OFFICIALClass of 2015 Regular Decision Results

ZapadniyRus · March 28, 2011, 11:05am

By the looks of it there are more waitlisted than admitted… haha, guess that explains why Vandy’s middle 50% for SAT is so high

mnms125 · March 28, 2011, 12:07pm

Accepted from TX for Arts and Sciences! ACT 33

massgirl92 · March 28, 2011, 12:50pm

Decision: Waitlisted by CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 770 Spanish, 790 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 89.89/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (5), U.S. (5), Bio (3-did not send), Spanish Lang. (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Spanish Lit, English seminar, Ethics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Inducted into Cum Laude Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boys Varsity Basketball Manager, community service, theater, International Club (co-head), religious camp staff (Team Leader), GSA, Environmental Club, School Newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: I hostess at a restaurant during the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: A lot – one of my main ECs
[] Summer Activities: lawllllllll…tanning at the beach and working out. legit
[] Essays: great, unique, showcased my personality traits
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read but sure they were great
[] Counselor Rec: ^same
[li] Interview: didn’t have one[/li][/ul][ b]Other**[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Independent boarding
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: $250k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None whatsoever
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Scores, course rigor, passionate about ECs, recs, essays
[] Weaknesses: GRADES GRADES GRADES, no hooks, perhaps no visit/interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m qualified, but they don’t have room for me right now.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Notre Dame, UMich, UNC, WashU, and BC Honors. Waitlisted from Northwestern. Rejected by Georgetown.
[/ul]**General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! Everyone else, congrats on making it through the college admissions process and receiving some incredible acceptances on the way. I intend to stay on the waitlist, although I’m not positive that I would attend if offered a space. I would consider it, but right now I’m visiting and getting excited about the schools I got into, one of which I will enroll at (unless by some miracle I get into Duke, Penn, or Cornell…) **

Brewdog11 · March 28, 2011, 1:17pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected by Arts & Sciences**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5) US History (5) English Language (4) Biology (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Claculus AB (AP); English Literature (AP); Physics C (AP); US Government & Politics (AP); Psychology (AP); Latin IV; Religion
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Junior Classical League aka Latin Club (Secretary), Hi-Y (Secretary, Treasurer), Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta Club, NHS
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Hospital Orderly
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer with a lot of hours
[ *] Summer Activities: Volunteering, Work, College-level Japanese classes
[ *] Essays: Pretty Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but probably good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ ] Additional Rec: None
[ ] Interview: None
[ /list][ b]Other[list]

<ul>
<li>[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Religiously affiliated
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ]Income Bracket: Moderate Income (Lower-Middle)
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Unhooked
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]</li>
<li>[ *] Strengths: Volunteer hours, good test scores, good essays
[ *] Weaknesses: Could’ve (should’ve, really) had better HS grades; should’ve indicated more interest in the university
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was relatively unhooked
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: LSU Honors College - Accepted; Baylor Honors College - Accepted; Wash U - Wait-listed; Yale (SCEA) - Deferred
[ /list][ b]General Comments: I’m sort of upset, but I still am awaiting decisions from other schools. Vanderbilt wasn’t my top choice, anyway.**</li>
</ul>

hl0523 · March 28, 2011, 2:52pm

(Filled this out ahead of time so my decision wouldn’t influence my opinions on my application)

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 720 M, 680 CR, 710 W (2110)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): 720 Math II, 650 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 UW, 4.50 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/467 (Top 6-7%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Calc AB Subscore (5), Stats (5), Chem (3), World History (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1 & 2 (Mech. & E&M), Calculus 3, AP Lit and Comp, Sociology 101 (Comm. College), Discrete Math (4 year college), Student Service Learning
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Gold Service Award, Congressional Service Award, other misc. service awards, AP Scholar w/ Honor[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Mostly cheerleading, club and varsity. Most significant. 15-ish hours a week, 52 weeks a year.
[] Job/Work Experience: Entrepreneur of International Business with a huge charity component.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots and lots and lots. 600+ hours. Organized 4 fundraisers to benefit non-profits. Established and fund (through my business) Athletic Scholarship for underprivileged cheerleaders.
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): About volunteering at Heartly House, a non-profit organization that assists victims of Domestic Violence. Good to great for what it was.
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): On my business. The topic allowed this one to be pretty impressive, I thought.
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Both pretty strong.
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Fantastic! My counselor doesn’t really know me but after a ten minute meeting with me, she wrote one of the best recommendations I’ve ever read.
[] Interview: None

