Congrats everyone! Although UMD isn’t my absolute top choice, I’m definitely considering it! Also, good luck future applicants!
Decision: Accepted Freshman Connection (Spring Admit)
[size=+1]Planned major: English[ /size]
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 550M/750R/1300
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.23, Weighted: 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang/Comp (5), Psychology (5), World History (4), U.S. Govt/Pol (4), Music Theory (3), Statistics, English Lit/Comp
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, 1 honors, 4 on-level
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A[/li]
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Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Super long but I’m the president of 3 clubs and the highest ranking member of 5 others (section leader, captain, etc.) Almost all music extracurriculars.
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 175ish hours
[] Summer Activities: N/A
[] Essays: Very strong (was told it was laugh out loud funny)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very strong
[] Counselor Rec: Very strong
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small/Medium public, fairly competitive
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $100,000+ (though why would this matter?)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy[/li]
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Reflection
[] Strengths: Essays/recs/extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: VERY LOW GPA! My math SAT score was also low.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: St. Mary’s – should be accepted soon
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMass Amherst, Towson University – Accepted
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General Comments:
I had the housing/dining app. Very surprised/excited I was accepted! My stats were VERY low for UMD, and I’m very thankful to be accepted, even if it was for Spring 2016! I am 90% sure I will be participating in Freshmen Connection and attending. Go Terps!
Decision: Accepted Honors
Planned major: Undecided Engineering
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1520/800M/720R
[] ACT: 36M/E, 35E, 34 S ->35
[] SAT II: 800 Math2, Biology, Physics, 790 Chem, 750 US History, 730 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top Decile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calculus (5), Chemistry (5), Language/Composition (5), Biology (4), Physics B (4), NSL (5), USH (4), WH (4), Chinese LC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: MV Calculus, AP Enviro, AP Lit, AP Statistics, AP Physics C, Mol Bio, AP Economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Chess Awards[/li]
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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chess, Math, Ninja Warrior, some others
[ *] Job/Work Experience: NIH
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Chess/math coaching/teaching
[ *] Summer Activities: NIH/Chess tournament preparation
[ *] Essays: Life Philosophy
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: ? (Didn’t see any)
[ *] Counselor Rec: ?
[ *] Additional Rec: ?
[ *] Interview: N/A
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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: 250K approximately
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Regarding UMD, almost everything statistically
[ *] Weaknesses: None; UMD was my safety school
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stats and nothing terrible standing out in my app
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UChicago, Georgia Tech, UMBC, Rejected: So far none
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General Comments: Don’t stress it
Decision: Accepted Honors
Planned major: Computer Science
Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1260 (CR: 640, Math: 620)
[]SAT I (breakdown out of 2400): 1940 (CR: 640, Math: 620, Writing: 680)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AB Calculus (4), Computer Science AB(4), USH (3), Human Geo(3),
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Enviro, AP Calculus BC, AP World History, Honors English, C++ gaming, CAD I&II
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholars Award, Two 2nd places in state TSA competitions
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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ACSL, TSA, German Honor Society
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Yard work
[ *] Summer Activities: Application coding for a local business
[ *] Essays: Satirical life lesson story
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very solid (pick an English teacher)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Recommendations, SAT score, GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: Low math score on second SAT
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Slightly above average stats
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None so far
[ /list]
General Comments: Just do homework
Decision: Accepted Honors
Planned major: Finance
Objective:
[] SAT I CR 680 Math 770
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:Chemistry 760
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP APGov. (3); APUSH (4); AP Psych (5); AP Human Geo (5); AP Chem (5); AP Macro (5); AP Micro (4); AP Lang (4); AP World (didn’t take exam - conflicted with another exam)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Stats, Physics, Spanish 4, misc. others
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/Distinction; some national 4-H awards[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MD Page, lots of 4-H, soccer
[] Job/Work Experience: office help for local state senator
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1000 hours of various volunteer, community service. Some unique in area of politics
[] Summer Activities: worked & volunteered
[] Essays: Good?
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them
[] Counselor Rec: Good - problem was my mom had to write it since I’m homeschooled. She said she addressed the “elephant in the room” issue of her being the one to write it pretty much head on.
[] Additional Rec: Strong
[li] Interview: Very Good[/li]
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Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Homeschooled
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Homeschooled? (Could have been a weekness, too); unique extra curriculars?[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Course rigor, essays?, recommendations?
