Official George Washington University Class of 2016 Results Thread

Yankee13 · March 23, 2012, 5:50pm

Congratulations to all of those who were accepted!!!

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected*[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[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:[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[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:*

tothemoonandback · March 23, 2012, 9:22pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none yet
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Creative writing, Precalc/calc, AP Gov, AP Stat, Anatomy and Physiology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): dance team, dance classes outside of school, babysitting, athletes serving the community, community service
[] Job/Work Experience: babysitting, worked at an ice cream shop for a little
[] Volunteer/Community service: some community service through temple
[] Summer Activities: did a summer program at yale 2 summers ago
[] Essays: pretty strong essays, my main essay was about dance which im really passionate about so i thought it was pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: good as far as i know
[] Counselor Rec: ^same
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[] Intended Major: education
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: competitive public
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: idk
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my sister goes there, my dad went there for grad school, my cousin went there, we’re pretty good friends with the regional admissions counselor…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, essays, “hooks”
[] Weaknesses: gpa, extracurriculars, pretty much everything else
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: i have no idea.
[/ul]General Comments:

monterey · March 23, 2012, 9:27pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (730R, 630M, 670W - 11 Essay)
[] ACT: 30 (highest sections 35R, 32E, 31S, 27M)
[] SAT II: 760 USH
[] Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.07
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lang, AP Psych, AP Gov, Honors Bio, Applied PreCalc/Calc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Fine all around, internship/connections in DC
[] Interview: With my best friends dad… went well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Affairs
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Very competitive public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Random connections
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: DC Experience, connections
[] Weaknesses: GPA, scores, everything
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not quite sure[/li][/ul]General Comments: A little shocked. Waitlisted at BC yesterday so this has been rough. I kind of expected to get in – shouldn’t have! No idea where I’m going next year.

bmensch1224 · March 23, 2012, 9:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (760 W, 750 CR, 680 M)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3% of class
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5), Art History (4), English Lang (5), Chem (3), Physics B (3), Statistics (5), World History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP classes (English Lit, Gov’t/Macroecon, Calc AB, Env. Science, German, Psychology), 1 honors class (Anatomy and Physiology)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of Honor Societies (National, Science, English, German, Math [Mu Alpha Theta]), academic team (captain senior year)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 50 hours for an adoption agency, worked 30-ish hours every summer in school’s media center, involved in PTSA, environmental projects (eg. lake clean-ups)
[] Summer Activities: N/A
[] Essays: Very strong-had English teachers proof them
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2 (1 from junior English teacher, 1 from sophomore chemistry teacher)
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Affairs
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Top public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Under 100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Overcame severe personal problems during first semester junior year; reflected in transcript/grades; wrote about it in additional info[/li]
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: Course loads, ECs, test scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: Aforementioned junior year first semester grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Constantly striving to do the best I can; strong involvement in community/helping others[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I was also offered a 20k/year Presidential scholarship! :)

soccerally · March 23, 2012, 10:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33 composite
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.62
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) APEng 4) APBio(4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Gov, college English course, physics, French
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Habitat for Humanity (president); Band (section leader); NHS; Community band; Jazz band; Med Club; Swim team; Rowing team
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard and Swimming instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service:Habitat for humanity and volunteered at a hospital
[] Summer Activities: work…
[] Essays: good, really honest and personal
[] Teacher Recommendation: AMAZING-teacher and I have a good relationship/also adviser to Habitat (I am president)
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: I had mine at the very end of the day, I was a little nervous and she seemed bored but I think I did fine
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Poli Sci
[] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: competitive public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): AP Scholar
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, leadership, ACT, Recommendation
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My ECs and I displayed alot of interest in the school
[/ul]General Comments: I’m PUMPED! I received a 15k per year scholarship too happy GWU is now a real possibility

