Official University of Rochester 2017 Thread

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<p>I’ve been accepted to Villanova School of Business and the University of Rochester and I plan on studying Economics. </p>

<p>FACTORS: </p>

<p>Villanova:
I know people who graduated and attend here
It’s well known which is important for getting my first job
I would have to try and walk-on to the football team
lack of diversity (I’m Af.Am)
closer to home (NYC)</p>

<p>UofRochester:
I was recruited to play football (DIII)
It’s cold (I’m not fond of the winter)
Highly ranked academically
more diverse</p>

<p>Money is not a factor right now. I get a huge scholarship from my boarding school (school basically for poor kids)</p>

<p>1) Which school has a better employer reputation?
2) Which school is harder to get a higher GPA?</p>

<p>My main concern is having fun in college (things to do), getting a decent GPA, and being able to brag about the school I graduated from (mainly for employers). And I want to do management consulting out of college.</p>

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<p>Can anyone say here for certain that decisions aren’t released based on decision? I live in MA, which is not that far from Rochester, so I just don’t know what to think considering I still haven’t received a letter from them.</p>

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<p>wondering the same thing</p>

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<p>I can say for sure that as of last year there were acceptances in all batches. I guess that doesn’t guarantee that it’s the same for this year, but it was definitely that for the last few years.</p>

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<p>I still haven’t received an acceptance letter or email yet. are they still in the process of sending them out? I am a bit scared now because all my friends who applied got their decisions.</p>

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<p>Lol im thinking that the consensus is that it doesnt mean a rejection.</p>

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<p>Got in! Now that I’ve gotten a bunch more rejections from other schools, looks like I’ll be calling Rochester home most likely :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (690CR, 680M, 650W)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (super score 35)
[<em>] SAT II: Math II - 650, Bio-M - 630
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Bio (5), APUSH (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP, 6 Dual Enrollment (3/semester), 1 regular class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Lacrosse, International Club, NHS, Internship Program, some more minor ECs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internships at Northwestern Mutual & Biochem Lab, Landscaping Job, Babysitting
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing major
[</em>] Summer Activities: n/a
[<em>] Essays: Good I thought. Not my best, but still quality essays.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I believe one was very good, while the other was cookie-cutter
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very close with GC, so it was probably really good
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: Middle (70k-80k)
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, Courseload
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at SUNY Geneseo, Siena College, RPI (conditional acceptance), Villanova, Boston University, Boston College[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>can someone please tell me exactly where the Merit Scholarship tab shows up on MyRoc. I still have nothing. Received email today for link to FA but that is a joke, without a merit URoc is a no for me. Don’t understand why this all comes on it bits and pieces…</p>

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<p>On our screen, it is right between the pull downs of “Registered Events” and “Application Status” and is titled “Merit Scholarship”. Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>thanks JEDad, that does help. I do not have that tab. Seeing as I just got the FA emai todayl I will stay hopeful for one more day…</p>

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<p>Ughh has anyone still not heard?</p>

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<p>Rubi: yup it sucks i called them today and they said they r still mailing them but this wait is killing me</p>

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<p>@rubi32 & eagles14000, same here, I don’t like this wait.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M:670 CR:580 WR:660
ACT: N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.6 uw and 98.52 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25/1053
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP Macroeconomics, Visual Design, Health
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): George Eastman Young Scholarship, ASM Material Science Award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country (2 years), Indoor Track & Field (2 years), Outdoor Track & Field (3 years), Mentorship at Queens College, Internship at the University of Pennsylvania, Science Research, Red Cross Club, Model UN, National Honor Society.
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 300 hrs + at Queensboro Hill Public Library
Summer Activities: Internship at University of Pennsylvania and Mentorship at Queens College
Essays: Very good.
Teacher Recommendation: Decent
Counselor Rec: N/A
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: It was informal, but we had a good time.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Top public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <100k</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Strengths: Essay, rank, ECs
Weaknesses: SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: Deciding between this and two other schools, but I was extremely happy when I found out on my birthday, two weeks ago.</p>

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<p>Yup, STILL nothing for me today. This is getting kind of ridiculous. I know they said they would all be mailed by April 1st, but a kid from my school found out almost 2 weeks ago. How random can this order be?</p>

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<p>^^^^i couldnt agree more assuming they already have made a decision why cant they just post it on myroc</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Send
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t Send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.14 (school doesn’t tell us our unweighted ones)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/98<br>
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, Health/PE (required), AP Calculus (AB, school doesn’t offer BC), Band, AP Biology, Honors US History (Independent study through the University of Connecticut), Honors History 12, Spanish 5, Civics (required)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School Science Fair Winner, National Honor Society, Connecticut Governor’s Scholar Semi-Finalist, National Merit Commended Student, National Spanish Exam Honorable Mention, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Connecticut Scholar Athlete Award, Several Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for writing (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 honorable mention)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years Founder/administrator of a creative writing website, 3 years National Novel Writing Month winner, 3 years UVA Young Writers Workshop, 4 years band (section leader, Tri-M Secretary, made all-conference and all-region bands all 4 years), 4 years club ice hockey (I played for 10 years) (top scorer, ranked 2nd in state, 3rd in New England), 4 years varsity field hockey (rookie award, captain, MVP, top scorer, made conference all-star team), 3 years varsity alpine ski team (captain, conference champions), 2 years newspaper (editor)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Pan-Mass Challenge (Summer 2011), Usher at local theater (Summers 2011, 2012), Local historical society high school representative and transcriber (Summers 2011, 2012), Class Treasurer 1 year. I didn’t keep track of the hours.
[</em>] Summer Activities: UVA Young Writers Workshop, aforementioned volunteer work, aforementioned Creative Writing site
[<em>] Essays: Commonapp essay was well-written but I think the topic was rather generic. I thought my Northwestern supplemental was better.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:I’ve only gotten to read one of them, and it was very good. The other one was from a teacher who I’ve been very close to so I assume it was good as well, but I can’t say for certain. The teacher assured me that “my recommendation will get you into any school you apply to.”
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I’d only known my guidance counselor for two months when she wrote it (she was a new hire this year) so the rec was probably generic.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: Was fine.
[</em>] Supplementary Material:</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):Connecticut<br>
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Half asian, half caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $250,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope </p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:Writing is really my passion and main interest, so I would hope that my essays were a strong point. Extracurriculars and leadership positions also strong.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores. I am a terrible test-taker. I got lucky on the ACT…you don’t want to know what my SATs were.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows?
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Brown, Reed, Macalester, NYU, University of Rochester, Lewis and Clark, Emerson, University of King’s College
Waitlisted: UChicago
Rejected: Columbia, UPenn, Northwestern</p>

<p>[/ul]**General Comments: ** Woo!!</p>

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<p>mcsquared96 did u find out through the mail or through myROC?</p>

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<p>Your actual decision doesn’t go on MyRoc, I got my decision in the first wave and my account still just says “A decision has been made on your application. You will receive a notification letter in the mail.”</p>