[] Weaknesses: SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall I think I had a solid application. I was surprised to get into both Honors and Smith School
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Temple; Hampden Sydney; Grove City; Messiah; University of Scranton; waiting to hear from Cornell, Washington & Lee, Villanova, & American
General Comments:
Decision:Accepted Honors
[size=+1]Planned major: Government and Politics[ /size]
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1430 (800 CR/630 M)
[ *] ACT: Didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Language and Composition (5), AP Psychology (5), AP World History (4), AP Government and Politics (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP Literature and Composition, Probability and Statistics, Choir
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (President), Mock Trial (Co-captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship this past summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: 97 hours
[] Summer Activities: University of Maryland Young Scholars Program a few years ago
[] Essays: 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty Generic
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: GPA
[] Weaknesses: Low math SAT score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Fordham University, Ohio State University, Temple University, St. John’s University/ Deferred at Georgetown
General Comments: Hopefully I get a scholarship to make this school more competitive with the others I’ve been accepted into because I really like Maryland.
Decision: Accepted Scholars, smith business school
Planned major: finance
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1420/1600
[ *] ACT: didn’t send
[ *] SAT II: didn’t take
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8W
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): calc ab(4) apush(2) ap lang(4) ap gov(5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: ap calc bc, ap stats, ap psych, ap microeconomics, honors English, art
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience: past 2 years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: barely any
[ *] Summer Activities:work
[ *] Essays: average
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, might have been very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good probably
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): md
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] Income Bracket: High
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): High income, white, male 
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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: scores
[ *] Weaknesses:gpa, activities
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Ohio state
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General Comments: ill most likely attend, not sure about the scholars program
HAD THE HOUSING/DINING AGREEMENT.
Decision: Accepted Honors
Planned major: CS
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 2180 (760 CR, 700 M, 720 W)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 780 Math 2, 730 Physics, 720 Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8 (4.3 W)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/79
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB 5, APUSH 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Advanced Bio DE, Honors Gov
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Honor Society, STEM Club (treasurer), Chess Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Online Math Tutoring
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: 7/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 6/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: 8/10
[ *] Additional Rec: 9/10
[ *] Interview:
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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Honkey
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
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Reflection
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: Carnegie Mellon. Accepted: GMU
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General Comments: Neat. I guess they didn’t care too much about my trashy ECs. Not gonna go unless they give me a lot of money. Otherwise, it’s looking like VA Tech for me (or UVA if possible).
Decision: Accepted Honors and Engineering
Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): 1530 (730CR/800M)
• ACT: N/A
• SAT II: Math II: 800, Chem: 800
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
• AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc 5, Government 5, Chemistry 5, Lang 4, French 3
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, lots of sciences and math
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin (9 years and youth orchestra), Color Guard, Robotics, Origami Club, not too much really
• Job/Work Experience: Internship at biotech company
• Volunteer/Community service:
• Summer Activities:
• Essays: 8/10
• Teacher Recommendation: I’m guessing pretty good
• Counselor Rec: Most likely good
• Additional Rec:
• Interview:
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): MD
• School Type: Competitive public
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: XX
• Income Bracket:
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female in engineering?
Reflection
• Strengths:
• Weaknesses: GPA, lack of leadership
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Georgia Tech
Decision: ACCEPTED
Planned major:[ Business (accepted into LEP)
Had housing link
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600):1450
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School only reports weighted out of 4.0- 4.26
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4s and 5s
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP lit, AP Calc, AP Psych, AP Environmental, CLEP Marketing, CLEP accounting, Honors international business
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC (capt two years), Spring and Winter Track (capt senior year), Yearbook
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Summer camp, Grocery Store Cashier
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Teach 2nd grade ccd, extraordinary minister, youth leadership team
[ *] Summer Activities: preschool camp, xc
[ *] Essays: Decent I guess hah
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Good
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Small Public
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:female
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: SATs, rigor/upward trend
[ *] Weaknesses: low freshman year
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: also showed interest
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted- Northeastern, Bentley, Loyola MD, Saint Joe’s, Fordham. Deferred At Boston College
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General Comments:
[size=+2][ b]Decision: Accepted Honors[ /b][ /size]
[size=+1]Planned major: Computer Science[ /size]
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600):Math 770, Reading 700
[ *] ACT:32(did not submit)
[ *] SAT II:770 math 1 , 710 chem(didn’t submit, i think)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):Stats(5) Euro(4) USH(5) Language and Composition(4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/honor but that doesn’t really count
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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Tennis(captain), National honor society(treasurer), Forensics and debate(co-captain), others
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 2 years paid job
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: local stuff, volunteer at middle school ~100 hours
[ *] Summer Activities: Study at CMU
[ *] Essays: Pretty decent 7/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 cs and math teacher for 3 years
[ *] Counselor Rec: 4/10 barely spoke with
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
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Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): OOS
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none
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Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Decent scores, good grades, solid extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: No awards, nothing stand out exceptional
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a solid candidate
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Penn state and Miami Oh(17k year scholarship), deferred Princeton
[ /list]
General Comments:
I really love Maryland! I really hope I get some scholarship offer so i can attend.
sorry to hear about your decision I just wanted to say that one reason you were probably were rejected in case you didn’t know is because you are not in-state. I got in with around the same qualifications as you because it is much easier for me because I live in maryland. Sorry.
