Official Middlebury Class of 2019 RD results thread

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It would be great if we could all share our stats. This could really help prospective students.
Good luck!

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Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2340; 760 CR, 800 MA, 780 WR, 8 Essay (Superscored)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Physics, 760 Bio-E, 720 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no GPA system
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): -
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: Singapore GCE A-Levels; 12 Units (maximum without approval)
H1 General Paper (B), Malay (B), Project Work (A)
H2 Physics (A), Math (A), Econ (A), Literature (A)
H3 Semiconductor Physics and Devices (Merit)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Not much; Best in subject prizes back in Secondary School, National Spelling Bee Finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Symphonic Band Tubist for 6 years (won gold in Singapore Youth Festival in 2011, gold in Los Angeles Music Festival in 2013), Model UN Club (participated in prestigious conferences and was a director in my school’s own UN conference)
Job/Work Experience: Research Analyst (Intern) at Nanyang Technological University
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring at my secondary school, teaching assistant at a special ed school, fundraising for the needy
Summer Activities: Travelling and going back home to Indonesia
Essays (rating 1-10, details): hard to rate but it’s about how terrorism in Indonesia changed my life for the better
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8-9/10 from my General Paper tutor. I’m the subject rep so she knows me well and I speak up a lot in her classes.
Teacher Rec #2: 7-8/10 from my Lit teacher. Speak up a lot too but lit was not my best subject.
Counselor Rec: 8/10 from my Physics teacher. He’s very friendly and supportive so his rec would probably be good.
Additional Rec: 7/10 from the professor that I worked for during my internship
Interview: 7/10. Very average interview. I was pleasant throughout and the interviewer was pleasant too.

Others:

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: International Politics and Economics
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Indonesia (applying from Singapore)
School Type: An independent school in Singapore
Ethnicity: Malay-Indonesian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$100000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): from underrepresented country??

Reflection

Strengths: underrepresented country, unique background, test scores, commitment to one major EC
Weaknesses: grades, late bloomer, lack of ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t know really.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected by Columbia ED. Waiting for decisions by Cornell, JHU, Georgetown, Tufts, Colgate and GWU.

General comments:
I am honestly surprised by the decision. Ever since my rejection by Columbia, I felt that I was not up to par for top tier colleges. To all those who were rejected, remember that you have worked very hard and institutional priorities unfortunately. A college acceptance or rejection does not define your capability.

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II: NA
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/170
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): NA
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):NA
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:Spanish IV, Comp 1&2, Sociology, Govt., Econ, Calculus, Physics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Commended Student
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student Council (Class VP, Executive Secretary), NHS (VP), Political Science Club (Founder, President), Scholars’ Bowl (Captain), Spanish Club (Treasurer), Chamber Choir (President), Varsity Tennis, Musical Theatre (Lead Roles), Forensics.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: NA
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Quite a lot, mostly at my local library
[ *] Summer Activities: Duke TIP, Brown Summer Studies
[ *] Essays: Apparently okay?
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Good good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Okay, she seems kind of bad at her job but so far its been okay
[ *] Additional Rec: NA
[ *] Interview:Good! We had froyo and my lady was weird. She was cute though, we had a good time.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major:Spanish, Women’s Studies
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Kansas
[ *] Country (if international applicant):US
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *] Income Bracket:HIgh
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):I am from KS
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:GPA, ACT, Interview, Visited the school
[ *] Weaknesses:I don’t have that “Middlebury vibe” ya know?
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I am cute
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
I am glad to be accepted to Middlebury, but I don’t think I will end up going there. So any of you on the waitlist, keep your heads up! You always still have a chance!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800 M, 800 CR, 730 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 M2, 750 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t report but ~15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, 2 English H, AB Calc, AP Spanish, Engineering H
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: Political internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Board of a local nonprofit, tutoring in innercity
[] Summer Activities: Camp counselor
[] Essays: 10/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both very good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Pretty bad. It was over the phone and I missed her call without realizing so just sat there waiting for an hour for her to call before I realized what had happened. Then I called her back and it was an awkward half hour.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah, didn’t get any tho
[] Intended Major: Either undecided or physics IDR
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large wealthy public suburb of Boston
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: No fin need
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, recs, testing
[] Weaknesses: GPA! The average accepted for my school is 3.9
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Middlebury must be trying to climb the LAC rankings and wants my test scores. I have no other explanation. I scheduled a tour for this school and then missed it, and they emailed me asking why I missed it and I never responded. That’s that negative expressed interest lol.
[/ul]General Comments: Didn’t get finaid so I’ll have to try to visit and negotiate that. Case Western gave me 30k a year in merit AND fin aid, its gonna be very tough to pass that up.

