***Official George Washington University Class of 2016 Results Thread***

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 600 Math 640 CR 660 Writing --1900 total</p>

<p>ACT: N/A</p>

<p>SAT II: N/A</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.10</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psych (4) APEng (4) </p>

<p>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: Senior Seminar in Philosophy, AP Environmental Science, AP Euro, AP English, Honors Pre-Calc, Yearbook</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper ( writer, photo editor, and copy editor-3 diff jobs 3 years), Write On For Israel ( advocacy program, student) Kulanu ( hebrew high school one day/week for jewish students in public high school) Track and Field ( Discus thrower) </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Office assistant - 4 years
Summer Activities: Camping experiences
Essays: thoughtful, passionate, and above all creative.
Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know didn’t see but I had 2 plus one from a EC… I trust that both teachers wrote me a wonderful recommendation, great relationship with them.
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: None
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Poli Comm ( I was placed in to CCAS though)
State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Early Decision
Strengths: ECs and Essays
Weaknesses: GPA/ Scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: ED showed that I was committed and my essays showed that I had a really strong connection with GW and I am passionate and interested person.
General Comments: I CAN’T WAIT FOR CI AND THEN SCHOOL TO START!! I’m really looking forward to the next 4 years, I know that I’m very privileged to have this opportunity and I’m going to make the most of it :)</p>

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<p>I was admitted to GW and as a part of the 7-year BA/MD Program. So excited to attend!
Just wondering where you guys found out about your scholarship offer because it does not say anything in the GW Activity Center.
Let me know please and congrats to everyone admitted!</p>

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<p>@LoveEssence, where did it say about the women’s leadership program</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted into Honors Program as Presidential Scholar in the Arts</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[li]SAT I: (didn’t send) 2120 (690 M, 700 CR, 730 W)[/li][li]ACT: 32[/li][li]SAT II: (didn’t send) 760 Literature, 720 World History[/li][li]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92[/li][li]Rank: top 10%[/li][li]AP: Gov (3), World History (4), Language & Comp (5), Chem[/li][li]Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Newsmagazine, AP Euro History, Band[/li][li]Major Awards: AP Scholar, Principal Trumpet All-State Honors Band, MVP Varsity Tennis Team[/li][/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[li]Extracurriculars: Marching Band (Band Manager & Librarian), Jazz Band (Lead Trumpet 2 years), Detroit Symphony Orchestra Wind Symphony (1st trumpet), school Wind Ensemble (1st trumpet 3 years), trumpet lessons, Unitarian Universalist church youth group (Youth Liaison to the Board, Social Action Coordinator, Chaplain), Varsity Tennis (4 years, Captain), Zenith Brass Ensemble (1st trumpet, 2 years), Writer’s Club, school newsmagazine (Section Editor), National Honor Society.[/li][li]Job/Work Experience: 2 years Ski Instructor at Pine Knob Ski School, 1 summer Tennis Instructor at Baseline Tennis.[/li][li]Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours: Summer in the City; Youth Liaison to church’s Board of Trustees; chaplain for Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Heartland District[/li][li]Summer Activities: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (5 years); Interlochen Arts Camp Trumpet Institute; Eastman School of Music Trumpet Institute; UUA General Assembly, Charlotte, NC; Wayne St. Univ Jazz Week, and more.[/li][li]Essays: Common App one was on a risky topic, but all were well-written.[/li][li]Teacher Recommendation: French teacher I’ve known for 4 years—we have a great relationship; 2-year teacher, awesome letter.[/li][li]Counselor Rec: Probably one he just entered my name in—he deals with so many students.[/li][li]Additional Rec: for Arts Supplement, my band teacher of 5 years, pretty darn good[/li][li]Interview: none[/li][/ul]
Other:

[ul]
[li]State: MI[/li][li]School Type: large public[/li][li]Ethnicity: white[/li][li]Gender: female[/li][li]Income Bracket: $70,000ish[/li][li]Hooks: none[/li][/ul]
Reflection:

[ul]
[li]Strengths: extracurriculars, essays, recommendations[/li][li]Weaknesses: test scores, I didn’t cure cancer[/li][li]Why you think you were accepted: overall application was pretty good—I was strong in all categories, not just one or two; I demonstrated great interest with campus tours and as PSA[/li][li]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UMich, Northeastern Honors, BU as Presidential Scholar; waitlisted by Boston C; rejected Yale EA; waiting on Barnard, Duke, Harvard, Princeton, UPenn (I know, waaayyy too many reaches).[/li][li]General Comments: Very excited that I got into the Honors Program and am a PSA! GWU is one of my top schools. [/li][/ul]</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 ( 800 math, 730 CR, 680 W)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.0 GPA ( no AP classes ever taken. i sware to god i skated through high school with straight 85s ! :smiley:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 3 honors classes, rest regular
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): captain model UN team, captain mock trial team, varsity volleyball fresh soph, varsity swimming fresh soph, editor in chief of yearbook cluv
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: none
[ *] Summer Activities: lead america @ georgetown university
[ *] Essays: Amazing!!!
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview: no
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: poli sci
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: parochial
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ ] Income Bracket: ~250K+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT scores
[ ] Weaknesses: terrible GPA, i wish i did homework throughout high school
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: SAT scores and my bangin’ college essay, yo!
[ /list][ b]General Comments: So excited!~!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 1990 (680 M, 640 CR, 670 W)
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: 620 Literature, 660 U.S. History, 640 Mat II
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7ish UW, 4.3ish W
Rank: 104/320
AP: U.S. (4), CompGov (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Stat, Honors Psych, StudGov Officer’s Period, AP Lit, Earth Science, Honors Yearbook (Editor’s period)
Major Awards: GIRLS NATION! Blew my mind.
Extracurriculars: I’ll make it short and sweet. Lots of StudGov positions (9th-12th), 10th grade rep, secretary, 12th grade rep. Yearbook Ads 11th, section editor 12th. Class Secretary (9th-12th), school spirit club prez (12th), cancer charity club prez (12th), Junior and Senior Link (club that helps 9th graders transition into high school), girls state and nation, varsity swimmer (9th-12th), ballet (I dance about 10 hours a week or more a week and have been dancing since I was 5, I sent in a supplement with a DVD, i’m decent I think and I’ve gone to a bunch of summer programs)
Job/Work Experience: I’ve worked at my dance studio as a secretary 5 hours a week for the last year and a half
Volunteer/Community service: 180+ hours, but I don’t think I put down the number of hours anywhere
Summer Activities: Girls State and Nation, summer swim league, ballet programs at Ballet Austin (6 weeks), Joffrey Ballet NYC (4 weeks), American Ballet Theatre (4 weeks), Kaatsbaan Ballet (3 weeks)
Essays: Common App was about my learning disability. I have severe dyslexia and my essay was about how I overcame my disability and how I’ve grown as a person because of it.
Teacher Recommendation: My StudGov advisor and CompGov teacher. Both really like me and I’m really close to both. I think they were probably both really good, but who doesn’t have good recs?
Counselor Rec: Very generic, I’m sure.
Additional Rec: My dance teacher wrote a rec for my arts supplement
Interview: Nope
Applied for financial aid: Nope
Intended major: Political Science
State: NC
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Over $100,000
Strengths: Probably essays, recs, and extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Scores, GPA, and class rank
Other: I’m not sure if I’m going, but I definitely did not think I was getting in.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
–SAT I (breakdown):2260 (CR 740 M 790 W 730)
–ACT: 34 (E 36 M 35 R 35 S 32)
– SAT II: Math 790 Lit 740
– Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
– Rank estimated top 5%
– AP Lit (4) Euro (4)
– IB N/A
– Senior Year Course Load:AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, Argumentation & Debate/Contemporary Rhetoric, Engineering Technology, Spanish III, Consumer Education, Concert Choir
– Major Awards: National Merit Finalist, (haha does HC Queen count? lols)
[/list][ b]Subjective:
–Extracurriculars: 4yrs Student government (president), 4 yrs soccer & cross country (captain), 4 yrs theatre, WYSE academic challenge, jazz choirs, 3 yrs speech (captain, individual 8th in state)
– Job/Work Experience:Research lab, babysitting, tutoring
– Volunteer/Community service: educator for parks and rec dept
– Summer Activities: Student Conservation Association
–Essays: Had some fairly interesting things to write about
– Teacher Recommendation: Outstanding
– Counselor Rec:Who knows. They like me though.
– Additional Rec: same as aboce
– Interview: None:(
[/list][ b]Other[ul]
– Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
– Intended Major: Political Science
– State (if domestic applicant):IL
– Country (if international applicant):US
– School Type: public high school
– Ethnicity: Caucasian
– Gender: F
– Income Bracket: middle
– Hooks: none
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
– Strengths: leadership, grades/scores, extra curriculars
– Weaknesses:awards, AP’s, school I come from, no interview or demonstrated interest other than a tour and info session
– Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea. I think my why GWU essay could have been much stronger.
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** Dissappointing bc also waitlisted at MIT a couple days earlier. Still waiting on other schools though. U of Illinois FTW!!!</p>

