***Official Swarthmore Class of 2019 RD Decision Thread***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Swarthmore College
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I’ve always wanted to create one of these threads lol. Use the following format to post your results! :slight_smile:

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

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.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments:

Make sure to remove the ‘a’ in the bold, size and color in your decision.

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Decision: Accepted - Likely letter

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (770 CR, 770 Math, 760 W) (2270 single sitting)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 740 Bio E, 740 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not given to me by school. Probably 3.8-9? Weighted of 4.33.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous available to me
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Award for Wordmasters lol, Girl Scout Gold Award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer (9,10)
Girl Scouts (9,10,11,12) - Gold Award, highest possible achievement
Community Service Club (9,10,11,12) - Chairperson
Mock Trial (9,10,11,12) - 3rd at state two years in a row
Spanish Club (9,10,11,12) - Vice President
Model UN (10,11,12) - Some awards
Model Congress (11,12)
Debate - (11,12)
Yearbook - (10,11,12)
FBLA - Co-founder, VP
Non-profit organization (not getting specific because it makes me identifiable) - founder, pres
Other non-profit (lol) - peer mentor

Job/Work Experience:

Volunteer/Community service:
Created a penpal program to connect disadvantaged students in my ethnic homeland with students at my school.
Volunteered as a peer mentor to a girl living in the aforementioned homeland

Summer Activities:
Internship at arguably the best cancer institute in the US

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: 8/10. Idk, it was well written, but I wasn’t a huge fan of it. It was almost too deep haha.
Supplement: 9/10 Tbh it’s the same supplement I used for like 10 other schools. I had a basic skeleton and then I switched out parts to make it more Swat-specific. It was kinda cute and quirky though, so that might’ve helped? Content-wise, I think it made me seem very interest in Swarthmore.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Counselor: 7/10 just because I have no idea
English teacher: 9/10 she told me it was very very strong
History teacher: at least 7-8/10, but I’m not really sure
Additional rec: 7-88/10 Mock trial coach

Interview: Didn’t ask for one
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Well, I hit yes on common app, but then never turned anything in, so…
Intended Major: Poli Sci and Peace and Conflict Studies
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc): None

Reflection: Getting a likely made me much more interested in Swat. I kind of only applied because my dad wanted me to, but now I’m so glad I made that last minute decision. Hoping to visit soon to get a better feel for it.

Strengths:
Weaknesses: Common App Essay? I’m not really sure. Subject tests could have been better.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not really sure! Definitely wasn’t expecting a likely letter (or even normal admittance). I guess my numbers were good and they saw something in me? (Maybe diversity? Asians aren’t URMs, but Swarthmore is pretty white…)
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: Temple, Rutgers, NJIT
Deferred: Yale

General Comments: I’m really thankful for this. Swarthmore is a great school, and knowing that I got in early (especially with Ivy Day stress) is an amazing feeling.

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@marshmallowpop‌ congrats! When did you receive your likely?

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@marshmallowpop‌ Congratulations! Did you get an e-mail or letter? (or both?)

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This is very interesting to see. I don’t recall anyone putting one of these up on a Swat board, but of course I could be wrong. In the past, students at Swat haven’t seemed to see any reason to post or discuss individual stats.

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@livewithpassion‌ @diligenceandluck‌ thank you! I received a letter on Friday, through regular mail (not email). I live pretty close to Swat though (~1 hour away), so maybe there are still some being received?
@momof3sons‌ I’m only posting stats because when I applied, I wished more people before me had posted stats. It was difficult for me to gauge the academic profile of a Swat student, and at the time, I would’ve appreciated more information.

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Decision: Accepted - Early Write

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not report
ACT (breakdown): 33 (CR:31 M:33 E:34 S:34)
SAT II: 730 Math II, 750 APUSH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH:5 EH:4 Bio:4 English & Comp:5
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, Physics C Mech/E&M, AP Macro/Micro, Chinese, English Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis, Quiz Bowl, Dramatics
Job/Work Experience: Not Much
Volunteer/Community service: Open Source Software Contributor, Database Manager for Charity Warehouse
Summer Activities: See volunteer/community service
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I won’t rate these due to the subjective nature of a 1-10 rating system.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I won’t rate these.

