<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2080, didn’t send
[</em>] ACT: 34: 36E, 32M, 34R, 32S
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): molecular bio: 800, US history: 750, Literature: 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(4), Spanish Lang(4), APUSH(5), English Lang(5), Comparative Gov(5), S
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lit, AP Chem, AP BC Calc, AP English Lit, Duel credit social studies and religion class were we go off campus to do service
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, Spanish NHS, AP Scholar with Distinction, Illinois State Scholar, High Honor Role, Commended National Merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country (captain), Track, Circle of Friends (interacting with developmentally handicapped students) Misericordia Junior Board (interacting with developmentally handicapped adults), Scholastic Bowl, Community Tutoring Alliance
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: see activities
[</em>] Essays: very personal
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: my Bio and Gov teachers last year
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good i think
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: very casual
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 130K~150K? not really sure
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none to my knowledge
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: personal essay, high demonstrated weakness
[li] Weaknesses: i was worried that i wasn’t unique enough[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 35 (35E,34M,34R,35S)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Bio M- 680
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.58
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH(5), European History(5), Compsci(4), Lang and Comp(5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Physics 1/2
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violinist at one of the top youth orchestras in the country, pit orchestra
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern at nonprofit
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching sunday school, after school tutor for elementary schoolers
[<em>] Essays: Excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was great, one was average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Additional Rec: One from a federal judge I worked with over the summer, one from a family friend who teaches at WashU
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Biology and music
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: One of the best public schools in the state, has a 66% ED Acceptance rate to WashU
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $250,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Excellent recommendations, very focused on music, ACT
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Congrats and good luck everyone (and future people applying that are reading this)
Accepted!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (first/one sitting) CR 750 Math 740 Writing 780
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): US History 800 Math 2 780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5 Music Theory 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AB Calc, AP Physics C, Spanish after AP, Econ, English
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit if that counts
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (#1 singles, MVP and Captain), Tennis All-Conference 3 years, Classical piano for 12 years
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a fairly prestigious law firm in DC for 2 months (Dad got me the job)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Taught tennis to underprivileged children
[<em>] Essays: Common app essay was excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Recs were just alright, didn’t get to know the teachers that well
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent. Incredible counselor.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Piano teacher, again, just alright rec
[<em>] Interview: Nothing special
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Physics
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private school in DC, great reputation all over the country
[<em>] Ethnicity: White and Hispanic (also am Hungarian citizen)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper-middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Strong international background (that was my common app essay topic) am European and Hispanic. Also, brother went to WashU undergrad.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, Testing, Extracurriculars, Essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: Recs and Interview and lack of Academic awards
[/ul]General Comments:
Super excited! Good luck to all. </p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 superscore - CR: 800 M: 670 W: 710
[ *] ACT: 32 (Didn’t send)
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): US History: 780 Literature: 760
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/216 (top 5%)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): WHAP (4), APUSH (5), English Lang (5), AP Drawing (4) also dual credit College Algebra & Trigonometry
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP Art History, AP 2D Design, Intro to Graphic Design and Advertising, Painting IV, and DMA Learning Lab which is a senior workshop class that is taught by museum educators on the museum campus. I took Econ + Government dual credit over the summer.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Semifinalist, National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor, Questbridge College Prep Scholar, “A” Honor roll for three years.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Executive Officer), Senior Class Council (Officer), Fusion - peer mentoring program for incoming freshmen (Fusion Leader and Program Coordinator), National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, after school figure drawing class
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, KERA, Public Library, Salvation Army, + Community Service Committee in school (Assorted community service projects over 4 years)
[ *] Essays: Very strong. Writing comes naturally to me (when it’s not timed).
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Fantastic. I have excellent relationships with both of my recommenders.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very strong. I also have a personal relationship with my counselor.
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: My interview went very, very well. It was very natural, there was a lot of laughing/bantering, and my interviewer closed with “I hope to see you here in the Fall.”
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Communication Design
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Arts Magnet School. Nationally ranked and very competitive.
