<p>Hey ! is no one REJECTED…i just see only DEFERRED AND ACCEPTED…i was deferred BTW…</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted (SFS) **</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):710CR 800M 720W
[</em>] SAT II:780WorldHistory 800MathII 780Physics
[<em>] Weighted GPA:4.1
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses):AP World(5) Phys(5) CompGov(5) Macro(5) Micro(5) Lang(4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Stats AP Calc APUSH English Chinese5 Newspaper (not as heavy as junior year)
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school:7
[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): MUN (Club Co-Chair) Photograph Club(President) Design Club(President)[/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: 8 (On Photography Club)[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal): 7 (On MUN)
[<em>] Essay 2 (SFS): 10 (On Overseas Filipino Workers/Brain Drain)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1:10 (Social Studies teacher I’ve had for 3 years)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2:7 (Physics teacher)
[</em>] Counselor Rec:10 (Included samples of design works I’ve done)
[li] Interview:7 (Fairly informal)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: International Economics
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Nov 1
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Lives in Singapore but originally from the Philippines
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Filipino
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Concentrated and focused on a few select extracurricular activities, knew teachers and counselor very well.
[</em>] Weaknesses:Not a lot of community service.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Recommendations and very personal SFS essay.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 30 (3 times)
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): Math (32), English (33), Reading (33), Science (26)
[<em>] SAT II: US History (660), Eng Lit (740), Math I (620)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.26
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/290
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), Eng Lit (5), Bio (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): Math Studies SL (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: All IB
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: ~5[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Community politics, city youth council, theater, NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern at county Democratic HQ
[li] Volunteer/Community service: NHS[/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: Involvement with politics[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Being in a play where I had to cross-dress. It was about attaining individuality and dedication.
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Clash of civilizations / war on terror
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: World History teacher. My Extended Essay advisor for IB and my online Diplomacy (the board game) buddy.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: None.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She certainly doesn’t love me as much as some, but she loves my writing.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Decent. He was pretty inexperienced, and talked to me a lot about making opportunity. We later got into a conversation about Afghanistan, which was fun and cordial.[/list]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: International Politics
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Oct 30
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Class rank, tests
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted a better applicant from my school into SFS
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Better interview, started a modern language my freshman year (as opposed to Latin)[/ul]</p>
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Well, that was a let-down.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I: 800R 780M 800W (12) Single Sitting
SAT II: 800 800 780
ACT: Composite: 35
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA: NA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP: NA
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Very Challenging</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Elite
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 680 R, 670 M, 720 W
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown):1350/2070
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[<em>] SAT II: 790 BIO, 700 CHEM, 680 WORLD
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 94.45
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 101.13
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):11/199
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Euro, Bio, Psych, US, Comp - All 5’s
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP: Physics B, Calc BC, Stat, Spanish
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Distinguished Webmaster of NY state for key club, Vice Pres for NHS, Co-Founder of Model UN club, Pres of Mu Alpha Theta, AIDS Peer Educators, Senior Class Treasurer
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Crew Member at Dunkin Donuts, Album Designer and Financial Assistant at uncle’s photography studio
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] 300 hours total - key club and temple</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[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): 9
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school):8
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t read but my bio teacher and said I was one of her best students
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t read either but one of my favorite teachers ever
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably nothing special since we weren’t that close
[</em>] Additional Rec: Probably good because also one of my favorite teachers
[<em>] Interview: Went really well the guy seemed to like me a lot
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: MSB
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: Finance/International Business
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: >100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] First Generation and URM i guess</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Well-Rounded and essays were really good
[</em>] Weaknesses: Sat scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Balanced student
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]</p>
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:</p>
<p>Accepted (NHS)</p>
<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown): m730 cr740 (1470)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: biology 780 math II 740 us history 730</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.something/100</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weighted GPA: 100.21</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/250</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parentheses): biology 5 us history 4</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: ap physics ap english ap calc ap spanish V anatomy</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 6? no one else accepted</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] </p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[list]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): varsity soccer (captain), club soccer (captain), nhs (president), service/leadership club(leader) track indoor and out, lacrosse, drama, some other stuff</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: soccer ref and cashier at small business </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring and lots of other stuff</p>[/li]
