OFFICIAL University of Virginia Regular Decision Class of 2017 Decision Thread

mathnino · March 21, 2013, 8:54pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (670/800/780)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 800 M2 590 USH (heahahehhahaheehehehehahahaha)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/ 250+
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 5’s and 2 4’s
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP & above
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): aint got none (school AMC winner?)
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ain’t got much. tutor
[] Essays: good enough to make me be deferred from Dartmouth with shoddy stats
[] Teacher Recommendation: dunno
[] Counselor Rec: dunno
[] Additional Rec: dun have
[] Interview: dun have
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:Nope.
[] Intended Major: Uh… Math/computer science
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA yeahhhh in state baby
[] Country (if international applicant): South Korean, but I’m considered “in state”… as a Korean.
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: take a guess
[] Gender: surprise me.
[] Income Bracket: low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): anti hook asian; IN STATE 300% advantage; my brother also goes here
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: instate too op
[] Weaknesses: humans are all weak
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: instate too op
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: WUSTL waitlist Dartmouth deferred waiting on many others.[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:**
as much as I’m glad that I got in, I can’t go due to financial reasons. Sorry for all those who got rejected, but seeing your stats, you guys will go to places where you can be happy.

mallard17 · March 21, 2013, 9:20pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Superscored 2030: 740 CR 640M 650W
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: Bio E 700 World History 670
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/128
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t submit
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, French IV, easier work load than Junior year
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, NHS, Girl’s State

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (President) National Honor Society (President) Yearbook (editor) Mock trial (VP) DECA (VP)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard and congressional intern
[] Volunteer/Community service: not excessive probably about 60 hours recorded
[] Essays: personal statement was good (I hope?) but I applied last minute to UVa so supplement was not as good as it could have been
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[] Counselor Rec: very good

[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for financial aid: yes
[]Intended major: political science
[]State: NY OOS
[]School type: small public, no one attended UVa, usually one applies every year
[]Ethnicity: white
[]Gender: female
[li]Hook: none…?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recs, ECs, GPA
[] Weaknesses: Test scores, OOS
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really didn’t expect to even be waitlisted honestly, I’m OOS and my test scores are low for UVa
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Fordham, Villanova, Smith, JMU, Elon, denied from Vandy, Notre Dame, still waiting on a few
[/ul]General Comments:
Congratulations to those who were accepted, and people who were waitlisted or denied - it’s okay! I know it kind of sucks right now, and it doesn’t help a whole lot that people say “you’ll end up where you belong” but there is a place for everyone, believe it.

lilbrownie · March 21, 2013, 9:57pm

Decision: Rejected :’(

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): M(790) R(590) W(640) Total: 2030
[ *] ACT: 29
[ *] SAT II: MII(750) Bio(710) APUSH(630)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW=idk W=4.156
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (4); AP US Hist (4); English Lang (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Art History, AP Chem, AP Stats
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (4 years + Captain) FBLA (VP), Science Club (Treasurer), Science Honors Society (President), Spanish Honors Society, Math Honors Society, DECA, Red Cross Club, International Club, TIGS, and SADD
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 2 Years Summer camp Counselor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at the Library; Local temple for 2 years; Tutoring
[ *] Summer Activities: Paid Summer Internship at United Healthcare, Boys State NJ, ACAP Accounting Summer Program
[ *] Essays: Pretty Solid
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great Recommendations
[ ] Counselor Rec: Good
[ ] Interview: N/A
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Buisness
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: 100,000+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Rigorous Schedule, Well rounded
[ *] Weaknesses: Weak SAT Score, Lazy, Procrastinate like a ■■■■
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Weak SAT Score
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rutgers and Northeastern (So far, waiting on Boston College and NYU)
[ /list][ b]General Comments: Sad i did not get in, but hopefully I will get into NYU, my dream school. The problem is, paying for it.