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Complicated
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, showed TONS of interest (attended College Kickstart and Discovery Weekend, visited the rep at National Portfolio Day, signed up for mailing lists, etc.), attended Harvard SSP last summer and did very well (A’s in both classes and earned 8 credits), and I was a People to People Student Ambassador.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: My high level of interest, GPA, essay, and rec letters
[ *] Weaknesses: I was a little worried about my SAT score. My composite is solid, but a little on the low end, and my math subscore terrified me.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I’ve been obsessed with this school for years, and I couldn’t imagine myself anywhere else. I am SUPER excited to be attending. </p>
<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (740 reading, 730 math, 720 writing)
[ *] ACT: didn’t submit but 32
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 750 Math II, 700 Chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): we don’t do 4.0 or weight out of 100 so idk what WashU would consider it
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit (4), Chem (3), APUSH (3) (I was sick when I took them and WashU knows that)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit, AP 2-D Studio Art, Thesis Class (you pick a topic and write a 25-35 page thesis paper and do a related project - mine’s about the effect of Photoshop on society through both artistic and commercial photography with an accompanying photo internship in NYC), Organic Chemistry, and Spanish Seminars (it’s a college-level Spanish culture class)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar Award
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Co-President of a sub-committee of my school’s government, Student Ambassador/Tour Guide (since sophomore year), Theater (3 years), Girls Varsity Tennis (2nd single freshman year, 1st singles soph/jr year), NFTY NAR Cabinet (Photographer - national reform Jewish youth group), Photography Intensives (both digital and darkroom), Iowa Young Writers Studio, did a 3 week summer marine biology research program in the Bahamas, Spanish Tutor, that’s all I can think of for now
[ *] Job/Work Experience: see below
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Social Media coordinator at The Sharing Shelf (run and update the social media sites for a non-profit organization)
[ *] Essays: pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: awesome
[ *] Counselor Rec: awesome
[ *] Additional Rec: awesome
[ *] Interview: It went well but my interviewer was very unprepared?
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Chemistry and Neuroscience
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] School Type: small private
[ *] Ethnicity: White (but my dad is middle eastern)
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: I don’t ask
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m a female science student but I’ve also been very interested in creative writing and attended the most prestigious creative writing program for high schoolers, and have also expressed a huge interest in photography, taking AP Studio Art, Darkroom, and multiple out of school photo intensives. Also, my dad immigrated to the US as an adult and came from practically nothing.
[ *] Strengths: extra-curriculars, SAT
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA and AP scores because I have an immunodeficiency issue and missed a LOT of school my junior year
General Comments: totally thought that I wasn’t going to get in, so excited that I did! </p>
<p>Accepted College of Engineering and Applied Science</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 780 Bio M, 750 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (B’s in PE) Unweighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: Euro, USH, Lang 4: Bio
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Government, AP Micro, AP Literature, AP Italian, AP Calculus AB
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State awards for Flute and Piccolo… um some regional and school music awards… National Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Don’t want to list specifics, but a few clubs, a large fundraiser, music, and some miscellaneous
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I didn’t list any on my app. (But I’ve worked at Nordstrom and as a tennis counselor)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Essays: Pretty decent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Italian teacher and Biology teacher. I’m sure they were pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She seems to like me!
[</em>] Additional Rec: Nope
[<em>] Interview: Casual, but went well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
[<em>] Intended Major: Computer Science, BME, applied math, undecided…
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Medium public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Iranian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: approx. 150k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Girl in engineering?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, Summer 2014 internship, Rec letters? I really do not know.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Probably my essay? Also my extracurriculars weren’t super focused, but I was definitely passionate about them
[/ul]General Comments: I AM SO EXCITED. WORDS cannot begin to describe.</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR770 M800 WR730
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): Maths L2 800; Physics 800; Chemistry 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N.A. (My high school does not calculate GPA)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N.A. (My high school does not provide class rank)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): NIL
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): NIL
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Singapore-Cambridge H2 level Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Twice Singapore Mathematics Olympiad Silver</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chinese Drama (treasurer, drama director), Chinese Orchestra (treasurer), Toastmasters Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Led a service trip to Thailand;Ad-hoc community performances; YMCA charity events.
