Official Reed Class of 2009 Decisions Thread

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<p>I'm not sure how to make this "official," but the Reed forum is lacking a thread where applicants post their results, along with their academic statistics (lame) and personal information about their Reed essay, collegiate prospects, etc. (Reed!). </p>

<p>Here's the template, if you please: </p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: WAITLISTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: REJECTED[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs:
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Applied on:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Numbers</p>

<p>SAT: 2220 (M 720, CR 730, W 770)
ACT: 33 (S 27, R 33, M 33, W 36)
AP: United States History (5)
GPA (non-weighted): 3.9
Rank: 6th percentile</p>

<p>Application</p>

<p>Essay
I felt really good about my common application essay, but less than confident on my Reed supplement. I talked about my interest in the Reed culture, and its philosophy department. It felt very bland.</p>

<p>Recommendations
Well, I know that at least one teacher was authentic in scope and stylistic character, though I fear the other teacher and my counselor wrote the standard, generic recommendations that do little to impress.</p>

<p>Interview
I did not have an interview with this or any college.</p>

<p>Personal Information</p>

<p>Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
School Type: Public, suburban/urban mix
Gender/Ethnicity: Male/Caucasian
Legacy: None whatsoever. My parents went to technical school and the my mom got her bachelor’s degree going to school part-time
Athlete: I jog, but I don’t participate in school-related activities.
Extra-Curricular Activities: Head of Political Awareness Club, competitor on Math Team and Social Studies Academic Team
Other Factors: I do no volunteering, but I do have a part-time job as an usher at the local movie theater. I am a National Merit Finalist.
Other Colleges: I qualified for fee waivers, so I applied to eleven schools (Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Pomona, Reed, Stanford, Swarthmore, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Wesleyan and Yale). I’m “4 for 4” at the moment, accepted to Madison, Chicago, Wesleyan and REED!</p>

<p>GOOD LUCK TO ALL, IN THIS AND OTHER ADMISSIONS ENDEAVORS!</p>

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<p>I realize now that the title should read “Class of 2013.”</p>

<p>My bad.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

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

<p>[<em>] SAT I: 800CR 800M 760W
[</em>] ACT: Did not take
[<em>] SAT II: 800Maths II, 800Chemistry, 800Physics
[</em>] GPA: 4.42/5.0
[<em>] Rank: Top 25% (school only reports quartiles, I estimate about 15% though)
[</em>] AP/IB: 5s in Biology, Chemistry, Calc AB, Calc BC, Physics B, Physics C, Stats
[<em>] Course Load: Most rigorous
[</em>] Awards: Int Chem Oly Bronze, Singapore Physics Oly Nat’ll Champion
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars: MUN, Cheerleading, Journalism (it sounds better than it was)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Guiding at Zoo
[</em>] Summer Activities: N/A
[<em>] Essays: Why Reed was mediocre, others okay
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One excellent, one good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent, love that dude. <3
[</em>] Interview: Alumni interview, also talked with asst dean when she visited school
[/ul]
Other[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] State: Singapore
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Singapore
[<em>] School Type: Competitive public magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $50k? or so?
[li] Hooks: Female[/li][/ul]
Reflection[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: Extremely good test scores/awards, High Demonstrated Interest
[</em>] Weaknesses: High Need
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High Demonstrated Interest[/li][/ul]
General Comments:
I’m probably going to Harvey Mudd in California.</p>

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<p>**Decision: WAITLISTED **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR 650, M 700, W 650; 2000
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math I 640, Lit 630
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs:N/a
[<em>] IBs:N/a
[</em>] GPA:3.7
[<em>] Rank:top 10%
[</em>] Other stats:Most difficult courseload, courses in local universities
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:quite many. I think I had a solid list, especially for someone from Estonia
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Translating scientific research; Shop assistant
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I think my main essay was very good, the Reed supplement…well, wasn’t too bad ;p
[</em>] Teacher Recs:Fine, I guess.
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Quite good…maybe
[</em>] Hook (if any):erm…being from Estonia :smiley:
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:Estonia
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public, one of the best schools in Estonia
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Female
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m actually quite happy. I didn’t expect to get in because I need FA, so the waitlist was a great surprise :D</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT: 32
Reading: 36
Math: 27
Science : 31
English: 33
[ *] APs:
AP US: 5
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA: 4.12/5
[ *] Rank:12%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
Section Leader
Musicals and Plays and Voice Compititions
Speech Team (lol for like a week but I won first place in a compition, and by a week I mean for like two months)
Music! </p>