LoveEssence · March 23, 2012, 10:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (680CR, 690M, 700W)
[] ACT: 27
[] SAT II: 670Biology E, 730 Math 1, 540 Lit (yikes!)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank : 4/203
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None in existence
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None in existence
[] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 1 and 2, Honors English, Pre Calc, Journalism, Legal Assistant 12
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Distinguished Honor Roll every year, Best Witness in Mock Trial, 2nd Place SkillsUSA Competition
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheerleading, Student Councile(VP), National Honors Society, Student Government(VP), Math League, Mock Trial, and a few more. I am very active
[] Job/Work Experience: Legal Assistant @ DuPont Legal
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 100 hours from a docent at two museums and an environment center
[] Summer Activities: Working
[] Essays: Common App One: Great–talked about my diverse background (Nigerian)
Why GW: Average. Nothing special popped but still well versed.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both really good!
[] Counselor Rec: AWFUL
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: International Economics!
[] State (if domestic applicant): Delaware
[] School Type: Historically Black Public High School – majority attends HBCU’s
[] Ethnicity: Black/African
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $75,000 - $80,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM I guess but that’s it

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Diverse Background, common app essay, strong EC’s
[] Weaknesses: Literature Subject Test score and no AP’s in sight
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I can’t tell because people who I’d be convinced would be chosen over me weren’t so I don’t want to speculate lol.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I also got a $20k scholarship and admittance into one of the Women’s leadership special programs. I wish I had applied for Honors :(. If the FinAid is enough, I will submit my deposit quick!

stacespace · March 23, 2012, 10:49pm

Decision: Accepted

[ b]Objective:[list]
[2000] SAT I (w 750, cr 660, m 590):
[710 US History] SAT II:
[3.81] weighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[USH (5), Lang (4)] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Gov & Pol, Physics, Span 5, TV Production, Newspaper] Senior Year Course Load:
[ Eisenhower Leadership Award sponsored by USMA at West Point, Girls State] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ Newspaper (editor-in-chief), Spanish Honor Soc (Sec), Varsity Swimming (4 yrs), JV Soccer (3 yrs), Safety Committee for bullying education and student life (student rep), tutor, NHS, literary magazine] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ swim instructor, lifeguard (3 yrs)] Job/Work Experience:
[townwide committee for disabilities (board member and volunteer in weekly sports class for disabled children ] Volunteer/Community service:
[ swim instructor/lifeguard/bus counselor at day camp (2 yrs)] Summer Activities:
[ hit the nail on the head with the why GW essay, Pol Comm essay about Tony Snow, Comm Ap long essay on Girls State, short essay on teaching kids to swim and sharing the passion] Essays:
[ Would assume good (why would anyone ask a teacher to write one of these if they thought it wouldnt be good?] Teacher Recommendation:
[ definitely good as he keeps recommending my D for awards and scholarships] Counselor Rec:
[ journalism teacher who picked her as editor-in-chief] Additional Rec:
[ asked for one but was denied] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ yes] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ Political Communication/School of Media and Public affairs] Intended Major:
[ NJ] State (if domestic applicant):
[ ] Country (if international applicant):
[ very competitive public] School Type:
[ cauc] Ethnicity:
[ female] Gender:
[ 100+] Income Bracket:
[ none] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection*[list]
[ essays, Girls State, interest in politics and history, writing score on SAT] Strengths:
[ math SAT, C+ in honors chem soph yr] Weaknesses:
[ seriously… PERFECT FIT!] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
My D is thrilled!

dancingbeb · March 23, 2012, 11:14pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 790 Reading, 760 Writing, 720 Math
[] ACT: 34, 34 (35 superscored)
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2C, 700 Physics, 730 English Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank: 10% (I think?)
[] AP: World (2), USH (4), English Language (5), Calculus AB (5), Physics B (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, Calc 3, Robotics
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Advanced level piano, sports, Irish dance
[] Job/Work Experience: Work for my parents’ engineering company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Music group that plays for elderly
[] Summer Activities: 2010 Music Camp, 2011 Cambridge Study program
[] Essays: So many…
[] Teacher Recommendation: Physics teacher, History teacher
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Physics
[] State: CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Half white half Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Intense extracurriculars (a lot of time devoted to all of them) and semi-strong academics
[] Weaknesses: the academics are above average but still not good enough
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea! [/ul]

