Official Georgetown Class of 2015 EA Results Thread

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780 CR 630 M 770 W
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[<em>] SAT II: 790 US Hist 710 Lit 700 World Hist
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.211
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/266
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 on World Hist 5 on US Hist
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit AP Music Theory AP Psych AP Chem Hon Econ and Hon Comparative Political Systems
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school:0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):nothing super huge</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):A bunch of Band stuff, was Band captain; NHS, Beta, started political club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: yep, about 6 months worth
[li] Volunteer/Community service: a good bit of church related mission trips, etc.</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):
[</em>] Activity Short Essay: Marching Band
[<em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Just wrote about how I could contribute to the diversity of the Georgetown community and empathize with others’ situations
[</em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Wrote about the plight of Christians in Egypt which I noticed when I visited there.
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see it but I’m sure it was superb[/li][</em>] Counselor Rec: Not a clue how this looked
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: This may have helped put me over the top. The gentleman who interviewed me told me at the end that he would be giving me the highest possible ratings.
[li] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: Int’l Pol
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Mid October
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public, average competition I suppose
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: <50,000 (however I’m afraid substantial savings along with equity on 2 homes may hurt my fin aid package)
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.: I’m a white male and proud of it!</p>

<p>Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, Teacher Rec, Courses (esp for this year), Essays,
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test Scores obviously
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that sometimes we get caught up in Test Scores and don’t consider that it is just another component of a multifaceted process. I think the interview is pretty important seeing as they require it and my essays are certainly what got me in.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:Not a thing. To me the one blemish on my record is my Math Score, but that is definitely the best I could do since I am not really that great at math.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted FLL</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770 (M), 780 (CR), 800 (W)- single sitting
[</em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 34 (didn’t send)
[<em>] SAT II: 760 Math IIC, 760 Lit, 570 French w/ Listening (lol)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 5.08 (I think?)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/463
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Psych (5), English Lit (5), Euro (4), Calc AB (3–didn’t send)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): Mathematics SL (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, IB French V SL, IB TOK, IB Art III HL, IB Chem III HL, IB Twentieth Century History HL, AP Calc BC, IB English IV HL
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastics- National Gold and Silver Key (Poetry), several national debate awards, YoungArts finalist (Creative Writing-Short Story), published in Best Teen Writing 2010, other writing awards, NMSF</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): School literary arts magazine (Fiction editor- 11, EiC-12), editor for national literary magazine (12), Writing Club (11, President- 12), Debate- Public Forum (9, 10, VP/PF Captain- 11, President- 12), PF coordinator for local middle school debate team, Founder/coordinator of middle school French Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting (3-6 hrs/week)
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Didn’t cite any</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: Debate- compelling, if underdeveloped (7)[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Reused CommonApp about getting lost in my car and reading (9)
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Wrote about my visit to Georgetown and the uniqueness of the FLL (9)
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: French teacher 9-12- Excellent, said I was the best she’d seen in her career
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher 12/advisor for lit mag and writing club- didn’t read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably good, we talk fairly regularly
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: Great, made me more interested in Georgetown</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: College- FLL
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: French (also expressed interest in anthro)
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/25
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[<em>] School Type: Magnet program in public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White as snow
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] n/a</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, recs, awards, ECs, legacy (grandpa and uncle)
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT II French w/ Listening, Gtown app didn’t allow space to elaborate on awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea. Some combination of my French teacher’s rec and honest, researched essays.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing, I guess</p>

<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Yay! I feel bolstered going into RD (though I’m still waiting on UChicago EA).</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted SFS
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1470 (750CR, 720M)
[</em>] ACT: did not take</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 US History, 750 French Reading, 740 Biology
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.5ish
[</em>] Rank: school doesn’t rank, but ~3/500
[<em>] AP (score in parentheses): Euro, USH, French, Calc AB, Biology, English Language (all 5’s)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP American Government, AP Microeconomics, AP Calculus BC, AP Comparative Government, International Studies English, Leadership
[<em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: just me!
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, Coca-Cola Scholars Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (leadership in parentheses): Student Body President, Youth & Government (statewide positions, fundraising, awards), Speech & Debate (Captain), CSF (President), Young Democrats Club (Founder and President), Internship with Assemblywoman, 4 years of volleyball, Boys State, political campaigns
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Work at a local business 12 hours/week since junior year
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Unpaid peer tutoring, ~150 hours[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[li] Essays (Include Subjects):[list][/li][*] Activity Short Essay: wrote about my involvement in Youth & Government; passionate but clich</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 690 CR, 760 MATH, 770 WRITING = 2220
SAT II: 560 Chem, 660 Math II, 710 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.20
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): English Lang (5) Calc AB (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable calc, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, Organic chem, differential equations, yearbook</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars and work:
varsity swim and dive
varsity basketball
habitat for humanity
national honor society
key club
human rights club
religious youth group
hundreds of service hours from religious school</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects): very good
Activity Short Essay: very good
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Great
Teacher Recommendation #2: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: None
Interview: could’ve been better, could’ve been worse</p>

