<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2190
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 lit/760 math/710 history
[<em>] ACT: none
[</em>] GPA: 3.9/4.6
[<em>] Rank: 13/sixhundredsomething
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: personal statement was good, but i thought my supplements suckkkked.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good. one said that if she had a daughter, she'd want her to be like me. (very nice, but a little strange?)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: slightly impersonal, but good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): nmf?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: az
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: f
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: i think i brought a unique voice. my scores could have been better. also, i know cmc is famous for its leadership focus. while i have had some leadership positions, i'm no superstar.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i think my writing accomplishments and academic curiosity got me in.
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: wowza. such an honor. i don't know if i'm going. i'm waiting on financial word. plus, i got into northwestern, which seems more appealing by the minute.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2230
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Lit, 690 Math I
[<em>] GPA: 3.5 unweighted, 4.0 weighted
[</em>] School doesn't rank, but I'm in a class of 137
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: top-notch
[</em>] Teacher Recs: top-notch
[<em>] Counselor Rec: pretty great
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Beijing, China
[<em>] School Type: Smallish private school, regularly sending kids to top unis
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mixed, Bangladeshi & British
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: great writer, sociable, creative, committed to leadership in extracurriculars. Weaknesses: Math, sciences, and associated skills.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think my essays/short answers helped me stand out, and made up for my subpar GPA[/li]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm really happy to be attending, and I feel extremely lucky to have been accepted. See you this fall! [/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2080 (did not submit)
[</em>] SAT IIs: awful, did not submit
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: 3.8 uw, 3.98 w
[<em>] Rank: 11/397, top 3%
[</em>] Other stats: lots of ECs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: 1 good/great, 1 weird/not-so-good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good/decent, not spectacular
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Alaska
[</em>] School Type: medium-sized non-competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: 1/2 asian 1/2 white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: EC's were good, 1 good essay. Weaknesses: 1 not so good essay (leadership) and not spectacular recs/courseload
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: see weaknesses
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I love this school so I'm staying on the alternate list (imy 1st choice). But I'm really not all that bummed about not getting accepted. Optimism is nice to have!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2210 (800W, 720 CR, 690 M)
SAT IIs: 750 Am History, 740 Bio, 690 Math II
APs: World History 4, Am History 4, Bio 5, Art History 5
GPA: 4.86w
Rank: unknown
Other stats: Senior year courses - AP Eng, AP Stats, AP Gov/Econ, Honors Physics</p>
<p>Hook (if any):
-active in school community (ASB 4 years; Varsity Volleyball/Soccer/Lacrosse)
-part-time work 15 hr/wk
-volunteer at local animal shelter - 4 years
-summer 2007 intern at OC Rgister
-summer 2006 language program in France</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: public school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Why I think I was accepted: My essays - I put alot of time into them</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2160 (800 M, 700 W, 660 CR)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Math IIc, 750 Chinese, 650 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 30 (did not submit)
[</em>] GPA: 3.63 UW 4.0 W (not sure how CMC weighs grades though)
[<em>] Rank: Our frikkin HUGE SCHOOL does not rank :(
[</em>] Other stats: Took 7 APS, 6 Honors Classes. LOTS of leadership/ec
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great Personal Statement.. Scripps said I'm really energetic and enthusiastic in my essay. My supplement was a little bit sloppy, but my ideas were clear and unique.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One of them was okay, the other I don't really know (but I expect that it was good!)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should be really good, my and my counselor really connected in my interview.. she told me she would write great things about me. I have one of those.. sob stories.. or sad to happy stories lol.
[</em>] Hook (if any): I am the head leader of our colorguard. A BRONZE MEDALLING COLORGUARD at WGI World Champs. I participate in several clubs that I actually ENJOY being in. I am very musically talented... piano, clarinet in the top band. I participate a lot in my church as well.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: SOCAL
[</em>] School Type: Public HUGE school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (CHINESE ^_^)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Underqualified in terms of grades. I got a C junior year.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: They felt that I am a great fit. I'm out there.. ready to learn about leadership. My personality just screams CMC? I knew that it was the school for me.
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:** General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I AM SOO FRIKKIN HONORED.. it's still hitting me!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2230 (800M, 700R, 730W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math2, 730 Physics
[<em>] GPA: 95/100 UW
[</em>] Essays: really good and personal
[<em>] Teacher Recs: not sure
[</em>] Counselor Rec: not sure
[<em>] Hook (if any): geographic location?
