<p>Wait listed…</p>
<p>Waitlisted, but that’s okay, I have Reed. Who wants to go to Iowa. EWWWIE.</p>
<p>Waitlisted. 2300 SAT 4.0 uw GPA. 770 760 760 SAT2 subject tests. Average EC. Wonderful Rec letter. Good essay…I think? Not particularly upset because I did ask for a lot of Financial Aid</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (superscore): 750 CR, 780 M, 760 W
•ACT: n/a
•SAT II: 790 Lit, 790 French, 760 Math II
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9.79/10, midterm report: 10/10
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
•AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
•IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
•Senior Year Course Load: Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, History, Biology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Native Language, English, French
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National and International Essay, Language and General Knowledge contest awards
Subjective: •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High School Council (secretary), International Exchange Program (organizer), Debate (chairperson)
•Job/Work Experience: 1-month internship at major software company; 4-month internship at counseling center for students wanting to study abroad; tutoring at least 3 hours/week
•Volunteer/Community service: tutoring at least 4 hours/week since Junior Year; volunteer at sports events, including a major winter sports event; volunteer at an international film festival
•Summer Activities: the internship I mentioned earlier, tutoring
•Essays: CommonApp essay based on my experience as a teacher
•Teacher Recommendation: My English teacher wrote it, all I know is that it is really long
•Counselor Rec: My counselor said she put a lot of work into it
•Additional Rec: Computer Science teacher, focused on my internship+Rec from my counseling center internship
•Interview: n/a
Other •Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
•Intended Major: Computer Science and Psychology
•Country: Romania
•School Type:
•Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
•Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
•Gender: F
•Income Bracket: under $60,000
•Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): first generation
Reflection •Strengths: I think my extracurricular activities are pretty good.
•Weaknesses: Not a lot of international awards.
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: The international pool is pretty competitive, plus I asked for a lot of financial aid
General Comments: congrats to those accepted, and good luck to everybody else!</p>
<p>Waitlisted. 33 ACT, 3.22 UW </p>
<p>International here, rejected…BUT i got into Middlebury 30 mins ago 
Congratz to those accepted! Well deserved!
:D</p>
<p>Accepted 32 ACT 3.67 gpa </p>
<p>Waitlisted 2190 , 3.95 uw poor ECs
Unlikely to get accepted :(</p>
<p>International here, and accepted with generous aid!! Really happy here now :D</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!
[ <em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 total, 670 CR 640 M 770 writing (essay 10)
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] SAT II: 780 French reading, 760 Spanish reading, 670 math I
[</em>]GPA: 4.5/5 (weighted)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/274
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): two 5s (hum geo & APUSH), two 4s (amer govt & English lang)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs (all humanities & social sciences, including 1 independent study AP), etc.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, AP scholar with honor
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VP of a club, active in a lot of other clubs, did a sport 1 season (brought down my GPA, so I did not continue with it after that season), active in my church’s youth group!
[ *] Job/Work Experience: nearly 4 yrs summer job
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Yes!
[ *] Summer Activities: French language program, volunteered abroad
[ *] Essays: I liked them? lol
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Waved my right to read them. One was definitely great!
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably very good (did not read, either)
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: Yes, alumni interview!
[ *] Supplementary Material: Nope!
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): lower middle class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM & $wagger
[ *] Strengths: Pretty much trilingual, pretty strong writer, I was very involved in my school, etc.
[ *] Weaknesses: Had a few rough spots in HS that brought down my GPA, but I rebounded! Strong senior year grades
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My test scores were in the range. I had good essays & recs (I think)!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Colby, Reed, Rutgers Honors College. Waitlisted at UChicago and Middlebury. No rejections! …Yet lol
[ /list][ b]General Comments: So happy to be accepted at Grinnell— can’t wait to visit! Congrats to everyone (:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Grinnell grant of 24,000
Objective:
- SAT I: 2000 (Reading 640, Math 620, Writing 740)
- SAT II: Chemistry 530, Literature 600 (Really terrible, I know… haha. Except for Lit, all of my SAT IIs are 530. I’m thinking I just don’t test well with those…)
- Unweighted GPA: School does not calculate GPA, but I am thinking ~3.8
- Rank: School does not rank
- AP: School does not have AP classes
- Senior Year Course Load: French, Essay Writing, Russian History, Calculus, Advanced Biology. All except for Calculus are college-level electives
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective: - Extracurriculars: Science Bowl, Science Olympiad, Robotics Club, Literary Magazine, Yearbook, Chorus, Dance (ballet and modern), internship at a research lab dealing with stem cells and vascular tissue
- Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, Hospital volunteering, and many, many others
- Summer Activities: MECA Pre-College Art Program, working as a waitress/cashier at a restaurant, service trip with Habitat for Humanity, Writers Conference at Champlain College
- Essays: Good
- Teacher Recommendation: Probably very good
- Counselor Rec: Same as above
- Interview: Did not have one
Other: - State: ME
- School Type: Small private school
- Ethnicity: Asian
- Gender: Female
- Income Bracket: middle class
- Hooks: URM, QuestBridge Scholar
Reflection: - Strengths: GPA, extra curriculars, and perhaps my essay?
