<p>Only a couple more days until the decisions come out for Regular Decision! </p>
<p>I remember it is April 1st…</p>
<p>@JasperTraum, please read the other thread, there is more information regarding release date. If you look at historical data, decisions have been out early to mid March.</p>
<p>Ahh I freaked out when I saw this and thought they were out :(</p>
<p>So any one know when is it?</p>
<p>Next Friday should be the latest/most likely. Maybe earlier if we’re lucky.</p>
<p>They released ED decisions on like a Wednesday this year… so hopefully they won’t wait until Friday to release these decisions!</p>
<p>Decisions for ED Class of 2018 were released Monday, Dec 9, 2013. </p>
<p>So it can be released on Mar 17?</p>
<p>According to other threads, people who called the admissions office were told that it’s “sometime this week.” So we don’t have much longer to wait!</p>
<p>Wait listed. </p>
<p>2380 SAT, 790 Lit, 800 M2, Average ECs, Average grades.</p>
<p>I’ve gotten only 2 RD decisions so far. Kenyon and WUSTL. Both wait listed.</p>
<p>Decision: Wait list</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M 710 CR 770 W 730
ACT (breakdown): 30 (didn’t submit)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math I (750) Chemistry (770)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/104
AP (place score in parentheses): AP US (5) AP Bio (4) AP World (4) AP Spanish (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP English, AP US Gov, AP Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, American Chemical Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry, New York State Department of Education Scholarship for Academic Excellence (highest Regents scores in class)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Co-Captain of Varsity Hockey (4 years), Chess Team, Math Team, Soccer Team goalie, Robotics Team,
Job/Work Experience: Paid Tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered Hospital
Summer Activities: 2 summers at Harvard taking General Chemistry (b+) and Organic Chemistry (B+)
Essays: Amazng – Spoke about my love for science and how I view the world in a quirky way.
Teacher Recommendations: Both amazing
Counselor Rec: I think it was good
Additional Rec: Recommendation from my Professor in Gen Chem who also is the head of the chem department at Harvard
Interview: Went pretty good
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Urm, Organic Chemistry at Harvard, and Letter of rec from head of chem department at harvard
Reflection
Strengths: Strong focus in chemistry, very good essays and subject test scores
Weaknesses: Gpa and rank could have been higher (9th grade)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: gap could be higher maybe waiting for senior year grades
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Duke, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, UChicago, Upenn, Cornell, Amherst, JHU, Vanderbilt, Washu, Macauly Honors, NYU, Sophie Davis, Northwestern, Rice.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:
Washu Wait lists many people, show interest!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Objective:
- ACT: 36 (35 on Math, 11 on essay)
- SAT II: 800 US History, 760 Bio E, 740 Math II (can’t remember if I sent Math)
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/app. 320 - #1 already got into MIT EA, to give context
- AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on World History, US History, AP Eng Lang, AP Eng Lit, Psychology; 4s on Bio, European History, Human Geography
IB: 7 on Geography SL, 6 on Spanish B SL - Senior Year Course Load: IB Spanish V, IB Biology IV HL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB History of the Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Mathematics SL/AP AB Calculus, AP Macroeconomics/AP United States Government and Politics
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar, Scholastic Art and Writing Gold and Silver Keys, some History Fair stuff, school stuff</p>
<p>Subjective:
- Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis):
300 hours of volunteering, mostly in animal rescue
NHS, Co-President
Spanish NHS, Co-President
Academic Team, School and County, President
Literary Magazine, Editor-In-Chief
Drama Club/International Thespian Society, Publicity Team</p>
<ul>
<li>Job/Work Experience: none</li>
<li>Essays: Common App 10/10</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: 1st was Bio teacher and NHS sponsor who loves my animal rescue work, probably 9-10/10, second probably a 9/10</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: no idea, probably a 7-8/10</li>
<li>Interview: N/A</li>
</ul>
<p>Other
- Applied for Financial Aid?: No
- Intended Major: Political Economy
- State (if domestic applicant): FL
- School Type: Public with high-performing IB program inset
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: F
- Income Bracket: do not need FA
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none, except from what I gather for WashU maybe not needing aid was a plus?</p>
<p>Reflection
- Strengths: 36 on ACT, very passionate about my ECs, essay was great - my CA essay was about an activity that probably made me stand out. Not a sport or anything that could sway my decision or bring attention to the university, but it was funny and probably made me memorable because I doubt many teenagers do it.
