OFFICIAL Class of 2016 Barnard RD Results

itdoesdeath · March 28, 2012, 3:34pm

Grabbed this from the Smith thread. Thought it might help. Just copy, paste, and delete the spaces before the code inside of the brackets.

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ 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:[ /b][ 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[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else you applied:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

NYCdreamer · March 28, 2012, 4:06pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I : 1970 superscored (610 CR, 620 M, 740W)
ACT: never took it
SAT II: 720 US History, 690 Lit
Unweighted GPA: 3.8 Weighted: 4.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/235ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): none prior to senior year
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Latin: Vergil, AP Art History, AP United States Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing outstanding, mainly local and school awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Scholastic Bowl (captain), Latin Club(president), National Honor Society (president), etc. (I have a really long resume)
Job/Work Experience: none at time of applying
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
Summer Activities: Congressional Academy for American History and Civics (most prestigious one), lots of volunteer work
Essays: Wrote about dramatic experience that changed my perspective of the world and life itself.
Teacher Recommendation: Great! Got them from two teachers who know me very well.
Counselor Rec: Don’t know but must have been good because I got in!
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: realized like 3 days after the deadline that I could have requested one…
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
School Type: Inner-city public school
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: under $70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: Tons of ECs and leaderships positions, class rank, all A’s in AP classes, high-achieving minority, lots of honor classes, recs
Weaknesses: SAT scores, lack of AP classes prior to senior year
Where else you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: accepted to College of William and Mary, Cornell University, University of Virginia

itdoesdeath · March 28, 2012, 4:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 composite (one sitting): 800 CR, 760 M, 700 W
[] ACT: 32 (one sitting)
[] SAT II: 800 U.S. History, 730 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.34 W, school doesn’t report unweighted. Probably 3.93.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/225
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit (5), English Lang (5), U.S. History (5), European History (5), Computer Science (3), Physics B (lawlz!)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov @ regular high school, AP Stats, AP Calc AB, Honors Geology, Honors Astronomy @ magnet school for math and science, Arabic 1000/1010, History and Cinema (HIST 3015), Writing Creative Non-fiction (ENGL 3700) @ Western Mich. University
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Commended, AP Scholar w/Distinction, various local shenanigans.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): GSA (executive board 11,12), NHS (secretary/communications officer 11,12), Computer Science team (10,11), Math league (11,12), hilarious last-minute Model UN adventure a few weeks ago, four poems published in a literary magazine
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern with local progressive non-profit since June '10, will be hired as paid staffer in summer '12. Janitor for a landscape architect (11,12), research paper grader for a professor at WMU
[] Volunteer/Community service: 165+ hours as volunteer field staffer for local queer rights campaign to pass a non-discrimination ordinance. I trained canvassers, recruited volunteers, and was a ‘poll captain’ on election day.
Judge for community literary awards since 5th grades in various categories.
Helped organize local Walk For Choice (11)
[] Summer Activities: Went to Europe as a People to People student ambassador + earned a credit in summer '09, was a member of the Running Start Young Women’s Political Leadership conference in summer '10 (which got me the internship). Read books. Lots of books.
[] Essays: solid, I hope. The ‘major in unafraid’ was about canvassing for the first time, and my famous/fictional woman was Roald Dahl’s Matilda.
[] Teacher Recommendation: from my physics and history teachers.
[] Counselor Rec: solid
[] Additional Rec: was going to send one from the professor I grade for, but forgot.
[li] Interview: Great, she got me (even more) excited. And told me about the 'zine club. which I need to join.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] School Type: urban public (1500 kids), competitive magnet (60 kids in my class, need to apply and maintain a certain GPA to get in/stay in), state university
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: is a construct
[] Income Bracket: was 100k, then both parents laid off. looking at 60k at best.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I look a hell of a lot like Rachel Maddow.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, scores, interview, letters
[] Weaknesses: kinda random ECs, ACT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Barnard is sorta tailor-built for my interests. I mean, they’re even the Bears. Plus, I think I did a really good job on my essays, especially the supplement.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: U Michigan (accepted w/merit scholarship), Smith (w/Zollman), Wellesley. Applied to Columbia (where I’ll turn down unless the FA is much better than BC), Princeton (EA deferred), and NYU.