<p>Writing
[li] Essays </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Activity Short Essay: about learning to pole vault in high school (alright)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essay 1 : balloon animal, pretty funny people said it showed my personality well (not sure how to grade it but it was solid)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essay 2 : showed my love of science and commitment to others </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: fantastic</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation #2: didn’t read but counselor said it was the best shes seen from him in all her years</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: fantastic and personal</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview: Enjoyable discussion, he seemed to like me</p>[/li]
<p>**Other [li] Which school did you apply to?: NHS</p>[/li]
<p>[li] What did you choose as your major: Human science/pre-med</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Date Submitted App:10/31</p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): CT</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: public, one to five kids to top ranked schools</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: white</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: male</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none</p>[/li]
<p>**Reflection</p>
<p>[li] Strengths: not sure </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: not sure </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: who knows? College admission seems random to me</p>[/li]
<p>[li] What would you have done differently?: well i got in so nothing really i guess</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
very happy congrats to all</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 32- 32 E, 35 M, 33 R, 28 S
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 800 Latin, 800 Spanish, 770 U.S. History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): all A’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 U.S., 5 Literature, 5 Spanish Language
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 2 other classes
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin/Spanish exam awards
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Cross country (4 years varsity, co-captain); winter track (4 years varsity); Spanish literary magazine (co-editor, 2 years); Math team (2 years); Model UN (2 years); recreational figure skating and lacrosse
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: about 200 hours
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): about running, good
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): about doing things for sheer pleasure; very good, creative spin
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): N/A
[<em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): N/A (but I know it was very detailed and personal)
[</em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): N/A
[li] Interview: good, but not incredible, about 45 minutes</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: private Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: GPA, extracurriculars, focus on languages, subject tests, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: ACT, lack of community service and work experience
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows! But I’m very happy :)[/li][/ul]****</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 33C–35E/32M/30R/33S
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): single-sitting
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 780 US History, 740 Biology M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Weighted GPA: N/A
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), Biology (5), Euro History (4), AP Calc AB (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Microecon, AP Art History, AP French Lang, MUN, Journalism, AP Statistics, AP English Lit, AP English Lang (Independent), AP Macroecon (Independent), AP Human Geo (Independent)
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 10+ (none of which were accepted)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar with Honor, Congressional Recognition</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN (6 best delegate awards), Cello (principal, quartet/quintet), Gay-Straight Alliance (President), Young Democrats (Secretary), College courses at Georgetown University in sociology and business (CEO in hypothetical business)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Business intern at electronics company
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] LGBT-related campaign (60 hours), Reading tutor in underprivileged neighborhood (200+ 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]
[li] Activity Short Essay: MUN, talked about snowmaggedon and Georgetown’s conference–9[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): very good international perspective-- 9
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): business, talked about the Georgetown professors I had over the summer-- 9
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
Sent in a letter about my fractured back that affected my grades
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: very good and personal-- 9
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: i thought we weren’t allowed to…
[<em>] Counselor Rec: kind of generic-- 6
[</em>] Additional Rec: from Georgetown sociology professor, never read-- ?
[<em>] Interview: didn’t really talk about myself, talked more about how I love Georgetown, my experience over the summer, kegs, and obscure anecdotes at Georgetown, more than an hour long-- 8
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list] 2 cello pieces, comprehensive r</p>
<p>Pick one:
Decision: Deferred college</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):800 Math 800 writing 740 reading
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2340
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown):
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[<em>] SAT II: 800 physics 800 US history 800 math II 770 Biology E
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):?
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.21
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 10 %
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses):US History (5) Physics (5) English Lang (5) Biology (5) French (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Micro/Macro Economics, Physics C, English Lit, Science Research, Chemistry, Calc BC (All AP)
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 14
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Fencing (captain), Forensics, Cello (All State assistant principal, All Eastern Orchestra, assistant principal at High school), Research internship, Baseball
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: tutoring?
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] playing volunteer concerts </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 cello, 8[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): about my brother, 8
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): about science and helping the world through political activism, 8
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1:physics… good not great?
