OFFICIAL University of Maryland Class of 2019 DECISIONS Thread

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[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Honors[ /b][ /size]
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Scholars[ /b][ /size]
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Freshman Connection (Spring Admit)[ /b][ /size]
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /size]
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /size]
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /size]

[size=+1]Planned major:[ /size]

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] 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.):

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list]
General Comments:

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Could we add a “housing and dining agreement link” part to the decision responses, so we can figure out, once and for all, if it means anything?

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Never done this format before, hope it works haha…
[size=+2]Decision: Accepted Scholars[ /size]
[size=+1]Planned major:[ /size] Biology: Physiology and Neuroscience
Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1400
[]SAT II: 770 Spanish
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7%
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,4,3
[]Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[/list]
Subjective:
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Decent amount, well-rounded, few leadership positions
[]Job/Work Experience: Spanish tutor
[]Summer Activities: Foreign exchange to Spain, 2 overnight leadership programs
[ /list]
Other
[]State (if domestic applicant): MD
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: F
[/list]
Reflection
[]Strengths: Courseload, SAT, leadership, essay (related to a foreign exchange), passion for Spanish language
[]Weaknesses: Wish I had a better GPA and more service
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere else yet
And I had the housing agreement.

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Decision: Accepted (Also accepted to Smith)

Planned major: Business

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1350 (750 CR 600 M)
[ *] ACT:29 (Didn’t submit)
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Macroeconomics, microeconomics, latin, Lit
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Latin, AP Lit, Precalc, Theology, Computer, Creative Writing

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 sport athlete. Model UN, Latin Club, American Politics, Red Cross Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 40 hour a week summer job plus my own landscaping business
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours
[ *] Summer Activities: Work…
[ *] Essays: Sucked
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Never read either of them. Probably pretty good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Never read. Probably not too good.

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MD (In-state)
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Small private
[ *] Ethnicity: White/Latino
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:180-200K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Well rounded I guess? Starting own business and working full time may have helped get into business school.
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Above average EC and above average SAT outweighed below average GPA.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Loyola Maryland, Towson, Stony Brook, Saint Louis University, Mt. Saint Mary’s. Denied at Notre Dame (not surprised).

Had the Housing glitch the first day everybody got them

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Decision: Accepted Honors

Planned major: Computer Science

[/list]
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 760 R 790 M
[] SAT II: Bio E 730, Math II 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): CS (5)

[/list]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Great
[] Job/Work Experience: Great
[] Volunteer/Community service: Good
[] Summer Activities: Good
[li] Essays: Fantastic[/li]
[/list]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[li] Income Bracket: Well-off[/li]
[/list]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Everything
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have very good stats, with the exception of GPA, so I was pretty confident I would be accepted. I also have fantastic essays and great ECs.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stanford (deferred), GA Tech (accepted), USC (accepted)

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Decision: Accepted Honors

Planned major: Chemistry

Objective:
[] ACT: 34
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t submit but APUS4 (4), APCP (5), APGOV (5), APLANG (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, Physics, concert Orchestra, AP European History, AP Statistics, Honors English 12, Crisis and Conflicts in the Middle East, Economics and Public Policy.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor

[/list]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Summer Swim Team- 11 year participation (Captain 2 years), Synchronized swimming-5 years, Swim team-1 year, Volleyball-3 years, Women’s Rights club- 2 years, Amnesty International- 2 years, Young Democrats- 2 years. Piano and Cello as well
[] Job/Work Experience: JCPenney
[] Volunteer/Community service: none
[] Summer Activities: Swim team, dive team
[] Essays: not to toot my own horn but they were pretty darn good
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably good, favorite teacher reserved a rec letter for me
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a[/li]
[ /list]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uh I met with the Honors program faculty in August but I doubt that that had any influence[/li]
[ /list]
Reflection
[] Strengths: essay, well rounded
[] Weaknesses: no community service, out of state, not much leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, test scores, essays
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- University of Minnesota, University of Iowa, UW-Madison, Temple University. Deferred- UChicago

[/list]
General Comments: Had housing glitch

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Decision: Accepted Honors

SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (Didn’t submit)
ACT: 35 (36 M, 35 S, 34 E, 33 R)
SAT II: 740 Chem, 730 Math II (Didn’t submit)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.80
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AB Calc (5), Lang (5), Comp Sci (4), Chem (4), US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Econ: Micro & Macro, Internship, Honors English 12 (Didn’t take Lit, didn’t seem worth it), Advanced Programming 3, Digital Art (Had to finish art)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):–

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

It’s Academic
4-H, Former VP, Junior Leader of Photography
Tennis, Varsity all 4 years
Treasurer, Model UN
Piano
Vocals
Lockheed Martin Explorers Post- Co-Chair of robotics division

Job/Work Experience: Worked at summer camp to teach students programming
Volunteer/Community service: Asbury Methodist Village (Assisted the Elderly)
Summer Activities: Job
Essays: Common App was excellent, Supplement was good
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: –
Interview: N/A

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Do not wish to report
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): –

Reflection

Strengths: Essays and test scores
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars- I got more positions after the decision
Why you think you were accepted – Good test scores, and good essay
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into UMBC and Georgia Tech, Deferred from UVa

General Comments: Happy I got into honors. Good luck to all others!

