<p>Decision: RD admitted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2180
ACT 32
SAT IIs:
GPA: 4.8
Rank:
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays (topic?):
ECs:
Teacher Recs:
Counselor Rec:
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
School Type: Urban Public
Ethnicity: Off White
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
General Comments: 30,500 a year scholarship, Also accepted to Lafayette, Allegheny, and U. Delaware</p>
<p>:D I’m super psyched! I was accepted, i’m not 100% that I’ll go yet. But Syracuse is high up on my list.</p>
<p>Decision: RD, Accepted duel enrollment into College of Arts and Science + Newhouse.</p>
<p>SAT: 1660 (Testing not my strong suit)
SAT IIs: Terrible
GPA: 3.7 (UW)
Rank: Roughly 16/100
Other stats: ACT: 25
Essays (topic?): A narrative of myself photographing a peculiar scene (contemplating the need to take risks and pursue passion).
ECs: XC Captain, School Vice President, Track + Field, Model UN, Civil Rights Team, Interact Club, Honors Society, 4 years of theater (two plays a year), Band/ music.
Teacher Recs: Good enough I guess 
Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
Hook (if any): My passion for international relations/ photography.
Location/Person: Augusta Maine
State or Country: Maine
School Type: Tiny Public School
Ethnicity: Latino
Gender: Male
Other Factors: Interview
General Comments: Woohoo!</p>
<p>I’m just copying & pasting the same post I left for UMich…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>College and Program: Arts & Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (by section): 2040 composite - 700 M, 680 CR, 660 W</li>
<li>SAT IIs: None</li>
<li>ACT: 31, 10 on writing</li>
<li>APs: 5 - Bio (3) & U.S. History (4) (jr year); Calc AB, Gov/Politics, 2D Art (sr year)</li>
<li>IBs: None</li>
<li>GPA (UW, W): UW - 3.63 when I applied in October, 3.67 after 7th semester. HUGE upward trend from 3.3 to 3.9, from freshman year to 7th semester.</li>
<li>Rank: N/A</li>
<li>Other stats:</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>ECs listed on app: NHS, FHS, RCM piano program, club basketball, co-founded a club that’s building a social network for my school’s students and alumni, community service… nothing extraordinary</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor for the past 2 summers - taught film photography & darkroom development for 7 weeks</li>
<li>Essays (subject and responses): Common app talked about being Armenian and how my culture has shaped me, supplement was about my job experience as a camp counselor</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Excellent!</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Good</li>
<li>Applied on (EA?): RD</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Ethnicity?</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Michigan</li>
<li>School Type: Private, all-girls Catholic, competitive</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Caucasian & Middle Eastern</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>
<p>**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’ve already enrolled at UMich so I’ll be withdrawing my app tomorrow because there’s no way I can afford Cuse’s tuition…but I’m happy, nonetheless!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted College of Arts and Sciences!! </p>
<p>Stats
SAT: 1470 (Bad at test taking!)
SAT IIs: 700 (Spanish); 600 (Bio E); 550 (Literature)
GPA: 3.5
Rank: Top 20% (My school doesnt do rank)
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays (topic?): Racism its long term impact on overall health and the negative effects it has on women too. Also, in a seperate essay I wrote about what I will be doing at Syracuse if accepted.
ECs: Future Business Leaders of America VP and Co- President was in the club for 4 years, Hospice Volunteer, State Theatre Volunteer, Key Club Editor, Crescent Club Treasurer, Youth Council Committee Head, Self-taught flutist, Learning Italian on my own, JROTC S-3, Taught at local elementary schools with Junior Achievement, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society.
Teacher Recs: One from AP Bio/AP Enviro teacher, One from Latin American Studies Class (Great!)
Counselor Rec:One from Guidance Supervisor (Good I guess, I just did not get to read it.)
Hook (if any): URM, Lots of ECs
Location/Person:Eastern US
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:Hispanic American
Gender:Female
Other Factors:
General Comments: I am so happy I got in! But, I was not given much aid. =(
Therefore, I am not sure if I am going to attend.</p>
<p>Decision: RD accepted to Whitman Management</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>SAT: 1840
SAT IIs: 700(MathII) 650 (US History)
GPA: 3.93
Rank: 1</p>
<p>Other stats:
Subjective:Huh?