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[</em>] State or Country: East Coast
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[*] Gender: Male</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2250 (760/730/760)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Literature: 780, US History: 760
[<em>] GPA: 3.62 UW, don't weight
[</em>] Other stats: AP US History: 4, AP English Lit: 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: The dean wrote "PS Great job on your essays!" on my letter, so I'd say... good. (Although I really don't know about all those obnoxious little short answers... by the time I got to the clothing one I was so irritated I only wrote a couple of sentences.)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I saw some of one of them, and it was amazing (one of the best three writers she's had in her career), and my other teacher told me that after reading what he'd written my schools should "accept me with open arms," so...
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I assume it was good; I didn't see it
[</em>] Hook (if any): Essays, apparently... and I'm from MA and want to study Cinema, which happens to be CMC's smallest major. :-P
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Very competetive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: ECs (president of Model UN, co-editor in-chief of literary magazine [LOADS of writing, attached two pages of a novel I wrote last summer], photography [fine art and for our paper]), and I also submitted an editorial I wrote for the paper which was a lot about feminism and made me rather unpopular with quite a few people for a while, which my GC also talked about in her rec.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I'm DIFFERENT. I love politics but I don't want to major in it; I want to be a Film Studies major. I also have a lot of leadership, and I'm from MA, and my essays were REALLY unusual. General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Initially CMC was pretty far down on my list because of how specialized it is, but the letter was really nice and I got a note and the campus looks so pretty and NOW I'M ALL CONFLICTED. BLARGH. In any case I'm really excited to be admitted, and congratulations to everybody else who got in!</p>
<p>Edit: I have no idea why the formatting isn't working... sorry!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[li] SAT I: 2100</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT IIs: 710 (Lit) 740 (Math)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 16/120</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Other stats:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Ok..they weren't spectacular but I relied on my experiences and concerns
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Dunno
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Dunno
[</em>] Hook (if any): I have a LOT of work experience, been working since the eight grade...I'm guessing that was the only different thing with my application. A little community service too, but mostly paid jobs...which I had to do cuz I needed them. When it came to writing my essays they gave me a lot to write about. I also got killer recommendations from all my bosses who put in really good words for me.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Haha, dunno. Strengths- Was school prefect and hosted school events.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think my rec's were good, even though I haven't seen them. Besides, I think I have different experiences etc
[/ul]Other Factors: none General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to everyone who's in :D</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1080/1600 1720/2400 V: 560 M: 520 W: 640
[</em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[<em>] ACT: C: 26 E: 31 R: 28 M: 25 S: 19 (w t f, I know) Essay: 11
[</em>] GPA: 3.98 UW
[<em>] Rank: 5/120
[</em>] ECs:
* Local Pageant Winner
* State Pageant Top 6
* Drama Club (4 years): President, Vice President, Secretary, 6 plays (all leads), 2-time Best Actress of the Year
* FBLA (3 years): Vice President, Treasurer, Regional awards
* National Honor Society (2 years): Vice President
* Executive Student Council (3 years): Executive Treasurer (2 years), Sophomore Class Treasurer
* Key Club (3 years): Treasurer
* Diversity Club (3 years): Lead a state workshop on diversity, Treasurer
* Tennis (2 years): JV
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very, very personal and raw, but I wrote them back in September--I like my newer essays more. I also did my supplement at the last minute. It was awful.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent, glowing.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Awful, he's a terrible writer. But he likes me.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Obviously not...
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Washington state
[</em>] School Type: 500ish students, rural, terrible, never sends grads to top schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
* Strengths: Leadership, writing Weaknesses: Test scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Uh, SAT/ACT scores. Obviously.
