<p>thanks got it!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted-School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 750 M, 800 W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/435
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in AP Chemisty, Calc AB, English Language, US Gov’t, 4 in AP World History
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP English Literature, AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Psychology, AP Biology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Maryland Distinguished Scholar, National Merit Commended Student
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Civil Air Patrol (5 years; Cadet Commander, leadership positions at summer activities); Student Council Assoc (Vice President, Regional Service Coordinator); National Honor Society (Executive Board)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Soccer Referee
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Christmas in April, service through CAP
[<em>] Summer Activities: International Exchange to Turkey, CAP Cadet Officer School, Flight Academy
[</em>] Essays: If I do say so myself, they were unique and concise
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, from teachers who have taught me for two or more years
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Unknown
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Med-Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: Rather not say
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, recommendations, unique ECs (I’m learning to fly)
[<em>] Weaknesses: Awards, didn’t do any research
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I got a likely letter, so I was kind of expecting admission. I guess they liked the combination of my activities, essays, and recommendations
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted–University of Maryland College Park (w/full Banneker/Key scholarship); Rice University, Boston University. Rejected-MIT[/li][/ul]General Comments: No regrets, but it’s hard to compete with the full ride from Maryland.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
College of Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2120
Math: 720
Reading: 690
Writing: 710
ACT Composite: 34</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (4.0 before 1st semester senior year)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/592 (was 5 before midyear)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Comparative Government, 3 on US History (yeah…)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Math HL, IB Chem HL, IB English HL, IB History HL, IB Spanish SL, IB TOK SOL Physics
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club, NHS, YOPW (orchestra), Varsity Field Hockey
Volunteer/Community service: lots and lots especially with CAS
Summer Activities: Governor’s School for Math, Science, and Tech, England short term study abroad
Essays: My favorite place to get lost is a grocery store 
Teacher Recommendation: From a history teacher and my chem teacher who thinks I’m his best student ever (it’s because it’s his second year teacher but whatevs)
Counselor Rec: I’ve only ever talked to him once…ever</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NOVA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: < 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): girl in engineering</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: grades and test scores
Weaknesses: recs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They must’ve liked me because I got a likely letter. Don’t know why though.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to VTech, Mason, Illinois, Michigan and Rensselaer. Going to UVA though.</p>
<p>The W&L mother knows little about the place other than the small slice she sees. It’s in a small, isloated town. Does reasonably well on getting kids from all over the country and world from different backgrounds considering that. While it is not for everyone, for those who want a traditional, historic experience with easy acces to full professors, it is a great fit. For those wanting to be around kids with tatoos, body piercings, and socialist or anarchist tendencies it is not a good fit. “Mom’s” comments are way off he mark.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 690 M, 680 R, 690 W
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71 UW 4.76 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 48/606
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science A (4); English Lang and Comp (5); Environmental Science(4); World History (3); US History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Human Geography; AP Calculus BC; Dual Credit English IV; AP Economics; AP Government; AP Biology; AP Statistics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction; NHS; NEHS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance (a lot of it-all four years+); various other stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS; animal shelter; Leo club; various other activities
[<em>] Summer Activities: science camp; dance
[</em>] Essays: hard to critique one’s own essays but I thought they were actually very strong
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: great
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: essays; personality/recs
[<em>] Weaknesses: no leadership positions
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: …
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: UNC-CH; UT-Austin; TAMU; LSU; Boston University; Richmond (not official but got a likely letter)
Waitlisted: Lehigh (my essays were horrible)
