Official University of Rochester 2015 Decision Thread

goldtortoise · February 26, 2011, 8:23pm

So since the first wave of UR decisions has been released, I figured it was time to put up a decision thread.

(copy, paste, and delete the spaces between the brackets)

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

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

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

stevek216 · February 26, 2011, 10:19pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (800 Reading, 730 Writing, 730 Math, 2260 Composite Though I honestly cannot remember whether or not I sent my SAT’s):
[ *] ACT: 36
[ *] SAT II: Not sent
[ *] Unweighted GPA (Only know weighted, 4.2 on a 4.5 H scale (though the scale in actuality maxes out at ~4.3 because of mandatory non honors classes)):
[ *] Rank (Top 3%):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP English, AP Calc BC, AP Gov, Econ, H Orgo/H Anatomy & Physiology, World Geography (total blow-off class) (It’s worth noting that I signed up for AP classes that ended up not being offered for lack of interest, BUT my counselor is fantastic and put something about that in her rec so what might otherwise be a less impressive course load ended up looking not as lackluster.)
[ *] Major Awards (National Merit Finalist):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (CC and track 4 years, V letter in CC):
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked part time in school year and longer hours in summer since 8th grade
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:School mandated 60 hrs + ~20 extra
[ *] Summer Activities: Internship at a local college in a microbiology lab
[ *] Essays: Pretty good I thought, I’m gay so I had plenty to write about with regard to coming out and stuff. I feel like the reviewers would love that subject matter (I hope)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One was probably fantastic, I trust that teacher implicitly but I didn’t get to read the letter. The other I read and was fine, but not spectacular.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great I’m sure. The counselors at my school are outstanding with regard to the pains they take to get kids in their colleges of choice.
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: None

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yessir
[ *] Intended Major: Tentatively molecular bio
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Parochial
[ *] Ethnicity: White, unfortunately
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: ~80,000 but I’m from an affluent area so that may work against me.
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Gay? Other than that nothing in particular.

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Test scores for sure, essay topic if not strength of writing, grades, lab work over the summer
[ *] Weaknesses: The one teacher rec, maybe. Also my lack of community service hours. I have a decent amount, but that may not work for me if they see that I basically did the bare minimum required by the school.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: Probably because I have a pretty strong academic record. I’m guessing that the struggles with homosexuality did not hurt.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Congratulations to all who have made it already, best of luck to those who haven’t YET. Now I’m just crossing my fingers for the Renaissance scholarship or some serious money through something else.

stevek216 · February 26, 2011, 10:50pm

Sorry for the double post but I realized my formatting error and this is a lot easier to read…
I hope I’m not breaking some rule or another

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (800 Reading, 730 Writing, 730 Math, 2260 Composite Though I honestly cannot remember whether or not I sent my SAT’s):
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: Not sent
[] Unweighted GPA (Only know weighted, 4.2 on a 4.5 H scale (though the scale in actuality maxes out at ~4.3 because of mandatory non honors classes)):
[] Rank (Top 3%):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP English, AP Calc BC, AP Gov, Econ, H Orgo/H Anatomy & Physiology, World Geography (total blow-off class) (It’s worth noting that I signed up for AP classes that ended up not being offered for lack of interest, BUT my counselor is fantastic and put something about that in her rec so what might otherwise be a less impressive course load ended up looking not as lackluster.)
[li] Major Awards (National Merit Finalist):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (CC and track 4 years, V letter in CC):
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked part time in school year and longer hours in summer since 8th grade
[] Volunteer/Community service:School mandated 60 hrs + ~20 extra
[] Summer Activities: Internship at a local college in a microbiology lab
[] Essays: Pretty good I thought, I’m gay so I had plenty to write about with regard to coming out and stuff. I feel like the reviewers would love that subject matter (I hope)
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was probably fantastic, I trust that teacher implicitly but I didn’t get to read the letter. The other I read and was fine, but not spectacular.
[] Counselor Rec: Great I’m sure. The counselors at my school are outstanding with regard to the pains they take to get kids in their colleges of choice.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yessir
[] Intended Major: Tentatively molecular bio
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] School Type: Parochial
[] Ethnicity: White, unfortunately lol
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~80,000 but I’m from an affluent area so that may work against me.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Gay? Other than that nothing in particular.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores for sure, essay topic if not strength of writing, grades, lab work over the summer
[] Weaknesses: The one teacher rec, maybe. Also my lack of community service hours. I have a decent amount, but that may not work for me if they see that I basically did the bare minimum required by the school.
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Probably because I have a pretty strong academic record. I’m guessing that the struggles with homosexuality did not hurt.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all who have made it already, best of luck to those who haven’t YET. Now I’m just crossing my fingers for the Renaissance scholarship or some serious money through something else.

