*Official Regular Decision Class of 2018*

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Decision: Accepted to ArtSci!!</p>

<p>Objective:

  • ACT: 35-11
  • SAT II: 800 Chem/Math II, 790 US History
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on World History, US History, Eng Lang, Chem, Calc BC, US Gov
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit/Physics B/Stat/Euro/Econ, Honors Japanese and Newspaper
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Idk where to put this but State Champion Impromptu Speaker (Michigan Forensics), won a Japan America Friendship Scholars (JAFS) scholarship to do a foreign exchange in Japan</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis):
    -Forensics (Captain), State Champ in Impromptu speaking
    -Summer Scholar at Wash U last summer, got A’s in Intro to Climate Change and Music History (This was probably a big factor)
    -Exchange Student to Japan (Summer between Sophomore and Junior years), done some volunteer work with the exchange organization afterwards
    -FIRST FRC, Team ranked #88 at 2012 Worlds
    -Temple Youth Board President
    -Internship with an Actuary, continuing since summer before senior year
    -Newspaper Editoralist
    -Quizbowl Captain/NHS/other minor stuff
  • Job/Work Experience: See above internship
  • Essays: Common App 9/10- About my exchange to Japan, but I focused it more on what I learned upon coming back home, so I thought I took a unique spin on a common-ish story
  • Teacher Recommendations: Accidentally sent three, my Chem teacher’s was terrible (quoted my resume verbatim), other two were unread but probably very powerful
  • Counselor Rec: no idea, probably a 7-8/10</p>

<p>Other

  • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
  • Intended Major: Applied Math iirc
  • State (if domestic applicant): MI
  • School Type: Competitive Public, usually gets 5-8 Wash U acceptance yearly
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: Male
  • Income Bracket: No thanks, but in the ballpark for money
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Spent last summer there as a Summer Scholar and got As in two courses, I’m sure that was a big stand out on my app</p>

<p>Reflection

  • Strengths: Pretty impeccable stats, solid everything else, and dropping seven grand on a summer program there shot my demonstrated interest up to the moon
  • Weaknesses:
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Numbers and activities were well above average, and the summer program put me over the edge
    Where else you are applying or have already applied: Rejected Stanford EA, Accepted University of Michigan, Likely Letter at Emory, waiting on Princeton/Harvard/Wharton/Duke/Northwestern</p>

<p>A few pieces of advice:
-Keep your expectations realistic, but still hope for the best and work your ass off to try and get there
-Paying a few thousand bucks for a summer program worked for me at Wash U, if you’re super interested in an equivalent place (Vandy, Northwestern, Duke, etc.) and have the money, I think summer programs can tip the odds in your favor
-For better or worse, college applications are one giant game, so play it to the best of your ability. Hedge your odds, throw in a few random places, and always make sure you have your backups. Once you’ve done all that you can, try to remain humble and positive, and know that things typically tend to work out for the best.
-Not that you can generalize from one example, but there are a few upper middle class white boys who still can get accepted for being well rounded. Sure, being hyperfocusd seems to be an advantage nowadays, but there are still spots for traditional “smart” kids lacking mind-blowing credentials</p>

<p>Hope I didn’t come across as too much of an ass (lol at anyone who knows me irl and is reading this because you know its me), congrats to all who were accepted and best of luck to those still waiting! Hope my app provided a little insight into a truly messed up process.</p>

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<p>Decision: <em>Accepted</em> at College of Arts & Sciences
Objective:

  • ACT: n/a
  • SAT: 2250 superscore (800 W/650 M (yes, not great I know)/800 CR)
  • SAT II: 700 English Lit, 750 US History, 700 Bio M
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
    *Weighted GPA: 4.40/5
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on US History, Biology, English Literature, and European History
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Stat, AP Comparative Politics, AP US Government/Politics, Honors English Electives, Calculus, Research/Independent Study (in adjacent with a University)
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none (unless AP Scholar with Honor or National Merit Finalist counts)</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis):
    -LD Debate (Co-Captain), multiple awards
    -Business/Ad Manager of Newspaper
    -board member of small, elected membership philanthropic board [student-led, raises and donates 50K yearly]
    -independent research (100 hours over the summer, 10 hours weekly) with UCLA professor who teaches in the economics and political science departments.
    -huge hobby for baking, and have taken classes for years; I have a baking blog/website as well.
  • Job/Work Experience: none because I was too young (young for my grade/state won’t allow formal employment until a certain age)
  • Essays: Common App 9/10-somewhat unique story
  • Teacher Recommendations: Very strong (both offered to write letters for me before I asked)
  • Counselor Rec: Probably very good, and we have a great relationship (9/10 at least)</p>