Essays (topic?): Making my dreams come true
ECs:
-Leader/Bassist/Founder of Rock band
-Community Service 500+
-Vocalist
-TA in Algebra & Calculus
-Vice Captain in Soccer Team
-more that i can’t think of</p>
<p>Teacher Recs: U.S. & World History
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country:Korea
School Type:International School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender:Male
Other Factors:Wide experience in E/As
General Comments: Got 10k for scholarships; my SAT isn’t great, but I think my GPA and E/As helped me a lot.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted dual enrollement Whitman/ Newhouse!</p>
<p>Sat: 1960 (700 CR, 650 W, 610 M)
SAT II: 670 history, 660 English
GPA: 3.75
Rank: top 23%
Essay: Being a “nerd”/“cool” kid.
Recs: They were awesome. I really knew the people who wrote them.
ECs: -creator of a skin care product line
-LAX team
-DECA state champion
-newspaper (various roles)
-band
-assorted volunteer work
-Church retreat counselor
Sate: NJ
Ethnicity: White
School: Public</p>
<p>General comments: I am so excited!! I love the school and still cannot believe that I got into the program I wanted. Syracuse is really my dream school.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted CAS</p>
<p>ACT: 32
SAT IIs: 710 BIO M 730 US History
GPA: 97.5/100 (unweighted)
Rank: 3/250 (honor speaker)
Essays (topic?): community service/community unity (was superbly written)
ECs: TONS: president of Key Club (schools largest club), president of national dance honor society, president of homecoming club, executive board member of model congress, active member of national honor society and the newspaper club, and many others that i dont feel like listing
Teacher Recs: excellent. i read them
Counselor Rec: excellent, i’m sure
Hook (if any): absolutely none
State or Country: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
ALSO A FINALIST FOR CORONAT SCHOLARSHIP (College of Arts and Sciences highest honor- full ride for four years, honors college, etc).
General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted; L.C. Smith college of engineering (civil engineering)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1590 (cr: 490 m:560 w:540)
SAT IIs:none
GPA:3.72
Rank:65/667
Essays (topic?): personal, really powerful in my opinion.
ECs: sr. Class treasurer, BETA club VP, prom committee entertainment chairperson, global awareness club, interact club, varsity track, football, wrestling, FCA.
Teacher Recs:both very good
Counselor Rec: not sure
Hook (if any): first generation college student
State or Country:Cali.
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Filipino and French-Canadian
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Sat : 1770/2400 1190/1600
Urm: African American
Gpa: 3.6 w
Top 10 public in nj
Great essays and recs and ecs
Accepted to arts and sciences for international relations with a deans scholarship</p>
<p>@ invader71 and micheal52 did you guys just find out today or last friday?</p>
<p>Accepted to VPA for Communication and Rhetorical Studies!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1610
SAT IIs: Ughh
GPA: 3.1 (86.54 to be exact)
Rank: 11 out of 100
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays (topic?): I wrote about Holden Caulfield and how he made me change in high school
ECs: President of College Summit peer leaders in my school, Secretary of Student Government, Middle Hitter on volleyball team, National Honor Society member, Arts Centered Program member
Teacher Recs: 4 (1 from a professor at SU, 3 from teachers at school)
Counselor Rec: 1
Hook (if any): I did the summer college program at SU last year
Location/Person: NY
State or Country: USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African-American/Caribbean
Gender: Female
Other Factors: Did summer college, had an interview at the Lubin House
General Comments: So excited that I got into my dream school! Right now, I’m unsure if I will go but I’m trying really hard to make sure that I do.</p>
<p>Mine came last Friday but I wasn’t home.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted by (Dual: Newhouse/Whitman)</p>
<p>I just used the same format thing for all my acceptances</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1940: 570 M 670 CR 700 W (I took this only once and with no preparation. Please do not make that same mistake haha)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t Send
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t Yake
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5/4.0 (4.0 W)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12% out of ~500 students
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psychology (4) AP English (4) AP US History (3) (ouch) AP Macroeconomics (4) AP Microeconomics (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Spanish, AP U.S. Gov., Class Piano
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois State Scholar, National Achievement Outstanding Participant, Humanitarian Award, District 88 Best
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (I’ll keep it short) 13 clubs & 5 Leadership roles including Student Council President, O Ambassadors President, Senior Council President, Skyline (Newspaper) Editor and Founder of school/community volunteer group
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked for a state unemployment office for a summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: An extensive amount
[<em>] Summer Activities: Lots of community service
[</em>] Essays: Very good. I worked on it for 3 months
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing! They made me cry
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but my counselor and I are good friends
[<em>] Additional Rec:-
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other</p>
<ul>
<li>[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):-
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Nigerian & Egyptian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket:~ 90K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</li>[/li]</ul>
<p>Reflection</p>
<ul>
<li>[<em>] Strengths: Essays, ECs, Reccomendations, URM
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT and no Subject Tests
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Exceptional Essays, A good “Fit”, sheer will of wishing? haha
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted:(Safeties) DePaul University, Elmhurst College, Marquette University, University of Illinois, Syracuse University, Cornell University
Rejected: Northwestern University (oh well :P)</li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments: I’m really excited!