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Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (630CR/700M/770W/10)
[] ACT: 31 (34E/33M/32S/26R/11)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 710 Bio M, 700 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/247
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4) APUSH (3) (Didn’t send either of them)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, English 4 Honors, Honors Wind Ensemble, AP Psychology, AP Physics II, AP Biology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Dartmouth Book Award, RIT Innovation & Creativity Award, and a bunch of Department awards.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Drum Major Junior and Senior year), Indoor Drumline (Section Leader), National Honor Society (President), Student Government (Treasurer), Link Crew (Leader in 11th, Commissioner in 12th), Wind Ensemble (Audition group), Jazz Band A and B (A is a selective audition group), UNICEF Club (Founder, President), Stage Crew (Officer in 12th), Student-run Mentoring Program (Commissioner in 12th)
[] Job/Work Experience: Table Busser and Barback at a local restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Math and Spanish Tutor, volunteered in the children’s section at the local library for a couple summers, worked online as an unpaid staff member of a forum website with many different roles for about five years.
[] Summer Activities: Mostly Volunteer work and my job at the restaurant
[] Essays: About my best friend’s attempted suicide and how I helped her through it, pretty good IMO, 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: APUSH Teacher - I didn’t get to read it, but it was probably alright.
Physics teacher- pretty good, she knew me the best out of all of my teachers, 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t get to read it, but probably good.
[] Additional Rec: My principal, I’ve worked with him a lot for a lot of my clubs so he knows me pretty well, 7/10
[li] Interview: Really good! He talked a lot about his kids but he seemed to really like me.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeeeep
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Medium-sized, average low-end public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Well I’m gay but I didn’t mention that anywhere in my app… lol[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Essay, Interview
[] Weaknesses: Scores and GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores and GPA were definitely low, and I didn’t get to tell my story about how my sexuality has affected me and my life. Other than that, I guess I really just wouldn’t fit in at Middlebury.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Penn State, Univ. of Vermont (Honors+16k a year), UCONN (honors+5k a year), Northeastern, BU (Honors) Rejected: Middlebury Waiting on: Georgetown (Deferred EA), Duke, Tufts, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, Penn
[/ul]General Comments: I’m really not that upset. I realize I didn’t put my all into my application and I think it showed that Middlebury really isn’t a top school of my mine. To be completely honest as time went on I lost interest as well, so I’m really not upset. Congratulations to everyone that was accepted though! :slight_smile:

Boston University KHC '19!!!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (700 CR, 740 M, 730 W) (Not submitted)
[] ACT: 34 (35 E, 31 M, 34 R, 35 S)
[] SAT II: Math 2 760, US History 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/330
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Art History (5), European History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: French V, AP English Lit, AP Microeconomics, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, Introductory Philosophy course at local college, Orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, Violin, and Music theory lessons at a conservatory. Youth Symphony. NHS, High School Orchestra Council (Vice President), Academic Decathlon.
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor at a piano camp.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer filing assistance at courthouse. Volunteer private violin lessons for elementary students in my community.
[] Summer Activities: 6-week summer music camp junior, 1-week summer music camp sophomore.
[] Essays: Excellent. Spent hours poring over them with my English teacher.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were very thorough.
[] Counselor Rec: Wonderful. I have a strong relationship with my counselor. She was able to speak to my abilities eloquently.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Over Skype with a medical student alum. My webcam quality was poor, but as a whole the interview went well. Lasted about 45 minutes. I was asked questions about my high school friends and how they have shaped how I view the world, my academic interests, what I want to engage in extracurricularly in college, etc.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Mathematics/Music
[] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, recommendations, music supplement.
[] Weaknesses: Community service. Although I have some limited experience, I don’t think I’ve done enough.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Musical involvement. Music is my passion, and I think with that I fit into some small category of students that they needed to round out their next class.
[/ul]General Comments: I’m thrilled to be granted this opportunity! Congratulations to all who have been accepted!

