Official Decisions: Class of 2013

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!
SAT CR:800
SAT Math:760
SAT Writing:770
SAT Total:2330
SAT Subject Tests: Literature:760
U.S. History:710
Math 2:660
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: AP Calculus AB:5; AP U.S. History:5; Currently taking AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Physics, and AP Psychology
GPA weighted:N/A
GPA unweighted:4.22
Rank or % estimate:29/709
Essays: (Feelings on Common App) Good, about my theater camp counselor who had a huge impact on me and was killed in a drunk driving accident; what I learned from him and his death
Teacher Recs: Both pretty good, somewhat bland however
Counselor Rec: Didn't see it, assume it was pretty good (she loves me)
Interview: N/A
Hook (if any): Lots and lots of theater, improv
State or Country: Massachusetts
School Type: Large urban public 45 minutes outside of Boston (in honors program within school)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Legacy: N/A
Recruited Athlete & Sport: N/A
Important ECs: Performed in 20 musicals or plays with very strong community theater group or school, with several comic/supporting roles (including a top 10 best supporting actor nomination at the New Hampshire Theatre Awards) and one leading role (although Wes didn't know about it). Spent almost 300 community service hours as a summer theatre camp counselor. Performed with youth community improv troupe for 3 seasons, assistant directing this year. Performed in several improv benefit shows for charity and led a couple free improv workshops. Studying piano (11 years) and voice (3 years). A member of 4 student leadership/advisory boards at school. Played keyboard in church youth worship band Junior year. Skied JV for 3 seasons, rowed novice 1 season and coxswained novice 1 season.
Other Factors: Low income, jumped 23 ranks in 1st 2 quarters of senior year
Going to attend? Not sure; waiting on some other schools</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: 4.1 UW
[<em>] Rank: we don't
[</em>] Other stats: AP Bio - 5; taking AP Calc BC + AP Chem [school only offers AP math + sci]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: one of my strongest points, if not the strongest
[</em>] Teacher Recs: "great," but whose isn't?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: typical
[</em>] Hook (if any): i hate this concept
[<em>] EC's: 12 hr/week job, editor/chief of 2 newspapers, 4 yrs of various nat'l political things, 2 summers @ academic summer programs, track [non-varsity], counselor at sleep-away camp, 400 hrs community service
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: none [white]
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Major strength/weakness: i'm not sure. i don't really do sports, which i've come to realize can really change things at these small schools
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: i have a good transcript..
[</em>] Going to attend?: i'm not sure
[/ul]Other Factors/Comments: this was nice after a waitlist at Wesleyan :-(</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 790 Math; 750 Reading; 690 Writing; 2230 total
SAT IIs: 790 Math Level II, 750 Literature, 770 Physics
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 60/500
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays:
Teacher Recs: 4 really good ones
Counselor Rec: didn't read it
Hook (if any): International Stuent
Location/Person: Auckland
State or Country: New Zealand
School Type: Public, best in the country
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Major strength/weakness: Strength: GPA, Community Service, recommendations Weakness: ranking
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: No idea O.o
Going to attend?: Depends on how much financial aid they offer me, it didn't show on the online letter.
Other Factors/Comments: Waitlisted by Middlebury</p>

<p>any1 know how you check their financial aid decision online?</p>

<p>jiangatan - the financial aid decisions are not available online but they were there during the ED round. You have to wait for your acceptance packet to arrive.</p>

<p>awesome =] i thought it meant they didn't offer financial aid or something, thanks this is really good news</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: CR 680, M 660, W 670
SAT IIs: Biology 700, Math1 710
ACT: 31
GPA: 3.8
Rank: my school doesn't officially rank
Other stats: AP Calc AB, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, all other classes are honors except for one
Subjective:
Essays: ok. im not a great writer
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: didn't read but probably really good
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: CT
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Major strength/weakness: no idea.
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: my grades arent too great. i didnt do an interview which was pretty dumb of me
Going to attend?: i wish
Other Factors/Comments:</p>

<p>Attending! </p>

<p>Barring a stated inability from the physics department for me to get a dual degree in engineering. Then, Only if I were accepted at Cornell and had a change of heart would I not attend Colby.</p>

<p>lol elvito, victor? i heard you got a likely letter from dartmouth.. guess this means GG to the rest of the people applying there from AIC. did leo get in? i heard he applied ED there</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 600 writing, 630 reading, 670 math
GPA: 96.5 UW
Rank: 3 out of 155
Other stats: AP English Lang. - 4, AP US History - 4; taking AP Calc BC, AP Gov't, AP Physics C, and AP English Lit.
Subjective:
Essays: very creative and original, set me apart from the pack I think. They were good if I do say so myself.<br>
Teacher Recs: idk. probably good, my teachers love me
Counselor Rec: he is impressed with me so good i guess
Hook (if any): my essay def. and that i'm great in person...aka i had a great interview
EC's: Captain of senior dance company, dance 13 hrs. a week, jv and varsity soccer, work as a referee and at starbucks in summer, key club, help out at kiwnais club, president and founder of my schools speech and debate club, concertmaster of orchestra, sing in chorus, play in pit orchestra/sing and dance in our high school musicals, n other stuff
Location/Person: small town in NY near b-lo
State or Country: NY
School Type: public
Ethnicity: other
Gender: female
Major strength/weakness: consistent 96 avg. throughout high school and i have taken theh hardest classes offered. weakness- i'm not a sports star and I don't have very good SAT scores
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: i had a good interview, my grades, and my essay
Going to attend?: probably unless i get off the waitlist at Bucknell and Colgate<br>
Other Factors/Comments: i'm really glad i got into here and bates or else i'd be going to not as competitive a school</p>