I had the housing link.

ALSO: Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Being a Maryland resident helped me gain a good amount of knowledge on UMD :smile:

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Good luck to everyone!

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Decision: Accepted Honors

Planned major: Undeclared

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1560
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Didn’t send…730 Chem 750 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/502
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5/5), World History (5), APUSH (4), Physics C Mech (5), Physics C E&M (5), Lang (5), Microecon (5), Macroecon (5), Chem (5), Music Theory, Bio, Lit, US Gov…Also Calc III and Linear Algebra
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Music Theory, AP US Gov, Gym, H Orchestra, H Band, H Spanish 3
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, NMS Letter of Commendation[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Tri-M, Senior Mentor, Orchestra, Band (Horn…very involved…All State+many regional bands/orchestras), Piano, Marching Band
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: None outside of NHS and Tri-M…mostly at B.I.G.
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: I was happy with it…well written and represented who I am
[] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t seen but assuming its good (7-10/10)
[] Counselor Rec: Assuming its very good…counselor likes me (8-10/10)
[] Additional Rec: Band director (10/10)
[li] Interview: None[/li]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle-class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): errrm…white male? :smile: [/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Academics, Test Scores, Commitment to Band
[] Weaknesses: Maybe ECs…not a lot diversity, minimal community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academics/test scores
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First decision so far

General Comments:
Maryland was a safety but still relieved to get in…was kind of unsure about Honors college

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I also had the housing link.

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Decision: Accepted
Planned major: Computer Science

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1349
[ *] ACT: 29

[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.35
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20% out of 465
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Chinese, AP Economics macro/micro

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (Reporter/Historian), Key Club, Robotics (team leader/programmer), Badminton JV, Badminton Varsity
[ *] Essays: pretty goddam solid
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Compsci teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: hopefully was good

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): in state
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: medium size public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: $125k+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Essays and extracurriculars.
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Extracurriculars, definitely. Going into compsci major and having 2 android apps under my belt, compsci recommendation, and 4 years of robotics programming really helped.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Penn State, deferred University of Michigan

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted Scholars

Planned major: History

Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1420 (760CR 660M)
[]ACT: Didn’t take
[]SAT II: 790 History
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), Lit (TBD), Psych (TBD).
[li]Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Lit, Photography 1/2, HON Televideo, HON Econ, Health.[/li]
[ /list]
Subjective:
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Pretty good, but little leadership.
[]Job/Work Experience: Part time 11th/12th.
[]Summer Activities: Babysitting.
[]Essays: Pretty good, my English teacher liked them.
[]Teacher Recommendation: Just one, my teacher let me read it, it was great.
[]Counselor Rec: I have a great counselor, so I’d assume good.

[ /list]
Other
[]State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[]School Type: Magnet.
[]Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 30k
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, instate.

[/list]
Reflection
[]Strengths: Probably my SAT and my GPA.
[]Weaknesses: Course rigor and ECs.
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: URM states, SATs, residency.
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMBC and Towson (accepted to both).

[/list] General Comments:
SCHOLARS SQUAAAAD. Cannot wait until August!!

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Decision: Accepted Honors
Planned major: Computer Engineering

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1530
[] SAT II: Math 2 800, Biology Molecular 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.753
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP English 11 (5) AP Computer Science (5), AP Biology (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Choir, AP Physics C, AP English 12, College Sociology, College Multivariable Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit semifinalist? AP Scholar? All state chorus? (major in my heart, minor to anybody else)[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school publications club, school musical, chorus (all county, solo and ensemble), used to run track and cross country and played basketball, attended the University of Maryland Computer Science Competition
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not much service; I volunteered for a couple hours at a dog shelter, an elementary fun and fitness day, and some music events, but never had much time or energy to volunteer many hours.
[] Summer Activities: Summer internship
[] Essays: I wrote a decent essay about being the only male in chorus and how I overcame it to become an All-county and now all-state baritone. It was not as fully developed, because I copied the essay over from my common app with a similar prompt and made some minor adjustments to fit the word limit.
[] Teacher Recommendation: My AP English teacher recommended me. I assume she wrote a good recommendation because I was always doing extra in her class ,like making videos for projects that just asked you to write some dialogue on paper. My Calculus AB teacher that I had a year before the typical STEM schedule also wrote me one. She seemed to respect my work ethic and motivation to excel. Plus, she’s head math teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: I have a very close connection with my counselor. I can say I’m blessed to have such an amazing counselor that I can talk with on a personal level. Her office is like a safe haven to me during bad school days and she’s always in her room ready to listen and understand. I don’t know how I would’ve made it through high school without her guidance and counseling both academically and emotionally.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: none[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Ghetto
[] Ethnicity: Chinaman
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 150k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Second generation immigrant [/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Standardized testing, personality, social
    [    ] Weaknesses: GPA, Volunteer Hours
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my SAT and AP scores.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred from Cornell