[/ul]General Comments: Good luck, everyone! I’m so stoked right now.

ellkayification · March 28, 2012, 4:18pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): [670] Math, [680] CR, [730] Writing
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: [610] Physics, [770] Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.47
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school does not rank.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro [4], AP Latin Virgil [3], AP Studio Art [4], AP BC Calculus [5], AB sub score [5], AP Physics C [?], AP Art History [?], AP Literature [?]
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Art History, AP Literature, NYC History Honors, College Linear Algebra Honors, Guitar Ensemble
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar and honor roll throughout all 4 years of high school. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of the Promotional Arts Society, 2 years on volleyball + 1 year as team manager, arts editor for Parnassus Culture Magazine.
[] Job/Work Experience: I worked as a math tutor for kids at Kumon.
[] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer teaching art classes to kids at my school over the summer.
[] Summer Activities: Biomedical engineering class at Brown in 2010, physics at Cornell in 2011
[] Essays: Amazing. I take a lot of pride in my writing. I wrote about the challenges of being a girl interested in math and engineering.
[] Teacher Recommendation: [2] Very good.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good.
[] Interview: I had an interview with a senior in September. It went well.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private, held in high esteem.
[] Ethnicity: White.
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Without my step-father, who I do not have a good relationship with, <35,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): A girl interested in engineering and math, I guess?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Most rigorous courseload that my school offers, great writing and recs.
[] Weaknesses: Grades. I certainly don’t have straight A’s. My extra curricular activities are decent, but it’s not like I built houses for orphans in Peru.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I got in because of my essays, to be honest.
[] Where else you applied: Carnegie Mellon (priority waitlisted), Cornell (waiting to hear), Tufts (waiting to hear), Lehigh (accepted), Wesleyan (denied), Swarthmore (denied), Brown (denied ED)
[/ul]General Comments: Go Barnard!

jen101 · March 28, 2012, 5:09pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 32
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4-US History, 5-Environmental Science, Lang
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Precalculus, AP psychology, band, AP lit, creative writing/forensic science, AP Spanish, marching band[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): marching band (clarinet section leader), spanish club (historian), library volunteering group (secretary), art club, pep band, symphony orchestra…
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter, Math Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 60 hours through National Honor Society
[] Summer Activities: Marching band, mainly
[] Essays: Great, in my opinion!
[] Teacher Recommendation: One good, one great
[] Counselor Rec: I have absolutely no idea if it was well-written/good, but it was definitely positive!
[] Interview: It was my first interview, so I was pretty nervous, but I think it went pretty well.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Income Bracket: <75,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I’m aware of![/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays!
[] Weaknesses: Umm…my course load?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My general awesomeness Haha.
[] Where else you applied: Michigan State and University of Michigan (both admits), Middlebury College and Brown University (still waiting to hear!)
[/ul]General Comments: So excited to visit New York City for the first time over spring break! Not sure if I’ll be going to Barnard in the fall, but I’m so happy to even have the opportunity!

