<p>Actually, I think GhjAbc showed why she didn’t get in and got waitlisted at Dook. There is probably a huge hole in her application like (being a tool) or some type character issues.</p>
<p>uh, got accepted!</p>
<p>didnt take the sat bc thats the devils test. (satII’s are his minions)
ACT 35
GPA 4.4 weighted
idk what my rank was my school doesnt provide that stuff</p>
<p>and i live in nj, go to a public school
i’m an asian american male
oh and i agree with hooker123’s (sorry forget the actual username) post earlier about that tool ******bag ghjblah, he should vent his betterness by punching a wall, not bashing the institution that didnt accept him.</p>
<p>the one deterrent about vandy for me right now is that cost of attending right now is like over 50000, and even with aid, which cuts it in half for me, its still no walk in the park for my family.</p>
<p>Well, I think he is a hooker too so you can call him that.
LOL.</p>
<p>I was accepted. </p>
<p>ACT:35
GPA: over 4.0 (weighted)…dont know what it is unweighted, haha.
dont know rank</p>
<p>I hate all you people getting 34s and 35s. =]</p>
<p>LOLZ @ ModernChem. I have been called a manwhore by at least 10 women in the last month, sooo…</p>
<p>and Hillary, I didn’t have either of those scores, so don’t hate me! :)</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED! **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1490/2220 CR 800 W 770 M 690
[</em>] SAT IIs: World History 800 French 800 Bio E 790 Math IIC 620
[<em>] GPA:4.7 weighted
[</em>] Rank: top 10%
[li]AP Exams: World History, Biology, APUSH, Lang+comp, Latin-Vergil, all 5’s</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common app ones were pretty good, very unusual topic about how my swingset in my backyard has influenced my life
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Hopefully good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:probably not great
[</em>] Hook (if any): international background, dual citizen, first-generation American </p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: TN
[</em>] School Type: small private college-prep
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: good test scores and leadership/indifferent service and ECs
[</em>] why you think you were accepted: I have no idea. Luck, I guess, givien the number of applicants
[*] going to attend? good chance</p>
<p>Waitlisted! </p>
<p>I’m happy. I really wasn’t expecting to get in; being waitlisted is really awesome. I’m proud, believe it or not. As a top 20% student, with 92% of students accepted being top 10%, I feel so awesome ahahah. </p>
<p>I’m going to send in my waitlist form today. If they don’t take me off the waitlist, I’m probably going to go to Wake Forest (accepted today!) </p>
<p>YAY! </p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who got accepted! Wheeee</p>
<p>Funky - I feel ya man, same situation w/ finances here. </p>
<p>Have you gotten your financial aid package already though? Mine didn’t come with the letter. Pm me so we don’t end up spamming this official decisions thread. </p>
<p>And guys, I know how ghj feels, after I got rejected by 4 schools(duke, rice, uchicago, berk), I was really angry at those schools; I’ve worked hard(most of my life =P) and to see all that effort go to pieces just sucks. </p>
<p>Ghj - you have to realize it’s not your fault or their fault sometimes that you didn’t get in; your test scores are excellent, so maybe it was your essay. Or maybe they just had too many people like you. College is definitely a crapshoot this year; I got wled at northwestern and I was 100% sure i would get in because of my essay/interview/connections with NW from my current high school.</p>
<p>As expected, I received a “sorry, we cannot offer you admission letter” today.</p>
<p>I’m almost too embarrassed to post my stats as they are so far below those already posted, but, in my defense, I am a hardworking student with very good, but not perfect SAT scores.</p>
<p>I am in the top 3% of my almost 500 person class, I have a 4.0 unweighted, got a 5 on AP Chem and am in AP Physics and AP Calc BC even though I didn’t have Algebra 1 until ninth grade. I’ve also won numerous science fair awards.</p>
<p>I am an engineering major and will now choose between GaTech, Case, and a free ride including R&B and books at the state U.</p>
<p>How bad can things be?</p>
<p>Good luck to all still waiting.</p>
<p>iconplaybass, awesome attitude. That will probably be my situation. Good luck with life!!</p>
<p>Decision:WAITLISTED =[</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 700 CR 710 M 770 W (1410/2180)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Chem 730 US History 690 Math II
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW 4.7 W
[<em>] Rank: top 10%
[</em>] Other stats: 10 APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: My mini essay was ok. I really liked my big one.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Don’t know.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Don’t know.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type: public gifted
[<em>] Ethnicity: whitebread
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Strength=GPA/rigor of courseload/lots of leadership. FAIL: Test scores. I took the SAT 3 times and I could never do well. And my ACT score is only mediocre.
