<p>Haha, ■■■■■!</p>
<p>Unless if Invasiondays wrote his essay about being gay theres no way the admissions office would be able to tell. Although there might be a box that asks you to identify your race nowhere do they ask you to identify your sexual orientation.</p>
<p>and smh DidIMakeAMistake</p>
<p>This is a thread about Vassar decisions not about politics.</p>
<p>Invasiondays also had a 97.1 gpa, and even his SATs weren’t that low.</p>
<p>I don’t agree with the gay thing.</p>
<p>I haven’t received my official rejection, but it says invalid login so I’m pretty sure I’m rejected. My stats were ok but nothing amazing
GPA: UW: 3.88
W: 4.54
ACT: 31 Superscored (which vassar does)</p>
<p>True, I had some things against me. I’m 16 and graduating hs in only 3 years, i don’t know if they viewed that negatively. i really liked vassar, thought i was going to get in.</p>
<p>I had great recs and everything, and my essay was touching. It focused about being gay and struggles in my life, etc. Much of which my teacher recs supplemented nicely with info about my family. Yet, Vassar is the only school I am yet to hear from and assume that I am rejected/waitlisted. I was waitlisted at Wash U in St. Louis, but accepted to U of Southern Cal where I think I’m going. Good luck to everyone else on where you’re going, and those who got in to Vassar Congratulations!! :)</p>
<p>Decision:ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (by section):800 CR, 650 M, 800 W
[</em>]SAT IIs:800 USH, 740 World History, 730 Lit
[<em>]APs: World History(5), English Language (5), USH (5), Biology (4)
[</em>]GPA: 100.98
[li]Rank: 3/396</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]ECs listed on app:Newspaper, Drama, Academic Team, National Honor Society
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:None, really
[<em>]Essays (subject and responses):I wrote my Common App essay about fashion and how it inspires me
[</em>]Teacher Recs: I didn’t get to read them
[<em>]Counselor Rec:I didn’t get to read that either
[</em>]Applied ED1 and/or ED2 and deferred? No
[<em>]Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>]State or Country:NY
[<em>]School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Noncompetitive, boring, suburban public high school
[</em>]Ethnicity:South Asian
[li]Gender:M[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments/ Congratulations/ Venting/ Commiserations/ Scholarships,etc : Congratulations everyone! I’m so excited! When I went on the Vassar College Bus trip, I fell in love with the place, it was just so amazing. Funny story actually, on my YourSpace application, I accidentally uploaded my essay for Brown, it was a total nightmare when I realized what I did AFTER I had already uploaded it. But I called the Admissions Office and sorted everything out, and now I’m in! I’m so happy! Hopefully financial aid pulls through, I’ve got some decisions to make.</p>
<p>Wow guys. The fact that I am not sensing irony in this discussion of sexual orientation being a factor in the admissions process is kind of scaring me - not gonna lie.</p>
<p>Decision: REJECTED</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR-720, M-800, WR-710
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math2-800, Chem-800
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs: N/A
[<em>] IBs:N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.92 out of 4.0 in Chinese HS; GPA in my exchange year in U.S is uw4.0/w4.5
[<em>] Rank: top 10%; 1/50 in the exchange year in U.S
[</em>] Other stats: TOEFL 112
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: piano, theater, student government, student-run NGO, tennis, cheerleading, MUN
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: ball boy for 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): My American teacher told me they were excellent.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Maybe average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Maybe average
[</em>] Applied ED1 and/or ED2 and deferred? No
[<em>] Hook (if any): No
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Shanghai, China
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, one of the best high schools in China
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: I thought I was a good match for Vassar. Almost everyone thinks so, actually, but I understand how competitive it is to get into Vassar for a Chinese student =/</p>
<p>Rejected.</p>
<p>I’m not too disappointed, but it’s still a bitter piece of news to get.</p>
<p>I wonder how long it will take for my letter to reach BC, Canada. I hope there is a positive correlation between being able to enter the congrats2014 site and getting accepted!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 = CR-710; M-670; W-750 (Essay: 12)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math I - 730; Spanish - 720; Lit - 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (weighted 3.9 - all honors)
Rank: NR - top 10%
AP: Lit Comp (4) currently Econ/Govt and Calculus BC
IB: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: All honors / 2 APs - most demanding (limited APs)
Major Awards: NM Commended / Nat. Hispanic Scholar / National Honors Society / Mu Alpha Theta / National Latin Exams - Gold Medals / State Latin competitions - Silver Medals </p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Bowling - HS varsity / HS Newspaper (Jr/Sr) / Film club (Fr/So)
Fencing - 10 years; national ratings re-earned every year; national ranking (top 50 every other year); 20 hrs/wk training - 48 wks/yr; 30 weekend tournaments per year; Team captain.
