*****Official Vanderbilt 2016 RD Decisions*****

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<p>Hey guys!</p>

<p>Acceptances have been emailed to students now! Congratulations to those accepted, may the force be with you to waitlisted, and my commiserations to rejected.</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<ul>
<li>This year’s acceptance rate is 12%, a rate more competitive than some Ivy Leagues.</li>
</ul>

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<p>E-mailed to all students or just international?</p>

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<p>S waitlisted. 34 ACT, top l0%of class, great extracurriculars and community service, eagle scout, varsity lax, amazing letters, etc etc. its ok tho, he’s in at washu and umich and wesleyan CT…</p>

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<p>I’m international, and I got nothing. I guess it’s a rejection and they’re sending those last</p>

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<p>this year was definitely more competitive than most, I also got waitlisted but wasnt surprised given the stats posted on the vanderbilt admission blog the other day</p>

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<p>Didn’t get an e-mail but got a GIGANTIC package in the mail today. I already knew I got accepted because they sent an invite to their multicultural Mosaic program thing (because I’m hispanic) a while back.</p>

<p>Financial aid info was included in the packet and the aid package covers essentially everything and only leaves about $1,000 for me to cover. </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 670 M, 650 CR, 800 W (SAT not sent though, ACT was).
[</em>] ACT: 35 Composite (36 R, 35 E, 34 S, 33 M)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 7% of class of ~500
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng. Lang (5), Bio (5), Psych (5), World History (4), US History (4), AP Calc AB (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lang, AP Calc BC, AP Environmental Science, Teacher Assisting 2, Web Design 4, Law/Court Studies, Senior survival.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (President, VP, Secretary), NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society, FL Public Service Association, Senior council
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Work about 20-25 hours/week (retail) plus independently design and maintain websites (~5 hrs/week)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours working with children and tutoring HS kids as well as working with the elderly.
[<em>] Essays: Excellent.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[<em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: unknown
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Semi-competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: Very very low (not posting numbers).
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Hispanic
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Well-rounded, pretty strong in all areas.
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] [/li][/ul]
General comments
I will be attending the University of Miami because of better opportunities for me.</p>

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<p>Decision: Wait-Listed</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Not sent
ACT: 30 Composite (29 R, 33 E, 27 S, 31 M)
SAT II (if submitted): 600 US History, 740 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4% of class of ~3552
AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng. Lang (3), US History (4), Euro History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Chem SL (4)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Math SL, IB Spanish SL, IB History of Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Biology HL, IB Theory of Knowledge
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Credential on Florida Ready to Work, AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): IB Relay for Life (Secretary), Interact Club (Secretary), Key Club (Member) , NHS, Spanish Honor Society, English Honor Society, Piano (6 years), Soccer (8 years)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: ~ 200 hours in various organizations
Essays: Excellent.
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent.
Counselor Rec: Amazing.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Public Health
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Hispanic
Reflection
Strengths: Well-rounded
Weaknesses: My GPA
General comments
I am still waiting to hear on the rest of my colleges, so I’m not sure if I will wait to be accepted for Vanderbilt.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 5.17 weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/925
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang. & Comp (5), AP Comparative Gov (5), AP US History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Spanish, AP Lit & Comp, AP Bio, AP Calc
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit commended, AP scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis (captain), High school literary magazine (editor in chief), NHS
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Social media intern
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Established free tennis program for kids over the summer through the YMCA, volunteered at a women’s shelter in downtown Chicago
[<em>] Essays: Solid
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Never read, but I think very good?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: It went really well. We ended up talking for almost 3 hours.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Undecided
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Middle/upper middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Sort of first generation college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Didn’t send in my AP scores or SAT II scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a lot of interest in the school. I visited back in February and made sure to interact with my admissions rep throughout the process to update my info, etc. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I am SO excited. I almost died when I saw the big “congratulations!” packet in the mail :D</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (790 M, 620 R, 670 W) (Did not send)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II 770 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%…school does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4) Chemistry (5) English Lang (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP English Lit, Honors Organic Chemistry, Honors Anatomy, Spanish Composition at County College
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High School swim team (captain), Club Swim team (Captain), Spanish Honors Society (Treasurer), Key Club (Secretary and Grade Rep), Newspaper, Student liaison to township board of health, Diversity Club (Vice President), Non-Profit Organization (Director of Public Relations and Event Coordinator)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Assistant Swim Coach
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Countless hours at Habitat for Humanity, Local Soup Kitchen, Mission trips at the Dominican Republic and Haiti
[<em>] Essays: It was alright, it was about how I went to Cancun Mexico and how I saw everything alive and then I returned and everything was dead and how it affected me
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Honestly, no idea. Never read them
[<em>] Counselor Rec: He had to write over 450, but I knew him pretty well
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Went really well, we connected
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Environmental Science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public around 450 in my grade
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 200k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracirricular, ACT/ SAT IIs
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea![/li][/ul]General Comments: Never been happier in my life!!!</p>

