Official Class of 2016 RD Results Thread!

diana2012 · March 21, 2012, 9:42pm

for the love of god, PLEASE remove the spaces in the brackets! you can use find-replace on word to speed things up. hope everyone got the decision they were wanted! :)

Pick one:
[ 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 (if submitted):
[ *] 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:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

maverick2016 · March 21, 2012, 10:47pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):CR: 660; Math: 640; Writing: 590
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): USH: 690; WH: 640; Lit: 640
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (5.4/6.0)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 37
[] Senior Year Course Load: History HL, English HL, Economics HL, Physics SL, Hindi SL and Math SL.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]-10 Model UNs. 3 Executive Boards (including one AD for HMUN). 2 Organized and 1 Founded. 3 Awards(Including Best Delegation at HMUN China). 2 College-level MUNs. (-Co-President of the MUN club.)
-Wrote, Directed and Starred in 2 Plays.
-Performed in front of the President of India
-Football(Soccer) for Freshman and Sophomore years.
-Cricket Sophomore year.
-Athletics- Track.
-Semi-finalist at national-level debate.
-School Sports Captain
-Student Council

[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi where I published a research paper on the South China Sea Dispute
[] Volunteer/Community service: Taught Soccer to underprivileged children.
Taught English to Tibetan Refugees.
400+ Hours of CAS.
[] Essays: Not too great, but pretty good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really Good.
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Got one from my supervisor at the think tank, it was pretty good.
[] Interview: Not an interview per se, but I met someone from the admissions office and it was really good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: International Studies at the School of International Service
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Private and extremely competitive.
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Pretty high.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Research.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, GPA, Rank, Essays, Recco’s and Interview.
[] Weaknesses: SAT.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really can’t tell and won’t speculate. I’m just glad they accepted me![/li][/ul]General Comments: Really excited! I was getting worried about where I’d end up. Good luck everybody! Even if you don’t get in, don’t sweat it. There are still a ton of great places out there for you. Trust me, I was freaking out as well. Just relax and things have their own way of working out. Might be clich

nayapapaya · March 21, 2012, 11:05pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR, 740 W, 630 M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.57
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): … top 40%? I think?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Literature (5), En. Science (4), Government (5), Psych, Composition
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp, AP Psych, Stats, Chinese Culture, Economics, Speech and Debate
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Commended, National Forensics League Recognition, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (captain, State placeholder 2x, National Qualifier 2x), Fencing (taught club sabre, qualified to the Junior Olympics), International Club, Poetry Club, Volunteer Work, Northwest Youth Corps, NaNoWriMo, Student Tutor of the humanities… more but I’m lazy.
[] Job/Work Experience: Northwest Youth Corps (trail work/backcountry work), Student Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Schools Foundation phone drive, lots of debate stuff, trail/outdoor work, Food Bank volunteer
[] Essays: Excellent. They made several people cry.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 great, 1 unknown (but assumed excellent, she thinks I’m brilliant)
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic.
[] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] Intended Major: International Studies.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon.
[] School Type: Public, silver medal. 
[] Ethnicity: Pakistani and Caucasian.
[] Gender: Female.
[] Income Bracket: ~80,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM (?)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essay, interest, EC’s (debate), and SAT scores.
[] Weaknesses: GPA.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essay was about overcoming a childhood physical disability, I have set goals, good SAT’s, very strong EC’s, and I showed lots of interest. 
[/ul]General Comments: AU is my dream school and I am thrilled.

betominh · March 22, 2012, 3:42am

Guys, can you please also list your amount of scholarships and financial aid (if available).

