OFFICIAL Swarthmore College Class of 2014 RD Applicants

<p>^People started getting letters 3/27 last year, even though the ‘official’ date was/is April 1</p>

<p>So there’s no online notification?</p>

<p>“People started getting letters 3/27 last year, even though the ‘official’ date was/is April 1”</p>

<p>That’s exactly what I was talking about. Thank you!</p>

<p>My daughter got her RD acceptance letter yesterday. I think tthey have to send some out early so that people can plan for the “Ride the Tide” thing…</p>

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ohmygosh yes. our teachers failed at planning ahead so we ended up having about 6 IA’s due in the past month D:</p>

<p>Ouch! I just turned in my last one - chem. :D</p>

<p>My friend just got in yesterday.</p>

<p>“Dear XXXXXX, </p>

<p>Congratulations and welcome to the Swarthmore College Class of 2014!</p>

<p>Normally, admission letters are mailed in late March, but in your case, we wanted you to know early. The Admissions Committee was most impressed with your application…”</p>

<p>So yeah, they’re coming out =]</p>

<p>when will international students receive decisions? do we have to wait until end of march?</p>

<p>Could you post your friends’ stats?</p>

<p>Any ideas how many people got the early letter? And is anyone else planning to do the “ride the tide” thing? My first private acceptance letter, quite excited haha.</p>

<p>congrats dragon :)</p>

<p>yeah i definitely want to do ride the tide! (i live like 15/20 minutes away from swat though so it’d be kind of silly for me not to do it!) do you think you’ll be doing it?</p>

<p>ACCEPTED!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2400 (second try, NOT superscore)
[</em>]SAT II: 790 (Math II), 750 (Chemistry)
[<em>]ACT: N/A
[</em>]GPA: 4.46 (W), 3.9 (UW)
[<em>]Rank: 3/519
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AMC12 (09): 100.5; AP: two 5s and several 4s</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Wrote essays / short responses on Swarthmore college visit and lasting connections with college tour guide and origin of name (unique essay).
[</em>]Recs: Excellent (4.5/5 most likely)
[<em>]Supplementary Material: SENT: Science fair paper from 08
[</em>]Summer Activities: 09: Boys State; 08: Job (Vector Marketing, university math tutor)
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Intel STS Semifinalist, Intel ISEF 09 Finalist, National JSHS 3 year Finalist, 39 science fair awards, 22 speech and debate awards, several national level Student Congress awards (including Arkansas State Champion) Arkansas ACLU Essay Contest 1st Place, National Merit Finalist, AIME Qualified</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Arkansas
[</em>]High School Type: Inner City Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: Asian (xP)
[</em>]Gender: Male</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Debate (4 years total, 2 year Captain), Science Fair (39 total awards), FBLA (District Vice President), Mayor’s Youth Council (Treasurer), Jr. Civitan (Treasurer), Mathletes, Model UN (Founder and President), Ark. Symphony Youth Orchestra (1st Violin, 3rd Chair)
[</em>]Awards: See above.
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Kept in touch with Swarthmore staff and did very well in interview with senior student during visit.
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] This is my first official acceptance letter. I might also go to Ride the Tide since they offered to pay for my transportation. :)</p>

<p>BACKGROUND INFO
Me: Female. Asian. Californian.
School: Public. International Baccalaureate program. Student population = smart kids, slackers, and smart slackers.</p>

<p>ACADEMICS
Cumulative unweighted GPA: 3.92
Cumulative weighted GPA: 4.513
Unweighted class rank: 18/393
Weighted class rank: 20/393</p>

<p>TESTING</p>

<p>ACT composite: 34 [math:34 reading:35 science:34 english:34]
SAT IIs: lit: 780 us history: 770
IB Scores: So far, 6’s in SL Econ and Math Methods</p>

<p>ECs and etc

  • Key Club: member 08-09, president 09-10
  • Senior manager of our IB program’s Group IV Project - This is like a giant scientific study encompassing biology, chemistry, physics, Design Technology, and environmental systems, that all the IB students participate in. Our project has been recognized at a national level.
  • Community service: 300+ hours so far, mostly through KEY Club. Also volunteered at a local museum and the local food bank.
  • Chair on a local Relay for Life committee
    -Orchestra: 1st chair violist 07-09
  • Math Club: secretary 08-10
  • Art Honor Society
  • Art Docent Program teacher at an elementary school [08-10] - I teach little kids about art history and techniques about once a month.
  • National History Day State Qualifier in the documentary category
  • A bunch of random awards from local art competitions
  • Awards from some national essay contests, nothing big</p>

<p>OTHER
-I did an interview, which I feel wasn’t that successful
-Sent an art supplement (online portfolio of work, and teacher rec)
-The other two teacher recs were probably good
-I did my common app essay on The Simpsons. Not kidding. </p>

<ul>
<li>I don’t really have a hook. To be honest, I have no idea why I was accepted. No complaints though, Swarthmore is definitely my first choice!</li>
</ul>

<p>My D’s stats are:</p>

<p>SAT: 2260
SAT II: 750 and 800
Rank: top 5% class of 500+
Submitted musical supplements
Lots of musical ECs</p>

<p>Of course, I think my D is awesome, but so is everyone on CC, so her early write was a total surprise for us. I’ve seen lots of great kids get rejected. It’s all so nerve-wracking!</p>

<p>I wish every kid the best and know that everyone will end up somewhere great.</p>

<p>My son received his acceptance today. Other son attends, but didn’t get his letter til 3/30.</p>

<p>Some stats:
SAT: 2250
SAT II: Bio 780, US Hist 770
6 AP’s all scored 5
5 more AP’s in progress
Decent extra’s - nothing earthshaking.
Legacy (mom: alum; brother: current sophomore).</p>

<p>We’re very happy. This was one of his top choices.</p>

<p>I’m in MN and haven’t received anything yet. This worries me, and now I have to wait it out until Monday.</p>

<p>waitlisted.
Oh well.</p>

<p>Rejected, but that’s okay. I knew it from the start.</p>

<p>CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ACCEPTED!!! :)</p>

<p>waitlisted…haha what should i do now xP</p>

<p>Waitlisted. Don’t know what to think, but I’m good. Congrats to those accepted!</p>