If you want to be lazy (ahem ^), don’t post. It’s easier.

Jmeneses · March 24, 2011, 10:23pm

Well it’s still helpful to all the other applicants, even if it’s not in “your” format. On behalf of the other students waiting for decisions, thanks (Even if it’s not in perfect format :)

That being said…

OMG YOU DIDN’T USE PROPER FORMATTING… GET OUT OF THIS THREAD.

chillgen · March 25, 2011, 12:53pm

Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/375
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) Language and Comp (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Moderate. Ran out of hard classes really:)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer, Student Council, Debate, Beta, NHS,
[] Job/Work Experience: Which Wich Senior Year
[] Volunteer/Community service: 10 New Orleans Mission trips. 1 Nashville Mission. Other Church activities. Well over 1000 hours
[] Summer Activities: Summer camp leader, VBS teacher.
[] Essays: Moderate. About my New Orleans trip, and written more as a narrative.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them. One was former alumni, another was my awesome English teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably awesome…I love that woman.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]

<ul>
<li>[] State (if domestic applicant):TN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[]Income Bracket:100k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Good-looking;)[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]</li>
<li>[] Strengths: Volunteer stuff. Decent score. Well-rounded ECs
[] Weaknesses: Forgot to list many of my activities on my application. Most of them I take for granted. (Such as having two class periods devoted to working with CDC children: not a big deal to me, seems like it would have been a good thing to list.)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Have you seen the scores of those accepted?!
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: UTK Honors, Auburn Honors. Rejected: UChicago
[/ul]General Comments: No idea if I’ll pursue waitlist…seems a bit risky, and still have to hear from Duke and UPenn.</li>
</ul>

JudgmentDay · March 25, 2011, 1:06pm

Ok, I fixed my formatting.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (one sitting: 800 Math, 780 Critical Reading, 750 Writing: 11 essay)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Biology E, 800 Math II, 790 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/188 (after midyear)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on U.S. History, U.S. Government, and AP Calc, 4 on Biology, 3 on Microeconomics
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:

-AP Statistics
-AP Lit and Comp.
-AP Physics
-AP Human Geography Independent Study
-Honors Chemistry
-Spanish IV
-History of World Religions
-Wellness Activities

[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist? Won a Piano Competition with over 5000 Participants.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li]
-Piano for 11 years
-1st chair French Horn from 6th to 9th grade
-auditioned for and qualified for the selective East Men choral group
-Science Olympiad: bronze in state
-Physics Bowl: Co-captain and 2nd place in state
-State Math contest: 2nd place
-Chinese Study: Chinese Society of America essay award, been studying ever since I moved to the U.S. (3rd Place Chinese Society of America Essay award)
-National Honor Society
-Chess Club: Vice Pres., co-founder

[] Job/Work Experience: N/A, I’m not a U.S. citizen, no green card
[] Volunteer/Community service: about 80 or so hours
[] Summer Activities: Did some research on protein biomarkers, vacation
[] Essays:
CommonApp was quite personal, about my life in rural China and my grandpa’s death (I know its cliche, but I made it very personal (who else would write about an ox-cart rescue?)
Additional Information: How multiple relocations has affected me
Short Answer was on piano.

[] Teacher Recommendation: Waived rights, good I suppose
[] Counselor Rec: Waived rights
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): South Dakota (Applying Internationally)
[] Country (if international applicant): China
[] School Type: Rural Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 75,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not sure, very unique background?[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]

I’m just very happy I got accepted considering I applied as an international who requested financial aid. To receive a $43,000 a year grant from Vanderbilt is truly amazing.

[] Strengths: Uniqueness, Test scores, Piano?
[] Weaknesses: GPA, rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m really not sure
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at Rice, Rejected at MIT and Caltech
[/ul]General Comments:

Good luck to all who are still waiting for their decisions. I feel obligated to post my results because CC has helped me so much in my college application. Thanks guys.
Waiting for Ivy day before committing, but hope to see some of you guys in the future.

kph2011 · March 25, 2011, 2:10pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (1 sitting)
[] ACT: 34 (1 sitting)
[] SAT II: US History: 800, Molecular Bio: 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (5), AP USH (5), AP Euro (5), AP English Lit (5), AP Calc AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: most difficult
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
founder and editor of newspaper staff,
founder and editor of lit mag,
captain of varsity tennis team,
founder and chairman of local teen republican charter,
competitive essayist for school (1st in state),
founder of local community service board for students,
organized a lot of service events
Interact
NHS
Quill and Scroll
FCA Leadership Team
[] Job/Work Experience: intern for political office (won’t say which one for privacy), worked in warehouse at my dad’s company for 2 summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: coached tennis camp for underprivileged kids, musical and artistic therapy at mental hospital, handicapped horseback riding instructor, habitat for humanity, lots more than I can’t think of now
[] Summer Activities: creative writing workshops
[] Essays: great
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec: great, from newspaper adviser
[] Interview: awesome…it was by far the best interview i did
[/ul]Other[ul]