StanfordAspire · February 27, 2011, 12:06am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 610 CR, 740 M, 700 W (2050 total)
[] ACT: 22 Reading, 24 Science, 34 Math, 32 English, 28 Composite (I hope this encourages people to look beyond test scores)
[] SAT II: 720 Math I & II
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.0, 4.23 Weighted
[] Rank: 1/200
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, Advanced Speech, Physics, AP Calculus AB (Independent Study BC), AP Environmental Science, Academic Chemistry Mentor, Creative Writing, Independent Study Tennis
[li] Major Awards: QuestBridge Finalist, Ralph Waldo Emerson Scholar of the Year (school award)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars: Student Council, Academy of Science & Natural Resources, Track & Field, Tennis Organization For Teens (Founder & President), Red Cross (Treasurer), Speech & Debate, IGNITE Student Mentor, Key Club (Vice President), Site Council Student Representative[/li]
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutored math
[] Volunteer/Community service: Outdoor School Student Leader, STARS Student Counselor, helping my mom rehabilitate from her stroke
[] Summer Activities: TrackersNW Counselor-in-Training
[] Essays: For the common application, I wrote about my public education and how its truly diverse environment has shaped me into a better person (also about being an immigrant). My additional essay centered around my mom’s stroke, my home foreclosure, and how I dealt with these events.
Supplements were average. For the first essay, I wrote about my experience being a first-time student leader for Outdoor School, reflecting on personal growth and achievement. I made it clear in my second essay that I had an eclectic mix of interests, and by allowing me to be at the center of my own education, I would be able to pursue and study all that I love.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably amazinggg! My chemistry teacher loves me XD
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t remember sending one…
[] Additional Rec: I thought about it…then forgot about it…
[] Interview: Went very well! I talked more about my commitment to helping my mom rehabilitate. Was asked how I would handle going so far off for college. I think I said something along the lines of being ready to embrace my independence and that I had the support of my mom and many friends. Other than that, I was very brain dead that evening and am unsure of what came out of my mouth! (I think I’m brain dead right now too)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[] Intended Major: Engineering? Dentistry? Environmental Science? I have little clue >.>
[] State: OR
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $0
[] Hooks: First generation, loads of involvement (2000+ hours?), passion.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Definitely my essays and activities, but also overcoming hardships.
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Probably because I ROCKED my essays!! I let several people look over them and half of them cried after reading so I’m confident they are good quality :)[/li][/ul]General Comments: I would normally not post such private information, but I feel like it would be a confidence booster for test score paranoids, first generation applicants, and students who have taken on unique struggles. But other than that, good luck to those who are still waiting!

goldtortoise · February 27, 2011, 11:30am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33 Composite, 35 E 35 S 33 R 27 M (single sitting)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86/4.5 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Spanish, Internship, Advanced Physics, Advanced Choir
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, MD Distinguished Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Too many to list–numerous varied activities with leadership positions, awards, and recognitions.
[] Job/Work Experience: See above
[] Volunteer/Community service: See above
[] Summer Activities: See above
[] Essays: Common app was really strong. UR supplement was pretty good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Waived right to view. Both from teachers who know me well and whose subjects/classes I thrived in.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty generic, I assume.
[] Additional Rec: Principal, whom I’ve known for over 10 years, and who is my advisor in a school sponsored leadership group.
[li] Interview: Yes–went pretty well.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Undecided (I think on the app I put English, Bioethics, and Statistics)
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Med Public–nationally recognized
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $80,000-$100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Character/Personality, Essays, GPA, ACT, ECs
[] Weaknesses: Didn’t visit campus, interview was good but not spectacular, one of my UR supplemental essays was kind of risky.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall personality and academic style is a good fit for Rochester.[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:**
So excited! Congrats to everyone else who got in! Now to wait for scholarship info…

