Official CMC ED II Decisions thread [Class of 2016]

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<p>Screw the scandal tell us if you get in :)</p>

<p>Please post ONLY decisions on this thread. No comments. Also take out the spaces</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]College and Program:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs:
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA (UW, W):
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Applied on (EA?):
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: [ /b]</p>

<p>DELETE ALL THE SPACES IN THE BRACKET OR ELSE IT WILL LOOK REALLY UGLY</p>

<p>A few notes: If waitlisted, change decision color to yellow.
If rejected, change decision color to red.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>College and Program: Government major</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 700 M, 780 CR, 760 W (2240 overall)
[</em>] SAT IIs: didn’t send
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs: n/a
[<em>] IBs: SL French: 5, SL studio art: 6, diploma candidate - currently enrolled in 5 HLs, including math and physics (AP calc BC/AP physics equivalent)
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.94, 4.25
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats: not sure if this would show anywhere on my app (maybe in the counselor rec) but I was identified by the university of California as being in the top 4% of my school (they determine it separately since my school doesn’t rank)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:
2 yrs, opinion editor of school newspaper (11th and 12th)
2 yrs, staff writer on newspaper (9th and 10th)
2 yrs in youth & government:

  • 2x bill author/sponsor in senate
  • current delegation officer (local leadership)
  • current legislative committee chair (statewide appointed leadership)
    attended CSSSA, highly selective, intensive summer arts program
    10th grade- close up Washington program (US gov/history trip to DC)
    9th and 10th grade- member/officer of teen-run charity org working with local teen musicians; created album artwork for benefit CD we produced
    teen staff at summer camp, 2 yrs
    [</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
    [<em>] Essays (subject and responses): common app essay: about how my political views were influenced by my extremely liberal/somewhat closed-minded hometown and my brother considering joining the military - forced me to step back from the bubble and see things differently. leader essay: wrote a letter to Anthony Weiner, urging him to return to politics- explained why he should not have resigned because of his scandal and how his voice was extremely important in our government.
    [</em>] Teacher Recs: fantastic. Had great relationships with both of the teachers who wrote mine - got to read one of the letters and it was extremely positive, confident the other was similar.
    [<em>] Counselor Rec: wasn’t super involved in that- I have a huge school so they have to write literally hundreds.
    [</em>] Applied on (EA?): ED2, but applied on December 1 (for merit scholarship deadline, wasn’t a finalist)
    [<em>] Hook (if any): I’m a pretty academically inclined person but I’m also a very accomplished artist… CMC’s not huge in the arts, maybe they liked me for the diversity? Haha not sure
    [/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
    [</em>] State or Country: California
    [<em>] School Type: LARGE public school, 3500-4000 students
    [</em>] Ethnicity: white
    [li] Gender: female[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’M SOOOO EXCITED!!! I love CMC, can’t wait to visit again and start planning for next year. Dream come true! :slight_smile: **</p>
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<p>This year regarding of the scandal issue, CMC admission is still a very tough one.</p>

<p>…
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“Congratulations! The Admission Committee at Claremont McKenna College has voted to offer you admission under our Early Decision II plan for the Class of 2016 which will enroll here in late August. This year we had a 40% increase in the number of Early Decision II applications we received compared to last year. The group was also very strong. Because only 20% were admitted, you should feel especially proud of yourself.”
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<p>The information about the “SAT scandal” came after the application deadline, so it did not influence the number of EDII applicants. </p>

<p>Nevertheless, the scandal may influence yield. If that is the case, than one may expect CMC to either admit more students/seat this year (if they are forward looking) or rely more on the waiting list (if they would prefer to “wait and see”).</p>