<p>oh and the letter started out “Congratulations!” then skipped a line and then said “You have been accepted…” (my mom held the envelope up to the light and was able to kind of make out “congratulations” haha)</p>
<p>HKLove, I’ve always said this to my friends:</p>
<p>For every Hispanic or black kid that passes over you due to the race factor, you pass over about ten Asians. And if anything, Jews are put at a disadvantage when it comes to college.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**</p>
<p>[ list] [ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[ *] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A’s
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):World (3), USH (2), Eng (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ/Gov, AP English, AP Comp Poly, Physics, Leadership
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b]Subjective: psychology
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Varsity Basketball (9th, 10th), Varsity Volleyball (11th, 12th) ASB Secretary 09-11, VP/Founder of Mental helpness club, NHS (12th), Interact (9-12), club volleyball-Captain, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, PAVE Program at Vanderbilt
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Summer Job, Catering Compary
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Pajama Project been doing it kindergarten
[ *] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Church Summer Trips/Community
[ *] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Being tall and how it has it has shaped me as a leader
[ *] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):
[ *] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): super good
[ *] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): loves me
[ ] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): from a summer program at Vandy (pave) doc V
[ ] Interview:[/list][ b]Other</p>
<p>[ list] [ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ ] Gender: Female
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/list][ b]Reflection</p>
<p>[ list][ *]Strengths: attending PAVE, gpa weighted, letters of Rec
[ *] Weaknesses: ACT, AP scores, race
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]</p>
<p>rejected…i got no smarts</p>
<p>^so sorry, but i’m sure you’ll love wherever you end up going, don’t worry, Vandy seems to be rejecting tons this year. Didn’t you say you live in California? how did you get your letter so quickly?</p>
<p>I live in California and haven’t gotten anything and am dying. when did you get your decision oswaldc93?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2130 (740 math 700 reading 690 writing taken twice)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): NONE
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All A’s, B in AP Calc AB (always taken honors, every AP class our school offers with one exception)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/289
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NONE
[ <em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP gov, AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, Symphonic (honors) band, Honors physics, AP Biology
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][ b]Subjective:** National Merit, NHS
[ list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Karate (10 yrs, including all high school) instructor and student leadership program, Stage Manager (11, 12 grade) stage crew all four years, Marching Band (11, 12), Softball (9, 10) Jazz Band (11, 12), National Honors Society (10, 11, 12) Varsity Bowling (9-12)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Teach Karate 15 hrs/ week every week for 9-12 grade PAID
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, but almost no community service…
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): How Taekwondo has impacted my character, positively, very good
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): an embarrasing painful accident, very good
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):N/A
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Didnt see
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see
[</em>] Interview:[/list][ b]Other** yes, and had lunch with my admissions counselor when i was in Nashville, visited her 3 times, kept up a constant email stream with her.</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul][ b]Reflection** First generation college, female in engineering college (if that applies?)</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: My Essay, course load, SAT score, ACT score
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of AP tests although i took the courses, great lack of community service.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] i poured my heart and soul into my application. Vanderbilt is beyond a dream. Not only did I spend hours and hours filling out the application, but i pursued my admissions counselor probably to the point of annoyance, but obviously it worked 
</p>[/li]
<p>GOOD LUCK TO ANYONE WHO HASN’T FOUND OUT. and if you did not get in…I am truely sorry, but don’t be hard on yourself. There is something that is better for you out there. If you are in the college of engineering, look me up :)</p>
<p>California: i got my letter today at like 3. i was super shocked that i got it today i completely didn’t expect it.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown):CM 710 CR 630 CW 680
[</em>] ACT:29
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[</em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):Straight A’s
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/321
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):CalcBC (5) Env. Sci. (5) USGov (5) US Hist (4) Bio (5) Eng Lang (4), 3 more this spring
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):none
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: German 1,2; AP Literature; Journalism 1,2; AP Econ
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Achievement Semi-finalist, 2nd Place National Beta Math Competition, Graduation Usher (top 10 in class), Director of Schools Advisory Council Award (Top Students in district)
[ list]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Beta Club (President, VP, Representative: 3 years), Interact Club (VP, Representative, 4 years), Key Club (Historian, 4 years), Yearbook Staff (Writer, Designer, 1 year), A few other random clubs.[/li][</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:TONS
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Beta Club, good in that it gave information about my dedication to service
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Campaign for TN Beta President; pretty good essay I think?