MorpheusNyx · February 27, 2011, 12:17pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 800 W, 770 M
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Math II–800, Lit–800, Physics–770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know, but my weighted is 4.3.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not sure.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP American History and English, BC Calc, AP Physics C, AP Chem
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Cum Laude Society, 3rd Ranking Scholar in School[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country, Track, Chorus, Chapel Choir, Piano
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer work with autistic children at Summer Camp
[] Summer Activities: See above.
[] Essays: Were good, I guess. I wrote about my volunteer experiences and my experiences with my little brother, who is autistic.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think were ok. I’m not sure how one of them was; I think the teacher ended up not liking me very much.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably fine.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: None.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] Intended Major: Physics
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Volunteer experience, test scores and academics.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: My grades, test scores, some of my extracurriculars.
[] Weaknesses: Possibly my recommendations; I didn’t read them…
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academics and my essay and volunteer work.

chjelly · February 27, 2011, 7:04pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 700CR, 770M, 710W = 2180
[] ACT: 35E, 36M, 35R, 33S = 35
[] SAT II: Sent 770 Math 2, ~660 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.47
[] Rank: 88/546ish, around 17%?
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Env Sci, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, Music Tech, Social Science, English 4 (3 ap’s, 3 regular’s)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nada[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Took lessons at a music school (not conservatory) for 8 years, Secretary of a writing/community club.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: School requires 180 hours; I did a bit more than that at a library over 4 years.
[] Summer Activities: Slept a lot.
[] Essays: I thought they were really nerdy.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was really generic and badly typed. The other one I didn’t read, but everything that teacher does tends to be fantastic. I brought up a 62 in her class to a 77 (final grade), so she probably wrote about that.
[] Counselor Rec: Average? No idea
[] Additional Rec: Nope.
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: Not sure yet, might try chemistry or psychology.
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Looow
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores?
[] Weaknesses: everything else ;-;
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Divine intervention.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Have hope, people who are still waiting. :D

MConklin · February 28, 2011, 8:48am

Congrats everyone… You are all well deserving!

rschoeplein · February 28, 2011, 5:37pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT: 2000 (CR-600, W-690, M-710)
ACT: N/A
SAT 2: Math2-750, BioE-630
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.6/3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Somewhere within Top 10%
Senior Year Course Load: Advanced English, Honors Engineering, Chorus, Painting 1, Advanced Physics (Sem 1), Roman Civilization @ University of Connecticut, Calculus 2 @ UConn, Multivariable Calculus @ UConn
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country-Varsity Letter, All-Academic Team; Chorus (Treasurer); Blood Drive (Student Coordinator); Mu Alpha Theta Math Honors Society (Vice-President); Peer Natural Helpers (Elected Peer Support Group); Drama; Track & Field; National Honors Society; Tri-M Music Honors Society; Cool-It Team; Orchestra
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard at Town Community Center; Lifeguard and Counselor at a summer day camp; Teacher at my old elementary school’s Before/After-School Program
Volunteer/Community service: Local hospital volunteer
Summer Activities: Day Camp Counselor/Lifeguard
Essays: I wrote about my trip to Italy.
Teacher Recommendation: One was from my junior English teacher–I didn’t particularly enjoy the subject or teacher, but that class taught me the most out of any class I’ve taken. I read the recommendation, though, and it was fairly bland. My other recommendation was from my junior Biology teacher, who is also in charge of our school’s blood drive, for which I also assist organizing. I have no doubts that she wrote a fantastic letter for me.
Counselor Rec: She knew me pretty well, and seemed to put a decent amount of effort into collecting information from me.
Interview: I thought it went well. However, I left feeling as though my interviewer talked way more about his Rochester experiences than about who I was, and what I planned to do. It wasn’t what I expected, but I nonetheless learned a lot about Rochester!

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering. I also want to try to minor in mathematics and Italian.
State (if domestic applicant): CT
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Fairly low, single parent
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing major.

Reflection:
Strengths/Weaknesses: I am fairly well-rounded collectively, but because of this no one category particularly stands out as amazing.
Why you think you were accepted: Because they liked me.
General Comments: Yay, Rochester!