[/ul]General Comments: Not too disappointed because it wasn’t my top choice but I was a bit puzzled. My SAT is a little low but everything else was fairly strong (I thought so at least). I also think it’s a bit strange that I got into UNC and was denied by UVA when UNC is much harder to get in OOS…oh well, life goes on :)</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 770 Math 680 CR 680 Writing Total: 2130 (very low for OOS)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 700 Chem 700 U.S. History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5) World History (4) Chemistry (4) Lang and COmp (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc Bc AP Physics B AP Statistics AP Gov AP Eco<br>
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA Regional Winner 3x State Winner 3x International participant 1x AP Scholar With Honor NY Business Honor Society
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started my own club dealing with the college search, president of DECA club, SADD, NACIO Olympics
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Hockey Ref and Umpire
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Big Brother Big Sister program for three years
[ *] Summer Activities: Working jobs and internship at accounting firm, Went to finance camp, where I worked with many trading softwares
[ *] Essays: Well-written related “a book that influenced you essay” to freedom and American ideals related “world that shaped you essay” to my italian-american family and their love for business
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview: None
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Regular public school–send a few kids to ivies
[ *] Ethnicity: WHite
[ *] Gender: MALe
[ ] Income Bracket: 200 K plus
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No real hooks, besides the fact I had an article published in a magazine and the club I help start has a impressive website
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Business oriented application, essays that were unique
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT for an oos student
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ESSAYS
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to: Villanova (Scholarship), BC, Bentley Univeristy, Fordham Honors, PSU Honors, UNC-Chapel Hill, Binghamton–business honors Rejected: Penn (wharton) ED
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**</p>
<p>keep this mentality in mind when writing your essays: “I’m probably in the sky, flying with the fishes, or maybe in the ocean, swimming with the pidgeons, see im different” Be DIFFERENT</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted-School of Engineering and Applied Sciences</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 600 Critical, 660 Writing, 800 Math
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:760 World, 730 US, 730 Math 2, 670 Chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (5), Stat (5), Chem (4), US (4), Lit (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:8 Aps
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 4 internships in political science
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: over 200 Hours
[ *] Summer Activities:internships (above)
[ *] Essays:Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Good
[ *] Counselor Rec:YES
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):VA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Algerian
[ *] Gender:Male
[ ] Income Bracket: 60,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:Resume (more than 1 page)
[ *] Weaknesses:Sat
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:was good overall i think
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**</p>
<p>@purplelaughter, yeah, sometimes admissions can be a crapshoot. I was on an historical neighborhood tour here in NYC last week, and I was talking to a man about colleges. He mentioned that UVa was his son’s first choice when he was applying to colleges but didn’t get in. So, I asked him where did his son end up going. He said, “Yale.”</p>
<p>Too bad selectivity went down this year…32% rate? What are we becoming…a large-state school? Argh</p>
<p>The number of applications went up, while more in-state students were accepted as part of a long-term phased-in growth of undergrad in-state enrollments. I haven’t seen the data for this year, but my guess is that the out of state acceptance rate went down. The in-state rate is typically in the low 40s while the out of state rate is typically in the low 20s, which averages out to be in the 30s.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Architecture</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): R: 530 M: 600 W: 500 (Extremely extremely low…)
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take it
[<em>] SAT II: Physics: 440 US History: 550 Math II: 660
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know what UW is… approx 3.8? W: 4.255
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(3), Lang/Comp(2), Statistics(4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: English 12, French 4, Art 4, AP Studio Art, AP Physics B, AP Government, AP Calculus AB
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Education award or whatever it’s called… Other than that… none. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Key Club (Vice President), French Club, Japanese Club, Volleyball (Freshman year), Tae Kwon Do
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Pat Herrity Campaign for a few weeks
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours of helping teach Tae Kwon Do, volunteered for campaigns
[</em>] Summer Activities: nothing academic related
[<em>] Essays: Weren’t very good… No one helped me edit. Only strong point was that it was very personal
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One from my art teacher, it wasn’t very detailed but it wasn’t as generic as the one from my Government teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Counselor barely knows me, but wrote a very long one.