barnardbeb · March 28, 2012, 5:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):Writing (780), Reading (690), Math (680)… composite of 2150
[] ACT: did not send
[] SAT II: Literature (690), Spanish (660)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, weighted: 4.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: English Lit AP, Statistics AP, Art History AP, European History AP, Spanish 5 honors, creative writing honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, APA Psychology Student Achievement Award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Club, Editor and Writer for the school newspaper (editor), columnist for town newspaper, Environmental Club, Global Club, Fashion For Compassion (President), NHS, tutoring, wrote for Literary Magazine, other random clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: Job as an ice cream scooper at local ice cream shop, interned at an intimate apparel company in the city
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local historical site, tutoring
[] Summer Activities: Various classes/programs, summer job at ice cream shop, intern at Simon Perele
[] Essays: I liked my common app essay a lot and the others were pretty standard.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I am sure they were great I had an awesome relationship with both teachers, one was a Barnard alumna.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t know him too well, but he liked me enough.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My fancy internship, weekly column in town newspaper for four years, nice recommendation from Barnard alumna.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, common app essay, recommendations, dedication in my activities
[] Weaknesses: SAT II’s, perhaps some aspects of my supplemental essays
[] Why you think you were accepted: Cause I showed a lot of interest and had good credentials.
[] Where else you applied: Fordham (accepted), Brandeis (accepted), TCNJ (accepted), William and Mary (wait listed), Vassar (wait listed), yet to hear from: NYU, Connecticut College, Columbia
[/ul]General Comments: I am SOSOSOOOO excited to go to Barnard!! I love everything about it Also, I was deferred early decision so all you Barnard hopefuls in the future who got deferred: THERE’S HOPE!!! I recommend to send supplements like writing samples (that’s what I did), or anything else that demonstrates something you are proud of and want to show! Also, include a letter talking about what you want to do at Barnard and any positive updates on grades and such. WHEE :)

Reallypeople · March 28, 2012, 5:24pm

Someone should really change the template for these threads! If you want to know about someone’s biology, ask about their sex. Since this is what colleges ask for, it is probably more relevant than gender in terms of admissions. Gender is a sociologic distinction and is a much more fluid scale.

jrm927 · March 28, 2012, 5:44pm

For the record, if I ran the Barnard admissions office, I would gladly accept you purely on the basis of said resemblance. And speaking of Rachel Maddow, I really need to pick up a copy of Drift.

Also, seeing more people pointing out the cisnormativity of asking for “gender” is making me happy. I knew I picked Barnard for a reason.

Anyway, I was accepted ED (too lazy to fill out one of the formal results things…2100 SAT, Libra, 5’7", mildly myopic, etc.). To everyone who was accepted, congratulations and I hope I get to see you all in the fall! To everyone who wasn’t, best of luck, and I’m sure you’ll all get into wonderful schools and ultimately won’t have any regrets.

waitingforivy · March 28, 2012, 6:08pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 (CR), 790 (W), 700 (M)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 740 (Bio M) 740 (Math II)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (5) Physics SL (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB History HL, IB Spanish SL, AP Calculus AB, IB Biology SL, Science Research, Orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Literary Magazine (Editor-in-Chief), Newspaper (Layout Editor), Model UN (Chair for school conference), Math Olympiads
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nursing home, “Disease” Foundation
[] Summer Activities: RESEARCH (with awards)
[] Essays: People said they were good, interesting (I guess it worked!)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both very close, knew outside of class, one was my research teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Thinks I’m smart, good student, etc . .
[] Additional Rec
[] Interview: Informal - don’t think it counted

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type: Small Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (didn’t indicate)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Not getting financial aid!
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Research, leadership, essays, rec letters
[] Weaknesses: Standarized testing, especially in math
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:See Strengths
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Drexel, Stony Brook, Northeastern, Bucknell, CMU Tepper. Rejected - MIT.

[/ul]General Comments:
I’m going to be honest - I applied to Barnard despite the fact that its an all-girls school, not because. Still - I love NYC - and its in the top-middle of my list.

dandylion93 · March 28, 2012, 6:14pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2250
[ *] ACT: None
[ *] SAT II: 700, 630
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4,4,3,3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs + 2 Honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese: Bronze, National Merit Commended

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Liaison for Nicaraguan aid for a 501c3 organization, Key Club, School Newspaper Editor, Golf
[ *] Job/Work Experience: A lot
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: A lot, mainly trip to Nicaragua
[ *] Summer Activities: Nicaragua, studying, reading, golfing
[ *] Essays: Really good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: It went really well. That’s why I’m so shocked right now
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian, YAY…not.
[ *] Gender: Female, obviously.
[ *] Income Bracket: Basically a hobo
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. Absolutely none

