Official Columbia University 2016 RD Results

AvidStudent · March 17, 2012, 6:39pm

Copy, paste, and good luck!

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Decision: Accepted - CC
Decision: Accepted - SEAS
Decision: Waitlisted - CC
Decision: Waitlisted - SEAS
Decision: Rejected - CC
Decision: Rejected - SEAS

Objective:[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown):[/li]
[li] ACT:[/li]
[li] SAT II:[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]
[li] Summer Activities:[/li]
[li] Essays:[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation:[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec:[/li]
[li] Additional Rec:[/li]
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[li] State (if domestic applicant):[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type:[/li]
[li] Ethnicity:[/li]
[li] Gender:[/li]
[li] Income Bracket:[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[li] Strengths:[/li]
[li] Weaknesses:[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:[/noparse]

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entomom · March 29, 2012, 3:45pm

Please, results only on this thread so that it can serve as a valuable resource for future applicants.

Good luck to all!

alyea821 · March 29, 2012, 5:09pm

Decision: Rejected - SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.63
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s, 4’s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, H Chinese 5, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Bio, AP Calc BC
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar, 2nd place regional scifair, 4th place state scifair, 1st place in MA RWDC, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs
[] Volunteer/Community service: local library, food pantry, soup kitchen etc.
[] Summer Activities: lots of interesting ones
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: good
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: suburban public
[] Ethnicity: Russian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ec’s, academic record
[] Weaknesses: anything is a weakness at this level of competition
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because there’s a point at which admissions is nothing but a crapshoot
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rice, McGill, Northeastern, WPI, and BU.

[/ul]General Comments: I expected it, so I don’t really mind. Congratulations to everyone who got accepted!

SRHS12 · March 29, 2012, 5:10pm

Decision: Accepted - CC

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown):2310 (780 reading, 800 writing, 730 math)
SAT II: 770 Biology E, 730 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: 7/450
AP: Euro (5), Environmental (4), Lang (5), Biology (5), Physics B (4), US History (4), Lit, Calc, Human Geography, Psychology, French
Senior Year Course Load:AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, AP French, Honors Photo Digital III, Honors International Studies
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Society of Arts & Letters literature award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lit Mag (editor-in-chief), Envirothon (secretary), Girl Scouts (Patrol leader), Horseback Riding “B” Team, Interact, NAHS, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Stable Hand
Volunteer/Community service: SPCA, and a lot in Girl Scouts and Interact
Summer Activities: camp counselor at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, studied wildlife management in Kenya, traveled in UK alone
Essays: I worked VERY hard on them; I thought they were well done
Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t seen any of them, but submitted 3
Counselor Rec: Do not know my counselor AT ALL. But I guess she wrote nice things…
Interview: Really great; I got along with my interviewer well
Other:

State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:…uhhh…upper middle class?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None

Reflection

Strengths:essays, GPA, traveling abroad alone/studying abroad
Weaknesses: subject test scores, lack of major awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I distinguished myself as an independent risk-taker and made my intentions about what I would do at northwestern (with regards to research and extracurriculars) very clear. And luck. Lots of luck.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Rejected: Yale EA. Accepted: UChicago, Northwestern, Tufts, NYU, BU, GW, Brandeis

General Comments:
I had gotten a likely letter, so it’s not a surprise, but still I feel so lucky!! Congrats to all accepted & to those denied: good luck at all the other amazing schools that are bound to accept you!

tiago6 · March 29, 2012, 5:16pm

rejected…

moonman676 · March 29, 2012, 5:23pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
SAT I superscore (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33C/35E/33R/32M/33S Essay 12
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II: 750 Chem, 710 Physics, 680 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
IB (place score in parentheses): IBH Physics, Chemistry, English, Italian, IBS Math, Psychology (7)
Senior Year Course Load: IBH Physics, Chemistry, English, Italian, IBS Math, Independent Studies in Roman History
Number of other applicants in your school: 5-ish

