<p>hey all admits- don't post in this thread post in sparticus's. it's more straightforward.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted (Bioengineering)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1480
SAT IIs: 800/770/720
GPA: 4.0 uw/4.2w
Rank: 1/380
Other stats: NM Finalists, etc
Subjective:
Essays: great
Teacher Recs: gr8
Counselor Rec: gr8
Hook (if any): Obviously not
Location/Person:
State or Country: Ca
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White/Asian
Gender: male
major strength/weakness: Not too many AP courses
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Who knows?</p>
<p>Got admitted to UCB for Biomedical, TaTa</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1550 (800M/750V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 670 Writ , 800 Math IIc , 800 Physics
[<em>] GPA: No GPA calculated in my school .. I take O and A levels
[</em>] Rank: No ranking in my school
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I felt one was average... the other was quite good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Rather average
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[<em>] Hook (if any): Robotics? Well roundedness probably
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Malaysia
[<em>] School Type: Was in a public school... just transferred to a private one for 2 years.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness:
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: all-roundedness? i think my scores helped a bit[/li][/ul]Other Factors: my untidy handwriting **</p>
<p>Could you write your essay in pen/pencil? Or do you have to type it?</p>
<p>I typed mine but my father said he couldn't read what i wrote in the Common App form.. i had to call the admissions office to correct my email since they read it wrongly LOL!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1460
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720/710/700/700/630
[<em>] GPA: 4.1W
[</em>] Rank: Top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: 10 APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Crap full of B.S.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Fine
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Fine
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: GA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: No strengths.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I'm irresistable.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
Biological Engineering.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1440 (720 M, 720 V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 US Hist, 760 Bio, 760 World Hist, and a bunch of others
[<em>] ACT: 32 (34 E, 32 M, 34 R, 27 S)
[</em>] GPA: 97.89 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: My school doesn't rank, but my guess is 3 or 4 out of 334
[</em>] AP Stuff:
AP European History, 05/2003, 5
AP Biology, 05/2004, 5
AP Chemistry, 05/2004, 5
AP Computer Science A, 05/2004, 5
AP American History, 05/2004, 5
AP English Language and Composition, 05/2004, 4
AP Calculus BC, 05/2005, N/A
AP Computer Science AB, 05/2005, N/A
AP Physics B, 05/2005, N/A
AP US Government and Politics, 05/2005, N/A
AP Comparative Government and Politics, 05/2005, N/A
AP English Literature, 05/2005, N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Ok, I suppose. Probably nothing special compared to others.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Not sure, waived my right to see it
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Ditto
[</em>] Hook (if any): If I had a hook, it'd be research - I was a semifinalist in Siemens Westinghouse and Intel STS, amongst other things. Also, I'm a president of 3 different clubs in my school, including National Honor Society.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Suburban Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Probably because of my grades, research, and extracurriculars, but you never know what they're thinking when it comes to college admissions.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 760M 760V
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 CHEM 790 IIC 750 WRIT
[<em>] GPA: N/A
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats: GCSE 8A</em> 1A, A-Level 4A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Hook (if any): International Award in Economics
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: UAE
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: All around academic achievement/No outstanding extra-curricula achievement
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:
[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted-arts & sciences</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1600
SAT IIs: 790/750/690
GPA: 3.7 Unweighted
Rank: School doesn't rank
Other stats: Varsity in 2 sports, but not a recruit</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I was told they were amazing
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Hook (if any): None</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Connecticut
School Type: Boarding school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: Strengths: Stats. and athletics; Weaknesses: I go to an elite school where so many people apply to top colleges-its hard to stand out
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No clue</p>
<p>I also got a likely letter.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED! w00t</p>
<p>STATS:
SAT: 1440
SAT IIs: 770 Writing/720 IIC/710 Lit
GPA: School doesn't use one.
Rank: School doesn't have this either. D'oh! </p>
<p>OTHER STATS:
Essays: Really pwnage.
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec:Fantabulous
Hook (if any): I sent in an art portfolio with a photo. and I'm a scuba diver. and I like chicken.</p>
<p>State or Country: Hong Kong
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
major strength/weakness: I'm pwnage.
