Official University of Rochester 2016 Decision Thread

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<p>Since EN decisions are now coming out, it's time for a decision thread.</p>

<p>Just copy and paste this into the message and delete the spaces</p>

<p>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]</p>

<p>[ 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.):</p>

<p>[ /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:</p>

<p>[ /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.):</p>

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

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math 710 Writing 620 Reading
[</em>] ACT: 32 composite
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Math II, 760 Math I, 710 Bio M, 700 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 91.5/100
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov., AP Bio, AP Stat, AP Calc AB, Research
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):will be an eagle scout</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (business club), Baseball team (3 years JV, 1 Varsity), Swimming (4 years varsity), Cross country (2 years JV), Boy Scout, Research, Sports medicine club (2 years)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: a lot through boy scouts
[<em>] Summer Activities: research past 2 summers
[</em>] Essays: main on research extracurricular on baseball leadership
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, should be good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t see should be good
[<em>] Additional Rec: nope
[</em>] Interview: decent</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public (top school)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $150k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: research experience, SAT math
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT reading :frowning:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: a lot of research experience and good supplement[/li][/ul]General Comments: probably wont go, but exciting</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 620 CR, 780 M, 790 WR, 11 E
[ *] ACT: 31 31 E 31 M 26 R 31 S 11 E
[ *] SAT II: 750 Math II, 720 Chem, 650 Bio M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calculus BC, AP Government/Politics, AP Biology
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really… </p>

<p>[/list]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (President), International Thespian Society (Vice President), Amnesty International (Vice President), Spanish Honor Society, Drama Club Musicals/Dramas all 4 years with lead roles in 6-7 of them, Math Team, Peer Counseling (4 years veteran), Voice lessons, piano lessons
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Dunkin Donuts Counter Attendant, CJSA Certified Soccer Referee, Education Connection Medical Internship
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Teacher Assistant for 3 years for the library media specialist in our school, Various events in the clubs I’m involved in
[ *] Summer Activities: Theater shows/workshops, Summer@Brown 2010, WORK
[ *] Essays: Common App great, I think. I thought Rochester’s supplement essays were good.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent!
[ *] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: Didn’t have one</p>

<p>[/list]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[ *] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public, Medium size
[ *] Ethnicity: WHITE + Jewish :slight_smile:
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: 120K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, lol.</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA, Extracurriculars, Motivation
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT CR Score, SAT II’s
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was the CommonApp essay for its sense of drive, and my extracurriculars to show I am passionate about several different things.
[/list]General Comments: I’m very pleased!!! Currently my top choice of the schools I have been accepted to!</p>

<p>Good luck to all who have yet to receive their letters! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 670 CR, 680 Math, 690 Writing
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.597
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/578
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Chem, AP U.S. Gov’t, AP Language, Economics, Physics, Creative Writing. </p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Editor) Track (Manager) Key Club, National Honor Society
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Science Night, Hospital Volunteer.
[li] Interview: Yes</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]** Other: **[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Genetics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 W, 740 M, 800 CR)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Biology M, 800 Chemistry, 780 Math 2, 780 US History, 770 French
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B, AP English: Literature and Composition, Advanced French Literature
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, USABO semi-finalist, Bausch + Lomb Medal</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tutor co-chair of NHS, Chem Club, Chem 4 Kids, news editor/staff-writer for school newspaper, art classes, Russian language/literature lessons, member of Jewish Student Union, USY (board member of synagogue’s USY)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Assistant coach at the CT Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy, Substitute worker at JCC after school day care
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours at local hospital, volunteer coaching at CTRGA until 12th grade (now, it is an actual job)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Genesis at Brandeis summer program, volunteering
[<em>] Essays: Common app was good, supplement short answers were very plain/boring
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read but should be good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Again, I didn’t read it but it should be good
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: Went fairly well, interviewer liked me.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$180,000
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None (except that I am a first-generation American)[/ul]</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2230

  • SAT II: Math II - 800, Chemistry - 750, Physics - 740
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/280
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s in BC Calculus, US History, English Lang
  • Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP Physics C, AP Chemistry, AP Music Theory, AP European History, AP English Lit, Honors Philosophy
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Academic Decathlon awards, regional science fair awards, Commended Scholar, AP Scholar, Rochester Young Leader’s Award, RPI Medal, many others
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I have very dedicated involvement and leadership in a few very versatile activities that highlight my strengths.