Teacher Rec #1: Physics Teacher, talked about quantitative aptitude; important due to test scores being on the weak side and no Calc AB.
Teacher Rec #2: Economics Teacher,Standard “Favorite teacher” fare.
Counselor Rec: Pretty Good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science/Economics
State (if domestic applicant):WA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian (SEA)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, ECs, Grades
Weaknesses: Testing
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Unique academic niche combined with decent test scores.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred UPenn, Accepted UPortland, Willamette.

General Comments:
I’m sorry this thing isn’t very detailed; I find that attempts to describe one’s application in detail become highly subjective (see: the thousands of these that list their essays as “the best they’ve ever written”).

For underclassmen: Find something that is both impactful and interesting to you. Doing computer work for a charity warehouse was a way for me to help my community while improving my programming skills. Something like this will boost your application on two fronts without seeming disingenuous,

For seniors: Edit your application until you feel good about it, then pray. College doesn’t matter.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1940 (660 CR; 680 M; 600 W)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 640 Bio; 620 M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure, 3.86-3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 70/331
AP (place score in parenthesis): None at the time of applying
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous available to me (Calc AB, AP Chem)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Selected for The New Jersey a Scholars Program (39 students from NJ)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth Group, Drama, Choir, School Spirit Club, (tutor), Cross Country, Track, Chemistry Club, guitar club
Job/Work Experience: None reported
Volunteer/Community service: Marching Band aid, charity singer/ guitar player (occasionally)
Summer Activities: New Jersey scholars Program, Cross Country, Online math course
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9? I wrote it about growing up with a mother that had me at a young age (really young). In childhood I wasn’t “a good kid”, and I managed to get to where I am now.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): No idea, don’t get to see them

Teacher Rec #1: Anatomy 1/2 Teacher; favorite teacher that also wrote my Rec for NJSP; Says I’m brighter than my grades depict
Teacher Rec #2: L.A teacher; Great teacher that helped my growth as a student
Counselor Rec: wish I knew
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Psychology (w/ pre-medical curriculum)
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic; Native American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: very slightly above 90k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM and possibly my essay subject

Reflection

Strengths: Essay;
Weaknesses: Just about everything else
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m not sure, judging from others it seems for diversity.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted- Rutgers, University of Richmond

I originally wasn’t going to post this because of my low stats and fear of some strange backlash, but I decided to in hopes someone that sees it decides to apply to a school like this. You never know what may happen!

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[asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted - Early Write[/color]/size

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t report
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 CR 36 E 36 S 31 M 7/12 Essay)
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: All honors, very rigorous (but no calc, humanities heavy)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Semifinalist (does this count?)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity Soccer (9-11), Varsity Track (10-11), JV Basketball (9-10)
Theatre/Drama (10-12) - Actor, Director, and Playwright
Bassist (6-12) in various local bands.

Job/Work Experience:
Camp Counselor, 2 yrs
Volunteer/Community service:
Camp Counselor, 2 yrs (same job but I didn’t get paid lol)
Habitat for Humanity, 1 yr
Summer Activities:
See above, Music
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Probably pretty good, I wrote about being mixed race and baking as interrelated. I have no real way to rate this. My english teacher and counselor really liked it?

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): The x/10s are total guesses

Teacher Rec #1: English teacher (Creative Writing, Poetry), Taught me to love poetry as an anti-art sophomore. She’s publishing a poem I wrote in a book about teaching soon. 8-9/10
Teacher Rec #2: History teacher (USH), He’s one of the only people who isn’t in my family who I’ve ever told that I loved (and meant it!), and the leader of the habitat club. 10/10
Counselor Rec: Probably very good, I have a good relationship with her. 8-10/10
Additional Rec: 2nd English teacher (Modernism & Post-modernism) I didn’t want to ask him at first because I didn’t have him until senior year. I’m glad I did though, he’s probably my first if not second favorite teacher of all time. 9-10/10
Interview: Oh geez I did this a while ago and I probably wasn’t super coherent. 4-5/10?

