<p>Decision:Accepted(COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE : MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE)</p>
<p>Objectives[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100; 770(M), 660(CR), 670(W)
[</em>] ACT: 29
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs (AP Comp Sci, AP Stats) + Gov/Econ, Marching Band, Percussion, English
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): World Class Percussion Ensemble [Section Leader], Volunteer at Hospital
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Technical Clerk at a law firm (Summer before Junior Year)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Hospital
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer school (Summer before 9), Summer school (10), Work+Summer School (11), Nothing (12)
[li] Essays: Not sure. But I was direct, with no fluff, and answered the question. I wrote about Band/Percussion and my experience at the hospital as a volunteer. It may be a common topic but I tried to stand out by providing experiences and what I got out of it.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:</p>
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): California </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Asian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: M</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: <60000 </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>** Reflection**</p>
<p>[li] Strengths: Decent test scores, Personal Statements, A’s in Mathematics</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This is not an official reason but being out of state means more money for the school. But in all honestly, I have above par grades compared to the average grades from previous year of accepted applicants. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure. This is only “Early Action” that I applied to. The rest of decisions will come out in March/April. </p>[/li]
<p>** General Comments:** I took 3 APs (Calc A/B, Environmental Science, and U.S. History) junior year and 1 honor course (Chem) sophomore year.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (College of Engineering)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 34 (34E, 35M, 32R, 36S)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): around 3.8 (School only publishes weighted)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Orchestra, Gym, AP: Physics C, Computer Science, BC Calculus, English Literature and Composition, Spanish 4
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None major but regional/state science olympiad medals and AP Scholar etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (Captain), Orchestra (Concertmaster), Student Government, various other activities with no leadership.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Civil Engineering firm and a part-time job in my community.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, many hours.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Boys State
[li] Essays: Excellent[/li][/ul]Other</p>
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): IL</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Asian/White</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: Did not apply for Financial Aid</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection
[li] Strengths:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments:</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted (COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING: COMPUTER SCIENCE)**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[ *] ACT: 33: 34E, 35M, 32S, 29R
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/550
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP CALC, ENGLISH
Physics 2
DIgital Electronics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
tennis team
chess team
frisbee golf club (co-founder and VP)
academic team
student congress (founded recycling division)
Link Crew
Newspaper (Sports Editor)
English Dept. Student Treasurer</p>
<p>[ *] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Tutoring math
volunteer work at hospital
[ ] Summer Activities:
[ ] Essays:
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: ~100k
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
rejected from Stanford
waiting for replies from Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and Northwestern
[ b]General Comments:**</p>
<p>I can’t believe it. After such a long time researching for colleges and waiting for decisions, I finally know where I’ll be going to school. I’m a little surprised with an acceptance, but I can’t complain, especially when its my top choice!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (College of Engineering: Computer Science)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 32 (34E 31M 29R 33S)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, AP Literature, AP Calc BS, Honors Latin, Engineering Concepts
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross-country, bowling, volleyball, DECA, science club, and math tutor
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: One year as a cashier at a grocery, and two months ago I started working at Best Buy. I also have an app-making business.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours, nothing too crazy
[</em>] Summer Activities: Work, summer class at community college, making apps
[<em>] Essays: I think they were good, but then again, so does everyone else. They showed my inner passion for computer science that my transcript simply cannot show.
[/ul]Other
[li] State (if domestic applicant): In-state[/li][</em>] Ethnicity: White (but born in Europe if that helps my application)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 60k-80k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing really, I’m “kind of” first generation Reflection
[li] Strengths: Inner passion for major, work experience, essays[/li][</em>] Weaknesses: Math scores and grades
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: unique applicant, (a lot of small unique things)
[</em>] General Comments: My test scores may have put right around the bottom 25% of accepted individuals, an area where many people get deferred. I believe though, that what helped me get accepted is beyond whats on paper.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 26
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank: top 1% / top 10
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: ap calc, ib english, ib organic chemistry
[<em>] Major Awards: orchestral competition awards at city and state level
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: 3 years of basketball, 2 years of tennis, NHS member
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: part time job at a restaurant for over a year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours (community improvement stuff, Chicago marathon volunteer, election judge, etc.)
