<p>accepted to the college from middle-of-nowhere PA! I can't believe it!</p>
<p>Accepted to FLL =)
2090
Math IIC: 740 English Lit: 730
~88-89
Superb essay (quite unique, I think)
Excellent teacher recommendations. (top in both classes and teachers have known for me four years)
From RI</p>
<p>SOOO happy.</p>
<p>D rejected SFS (deferred EA) I suspect it was her top choice, but she would never say that. She does have some other decent options.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2180 (670cr, 760m, 750w)
* SAT IIs: 690 math2, 620 chem
* ACT: didn't submit
* GPA: 3.77
* Rank: top 10%
* Other stats:
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: common app was great, supplement was okay
* Teacher Recs: good
* Counselor Rec: amazing, he loves me
* Hook (if any):
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: georgia
* School Type: independent
* Ethnicity: white
* Gender: male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:[list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: community service: site leader, leadership board; newspaper: editor-in-chief; habitat for humanity: president; food bank club: vice president; international club: president, founder; outdoors club: instructor; theater: 5 plays; NHS: executive board member
[</em>]Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: gpa
[*]Other thoughts: i was waitlisted at northwestern and virginia and rejected from duke this week. worst week of my life. right now it looks like i'm going to unc...</p>
<p>Waitlisted to the College</p>
<p>1520/2230 SAT
2350 for 3 SAT IIs
top 2% public</p>
<p>ugh</p>
<p>mamabear, my D also rejected from SFS, and it was definitely her top choice. She had also been deferred EA.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 2200 (720cr, 680m, 800w)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 660 BioE, 800 french with listening, 660 Lit (these sucked so i sent my AP scores of AP French 5, AP US 5, AP Lang 5, AP French Lit 4, AP Calc AB 3, AP Euro 3)</li>
<li>ACT: 33</li>
<li>GPA: 3.98</li>
<li>Rank: 7/450</li>
<li>Other stats:</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: pretty good i think..showed interest</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: both great</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: im sure pretty good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): I applied EA, got deferred, and showed a ton of continued interest</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Illinois</li>
<li>School Type: Public with IB program</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:[list] [<em>]Extracurriculars: varsity swimming 4 years captain for 2; varsity water polo 4 years captain; newspaper: editor of foreign language page; Model UN treasurer...eh there are more but this is getting boring
[</em>]Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: showed continued interest...good scores and grades
[*]Other thoughts: IM STOKED!</p>
<p>Accepted to SFS: </p>
<p>GPA: 4.00 (weighted)
ACT: 32
SAT II: 790, 790, 730</p>
<p>All recs were probably really good
Essays were good
Editor-in-chief of newspaper, president of Model UN, co-founder of library teen community council and president of it, editor-in-chief of teen council newsletter</p>
<p>Note: I was deferred early action</p>
<p>Accepted to College.</p>
<p>1450/2170 SAT
800 - U.S. History, 800 - Math 2, 760 - Bio
GPA: 4.1 weighted
Rank: School doesn't rank, but I know I'm top 8
Good recs, OK essays
ECs: Swimming (not recruit), tutoring, german honor society, interning at political firm (no leadership at all)
Half-Asian male from one of top public schools in NoVA (top 50 nationwide)</p>
<p>Hope to see all accepted at GAAP weekend! To everyone else, you are all amazing and I know that you will make a difference wherever you go!</p>
<p>Accepted to College!</p>
<p>1530/2330 SAT
730 US 780 Math II 800 Chem
GPA: 101.45 weighted
Rank: 4/361</p>
<p>Fairly competitive NY public school, excellent teacher/counselor recommendations, art portfolio sent, decent essays, showed continued interest after initial deferral</p>
<p>ECs: Science Olympiad, Lab Assistant at local university, TaeKwonDo, Piano, French Club, NHS, etc, etc,</p>
<p>Other: IB Diploma candidate (I really hope that actually mattered? Because right now it's feeling worthless...)</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!!!
