<p>waitlisted…i put my name on the waitlist but I’m 99% sure I’ll put my deposit in at GW</p>
<p>I was rejected. I’m feeling really passive.</p>
<p>Waitlisted, but accepted at Wellesley (top choice).</p>
<p>waitlisted…
i cried while workign at starbucks today lol
i thought i would get in becasue i got a call last week from the BOP office saying i was a qualified applicant. but oh well :/</p>
<p>Decision: REJECTED</p>
<p>Aw rejected :-/ This is actually the only college I applied to that didn’t accept me O_O But I’m pretty content with their decision.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 650CR 630M 700W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 670 Bio 570 US History 570 German
[<em>] ACT: NA
[</em>] APs: AP Stat -3, APUSH, AP Economics, AP Bio, AP German
[<em>] GPA: 3.81UW
[</em>] Rank: 1st Decile
[li] Other stats: Iffy midyear report (all B’s)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: A decent mix, but nothing truly special
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I work 32 hours a week at a grocery store
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Commonapp - Social growth through my job (I guess kinda typical, but it came from the heart). Supplements: Why Barnard - talked more about NYC than Barnard, and this probably didn’t help hah. Daily routine - I wrote about my shoes (it’s a long story). Favorite character - The characters from the novel Trainspotting and how they exemplified that good qualities are present within every individual. Thing to talk to the official person about - Recycling because my town/city doesn’t do any of it.<br>
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Decent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I assume pretty good.
[</em>] Applied on: Commonapp
[<em>] Hook (if any): I interviewed, but I think I was too nervous and didn’t show enough interest/wasn’t prepared for the “Why Barnard?” “Why a women’s college?” questions.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: PA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, most kids go to state schools, but it’s still a good school.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Gee, I wonder.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:</p>
<p>Congratulations to all who were accepted, and I’m sorry to those of you who were waitlisted/rejected. I know some of you are pretty bummed. For me, though, I think Barnard made the right decision. I added them to my list of colleges rather impulsively in November and, although I visited and interviewed, I have to say that my applying to Barnard was more based on a love for New York City than a passion for the actual school. After doing some research, I don’t think I would have fit in here. I like bigger schools that are located right in the midst of city life (can you guess which is my number one?). But anyway, I’m not too upset about the rejection. I’m glad that it gives someone who’s probably more passionate about Barnard a chance to go. Right now I’m between NYU and George Washington. NYU is has been my sole number one for over a year, but GW gave ridiculously good aid…so…hmmm…</p>
<p>Good luck to all of you guys in choosing your colleges!</p>
<p>rejected 
, but there’s always Bryn Mawr, which I’m falling in love with everyday, good luck to the ones who got in! :)</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 720 M, 730 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 USH, 750 L
[<em>] ACT: 32; not submitted
[</em>] APs: USH-5, Lang-5, Taking Chem, Lit, Music
[<em>] IBs: n/a
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: captain of varsity team, leader of 3 clubs
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: job for over a year 10 hrs/week
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): seem to be good?
[<em>] Teacher Recs: knew both teachers for 2+ years personally
[</em>] Applied on: middle of november?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] Ethnicity: W
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Yay!</p>
<p>Rejected.Today was bad day, was turned down by 6 schools and WAITLISTED! at Harvard</p>
<p>waitlisted at Harvard is nothing to scoff at. I’m impressed.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ACT: 30 the first time, 30 the second time, but if you “superscore,” I got a 34
[ *] APs: APUSH (4), Art History (3), APES (3), taking Calc AB, Lit, Lang, and Bio
[ *] GPA: 3.92 unweighted, I think
[ *] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[ *] Other stats: Counselor said I’m in the top 10%</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Editor-in-Chief/Founder of literary magazine, Co-editor of yearbook, StuCo President (was 10th and 11th grade rep), varsity tennis co-captain, varsity soccer, wrote/directed one-act plays, student ambassador. Writing awards and contests and what not were mentioned, too.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting…
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): For Why Barnard, talked a lot about the writing community there (Jhumpa Lahiri, Ann Brashares, Zora Neale Hurston). For my routine, talked about having tea. For character, talked about Jane Gallagher from Catcher in the Rye. For gov’t representative meeting, I talked about arts education in schools.
[ *] Teacher Recs: I think that they were pretty good. I haven’t read them, though.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I lucked out because she’s knows me well.
[ *] Applied on: 11/12/08 for early decision
[ *] Hook (if any): I guess writing. But I’m white, female, and upper-middle class, so I’m pretty much any other colleges worst nightmare.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: MO
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Independent school. Very small.
[ *] Ethnicity: White.
[ *] Gender: Really?