HONORLIONS · March 21, 2013, 10:44pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740CR, 740M, 790W (superscore)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math II, 760 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 (a couple Bs in my senior midyear =/ )
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Lang. (5), US Gov’t (5), Macroeconomics (5), World History* (4), European History* (5), Psychology* (4), Comparative Gov’t* (5) (self-studied APs)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Environmental, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit., AP Latin, AP Human Geography, Photography Skills, Gym/Health
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, Commended PSAT Scholar, silver medal for National Latin Exam, cum laude certificate for National Latin Exam, and honorable mention for an essay contest hosted by an organization with whom I volunteer
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Small Service Club (Vice President), Latin Honor Society (Vice President), Academic Team (Captain), 3 years of JV Bowling, FBLA (Treasurer; cancelled this year), NHS, school committee to improve school performance
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor at Kumon (3 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hindu rights group volunteer (50ish hours?), Hindu Youth Group (200ish hours?), head teacher for afterschool program chess class (50ish hours?)
[] Summer Activities: Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar NJ (10th), Boy’s State (11th), Ivy Scholars at Yale (11th), internship at a prestigious publication (11th)
[] Essays: CommonApp was memorable, albeit somewhat facetious at times; used my Princeton essays for the supplement haha!
[] Teacher Recommendation: TBH – no idea
[] Counselor Rec: Umm?
[] Additional Rec: my boss from my internship (likely very strong)
[] Interview: Good not great. 
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Run-of-the-mill public
[] Ethnicity: Asian - Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $120k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Beautiful hair?
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My internship (had my own article published), self-studying APs (never done in my school)
[] Weaknesses: GPA, mid-term senior grades (ended up with a B- and B+ for calc/physics)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A good amount of luck? My internship really made me stand out (as someone I was interviewing told me, “high school? this is a good college internship!”). Aside from that, I just have a slew of good test score stuff. But my grades are bleh… Slew of A-s all over, along with that the two Bs for senior midyear. Whatever. It worked out!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred from Princeton SCEA, accepted to Rutgers Honor’s College (safety), waitlisted at WUSTL, rejected at Northwestern and UChicago =/ (everything else comes out a week from now)
[/ul]
General Comments:
Congratulations to those that got in. I’m not sure if I’ll be going or not (I will know soon, when my other schools release decisions), but I’m just glad to know that, after a string of rejections, I finally have an open option. To those of you whose hearts were broken by UVa, I feel you. But you’ll find your way and when you do get into a school, it’ll feel even better! Trust me.

beach · March 21, 2013, 11:17pm

all this over a school whose accreditation is under review!!!

D4shh17 · March 21, 2013, 11:45pm

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (690 M 740 CR 770) WR 2200
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II:770 US 700 Math I 690 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no idea
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):not ranked
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History, Language and Comp, Literature and Comp, Global History, Russian, Macroeconomics, Statistics, AB Calc
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Macro, AP AB Calc, and two electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major- NHS and a local award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Junior Statesmen of America (President last year) Future Business Leaders of America (founder in my school) Tennis Team Captain, SING, Multicultural shows, etc with a few more commitments
[] Job/Work Experience: Museum of Jewish Heritage summer apprentice for paid internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Soup Kitchen, NYPL, Habitat for Humanity
[] Summer Activities: JSA Georgetown Summer School 2011, Museum internship
[] Essays: actually really liked my supplement ones and common app was really personal from what I can remember
[] Teacher Recommendation: one from tennis coach of 4 years/teacher (I would hope it’s nice) and another hopefully pleasant one
[] Counselor Rec: no idea
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah
[] Intended Major:
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Specialized public school of ~1200 kids
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none whatsoever
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: possibly leadership, gpa (?), essays, as well as well-roundedness
[] Weaknesses: probably SAT scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I was extremely shocked to get in from out of state but I guess they were impressed with something about me
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Northeastern, Villanova, Macaulay Baruch (in NYC), SUNY Binghamton; Deferred Dartmouth; Rejected Northwestern; waiting on Umich, Cornell, Georgetown, Boston College[/li][/ul]General Comments:
This is a really nice surprise, so now it’s definitely time to look more into UVa. I’m super excited!

ilovetlbb · March 21, 2013, 11:49pm

waitlisted

SAT: 2290 (one-sitting) 740 CR 760 M 790 W

dont really understand why uva suddenly becomes so competitive,

rvirginia · March 22, 2013, 12:55am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (740 M, 760 R, 710 W)
[] SAT II: 770 US, 750 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No unweighted
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US History, 0 Latin (cancelled)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 3 Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Hockey was my main extracurricular-- was hoping to play in college until recently
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked two summers for dad’s business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Minimal community service
[] Summer Activities: Hockey/Work
[] Essays: One UVA essay was terrible, major errors. The other was just okay. Common app essay was, like most, very good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Read one of them, and it seemed like an above average rec.
[li] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] Intended Major: Commerce (finance)
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] School Type: private (boarding)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 250+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Ha