<p>Other

  • Applied for Financial Aid?: No
  • Intended Major: Economics
  • State (if domestic applicant): CA
  • School Type: Competitive All-girls private
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: female
  • Income Bracket: no need for financial aid, beyond that no comment
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing besides my research (formally published, unique, etc.)</p>

<p>Reflection

  • Strengths: Good scores, grades, multiple ec’s but with depth
  • Weaknesses: 650 on math, an unsightly grade in AP Bio second semester of junior year
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Numbers and activities were well above average accepted from my school
    Where else you are applying or have already applied: Deferred Princeton EA, waiting on Columbia, UPenn, Brown, NYU Stern, Barnard, Northwestern, Georgetown, and Tufts</p>
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<p>Rejected:
SAT:1920
GPA: 3.85UW
Rank: Top 5.5%
Latino</p>

<p>Yeah I mean this was expected tbh. UT-Austin it is. Congrats to everybody who got in. Hard work pays off!!</p>

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<p>Anyone else engineering? :)</p>

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<p>Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2210: CR 680, M 770, WR 760
ACT: 30 (Didn’t send)
SAT II: Math II (800), Chem (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 UW/ 4.29 W
Rank: We don’t rank.
AP: HU Geo (4), Calc BC (5/ subscore AB 5), Phys C: Mech (5), US Gov (5), US Hist (4), Chem (5), Stats (5), Lang&Comp (3).
IB:
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit&Comp, AP Macroecon, AP Environ Sci, AP French IV, AP Euro. Dual enrollment 1st semester: Linear Algebra, Physics for Sci and Engineering II (E&M). 2nd semester: Multivariable Calculus, Statistics for Business and Econ.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None too major. A bit of regional stuff (log1 competition, etc.)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math club (VP), Young Musicians’ Club (secretary), Ultimate Frisbee Club (captain), cross country, soccer, track, piano (since K), oboe (since 6th grade), service clubs, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Worked at labs
Volunteer/Community Service: Labs and hospitals
Summer Activities: Labs, piano camp, orchestra camp
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendations: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: Good
Interview: None</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Intended Major: Mechanical, materials, or electrical engineering
State (if domestic applicant): LA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays/ ECs/ arts supplements
Weaknesses: Test scores/ grades
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted: Georgia Tech, UVA, Boston College, UT Austin, University of Rochester
Waiting on Stanford, Northwestern, Rice, Duke, Penn, Cornell, andCarnegie Mellon</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to College of Arts & Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: Superscore 2230; CR 730, M 770, W 730 (2 overall sittings both 2190)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: Math II (750), Chemistry (800), Literature (800)
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.116 W
Rank: 3/200ish
AP: Chemistry (5), Statistics (5), US History (4)
Senior year course load: AP Calc, AP Bio, AP Psych, AP English Lang & Comp, Honors Physics, Honors French IV, Honors Brit Lit, 3-D art
Major awards: none really, other than high places at state Envirothon competition
Common awards: Distinguished honor roll, AP scholar, National Merit Finalist, NHS</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis):
    -Volleyball team for 4 years
    -Envirothon (President): since 7th grade; went to states twice after placing first at counties; placed fourth last year and tenth freshman year
    -Key Club (President): 4 years; lots of community service; planning events, especially Mini-THON; volunteering
    -School musical: since 6th grade
    -Quiz Bowl/Brainbusters: local TV trivia show between schools, & Quiz Bowl of course
    -Loophole: school’s student literary magazine
  • Job/Work Experience: Hershey’s Chocolate World since last summer; babysitting
  • Essays: Common App 9/10 pretty solid, good writing/tone
  • Teacher Recommendations: Both very good- one was my AP Chem teacher last year & I did well in her class; other was more of a mentor from involvement in her extracurricular and classes (English)
  • Counselor Rec: Great, counselor knows me well</p>