Good luck everyone, I know the waiting sucks, but everyone has a shot : )</p>
<p>Decision: I got into the Whitman school of management. =)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:2020
SAT IIs:bad all in between 550-600
GPA:3.9
Rank: my school doesn’t
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays (topic?): It was pretty decent. It was about my experiences with bullying
ECs: band/flute choir/ chorus/ dance/lacrosse/a lot of volunteer hrs.
Teacher Recs:good i guess
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any):URM/ Performed for the president and his wife
Location/Person:DC
State or Country:
School Type:
Ethnicity: Black
Gender:Female
Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>
<p>Accepted to L.C. Smith Engineering
SAT: 2000
SAT IIs: physics 680, math i 620
GPA: 95.7
Rank:12/396
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays (topic?): good
ECs:
Teacher Recs: 5 good
Counselor very good
Hook (if any): I sent a research project I did with a professor as well as pictures of some other projects and activities I had done
Location/Person:
State or Country:NY
School Type: public
Ethnicity:white</p>
<p>Gender:
Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted, Dual Program-School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:1810 V590 M600 W620
SAT IIs:
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 3rd decile
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays (topic?): pretty good, had to do with the effect of softball on my life.
ECs:varsity sports, lots of community stuff
Teacher Recs:both good, one better than the other
Counselor Rec:good
Hook (if any):leadership qualities, community service
Location/Person:
State or Country:CT
School Type: public
Ethnicity:white
Gender:female
Other Factors:
General Comments: :]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted! </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:1990
SAT IIs:
GPA: 4.0
Rank:
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays (topic?): my grandpa and how he was the most important person in my life
ECs: varsity field hockey, National Honor Society, 3 clubs, community service
Teacher Recs: I didn’t read them haha
Counselor Rec:good
Hook (if any): Parents and brother all went to SU
Location/Person:
State or Country:NY
School Type: public
Ethnicity:white
Gender:female
Other Factors:
General Comments: :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted, Whitman School of Management
Stats:
SAT:1730
SAT IIs: Very Bad, Not Even Submitted
GPA: 4.1 Weighted on 5.0
Rank: 31/265, 11%
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays (topic?): My first rock concert, haha
ECs: Baseball, National Honor Society, Italian NHS, Italian Club, Environmental Club, 150 hrs of CS
Teacher Recs: One really good, the other from a less educated teacher 
Counselor Rec: I wish I could read it. Could answer a ton of questions
Hook (if any): Must be some weird charm I have 
Location/Person:
State or Country: CT
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
General Comments: Still choosing between here and BU, but since I got $0 in aid from BU, it looks like I’m Syracuse bound!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Engineering</p>
<p>Stats
ACT: 34
SAT IIs: 690 Math II 730 Bio M
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.7 W
Rank: don’t have it, but probably close to top 5%</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: pretty good, unique, about opportunities
ECs: Varsity Soccer+Swimming+Cross Country, NHS, SHS, LINK, 200+hr community service
Teacher Recs: should have been great, both knew me well
Counselor Rec: same
Hook (if any): female in eng…
State or Country: CO
School Type: charter, college-prep
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Other Factors: visited, interview with admission rep+talked with him when he came to my school
General Comments: probably not going to go because I have better FA offers from other schools</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Arts&Sciences for Biology</p>
<p>Stats
SAT: 2050: 720 CR, 650 M, 680 W
SAT IIs: 690 Lit II 640 Math I
GPA: 3.75 W
Rank: school doesn’t rank</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: pretty good, for Syracuse wrote about how i went to a game and loved the school spirit
ECs: Varsity+Club swimming, NHS, IHS, did a fundraiser for Sylvia’s Children, 200+hr community service
Teacher Recs: should have been great, both knew me well
Counselor Rec: same
Hook (if any): general awesomeness? jk
State or Country: NJ
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Other Factors: none actually. never visited or anything.
General Comments: probably going here! hopefully doing the big visit soon. good luck to everyone! =]</p>