<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2020 Total - 630R/740M/650W
[</em>]ACT: N/A
[<em>]SAT II: 680 Biology M, 720 Math 2, 700 Math 1
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4,8ish
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4-5/64
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis): 35 Predicted
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: IB Full Diploma
[<em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of leadership (started a campaign in school, member of honor’s council etc.)
[<em>]Job/Work Experience: Lots of Tutoring, Internships
[</em>]Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, lots of community service.
[<em>]Summer Activities: Internships, Ivy Summer Programs
[</em>]Essays: Pretty good
[<em>]Teacher Recommendation: Pretty awesome
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Good I guess
[<em>]Additional Rec: Yes
[</em>]Interview: N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Applied for Fin Aid?: No
[</em>]State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>]Country (if international applicant): I’m international
[</em>]School Type: Private
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender:
[<em>]Income Bracket: Upper middle
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection
[ul]Strengths: Scores, grades, EC’s etc.
[<em>]Weaknesses: No major awards
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of the essays and my EC’s
[<em>]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of Virginia, Boston University, University of British Columbia
Waitlisted: Washu
Rejected: Northwestern, UCLA
[</em>]General Comments: It’s a great school and I’m thrilled to be admitted! [/ul]</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR 780M 710W
[</em>] ACT:none
[<em>] SAT II:800M2 790Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7, 4.05WGPA
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):none
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):So embarrassing, 655 totally stressed out that week. Full IB
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:Math HL, Physics HL, etc. All IB and most rigorous.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):haha National Merit Finalist?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):went to MIT for a program, NASA INSPIRE, Science Olympiad(co-captain?), Drama techie stuff, I teach myself math/cs sometimes, took some free online classes, NHS, etc. I can’t remember all of it.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:volunteered at a school in Africa and fund raised for them, CAS hours, Volunteer for National Science and Engineering Festival, did a math tutoring program with a friend at a local community center for 2 summers, maybe more I can’t remember what else was on my app for ECs.
[<em>] Summer Activities: MIT program(11), math tutoring program(11&10), orphanage school(9)
[</em>] Essays: ehh, they were fine I can’t judge. I’m not a bad writer or anything. Topics: my parents’ life and how they inspire me, I love learning, AI stuff, hiding in books.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:1st(amazing probably, about how I love math and going the extra mile and I like to find a deeper explanation, etc), other( it will be positive, I used to know the randomest facts in class discussions)
[</em>] Counselor Rec:she’s new. I don’t know her very well.
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):VA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public FCPS
[</em>] Ethnicity:black
[<em>] Gender:female
[</em>] Income Bracket:middle class ~110,000?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, female, STEM. The trinity of affirmative action.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:SAT, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses:GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:My 1st semester grades were lackluster and they made a mistake when marking my application. lol
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of Chicago, Georgia Tech, UCLA, VT
Waitlisted: Caltech
Rejected:MIT
[/ul]General Comments:
I was totally expecting this. Gosh, the schools that accept me and the ones that don’t lol.</p>
<p>I’m real. I promise. If anyone wants I can confirm it my stuff is so specific that anyone who knows me can identify me anyway. It was a shock, but as you can see I’ve gotten into better (but way too expensive).</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I : 1970 superscored (610 CR, 620 M, 740W)
ACT: never took it
SAT II: 720 US History, 690 Lit
Unweighted GPA: 3.8 Weighted: 4.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/240ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): none prior to senior year
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Latin: Vergil, AP Art History, AP United States Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing outstanding, mainly local and school awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Scholastic Bowl (captain), Latin Club(president), National Honor Society (president), etc. (I have a really long resume)
Job/Work Experience: none at time of applying
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
Summer Activities: Congressional Academy for American History and Civics (most prestigious one), lots of volunteer work
Essays: Wrote about dramatic experience that changed my perspective of the world and life itself.
Teacher Recommendation: Great! Got them from two teachers who know me very well.
Counselor Rec: Don’t know but must have been good because I got in!