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ ] Strengths: Extracurriculars, SAT
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA (esp Senior year), AP scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Listed right above, plus being poor and Asian
[ *] Where else you applied: UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, Vanderbilt, Tulane, Occidental, USC, Santa Clara, etc.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] @$@($U@J$@I$J I honestly thought I’d get in. Heartbreaking.

hypermom · March 29, 2012, 10:53am

Decision: Accepted

D’s data:

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): [800] Math, [750] CR, [750] Writing
ACT: N/A
SAT II: [800] Physics, [790] Math II [740] Bio M [700] Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school does not rank.
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics [5], AP Chem [5], AP Macro Econ [4], AP Micro Econ [5], AP BC Calculus [4], AB sub score [5], AP Bio [5]
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psyc, AP Art History, AP Spanish, AP Stats, Anatomy, Public Speaking, English Composition
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Girl Scout Gold Award, NM Commended, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Math Honor Society

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Girl Scout Gold Award, Officer for Med Futures Club, participated in JSA, Student Senate, Science Olympiad, Spiritual classes etc…
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a doctor’s office.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at hospitals, Feed the Children etc.
Summer Activities: CTY summer courses (Intro to Biomed sciences, Biology)
Lead America conference in Health,
Summer internship at Columbia science lab
Essays: Amazing. Wrote about passion in photography.
Teacher Recommendation: [2] Good.
Counselor Rec: Don’t know.
Interview: I had an interview with a senior in Aug. It went well.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public.
Ethnicity: Indian.
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Doesn’t qualify for need based aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Girl scout gold award?

Reflection
Strengths: Rigorous courseload, good scores and extra curriculars.
Weaknesses: Grades. I certainly don’t have straight A’s.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Decent scores, extra curriculars, passion for arts as well, showed interest in liberal arts
Where else you applied: Brown (deferred from ED), BU(accepted), Tufts (waiting to hear), BC(accepted)
General Comments:

kaz2y5 · March 29, 2012, 10:58am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2080 CR: 750 Math: 640 Writing: 690
[] ACT: 30 Composite
[] SAT II:
English: 750
Math 1: 660
US History: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit.: 4 US History: 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Latin
Physics 2
AP English Language
Calculus
Historical Context of Modern Issues
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude, National Merit Commended Scholar, Summo and Magna Cum Laude on National Latin Exam[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
School Newspaper (Style Editor for 2 years, Editor-in-Chief Senior year)
Varsity Tennis (Captain)
Peer Leader
Tour Guide
“Nerd Nation: A ‘Sci-Fantasy’ Club” (Founder and President)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteer at the Humane Society of Calvert County
Samaritan Ministries of Washington, DC
Youth for Tomorrow
[] Summer Activities: Humane Society and Tennis
[] Essays: Spent a lot of time on them and felt really good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Had 3 of them…really close to all three teachers
[] Counselor Rec: good I guess?
[] Interview: Was awesome! We talked until the coffee shop in Annapolis closed.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female (duh)
[] Income Bracket: Not sure, but they didn’t give me any financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good writer, sent in a creative writing portfolio
[] Weaknesses: Not very good at math
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Barnard is a school that’s very big on writing and feminist issues, two things that I highlighted in my application
[] Where else you applied:
Wellesley College (Accepted)
Tufts University (Waiting)
Boston University (Accepted)
Georgetown University (Rejected)
Carleton College (Waitlisted)
Johns Hopkins University (Waiting)
University of Maryland (Accepted)
Washington College (Accepted)
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone that was accepted!

rasha55 · March 29, 2012, 1:35pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 CR 790, W 720, M 640
[] ACT: 31 (didn’t submit)
[] SAT II: 780, 740, 770, 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% weighted
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World/Euro/US (5’s), Psych (5), Enviro (4), Eng (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s and 2 fine arts
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): only minor awards