[/ul]Other Factors:*
Acceptances:
Whitman College
UW-Seattle
Marist College
Gonzaga University
Ithaca College
Western WA U
Rejections: N/A General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone who got in! CMC wasn't my first choice anyway--I will most likely be attending Whitman College.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[li] SAT I: 1910 (CR 630, M 590, W 690)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT IIs: French 680, Lit 560, World History 680</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 28</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA: 4.7, 3.9 UW</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank: 23/600</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Other stats: Uhm IB?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] Essays: I thought they were excellent. I put alot of time into these...</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Amazing...! Two teachers that I've known for 3 years.</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Uhm... very into my catholicism lol. Also I have founded 3 clubs at my school. First generation college student.</p>
<p>[/ul][ b]Location/Person:**[ list]</p>
<p>[li] State or Country: Arizona</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Large public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Excellent leadership (founder, president, asst manager at work, etc). Very good at writing essays. Weakness: Horrible test taker... my SAT scores= LOL.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Accepted because of my leadership resume. I also had great essays and a PERFECT interview. This guy who interviewed me used to work in the admin office... also, we randomly had some mutual friends from church.</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Very excited about CMC. I hope they can defer my admission for a year though, because I have other commitments.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2140 (M:710 E: 630 W: 800)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 1: 720 Math 2: 700
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] GPA: 3.7/4.1
[<em>] Rank: School Doesn't Rank
[</em>] Other stats:
AP European History- 4
AP Spanish Language- 2
Took 4 honors courses and 7 AP's (5 senior year- Stat, Calc BC but dropped down to AB, English Lit, Am Gov't, Environmental Science.)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: 1. Very "Creative" Bio 2. Criticism of Superstardom 3. Climbing a tree as a metaphor for junior year. They were all pretty creative and strong.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Amazing English teacher (honors), Spanish teacher that I had for two year (honors one year, AP the next year, keep in mind i got a 2 on the AP)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I knew her for a month because they decided to hire new counselors.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Questbridge? I visited multiple times and met the admissions person for NY and for Questbridge. Multiple emails, really showed interest.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Public Magnet/Specialized Science HS
[<em>] Ethnicity: Pacific Islander
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strength: My interview was really good. My interviewer was a History/IR major and I have a lot of experience in debate. My scores weren't too bad. My essays were really good and I had a lot of merits. Pretty devoted to extra curricular activities, but not involved in too many. I'm pretty diverse, having lived in three different places and showing that in my bio essay.
Weakness: My GPA, definitely. Transcript trends aren't great, but I have a lot of hard classes. Also, not a lot of people get accepted from my school. We're talking one max a year.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think I was in a different pool because of Questbridge. They really take different things into account, I think. I showed a lot of interest in the school having emailed my interviewer, the director for Questbridge, my admissions representative, the debate coach, and other important administrators MULTIPLE times with really GOOD questions that you couldn't (or probably could on CC) read about elsewhere. I was super invested in letting them remember my name. I showed a genuine interest. My teacher recommendations were probably really good. Also, my interview could have not been better. We weren't only interested in some of the same things, we were both from NY, he knew about my school and how hardcore it is (which probably balanced off some of the transcript), I made him laugh- it was just PERFECT!
[/ul]Other Factors: Income, first generation to go to college (both things super important for Questbridge) General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to everyone! During the summer I wanted to go to Columbia because I was bent on going to a "good" school in NY. But CMC is absolutely perfect. The location is great. The profs really care about the kids, from what I hear. The people seem to be really chill, but still competitive and intellectual. The Athaneum is the greatest thing I've ever heard of. It's really small which is good for individualized attention but the 5C means you're still getting a good social life. The application was the most stressful thing (especially for Questbridge because it's different, although no supplement) but it was the most rewarding feeling.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2290 (M:750 E: 740 W: 800)
SAT IIs: Math 2: 640 Lit: 710 Spanish: 640
ACT: n/a
GPA: 3.82/4.0
Rank: 14/369
Other stats: </p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Becoming a vegetarian, Chicago best describes my personality, don't remember the rest lol
Counselor Rec: Didn't read it.
Hook (if any):</p>
<p>Location/Person:<br>
State or Country: Indiana
School Type: Public IB
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: Essays, regular SAT score
Weaknesses: SAT IIs, maybe counselor rec.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Well I think my essays were really good, and maybe being from Indiana made me seem different. Obviously I don't know everyone in Indiana but I don't know ANYONE else who applied to CMC from here.
Other Factors: Have studied abroad, lots of extra curriculars
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm really glad I got in. Waiting on FA though, so we'll see.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT IIs: US History 700, Math 1 730, Math 2 720, Lit 690
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] GPA: 102 weighted/98 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: 6/801
[<em>] Other stats: Tons of ECs: pres Key Club, mentor BBBS, Co-Capt Solar Car Racing Team (National Champs '07), HOBY/WLC, etc
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: 1) Edmund G. Ross for leader 2) trail by my house was my destination 3) a bright blue tunic was my clothing<br>
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 1 was amazing, 1 was pretty good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: amazing and very personal
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] State or Country: NY
[<em>] School Type: large, public
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strong ECs, ACTs, and interviews
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: asked my admissions counselor, and I still don't know.[/li][/list]Other Factors:** General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Definately going to CMC next yr.</p>