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: In-state, great common app essay, very distinct upwards trend in GPA
[] Weaknesses: Terrible UVA essay, very minimal extra curriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Above average in-state student generally does the trick, also wrote a letter following my deferral indicating UVA as my top choice and passion for the university.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at W&M (likely), Fordham; Rejecetd at Penn, Northwestern

[/ul]General Comments: Was pretty crushed by my initial deferral, but I realize my sloppy essay probably made them believe I was not very interested in UVA. My cumulative GPA at the time of early action was only a 3.7, but it got pulled way up after a very strong 4.5 first semester. Looking back on it, wow, am I lucky. I should have been much more responsible in my initial EA app, and I think the letter I wrote afterwards had much to do with the ultimate decision.

DamnTypos · March 22, 2013, 1:39am

Waitlisted :(

Major- Engineering

SAT: 2120
ACT: did not take
SAT2: math2- 780, physics- 800, chem- 730

Where else accepted: UIUC, Case western and NYU poly…

I’m kinda disappointed but then again I do realise I am OOS and my teacher recs came in about 2 weeks after the deadline of feb 15th.

amoonlessnight · March 22, 2013, 4:12am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT: 31 (33E 35M 29R 25S)
[] SAT II: Didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/700ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish SL (5), Psychology SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Chem HL, IB/AP Calculus AB, IB English HL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB Theory of Knowledge, Anatomy H
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): cofounder of HOSA (treasurer, webmaster), Key Club (senior rep), 7 yrs in orchestra, etc
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at small company, part time job at a store
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ ish but nothing focused on one organization
[] Summer Activities: Internships/some volunteer work
[] Essays: Good? Unique, I think
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: didn’t have one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nevada
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public with IB program but bad as a whole (less than 50% grad rate)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~55k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): QuestBridge?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Not sure haha
[] Weaknesses: Scores I think, lots of typos in my common app, extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Wesleyan, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, Northeastern, a few UCs; rejected from Northwestern[/li][/ul]General Comments:
so happy! But still waiting for my financial aid award

leftyice · March 22, 2013, 4:13am

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2220 750 R, 750 W, 720 M
[] ACT:33
[] SAT II:US History-770 Math 2-730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Calculus BC-4 US History-5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics C, AP Euro, Adv. Latin, Calculus 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Young Democrats (President), Mock Trial (Captain), Theater all throughout high school, Track, Soccer, Baseball, Math League
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 40 hours helping the blind, not much
[] Summer Activities: Went to Summer College past 2 summers at Stanford and Penn and tok classes
[] Essays: Pretty good-wrote one of the UVA one’s on Reservoir Dogs and why its one of my favorite films
[] Teacher Recommendation:all great
[] Counselor Rec: also great im assuming
[] Additional Rec: History Professor at UPENN wrote me a rec
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[ ] Applied for Financial Aid?:no
[] Intended Major:Business/Econ/Int’l Relations
[] State (if domestic applicant):Delaware
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Prep School
[] Ethnicity: Bangladeshi-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None
[/ul][ b]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Solid Ec’s, good grades and scores
[] Weaknesses:Not enough community service, idk
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I think my grades, SAT’s, and college coursework got me in.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: so far rejected from northwestern, waiting to hear back from everywhere else[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** can’t believe I got in, esp being OOS!

charlieschm · March 22, 2013, 5:50am

Beach: UVa’s accreditation is not under review. The governance by the politically appointed Board during last summer was reviewed by the organization that does accreditation. Many of those Boardmembers have changed from last summer, including 2 resignations. There also will be a new Rector soon (the chair of the Board), and I’ve heard good things about him.