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: See FAIL
[li] going to attend? If I get off the waitlist.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I’ve already heard of 6 people from my school getting in. If they compare test scores amongst people at your school, then I was done for from the start. 5 out of the 6 people who got accepted had 34s on their ACT. But really, it was my test scores that did me in.</p>
<p>I’ve been crying my heart out for an hour and a half. I really wanted this so bad. My poor father even started crying. Oh well. Story of my life. I’ll hope in the back of my mind that I’ll get in off the waitlist but I doubt it. I’ll probably be at Wake Forest next year.</p>
<p>hilsa - i’ve been rooting for you - so sorry about your disappointment - but congrats on wake forest! = i really think wake is a GREAT choice - btw - daughter just accepted @ Wake also, do you know your fin aid award yet?</p>
<p>Same boat as you hilsa: WAITLIST
sat 750cr 660 m 
740 wr
Math 2 690 lit 770 chem 680
Act 31 (b/c of sci got 34 in math)
Public high school florida
IB candidate
Perfect gpa 4.0 uw don’t remember exactly weighted but all IB courses
Salutatorian
100+hours service
Heavily involved in extracurriculars including varsity weightlifting team, a lot of clubs, a few leadership positions
Asian (south Asian) female
Weaknesses: Math scores, only had common app essay cuz didn’t see another essay in the supplement.
Also waitlisted to johns Hopkins this is killing me.</p>
<p>Are you allowed to turn in intent to remain on waitlist letters to more that one college?</p>
<p>^Yes you can remain on as many waitlists as you want.</p>
<p>“I took the SAT 3 times and I could never do well. And my ACT score is only mediocre.”</p>
<p>Those poor SAT scores are in the 97th and 98th percentile (depending on whether you include writing) and the “mediocre” ACT is in the 99th percentile. You don’t need to apologize for your scores. They are also in the mid-range for the Vanderbilt class of 2012. I suspect you were a very tough candidate for them to place on the waiting list because you are absolutely qualified. It’s just a very difficult year to get admitted (rapidly improving applicant pool).</p>
<p>I know this is not what you want to hear, but it is also cases like this that must make it hard to be an admissions officer. I’m sure they know that some students are tremendously emotionally invested in their school. That’s why they pour over these applications so thoroughly. It must be tough to realize they’ve reached their limit before admitting all the kids they think are qualified (as evidenced by your being placed on the WL rather than rejected).</p>
<p>Good luck getting off the waitlist, but Wake is a consolation prize that 98% of college applicants would kill to have as an option. Make the most of it and you’ll be just as happy as you would be in Nashville.</p>
<p>Thanks, Padre. I’m sure whatever I posted within the last few hours and within the next few hours will most likely be irrational.</p>
<p>I’m just happy at myself for just being sad and not getting mad at anyone or Vanderbilt itself. I’m handling it better than I ever thought I would.</p>
<p>I’ll probably be happy wherever I end up. It’s just hard right now.</p>
<p>Rejected. Story of my life for the past 4 days. I honestly feel like my life is falling apart…I wish this was all a dream.</p>
<p>**Decision: Rejected **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1640
[</em>] GPA: 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 1/431
[</em>] Other stats: AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good as they talked about my personality and an influential person
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Both were good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Interviewed.
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: Southern CA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Filipino
[</em>]Gender: male
[<em>]major strength: I played in four instrumental ensembles, and did other activities related to education and government (listed in my stats profile)
[</em>]why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Maybe, because of my ACT score and senior year grades (mostly As, but a B here and there).</p>
<p>hilsa, I don’t post on CC anymore but came back just to tell you that getting into Wake Forest is an AWESOME accomplishment. Please don’t shed another tear for Vanderbilt. I wish my child had gone to Wake instead of Vandy. Vandy is a great school but Wake is just as good academically, smaller, more personal and a lot less crazy. The sports and kids are amazing. Our next door neighbor goes there and he loves it–the girls are cute and the guys are cute and nice–I dare say nicer than a lot of guys at Vandy, who don’t seem to respect women the way they should. (Don’t know if you are a guy or a girl but I have heard this last complaint from several girls who have gone to Vandy)</p>
<p>You can accomplish all that you want to, have a great time and enjoy your 4 years immensely. Get rid of the Vandy obsession right now, don’t hide out–go to school tomorrow and share in your friends’ successes and be proud of your own. Just remember there is a plan for you, it’s already in motion, you just have to jump into it with both feet and a lot of faith that God knows what He wants for your life. The best surprises are in store for you at Wake Forest.</p>
<p>Same goes for you Eileenballerina. You will get into an awesome school too, never stop believing in yourself and do well wherever you are planted. Happiness is NEVER guaranteed getting into a certain college, it’s what you do with what you have and where you are. This whole process is difficult but you are so much more than a packet of information being read by people who know so little about you. Be happy with your choices–turn them into great successes and wonderful memories.</p>