[<em>] Essays: pretty strong Other
[li] State: Illinois[/li][</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation Reflection
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, course load, essays, consistent grade trends (A’s and B’s)
[</em>] Weaknesses: ACT score
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good all around student
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UIC, Loyola, IIT
[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Biology)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 35 (36M 32E 36R 36S 31/10 W)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 / 4.73 W
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Officially school doesn’t rank, 95% to 99% pseudo rank top 1%
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None/National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Football, NHS, Intramurals, Peer Tutoring, Freshman Mentoring
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100-300 hrs
[</em>] Summer Activities: Football training
[<em>] Essays: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: Not relevant
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA, Rigor of Schedule, ACT
[<em>] Weaknesses: Leadership
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good stats at stat driven school
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Minnesota, Pittsburgh[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>deferred… for college of engineering - computer science with a 34 composite ACT and top 10% in my class, not sure what my gpa is on the normal 4 scale. I am kinda confused cause i have seen other kids on here get accepted with 32s and 33s already. This isn’t cool</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 33 (cumulative)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Gov, Adv Band, AP Psych, AP Physics C (Mechanics and E&M), Calc III, Advanced Linear Algebra, Accelerated English (called “World Masterpieces”), AP Macroeconomics
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Executive Board member), Psych Club (Executive Board member), NHS (committee head), math tutor, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: retail and fast food (Culvers)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS holiday charity event (committee head)
[</em>] Summer Activities: not much haha
[<em>] Essays: Decent, but not perfect
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA, executive positions, ACT
[<em>] Weaknesses: extracurriculars, summer research, etc.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: GPA, senior class load, appropriate major
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Northwestern University, currently waiting for University of Michigan[/li][/ul] General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was accepted! It seems that admission was somewhat competitive this year. Good luck to everyone in their future endeavors, and I hope to see you all next year! </p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Liberal Arts & Sciences)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Literature, AP Spanish, and AP Calculus AB
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Martial arts for a few years and piano/guitar student
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Gymnastics instructor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:Volunteering at Friendship Village
[</em>] Summer Activities: Study abroad experience
[li] Essays: Strong!![/li] [/ul]Other</p>
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant):Illinois</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant):USA</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity:Caucasion</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>[li] Strengths: Test scores, rigor of schedule, and essays</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses:EXTRACURRICULARS</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores and essays</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, Carthage, and Southern Illinois University!</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments:
Deciding between U of I and UW-Madison will be tough!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Liberal Arts & Sciences)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (790 CR, 750 M, 800W, 10 essay)
[</em>]ACT: 35 (35 E, 36 M, 34R, 33 S, 8 essay)
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/147
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish II, Creative Writing, Intro to Ethics, Non-Western Philosophy, Multivariable Calculus, Intro to Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Intro to Number Theory, Numerical Analysis, Abstract Algebra. All at a local university except for Spanish II.
[</em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Local chemical engineering mentorship (11), math club at dual-enrollment university (vice president, 12), piano (9, 10, 11, 12), editorial internship with online magazine (12), book/filmmaking club at public library (cofounder, 10, 11)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s (11, 12, 5 hrs/week)
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: Public library (9, 10, 11, 12), local arboretum (12)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Physics of Atomic Nuclei program at Michigan State (12)
[<em>] Essays: 7/10
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[<em>] Race: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$50,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First-generation.[/ul] Reflection:[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades, courses, test scores, essays on some level.
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs and awards.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades and test scores.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far I only know I’ve been accepted to Minnesota.[/ul] General Comments: :D</p>
<p>Is anyone here also waiting for Georgia Tech results on Jan.4? I applied EA to UIUC, Purdue and GA Tech. So far I have heard back from two of them and they are good news!!:)</p>
<p>Correction. I forgot the Chemical Engineering at UIUC is under LAS although joined with engineering. Here is the info for my D:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (LAS: Chemical Engineering)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (CR720, M800, W710)
ACT: 35
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.993
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not ranked
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Phy C, AP Calc BC, Humanity Literiture (Adv), Humanity Art History (Adv), Web Design, Symphony Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP scholar, Outstanding piano soloist of MI, NHS</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Summer interns, private tutor
Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours
Summer Activities: Music camp and summer intern
Essays: Above average</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: not disclosed
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: music talent and academic achievement
Weaknesses: lack of sport, average EC.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1700 (CR510, M680, W510)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not ranked
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma (Chemistry HL, Biology HL, Psych HL, Math SL, Eng SL, Mandarin SL)</p>
<p>Decisions: Accepted (College of Engineering: Industrial Engineering)</p>
<p>ACT:31
Unweighted GPA: 3.96
Rank: 2 of 414
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Macro, CIS German, CIS Composition</p>
<p>Im not going to go into much more but just that I am involved with sports and a lot of activities. My one essay was very well written, while the other one I wrote wasnt the best…did it in 30 minutes. I am also out of state (MN) and a white male.</p>
<p>Deferred
Found out today I was deferred. ): but I am not surprised my scores are terribly low. I feel so stupid. Ugh this was my dream school
Texas Resident
I will probably be rejected ):</p>
<p>African American from Africa
Muslim
Fluent in English, Yoruba, Arabic, and Spanish.
first generation
Parent income 50000-60000
Act score composite 25 reading 29 science 25 math 23 English 22
Gonna to retake to bring up score to about 28-30
Any programs or activities that helped you prepare for higher education?
58/624
SAT prep classes
ACT prep Classes
16 AP/Honors classes
UW:3.5 W: 4.2
40 a’s and 26b’s 0c’s (hope I am not sounding cocky)
Extracurricular activities:</p>
<p>Business professions of America BPA compete in business related events. first place in regionals state and 14th place national competition 32 weeks of practice
NSHSS- National society of high school scholars-member inducted sophomore year completed 290 community service hours
National Academy of future physicians and medical scientist chosen to represent high school in the meeting in Washington for future physicians and given an award and certificate.
Presidents volunteer service program completed 135.59 service hours. Received a letter from president Obama thanking me for my work and a certificate and a medal.
National honor society NHS- volunteering and helping out the community 160 hours this summer
National forensics league NFL- debate in different completions and speeches inducted 3rd place in novice Lincoln Douglass debate second time debating
Students Achieving volunteer excellence SAVE 290 community service hours
HOSA- volunteered in retirement home and at head start program in school</p>
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