VTRedwolf · March 22, 2013, 8:15am

JustWonderful, Thanks for the comments, system won’t let me respond because I haven’t posted enough.

aimforthesky · March 22, 2013, 8:33am

Pick one:
Decision: Rejected, What the eff

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: Math: 720, Lit: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 at a GREAT private school
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): don’t feel like writing them all out
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[li] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 3 Honor classes[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
Whatever I’m not filling all this out- nobody really needs to be nosy and know all of my business anyway. The point is, I was a great student who was rejected.
I don’t hold a grudge against UVA at ALL because it probably wouldn’t have been feasible to go there anyway, however this doesn’t make me feel good about my chances to other comparable institutions (UMich)

MaR00n · March 22, 2013, 8:51am

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 680 M 720 WR 750 (2150 superscore)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Chem 760 Bio E 780 Math1 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): fluctuated, but not too bad
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): in my dreams
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): UNESCO club (sec.), basketball, Religious, and about three others
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at oil company
[] Volunteer/Community service: orphanage, five days a week, a lot of hours a day over summer
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: my supplement essay was really mature, I wrote about the work that has inspired me…my commonapp essay was what people will call ‘trite’ but it worked! (I also liked it)
[] Teacher Recommendation: okay
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t really like anyone…so i don’t even know
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: ? no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: can’t recall
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Nigeria
[] School Type: hard to get in, Catholic
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: idk
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores?
[] Weaknesses: rank?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They admit people from my school quite often so i guess i had a good shot
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]accepted: Fordham (early letter), Northwestern, UIUC
Waitlisted: Uchicago
Rejected: March 28th is still to come, but none for now.
[/ul]General Comments: I’m SO happy, but i’m not soo sure i’ll attend yet.

jcpots · March 22, 2013, 10:24am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120, 790M, 680CR, 650WR
[] SAT II: 790 MathII, 730 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A - International student
[] Senior Year Course Load: A-Level Maths, A-level Statistics, A-level Physics, A-Level Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National engineering scholarship, Economics prize, various other prizes at my school
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rowing - Varsity 8, Engineering society (founder), Economics publication, finalist in national economics competition, member of various societies, competed in various academic competitions
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at civil engineering firm
[] Essays: commonapp ones were great, UVA supplements were decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Maths teacher: Should’ve been decent, nothing amazing though, Economics teacher: Would’ve been excellent
[] Counselor Rec: idk, good I presume, nothing amazing
[] Additional Rec: Rowing coach - great
[] Interview: no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Mechanical engineering
[] Country (if international applicant): UK
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: White - American + Italian dual national
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: -
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, solid EC’s, scores?
[] Weaknesses: rec’s?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays, SAT’s, EC’s
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected Penn ED + Northwestern RD
[/ul]**General Comments: ** really happy to be accepted, takes the pressure off my other decisions

uvabound1157 · March 22, 2013, 6:33pm

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

Accepted!

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1990- (690,680,620)
[ *] ACT: didn’t send
[ *] SAT II: chem: 740. Us history: 770
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank but I know I’m 7 or 8th
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): chem (4) U.S. (5) world (4) eng. Lang (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP physics b, ap biology, ap calc AB, ap gov, ap literature, science research honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): intel report badge
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): mock trial (lead attorney), 12 season athlete> soccer, track, lacrosse
[ *] Job/Work Experience: cashier at beach for a summer
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: barely any
[ *] Summer Activities: research at hofstra university
[ *] Essays: gave insight into personality, and descriptive
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: both teachers know me well so I assume terrific
[ *] Counselor Rec: I don’t know how it was, she wrote about my research though
[ ] Additional Rec: none
[ ] Interview:none
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: biomedical engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): new York
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white boy
[ *] Gender: male
[ ] Income Bracket: close to 200,000 I think
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): idk
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:the fact that I played sports every season of high school and still have one of the highest GPA’s
[ *] Weaknesses: some would say I have a low SAT but it was in the 50% of applicants
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Georgia tech, purdue, Delaware. Waiting on brown and USC
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**. Can’t wait to attend. Ext year!

allovertheplace · March 22, 2013, 8:39pm

Decision: REJECTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2020, 7680M, 660CR, 680WR
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A but weighted was a 4.0 for all of high school… probably why i didnt get in.
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro/macroeconomics
Yearbook 4
AP French
Physics HN
AP Statistics
AP US Government/Comp Gov.
AP English Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ranked in the top 10 in debate for my state, tons of other debate awards, numerous academic honor awards, ran a mock school-wide election, awarded a national french honor society tutor award, invited to participate in an elite weekend for yearbook editors, intern for OFA (chosen out of a pool of 2,000+ applicants)

don’t feel like listing all of my extracurriculars because i had 10+, all with extensive leadership