<p>Other

  • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
  • Intended Major: Biology
  • State (if domestic applicant): PA
  • School Type: Run-of-the-mill public
  • Ethnicity: White (specifically, Ukrainian)
  • Gender: Female
  • Income Bracket: Middle class
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Second generation immigrant, although that probably doesn’t mean anything</p>

<p>Reflection

  • Strengths: Good essay & recs, good on-campus interview (when I visited), good grades & GPA
  • Weaknesses: scores could be better; many ECs could indicate depth without breadth (although this is not the case)
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-rounded, solid grades & scores, good ECs
    Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to University of Delaware and Penn State; waiting on Northwestern, Duke, UChicago, Swarthmore, Penn, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown, MIT</p>
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<p>Waitlisted!</p>

<p>SAT: 690, 800, 680 (2170). SAT 2: Math II, 790; Chem, 780; Physics, 800; Chinese, 750; World, 700.
ACT: 34, 35, 33, 36 (35). Sent both SAT and ACT
GPA: 3.92 (2 Bs + 1 B mid-year) W: 6.75ish. Top 1% in class of 700ish
ECs: Television production (President), MAO (VP), Science NHS (Treasurer), Debate (VP), placed in multiple science competitions+video contests+debate competitions, Badminton captain, book club president.
AP: WH (4), Chem (5), Phys B (5), Calc BC (5), Enviro (5), Phys C (4 Mech, 5 EM), HGeo (4 )-: ), Eng. Lang (4), APUSH (4).
Essay: Common app was probably seen as bs, talked about knowledge.
Chinese Male. Miami.
Deferred from Yale. Accepted to U of Miami and U of Florida.</p>

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<p>Accepted:
SAT: 2080 (cr 730 m 650 w700)
ACT: 32 (E 34 M 31 R 33 S 29 )
AP: USHistory 5 Lit 5
Senior course load: AP Stats, AP Gov, AP lang, AP Phyiscs C, AP Latin
EC: National Honor society, Student body tresurer, Club soccer, Varisty soccer captain(3 years) Varsity Soccer 4
GPA 3.8</p>

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<p>@Matthew5 I got the nomination for the Regents’ and Chancellor Scholarship. </p>

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<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2230
English: 730
Math: 700
Reading: 800</p>

<p>ACT: 33
English (w/Writing): 35
Math: 30
Reading: 34
Science: 32</p>

<p>IBs: IB Diploma Program candidate, taking IB: HL Psychology, HL Chemistry, HL English, SL Math, SL French, and SL Philosophy</p>

<p>GPA (UW): 3.87
GPA (W): 4.79</p>

<p>Rank (UW): 23/406
Rank (W): 29/406</p>

<p>ECs listed on app:

  • Co-Founder and VP of school’s Red Cross Club
  • Oboist in biggest state orchestra for 6 years.
  • Oboist/English Horn player for school musical pit orchestra 9th-12th, 5 shows.
  • Section editor on school paper for two years, writer for one year. Member of a journalism honor society, and selected as an honor student through another program.
  • Children’s science summer camp volunteer
  • Cross Country
  • Art Club VP, 10th-12th grades
  • National Honor Society
  • Tutored younger students of my oboe teacher
  • National History Day- 3rd place at State tournament, 10th grade</p>

<p>Essays (subject and responses): Common app essay was about my experience with vulnerability in music (I know, it sounds super cheesy just based on that, but I was really happy with it, and my counselor really liked it.</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: Very good, I think.
Counselor Rec: Not sure, but probably good </p>