CollegeJawn · March 23, 2012, 11:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (680 M, 660 CR, 690 W)
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: 670 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): None, but all As and Bs, significant upward trend. Hardest curriculum possible.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer per se
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Same
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc II Adv, French 5 adv, Bio I Adv, International Relations, Literature, Photography.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 4 years varsity wrestling
[] Job/Work Experience: 4 years babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: None
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: Good, actually!
[] Teacher Recommendation: I imagine they were great!
[] Counselor Rec: Same as above, I heard they were really good.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: Yes
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Private, Quaker
[] Ethnicity: White/Jewish
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My school is very well known and has a good relationship with GW.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My highschool’s reputation, my grades, my recs
[] Weaknesses: Not very many ECs outside of sports
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I had really good grades Junior and Senior year (all As) in the hardest possible courses.
[/ul]General Comments:
I got the Presidential Academic Scholarship for $15k/yr ($60k total)

4everYALE · March 23, 2012, 11:34pm

ACCEPTED with Presidential Scholarship!
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1880 (CR:660, M:590, W:630)
[ *] SAT II: Lit:600, USH:650
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):17/260
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH:4, HG:3
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP English, AP Photography, AP Gov, Journalism, Spanish IV, Theatre 3/4
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Key
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): United Nations Foundation (PRESIDENT), Newspaper (EDITOR), Theatre (LOTS)…
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities: Columbia University Creative Writing Workshop
[ *] Essays: Strong, writing is my thing.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: My journalism teacher is pretty much my best friend.
[ *] Counselor Rec:Unknown…
[ *] Interview: Nah

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[ *] Intended Major: English
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White, Jewish, small amount Native American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: LOW
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:Essay, extra curriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: SATs!
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Honestly, no idea…
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**

cfl927 · March 23, 2012, 11:38pm

Decision: Accepted-Presidential Scholarship

[ b]Objective:[list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100: 770M;680W-essay12;650CR
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 750M2;730M1;700USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6 out of 502
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography(4);World History (4); US History (3); Calculus AB (5); English Lang (4); Statistics (4); Biology (2)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC; AP Computer Science; AP Physics C; AP Environmental; AP English Lit; AP French IV; AP Government; AP Macroecon; cx debate
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): IDK about major, but I have a TON of debate wins, math competitions, plus some others
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (captain); MuAlphaTheta(VP); NHS(VP); French NHS; Executive Boards (Philanthropy chair); Debate; Spirit Group (philanthropy chair); I am a building tour guide at a local living history museum…other stuff? I have a lot of stuff, but I have commitment to certain stuff with 6+ years doing most
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysit (7 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service: too much to type out, but I have over 650 hours
[] Summer Activities: NSLC Intelligence & National Security w/ a 4.0 college credit from American University; an intense accelerated 6-week pre-calc course; babysit brother because I have a single mom
[] Essays: I wrote a really good commonapp essay, but I sent the wrong supplement essay…
[] Teacher Recommendation: VERY STRONG
[] Counselor Rec: I assume strong, but did not see it
[] Additional Rec: Pretty strong- she’s a math teacher, who isn’t a good writer, but taught me stats which is one of the majors I am pursuing
[ ] Interview:AWESOME!!!
[ /list][ b]Other*[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Stats and PoliSci
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TEXAS
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Very large urban public school (2500+ students w/ only 10% white)
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender:female
[ ] Income Bracket:90000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:strong applicant
[ ] Weaknesses:my CR and W scores, my French grades (high B’s and one very low B), OOS applicant
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: IDK, I submitted the wrong essay…oops
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- GWU / Waitlisted- UVA / Waiting- Duke, UMCP, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Columbia, Harvard
[ /list][ b]General Comments:
I really didn’t care when I applied. They are and remain a safety school, except I do have family 20 minutes away, so probably will not attend.