Job/Work Experience: no time
Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hrs over 3.5 yrs
Summer Activities: Summer camps @ Princeton/Brown/ND/Penn every year. Driving trips to central Mexico. Two week internship at Law firm.
Essays: Very strong; made people cry; uplifting.
Teacher Recommendation: did not read, but probably good.
Counselor Rec: probably ok
Interview: none</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): TX
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $160K
Hooks: URM, competitive to be member for NCAA fencing team </p>
<p>General Comments: Congratulations to those accepted. Good luck to everybody else!!</p>
<p>I was accepted and am extremely happy because Vassar was a massive reach for me. By the way, I was able to log in last night.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 670 Math, 690 Critical Reading, 760 Math(12 essay) (2120 total)
ACT: 31 (Did not submit)
SAT II (if submitted): 680 U.S. History, 690 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/187
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): Recieved Full IB Dimploma junior year
Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Calculus, 4 college classes through James Madison University (Philosophy, Pschology, Future Studies, American Literature), Yearbook, Hon. World Civilizations, Latin V, Latin Aid
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre (13 plays), Forensics(Storytelling, going to States this year), Gay-Straight Alliance(President and Founder), Recreational, Travel, and Varsity Volleyball, Recreational and Varsity Swimming, Improv Club, Latin Club, Senior Class President, Recreational Soccer, Church Youth Group
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard and Soccer Ref
Volunteer/Community service: 400+ of community service though Church, Mission Trip to Idaho, Canned Food Drives, et cetera
Essays: My pride and joy
Teacher Recommendation: All three were glowing, or at least very kind<br>
Counselor Rec: Mediocre and heartless
Additional Rec: None. 
Interview: Did not have one </p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes sir<br>
Intended Major: Political Science/Psychology/English/Environmental Science/ Theatre/ Classical Studies
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia<br>
Country (if international applicant): U.S.
School Type: Public, slightly competative
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:Um, less than 40,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Gay boy in rural, conservative community? Not a hook, but something for the admission officers to nibble on.</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, ECs, Passion?
Weaknesses: SATs, SAT IIs, no major awards, and okay class rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Umm, I am slightly surprised, but only slightly.<br>
General Comments: Accepted to UVa(Echols), University of Chiago, JMU, and CNU, waitlisted at Oberlin, deferred by Dartmouth. Best of luck class of 2014, and to those denied or waitlisted, I am sure you all are great and will have an awesome time at which ever school you go to.</p>
<p>Oh, give me a break, didimakeamistake. you do not get into vassar because you are gay. you do not not get into vassar because you are straight. you get in based on your credentials, enthusiasm for the school, scores, etc. i have no idea why you would post such an offensive statement.</p>
<p>I don’t think they would accept anyone for being a certain sexual orientation or political preference. I for one am the founder of Young Republicans at my school and I feel that Vassar was very fair towards its applicants.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if they send out emails to ALL international students, or just students from overseas? I’m from Canada and haven’t yet received an email or a letter…</p>
<p>accepted! and very excited. No idea where I’ll be going next year.</p>
<p>tigerzilla, </p>
<p>I’m also from Canada and I didn’t get an email either. So I called the admissions office and they resent it. But I still never got an email, so I called again, and Jamie Munzo, the officer responsible for Canada, composed one right on the spot and sent it to me! Haha. Anyway, the point is, you can just call them!</p>
<p>Oh really? Haha that’s sweet! Ok, I’ll give it a try :)</p>
<p>Ps…was it good news?</p>
<p>It was! Haha. The lady I spoke to on the phone was entirely solemn, so solemn I thought for sure I was rejected, except 10 minutes later the email from Jamie Munzo arrived and it was good news! Good luck :)</p>