<p>Other
Which school did you apply to?: the college
State (if domestic applicant): floooorida
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: small private
Ethnicity: whitey
Gender: female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): jewish @ gtown</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Well-rounded, great essays
Weaknesses: No APs before junior year, no national recognition for things
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[li] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2270 (770M, 770R, 730W)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: 750 Math II, 720 U.S. History, 660 Literature</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weighted GPA: 4.75</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/284 </p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parentheses): A.P. English Language: 5, A.P. Calculus AB: 5, A.P. European History: 5, A.P. U.S. History: 5, A.P. Spanish Language: 3 </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: A.P. Chemistry, A.P. Calculus BC, A.P. Physics B, A.P. Biology, A.P. English Literature, A.P. Statistics </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2 (to my knowledge, 1 accepted, one deferred) </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards: National Merit Commended Student, A.P. Scholar with Distinction </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Extracurriculars: Varsity Baseball, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Cross Country, President of the Academic Booster Club, Several less notable clubs, West Point Summer Leaders Seminar Attendee, Boys’ State Delegate. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Two Part time jobs (10 or so hours weekly for each). </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service:A lot… Several hundred hours in conjunction with local Kiwanis Club. Several hundred other miscellaneous hours. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Activity Short Essay: Impressive, though not exceptional </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Same as above </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Same as above </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Very strong </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation #2: Unbelievable (I have known him since I was 5). </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Terrible </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview: Very strong, though probably a bit generic </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Which school did you apply to?: Georgetown College </p>[/li]
<p>[li] What did you choose as your major: Undecided </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Date Submitted App: One day before the due date :slight_smile: </p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): CA </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant): USA </p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Small (but very strong) public </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Very white </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: <$60,000 </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Strengths: Pretty strong SAT 1 score, flawless grades, 3 varsity sports </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: SAT II scores, no unbelievable non-teen activities </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Strong, well-rounded student, maybe athletics </p>[/li]
<p>[li] What would you have done differently?:Nothing! I got in. </p>[/li]
<p>**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congratulations to all those that got in. I’m elated to here back from them and I would be honored to go to Georgetown, but I feel bad for those who desperately wanted to get in and it was their number one, because I’m still waiting on Harvard. Best wishes to everyone!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>To NHS
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 34
[</em>] SAT II: 790 Math II, 720 Bio, 710 World
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[</em>] Weighted GPA: school doesn’t weigh
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Bio-4, Calc BC-5, World-5
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3 including me
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay:[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): It was really good, talked about the diversity prompt
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): It was really good, and I definitely liked it
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Letters of Rec are confidential…
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Went well</p>

<p>Other[list]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: NHS
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: healthcare management
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/30/10
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] No hooks</p>

<p>Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: had awesome essays, and great accomplishments
[</em>] Weaknesses: some bad subject tests also my sat wasn’t that great.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>Good luck to everyone else! Even if you have been deferred you still have a shot!!!</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED to Business school – Not what I really think I would
International applicant, need FA, Vietnamese
SAT: noob: 610R,770M,710W
SAT II: 800mII, 800C,740P
APs (junior year) BC cal(5), Physics B(5), Chem (5), Macro (5), Micro (5)
APs this year: Lit, Euro history, computer science, psychology,
independent linear algebra MIT course
GPA: 4.21/4.33
Rank: #2/75 at normal boarding school
Hook: if Vietnamese ever considered URM</p>

<p>ECs:
-business firm int’l rep.
-website 250+ hrs, developer, creator, manager of 15 moderators
-founded a charitable organization for 3 years, 300+ hrs
-math/chess/piano</p>