<ul>
<li>[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: male
[]Income Bracket: about 200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]</li>
<li>[] Strengths: essays, interview, GPA, scores were ok
[] Weaknesses: no hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: not positive, but I’m glad!
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: so far Emory (Scholars), Wake Forest, and William & Mary (Monroe Scholar). I have a lot of schools to hear from.
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck everyone! Congrats to those who were accepted!</li>
</ul>

heinzketchup · March 25, 2011, 2:21pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800m 770cr 760w)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 math II, 800 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 of 250
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Calc AB, English Language, Music Theory, and Calc BC; 4 on World History; 3 on US History (didn’t report)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes, band, and a math course at Johns Hopkins
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really… NMF
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of music in various forms, black belt in kung fu, mock trial, model UN, theater, NHS (treasurer)…
[] Job/Work Experience: Kung fu instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered 80 hours at a hospital last summer
[] Summer Activities: neuroscience research at UCSD, volunteering^
[] Essays: main essay about a “flash mob”-style musical I organized to happen in my cafeteria. activity essay about teaching kung fu
[] Teacher Recommendation: one was very good, other one I didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: probably fine
[] Additional Rec: from professor whose lab I worked in over the summer
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[]Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: scores, main essay
[] Weaknesses: no major awards, didn’t ever show any interest in vanderbilt
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: strengths listed above + luck
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted WashU; Rejected Northwestern and Stanford (REA); still waiting to hear from several others
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone else accepted! I am pumped! (Still crossing my fingers for Ivies though)

1finite · March 25, 2011, 3:00pm

Decision: Accepted by Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: C: 35 E:36 M:34 R:34 S:35
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Comp Sci: 5
APUSH: 2
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Phys B, AP Calc AB, AP Econ, Art, Spanish 4
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Merit Commended[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Big Brother Big Sister (school program coordinator), RA in my Dorm, School IT Department, Science Olympiad, School Radio Tech Director
[] Job/Work Experience: Dunkin Donuts
[] Volunteer/Community service: Community Kitchn
[] Summer Activities: Algebra 2 Summer School to get ahead in math
[] Essays: Really good
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 from my AP Lit teacher who has been my teacher for 3 years, and 1 from my AP Physics Teacher who has known me for 4 years
[] Counselor Rec: Good I’m assuming
[] Additional Rec: N/a
[li] Interview: had dinner with the local adcom[/li]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Live in NH, Born in Cali, School in MA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: NE Boarding Prep
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: ~80k

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: ACT, ECs, Recs, Essay
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ACT score, demonstrated interest, Courseload
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted Case Western EA, Waitlisted Bucknell (5 year program), Rejected UPenn ED.
[/ul]General Comments: I got a full ride so I think I’ll be Commodore next year unless Cornell accepts me and matches my aid. Good luck to everyone!

Lannister · March 25, 2011, 3:22pm

I got in!!! But no financial aid package…

Hotsauce23 · March 25, 2011, 3:23pm

Accepted, Massachusetts

aleader · March 25, 2011, 3:31pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/440
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not available until senior year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc AB, Physics II, Law Studies, Bio II, AP European History, English 101, Psych 201, Criminal Justice 101, Sociology 101, Spanish 101, Psych 278, Poli Sci 101. (All gifted/honors except university courses)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Scholar. (I also listed school awards, such as senior of distinction and Most Likely to be Rich like Oprah. ;-P)[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Theatre- 40+ shows and musicals with 15+ lead roles. I also wrote and directed two short and one full length production. (Lead actress, playwright, director, props mistress, sound technician, spot technician, stage manager, etc…) Also involved in theatre show choir senior year.
Mock Trial- Senior year charter member. 2nd place regional, 4th place state. (Attorney)
Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, Vice President and Cofounder, Senior year
Junior Classical League- 10-12th grade (Covention delegate, Historicus)
Band- 9th grade: Marching Band, Concert Band (First chair alto sax) 10th grade: Marching Band, Symphonic band (Second chair tenor sax, also filled in as first chair bari sax for Christmas concert. ;-))
[] Job/Work Experience: Brand Rep/Sales Rep at Justice Tween Clothing
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours of teaching youth theatre camps
[] Summer Activities: See above, plus summer school, shows, and a trip to Europe last summer.
[] Essays: Pretty good. I wrote about how my messy room is a reflection of my mind.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One generic, one absolutely fantastic.
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t read. Probably fairly generic but talked about my tough curriculum
[] Additional Rec:None
[li] Interview:None. I did visit and fill out a visit card though. That couldn’t have hurt. [/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):LA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Medium/Large public. Not really competitive.
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, GPA, ECs
[] Weaknesses: Lack of APs, difficult to show my personality without a supplement, from what I’ve hear my scores are not incredible for this year’s pool…
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Luck? They wanted me? I showed interest by visiting? I don’t really know.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I’ve gotten a likely from Harvard, and…
Accepted: UofChicago, UNC- Chapel Hill, Carleton, Drexel, LSU
Waitlist/Deferred: Deferred Brown ED, Waitlisted at WashU (along with everyone and their mother) and Tulane
Rejected: None so far. Just waiting on Yale and Brown now (And the official word from Harvard, but…) I’m sure Yale and Brown will appear in this category shortly.
[/ul]