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Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I: 2240 (770M, 730R, 740W 12 Essay)
ACT: NA
SAT II: Chem (750), Math 1 (720), Math 2 (730)
Unweighted GPA: 93.4/100, Weighted: 99.53/100
Rank: Top 5%
AP: Chem (4), APUSH (4), Lang (3 lol)
IB: NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Bio, AP Psych, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, Theology
Major Awards: Only minor awards- (Presidential Volunteer Award, A few science fair awards)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Environmental club (Founder + President), FBLA/Business Club (Vice-President), National English Honors Society (Secretary), Math Honors Society, National Honors Society, Sports…
Job/Work Experience: Camp Councilor (haha)
Volunteer/Community Service: Emergency room volunteer (150+ hours), Assisted living home volunteer (250+ hours), Church volunteer (100+ hours),
Summer Activities: Work, Basketball and Relaxing
Essays: Common App- hit or miss but unique; Supplements- solid
Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t read but probably good (avoided teachers that use generic recs)
Counselor Rec: Very good
Additional Rec: Volunteer Coordinator: Decent
Interview: Dident get one

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: Chem w/ business minor
State: NY
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: White as bread
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
Hooks: I wish

Reflection:
Strengths: Grades, volunteer work
Weaknesses: AP scores, didn’t show enough care… :neutral_face:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted to: Boston College, Villanova, Binghamton Honors, Stony Brook Honors
Rejected to: Nothing yet
Deffered/Waitlisted: Cornell
Waiting on: Brown, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Williams, Amherst, Hamilton

