**Official GWU 2018 RD Decisions Only**

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<p>No one has started this yet so I thought I'll make it.</p>

<p>Here is the template:</p>

<p>[ b][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
[ color=yellow]Decision: Waitlisted[/color=yellow]
[ color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]**</p>

<p>[ b]School/major:**</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>]ACT (breakdown):
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses):
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load:
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service:
[</em>]Summer Activities:
[<em>]Essays:
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations:
[<em>]Counselor Rec:
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
[ list]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type:
[</em>]Ethnicity:
[<em>]Gender:
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[<em>]Strengths:
[</em>]Weaknesses:
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/li][/list]</p>

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<p>[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]</p>

<p>Engineering</p>

<p>ACT: 30
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 92.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 on APUSH but didnt submit
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Euro, Latin IV, Religion
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country 4 years (captain senior year), Track 2 years, Band 1 year, Baseball 1 year
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Almost nothing. Though I do help out on my family’s ranch certain weekends.
Summer Activities: Running Camp, Drivers Ed class
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: 1
Counselor Rec: yes
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Very small private all boys Catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mex)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000 +
Hooks: Hispanic, first generation american, can’t think of anything else.
Strengths: Act, Some 98%+ grades in Math and Science semesters over the years, not much else though. Race?
Weaknesses: B in Junior year math, almost no volunteer, not much extracurricular besides sport. Also essay was 650 words out of 650 exactly…
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know. I got waitlisted from purdue and expected the worse.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted:Boston U, St. Thomas, UIUC general studies. Waitlist: Notre Dame, Purdue eng, Denied: Northwestern, Wash U, UIUC eng.</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED to Engineering</p>

<p>ACT: 32
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 93.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top ten in class of 125
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc , AP Physics, AP Econ, Latin 4, AP chem, Hons English
Extracurriculars (place leadership ):year book editor, student council, NHS
Volunteer/Community service: HOBY participant and volunteer
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: 3
Counselor Rec: yes
Part time job, 3 sports, theater, and chorus
From MA
Where else were you accepted: Accepted:Boston U, Northeastern,
Waitlist: Rochester U,<br>
Denied: Brown, UC Berkeley - knew they were reach schools</p>

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<p>Accepted in sciences </p>

<p>**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]</p>

<p>School/major: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>]SAT I: 2250
[</em>]IB: 41/45 (I did not have the chance to report my IB scores)
[li]Senior Year Course Load:[/li]ITGS HL
Chemistry HL
English Language and Literature HL
French SL
Physics SL
Math SL
TOK
[/ul] </p>

<p>Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Competitive Swimming
Pianist
First President of RHS (my school) Anime Club
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:
Lifeguard and Swim Coach since 2011
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service:
Volunteered at multiple community events as a lifeguard, special needs swim instructor, etc.
Volunteer at a local hospice since 2011
[</em>]Summer Activities:
Summer school for Chemistry 12 and Physics 12 and work (4pm-8pm after 8am-3pm school day sucked)
[<em>]Essays: rushed them 30min before deadline, can’t have been good
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: I don’t communicate with my teachers at all because I’m a self-study person, so these couldn’t have been good either
[li]Counselor Rec: I only ever spoke with my counselor once, and she expressed disapproval of me going to the US[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]Country (if international applicant): Canada
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
[</em>]Gender: Male
[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: most likely academics
[</em>]Weaknesses: essays & recommendations were most likely horrible
[<em>]Accepted: UDM, Stevens Institute of Technology, UBC, College of William and Mary
[</em>]Waitlisted: Case Western Reserve
[li]Denied: UT, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Brown, Columbia, NYU, Cornell, Duke, Dartmouth, Stanford<br>[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Waitlisted :(</p>

<p>School: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (Poli Sci)</p>

<p>-SAT: 1940 (700M 600CR 640W)
-UW GPA: 3.73
-Rank: N/A
-AP: APUSH (5), taking AP Stats and AP Gov this year
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Gov, Marine Biology, Contemporary Literature, Guitar Studio</p>