diana2012 · March 22, 2012, 6:24am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR 630M 800W = 2230
[li] ACT: didn’t take[/li][] SAT II (if submitted): 740 US History, 780 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no idea, but my weighted will be a 4.0 out of 5.0 at the end of this year.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), US Gov (self) (5) (school basically offers none until senior year, so I only took two)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Spanish, AP Euro, AP Eng Lit, AP Enviro, CP Trig, self studying AP Comp Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): LOLOLOL not even close.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Amnesty International (president), Photo club (president), GSA (officer), Acoustic Club, 9 years of piano
[] Job/Work Experience: none at all
[] Volunteer/Community service: errrrrm like several hundred hours/year on average, but I’m not sure which I actually reported on the Common App hahaha
[] Essays:
-Main Common App essay was about finding my voice at an Amnesty International protest; forgettable (6.5-7)
-Short answer on playing Rachmaninov on the piano (8)
-American’s only extra essay was the DO YOU KNOW AU one and I honestly don’t remember what I wrote, so it probably wasn’t very good haha
[] Teacher Recommendation: one ravingly stellar, one good but forgettable
[] Counselor Rec: good, from what she said
[] Additional Rec: didn’t get one!
[] Interview: didn’t get one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: oh hell yes…
[] Intended Major: International Studies/Anthropology
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: EXTREMELY competitive public, 2,000 kids
[] Ethnicity: vanilla ice
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: that awkward point where you’re too rich to get any aid but way too poor to actually pay (ie, middle class)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: one of my recs, SAT scores, senior courseload
[] Weaknesses: GPA, main essay, terrible (!!!) sophomore grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the fact that I showed I was genuinely passionate about human rights work (through my essays and ECs). They seem to like active students.
[/ul]General Comments: I wish they had told me about scholarships, because money is making the college decision for me :/

MissGen · March 22, 2012, 10:06am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 800, M 650, W 800
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): Literature 740, Spanish 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Complicated because of school changes. I honestly couldn’t give you an accurate number.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load:
Trimester One: Spanish 6, French 5, Romanticism in American Literature, Creative Writing, Human Rights, Theater, 1 semester of Elementary Arabic 101 at nearby university
Trimester Two: Spanish 6, French 5, Romanticism in American Literature, Creative Writing, Theater, 1 semester of Arabic 111 at nearby university
Trimester Three: Spanish 6, French 5, Shakespeare, Creative Writing, Intro to Sociology, Theater, Elementary Arabic 111 (still)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None? National Merit Commended Scholar…for what that’s worth?
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Youth leader with state chapter of national LGBT organization – educator at statewide queer youth conference, organizing area conference
GSA (Executive Committee)
Actor in school production
Police Explorers (former Captain)
Paramilitary Police Explorer summer program (highest academic achievements in second year)
Peer Advocate/Mediator
Stage manager for middle school production
Spanish Club (founding member)
Amnesty International
Anime Club
Students for Animal Rights
[] Job/Work Experience:
Counselor-in-training at YMCA summer camp
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Unified Sports Tournament volunteer
Community service through Police Explorer post
Former Volunteer Fire Cadet
[] Essays: Risky but good, I think. Wrote about dealing with anxiety disorder and taking on a personal challenge by acting in a play regardless. 
[] Teacher Recommendation: I hear they’re wonderful but I haven’t seen then.
[] Counselor Rec: Still no idea.
[] Additional Rec: My school doesn’t let us see recs.
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Entering undeclared.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Overrepresented region but I don’t want to share right now.
[] Country (if international applicant): America ~
[] School Type: First public, then independent private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nope.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m a good writer. My SAT scores are good. I’m very passionate about languages and activism. 
[] Weaknesses: Low GPA junior year. No STEM courses. Never got to go to the campus itself or interview. 
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The rep I spoke to on the phone said that my short answers really showed that I had researched the university and I guess that helped me show interest? I also think I hit a lot of the points that AU seems to value (activism, language, multiculturalism, WONKing).[/li][/ul]General Comments:

I got a Dean’s scholarship for 10,000! I wasn’t aware there was any award we could apply for, though.

dcanbrink · March 22, 2012, 10:42am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a applied with an ACT score
[] ACT: 30 composite (36 Reading, 33 English, 25 Math) math testing isn’t my strong point
[] SAT II (if submitted): n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t distribute ranking
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Government
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Pre-Calculus, World Literature, Forensics, Moral Issues in Literature and Film, Economics, Psychology, AP Government, Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):World Affairs Club, Classics Club, my schools theater club (Historian and Co-President), Student Outreach Services
[] Job/Work Experience: Red Cross Certified babysitter (6 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service:: volunteer on a campaign for a City Council election, peer tutor, outside tutoring to 2nd graders, worked for Habitat for Humanity, volunteer at a local school as a pseudo teacher’s aide, volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House
[] Essays: excellent (in my opinion); wrote about diversity
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m not sure, our school won’t allow us to see them. But the I am really close with the teacher and she is known to write some of the best letters
[] Counselor Rec: again, I wasn’t able to see it, but I bet it was amazing, our counselors love all of their students
[] Additional Rec: very well written from a family I have been babysitting for for 6 years
[] Interview:I just had an informational one with my admission rep when she was in my town. I though it went very well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: heck yes
[] Intended Major: International Studies/ Arab Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] School Type: VERY competitive parochial school
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: lower middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my essays, ACT reading and writing scores, recommendations, volunteer work
[] Weaknesses: math, no standout ECs, lack of APs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I know one of the things American looks for is interest. I have wanted to go there since my sophomore year, so I have definitely show major interest. Furthermore, I think that my essay was a big factor to my admittance. Since I was young, I have been interested in learning about the world. I went on an exchange, hosted a lot of exchange students, and really learned everything I could about different cultures. American likes people who are passionate, and that is one thing that I am. [/li][/ul]General Comments: I am really excited that I was accepted! American is my dream school, but I need to see how much money they give me. I really hope that I will be at American next year!