  • Job/Work Experience: Yes, employed in a public library for 11th grade
  • Volunteer/Community service: Two main volunteering projects and a bunch of scattered volunteering hours. These were really meaningful though, where I have the chief leadership role.
  • Summer Activities: Governor’s School, traveling, sports camps
  • Essays: Unusual but conveys my passion for science
  • Teacher Recommendation: 2 Amazing, 1 generic.
  • Counselor Rec: Great
  • Additional Rec: Great
  • Interview: Went really well.
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Intended major: Engineering
</code></pre>

<ul>
<li><p>State (if domestic applicant): Garden State</p>

<ul>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Income Bracket: $80,000-90,000</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lived in 3 different countries, three languages, female engineering major, Rochester Merit Award</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection

  • Strengths: Very well-rounded, committed leadership, strong passion in the sciences, great recommendations, first in class, original essays that showed clear passion for science
  • Weaknesses: SAT math could have been better
  • Why you think you were accepted: diverse interests, dedication to research, leadership, would be a great fit for the “cluster” program.</p></li>
    </ul>

<p>General Comments: I loved the personalized admissions letter! Definitely considering!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] ACT: C: 36
[<em>] SAT II: US History: 800, Math II: 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unranked, but around top 20% in distribution
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, BC Calc, AP Euro, AP Econ (micro+macro), H Physics, H Jazz, Gym
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar Nominee, National Poetry Society Topical Winner</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): play bass in literally everything within my grasp. School theatre, shows, jazz band, outside bands, outside orchestras. Youth Group leadership positions (VP/VP/Treasurer), A lot of political volunteering from presidential to congressional to local.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor/Office Aid
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Political work listed above, NHS,
[</em>] Summer Activities: Camp!
[<em>] Essays: I worked these essays till no word could be changed. Boiled them down to their purest form. They definitely conveyed a UofR vibe (my common app included).
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: History/math teacher. I hope they were good!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably great. I’m in a large school but my counselor knows me very well which might have shown in the recc.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: It went PHENOMENALLY. At a local alumni interview session; the appointment was for 45 min, and it went for an 1.5 hours. He was a polisci major as well, so we never ran out of things to talk about.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but prolly won’t get squat
[</em>] Intended Major: Political Science/Economics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public (525 senior class)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White/Jewish
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 150k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores/Essays/upward grade trend
[</em>] Weaknesses: a few C’s in spanish/crumbier gpa fresh/soph year
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a lot of interest. Visited for a weekend and interviewed. Emailed my adcom and submitted optional info (writing sample). [/li][/ul]General Comments: Show them that you love them! Rochester is a school on the rise and they want to see that the acceptance will be worth it; that you want to attend! </p>

