Official Decisions Thread (please include Stats)

Genre12 · March 27, 2010, 4:12pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):750 R, 740 M, 740 W
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted):760 Math II, 770 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.85ish. 4.22 weighted, and my school has serious grade deflation compared to nearby schools.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/57 (not reported by school)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5- US History. 5- US Government. 5- Comparative Gov.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None, college prep school.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Calc BC, AP Literature (taking both English exams), AP World History, AP European History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (President), Philosophy Club (President and founder), Student Government (VP of school senior year, VP of class sophomore year), Mock Trial (President, Awards), History Fair (State 3rd place). Other smaller ones
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: met school requirements, not much more (probably 75 hours)
[] Essays: Excellent. Probably biggest strength.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were from history teachers, for whom I scored 5’s on AP exams. Should be good.
[] Counselor Rec: I’d imagine that it is shining.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: none for Emory.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, leadership in ECs, scores aren’t bad, quality of high school.
[] Weaknesses: GPA maybe
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays were pretty unique, demonstrated my interest in business (which I made clear was my intended major, even though you don’t actually enter the undergrad b-school until junior year)[/li][/ul]General Comments: ^ I’m also just waiting for Penn now.

lucy189 · March 27, 2010, 4:57pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

SAT I 2210: 800 Cr, 670 M, 740 Wr
ACT: NA
SAT II (if submitted): 740 Math, 660 Chem
[ 3.7] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ school does not rank] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ not taken yet May 2010] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ Calc, AP Eng Lit, Ap Physics, Latin 2, Wind Ens] Senior Year Course Load:
[Nat Merit Commended] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ NHS, Leadership in Service Club, Orchestra- school and competitive external state-wide 4 years, Boys State rep, 3 sport Varsity athlete, HOBY rep, ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ NA] Job/Work Experience:
[ Local Youth Basketball League, tutoring] Volunteer/Community service:
[ great] Essays:
[ dont know] Teacher Recommendation:
[ dont know] Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ yes] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ Biomedical engineering/Biology] Intended Major:
[ VT] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ Top Public US News World Report Silver Medal] School Type:
[ White] Ethnicity:
[ M] Gender:
[ <100,000] Income Bracket:
[ none] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[test scores] Strengths:
[ GPA?] Weaknesses:
[ dont have a clue] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ This is my son he and I are both puzzled, but see others with better test scores who got rejected and/or waitlisted???][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

lovinglife92 · March 27, 2010, 5:10pm

accepted!! Check my posts if you care :)

Student136 · March 27, 2010, 5:30pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 700M, 610CR, 600W
ACT:31
SAT II (if submitted): Math II 700, Chemistry 680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5), Chemistry (4), US History (3), Euro (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load:AP SPANISH, AP BC CALCULUS, AP LITERATURE, AP GOVERNMENT, HONORS ORCHESTRA, AP ECONOMICS, AP BIOLOGY

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (ALL OFFICER POSITIONS)
Class Vice-President, National Honor Society Officer, Mu Alpha Theta Officer, Chinese Club President.
Job/Work Experience: Waiter
Volunteer/Community service: Youth Council Board Member for City. Church Volunteer
Essays: Pretty Good edited it like 10 times!!!
Teacher Recommendation: Very personal.
Counselor Rec: Awesome also very personal.
Additional Rec: My adviser and family friend wrote a letter for me which I think helped me get in, he is so awesome!!!
Interview: Nope

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: ???
State (if domestic applicant): OK
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: Male

Reflection
Strengths: Leadership and Community Involvement. GPA and Class rank.
Weaknesses: Standardized Testing.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know I’m STILL IN SHOCK!!! LOL Emory is def. one of my top schools if not my number one!!!
General Comments: Best of luck to all who applied. You will do great no matter where you go!!!