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Philosophy
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Public selective lab school
Ethnicity: biracial
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~150k, I think
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

Strengths: ACT, Essays, recs, maybe job experience/ECs, although IDK how seriously they take non-classical music. They should take it very seriously. Diversity, too.
Weaknesses: Not very well-rounded (3 humanities recs, no stem, 31) GPA, maybe? I mean, a few Bs seem like not that big of a deal to me. Interview. Bad essay on the ACT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good tests, essay, recs, ECs (IMO) diversity (which probably helped with the early letter).
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: U of Minnesota Twin Cities accepted

General Comments: Looking back, I’m glad I didn’t bow to academic pressure–I probably could have gotten a 4.0 and 36 ACT, but I would have killed myself doing it, and lost out on extracurricular opportunities. This really takes a load off of my mind in terms of college stuff, Swat is one of my (3 or 4) top choice schools, and now the anxiety about getting into the others is more or less gone. See you guys in April, yeah?

Oh, I deleted my last post on this thread because it contained potentially identifying information, this one should be better.

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@salter, Remove the “a” in front of “acolor” and “asize” to fix the header.

Also, what’s with people who seem to be very obviously good writers (like you) all getting low-ish scores on the ACT essay? My highest score was 9/12 (and the rest 7s, so it was seemingly a fluke), and I don’t know a single person who scored higher, even people who are almost definitively better writers than me! Could it be that ACT essay skill doesn’t easily translate into real creative writing skill?

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When I was first looking into Swarthmore I had a hard rime finding solid statistics on the school so since I received my acceptance a few days ago I thought I would post my statistics here (even though my stats don’t seem that common for acceptances).

Decision: Accepted - early write

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 28 (28 Math, 30 Reading, 28 English, 26 Science, 6 Essay)
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (4), AP US History (3), AP Spanish Language (5), AP English Language (4), AP Biology (3), AP Psycology, AP Calculus, AP Spanish Literature, AP English Literature, AP US Government
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Spanish Literature, AP English Literature, AP US Government, Physics (I’m not a science person unfortunately)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government for 2 years, Hispanic rights activist and also leader for motivating middle school student from underrepresented minorities to stay in school, translation on free no time (no hours gathered), and does playing oboe in band count?
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Migrant Camps and Translation!
Summer Activities: Does volunteering count?
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I assume that both must’ve been good since I wasn’t expecting to be accepted.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Math teacher for 2 years (hopefully good but I don’t think she wrote much)
Teacher Rec #2:Spanish Teacher (most likely the best 10/10)
Counselor Rec: Average, probably generic
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None, I regret not reaching out to the school as much as I should’ve

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Humanities potentially
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Large Public school
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$75,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st generation, URM, maybe ESL?

Reflection

Strengths: I think my strengths were my essays and GPA.
Weaknesses: Testing for sure, lack of job experience, lack of showing interest for school
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was accepted because despite of my very obvious problem areas, I am able to bring something new to the school and also, my essays were probably so quirky that they probably had fun reading them.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Seattle University

General Comments:
I had not intended to apply to Swarthmore because I find these types of schools so out of reach for me with my ACT score and all. I had gotten their email for their fee waiver and since they had not required an extensive supplemental essay I thought that I wouldn’t lose anything by applying. I fell in love with the school soon after and I’m so happy I got accepted. I saw the small envelope arrive and thought it would be a rejection letter, but to my surprise it was the exact opposite! I guess I would like to let everyone know that even with ridiculously low standardized testing scores (well at least compared to their averages) you have a chance to get in!

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@infof Thanks for the advice:
Decision: Accepted - Early Write

Yeah, I don’t know what the deal was with the ACT essay (I got a similar score on the SAT). I have atrocious handwriting, which probably didn’t help, but I also tried to write a very formulaic 5-paragraph essay, which I guess didn’t pan out so well. But yeah, even the truly great writers I know got about 7s on the ACT. Thankfully, it doesn’t seem to matter much.