proudmama2016 · March 22, 2012, 1:06pm

Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): 750M, 680CR, 640W
SAT II (if submitted): 750 Math2, 620 Bio, 660 US Hist
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4), AB Calc (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Stats, AP Lit, Physics, French 9/10, Global Citizenship, World Religions
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing national

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Soccer 9/10 (Capt) JV; 11/12 Varsity --Lost in state champ game, so #2 in state
NHS
Photography
Music: Rap Duo (writing, performing)
Soccer Coach
Job/Work Experience:
Soccer Ref, Soccer Clinic Coach, Catering Asst, Camp Counselor, Math Tutor, Dishwasher at local eateries
Volunteer/Community service:
Children’s Museum, Chinese New Years Festival Lion Dance drummer, photographer for local nonprofit (2 summers), lots of soccer stuff
Essays: Killer one about culture shock; others were fun and well written
Teacher Recommendation: 2 – both solid relationships (but didn’t see rec’s)
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but she’s cool
Additional Rec:
Interview: no

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: IR
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: One of the top public in the state (suburban)
Ethnicity: Hybrid
Gender: M
Income Bracket: <$75k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: GPA at a top/tough high school; essays – all were good; committed to/stuck with a few key passions thru life
Weaknesses: Mixed bag of test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, strong academic record, & recommendations

General Comments: Will need to wait and see FA and if accepted to Honors. FA is somewhat important factor. Excited and relieved to be accepted, however!

dchopeful14 · March 22, 2012, 1:11pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 580 Math, 590 CR, 680 Writing
[] ACT: 28 Composite, 29 Superscored, 34 English, 30 Reading, 27 Science, 27 Math
[] SAT II (if submitted): n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/33
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): HL English, HL Chemistry, HL Visual Arts, SL Spanish, SL Economics, SL Math
[] Senior Year Course Load: (see above)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard Prize Book, University of Pennsylvania Book Award, Female Athlete of the Year
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Vice President), NHS (President), Environmental Club (Founder/President), Cross Country (Captain, Varsity Letter), Track (Captain, Varsity Letter), Soccer (Starter, Varsity Letter)
[] Job/Work Experience: Teen reporter at a local magazine
[] Volunteer/Community service: Blood Drive coordinator, Camp counselor, Volunteer at the zoo
[] Essays: Really good
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m hoping they were good
[] Counselor Rec: I’m really close with our counselor, so I’m assuming it was good.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: CLEG and Environmental Studies (double major)
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Small, private, competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian, Caucasian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: >100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Dual citizen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My GPA, my essay, mixed heritage (?)
[] Weaknesses: SAT Scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I really wanted to go to AU and I made that very clear to them! :)[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Good luck everyone!

turtlerock · March 22, 2012, 2:04pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR-580, M-510, W-460
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted):
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[] 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.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: US Armed Forces Veteran
[] Volunteer/Community service: See above?
[] Essays: Wrote about military experience
[] Teacher Recommendation: From prior military supervisor (Officer) and another from current work supervisor
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: No
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Accepted for Political Science, but may switch to Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $30-35K/yr
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Being a veteran maybe
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Being mature, independent
[] Weaknesses: GPA and SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Showed drive and determination backed up with things accomplished in the military[/li][/ul]General Comments: I will most likely not be able to afford AU, so best of luck to those who are waitlisted.

nhersh21 · March 22, 2012, 2:09pm

how did you find out?

MissGen · March 22, 2012, 2:13pm

Nhersh – phone call, then email.