Parliament · March 27, 2010, 5:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 730 W: 800 M:630 TOTAL: 2170
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II (if submitted): FRENCH: 800 LIT: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no idea, honestly.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): French:5 Euro:5 English Lang:5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: most difficult possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): princess grace finalist in ballet, HOBY representative for my school, student life award.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ballet (15 years), piano (15 years), french club, job at law firm, community service at women’s health clinic, asb, nhs.
[] Job/Work Experience: intern for pro-choice WA, work for a law firm (secretary )
[] Volunteer/Community service: work for women’s health and pro-choice foundation. organize rallies, print pamphlets, procure items for auction, write letters, etc.
[] Essays: phenom. seriously. poured my heart into them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: English teacher said I was the best she had seen in her career.
[] Counselor Rec: dunno, but I know she loves me.
[] Additional Rec: ballet teacher. Wrote about how hard I work and why she nominated me for the princess grace award.
[] Interview: great!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope.
[] Intended Major: Philosophy with a minor in French
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: wealthy.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): danced professionally.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: professional dance career and 15-year dedication to dance, powerful essays/writing, great teacher recs, um…geographic diversity? and I am clearly suited for my major.
[] Weaknesses: terrible math score on SAT and bad grades in math classes. clearly I’m not going to major in math…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:It was in the stars
[/ul][ b]General Comments:**

congrats to all!

chemEng7 · March 27, 2010, 6:59pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (700 M, 760 CR, 770 W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): 750 chem, 730 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2%
[] AP: chem (5), physics (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: electives: economics, ethics, two english ones in shakespeare and movies to books; honors french IV; APs: Calc AB, bio, english lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ummm major? no. locally? one for a piece I made in ceramics…

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity volleyball - which I would continue at Emory (captain, four years varsity), varsity softball, chemistry club (head and founder), ceramics, varsity equestrian team, bass guitar, peer tutoring
[] Job/Work Experience: lol.
[] Volunteer/Community service: four years the same project called empty bowls. Basically, the school makes a ton of ceramic bowls then sells them in an auction and gives the money to an organization in CT. 
[] Essays: common app - about my older brother and the influence he’s had on me, why Emory - starts with the line “Ya’ll are so friendly!”
[] Teacher Recommendation: assume they’re awesome. I asked my two favorite teachers (one of which is my adviser) in whose classes I work the hardest.
[] Counselor Rec: also stellar.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: cognitive science combined with engineering program at georgia tech
[] State (if domestic applicant): connecticut
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private, boarding
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Gender: f
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): …errr…

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays and teacher recommendations
[] Weaknesses: math score and GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: honestly, my essays and the contact I made with one of the reps who comes to CT to talk about Emory. He visited my school when I was a junior and I stayed in email contact with him throughout my senior year, telling him how I was doing, and how much I wanted to come to Emory.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
If you’re a junior (or younger?!) and want advice PLEASEEEE message me; I’d be more than happy to talk to you about my application process :). I know some forums ask for other schools, too so: accepted: Lehigh; waitlisted: wash u st. louis, uchicago, rejected: (early) Stanford; awaiting: johns hopkins and carnegie mellon. Good luck to everyone!

alam1 · March 27, 2010, 11:05pm

congrats to those accepted. however, please follow the format instructions.

Stackaz · March 28, 2010, 12:46am

Decision: Accepted to Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (720CR, 800M, 730W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted):790 Math II, 750 Bio, 740 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.916
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Cal, Physics, Macro, Micro, World Lit, US History, Management
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, Not sure what counts[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots lots lots, with a couple being 4+ years leadership and committment
[] Job/Work Experience: Fast food, Summer Research Fellowships
[] Volunteer/Community service:300+ hours
[] Essays:probably average
[] Teacher Recommendation:probably average, 1 great one
[] Counselor Rec:probably average
[] Additional Rec:2
[] Interview:n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[] Intended Major:Econ, hopefully Goizueta later
[] State (if domestic applicant):TX
[] Country (if international applicant):n/a
[] School Type:Public and private… complicated
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket: ~90,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):not really[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:good ECs, good numbers, leadership
[] Weaknesses:impersonal recommendations, well-written but hard to read essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I’m fairly well-rounded and a solid applicant for schools like Emory.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all who were accepted. Hope these vague details help someone.