<p>I’m still waiting for merit aid, which will determine whether or not I can attend. Fortunately, they are known to give good aid in my area (or anywhere that isn’t NY). I love Rochester!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 650 CR, 700 M, 740 W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 690 Bio, 660 Chem, 690 Math 1
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93.94 (3.8 i think)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): don’t have
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc AB, AP ENglish, AP Art
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: two jobs
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: art therapy
[</em>] Summer Activities: camp counselor / internships / jobs
[<em>] Essays: good i thought
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: good i hope!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good i hope
[</em>] Additional Rec: from mayor of my town that i interned for
[li] Interview: went well</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: chem
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: very competitive public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Dual citizenship : American and South African, white
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: on my acceptance letter, the subject of my meliora essay was commended. nice touch :)[/li][/ul]General Comments: good luck everyone!!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710CR/670M/800W 2180
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/19 (top 11%)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: All honors, school does not offer APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer captain, key club treasurer, intramural captain, speech competition winner, a few others.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Ran my own business online for a few thousand
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Few hundred hours for teacher’s aide
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: Above average, nothing spectacular though.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Below average probably.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Glowing, I doubt her rec could be easily matched. Read it myself.
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: No clue tbh
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Small private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $120,000-160,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I feel that my ec’s were very strong. 4.0 UW gpa has to be appealing to the school, even though my school doesn’t offer a very rigorous course load.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Class rank for sure. Had me worried sick.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m just so thankful and feel so blessed. [/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (720 M, 670 CR, 710 W)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: USH 750, Math Level I 670
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96/100 Weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Probably ~10%
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Micro, AP US Gov, AP Calc AB, College Accounting, AP Environmental Science, Proj Adv. English (in conjunction w/Syracuse University), Proj Adv. Spanish (in conjunction w/ Syracuse University)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st in DECA states, 4th at Nationals, AP Scholar w/ Honor</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (President), DECA (Vice President), National Honor Society, Political Internship, Helped run local campaigns, various other small activities…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours at local religious school
[</em>] Summer Activities: Political Internship (See above)
[<em>] Essays: Very personal and well written, I thought
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Fine, I assume
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went very well, in my opinion</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Financial Econ or Business
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Highly Competitive Public, sends many grads to Ivy League schools
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Didn’t apply for aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Focused EC’s, SAT scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA perhaps
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall fairly well-rounded applicant that showed a good deal of interest in the school, plus I’m a legacy so I’m sure that helped[/li][/ul]General Comments: Highly unlikely that I’ll be attending due to some other acceptances, but still a great feeling. GO YELLOWJACKETS!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Submit
[</em>] ACT: 28, can’t remember the exact breakdown, science was awful though, english was a 34
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3-3.4ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t Rank
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Comp, AP Euro, Pre-Calc, Senior Seminar, Honors Screen Writing, Choir, Study Hall
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award nominee, … maybe some other ones i can’ think of.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of club soccer (captain my freshman year), 4 years of school soccer (captain senior year, all conference senior year), Service every Friday with a Relief organization (church liason), mission trip with church every summer, School prefect (one of eight senior leaders), School’s Show Choir, Video work outside of class…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Work Most Fridays with a service organisation, mission trip with church every summer, close to 400 hours of community service.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer program at American University
[<em>] Essays: Very good.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Can’t say enough about them. My teachers rock!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but she said she wrote well of me :slight_smile:
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: Probably the highlight of my application, I think it went extremely well.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Film & Media Studies
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: not exactly sure, somewhere in the middle class, which won’t help you much…
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): African American, 400 hours of community service probably helped.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Interview, essays, Teacher Recs, EC’s.
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT/ACT’s are low for rochester.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Academically I wasn’t perfect, but i have an upward trend, and I think I did really well in my interview.[/li][/ul]General Comments: SO EXCITED! Rochester is really high on my list, now time to see if I get any merit/how much financial aid.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760 Math 750 Writing 670 Reading
ACT: 32 composite
SAT II: 800 Math II, 700 Phys., 670 Chem
Unweighted GPA: 95.1/100
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Physics C, AP Stat, AP Gov/ Econ, AP ELit, AP Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Work, Debate, UIL Academic competition, JV Basketball, play a lot of XBOX
Summer Activities: worked junior summer… slept the other years
Essays: Common app essay about “finding myself” and “fitting in”
Teacher Recommendation: not sure
Counselor Rec: Not sure
Additional Rec: nope
Interview: Good… My effortless charm is powerful
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Chemistry or Psychology or Cog. Science
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Stereotypical southern public high school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 30-40k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
Reflection
Strengths: Scores, Nonchalant attitude, essays
Weaknesses: EXTRACURRICULARS
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I did well on my ACT/SAT, and I am an overall likable person
General Comments: Top school I’ve been accepted to so far… hoping for merit aid</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (600 CR, 710 M, 690 WR, 11 essay)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: math 2=680, physics=660
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.70
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:5 APs and top orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CMEA superior 3 years in a row, silver on national spanish exam, and best musicianship award</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): flute (top orchestra), pit orchestra (1st flute/picc), music mentoring
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Kumon Learning Center teaching assistant
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: music mentoring
[</em>] Summer Activities: internship at Riverbed tech.
[<em>] Essays: pretty good, not perfect.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: probably pretty good, but not very personal
[<em>] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview:it went pretty well, but not anything super amazing</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope!
[</em>] Intended Major: undecided/art history/artistic and mathematical space
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: public, top 7% of schools in Cali
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: travelling 3000 miles to interview/visit, and good character in my essays :slight_smile:
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, CR in SAT, lack of spectacular extracurriculars
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: cuz I showed great interest (I LVOE rochester!!) and I showed I was a good/independent person :)[/li][/ul]General Comments: CONGRATS to everyone!! this proves colleges DO look past the grades. I REEEALLY wanna go here cuz its my dream school but I’m also afraid I can’t cuz I want to do architecture :frowning: I’m calling to ask about potential options related to architecture but I’m not counting on it. :frowning: I am SO jealous of everyone who’s attending and I want SO badly to be there with you all!!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1340 (I think)
[</em>] ACT: 29
[<em>] SAT II: None
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP French (online), Honors Physics, Honors PreCalc, Advanced Mixed Choir
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Susan B. Anthony and Fredrick Douglass Award</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (secretary), Quiz Bowl (starter), Future Educators (President), Drama Club (Vice President), Women’s Mentoring (Branch Leader), lots of theater and dance, Youth Group (Teen Leader) and Catechist
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Alter Serving and Teaching Sunday School, working with homeless in Detroit
[</em>] Summer Activities: Ballet Camp, ND Vision
[<em>] Essays: Wrote my Common App on how I want to open my own school, my Meloria supplement on changing ballet studios to help better myself as dancer, and I can’t actually remember what I wrote in my “Why Rochester” one.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: From my AP Lang teacher who knows my love education! Top notch!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I helped him write it! A little generic, but nice
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: It went really well! I had a lot in common with the interviewer and he was really friendly.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]**Other **[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: English
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Already had a scholarship there?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Interview,
[</em>] Weaknesses: Scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I seemed like I fit what they were looking for and I interviewed which seems to be the thing to do to get accepted.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I feel like I’m probably not going to go there, it’s really far from my house and I’m not sure if it has a good program for me. I really like a lot of the things there though, and if I am a finalist for GRADE then I’ll consider visiting.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (700 CR, 800 M, 750 W)
[</em>] SAT II: 750 Math I, 780 Math II, 790 Chemistry, 800 World History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit., AP English Lang., AP Gov./Pol., AP Biology, Wind Ensemble, ACE Economics, Music Theory (already took all the math courses in school)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tons of medical-related volunteering, lots of Academic Challenge (quiz bowl), lots of alto sax/piano, various smaller clubs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 700-800 hrs. through hospital, EMT services, and Youth Court
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteered a LOT, 3-week band tour of Europe
[<em>] Essays: Alright
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Meh
[</em>] Additional Rec: -
[li] Interview: Don’t even remember it. I think it was in April or May. I thought I did terrible though, as it was my first interview.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology or Chemistry
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] School Type: Rural Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: $250,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Volunteer hours, Test scores, GPA, Proximity
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays, Interview
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I am a pretty well-rounded applicant.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
YEAH!!!</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2210
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: Math 2: 780, US History: 790
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%, not ranked
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: TOK, IB English, IB History, AP Calc, IB Bio, IB Photo
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, IB Diploma</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (editor), FBLA (officer), Interact (committee head), TGC Club (VP), CSF, NHS
[ *] Job/Work Experience: tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Big brother big sisters, library, chinese school,<br>
[ *] Summer Activities: english teaching program
[ *] Essays: common app was good, the other two were alright
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: they were okay, one better than the other, but good
[ *] Counselor Rec: it was good, not great
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: none</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: undecided
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: IB stuff and grades
[ *] Weaknesses: extra curricular load only heavy senior year
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>100% CC acceptance rate? Sweet…! :)</p>

