<p>My D got her merit email today, it said if you applied for FA (yes) then that would be another email coming soon. She got the Wilder Trustee Scholarship for $19K.</p>
<p>Oh, and she received her acceptance letter on the 16th. She had a 34 ACT single sitting, 3.8 uw GPA, 6 APs (AP Scholar), lots and lots of music ECs which included community service plus lots of other ECs as well as two years as a summer intern at a biomedical research facility.</p>
<p>MDMom606, that is awesome, congrats. It does worry me that you got the merit letter so close to acceptance. I received acceptance on Friday, 3/15 and so far nothing on merit (not worried about FA, know i will get zero).</p>
<p>got a $14,000 scholarship</p>
<p>DS accepted one week ago today and received email today with 15k Presidential Scholarship. He did not apply for financial aid. We are out of state but visited three times. DS is soooo happy!</p>
<p>accepted!</p>
<p>2220 sat 3.8 gpa</p>
<p>I got an email about a merit scholarship today, Wilder Trustee Scholarship @ 17,000. 2070 SAT, 34 ACT, rest of my stats are on page 4. I was really happy and it looks like, as long as I get a decent need-based financial aid package, I’ll be going to UoR</p>
<p>My web portal still says my application is in review… anyone else?</p>
<p>Mine actually says in review too, and I saw a couple of other people say that as well. Seems like their website is updating slower than…the mail? haha, odd, but you’re not the only one.</p>
<p>@sdi (sorry i didn’t want to say ur usernmae, it sounded mean XD) yah mine hasn’t updated either. looks like myRoc is slower than snail mail.</p>
<p>How generous are they with need based aid?
I got an 11,000 IB scholarship, but that won’t even come close to cutting down tuition.</p>
<p>From their aid estimators, it seems they are very generous. But can’t always trust those.</p>
<p>Update: Just found out I got a 17K merit scholarship! Stats are on page 5. Rochester was probably the only school I was REALLY anxious to hear back from, so this is nice news. :)</p>
<p>Just received an acceptance in the mail today! :]
I’m excited, but unfortunately, will be unable to attend unless the financial aid offer is excellent. I am anxiously waiting for more information now.</p>
<p>Only got $11K merit aid from Rochester. Most likely not going.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 800, M:730, W:800
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: Molecular Bio: 800, Physics: 760, Math 2: 770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs, including Chemistry, Language, Calculus AB
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, I guess? (Semifinalist at time of application.)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (VP, then president), marching band, jazz band, honor choir, Rocket Club–and I included NaNoWriMo. 
There’s probably more stuff I can’t recall.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: summer school classroom aide, tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer math tutoring (only 1 hr/week, ~10 weeks/year)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Nothing much that’s notable.
[<em>] Essays: I honestly don’t remember them very well. My Common App essay was good. I worked hard on the short answers but they might not have been as strong.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know, but I’ve been harassing her since freshman year so she knows me pretty well and I think she wrote a good one.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Another teacher; I assume it was pretty good.
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$40,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: grades, scores, class rank, rigor of schedule, some consistency in my music ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: lack of community service, no big awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Ugh, that’s a difficult question. I don’t think I’m going to answer that…[/li][/ul]General Comments: I just found out that I got a merit scholarship! Really excited!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): CR: 640, M:540, W:580
ACT: 25
SAT II: Molecular Bio: 800, US History: 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, including Chemistry, Literature, US History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NYCSEF
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (Founding member + President), Key Club (President), Publications (Editor), Scout leader, and Hungarian school teacher
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer
Summer Activities: Two research internships
Essays:
</code></pre>
<p>Common App: 9/10-Good topic, but I noticed a few errors and sentences I could have formed better after I submitted my app
Supplements: 9/10-Original ideas and well-written </p>
<pre><code>Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Very good
Additional Rec: Family recommendation was also excellent
Interview: N/A
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low-income
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Low-income
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: Grades, class rank, extracurricular activities
Weaknesses: Mid-year report and obviously my lackluster test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am a unique applicant in context on my school. My acceptance is a testament to the fact that URochester definitely looks beyond SAT scores. It is, however, imperative that everything else is stellar.
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: Excited to have URochester as one of my college options :)</p>
<p>@SirCadogan, mad props on your username. If we both end up at UR, let’s hang out.</p>
<p>@stupiddorkyidiot: Haha, thank you! How likely do you think it is you’ll end up going? So far it’s the best option I’ve got, and I think I’d really enjoy it there, but I have to wait for FA (though they say they meet full need) and I’m not sure how I feel about upstate NY…and there are a few other schools I’m waiting on as well.</p>
<p>Of the schools I’ve been accepted to already, it’s my top choice. I’ve been looking into it and think I’d really enjoy the vibe, but I did apply to a bunch of reach schools which I’m still waiting on. The moment of truth comes next Thursday… And yes, the finaid will be a big factor in my decision.</p>
<p>Hey, looks like we’re both CA girls. Are you as scared about NY weather as I am? :D</p>