rmadden15 · March 28, 2010, 12:48am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 670 Math, 690 Critical Reading, 760 Math(12 essay) (2120 total)
[] ACT: 31 (Did not submit)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 680 U.S. History, 690 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/187
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Recieved Full IB Dimploma junior year
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Calculus, 4 college classes through James Madison University (Philosophy, Pschology, Future Studies, American Literature), Yearbook, Hon. World Civilizations, Latin V, Latin Aid
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre (13 plays), Forensics(Storytelling, going to States this year), Gay-Straight Alliance(President and Founder), Recreational, Travel, and Varsity Volleyball, Recreational and Varsity Swimming, Improv Club, Latin Club, Senior Class President, Recreational Soccer, Church Youth Group
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard and Soccer Ref
[] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ of community service though Church, Mission Trip to Idaho, Canned Food Drives, et cetera
[] Essays: My pride and joy
[] Teacher Recommendation: All three were glowing, or at least very kind
[] Counselor Rec: Mediocre and heartless
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: Did not have one

[/ul] b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes sir
[] Intended Major: Political Science/Psychology/English/Environmental Science/ Theatre/ Classical Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[] School Type: Public, slightly competative
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:Um, less than 40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Gay boy in rural, conservative community? Not a hook, but something for the admission officers to nibble on.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, ECs, Passion?
[] Weaknesses: SATs, SAT IIs, no major awards, and okay class rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Umm, I am slightly surprised, but only slightly. :)[/li][/ul] General Comments: Accepted to UVa(Echols), University of Chiago, JMU, and CNU, waitlisted at Oberlin, deferred by Dartmouth. Best of luck class of 2014, and to those denied or waitlisted, I am sure you all are great and will have an awesome time at which ever school you go to.

rmadden15 · March 28, 2010, 12:50am

Oh, accepted to Emory. :)

iRunShow · March 28, 2010, 12:55am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M: 750 CR: 630 WR: 700 (2080 Total)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted): M2: 740 Chem: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 part time jobs (worked for 1 year and a bit more)
[] Volunteer/Community service: A few community events
[] Essays: I think it was above average
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was above average, and One was below average
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Not sure yet
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Parents don’t work
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the only good part of my app was the essays. I did a lot of ECs but they weren’t amazing ECs - although I went to Cornell Summer Program.[/li][/ul]General Comments:

djung25 · March 28, 2010, 12:59am

Decision: Accepted as emory scholar

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800M 800V 730W)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800MathII, 780 Korean, 770 Physics, 770 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): prob. 7ish of 280
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5- Physics B, Calc BC 4-USH, Lang, Stat
[] Senior Year Course Load: Local college Linear Alg, ap lit, ap micro, ap art history, ap physics c: mechanics, psychology, yearbook.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot. look at amherst post to read.
[] Job/Work Experience: tutored others/babysat my siblings?
[] Volunteer/Community service: about 150 hrs plus church youth group praise team pianist
[] Essays: a lot of time and effort
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 prob outstanding, 1 just above average
[] Counselor Rec: idk
[] Additional Rec: nope
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yea
[] Intended Major: idr
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] School Type: Public magnet. fairly competitive - kicked out if you fail a class.
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: <100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[] Strengths: scores, leadership, ecs
[] Weaknesses: typical asian male that likes math and plays violin and piano
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: cuz they want me.[/li][/ul]General Comments: won’t end up going though got into amherst