General Comments:
Too bad my aid doesn’t even cover a fifth of the cost… I definitely won’t be going, so congrats to some lucky waitlister. I’m hoping Harvard’s <60,000 policy will come through for me. Vanderbilt is a beautiful school, and I hate that it isn’t really a feasible option for me. Regardless, congrats Vandy class of 2015!

comeonapril1 · March 25, 2011, 3:33pm

accepted from the midwest!!!
top 1% of class, public high school
white female
good interview
did not visit campus
did not apply for financial aid

daffodil66 · March 25, 2011, 3:38pm

Decision: Accepted by Engineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (800m 700r 710w)
[] ACT: 34 (e36, m35, r30, s36)
[] SAT II: chem 690 mathII 770 biom 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 weighted 4.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): calc bc(5) Bio(5) US govt(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): not yet
[] Senior Year Course Load: all ap/ib except for honors physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): cocaptain of varsity sport, vp of honor society, math team, volunteer tutor, soccer
[] Job/Work Experience: camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: senior center and elem. school
[] Summer Activities: work
[] Essays: creative
[] Teacher Recommendation: science one was okay, language was excellent (known her for 4 years)
[] Counselor Rec: good? idk
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: didn’t have one!
[/ul]Other[ul]

<ul>
<li>[] State (if domestic applicant): dc
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: err, not eligible for fin. aid if that helps
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): zero.[/li][/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]</li>
<li>[] Strengths: gpa
[] Weaknesses: reading scores on both tests.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: dance+engineering, so clear i have social skills?
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted: kenyon($), northwestern, unc ch, maryland($), and michigan($) plus likely from uva waitlisted: wash u rejected: stanford and mit. waiting on my top choice still…
[/ul]General Comments: i am shocked i got in, honestly, with the strength of the applicant pool this year! when i saw the stats i thought i was screwed for sure haha</li>
</ul>

entaeh · March 25, 2011, 3:49pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):n/a
[] ACT:32
[] SAT II:BIO 770 SPAN w/ List. 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.4 (only weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):15/460
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5) Span Lang. (4) Euro (4) English Lang. (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc AB, Physics Hon, Government AP, Econ AP, Chem AP, Eng. Lit. AP, Spanish IV Hon
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Life Scout?, School based awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):NHS, SpanNHS, MAO, Mentoring Program, Boy Scouts, Environmental Club, Science NHS, Theater, Debate (Leadership in almost everything)
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 part time jobs- one at VANDY in the summer before senior year (conducting research)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts
[] Summer Activities:Worked at VANDY in a lab, traveling
[] Essays: okay
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[] Counselor Rec: extremely good
[] Additional Rec: From Vandy Professor I worked with in the summer
[] Interview: Interviewed with an admissions officer (very complicated story)
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant):Nashville, TN
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[]Income Bracket:250000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Dad is a dean at the school
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: connections to Vandy
[] Weaknesses: scores/essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: not sure tbh
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted at Wesleyan, Sewanee, IU so far
[/ul]General Comments:

VANDY IS GOOD! Go 'Dores!

jpeterman92 · March 25, 2011, 4:53pm

Decision: Accepted by CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370

CR: 800 M: 770 W: 800
[] SAT II: Math 1: 760 Lit: 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35th percentile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: One AP class
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

collegegrr · March 25, 2011, 5:38pm

Decision: Accepted by CAS

:D :D

33 ACT
3.74 u/w (sucky frosh grades), 4.41 w
double legacy

Also accepted to UChicago, Northwestern, WashU, Wesleyan, Michigan, University of Illinois

