<p>Nothing in mail today- So Cal</p>
<p>Nothing in SoCal for me either. Sigh.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 – 620 CR, 700 M, 710 W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 600 Spanish, 690 math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94%
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 AP comp
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Ap calc, Ap Phys, etc
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Scouting (girl scout), aids walk, yoga, traveling camp, classes at museums
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: AIDS walk nyc, school volunteering
[</em>] Summer Activities: traveling camp, vacationing in europe
[<em>] Essays: pretty good, i think
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: i think both were really good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: pretty great
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: went really well!!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: anthropology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): nyc
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses: my low reading score? not high enough gpa?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i dont know, the college process is beyond me.
[/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to everyone else! I was bracing myself for bad news and I received it 
My interview went really well and the lady even said that I’d be a good fit for Swarthmore, but I guess not good ENOUGH 
oh well.</p>
<p>^Did you have an alumni interniew?</p>
<p>Nothing in WA today :(</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: CR-800 M-690 (Who’s lopsided?) W-800
[</em>]SAT II: US History-800 Lit-800
[<em>]ACT: N/A
[</em>]GPA: Honestly, I don’t even know/care. It’s around a 3.5, approximately. But I’ve been getting straight As since junior year.
[<em>]Rank: I don’t even know what my rank is either. Undoubtedly abysmal though. Top 25%? 80-ish/320 something last time I checked.
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Lang-5, AP US-5, AP Gov-5, AP Enviro-5, AP Euro-5
[li]Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Bio, AP Art History, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Calc AB, Honors French IV[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: My saving graces. Perhaps the only appealing parts of me as an applicant.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Didn’t read. Probably good.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Generic, maybe even terrible. My GC hates me.
[</em>]Supplementary Material: Short story and a concept CD of acoustic songs I’ve written called I Want You to Have This.
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nada.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Delaware
[</em>]High School Type: Public, doesn’t send very many people to good schools.
[<em>]Ethnicity: 1/2 German, 1/2 Chinese
[</em>]Gender: Female
[li]Applied for Financial Aid: Y[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: A lot, but I don’t feel like typing them out. Nothing crazy impressive though. Mostly volunteer things.
[</em>]Awards: Some.
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Not really.[/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Reflections[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Essays, and a strong interest in Swat/social justice.
[</em>]Weaknesses: Abominable GPA, abysmal class rank, just-sufficient test scores?
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Couldn’t tell ya. BUT I AM SO HAPPY. To anyone who’s ever made mistakes in high school (especially of the academic kind)―it’s not the end. Trust me. There’s always hope.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>(:</p>
<p>Boy, it feels good to finally be able to fill one of these damn things out.</p>
<p>Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 790 R, 710 M, 730 W
SAT II: 710 Math II, 750 Language, 680 US History
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.71 weighted
Rank: 1/308
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): US Govt, Calc AB, World History, Stats, English 11 (all 5s)
Subjective
Essays: common app, pretty good. why swarthmore essay-alright
Teacher Recs: both great
Counselor Rec: good
Supplementary Material: submitted activity list with detailed descriptions
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None. </p>
<p>Personal:
Location: MD
High School Type: Public
Ethnicity: half Indian, half white
Gender: F
Applied for Financial Aid: Y [ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
Extracurriculars: Varsity Track for four years, captain for two years, NHS, founded a women leadership program at my school, President of Engineering Club,
Awards: Various department awards, principal’s honor roll, medals for important track championships
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[ /list] I guess I just wasn’t what Swarthmore was looking for in their applicants. Congrats to all who got in!!</p>
<p>Make sure you express your passion and enthusiasm for the school in both your application and interview. I didn’t know a lot about the school when I applied (though I visited the campus and researched it more fully later), and I think a lack of enthusiasm showed through in my application and interview.</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
with likely
Stats:
SAT: Math-770 Reading-770 Writing-730 (2270)
SAT II: U.S. History-720 Math II-750 Literature-660 (ouch, I know)
ACT: N/A
GPA: 4.0 (4.78 weighted)
Rank: 1/268
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP English Language-5, AP U.S.-5, AP Euro-5, AP Calc AB-5, AP Spanish Language-3
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Physics B, AP Calc BC,
Subjective
Essays: Eloquent but a tad generic
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Terrible, she probably doesn’t even know who I am.
Supplementary Material: N/A
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I was in contact with the baseball coach, but I’m pretty sure I wasn’t recruited or anything.</p>
<p>Personal
Location: California
High School Type: Small, decently competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes</p>
<p>Other
Extracurriculars: NHS, CSF, Chess Club, Red Cross Club, Varsity Baseball, Basketball, and XC. Founder/president of Academic Booster Club (raised over $200,000). Massive amounts of community service, etc.
Awards: National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>
<p>Reflections
Strengths: GPA/ class-rank, Well-roundedness, maybe EC’s
Weaknesses: Only decent test score, bad SAT II’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck, maybe athletics, I don’t know, but I’m thrilled. I’ll definitely attend if the Ivies don’t pan out.</p>
<p>Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2370 (800 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Chem, 760 French, 740 Math II
[<em>]ACT:
[</em>]GPA: 3.93
[<em>]Rank: school doesn’t rank, but I’m definitely top 10%
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: I’ve been told they were excellent, but how can you rate?
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Haven’t read, but I have read comments by these teachers and they’re always excellent.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: He’s also my math teacher of two years, knows me well, and likes me.
[</em>]Supplementary Material: None
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):None [/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: DC
[<em>]High School Type: Rigorous, small, private
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Gender: F
[</em>]Applied for Financial Aid: N[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Debate (co-founder and co-leader), Tech (co-stage manager, props, set design), Tour guide, Environmental club
[</em>]Awards: Dartmouth Book Award
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I mean, I forgot to interview and four other kids from my class of 69 had already gotten in, so I expected this/am at least happy I wasn’t rejected. I haven’t decided if I’ll stay on the list, but I got accepted to Pomona today, and I’ve always sort of liked them equally. Plus, I have more schools to hear from![/ul]</p>
<p>Waitlisted in SoCal.
Don’t feel like posting all my stats, but I am ranked #1 in my class, APs, extracurriculars, but interview was, well, intense (w/ Admissions dean on campus) and my scores were on the low side (29 ACT).
Is it worth it to go on the waitlist? I have no top choice…</p>
<p>Nothing yet today in GA…</p>
<p>No e-mails for international yet… Unless that’s what they’re doing for rejections.</p>
<p>raiderade, yes i did.
i went to campus twice, and the 2nd time I had my interview. it was pretty long and the lady seemed very interested in what i had to say, and she even said i’d be a good fit. </p>
<p>…guess not good enough.</p>
<p>waitlisted, which is totally fine with me since i got in my first choice. :-)</p>
<p>I’m so nervous! I live in SoCal and haven’t gotten any news yet.</p>
<p>So… snail mail, right?
I’m in CA (northern) and haven’t received anything yet…</p>
<p>accepted yesterday via mail in upstate new york…i also got my acceptance for pomona yesterday via snail mail, and it was mailed the same day as swarthmore (both w/ priority mail i believe), so assuming incredible cross-country mailing speed works in both directions, you west coast people who haven’t heard yet should be hearing on monday. good luck!</p>
<p>Is there any way to check online? My friend already received his rejection =(, but I haven’t gotten anything in the mail (he lives about 5 minutes away from me). I live in the midwest. Should I just wait until monday?</p>
<p>There is no way to check online. You are at the mercy of the US Postal Service. West Coast may take 3-4 business days, possibly 5 depending on how remote a student is.</p>
<p>I live in CA and I got letter yesterday waitlisted…</p>