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):Didn’t see it.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Incredible (love her)
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):none
[</em>] Interview:none [/ul][ b]Other</p>
<p>[ list] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant):TN
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American, White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):Minority, National Merit Achievement [/list][ b]Reflection**</p>
<p>[ list][<em>]Strengths:GPA, EC’s
[</em>] Weaknesses:SAT/ACT
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not completely sure what the winning factor was, but excited! [/list]</p>
<p>sorry ^^ about mistakes</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown):Didnt send, but 2140
[</em>] ACT:33
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 720 Math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):Mostly low A’s and B’s in math and science, but took hardest classes, with upward trend in challenge
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank, but top 15%, very competitive school
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): MEH (5)
Lang (5)
Gov (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Latin, AP US2
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective: NHS, Enligsh Honors, Latin Honors, Classics Day team at montclair state. See my posts in Vandy ED1 thread for info, no time to type. Basically, Major theater kid, Student government, editor school paper
[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): See above[/li][</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Job 3 years
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Really Good, see above
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): About theater, wasn’t great i don’t think. Just showed a cool thing I did.
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): About Boy’s State. Excellent, imo
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): nope
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): didnt see them, but they both write excellent recs. The teachers loved me
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didnt see
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): nope
[</em>] Interview:[/ul][ b]Other** Not bad. He seemed pretty nervous lol</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, very competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: White Jew
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul]Reflection Jewish? Not a lot of people from my school applied, though the admissions counselor is from my town</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: EC’s, test scores and ap’s, course load. Also, theater. I really think my essay exemplified my personality, and they liked me I guess.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Grades
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][/li]They liked me as a person I think. Very involved in theater and in the school. I really didnt expect to get in…
But super excited!!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 M:730 CR:660 W:720
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math 2: 750 Physics: 740 US: 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A’s with a few B’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/210
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat: 4 US: 4 Physics: 4
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, Honor Bio, Personal Finance
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective: </p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Soccer (coaches award), Golf, Key Club Events Coordinator, Co-founder/Co-president Special Olympics Club, Peer Leader (for freshmen), Harvard Model Congress, Freshman Orientation, NJ Elks Youth Leadership Conference, Costa Rica Outward Bound, People to People, National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Essay on how I got into working at the special olympics. Could have been written better but was really personal
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Essay on killing a chicken on Costa Rica Outward Bound and what it taught me about myself and my ideas about life. Was very philosophical and I thought it was well written.
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): n/a
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Didn’t see either but guidance counselor said they were very strong.
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Known for writing good recs, but again i didn’t see
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): n/a
[</em>] Interview:I thought that it went pretty well. The interviewer and I had a lot in common and I felt that I dealt with the questions well.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other </p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul]Reflection: none </p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: i guess GPA/Rank, and probably letters
[</em>] Weaknesses: SATs, AP scores, maybe essay
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]:SATs, white, essay</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown) 2240 - 720-Math 740-CR 780-W
- ACT:
- SAT II (if submitted):
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure. It was a 94/100 UW.
- Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):All A’s in All Advanced classes offered; No AP’s
(none were offered) - Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 10%, very competitive school
- Senior Year Course Load: Calc, Physics, Eng, US History II, Spanish V etc…
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Merit Recognition Scholar
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective: NHS, Good grades at a top Catholic school. Well-rounded. Good leadership positions. Decent community service hours.</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): 4 Years of School Paper (editor for two years), 4 years band, 4 years soccer (nationally ranked) and ice hockey. Decent Community Service (200+ hrs)
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Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp Counselor 3 years
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Volunteer/Community service: Good, but not equal with a lot of people on CC
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EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Creative approach to a volunteer activity. My teacher and I both liked it a lot.
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General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): About a trip to South America and my ambitions and goals for the future
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Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): nope
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Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): didnt see them, but they both write excellent recs. The teachers loved me
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Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didnt see
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Additional Rec (only if you saw it): nope
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Interview:Yes. Went very well.
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State (if domestic applicant): NY
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Country (if international applicant):
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School Type: Private, very competitive
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Ethnicity: White Catholic
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Gender: Male
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Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):Hispanic
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Strengths: SAT, essays, URM status for sure
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Weaknesses: Grades, EC’s, class rank
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Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
</code></pre>
<p>I am very driven and was the ideal applicant at a school like Vanderbilt. Looking to diversify, but also keeping top notch SAT’s. Didn’t think I would get in. VANDY '15.</p>
<p>Just got in today from NJ somerset county. So happy I can’t believe it.</p>
<p>Hey danhill23 I just got in from Somerset County!!
What school do you go to?</p>
<p>Darn… I had really similar statistics to you enjolias. Oh well I guess I was just a little bit inferior. My counselor thinks I should appeal the decision with my new GPA (from 1st semester grades) and a few new ECs I have. What do you think the chances of a reversal are?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 710 M: 710 W:750
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math I: 680 US History: 740
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[</em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Mostly A’s
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History: 5
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Calc AB, AP French, AP Psych, honors spanish, economics, drawing
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NCTE Writing competition winner</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Volleyball, church youth group, charity club leader, newspaper
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: sales associate, camp counselor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: work with my church, two-week program, work through my club
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): my club, it was fine
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): about how i dealt when plans for a service trip unexpectadly changed; it was pretty good.
[</em>] Interview: fine, the guy said that he would only said nice things and I seemed very qualified.