- Weaknesses: My SAT II scores…
- Why you think you were accepted: No idea
- Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Allegheny, UVM, Puget Sound, Ohio Wesleyan, American, Drew, Muhlenberg. Rejected by Tufts, Northeastern, Scripps. Waiting to hear back from 7 schools</p>
<p>Oops ***~$47K per year</p>
<p>.</p>
<p> Decision:
Accepted </p>
<p>Objective: [ list]
[* ] SAT I (breakdown): 650CR, 730W, 750M (2130)
[* ] ACT: N/A
[* ] SAT II: 790 MathIIC, 740 Physics
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ehh, somewhere between a 3.5 and 3.8 i guess. No GPA, British stream, mostly A’s
[* ] Rank (percentile if rank is
unavailable):
[* ] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[* ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: 4 subjects in A levels
[* ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in
parenthesis):
- Basketball (Captain)
- Debating/MUN (Awards)
- Peer Teaching Society (President)
- Tech Society (Head)
- Volunteer at learning facilities
- Charity drives
- Other random stuff I managed to get myself into :p</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Car Workshop for a year
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at religious centre
Summer Activities:
Essays: Great, i’d say
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty decent
Counselor Rec: Can’t complain
Additional Rec: From basketball coach, amazing
Interview: N/A
Supplementary Material(if any):
[ /list][ b] Other **
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): PK
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(specify if applied for
FA): Dirt Poor. Got $32k from Trustee honour scholarship, conney something scholarship, and Grinnell Grant
Hooks (URM, first generation college,
etc.): First Generation
[ /list][ b] Reflection **
Strengths: Nothing 
Weaknesses: So many
Why you think you were accepted/
waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I dont know. I have a decent app
Where else were you accepted/
waitlisted/rejected: Waiting upon IVY’s (rejections)
[ /list][ b] General Comments: I’m pretty ecstatic about getting in, Grinnell, here i come! **</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>College and Program: Grinnell
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is
unavailable): I think top 4%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4’s and 5’s (8 AP’s)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s, 4 regular things
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li][/ul]Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in
parenthesis): Lots of music (Youth orchestra, lead tenor. Band, Jazz band, etc., some piano.) Cross-country and track. Lots of other clubs and activities. Lit mag (editor.)
Job/Work Experience: Worked at parents’ business
Volunteer/Community service: Food Pantry
Summer Activities: Governor’s scholar program and camps, and working
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: I think good
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec:
Interview: Seemed good
Supplementary Material(if any):
[/list]Other
State (if domestic applicant): Kentucky
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public high school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(specify if applied for
FA): Upper middle class, not eligilbe for need-based
Hooks (URM, first generation college,
etc.): None
[/list]Reflection
Strengths: Grades (true 4.0, I don’t think anything below 95), decent test scores
Weaknesses: leadership positions
Why you think you were accepted/
waitlisted/rejected: Grades and EC’s
Where else were you accepted/
waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Kenyon, Wooster, Eckerd, Hendrix, Centre, Kalamazoo, still waiting to hear from Oberlin
[/list]General Comments: Good luck everybody!</p>
<p>Son got waitlisted! SAT = 1900; GPA (w) = 4.26; EC very strong (medals, published paper etc), excellent recos and top 3% of class. Accepted to Pitzer, UC Davis, UC San Diego, UC Riverside, UCSB, Cal Poly. Rejected from UCLA.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED </p>
<p>Objective: [ list]
[* ] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[* ] ACT: 22 (WHICH IS WHY IM SURPRISED I GOT IN)
[* ] SAT II: N/A
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): W: 5.32 UW:3.92
[* ] Rank (percentile if rank is
unavailable): 3/323
[* ] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Spanish Language 4 & AP English Lang 2
[* ] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Math Studies 6 IB ITGS SL 5
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: IB Bio SL, IB TOK, IB History HL, IB English HL, AP Calc, AP Chem, IB Spanish HL
[* ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in
parenthesis):
President of International Student Council Ambassadors
Treasurer and Social Committee President of University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program
Treasurer of Rising over obstacles through STEM club partnered with Illinois Institute of Technology</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Lab Research Intern at The University of Chicago
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Lab Intern and participated in summer programs at U of C and IIT
Essays: I learned about how I overcame my ignorance over illegal immigrants in the United States
Teacher Recommendation: Great!
Counselor Rec: Great!
Additional Rec: From Lab Supervisor which was awesome!
Interview: N/A
Supplementary Material(if any):
[ /list][ b] Other **
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(specify if applied for
FA): Dirt Poor. But I did not submit FAFSA or CSS on time because I wasn’t interested in Grinnell
[ /list][ b] Reflection **
Strengths: Not even sure? GPA?
Weaknesses: So many
Why you think you were accepted/
waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I dont know. All my common app schools except Grinnell denied me because of my essay I believe which may have come off negatively.
Where else were you accepted/ UIUC, UW-Madison, Purdue West Lafayette, Loyola Chicago, UIOWA,
waitlisted/rejected: Stanford and University of Illinois Chicago rejected me.
[ /list][ b] General Comments: I’m pretty content but I regret not submitting in my aid. :/</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted w/ Trustee Honor Scholarship</p>
<p>Objective:
[* ] ACT: 30
[* ] SAT II: None
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.38 W, 4.0 UW
[* ] Rank: N/A
[* ] AP: APUSH 5, AP Gov 4, AP English Lang 5
[* ] IB: N/A
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Latin 4, Calc, Modern Literature, Psych, Speech, Theology, Honors College History, Research Internship.
[* ] Major Awards: None (Did receive 2 book awards for major universities)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: QuizBowl (captain), Mock Trial, Equestrian, Latin Club
Job/Work Experience: Research intern at local research hospital, summer camp intern/staff
Volunteer/Community service: Tons, large part of application, >400 hours
Summer Activities: Jobs and volunteer positions
Essays: Best part of application
Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent
Counselor Rec: Most likely good
Additional Rec: Excellent
Interview: Great</p>
<p>Supplementary Material):
Location: West Coast
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: N/A
Hooks: None</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Essays, GPA, volunteer work.
Weaknesses: Standardized test scores, ECs.
Why you think you were accepted/
waitlisted/rejected: Fit</p>
<p>x</p>