Official RD Decision Thread - Class of 2012

<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1970? not the best, i know!! :(
SAT II: just history, 650
ACT: didn't take
GPA: 3.4ish?
Rank: school doesn't rank
Other: 5s on all IB exams from last year?</p>

<p>Subjective
Essays: An interesting one, detailing my childhood in a one-bedroom apartment, my large family, and an awesome window metaphor
Teacher Recs: never read, but sent from a teacher who knows my study habits and skills very well
Counselor Rec: never read
Supplementary Material: a simple writing piece
Hook: 1st generation hispanic, one of 1st to go to college, IB Student, Extracurricular Whiz</p>

<p>Personal
Location: Out of State
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: female</p>

<p>Other
Extracurriculars: off the charts, a lot of involvement
Awards: none, i think...
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Not really, I did not think I would get in.</p>

<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 760 CR 710 M 760 W 1470/2230
SAT II: 760 US History, 800 Lit, 710 Math I
GPA: 4.0? We basically do just numbers.
Rank: 30/480
Subjective
Essays: My best I've written for any college.
Teacher Recs: From two AP teachers, excellent.
Counselor Rec: She loves me, I'm her only NM scholar ever haha.
Hook: PSAT: 235, internship at adult inpatient psychiatric unit, captain of mock trial in 1st state run since 2000 (best advocate nominee @ regionals & state)
Personal
Location: TX
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: F
Other
Extracurriculars: Mock trial, oxala literary magazine, internship @ presbyterian hospital, modeling, etc.
Awards: haha i dont feel like writing them
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I've been waiting for this for so long! They had to email it to me b/c I didn't get it in the mail!</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=red][ b]Denied[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT: 1350
[ *]SAT II: 650, 600
[ *]ACT:
[ *]GPA: 3.8
[ *]Rank: 16/87
[ *]Other: AP US History - 4
[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *]Essays: Really liked my common app essay and my supplemental essay was one of the most creative things i've written
[ *]Teacher Recs: Very good, I chose well and I got to read most of them
[ *]Counselor Rec: Awesome. My counselor and i have a very good relationship
[ *]Supplementary Material: None
[ *]Hook: my optional essay and active part of United Way Youth Allocation Panel. didn't hook very well apparently.
[ /list][ b]Personal[ /b][ list]
[ *]Location: Central Pennsylvania
[ *]Ethnicity: White
[ *]Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars: TONS. cross country, track, basketball, volunTEEN (like key club), environmental club, united way youth allocation panel, national honors society, class officer
[ *]Awards:
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[ /list]</p>

<p>i'm really sad. i had my heart set on W & M.</p>