Official NYU Class of 2016 ED Notification Thread

azhong · December 7, 2011, 7:57pm

So ED notifications will be sent out within the week. As anxiety and heartbeats increase, find this the place to put your ultimate decision when you do receive it on December 15th. When you find out what your decision is, feel free to upload your stats by copying and editing the following template.

Good luck to everyone.

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to (Insert: School) [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected by (Insert: School) [ /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:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

azhong · December 12, 2011, 11:00pm

Bump for two days left (from Tuesday). Good luck everyone, and I hope all of you get in.

hopefulNYUgirl · December 13, 2011, 2:28pm

SO nervous! i’ve been checking both my mailbox and email so frequently!

azhong · December 14, 2011, 2:48pm

Bump for 1 day

askjeeves · December 14, 2011, 3:20pm

I’ll be hearing back mid-February for EDII. Good luck to all of you tomorrow.

THEHORDE · December 15, 2011, 2:36am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to (Insert: School) [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected by (Insert: School) [ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 710M 670WR
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 800 Math2c 800 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):School doesn’t provide rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 World history 5 Psych 4 Physics B
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP courses and a bunch of other honors courses
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No BIG awards, but a regional award for Odyssesy of the mind- participated in world finals, an award from the Korea Scout Association, and several other regional and school awards.[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Lacrosse 3yrs, Member of Amnesty International-human rights club 3yrs, No Drugs!- anti drugs club 2yrs, 1st violinist in a chamber orchestra 3yrs, Drama scout member 3yrs, Committee member of Literature club 2yrs. I think I have several others but can’t remember
[] Job/Work Experience: 3yrs of internship in a beverage packaging company- marketing department. Did consumer surveys and helped doing an FGI interview. I also did my own research about the consuming patterns and marketing strategies of small beverage companies.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer work in a house for the mentally disabled 3yrs
[] Summer Activities: Internship? nothing else though
[] Essays: My supplements were well… OK, but my main essay is mediocre. Not so creative
[] Teacher Recommendation: I waived access to these, so they’re confidential
[] Counselor Rec:Confidential
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Was I the only one who didn’t have an interview? Counselor told me that alumni will email me… so I checked my email box every day, but none… [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope…lucky to have a grandaddy who’s devoted to education… thanks granpa
[] Intended Major:Business- on my supplements I specified that I wish to study brand marketing
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): South Korea… so helpful…
[] School Type: Private, one of the most competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:uh… not sure about this one
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My reading and Sat II scores maybe… And my experience in a marketing department and how I wish to study it further on
[] Weaknesses: Hmm… first of all my essay, and my other stuff is pretty mediocre as well…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]General Comments: I don’t think I’ll have the strength to do this after I see decisions. I’ll edit the other stuff later :P

NYU2013 · December 15, 2011, 2:44am

Just a general note to everyone:

** REMOVE ALL THE SPACES IN THE FORMATTING LINES. **

I see people forget to do this all the time. If you don’t remove the spaces, it won’t format correctly and everyone has to read through all the formatting text. It’s both annoying and confusing to everyone else trying to read through these forums.

Thanks,
NYU2013

MomOnEdge · December 15, 2011, 9:41am

From a nervous mom whose daughter may not actually know that today is d day . . . Just called the Office of Admission and asked if the emails were to be sent after 5 pm, and the sweet gentleman on the line said they would be sending them throughout the day. I won’t ask my daughter to check her email until tonight, but I thought you all might like to know. (so you can check yours every minute, LOL!!)

eljamas · December 15, 2011, 4:04pm

**Decision: Accepted to CAS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (800 w, 700 cr, 670 m)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: took Spanish/lit… didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.57
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (3… didn’t send)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, APES, AP Lang/Comp, AP Spanish, Trigonometry
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor in Chief of newspaper, notmuch else
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: very little
[] Summer Activities: none
[] Essays: very good I thought
[] Teacher Recommendation: assuming they were very good
[] Counselor Rec: again, assuming they were very good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[] Intended Major: Journalism
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: Not sure exactly… my family is pretty well off though
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, upward trend
[] Weaknesses: freshman GPA, didn’t take any honors or AP until junior year
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT I guess? everything else is average
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: didn’t hear back from anywhere else yet… withdrawing those applications

