<p>-State or Country:
-School Type:
-Ethnicity:
-Gender:
-Major Strength/Weakness:
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
-Going to attend?:</p>
<p>-SAT: 690 CR/ 600 M / 710 W
-SAT IIs: 650 French with Listening, 730 US History
-ACT: N/A
-GPA 3.5
-Rank: School doesn’t rank
-Other stats: Selected to (and took) college sophomore-level US History course at the National Institute of American History and Democracy at The College of William and Mary this summer…</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: excellent- m
-Teacher Recs: all 3 excellent
-Counselor Rec: very good
-Hook (if any): URM, good test scores and upward trend, good interview, good essays</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: NJ
-School Type: competitive private
-Ethnicity: African American
-Gender: Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: strength: Extracurriculars, SAT scores, Essay/ weakness: GPA
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: good interview, extracurriculars, test scores, and essay…</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Tech Editor of school newspaper, started fund for orphanage in africa, 4 years varsity/club fencing, peer mentor, member and soloist for school band and men’s acapella choir, city harvest volunteer
-Comments: I will attend !</p>
<p>-SAT: 2000+
-SAT IIs: 760 Math 2; 690 Bio E
-ACT: 31
-GPA: 4.3 W
-Rank: Top 10% (School doesn’t rank)
-Other stats: Awards in science competitions and all that jazz–>Porter Scholarship!</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: CommonApp–basically how I found myself; I tracked it through different Disney princesses, villains and characters (I’m not obsessed with Disney, haha. I promise!). Porter Scholarship Essay–how my curiosity led to many caffeine-filled nights reading scientific articles and to a subsequent internship at a NYU Medical School lab. Both essays were pretty snazzy, I think!
-Teacher Recs: Excellent, although I didn’t get to read them.
-Counselor Rec: Amazing, apparently, but that’s only heresay.
-Hook (if any): URM, found a new cure for MRSA (I don’t know if this counts)</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: NY
-School Type: Public
-Ethnicity: Hispanic
-Gender: Female
-Major Strengths: Definitely my accomplishments in the sciences, leadership positions and heavy extracurriculars, CommonApp essay, GPA and recs
-Weakness: Test scores
-Why you think you were accepted: I got accepted through the Porter Scholarship, so I my accomplishments in the sciences were probably the real reason
-Going to attend?: Yes! </p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extracurriculars: President of the Class, President of my school’s Leadership Club, Vice-President of SADD, Primary Tutor in NHS, Publicist for Drama Club, Youth Representative for COLAGE (children with 1+ LGBTQ parents), Treasurer of Tri-M Music Honor Society
-Job/Work Experience: Internship at a lab in the NYU Medical School for a year; during the summer, I was there 7 days a week for a total of 60+ hours. Helped other lab members with their work, and pursued my own independent research study. Also worked as a secretary for the summers in years prior, and taught karate classes.</p>
<p>-Comments: I fell in LOVE with the school when I attended, and enrolled before hearing back from 3 schools! Eventually, the financial aid packages I received from the others I got accepted to just couldn’t compare to what Skidmore gave me!</p>
<p><strong><em>OFFICIAL Skidmore College RD Decisions Thread!!!</em></strong>
It is up!!!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT 2060
-SAT IIs: Bio E 710 US History 650
-ACT 29, I didn’t send it.
-GPA 3.8 weighted
-Rank: No rank.
-Other stats: Several volunteer awards and recognition for peer mentoring.</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: It was aight.
-Teacher Recs: I signed away to never see them. School rules.
-Counselor Rec: "
-Hook (if any): I’m a white female from a suburb of Boston. Yeah.</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: MA
-School Type: Stressful.
-Ethnicity: All washed out.
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness: Had a little rocky time in high school. But I pulled through with decent grades!
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I’d like to think I showed potential. Or maybe that’s what I want to believe about myself.
-Going to attend?: Yes</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Few but really solid ones.
-Comments:</p>
<p>-Essays: It was epic.
-Teacher Recs: Greatest student ever at my school.
-Counselor Rec: See above.
-Hook (if any): I’m an Asian, so no.</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: CA
-School Type: Easy as crap.
-Ethnicity: <em>sigh</em>
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness: I am a parapalegic.
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I don’t know, you tell me.
-Going to attend?: N/A</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: I performed open-heart surgery on impoverished children in Libya.
-Comments: I am superrrr shocked. :(</p>
<p>sometimes they reject/waitlist people who are too good for the school because they figure they’d be accepted at better institutions and go there instead. that’s my guess. because you seem amazing.</p>
<p>-Essays: pretty good
-Teacher Recs: excellent
-Counselor Rec: excellent
-Hook (if any): I’m an IB Diploma student, and I’m an American that has lived in Germany for 18 years, never been to the States before. </p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: Germany
-School Type: Private, International Baccalaureate school
-Ethnicity: Caucasian
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness: Strengths: foreign languages (3) english and theatre
weaknesses: maths/physics
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: IB school, brought my grades up out of the gutter from 10th/11th grade, and EXCELLENT personal interview on campus this summer
-Going to attend?: Yes</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Varsity softball, yearbook, IT help desk, web design team
-Comments: CAN’T WAIT!</p>
<p>-SAT: 2110 (730 CR, 690 M, 690 W)
-SAT IIs: 660 Literature, 620 French Reading, 650 Math II
-GPA: Alternative school, no GPA
-Rank: School does not rank
-Other stats: 4.0 in college classes at local community college</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: About piano
-Teacher Recs: Good, plus personal rec that I think was pretty good, too
-Counselor Rec: Good
-Hook (if any): Mock trial? Hmm.</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: NY
-School Type: Public alternative school of choice, Small (36 in grade)
-Ethnicity: Caucasian
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness: Very involved in ECs, including drama, music, and community groups
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Hahaha – who could ever say?
-Going to attend?: 70% sure of attendance</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Mock trial, Youth singing group (and also a member of the advisory board), summer jobs, piano, drama
-Comments:</p>
<p>William and Mary fits me as a history/government major and is much better priced; although they aren’t as focused on arts (which i will miss), they have a better reputation for humanities and placement into law school for a much better price .</p>
<p>Aww, I was looking forward to being classmates next year! In any case, congratulations on William and Mary! You’re going to have an awesome next four years! :)</p>
<p>-SAT-result will be out by 22dec but hope for 1900+
-SAT IIs: Che 720, Maths level 1 760
-ACT:no scores
-GPA 3.6 weighted
-Rank:top 25% of class
-Other stats: Several volunteer works, worked in an organization, Volunteered at two different schools (taught maths n science), Organized free health camps, Helped victims of flood (representing Red Cross).</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: It was aight.
-Teacher Recs: I signed away to never see them. School rules.
-Counselor Rec: I don’t know,but he will write a good one
-Hook (if any): I’m an Asian.</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: Nepal
-School Type: Public and national school of our country
-Ethnicity:
-Gender: Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: I was among the ones who used to fail in many subjects, but improved my academics in High School.and SAT would be my weakness
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I am going for ED2 application
-Going to attend?: i dont know</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Many related to sports, and few solid ones related to academics
-Comments:</p>
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