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<p>Pick one:</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):CR:600 M:720 W:700
[ *] ACT:29
[ *] SAT II: Math II-740 Korean-720
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 34/826
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4) Physics C Mech. (3) Language (4) APUSH (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Econ/AP Gov, AP Bio, AP Chem, Journalism
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Tennis MVP,
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Future Business Leaders of America -4years (Inland Section Secretary, School President, School Public Relations Officer) Varsity Tennis - 3 Years, Journalism (Editor)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Got to be atleast 100 hours in my 4 years?
[ *] Summer Activities: Tennis, went to a FBLA Leadership Summit
[ *] Essays: Decent?
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Good
[ *] Counselor Rec:Good
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:Didnt have one
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major:Biomedical Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: we have an 836 api score? if that means anything
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: $100-115,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: Grades
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: GWU was one of my dream schools since sophomore year. I thought I was going to get in for sure, but I guess my scores were a little too low.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (CR 700, M 700, W 610)
[</em>] SAT II: 760 Math II, 740 Math I, 680 French
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.30 (I think, not too sure)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: pretty good internships
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: a lot.
[<em>] Essays: pretty good, best part of my application by far
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I have no idea
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no clue
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
[<em>] Intended Major: undecided
[</em>] School Type: private international
[<em>] Ethnicity: African American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation african american
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: essays, experiences
[<em>] Weaknesses: grades, maybe SAT score?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I haven’t a clue
[/ul]General Comments: I’m genuinely surprised I got accepted</p>

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<p>** Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (690M 720W 670CR)
[</em>] SAT II: 620 Math II, 750 Spanish, 680 US History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang. (5), US History (4), Spanish Lit (3), World History, English Lang. (4),
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Gov’t, AP Econ., AP Art, AP English Lit., Speech and Debate
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Club Volleyball, HS Volleyball, President of MEChA, Speech and Debate (treasurer)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at the local Business Association
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: City Youth Commission, Student leader, volunteer, and mentor at church, Miss Teen Vista 2010 <a href=“over%20150%20hours%20of%20community%20service”>pageant winner</a>, volunteer at lot in my community and city, so much that May 28th,2011 is my very own day in my city
[</em>] Summer Activities: Girl’s State, George Mason Institute of Forensics, Volleyball camps, volunteer work, internship
[<em>] Essays: It exceeded the common app limit of 500 words ( it was around 947). I felt that it was powerful and showed various aspects of me, emphasizing my passion for social justice.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: My teachers saw how hard I worked and how I am a leader on my campus.They are very proud of me. I am hoping they were good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I did not know my counselor too well because I got a new one, but she really liked me right off the bat, so I hope it was good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: about 60,000 a year
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First generation</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: My extracurriculars and I like to believe my essay as well, though it was risky making it over 900 words.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel that I showed various aspects of who I am and what I stand for. I exuded passion in my essays. Perhaps they saw something different in me.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at NYU (MLK Merit Scholar), Boston College, Northeastern University, Vassar College, Duke University.
Waiting to hear back from Williams College, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown.</p>

