OFFICIAL Early Action Thread! ( Purdue Class of 2018)

<p>What I did was submit the reconsideration letter by printing it and faxing it to them and then it took 4-6 weeks and I applied to exploratory studies and then after a semester if I maintain a 3.2 I can transfer to mechanical engineering.</p>

<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2110: 800 Math, 690 Writing, 630 Verbal
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 790 Math 2;
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5); Calc BC (4), Chem (5), Physics (5), Computer Science (5), US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, College Level Math & CS, English, AP Econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, AIME Qualifier
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity crew, extensive math related activities, orchestra
Job/Work Experience: yes, 2 summers – excellent
Volunteer/Community service: extensive (400+ hours in 3 years)
Summer Activities: work
Essays: good, about summer job
Teacher Recommendation: 2
Counselor Rec: yes
Intended Major: CS
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Independent
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Strengths: test scores, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: difficult junior year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strong test scores</p>

<p>DS Accepted on 2/7/14…</p>

<p>SAT I N/A
ACT: 31
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats (4) and US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Calc AB, AP Biology AP Poly Sci
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity soccer, Spanish activities, pep band
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: hospital (200+ hours in 3 years)
Summer Activities: club soccer
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: 1
Counselor Rec: yes
Intended Major: CS
State (if domestic applicant): IN
School Type: Independent
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Strengths: test scores, extracurricular
Weaknesses: difficult sophomore year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strong test scores and in state</p>

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1700: 610 Math, 550 Writing, 540 Verbal
ACT: 26
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 2.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 76 percentile
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4); U.S. History (3), Psychology (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP U.S. Government, AP Environmental Science, Probability and Statistics, Pre-Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Degree of Distinction (debate)
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate(Treasurer 2 years), STAND, Student Eye-Witness Testimony Reform, Social Studies Honor Society, Octagon Service Club
Job/Work Experience: Summer camp; Started my own business
Volunteer/Community service: 400 hours
Summer Activities: volunteer counselor at camp
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: 1
Counselor Rec: yes
Intended Major: Marketing
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: ?
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Strengths: Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: difficult freshman year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High weighted GPA and highly credited high school</p>

<p>@alexallstar - What is your intended major?
Also, where else did you apply and where else are you accepted / rejected?</p>

<p>@Dad4Engineering
Intended major: Marketing
I applied mostly in-state Florida schools. Accepted FIU and UCF. Awaiting FSU. Denied UM and UF.</p>

<p>Hey! Does anyone know how long I will receive an admissions decision for rolling admission??</p>

<p>Accepted back on December 13th.</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1990: 720 Math, 690 Writing, 580 Verbal
ACT: 31
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rankings at my school.
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (3); U.S. History (3), Spanish Language (2), English Language (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Western Philosophy, AP Psychology, AP Calc BC, Honors Economics, AP US Government, AP English Lit, Honors Anatomy, TA (Honors Biology)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society Member
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): football-4 years(captain for 2), baseball-2, Robotics-2 (captain for 2), Student Government-2
Job/Work Experience: Coaching 2 local youth flag football teams
Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours
Summer Activities: Aforementioned coaching.
Essays: I guess they were good enough if they helped me get in.
Teacher Recommendation: 2
Counselor Rec: Yerp
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: High School? Xavier College Prep
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Strengths: Strong 2013 (4.50 GPA, best football team we’ve ever fielded, Robotics team was one win away from Nationals in first year of existence)
Weaknesses: End of Sophomore Year (C+ in AP Spanish Lang.)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good grades/test scores in Math + Science, the fact that I’m the first student from my school to apply perhaps.
Where else applied: Carnegie Mellon, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of Texas Austin, Marist College, Saint Louis University (Accepted), Cal Poly SLO, San Jose State (Accepted)</p>