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Be yourself, do what you like, and find time for enjoyment- The rest is all luck. Definitely show that you want to attend the school and do everything in your power to do this! Congrats everyone who got in!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): superscore: 2340 (800M, 790W, 750CR, 10 Essay) & single sitting: 2330
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: Math II: 790; Eng Lit: 780; Chemistry: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t actually know because we don’t do unweighted but I think it’s about ~3.7 or a little bit higher
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), AB Calc (5), AP US (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP English Lit, AP Latin, AP BC Calc, random science electives, newspaper
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Other than a few national & state newspaper/essay contest awards and three National Latin Exam golds, nothing big.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-In-Chief), Member of local library organization, golf team, Latin Honor Society board member
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid internship for gov’t, interned for local newspaper
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutored kids, taught kids music, hours for National Honor Society
[] Summer Activities: Both internships over the summer, took a few summer courses to get credit during the school year
[] Essays: Common App – About my love for the library!! Personally, I loved this essay, even though someone said it was a little childish :expressionless:
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were good! I asked my favorite English teacher, and my newspaper adviser.
[] Counselor Rec: We were never that close, so eh, maybe just a basic counselor rec?
[] Additional Rec: My boss at the gov’t internship – he’s a very sweet person and I had a lot of fun at the internship, and they invited me back for this summer, so probably good!
[li] Interview: It was okay! My interviewer was really nice (and really attractive too hahahaha), though the interview was a little awkward because I was really nervous the entire time and he asked me to raise the volume of my voice twice. To be honest, listening to my interviewer’s experiences at Middlebury really made me want to go even more.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: English
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Not sure – but high enough to not apply for aid? Haha
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N O N E[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT scores, recommendations, internship? maybe essays?
[] Weaknesses: GPA, GPA, GPA, GPA, GPA, and lack of awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: To be honest, not really sure. I’ve never had a lot of confidence in myself (which explains the reason why I applied to so many colleges), and my GPA is pretty low for competitive schools and I’m an Asian female, but I don’t think I’ll ever know. In fact, my counselor told me I didn’t really have a chance at schools like Middlebury… College admissions are weird. But be passionate! I love reading and analyzing books, so most of my activities throughout high school were centered around that (and I completely suck at sciences).[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
Congratulations to those who made it, and for others, don’t worry! You will have good news soon :smile:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (760 CR, 560 M, 700 W)
ACT: Did not submit
SAT II: English Literature 720, US History 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but I’m at the top of my class.
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psychology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP US History, AP English Language, AP Biology, Woodcarving, Precalculus, Theory of Knowledge (IB class)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Worked for the government over the summer as part of a grant to map new federal land, and participated in a science project with NOAA and local environmental organization. Did an internship at a non-profit law firm, specializing in environmental litigation.
Volunteer/Community service: Gen. admin and helping tourists at my local Chamber of Commerce.
Summer Activities: Summer school at Stanford, foreign language school at Middlebury.
Essays: I felt very confident about it. I thought mine were insightful and sincere, while still being irreverent and humorous. Wrote about my experience spending a year travelling to 40+ countries and the lessons I learned about myself through the process.
Teacher Recommendation: I go to a small school, so my teachers know me very well.
Counselor Rec: I’m sure very good, although I don’t know her that well.
Additional Rec: I submitted one from a scientist I worked for, very nice guy.
Interview: Took place at a bakery near where I live. It lasted around 45 minutes, and I think it went very well. I talked about my interests and ECs and I asked him some questions about his experience at Middlebury.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): Pacific Northwest
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: My essay was a little unusual, which was risky, but it worked out well. My grades were strong, and I had some genuinely interesting and unusual activities on my resume.
Weaknesses: My SAT scores, especially in math. Also, I had only taken one AP class before senior year, so I was worried about the rigor of my classes.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I come from an area of the country that probably doesn’t send a lot of kids to Middlebury. Also, I think my essay really did it for me.
General Comments: I’m actually really surprised. Will see what else comes my way in the next few weeks.

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Decision: Accepted

** Objective: **[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
[] ACT: 33 (36 E, 31 M, 33 R, 33 S)
[] SAT II: Did not take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/341
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Did not submit any
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at my school
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP English Lit and Comp, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, AP Gov and Politics, AP Microecon
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several state/local acting awards, travel internationally in a professional choir, various other local academic awards, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech/debate, soccer, golf, NHS (secretary), drama club (president), choir, various acting groups, school magazine, and co-founder of a project implemented in my school district to help middle school students get acclimated to high school.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 50+ hours with National Honor Society
[] Summer Activities: Traveled internationally for choir and worked with non-profit organizations in Africa and India
[] Essays: In retrospect, my Common App essay is nothing special at all… About not getting a lead role in my school’s Madrigal ensemble and how I over came it. 6/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: From my AP Lit teacher. Probably good, I talk to her after school about college and I’m a really active participant in her class. 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: She likes me, but she has a lot of students so it may be general… 7/10
[] Additional Rec: Really good. From my choir conductor. 10/10
[] Interview: I had an alumni interview at Panera. Thankfully, I wasn’t awkward, and my interviewer saw that I knew a lot about Middlebury. I came well prepared! 10/10
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[] School Type: Medium-sized public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Interview, probably recs, GPA, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I think my combination of extracurriculars (choir), plus my solid interview and a bit of luck may’ve sealed the deal for me. I don’t really know.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Colorado College, Grinnell; Waitlisted: Pomona, WashU; Rejected: UChicago. Waiting on Amherst, Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Reed, Stanford, Swarthmore, UPenn, and Yale.
[/ul]General Comments: I’m so happy, especially with the bad news from Pomona yesterday. Good luck to everyone within these next few weeks – try to distract yourself and keep your emotional health in check! :smile:

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Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800 R, 690 M, 780 W)
[] ACT: Did not submit
[] SAT II: Biology E: 740 World History: 740 Lit: 780 US History: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.92UW 4.46W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5), Lang (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: CP Calculus, AP Literature, AP Spanish, AP Euro, AP Enviro, Abnormal Psychology Honors, Advanced Creative Writing
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ranked in top 20 in nation for marching band, National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Color Guard): Many regional level awards, state champions, top 20 in nation and winner of Esprit de Corps award
Fencing (4 years)
Gymnastics (3 years)
Stage Crew (4 years) - co-head of lighting
Fencing Club (3 years) (Treasurer and Founding Member)
Ski Club (4 years)
Peer Mediation (4 years)
some other misc. stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service:100-120 hours over the last three summers at a horseback riding camp for children with disabilities
[] Summer Activities: College class in ASL at Rutgers, Volunteering
[] Essays:Prompt three on the CA. About challenging people’s beliefs by being physically strong. It focused on my ability to do a lot of push-ups even though I’m a petite, nerdy girl. It was kind of humorous, and I spent a long time on it. Everyone who read it liked it. 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1st Rec: Not sure, he saw me help out a student in one notable instance in his class, but it’s impossible to say if he wrote about it.
2nd Rec: I think it was probably pretty good. I gave him a lot of supplemental information to pull from, and him and I were kind of on the same wavelength (he got the Portal reference I made in an essay once lol)
[] Counselor Rec: She likes me, but it was probably kind of bland. She has 239 other kids to worry about.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Was not contacted[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Very large, pretty competitive public school
[] Ethnicity: White, but chose not to respond
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: >250k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores (except Math), significant achievement in one EC
[] Weaknesses: Course rigor could have been better, only one substantial EC
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: There were a lot of really qualified people, and I think a lot of them filled the same role as me (upper middle class white girl from NJ). My personality may not have shined through as much as it should have, and I don’t think I showed enough interest in Midd.[/li][/ul]General Comments:[list]

No regrets. I applied here to see what would happen, and it didn’t work out. C’est la vie, as they say. Congrats to all accepted, and good luck to future applicants.

12

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290; 750 CR, 750 MA, 790 WR (Superscored)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math II 770, US history 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA : 4.38
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/233
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Hist (5), English Composition (4), French (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs (Eng Lit, Calc, Government, Music Theory)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin - Orchestra (“B” level at a conservatory), Swim Team
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours total
[] Summer Activities: Violin
[] Essays: 8/10 (not amazing, but solid)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Probably very good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Dual Major: Music + Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): ID
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: < 100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA (unweighted), SAT scores, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Very few extracurricular activities, not much service, relatively few AP classes
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays communicated strength of character, solid SATs, solid
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected/waiting on: Accepted: Whitman, Wesleyan, Willamette Waitlisted: Bowdoin Waiting on: Amherst, Williams, Vassar, Harvard, Yale, Cornell
grades
[/ul]General Comments: Wasn’t sure what to expect. Surprised to receive the early preferred letter. Good Financial Aid package, about 5k less than our Estimated Family contribution - and what Wesleyan gave us. Looking forward to visiting.

13

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 superscore (CR: 800, M: 770, W: 730)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 770 World History, 740 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in European History, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, World History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Bio, AP Psych, AP Calc AB, AP Chinese Lang, Accounting
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, 1st place in a national academic competition for 2 years
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer (4 years, Captain), Model UN (4 years), NHS (2 years, Secretary), Church youth worship band
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Raised over $30,000 for victims of natural disasters and children with cleft lip & palate via various fundraisers throughout high school; Sunday School Assistant Teacher for 7 years, started a tutoring program at my school
[] Summer Activities: Tutoring, reading, volunteer at Sunday School, band practice
[] Essays: Readers said it was well-written and candid
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Excellent
[] Interview: NA
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: History
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Somewhere in Southeast Asia
[] School Type: International
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected/waiting on: Colby (W), Grinnell (W), Yale-NUS ®[/li][/ul]General Comments: Disappointed but life goes on

14

Decision: Accepted!