CONGRATS EVERYONE AND I SINCERELY HOPE EVERYONE HAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL NEXT FEW DAYS :)

star14 · March 25, 2011, 6:05pm

[ b]Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 35
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.09
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/258
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lit (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, Adv. Chem, Hort 2, Span 4, AP Lang & Comp, Journalism
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rotary Student of the Month, Midweek Student of the Month, Illinois State Scholar, Principal’s Award for Going Above and Beyond, 4x100 m relay IHSA State Qualifier
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Senior Class President, Junior Class Vice President, Student Council (Sergeant at Arms), Key Club (Vice President), Ski Club, Big Sis/Lil Sis, Newspaper Staff (Features Editor), Varsity Track & Field, JV Golf, Poms, Varsity Volleyball
[] Job/Work Experience: one year at Little Caesars
[] Volunteer/Community service: Kids on the Block Volunteer, tutor, Special Olympics Volunteer
[] Summer Activities: Key Club ICON
[] Essays: wrote about how the 1985 song “St. Elmo’s Fire” has had an effect on my life random but really good
[] Teacher Recommendation: math teacher wrote a good one…I can only assume my Spanish teacher did as well haha
[] Counselor Rec: well she loves me haha so…
[] Interview: none
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]

<ul>
<li>[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] Country (if international applicant): USA yeahhh boii
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: girl
[]Income Bracket: too high for FA
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uh, none?[/li][/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]</li>
<li>[] Strengths: I guess academics & leadership
[] Weaknesses: volunteer work?
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: cause i’m awesomee
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted to University of Illinois, Purdue, & Notre Dame. probz going to Notre Dame
[/ul][ b]General Comments:**</li>
</ul>

cjester · March 25, 2011, 6:29pm

Decision: Accepted by College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (790CR/800M/770W)
[] ACT: 35 (34 36 36 34)
[] SAT II: 740 World History, 750 Math I, 760 Spanish, 770 US History, 780 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/670… (world’s most ridiculous ranking system)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chem, 5 WHAP, 5 Comp Sci A, 5 Calc BC, 5 USH, 5 Eng Lang, Spanish Lang… not a 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Physics (C- mech. 1st semester, e+m 2nd), AP Statistics, AP Human Geo, Marching Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar with honor/distinction or something, idk what else[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (loading+uniform crews), Science Olympiad (competed nationally, 1st 2nd +3rd place medals at state), Chess Club (president), UIL Academics (VP), Current Events club (leadership board member), Senior Men (co-leader), etc
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Church ushering + other, Band fundraising + other, school-related services
[] Summer Activities: Sam Houston drumline camp '09, Notre Dame Summer Scholars '10, 5 weeks of band camp every summer o_O
[] Essays: average, risky… bad combo haha
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably really good
[] Counselor Rec: same
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li][/ul]Other[ul]

<ul>
<li>[] State (if domestic applicant): Tx
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: very large competitive public
[] Ethnicity: W…
[] Gender: M…
[]Income Bracket: high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): southern conservative white male? jk, jk lol…[/li][/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]</li>
<li>[] Strengths: Scores, Grades, transcript
[] Weaknesses: essays, no work experience
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: strong app overall?
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Notre Dame (A), Baylor (A), UT Austin (A), WashU(WL…)
[/ul]General Comments:
I’m glad Vandy appears to be more transparent than WashU. Congrats to those accepted, best wishes to those WL/R- don’t be discouraged.
I now have some hope for next week. Thanks, Vandy.</li>
</ul>

Artsinfo · March 25, 2011, 6:32pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted by (insert school)**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1950 (620 math, 670 Writing, 660 Reading)
[ *] ACT: 30 (Reported on commonapp but not officially sent)
[ *] SAT II: Not reported or sent
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37/128
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not reported
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lang and Comp, Precalc, 1 semester of college political science, orchestra
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/a
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth orchestra (principal violist for two years), pharmacy internship, pharmacy volunteer, intern at a medical college for two summers
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Doing wedding gigs and such on my viola
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing besides the pharmacy
[ *] Summer Activities: Music festivals
[ *] Essays: Excellent
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Idk, I’m assuming good
[ *] Counselor Rec: N/a
[ ] Additional Rec: N/a
[ ] Interview: N/a
[ /list][ b]Other[list]

<ul>
<li>[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Black
[ *] Gender: M
[ ]Income Bracket: $100-150,000/yr
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]</li>
<li>[ *] Strengths: ECs strongly relate to my major of choice
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores and class rank
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Your guess is as good as mine
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I’ve been accepted into University of Denver, CU-Boulder, Occidental College, Northeastern, Northwestern, and NYU. Rejected from USC.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**</li>
</ul>

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