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): very strong…founded literary magazine and human rights awareness club at school, tutoring for 2 years, led various fundraisers, committee chair on Youth Action Council, 4 yrs varsity swimming (captain senior year), Model UN, All East/State Choir qualifier, 3 yrs. on Governor’s Cabinet at Youth in Government conference, president of school’s YIG Club, started meal prep group at local homeless shelter, 3 yrs on mock trial A-Team (helped lead team to state comp 2 yrs. in a row), PLUS mentor, organized several service projects in a community service group that I started, human rights blogger.
[] Job/Work Experience: I do a lot of babysitting for my 4 siblings.
[] Summer Activities: Governor’s School for the Scientific Exploration of TN Heritage, National Youth Leadership Forum on Law & CSI, Georgetown’s Summer IR Program, started a book club for elementary school girls, lots of traveling.
[] Essays: pretty good. An essay about my admiration for Eleanor Roosevelt; an essay about majoring in unafraid at GovSchool; an essay about how my community made me a free thinker.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing and I think the other was really good.
[] Counselor Rec: …
[] Interview: I interviewed over the phone…but was able to clearly express why I loved Barnard.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] School Type: Public, “inner-city”
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks: absolutely nothing.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: demonstrated interest, essays, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: grades
[/ul]General Comments: I AM SO EXCITED THAT I WAS ACCEPTED TO BARNARD! I love the school and the city and can’t believe that I could be living there next year!

gabbadabadoo · March 29, 2012, 5:03pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 740 US History, 610 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/368 uw and 9/368 w
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), US History (5), Psych (5), English Language (4), English Literature, Biology, Calculus AB, and Government
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Gov, Advanced Debate, Advanced Repertory Theatre, Science Research, Music Theory and Honors Music Theory
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Kansas Honor Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): theatre club (historian), debate (captain), forensics, NHS, voice, dance, community theatre
[] Job/Work Experience: substitute teach at my dance studio
[] Volunteer/Community service: LOTS!!
[] Summer Activities: theatre camps and debate camps
[] Essays: Pretty good, my sister reviewed them and her friends who has worked in admissions there
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to read them but I know one was stellar
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t get to read it but she loves me
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Kansas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Didn’t fill out financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I love New York and I think that showed in my essays and my passion for the school I also have tons of EC’s
[] Weaknesses: My essays could’ve used more review and I applied to Columbia as well so that could be seen as a weakness
[] Why you think you were accepted: Stats/essays/recs
[] Where else you applied: I applied to 17 schools because I’m trying to do musical theatre
[/ul]General Comments: Well I was literally just rejected from Columbia ( I bet a cupcake I’d be rejected so no surprise) but I love Barnard and I love the area and I love New York!! woooohooo Barnard

4yorkshiremen · March 29, 2012, 8:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):770,740,760
SAT II:760 USH, 800 math2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5%
AP (place score in parenthesis):EnglishComp(5),BC Calc(5),USH(5),Euro(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:AP Lit, Ap World, Honors Chem,Linear Algebra,AP Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NMF
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Minimal: dance, chorus
Job/Work Experience:none
Volunteer/Community service:some
Summer Activities:not so much
Essays:unique?
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, but I expect they were very good
Counselor: Don’t know
Additional Rec:no
Interview:no
Other
State (if domestic applicant)elaware
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Catholic
Ethnicity:white
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:asked for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):legacy, CTY for three years
Reflection
Strengths:scores and grades
Weaknesses:extra curriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:good essays, scores, advanced math classes
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:wait listed at Penn, accepted to JHU, Bryn Mawr, Haverford, UDel (honors), Muhlenberg, Goucher, Ursinus / rejected at Swarthmore

