Official CWRU Class of 2017 Results Thread

MommyDearest13 · December 15, 2012, 11:52am

This thread is for results only...please keep commentary, congratulations, etc, on the discussion thread!

IMPORTANT: IN EACH INSTANCE, DELETE THE SPACE DIRECTLY AFTER EVERY LEFT ([) BRACKET

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA:
[ *] 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]

XinzeLi · December 15, 2012, 12:32pm

[size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]

**Objective:[ /b][ list]
[] SAT I: 2200 (770M 740R 690W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 770 USH
[] Unweighted GPA: 89.71
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 128/302
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 USH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, Chem, Gov, Macro
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 400+ hours religious freedom, 100+ hours wrestling coach volunteering
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ Hours volunteering
[] Essays: Amazing about religious persecution in my country
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing from Precalc and Calc teacher, good from Chem
[] Counselor Rec: About how much i’ve grown in past 4 years.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: NO

[/list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Chem E
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Pub
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 110k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[] Strengths: SAT, Essays, Recs
[] Weaknesses: GPA, Class Rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No interview, low GPA[/li]
[/list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
My friend with class rank top 15% and 1540 SAT also got deferred. Then a kid with 1300 and 30%some class rank got in. ***?

Toma019 · December 15, 2012, 1:48pm

Decision: Deferred

[li] SAT I: N/A[/li]
[li] ACT: 27 (One sitting) 29 (superscore)[/li]
[li] SAT II: N/A[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA: 3.95/4.0[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): American Gov. (3) Statistic (Not yet)[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Psychology, Physics, Nonfiction/ Composition, Pre-Calculus, AP Statistics, Accounting, Sociology, Economics, Adv. Ceramics[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A[/li]
[list]Subjective:[list]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club, Spanish Club, National Honor Society, Debate Club, Play/Musical (Costume Crew), Drama Club[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, Tutoring[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club[/li]
[li] Essays: Explained how I learned to accept my race and ethnicity. Also how a trip to my country helped me mature as an individual[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: again didn’t read it[/li]
[li] Additional Rec:[/li]
[li] Interview:[/li]
[list]Other[list]

[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes[/li]
[li] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering[/li]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant): United States[/li]
[li] School Type: Public, fairly competitive[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: South Asian (Bengali)[/li]
[li] Gender: Female[/li]
[li] Income Bracket: >40,000[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation, and I think I’m considered URM[/li]
Reflection[list]

[li] Strengths: Essay[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: Test scores[/li]
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I didn’t stand out. I’m hoping to get accepted in the regular decision pool.

beautifulchick95 · December 15, 2012, 3:00pm

ACCEPTED and shocked!!! Well everyone who applied EA at my school was accepted
I got 23,000 University scholarship to!!! I think I got because I go to a prep school and i really good one

SAT I: 1730 M 620 R 570 W 540
ACT 24: did not send
SAT II: U.S history 730
Unweighted GPA: not sure transferred school after sophomore year but the the combined GPA is 3.4ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):school doesn’t rank but top 40%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US history 5
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio (dropped for second trimester -had a mentall breakdown so the school said I had to get rid of one of my courses. Ap spanish Language. AP EURO, Precalculus Honors, aEnglish Electives
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): To many…spend more time at EC then school work and social life. highlights: worked with autistic children during the summer for free. and working with under privileged children year round. on my acceptance letter they said they absolutely loved my CC work (over 1000 hours int totally)
Job/Work Experience: taught dance to children between the ages 2 and 8 for 3 years
Essays: Very personally and deep. this and probably my EC saved me!!!
Teacher Recommendation: Amazing because they teachers loved me
Counselor Rec: good!!!
Additional Rec: No
Interview: No but i did email the person who i knew what going to read my application ALOT

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes but with the scholarship I do not need it
Intended Major: History and Psychology with a minor in Spanish
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania but i am a boarding student in MA
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Prep
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 350,000…my parents are doctors!!!
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I am black?

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: everything that wasn’t school related
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA and test scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well my acceptance letter said " I am living proof that succeeding in school is more than a number. Also in my application I really professed that I LOVE kids.

[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good luck to those who are just finding out and if you were deferred good luck in RD. Waiting for RD Georgetown, William and Mary, and George Washington…If not CWRU class of 2017 here I come!!! :)

jennairene · December 15, 2012, 3:51pm

Accepted with a 23K scholarship!