Other

[ul][] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nada[/ul]

**Reflection: **

[ul][] Strengths: EC’s, Volunteer Work, Awards, Essays, Course Rigor, Recs
[] Weaknesses: No spectacular stats in academics (Meh SATs, meh class rank, average GPA)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See “weaknesses”
[] Where else were you accepted/wait listed/rejected: Accepted: Carnegie Mellon, UNC Chapel Hill (OOS), Georgia Tech, Texas A&M. Waitlisted: UVA. Rejected: Georgetown[/ul]
General Comments:

Well… (sigh) bummed. Not surprised, but still disappointed. Was hoping for a spot on the waitlist, but I was not on the same page as they were I suppose. Oh well. I will most likely be attending CMU.

zanetti4 · March 28, 2011, 3:26pm

Decision: Waitlisted by (CAS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 680 M, 770 CR, 760 Writing (2210)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 English, 750 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Lang (5), Music Theory (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English Lang, AP Euro, AP Macro, AP Latin
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years track (varsity captain), 4 years indoor track (varsity captain), 3 years cross country (varsity captain), lots of violin related stuff, (concertmaster of two orchestras, etc.), debate team
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked full job at library over last 2 summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300 hrs from church and music related activities
[] Summer Activities: job
[] Essays: excellent, unique topic and well written
[] Teacher Recommendation: superb
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see, probably ok
[] Additional Rec: good
[] Interview: N/A, probably should have requested one
[/ul]Other[ul]

<ul>
<li>[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 250k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]</li>
<li>[] Strengths: leadership in ECs, essays
[] Weaknesses: math SAT score, no interest shown in the school (never visited, no interview)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: just unlucky?
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Rutgers, McGill. Waitlisted: UVA, Notre Dame.
[/ul]General Comments: So far none of the schools that I have gotten waitlisted from has been my first choice so I’m not too upset. Congrats to everyone accepted.</li>
</ul>

agoodscreenname · March 28, 2011, 4:37pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M:770 CR:630 W:650
[] ACT: 31 (Math:35 English:31 Science:30 Reading:30)
[] SAT II (if submitted): Chemistry:770 Math II:760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 (4.17 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10% (Done decile with extremely competitive school with about 250 students total in my year, and actual known percent is around top 5%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4) US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology (A-), Honors Band (A), Honors Physics (A-), Honors English (A-), Wellness (A, but B- first quarter haha), AP Spanish 5 (B+, A- first quarter), AP Calculus BC (B+, B first quarter), Contemporary Issues (A)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Club (Founder and President), Jazz Band (Lead Trumpet player), Chemistry Club (Founder and President), Tri-M (Honors Music Society), National Honors Society, Jefferson Forum (community service club), Peer Mentor Core Group (organizes school wide group), all male a capella group, school musicals every year (always getting decent parts to leads)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a law office in summer of 2010, camp counselor, babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1 Summer as Camp Counselor, 4 hours every week at an animal shelter, several hours from community service club (overall hours totaling 600+ and counting)
[*] Essays: Pretty good, written about my Trumpet and how I worked my way to 1st position my freshman year (although clich

melishka · March 28, 2011, 5:11pm

Decision: Waitlisted by CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (750 Critical Reading, 670 Math, 720 Writing)
[] ACT: Didn’t send
[] SAT II: Literature: 760, U.S. History: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3 (only weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), U.S. History (5), Language and Composition (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP AB Calculus, AP Environmental Science, AP Literature and Composition, AP U.S. Government and Politics, French 4, Theatre Arts, Advanced Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar. I also listed smaller things such as Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Honor Roll.[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Crew, Theatre, Orchestra, NHS, National English Honor Society, Thespian Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Sunday School Teacher, Freshman Orientation Guide, Philanthropic Animal Welfare Society
[] Summer Activities: Summer camp (Camp Ozark), skipped a level of French (tested out over the summer), Thompson Boat House Summer Rowing Program, Relay For Life
[] Essays: Talked about moving a lot…kind of overdone, I’m sure.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Fantastic![/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia (northern Virginia)
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Medium/large public school. Extremely competitive.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 250,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really…[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Grades, I guess
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Test scores, most likely
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: SMU, Baylor, University of Texas at Austin, UVA, Wake Forest University.
Rejected: UNC Chapel Hill