Lily8476 · March 29, 2012, 8:54pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 790 M, 800 W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: US History 650, Lit 750, World History 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), World History (5), Chemistry (4), Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy, orchestra, gym/health, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Stat, Peer Group, French 6A
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school dance club (co-pres/choreographer), outside dance group (co-founder/choreographer), Knowledge Masters Team (president), Asian American Club (secretary), Cooking Club (Publicity then treasurer), Quidditch Club, school newspaper, school yearbook, tutor at school tutoring center.
[] Job/Work Experience: weekend receptionist at local real estate agency
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at local hospital, Project GAIA (diversity/anti bullying group), led community service group at school, mentor freshmen, teach elementary school kids music, volunteering at daycare for homeless/at-risk kids.
[] Summer Activities:Volunteering, taking French classes, dancing with my dance group, working.
[] Essays: good, very personal/honest.
[] Teacher Recommendation: okay, probably not epic but definitely very good
[] Counselor Rec: very good we have a great relationship
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: one of my better ones
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public (very good)
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: Female (well, obviously haha)
[] Income Bracket: 120K?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, volunteering/ECs, interview
[] Weaknesses: GPA, lots of applicants from my school, maybe recs?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably the combination of lots of competitive applicants from my school and not having any hooks
[] Where else you applied: NYU, Columbia, U of R, Boston U, Emory, Yale, Stanford, Swarthmore, Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, UCLA, Princeton, Rutgers, U Minnesota TC, JHU
[/ul]General Comments:
i’m really disappointed. it was my first waitlist and somehow it bugged me more than my rejections before it. i guess it’s because i really really really love everything about Barnard and I really thought that I had a shot at getting in. Sigh. c’est la vie I guess.

icesk8girl · March 31, 2012, 7:43am

Decision: Rejected.

Too bitter and tired to figure out the formatting stuff right now. I’m sorry if this sounds cocky but I thought Barnard was a match for me–and I really liked it! Can somebody help me explain why I might not have gotten in? I mean, of course Columbia was a crapshoot but I was above average for Barnard stats-wise, and my extracurrics are decent enough… or so i though…

Stats:
SAT: 800 WR 800 CR 700 M, 2300 total
SAT IIs: 800 Bio, 760 Math 2, 750 Lit, 730 World history, 700 spanish
UW GPA: 3.91, Weighted: probs like 4.4, they don’t tell us
Rank: 15%… Biggest weakness!
APs: AP World (5), Bio (4), Calc (5), Lang (5), Spanish (4), then this year I’ll take US Gov, Comp gov, lit, stats, and APES

Extracurrics: tons of figure skating, competitions and whatnot, high level testing, teaching group lessons, etc.
Cofounder/Coprez of a cancer-fighting club at school and a nonprofit, we’ve raised lots of money/put on events and stuff.
Had a couple of internships, one pretty prestigious, interning at a children’s clinic, the other writing for an online blog.
Typical other stuff… I play tennis, am involved with temple, volunteer at an animal shelter, etc.
Work: the internship mentioned above, lots of babysitting/nannying and tutoring.

Essays: CommonApp was pretty good, supplements were really good according to all who read them. Not strikingly original but solid. Writing is one of my strengths, and I worked hard on the app.
Recs: probs pretty average, teachers like me well enough, counselor doesn’t really know me but she knows I’m pretty smart, lol

Let’s see, I’m a half-asian Jewish female from WA, income ~100k.

WHY GUYS?! I wanted to get in so bad :(

calmom · March 31, 2012, 9:01am

Honestly icesk8tgirl, we can’t know – obviously it was a hugely competitive year – but the thing that leaps out at me is your class rank. I think to get into the super-selective colleges a student needs to have a very strong hook if she isn’t at least in the top 10%, preferably in the top 5%. It might not be as important if you attended a particularly strong academic prep school or magnet – but other than that, class rank is probably one of the more important stats they look at.

You sound like a really capable, engaged, and amazing young woman. I hope you have some other excellent choices – any college would be lucky to have you.

davidmarne · March 31, 2012, 9:16am

Calmom For President!

notakid · March 31, 2012, 9:37am

Based on these reports and my own daughter’s experience, I conclude that Barnard really does look first at the high school transcript (all the schools say that) and seriously considers the essays, including the one about your interest in Barnard. They also have an incredible pool of applicants!

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