SAT: 2040 (670 M, 680 CR, 690 W)
GPA UW: 3.85
Rank: Top 5-10%
AP: English Language, English Lit, Psych, Calc AB, Chem
Senior year: AP Chem, AP Psych, AP Calc, Anatomy and Physiology, Child Development, H. Latin IV, AP Lit
Major Awards: 3 metals on National Latin Exam

ECs: Blood drive worker/coordinator, Historian of Latin Club, VP of Latin Club, Member of National Honors Society and National Latin Honors Society, VP of National Latin Honors Society, Tutor for elementary kids etc.
Job: Student secretary for daycare (5 days a week)
Essay: Awesome! They even mentioned it in my acceptance letter
Recs: Probably pretty average
No interview.

Applied for financial aid, don’t know if I’ll get any.
Major: Biomed Eng
State: NJ
School type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income: 150K+
Hooks: Female in engineering

Strengths: Essay, ECs, good academics
Weaknesses: No physics background
Why I think I was accepted: Look at my strengths.

Good luck to everyone else! :)

catsarecats · December 15, 2012, 4:35pm

Pick one:
[size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

**Objective:[ /b][ list]
[] SAT I: 2170
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 670, 710
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 APs, mostly science and history
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of GSA, Captain of Tennis, Bowling Team member, Class Senator, High School Researcher at Columbia U
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: I do a lot as a president of GSA.
[] Essays: Personally, I couldn’t have written them any better. They were in my opinion, perfect in the thoughts I wanted to convey and in meaning.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I had great teachers
[] Counselor Rec: Good-great, she is very kind.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:

[/list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, does that come out at a separate time?
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): Manhattan
[] School Type: Specialized Public, top school in NYC
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: sub-30,000$
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**[ list]
[] Strengths: essays and ECs
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed great diversity and passion in my work. [/li]
[/list][ b]General Comments:**: Totally thrilled, 25,000$ scholarship!

catsarecats · December 15, 2012, 4:37pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2170
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 670, 710
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 APs, mostly science and history
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of GSA, Captain of Tennis, Bowling Team member, Class Senator, High School Researcher at Columbia U
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: I do a lot as a president of GSA.
[] Essays: Personally, I couldn’t have written them any better. They were in my opinion, perfect in the thoughts I wanted to convey and in meaning.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I had great teachers
[] Counselor Rec: Good-great, she is very kind.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, does that come out at a separate time?
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): Manhattan
[] School Type: Specialized Public, top school in NYC
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: sub-30,000$
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays and ECs
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed great diversity and passion in my work. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments:: Totally thrilled, 25,000$ scholarship!

unicameral2013 · December 15, 2012, 4:45pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2340
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 math II 800 physics
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.35 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/260
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): stat (5) calc/world history/US history/chem (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Linear Algebra/Differential Equations, AP Physics C, AP Environmental Science, AP Lit, AP Macroecon/AP gov, post ap microecon
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): normal: NMSF, AP scholar w/distinction[/li]EC: national champion x3 world champion x1

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I have a hobby… and a bunch of activities related to it.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: started/president of a [hobby] club in my town with ~150 members of all ages
[] Essays: common app essay was good, ec short answer sucked in retrospect
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2- 1 from physics teacher 1 from econ/linear algebra teacher
[] Counselor Rec: very long relationship with her, she loves me
[] Additional Rec: from [hobby] mentor overseas
[] Interview: went well

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: not yet
[] Intended Major: engineering or physics maybe
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 80000ish
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: [hobby], course rigor, test scores I guess
[] Weaknesses: narrow ECs, kind of class rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Pretty excited about this acceptance, also got a $30,500/yr scholarship. Congrats/good luck to everyone!

jennairene · December 15, 2012, 5:32pm

Accepted with a 23K scholarship!

SAT: 2040 (670 M, 680 CR, 690 W)
GPA UW: 3.85
Rank: Top 5-10%
AP: English Language, English Lit, Psych, Calc AB, Chem
Senior year: AP Chem, AP Psych, AP Calc, Anatomy and Physiology, Child Development, H. Latin IV, AP Lit
Major Awards: 3 metals on National Latin Exam

ECs: Blood drive worker/coordinator, Historian of Latin Club, VP of Latin Club, Member of National Honors Society and National Latin Honors Society, VP of National Latin Honors Society, Tutor for elementary kids etc.
Job: Student secretary for daycare (5 days a week)
Essay: Awesome! They even mentioned it in my acceptance letter
Recs: Probably pretty average
No interview.