[/ul]General Comments: so happy!

alisha4NY · December 15, 2011, 4:22pm

Pick one:
**Decision: Accepted to CAS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2130| Math 760, WR 750, CR 620
[] SAT II: didnt send them.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no ranks in my school
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology- 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Lang, AP French, Hon. Physic, Studio Art, Double period science internship
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholar Athlete

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis, Student Aid, Dance, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, French Honor Society, and National Honor Society.
[] Job/Work Experience: PA to the CEO of a company, Internship at a Veterinary Hospital, Crew at Cold Stone creamery, Tennis instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: 260+ hours of volunteering. Nursing homes mostly
[] Summer Activities: internship and my jobs
[] Essays: not so great.
[] Teacher Recommendation: GREATTTT!
[] Counselor Rec: okayish
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: n/a[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: CAS undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Teacher rec, Math and writing SAT scores
[] Weaknesses: CR score, essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good gpa and test scores, lots of work experience
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: didnt apply anywhere else!

[/ul]General Comments: soosoossoosos happpppy!!! best say of my life :D

nyjetsknicks · December 15, 2011, 4:30pm

**Decision: Accepted to Steinhardt **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (W 680 M670 CR680, essay 9)
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87UW on a 4.5 scale, I don’t know exactly on 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Art, Gov. Pol, World Lit H, Moral Issues H
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): just some school awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Personal Photography Business, Varsity Tennis, Rustic Pathways trip to Costa Rica 2010, People to People Ambassador - trip to Greece, Italy, Austria Germany 2009, International Association of Career Professionals internship, Art and Media Club, Shadowed a producer for CBS sports at an NFL game, had a small role in a music video
[] Job/Work Experience: I work at a cafe 8 hours a week (since August 2010)
[] Volunteer/Community service: only around 30 hours
[] Summer Activities: The trips I mentioned above
[] Essays: Common app was good, I didn’t think my supplements were amazing
[] Teacher Recommendation: Waived the rights, so I’m not sure haha
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t get to read, but I know this was really good
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Media, Culture, Communication (MCC)
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Girl
[] Income Bracket: I’m not sure exactly…
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I can think of[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my ECs were pretty solid
[] Weaknesses: Supplements and volunteer hours
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I had what they were looking for!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The only other place I applied so far was Penn State because my guidance counselor said I should have a safety, so I got in there. And I’m done with college apps for good YES!!

[/ul]**General Comments: ** SO PUMPED!

azhong · December 15, 2011, 4:53pm

**Decision: Accepted to Stern **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200, (2210 Superscore) 710 M 760 W 730 CR
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: Math IIc: 800, US History: 790, World History: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 Weighted, our school doesn’t do unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20% decile of a class of 289
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in APUSH, World History, English Language & Composition, and American Government
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Taking this year
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP Literature and Composition, IB Spanish SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): hess Club (co-founder/Vice-President), School’s Literary Magazine (Treasurer, I also contribute), Philosophy Club, Debate Club (President/Captain), Model UN (Treasurer, then Vice-President), Key Club, Student Council Representative, Computer Club (Treasurer), Marching Band (Teacher’s Assistant), Chinese Family Society of NJ Co-(President of Student Affairs in my local town), National Honors Society (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: hess Club (co-founder/Vice-President), School’s Literary Magazine (Treasurer, I also contribute), Philosophy Club, Debate Club (President/Captain), Model UN (Treasurer, then Vice-President), Key Club, Student Council Representative, Computer Club (Treasurer), Marching Band (Teacher’s Assistant), Chinese Family Society of NJ Co-(President of Student Affairs in my local town), National Honors Society (President)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 200 hours
[] Summer Activities: Attended George Washington’s University’s summer program on International Relations, attended CTY for Engineering at Lafayette University, attended NYU over this summer for Calculus I and got a 90.
[] Essays: Common App was about an ethical dilemma I faced and the rest were about NYU’s international aspects and of course, my one and only love, Star Trek.
[] Teacher Recommendations: <3 Couldn’t have done it without them (History and English)
[] Counselor Rec: <3 Again, couldn’t have done it without her
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Finance
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: That my friends, is a secret.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]**Reflection **[ul]
[] Strengths: I don’t know. But if anyone gets it, PTL.
[] Weaknesses: Everything.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Prayer and support from both my family and teachers.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting for U Chicago

