<p>have they stopped sending decisions?</p>
<p>Chocoprincess, how did you get a travel grant? I really want to visit but money keeps stopping me. Thanks!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Planned major: Biology (will also be involved in the pre-med program)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 total score (730 writing, 720 reading, 620 math)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t take
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0…(my school uses a 100 scale) on a 100 scale I have a 99.1
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t take any 
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t take any
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: English Comp. 101, English Literature 102, Gen. Psych 100, Advanced Chemistry II, Basic design (art class), library aide, economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): tons of local awards, but nothing really major.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity basketball (captain), varsity soccer, varsity cross country (captain), varsity softball, volleyball, NHS (president), yearbook staff (editor), student government (president), project graduation committee (chair), dance committee, FFA, youth group, religious activities
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Harvest job/babysitting
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours doing a bunch of different things
[</em>] Summer Activities: working at children’s day camps, working at summer camps, religious activities, babysitting, etc.
[<em>] Essays: Unique, I wrote about bridge jumping
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Stellar.<br>
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Stellar.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Stellar.
[li] Interview: none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maine
[</em>] School Type: public, very small
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: less than $24,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student, very rural town</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, extracurriculars, glowing recommendations,
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT math score was pretty low, no APs (not offered at my school)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths above, unique essay
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Maine, University of Vermont, That’s all I applied to.</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I really wanted to go to OSU, so I called the admissions office a few times a week to see why things were so slow, and one guy I spoke with said that I got brownie points for being so concerned, haha. ;)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Planned major:Animal Science</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2050
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II:none
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.97
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):11/115 I think
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):none
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): No scores yet; Full IB Diplomal Candidate
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:IB Diploma Classes + Art 4
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):School Newspaper (editor for 2 yrs), Link Crew (Link Leader for 2 years), NHS, National Art Honors Society, Animal Welfare Club (founder)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Small Animal Hospital 2011-2012; Plato’s Closet 2012-present (decided to job-shadow at vet instead, wasn’t getting enough hrs)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Local elementary, tutoring, humane society, etc
[</em>] Summer Activities: Cornell University Summer College 2012 (Small Animal Vet class)
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were fantastic I assume
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[</em>] Additional Rec:none
[li] Interview:none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: International Baccalaureate (Public)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender:F
[</em>] Income Bracket: 150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ec’s. gpa, act, courses, IB, Cornell stuff
[</em>] Weaknesses:class rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I think I was qualified.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted to U of M and MSU, waiting on Cornell, UCD, UCSB, Cal</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Hope I get good merit scholarships b/c my parents aren’t contributing to the cost :(</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Planned major: Exercise Science</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry(4) Macroeconomics (4) Government (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, Honors Physics, Honors English, Advanced Sports Medicine, Crafts
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varisty Lacrosse and Field Hockey, AAA Ice Hockey, (city wide leadership program)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Skateguard, Camp Counselor, Hostess
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at foodbank and I did an independent service projet
[</em>] Summer Activities: job at summer camp
[<em>] Essays: 1
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 1
[</em>] Additional Rec: 3
[li] Interview: none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: very competitive, top public high school
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college student</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: test scores, grades, extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: not enough APs and easier senior year classes
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: grades, test scores
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Pitt, waiting on Boston University</p>
<p>Candace, they just sent it to me, I didn’t really ask for it. But yeah huge blessing! Maybe you can ask? But keep in mind that travel for us ended up being around 800-1000 dollars (I’m from Cali) and then you’re reimbursed later. So the grant is generous ($600) but won’t cover everything.</p>
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<p>I can’t get college out of my mind! I keep thinking about classes, and people, and doorms, and (most importantly) football games. Sooo…Who else is excited?? :D</p>
<p>Has anyone received their financial aid yet?</p>
<p>Financial aid will be online the first week of April</p>
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<p>So I guess my application is gonna stay incomplete (I got an email). This is ridiculous. I sent in all my transcripts thru mail, email, commonapp (my counselor did in front of me) and they say they still havent received it. Its not even a reach for me, I consider it a safety and I have got into Illinois (still waiting on most other decisions), but at least accept my transcripts. I had called them at least 25 times (the admissions people sounded really really nice tho) and resent my transcripts as they asked me to. Well, I dont really care now.