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<p>[size=+2]Decision: Waitlisted<a href=“Peabody”>/size</a></p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (720 M, 670 CR, 710 W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 750 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96/100 Weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4), Physics B (3), English Lang (5). World (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Environmental Science, AP Calc AB, College Accounting, SUPA English (Syracuse Univ.), SUPA Spanish (Syracuse Univ.)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honor, Multiple time top performer at DECA International competition
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (Vice President), Model UN (President), Political Internsip, Various other smaller activities
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Over 200 hours at local religious school
[<em>] Essays: Pretty personal and well-written, I thought
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Fine, I assume
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: HOD
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Highly-Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: N/A
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Fit for HOD, rigor
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT/GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SATS/GPA just weren’t enough to push me over the edge[/li][/ul]General Comments: Frankly, was expecting to be rejected so this comes as a pleasant surprise. I’ll accept my spot and hope for the best!</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 780 CR, 800 W (2380 one sitting)
[ *] ACT: none
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 800 M II, 760 physics, 800 chem, 780 bio E
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0? my school does 100%
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): valedictorian
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 physics B, 5 us history, 5 statistics
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: ap spanish, ap calc bc, ap micro/macroeconomics, honors college english, ap physics electricity + magnetism / mechanics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, ap scholar, brown book award, valedictorian, a bunch of others i think
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mathletes (president 11 and 12), DECA (president 12), chinese independent study, jv tennis 3 yrs, crew 1 year, interact, a bunch of other clubs, college math program, jewish youth organization, rec sports
[ *] Job/Work Experience: SAT prep staff assistant, alot of tutoring (own business, wrote short response on common app about it), sleepaway camp counselor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: alot through clubs
[ *] Essays: readers loved them, can go either way i think.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: i believe good…didnt read
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good i think…didnt read (according to him)
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: math,economics,unsure
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: large public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $250,000+ (no fin. aid is all i know about the exact income)
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): extremely well rounded (academics/valedictorian with sports and camp etc.). could be bad too
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: scores, grades, recs
[ *] Weaknesses: spread thin, alot of acitivites, no superduper awesome huge awards
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: sat score, well rounded
[ *] Where else you were accepted/rejected/etc: dartmouth (likely letter), UVA echols, umichigan, deferred Harvard
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
vandy’s awesome. gotta wait for ivy day.</p>