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (670 Math, 670 Critical Reading, 690 Writing)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 710 Math 1, 730 Math 2
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.1
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP US Gov, 4 AP US History, 3 AP English Lit
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Language, AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB, AP Art History, UCONN Spanish (Spanish 5 Honors), Human Anatomy and Physiology Honors, Chamber Singers Honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major: School English Department Award, Connecticut High School Musical Theater Award for Best Supporting Actor
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of professional, regional, community, and school theater experience; Lots of volunteering in elementary schools
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Teaching Assistant and Drama Teacher at numerous elementary schools
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Unpaid internships with principles of elementary schools
[ *] Summer Activities: theater and elementary teaching
[ *] Essays: CommonApp was about how theater took me out of my social isolation from my white peers, showing me that life was not simply black and white
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one from APUSH teacher who loved me, one from AP Lit teacher who loved me
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably very good
[ *] Additional Rec: theater instructor who vouched for my talent and determination in the arts
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes and received a wonderful package. :slight_smile: im very happy
[ *] Intended Major: Theater and Education
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Black (African-American)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $200,000 between both parents
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM; got me in to be honest
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Writing/essays, extra-curriculars, particular talent in theater, minority status, progressive and creative nature
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m black and interesting lol
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
THIS IS AMAZING!

I was also accepted to Bates, Uconn, and Bard. Rejected from Colby, Cornell, Northeastern, and UVA. This college admissions process is so unpredictable. Who gets rejected from Northeastern and into MIDDLEBURY?!? Couldn’t be weirder. I’m still waiting on 13 other schools, but the only ones that I’d consider over Middlebury are Penn, Duke, Dartmouth, Brown, Swarthmore, and Northwestern. Wish me luck! Worse case scenario is that I end up here, and I’m blessed to have Middlebury as an option.

15

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[] ACT: 33 (31E 34M 31R 36S 8E)
[] SAT II: Didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53W, would be about 3.50UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 53/141
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang, Calc, Chem
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: Govt. & Econ, SH, AP Calc, Dual enrollment college physics, AP Lang, AP Chem, Youth Service Leaders
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): all senior year only: Math Team (Varsity section C&D competitor), Science Olympiad (Varsity build events, medaled highest on team in state(third) and regions(first), although other members got first at regions as well), Business Professionals of America (presentation team, first in regions, finalist at state conference), Law Team/Mock Trial
[] Job/Work Experience: 4 years working on farm
[] Volunteer/Community service: YSL (7th period), 100ish hours
[] Summer Activities: Rebuilt engines, restored a car that I sent pictures of
[] Essays: I think good, about growing up on a farm
[] Teacher Recommendation: both were pretty decent I would like to believe: calc teacher and physics teacher/science olympiad coach
[] Counselor Rec: Decent
[] Additional Rec: My older brother
[] Interview: Far away but I made the effort to make it in person even through a weather-related reschedule; it went very well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Physics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[] School Type: Small Public rural
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Because farm, varies between $50k and $100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): sent additional photos and descriptions of the car I restored, neither parents graduated college, notable turnaround in academic path, farm kid
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Upward trend GPA, interview, maybe test score
[] Weaknesses: Definitely GPA/class rank. not even in top third
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I must have been a unique applicant. The supplement with pictures probably helped and the interview went really well.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I am pretty stunned. I got rejected from Boston College, Bowdoin, Bates, Vanderbilt, and Boston University. I decided to shoot possibly delusionally high, and Middleburg decided to take a chance on me.