Raito23 · March 22, 2012, 2:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT: 33 (35E, 36R, 31M, 31S, 8W)
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 46/452
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: College Comp, Shakespeare’s Plays, German IV, American Foreign Policy - all college credit
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Special recognition for 36 on science ACT (different test w/o writing AU didn’t accept), Glory of Missouri Award for Law
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

President of GSA
Member of NHS
Organized Voter Registration Drive
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
Internship for political campaign (20-30 hours a week)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Misc volunteer work at church & daycare
[ *] Essays: Not sure. Was about liberty and freedom.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, assume it was good.
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Political Science / History / International Service
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Mediocre Public High School
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $60,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: Test score, political internship
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, extracurriculars
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test score
[/ul]General Comments:

Will most likely not be attending because AU is way too expensive and doesn’t give much aid, so if you’re on the waitlist you might get in!

LoveEssence · March 22, 2012, 3:58pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 680CR, 690M, 700W
[] ACT: 27 Composite
[] SAT II (if submitted): 540 Literature/ 670 Biology E/ 730 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/203
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 1 & 2, Honors English, Pre Calc, and Journalism
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Distinguished Honor Roll all 4 years, Best Witness in Mock Trial, and 2nd Place Skills USA
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheerleading, Student Councile(VP), National Honors Society, Student Government, Math League, Mock Trial, and a few more. I am very active
[] Job/Work Experience: Legal Assistant @ DuPont Legal
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 100 hours from museum docent and environment center
[] Essays: On my diverse background (born in Nigeria).
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both great!
[] Counselor Rec: Awful
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: It lasted like 10 minutes lol. I was worried I didn’t show enough interest.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Delaware
[] School Type: Public High School
[] Ethnicity: Black/African
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Ummm around $75,000 - $80,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Diverse Background, strong extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Literature Subject Test Score, No AP’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The acceptance letter said that I understood the importance of diversity, so I guess that was my way in!

[/ul]General Comments:
I’m super excited because now I know I will not have to settle for my safety school!

bk4972b · March 22, 2012, 5:25pm

Congrats to all students who have been admitted to AU!

LeslieLu · March 22, 2012, 5:42pm

ACCEPTED!

GPA (w): 3.97
SAT: 1960

Lots of volunteer work, leadership activities, etc…

Congrats to everyone who got in, this is so exciting!

mspearl · March 22, 2012, 5:46pm

My daughter was accepted today. She won’t be attending because Ohio State is giving her full tuition.

Act 28 comp
Gpa: 4.0 uw
Ecs: dance and cheeleading
Her essay was very strong and they commented on it ( as have her other schools)
Very strong teacher recs.
She visited once.
From very rural Ohio

Congrats all!!

macmac5594 · March 22, 2012, 6:05pm

I got accepted and my letter also mentioned the University College, is this like an honors program or something else?

theatermomof2 · March 22, 2012, 6:18pm

Macmac5594 - I called admissions to ask about Univ. College. It is NOT honors college. Everyone who is NOT accepted into honors college is invited to be in Univ. College. Spaces are limited, but it isn’t “special” like honors college. My D applied test option but her other stats are very high. They said test opt. wouldn’t effect honors admissions, but it must have - top 10% of her very high achieving class and no honors college? Hmmm.

smwhtslghtlydzed · March 22, 2012, 6:42pm

Decision: Accepted
-School of International Service, Global Scholars Program

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (760M, 790CR, 800W)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math 1, 800 US History, 750 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), US Government (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, Honors International Relations, Accelerated French V, Peer Mentoring
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit/National Achievement if that counts…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gay Straight Alliance (president), Amnesty International (officer), Harvard Model Congress, Campaigning experience, a few others that aren’t as important
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: various volunteering experience, community service awards from my school
[] Essays: pretty good I think
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m guessing they were great
[] Counselor Rec: same as above
[] Additional Rec: didn’t have one
[] Interview: it seemed to go ok but not great, though they technically said it was non-evaluative so it shouldn’t matter…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep (and got no need based got merit, but not enough to really make it affordable…)
[] Intended Major: International Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Biracial (1/4 black, 3/4 white)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades/Test Scores, essays probably
[] Weaknesses: conveyed interest
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: American was a safety for me grades-wise, so I’m guessing I got in mainly because of that and because of my demonstrated focus in politics
[/ul]General Comments:
It was nice to get in, but because their financial aid sucks I doubt I’m going here, especially since I got into better schools for only slightly more money and have a full ride to UMD…the 4 year BA/MA program is tempting though, so I’ll probably look into it for a little while.

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