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:[ /b] I can’t wait to see some of you next year! We’re going to have quite an impressive class.</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR:660 M:750 W: 720
[</em>] SAT IIs: chem:720 mathII: 690 spanish:590
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs: chem bio english calc AB
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA: 95/100 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: 12
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: uhh ski team, national youth leadership forum on med., future business leaders of america, national honors society, etc
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: busser and cashier
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): how having growth hormone deficiency changes who i am
[</em>] Teacher Recs: ap chem teacher, precalc teacher, english teacher, ap bio teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Applied on: ED deferred, accepted RD
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public school in westchester
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:</p>
<p>**Decision: WAITLISTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR: 740 M: 600 W: 690
[</em>] SAT IIs: Biology: 700 American History: 640 Math I: 560
[<em>] ACT: 29 (Not sent)
[</em>] APs: European History - 3, English Lit - 3, American History - 4, Psychology - 5, Biology, English Language, Spanish, Government
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA: 93, not sure what that is on a 4.0 scale.
[<em>] Rank: Not sure, definitely top 20% possibly higher.
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Scholarship Commended Student, AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: 4 years drama club (treasurer), 4 years varsity swim team, 2 years drama club at an all boys school, Spanish club (vice-president), Animal Rights Club (Board Member), Habitat for Humanity, Church Cantor, Y.C.S. (plays with children with mental disabilities)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a Bakery for a year until it closed, then got a job at Super Stop and Shop where I’m currently working. Also babysit on the weekends.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote my long answer on my love of Broadway and performing arts, my short one about swim team. My supplemental essays were decent, probably nothing spectacular.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I didn’t read them but I’m sure they were good as I got them from teachers who know and like me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor always writes very nice recs
[</em>] Applied on: December 5
[<em>] Hook (if any): Absolutely none
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] State or Country: I line in New York City
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, Catholic all girl school. It’s one of the best schools in the area, 85% of the students have a B average or better.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: teehee[/li][/list]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: I still want to go, so I’m praying that they’ll decide they want me enough to save me from the waitlist. Until then I’m putting a deposit on Villanova. =/</p>
<p>**Decision: WAITLISTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR 730 M 640 W 700
[</em>] SAT IIs: Latin and Literature
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs: Euro 4, American 5, this year: Latin, English, Spanish (my school only allows 1 AP soph/junior year)
[<em>] IBs: n/a
[</em>] GPA: 3.978
[<em>] Rank: none at school
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Drama, Teen Angel, trombonist
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: at church for 4 years
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): very strong
[</em>] Teacher Recs: very strong, I know my teachers well
[<em>] Counselor Rec: never read it but my dad saw it and said it was good
[</em>] Applied on: December 9
[<em>] Hook (if any): went to London by myself for 3 weeks to study art history
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York (30 mi north of NYC)
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private all girls catholic school
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: …female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:
National Latin Exam gold medal 2006, 2008, silver 2007
National Merit Commended student
Barnard was (and still is!) my first choice and I am extremely disappointed by this recent turn of events. I really felt that I built a positive and frequent relationship with the admissions team at visits, interviews, their visit to my school etc.
I have been waitlisted at many schools that I should have gotten into, including 2 of my safety schools, and feel that those and hopefully this are just a reflection of the influx of applicants. The article in the NYT about paying for an education making it easier to get in made me seethe–parents do not earn a lot. But they’re fulfilled and happy because they do what they love. Hence my plans to be a theater/classics major.</p>
<p>Waitlisted at a bunch of schools…
I agree, I assumed all the Anxiety thread would be accepted by default.</p>
<p>On the other hand, got into Notre Dame and got KILLER FA from Vassar so all is not lost.</p>
<p>Should I stay on the waitlist, do you think? Can I accept another offer anyway?</p>
<p>squaregirl - Sucks for Barnard, but good luck on your other schools! That does soften the blow a bit, doesn’t it?</p>
<p>Simply lily - as a Barnard mom, here is what I will tell you:
Go to Vassar ! </p>
<p>Really – that “killer financial aid” is a message that is coming from the college where you are meant to be.</p>
<p>i’m going to Bryn Mawr or maybe Spelman, if they hurry up and tell me my decision lol, but Congrats to everyone else! Maybe Barnard wasn’t right for me…:)</p>
<p>I got in! It’s actually really funny, I only applied JUST IN CASE, and never thought I’d g to a womens college. But I think I’m going, and it’s not like I don’t have other options. I didn’t realize how close the Barnard Columbia relationship is.</p>
<p>Actually, on my Wellesley interview, my interviewer (before knowing I applied) told me she thought I was a Barnard girl. She said becuase of my attitude and clothes, ahah.
Hope to see some of you next year</p>
<p>calmom - It warms me up to read your post. I would have loved to study in NY, but I’m not that attached to Barnard and it’s not like Vassar is on the other side of the country…</p>
<p>How is your experience as a Barnard mom so far, though?</p>
<p>kmhuether - LOL, what are the differences between them?</p>
<p>lol…what did you wear that made her think of you as a barnad girl?</p>
<p>haha yeah i’m really curious to hear what makes you a Barnard girl because of what you were wearing.</p>