16

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): -
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II: -
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): -
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 41
[] Senior Year Course Load:

  • IB HL Arabic B
  • IB HL Economics
  • IB HL Psychology
  • IB SL English Literature
  • IB SL Mathematics
  • IB SL Physics
    [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholarship
    [/ul]Subjective:[ul]
    [    ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming & Diving, Wedding Orchestra, Student Council (President), Cross Country running, MUN (ombudsman)
    [] Job/Work Experience: None
    [    ] Volunteer/Community service: Community development projects in Cambodia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and AE
    [] Summer Activities: Reading, tanning, backpacking, and more sports.
    [    ] Essays: Some people thought it was a bit too bold but well-written
    [] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to see it
    [    ] Counselor Rec: Didn’t get to see it
    [] Additional Rec: Excellent
    [    ] Interview: Middlebury conducts interviews?
    [/ul]Other[ul]
    [] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
    [    ] Intended Major: Economics
    [] State (if domestic applicant):
    [    ] Country (if international applicant): United Arab Emirates
    [] School Type: IB private day school
    [    ] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
    [] Gender: Male
    [    ] Income Bracket: $200,000+
    [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, diplomat
    [/ul]Reflection[ul]
    [    ] Strengths: CommonApp Essay, diverse background
    [] Weaknesses: ACT grades
    [    ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they noticed that I did not want to go to Middlebury
    [/ul]General Comments:
    Go with your gut feeling; if someone tells you to apply somewhere that you’re not really interested in, chances are you’ll just end up wasting time and money. Congrats to those who were accepted.
    Accepted into: UCLA, Northeastern (Honors Program), and London School of Economics
    Rejected from: Bowdoin and Middlebury
    Waiting for: Brown and Yale
17

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (superscored) 790W, 760CR, 680M
[] ACT: 30 don’t know breakdown
[] SAT II: 690 Lit., 690 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW/ 4.5 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/230
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5), AP Env. Sci. (4), AP Psych (5), AP English Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB&BC, Physics, AP Lit, AP Gov, Chem II Honors, AVID Tutor
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commendation, AP Scholar with Honor, County awards, honor roll
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Writing (really focused on my passion for writing, how I’ve written three novels, published poetry in the school anthology, etc.), Feminism Club (co-founder and secretary), Ally (gay-straight alliance–member)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: not much… some animal rights stuff
[] Summer Activities: nothing really
[] Essays: Personal statement was pretty good, talked about my passion for writing in an interesting way (I hope!)
[] Teacher Recommendation: English teacher from 11th grade–probably amazing :slight_smile: 10/10
Spanish teacher–fine I think (didn’t read) 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: Wonderful, I assume. She and I talked a lot about my drive and desires 9/10
[] Additional Rec: Some friends wrote them, probably very sweet… 10/10 for both
[] Interview: It was okay. We just chatted in Starbucks. She did most of the talking, but it was really just for me to learn about the school so that’s okay. I think we (my twin sister and I) convinced her we love learning and are very driven.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes! And we got an AMAZING package!
[] Intended Major: Comparative Lit., Literary Studies, History
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: small, rural, public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: around $150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): twin? rural school? Probably no real hooks
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: dunno if SAT I is a strength (worked hard for it though), rank, GPA, personality, essay, unique extracurriculars (not your run of the mill NHS, debate, math team, ASB, blah blah. I avoided the application-filler stuff. I remained passionate and focused on having integrity with what I participated in)
[] Weaknesses: SAT II ? Not much leadership in clubs (academically, I feel like a leader though), not a whole lot of volunteerism
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Showed passion, love of learning, had good scores. Can’t be sure!
[/ul]General Comments:
I was extremely stressed out, as you all are I’m sure. It’ll be okay. You’ll get into a great school. Feel confident. College decisions aren’t personal. Stay hopeful and study lots!
:slight_smile: I’m happy to be accepted at such a nice school. Hopefully this means good things for the next few weeks

For reference, I also applied to:
Amherst
Beloit (accepted w/ Pres. Scholarship)
Colby (accepted)
Dartmouth
Hamilton
Lewis & Clark (accepted)
Middlebury (accepted)
Pomona (Wait listed, so sad. This one is my dream, and I’m hoping to get accepted off the WL)
Reed
Stanford (lol)
Vassar
Williams

Good luck everyone!!!