[/ul]General Comments: I think I cried. But that’s not manly. Going to spend the rest of tonight again, curled up with Hot Chocolate. Wait… that’s not manly either. I would also like to thank the Academy, and all those uber cool members of College Confidential like Hellodocks and Evolving. THANK YOU.

Aquard · December 15, 2011, 4:59pm

**Decision: Accepted to CAS! **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (CR: 630, M: 700, W: 780)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology: 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Academic English IV, Power Pride Prejudice, AP Calculus AB, AP US Government and Politics, Marine Science, Graphic Art Design IV
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 11 years of piano, 4 years of tennis, Member of Technology Student’s Association (TSA), Percussionist for the New Jersey State Youth Orchestra, 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Winter Track
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Performed in a Trio Benefit concert as a pianist in 2010 and 2011 to support victims of the Haiti Earthquake and Japan Tsunami, helped out seniors in a nursing home for a short time
[] Summer Activities: traveled to different countries, studied for the SATs (lol)
[] Essays: Everyone so far has given me overwhelmingly positive feedback.
[] Teacher Recommendation: my sophomore english teacher and my graphic art teacher
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know what it said, but I’m guessing it was positive.
[] Additional Rec: My senior English teacher knows some of the admissions people at NYU quite well, so I’m guessing his one phone call really made a difference.
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant): United States of America
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: N/A
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT Scores, Teacher Recommendations, and my Essay
[] Weaknesses: GPA, Extracurricular activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I felt really confident about my essay as well as the open ended part of the supplement. Also, my English teacher knew the admissions people at NYU and recommended me, so that definitely helped boost my chances.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rutgers University. Waiting on 4 others.

[/ul]General Comments:
From the very start, I never expected to get in. But after reading about the people’s stats here, I started holding on to the faint possibility that I could actually be accepted. And look what just happened. :)

I just want to wish all of you who applied to NYU the best, whether or not you guys got accepted.

darkk520 · December 15, 2011, 11:40pm

**Decision: Accepted to Steinhardt **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 32 Combined. (29 E, 34 M, 29 R, 36 W, 8 Essay)
[] SAT II: 710 Chemistry, 700 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 82 out of 100 (In my school, an 80 is like a 3.7 or 3.75)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Mandarin B SL (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Mathematics HL, Physics HL, Chemistry HL, English A1 SL, Business and Management SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Dont have any as I recall[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orbis Club Executive, Editor-in-Chief for SEASAC MUN Newsletter, Business and Economics Club Executive, Free the Children Student Participant, Symphonic Winds (Grades 9-10), JV Volleyball, Student Ambassador of School
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ Hours due to IB CAS requirements
[] Summer Activities: Summer School in Stanford University (July 2010)
[] Essays: Amazing. Counselors and teachers liked it and said that it portrayed me pretty well.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Teacher Rec was Amazing as well, even though I havent seen it, I trust him.
[] Counselor Rec: Counselor Rec should be pretty good!
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: N/A
[] Intended Major: Media, Culture, and Communications
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong S.A.R., China
[] School Type: Private (International School)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: N/A
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation College[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, Rigorous Corse Load, Teacher and Counselor Recs, Meeting with my NYU Regional Advisor and she was very nice and maybe I left an impression with her who knows, ECAs, Essays and Supplements
[] Weaknesses: GPA and IB Predicted Grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I dont know.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didnt apply to anywhere else because I was waiting for this one!