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<p>^I think only acceptance letters have been sent out.</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (700 CR, 690 W, 640 M)
[ *] ACT: 29, 30 superscore (28 math, 31 reading, 26 science, 35 English)
[ *] SAT II: 700 World
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/80
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, Graphic Design, Spanish V, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature, Participation in Government, World Issues Forum, AP Biology
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): University of Rochester Susan B. Anthony/Frederick Douglass Humanities Award</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (lead attorney), Student Council (secretary), Yearbook (editor), Varsity swimming, National Honor Society, English Competition, Interact/Key Club (VP), Foreign Language Club (president), Drama Club (stage manager), Literary Magazine, T.I.E.S. [working with developmentally disabled students], Principal Selection Committee, Prom & Winter formal committees
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Nursing home dietary aide, currently work at a college textbook store
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Activities at church, like youth group, altar serving, parish council, Sunday school teaching; various walks for breast cancer and MS; food pantry and trash pick-up activities
[ *] Summer Activities: work
[ *] Essays: Really good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, my one teacher talked like I was Jesus
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably quite good, I didn’t read it but I have a really good relationship with my counselor
[ *] Additional Rec: from a family friend who wrote very highly of me
[ *] Interview: went EXCELLENT, I connected with my interviewer easily and she told me she was going to give me a superb rec</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: English or Psycholgy
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY [right outside of Rochester]
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: middle-class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): took all AP/honors that my school offered; very good recs/essay/interview, URochester Humanities Awards</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: English & Social studies grades, English scores on tests, essays and recs, lots of extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: weak scores in math, some awful grades my sophomore year in Trig & Chem
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: In all honesty, I was expecting to be accepted, because I know a handful of people who attend Rochester and who had weaker scores and grades than I. My interview, essay, and recs all made me confident. However, I did REALLY bad in my math classes freshman and sophomore year, and also science my sophomore year.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: Bio- 740 Chem- 690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP calc bc, AP spanish, AP literature, government and economics, anatomy, and aerobics.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with honor</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mountain bike club-2 years, Wolverine sports club-4 years, black line cycling team-4 years and state champion on road and velodrome for 2 years, earth advocates-3 years, NHS-3 years, Spanish NHS-2 years, key club-4 years.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Main Street Bicycle Shop
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Key club, NHS, SNHS, tutoring at middle school saturday school for 2 years, OPC volunteering
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering, tutoring, babysitting, and lots of cycling!
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing! I am really close with my AP psychology teacher and she wrote a great letter.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: It was my first interview and I was so nervous! But my interviewer went to UR and majored in ASL and I want to major in ASL so we talked about it a lot and I think it went really well.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology, ASL
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Interview, intended major, and high school course load.
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA and standardized tests!
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The letter mentioned my essays and volunteering with the OPC.[/li][/ul]General Comments: This is my dream school and I was accepted early decision so I am definitely going!!</p>