<p>General Comments:
I am stoked I was accepted. Depending on how much financial aid I am given, I am really considering George Washington. Congrats to everyone who was accepted! And I’m sure those who were either wait-listed or rejected will end up in a great school. Good luck!</p>

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<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II: 760 US History, 690 Literature, 640 Chemistry
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), US History (5), English Lang & Comp (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc AB, AP Macro, AP English Lit & Comp, AP Bio
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student Council (Co-Secretary), National Honor Society (Treasurer), Yearbook (Co-Treasurer & Co-Editor), Peer Mentor, Interact Club (Secretary), Foreign Language Club (Co-President), Mock-trial Team (Lead Attorney)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Wegmans Grocery Store Cashier (2 1/2 Years)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Hospice/ Comfort Care Home Volunteer
[ *] Summer Activities:Work, Lead America Summer Conference at Georgetown last summer
[ *] Essays:Pretty good, put a unique spin on talking about coming from a really small town
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Very good, close with all my teachers. 2 English teachers, 1 Spanish teacher, 1 History teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec:Pretty good
[ ] Additional Rec:N/A
[ ] Interview:N/A
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[ *] Intended Major:International Affairs
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):New York
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Very small public (Class of about 85)
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Female
[ ] Income Bracket:100,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:Essays, Extra Curriculars, Valedictorian
[ *] Weaknesses:No SAT I, not strong SAT II scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:Visited the school, showed interest, essays</p>

<p>General Comments: Accepted to Northeastern, Boston U, American, SUNY Binghamton.
Still waiting to hear from Georgetown, Tufts, and Brown</p>

