***Official Princeton University 2014 Decisions Thread***

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<p>Please post your admission decisions as they arrive!</p>

<p>Choose One:[noparse]
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Additional Rec:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]</p>

<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Strengths:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:[/noparse]</p>

<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: Please reserve this thread exclusively for posting decisions. One may direct any admissions related dialogue here: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/894646-class-2014-princeton-admissions-decisions-discussion.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/894646-class-2014-princeton-admissions-decisions-discussion.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Best wishes, everyone!</p>

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<p>I guess it’s begun. The countdown to the end.</p>

<p>Nice knowing you all! And if I don’t make it into Princeton, I hope we’ll meet each other someday!</p>

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<p>I got in!! OMG OMG OMG OMG YES!!!</p>

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<p>Why is no one following the template?</p>

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<p>decisions were released?</p>

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<p>They definitely haven’t been released. girlygrrl must be a ■■■■■.</p>

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<p>Most people applied to multiple Ivies and top schools. It would be interesting to compare RD decision results from these schools in one place. To avoid redundancy, I’ve created a separate thread.</p>

<p>Please post your RESULTS SUMMARY using the Template below at this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/896071-ivy-rd-results-2014-comparison-summary.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/896071-ivy-rd-results-2014-comparison-summary.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>For DISCUSSIONS, use this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/896111-ivy-rd-results-2014-comparison-summary-discussion-thread.html#post1064490898[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/896111-ivy-rd-results-2014-comparison-summary-discussion-thread.html#post1064490898&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Template:</p>

<p>**ADMISSION RESULTS <a href=“List%20only%20the%20Ivies,%20MIT,%20Stanford,%20UChicago,%20and%20other%20top%20schools”>/B</a>:

  • ACCEPTED:
  • WAIT-LISTED:
  • REJECTED:</p>

<p>LIKELY TO ATTEND:</p>

<p>KEY STATS:

  • SAT I:
  • SAT II:
  • GPA (un-weighted):
  • EC (scale of 1-5, 5 being most significant):
  • Ethnicity/Gender:
  • State or Country (if international)</p>

<p>Comments: </p>

<p>Link to Details:
(Add Link to your detailed posting under “Official RD Decisions” by school, if you created one. To create link: add at the end of the URL, and add at the start of the URL with NO spaces in between.)</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 750 CR, 720 Math, 730 Writing
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 720 French
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank: Top 1%
[<em>] AP: US Government (5), Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), Music Theory (5), French Language (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Language, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Physics C, AP World History, AP French, Advanced piano/guitar, Recording technology
[li] Major Awards: AP Scholar With Distinction, NMS [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: FHS(Treasurer), NHS, Tri-M Music Honor Society, ERHS special musical ensembles(Piano quartet, Dixieland Jazz Combo, Jazz Band), Choir accompaniment, Rock Bands (6)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 50-100 Hrs (Performing music, Maryland Food Bank, Charity Races)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Travel to France, Summer classes [/ul]</p>

<p>Writing:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:[list]
[li] Common App Main: How musical performance has shaped my personality- probably 9 or 10[/li][/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendations: One was fairly dry, don’t know about the others[/li][</em>] Counselor Rec: He knew me pretty well, so hopefully it was good
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[li] Art Supplement: Submitted for music (piano) [/list]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Mid-December
[</em>] State: MD
[<em>] School Type: Public magnet (“Science and Technology Program”)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic (1/4)/White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 150K
[li] Hooks: 15 years old, finished HS in 3 years [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Mastered higher math/sciences at young age, advanced music skills
[</em>] Weaknesses: SATs could have been better
[<em>] Why you think you were rejected: SATs, possibly age
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Worked more on the SAT, started writing essays earlier. [/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments: Already accepted to Duke, WashU, U of Md (full ride), William & Mary, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest and SUNY at Stony Brook.
Congrats to all who were accepted!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 750 CR, 720 Math, 730 Writing
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 720 French
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank: Top 1%
[<em>] AP: US Government (5), Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), Music Theory (5), French Language (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Language, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Physics C, AP World History, AP French, Advanced piano/guitar, Recording technology
[li] Major Awards: AP Scholar With Distinction, NMS [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: FHS(Treasurer), NHS, Tri-M Music Honor Society, ERHS special musical ensembles(Piano quartet, Dixieland Jazz Combo, Jazz Band), Choir accompaniment, Rock Bands (6)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 50-100 Hrs (Performing music, Maryland Food Bank, Charity Races)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Travel to France, Summer classes [/ul]</p>