<p>Essays:
-all 3 I think are the reasons making me in. I swear to God that my scores are not competitive at all. Many CCs told me to quit Georgetown</p>

<p>ANW, I have to wait for financial aid package but this acceptance really means I am qualified/my essays are liked</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
To: Walsh School of Foreign Service
ACT (highest composite with breakdown): 31 (29, 32, 29, 33)
SAT II: US Hist 760, Math I 700, Math II 660
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA: School does not weigh
AP: World History-4 (school does not offer AP courses)
Number of other EA Applicants: 1
Senior Year Courses: Calculus, Civil Liberties, Modern Muslim World, Justice For All, Shakespeare, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Advanced Intermediate Spanish, Advanced Woodworking, Metalsmithing
Awards: Illinois State Scholar Finalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
Varsity Cross Country (Captain senior year)
Varsity Track and Field (Captain senior year)
8 varsity letters
Model UN (Captain junior and senior year)
School newspaper (political analyst)
Volunteer work at Temple soup kitchen
Studied at the University of Cambridge over the summer</p>

<p>Essays:
Personal Essay: 10, wrote about the first time I ever went for a run with my dad, how much it sucked, but how I stuck with it and ended up falling in love with running
SFS Essay: 9, wrote about the War in Afghanistan, how messed up the conflict has become, and what the US military can do to salvage the situation.
Teacher Rec 1: I’m guessing amazing, because she wrote my excellent comments on all my semester reports and she was the faculty advisor for MUN so we got to know each other well.
Teacher Rec 2: English teacher how I have this year and had in 10th grade, faculty advisor to the student newspaper so I got to know him well
Counselor Rec: Ehh, not sure about this one, I don’t have a lot of faith in my school’s college counseling office, but I guess she wrote a good one if I got in</p>

<p>School: SFS
Intended Major: Undeclared
Date Submitted: 11/1/2010
State: IL
School: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: >200,000</p>

<p>Hooks: My uncle graduated in 1961, so I put that down on the app, not sure how much of a difference that made though</p>

<p>Reflection: Strengths-Great GPA, great extracurriculars, great essays.
Weaknesses-Definitley some of the subject tests, especially the two math tests</p>

<p>Comments: Was expecting a deferral so I was not too concerned when I got the letter, but of course ecstatic when I opened it as Georgetown is my number one choice. I think I am going to see what happens with my Stanford App (but I honestly don’t have a shot), but plan to be at Georgetown next fall!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710CR/770Math/740W=2220
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):N/A
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):34
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math level II, 730 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA:4.8
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 4%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem(5), EnviSci(5), CalcAB(3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: English Lang. AP, Stat AP, American Gov AP, Leadership, Physics B AP
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school:not sure, at least 1
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar, Principal’s High Honor Roll… Not sure what is considered “major”</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Model United Nations (USG), ASB( School Treasurer), Varsity Golf, NHS, Science NHS, Spanish NHS, Mu Alpha Theta
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor 2-3 hours/week
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Los Hermanos Service Group, Camp Escapades, Friends Without Barriers… total 300 hours?</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] I really liked my essays and think they helped a bit.
[</em>] Activity Short Essay: MUN, not only learning to debate and about world, but about social experiences and commitment
[<em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Wrote about my background and how it has shaped me. Reviewed by my English teacher. id give it a 9/10.<br>
[</em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school):Why Business= factors from when i was young i was influenced and it carried through to today… 9/10
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Amazing. Teacher wrote a thank-you at end of last year for being in her class. Said she could see me at G-town and really knew me[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Solid
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Again, amazing. She talked about being modest and connecting with people on all intelligence levels.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: It went well enough, some chatting and laughing.
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: McDonough Business
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: Finance
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Not sure
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Top 100 Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]None</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:Essays, recs, and class ranking/GPA/scores
[</em>] Weaknesses:If i had to choose, just EC’s. Although i have 2 leadership positions
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:They thought i could fit in a t Georgetown
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]</p>