[</em>] Additional Rec: -
[li] Interview: -</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian American
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: 40-60k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Strong art background (middle school + HS), essay was about being dedicated to art and Tae Kwon Do for most of my life.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores especially… and everything else.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m still trying to figure out how I got in…
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Virginia Tech (Arch), MICA (Env Design)</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Honestly… I don’t know how I got in. There are so many people who are much more qualified than me but got waitlisted/rejected… My SAT scores fall much below average, my GPA is the only thing going for me, but even then… it’s not outstanding. I’m not even out-of-state, I live in Fairfax County- which should put me at a disadvantage. I even applied on Dec 31… the day before the deadline. And they only accept <100 Undergrads in their BS Architecture (they told me 60-70 when they visited my school). Unless <100 kids applied as an Arch major… I’m still at a loss for words.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): W:670 CR:690 M:610
[</em>] ACT: 29, 30 superscored
[<em>] SAT II: n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t do unweighted, weighted is 4.1
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, Band, Leadership, and an elective science
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several band awards, a couple academic and a couple athletic ones
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Drum major), Symphonic Band (1st Chair), Crew, Leadership (Overall SGA Historian)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Hostess
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: lots of tutoring
[<em>] Summer Activities: summer classes, Girl’s State, crew and band camps
[</em>] Essays: favorite word was really good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: hopefully good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: hopefully good
[<em>] Additional Rec: leadership, band, french
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: not posting
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing!
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: lots of leadership, good essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: test scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good essays, solid grades, and VA applicant
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to: BC, BU, UMich, Penn State[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:**</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):did not send
ACT: 32, E:31, S:28, R:36, M: 32
SAT II: Math I (740) US History (670)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.3): 4.16 out of 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/298 top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) US Government (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP Physics C, AP European History, AP Calculus BC, Italian 4, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): local and state leadership awards (nothing special)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class of 2011 Leadership Council (President: 9-12), Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout), High School Leadership Council (Representative: 9-12), Wind Ensemble: Tenor Saxophone 9-12, Orchestra: Cello 9-12, JV/Varsity Baseball 9-12, Youth Ministry Leader 11-12, National Honor Society 11-12, Varsity Indoor Track 12.
Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp Counselor: 10-12.
Volunteer/Community service: Above average-All community service was directly related to extracurriculars with most hours involving NHS, Youth Ministry, and the Boy Scouts of America.</p>
<p>Writing:
Common App Main: Very Strong (10)-Discussed my passion for ethnic foods and how that passion relates to my interpretation on diversity. Also mentioned my strong Italian-Heritage roots.
EC Short Essay: Decent (7)-Mentioned my seven year involvement with the Boy Scouts as well as my Eagle Scout project.
UVA Supplement: Very Strong (9-10) Two of the best college supplement essays I wrote. One was about my AP Lang summer asignment which I viewed as an intellectual challenge and the other was about how I “get lost” when reading my book about the universe. Both essays used vivid imagery and plenty of figurative language.
Teacher Recommendations: Both Strong (8) from AP Lang and AP US History Teachers - Mentioned my strong work ethic as well as how they always base their grades off of how well my work was.
Counselor Rec: Very Strong (9) - Mentioned my strengths as a leader and about how I pioneered the use of online classes at my High School, as I was the first to successfully complete an AP course online.
Additional Rec: Decent (7) - Scoutmaster discussed my leadership with my Boy Scout Troop.</p>
<p>Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Political Science or Economics
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
School Type: Mid-Sized Public School
Ethnicity: White (Italian American)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Above 200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Strong leadership in extracurriculars, original common app essay, strong work ethic, high GPA.