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
School Type: Inner-city public school
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: under $70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Jefferson Scholar nominee
Reflection
Strengths: Tons of ECs and leaderships positions, class rank, all A’s in AP classes, high-achieving minority, lots of honor classes, recs
Weaknesses: SAT scores, lack of AP classes prior to senior year
Where else you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: accepted to College of William and Mary, Cornell University</p>
<ol>
<li><p>It lets people who were not offered admission see that they are in good company with many other highly qualified applicants, and</p></li>
<li><p>It warns next year’s applicants that they should not become too emotionally set upon UVa, and encourages them to make sure they apply to lots of colleges where they could be happy.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Once admissions get very selective, they become somewhat unpredictable. For example, each year, there are many students who are accepted to UVa and not accepted at W&M, and visa versa.</p>
<p>(in state)
SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 750 M, 730 W
SAT II: 740 Lit 740 US History
GPA: 3.8 UW/4.2 W
AP: 4 4 5 (didn’t report the 1…:P)
IB: 5 5 </p>
<p>My extracurriculars were admittedly unimpressive, but I did have a job the past two years. And I think my essays and recommendations were pretty great. </p>
<p>General Comments: I was shaking when I viewed the decision. So grateful right now. Congratulations to everyone else who got in- <em>might</em> be seeing you next year!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 in total, 720 CR, 640 Math, 680 W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Biology 710 English Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No Idea
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Idea
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Nope
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): No AP available
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 A-Levels. 3 A2, Geography, History and English. 1 AS Biology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not really, mostly within school
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Prefect (Head Girl), Alice in Wonderland play, (Lead role), House (captain), Goulash School Magazine (Editor), Diving (PADI License),
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: A week at TimeOut Magazine
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 9 Hours at a Vocational School, a Week at an Orphanage
[<em>] Summer Activities: Badminton almost everyday
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I hope they were good, I had two teachers that knew me pretty well
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know. Don’t like my counselor
[<em>] Additional Rec: Nope
[</em>] Interview: Nope</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: A British International School in Beijing
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not enough awards, extracurriculums, grades made me average
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall academic weakness
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UC Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I’m not that surprised, University of Virginia was a reach for me. I think it was extra stuff that I could’ve done more of but didn’t. I did get accepted by 6 other schools so far so I’m not that bothered. My grades have improved since when I applied. I changed two of my Grade 11 grades into As from retakes and I have an extra predicted A for my senior grades. I’m not sure if this makes a difference. My mom is suggesting me to e-mail the admissions office to ask them to reconsider my application but I think it’s a long shot. Any feedback would be appreciated on this.
Thanks</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 CR 690 W 680 M 610
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 570 USH 550 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): english language (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP (my school offers 1)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ballet, tons and tons of ballet.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: ballet teacher, business internship at technology company
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 450+ hours at church
[<em>] Summer Activities: ballet summer intensives
[</em>] Essays: strong
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: haven’t read it
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: n/a</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: private Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SATs are pooooor
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Tulane, Northeastern, and Fordham</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to those accepted!!!</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1880 CR: 600 W 620 M 660
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 375
[</em>] AP: World Hist. (4), Spanish Lang. (5), Spanish Lit. (5), Art Hist. (3), US Hist. (4), English (4).
[<em>] IB: N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English 12, AP Art Studio, AP Calc BC, Biotech, Senior Project, Government.
[<em>] Major Awards: 4 Scholastic Gold Keys in art, Arlington Car Decal Semi-finalist, DELE Exam, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band/color guard (captain), winter guard (captain), LLT member, NHS memeber, a lot more.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Caricaturist (Hilton of Arlington), tutor (English, Spanish, Algebra, Art)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Sunrise Senior Living in Arlington.
[<em>] Summer Activities: N/A
[</em>] Essays: Strong/Excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Assuming they were great.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Assuming it was great as well.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Under $70000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation, POSSE Scholar Semi-finalist.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores and ECs.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: VCU (Accepted), Transylvania U. (Accepted), College of W&M (Accepted), University of Richmond (Accepted), Rice U. (Waitlisted), JHU (N/A).</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (750 Math, 760 Writing, 740 CR)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Math (800), Chem (770), US History (750)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language & Comp (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Euro, AP Bio, AP Calc AB, Search for Self/ Shakespeare Honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President Red Cross & FBLA, Yearbook Section Editor, Varsity Tennis Team Captain, Peer Leader
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Tennis Coach over the summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross Club, Red Cross Youth Council
[<em>] Summer Activities: Tennis
[</em>] Essays: Loved my supplemental essays for UVA!
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably average (Didn’t read)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Nope</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: One of the top public schools in state
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: < $200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Well-roundedness and essays<br>
[</em>] Weaknesses: No hooks or additional recs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I fit the kind of student UVA is looking for
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted at U Chicago, Washington University St. Louis, UNC Chapel Hill and Northwestern University
Accepted Boston College and Lehigh University </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (800M 750W 650CR)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 750 MathI 740 MathII 790 French
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 French, 5 Microecon.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB French A2 SL, IB French Math HL, IB Physics HL, IB Econ HL, IB Biology HL, IB Psychology HL, IB English A1 SL
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Basketball 3 years - All Tournament Award - Best Rookie Award
Varsity Soccer 5 years - Captain, Best Rookie Award
NHS member
Invisible Children club (treasurer) - 3 years
Tutor the junior math team + member of the sr. math team
Student Council (Class president 9th grade, elected grade representative 10th grade, secretary 11th grade)</p>
<p>I also started my own company. I’ve received lots of press and many orders. I have been very successful.</p>
<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 week internship at a hospital - shadowing several doctors and looking at a range of different clincs
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Several 2 week long service trips, MANY community service hours/projects in my school.