Applied for financial aid, don’t know if I’ll get any.
Major: Biomed Eng
State: NJ
School type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income: 150K+
Hooks: Female in engineering

Strengths: Essay, ECs, good academics
Weaknesses: No physics background
Why I think I was accepted: Look at my strengths.

Good luck to everyone else! :)

JNARD94 · December 15, 2012, 8:29pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: CR: 570, Math:620, Writing: 600, 8 writing
[] ACT: 27, highest writing 9
[] SAT II: no results yet
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.482
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/304 ~9.2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History(3), AP U.S. History, AP Chemistry(3), AP Calculus AB, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Psychology
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Dropped from pre-IB in tenth grade
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English, Honors US Government, Honors Economics, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, AP Pyschology, CP Anatomy and Physiology 
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): District Oustanding Female Choral Student[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Advanced Choir(Alto Section Leader), School musical productions, Honor Choirs, All State Choir, Jazz Band, Robotics, Cheerleading, FBLA, Spanish Honor Society, History Honor Society, Model United Nations, Classical piano lessons, Jewelry making and crafts
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours, playing piano at nursing homes, Science camp assistant, Event staff, honor societies
[] Essays: I think my essay was ok considering it could only be less than 500 words. I wrote about feminism and female authors like Kate Chopin and what she wrote about in Spring Awakening.
[] Teacher Recommendation: My teachers submitted their recommendations on Common App so I didn’t see them. I would imagine that they were ok. I got one from my Spanish and Chemistry teachers.
[] Counselor Rec: I also didn’t see my counselors recommendation but I think she knew a little better than a lot of other kids at my school so I guess it was pretty good.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Didn’t have an interview.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Engineering (Systems and Control)
[] State (if domestic applicant): AL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, title one, 70% minority population
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~75,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First in family to get a bachelor’s degree, black and female engineering major[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: School envolvment, performing arts, etc.
[] Weaknesses: Maybe writing and standardized test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know. They must have seen something in me.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I got a University Scholarship worth 23,000/year. That’s 92,000 total!

Cegorach · December 15, 2012, 9:54pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2130/1470 (740 CR, 730 Mathematics, 660 Writing)
[] ACT: 33 (one sitting, first time testing) (35 English, 29 Math, 32 Reading, 36 Science, 9/12 Writing)
[] SAT II: Math I - 730, Literature - 730
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15% Freshman/Sophomore Year, N/A Jr./Sr. Year
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, AP Human Geography, Physics, Costuming, Intro to Pharmacology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Finalist in a national essay contest.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Variety of Social Clubs (Leadership roles), HEAVILY involved in every theatre production from 8th grade on.
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 40 hours clerical, 10 hours manual labor
[] Essays: Moderately strong. Probably too “quirky” for Case.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Strong.
[] Counselor Rec: Very strong.
[] Additional Rec: Strong.
[] Interview: Went well. Very strong positive reception, only one or two minor hiccups, no major faux pas.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Undecided. Possibly Biochem in order to pursue Pharmacology beyond the Undergraduate level.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private for Freshman/Sophomore Year, Homeschooled Junior and Senior Year
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: < $20,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation college.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores. Senior year courseload. Strong recommendations.
[] Weaknesses: GPA isn’t flawless. Educational interruption. Common App essay was a good fit for several of the schools I’m applying to, but decidedly NOT a good fit for case.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea. Possibly because homeschooled. If it’s not too conceited, I’d say because the college is playing the numbers game. Possibly due to request for financial aid. Being a white male probably wasn’t doing me any favors either.[/li][/ul]

Cegorach · December 16, 2012, 2:50pm

Toma, I can’t reply to your PM because I don’t have enough posts, but I agree.

cardoza · December 16, 2012, 3:05pm

Decision: Accepted (wish I knew how to make it big and green)

