<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1910 (630 CR, 670 Math, 610 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.48
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 95/383
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science A, AP Government, AP Physics B, Honors German 4, Honors Calculus, Honors English
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band, National Honor Society, Concert Band, Stage Crew, German Club, German National Honor Society, Key Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Six Flags team member
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Librarian assistant, Key Club
[<em>] Essays: Okay I guess
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[<em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Computer Science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: Medium-Large, Mediocre Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, competitive intended major, state
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pretty average applicant, nothing special I guess.[/li][/ul]General Comments: A bit disappointing, but I’m surprised I wasn’t flat rejected tbh. I still got four other schools that took me, anyway. Good luck to everyone else!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlist</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (590 CR, 720 Math, 660 Writing)
ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (my school doesn’t use GPA)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (my school doesn’t rank)
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): A1 English Lang&Lit HL: 5, History HL: 5, Business HL: 5, Math SL: 5, Environmental Systems and Societies SL: 6, Chinese SL: 7, Theory of Knowledge+Extended Essay: 1/3.
Senior Year Course Load: same with the above.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -school scholarship: School Founder’s Award (the most prestigious one that awards to the student who improved the school community significantly) in 2012, scholarship for 2012/2013 school year: $8000, Annual Award: Drama in 2011, and Annual Award: Geometry in 2010.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer varsity, Student Council, Orchestra, math peer mentoring, Global culture club, roots and shoots, table tennis, tennis, dance, Model United Nations.
Job/Work Experience: acting in independent movie.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer for community soccer teaching
Essays: I think it was good
Teacher Recommendation: N/A
Counselor Rec: N/A
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: N/A
Intended Major: Business
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Korean living in China
School Type: Small international school
Ethnicity: Yellow
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: i don’t know
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
Reflection
Strengths: may activities? don’t know…
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT, and many other aspects
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my GPA& SAT don’t stand out.
General Comments: Disappointing but congrats to admitted students, sorry for rejected students, and good luck for wailsted students!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 510CR 580M 630W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.69
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):32/405
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):APUSH (2)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP English Lit/Comp, AP Euro, Physics, Psychology, Visual Communications, Pre-Calculus
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Tutoring, Violin, NHS, Key Club, Tennis all 4 years
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Worked for a week during the summer in Taiwan as part of the staff member for a contest.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Key Club
[<em>] Essays: Solid essays. Talked about my father’s bypass surgery when I was in 8th grade and how I had to help my family pull through while he recovered.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[<em>] Intended Major:Computer Science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):WA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Large Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~40k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I would have to say my essays. I wrote a pretty decent personal statement and a very good short response about how I would contribute to diversity at UW.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT and GPA. Not the greatest.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Like I said, I think my essays carried me. I didn’t have a very rigorous course load throughout high school. I only took 3 APs but I did take a lot of honors classes.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I am deciding between UW and UC Irvine right now. Money plays a huge factor. Good luck to those who are waiting!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (730 CR, 770 M, 690 W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted): 800 Biology M, 740 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5% (out of 500)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5) Mirco and Macro Economics (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Calculus, English (only one semester)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 250 Toronto Biology Competition, Duke of Ed. Silver, Some school Awards, Awards in all EC’s (leadership, MVP, Medals, Recognition)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lightweight Crew (MVP, Leadership Awards), Music (Guitar, Trumpet, Composition, Piano), Track and Field (Javelin and 800m),<br>
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Play Lighting Director (350 hours)
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: N/A
Counselor Rec: N/A
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Neurology or Pre-Med
State (if domestic applicant): Ontario
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $450,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nope
Reflection
Strengths: Scores, Grades, Recognition in all of my EC’s (awards)
Weaknesses: Number of EC’s though Crew takes 15 hours a week
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High Scores and Marks while still having strong commitment to EC’s
General Comments:
Still waiting on the UCLA, UC:Berkeley and some Ivy’s - already have McGill in Canada and it will be a tough choice if I get into any of the UC’s or Ivy’s though I doubt I will be going to Washington - Good Luck to all of you on your decisions and have a great time next year</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted OOS [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT I (breakdown): 1900
[ *]ACT:29
[ *]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[ *]Senior Year Course Load: Calculus AB, American Lit, AP US History, Honors Latin 3/4, AP Studio Art, Leadership Through Team Building, Acting, Creative Writing
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Tech Crew), (Latin Club), Teacher’s Aide, Principal’s Aide, Martial Arts, (Choir), Girl Scouts
[ *]Job/Work Experience: Pet Store, Summer Camp
[ *]Volunteer/Community service: International Volunteering, and lots of things through Girl Scouts and working as a Principal’s Aide.
[ *]Essays: Talked about overcoming Depression and all the negative “side effects” because of it such as social problems, low grades etc. Also discussed how I would be an addition to the UW culture because of my experiences volunteering abroad for a year (this year )
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *]Intended Major: Biology: Environment, Ecology and Conservation
[ *]State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[ *]Country (if international applicant):
[ *]School Type: Public High School
[ *]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *]Gender: Femail
[ *]Income Bracket:
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *]Strengths: Essays, International Volunteering, Bilingual
[ *]Weaknesses: GPA, Test scores, only had 3 years of HS instead of 4
[ *]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /lit][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 25
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29th %ile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US history, Biology II, Statistics, Psychology
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Biology II, AP Psychology, English 101/102, Economics/Government
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Barista at Starbucks for over 2 years
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Over 200+ community service hours, ambassador for a non-profit, doing charity since I was little
[<em>] Essays: Excellent, One on my diversity. And one on my family struggling with health issues such as cancer.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[<em>] Intended Major: Biology (Physiology)
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: >250K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Income Bracket, Essays, Job Experience, Community Service
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA? ACT score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Excellent, emotional essays. No financial aid needed, OOS[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I will be attending UW in the fall and couldn’t be more excited! This shows that you don’t have to have excellent grades or test scores to get in! Good luck to all those still anticipating their letters :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):1800 (580 M, 580 CR, 640 W)
[</em>] ACT:28
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 30%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):APUSH (4) AP European History (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Biotechnology, English, AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Macroecon, Sociology, Journalism
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 Years basketball, 2 years newspaper section editor, counselor in training for kids camp, freshman orientation leader
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Inventory control at an apparel company 1 summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Teen leader reader for 5th graders
[<em>] Essays: decent/strong
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major:Sociology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~50k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, ACT, SAT
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Really surprising, I believe my essays were my strong point that got me admitted. I also had a GPA upward trend. [/li][/ul]General Comments: GPA and test scores are not everything!!! Strong essays and decent ECs can really help in the long run.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1820
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Calculus AB (5), English Language (4)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Literature, AP Statistics, Yearbook, Drama, Civics CP/Economics/Model UN</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Co-Editor-in-Chief), 4 years in Model UN (Directors of committees), Book Club (Vice-President), Cross Country,
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Chinese School teacher’s assistant
[<em>] Essays: My teacher liked it…
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty awesome, I suppose</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Accounting
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: 1/2 Black, 1/2 Taiwanese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[*] Income Bracket: less than 15,000</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 29
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/414
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (3), AP Microeconomics (4), AP Macroeconomics (4), AP Calculus AB (3)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Information Systems
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $30,000 - $40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Hey everyone! Can anyone who got accepted chance me please?
SAT: 2000
AP Classes: AP BIO, APUSH, AP PSYCH, AP ENGLISH LANG, AP ENGLISH LIT (all 5’s)
GPA: unweighted:3.52, weighted: 3.7
(I go to an extremely challenging high school! Amador valley high</p>