MCS735 · February 28, 2011, 6:28pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2020; 610 CR, 740 M, 670 W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 730 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (4.17 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50/501
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Gov, AP Macroeconomics, English Honors, Web Design 3 Honors, AP Human Geography, AP Calculus AB
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]Local: School’s Nominee for Pathfinder for Computer Science (Scholarship competition, more of a prestige thing.)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Baseball, NHS, NTHS (Treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local stuff just to fill the requirement, and for local scholarships
[] Summer Activities: Baseball
[] Essays: Don’t really remember them, but they weren’t my best.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see.
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t see.
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited for Baseball[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores
[] Weaknesses: Class Rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments:
We’ll see what happens. I liked how the acceptance letter was somewhat personalized. They mentioned that they liked how I work on my school’s website.

nadalle · March 1, 2011, 1:06am

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

**Objective:[ /b][ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (CR: 800, M: 770, W: 710)
[] ACT:-
[] SAT II: Maths II: 800, Bio (M): 780, Japanese: 750, Chemistry: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): (not sure)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): (not sure… top 10%?)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I don’t really have any major awards[/li]
[/list]**Subjective: /b][ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Choir, flute, fencing, sound/lighting management and a few other activities that I don’t devote as much time to
[] Job/Work Experience: I sang in a Christmas Choir one summer (and got paid)
[] Volunteer/Community service: st.johns ambulance, school library and school archives
[] Summer Activities: online course, Christmas choir, work shadowing
[] Essays: I wrote about my cultural experiences (I moved from Hong Kong to Australia to study when I was about 10)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t seen them but they should be quite good!
[] Counselor Rec: not sure… I don’t really know her that well
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): I am applying from Australia but I am also an U.S citizen
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <60000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m not sure… perhaps my background is the thing that made me stand out. There is a personalized message in my acceptance letter about how my experiences in Australia and Hong Kong so that could be it.
[] Weaknesses: No major awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: (under strength)[/li][/ul]General Comments: I am quite excited because it is my first acceptance/decision! Congratulations to everyone who has been accepted so far and good luck to everyone else.

tyr0newivy · March 7, 2011, 5:29pm

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): (760 W, 550 M, 520 C)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8523
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/57
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
AP English (Core)
Calculus (Core)
Holocaust & Genocide (Elective)
Spanish II (Core, Requirement)
Public Speaking (Elective)
Anatomy & Physiology Elective)

[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
“Best of County” for short story 2010
Published nationally for same short story (NGOW) 2009
County Freeholder Award, for establishing recycling program at school

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
National Honor Society (Member, Secretary)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
2 Summer jobs (2008, 2009)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteer at local daycare center (assist in janitorial services, assist with children)
[ *] Summer Activities: N/A
[ *] Essays: Common App # 4 (Significant, creative influence in music, art, or fictional character) I wrote about Evanescence (a band) who has deeply inspired me. Personally, one of the most heartfelt and phenomenal pieces (or essays) I’ve ever written.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 2 of them, didn’t read however
[ *] Counselor Rec: 1, it was awesome. The best in my senior class.
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: Interviewer never contacted me back after being notified twice…

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: English
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Charter
[ *] Ethnicity: Yeah…
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Ha…
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Writing
[ *] Weaknesses: Math
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted, maybe b/c of the awesome essay I wrote and the awesome recommendations. SAT scores clearly do not define me.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
I love U of R!

carmondd · March 15, 2011, 4:13pm

sat: 2090
unweighted gpa urochester scale: 3.8
9 ap classes, 8 honors classes

internship with nasa, hospitals
varsity track, broke records
state champs for soccer

race: asian
country: usa
gender: male

hapahaolegirl · March 23, 2011, 10:45pm

Pick one:
Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2020
[] ACT:29/31
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.95 (that one english class )
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/371
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap eng lang and comp; ap bio; precalc; spanish iv h; physics;
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): teacher at church peer minister for church; habitat for humanity club president; cheerleading; NHS: national language honor society
[] Job/Work Experience: sales associate @ old navy
[] Volunteer/Community service:teaching at church; habitat for humanity
[] Summer Activities: volunteer at johns hopkins
[] Essays: idk, apparently good but i hate writing
[] Teacher Recommendation: im pretty sure one of my teachers never sent hers in
[] Counselor Rec: hopefully pretty good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[] Intended Major: pre-med
[] State (if domestic applicant): maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public ( very competitive, lots of asian people)
[] Ethnicity: half asian, half white
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket: middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades i guess? and volunteering at the hospital
[] Weaknesses: writing definitley
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i’m happy i got in, i think maybe the hospital volunteering, and though i only had a few ec’s i did them all through high school so it showed dedication.[/li][/ul]General Comments:: Myroc account never got off step 2 until i got the letter in the mail. but i got the letter in February so maybe only the one person read my application and let me in?
oh, and even though i just joined today, i’m not a ■■■■■ i promise, my mom just keeps making fun of me for stalking this site for my other schools and not saying anything!

