<p>well I think I speak on behalf of all those waitlisted when I ask those accepted to kindly choose to attend a different college or university</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT: 32
SAT II: math ii 800 u.s history 750 world history 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 92.62
Weighted GPA: 96.62
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): art history (4), u.s history(5), euro his (5), world his(5), chem(4), eng lang (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: ap u.s gov, ap calc bc, ap eng lit, ap bio, adv.java ii
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): a lot, international recog from tomorrow 25 (community service), coca-cola semi, best buy scholar, IPPF 1st place in texas, 1st place in texas in number sense and mathematics , etc</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): math club (founder, president), debate (captain), senior leader, founder of tutoring program throughout houston area
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 500+
Summer Activities: spent in korea teaching english to disadvantaged kids, and working at museum intern</p>
<p>Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): good
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: good
EC Short Answer: good
Other(s): good
Teacher Recommendations: great!
Counselor Rec: great!
Additional Rec:
Interview: went ok… thought it was the hardest one among my colleges he asked me about egypt crisis…
Art Supplement: </p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 12/19
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant): South Korea (Korean student studying at Texas)
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: dunno
Weaknesses: A LOT like sat?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i don’t know… lol a lot of ecs?
What would you have done differently?: </p>
<p>General Comments: CONGRATS FOR EVERYONE WHO GOT IN AND ALSO GOOD LUCK FOR EVERYONE TOMM!!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected </p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (770 math 710 reading 730 writing)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 770 chem 740 math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.7…my school doesn’t unweight but it’d be about a 3.8 unweighted
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): all A’s but 1 B+
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/353
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): all 4s and 5s (Calc BC, Stat, Chem, Bio, US History)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy and physiology, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Psych
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Server at same place since 8th grade on weekends and almost every day in summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteering, NHS, Italian Honor Society, Science Nat’l Honor Society
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Not great idr topic
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Pretty good
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): outstanding
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): outstanding
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see it
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other
[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, in a magnet program
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Have research experience, Lots of leadership in activities, student council, leads in school musicals
[/ul]Reflection
[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Leadership, Courseload, Some talent
[</em>] Weaknesses: Showed no interest in JHU; average scores/grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Weak essays/little interest in JHU[/li][/ul]General Comments: Not exactly heartbroken because i got into the programs that i wanted to with a 1-2% acceptance rate but rejection is humbling 
Good luck everyone! Cuse lacrosse is better anyway… :p</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 33 Composite, 34 Superscore (35 E, 32 M, 34 R, 33 S, 10 Essay)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.80
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 52/555
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB, Calc BC, Physics B (3), Bio, Eng Lang (4), Eng Lit
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Math Honor Society, Calc BC, Eng Lit AP, Bio AP, Jazz Band, Journalism (Took Econ and Political Science over the summer at city college)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Haha no.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 Varsity Letters Cross Country, 4 Varsity Letters Swim Team, 3 varsity letters Water Polo, Newspaper Editor/Senior Reporter, Jazz Band, 11 years playing piano
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 6 Months of clerical work.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Random Stuff, but 235 hours!
[</em>] Summer Activities: Variety, Jr. Lifeguards, Jazz Seminars, Volunteer Work, Classes
[<em>] Essays: Two of my better ones.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Only saw 1 and it was quite glowing
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[</em>] Interview?: Nope</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Writing Seminars
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: I honestly don’t know
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Being involved in lots of stuff.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Class rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This I don’t know.
[</em>] Other Decisions: Accepted: Wellesley, Scripps, BU, NYU, U San Francisco, Hunter, Hartwick, Sarah Lawrence, Fordham, American WL: Macaulay Honors Rejected: None yet Pending: Columbia, Yale, UPenn, Barnard, Tufts
[li] Enrolling?: Not sure yet.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: YAY!!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math, 730 Reading, 780 Writing = 2310
ACT: Didn’t take.
SAT II: 800 Math I, 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 750 World History
GPA (out of 4.0): Idk, it’s a 104.03 out of 100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 / 232
AP (place score in parentheses): 4 AP Language, 5 AP World, 5 AP Chem, 5 AP Calculus AB, 5 AP US
IB (place score in parentheses): None
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s: Bio, Physics, Lit, Euro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Commended Student, AP Scholar with distinction, State of NY State Comptroller Award, President’s education awards program, etc etc </p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):</p>
<p>Musicals,
-Beast in Beauty and the Beast
-Will Parker in Oklahoma
-6 roles in Les Mis, primary as Bishop
-Phantom in Phantom of the Opera</p>
<p>HS Mock Trial, Math Honor Society, National Honor Society, Tutoring ftw, French Poetry Competitor, Violin since 5th grade, Pit band experience, JV/Varsity Soccer, JV/V Tennis, Envirothon Competitions, SADD Club (VP), Teen Advisory Group (President), Be a Nicer Neighbor, bunch of volunteer things.</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Interning for a scientist at a National Laboratory
Volunteer/Community service: under extracurriculars
Summer Activities: </p>
<p>Interning for a scientist, community summer science program, PROMYS, CTY (at JHU…go figure.), SIG</p>
<p>Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): 9
Essays (Include Subjects): Good stuff. Trust me.