<p>-Extracurricular: 4 yrs Varsity Lacrosse, 2 yrs JV Football, 1 yr Habitat for Humanity Board Member, Tons of fine arts and music electives (Guitar, Ceramics, etc.)
-Job/Work Experience: Interning in DC this summer
-Volunteer/Community Service: Church volunteer work ever since I was 4 or 5
-Summer Activities: Summer lacrosse league
-Essays: Why GW was REALLY Weak, Common App one was REALLY strong
-Teacher Recommendations: 1 from my APUSH teacher (did well in the class and he liked me)</p>

<p>-State: Caifornia
-School Type: Public (very competitive though)
-Ethnicity:White
-Gender:Male</p>

<p>-Strengths: Common App essay, Teacher rec, overall well-rounded
-Weaknesses: Why GW essay, no interview
-Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not enough expressed interest most likely (even though this is my first choice and I freaking love GW)
-Accepted: University of Illinois, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, Stony Brook University, Cal Poly SLO, San Diego University, Saint Louis University
-Denied: University of Virginia (I know, fat reach)</p>

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<p>For my daughter</p>

<p>[ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]</p>

<p>[ b]School/major:[Engineering]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[<em>]SAT I 750R, 680M 570W
[</em>]ACT 32 superscored
[<em>]SAT II 750 USH, 670
[</em>]Weighted gpa 4.0::
[<em>] APs: Comp Sci. Bio, Statistics, US History (all 4s), Chem, Physics, Calculus, World History in progress
[</em>]IB (N/A):
[<em>]Senior Year Course Load:
[</em>]Major Awards (RIT Award)
[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Robotics, Track, Biology League
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: lots of service organizations
[</em>]Summer Activities: WPI camp, Stevens camp, NJIT Chemistry camp
[<em>]Essays:
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations:
[<em>]Counselor Rec:
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview: yes[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
[ list]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: small public
[</em>]Ethnicity: white
[<em>]Gender: female
[</em>]Income Bracket: > 150
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[<em>]Strengths: 8 AP classes
[</em>]Weaknesses:
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted: Northeastern, RPI, WPI, Pitt, Stevens Institute, U. Rochester /deferred: CWRU, Georgia Tech /rejected: WUSTL, BU
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: too many applications, applied to a lot of schools known for merit aid[/li][/list]</p>

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<p>[color=green]Decision: Accepted w/ $25,000/yr Presidential Academic Scholarship[/color=green]</p>

<p>School/major: Columbian - Mathematics</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (740M 630CR 630W)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown):n/a
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math 2 (690) Physics (600)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0 / 4.75W
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/323
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses):Calc AB (5) Computer Science (5) English Lang (4) Gov and Politics (4) World History (3)
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: Spanish AP, English Lit AP, Calc BC AP, Anatomy and Physiology, CompSci 4, AOOD
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, JHU CTY, Honor Roll[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Colorguard for 4 years (Captain for 2), Class Board(Treasurer for 4 years), SGA, NHS (Webmaster), Spanish NHS
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Blood drive, teacher assistant, a lot through NHS and Spanish NHS
[</em>]Summer Activities:School guide and teacher assistant
[<em>]Essays:My why GW was very good. I was proud of it. My common app essay for very unique and out of the box
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Good I suppose. Didn’t read
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Same as above
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: African American
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Maybe URM?[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: GPA, essays, and ECs
[</em>]Weaknesses: Maybe test scores
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied:Accepted UMD(full ride), MIT, Carnegie Mellon, USC(pres. scholarship), Rice University(trustee scholarship), UPitt(full tuition) Rejected Stanford
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: GWU was the last school I was waiting for, but since I have just receive a full ride from UMD, I’m most likely going there. Congrats to all that got in![/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>**[color=green]Decision: Accepted with a $15,000/yr Presidential Academic Scholarship[/color=green]</p>

