<p>Decision:
Stats:
• SAT:1390/1600 (670M 720 V)
• SAT II’s:
• ACT:33
• GPA:4.1 w
• Rank:
• Other Stats:
Subjective:
• Essays:
• Teacher Recs:
• Counselor Rec:
• Hook:
• Legacy:yes --- Dad
Location/Person:
• State or Country:NC
• School Type:public
• Ethnicity:caucasian
• Gender:male
Other Factors:
• Extracurriculars:
• Why you think you were accepted/rejected:
• Honors, Gemstone…: Scholars
• Going to attend: my #1 back up</p>
<p>Stats:
• SAT:1330/1600 (680M 650V)
• SAT II’s: 610 US History, 570 Math 1 (bombed them)
• ACT:31
• GPA: 3.2 W/3.0 UW
• Rank: N/A
• Other Stats:
Subjective:
• Essays: Thought they were excellent
• Teacher Recs: Great
• Counselor Rec: Great
• Hook: Managed a large computer website, that made ~$10K a month, for multiple years in HS
• Legacy: no, brother went to UMBC though
Location/Person:
• State or Country:NJ
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Gender:Male
Other Factors:
• Extracurriculars:
• Why you think you were accepted/rejected: My hook (above), ACT score
• Honors, Gemstone…:
• Going to attend: Not sure yet</p>
<p>Stats:
• SAT: CR 630, math 650, 640 writing
• SAT II’s: 660 math I, 660 chemistry
• ACT:
• GPA: 3.77
• Rank: N/A
• Other Stats:</p>
<p>Subjective:
• Essays: Yes - about the similarities between art and science
• Teacher Recs: Yes - one of which graduated from their graduate school
• Counselor Rec: I think so..?
• Hook: I live in state if that helps
• Legacy: None</p>
<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country: Maryland - I actually live about a half hour away
• School Type: small private
• Ethnicity: Black
• Gender: Female</p>
<p>Other Factors:
• Extracurriculars: SGA president, Youth Commissioner for PG County, Yearbook Editor, Chemistry Olympiad, I participated in UMD's Chemathon competiton twice... those are the "major" stuff
• Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Who knows, but I think its because of strong ECs, the fact that I live in MD, and I participated in their Chemathon
• Honors, Gemstone…: Honors
• Going to attend: No, I got a better offer somewhere else, but if you get accepted it is truly a good school</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!!!
Stats:
• SAT: 1280/1880
• SAT II’s: n/a
• ACT: 28
• GPA: 3.7 uw 4.0 w
• Rank: top 15%
• Other Stats:
Subjective:
• Essays: great
• Teacher Recs: pretty good
• Counselor Rec:
• Hook: Sister graduated in 2004, and is friends with one of the admissions counselors who was supposedly putting in a good word for me
• Legacy: none other than my sister
Location/Person:
• State or Country: New York
• School Type: Private Catholic
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
Other Factors:
• Extracurriculars: Varsity Swimming and Baseball, Campus Ministry, Pipe and Drum Band, a couple of clubs and plenty of community service
• Why you think you were accepted/rejected: strong extracurriculars and essay
• Honors, Gemstone…: nope
• Going to attend: Most likely, still waiting to hear from 5 schools, but my reach, Notre Dame, is the only school I would possibly go to over Maryland.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Spring Semester :(:(:(
Stats:
• SAT: 1270; 1860
• SAT II’s: chem 660; math 1 710
• ACT:28
• GPA:~3.6 uw 3.94w
• Rank:top 25%?
• Other Stats:
Subjective:
• Essays: ok
• Teacher Recs: good
• Counselor Rec: good
• Hook: 9 APs
• Legacy: none
Location/Person:
• State or Country: MD
• School Type: competitive public school
• Ethnicity: asain
• Gender: M
Other Factors:
• Extracurriculars:
• Why you think you were accepted/rejected: low sat
•
• Going to attend:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:
SAT: 1410/2070 700 math 710 cr 660 writing
SAT IIs: 740 US History, 710 Math 1
ACT: 31 Overall 33 Math 33 Reading
GPA: 4.14 W
Rank: 25/271 at very competitive public
Other Stats:
Subjective:
Essays: they were ok
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook: None really
Legacy:
Location/Person:
State or Country: New Jersey
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: Varsity Football, Orchestra, some honors societies
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:
Honors, Gemstone : Scholars
Going to attend: Maybe, I like the campus and DC</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!