Decision: Accepted- Scholars
Major: Biochemistry - Pre-law
Objective:
SAT I: Out of 1600- 1390 (700 CR, 690 M)
SAT II: Biology E (640) US History (760) Math 2 (610) Chemistry (610) World History (680)
ACT: 30 (did not submit)
Unweighted GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0/ weighted:4.32 out of 4.0
Class Rank: 13/208 (6th percentile)
AP Score: World History(5) English Language and Composition(5) US History(5) Chemistry(2) English Literature(N/A) Biology(N/A) Microeconomics(N/A) Calculus AB(N/A)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Microeconomics, College Level Spanish, College Process(class with an English teacher and guidance counselor that help with and review your college essays and supplements)
Major Awards: National Hispanic Scholar (top 2% of Hispanic students in the country), AP Scholar
Subjective:
-Extracurricular: (Treasurer of Key Club), (Senior Member of my Church’s youth charity group), Varsity Football -3 years(Starting outside linebacker), Varsity Winter Track and Field (4 years),Varsity Spring Track and Field (4 years), National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Member of school’s Academic Team (compete in jeopardy like competition against schools from area)
-Work Experience: Youth Soccer Referee, Spanish tutor, History tutor
-Volunteer: Summer, youth track and field camp, twice a month with my church’s youth charity group, key club does many charitable events usually once a month
-Essays: my common essay was excellent but i have written over 50 different essays and supplements so I do not recall specifically my Maryland one, but I would assume very good
-Recommendations: Teacher and counselor both excellent
Other:
-State: New York
-School Type: Public (small)
-Ethnicity: Hispanic/White (half and half)
-Gender: Male
-Income Bracket: 100,000-140,000
Reflection:
I would not change anything about my application and am happy I applied. Cards on the table, the original reason I applied was to piss off my sister because it was her number 1 and she didnt get in, but now it is definitely an option I will consider. I wish I could have sent in my november SAT but I did not get the results in time. it made my super score a 1420 (700 CR, 720 M). I know 30 points is not a big difference, but i feel like when an admissions officer sees 14… instead of 13… it makes a difference.
Other Schools Accepted to:
8 of them so far (applied to 16, heard back from 8)- Boston College, Northeastern (honors), NC State (honors), University of Alabama, UNC Asheville, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Stony Brook, and obviously Maryland (scholars)
Good Luck to everyone applying, and if you are reading this a year from now looking to see if you will get into Maryland, take it from someone who has fretted and worried over every last detail of their college applications and was refreshing the page to my student portal on the minute to see my decision, don’t do that haha. It isn’t worth getting yourself worked up for. Wherever you end up, that was where you were supposed to go. So if you do not get into your top choice, do not sweat it, it is all a part of your plan.
@LI516IT Congratulations on being admitted to both UMD and the scholars program! I love your reflection statements. Best of luck to you in your college career!