<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to SFS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1590 (790 CR, 800 M)
[</em>] ACT (highest composite): 35
[<em>] SAT II: US History 780, Literature 740, Math 2 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.40
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5), US History (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 5 AP, English Lang AP, Physics AP, Calc BC AP, Newspaper, Economics, Film class
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Maybe 2?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Award[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Mock Trial (Captain), Congressional Advisory Board, Girl Scouts
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, tutoring, cell phone mascot… hahaha.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: On newspaper. I don’t really feel like rating myself.[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): On this trip I took to Europe through Girl Scouts where I went to international scout houses, etc.
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): It was on how an REDD program could be utilized to reduce deforestation in developing countries.
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably good.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very good. I know her personally so that definitely helped.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None.
[<em>] Interview: I thought it went well! I guess my only worry was that I wasn’t able to cover everything I wanted to.
[</em>] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: Undeclared
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[</em>] School Type: Competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: F
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada nada limonada[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ECs, test scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: I was worried I wouldn’t be considered to have enough of a global focus for SFS
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Luck? I think that’s what a lot of college admissions comes down to these days. There’s only so much you can do.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Waited to pay application fees until after I heard back from EA[/ul]</p>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I am extremely excited/happy/ecstatic right now! I’m quite honored. Good luck to everyone else!</p>

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<p>frank when did u get your decision? im also an international and havent received anything…</p>

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<p>Wait internationals got their decision emails?! I didn’t…</p>

<p>@ 09chaeby1-- where are you from? maybe they sent it out by region</p>

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<p>im from hong kong! and frank is actually a boarding student in the US so thats why he got it already… false alarm, dw</p>

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<p>ohh ok cool, yea we might not get it at the same time if they do it by location, i’m from london</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 760M 800W 800CR
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1 sitting
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Bio, 790 Lit, 800 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (school does not rank)
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): six 5’s and one 4 (5 out of 7 were self-study)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: ap lit, ap euro, ap spanish, advanced calc (post-ap), choir
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): a few national service awards[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN (prez), choir (all state, nat’l, etc.), dance, independent journalism
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: sporadic SAT tutoring, paid blog editor, canvassing for local and Congressional elections
[li] Volunteer/Community service: founded literacy nonprofit [/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: about MUN[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): personal - about being a former speller (7)
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): SFS global issue - about literacy (7)[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: english, great[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: spanish, great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: new this year, probably perfunctory
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: chill
[</em>] Art Supplement: no[/list] </p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: International Political economy
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 11/01
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2220
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):CR: 700, M: 800, W: 720
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 800, US History: 780, French: 730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.73
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): English Lang (4), French (4), US History (5), Chem (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Bio, AP Econ, AP Govt
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: none? not sure.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing super awesome. [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): officer in every club/school activity
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: three jobs
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] hardly any (well, compared to these 400-hr ppl)</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: 8 — again, unique[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): 10 — very unique
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): 8 — good, but drier, less voice than my generic
[</em>] Other:[/ul] none
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: I didn’t read it, but I assume it was awesome
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: none
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ditto
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: splendid
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list] none</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: College
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: French, Pre-Med Concentration
[<em>] Date Submitted App: October 31
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): AL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Large, Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: well-off?
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] rofl. no.</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, most rigorous course load, recs, leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses: nothing “unique” about me
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: essays, leadership, good grades
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] I guess nothing! :)</p>

<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: </p>

<p>Congratulations to ALL! I have been reading these threads like crazy for a few weeks now, and honestly, sometimes, I think they do more harm than good (most of my spazzing out has been because of this thread). So if you’re still waiting on your decision or yours wasn’t what you wanted, don’t give up! Most of the time, these decisions are coin-flips.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):n/a
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 29
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): E-32, M-28, S-29, R-29, W-31 ESSAY:11
[<em>] SAT II: SPAN:750 MATH:700 didn’t take a third
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.25
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a but 10%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 10 AP classes
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Politics, AP Government, AP Econ, AP English Lit, ASB/Student Government, Sculpture, PE
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Girls State
AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): ASB (Sophomore Pres, School Board Representative), Interact Club (President), NHS, Spanish NHS, Friends of workability club that interacts with Special needs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul][/li]over 500 hours</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] single young mom raising me, french exchange
[</em>] Activity Short Essay:ASB, 10
[<em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay):10
[</em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school):9
[<em>] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Great[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2:Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Amazing
[</em>] Additional Rec: Superintendent AMAZING
[<em>] Interview:excellent
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?:McDonough Business
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: International Business
[<em>] Date Submitted App:10/29
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Hispanic
[</em>] Gender:Female
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM, first generation college,</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]</p>