clinegirl · March 28, 2010, 1:22am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (710 M, 690 W, 690 R)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II (if submitted): 760 USH, 700 Math 2, 650 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (5) US Gov (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP French, AP Calc, Honors Bio, Religion, Business
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Class Officer), Community Service Week (General Co-Chair, Student Advisor), Campus Ministry, Girl Scouts, National Charity Leage (President - 10th grade), Ambassadors (Marketing Chair), Varsity Soccer, Varsity Lacrosse
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: (from above -Campus Ministry, NCL, Girl Scouts), Assistant Soccer Coach (20+), Library (70+ hours)
[] Essays: Good I think?
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read…but I assume good
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read…but I assume good
[] Additional Rec:None
[] Interview:None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Private - Catholic
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):Maybe geographic diversity?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:ECs, most difficult courseload, ACT
[] Weaknesses: somewhat SAT, maybe essays/interest in Emory (never visited)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: difficult courseload, ECs,[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I’m very excited!

92jjxx · March 28, 2010, 2:03pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (m730 r610 w680)
[ *] ACT:n/a
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):660 ushist/730 math 2
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): calc ab 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: ap stats,ap bio, ap chem, govt, french, english
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: chem
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: 20-30k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first gen

An0nmity · March 28, 2010, 2:33pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown):
[]ACT: 34 Composite (35 Writing, 33 Math, 34 Reading, 34 Science)
[]SAT II: 760 USH, 710 Math II, 690 Chem
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87/4
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/572
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US (4), Calc BC (4), AB Sub (5), Chem (3)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): Art (5), Spanish (4)
[]Senior Year Course Load: IB 20th Century Comparative, AP Gov/Econ, IB English, IB Math, IB Bio, AP Comp Sci.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 years at California State Science Fair, 1 year California State History Day, California State FBLA (this year), regional awards in MESA, Mock Trial, FBLA[/li][/ul]

Subjective

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Muslim Student Association (Co-Founder and Vice-president-2 years), M.E.S.A (4 years), FBLA (2 years), Mock Trial (2.5 years), Soccer (11 years), Gaming Club/Forum Administrator stuff (2 years), Link Crew (1 year),
[]Job/Work Experience: None
[]Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer (2.5 years), Tutor (Library/School- 4 years), Soccer Coach/Referee (4 years)
[]Summer Activities: COSMOS Summer Program at UCI
[]Essays: Soccer, Community Service at Hospital, Interest in Bio
[]Teacher Recommendation: Excellent Recommendations (Only issue is that I did not know that I should have waived my right to see them. I had just come out of surgery on my right lung a few days before so I was rushing everything).
[]Counselor Rec: Excellent (same as above though).
[]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]Applied for financial aid? Yes, EFC is only 2800 :(.
[]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Pakistani
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: ~65k
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, Had two surgeries in December though.
[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Academics, variety of ECs
[]Weaknesses: Chem subject test score, accidently did not waive right to see recommendations.
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Complete lack of interest shown (again I was rushing application after my surgery) along with not a very well written “Why Emory?” Essay.[/li][/ul]

ciaobella_1 · March 28, 2010, 10:12pm

Decision: Accepted

Emory, not Oxford.

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750/M 740/CR 730/W Total: 2220
[] SAT II (if submitted): 750/ M II 760/Lit 740/Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
6%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov: 5 Bio: 5 Chem: 5 Lang: 5 Physics: 4 World: 3
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP (Spanish, Lit, Psych, Calc BC) Organic Chemistry, Research class, Band[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Everything… [/li]Junior Class (Fundraising Head)
NHS (Social Committee Head + Pageant Event Producer
Yearbook (Editor)
Drama stuffs.
Pathfinders (Leader, Mentor)
Drill Team (Co-captain)
Rugby
Quizbowl
Music: Piano, Flute, VIolin (fairly serious about all) Touring groups, quartets, orchestras, competitions, White House, etc.