<p>[ *] Job/Work Experience:
Carpet Organizer
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
Common Ap:
Apparently was pretty incredibly as my other schools said they liked it so much they wanted to include it in a book of how to write good essays.
And I think my little essays were the best. I talked about how I got my campters when I was a counseler to eat bugs and lose their inhibitions and ties to the modern world.
For my common app I talked about forming an intellectual and emotional community at Tanglewood .
The supplement was also pretty good I thought but kind of standard.
[ *] Teacher Recs:
I think pretty good.
[ *] Counselor Rec:
Unbeleivably lame I go to a public school and she really could know less about me or care less.
[ *] Applied on: Regular Descision
[ *] Hook (if any):
No finacial aide need and I am a pretty good singer, as in conservatory quality.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Evanston IL
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
Public School, 782 students per grade. 71% go to college.
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender:F
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] I don’t think I’m going to go because Oberlin already gave me more money in merit and Reed doesn’t have good music, and I won’t have a chance to visit. But originally it was my first choice school.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 740, M 540, W 780
[</em>] ACT: Did not take
[<em>] SAT II: Literature 690, U.S. History 710
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Pretty rigorous
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Some interesting stuff, but nothing outstanding, and certainly no leadership roles
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Some cool community service placements, but again, nothing particularly impressive
[</em>] Summer Activities: N/A
[<em>] Essays: Common app. about being half-Filipino
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Outstanding
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Outstanding
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[</em>] Intended Major: Not sure
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White/Filipino
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: So, I guess even those of us with severe mathematical deficiencies can get into awesome colleges.</p>

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<p>Waitlisted - This is for my son, we are local and filed FA, you will be the judges
Sat I CR 600 M 720
Sat II M 1 700 Physic 650
Class Rank: 40/512 Essays: The love of art and physics
GPA: 4.02 weighted, straight A’s so far in his senior year
E/C: school news paper photo edditor, one person taken all the shots. Drama dept photogrepher w/ the exception in the plays.
enhanced emseble in voice and section leader
master choir section leader
played several roles for the school play production
member of the science bowl team
won the first place two year in a roll in district vacal competition
won the first place w/ nisond40 camera by sumission a photo in some photo contest
works at pizzar place as assistant manager
Community services: for schools welcomes new comers</p>

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<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>

<p>Stats: [ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M 620, W 660, CR 700
[</em>] SAT IIs: None
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] APs: N/A
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA: Community College GPA 3.94, Homeschool 3.8 ish…not sure exactly
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Course Load: Fairly rigorous, took mostly challenging classes at local community college when getting AA degree through Running Start program</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Art, Choir, Church Ministry, Web Design
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Clerk in gift shop, server
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I loved my essays a lot. I put myself into them and hoped that everything came out with my flavor. I wrote about my radical shift from hating math to loving it for the Common App
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I got to read one of them; it was beautiful
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My mom wrote it…I guess it was good?
[</em>] Hook (if any): Um…my personality?</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: WA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Homeschooled! And local community college where almost everything is pretty bad except the physics, philosophy, and math classes.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: First choice college ALL THE WAY but I can only go if they give me more money than I got…income keeps spiraling downward and we can only pay half of what they expect us to pay.</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Statistics:
SAT I: 680M 650CR 630W
ACT: 31
UW GPA: 3.9
Rank: school does not rank
Courseload: pretty rigorous, I transferred to a boarding school for gifted math and science students my junior year.</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs: Horseback Rider (competitive nationally), campaigned for Obama, recycling club officer, lots of volunteer hours, NHS, Beta Club, EAST Lab, Community Leader at my school
Job: never had a real job
Essays: I guess they were fine, I don’t really know
Teacher Recs: good, I’m guessing
Counselor Rec: good, I’m guessing
Interview: went really well, we met for an hour and a half
Hook: I’m from Arkansas (kind of an unfair advantage I think)</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State: Arkansas
School Type: Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts. Best school in Arkansas, they recruit juniors across the state with good test scores to go to school there.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female</p>

<p>General Comments: I wasn’t expecting to get in. But I’m really grateful that I did. Reed is an amazing school. I can’t wait to visit!!</p>

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<p>(sorry for how awfully this messed up the first time!)</p>

<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): 700 CR, 630 M, 690 W
SAT IIs: N/A
ACT: (without writing) 33
APs: N/A
IBs: Diploma Candidate
Philosophy SL (Tested out, scored a 7)
History HL
English HL
Biology HL
Math SL
Spanish SL
Theatre Arts SL (for certificate)
GPA: 3.9, 4.9 weighted
Rank: 11 of 365
Other stats: None that I can think of…</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Drama Club/Thespian Society (President of Thespian Society)
Model UN (Co-Secretary General)
Swim Team (Varsity Letter 9th, 10th, 12th grade)
Spanish Honor Society
National Honor Society (tutoring chair)
My only real volunteering commitment was Relay for Life for two years in a row…
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding since age fifteen
Essays (subject and responses): For Common App I wrote about NAIMUN (national Model UN Conference) and I loved my essay [my ego is a little inflated at the moment, I apologize], and elaborated on how much I loved theatre for the 150 word essay (which was really fun to write).
“Why Reed” essay was not my best… I wrote about my personal connection to Paideia (its the name of the Scripps National Spelling Bee booklet) and then why I wanted to go to Reed.
Teacher Recs: I’m thinking they were good…
Counselor Rec: I am pretty insignificant to my counselor, so I’m guessing it was average.
Applied on: I have no idea what this means…
Hook (if any): Nothing that I can think of. Maybe location?</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Denver, CO
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Inner city with IB magnet program
Ethnicity: White as can be
Gender: Female</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m SO thrilled to get in at Reed, but really torn between Reed and Occidental. Any words of advice?</p>

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<p>Reed is stronger academically. Occidental is in LA, you need a car I would think.</p>