Weaknesses: No major awards, non-outstanding standardized test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Other than my one visit to campus I displayed no other major interest in the school. Overall I think my strong leadership positions and versatility help me tremendously as well as my original essays. I felt as though my two supplement essays were two of the best college essays I wrote.</p>
<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>
<p>Accepted: Boston College-Honors Program, Wesleyan University
Waitlisted: Washington University in St. Louis
Denied: Northwestern University</p>
<p>General Comments: When compared to the credentials of other out of state students accepted to University of Virginia I am truly humbled by the selection. I am genuinely excited about the admission and look forward to attending my undergraduate years with so many accomplished students.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):R:630 M:730 W:670
ACT: 32, E:31, S:31, R:34, M: 32
SAT II: Math II (780) US History (760)
Unweighted GPA:3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 of 340ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) Euro (4) Calc BC (5) Chem (4) Lang (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP US Gov, AP Bio, AP Macro, AP Stat, Concert Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing special</p>
<p> Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volleyball (captain), Key Club (Director of Domestic Projects), Spanish Honor Society (President), NHS, Tri-M, Youth Leadership Douglas County (Co-President), Church Youth Group
Job/Work Experience: Tutor, Babysitter, Volleyball Ref
Volunteer/Community service: Two trips to Costa Rica working on a library, created a mentoring program, multiple mission trips</p>
<p>Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Business
State (if domestic applicant):Colorado
School Type: Mid-Sized Public School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>
<p>Accepted: University of Denver(Scholarship), CSU (Green and Gold Scholarship), Baylor (Honors + Scholarship), James Madison (honors + Madison Achievement Scholarship), University of South Carolina Columbia (Capstone Scholar), RPI, Boston University (Honors + half tution scholarship)
Waitlisted: None
Denied: UNC Chapel Hill</p>
<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR- 770, Math – 770, Writing - 760
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Bio- 700, Math II – 750, Chinese w/ listening - 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.06 (weighted = 98.772)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), American history (4), English language (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP econ macro, AP English literature, AP calc AB, AP Spanish lit, Physics Honors
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit scholarship semi finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Forensics Speech (secretary), Chinese yo yo club (president/ founder), Tri-M music honor society ( Even coordinator), national honor society, foreign language honor society science Olympiad, black belt in tae kwan do, all state/all county for voice, a bunch of other stuff
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Assistant director at a local theater company
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: American cancer society asian initiatives
[</em>] Summer Activities: Taught kids in Taiwan in a gov’t program, another governmental Taiwanese program
[<em>] Essays: It was about me singing opera
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see it
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: rigorous
[</em>] Ethnicity: half Taiwanese half Italian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college [/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]
[/ul]General Comments:
accepted to Boston college, UNC chapel hill, Notre Dame, Binghamton, Wesleyan
waitlisted at Wash U and northwestern
Deferred then rejected from U Chicago</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 700 R 670 M 750 W (2120)
- ACT: 31
- SAT II (if submitted): 690 lit 680 math I
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/257
- AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (5), AP US (4), AP Lang & Comp (4)
- IB (place score in parenthesis):
- Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, AP English Lit, AP Government and Politics, AP Macro/microeconomics, German V, Music Theory I
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, I guess… besides AP Scholar
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Club (Secretary, Honors Thespian) - have also been a lead in a few shows and directed a play my junior year. Advanced choir, advanced band, jazz band, a cappella group. Student council representative 4 years. Model UN 4 years. Varsity soccer 2 years. Student school board of directors representative. Cappies program (Lead critic) - published in the Philadelphia Inquirer for my writing. School newspaper (student life contributor). Foreign language honor society - German.
- Job/Work Experience: Unpaid internship with a local law firm this past summer. Sales associate at a clothing store since August.
- Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer as a tutor of adult basic education at the Center for Literacy
- Essays: I was really proud of my common app essay, it addressed some personal stuff in a light way. The shorter ones were ok, I kind of did them in haste. If only Wes had a supplement…
- Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read it, but from two teachers who really care about me. I’m sure they were good.
- Counselor Rec: Decent, our counselor is fairly new so she didn’t know me that well, but probably better than most students.
- Additional Rec: School superintendent who I’ve worked closely with for years
- Interview: On campus with a really nice girl, I think it went well.
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
- Intended Major: Philosophy
- State (if domestic applicant): PA
- School Type: Mediocre public school
- Ethnicity: Indian
- Gender: Female
- Income Bracket: Probably ~$200k
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Superintendent rec, choice in major possibly
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>* Strengths: ECs, essays, possibly recommendations, course load
- Weaknesses: Test scores, lower GPA, lack of big awards, not that much volunteer work
- Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Aforementioned weaknesses
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li> Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Boston College, NYU, UMD honors, Penn state. Waitlisted - Wesleyan. Rejected - UChicago, UC Berkeley, UNC Chapel Hill</li>
</ul>
<p>Waiting on Georgetown, Cornell</p>
<p>General Comments: I was expecting to be rejected, but in a way this is almost worse. I’m not sure if I’ll stay on the waitlist or not - depends how Georgetown and Cornell go. Congrats to everyone who was accepted!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted into Echols
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR, 770 M, 730 W
SAT II: 760 Math II, 730 USH, 730 Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.6
Rank: 2/615
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5) Bio (5) English Lang (5) Bio (5) Photo (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics, AP English Lit, AP US Gov, H Economics, AP Photo, Concert and Marching Band
Number of other applicants in your school: 5+ (at least 1 accepted)
Major Awards: 3rd/7,000 nationwide in Westpoint Bridge Design Contest, 1st in County Science Fair, Semifinalist in Stanford Global Innovation Tournament</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Band (Section Leader of FH and Trumpets), Science Club (President), Junior Statesman of America (VP), National Honor Society (Officer), Students for Solar Schools (Officer), Business Majors
Job/Work Experience: Founded and own a tutoring company, 45 HS employees, $12,000+ total income, 15 schools, I do PR, financing, management, etc
Volunteer/Community service: Founded and organized a volunteer tutoring organization for disadvantaged elem. schools in our area.</p>
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Activity Short Essay: straightforward. About my tutoring company
Essay (Personal):Pretty good, about my climb of Mt. Whitney
Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t read, good?