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<p>Accepted! Waiting on Tufts and Brown as well…Best of luck! Tomorrow’s the day!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (680CR 680M 730M) First try, didn’t retake, didn’t send.
[</em>] ACT: 30 composite both times, grr! (Best breakdown 29R, 35E, 31S, 29M)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 700 USH, 640 Spanish w/o listening
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86 (self-calculated - school doesn’t actually put UW GPAs on transcripts. My weighted cumulative one at time of submission was 4.03, 1st semester senior year GPA was 4.48)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4), Spanish Language (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Latin:Vergil, AP Calc AB, Environmental Science, Greek 2
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Exam Gold Medal (9th, 10th, 11th), National Spanish Exam Silver Medal (11th), National Merit Commendation
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School LitMag (Exec. Editor 10th-12th); Student Govt. (Disciplinary Committee 10th/11th, Class President 12th); Key Club (Co-President 12th); Shield (student ambassador society, helped at school events a lot); member of school varsity XC, varsity soccer, and varsity track teams
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at public library 10th-12th, Native plant restoration/Beach dune preservation project 6th-12th, Lots of random projects - total 150+ hrs.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Summer after 9th earned A in French 1A course at local community college, Summer after 11th earned A in graduate level Intensive Japanese course at Monterey Institute of International Studies. Had surgery on cleft lip summer after 10th, but didn’t mention that on apps (want to get into college on my own merit, not make excuses [shrug])
[</em>] Essays: Common App was about learning how to knit - sounds awk but strangely fantastic and totally me! 9/10, I think.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Waived right to read both, as per school policy. Classics teacher has taught me every year since 9th grade and knows me well, so I’m sure his was glowing. Precalc was probably pretty generic.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Also waived right to read. She joined our school just this year so she only had about two months to get to know our entire grade, but she probably had a good impression of me because of the old counselor’s notes and her interactions with me as class president. I’m assuming her rec was good, although not raving.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes… but totally not getting any!
[</em>] Intended Major: Accepted to Elliott School of International Affairs - IR Major! Also applied to Elizabeth Somers Women’s Leadership program for Globalization/Economics/Business but the email didn’t mention anything about having been admitted to that… will wait until acceptance packet arrives in mail to figure that out, I guess.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Small/selective private Episcopal. ~50 students per grade. I see you judging.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: $250,000+ (awk because w/ 6 members in our household, and none currently in college, on paper we seem pretty affluent but in reality we’re not so much)
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My stats fit the GW admitted students average pretty well, I think.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT score is fine but… not stellar.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure. I actually didn’t express that much interest in GW… I really just mentioned how it’s a great place to study IR, and I like that it’s right smack in the middle of the city. Not many people from my school apply to GW, (last year a record 4 people applied, and 2 got in) so while I want to say it’s b/c my school has a good relationship with GW I’m not actually sure.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted – GWU, NYU, Scripps College; Waitlisted – UCLA; Rejected – Brown University (deferred ED – alas, my dream school no more!), Pomona College, UC Berkeley
[/ul]General Comments:
Was awarded a $15000/year scholarship here - the only school that gave me merit aid! Since I won’t be getting any Financial Aid, and my parents don’t want me going to community college, I’m pretty sure GW it is for me next year! Can’t wait to see some of you guys there!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT:32
[<em>] SAT II:750 Math II, 660 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 5% of 700
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Chemistry(4), Lang&Comp(5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP Spanish, AP Lit, Military History (weighted), Orchestra, Programming
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Science Olympiad, NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Junior Statesmen of America, Student Council, Rotary Interact (Secretary), Softball
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:A pizza place, concession stand at sporting events, babysitting
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:I have volunteered at least 80 hours in the past 8 months
[<em>] Summer Activities:Softball, Babysitting
[</em>] Essays:I felt very confident in the essays, got them edited multiple times and made them truthful.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:Very good, I would think.
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Probably good
[<em>] Additional Rec:N/A
[</em>] Interview:Had it on campus, thought it went very well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[</em>] Intended Major:Chemistry
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):Illinois
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Top Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasin
[<em>] Gender:Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:N/A
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:EC’s, Essays, the level of difficulty of classes I’ve taken.
[<em>] Weaknesses:ACT/SAT II scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:Because I met the requirements and showed great interest in the school.
[/ul]General Comments:
I decided 4 years ago that I would end up a GW. I stayed in contact with my regional admissions officer over the years, gone to info sessions at my school and on campus, and I did everything I could to show that it was my number one choice for college. I also received the Presidential Scholarship.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted w/ SEAS Scholarship</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 50%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): None, BC Calc Senior yr
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: All Honors, BC Calc
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rotary Interact (Prez), Robotics
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Waiter since end of 8th grade
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Never kept track, never really reported a number to any colleges, but I did a ton.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Research Assistant
[</em>] Essays: Both were amazing and edited for grammar by a family friend who works in English Department @ uPenn
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Terrific recommendation
[</em>] Counselor Rec: See above.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Terrific one from my mentor
[</em>] Interview: Yup, on campus with admission counselor. Couldn’t have gone any better!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Extremely Low
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not a hook in the CC-sense of the word
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT score, Essays, EC, recommendations
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA, class rank
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Great interest, medical research paper, applied ED
[/ul]General Comments: Honestly, I think I would have been denied if it was just my scores and grades. But I did a medical research paper and I think thats what really gave me an in.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I : 1610
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math I 540 French 800 Spanish 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3,7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1% of class