Decision: Accepted Honors
Planned major:[ Computer Science - possibly Cybersecurity]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown out of 1600): Not Taken
ACT: 34 (36 M)
SAT II: 800 Math II; 800 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 / 4.8 (W)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Possibly 8/450
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics C Mech (5 - taken as freshman); AP Chem (5), AP Calc BC (5)
AP Stat (5), AP Comp Sci A (5), AP Physics C Elec. & Mag. (5), AP US History (4), AP Bio (3)
Also Completed: Multivariable Calculus (A from Harvard Extension), CS50 (A Harvard), Intro to ECE (A from CMU Precollege), Intro to CS with Python (A from CMU Precollege)
Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy and Physiology, AP Comp Gov, Honors Shakespeare, AP Spanish, Honors IOS Programming
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing Major; Baush and Lomb Award, Harvard Book Prize, Creative Coder Award from school’s FIRST Robotics Team, Bronze medal on National Spanish Exam…
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Team, FIRST Robotics
Job/Work Experience: 7 weeks full time as IT Intern at Welch’s Foods
Volunteer/Community service: Peer Tutor at school for struggling students
Summer Activities: Internship, CMU Precollege
Essays: Good I Think…
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see but good (one from CS teacher of all four years)
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Highly Competitive Large Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket:> 200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Academics, Focus on CS (6 courses taken), test scores
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, not ‘well-rounded’
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Academics
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected CMU, Deferred MIT and U Mich, Accepted UMass Amherst (Honors), waiting for UIUC, U of Rochester, Cornell, MIT
Decision: Accepted
CIVICUS
[/list]Objective
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1850 Did not send
[] ACT: 34 (Math 34, English 34, Reading 35, Science 34)
[] SAT II: Math I (700) US History (740)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Composition (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: French 5 AP, Spanish 4 H, Calculus CPE, Economics AP, English Lit AP
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/list]Subjective
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Director of Charities, Secretary and Current President), NHS, Co-founder of NGO, Senior ambassador in Freshman transitions program, UN Foundation Girl Up New Jersey Coalition Member, Amnesty International
[] Job/Work Experience: Kitchen manager and host at restaurant (2 years), Bar Method receptionist
[] Volunteer/Community service: Service trip to Guatemala, Camp Counselor (3 years),
[] Summer Activities: Work, Girl Up Leadership Summit
[] Essays: 7/10 (Hard to judge my own writing)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both recs should be pretty good, I had strong relationships with both teachers
[] Counselor Rec: Really good—Very strong relationship
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: Strong[/li]
[/list]Other
[] Intended Major: Government and Politics
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <80,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: ACT, Student Council
[] Weaknesses: not many APs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good school, test scores
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Rutgers Honors Program, deferred at Princeton, waiting for a few more schools
[/list]**General Comments: ** UMD has been my first choice since freshman year, so yay. Congrats to everyone who got accepted! Also, I had the housing link.
]Decision: Accepted
Objective:
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 throughout highschool
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Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Treasurer for Rho Kappa and Astronomy Club, Student rep for Young Democrats
[ *] Job/Work Experience: worked at dads company
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours
[ *] Essays: Very Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Mediocre, dont really know my counselor very well
Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL
School Type: highly ranked public school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 250k+
Reflection
Strengths: ACT score
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:strong Act score and an excellent essay Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted:Penn State, Indiana, UCF, FSU, Michigan st, Ohio St, Minnesota
Deferred: Michigan, UGA
Rejected: Wisconsin
Just accepted to the Honors College with 3.95UW and 2020 SAT. Not sure why it came so late.
Decision: Accepted Scholars
Planned major: Biological Sciences
Objective:
SAT I: 2200/2400 (W:800, M:710, R:690)
Unweighted GPA: 3.9/4.0
AP: NSL (4), US (4), CalcAB (5), Calc BC (5), Bio (4), Lang (4), Lit (?), Psych (?), Stat (?)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Psych, Honors Philosophy, Orchestra,
Academy of Health Professions Program (work at hospital as Certified Nursing Assistant, 90+ hours of direct patient care)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
Math Honors Society- President
Science National Honors Society- Officer
National Honors Society
Varsity Cross Country- captain
Indoor & Outdoor Track- co-captain
Student Government- 11 grade
Asian American Club- secretary
Medical Explorers Program- weekly meetings at hospital to learn about medical professions
Tri-M National Music Honors Society
Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra- highly competitive
Job/Work Experience:
Lifeguard/Swim Coach
Volunteer/Community service:
Second Chance Wildlife Center (help take care of injured wild animals)
Best Buddies International- work with special needs kids
camp counselor in the summer
over 260 community service hours
Summer Activities:
NSLI-Y Study Abroad-- highly competitive, full merit scholarship from U.S. Department of State for a summer intensive Chinese language program-- lived with host family, Most Improved Student award
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: good
Counselor Rec: dont really know him
Other
State: in state
School Type: public, large
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: female
Income Bracket: low
Decision: Accepted Honors
Planned major: Arabic Studies
Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown out of 1600):
[ *] ACT: 33 two times, superscore 34
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8958
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/340
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (4), AP Biology (4), AP Literature and Composition (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Latin, AP European History, Chemistry 2, English 12
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Latin Club, Latin Honor Society, National Honor Society, Ambassadors, Natural Helpers, GSA, Yearbook editor
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: some
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Very good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 3 teachers; should have been good
[ *] Counselor Rec: should be good; somewhat close relationship
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Alabama
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: small, public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
[ *] Strengths: ACT, grades, recommendations
[ *] Weaknesses: little leadership, lack of activities
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my scores and interests
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
-ACCEPTED: University of Indiana at Bloomington, University of Alabama, Mercer, Randolph-Macon College, Sewanee
-DEFERRED: Georgetown
-WAITING: Duke, University of Richmond, George Washington
General Comments: UMD is my top choice, and I’m so excited to potentially be a terp!