[/ul]General Comments:
This acceptance is like a dream come true. It hasnt hit me yet, but I think I would start feeling it soon!

To all the others who got rejected: This isnt the end of the world, maybe NYU after all might not be the perfect fit for you anyways. I bid you good luck with your applications for other universities and I hope you get into your 2nd choice school, or your top choice in that list!

To NYU Class of 2016 ED Applicants: We did it! I cant wait to see you call in August! We can all start communicating with each other on CC or on the Facebook group of NYU Class of 2016!

hhh890 · December 15, 2011, 11:51pm

Decision: Accepted to Stern

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 630 M 650 WR 630 (Yes! I hope my not-so-good SAT reasoning scores will help sooth the anxiety of those who are apply to Stern. Thank goodness that I am done with that. I hate SAT…
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: US History 760 Math II 740 Chemistry 780( These might help me to get in because of NYU’s new testing policy)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24 out of 600 something
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 in BC Calculus and Chemistry
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Self-study- AP Statistics, Microeconomics, Macro…, and English language and compositon.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ECs were so-so (they are not business related)
[] Job/Work Experience: hint: I am one of those who sacrifice themselves to protect your freedom and democracy
[] Volunteer/Community service: I did a lot of volunteer work overseas
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: They are very awesome. I wrote about what I would bring to the university and how I am in love with Stern… XD
[] Teacher Recommendation: I read it. Awesome…
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t really know
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Finance
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public (not the specialized high schools in NY)
[] Ethnicity: Asian( Yes. I am an Asian with low SAT Reasoning Test scores. Once again, I hate SAT… period…
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: not that much…
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, and maybe because I have done something that not everyone would do.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my work experiece and volunteer work overseas
[] Weaknesses: SAT I scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know. But I am very excited.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None…

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all those who have been accepted to Stern!!! See you all there!!!

ellisanne · December 15, 2011, 11:53pm

Decision: Accepted to Steinhardt

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take it
[] ACT: 31 (english: 34; math: 29; reading: 31; science: 30; writing: 8)
[] SAT II: -----
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): don’t actually know… weighted is 3.67 with strong upward trend (4.06 in 12th and 4.00 in 11th)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): english literature and composition (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t have IBs
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP AB calculus, honors physics, honors english 12, history elective (roman republic), spanish conversation (basically a spanish 4 or 5)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): jefferson award white level (100+ hours of community service), high honors (11th grade), honors (10th and 9th grade)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): dance for 15 years, school musicals (awful parts though), school newspaper (wrote music reviews for A&E), guitar and vocal lessons, spirit squad (co-head)
[] Job/Work Experience: babysitting, worked for my parents summer 2010 as a “graphic designer” (i basically edited and printed stuff), dance teacher’s assistant 2008-2010 (stopped to take more dance classes)
[] Volunteer/Community service: summer 2011 in fiji with wilderness ventures (40 hours), summer 2010 in hawaii with wilderness ventures (40 hours), 130+ hours total
[] Summer Activities: see above, what makes a star? in 2011 (week-long music business program at nyu), babysitting in 2010, summer camp in 2009
[] Essays: REALLY proud of them. common app was about my sister and how we grew closer through a difficult school year last year. “why nyu?” highlighted how the school felt so at home to me when i spent a week there over the summer. describing my major, i talked about my rascal flatts obsession (19 concerts, going on 20… don’t judge). SO proud of my “what intrigues you?” essay. i talked about when i saw paul mccartney live, he sung ‘hey jude’ and i never felt so connected to the world than i did in that moment, and how human connect is something beautiful.
[] Teacher Recommendation: amazing. i’m so lucky to know my teachers so well.
[] Counselor Rec: i’d imagine it was good…
[] Additional Rec: -----
[li] Interview: -----[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: music business
[] State (if domestic applicant): ohio
[] Country (if international applicant): -----
[] School Type: small private college prep school
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: not exactly sure, something high, though
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): haha nope[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my essays and teacher recommendations
[] Weaknesses: my GPA! my lack of involvement in 9th grade
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i think my passion for the major and the work i put into things really shined through
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to belmont (with $3000 a year in scholarship), applied to USC and south carolina (withdrawing)