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rijaab · March 24, 2012, 12:48am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 730 W 700 M, 2170 total
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 760 Literature, 640 French with Listening, 670 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on European History and Psychology, 4’s on English Language and Literature, and US History, and 3 on World History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 5 on IB Psychology
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, IB Biology HL, IB English IV HL, AP Calculus AB, IB History of the Americas HL, IB French IV SL, IB Theory of Knowledge
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government for 4 years (Junior Class secretary and Student Body Secretary), Model UN for 4 years, Key Club for 4 years (Editor), Muslim Awareness Club for 2 years (Treasurer), National Honor Society for 2 years, National English Honor Society for 2 years, National French Honor Society for 1 year.
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at the Gainesville City Commission
[] Volunteer/Community service: Students Together for Autism Research, Breast Cancer Awareness
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Common App - Overcoming Islamophobia withing my own community. GW - Why GW. I thought both were good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully excellent.
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know, because I had only met her a couple of times.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Political Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian - Subcontinental
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 250,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars and Leadership, Essays, and recommandations
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I listed the 13 other schools I applied to on the supplement. I think that may have made them think that I wasn’t interested.
[/ul]General Comments: I don’t know. I thought I had this one. Makes me really scared about my prospects for Georgetown.

RegisFilia · March 24, 2012, 1:03am

~Accepted!~

Objective:

*SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (CR: 700, M: 570, W: 770)
*Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (Weighted: 4.337; my transcript contained only 'A’s).
*Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/270
*Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP US Government and Politics, Honors British Literature 12, Honors Latin IV, Honors Precalculus
*Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Freshman Pride Award (English), Honor Roll (4 years), Honorary Society Pin, Honorary Society Letter, Maxima Cum Laude (NLE I), Maxima Cum Laude (NLE II), Magna Cum Laude (NLE III), Marching Band Award

Subjective:

*Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Junior Classical League (Vice-President), Academic Challenge (Varsity Team), Newspaper, National Honor Society, Honorary Society, Marching Band, Flute Choir, Wind Ensemble, Additional Flute Lessons.
*Essays: More than excellent, I believe; I feel that they were the highlight of my application.
*Teacher Recommendation: Each recommender was selected with care; the recommendations that I did read were wonderful.
*Counselor Rec: I can only assume the same of the Counselor Rec (I never saw it, though).
*Interview: My Interview went well. I attended additional GWU-related events.

Other:

*Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
*Intended Major: Archaeology
*State (if domestic applicant): Ohio

*School Type: Public (Competitive)
*Ethnicity: Caucasian
*Gender: Female
*Income Bracket: Middle-class; I don’t know the range of our income. 
*Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:

*Strengths: Rank, GPA, Essays, Awards (those of the Latin variety, anyway).
*Weaknesses: Test scores, Extracurricular activities (my extracurriculars weren’t horrible, but they could have been better).
*Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I couldn’t say!

General Comments:

Interest, Interest, INTEREST! It’s an important aspect of the application process; otherwise, congratulations to the Class of 2016!

