Official Early Decision Thread Class of 2013

<p>Let's help EDIIers and post Early Decision information received for EDI. Cut and paste this format and fill in the blanks.</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted (A&S/Business/Engineering)[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=blue][ b]Decision: Deferred (A&S/Business/Enginerring)[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected (A&S/Business/Engineering)[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (A&S)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 680 Math, 660 Reading, 670 Writing
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: 660 Math II, 610 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 23/107
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics II, Calculus, Language and Composition (no tests taken yet)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics II, Latin V, Probability and Statistics, AP Calculus, Chemistry I, AP Language and Composition, Government and Economics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tutoring, VolunTEEN
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked for two years at my grandparent's clock shop, a year at Dairy Queen, and for the past year I've been doing lawn work for my friend's business
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot of hours for many different activities
[<em>] Summer Activities: Volunteer at a daycare center
[</em>] Essays: Fantastic
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Superb
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Around $70k per year
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: My essay was the most personal thing I'd ever written (and my aunt, an alumna for Brown, helped me edit it), plus I had a letter of recommendation from a Harvard Graduate which said nothing but positive things about me. Also, my grades throughout high school were stellar.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Extracurricular activities are pretty bad for me, plus my class rank suffered for reasons explained by my counselor's rec
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: My essay and recommendation letters definitely gave me a huge push.
[/ul]General Comments: [ul]
[li] WOOOOOOOOOO, I still can't believe I got in![/li][/ul]</p>

<p>These are my Ds stats:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Arts and Sciences
SAT I (breakdown): 690 M, 630 CR, 620 W
SAT II: US History 620; Chem 620
Unweighted GPA (3.6 of 4.0)
Rank : N/A
AP : APUSH: 4; APPsych 4
Senior Year Course Load: APPhysics, ABCalcBC, APEconomics, APEng
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Extracurriculars : Editor of Yearbook, President of two other clubs including one that promotes cross cultural activities
Job/Work Experience: research job last summer
Volunteer/Community service:lots of community service; worked with intellecually disabled students for four years
Summer Activities:Travel to Europe, Work, Leadership Training course
Essays: Personal essay highlighting leadership (with sense of humor) and how much I love Lehigh (based on visits)
Teacher Recommendation: OK I guess
Counselor Rec:OK I guess
Additional Rec: Faculty adviser of yearbook
Interview: Informal meeting with student
Visited Campus several times over past years with dad (alum)
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle class
Hooks: I guess legacy and leadership</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted: grades and SATs were in 50%; visits to campus; I spent a lot of time researching lehigh to figure out if I would fit in and gave examples in my application</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (A&S)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 700 Math, 640 Reading, 660 Writing
SAT II: 730 Math II, US History 600
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.46
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC, Psych, Environmental Science, Micro, Wordl History (5)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Many clubs and volunteer work in and out of school, Leadership position in a couple clubs, Summer Camp Counselor for church and school
Work: Worked as landscape assistant from 9-10 (Summer)
Assistant for Construction Co. 11 grade </p>

<p>Essays: Great
Teacher Recommendation: idk
Counselor Rec: Good
Other Rec: alumni
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Strengths: My essay and alumni rec
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (Business)</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 760 Math, 700 Reading, 750 Writing
* ACT: didn't send
* SAT II: none
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 91
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): sports, clubs,
* Job/Work Experience: run my own business
* Volunteer/Community service: 50 hrs
* Summer Activities: internship in nyc
* Essays: amazing
* Teacher Recommendation: Superb
* Counselor Rec: ok
* Additional Rec: none
* Interview: None
</code></pre>

<p>Other:</p>

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): NY
* Country (if international applicant): U.S.
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: didnt put
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: extras
* Weaknesses: sats
* Why you think you were accepted: sick essay
</code></pre>

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<p>im kinda surprised ur D got in...Lehighmom39
those SATs and GPA are quite low</p>

<p>^^uncalled for, unkind, and untrue...sounds like you come from a "grade inflated" HS if you think a 3.6 with all those AP's is low......back to our regularly scheduled program....</p>

<p>I agree.. intelligence and worth is not measured in standardized test scores and GPA</p>

<p>I apologize...no offense intended</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted A & S </p>

<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 650 M 650 CR
[ *] SAT II: didn't take any
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I have a 4.3 at my school due to honors and AP credit
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 out of 270
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Calculus BC
AP Psychology
AP Government and Politics
AP Environmental Science
Honors Religion (given college credit because it's taken through a university near my school)</p>

<p>[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Toyota Community Scholar
Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award
Rotary Youth Leadership Award
National Latin Exam Maxima Cum Laude
Highest Average in English Award from my school
General Academic Excellence Award from my school
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Newspaper (editor-in-chief)
NHS (president)
Habitat for Humanity (founder and president)
Community service club (class executive)
Model UN
Wrote articles for a local newspaper
varsity golf
varsity tennis manager
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
worked at 2 different stores over a course of 5 years and i also intern at a magazine
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
on the teen committee for a hunger walk
cinderella's closet
Youth group for my church
Sunday school volunteer at my church
food sorter at a local food kitchen
habitat for humanity
[ *] Essays: my lehigh area counselor contacted me and told me that they were very good
[ *] Interview: it went well, the girl who interviewed me was so nice
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): new jersey
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: catholic
[ *] Gender: female</p>