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I had the same issue on the SAT. I’m generally a pretty good writer, and only got an 8 or 9 out of 12.

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Decision: Accepted (Early Write)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 670/660/630
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1960
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t Send
ACT superscore (breakdown): Didn’t Send
SAT II (subject, score): US History 740 Biology E 720 Math II 650
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Weighted GPA: 4.126/4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Euro, AP Calculus AB, French IV H, Humanities H, Law H, Gym
(My midyear report was amazing. I got straight As)
Number of other RD applicants in your school: Unknown
Awards:
Academic Excellence - 11th (4.0 GPA)
Society Of Women Engineers: Certificate of Achievement (Honors in Math and Science) - 11th
Certificate of Excellence in Biology - 11th
2014 MIT Model UN Conference Outstanding Delegate - 11th
Cum Laude
National Honors Society
National Achievement Scholarship: Outstanding Participant

Subjective:
Sports:
Volleyball - 9th, 11th, 12th JV/V Player
Tennis - 10th Team Member

Clubs/Activities:
School Musicals - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Leads/Backgrounds
A Capella - 10th, 11th, 12th (2013 Gold Award NYC Competition)
Chorus - 9th (2012 Junior District Finalist)
Model UN - 11th, 12th Co President
School Newspaper - 12th Executive Board Member/Student Life Editor
HU Peer Leadership Class - 12th
Peer Leader - 12th (Freshman Advisory)
Yearbook - 12th

Work:
Star Market - 11th, 12th Cashier/Service Desk Clerk
Community Service:
Heart Walk/Lupus Walk etc.
Monthly Women’s Brunch
Operation American Soldier - School Liaison
Cradles to Crayons
MASSPIRG Internship: ZeroWaste Campaign (Summer 2013)

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays: 8-9, My essays always showcase my voice and perspective. My main essay talked about my passion for Model UN and my dream of being a lawyer and then judge. Specifically my first conference where I won Outstanding Delegate on the ICJ.
Teacher Recommendation #1: Bio teacher, had me for Jr and Senior. I know this was glowing he practically told me.
Teacher Recommendation #2: US History Teacher, this one was spectacular. We met before he wrote the rec to talk about who I am and what I want for my future. He also let me read it before the final draft.
Counselor Rec: My relationship with my counselor has progressed over the years and I am actually really glad it has. I don’t know if this was good or bad but I’m sure it was honest and somewhat personal which is all I could have asked for.
Additional Info/Rec: *Note: I have an unusual medical circumstance that interfered with my sophomore year of high school. I wrote an additional essay that explained my story in a very personal and persevering way.
Interview: N/A
Art Supplement: N/A

Other
U.S. State/Territory or Country: USA/MA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black (Mother born in london and father born in Jamaica, Caribbean heritage on both sides)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: 50,000-60,000 (My parents are divorced and my father owes us thousands in child support)
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): A few? Refer to the above.

Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Recs, Overall perseverance in high school
Weaknesses: Course load, SATs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no idea. I applied mainly because its a great school, I was offered a fee waiver and my english teacher (who didn’t write me a rec) is an alum who encouraged me to apply. I was on the fence about applying for a while but im ecstatic that I did. This is gonna make choosing a school extremely hard.
What would you have done differently?: Nothing, throughout my application process I strove to portray myself in the most honest way possible. I wanted colleges to see who I really am and accept me because they liked who I am and who I want to be.
Where else did you apply? A lot of other schools, 14 total (and one program). I’ve been accepted into all of the ones i’ve heard from so far.

General Comments & Advice: Don’t apply to a lot of schools unless your willing to put the time and effort into the applications. Vary your list with matches, reaches and safeties.
Honesty is the best policy!
*I am proof that an unusual circumstance that has affected your high school career will not destroy your chances at greats schools.