General Comments:
had the housing agreement thing on app
I am in state

I’m stoked to finally be accepted somewhere and even moreso that I was accepted into the Honors college. I’m not going to the lie, the moments leading up to the Decision had my heart beating like it was trying to spit bars to Eminem’s Rap God. Ahh. I’m relieved to be able to attend college;

Don’t doubt yourself, y’all.

Also, note to the OP, the text formatting of the original post are missing some [ list] brackets, and the size adjustment should be a regular number like [ size=7] rather than [size=+2].

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Decision: Accepted Honors

Planned Major: Arabic Studies

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1280 (CR 670, M 610)
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 610 Physics. 690 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Unknown out of 4.0; school does 0-100. About a 97 UW.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/305
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Physics I (not yet taken), US Govt (not yet taken).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not an IB student.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Govt, AP Physics, Composition I/II, College Algebra/Precalculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band, 4 years; National Honor Society (President senior year), HOBY alumnus (Junior Staff member, Alumni Association volunteer junior/senior year).
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Almost 200 logged hours: HOBY, local historic sites, Relays for Life, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering
[] Essays: Critiqued by teachers who felt they were strong (I hate talking about my writing)
[] Teacher Recommendation: I assume they were fine; I don’t know why a teacher wouldn’t write a great rec.
[] Counselor Rec: My GC loves me since I go see her at least 3 times a week, so I’m assuming great lol.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other:

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): New York (non-Maryland resident)
    [    ] Country (if international applicant): –
    [] School Type: Public
    [    ] Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
    [] Gender: Male
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen college student.

Reflection:

  • [] Strengths: Even though I just said I hate talking about my writing, I felt my writing for the short answer and essay questions was very good.
    [    ] Weaknesses: Some low grades sophomore year that may have brought down my GPA a little bit.
    [] Why you think you were accepted: I think I was a competitive out-of-state applicant and I think my short answer questions emphasized the personal and professional goals I have set for myself.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted: SUNY New Paltz/Binghamton, Seton Hall University, U of Hartford. Waiting on Boston U and Brown.

General Comments: Maryland appealed to me because it was a real college; something I hadn’t really been able to see or get a feel for anywhere else in my area (and when I say real, it’s hard to explain what I mean… I guess what my traditional view of a college should be). Its proximity to DC and its great Gov & Pol program as well as having a degree program in Arabic suited my desires to be near a big city where I could get to work as soon as possible in the field of foreign relations. It’s all about considering where is best for you!

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Decision: Accepted

Planned major: Biological Sciences: Physiology & Neurobiology

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1440 (800 M / 640 R)
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 2400): 2080 (800 M / 640 R / 640 W)
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II: 770 Math 2 / 570 Biology Molecular
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), APUSH (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, Choir, Aide
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude NLE Award[/li]
[/list]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fairly involved in
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: A lot of volunteering/community service
[] Summer Activities: SAT prep, hiking, traveling, exploring
[] Essays: 5/10 didn’t put any effort in it.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Strong (went from a C Honors Precalculus student to an A AP Calculus AB student that made a 5 on the AP exam, both classes taught by the same teacher)
[li] Counselor Rec: Not sure, but I assume good[/li]
[/list]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] School Type: Private Christian
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[li] Income Bracket: $200k+[/li]
[/list]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Academic rigor GPA
[] Weaknesses: Not sure besides essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My standardized testing and gpa was higher than the average accepted applicant so I think that was the reason.[/li]
[/list]
General Comments:

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[size=+2][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /size]

[size=+1]Planned major: Government & Political Science + PreLaw[ /size]

Objective:
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.47
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language & Composition, AP Psychology, AP World History, AP English Literature, AP Studio Art -Drawing, AP Studio Art - 2D Design, AP Government
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, Marketing III, AP Government, AP Studio Art, Adv. senior chem lab, AP English Lit, Marketing internship

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founded varsity gymnastics team, varsity gymnastics captain, mvp, cheerleading captain, mock trial, junior classic league (latin), DECA, marketing internship
[ *] Job/Work Experience: I work at a small boutique
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
[ *] Summer Activities: camp counselor, babysitter, work…
[ *] Essays: AMAZING. Seriously. Poured my heart and soul into them. I worked on them for a month and neurotically had three teachers and what seemed like one million friends go over each and every essay/ short answer.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation & counselor recommendation: (assuming) amazing

[ /list]
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): OHIO
[ *] School Type: Small, public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: $500,000 +

[ /list]
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: My essays, definitely. And I started and organized a varsity sport so I felt like that was pretty important, I don’t know many people who have done that
[ *] Weaknesses: I guess my GPA and test scores??? They were in range though…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly I don’t know why I didn’t get in. I didn’t have my hopes up but I thought my scores were in range and that I had a pretty good shot. I don’t know anyone else from my school who even applied, so much for geographic diversity, haha.

