<p>wow you got into huntsman and were waitlisted at those others? ADCOMS ARE CRAZY!!!! its so random its ridiculous. huntsman is so hard to get into it seems like you should be accepted everywhere if you get in. but for you im not sure why you should worry, you should accept huntsman over the others anyway, i would think.</p>
<p>My s (white male by the way) received his acceptance yesterday (4/1) in California via Priority Mail dated 3/31. He was interested in the engineering school , if that makes any difference.</p>
<p>wow priority mail went cross country overnight? thats impressive.</p>
<p>hmm...does anyone know if they mailed out the acceptances before the rejections? did they send all of the decisions out? or are they doing it in batches?</p>
<p>and i'm kinda confused to as why some received their stuff via fedex/dhl while some others received it via priority mail. (even within the us)</p>
<p>but yeah..the waiting is killing me. princeton is the only school i havent heard from. and i was deferred ed. i cant believe it's making me wait so long.:(</p>
<p>haha sorry guys...i just had to vent somewhere.</p>
<p>sorry bout that iplayoboe... sorry to all the rejectees, except those who are happy with their other acceptances, because I am giving a congrats to them! </p>
<p>humph... still waiting. gonna be monday probably for me.</p>
<p>iplayoboe: sorry to hear that. I was rooting for you. I like Oboe.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 1500
[ *] SAT IIs: 780 760 740
[ *] GPA:4.0 uw
[ *] Rank: 1/326
[ *] Other stats:
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Essays:good
[ *] Teacher Recs: good
[ *] Counselor Rec:good
[ *] Hook (if any): National medalist in Weightlifting
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:PA
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Not sure
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Don't really know, got into MIT and Harvard, but no dice at Yale and Princeton. Maybe Princeton is looking for something different?</p>
<p>[/list][ b]Other Factors:** I was recruited by them to play football, but I fell just out of the coaches list. He told me I was too short (as did every other Ivy)</p>
<p>EDIT: It appears as If I cannot get the code to work.</p>
<p>sorry to hear you were rejected iplayoboe... :(
any1 know how long it takes for int'ls to get the letters?
harvard fedexed my letter and i got it on 4/1 postmarked 3/31 (:D by the way). if i haven't got anything yet, does this mean im rejected?</p>
<p>BAD NEWS: I was deferred ED at Princeton and now rejected. Since deferral I seemed to loss interest in Pton.</p>
<p>GOOD NEWS: Accepted at Yale, MIT & Cornell. Waitlisted at Harvard. Proud to be a Bulldog for the next four years.</p>
<p>MORAL OF STORY: College selection is a long and tedious process and you never really know where you will end up. Goodbye and good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1540 (760 V, 780 M)
[</em>] SAT IIs:800 Math IIC, 790 Chem, 760 Writing
[<em>] GPA:102/100
[</em>] Rank:1/115
[li] Other stats:1st violinist in regional youth symphony; United States Chemistry Olympiad- National Exam qualifier; NY math league- state qualifier; 5's on 4 AP exams; 6 perfect scores on NY Regents exams; regional Science Olympiad awards; highest scorer on school math team; Model UN- research director; Calculus courses @ local state university; over 360 hrs of research in lab- will publish paper; volunteer for annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and Special Olympics; volunteer at local Boys & Girls Club</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:nice (overcoming setbacks in research; community service; music)
[</em>] Teacher Recs:great
[<em>] Counselor Rec:good
[</em>] Hook (if any):scientific research; overall activities</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:upstate NY
[</em>] School Type:very underfunded parochial
[li] Ethnicity:1/2 white, 1/2 Asian</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Gender:F
[</em>] major strength/weakness:strengths - woman w/ interest in science (physics), overcoming adversity; weakness- no sports, no leadership
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:lack of enthusiasm for their school[/li][/ul]Other Factors:had article published about me in the regional newspaper which I sent in</p>
<p>Their loss---> I'm headed to a certain Ivy in Cambridge, MA</p>
<p>congrats spoungemop, yale is something to be very happy with :)</p>
<p>Decision: REJECTED...</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1480
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760, 710, 710
[<em>] GPA: 4.5
[</em>] Rank: 1/~500
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were good, candid, poetic, and absolutely mind-blowing. LOL.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Great.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Stellar.