- Weaknesses:
- Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong academic base for my application with a great essay on top.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to UVA and UNC OOS, as well as London School of Economics and Political Science (conditionally). Applied to 17 colleges so I won’t name them all, but still waiting on Stanford, Yale, Penn, Northwestern, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, and UChicago.</p>
<p>General Comments: I didn’t expect this at all! Congrats to everyone who was admitted!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330
ACT: 34 (didn’t send)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/448
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Comp Sci (4), Psych (5), Calc BC (4; AB=5), Biology (4), US GOPO (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics C: E&M, AP Chem, AP English Lit & Comp, Acc. Humanities
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Distinguished AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis, President of Tutoring club, Vice and Co-Founder of Young Liberals club, Quiz Bowl, Student Council, Ping Pong Club, Student Teacher at Religious Group
Job/Work Experience: Teaching Assistant at local Kumon Center
Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Spanish Honor Society, nursing center, local hospital, library, elementary school group to teach struggling students to read, multiple fundraisers; total 250 hours
Summer Activities: Biotech camp after 10th grade, research internship after 11th
Essays: Common App essay was one of the worst I’ve ever written; I didn’t proofread, so there were errors and poorly worded sentences. It was also not well developed, as a whole. The supplemental essays, however, were very good, and displayed genuine interest and ambition
Teacher Recommendation: 8, teacher loved having me; known me since freshman year
Counselor Rec: 7, good and expressed qualities, but seemed a bit generic
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None
Supplementary Material: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): ~$90,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: ACT, grades, recs
Weaknesses: Asian STEM applicant, didn’t show explicit interest
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I heard WUSTL is notorious for waitlisting an incredibly large number of applicants. Not surprised, quite frankly.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: U of Michigan, multiple small schools
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: Stanford</p>
<p>Congrats to the RD admits 
The fb group is here: <a href=“Official Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2018 | Facebook”>https://www.facebook.com/groups/186622748208125/</a> or in the case that they tell me to take the link down, you can search for the group “Official Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2018”. Congrats again, I know I felt super excited when I was accepted!</p>
<p>Waitlisted /:</p>
<p>ACT: 34
SAT II: 760 Chem, 750 US History, 710 Math II
3.76 UW GPA, 4.36 W GPA
Pretty average essays, decent extracurriculars but nothing extraordinary, no hooks
Showed lots of demonstrated interest
I feel bummed because this was my top choice, but congrats to everyone who got in</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/700ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): Eight 5’s and one 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Music Theory, Academic Decathlon
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Acadec (pretty high places at nationals/state, state record high score), Debate (district champ, state qualifier), Future Problem Solving (State Champ), Varsity Tennis, Chemistry Research
Volunteer/Community service: Not too much…worked a few bone marrow drives, helped out at Temple camps
Summer Activities: Local University internship (after 10th), Welch Scholar (after 11th, research at UT Austin)
Essays: Common App was maybe a 7/10
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
Counselor Rec: Meh big school understaffed with counselors
Additional Rec: Research Prof from UT
Interview: Went pretty well I think
Supplementary Material: Moog Scholarship application? Got to talk about my research some more
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Upper Middle (200k-ish)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: SAT, Acadec, Teacher Recs, grades
Weaknesses: Indian male, applied for FA (have a brother in college so definitely need some help), essay wasn’t great
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not too surprised based on the past waitlist numbers from WUSTL…thought I actually did a decent job showing interest with the scholarship application and the interview but that was probably neutralized by applying for FA (didn’t know WUSTL was need aware till after applying…not that I would have changed my status)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UT Austin Health Science Honors, Columbia (Likely Letter)
Waitlisted: WUSTL
Rejected: Nowhere yet but I was deferred from Stanford</p>