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I luff Cornell.</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=Red][ b]Decision: WAITLISTED**[ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:1500
[ *] SAT IIs: 800, 800, 790
[ *] GPA:95.33
[ *] Rank:?
[ *] Other stats:?
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:canada
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity:asian
[ *] Gender:F
[ *] major strength/weakness: typos on essay
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:just not good enough
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1390 (710V, 680M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 (B-M), 690 (Lit), 620 (writing)
[<em>] GPA: None given
[</em>] Rank: None given
[<em>] Other stats: 10 X GCSE (4xA</em>, 3xA, 4xB), 3 A-Levels (predicted: A, B, B)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Nothing special. Below my usual standard.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Usual understated Brit references
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very good
[</em>] Hook (if any): National level music (ensemble), national level stage technical work
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Bristol, England
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Test scores / A-Level predictions not too good. Music very good - sent in CD of compositions / solo work.
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Music? Not really sure. Had very little contact with Cornell Admissions office.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: REJECTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1270
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800IIc 690Phy 610Wri
[<em>] GPA: 3.91/4.00
[</em>] Rank: 2/65
[<em>] Other stats: 8A at O-level; 1A at A-level Mathematics (a year early); 4 A-levels pending (official predicted grades: AAAA); 290/300 TOEFL CBT.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Both were decent.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great.
[<em>] Hook (if any): College math; published writer; tried to do a lot with little resources; first-generation college student; awards in sports and programming... (I'm not sure.)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Jordan (but not an international)
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Major Strength/Weakness: Math & programming / SATs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Probably because of my mediocre SAT scores.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED (Engineering)</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1490 (710V/780M)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 760/750/750</li>
<li>GPA: 3.96 UW, 4.05 W</li>
<li>Rank: 5/36 (unofficially) - top 20%</li>
<li>Other stats:</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Common App essay was good, Cornell ones were horrible</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: One excellent one, on pretty good one</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: No idea, ok i guess</li>
<li>Hook (if any): First generation</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Ohio</li>
<li>School Type: Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strength: extracurriculars Weakness:rank</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No idea</li>
</ul>
<p>Decision: Accepted Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1530
[</em>] SAT IIs:2380+800
[<em>] GPA:4.56
[</em>] Rank:~4/150
[<em>] Other stats: Decent EC's, nothing outstanding
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:Fine to Good
[<em>] Teacher Recs:Fine
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Fine
[<em>] Hook (if any):Its engineering.. and i went to a cool summer program.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:NJ
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness:Strength is academic stats (SATS, GPA) weakness is EC.. nothing outstanding
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:Its engineering, its not too hard to get in.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>accepted...</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Adam from Five Towns, LI</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1530 (780 M, 750 V)
SAT IIs: 790 Writing, 710 Math, others
ACT: None
GPA: about 97 unweighted
Rank: My school doesn't rank</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Pretty creative, i would say
Teacher Recs: some great recs...got awesome teachers to write
Counselor Rec: not sure
Hook (if any): lots of different clubs, not sure if that's a hook...</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: Suburban Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i'm just awesome</p>
<p>At a college night last fall, a Cornell counselor told me my son wouldn't have much of a chance at Cornell with a 800m, 600v. My son got in. Wierd.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College of Arts And Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1050
SAT IIs: 5501c 560Span 560 Wri
GPA: 3.5 gpa
Rank: 3/490
Other stats:</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Good. I wrote about my daily struggles to succeed in my environment.
Teacher Recs:Good
Counselor Rec:Good
Hook (if any): I don't know</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Washington, DC
School Type:Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender:Male
major strength/weakness: Strength is my class rank. Weaknesses are my sat scores.
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I was accepted probably because they saw academic promise in me.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College of Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: M 780; V 750
SAT IIs: 800/800/770/760/730/730/610(writing, first time:510)
GPA: ~97
Rank: idk
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: excellent
Hook (if any): been to us only a few yrs, research
Location/Person:
State or Country: ny
School Type: public
Ethnicity: chinese
Gender: m
major strength/weakness: lesser EC than normal, but a lot of work experience and research thing</p>
<p>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: see above</p>
<p>Schools got into: Cornell, UPENN, JHU</p>
<p>Man, what a relieve, I can enjoy my life now....</p>