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**Decision: Accepted/b

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (800R 660M 700W, 10E)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (34E 28M 36R 36S 10E)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parentheses): Euro and English Lang (5), US History and Enviro Sci (4), currently taking US Gov and English Lit
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Semester 1- AP US Gov, AP English Lit, Econ, Multimedia Production, and Soc110 at community college. Semester 2 (all community college classes)- French 101, Gender Studies, and History of Racism + Sexism
Number of other RD applicants in your school: Lol, none.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/ Honor

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): GSA 1yr (Co-founder + prez), ASB 2yrs (Prom Committee Head), Yearbook 2 yrs (Copy editor, Section Editor), Upward Bound 4 yrs, Filipino Club 1yr
Job/Work Experience: One paid blogging and graphic design internship.
Volunteer/Community service: An unpaid internship with the Uni of San Diego, work with disabled students in Circle of Friends, a ton of beach cleanups, uhhh I’m sure I’m missing stuff but I’m too lazy to check
Summer Activities: 5 week summer program with Upward Bound every summer since freshman yr
Essays (rating 1-10, details): It was about trying to change gender segregating/ trans-exclusive policies at my school. I’d say a solid 8.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: English teacher. I read it and it was really good.
Teacher Rec #2: Previous history teacher, now the vice principal. Didn’t read it, but he likes me.
Counselor Rec: Not a clue. She likes me a lot, though.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Sociology
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: mid-sized public school. Really, really, really un-competitive.
Ethnicity: Filipino and white.
Gender: “F” but in add’l comments I ID’d as genderqueer.
Income Bracket: 100k-ish.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic

Reflection

Strengths: GPA/valedictorian, essays, internships and hella playing up my interest in social justice
Weaknesses: senior yr workload (no math or science classes at all lmao), lack of school competitiveness, no art/music/sports
Why you think you were accepted: Maybe I hit all of their diversity checkpoints.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Northeastern (safety) and UChicago (hella reach)

General Comments: All of the decisions posted here are going to be early write acceptances until later this month, haha. Congrats to all who got in so far! Possibly see you in the fall (?) For me right now it’s honestly between UChicago and Swat, still waiting on lots more though. But having this early write seriously took a lot of stress off my shoulders.

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Decision: Accepted
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (780 CR, 660 M, 730 W)
ACT (breakdown): 30 Did not send
SAT II: 740- Biology E, 720- US history, 670- Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 26 out of 619
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology, Environmental, Lang, French V, Us History 5s
Chem, Lit, Calc, Euro not yet taken test
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc ABBC, AP Euro, AP Lit, Latin 2, Honors French 6
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Umm Bronze Presidential Service, AP Scholar with Distinction, 2cnd place at HOSA States
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): HOSA
Job/Work Experience: Referee for the past three years in sports league
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor at peer tutoring center at school, tutored at middle school during the school year and the summer, other random one time deals
Summer Activities: Governor’s School in NC
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 5-7 in retrospect I should’ve have done more research about Swat, felt like it was quite broad
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: English Teacher known 1 year, 7-8 probably above average but not amazing
Teacher Rec #2: Bio Teacher known 1 year, same as before
Counselor Rec: Maybe slightly above average, she deals with many students but she at least knew my face and name!
Additional Rec:
Interview: I think it went very well! The lady and I hit it off and talked about racial issues in America. At the end she told me I was a good fit for Swat!

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major:Biology and French
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
URM interested in the sciences
Reflection

Strengths: I think my common app essay gave them good insight to who I was. URM
Weaknesses: I definitely should have worked harder on the Swat essay but I applied on a whim!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think they saw that I would be a good fit for their school and that I was passionate about political issues!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: UNC Chapel honors college, Washington and Lee, USCarolina
Applied: Duke, Harvard, Davidson, Rice, Emory, Brown

General Comments: I cannot explain how happy I am to get into this school! After I applied I fell in love and I can’t wait to visit!!! If the financial aid is good, I may commit! I wasn’t expected to get in early write. Good luck to all who are still waiting!!

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Does not getting an early write mean you’re not accepted? Or does my kid still have a chance?

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Yes, your kid still has a chance. Many students are accepted RD who do not receive an early write.

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@cantwaittoknow‌
early writes are only a small percent of admits.