[/ul]General Comments: I AM SO EXCITED! congrats to everyone else that was accepted. i can’t wait to join you guys!

emmajane1 · December 16, 2011, 12:06am

**Decision: Accepted to Gallatin! **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):1950 (660 CR, 640 Math, 650 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 630 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5) AP Psych (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Econ, AP Stat, AP Bio, Honors Spanish
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
President/Founder of an environmental and sustainability 501(c)3, completely youth run
Tutoring Coordinator of National Honor Society
Secretary of Model UN
Freshman Advisor
Hebrew Language student on Sundays
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting?
[] Volunteer/Community service:
500+ Hours with my environmental service organization
500+ Hours with Pony Power Therapies
[] Summer Activities:
2010- Taught English to Tibetan Refugees in Northern India
2011- Intern at a Human Rights Legal Office in Cape Town, South Africa
[] Essays: Unique, showed who I was
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec:None
[li] Interview:None![/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: I did
[] Intended Major: Individualized- I want to combine human rights, pre law, women’s studies, international education policy, and literature.
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey!
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Small Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: I’m comfortable.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m a double legacy![/li]
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: My writing, my recommendations, and my grades!
[] Weaknesses: SATs.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because I am passionate about receiving an outstanding education, and devoted my high school career to making this a reality. Also, I’ve wanted to go to NYU since I was seven. And I told them that.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to the University of Vermont and Bard College. Withdrew both applications today (:

[/ul]General Comments: I AM SO THRILLED. NYU is my dream school, and I can’t wait for this wild adventure to begin!

banterings · December 16, 2011, 1:35am

**Decision: Accepted to Stern **

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 790M, 690Cr, 690W (2170 Total)
[]ACT: none
[]SAT II: 800Math, 750BioE, 800Chinese
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (?) All As but school doesnt calculate GPA
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[]AP (place score in parenthesis):none
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL 7, Bio SL 7, predicted English HL 6, predicted Chem HL 6, predicted History HL 6, predicted French SL 6 (total with ToK and EE, somewhere around 40/45)
[]Senior Year Course Load: Chem HL, History HL, English HL, French SL
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [/li]Junior Achievement North American Company of the Year (10)
City Science Fair Chemical Institute of Canada Award (11)
Canadian Biology Olympiad Top 20 (11)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Fencing 9th provincially (10,11)
Junior Achievement (10,11,12)
Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge (11)
Swim team (top 20th percentile in city)
Science fairs
Chinese School
Recreational equestrian
[]Job/Work Experience: none
[]Volunteer/Community service:
Church Volunteer (100+ hours)
Peer tutoring
[]Activities: SHAD Valley
[]Essays: I like them
[]Teacher Recommendation: Should be alright; they voted me onto the grad committee
[]Counselor Rec: I thought it was good (I read it)
[]Additional Rec:none
[li]Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[]Intended Major: Finance
[]State (if domestic applicant): /
[]Country (if international applicant): Canada! <3
[li]School Type: Public[/li][li]Ethnicity: Asian[/li][li]Gender: Female[/li][li]Income Bracket: >100,000 (?)[/li][li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none that I know of… (maybe my fencing rank? but I wasn’t recruited or anything lol)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: GPA, maybe my personal statement (? I really emphasized my passions for a whole variety of things like independent research in hospital laboratory, I guess that means Stern doesn’t only look for people who read the Economist everyday…?), unique-ish ECs (?)
[]Weaknesses: definitely SATs, not many leadership positions in ECs
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Divine intervention. Ive seen so many worthy applicants who were rejected I honestly do not know why.
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: (will have to pull out of UCBerkeley) Therefore Stern will be the only university I will have gone through with the admission process! <3