bubblyducky · March 24, 2012, 11:27am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to SEAS with 25,000 scholarship**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1890 (600W 620CR 670M)
[ *] ACT: 31 Composite (34E 32R 30M 30S)
[ *] SAT II: 760 Chemistry 750 US History 680 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know, but my weighted is 4.3
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem 5 AP US History 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stat, AP Euro, Honors Physics, Film Analysis, Creative Writing, Choir
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): award from the society of women engineer’s for outstanding achievement in math and science (hardly major though)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): AFS Club (including three exchanges to Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Kansas), Concert Choir (section leader), Student Advisor, Youth Group, Board of Deacons (first youth deacon in church’s history), confirmation class junior advisor, Bell choir
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Music Librarian at my church, paid singer in church’s children’s choir (since 7th grade)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: over 250+ hours around my community including work trip to Kentucky over the summer
[ *] Summer Activities: Vacation Bible School (paid counselor), Work trip, Summer Job at Church as Music Librarian
[ *] Essays: pretty good, my common app was about how much I admired Steve Jobs, and I liked my why GW essay, and my two honors college essays were interesting
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: i didn’t read them, but i know they were great
[ *] Counselor Rec: she doesn’t like me very much after an issue with my schedule that i got her in trouble with her boss (it was her fault), she has a lot of students and i know she didn’t start working on my essay until one week before it was due, so i don’t think it was that great
[ ] Additional Rec: from my minister, I read it and it was fantastic
[ ] Interview: didn’t get one
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes but I probably won’t get any
[ *] Intended Major: Computer Science at School of Engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: large public school (around 1,600 students)
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: >100,000 (i don’t know the details)
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): spent a semester in India as part of a foreign exchange during my sophomore year, female engineering student
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: my essays, my non SAT test scores, gpa
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I visited and showed interest, I make it clear in my essay’s that GW is my #1 and the female engineering angle
[ /list][ b]General Comments: I’m really excited! Congrats to all fellow Colonials!**

Colombiana228 · March 24, 2012, 12:02pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT: 30
SAT II: 740 Spanish, 690 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65 UW/ 4.25 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 150/3552
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 US History, 3 Euro History, 3 English and Composition
IB (place score in parenthesis): 4 IB Chem SL
Senior Year Course Load: IB Math SL, IB Spanish SL, IB History of Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Biology HL, IB Theory of Knowledge
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Credential on Florida Ready to work, AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): IB Relay for Life (Secretary), Interact Club (Secretary), Key Club (member), Piano (6 years), Soccer (7 years)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Museum (72 hours), Feeding America (66 hours), United HandsOn (20 hours)
Summer Activities: Volunteered at a program
Essays: REALLY good!
Teacher Recommendation: Good, I read one of them
Counselor Rec: Amazing
Additional Rec:
Interview: Had none!
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Public Health
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): …
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Extra-curriculars, ACT score
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Hmmm, Idk, I’m just really excited, and I got the presidential scholarship!!!
General Comments: HAPPY!!!

happysmiley · March 24, 2012, 2:06pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 660-M 640-CR 670-W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II (if submitted):
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/486
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography(4) Biology(4) World History(4) Calculus AB(3) Statistics(3) Lang(3) Chemistry(4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Macro/Micro, AP Lit, Yearbook, Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Multicultural Club, Soccer Manager, Band, Yearbook Editor, Newspaper Editor, Extensive family responsibilities
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, Several other projects through NHS
[] Essays:Growing up with a disabled mother
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them
[] Counselor Rec: Good!
[]Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Less than 30,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation, disabled mother, low income
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly I have no idea.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I feel honored to have been accepted! I have to wait on financial aid, and a couple more colleges before I make my decision. Choosing is going to be so hard.

ckpckp1994 · March 24, 2012, 3:52pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):660-W, 630-M, 520-CR
[] ACT:26
[] SAT II: 770 Math II 660 Physics (Didn’t send)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.08
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 18%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Chemistry, AP BC Calculus, AP English Lit. AP European History, Spanish Honors, Economic Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Boy Scout, Prefect, Founder of School Guitar Ensemble, JETS, science magazine editor…(Lazy to type all of them)
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Research at Mizzou
[] Volunteer/Community service: Music In the Park,
[] Summer Activities:Summer Research at Mizzou, Infrastructure Camp at NU
[] Essays: Mediocre, not my best.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them. Hopefully they are good.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it either. I believe it’s a great one.
[] Additional Rec: no
[] Interview: no
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major:Civil Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Top Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: no idea, seriously…
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, recent immigrant.
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Great ECs and grades.
[] Weaknesses: SAT and ACT scores, no interest shown.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no idea. My scores are awful, so as my essays. How did that happen?
[/ul]General Comments:
GWU is not my top choice, but I’m still grateful that I got in. Good luck to everyone!