<p>Writing:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:[list]
[li] Common App Main: How musical performance has shaped my personality- probably 9 or 10[/li][/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendations: One was fairly dry, don’t know about the others[/li][</em>] Counselor Rec: He knew me pretty well, so hopefully it was good
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[li] Art Supplement: Submitted for music (piano) [/list]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Mid-December
[</em>] State: MD
[<em>] School Type: Public magnet (“Science and Technology Program”)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic (1/4)/White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 150K
[li] Hooks: 15 years old, finished HS in 3 years [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Mastered higher math/sciences at young age, advanced music skills
[</em>] Weaknesses: SATs could have been better
[<em>] Why you think you were rejected: SATs, possibly age
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Worked more on the SAT, started writing essays earlier. [/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments: Already accepted to Duke, WashU, U of Md (full ride), William & Mary, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest and SUNY at Stony Brook.
Congrats to all who were accepted!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 36 C (35 E, 36 M, 35 R, 36 S, 10 W)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 770 Bio-M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.04 (on a 4.33 scale)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on BC, Chem, Bio, US Gov, Eng Lang
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Vergil, AP Lit, AP Phys C, Lin Al and Modern Algebra (EPGY), some electives
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAMO x3, USNCO, Eagle Scout</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team, SciOly, JCL (all pres or co-pres), StuCo (Class VP), Quiz Bowl
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked at AwesomeMath, some tutoring and lifeguarding
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, sort of
[</em>] Summer Activities: AwesomeMath, FTE EFL, some high adventure trips
[<em>] Essays: The questions one for the supplement. Pretty solid.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Waived rights
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Waived rights
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Good</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] School Type: Private Day
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics & Leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays probably
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Chicago, Texas (Plan II and Dean’s Scholars), UVA, Rice, and Duke. Waitlisted Harvard.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Ironically, one of my friends got a scholarship to Chicago, my first choice (but I need a scholarship to go there), and I got into Princeton, her first choice, while she didn’t. So neither of us get to go where we want because we got what the other one wanted.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 US History, 640 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/254
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 Calc AB, 5 USH, 4 Physics B, 4 English Lang
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, Office User Specialist, etc. Most rigorous at school
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/Honor, NMSF. Nothing really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Reviver/President of French Club, Student Council Rep, PR Officer for FCCLA, Knowledge Bowl (team had better finish than almost any other year ever, but didn’t qualify for state :frowning: ), math tutoring, NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None, other than helping my dad with furniture delivery and things (not paid).
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Family-themed event nights at local elementary school, a couple annual mock car crashes, sporadic translation services for Korean residents
[</em>] Summer Activities: Nothing college-oriented, ha.
[<em>] Essays: Common App was excellent and I was very proud of it. Princeton Supplement was a bit iffy but it wasn’t bad.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Read one of the two. All kind of good stuff, but a little generic.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Glowing, from what I hear.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Not as good as some of my other ones. Still a pretty nice, laid-back discussion (he didn’t ask a lot of questions).
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA, but…
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): …considered international from South Korea (non-citizen).
[</em>] School Type: Medium-sized public, not all that great
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: Qualify for full aid.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen college, QuestBridge finalist (=low-income)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Numbers (except Physics score), pretty well-rounded, interesting essay.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not exceptionally exceptional, international from Korea (asked for full aid as well, though it’s Princeton so…)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Tooooo many talented people! Aha.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected HYP, Penn, Columbia, Williams, and UChicago; waitlisted Dartmouth and Carleton; accepted UWashington and UPortland (safeties).
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all accepted students, I’m sure you were all truly deserving of it!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 CR:800 M:760 W:720
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math II:800 Physics:800 Chemistry:790
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Projected IB diploma score: 43/45
Math HL: 7
Physics HL: 7
Chemistry HL: 7
Economics SL: 7
English A1 SL: 6
Spanish B SL: 6
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB diploma programme
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Competition regional finalist, British Math Olympiad bronze medalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Large variety, but nothing very special or unique by itself
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Some
[<em>] Summer Activities: Honors Summer Math Camp, research
[</em>] Essays: Average
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Average
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[<em>] School Type: International school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Siemens Competition regional finalist
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to MIT, rejected by Caltech[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[</em>] SAT II: 2400
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): like 10 5s
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: hard
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): bunch of stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: some
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: like none
[<em>] Summer Activities: stuff
[</em>] Essays: good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Additional Rec: good
[</em>] Interview: good</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i’m awesome :slight_smile:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: most ivies
[/ul]General Comments: happy :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (790 Math, 800 CR, 710 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: NA
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2 (800), Physics (800), Chemistry (800)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), English 11 (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DVSC Science Comp. National Merit</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Pres), Comedy Newspaper (Founder and Editor in Chief)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Kidsvoting
[</em>] Summer Activities: Materials Science research
[<em>] Essays: great!
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Additional Rec: professor I performed research under who went to Princeton
[<em>] Interview: Very good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Good Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: High
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Strong scores, recommendation from an important Princeton graduate
[</em>] Weaknesses: ???
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was literally the first person this year to tour the engineering school. I really was able to show my genuine interest for Princeton.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Princeton, UPenn, Brown, Cornell, Michigan, Rice, Penn State, Drexel
Waitlisted: Caltech
Rejected: Harvard, MIT
[/ul]General Comments:
I am so exited and ready for Princeton!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (CR:800 M:680 W:800)
[</em>] SAT II: Lit: 710 Chem: 710
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Calc, Japanese 7/8, choir
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): drama, 4 choirs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: retail, two years
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: State Youth Council, NHS, Link Crew
[</em>] Summer Activities: Lab work at a local community college, Boys State
[<em>] Essays: I liked them :slight_smile: Common app was really personal, while the others were more lighthearted.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were nice, but very different. One talked more about my personality, attitude, and interactions with people, while the other talked about my academic achievements.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Really sweet. Placed my achievements in the context of my school and talked about my work ethic.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $50,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Stanford, University of Chicago[/ul][/li]General Comments: This is so incredible! Congrats to all!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 R, 800 M, 770 W) superscored
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math2, 770 Physics, 780 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #1 out of 115
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Seven 5’s, Two 4’s.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Taking 10 AP exams this year.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar/NMF, but that’s it </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta (founder/pres), Science NHS (pres),
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300 hrs summer program
[</em>] Summer Activities: summer program, volunteering
[<em>] Essays: I thought common app was terrific and yale supplement was pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: saw them, excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: saw, excellent
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: it was great</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public/Charter
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: 75k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: no national level ec’s
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Process is random I guess
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: </p>

