Official Stony Brook 2017 Decisions Thread

<p>Congrats to those who were accepted! </p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Pick one:
size=+2 color=greenbDecision:Accepted/b/color/size</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): cr 630 math 530 writing 570 total 1730
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top %3
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: average
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot!!!
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: food to less fortunate every other week for a year
[ *] Summer Activities:interned 2 years in a christian retreat center in costa rica
[ *] Essays:really good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:good
[ *] Counselor Rec: really good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[ *] Intended Major:political science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):puerto rico
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity:hispanic
[ *] Gender:f
[ *] Income Bracket: less than 30,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:ethnicity, ECs, Grades
[ *] Weaknesses:SATs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:because of my essay and grades
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2110: 780M 660CR 670W
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 780MathII 770Physics 740Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84 (93.44)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5USH 5Stat
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: APCalcAB, APLit, APChem, APMicro & Macroecon, AP Phyiscs C Mech + E&M
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): nothing special
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: nothing special
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: nothing special
[</em>] Summer Activities: nothing special
[<em>] Essays: excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: generic, I would assume
[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic, I would assume
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Income Bracket: <20k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen, QB finalist</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT, GPA, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: lack of extracurriculars
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: number
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at UMich for ChemE and Bing for business. 3/3 so far!</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: will probably attend depending on how much money Michigan gives me and because I will probably get rejected by the other schools that I applied to. Don’t want to go to Bing because I don’t really want to major in business.</p>

<p>I was accepted to SBU!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1970: 600 M 710 W 660 CR
ACT: n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5ish? (90.19)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 63/263 (top 25%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): in progress
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, SUPA English (Syracuse University), Economics, PIG, Physics, SUNY Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math league, italian club, varsity golf team
Job/Work Experience: worked at wendy’s for three months
Volunteer/Community service: nothing
Summer Activities: nothing
Essays: strong
Teacher Recommendation: chose teachers that liked me a lot, assumed strong, but generic
Counselor Rec: he knows me better than many others, so not bad
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket: <20k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): poor, single parent</p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths: SAT and essay
Weaknesses: didn’t do a whole lot outside of school/home
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: they liked what I had to offer, I guess
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waiting on three other schools! so i’m one for one I suppose :)</p>

<p>General Comments: I think I’m going to end up at Stony Brook, because it is just the best SUNY for pre-med. Unless I hate it there, which I don’t forsee, I will most likely attend.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:• SAT I (breakdown): 1810: 660M 580CR 570W
• ACT: 29
• SAT II: 720Biology-M 670US HIST 640world Hist
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 4UsHist3Biology3WorldHistory
• IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
• Senior Year Course Load: APPhysics C, Public Speaking, Uconn Statistics, Uconn Maritime Studies, AP US Gov, Orchestra,<br>
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Subjective:• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): nothing special
• Job/Work Experience: nothing special
• Volunteer/Community service: excellent
• Summer Activities: average
• Essays: excellent
• Teacher Recommendation: excellent
• Counselor Rec: excellent
• Additional Rec: n/a
• Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other• State (if domestic applicant): CT
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: competitive public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: male
• Income Bracket: above 200k
• Hooks (none)</p>

<p>Reflection• Strengths essay, EC, sports
• Weaknesses: GPA ACT/SAT
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: number
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Upitt for bioengineering, FAU Harriet Wilkes Honors College</p>

<p>General Comments: Not sure if I will attend, I am leaning towrds FAU Harriet Wilkes Honors College, UPitt, Boston University, or Tufts (my reach).</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1450/2240 (710cr, 740m, 790w)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 720 USH, 660 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Stats, AP Bio, Honors Economics, Honors English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): nothing special, lots of clubs with no leadership and some other little stuff
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: lots (hospital, nursing home, food shelter, etc.)
[</em>] Summer Activities: See above
[<em>] Essays: Decent at best
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably pretty good, asked two teachers who liked me and I got an A in both of their classes
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably good but generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep but probably won’t get any
[</em>] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering (Possibly pre-med)
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: above average public school with ~1,500 kids
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Income Bracket: upper middle class like $100,000ish
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT, good course rigor, big upward trend in GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs are very average, recs/essay were good but nothing special
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT/GPA[/li][/ul]General Comments: Also got into Binghamton and Pittsburgh. Hoping for honors program in march!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2000: 670 CR, 710 M, 620 W
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: College Calculus, College Chemistry 141/142, College Spanish 301/302, SUPA English, Government/Economics
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mathletics, Science Olympiad, Cross Country, Track and Field, National Honor Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Just odd jobs such as farm work
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Not too much
[</em>] Summer Activities: Some odd jobs and not much that is special
[<em>] Essays: Can be pretty decent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Calculus and Chemistry teachers, pretty decent I think. Had good connections with both, Chem teacher said I reminded her of her nephew and Calc teacher was also my XC coach.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:Not yet, but will
[</em>] Intended Major: Mathematics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public, Grade 9-12, about 800 kids
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: around $30,000/yr with 5 person household
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT, GPA, Course rigor
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not any special volunteer work/community service
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, Class rank, test scores[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Not sure if I will attend or not, but I’m definitely considering it.</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1950: 630M 650CR 670W
ACT: n/a
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (3.92 W)
Rank: school doesn’t rank
AP: Environmental Science this year
IB: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: APES, stat, psych, Human Development (UCONN ECE course), english electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School awards, NHS</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): equestrian, school clubs
Job/Work Experience: nothing special
Volunteer/Community service: Clubs at school, senior citizen knitting club that my sister started.
Summer Activities: nothing special
Essays: Not very good
Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t see them, but most likely very good
Counselor Rec: AMAZING
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: White, Native American
Gender: female
Income Bracket: It’s complicated
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): minority, NHS</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA, counselor recommendation
Weaknesses: SAT, essay, only one AP course
Why you think you were accepted: they harassed me through email, minority, NHS
Where else were you accepted: accepted at University of Vermont
General Comments: I have never actually seen the school and don’t plan to unless I don’t get into my first choice.</p>