<p>I used the template from <a href="http://www.ubermeese.com/format.txt%5B/url%5D">http://www.ubermeese.com/format.txt</a> to start this thread.</p>
<p>My son received the thick envelope today by US Mail! He has been named a Presidential Scholar (merit scholarship worth $10K/year), and has been invited to participate in the Union Scholars Program. He is very excited.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: 1/450
[<em>] Other stats: AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Nothing special
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Very strong
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very strong
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Florida
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Baseball team captain, school mascot
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: Stats
[</em>] Other thoughts:
[/ul]</p>
<p>accepted....i'm international.......awaiting their financial aid decision.....lets hope this works.....</p>
<p>i recvd. acceptance from email....and they said that there were 7 ppl. competing for each spot....</p>
<p>ntek511
Didnt you already get in Trinity College (ED)
Or didnt you withdraw your appl ..You...M.....F</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1410/1600
SAT IIs: 750 american history, 750 literature
GPA: 4.0 unweighted
Rank: 3/200
Other stats: graduated in three years to study abroad on a Rotary Scholarship in El Salvador and Germany</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: wrote about my experience in El Salvador
Teacher Recs: Very strong
Counselor Rec: unknown
Hook (if any): exchange student</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: too many to list, 2 sports, plenty of clubs, and some community service
Why I think I was accepted/deferred: no idea
Other thoughts:</p>
<p>Sorry, I left out that I also recieved a 10,000 presidential merit scholarship</p>
<p>Congrats! to all of you. I'm still hanging out on the West Coast...waiting for the mailperson to come by with, hopefully, awesome news.</p>
<p>IB.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (8 year Leadership in Medicine), Presidential Scholarship, Henle Scholarship</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 800m 740v 660w
SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 760 Phys, 740 US History
GPA: 11.15/12 (A+=12, A=11 etc)
Rank: 1/41
Other stats: Cum Laude Society, AP Scholar, National Merit Finalist, 3x National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude (no affiliation with the society).
Subjective:
Essays: Focused, nothing too crazy
Teacher Recs: Very strong
Counselor Rec: Very strong
Hook (if any): 2x Legacy, dual sport recruitment, local boy, personally know the dean of admissions
Location/Person:
State or Country: Albany, NY
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: Student Body President, V. Soccer captain, outside team ranked #6 in nation, Super-Y Regional Olympic Development Program team, V. Track captain, Drill team 1st sergeant, hematology research, hospital volunteer, Senatorial campaign staffs, some other small clubs/volunteer</p>
<p>Why I think I was accepted/deferred: the whole package i guess</p>
<p>Other acceptances: RPI, georgetown, hamilton, cornell, harvard, tufts, columbia and jhopkins
Waitlisted: Upenn</p>
<p>trying to decide between the program at union and harvard...</p>
<p>Decision: Presidential Scholarship, Union Scholarship
Stats:
SAT I: 1280/1910
SAT IIs: 710 USH, 700 Chem, 660 Math
GPA: 94.5 unweighted
Rank: 22/434
Other stats: AP Scholar with Honors
Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country: upstate ny
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: model un president, key club editor, summer research</p>
<p>Why I think I was accepted/deferred: my stats fit in with union</p>
<p>Other acceptances: BU
Waitlisted: Georgetown</p>