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<p>also how do i get those coded parts to work: the colored decision part, and the bolded sections? could it be bc im on a Mac?</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):790 CR, 680 Maths, 610 Writing
[</em>] ACT:34
[<em>] SAT II:780 Bio E, 680 Math II, 640 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.207
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP+ Research, AP+ Internship, AP Lit, AP Psych, Adv. Band, AP US Gov, AP Micro+Macro Econ, Internship
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/Distinction</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Leadership 2 years, Drum Major this year), FRC Robotics (1 year executive board leadership, 2 year build team lead), Odyssey of the Mind (Team captain)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship in an aquatic chemical ecology lab at Georgia Tech
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours through school science summer camp teaching and Habitat for Humanity
[</em>] Summer Activities: Drum Major Camp, teaching school science summer camps, band camp
[<em>] Essays: Solid. Had them read over a few times, talked a lot about how much diversity has come to mean to me at my school and how my experience as a drum major has shaped me along with my internship.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent. Got a recommendation from the magnet director and my AP Lang teacher, both of them put a lot of time into it.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Solid. She was new this year so she didn’t really know me that well.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Didn’t submit
[li] Interview: Nope. Too far away. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public. Part of a STEM/NCSSMT Magnet program
[</em>] Ethnicity: White/African American (Long story)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100k-110K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Internship and Drum Major</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT, Teacher Recs, Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA is low.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Sophmore year, had some rough classes that kicked me around a bit. [/li][/ul]General Comments: A bit bummed, idk if I’ll take the waitlist spot or not. I’m in at 5 other schools, I’m just hoping for better results on the 29th. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Not Sent
[</em>] ACT: 34 (35 E, 33 M, 32 M, 34 S)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Not submitted
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.333 weighted…weird weighting system)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank but top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), US Hist (5)…will take Calc BC, Physics C, and Psych
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: as hard as it gets at my school plus a course where I designed and conducted my own scientific experiment that I have entered in multiple science fairs etc.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Smith College Book Award, Honors Division of Science Fair Finalist, Made it to the State Competition for Junior Academy of Science thing, 110% award in Swimming and in Cross Country
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School and summer swimming, XC (senior co-captain), track 9th-10th grade, Spanish Club, ECHO Club (secretary), science fairs, research at a world renowned research center last summer, NHS, a few others I probably don’t remember…
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: only babysitting
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 10 hours per semester through NHS, VBS counselor, 40 hours at a place that cares for children of low income families, other volunteer opportunities here and there…
[<em>] Essays: common app essay was great according to a teacher. the short essay was ok.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: amazing; have great relationships with the 2 teachers I asked
[<em>] Counselor Rec: unsure but I know she likes me…
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: nope
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major:Biomedical Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):N/A
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender:female
[<em>] Income Bracket: rather not state
[</em>] Hooks: none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: teacher recommendations, common app essay, research, GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: job experience, volunteer work, no interview
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My test scores and GPA; I also contacted my admissions rep multiple times (was never sure he remembered me but I guess I made an impression)[/li] [/ul]General Comments: Sooooo happy I got in…am tired of being waitlisted. Freaked out when I saw a huge envelope in the mail!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2190 720M, 690CR, 780W 11E
[</em>] ACT:33: 34R, 33E, 32M, 31S, 9E
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):760US, 730WH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):17/770
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):5’s: Calc BC, World History, US History, Psychology, Physics B
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Euro, AP Gov, AP MacroEcon, AP Lang, AP Stat, Spanish IV
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few local awards and scholarships. National Science Olympiad.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Tons of leadership roles. I also teach leadership development lessons to various teams and organizations. Pretty strong.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Summer Experience past 3 years
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:250+ Hours
[<em>] Essays:Common App Essay and Additional Info - Could have been better, but not too bad.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:Pretty Generic for two, Pretty Special for one
[<em>] Counselor Rec:generic
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview:missed the deadline
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[<em>] Intended Major:Economics and HOD
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):Georgia
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Large, Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:white
[</em>] Gender:male
[<em>] Income Bracket:<180k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):NONE (anti-hook??)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:LEADERSHIP (not just roles, but training and development!), Course Rigor
[</em>] Weaknesses:SAT Score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I came through in my essays. I was very genuine, and I think the message I tried to convey was supported by my resume. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Pretty Excited. I am now just waiting for Duke and Georgetown… Congrats to everyone, and good luck wherever you end up!!</p>