Job/Work Experience: part time job at coldstone junior year, jimmy johns senior year

Essays: common app ones were perfect, UVA supplements were decent… maybe I put too much of my personality into them

Intended Major: international relations
School Type: public
causacian female

Strengths: well… compared to my friends that got in, I proved that I am highly invested in my community and have a lot of extracurricular leadership experience. my essays were pretty good… rec’s I never actually read
Weaknesses: GPA 100%. pretty sure that’s why my application was tossed to the side. maybe having a higher SAT score would have helped…
Why you think you were rejected: listed above. terrible GPA and average SAT score

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
accepted: VCU, JMU, Northeastern, Virginia Tech
waiting on: NYU, Boston U (which is my first choice)
General Comments: efffffff my life. I was riding on UVA because in my opinion, it is the only VA school that fits me academically. I now have to decide between having to pay back loans for YEARS by going to Boston U or go to JMU… and just feel like I am not reaching my full potential. i don’t know.

does anyone know if there is an appeal process for UVA? like have them re-look over my application and reconsider me for admission? i know that sounds really stupid and weak but… I really just think I deserve a second look.

PennFor2013 · March 22, 2013, 9:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1970 superscore (640 R, 720 M, 610 W)
ACT: 31
SAT II: Math 1 720, Math 2 670, Lit 620
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.845
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit (4), US Gov. (3), Comparative Gov. (2)
Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, AP Calc AB, AP English Lang, Research, and dual enrollment: acting, biology & the environment, principles of business, individual in society, statistics, nutrition, and spanish 1 and 2.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (President), Drama Club (President and inducted thespian), NHS, Yearbook (Editor in Chief), SAT Prep (Founder and President), Student Gov (senator), speech and debate (secretary/treasurer), orchestra (treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: Fashion Board Internship at Nordstrom
Volunteer/Community service: Science Museum, walkathons, tutoring, beautification
Summer Activities:
Essays: I think my essays were good, but I can’t really tell.
Teacher Recommendation: All three teachers adore me and have nominated me for awards. They definitely wrote stellar recs.
Counselor Rec: Don’t really know.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: full-time dual enrollment high school
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection
Strengths: EC
Weaknesses: SAT/ACT scores
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Fordham University, University of Florida, Florida State University, Florida International University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Miami, and UCLA. Deferred from University of Pennsylvania and still awaiting to hear a reply.

Cedardog · March 23, 2013, 12:46am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
[]ACT: 34 (w/o writing) 33 (w/ writing)
[]SAT II: 780 US History, 720 World History
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.6
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US Government and Politics (independent studied no credit) (5), United States History (5), English Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Politics, AP Microeconomics, AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, Choir, Orchestra, Electives. AP Euro + AP Psych independent study (no credit)
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Concertmaster, Vocal Music, Cross Country Captain, Musicals and Plays, A cappella, Independent AP Study Group
[]Job/Work Experience: Various political campaigns (local, state, and national campaign) and all levels of work (intern/volunteer to advisor, webmaster, state coalition chair)
[]Volunteer/Community service: Eagle Scout, NHS, Tutor (not a lot of hours)
[]Summer Activities: Orchestra Camp Counselor, Boys State, Travel, Campaigns
[]Essays: Great common app essay
[]Teacher Recommendation: 1 excellent letter
[]Counselor Rec: Generic and said I was an average kid
[]Additional Rec: None
[]Interview: Not offered
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[]Intended Major: Political Science
[]State (if domestic applicant): CO
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 100,000
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[]Strengths: Common app essay, test scores, political activism
[]Weaknesses: Counselor recommendation
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I’m a bit confused. My stats are way above the mid 50 percentile range and considering I wasn’t offered financial aid at other schools I’ve made it into despite having two sisters just out (one still in) college costing a half million, I’m wondering if that has anything to do with it. I don’t understand academically…oh well. Have fun to those who choose to attend!

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