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (M: 790, CR: 720, W: 800)
ACT: 34
SAT II: Physics: 750, Bio M: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis):Euro (5) Bio (5) Physics B (5) U.S. (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Physics (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Mathematics SL, Biology HL, History of the Americas HL, English HL, Latin SL,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club(Vice President, LTG (only half a term, parent made me quit), Mock Trial, Academic Decathlon,
Job/Work Experience: Vans sales associate, Banquet Server, Tutor 7 kids, Juice Bar worker
Volunteer/Community service: OR volunteer UCI Medical Center (Also a team leader), volunteer at Neurological Recovery center.
Summer Activities: Work, Work, Work, UCLA Summer mock trial camp(first place)
Essays: Common App essay about how I view life as a game and do not dwell on the bad things. I loved it, not because it was beautifully written, since it wasn’t, but because I went through 6 different essays before finding one that I felt truly captured who I am as a person.
Teacher Recommendation: I hope they were good.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
Additional Rec: No
Interview: No

Other

State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Spanish
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <$50000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (I don’t know really because Spaniards on the Common App was an option under the Hispanic thing, but I also marked European), first generation

Reflection

Strengths: Scores and grades, even though I see them as a baseline requirement. Leadership within UCI volunteering and Key Club. I want to say personality.
Weaknesses: I should probably say personality. Sports and nothing special during summer.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I want to assume it is because of the work I put in and the inquisitive optimism that I showed in the essay.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted ED to Columbia, so I still need to withdraw here.

amishphotoclub · December 16, 2012, 10:43pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I: 2240 (680 CR, 790 M, 770 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.73
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5), APUSH (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Calculus AB Subscore (5), AP English Lang (4), AP Art History (4), AP Psychology (4), AP Human Geography (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Physics C: Mech & E&M, AP Govs: US and Comparative, AP Econs: Micro and Macro, Eng 4 Honors, Debate Honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar[/li]
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of Brain Bowl Team, Captain & Founder of History Bowl Team, Captain & Founder of Quiz Bowl Team, Vice President of Rho Kappa, Tutor and Competitor in Mu Alpha Theta, Webmaster of Chinese Club, DLC board member of DECA, Political Awareness Club, National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked food service at local college
[] Volunteer/Community service: EC-related work
[] Essays: Common App essay about perspective on life. I liked it a lot.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read AP English (probably very good), AP Bio very good
[] Counselor Rec: It was pretty awesome
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100K range
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, essays, recs, scores
[] Weaknesses: UW GPA, volunteering
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know but I’m pretty happy[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
[*] Still waiting on UChicago EA, but Case is certainly looking like a pretty great option.

Jazmine1423 · December 17, 2012, 8:07am

Decision: Accepted
(w/ University Scholarship-23,000/year)

Objective:
SAT I (Superscore)(Single-sitting): 2130
SAT breakdown: M= 670, CR= 690, W=770
ACT:30
SAT II: Bio E- 660. Literature- 700.
Unweighted GPA:92
Weighted GPA:94.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10 %
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH(3). AP Bio (3). AP English Language(4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Economics, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, SUNY Race, AP Calc BC, SUNY Spanish II, SUNY Chemistry, Psychology, SUNY Crossing Borders, Participation in Government
Rigor of Schedule:Most Rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, NMSF etc.): National Achievement Scholarship Outstanding Participant.
Subjective:
Academic Extracurriculars: Prestigious Ladies of Power; Global Community Club; Science and Technology Entry Program;
Other (Instrumental, Athletic):
Job/Work Experience:None
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor
Summer Activities: Science and Technology Entry Program
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: Not seen but I’m guessing pretty good(sent in two)
Counselor Rec:Excellent(I’m guessing)
Additional Rec:
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Health Science
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Number of applicants from school: 15
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:100,000-150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, recruited athlete, legacy): URM, First Generation(Mom got associates degree, dad only graduated from high school)
Reflection
Strengths: SAT, GPA, Essays, Extracurriculars, Letters of Rec, URM Status
Weaknesses: Income; class rank; procrastination.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Accepted into the Honors program and University Scholars program(Full scholarship.)
Where else are you applying:
Accepted:Hartwick College(Honors College), Northeastern University(Honors Program and University Scholar- Full Tuition Scholarship),University of Maryland-Baltimore County(accepted- Honors College decision not released until March)
Applied: Binghamton University, SUNY Albany, Washington University in St.Louis, Wesleyan University.
General Comments: I’m grateful that I was accepted but I most likely will not attend.