Teacher Recommendation #2: didn’t read, good?
Counselor Rec: didn’t read, good?</p>
<p>Other
Which school did you apply to?:
What did you choose as your major: Planned Business
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>Reflection
Why you think you were accepted: Unique application, business owner, leadership,
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Congrats to everyone else who got accepted!</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT:33
[</em>] SAT II: 760 Chemistry, 750 Math II
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9 W:4.18
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/173
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemisty(4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s and a college class</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Figure Skating, Cross Country(senior co-captian), Ski team,
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at local Grocery Store
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Founded service project that collects produce for food pantries, Buddy Up Mentoring
[</em>] Essays:Pretty good considering I am not the world’s best writer. Common App Essay: about involvment in figure skating. Short Essay: Definatly showed my personality. Wrote about my favorite word which is “committee” because of the way it is spelled. Engineering Essay: wrote about an inventing a better butt pad for figure skaters that reduces the impact of falling.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:good
[</em>] Counselor Rec:did not see. Questionable because my counseler is a total airhead!
[<em>] Additional Rec:really good. about service work.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):WI
[<em>] School Type:small private
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:high
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:extracurriculars and essays maybe
[<em>] Weaknesses:counselor rec, not the best test scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to University of Pittsburgh, Boston University, and Johns Hopkins(with Hodson Scholarship). Waitlisted at WashU[/li][/ul]**General Comments:I love virginia and am very happy i got in but i will probably attend Hopkins. Congrats to everyone who got accepted!! and to those that didn’t good luck wherever you end up!</p>
<p>@Globalist ya I’m just glad that uva wasn’t my top choice or else that would have really sucked lol. I’m still somewhat surprised that I didn’t get in or at least wasn’t wait-listed, but I guess that’s just weird college admissions for ya haha.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 - 710 math, 740 writing, 800 reading
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 690 math II, 700 lit, 710 chem, 720 bio - m, 790 us history
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): bio (4), chem (4), us history (5), english lang (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: ap physics, ap economics, ap english lit, ap latin, ap calc-ab, ap gov & pol.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap scholar with honor, trinity college book award, simsbury scholars award (top 5 % gpa)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity football, varsity mens volleyball (captain), mock trial, model un (vice president), student council, dodgeball, off-season lifting program
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 years of summer job at eye doctor’s office
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: lot of church stuff, previous interning at eye doctors, helping out with special olympics, countless other random ones all the time
[<em>] Summer Activities: working, training for preseason, volunteering
[</em>] Essays: pretty damn good if i can say so myself
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didnt see them but i was pretty close to both of the teachers and they wrote me really good letters for other things in the past so im assuming they were great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: decent
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: as white as they come
[<em>] Gender: the dominant one, jk - male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 80k - 90k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation American although my Mom did graduate college in Poland
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: taking all the hardest classes and excelling in them, my essays were legit
[<em>] Weaknesses: freshman year started off rough with relatively low gpa and almost no extracurriculars, maybe sats?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: im a boss, who wouldnt want me?
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to boston college honors, bucknell, colby, colgate benton scholars program, uconn honors and special law program, notre dame, providence honors, and villanova honors. rejected ed from penn. waiting on cornell, dartmouth, duke, hillsdale, georgetown, holy cross, trinity, tufts, and yale[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>