[ list] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] School Type: Small, public, very competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female</p>
<p>list][ b]Reflection**</p>
<p>[list][<em>]Strengths: course load, well-rounded ECs, upward grade trend, SAT
[</em>] Weaknesses: no “theme” in my app, i don’t have a specific passion yet
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][/li]I had a good application I guess!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): no
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 unweighted/4.3 weighted
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All A’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/107
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 11 by graduation, scores not sent
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Literature, AP Gov, College Spanish
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional gold key in scholastic writing contest, high merit publications, etc etc</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): NSH, NSHS (President), NAHS (President), NFLHS, Varsity Volleyball (4 years), Varsity Track (2 years), Interact Club, Girl Scouts, art club, physics olympics, etc etc
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 4 years real estate office as a secretary, chemistry tutor, counselor at a sleepaway bible camp
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot with girl scouts and interact…nothing too out there though
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Wrote about my love for running. Looking back, I don’t like it
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Transitioned from my love for art into a personal statement. Was short, but kind of quirky and everyone I showed it to loved it
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): SO cute! A teacher that I’ve had for 4 years and loves me
[<em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see, but I’ve heard it was very good
[</em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see itt
[li] Interview: nope</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other** </p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] School Type: Public, Small
[<em>] Ethnicity: Didn’t indicate, but white
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: Rigor of course load, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: ACT scores, uniqueness of ECs/volunteer work?
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] I don’t know, just happy they liked me!:):):)</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 600 CR, 560 M, 700 W (1860 composite)
[</em>] ACT: didn’t submit
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): -
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.62
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Straight A’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35/290
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (3)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature, AP Economics, Pre-Calculus, Dual Credit Accounting, Dual Credit Texas Government (summer), Dual Credit US Government (summer)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Newspaper Staff (11, 12, editor-in-chief), Journalism Team (11, 12, captain), Service Org1 (10-12, Manager, will be President starting January), Service Org2 (9-12, Trustee, Prelate), Service Org3 (11, 12), Accounting Team (12), Ready Writing Team (12), Theater (9, 10), Karate (9, senior purple belt), Yearbook Staff (9, head photographer, assistant editor), DECA (12)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: -
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Well over 500 hours of service at retirement center, Habitat for Humanity, children’s home, homeless shelter, women’s shelter, community events, school events, etc.
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): About how volunteering at a children’s home taught me how to love without prejudice
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): About how volunteering at a homeless shelter taught me to view the homeless not as “lazy bums,” but as strong people who are putting their whole lives out for the world to see. (Not very original, I know, but it was VERY well written according to my teachers.)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): They both love me, so they were probably great.
[<em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see, but I know she loves me.
[</em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): From the president of one of my service organizations… very well written.
[li] Interview: Went extremely well! She said I had “nothing to worry about with her recommendation.” [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation college student[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: Nothing, really…
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores, GPA, rank, Extra-curricular activities, etc.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I just wasn’t what they wanted. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>People told me time after time to not apply, but foolishly, I did anyway. I was just hoping I’d get in so I could afford to go to a good school (with Vandy’s financial aid) and better myself, but I did not succeed.</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone attending Vandy in the fall! Feel blessed to have the opportunity to attend such a fine school.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**</p>
<p>[ list] [ *] SAT I (breakdown): 600 math 760 cr 770 w
[ *] ACT: didnt take
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 730 lit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[ *] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on AP lang
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: trig, physics, AP gov pol, AP spanish, latin 3, AP eng lit
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b] Magna Cum Laude: National Latin Exam, several awards from my school
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): NHS, track as a freshman, key club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: GAP sales associate, 2 years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: church stuff, peer tutoring, camp counseling, genocide assembly student leader, Relay for Life Captain 3 years
[ *] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): about job at Gap and what it taught me about people…it was decent.
[ *] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): about my passion for genealogy and how the study of my family grants me a sense of belonging and a place in history. i thought it was really good, and so did everyone who read it.
[ *] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): additional info, mainly to explain my low freshman year grades and difficulties with math…all due to moving from a mediocre school district to the extremely challenging school i now attend
[ *] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): she said it was great, my other teacher loves me so it should be nice
[ *] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): idk
[ *] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): none
[ *] Interview:[/list][ b]Went wonderfully, he sent me the letter he wrote and it was amazing. Couldn’t have gone better.**</p>
<p>[ list] [ *] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: highly competitive nationally renowned public
[ *] Ethnicity: white; christian
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/list][ b]I’m a Canadian citizen, and I want to major in Classics. Not really a hook, but sort of unique. **</p>
<p>[ list][ *]Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses: the obvious; my math score & grades
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:because of math issues [/list]</p>
<p>I expected to be rejected, but I am still disappointed. Best wishes to all those accepted. To all those rejected, we know it’ll turn out alright in the end.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!!
School of Engineering</p>