[<em>] Hook (if any): 1st generation, dirt poor, Asian?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: weakness? WEAKNESS: Not being contacted for an interview. Not mind-blowing SAT scores. Parents didn't donate a library. No athetlic. No legacy status. STRENGTHS: I had a lot of strong, committed, extra-curriculars with leadership positions. Volunteer. Passionate.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Didn't get contacted for interview? Low SAT scores? Essays weren't as good as I thought? [/li][/ul][ b]Other Factors:**</p>
<p>POSITIVE NOTE: I got into Harvard, even though I've always criticized it. Nonetheless, I'll learn to love Harvard. C'mon, it's Harvard - such a tough alternate decision to make since I got rejected from Princeton, right? LOL. Farewell Princeton.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats: 1480
800/790/730</p>
<p>blah blah blah</p>
<p>first generation
blah blah blah.. </p>
<p>also got into Harvard,Yale and MIT..</p>
<p>irock1ce...and you were so convinced that you would be rejected everywhere! :)</p>
<p>CONGRATULATIONS!</p>
<p>Oboe,</p>
<p>I'm so sorry for you. I know what this process has been like for you. On my own part, I was just waitlisted at Brown and Harvard, and rejected at Yale.</p>
<p>It hurts, I know. What are your options at this point.</p>
<p>We will have decisions to make, and futures to discover at wonderful schools. I have and always will support you.</p>
<p>Best of luck,
Nickleby</p>
<p>hao - yeah totally man.. i was shocked about MIT.. my parents were making fun of me "Blind cat running into a dead mouse" as they say... then came Harvard and Yale.. and now Princeton.... = o </p>
<p>now i have to select.. ugh.</p>
<p>irock- lol, my parents say that to me all the time. too bad i have no pity for your dilemma :)</p>
<p>Just got the mail...REJECTED</p>
<p>Oh well, going to UVA next year, not too bad</p>
<p>Neither do I lol. </p>
<p>Princeton better accept or reject me, I don't want any waitlist...</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED !!!!!!!!!! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1460 (800 v, 660 m)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 wr, 750 us hist, 730 chem
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 uw (4.63 w)
[</em>] Rank: 1 (shared) of about 215
[<em>] Other stats: 5's on all AP exams
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: both very good/showed my personality; I did the optional one and did an artsy-ish essay about a dream I had, the other I did "write about yourself in a way that we 'll have a good idea of who you are" and wrote candidly about both flaws/positives of the person i perceive myself to be heretofore
[<em>] Teacher Recs: one from French teacher of 4 yrs made me blush, one mediocre/short one from AP English teacher
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Beautiful like French teacher's
[<em>] Hook (if any): first generation, the 2 strong recs, strength in English/History corresponded to what I indicated as intended major<br>
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Florida, but born and raised in Michigan, lived there for 16 yrs
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness:
weakness- math scores shoddy, chem score weak (i didnt know you werent allowed to use a calculator and had practiced with a calculator then got to the test and went "oh snap", was planning on taking it again), no outstanding/nation wide accomplishment, didn't get an interview
strengths- dont know if MI counts as a midwest tip since high school was in FL, all electives were academic either IB/AP sciences or extra histories, was in IB program until 12th grade due to extenuating circumstances
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: really crazy life story that'll curl your hair or uncurl it depending on the status of your hair at the commencement of the story ;) , first generation/impoverished, made the most of everything I could[/li][/ul]Other Factors: had more extenuating circumstances than you could shake a stick at, karate (state team), state-level awards in French, did something every summer (NASA SHARP, JSA Summer School at Yale, worked full time), worked during the school year to help mom, leadership in ec's, varsity track </p>
<p>THANK YOU GOD! I am sooo happy and suprised and relieved. When I saw the envelope in the mailbox, I grabbed it and went running into our apartment screaming, and when I reached my bedroom, I fell on my knees crying and thanking God. I cannot wait to be in Princeton. I cannot wait to meet everyone. And I am sooooo sorry for those not accepted, oh so sorry, and I just pray you have other very appealing options.</p>