Common App Main: Good stuff. Trust me.
EC Short Answer: Good stuff. Trust me.
Other(s): Good stuff. Trust me.
Teacher Recommendations: Stellar. Besides one which I’m now questioning.
Counselor Rec: Amazing.
Additional Rec: Awesome.
Interview: None.
Art Supplement: DVD with musical performances, great.</p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App: ni (not important ;))
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: 1K student size
Ethnicity: .5 Russian, .5 Tatar
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Mid-middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen. immigrant.</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Multi-talented, plenty of activities.
Weaknesses: Not to sound like an arrogant…erhrm…but none really. Maybe could use some improvements in some areas.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good question…waitlist game?
What would you have done differently?: Saved application money ;)</p>
<p>General Comments: Confused. Got into much better schools.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800M 750CR 790W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Chem 800 Math II 770 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranking at my school
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish, AP Biology, Advanced Physics, English, Chorus, Bioethics (elective)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chorus, a Capella & Musicals (lead in musical, assistant to chorus director), LitMag blog (Editor in Chief), Spanish Club (president), LOTS of cooking, Water Polo, various other little things
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Bus Boy during sophomore year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Very little: volunteering in the Math Center and grilling for the senior class during first semester
[<em>] Essays: Commonapp main: Cooking & what it means to me, Activity essay: the value of learning music from the beginning to the end
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both should be great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should be great
[</em>] Additional Rec: From chorus director, should be great
[<em>] Interview: Went very well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Independent Quaker
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 200,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Didn’t show much interest besides a visit
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My stats and essays must’ve done it for me.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I probably won’t attend, as I like NYU and WUSTL more, but congrats to everyone!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 31
SAT II (if submitted): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): As
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(5), Biology(4), US History(5), Micro(5), Macro(5), Calc AB(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, Calculus 3, AP Literature, AP Photography, AP Government, AP Environmental Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer (3 years, captain senior year), club soccer (6 years, captain 6 years), Peer tutoring </p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Summer job
Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hours
EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): alright, talked about soccer
General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): my common app essay was pretty good
Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): didn’t see
Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see
Additional Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see
Interview: ok. the person was sick so someone else filled in and they were super later which just added to my nerves</p>
<p>Other
Intended Major: BME or biology
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None </p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: essays, grades and probably recommendations
Weaknesses: test scores, few ecs concerning academics and intended major
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My test scores. I was a long shot imo</p>
<p>General Comments:
Congrats to everyone who got in :)</p>
<p>Rejected:</p>
<p>ACT: 35 with 36 Science</p>
<p>Decent EC’s and Captain of Varsity Sports</p>
<p>4.0</p>
<p>Hook didn’t work.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective: </p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 r, 800 m, 770 wr w/ 8 essay)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 M2, 770 USH, 730 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): i have neither an unweighted gpa nor anything out of 4.0. 96.66 weighted.
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): decent
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/126
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Physics B (5), US History (5), Euro History (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous possible with 4 APs and college math classes
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective: </p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Ballet, cello, VP of MUN, Litmag, tutoring refugees, Mathletics, music radio show
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring refugees
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): political activism and music, it wasn’t very good
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): photography and living in Europe, decent
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): math major, fairly good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): both great, from what they told me
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): probably good but generic
[<em>] Interview: didn’t have one…bit of a slip up
[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[</em>] School Type: small bad public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): legacy
[/ul]Reflection
[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: test scores and ECs
[<em>] Weaknesses: rank and essays
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: test scores + legacy + unique ECs
[/ul]General Comments: congrats to those accepted, and good luck to everyone, regardless of decision. i’m sure you’ll all have amazing academic careers and lives.</p>
<p>waitlisted- </p>
<p>1960 sat
31 act
3.9 gpa
great ecs</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1910 (740M 530CR 640W)
ACT:
SAT II (if submitted): 710 Chem 740 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranking at my school
AP (place score in parenthesis):<br>
IB (place score in parenthesis): Chinese (5) English (6) Mathematics SL (6) Chemistry SL (6) Economics HL (6) History HL (6)
Senior Year Course Load:<br>
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): mostly stuffs that relate to music, a couple of volunteer service too
Job/Work Experience: in a organization that organizes service trip to China
Volunteer/Community service: different varieties
Essays: personal statement: about american party and stuff
Activity essay: importance of music to me
Teacher Recommendation: They were pretty good
Counselor Rec: Didnt get to see
Additional Rec: Did not send
Interview: Didn’t have one
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
School Type: Private international school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: don’t really know…my passion I guess?
