Official Class of 2017 Results Thread

Student Lounge African-American Students
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<p>Congratulations, philo. </p>

<p>Slikkk, I think they go out to superstars, athletes and high statted URMs.</p>

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<p>Accepted to Vanderbilt (MOSAIC Early Write)</p>

<p>2140
3.8
AA Male from NY
Excellent CA Essay
Great Teacher Recs
Very personal Counselor Rec
MUN (best delegate once, honorable mention twice), Debate, Varsity Soccer Captain, Club Soccer, NHS Prez, Student Council Rep, Amnesty Intā€™l, others</p>

<p>For full list, go to vandy decisions page. Woo!</p>

<p>Iā€™ve been told I look like a young Ryan Gosling (probably sealed the deal).</p>

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<p>Congrats, random! <em>^ā–^</em></p>

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<p>Youā€™re black and you look like Ryan Gosling? Interesting.</p>

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<p>Itā€™s a long story.</p>

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<p>^^^ I have time</p>

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<p>Share pls.</p>

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<p>isnt gosling a type of duck?</p>

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<p>We just look alike!</p>

<p>omg guise iā€™m self-conscious now :((</p>

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<p>But Ryan Gosling is hot. >.<</p>

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<p>Haha, Ryan Gosling broke up a fight across the street from my school. Itā€™s on YouTube somewhere. He also saved someone from getting slammed by an NYC Taxi. ~~WhatARenaissanceManzz</p>

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<p>So youā€™re saying you look like a black Ryan Gosling? I canā€™t imagine what that would look likeā€¦</p>

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<p>Oh, goodness.</p>

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<p>Haterzgonnahate</p>

<p>To bring this back, accepted to all the cunys I applied to and stony brook a long time ago. y3aH!!</p>

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<p>haha wowā€¦ this got really off topic. and @randompigeon, i believe you, dont worry!</p>

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<p>At least someone has my back ;)</p>

<p>Accepted to HYPS!!!
Whoops, Binghamton***. Typo</p>

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<p>Objective: Accepted everywhere (so far)
SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (670 M 670 CR 800 W 10 E)
ACT:
SAT Subject Tests: 800 Math 2, 720 Math 1, 780 US)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94 (3.8)
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A but I know for a fact Iā€™d be second.
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang 4, US 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calc II, Honors Lit, AP Micro, AP Gov, AP Bio
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (Best Delegate 1x, Honorable 2x), NHS Pres, Student Council Rep, Varsity Soccer Captain, Club soccer Captain, Debate, Amnesty Intā€™l, a few others
Job/Work Experience: Soccer ref for 7-8 year olds
Volunteer/Community service: 100ish hrs (nytimes article written about a project)
Summer Activities: Abroad homestay, travel soccer practice, hs soccer practice
Essays (subjects and personal opinions)
Common App Main Essay: Beautiful, I cried. Kidding, but solid.
EC Short Answer: Did people really take this seriously?
Additional Essay: Good supplements in general, I guess
Teacher Recommendation 1: Superb
Teacher Recommendation 2: Best in career
Counselor Rec: She loves me and my family
Additional Rec:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
Gender: M
School Type: Semi-Competitive Public (1800 SAT avg)
Country of Origin:
Educational level of parents: Mom - HS Dad - BA
Income level: $100,000 (worst possible bracket)ā€¦
Adversity overcome: Only black male in gradeā€¦ not really adverse but worth noting
Involvement in Hispanic community: Uhh
Other hooks (recruited athlete, development, etc.): URM, Good Looking
Colleges
Accepted: SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Albany, CUNY Baruch/Hunter/City/Lehman, Vanderbilt (early-write), Macalester (early-write)
Waitlisted:
Denied:
Likely attending:
Outside scholarships:
Institutional scholarships:
Reflection
Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: Scores
General Comments: lol</p>

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<p>I got into Drexel and University of Pittsburgh! Whoop Whoop black girl about to go against the grain and major in computer science :D</p>

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<p>Black girl in computer science? You are the definition of URM lol. Congrats on the acceptances and good luck!!</p>

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<p>Hey, guys! Call me Gigi. Iā€™ve been accepted to Cal State Fullerton, Los Angeles, and Long Beach. On February 15th I was accepted to UCIā€™s Nursing Program along with their honors. :)</p>

<p>Some quick stats:</p>

<p>Graduation: 1/13/13 (one semester early)
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
UC GPA: 4.8
ACT: N/A
SAT I: 580 M, 630 W, 680 R -1900
AP Courses: AP English and AP Government and Politics
ECs: Student Volunteer at LA Zoo
College Courses: Six in Spanish, one in Biology and one in Sociology from CCs
Income Bracket: Mid-Middle Class
Awards: Deanā€™s High Honor List first three years (fourth year unknown as of now)
Percentile: Second percentile
Other stuff: I ā€œattendedā€ a homeschooling program called California Virtual Academy for all four years of high school.</p>