<p>Stats:
ACT: 35
SAT IIs: 790 writing/780/770/670/640
GPA: 3.95uw
Rank: 2/97
AP/IB: Taking US Hist and Eng this year.
Awards: National Merit Finalist, State Forensics Silver Medalist, Wisconsin All-State Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: One great, one unknown
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): Founder of an independent student newspaper</p>
<p>Location/Person:<br>
State or Country: WI
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: Strength - ACT, SAT IIs, founder of an EC. Weakness - Inconsistent EC participation, not in AP Calc, few AP classes.
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Didn't sell myself well enough</p>
<p>Other Factors: Got into Dartmouth/Penn, rejected from Harvard. Going to ASU on a full ride.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1450 (760M, 690V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 IIC, 750 Chem, 670 Writing
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.24 weighted
[</em>] Rank: school doesnt give #'s... top 2% tho
[<em>] Other stats: lots of ECs
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: good/deep
[<em>] Teacher Recs: They never got my teacher recs, had to eventually fax a ghetto one (not even a college rec) ...did that like a week ago so apparently recs didnt matter much for me
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[<em>] Hook (if any): I was the California Boys' State Attorney General in 2004
[/ul]Location/Person:**[ list]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: I had extra-curriculars up the wazoo ...particularly with sports (3 varisty sports + captain etc)
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: </p>[/li]
<p>My interview went GREAT with Yale... I believe i am not the typical yale applicant, and i'm sure that was reflected in the letter my interviewer sent. Im sure many people will blame my acceptance on the fact that im a Minority, but im in an affluent area so it didnt help me as much as it would a minority in Oakland.</p>
<p>I had almost zero volunteer work, just a paid Civil Engineering Internship.</p>
<p>I believe i owe my acceptance to my array of Extra Curriculars, and my interview. Again, my teacher Recs had almost no impact on my decision since they lost them TWICE.
[/list]Other Factors: none</p>
<p>Once again, I am procrastinating. I have already recieved a ton of acceptances from great colleges, including Amherst, Middlebury, Dartmouth, and Georgetown, and Swarthmore; so schools like Brown that aren't on the very top of the list I'm not too anxious about.</p>
<p>But, Yale (and now Princeton, I had to diversify after the sadness of EA rejectino) is finally up. I think I may wait a day or two.</p>
<p>For everyone else, congratulations to those who got in so far (especially suburbian, EncomiumII, and lindseylujh). For those who are rejected, I am sooo sorry.</p>
<p>brjwh and Harpingchic, I was very sad when I saw that you didn't get in. I hope you find a school just as wonderful to go to.</p>
<p>Now to wait........................................</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1480 (700V 780M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 2C, 740 Writing, 730 USHist
[<em>] GPA: ~3.9 uw, not sure exact though
[</em>] Rank: top 5% out of 250
[<em>] Other stats: Nat'l Merit Finalist, 4 Golds on Nat'l Latin Exam
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: great, really expressed a focus on Classics/Latin
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: VT
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] major strength/weakness: strengths were recs and focused essays, weakness was that I'm just like most everyone else who applies to Yale, top-notch board scores, stellar grades, lots of ECs, internship research, captain/leader of sports and clubs, and white as milk.
[li] why you think you were rejected: uhh... It's Yale! Plus nobody ever contacted me for an interview and I had some problems with the online application.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Yale was along with Stanford my numero uno. Why I had to like two of the toughest schools in the nation to get into the best of all, I dunno. Yale is a great place though, and for those of you who were accpeted, PLEASE attend, especially if you also get into Harvard. I wish things had turned out differently, and it's not looking good for Stanford now either. Oh well. Life goes on.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1390 (670m/720v)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 660wr/730ic/630mbio
[<em>] GPA: 3.67uw/5.5w (highschool) 3.95 (college)
[</em>] Rank: 3/57
[<em>] Other stats: AP Scholar...blah blah blah
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: They were both really good.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Even greater
[<em>] Hook (if any): African American
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Florida
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: my academics, ecs, and essay were probably my strengths.....my weakness was probably my test scores since they are on the low end of the scores Yale usually gets
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: b/c i was oh so qualified, but there just wasn't enough space for me :{[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I'm kind of glad to be waitlisted (although i would be happier if i was accepted). I know i'll still end up somewhere great but i really wanted Yale. Oh well,..I was good enough to be waitlisted......that's something. :{........CONGRADULATIONS to everyone who was accepted, though!!!</p>
<p>Rejected after EA deferral. Wouldn't have gone anyway, b/c I've decided to go to a music school, so it's probably for the best, but I DID love Yale...</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1600
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800s in Writing, IIc and US hist
[<em>] GPA: 4.0ish UW, 4.6ish W
[</em>] Rank: 1 unofficially, not sure what my counselor said
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: very solid and pretty unique
[</em>] Counselor Rec: killer
[<em>] Hook (if any): well-rounded, and a lot of college level math
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Ohio
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white (but tan)
[<em>] Gender:male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: well rounded but with depth (ie 3x football letter winner (not recruited) + newspaper editor)
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:the admissions gods took pity on me[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Good interview (at least I think so, the guy seemed to like me and it went on for almost 2 hours)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 4.0
[li] Rank: 6/650</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Chicago
[</em>] School Type: public
[li] Gender: female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: Eh, whatever. I don't really care that I didn't get in. My other choices are awesome, so I'm too excited to be sad. Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 770m 730v
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790miic 780wr 780ush
[<em>] GPA: 4.57
[</em>] Rank: 1/555
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Great (IMHO of course)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn't read it.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Advanced Video editing.