<p>Location/Person: Denver
State or Country: CO, US
School Type: Huge inner-city public school with a 100-person-per-class IB program
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (Didn’t submit)
ACT: 33 (superscore 35)
SAT II: 740 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (4), US History (5), Biology (4), Lang & Comp (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Am Gov, AP Comp Gov, AP Human Geo, AP lit & Comp, Spanish 5, Physics A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honor</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lacrosse (JV Captain), Link Crew, National Honors Society, National English Honors Society, Scholarship Federation
Job/Work Experience: Have had a part-time job since Sophomore year.
Volunteer/Community service: National Charity League (board position every year of high school, current president, multiple awards), Volunteered at local hospital 150+ hours
Summer Activities: none
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7/10
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 Close w/ teacher had her for 2+ years
Teacher Rec #2: 6/10 wildcard, AP science teacher didn’t even know if she liked me
Counselor Rec: 9/10 outlined from questionnaire I filled out.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none</p>

<p>Other
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Public (highly competitive)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essay, Volunteer Service
Weaknesses: Recommendations
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-rounded
Where else were you applied: WUSTL is the first school I’ve heard from. Waiting for Colgate, Hamilton, Amherst, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Brown, Vanderbilt, Lafayette, Lehigh, Middlebury, Union, Stanford.</p>

<p>General Comments: Honestly did not think I was going to get in. I’m extremely excited b/c it is now one of my top choices!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlist</p>

<p>SAT: 2160 (700 writing 740 math 720 reading)
GPA: 3.8/4.0<br>
Rank: 13th percentile, probably my weakest point
EC’s: job at YMCA, job at Taco Bell, involvement in track and football, volunteered many hours at many different organizations
Senior courses: AP english lit, AP Calc, AP Bio, AP gov, AP econ, digital media, sociology, nutrition
Awards: National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, AP Scholar with distinction, various academic awards from school </p>

<p>This isn’t a shock and I really don’t mind. My interviewer even seemed less than impressed with my stats so I’m surprised I even got waitlisted. Gladly going to give up my waitlist spot to someone who wants it more, as I’ve been accepted to Texas A&M, uMiami (FL), Arizona State, and Tulane, with Tulane being my top option where I’m more than likely going to end up. Luckily haven’t been rejected from anywhere yet. At the end of the day I did apply on a whim and showed little/no interest, so it’s all good! Congrats and best of luck to you all! </p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:

  • ACT: 35/8 essay
  • SAT II: 770 Math II, 750 Physics
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank available
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): No AP courses offered. Only IB courses
  • Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology HL, Math, English Language, and French B SL
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Award by Government of India for academics</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis):
    5 years of tabla
    2 years of tennis
    1 year at equestrian club
    founded science research club at school
    1 year member of school quiz team</p>

<ul>
<li>Job/Work Experience: none</li>
<li>Essays: A little better than average</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendations: Must be pretty good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Average</li>
<li>Interview: N/A</li>
</ul>

<p>Other

  • Applied for Financial Aid?: No
  • Intended Major: Bio-chemistry and Cell Biology
  • State (if domestic applicant): US Citizen, but applying from India
  • School Type:
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: M
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely nothing. Being an Asian is an anti-hook</p>

<p>Reflection

  • Strengths: ACT, Award, maybe essays
  • Weaknesses: My ECs, race,strength of the applicant pool, and competition
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well, what can I say? I felt I had a good chance at WashU because of my stats, but they weren’t enough. I probably won’t accept a spot on the waitlist. Congratulations to all those accepted, and good luck to the other waitlisted applicants.</p>
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<p>Decision: Accepted (Olin)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2060 did not send
ACT: 34 single sitting (32/35/35/34/8)
SAT II: 780 math 2 740 chem did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No GPA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Rank (Prolly top 5%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted diploma 45/45
Senior Year Course Load: IB Eng Lit SL, Chinese Lang./Lit SL, Math SL, Chem HL, Econ HL, Music HL, TOK, EE, CAS
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 14 years piano (with leadership position at school), school choir leader/committee member, school mag editor, inter-school student government (leadership position, 60,000 members involved), inter-school economics club committee, class secretary/treasurer, secretary for english lit society at school
Job/Work Experience: Freelance accompanist/piano teacher
Volunteer/Community service: Committee in inter-school volunteering group (organize+participate in service), weekly volunteering at church
Summer Activities: Co-organized business/economics study trip, co-ran volunteer/community service training camps for local high school students, summer courses at HKUST Business School, International conference at local university for IB students…
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Stellar but not outstanding 8/10 maybe?
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: I’m guessing prolly good 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: I’m guessing quite banal 6/10
Counselor Rec: Should be absolutely great! 9/10
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: School grades?
Weaknesses: No major awards/hooks, weak ECs, mediocre testing
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No aid required, scores(??), no idea…
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This is the first decision - waiting for 17 more.</p>