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2:US history, same
[<em>] Counselor Rec:pretty good
[</em>] Additional Rec:2 music recs, i think they were both good
[<em>] Interview: wow that sucked… the woman told me not alot of gtown ppl get in EA so i guess she didn’t like me. She asked me if I’d apply to other schools if I got in gtown I said yes. I guess she didn’t like that gtown wasn’t my absolute dream school lol. whatever
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list] sent in a CD it was pretty good</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: Gtown College
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: Physics
[<em>] Date Submitted App:10/31
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: medium/large public school
[<em>] Ethnicity:asian lol
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: upper class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT score? extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses:Interview.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:interview
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nothing. I did what I do and if they don’t want me I don’t want them. I won’t bend over for any school that’s stupid.</p>
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I mean, I really don’t want to go there now from my interviewer’s attitude/admissions decisions they just seem insecure and stuck up… I’d go to my safety over this school at least michigan or nyu will want me. So bottom line gtown sucks.</p>
<p>I’m applying to gtown regular decision and these posts are really scaring me. How is it that some of the best students weren’t accepting while some of the worst were? (no offense to anyone but seriously!) I think someone with an 800 on all the subject tests was deferred while someone with a 590 subject test was accepted! Are the essays really THAT important?!</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred
Applying to: SFS</p>
<p>ACT: 30
TOEFL: 117/120
SAT II’s: Spanish 750
GPA: 4.00
6 ap’s throughout high schol
E.C’s: a lot.
2 EA applicants from my high school</p>
<p>It was my first choice. Too bad. But oh well, we still have RD, right?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted CAS</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 W, 780 M, 710 R
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2290 only took once, I didn’t do a prep class either 
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): didn’t take
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test):
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math2, 790 Math1, 790 Chem, 790 US History, 690 Physics<–really bad!
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.58
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/~720, top 1%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Euro (5), Chem (5), CompSci (5), US (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), English Lang (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Spanish4
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: I have no clue
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Bausch and Lomb Award, numerous school wide awards[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Science Olympiad (captain 12), Mu Alpha Theta (secretary 11), Lighting and Sound (head of lighting 12), CSF, NHS, school service program, ice skated from 3rd to 10th grade
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none paid, but volunteer teacher for after school tutoring program 2 days a week for 6 weeks each semester
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: various community service through my ec’s, nothing extremely special
[</em>] Summer: summer after 10th grade, went for 3 week engineering course at Columbia; summer after 11th grade, 7 weeks at Harvard, got A’s in Calc 1 and Web Design courses[/ul]</p>
<p>Writing:[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: about Lighting and Sound, pretty good[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): going to nyc for columbia summer program and how it opened my eyes to cultural opportunities and pretty much changed my life, really good
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): why georgetown essay, very detailed talking about jesuit tradition, 3+2 engineering program with columbia, study abroad opportunities[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: english teacher who retired last year and gave me the best AP Lang student award out of ~200 kids. she really loved me and her letter was so detailed and specific, i was completely shocked and starting crying after i read it because it made me so proud of myself. needless to say, i think this is why i’m getting into college [/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: math teacher i’ve had for 3 years who’s also the lighting and sound and mu alpha theta advisor. i know him on a personal level as well and i think he was able to include some info about my family situation in the letter which probably helped!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: don’t know her very well at all, but she seemed to like me a lot after i got the national merit semifinalist award (coincidence i think not), probably a generic letter since she advises ~500 students
[</em>] Interview: AWFUL! the guy was an absolute jerk. no matter how engaged and positive i was when he asked me a question, he always found a way to make me feel inadequate. he was so rude, it’s a long story. i tried so hard and was very polite, so maybe it was a test or something…[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: College of Arts and Sciences
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: Math! (i think this was a hook)
[<em>] Date Submitted App: late september
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: huge public, but good opportunities for AP kids, ~3000 students
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: did not apply for financial aid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): absolutely none :/[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades! I never got an A-, only A’s and A+'s which i think made an impression about my work ethic. also SAT’s, AP’s.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT Physics, I had to self study for the electricity and magnetism portion two days before the test 
also my ec’s weren’t very involved; mean interviewer
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: white girl as math major, really good recs, specific why georgetown essay