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

<ol>
<li> Soccer, Club and Varsity level (Captain)</li>
<li> Research</li>
<li> Doctor Shadowing (Neurosurgeons and radiologists)</li>
<li> Sports Council at my school (President)</li>
<li> A bunch of clubs</li>
<li> Competitive sailing</li>
<li> Hiking, skiing, painting are all some hobbies.
Job/Work Experience: Referee in an indoor soccer league.
Volunteer/Community service: over 150 hours of community service.</li>
</ol>

Writing (Write a brief description and rate quality on 1-10 Scale):
Essays (include subjects): Proud of them 9 or 10
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: 9/10 Not fluent in English, but I am like the child he didn’t have (he has said this). Didn’t see it though.
Teacher Recommendation #2:7-8/10 Not really sure, didn’t see it either but this teacher loved me.
Counselor Rec: 10/10 Amazing.
Additional Rec: 10/10 From my lab, apparently extremely good.
Interview: 8/10 Started a little shaky, but ended on a very good note.
Art Supplement: Didn’t submit, probably will since I got waitlisted.

Other
Date Submitted App: Late November
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: High
Hooks: None

Reflection
Strengths: Athletic resume, vehement passions, and skills both in and out of the sciences.
Weaknesses: Scores in math.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores and math
What would you have done differently?: Thought about the importance of math and the standardized tests in Freshman/Sophomore year and prepared more for it. Probably would have tried to take HL math too.

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Didn’t expect much, and will stay on the WL.

InnrCityPressure · March 29, 2012, 5:27pm

Decision: Rejected - CC

gaaaah, knew this was coming!

Benhhhamin · March 29, 2012, 5:29pm

Decision: Accepted - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2250- 750 on all three sections
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II:700 Math, 760 US History, 800 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/726
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World Hist(5), US History(5), English Lang(5), Spanish(5), Calc AB(5), Chemistry(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, AP Government, AP MacroEco, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Euro History, AP Physics C
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar w/Distinction, National Merit Commended and Hispanic, Tennis MVP[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Senior Class Officer, Varsity Tennis Captain, a few UIL events, heavily involved in my church
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: I had a substantial amount of hours for a lot of different things
[] Summer Activities: Do sleeping and eating count?
[] Essays: Pretty standard I thought but I did work on them for a while. They didnt get proof read by anyone.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I didnt see one of them but the other was pretty decent. I should say that the one I didnt see was from a former college professor with a PhD. They both like me well enough.
[] Counselor Rec: Didnt read it but she does like me and is actually pretty impressed with me so it was probably good.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview:Nope[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, 3500ish kids
[] Ethnicity:Hispanic
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket:60-70 k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think it was mostly my application being a standard Ivy League one but I am an average-public school, Mexican kid from Texas.
[] Weaknesses:I didnt do anything to stand out really. Like I said, standard.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I put in a competitive app. Dont know what else to say.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UT Austin and UChicago.

[/ul]General Comments:
New York here I come! :)

sbaum1994 · March 29, 2012, 5:30pm

Decision: Deferred - CC

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150, 740 critical reading, 700 math, 710 writing
ACT: 33 composite (34 english, 32 math, 35 reading, 32 science, 33 combined eng/writing)
SAT II: US History 780, Chemistry 750, Molecular Biology (before I had taken bio ap) 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 out of 650~ students
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5) United States History (5) Chemistry (5) English Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): didn’t take
Senior Year Course Load: currently taking AP Government, AP Calculus, AP Studio Art, AP Biology, AP English Literature and plan to take the test for AP Human Geography
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, National Merit Commendee, AP Scholar with Honor, Scholar Athlete