duffer188 · March 24, 2011, 4:25pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 29 Composite
[] SAT II: 780 BioM, 650 MathII
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), English Lang (4), Calculus AB, US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Daemen College English Comp/Lit, Government, Publications, Honors Physics, AP Calculus AB, Chorus, Economics, School Publications, Health, Public Speaking, Religion 12, SUNY at Buffalo Bioinformatics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Science Award, WNY Educators STAR Award for Spanish, SUNY at Buffalo Mini Medical School Enrichment Program, Character Council of Hamburg Member, US Air Force Math and Science Award, 1st Honors with Distinction, Excellence Awards in English 9H, English 10H, AP English Lang, Global IH, Global IIH, AP Biology, Lost 80 pounds
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater Technical Production (Sound/Lighting Manager), Mock Trial (Defense Captain), National Honor Society (Chapter President), Science Club (Student Representative), Student Senate (Vice President), International Club (Co-President), Masterminds Member, Student Ambassador, School Newspaper Writer, Ski Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Wegmans Food Markets Cashier (12 hrs/wk) 2 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours
[] Summer Activities: Internship at Roswell Park Cancer Institute
[] Essays: Endearing
[] Teacher Recommendation: Confident
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec: Congressman
[] Interview: AWESOME!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Religious, All Boys, Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $90000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Leadership, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: SUNY Geneseo, Canisius College, University of Rochester / Rejected: UChicago / Waiting on: Northwestern University, Brown, Notre Dame, University of Virginia, Cornell[/li][/ul]General Comments: Rochester 2015! Good luck to all

notunprecedented · March 25, 2011, 6:46pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I: 2200 (750 Reading, 710 Writing, 740 Math)

ACT: n/a
SAT II: US History: 770, World History: 800, English Lit: 680
Unweighted GPA: 94
Rank: Don’t know.
Senior Year Course Load: Don’t remember :/. Graduated last year.
Major Awards (National Merit Finalist): Nothing major.
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: Speech and Debate (2yr), Ethnic Club (2yr), German tutor (1yr)

Job/Work Experience: Army Reservist
Volunteer/Community service: 250hrs summer camp counselor, 4 years of church volunteering.
Summer Activities: Summer before graduation, I was a camp counselor.
Essays: Getting some maturity in the real world after HS.
Teacher Recommendation: Never read.
Counselor Rec: Never read.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.

Intended Major: Int’l Relations
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Parochial
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: My love for tests.

Weaknesses: Serious lack of APs. (Only took two)
Why you think you were accepted: Not sure, I don’t read adcom members’ minds.
</code></pre>

General Comments: Gotta say, U of R looks pretty awesome. Congrats to those accepted. Rejected and waitlisted people, I know the pain that follows said decision. I’ve been there and done that last year; the best advice I can give is to drive on elsewhere. There’s thousands of more opportunities out there if your willing to get out and grab them!

Aeriee · March 26, 2011, 2:54pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<ul>
<li>SAT I: 2110 (650 Reading, 710 Writing, 720 Math)</li>
<li>ACT: Didn’t submit</li>
<li>SAT II: Molecular Biology- 760, Literature 650</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA: 4.0 (my weighted is a 4.5)</li>
<li>Rank: Not reported</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, Honors Physics, Calculus, Spanish, Peer Group Connection (it’s a school mentoring program and its a huge honor to be in this class)</li>
<li>Major Awards (National Merit Finalist): National Science League Distinction in Biology</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars: Varsity Field Hockey, Competitive Dance team, NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Art Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Forensics (for 2 years), Mock Trial team senior year,…and a few lesser ones</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor and private math tutoring</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, Public Library Volunteer, i volunteered to coach a field hockey clinic</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Working at a camp with darling 10 year old girls</li>
<li>Essays: My relationship with numbers and my eventual rejection of them. It was a pretty sweet essay according to various people who know their stuff :)</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Never read but i’m sure they were nice. I got one from a math teacher and my AP bio teacher.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Never read.</li>
<li>Additional Rec: None</li>
<li>Interview: Yes! It went well</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.</li>
<li>Intended Major: Biology/Pre-Med!</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): NJ</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Don’t know</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope</li>
</ul>

Reflection

<ul>
<li>Strengths: My GPA, my interview, and my essays. I’m a great writer.</li>
<li>Weaknesses: My lack of WOW extracurriculars and awards. I do things because i love them not because i need to impress colleges.</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted: I’m very well-rounded i suppose. I’m smart, an athlete, an artist, and academically well rounded as well.</li>
</ul>