[/ul]Location:[list]
[</em>] State or Country: FL
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Lots of ECs, but scattered. Play sports, but none on school teams.
[*] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Bah.</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 33
SAT: 1510
SAT IIs: 760 WT, 790 IIC, 750 LT, 7?0 Chem
GPA: 3.9789 uw
Rank: 16/264
AP/IB:US His 4, taking/took Gov, Eng, Bio, Econ, Chem, Physics, Calc
Awards: National Merit Finalist, academic stuff, some local math stuff, regional science olympiad stuff, NYSC, meh... not big or numerous enough</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: so so
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: okay
Hook (if any): none really.... </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: ND / China
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian :(
Gender: Female
major strength/weakness: Strength - none
Weakness - lack of EC, hook, ethnicity
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: didn't really try very hard since I applied on a whim... and I'm just not that super</p>
<p>Other Factors: no that's pretty much it....</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1520 (800 m, 720 v)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 690 Writing, 780 Math IIC, 780 Biology
[<em>] GPA: 4.68(9-12), 4.88(10-12), 4.0(unweighted)
[</em>] Rank: 1/~500
[<em>] Other stats: AP: Bio, Chem, Calc BC, US History: 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Awesome. I basically explained my life, and how I'm not the perfect student but I have the experience and maturity to contribute.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One good. One awesome (from my coach/AP Chem teacher)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Okay.
[<em>] Hook (if any): First generation Vietnamese-American. Parents immigrated in 1981 with literally nothing. I talked about that in my essays and how that shaped my character, ambition, and interest in politics (an area that is very taboo for a Vietnamese family).
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Public, majority are first-generation Americans or immigrants
[</em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Strength-I was very honest about what I did and did not accomplish in my essay. I have a diverse and rich background full of many experiences. Weakness-My scores aren't top notch.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I don't know. I'm so excited and surprised![/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1440 (770 m, 670 v)
SAT IIs: 800 Writing, 730 Math IIC, 800 Literature
GPA: 5.0 (4.6 weighted in the US school)
Rank: 1/90
Other stats: 12 (A++) on all national examinations </p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: HORRIBLE. or AWESOME. guess they were the latter:)
Rec: Ecstatic and very unique
Coulselor Rec: Ecstatic and very unique
Hook (if any): Ukrainian-President-to-be.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Ukraine
School Type: Public but best in the country for centuries
Ethnicity: Ukrainian
Gender: Female</p>
<p>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: NEARLY DIED WORKING HARD and had a STEEL DETERMINATION. And also faith:)
Actually, probably because of who I am:) AT least, I'd like to think so.</p>
<p>Stats:
* SAT: 1580
* SAT IIs: 800 Writing / 800 Bio-M / 800 Math 2c
* GPA: 4.0 UW
* Rank: 1/~280 (unofficial)
* Other stats: 35 ACT; six AP's, all 5</p>
<p>Subjective:
* Essays: Pretty good, i think
* Teacher Recs: no idea, above average?
* Counselor Rec: no idea, above average?
* Hook (if any): none, apparently.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
* State or Country: MO
* School Type: Public, suburban, rich, competitive
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Male
* major strength/weakness: Near perfect stats, too bad they didn't do much. Lots of ECs, awards, etc. I really didn't think I had any "weaknesses"...I'm just not godlike, like some people
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: (see above).</p>
<p>Other Factors:
WL'ed also by Harvard, MIT; accepted to Stanford EA, Caltech, Duke. I'm staying on Yale's waitlist.</p>