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(My daughter applied ED1)
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: took twice, 31 each time, 32 superscore with 34E 31M 33R 31S 11E
[] SAT II: US Hist: 750, Math1: 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4) Euro (5) Psych (5) US Hist (5) Micro (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Eng Lit/Lang, AP Physics E/M and Mech, AP Gov, Latin 4, orchestra
[li] Major Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude, Presidential Service Award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Dance (modern and ballet 10+ years), NHS (pres), Latin Club (pres), Violin (10+ years),
[] Job/Work Experience: Family Farm
[] Volunteer/Community service: Co-Founder club for homeless student support, community cancer support, NHS
[] Summer Activities: Interlochen (dance intensives), Environmental Conservation (member of field crew)
[] Essays: Very Strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: Prob Very Strong
[] Counselor Rec: Prob Very Strong
[] Additional Rec: Personal rec from dance teacher who has known her 10+ years; very strong, focused on her character and contribution to the dance community
[li] Interview: loved her interview, had lots to talk about, went well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Intended Major: Environmental Program, (+/- Econ) but open to consideration
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pacific NW
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks: None

[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: GPA, recommendations, essay (?), depth in activities she is passionate about, applied ED1 (?)
[] Weaknesses: ACT, no unique awards
[*] Why you think you were accepted: She and Middlebury are simply an excellent fit for each other. I think the admissions committee could see that. She is very excited to attend Middlebury this Fall!

19

Decision: Accepted as Feb

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Submit
[] ACT: 34 C (34 E 35 M 33 R 34 S)
[] SAT II: 770 Math II, 690 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AB Calc: 5, Chem: 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Independent Study Linear Algebra, AP Calc BC second semester, AP Computer Science, couple electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Ultimate Frisbee (Varsity 4-years, Partial Captain Jr. Year, Varsity Captain Sr. Year)
-6 years Select Soccer
-1 Year JV Cross Country
-Knowledge Bowl (Co-Captain)
-NHS
-Biomedical Engineering Club
-Few others
[] Job/Work Experience: Washed dishes one summer 2-3 times a week
[] Volunteer/Community service: Helped coach middle school ultimate, assistant coach youth soccer, soccer/service trip to Costa Rica, few others.
[] Summer Activities: Above
[] Essays: Pretty good I think, counselor really liked them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure, knew one of them liked me.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Went well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Physics
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, sports
[] Weaknesses: No impressive ECs, no hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not really sure but super happy!
[/ul]General Comments:
Applied:
-University of Washington (Accepted)
-Colby (Accepted)
-University of Virginia (Accepted)
-Washington University St. Louis (Waitlist)
-Vanderbilt (Waitlist)
-Colorado College (Waitlist)
-Williams
-Dartmouth
-Cornell
-Williams
-Lehigh

20

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (800 CR, 700 M, 720 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 760 Chem, 750 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest course load possible
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Club (Vice-President), Energy Conservation Club (Co-chair), Bridge Club (President & Founder), Jazz Band (4-year drummer), did environmental research with the government
[] Job/Work Experience: Started two companies; wrote apps for Google Play
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours at local hospital and Chinese language school
[] Summer Activities: Shad Valley
[] Essays: 9/10, wrote about the my favorite ski hill and its ever-evolving significance to me. I loved it but my parents hated it
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10 and 9/10, both were very positive
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10, counselor was quite fond of me
[] Additional Rec: From a Columbia Prof. that I worked with, positive but generic
[] Interview: Very smooth despite arriving 1 min late
[/ul]**Other **[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: 2+3 Engineering Program with Columbia University
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Ontario, Canada
[] School Type: Public, 2600 students
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~150K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, Extracurricular
[] Weaknesses: test scores were okay but not amazing
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Entrepreneurship, snowboarding essay
[/ul]General Comments:
[] Also accepted: University of Toronto
[] Waitlisted: Uchicago
[] Rejected: Northwestern, UCLA (I only applied to UCLA because my parents insisted that I do, so I really didn’t put much effort into the app)
[] Congratulations to all those who made it!

One of the posters said she got an amazing aid package with $150,000 income. I got something ridiculous like $660 aid. If I can’t negotiate a better aid package I won’t be able to attend. Sad but life goes on.