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CSF, Health Science Majors Program, National Honors Society, Track and Field, Cross Country
Job/Work Experience: Freelance Digital Artist (all four years, ad and web design), Medical Illustrator (illustrated one book, junior year), Tutor, Paid Intern as an ICU Quality Care Analyst
Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hours at a hospital (sep interships), yearbook, local church stuff, coach for junior track
Summer Activities: UCLA nanoscience program (one week), took an anthropology course at a community college, interned at hospital, research on delirium tremens (alcohol withdrawal)
Essays: Decent I guess
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read
Counselor Rec: didn’t read
Additional Rec: didn’t read
Interview: didn’t get one

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~180k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): being published/illustrating a book

Reflection
Strengths: volunteer work and work experience probably
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: see above
Weaknesses: SAT score, could’ve done way better if I had studied or taken a course probably
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Unlucky, low SAT score and no Math II score.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, Trinity College, University of Rochester, Loyola Chicago, Indiana University, NYU, UPenn and Cornell; Waitlisted at Tulane

yayreading · March 29, 2012, 5:38pm

Decision: Waitlisted - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (770 Reading; 690 Math; 720 W)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 750 Lit, 750 French, 720 US History
[] weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.07
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5, French 4, Comparative 5, English Lang 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Physics, AP English, AP Macro, Intro to Photo, Creative writing H, Political Theory H, Religion
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot, honestly don’t feel like writing them. Most had to deal with international relations/writing.
[] Job/Work Experience: I work as a model
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a homeless food kitchen, docent at a museum, went on a summer service trip in Chicago
[] Summer Activities: Studied in Paris one year; took summer classes at Loyola University Chicago
[] Essays: One was about my love of the new yorker (yes, i really do love it), I mentioned Oliver Sacks…can’t really recall right now.
[] Teacher Recommendation: My two favorite teachers; science and apush
[] Counselor Rec: Good; she really understood what I was looking for from a college
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Did not have one, but spoke to a Columbia professor…[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: no fin aid from anywhere so…
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Uchicago, Michigan, Pitzer Waitlisted: Dartmouth, WashU, Wesleyan Rejected: Princeton, UPenn, Pomona, Swarthmore[/li]Have yet to hear from some schools/my favorite

gbspence · March 29, 2012, 5:39pm

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pinkcoconut · March 29, 2012, 5:46pm

Decision: Accepted - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (M: 720, CR: 760, W: 760)
[] ACT: Did not take
[] SAT II: Math II - 760, World History - 800, Biology - 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/100
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), English Lit (5), Spanish Lang (5), Human Geography (5). Statistics, US History, US Government and Psychology are all pending.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Stats, US History, US Gov and Psych (all honors towards AP). Anatomy and Physiology - Honors. Shakespeare/The 20th Century American Novel (each a one semester course). Journalism. Spanish VI - Honors. Photography. Senior Seminar.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just a few local awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school newspaper (features writer), Gay Straight Alliance (secretary), Human Rights Action (founder), political debate club (vice-president), Christian Union (president), community service development (coordinator) and volleyball.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Extensive volunteering (food bank, homeless shelter, peer to peer etc). I have received the President’s Volunteer Service Award at bronze and silver levels. Girl Scouts (Gold Award).
[] Summer Activities: Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans
[] Essays: Was really pleased with them. Had excellent feedback.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great. Highlights were that one said his classroom will be a poorer place when I’m gone, the other that I was a “delight” to teach as I was always inquisitive and eager to absorb knowledge.
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: One excellent rec from a manager I work with in my volunteering, I wanted a rec from someone who knew me outside of school.
[li] Interview: Yes - with local alumni. Went really well and I got a good feeling from it.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small, highly selective, non-denominational private in NorCal
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, recs and academic scores
[] Weaknesses: ECs are mainly non-academic, no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted: Strength of essays and recs
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: USC, Berkeley, UCLA, Rice, SMU, Harvard (still in complete shock), Chicago, University of the Pacific (safety), Rejected: Yale, Likely letter: Duke, Still waiting: Stanford

[/ul]General Comments: If I’m honest, I’m shocked, I wasn’t expecting to get an offer from any Ivy, let alone two of them. Columbia is my top Ivy though, so whether or not I attend, depends on Stanford. Should hear from Stanford tomorrow.