Cire12 · March 24, 2012, 4:23pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): none
[ *] ACT:30
[ *] SAT II: none
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Englis Comp (5) Euro History (4) US History (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP English, AP Gov, AP Micro, AP Macro, Adv Precalc, and electives
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout, Troop Guide), Model UN (Lots of awards), Math competitions, AP Scholar, Latin awards
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:~160 hours
[ *] Summer Activities: Camp counselor at a Cub Scout camp
[ *] Essays:good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Waved FERPA rights
[ *] Counselor Rec: Waved FERPA rights
[ ] Additional Rec: Waved FERPA rights
[ ] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: International Affairs
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: 80,000-125,000 (?)
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Probably eagle scout
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Eagle scout
[ ] Weaknesses: scores, GPA
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: not sure
[ /list][ b]General Comments:
Not sure if I got a scholarship or not, it doesn’t say anything about it in the admissions activity center.

PetitPapillon · March 24, 2012, 7:43pm

Decision: Accepted - Presidential Scholarship

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2160 - Reading 680, Math 700, Writing 780
[]ACT: N/A
[]SAT II: French 680, Math II 680, Physics 720
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (school doesn’t rank)
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language - 4
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Physics E/M, AP French, AP English Lit, AP Calc BC
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Distinguished Honor Roll all 4 years, National Merit Commended, Harvard Prize Book from school, National French Exam[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 choirs (Music Management Board), Theatre (Student Music Director since freshman year), French Honor Society for 3 years (Secretary 11th, President 12th), National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, English Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society, Music Honor Society, International Thespian Society, PoliSci Club, Model UN, local World Language Tournament, Atlantic Pacific Math Competition
[]Job/Work Experience: Supermarket, Haunted Hayride
[]Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, local community theatre group, Special Olympics, public library, local children’s choir, local charity to benefit children in Africa
[]Summer Activities: program at Georgetown before junior year
[]Essays: Common App - about the process of learning to play the piano as a parallel for growing as a person, Why GW - pretty good, I used info from my visit, and I made it clear it was my top choice.
[]Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them, but I have good relationships with both of my teachers
[]Counselor Rec: don’t know
[]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[]Intended Major: International Relations
[]State (if domestic applicant): PA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: white
[]Gender: female
[]Income Bracket: don’t know
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: ECs and Community service, grades/course load, interest
[]Weaknesses: only one AP score sent?
[li]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: pretty decent scores, and I showed interest through my essay and through visiting.[/li][/ul]

ThenameisBond · March 24, 2012, 9:11pm

First time I’m posting one of these so forgive me if I format it wrong please!

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: WAITLISTED**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): M: 740, CR: 700, W: 740 (2180 total, 2250 combined with another exam)
[ *] ACT: 31 in total, forgot the specific ones
[ *] SAT II: Didn’t send
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School does on 100-scale…~96 unweighted, ~100 weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ranked top 2% in a class of 300 peeps
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Language (5), AP Chem (5), APUSH (5), AP World (5), taking 6 this year
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Government, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP Calc AB
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing besides for AP Scholar
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Treasurer), Secretary of Business Club, Secretary of Music Honor Society, Games Coordinator of this church event, alot of church positions/activities, Model UN, FBLA, Red Cross, World Languages club treasurer…
[ *] Job/Work Experience: tutoring…and that’s pretty much it
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours with hospital, library, church stuff, etc.
[ *] Summer Activities: visiting India for a family trip, volunteering, lazying around :P, nothing noteworthy
[ *] Essays: i thought it was good, guess not? lol
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see
[ *] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[ ] Additional Rec: didn’t see
[ ] Interview: Not/Applicable
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
[ *] Intended Major: Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] School Type: public, average stuff
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: above 200k
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: i guess SAT was good but ACT didn’t help
[ *] Weaknesses: didn’t show interest, no interview, visits, contact meetings, etc., nothing interesting
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Didn’t show my interest in GWU.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**

Congrats to everyone who got in! Good luck to everyone =)

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