SAT II: World History 750, Math II 800, Physics 730
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: Calc AB:5, American Gov’t: 4, Biology: 3, English Lang: 5, World History: 5
GPA weighted: 4.67
GPA unweighted: 4.0
Rank or % estimate: 5/337
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
Essays: Interesting- wrote about how a car accident made me get more involved in school
Teacher Recs: Pretty good
Counselor Rec: Alright, I guess
Hook (if any): None
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: MD
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: No
[ *] Important ECs: Member of Board of Trustees for local nonprofit, President National Honor Society, Captain Mock Trial Team, School Plays
[ *] Likely Letter Yes/No: Yes
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<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal: 730
[ *] SAT Math: 790
[ *] SAT Writing: 690
[ *] SAT Total: 2210
[ *] SAT II: M2:740 CHEM:770 PHYS:760
[ *] ACT:N/A
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:
BC calc: 5
AP phys B: 5
AP chem: 5
AP eng. lang: 4
currently taking
Phys C
gov
macro eco
eng lit
[ *] GPA weighted:4.4
[ *] GPA unweighted: 3.8
[ *] Rank or % estimate: 77/562 (yikes)</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: main essay=phenomenal the other two were good
[ *] Teacher Recs: unique and very positive
[ *] Counselor Rec: fantastic
[ *] Hook (if any): Musician (Bassoon)</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Whitey
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No:neg
[ *] Recruited Yes/No:not really (music prof talked to admissions)
[ *] Important ECs:Band, NHS, Orchestra, Chem club, various extremely prestigious summer music festivals including Northwestern U and Tanglewood
[ *] Likely Letter Yes/No:neg</p>
<p>Sorry, but admissions are often times random… And being the top-notch school UVA is, you shouldn’t feel too bad as there are many others in the same boat. Plus, you’re applying OOS.</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal:640
[ *] SAT Math:800
[ *] SAT Writing:600
[ *] SAT Total:2040
[ *] SAT II:720,730 780
[ *] ACT:n/a
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: ten AP’s by grad
[ *] GPA weighted: 4.338
[ *] GPA unweighted:3.76
[ *] Rank or % estimate:3 / 230</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: exciting
[ *] Teacher Recs: they love me
[ *] Counselor Rec: he hates me
[ *] Hook (if any): anti- hook… had to tell them about my three day out of school suspension due to a stupid cheating incident freshman year</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:OHIO<br>
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: no
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: no
[ *] Important ECs: eagle scout… class pres… three sport varsity athlete… climbed highest peak in Europe
[ *] Likely Letter Yes/No: yes</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] I feel b ad for all the kids who didn’t get in and had never gotten in trouble… but am glad that UVa is giving me a second chance… all the other schools haven’t haha</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b] I will be seeing you all down there in VA this fall!.. probabaly</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal:750
SAT Math:730
SAT Writing:710
SAT Total:2190
SAT II:720,690,710
[ACT:32
AP taken/scores: 9 APs by grad
GPA weighted: N/A
GPA unweighted:3.96
Rank or % estimate:7 /659 </p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: different and all who read liked
Teacher Recs: excellent
Counselor Rec: great
Hook (if any): ???</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Legacy Yes/No: no
Recruited Yes/No: no
Important ECs: Many, Many
Likely Letter Yes/No: NO</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Loved my first visit, visiting again in April.</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal: 640
[ *] SAT Math: 780
[ *] SAT Writing: 620
[ *] SAT Total:
[ *] SAT II: Math 800, US History 620
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: CALC AB 5
[ *] GPA weighted: 4.3
[ *] GPA unweighted: 3.73
[ *] Rank or % estimate: top 10%</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: very good
[ *] Teacher Recs: very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good
[ *] Hook (if any): Quaker, food allergies a challenge</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: NJ
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: No
[ *] Important ECs: Varsity Soccer, Track, Amazon seller
[ *] Likely Letter Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b] rejection letter encouraged to apply as a transfer</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 700
[</em>] SAT Math: 660
[<em>] SAT Writing: 650
[</em>] SAT Total: 2010
[<em>] SAT II: 600, 620
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 90%+ student, i’m usually first in my class</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I would say they had a lot of substance; a little tongue in cheek as well. My commonapp essay was quite different.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very good
[</em>] Hook (if any): International student, not applying for aid (I don’t know if this matters?), diversity I suppose</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Singapore
[</em>] School Type: International school (private)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian (north)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[<em>] Important ECs: Various leadership positions; Captain of the school most importantly
[</em>] Likely Letter Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Frankly speaking, I least expected to get into UVa. The best part was that I got a handwritten message on my acceptance letter!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 690
SAT Math: 800
SAT Writing: 780
SAT Total: 2270
SAT II: U.S. History 740, Math 1 730, Math 2 690, Chem 580
ACT:
AP taken/scores: Euro Hist 4, U.S. Hist 5, Lang & Comp 5; taking Calc AB, Macro, and Gov
GPA weighted: 5.37
GPA unweighted:3.96
Rank or % estimate: 27/343, top 8%</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Common App essay was pretty funny-- I talked about the shock I had when I moved from Fairfax Co, VA to Southeastern PA-- cityesque to straight up farmland
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): Legacy, good essay, substantial improvement over high school career as classes got harder and in SATs</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Pennsylvania
School Type: Top 5 public HS in state
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Female
Legacy Yes/No: Yes
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Managing Editor of school paper; chamber choir, show choir, symphonic choir; FBLA; French club; NHS, NJHS, French Honor Society
Likely Letter Yes/No: No</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Truly happy about my acceptance. Congratulations to everyone else and good luck to next term’s applicants. I suggest making your essay humorous-- show your personality. And if it’s not too late, show improvement in your grades. Get straight A’s and rock the SATs.
I’m worried about the $40,000 aggregate cost, but UVA’s an investment, right?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 800
[</em>] SAT Math: 790
[<em>] SAT Writing: 780
[</em>] SAT Total: 2370
[<em>] SAT II: 800 physics, 800 US history, 800 math II-C, 780 chem, 780 bio
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: US History 5, Comp. Sci. A 5, Macro 5 (self-study).
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.901
[<em>] GPA unweighted: no idea
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 1/310 (tie)</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: probably good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably good
[</em>] Hook (if any): </p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: yes
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: no
[<em>] Important ECs: A whole bunch. Three sports, academic competitions, some service things with leadership.
[</em>] Likely Letter Yes/No: yes. tears of joy.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
I very nearly picked UVA over MIT, but the finaid wasn’t great. Sigh… four years of cold weather. =(</p>