Official Middlebury Class of 2019 RD results thread

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21

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown): N/A[/li]
[li] ACT: 25[/li]
[li] SAT II: N/A[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.964[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 78[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc, Health (1 semester), PE, AP Studio Art (1 semester), Independent Study Government and Economics, Independent Study English, Concert Band, Physics[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Society of Women Engineers: Certificate of Merit for Highest Honor in Science and Mathematics. Basalt Citizen of the Month. Twice: February, October 2014. First Place Winner: Basalt High School Visual Arts Show. Second Place Winner: Body of Art.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Band Room Painting Project (Artistic Director). Link Crew (Mentor). The Buddy Program (Mentor). Key Club. The Wyly Young Women’s Studio Mentorship Program (Intern). Basalt High School Spirit Team (Manager). National Honor Society (Treasurer). Speech and Debate. Roaring Fork School District Pre-Collegiate Program. [/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: The Yellow Canary. Set Design: Creating and Painting. Six productions. Young Life Work Crew. Aspen Animal Shelter. Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers. Selling for Art Program. Redhill Animal Clinic. ELL Thanksgiving Dinner.[/li]
[li] Summer Activities: Attended academic boot camps during the summers of 2012 and 2014 at Colorado Mountain College and University of Colorado, Boulder. Hiking.[/li]
[li] Essays: Many thought it was well written and unique. About rare skin condition and a bird. I also added an additional essay about my heritage and the values my mom has been able to teach me despite having a middle school education.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: Great![/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Awesome![/li]
[li] Additional Rec: The Best![/li]
[li] Interview: Wonderful. I believe it went very well. We got along and had many things in common.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes[/li]
[li] Intended Major: Biology / Studio Art[/li]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type: Small Public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Hispanic & Caucasian[/li]
[li] Gender: Female [/li]
[li] Income Bracket: <40,000[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation Student[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[li] Strengths: My essay, recs, extracurriculars, community service, grades, rigor of my classes[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: Standardized Test Scores[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel that they realized that my standardized test scores do not provide a clear picture of my academic potential, therefore relied on my grades as a predictor of how I would perform at Midd.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I am very excited to having been accepted to Midd. and look forward to attending the Preview Days!

22

Decision: Accepted

ACT: 32
GPA (unweighted): 3.96
Rank: 4/307
AP: World History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP English, AP Stats, Choir, Piano, Senior Project, Government
Major awards: None, just some departmental awards and dean’s list/president’s list at local community college
Extracurriculars: Jazz choir, musicals/plays, Book Club (President), National Honor Society (President), Debate Club (VP), Poetry (a couple poems published)
Job/Work Experience: Worked at Safeway from 09/2014-03/2014 and then a restaurant from 01/2014-06/2014
Volunteer/community service: Assisteens (non profit that clothes underserved kids in my county), NHS, library
Summer activities: NWABR Biomedical Research Fellowship (9 days) summer 2013, Intern at Fred Hutchison Cancer Research center (8 weeks) summer 2014
Essays: I can’t really tell how good my essay was because after reading it so many times, it just kind of loses the meaning for me. Had it edited by my sister-in-law at Columbia, several adult mentors, peers. It was a several month process.
Teacher Recs: Saw one and it was stellar. The other was from my AP Bio teacher who I’ve known for a couple years, so I’m assuming it was good.
Counselor Rec: Also great I think. She is the adviser for NHS.
Other rec: Had a rec from the social scientist I worked with at Fred Hutch. She cited me as in the top 15% of all people she’s worked with, undergrads and grad students included.
State: WA
School type: Public (1200 kids)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income: 100,000
Hooks: I’m technically a first gen. Also gay, so that may have influenced decision a bit too.
Strengths: Extracurriculars, recs, GPA
Weaknesses: Amount of volunteer service, some might perceive my involvement in so many activities a sign that I don’t care as much about them as I could, test scores.
Why you think you were accepted: I’m a well-rounded applicant. My test scores aren’t super high, and that was something that really had me concerned, but fortunately it worked out!