<p>General Comments: I showed 0 interest, I was not interviewed, and I submitted last minute. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I GOT IN MYGODDDDDDDDDDDD CANT BELIEVE IT</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (Arts and Sciences)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 one sitting
ACT: 35 single sitting (36/36/35/34/8)
SAT II: 800 math 2 790 us history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): prolly around 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/800 top 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): ten ap classes taken with 5 tests taken already with three 5s and two 4s
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: Swimming, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Eco/Gov, AP Euro, Floral Design (art credit hahaha)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Excellence Award for Seniors in Social Studies, multiplea chievment awards, ap scholar, national merit finalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity swimmer 4 years, senior captain, captain of quiz bowl team, founder of investment club, do volunteering, member of nhs and math honor society
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at different schools around the area
Summer Activities: Swimming twice a day and traveling to Europe
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I would give it a 7/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:Awesome 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: Pretty good 8/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public 5A
Ethnicity: White/Eastern European descent
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Parents are immigrants</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: School grades and recs
Weaknesses: Didnt visit campus or get interviewed
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No aid required, good scores, good recs
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This is the first decision - waiting for 9 more</p>

<p>General Comments: Still shocked I got in. This is pretty amazing and hopefully only a sign of things to come!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted
Objective:

  • SAT: N/A
  • SAT II: 770 Math 2 and 750 USH
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8-3.9 (excluding 9th grade, 4.0)
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): does not rank
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): school (private) does not offer AP classes for their unique school philosophy. But took the highest level classes the school offer. Got A- from a college course (took the course in person, and all other students were students attending the college, not high schoolers. It was a school that pretty much anybody knows when they hear the name.)<br>
  • Senior Year Course Load: as heavy as possible
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
    Subjective:
  • Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis):
    voice (private lesson, choir, musical theatre), school leadership position, running an active student group, volunteer work (assistant teaching & tutoring for needy students) 6 hours a week when I lived in NY
  • Job/Work Experience: worked as an administrative intern at one of the biggest hospitals in NYC for two sumers.
  • Essays: Had a bit of unusual life circumstance (so this could’ve been a hook)
  • Teacher Recommendation: teachers from a History/English interdisciplinary course and calc. Former has a very close relationship with me as a teacher and a mentor, and latter has great relationship in a classroom setting.<br>
  • Counselor Rec: Probably okay.</p>

<p>Other

  • Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. For a full-ride for four years.
  • Intended Major: Undecided (humanities/social science area)
  • State (if domestic applicant): (New England area)
  • School Type: Private (boarding)
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: M
  • Income Bracket: independent student (so lowest bracket)
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): independent student, immigrant, unusual life circumstances</p>

<p>Reflection

  • Weaknesses: asking for a full-ride while the school is need-conscious according to the U.S. News. Scores weren’t weak for the school, but could be stronger. lack of ECs
    *Where else you are applying or have already applied: I wouldn’t mention it here, but this was the first school I’ve heard from. I applied for bunch of even more selective schools, and we’ll see how it’s gonna work out. I got deferred from Harvard for Early Action. </p>