Student Volunteer Programme - I help out with admissions in my school
[<em>] Summer Activities: Business/Economics program over the summer + Leadership conference
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were my best ones out of all my colleges
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: VERY goood
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): From Venezuela, live in the Netherlands
[<em>] School Type: International
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Standardized test scores, extra curriculars, gpa, rigor of classes
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea. This came as a shock to me since other less qualified people from my school were accepted. I’m guessing UVa isn’t huge on international students…
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted so far to U. Mich, BC, UT, Villanova</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 670 Reading, 790 Math, 770 Writing (11 Essay) Total 2230
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math 1, 800 Math 2, 770 Chinese, 720 US History, 640 Chemistry (did not submit)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 UW, 4.37 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile. School does not rank, but around 5/390
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB, 4 US History
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus III/AP, Chemistry AP, Government AP, all other classes honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nursing home music-volunteering group (Founder, President), Marching Band (Section Leader), Varsity Math/Chemistry Teams, All County Band, Band/Jazz Band/Orchestra, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society (Secretary), School Newspaper, Asian Festival (Country and Event Leaders)
[<em>] Awards: Award from NSF for work on Solar Cell Project, various Piano Auditions, Festivals, and Competitions (performed at opera houses, Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: performed piano at nursing homes; Valley Hospital Volunteer, Chinese School Teachers Assistant, Japan Earthquake Charity Concert
[</em>] Summer Activities: Culture Tour in Taiwan, American Music Abroad, Band Camp
[<em>] Essays: Great wrote about my homestay experience during my Culture Tour in Taiwan.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should be really good, both teachers really like me and I got good grades in their classes
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Additional Rec: Good (piano teacher, part of arts supplement)
[<em>] Interview: None
[/ul] Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: $170,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Music, math, rank, GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores, lack of variety in activities
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought I just about fit the profile
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Rutgers University and College of William and Mary
[/ul]General Comments:
Was a bit disappointed… really liked the campus, but I think I’ll get over it.</p>
<p>Can I just say that, while I am not suprised that I din’t get in, I am shocked by some of the other decisions. Especially that nickgb did not get in, and from in state!</p>
[<em>] SAT I: Reading (780), Math (780), Writing (680) = 2240.
[</em>] ACT: <not submitted="">
[<em>] SAT II: Math II (800), Chemistry (790), U.S. History (750).
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 4.28/4.0.
[<em>] Rank: <na>
[</na></em>] AP: U.S. History (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5), Statistics (5), English Language and Composition (5).
[<em>] IB: <na>
[</na></em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Government and Politics, AP Biology, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus BC, Spanish IV, Teacher Assistant.
[<em>] Major Awards: Third Place WV State Math Field Day.
Subjective:
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Student Government (Senior Class Secretary), Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society (President), National Honor Society (Vice President), Math Honorary Club, Science Bowl, Cross Country (3 Varsity letters), Track and Field (1 Varsity letter), MHS Frisbee Club (Founder and President), Community League Basketball (Captain), Community League Frisbee (Captain).
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: <na>
[</na></em>] Volunteer/Community service: Middle school tutoring, helping in a nursing home.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Governor’s Honors Academy for 3 weeks in 2011, a smattering of one-week camps.
[</em>] Essays: I took the essays very seriously.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendations: ???
[</em>] Counselor Rec: ???
[<em>] Additional Rec: <na>
[</na></em>] Interview: No.
Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): West Virginia.
[</em>] School Type: Public.
[<em>] Ethnicity: White.
[</em>] Gender: Male.
[<em>] Income Bracket: $120 - 140k.
[</em>] Hooks: Class Secretary, underrepresented region.
Reflection
[<em>] Strengths: Application essays, high AP scores.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Music, foreign languages.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good stats.
[</em>] Where were you accepted: Brown, Olin, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, UVA (Honors), Virginia Tech (Honors), WVU.
[<em>] Where were you waitlisted: Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Lehigh.
[</em>] Where were you rejected: Yale, Cornell, Penn.
General Comments:
[ul]
[<em>] I am pleased to be going to Brown University in the Fall of 2012.
[</em>] There seems to be quite a bit of randomness in the evaluation process at schools where the acceptance rates are very low.<br>
[li] I took all of the application essays very seriously because my lowest SAT score was in writing. Brown’s app was the one with the most essays which might be why Brown was the only Ivy (out of the seven that I applied to) that accepted me.[/li][/ul]</not></p>