<p>Also accepted back in December (with scholarship and honors college)</p>

<p>SAT I: 2140: 710 Math, 720 Writing, 710 Verbal
ACT: 29
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: 1 (in a valedictorian multi-tie)
AP (score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), AB Calc (TBD), AP English Lang (TBD), AP Biology (TBD)
IB: N/A
Senior Course Load: AB Calc AP, AP English, AP Biology, Spanish IV, government, economics
Major Awards: NHS, USABO
Extracurriculars (leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Quiz Bowl (team was in top 3 in state every year), highschool’s musical (leads and extras, every year), Show Choir (coordinator), Solo and Ensemble (golds in all, some group 1 solos), 4-H club (president, secretary x2, historian), pianist, Spanish and Algebra tutor with NHS, 4-H Junior Leaders (officer election committee member), church youth group, church VBS in the summer (counselor), leader in church’s children’s service, former member of church’s worship team/band
Job/Work Experience: sales associate during 2 school years (current) at clothing store, summer job (last and this coming summer) at a state park
Volunteer/Community Service: is tied in with extracurriculars, I refuse to bother to count up the hours :slight_smile:
Summer Activities: job, 4-H, church VBS
Essays: pretty solid, I think, I talked about career goals & life long passions
Teacher Recommendations: did not submit to Purdue (but I have like, 3)
Counselor Rec: yes, it’s required
Intended Major: Elementary Education
State: in state
School Type: medium (maybe almost large?) high school
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: female
Strengths: well rounded, essays, u/w GPA and SAT
Weaknesses: few AP’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good scores and EC’s, less competitive program
Where else applied: IU and Grace College, both accepted (I know, a bit unambitious, but I wanted to go instate)</p>

<p>Edit: I applied for early decision
Edit #2: Right, this is the early action thread! :)</p>

<p>Decision: Denied / Program Competitiveness</p>

<p>Objective: Mechanical Engineering
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2090: 600 CR, 750 M, 740 W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 770 M2, 720 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.59
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics, Calc, Physics, Chem.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: APs and Honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National French competition, Science Olympiad, Pres of the Physics club, summer internsips, volunteer work, etc. etc.
[</em>] Home State: MA
[<em>] Demographics: White Male
[</em>] Where else accepted: Pitt, Rutgers, Virginia Tech.
[*] Where else rejected: McGill, UIUC.</p>

<p>Hey guys does anyone know when all of the merit scholarships will be sent out? Are they still sending them out until the end of this month?</p>

<p>Notifications for both Trustee and Presidential Merit scholarships have been sent out.</p>

<p>@mjsharp
FYI, there are admitted students with ACT 35 GPA 4.0 and not receiving any merit scholarship.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective: Electrical Engineering Technology but switching into Electrical engineering
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 28 (M-30, S-33, E-27,R-24)
[<em>] SAT II: 670 M2,
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.1, Weighted GPA - 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics, Calc, Physics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Computer Science A.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: APs and Honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Math Olympiad, President of the Ping Pong club, President of Investment Club, 100+ hours of community service, Captain of Robotics team, Chess trophies in tournaments
[</em>] Demographics: Asian Male
[*] Where else accepted: UCONN, Iowa State, University of Iowa</p>

<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1880: 710 Math, 610 Writing, 560 Verbal
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 690 Biology (E);
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.42
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4);
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VP of Key Club, Pres of Dance club, 13 years of competitive dance, Relay For Life Committee Planner
Job/Work Experience: yes, 2 summers – excellent
Volunteer/Community service: extensive (200+ hours in 3 years)
Summer Activities: work
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: 2
Counselor Rec: yes
Intended Major: B.S Pharmacy
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public (Tough Public School, Top in the Nation)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Strengths: extracurriculars i guess
Weaknesses: difficult junior year, low GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: luck i guess</p>

<p>ACCEPTED SO HAPPY!!!
LSA - African History Study</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT: 2320 720CR 800M 800W
SAT IIs: 790 Chem, 800 Math IIC, 700 US History
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 44/250
Other stats: AP Macro:5
Ap Micro Econ:5
AP Cal BC:5
AP Stats:5
AP Chinese:5
Subjective:
Essays: Okay?
Teacher Recs: N/a
Counselor Rec: N/A
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: Hawaii
School Type: Private
Ethnicity/Race: Pacific Islander
Gender: male
General Comments: Omg, it’s my dream school… I can’t wait to know more about purdue!!!</p>

<p>WAITLISTED undecided Eng :(</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>ACT: 30
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 92.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 on APUSH but didnt submit
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Euro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country 4 years (captain senior year), Track 2 years, Band 1 year, Baseball 1 year
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Almost nothing. Though I do help out on my family’s ranch certain weekends.
Summer Activities: Running Camp, Drivers Ed class
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: 1
Counselor Rec: yes
Intended Major: Undecided Eng
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Very small private all boys Catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mex)
Gender: Male
Strengths: Act, Some 98%+ grades in Math and Science semesters over the years, not much else though. Race?
Weaknesses: B in Junior year math, almost no volunteer, not much extracurricular besides sport
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I turned my app in Feb, so since its rolling admin they might have filled up some spots. </p>

<p>Hey…are students still receiving Rollin Admission decisions??..my son’s application has been ‘in committee review’ for the last two weeks…I’m really anxious… :-(</p>

<p>I applied Jan 28, and only got mine back March 20.</p>

<p>@EmoRedneck</p>

<p>Did you get accepted?</p>