<p>Elliott School - International Affairs Major</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>]SAT I : 2040 (630 CR, 700 M, 710 W)
[</em>]SAT II : (U.S. History - 690)
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55, 4.08 weighted
[</em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 41/488
[<em>]AP : Lang. and Comp (3) and U.S. History (4)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit. & Comp, AP Italian, AP Government and Politics, AP European History, AP Psychology, Honors Band IV
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll/Student of the Month in Music[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars : 7 or 8 different band organizations (Section Leader), French Club (President), NHS, JSA
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Therapy dog visits to teen drug rehab centers and therapeutic horsemanship for cognitively disabled kids
[</em>]Summer Activities: 3 online courses (Geometry, Financial Literacy, and a Computer class to get rid of my elective requirement)
[<em>]Essays: I think they were both really good.
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Also probably pretty good
[li]Interview: My interview went really well. It lasted for over half an hour and the woman who interviewed me said she wished she could accept me on the spot.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]State : New Jersey
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender: Male
[li]Income Bracket: >$150k[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]I think I was probably accepted (and given a scholarship) because of how well my interview went. If I didn’t show as much interest in GW as I did, I don’t think I would have stood out among the crowd.
[</em>]Accepted: American, TCNJ, Penn State, UDelaware, Northeastern, and Boston University
[<em>]Denied: NYU
[</em>]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I’m really happy that I got in! I can’t wait to get my financial aid package so that I can commit to GW. It’s been my dream school for nearly 2 years now, so this is really exciting for me. My advice to anyone applying to GW or any school really is to do whatever you can to stand out. I certainly was not the most impressive candidate for the Elliott school considering that I only joined my school’s JSA club this year and I’ve had no other political involvement with anything else before joining it. However, I was able to stand out through my interview in which I showed how I am different as well as how much I care about social issues in America and around the world. Basically, don’t be afraid to do an interview, no matter how shy you are. It really can’t hurt, and in my case, it will help me to save $60,000 over the next 4 years.</p>

<p>[/ul] </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>School/major: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I : 1910 superscored
SAT II : 670 USH, 690 Math II, 660 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure… 3.9 weighed
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP : USH 5
Senior Year Course Load: HL Economics, HL English Lit, HL History, SL Math, SL Biology, SL Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Bio Competition Distinction (live overseas)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Piano
NHS
Sports Club (leader)
UNICEF Club
Surf Life Saving
Surf Club
ect…
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteered at food kitchen
Volunteer trip to Asia
ect…
Essays: showed a lot of interest and dedication in GW
Teacher Recommendations: Think they were pretty good
Counselor Rec: Think it was pretty good</p>

<p>Other
Country (if international applicant): Australia
School Type: private
Ethnicity: USA
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: course load difficulty, essays showed tons of interest in the school and in my intended major
Weaknesses: scores
Accepted: BU, BC, UCSD, UCSB, Brandeis, Marist
Denied: Cornell, Georgetown, UCLA</p>

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<p>[ b][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]</p>

<p>[ b]School/major:** Columbian College of Arts and Sciences/Environmental Studies</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 600 Math, 630 Reading, 690 Writing
[</em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses):550 US History, 580 World History, 620 Lit
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[</em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 130/447
[<em>]AP (place score in parentheses): 5 AP Language and Literature
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP World History, AP Literature, AP Environmental Science
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Robert F. Lucas Distinguished Lieutenant Governor, Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Key Club (lieutenant governor), Chorus (assistant), Drama Club, National Society of High School Scholars (Ambassador)
[</em>]Volunteer/Community Service: >250 of community service with Key Club
[<em>]Summer Activities: Washington Journalism and Media Conference
[</em>]Essays: My common app essay was extremely creative. My GWU specific essay was decent but a little hard to write at times
[<em>]Teacher Recommendations: My recommendations were stellar and definitely not cookie cutter; From 2 history teachers and an English Teacher/Drama Director
[</em>]Interview: On-campus interview with a seniors; went amazing and we had a lot to talk about
[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
[ list]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender: Female
[li]Hooks: First generation college student[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[<em>]Strengths: Course load difficulty, a lot of leadership without spreading myself thin, great on-campus interview
[</em>]Weaknesses: Math and early science grades weren’t amazing
[<em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied: George Mason (Accepted), Washington College (Accepted), Georgetown (Denied)
[</em>]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: One of my dream schools and I am beyond elated to be accepted. Just need to hear back on financial aid before committing.
[/list]</p>