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: participated more in school, I really wanted to do yearbook or newspaper but kinda went down the nerdy math/science student route. but i’m not complaining cus i most definitely plan to get really involved in college![/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:**I was so ecstatic that I got in! It came as a complete surprise especially after my awful interview. My acceptance proved to me that you don’t have to be a super genius or cure cancer to get into college. My ec’s were weak, but i worked my butt off to get perfect grades and scores and it definitely showed! Congrats to everyone else accepted I’m waiting for 4 ivy league decisions before I commit, but since Georgetown has an engineering school program with Columbia, I’m thinking this is my best shot at ivy!</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred (SFS)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 36 - 36 English, 35 Math, 35 Reading, & 36 Science
[</em>] ACT (Highest subsection from each test): I only took the ACT once
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math II, 740 US History, 740 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.2/4.3 (not sure, max weighted is 4.5)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Didn’t report, but US History (5) and BC Calc (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy & Physiology, AP Economics (Micro & Macro), AP English (Lit./Comp.), AP Government & Politics (US), Faith & Fulfillment/Phys Ed 4 (each a semester, both required), and Spanish 5
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: A counselor told me that 16 students applied and “most” applied EA - I know only one girl got in though.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]N/A</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Scouting (Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader, Troop Guide - none currently, however), MUN (Head Delegate), Track and Field, Law Club (Photographer), Math Team, NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Jewel (bagger, July 2009 - September 2009), Kumon (after-school learning center, September 2009 - present)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul][/li]PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter)
Peer Tutoring</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: I wrote about Scouting and my Eagle Project[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): I wrote about a Homily I heard one Sunday at my church - it was moving, made me think hard about the future, and changed my outlook regarding my future career
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): I wrote a (brief) history of Guinea that led into my discussion of the current situation in the country
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: N/A
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: I thought it was decent - my interviewer was pleasant and the interview seemed to go well, but nothing jumped out at me that said “This guy loves me!”
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]
N/A</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: SFS
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: International Politics
[<em>] Date Submitted App: No idea - September?
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private, Catholic (~1200 students)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$100,000 (significantly lower than in past years, but hopefully that willl help with the financial aid)
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Too many to list: white, upper-middle class… (Just kidding!)</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Overall I thought I was a strong candidate, except for one area… (see below)
[</em>] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Uh see above? Not having enough (current/reported) leadership positions was probably a factor. I was also virtually uninvolved during my freshman year.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
I definitely would have gotten involved earlier in high school. I was pretty shy at the beginning of freshman year, and it came as somewhat of a surprise that I wouldn’t be going to the public high school in my district (where, of course, all of my friends from junior high school went!). Since I did NOT want to go to my current school, I didn’t really put in effort regarding making new friends and wasn’t all that intersted in being “involved” at first. I’m much more outgoing and involved now. Perhaps I could have explained this lack of ECs in one of my essays, but it’s water under the bridge.
[/list]Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Georgetown is definitely my first-choice school. Even though it was only a deferral and not a rejection, it was still painful to hear. Luckily, though, I got over it pretty quickly, and I think I have a good shot in the RD round. Congrats to everyone who got in - hopefully you know how lucky you are!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted (College) ** </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2160 (730 CR, 710 M, 720 W), but gtown only looks at CR/M
[</em>] ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 720 US History, 720 Biology M, 650 Math II
[</em>] GPA (out of 4.0): my school doesn’t do GPA
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): AP US History (5), AP Biology (5), AP English Language (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 2 regular classes, 1 art
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 10 or so
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Multiple in school awards for academics, art, and sports</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[/li]volunteer for cancer awareness club
senior mentor
film production
do a lot of community service at school
play lacrosse
started two clubs
camp counselor over summer
varsity swimming
did community service trips (2)
did research over a summer - published
etc. </p>
<p>Writing:[list]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Activity Short Essay: About community service - good[/li][</em>] Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Essay was about a community service trip to Costa Rica - ok
[<em>] Essay 2 (Different for each school): Why Georgetown? - ok
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Great
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Additional Rec: From a surgeon - great
[<em>] Interview: Good
[</em>] Art Supplement: good</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Which school did you apply to?: College
[</em>] What did you choose as your major: Biology
[<em>] Date Submitted App: October 30th
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[<em>] School Type: Private, Elite
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] </p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: extracurriculars, research
[</em>] Weaknesses: standardized testing
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: extracurriculars, unique
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] worked harder on the essays</p>
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
so excited. hoya saxa!!!</p>
<p>meh, i don’t want to re-write my college app like a bunch of people are doing, but i got in early to the school of arts and sciences. I have good grades/scores, do lots of activities and stuff, do a lot of international stuff. maybe ill meet some of you at the early accepted students weekend at the end of march!! :)</p>