worriedteenager · March 29, 2012, 5:50pm

anyone know what to do if I still haven’t received an email from the stupid portal thingy?

gbspence · March 29, 2012, 6:21pm

wait. i haven’t gotten an email yet either. probably a backlog of people realizing that they don’t have their passwords to view their decisions. i’m just trying to confirm my almost certain rejection so that I can move on and make a decision with my other colleges.

dunnio · March 29, 2012, 6:23pm

Decision: Accepted - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190. Can’t remember the breakdown, lol, sorry.
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Biology: 700. French: 730.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted grade: 40.
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Full Diploma
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Outstanding Participant in the National Merit Scholarship
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: Library work
[] Volunteer/Community service: Fundraising committee for Ugandan NGO
[] Summer Activities: Oxbridge Summer Course!
[] Essays: Good, I guess.
[] Teacher Recommendation: From my two strongest classes. I know that one of them was realllllly good.
[] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Nope. Didn’t have one!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Switzerland
[] School Type: International Baccalaureate
[] Ethnicity: Nigerian, Guyanese, English, American. Seriously.
[] Gender: Female.
[] Income Bracket: Mom works at WHO, dad is retired.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, essays?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, extracurriculars, SATs
[] Weaknesses: Transcript (sort of)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I made a really good case for myself with my essays (:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Barnard, NYU, BU. Rejected by Brown.

[/ul]General Comments: I’m elated. :’)

modest423 · March 29, 2012, 6:35pm

Decision: Waitlisted to CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 CR, 760 M, 790 W)
[] ACT: 36 (36 E, 36 M, 36 R, 36 S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Math I, 800 Chemistry, 800 Biology E, 770 US History, 770 Literature, 750 French, 740 Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/360
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Latin (5), Physics B (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), English Lang (5), Biology (5), French (5), Environmental Science (5), Human Geography (5), Macroeconomics (5), US Gov (5), Psychology (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Post-AP French Literature, AP Comp Gov, Linear Algebra, AP English Literature, AP Physics C, AP European History, AP Art History, Post-AP Latin
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Various Olympiad/AMC/AIME awards, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar, various scholarships, leadership awards, volunteer awards, etc.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (1st Singles 4 years, team captain 3 years), Varsity Boys Lacrosse (4 years, captain 2 years), Varsity Boys Soccer (4 years, co-captain 2 years), US Senate Page Program, Varsity Debate (4 years, qualified to Tournament of Champions twice, NFL Nationals three times, CFL Nationals 4 times), Mock Trial captain, Literary Magazine contributor and assistant editor, Violinist (local youth orchestra)
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned at state governor’s office for 2 summers, Interned at an attorney’s office, Worked at local ice cream store for four years
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local nursing home since I was 9, reading to them, bringing my pet dog, taking care of them, playing music for them, talking to them, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Debate camp, volunteering, interning, reading, working, etc.
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Best in career.
[] Counselor Rec: Best in career.
[] Additional Rec: From state governor, wonderful comments.
[li] Interview: Good[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 75,000-100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, awards, testing, rank, extracurriculars, essays.
[] Weaknesses: Essays were a bit specific so they could have been a hit or miss.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m surprised and so happy to have gotten elsewhere.[/ul][/li]
Accepted to[ul]
[] MIT
[] Northwestern HPME
[] UChicago
[] WashU
[] Rice
[] Yale (likely)
[] Princeton
[] Harvard
[] Tufts
[] Penn (Wharton)
[li] JHU BME[/ul][/li]
Waitlisted by [ul]
[li]Columbia[/li][/ul]