General Comments: After various disappointments, i feel like rochester might be the college for me. I was denied from Tufts, and WashU and waitlisted at Hamilton College. Maybe fate was pushing me towards Rochester because its a great fit for me afterall. I’m thrilled and give my congrats to everyone else who was accepted.

maddyxx · March 26, 2011, 3:56pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown):[/li]Reading: 630
Math: 650
Writing: 560

[li] ACT: 32 Composite[/li]
[li] SAT II:[/li]Molecular Biology: 650
Math 2: 580

[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13-14/104 (approx)[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]
Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 (Fall Dual Enrollment)
Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab (Fall Dual Enrollment)
Introduction to C++ (Fall Dual Enrollment)
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Fall Dual Enrollment)

Issues of Literature and Culture (Spring Dual Enrollment)
Statistics (Spring Dual Enrollment)
Human Growth and Development (Spring Dual Enrollment)

Python Robotics (Florida Virtual School)
Computing in Business (Florida Virtual School)

AP Calculus AB (Highschool)
AP English Language (Highschool)
AP US History (Highschool)
Executive Internship 2 (Highschool)

[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Model UN (Treasurer)
National English Honor Society (Junior Representative, President)
SADD
Future Farmers of America (Junior Advisor, Senior Advisor)

[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]Secretary at an Auto Repair Shop (2009-Current)

[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]Paws4You (1,600+ Community Service Hours)
Cat Network (100+ Community Service hours)

[li] Summer Activities:[/li]Scholarship Woman’s Business Camp at Cornell University
Online Classes
Work

[] Essays: Took a different approach on my topic, definitely took a gamble with my own opinions
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing!
[] Counselor Rec: Disastrous
[] Additional Rec: College Professor who loved me
[li] Interview: Amazing! [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science with a minor in German
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] School Type: Small, Public Dual-Enrollment
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 30,000-40,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Helped found a rescue group, was mentioned in my acceptance letter

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Few but good EC’s and Community Service Hours
[] Weaknesses: Counselor Rec, SAT and SAT2 Test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Harsh and demanding course loads, high GPA, Community Service[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: =D

rickscott · March 26, 2011, 3:58pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M: 780, CR: 630, W: 690; total : 2100.
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Bio: 670, MathII: 730.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Business, website stuff.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 80 hours or so.
[] Summer Activities: Medical volunteering.
[] Essays: Above average.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Yes.
[] Counselor Rec: Yes.
[] Additional Rec: Yes.
[li] Interview: No.[/li]
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] Intended Major: Chemistry.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia.
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, large.
[] Ethnicity: White.
[] Gender: Male.
[] Income Bracket: Lowest.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, essays.
[] Weaknesses: GPA, recommendations.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT, essays.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
WOOHOO!

sharks911 · March 26, 2011, 7:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send in.
[] ACT: 31 (31 English, 34 Math, 32 Reading, 28 Science, 7 Writing); 32 if superscored (Reading is then 33 and 8 writing)
[] SAT II: Math IIC 700, Bio M 670, USH 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.47 (tough to get good grades at my school)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Micro/Macro, AP French Language, Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology, Biotechnology/Genetics-Evolution (1 semester each), Satire & Comedy-Study of Short Fiction (1 semester each)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Medical Club (officer), Chemistry Club, Tennis, Russian Classes, Personal Trainer Sessions, and Video Games Club xD
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer job as Customer Support
[] Volunteer/Community service: at library and at hospital
[] Summer Activities: Other than job and volunteering, just traveling
[] Essays: Wrote one about my battles with minor physical disability and how it influenced my life and made me really interested in Medicine. My short answer was about my volunteering experience at the hospital.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from Bio teacher and one from precalculus teacher - didn’t read either, but they should be ok.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty close with him, so should be alright
[] Additional Rec: Got one from my physical therapist - that was one was probably good…I’ve known him for most of my life.
[li] Interview: Didn’t do one [/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]

[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biological Sciences (Pre-med track)
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White (European)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 150,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Disability mostly, but maybe also being first to college in US and being European (that one probably not so much :])[/li]
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]

[] Strengths: ACT, maybe essays and recommendations
[] Weaknesses: GPA, few ECs (but a few key ones)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays and maybe my test scores probably helped me. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
Really excited to have an admit offer from such a prestigious university. :D

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