Weaknesses: academic record and obviously test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably the essay about “Why Hopkins” as I was so genuine about it
General Comments: After rejection from UChi, Deferred from Brown ED and waitlisted at Wellesley, I am very happy about this!!! =)</p>
<p>REJECTED TO BME</p>
<p>ACT: 34
SAT II: 760 M2, 770 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
Weighted GPA: 4.2ish
AP (place score in parentheses): 5’s - Bio, USH, Euro, Calc, Macro, Micro
IB (place score in parentheses): Econ - 6
Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Below Average
Job/Work Experience: A couple minor jobs
Volunteer/Community service: 50 hours</p>
<p>Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): 8
Essays (Include Subjects): Common app one is average, don’t really remember supplements well
Teacher Recommendations: Very Good
Counselor Rec: OK?
Interview: none</p>
<p>Date Submitted App: a couple days before deadline
State (if domestic applicant): MN
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, grades, AP scores, recs
Weaknesses: EC’s, no research or anything which I think you need for BME
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: no research experience
What would you have done differently?: Nothing </p>
<p>Accepted - Northwestern, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan Waitlisted - WUSTL</p>
<p>General Comments: JH is too far away from home anyway</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 700 CR, 740 W, 10 Essay
ACT: 33 (35 M, 36 E, 34 R, 28 S, 8 Essay)
SAT II: 790 Math Level 2, 740 Bio, 660 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 BC Calc, 5 AP Bio, 4 AP Lang, 3 APUSH
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3 (at local community college), AP Chem, AP Stats, AP World, Orchestra, Other electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Debate Awards, Orchestra Awards, Math Awards, other smaller awards</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Class Secretary), Orchestra (Concertmaster), Model UN, LINK Crew, Varsity Tennis, National Honor Society, Debate (President), National Society for High School Scholars. Also attached a professional resume detailing the all major activities/awards from the past four years.
Job/Work Experience:SAT/ACT Teacher at The Princeton Review
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Botsford Hospital (Emergency Room, Front Desk, Surgical Central Services), International Volunteering at SNEHA (an NGO in India) and at a clinic in a poverty stricken town.
Summer Activities: CTD Program at NU, international volunteering
Essays:
Common App: about my exotic name and how it doesnt fit my personality/image (decent)
really good JHU essays
Teacher Recommendation:3 recs pretty sure they were all good
Counselor Rec: probably not that good
Additional Rec: from my CTD teacher
Interview: no interview</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: supplemental essays, stats, extra currics
Weaknesses: Common app essay
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: idkk???
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
Accepted at Northwestern, Umich, Michigan State, Case, Boston College, NYU and a Med Program at Wayne State University; Waitlisted at WUSTL and Vandy
General Comments: ahhhh i wish i could go here but its alot of money probs going to MICH :)</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (didn’t send)
ACT: 34
SAT II: 780 Biology M, 750 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), US History (4), Government (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis (all area recognition for past two years, golden racquet award, coaches’ award), school newspaper and yearbook (editor of both), diversity club (president), model UN (gotten multiple awards, including outstanding delegation), student ambassador, creative writing (been published in newspaper and online)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Lots of community service at homeless shelter and community blood center
Summer Activities: National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, volunteer work
Essays: Good? lol not sure…haven’t gotten rejected from any schools that got the version I sent to JHU
Teacher Recommendation: Waived my right to read
Counselor Rec: Waived my right to read
Additional Rec: No extra recs
Interview: Had on-campus interview, thought it went well</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biology (pre-med)
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None I can think of</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Lots of ECs and leadership, essays, recs
Weaknesses: GPA maybe, don’t have a million APs, no national merit recognition
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Too many apps, not enough room? Lol not sure, I guess I didn’t stand out
What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?