<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: </p>

<p>I am still shocked that I was admitted! I also was accepted into the Community Scholars Program. </p>

<p>Originally, I opened the Community Scholars Program envelope, which only had one letter so I thought I was deferred. But then I realized and found the other envelope!!!</p>

<h2>Congrats to everyone! Yay class of 2015!</h2>

58

<p>Decision: Accepted SFS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 35
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): 36E, 34M, 35R, 35S, 10W
[<em>] SAT II: 730 US History, 730 Math 2, 710 Biology
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.31
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): USH 5, Span Lang 4, Engl Lang4
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Engl Lit, AP Span Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Phys B, Contemporary Catholicism/Honors Theolgy
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] NMSF, AP Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): speech, soccer, theatre, student council, youth group… look up older posts if you want specifics
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: work at coffe shop since July 2010
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] lots of tutoring! and a fair amount of mission trips</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: 7 Speech Team[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): 8 curiosity for learning and my experiences on the city bus
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): 9 (either it was amazing or horrible, I went out on a limb for this one, but i think it was good because I got in) about how to use micro and macro finance combinations to reduce poverty
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: My AP Gov teacher and speech coach. Glowing.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[<em>] Counselor Rec: From Principal, talked about leadership
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: Went well, the guy seemed very interested in my experiences with speech and tutoring. Very very relaxed.
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: Undecided
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Oct 31st
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Religious
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT, interview, essays, 1 rec
[</em>] Weaknesses: Sat 2s, no rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed that I was really passionate about international affairs through the subjective parts of my application
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nothing!</p>

<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Excited - my first acceptance :slight_smile: Won’t be deciding anything until May 1. Haha.</p>

59

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): cr740 m750 w800
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): cr740 m770 w800
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[<em>] SAT II: 770 mII, 760 bio m, 730 french
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school does out of 100 (90.19)
[<em>] Weighted GPA:
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): physics b (5), lang (4), lit (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC, AP French, AP Bio, history elective, english elective
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: at least 8
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] none really. national merit commended. bronze medal national french exam.</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[/li]student government (dorm rep 10th grade, secretary 11, school president 12)
peer tutor french, math, history
soccer 4 years
alpine skiing 3 years
tennis 4 years
french club (head)
model congress 2 years
community service club 3 years
meditation class 2 years
etc.</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: shadowed a surgical oncologist at mgh this summer, occasional babysitting
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] trip to mississippi, new zealand, san francisco, south africa, and peru. member of national charity league. consistent volunteer at elder rehabilitation facility and after-school program for kids </p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: internship at mgh (6)[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): confronting fears (8)
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): why sociology and medicine (7)
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: waived right
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[<em>] Counselor Rec: waived right
[</em>] Additional Rec: lor from doctor I shadowed and another from 1980 graduate
[<em>] Interview: okay. first one, so I was nervous.
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: Arts and Sciences
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: sociology
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 11/1 (oops)
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:competitive private boarding school
[<em>] Ethnicity: as wasp as they come
[</em>] Gender: f
[<em>] Income Bracket: high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] nope</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: impact on community
[</em>] Weaknesses: gpa, rigor of schedule
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: a lot of reasons!
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] sent in my application earlier, made my essays more personal</p>

<p>[/list]Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: congrats guys! gtown is a great school!</p>

60

<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (700R, 740M, 730W)
[</em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 33 (30 English, 34 Math, 31 Reading, 36 Science)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Biology-E, 780 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.53
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): either 1 or 2 out of 59
[<em>] IB (place score in parentheses): Predicted Score 40/42 (extra points not included)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous
[<em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2 others
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Commended, Hispanic Recognition Program</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Lots of MUN, then acting, community service, Student Council (HS Treasurer, then prom committee and such)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor in 9th grade (nothing big)
[li] Volunteer/Community service: around 200-300 hours[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: 6? It was chill, on MUN[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): 7. They were good, but not great
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): 9, I really liked it.
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Not sure
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Not sure
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[</em>] Additional Rec: Yes/Not sure
[<em>] Interview: Went well, the interviewer seemed to like me a lot.
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: NHS
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: International Public Health
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Mid-October
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): International
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Panama
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Mid-to-High
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Don’t think any, really [/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Good extracurriculars/academics
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not the best essays
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Extracurriculars
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]</p>

<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
CONGRATS TO EVERYBODY ELSE!! I’M SO HAPPY!</p>