**Waiting on ** [ul]
[*] Stanford[/ul]

asloves · March 29, 2012, 6:41pm

Decision: Waitlisted - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (770/780/720)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II (if submitted): 730 Math I 710 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/477
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (4) English Comp (5) APUSH (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Latin, AP Psych, AP Euro, AP Art Hist, AP Lit, Honors Gov/Econ
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, publication in national magazine, some statewide film awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Historian of 3 clubs, soccer for 10 years, Hebrew Class for 14 years, filmmaking and photography competitions, Latin and Mu Alpha Theta state competitions, newspaper staff, etc
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor, SAT/ACT tutor, pre-cal tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours at various things since I was 10
[] Essays: Extended food metaphor about my culture (Asian and Jewish)
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP English, probably good
[] Counselor Rec: Good I think
[] Additional Rec: President of UT Martin and nationally known rabbi
[] Interview: It went alright
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Film studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Dutch-Indonesian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Around $100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM maybe?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, many awards, essays, recs
[] Weaknesses: Rank, GPA, SAT IIs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows! But I’m still happy; it’s better than a rejection! [/li][/ul]General Comments: Also accepted to Northwestern, Tulane, Syracuse-Newhouse, BU, UNC Chapel Hill, waiting on USC School of Cinematic Arts

tridpq · March 29, 2012, 6:50pm

Decision: Waitlisted - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 800 M, 720 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 2400 (800 Math II, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank, but I think my counselor put my rank as “1/900”.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: A Level maximum load (General Paper, Project Work, Economics, Math, Chemistry, Physics)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 10 in national math olympiad, top in national programming competition.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science and Math Council (Deputy President), High school YMCA (IT Director), Multimedia Club (President), Tech Council, Guitar Ensemble, Math Club.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours of Community Service
[] Summer Activities: Nothing much
[] Essays: I liked my Common Apps essay, though my counselor said it’s “decent”. Didn’t spend that much time on Columbia supplement.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t get to read, but I think one was very good and one so so.
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent. She loves me.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Vietnam (but spent 4 years of high school in Singapore)
[] School Type: Public / Independent
[] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: below $10,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong EC & Counselor Rec, decent stat & grade.
[] Weaknesses: Cookie-cutter Asian, asking for full financial aid.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Princeton, Brown, Cornell
Wailisted: MIT, UChicago, Columbia
Rejected: Penn (Wharton)

[/ul]General Comments: I’m not surprised, since asking for full aid (as an international student) makes it very difficult.

PunjabX · March 29, 2012, 6:52pm

I got waitlisted too…will post stats soon…

Anyone know how much chance we have at getting in through waitlist?

jake1313 · March 29, 2012, 7:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (790M, 800CR, 800W - 10E)
[] SAT II: Spanish (w/o listening) - 740, Chemistry - 790, U.S. History - 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Biology, Chemistry, U.S. History, and English Language
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. Gov’t., AP Spanish Language, Orchestra, AP English Lit., AP Calculus BC
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None. Some sort of Brandeis Book Award, and an AP Scholar thing.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate team (co-captain and -founder), Literary magazine (co-editor), Jazz band (principal bassist lol), NHS and Tri-M and other random stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: I work at a local hotel on the banquet staff.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Absolutely ZERO indicated on the common app.
[] Summer Activities: Chilling with friends, reading, work, etc.
[] Essays: I thought they were great, probably my best asset. Wrote about people I work with for the common app.
[] Teacher Recommendation: First one was probably amazing, because this teacher like deifies me. The second one was probably also quite good. Didn’t read either.
[] Counselor Rec: Assuming this was also good; I know my counselor fairly well from doing debate red-tape permission-slip junk in the guidance office.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Not good. Got a 20 minute time slot at an office building in Hartford. Interview lasted 18 minutes hahaha.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: decent public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: complicated, but Columbia gave me awesome aid!
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Music supplement? (Classical upright bass)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure, really. I think the music supplement may have helped though!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - UConn (EA), Northeastern (EA), UChicago (EA), Carleton, Columbia!!; Waitlisted - Rice, Yale; Rejected - Brown; Waiting on Harvard and Amherst.

[/ul]General Comments: YAY!!! Columbia gave me amazing aid, so I will probably end up matriculating!!

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