[/ul]General Comments:

Meeses · March 28, 2011, 5:22pm

Waitlisted CAS 34 ACT, 4.0 UW GPA, Valedictorian.

goldtortoise · March 28, 2011, 5:42pm

**Decision: Waitlisted by CAS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33 (35 E, 35 S, 33 R, 27 M)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86, 4.5 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35/357
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Stat, AP Spanish, Advanced Physics, Advanced Choir
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, MD Distinguished Scholar, First Place in State for Improvisational Acting, Science Fair Regional Winner[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Glee Club (Founder/President), Theatre Critics (President), Jewish Student Union (President), National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society (Treasurer), Student Leadership Group, Improv, Madrigals, Choir, Tae Kwon Do (Black Belt/Class Leader), Theatre Productions (Both in and outside of HS–over 15 productions throughout HS along with 2 TV credits), Internship w/ Award-Winning Regional Actor, International Thespian Society, Voice Lessons, Music Related (I taught/am teaching myself guitar, bass, and ukelele and have done quite a bit of composing and recording)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor/Aide at Sunday School
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor at local homeless shelter, tutor at local elementary school, volunteer in children’s wing of library, companion at senior living home, freelance college prep specialist (I spent years researching colleges and know many good sources for college search, so I volunteer to help other students through the college search process)
[] Summer Activities: Theatre Productions mainly. Also went to UNC CH Vocal Music Program.
[] Essays: Only CommonApp–so very good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very good. Both teachers knew me really well and taught subjects of interest (English and Bio). I did really well in both classes and, though I waived my right to view my recs, I feel that they were probably stellar.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic. Each counselor at my school writes recs for about 40-50 kids
[] Additional Rec: From HS Principal, whom I’ve known for almost 10 years and advises the leadership group I’m in.
[li] Interview: Ehh. Of my 8 interviews, 6 were amazing and 2 were ehh. This one was ehh. Only lasted about 30 min. and my interviewer and I were very different. She seemed to have the quintessential Vanderbilt experience: heavily involved in Greek life, into Country music, etc. [/li][/ul]Other[ul]

<ul>
<li>[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Med. Public–Extremely competitive, one of the best in the state. Usually have between 30-50 students accepted to top 25 schools.
[] Ethnicity: Didn’t report, but white.
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: $80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]Reflection[list]</li>
<li>[] Strengths: ECs, GPA, Personality, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Rank, Interview, Test Scores are mehh
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mediocre applicant stat-wise, interview wasn’t that great.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UMN Honors, Rochester, and UMD Honors w/ scholarships to all. Also accepted to Northwestern. Rejected from Vassar.</li>
</ul>

Michellelio · March 28, 2011, 5:45pm

Decision: Waitlisted by (CAS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):CR-680 M-740 W-700 (2120)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: French-640 Lit-660 Math2-670 (blegh!)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3 (weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):15/645 (top 3 percent)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng comp-5 US history-5 Psych-4 French-3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP English Lit, AP BC Calc, AP French IV, Pathophysiology/Medical Microbiology, Anatomy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, SAT scholar with honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Young Life (Student Leader for Freshman girls, worked at a YL camp)-4 years. Volleyball (captain, starting player)- 4 years. Mentor for mentally challenged students- 1 year.
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting-7 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: worked voluntarily at a camp for a month;homeless breakfast monthly for four years; involved in an organization raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
[] Summer Activities:tanning, work, camps
[] Essays: decent
[] Teacher Recommendation:killer! so flattering!
[] Counselor Rec:mediocre, cookie-cutter
[] Additional Rec:decent
[] Interview:didn’t have one
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): TEXAS
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public, very competitive
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Female
[]Income Bracket:<40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):visit[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths:I used to think my rank/sat scores were a strength until I started reading everyone else’s
[] Weaknesses: EC’s, SAT IIs, comm service
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Just not as strong as everyone else overall, not as well-rounded
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to 2 state schools. Waitlisted at Notre Dame. Still waiting for Duke…
[/ul]General Comments:
Disappointed. Mais, c’est la vie.

PioneerJones · March 28, 2011, 6:35pm

I received a likely letter for MOSAIC back in February, but I’m technically still an RD applicant.