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One from maths teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec: One from Head of department for leadership and student development
[ *] Interview: NIL</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: NO
[ *] Intended Major: Finance
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): China (schooled in Singapore)
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: Low
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>[ *] Strengths: SAT, Extracurriculars (maybe), recommendations,
[ *] Weaknesses: essays (I didn’t feel good about it). academic performances (I am definitely not the top 10% of the cohort)</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
SAT I didnt submit
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II didnt submit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5/weighted 4.4
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): all 4’s and 5’s in AP Psy, Calc, US Govt, US Hist, World HIs, French culture, french global, econ, env science,comp science, english comp, eng lit
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): not in IB
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
calculus AP
econ macro AP
eng lit AP
env science AP
french AP
Adv Java Honors</p>
<p>[ *] Major Awards AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION AWARD</p>
<p>[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of the Varsity Boys Cross Country team (3 years) and Captain of the Boys Track and Field team (3 years). Ranked in state as long distance runner but doesnt want to be recruited for running in college.
Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: bible camp, works at an assisted living facility on weekends
[ *] Essays: excellent
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: Yes
CAMPUS VISITS: 2x and took classes for a day as well.</p>
<p>[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: computer science w double major in finance
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity: hispanic
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: 150k+
[ *] Hooks HIspanic male of Cuban and Argentine descent</p>
<p>[ *] Strengths: scores, rigor of curriculum, AP class breadth
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>
<p>accepted School of engineering applied sciences </p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2370 Math 770, Writing 800, Reading 800
[ *] ACT:N/a
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): Math 2c 800, physics 750, bio 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 unweighted 4.75 weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):rank 4
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):BC Calc (5) APUSH (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):–
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP physics, AP Spanish, Latin 4 honors, Engineering Honors, AP lit, Ap world, multivariable calculus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit semifinalist
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): soccer, swim (senior captain) National honor (officer), latin club (VP),
[ *] Job/Work Experience:lifeguard
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Soccer community service, coaching kids with disabilities
[ *] Essays: hopefully strong, good writer when its not timed
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: excellent relationship with both teachers, one known since 5th grade as a tutor/coach/teacher/etc
[ *] Counselor Rec:decent relationship with counselor but hear he writes great letters
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major: some form of engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):USA
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: caucasian
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):skipped year in math, taking Stanford online math class since school doesn’t offer, showed a lot of interest, Unsung hero county award for “googliness”
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT, GPA, recs?,
[ *] Weaknesses: no research/ internships, no interview, leadership roles?
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]Congrats to all accepted cant wait, to future applicants good luck.</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2300
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): US History: 620 Literature: 670
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Comparative Politics (5), Language and Composition (5), NSL Government (5), Psychology (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP World, AP Euro, AP AB Calculus, Honors Journalism, Honors Spanish 5, AP Literature, AP Environmental Science
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (president), Model UN (secretary), Squash team (varsity captain), 3 years at Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Interned at US House of Representatives, volunteered for local Maryland delegate campaign
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Earned Girl Scout Silver Award
[ *] Essays: Writing is my strength, so I think I did pretty well
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: English teacher, AP CP teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: I love my counselor, so hopefully she wrote a good one!
[ *] Additional Rec: GW professor who I studied ethics with
[ *] Interview: Yes, and I think it went really well! I love the students at Wash U – my interviewer was so friendly!
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Political Science? I’m also considering other humanities/physics minor
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 200,000+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: outgoing personality, writing, presentation, organization, leadership
[ *] Weaknesses: mental math
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
Wash U is my dream school – I am so excited to be part of the Class of 2019!!! Please feel free to shoot me a message if you want to talk!</p>
Sorry I’m late to the party!
Accepted to the College of Arts and Sciences!
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 720 M: 730 W: 720
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 (My school’s grading system is very different and so this is just an approximation)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chemistry, Math, Biology, English (Again, the school system is very different here)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball, Debate (winners)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Member of a student-run NGO, Treasurer of Interact Club
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching at underprivileged schools, volunteering at the Spastic Society, Organized a successful blood drive
[ *] Essays: Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec:Excellent
[ *] Additional Rec: Excellent
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Philosophy- Neuroscience- Psychology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): India (US citizen)
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Unsure
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I haven’t been able to get on the official Facebook group, does anyone know how to achieve that?
</p>