23

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 750 m, 730 v, 650 w
ACT: 31 composite
SAT II: molecular bio 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/170
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), Bio (4), AP Euro (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Physics, PLTW BioMed, German 5 (dual enrollment), Psychology (dual enrollment), Honors Symphonic Band, Phys Ed
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Area All-State Band, Pit Band (oboe/english horn), Varsity Swimming, NHS (President), German Honor Society (Vice President), Math Honor Society (Treasurer), Tri-M, Fulton Community Band, Marching Band (clarinet)
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding
Volunteer/Community service: 40 hours
Summer Activities: Community Band
Essays: good…overcoming physical disability from car accident. changed perspective.
Teacher Recommendation: AP Euro teacher and AP English Lit Teacher (I’m planning on majoring in bio - I’m a science guy who got recs from his humanities teachers)
Counselor Rec: Decent
Additional Rec:
Interview: no interview
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology, Pre-med
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Small Public rural
Ethnicity: European/Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): rural unrepresented. I will be 16 years old when I graduate from high school “Doogie Howser Effect.”
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essay was well-written. I also have two years of college German from the local SUNY college - Middlebury has a strong world languages program.
General Comments: Middlebury seems like a good fit for me.

24

Decision: Accepted

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I: 2120, math:670 reading:680 writing:770
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: world history:660, US history:720
[ *] GPA: weighted GPA is 4.0, unweighted unknown.
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school does not rank students, but I am on top of the class.
[ *] AP: English language 5; world history 4; US history 5.
[ *] IB: n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes which are calculus, biology, English lit, government & politics, macroeconomics. Plus gym, health, journalism intro, and ancient Greek.
[ *] Major Awards: I have no major awards except some school awards such as English & history departments’ awards and honors rolls.

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): environmental club (representative), key club, national honor society, moot court, yearbook club, magazine club (editor in chief), tennis club, library club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: worked in a middle school in the summer before junior year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: a bunch of service hours from all the clubs & also a volunteer at a nursing home.
[ *] Essays: I can’t judge my own essay, but I spent tons of hours on my CA essay which is straightforward, simple, and genuine.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: two are amazing (from AP English and AP biology teachers, both of whom I’ve known since freshman & sophomore years)
[ *] Counselor Rec: generic but sweet (Counselors have too many letters to write anyway)
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: n/a

[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid? Yes & received great financial aid.
[ *] Intended Major: history
[ *] State: New York
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: low
[ *] Hooks: first generation college student, minority (overrepresented minority, but perhaps Middlebury would regard me as a good addition to campus diversity), potential valedictorian
[ /list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[ ] Strengths: upward trends of my GPA, consistency of activities
[ *] Weaknesses: few leadership roles, few awards, low SAT scores, no interview
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really never thought I would get into Middlebury (still can’t believe it)
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted by 7 decent safeties, U of Rochester, Brandeis, & Wesleyan.
Waitlisted by Bowdoin & Lehigh.
Rejected by Northeastern, Carleton, Vassar, & Swarthmore.

[ b]General Comments: I felt insecure about my SAT scores and that’s why I applied to so schools. I am very surprised I got in. I am very blessed and grateful; thank you Middlebury!

25

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (Math: 730 Verbal: 720 Writing: 710
[] ACT: Not Submitted
[] SAT II: U.S. History: 800 World History: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 (W: 4.67)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/218
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5) World (5) U.S. Gov. and Pol. (5) English Language and Comp. (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None Taken
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature and Comp., AP Euro, Portuguese IV
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Geography Bee State Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Scholar Commendation
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Concert Band/Symphonic Wind Ensemble (President, First Alto/Bassoon), Jazz Band (First Alto), Policy Debate (Affirmative Captain), Marching Band (Upper Woodwind Section Leader), Winter and Spring Track, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Repainting town fire hydrants, peer tutoring
[] Summer Activities: Bassoon Player for Adult Amateur Wind Ensemble
[] Essays: I personally enjoyed it, but I suppose it wouldn’t be very effective if I didn’t. It was about how music leaves constant room for improvement and how that drive to improve and shaped me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good!
[] Counselor Rec: Probably nothing special.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None :frowning:

[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Political Science/History double major
[] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public High School
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$100,000 a year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Essay, Recommendations
[*] Weaknesses: My lack of work or extensive volunteer experience could definitely be improved, and while I did list my essay as a strength, it involved a significant element of self criticism that may have been risky for a college essay.[/ul]

26

Accepted off waitlist
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 superscore (720 verbal, 700 math, 690 reading)
[ *] ACT: did not take
[ *] SAT II: did not send
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: (my school doesn’t have any AP classes but) calculus honors, astrophysics honors, history culture and identity honors (HIST), jazz band, ethics and values honors (ENG), short story honors (ENG), American voices honors (ENG), French 6 honors (highest level)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national art and writing gold key in mixed media, Patricia Franklin Swanson Writing award