<p>Accepted: Yale,Brown, Dartmouth, Duke, UPenn, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, Georgia Tech
Waitlist: Cornell, WashU
Rejected: Harvard, Stanford, MIT </p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Going to Yale, so it’s all good</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800CR/770M/800W 1 sitting (2370)
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: Lit 790/USH 790/Bio M 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%, 3/455
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang & Comp 5/ English Lit 5/ USH 5/ Bio 5/ Chinese 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous, AP’s: Physics C, Calc BC, World History, Spanish Lang.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross-country/Track (co-captain), NHS (president), environmental club (treasurer/co-founder), Chinese Club (president/founder), tutoring, orchestra,
Job/Work Experience: ice cream scooper for a summer, currently a reading & writing tutor
Volunteer/Community service: taught English one summer to students in rural Taiwan, volunteer with a local relief organization since 8th grade, American Cancer Society,
Summer Activities: summer English teaching program, CTY, work, camp counselor at camp for special needs kids
Essays: Common App was not my best one, but I loved my supplement.
Teacher Recommendation: both great
Counselor Rec: idk.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: pretty good</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 150k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: transcript, supplement essay, great recs,
Weaknesses: i don’t really stand out.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: prob my supplement essay?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at williams, swarthmore, cornell, duke, uva. waitlisted at harvard, columbia. rejected at yale.
General Comments: congrats to all!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 CR, 690 M, 790 W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Spanish, 760 Math II, 740 Lit, 700 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76 UW
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~30/100
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Spanish Language (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP CS, AP Calc AB, AP Physics C, Chinese English
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots and lots and lots of ballet, some other stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring at an elementary school
[<em>] Summer Activities: Ballet, summer science/engineering program
[</em>] Essays: Common app was good, supplement = AWFUL
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: should have been really good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: ok, i assume
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Good, but very casual
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Competitive, well-known private
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: High
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT scores for the most part, grades after freshman year
[<em>] Weaknesses: RANK like no other, Math SAT score
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NO idea, but I am thrilled!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: In at Case Western, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Smith, CMU, JHU, waitlisted Columbia, rejected Swarthmore/UCLA [/li][/ul]General Comments: SO EXCITED! Will try my hardest to get of the waitlist!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2390
ACT: 36
SAT II: 800MII, 800 Bio, 800 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): Five 5s
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 10 APS
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc): USAMO, USABO, NFL Nationals, Intel, Siemens, National Merit Semifinalist (at the time).
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (President), NHS (President), Student Council (President), Class President, Tennis (Captain), Beta Chi Pi (President), Mu Alpha Theta (President), Key Club (President)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: A lot. Building homes in Louisiana, nursing home work, hospital work, teaching English, Big Brother/Big Sisters, Circle of Concern.
Summer Activities: Research, Girls State, math camps, FUN (??) :slight_smile:
**Essays: **
Teacher Recommendation: Probably excellent. Actually, definitely excellent, seeing as how I got in.
Counselor Rec: Ditto.
Additional Rec: Research mentor.
Interview: Great
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MO
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Good public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None?
Reflection
Strengths: Major awards/stats
Weaknesses: Essays (didn’t spend as much time as I should have)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who really knows? Do what you love.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stanford (rejected), Duke (waitlisted), accepted to Dartmouth, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Cornell, Columbia, UPenn, Williams, Amherst, Oxford, Emory, Vanderbilt, UChicago, WashU, Northwestern, Georgetown, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Cal Tech, MIT, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Oxford, Tufts, Boston University.
General Comments: Good Luck!! The moral of my story is to not apply to a lot of colleges because Stanford didn’t accept you in the EA round. Though apparently a lot of people did this. Also, don’t get down because you got rejected by Stanford and waitlisted by Duke. The Ivies might still like you!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (CR:800 M:770 W:770)
SAT II: US Hist: 800, Bio 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.3): 4.07
Senior Year Course Load: all AP or equivalent</p>