[/ul]General Comments: I didnt apply for Financial Aid and my parents are having second thoughts =\ hope things turn out for the best To all those rejected this morning, THE OPS WERE BLIND NOT TO SEE YOUR TALENTS AND POTENTIALS. Really. Chin up

cliffhanger33 · December 16, 2011, 2:31am

Meh. I pledged.

**Decision: Rejected by (NYU Stern) **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (Superscore: 710 M, 740 W, 760 CR)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 750 Lit, 800 Math II, 770 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/356
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not offered.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
Used to satisfy NYU’s standardized testing
IB Diploma Predicted Scores 40/45:
All 7’s and 6’s on each subject.
[] Senior Year Course Load:
All IB
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]U-ROC Outstanding Youth Award from mayor
8 lifeguard/swim instructor certifications
Piano RCM Level 9 + Adv. Rudiments theory exam
Canadian National Math Contests top 10%-25% in Canada- Gauss, Pascal, Cayley, Fermat (Grades 8-11)
Nominee for national merit scholarships
Principal Honour Rolls (90%+ average) for all my years in HS
$500 Scholarship from CTS for outstanding leadership
Theatre- Best Stage Voice award (didn’t mention)
30 Hour Famine Trophy- outstanding contributions to World Visions
Dragonboat top provincial 2010 junior team
Soccer awards
Track and Field regional awards (didn’t mention)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis):
Vice President for Free the Children club
Founder of hospital fundraiser (CreateASmile) [didn’t mention]
Executive committee leader for charity walk- Spearheaded event and raised $21,000
Entrepreneurship/leadership team- ran over 8 events and received U-ROC outstanding youth award from mayor
Certified lifeguard/swimming instructor
Piano 12 years (Grade 10 RCM)
THEATRE - 5 years (Actor - lead roles/director/set designer)
Peer Leader for summer stewardship projects/camp
30 hour Famine World Vision Executive/Team leader- raised $10,000
University of BC dragonboat team- competed provincially and qualified for international regatta race (top 2010 junior team provincially)
Basketball JV and head coach (3 years)
Soccer JV (AAA Team) (2 years)
Competed in UBC Regional Science Fair
Work Experience 2 years Retail Associate
[] Job/Work Experience:
Retails Sales Associate (2+ years)

Entrepreneurial Experience- Started up an online sales business where I sold many products that I purchased from suppliers overseas. Made over $10,000 in revenue for myself.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hundred and hundreds of hours of volunteer but didnt mention, just focused on leadership activities. 
[] Summer Activities: Work (retail associate), summer school, ran some charities, volunteered. Nothing big.
[] Essays: Decent.
CommonApp essay: okay
Supplements: Generic for why NYU
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be excellent, didn’t read. Waived my rights.
[] Counselor Rec: Should be excellent, didn’t read. Waived my rights.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None offered.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: General Business (Finance)
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public over 1,300 students (IB Magnet school)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Undisclosed
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, awards are ok, IB score is decent,
[] Weaknesses: SAT, International.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: International, no SAT[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
Dam. I thought I had a good shot.

cliffhanger33 · December 16, 2011, 2:55am

^ Dam. I was going to edit my original post but I couldn’t (missed the 20 minute mark). I chose not to submit my SAT 1 score, and instead only submitted IB score and SAT II to NYU.

Anyway, a disappointing day. Glad I came around posting the stats for future CCers. Congratulations to all of the acceptees, you guys should be very proud!

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