[ /list]
General Comments:

DID NOT HAVE THE HOUSING APPLICATION

CONGRATS seriously to everyone who got in. UMD was my dream school, but everything happens for a reason. For all of you who are officially #NowATerp… have the times of your life! Enjoy it (:

…USC 2019!

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]Decision: Accepted Honors, College of Engineering

Planned major: Computer Engineering

Objective:
SAT I 770R 700M 640W superscore:
ACT:32 composite 33E,30M,32R,31S
SAT II: Math 1 700, US history 690
Unweighted GPA 4.0:
Rank 32/375:
AP 4 English:
IB
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit and comp, AP calculus, AP computer science
Major Awards:awared of Excellance

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Subjective:
Extracurriculars TEAM,Interact (President), Key Club: Golf all 4 years
Job/Work Experience: 2 years part time
Volunteer/Community service:Hurricane Sandy
Summer Activities: attended 2 week college summer program in engineering and sciences
Essays: Great
Teacher Recommendation: never saw them but think they were good
Counselor Rec:good
Additional Rec:
Interview: n/a

Other
State NJ:
Country USA:
School Type:public
Ethnicity: white
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks :

Reflection
Strengths: grades
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, courses load,essay
Where else were you accepted- Penn State, Univ of Del, NJIT,Rutgers, Norhteastern

General Comments:
I am so excited, I really have to think of my options now. Had housing glitch and didn’t receive email till 5:30, checked portal at 5 and admission notice was there.

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[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Honors[ /b][ /size

[size=+1]Planned major:[Biological sciences/size]

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1520
[ *] ACT: 34 (didn’t submit)
[ *] SAT II: 740 Lit 750 Chem 780 Math II (didn’t submit)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/450
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World(5) Macro(5) Lang(5) Chem(4) (didn’t submit)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs (French, Lit, Calc AB, Bio, USH) Ochem
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor

[ /list]
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer (captain), track, one club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs that I devote a lot of time to
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Red cross and hospital
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: probably my worst one honestly really bad
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: probably good
[ *] Counselor Rec: barely knew him
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:

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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: large public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: academics and work experience
[ *] Weaknesses: extracurriculars
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Pitt, deferred from Brown, still waiting on 10 others

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Decision: Accepted (Global Communities LLC)

Planned major:Government & Politics

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): M-600 CR-650
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): WEIGHTED-3.9 (UW not available)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics-3 European History-3 Language & Comp-3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not available @ my school
[li] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APS, Honors Physics, Honors English, Latin, Calculus, 2 electives [/li]
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Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): founder & president of school club, School Soccer(captain), club soccer, many academic based school clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: referee
[] Volunteer/Community service: 4 years at local environmental society
[] Summer Activities: service trip to California, Urdu STARTALK @ UPENN, leadership academy, sports camps
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good mentioned I was hardworking
[] Counselor Rec: Assuming good-she doesn’t know me very well
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: no

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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): —
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no hooks really…[/li]
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Reflection
[] Strengths: Course difficulty, ECS, summer activities
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strengths I listed above—was surprised to be accepted in to Government & Politics major as its an LEP
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: George Mason Honors College, North Carolina State, University of Pittsburgh; Deferred: Georgetown

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Decision: Accepted

Business Management:

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): M-550 CR-690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.38
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 142/328
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, G/T Business Calculus[/li]
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Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Freshman volleyball club, published author
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Charity’s Closet Resale Boutique
[] Summer Activities: Traveled to Puerto Rico
[] Essays: I wrote about being scammed by a publisher, and failing to sell
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2; one from my AP English Language teacher and one from my Marine Science teacher
[] Counselor Rec: 1

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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: 1/2 black, but for the app 100%
[] Gender: Female
[li] Income Bracket: 190,000/year (middle class)[/li]
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Reflection
[] Strengths: Writing, writing, and more writing
[] Weaknesses: Few extracurricular activities
[] Why you think you were accepted: Strong essay, 1990 combined SAT score, and publications
[] Where else were you accepted: Accepted by UMBC Honors College, Towson University, East Carolina University, Johnson and Wales Providence, Chestnut Hill College, Susquehanna University, etc.

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