Decision: Accepted by CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2320 (M 800 CR 790 W 730)
[] SAT II: Math II 800 Physics 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/916
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5) English Language & Comp. (5) U.S. History (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, Honors English IV, Honors Gov’t & Economics, Choir, Cross Country
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, Merit Commended, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Cross Country (varsity co-captain, state champs), Track & Field (varsity member), Chamber Choir (section leader), Native American Club (VP), NHS (member)
[] Job/Work Experience: Menial outdoor labor at a driving range, summer '09
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours with various track/cross country functions
[] Summer Activities: Daily cross country practice
[] Essays: Exceptional, in my opinion the strongest part of my application
[] Teacher Recommendation: Did not read, probably good
[] Counselor Rec: Did not read, probably generic
[li] Interview: Did not have one[/li][/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] School Type: Moderately competitive public, sends a few to top schools
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: Custodial >10,000, noncustodial 200,000+
[] Hooks: URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: URM, essays, heavy commitment and success in a few ECs
[] Weaknesses: No major awards, class rank, few academic ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: URM helps, but I think the essay really gave me the bump.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: [list]
[]Accepted: UT Austin, Baylor, Texas A&M, Cornell (likely letter), Duke (likely letter).
[]Waitlisted: nowhere
[li]Rejected: nowhere (still waiting for Princeton)[/ul][/li][/list]General Comments:

This was a pretty competitive year for Vandy, and I’m honored to have been admitted. However, I’ll likely give up my position for someone on the waitlist; Vandy is just too damn expensive, and I didn’t apply for financial. Also, Vandy isn’t particularly strong in my first-choice major. Congratulations to all of the admits, I wish you success wherever you decide to go.

brownhopeful1993 · March 28, 2011, 7:54pm

Decision: Waitlisted by (Vanderbilt)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710 M, 680 CR, 800 W (2190)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/340
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5), APUSH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Spanish SL (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Phsyics HL, IB Math HL, IB English HL, IB History HL, IB ToK, IB Theatre SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Governor’s Honors Finalist
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (Captain), Varsity Soccer (Captain), NHS (Vice President), Beta (President), Spanish NHS, Spanish Club, Key Club (Treasurer), Church Youth Choir (Section leader), Church Youth Group
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutorting local elementary students, over 300 hours in various service projects
[] Summer Activities: Camp Counselor
[] Essays: Very unique (must have been too abstract for Vandy)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Nicest thing anyone has ever said about me
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Said I was the best applicant he ever interviewed
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: ~75,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: GPA, class rank, extra curriculars
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My teacher said they most likely wait-listed me because they thought I was going to go to a higher ranked school and wanted to see if I was truly interested in Vandy. I think she was just being nice, LOL. I think I just didn’t make the cut. I am not going to try and take away anything from the amazing students who were accepted.
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Florida[/li][/ul]General Comments: C’est la vie! Best of luck to everyone who was accepted.

gotspirit3 · March 28, 2011, 8:29pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted by (School of Engineering)**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2230 (R 720, M 800, W 710)
[ *] SAT II: 790 Biology M, 740 Physics, 800 Math 2, 760 World History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.3 UW
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5), World (5), Physics B (5), Math AB (5), English Lang (4), AP Calc AB (5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP English and Lit, AP Physics C, AP Psych, AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish, AP Economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis team 3 years, Key Club, School Planning Committee Treasurer, DECA 3 years, etc
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:200+ hrs at local hospital
[ *] Summer Activities:Clinical research experience
[ *] Essays: very creative and sentimental
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: didnt read, but should be great
[ *] Counselor Rec: AMAZING
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:didnt have one
[ /list][ b]Other[list]