<p>Notes: WUSTL is not a safety school!! I had that sense very early in the application process possibly due to its relatively higher acceptance rate compared to some of the other schools I applied to. But I realized that was definitely not the case so I wanted to make that clear to anyone reading this. Probably won’t be accepting my position on the waitlist but we’ll see. Congrats to all who made it!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!! :D</p>
<p>Objective:
- SAT: 2200 (740 CR, 770 M, 690 W)
- SAT II: 800 MathII, 800 Spanish, 760 Physics
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/430
- AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Comp Sci, Calculus AB, Biology, Spanish Lang, Psychology; 4 on Physics B
- Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Chemistry, AP Macroecon, AP Calculus BC, AP US Gov, Office Aid (Self-study period), AP Physics C, Dual Enrollment Calculus III and English Composition (Graduating with AA), Self-studied Real Analysis
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, nothing major :p</p>
<p>Subjective:
- Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis):
MITES Summer Program- residential 6-week summer program at MIT
Founded tutoring program that teaches disadvantaged children how to read; manage with 3 other tutors and around 15-20 students
Played guitar ever since 7th grade, perform with school and local band
Tutor kids after-school in math and sciences
Work with father in Roadside Tire Service Company
FBLA- placed 1st at states
Volunteered at Jackson Memorial Hospital during two summers</p>
<ul>
<li>Job/Work Experience: none</li>
<li>Essays: Common App 10/10</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Amazing, one from physics teacher whom I’ve had for 3 years, other from math teacher who I’ve had for 2 years and has guided me with self-study</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Public school, doesn’t really know me much, 5/10</li>
<li>Interview: N/A</li>
</ul>
<p>Other
- Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
- Intended Major: Mathematics
- State (if domestic applicant): FL
- School Type: Charter School
- Ethnicity: Hispanic
- Gender: M
- Income Bracket: under $10,000
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation, Very poor I guess? :p</p>
<p>Reflection
- Strengths: I’m pretty sure my recommendations got me in, there were “best student in career” comments in both of them and my supplemental from the MITES program also said he had never seen a student progress so fast. I also think my essay gave them context as to how to consider my application. Coming from a severely underprivileged home could only help as well.
- Weaknesses: I didn’t have many activities and extracurricular, but I guess my circumstance made up for that.
- Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Relatively strong academic background and really showing my passion for mathematics and computer science through my extra self-study and through my recommendations.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Got accepted to UFlorida and a likely letter from Williams. Also waiting on several other schools like MIT (deferred), Princeton, Stanford, and uChicago.</p>
<p>General Comments: Didn’t expect to get in but apparently they saw more potential in me than I did xD. Super excited to possibly be a future bear!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M 740 CR 690 W 740
ACT (breakdown): 33 C, 35 M, 33 S, 32 R
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/392
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses): Psychology (6)
Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB Spanish SL, IB Chemistry SL, IB History HL, IB Math HL, IB ToK
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, Commended Student
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS, Middle school mentoring, softball, assistant coaching baseball, volunteering in elementary schools, led elementary school drama club
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: Worked with 2nd graders on math/reading/writing/science, volunteered in 2nd grade drama club
Summer Activities:
Essays: Well-written and unique. Really showed who I am as a person
Teacher Recommendations: Very good
Counselor Rec: Probably good
Additional Rec:
Interview: I thought it went really really well
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >130,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Latina, female in engineering?
Reflection
Strengths: strong demonstrated interest, interview, essay, recommendations, I got to know a lot of people in the admissions office
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See strengths
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Vanderbilt, Duke, Northwestern, USC, U of Miami, Stanford, OSU, Cincinnati
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:</p>
<p>rejected. 
so far, i’ve been rejected from upenn ed, notre dame ea, and this school. i am pretty much losing hope for all the other colleges i applied to. it’s not like i’m not a “strong” applicant; i have a 2100 sat score, am a coca cola scholar finalist, and will receive my associates degree in math & science along with my diploma this may. when i read my third rejection letter, i literally felt my heart hit rock bottom</p>