[] Job: no job
[] Volunteer/Community service Pathfinders, NHS
[] Essays: Emotional - maybe risky.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good. I smile a lot.
[] Counselor Rec: Doesn’t know me.
[] Interview: I wish!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Sort of.
[] Intended Major: Marketing, Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indonesian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: rawrr
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nothing.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars.
[] Weaknesses: SAT, rank, essays either a strength or a weakness.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Guess my academics hit the spot. No idea![/li][/ul]General Comments:

I screamed. Scariest click of my life. Unfortunately my parents are not as excited (they’re ivy-struck) I am really really happy :D

MREADME · March 29, 2010, 1:00pm

But NO financial aid. Federal Methodology says son should get over $20K, institutional method has him at just over $30K. Any ideas???

apptimex2 · March 29, 2010, 1:11pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M: 690 CR: 770 WR: 750 (2210 Total)
ACT: Did not take
SAT II (if submitted): US History: 800, French: 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Ap Stats (5), Us History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Pre-Calc, English Literature, AP US Govt., AP French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Some
Job/Work Experience: Work 20+ hours a week
Volunteer/Community service: Lots
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: Should both be very good, but did not read
Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic
Additional Rec: No
Interview: No

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): 
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): No

Reflection
Strengths: Scores, Grades
Weaknesses: Math curriculum, EC are not outstanding
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably scores and grades, but really have no idea. I have come to believe that this whole process is entirely unpredictable.
General Comments:

ro608 · March 29, 2010, 2:59pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 V, 750 M, 800 W = 2310 Overall
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): 770 USH, 770 CHEM
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no ranking, but probably top 5
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US: 5, CHEM: 5, ENG LANG: 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP World, AP Spanish, AP Enviro, Latin, English (will take AP Lit exam), Doc Films, P.E., Bioethics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, a * load of National History Day awards, High Honors, various school awards, AP Scholar, various and sundry awards on the national spanish and latin exams… maybe more, but i forget

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC (captain), track, soccer, class president (11and12), spanish club (lider), writing tutor, student rep at board of overseer meetings, uhh i think that’s it
[] Job/Work Experience: camp counselor one summer; i sit on babies sometimes.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 50ish hours one summer
[] Essays: pretty good. main one was on my connection with a song and how it influenced the way i studied history… it was an old song.
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, so i can only imagine. but i would think that they were both good
[] Counselor Rec: see above.
[] Additional Rec: nope
[] Interview: never had one

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[] Intended Major: no idea. perhaps history?
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: private, <3 colleges
[] Ethnicity: white as snow (of eastern european descent)
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): no real hooks.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: pretty decent scores, GPA, and activities.
[] Weaknesses: nothing too amazing…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no se, but i’m thankful![/li][/ul]General Comments: i also have been accepted to uchicago (5k/yr) and georgetown… applied for emory scholars and was awarded liberal arts scholarship of 15k/yr. that’s pretty enticing, but I’m still waiting to hear back from a few ivies. it’s going to be a tough decision! congrats to everyone else and good luck to future applicants.

killerbat · April 1, 2010, 11:39pm

Whoa! I think I may have one of the lowest SAT scores in this entire forum. dang, i’m proud
Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2040 total = 700 reading 700 writing 640 math
ACT: n/a
SAT II (if submitted): 640 Math IIC 670 English
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP English IV Literature and Composition, AP English IV Language and Composition, AP Calculus AB & BC, AP Psychology, AP European History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC (captain), wrestling (Captain), 4-H County and State (State President/West District Vice President/County Council President and Vice President), Huddle Club (President), Eco Club (President), Forensics Team (Captain)
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor at 4-H Camp
Volunteer/Community service: Over 300 total hours.
Essays: written in like an hour because I forgot about them.
Teacher Recommendation: I expect them to be really good, the teachers I picked like me.
Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me so I expect it was good.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: Didn’t have one.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Bio-Chem
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Lower Middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 1st gen college student.
Reflection
Strengths: Nice GPA and crazy good extracurriculars and leadership positions.
Weaknesses: definitely my SAT Scores.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure, I’m surprised!
General Comments: Was rejected by Stanford and all other Ivies I applied to (I think it’s because of my dismal SAT scores). I was accepted to UNC Chapel Hill and waitlisted at Notre Dame (I didn’t even apply there so I’m not sure how that happened) and Duke.

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