<ul>
<li>[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: High
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]</li>
<li>[ *] Strengths: female engineering applicant?
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: no idea but so excited!!
[ ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:accepted: u mich, binghamton, northwestern, tulane. waitlisted: wustl. rejected MIT. Still waiting: tufts, princeton, duke, columbia, princeton, and U penn
[ /list][ b]General Comments: CONGRATS TO THOSE ACCEPTED… and to those waitlisted/reject, this is the most RANDOM process ever so good luck at your other schools!</li>
</ul>

caitl294 · March 28, 2011, 9:29pm

Decision: Accepted by Blair with CV scholarship, going to do dual degree

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 M, 700 CR, 710 W (2160 first sitting)
[] SAT II: 800 MII, 750 Bio E (both first sitting)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc (5), school doesnt offer science aps until 12th grade
[] Senior Year Course Load: History 12, Chem 12, AP Chem, AP Physics B, AP Macroeconomics, AP Lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): full scholarship at my school (best in BC)
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mostly Music stuff, International competitions and festivals for Violin and Piano, Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra (Concertmaster for past 2 years), School String ensemble (Concertmaster), Student Ambassador Program at my school (Co-Head), Reach for the Top (co-captain), Kwantlen Science Challenge
[] Job/Work Experience: Teaching violin and piano
[] Volunteer/Community service: Junior Sunday school teacher at my Church, student ambassador for my school
[] Summer Activities: Aspen Music Festival and School, Morningside Music Bridge, Cassalmaggiore International Festival, Gold Country Piano Institute, etc (mostly music stuff)
[] Essays: Hard to rate my own essays, I was happy with them though, wrote them to the best of my ability although you can tell from my SAT score Im not the best writer in the world)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didnt read the one from my English teacher, but I was impressed by the one from my Chem Teacher
[] Counselor Rec: no idea
[] Additional Rec: violin teacher wrote, i have no idea
[li] Interview: didn’t have one[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): CANADAAAAAAAA (home of the 2010 olympic mens hockey CHAMPIONS!!!)
[] School Type: All-Girls private, pretty elite (best school overall in BC, one of best girls schools in Canada)
[] Ethnicity: Chinese-Canadian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 150 000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My hook, if any, would be my music stuff[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Music, generally well-rounded except for athletics, but Im 49.5’, give me a break
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores, lack of community leadership ECs, Intl applying for financial aid
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: music, blair was very well within reach for me, and my academics put vanderbilt academics not too far off as well
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: rejected: Caltech, Rice; waitlist: WUSTL; accepted: Northwestern, CCM, Indiana U Bloomington, waiting for the ivies and a few more music schools[/ul]
General Comments: got a cornelius vanderbilt scholarship!!!

thankyou4flying · March 28, 2011, 9:46pm

Decision: Waitlisted by (Arts/Sciences)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (740 M, 740 CR, 790 W)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 790 Math Level II, 750 Spanish, 740 Bio-M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4% (402 students)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (4), AP Bio (4), AP English Lang/Comp (4), AP US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Statistics, AP Spanish Language, AP English Literature/Comp, Honors Physics, Ethics, Art
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, some school awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Competitive League Bowling, Newspaper Staff Writer, National Honor Society, Medical Explorers Program, Tae Kwon Do
[] Job/Work Experience: Research Internship Cancer Cell Research
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteering (3 years), Temple Volunteering (8 years, some leadership), California Immersion Trip, Second Harvest Food Bank Volunteering
[] Summer Activities: None besides internship
[] Essays: Main essay was about my dad; secondary was about bowling.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think one was solid and the other was probably just average.
[] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Private 
[] Ethnicity: Asian 
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: Above $100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Grades, test scores, volunteering, uniqueness of ECs, I guess.
[] Weaknesses: AP scores, Common App main essay, Im assuming (not accepted at any common app colleges yet), lack of leadership roles, teacher recs (maybe the average one).
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly dont know. I think we were all caught in a very competitive admissions year for Vanderbilt, and I didnt stand out as much. Not to say that I would have been accepted in a previous year, but I would have definitely had a better chance.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at UC Davis, UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC; Waitlisted at Rice and Washington University in St. Louis
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all those accepted! I wasnt really planning to attend Vanderbilt, but I just wanted to see the competitiveness of admissions and their financial aid offer, which I probably wont even see lol.

judyjim · March 28, 2011, 10:51pm

------REJECTED!--------------------------------------------------------------------------

SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
ACT: 29
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): upper 25% but school does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics-3 Bio and few other but did not take AP test
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Light- no Aps- general physics and anatomy and English…Took honors from 6th grade through 10th, APs in bio, stats and some others, Calc 1 through PSEO junior year and studied abroad world history for a term.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Academic letter 2 years
Several nominations from teachers for leadership conferences- I did not attend due to camp,
Extracurriculars: Few, National Honor Society, Freshman mentoring program
Job/Work Experience: Staff in Training Program 8 weeks, camp counselor- 9 weeks
Volunteer/Community service: Moderate and various experiences Summer Activities: Camper, counselor
Essays: Hard to know. Very subjective
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec:Good
Additional Rec: I should have gotten a recommendation from Camp director- Big mistake not to have gotten that
Interview:No

