<p>Accepted as a Centennial Scholar
Quickie profile!
2280 (800 CR, 720 M, 760 W) SAT, 790 (Lit) 780 (Bio M) 760 (Math II) SAT IIs
4.0 UW GPA, 4.3 W (4.5 W senior year)
3 5ās on AP Exams (Bio, Euro, Lang)
Valedictorian.
Private online art/design business, working on contract illustrating/game making for childrenās music education company, student gov. president, some clubs, NHS, etc.
Some competition awards.
I did fill out the gap year question, as I plan on using that year to focus on my art business before I head off to college to focus on my academic career (with art as a hobby).</p>
<p>Congrats to all acceptees! For those who it didnāt work out for, just remember, college admissions are unpredictable, and I hope all of you make it into the school which fits you best-- Barnard or not! Iām sure youāll be happy and successful wherever you go. :)</p>
<p>Accepted from Baltimore, Maryland. Barnard was my second choice next to northwestern. Forget them. My brother went to Columbia, and I may uphold this new tradition by joining the closer-knit, infinitesimally more beautiful Barnard family. </p>
<p>To whose who were wait-listed and rejected, I understand how hurtful this must feel. A few nights ago, I was absolutely crushed and pessimistic. You are all beautiful and I am absolutely certain that you will end up where you need to be. :D</p>
<p>I want to congratulate all of those who have been accepted and give a special congratulations to Prussia ā it is a huge honor and a special privilege to be selected as a Centennial Scholar. I am guessing that the information you provided concerning your gap year plans really piqued their interest ā they probably want to give you an avenue to continue that focus through an independent project after you arrive on campus.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul][<em>] SAT I (by section):cr 780 m 750 w 720
[</em>] SAT IIs:chem 720 lit 740 math II 760
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs:chem 5, euro 5, geo 5, spanish 4
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA:3.9, w, 4.5
[<em>] Rank:school doesnt rank
[</em>] Other stats:top at most in the top 10% of my class
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:national literary magazine (co-editor), school literary magazine (published in twice), Robotics team (donāt know anything about robotics just made the bumpers), varsity softball for two years, teen community service group, in it for 4 years was the Chair of the group and have held various other leadership postitions, raised $15,000 for seniors, i deliver groceries to a homebound senior (she is 96 and her only family left is her cat) I have done lots of other things for her as well and visit her at least once a week
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):my tradition one was interesting, I only remember I said i would talk about legalizing marijuana to the governator, common app essay was about being in a ārelationshipā with school, it was better than it sounds here
[</em>] Teacher Recs:good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:probably crappy, she is an ex-pe teacher who is unbearably peppy and tan
[</em>] Applied early and deferred? no
[<em>] Hook (if any):not really
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:southern california
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):private college prep, mediocre stats
[</em>] Ethnicity:white
[li] Gender:REALLY?!?![/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:
I have been waitlisted at three schools (u. of chicago, northwestern, pomona), I was accepted to berkeley but for the spring semester and I was deferred ED by columbia, so being accepted makes me really happy! I am even happy that columbia deferred me because I am beginning to think I might like Barnard better even if they do end up accepting meā¦I AM SO HAPPPYY!!! I havent been rejected yet but this is my first real acceptance!</p>
<p>maybe I will see some of you next year! and for those that I wonāt (rejected and waitlisted people (sort of for waitlisted people because I still might see youā¦)) I am sorry I wont get to meet you</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 700 M, 700 CR, 770 W = 2170
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 700 Lit, 710 Bio Molec, 720 Math IIC
[</em>] GPA: 3.7 UW /4.4 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/750 = top 2%
[</em>] AP: Bio (4), APUSH (4), Psych (self-studied) 4
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 7 aps: french, lit, physics c, gov, econ, studio art, calc
[</em>] Awards/honors: L.A. youth art award in 2007, various academic decathlon essay / art awards, soloist in a paris france marching band trip, swim awards, art featured in the newspaper
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): academic decathlon, marching band (on band council), wind ensemble (1st clarinet), varsity swimming (most improved), NHS (finances committee), interact (secretary, president, CEO), creative writing club (co-founder), honor band, French honors society, musical pit orchestra, etcā¦
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: senatorial internship (2 years)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteer 300 hours, clubs (probably hundreds of hours), tutoring volunteer (40-50 hours), food bank (60 hours)
[</em>] Essays: great!
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: decent.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: average.
[<em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes.
[<em>] Intended Major: neuroscience
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): california
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: chinese
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Income Bracket: pretty low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none[/ul][/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:
really, really upset. barnardās been my first choice for so long! i spent the whole day crying but oh well. congratulations to everyone who was accepted!! i guess itās berkeley or ucla for me</p>
<p>Wow, calmom, I didnāt even realizeā¦ Iāve had a bit of a busy day and hadnāt really looked into the Centennial Scholar program much yet, but now that Iāve done a bit more research about itā¦ Wow :o I had no idea it was that much of an honor. Apparently there were only 15 of them in the most recent class (as listed on the website).
Iām in a bit of awe. I didnāt think I was that special.
Thank you for the congratulations and prompt to look into it more. I love Barnard, but I didnāt realize they returned the feeling so strongly! I feel very honored. Itās such a great school.
Funnily enough, Barnardās been my fatherās first choice for me ever since I gave him the viewbook. I love it too, but Iām still undecided about everything.
Maybe this is a sign. Hmmā¦ (And that $4,000 stipend sure does sound nice!)</p>
<p>REJECTED, and I live in Southern Texas. I was really down. I didnāt cry or anything, but I was really dissapointed, yet no suprised. Congrats to all the acceptees! Those who were waitlisted/rejected, itāll be fine. This just means Barnard wasnāt in the cards for you this fall. Keep your head up, and stay strong. :D</p>
<p>I got accepted but Iām probably not going because I didnāt qualify for financial aid. I really really wanted to go there and I was so excited that I got in until I read the financial aid letter. At this pint, I almost wish that I had gotten rejected. If this isnāt the epitome of bittersweet, I donāt know what is.</p>
Hmmā¦ (And that $4,000 stipend sure does sound nice!)</p>