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<p>**Decision: Waitlisted **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (650 CR, 720 M, 770 W) (Didn’t send)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (35 E, 33 M, 31 R, 33 S)
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t send
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65 (The weakness of my application…)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer IB
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Bio, AP Calc BC, World Religions, Ethics and Politics, and Economics (through Texas Tech, I finished with a 98 average)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, great placing at various science fairs
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NSHS (treasurer), Choir (11th grade-VP, 12th grade- President), Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader), All-State choir (3 years), Local acting group, Musical performances at local theatre, Piano (solos and ensemble at state level), Church youth group and choir, Piano theory, Competitive swimming, UIL math, science, and number sense
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Peer tutor (mainly calculus and pre-cal)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Local beautification projects, helped to construct new exhibits for nature center, helped at a children’s grief center, constructed stage sets for musicals and plays, helped with museum activities, helped at local aquatics center, helped with church mission, helped to teach piano theory to elementary school children, variety of projects through scouting
[<em>] Summer Activities: State piano ensemble, performed in a musical, and scouting
[</em>] Essays: Common App essay- talked about my passion for genetics caused by my sister’s early death from Edward’s Syndrome
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One I know is fantastic, and I’m not sure about the other
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Really strong
[<em>] Additional Rec: Probably the best letter written for me
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Biological Sciences
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[<em>] School Type: Private, independent
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 150k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Eagle Scout, Essay, LOR
[li] Weaknesses: GPA, ACT[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Would anyone care to explain how you get the coded parts to work when posting stats? I would like to know as well. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown – superscored): Reading: 800 Math: 700 Writing: 750
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Literature: 710 Math I: 750 Math II: 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School reports as a 4.0, weighted is 4.35
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18 of 540
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language & Composition (5), World History (4), English Literature & Composition (4), United States History (4), Chemistry (3)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP U.S. Government, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Statistics, AP Biology (dropped at semester), UIL Research & Technical Writing, Chemistry Teaching Assistant, Sociology
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjectives:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scout (Senior Patrol Leader), Band (Low Brass Section Leader), NHS, Key Club, Interact (Founding Member), UIL Current Events/History, Academic Decathlon (Team Captain), Church Choir (Bass Section Leader), Campus Connections (Freshmen Mentor), American Chemical Society Chemistry Club (Co-founder)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Discount Tire, June 2010-January 2012
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Lots
[</em>] Summer Activities: Traveled to Spain this past summer to improve my Spanish skills–near-fluent–and did volunteer work at a hospital in Madrid
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were good, not phenomenal but I’m pretty good at conveying information.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Couldn’t have been too good…basically copy-pasted my r</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected (Music- 1st choice, Arts and Sciences- 2nd)</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2280 (800 CR, 700 M, 780 W)
SAT II: 760 Lit, 730 Math I
Weighted GPA (out of 100): 101.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/439
AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng. Lang. (4), Music Theory (5), Calc AB (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Chemistry, AP Calc BC, Hon. Physics, Hon. Vocal Ensemble, Hon. Wind Ensemble, Hon. German V
Subjectives: Audition (I thought) went pretty well! There were a lot of singers there, though. Met my admissions counselor, and we had a great conversation and stood in the line for food at the Music Dean’s Reception talking the whole time.
Extracurriculars: church/school choir, school band, voice and bassoon lessons, classical singing, NJ science league, theatre
Job/Work Experience: Kmart cashier
Volunteer/Community service: Franklin Institute volunteer science presenter, Seeing Eye puppy raiser
Summer Activities: Classical singing camp, Musical Theatre camps, Music camp
Essays: Common App essay- reading to my nephew about dinosaurs
Recs: No idea about others, but 2 music recs were great
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Musical Arts/Anthropology
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflections
Strengths: lots of activities, really motivated
Weaknesses: SAT math section, apparently my audition</p>

<p>Accepted: Northwestern (arts and sciences), Ithaca School of Music, Gettysburg College/Conservatory, UMD (waitlisted for music- audition went terribly), Washington College</p>

<p>Waitlisted: Skidmore (I really don’t know what happened there.)</p>

<p>Rejected: Vanderbilt</p>