Sorry I needed to vent. Also, best of luck to everyone else.
PS - I tried to use punctuation and capital letters so if some english is incorrect, I dont really care.</p>
<p>“Harassing your admissions counselor won’t help your situation. Calling frequently and showing up at the admissions office isnt going to improve your chances, but it may annoy the extremely busy admissions employees.”</p>
<p>Copied from college apps…You might already know this but just putting it out there…</p>
<p>oh it wasnt like “Hey, I really like OSU and I want to attend” or anything. More like them saying “please call back tomorrow as our international counselors are currently busy”. Emailing didnt help either lik they said theyll take 10 days to respond. i aint got time to wait 10 days for every question.</p>
<p>Deferred for a second review whatever that means. </p>
<p>SAT1 2080 (1450 Math and Reading)
3.6 Gpa I think
Haven’t passed a class since middle sophomore year (now senior, 23 credits from freshman and sophomore year)
High school had no AP option
Skipped a quarters worth of school
Multiple suspensions
Taught myself a bunch of 3d modeling and film editing software, worked with NASA on concept game for science education as a result, astronaut William readdy
Terrible recommendation, my guidance counselor was the only person who would give me one, probably because she is the only person who doesn’t know me too well
Wrote the essay in fifteen minutes about Carl Sagan or something
Run a physics page, started a secular club and left, worked on robotics team and left
I probably won’t get in considering I’ve never done anything and I haven’t passed a class in years outside of gym, about all I do is watch TV</p>
<p>I just got a letter from the engineering dept. I was awarded a 1000.00 deans one time scholarship. Every bit helps!</p>
<p>we got an email today that said “Ohio State will soon be e-mailing you a notification about financial aid, which will include a link to view your award package for the 2013-14 academic year.” my D didn’t apply for any type of financial aid; does this mean she may have been awarded some other type of financial award?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Out-of-State
Planned major: Biology</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1930 (670 M, 630 R, 630 W)
[</em>] ACT: none
[<em>] SAT II: none
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 51/262
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (3), AP Psychology (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP World History, Honors English 4, Honors Biotech II, Horticulture I (elective), Computer Programming I (elective)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major, just a few minor school awards</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Teen Democrats (President). I was participating at State & County levels and was actively involved.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: biological Research Internship at a major state university
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteer, local Indian culture organization volunteer
[</em>] Summer Activities: none except my volunteer service at a hospital
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good. Wrote about my grandfather and how he shaped my worldview.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Decent, I hope. The teacher is a favorite of mine but they may have rushed it.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Decent, hopefully, as they rushed it. But we were pretty chill.
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public (competitive)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100k~
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: extracurriculars (few but heavily participated), essay, decent SAT
[</em>] Weaknesses: grades got slightly worse, not many AP classes
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea, I was expecting to be waitlisted/rejected.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted (UMass Amherst, NC State, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro); Rejected (UNC-Chapel Hill, Georgia Tech)</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: OSU was a shot in the dark for me. My first-choice/long-shot was UNC, and I was expecting my next 4 years to be at NC State. I had a blind hope for UNC, and now I’m currently grieving. But now everything has changed. OSU is basically giving me in-state tuition through scholarships. From what I’ve heard and seen, it is an amazing school and a beautiful campus. I just need to convince my parents since they expected admittance to UNC and GT. I have yet to visit the campus; hopefully, a trip might help persuade them. But in all honesty, I’m excited for OSU. If a top school like them wants me, then I would be proud to go there. Go Buckeyes :)</p>
<p>P.S. If anyone has tips/intel to convince my parents about OSU, I would love your advice.</p>
<p>Vintel, my parents were also iffy about OSU since Ohio is so far from California and they had their hearts set on UCLA, but I took my mom with me to a Los Angeles Admitted Students reception and she loved how personalized it was, plus a current student was able to positively answer all her questions and reassure all her doubts and worries! My mom’s all for OSU now!</p>
<p>*Vinomz
sorry I have no idea why I said Vintel</p>
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