<p>General Comments:
WUSTL was not my first choice, so I don’t feel torn or horrible. My plan was to stick around East coast, and this would have been a little bit of adventure, anyways. While I’m not super worried about other schools, because my score isn’t not phenomenal but not a red light for any of the schools in the U.S. according to average ACT & GPA scores of accepted studnets. But of course, there’s more to do just than the scores in the admission process. If I could afford the school, it could’ve been a little bit easier to go through this process.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 35
GPA (unweighted/weighted): 4.0/4.77
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, maybe top 10%?
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Calc AB & BC (5), Lang (5), Psych (5)
Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP Lit, anatomy, Spanish, AP econ, AP stat
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs (place leadership in parenthesis): dance co-captain, drumming, piano, NHS coordinator
Job/Work Experience: Aristotle circle peers tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at holy cross hospital
Summer Activities: teach dance to elementary school aged children, plant lab internship at umcp, law intern
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 maybe.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10
Counselor Rec: no idea, 7/10?
Additional Rec: lawyer I worked for 10/10, dance coach 10/10
Interview: Nope</p>

<p>Other
Financial aid? Yes
Intended major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
School Type: Public, tiny
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $150,000+</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: grades, recs
Weaknesses: I don’t think I showed much interest in my application, not that there were supplements, no major awards/nothing special really.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not too sure why/how I was accepted
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to 3, waiting on the rest</p>

<p>Congrats to those who were accepted :slight_smile: Good luck to everyone! </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Olin Business School</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT: 2240
GPA (unweighted/weighted): n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): NA
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3xBest Delegate (MUN); 2 international 1xSchool award</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN(Secretary general), Business Club (Chief Editor), Student Council (prefect)
Job/Work Experience: Interned with an angel investment firm
Volunteer/Community service: Spent a week in the foothills of the Himalayas in a remote village
Summer Activities: Organised international MUN, internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8.5; Reasonably expressive, demonstrated interest in business
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 9/10
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: With the director of admissions herself. Went well.</p>

<p>Other
Financial aid: No
Intended major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country: India
School Type: Medium sized private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $200,000+</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT
Weaknesses: GPA was hard to understand because of deflation.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who the hell knows?!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UNC Chapel Hill EA (accepted), UIUC RD (accepted), Columbia ED (rejected)</p>

<p>Fairly happy with this. Good luck to those who’re wait listed, and congratulations to the accepted. </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT: 2270 - CR 680, M 790, W 800
ACT: 33 Superscore - I sent this only because my reading was a 33, which is better than my 680
GPA (unweighted/weighted): 4.0/4.48
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/495
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem 4, APUSH 5, AP Psych 5, AP European History 4; planning to take 5 more this May
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Two-time top 10 in regional math competition, other small awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis 3 years, DNA research 4 years, Varsity quiz team 2 years, MUN, Math club, and French club
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Local organizations, tutor, random community services
Summer Activities: DNA research 4 years, summer shadowing at cardiology lab
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7- I didn’t think it was a tear-jerker or anything but was reasonably good. Definitely revealed some stuff about me not on the application
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: n/a
Counselor Rec: 6/10 - didn’t really know me well
Additional Rec: 10/10 - Research supervisor really liked me
Interview: I had an interview on campus with a student during Diversity Weekend and it was very casual</p>

<p>Other
Financial aid: Yes
Intended major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): Midwestern state
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: not too high</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Rank/GPA, maybe essay? A lot of demonstrated interest- Diversity weekend, visited and toured, local info session, several emails to admissions officers, applied to scholarships. Basically told them WashU was my number 1
Weaknesses: SAT CR was below average (at least compared to my school), no leadership
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Perfect grades, lots of interest
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to U Mich and 2 in-state schools; waiting on several other schools</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Objective:

  • ACT: 35
  • SAT II: 740 Lit, 770 Math II
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not top 10%, but probably very close
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5s or 4s</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Job/Work Experience: none</li>
<li>Essays: Common App 10/10</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Hecka good probably</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: Statistics
  • State (if domestic applicant): CA
  • School Type: Public, high-performing
  • Ethnicity: Indian
  • Gender: M
  • Income Bracket: High
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I didn’t need aid</p>

<p>Reflection

  • Strengths: 35 on ACT, very passionate about my ECs, essay was unique.
  • Weaknesses:
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test Scores
    Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to UCSB so far, still waiting on everything else.</p>

<p>General Comments: This takes a whole bunch of pressure off. I’m incredibly thankful</p>