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Philosophy, Economy, History and Geography, Maths, English, Spanish, Portugueuse
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Opened a debate club (president), team capitain of swimming team for 3 years
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: humanitarian joggings
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: Ok I guess
Teacher Recommendation: 2 (1 from junior English teacher, 1 from history teacher)
Counselor Rec: Yes
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: International Business
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Brazil
School Type: embassy school
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Under 100k
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
Reflection:
Strengths: Course loads, essays
Weaknesses: test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I don’t know it’s a miracle</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Can’t exactly remember but ~ 1800. Terrible compared to everyone else on this site!
[</em>] ACT: 28
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 57 out of 280
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (4), APUSH, AP Euro, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Spanish
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Lit, Economics, Precalc/Trig, Peer Counseling, AP Spanish, Student Government
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Student Body President), Key Club (President), Spanish Club (President), Varsity tennis (captain)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: High school leader at Outdoor education lab school which is a a camp type thing for sixth graders ~ 450 hours
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: Good, but honestly wrote them kind of last minute
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Really good! One was from my tennis coach who was also one of my math teachers freshman year, and the other was from my spanish teacher/key club sponsor.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see this one but I know her well so I think it was good
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t interview
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Psychology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: <100k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, the why gw essay, Letters of rec
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA, test scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Honestly, I was completely shocked that I got in! I think I focused a lot on why i wanted to go GW and not just DC, and I think I spent a lot of the Why GW? essay talking about my goals and how GW is a great fit to achieve those goals. Not really sure why exactly I got in though, but will most likely be attending next year!
[/ul]General Comments:
I’ve been a long time lurker on CC and thought it might be helpful to post my stats for next years applicants :)</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (700 M, 760 CR, 710 W)
[ *] ACT: didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: didn’t take
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/550
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Physics B (4), US History (5), English Language (5), Calculus AB (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Pretty difficult…French IV, Dance & Choreography, AP English Lit, AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Government.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Won State in Dance, Crime Scene Investigation competitions, lots of minor academic awards
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Part-time job at Taco Time since June 2010
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer frequently (but not a ton) with church
[ *] Summer Activities: Mission trip to Dominican Republic
[ *] Essays: Very good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great-majoring in Political Science and so I got my government teacher to write it and he did an awesome job
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it, but I’d assume it was pretty good
[ ] Additional Rec: Decent-from my Dance Team coach who was known me for all of high school
[ ] Interview: None
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes but didn’t get any
[ *] Intended Major: Political Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Washington State
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public (but VERY good school)
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: 150+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Just a really successful student and VERY involved with many extra-curriculars
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Good student, have 2 state titles, very involved in a variety of different school/community activities
[ ] Weaknesses: I don’t really know, I was pretty sure I was going to get in, but I don’t really have anything crazy special about my application so that made me a little nervous.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I feel like I’m a perfect fit for this school! I really made clear in my essay how much I love Washington D.C. and how passionate I am about politics, and I have great grades/scores/extra-curriculars
[ /list][ b]General Comments: Also got the Presidential Scholarship for $20,000 per year!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (640 M, 670 CR, 800 W)
ACT: 29 (didn’t send)
SAT II (if submitted): 630 USH, 640 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (3), English Comp (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Chem, AP HG, Humanities, and a bunch of creative writing classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): YoungArts Week Finalist for creative writing, Gold Medal from Scholastic Writing Awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): GSA (executive board) Community Service Club (executive board), International Relations Club, National Business Alliance, Marching Band and Concert Band (clarinet section leader), Book Club
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Lots of it (I don’t feel like calculating hours)
Summer Activities: Various creative writing and music programs
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: No clue, but I’m assuming it was pretty good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English and American Studies
School Type: Public residential arts-oriented high school (yes, I know that sounds ridiculous)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <100K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: SAT Writing score, essay
Weaknesses: Other SAT scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I made it very clear in my essay that GWU was my top choice.
Where else were you accepted/wait-listed/rejected: Accepted – University of South Carolina, University of Pittsburgh, DePaul University; Wait-Listed - Princeton University; Rejected - UNC Chapel Hill, Emory University</p>

<p>General Comments:
$15,000 Presidential Scholarship. I’m really psyched. :slight_smile: Congrats, everyone!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT: 28
[ *] SAT II:N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats; AP Gov; AP Econ; AP Psych; Leadership; Guided Work; Hon. Anatomy; Digital Design 3
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Student Government), Asian Club, (Varsity Club), Cheerleading, (Business Professionals of America), Wrestling
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Teen Trendsetter
[ *] Summer Activities: N/A
[ *] Essays: Very Politically Oriented, and I think really well written =]
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Positive, I’m sure =]
[ *] Counselor Rec: Also Positive!
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Political Communications
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 35K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation, Lived in Puerto Rico until last year, met with an admissions director
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Good Writing, Optimistic
[ *] Weaknesses: Grades
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Minority Status to be frank, also Essays
[ /list]General Comments: I really thought it was a reach, so much that I decided to not apply E.D. and didn’t even think it was feasable, but I got in, and am awaiting my Financial Aid Award to seal the deal =]</p>