State:Minnesota
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Caucasian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Strengths: Well rounded, Consistent grades, strong leader
Weaknesses: Not enough Ap courses and ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Senior schedule somewhat light, few APs and ACT 29 no major awards. Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

Accepted U of Mn- Twin Cities campus, DU, UVermont, Indiana U, Waitlisted Madison-
Rejected -USC - VERY BIG STRETCH but applied anyway…stranger things have happened.

whoknows123 · March 29, 2011, 12:24am

FAIL.

So I received my waitlist letter today. I went back on the common app and looked at the supplement. (I’ve been accepted to several Top 20 schools) Seems I applied to the school of music and sent in NO supplement and did not even have an audition.

… I’m embarrased.

Congratulations to those admitted. :)

Collegemeltdown · March 29, 2011, 1:41am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 Chem, 710 US
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Weighted 5.07/ 5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A 
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP USH (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Chem (5), AP Euro (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, English H, AP Statistics, AP Economics, Multivariable Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Cross Country (10,11, Captain 12)
Soccer (9,10,11)
Service Club (11, President 12)
Yearbook (10, Editor 11, Editor in Chief 12)
NHS (11, 12)
Cum Laude (12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard (12)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Random stuff, but Presidential Bronze Award (11)
[] Summer Activities: Internship at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine
[] Essays: Common App talked about how driven I was, I think it was decent.
[] Teacher Recommendation: APUSH Teacher: Hopefully good? She’s my XC coach as well. Math teacher, had him for Calc BC and Multivariable, it was pretty generic but decent I guess
[] Counselor Rec: ?? hopefully fine…
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went really great I thought, she was really impressed by my resume.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: North Shore public competitive,
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: too much for financial aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My grades , test scores, extra curriculars were right on target
[] Weaknesses: bad freshman year grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: … I’m not quite sure…
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted: UofI (business), Wisconsin- Madison (invitation to apply for direct BBA program), Case Western (Preprofessional Law interview), Northwestern (Econ). Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, WashU. Deferred: Duke.
General Comments: Really shocked when I didn’t get in, it was a complete target (actually probably below target compared to kids who have gotten into Vandy from my school in the past), but I wouldn’t have went anyways, the tuition bill is way too high for Vanderbilt… I’ll probably be a wildcat next year at Northwestern!

goblue5320 · March 29, 2011, 9:42am

Decision: WAITLISTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 700 CR, 740 W, 10 Essay
ACT: 33 (35 M, 36 E, 34 R, 28 S, 8 Essay)
SAT II: 790 Math Level 2, 740 Bio, 660 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 BC Calc, 5 AP Bio, 4 AP Lang, 3 APUSH
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3 (at local community college), AP Chem, AP Stats, AP World, Orchestra, Other electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Debate Awards, Orchestra Awards, Math Awards, other smaller awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Class Secretary), Orchestra (Concertmaster), Model UN, LINK Crew, Varsity Tennis, National Honor Society, Debate (President), National Society for High School Scholars. Also attached a professional resume detailing the all major activities/awards from the past four years.
Job/Work Experience:SAT/ACT Teacher at The Princeton Review
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Botsford Hospital (Emergency Room, Front Desk, Surgical Central Services), International Volunteering at SNEHA (an NGO in India) and at a clinic in a poverty stricken town.
Summer Activities: CTD Program at NU, international volunteering
Essays:
Common App: about my exotic name and how it doesnt fit my personality/image (decent)
Teacher Recommendation:3 recs pretty sure they were all good
Counselor Rec: probably not that good
Additional Rec: from my CTD teacher

Other
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: Essay, stats, extra currics, letters of rec
Weaknesses: not many major awards
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: showed zero interest
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
Accepted at Northwestern, Umich, Michigan State and a Med Program at Wayne State University; Waitlisted at Washu
General Comments: was never planning on going here just wanted to apply i guess. I honestly think i got waitlisted cause like 4 other people from my school got in and i was the least likely candidate. MOST PROBS GOING TO MICHHHHHHH OR NU!!!

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