Stats:
• SAT: 2370 (770 CR, 800 Math, 800 Writing)
• SAT II’s: Top 2 were Chem (800) and Math IIC (790)
• ACT: not taken
• GPA: 3.98 UW, 4.26 W (.5 weight for Honors/AP)
• Rank: Top 2% at least (school doesn't officially rank)
• Other Stats: Scored a four 5s and a 4 on APs, Nat'l Merit Finalist
Subjective:
• Essays: Main Essay was pretty good, Niche questions... not so much
• Teacher Recs: Very Good
• Counselor Rec: Excellent
• Hook: SAT? No cancer research or the like.
• Legacy: My grandfather went there for 2 years then had to drop out to support his family... I didn't put this on my app.
Location/Person:
• State or Country: CT
• School Type: Suburban, Competitive
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
Other Factors:
• Extracurriculars: Math Team, JETS, Newspaper Graphics Editor, Elite Choral Groups, Art in general...
• Why you think you were accepted/rejected: GPA/SAT/Decent ECs
• Honors, Gemstone…: Honors, Gemstone, Honors Humanities
• Going to attend: Depends on Scholarships</p>
<p>Decision: accepted
Stats:
• SAT: 1530/2230
• SAT II’s: 690 (Bio M), 730 (Chem), 790 (Math IC)
• ACT: n/a
• GPA: 3.64W ... upward trend, 3.5 frosh yr -> 4.5 senior yr
• Rank: 71/340
• Other Stats: most competitive class in school history in a pretty elite (relatively) public high school
Subjective:
• Essays: Thought they were great
• Teacher Recs: One average, One strong
• Counselor Rec: Probably good, but I didn't know her well
• Hook: none
• Legacy: none
Location/Person:
• State or Country: NJ, USA
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Male
Other Factors:<br>
• Extracurriculars: A lot of leadership at church, a lot of community service through church as well. A decent amount of leadership in school related clubs ... good, but nothing extraordinary
• Why you think you were accepted/rejected: n/a
• Honors, Gemstone…: n/a
• Going to attend: no</p>
<p>Decisions should be online sometime later tonight or tommorow, so post your results here when you get them.</p>
<p>Just copy and paste from below and fill in your answers. </p>
<p>Good Luck everyone!!!</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted
Stats:
SAT:2030
SAT IIs:750 World Hist/740 Us Hist
ACT:30
GPA:3.6/4.1
Rank:Not Ranked
Other Stats:
Subjective:
Essays:Good
Teacher Recs:Very Good
Counselor Rec:Excellent
Hook:Travel/World Experience
Legacy:None
Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
School Type:Suburban/Great Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
Other Factors:
Extracurriculars:Class VP, NHS Sec, very good others
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:EC's, Hook
Honors, Gemstone :A Few Awards
Going to attend:Maybe</p>
<p>Didn't get in for the fall, but I got admitted for the Spring 2009 semester!! I am so psyched, I never thought I would get in!!!! Can anyone clarify Spring admit for me? Am I automatically guaranteed admission for the Spring if I opt to attend Maryland?</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone, College Park is a great school!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
Stats:
• SAT: Math 710 Verbal 800 Writing 800
• SAT II’s: MathII 780 Chem 770 World Hist 730
• ACT:N/A
• GPA: 4.69W/4.0UW
• Rank: 8/331
• Other Stats: PSAT 232 (National Merit Scholar)</p>
<p>Subjective:
• Essays:Should be good
• Teacher Recs:Should be good
• Counselor Rec:Terrible
• Hook:I live in Maryland?
• Legacy:Parents went to grad school at UMCP</p>
<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country:MD
• School Type:Public
• Ethnicity:Asian
• Gender:Male</p>
<p>Other Factors:
• Extracurriculars:Future Business Ldrs of America VP, It's Academic Cpt, National Honors Soc
• Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Safety School
• Honors, Gemstone…: University Honors (i think)
• Going to attend: Depends on the $cholar$hip$</p>
<p>You are guaranteed Spring admission if you accept. If you are thinking about living on campus send in your information absolutely as so as you are allowed!!!!!</p>
<p>Decision:in!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stats:
SAT:1860
SAT IIs:math2:720,chem:640,korean800
ACT:n/a
GPA:3.7(uw),3.9(w)
Rank:14/400
Other Stats:
Subjective:came to the state 2 years ago when i was soph,
Teacher Recs:above average(1 full page)
Counselor Rec:above average(1 full page)
Hook:....
Legacy:....
Location/Person:
State or Country:ca
School Type:public
Ethnicity:asian
Gender:male
Other Factors:
Extracurriculars:band,soccer,community service(150+),track
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:just average student...
Honors, Gemstone :
Going to attend: maybe...one top 5 choice...(oos fee worries me)</p>