so so so excited.</p>
<p>Rejected SFS
Applied EA
SAT 2190, 790 700 700
GPA 3.86/4.6
Strong ECS</p>
<p>Actually relieved. Wouldve complicated my decision too much :)</p>
<p>Waitlisted! after being deferred EA (SFS)</p>
<p>what really makes me mad at myself is that I didn't do any of the "continued interest" things after I got deferred because I just thought I was out of the running.</p>
<p>...but if they didn't hate me enough to outright reject me this time around, I probably had some hope.</p>
<p>so. stupid. so. incredibly. stupid.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?:
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800M/790CR/750W (Superscore Took 3 times)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 750 Chem, 710 Bio M
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 99.7/100 W
[<em>] Rank: 5/487
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 7 AP’s previously, 2 5’s (AB and BC) and 5 4’s,
[</em>] IBs (including this year's:
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Eco, AP Eng, Calc III, AP Physics, Organic
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School:?
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):NMF, Bausch Lomb Science Award, a lot of local awards, volunteering awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Student Gov (VP) statewide and local positions, Science Olympiad some regional meals, Quiz Bowl Captain, JV/V Tennis, volunteer at hospital
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: at Doctor’s office
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I though they were decent
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 1 glowing, 1 OK
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): 2 years of research Siemens and INTEL Semifinalist 2007 and pending publishing, Volunteer at Research Lab, Gov School
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public sends 1-3 to top schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian<br>
[</em>] Gender: Male<br>
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100 +
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, research
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of too many EC’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Applied to the college and have a strong science application[/li][/ul][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Sweet Gtown and Duke so far hope a good for a good day on monday</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted, Georgetown College</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 700 CR, 750 M, 800 W; 2250
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 Math II, 760 Chem, 750 US History
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 3.83 UW, 4.41 W
[<em>] Rank: 24/310 (school doesn't officially rank though)
[</em>] Other stats: AP Chem, Eng. Lang&Comp., US Hist = all 5's
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Surreal. Main one was the best thing I've ever written.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably pretty good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Also good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Los Angeles, CA
[</em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: SAT and AP scores, essay, rigor of courseload, character traits; only weakness would be GPA, really
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: awesome interview, good essays, I'm pretty qualified, and I guess there's a bit of luck involved as well.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: The decision came in a really small envelope, so I think g-town likes to mess with people's heads. Other than that, I'm really excited and currently trying to choose between g-town and northwestern.</p>
<p>congratulations to all accepted! :)
condolences to those not :(</p>
<p>don't forget to update your CC stats profiles. it makes going through all this data way easier in the future.</p>
<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED!!! FLL - Italian</p>
<p>Gender: F
Location: NY</p>
<p>Academics:
GPA - Weighted: 3.99
Class Rank: top 10% (6 percentile)
Class Size: 345
Recs: Awesome, my Italian teacher loves me.</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT I M 730 CR 740 W710
SAT II Literature: 760 World History: 740 Italian: 720</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Significant Extracurriculars: Women's Issues Group (4 yrs, Secretary 2 yrs), Literary Magazine (3 yrs, Editor 2 yrs), English Honors Society (2 Yrs, Secretary 1 yr), Varsity Bowling Team (3 yrs), Varsity Track and Field (2 yrs)
I also tutor in italian.</p>
<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Varsity Bowling and Track - no great shakes but I made the teams
Honors and Awards: National Merit Finalist</p>
<p>About those envelopes: I totally thought I was rejected.</p>
<p>dswimmergirl25: just curious, what did you do to show continued interest?</p>
<p>ACCEPTED WOOOOOOOOOOOT
unbelievably happy ^____^</p>
<p>WAITLISTED :(</p>
<p>I'm not going to put down everything, but here's the main stuff:</p>
<p>SAT: 1430 (CR + M)
GPA: Around 96
ACT: 30
RANK: 4/400</p>
<p>Haha, I love how they send a piece of paper with the waitlist letter telling you that one percent of people off of the waitlist generally make it in, looks like the chances are good, pfffft.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how many people were WL?</p>