Accepted to: WUSTL, Ohio State, Case, UMichigan, BC
Waitlisted: Vandy, UChicago, JHU, CMU, Georgetown
General Comments: Out of all my waitlists, this stings the most. I am hoping that JHU utilizes the waitlists, but if not, I think I’m going for either WUSTL or UMich. All three schools are fantastic and will give me a great pre-med education so I’m not concerned at all for my future, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t hoping for an acceptance here. We’ll see how things go! Congrats and best wishes to all.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280: 750 CR, 730 M, 800 W (9)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (36E, 32R, 32S, 32M, 32W (9))
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 760 MathII, 730 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): ? A’s I guess
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/130
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP bio, AP calc, AP Gov, AP Lit, Physics, Digital Electronics
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nooooo
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Ski Slopes, Law Office, Carpenter
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Relay For Life, Canned Food Drive, Recycling for 40 of my neighbors, swim lessons
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): I talked about how my job at the ski slopes was just a small and dismal step in my progression towards eventual pertinence. lol
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): About the recycling project I started. My teacher told me to try to publish it… but what does she know. haha
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Uh… engineering essay was pretty general, and why JHU was about the fact that i’m from a tiny town and i need more cultural exposure.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): My teacher is lovable, but not the best writer. Basically just summarized my resume. not too happy with it, but i don’t blame her.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): those sneaky old women kept it from me
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other
[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: small public, never sends applicants out of state
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): ginger
[/ul]Reflection
[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: scores are ok, gpa and rank are ok, essays were pretty tight
[</em>] Weaknesses: school has bad rep, no APs offered till senior year, no significant science ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: IDK, I feel like I’ve done everything possible given my circumstances. but it’s all good baby baybay.[/li][/ul]General Comments: nahhhh</p>
<p>forgot to put my ECs. lol Varsity Baseball, Varsity Tennis (captain, MVP), Regional qualifier, Key Club secretary, Recycling Project, Academic team, Molecular Medicine in Action, other insignif ones</p>
<p>Accepted! but will not attend</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone And I hope people will get off the waitlist!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (670 M, 800 CR, 790 W)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 780 US History, 720 World History, 690 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Lang (5), AP World (5), AP EnviSci (4), AP French (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Lit, AP Econ, AP Stat, AP Euro, AP Comp Gov, AP US Gov, Journalism
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar, Mount Holyoke College Book Award, smaller school/state awards…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity golf (captain); newspaper (copy editor / three-year staffer); literary magazine (editor-in-chief); Literary Club (president); National Honor Society (president)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: babysitting…?
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours at Habitat for Humanity over 5 years, 150+ hours elsewhere
[</em>] Summer Activities: educational trip to Greece / volunteering at a nature camp for low-income elementary school students
[<em>] Essays: Really, really good. Thank god I can write well.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Lovely.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I couldn’t see it, but I’m sure it was my best rec. My college counselor was my AP English Lang teacher, and I was far and away her favorite student.
[</em>] Interview?: Nope.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
[</em>] Intended Major: English and History
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: private, non-boarding
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: high enough
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m a white, upper-middle class female from the suburbs. I am the anti-hook.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: grades, strength of curriculum, extracurrics, ESSAYS
[</em>] Weaknesses: the whole process is a crapshoot, math SAT score
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a very solid, well-rounded student, and I think that Hopkins saw that. Also, I wrote really fantastic essays.
[</em>] Other Decisions: Accepted: Georgetown, UChicago, Middlebury, Lafayette, UF Honors, Denison; WL: WUSTL, Northwestern; Rejected: nowhere yet!!
[li] Enrolling?: Probably not…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Best of luck to everyone!!! This entire process is a complete crapshoot. However, I can assure every single one of you, regardless of whether you got in or not, that you will end up at an amazing school and you will have a fabulous time.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 800 math II, 740 physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~11%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): many
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): robotics, chess
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: fairly good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Interview?:</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Waitlisted, not to shabby. I got into Berkeley so i’m not too worried.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (740 M, 750 CR, 750 W)
- ACT: 30 (didn’t submit though)
- SAT II: 780 Chemistry, 760 Math II, 750 physics, 510 US History (lol)
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~30/~400
- AP (place score in parenthesis): 5/4/4/4/4/3
- IB (place score in parenthesis):
- Senior Year Course Load: All AP except one
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ISEF finalist, local science fair awards, AP Scholar with distinction
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: Varsity XC, Varsity Track, Varsity Tennis, Science fair stuff,
- Job/Work Experience: Research intern at Mayo Clinic dept of molecular oncology research
- Volunteer/Community service: none really
- Summer Activities: Did research at mayo summer of junior year.
- Essays: Pretty good I think.
- Teacher Recommendation: all good most likely
- Counselor Rec: no clue, but she likes me
- Interview?: Nope
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<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah i still need to send my tax returns though
- Intended Major: Biophysics but may switch to a different major
- State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
- Country (if international applicant):
- School Type: public school of 1600 or so
- Ethnicity: mixed asian/white
- Gender: male
- Income Bracket: upper middle class
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): recruited athlete for running
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<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>* Strengths: Research, running
- Weaknesses: negative grade trend
- Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was recruited for track and cross country. I would have had a pretty good chance without it I think though.
- Other Decisions: Accepted: UCLA, UC Berkeley, Tulane, University of Miami, University of Washington, Claremont McKenna, UConn, Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, Rice, Middlebury, Boston College, Rejected: UChicago, Harvey Mudd, Dartmouth (ED). I hear from the ivy league tomorrow and Amherst on April first.
- Enrolling?: well…it’s between Amherst or Hopkins. Unless I miraculously get in to Brown or Princeton
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<p>General Comments: I’m definitely happy to get admitted. My first school really elite school to get into so it I’m pretty relieved.</p>