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): guitar (9yrs), art (15yrs), planned parenthood escort, Wilderness First Responder (3yrs),
[ *] Job/Work Experience: intern at AIA San Francisco architecture firm, job with catering company, shadow at bio research lab, shadow at UCSF medical center
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: planned parenthood, national walk for hunger, walk for autism, creator of homelessness panel discussion at JCCSF
[ *] Summer Activities: USC summer program 2013, NYLF medicine 2014 at UCSF, shadowed plastic surgeon at UCSF 2015, catering jobs, traveling

[ *] Essays: common app essay about how in the wintertime before school I sit and enjoy the sunrise from my living room (simple subject with greater meaning) prob 8.5/10
also: When midd deferred me for ED II, I sent them a follow up letter of interest. When they wait listed me for RD I sent another letter expressing interest.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: history Teacher and Math teacher, I had both for 2 years. Probably very good, I didn’t read
[ *] Counselor Rec: didn’t read it but probably fine
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: wasn’t contacted. Wish I was!

Other
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: English with Pre Med
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Small private
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: > 200k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): from the west coast?

Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Gpa, strong writing, showed emphasis in English, volunteer work, unique WFR and planned parenthood ECs, showed A LOT of interest throughout process and made sure they didn’t forget me. Also strong course load in almost all honors classes except one (jazz).
[ *] Weaknesses: scores, no sports recently, no “hook”, didn’t interview
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: since my scores and Gpa were basically in their normal range, my strong interest and commitment to activism, medicine and writing throughout high school put me at the top of the waitlist.
Other places I applied: Vassar (A), Brown ®, Northwestern (R EDI), Whitman (A), Oberlin (A), Barnard (A), Vanderbilt ®, Wash U (W), Wesleyan (W), JHU (W), Emory (W)
General Comments: I was taken off the waitlist at noon the first day possible meaning I was either their #1 or #2 pull out of around 1,500. Considering how hard it is to get off the waitlist I was starting to think it would be impossible but my continued interest in middlebury pushed me over the edge in the admissions department. Also the fact that I applied ED II before showed them I would take the spot if given. If you get waitlisted, don’t get discouraged! Show them how much you want to go there school and they’ll notice.

27

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 32
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank: 3/192
[] AP: Psych (4), World (3), English Lang (4), US (3), Enviro (3), Calc AB (n/a), Spanish Lang (n/a)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Guidance Aide, AP Macroecon, AP Human Geo, AP Bio (double period), AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, Environmental Engineering (honors tech. - needed to graduate)
[] Major Awards: AP Scholar with Honors, various academic awards for athletes (very basic, GPA based awards)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars:
Student Council (President - by popular vote)
National Honor Society (Fundraising Chairman - appointed by adviser)
Ethics Bowl (Co-founder)
Varsity Softball (Manager)
Music - First Violin 5-11, Guitar 10, Cello 11; quit because of scheduling conflicts
Theatre - Varing Roles: pit orchestra, stage crew, actress, director’s assistant
Tour Guide for Biannual Magnet Open House
Morning Crew - Sound/Cameraman for morning announcements
[] Job/Work Experience: under the table job operating the scoreboard for sporting events for my school’s athletic director
[] Volunteer/Community service: n/a
[] Summer Activities: 2 week Summer @ Brown Psych Course
[] Essays: 9 or 10/10; written less than a week before submitting, but I received good feedback from CC users; after getting accepted I received a hand-written note from my admissions counselor commending my essay; broke the fourth wall and took a few risks
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10; AP English Language teacher/NHS advisor; she adored me, I assume it was great
[] Counselor Rec: 8/10 Decent – I aided for the guidance office so my counselor knew me a little better than most
[] Additional Rec: 9 or 10/10; AP Economics Teacher/Ethics Bowl Coach; frequently complimented my leadership ability and saw a good side of me academically; should have been very good
[li] Interview: 8/10; Pretty good – she told me I would be a great fit, I felt good after the conversation, but I’m sure it could’ve been better[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: psychology/neuroscience/environmental science
[] State: Maryland
[] School Type: Small, very average, public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 110k
[] Hooks: first generation

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: recommendations, risky essay, course load, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: GPA, test scores, community service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-rounded with lots of academic potential [/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
I was very unsure of my chances. Midd was tied with Bowdoin as my second choice (behind Williams), but now that I’m about a week away from move-in, I can’t imagine going anywhere else. I was also accepted to Tufts, Colby, McDaniel, Juniata; waitlisted Colgate; rejected Bowdoin and Williams

Good luck!