mendez · December 17, 2012, 9:26pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2060 (610CR/790M/660W)
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: Math II 800, Chem 670, Chinese w/Listening 780, Bio M 620
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.33 weighted cumulative
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none, but top 10 perhaps?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): History SL 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Bio HL, Math SL, Chem HL, Span BSL, Eng HL, TOK, and regular high school physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School honor roll, CMC Top 25% [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN(VP+secretary 11), Taekwondo (black-belt 3rd degree, co-founder, VP, Prez), Academic competition (founder, Prez), International club (co-Prez), magazine (chief editor), strings ensemble, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, Orphanage, Coaching
[] Essays: I wasn’t that impressed with my common app one
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from Physics teacher-should be fine, history teacher-should be great since I worked with her for MUN, TOK teacher-should be awesome since he worked me with for a club and has known me for 4 years
[] Counselor Rec: Should be spectacular since he knows me really well
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering or Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): none
[] Country (if international applicant):Taiwan
[] School Type:Private
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:No idea
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC, leaderships
[] Weaknesses: SAT reasoning
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea really, but they did say that they really liked my leadership roles[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: WOW. also got $23,000 scholarship per year. To all who were admitted: CONGRATULATIONS! To all who were deferred/rejected: don’t despair, you have lots of colleges to go to! Good luck to all! :D

gg08jhu · March 9, 2013, 12:40pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: 1980
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 740 math level 2, 740 us history, 670 chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA: 3.85
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/289, single worst place!
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 ap calc ab, 3 bc, 4 apush

earthdancer7 · March 9, 2013, 5:22pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 → CR 800 M 750 W 710 Essay 8
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: Chemistry 760 Math II 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 5, Chemistry 5, Calculus BC 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: Heavy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country, JV/Varsity Track, Mock Trial Team, National Honor Society (Representative at Large), Principal’s Forum
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2 weeklong overnight camps for disabled children, therapeutic riding volunteer, zoo volunteer, mission trip to Central America
[] Summer Activities: volunteering above, also externship at local hospital
[] Essays: pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know. I assume that they were decent.
[] Counselor Rec: Same as above
[] Additional Rec: N/a
[li] Interview: Yes, w/ admissions officer[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: private, not secular
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (more than 1 generation)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: stats, extracurriculars, service
[] Weaknesses: leadership, nothing all that above and beyond
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know. I showed a lot of interest though, since I visited twice and had an interview.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Ohio State (Honors) → 6 more to go
[/ul]General Comments:
Good luck to everyone!

musicislife73 · March 10, 2013, 11:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2230 single-sitting (760 CR, 720M, 750W), 2280 super-score (770M)
[] ACT: 35 (33E, 35M, 35R, 35S, 10e)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 USH, 740 Physics, 720 Bio-M
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Spanish Language (5), Calculus AB (5), Music Theory (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Microeconomics, AP US Government & Politics, AP Psychology, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Statistics, Honors Spanish V, Wind Ensemble
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor, various school stuff, county science fair 3rd place[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUSIC (~25-30+ hours a week), MUN (founding member and treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience: school cafeteria worker
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~90-100 hours, mainly general community service stuff and music
[] Essays: Not Pulitzer-worthy, but fairly good
[] Teacher Recommendation: sent 3, I’d assume all of them were at least 9+/10, but I didn’t read them
[] Counselor Rec: no clue. Our counselors have changed every year, so I doubt it was extremely well-written and personal
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep; presidential scholarship recipient
[] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): California, SF Bay Area
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: y public, roughly 400 in graduating class, ~150 of which will pursue some form of college education
[] Ethnicity: didn’t state
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: enough, but not enough to afford college without aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Interesting essay topic (languages/linguistics), scores, lots of music stuff
[] Weaknesses: lack of diverse ECs and work experience, little community service, no major awards, major choice
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I think my essays were unique enough to make me stand out in the applicant pool, and my teacher recommendations were outstanding[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted. Good luck to those of you who were waitlisted. For those of you who were rejected, don’t take it personally. Somewhere out there is the perfect school for you.

lauwai · March 12, 2013, 3:41pm

DECISION: ACCEPTED
SAT 2330
ACT 34
GPA 3.5
AP’s - most rigorous courses available at private school
good recs

SATII
Bio-760
Math II -800
Physics-750

AP Bio 5 Chem 5, English 5, History 4

Eagle Scout
Founding member of charity that raised $50k for cancer research
pioneered solar panel project that is in use today

National Merit Semifinalist
Write column for school paper
AQT state champion
Varsity track & XC
National Honor Society
National AP scholar

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