<p>@tonythetiger We are in Morris County</p>
<p>Nothing today in NorCal 
I called the post office and they said that at latest, it should be here by Friday, though probably tomorrow, that is, if I got accepted…Good luck and congrats everyone!</p>
<p>Son was accepted. We are in the Chicagoland area. Envelope came priority mail and said “congratulations” at the bottom of the Vandy mail label. ACT 36, top 1% (class of @750), @4.6W, 12 varsity athletic letters in 3 sports, principal oboist for three years in Chicago area youth symphony, pres NHS, etc… Unfortunately no merit scholarship. Vanderbilt was his top choice, but without scholarship, just not economically feasible…can’t see borrowing north of 150K for undergrad degree with grad/professional school to follow. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>^Sonofsailor: Wow, those are impressive credentials. And still no merit schol? Makes me wonder how they make those decisions. (I agree, $150k in loans is just not sensible.)</p>
<p>Best wishes to your son, I’m sure he’ll be wildly successful no matter where he goes.</p>
<p>They say that they will meet your need based off of your estimate family contribution fromFAFSA with no loans. Since they basically give you money that you don’t have to pay back in your financial aid package I don’t think they do scholarships past that unless you’re basically a prodigy</p>
<p>Thanks, exstudent! He was very disappointed that none of the premier merit scholarships panned out. I think if an interview had been involved, it may have worked out differently. He received the Singer Scholarship at the University of Miami (which was one of his other top choices along with Tulane), and he will likely accept that generous offer. He just wants to wait for all the possibilities to be known before committing to his decision. We fall into that category of families whose EFC is right at the COA. It’s really not realistic…especially with child #2 starting the next year. I really appreciate your well wishes. Best to you also!</p>
<p>Sonofsailor, thanks. We’re “fortunate”, meaning paying full ride without a merit schol. Yikes.</p>
<p>Funny thing is that my son doesn’t seem to be bothered by all this furor. He has some acceptances, and a nice merit schol from a good-but-not-elite school, so he’s relaxed about the whole thing. Isn’t even anxious about when the decisions come out. He’s happy to let Dad sweat the whole thing. :-)</p>
<p>busymomma asked about EC for waitlisted son. </p>
<p>ACT - 33 GPA 4.27 (HS only sends weighted)<br>
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Applied to Peabody so his EC were written to highlight his work with younger kids.</p>
<p>He is an Eagle Scout - 600 hours community service - Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader. Worked with younger scouts as Troop guide. Worked with Cub Scout dens as Den Chief. </p>
<p>Had major role in three major theater productions. Mu Alpha Theta. Math competition Team.</p>
<p>had first summer job at age 14. Was promoted to Assistant Store Manager at his summer job at age 16. Was made Weekend Manager this past summer.</p>
<p>Other info - progressively harder course load through out HS. Only Honors Alg II in Freshman year - all available AP in Senior year (gym has no AP). Selected Major - Math Ed - has 7 high school credits in math - all honors or AP.</p>
<p>Calculus AB - 4
Chemistry - 4</p>
<p>BTW, some of you might find this article of interest:
[Rebecca</a> Joseph: March Madness for College Admissions Decisions](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>March Madness for College Admissions Decisions | HuffPost College)</p>
<p>I agree with the writer – many schools do a really poor job of notification, causing unnecessary stress for the kids (and the parents!). I think Vandy’s right up there among the “really dumb way to notify” schools.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED
College of Arts and Science
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 Math:750 Reading: 750 Writing: 740
ACT: 35
SAT II:Lit 740, Chem 750, US His 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 Weighted 4.38
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/ 300
AP (place score in parenthesis): Cal AB (5) Chem (5) Lang (5) Euro His (5) APUSH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Gov, AP French, AP Stats, AP Art His, AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit, Presidential Scholar Candidate
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Key Club 4 years (Pres), French Club 4 years (Pres 2 years) National Honor Society (Pres) Scholars Bowl 4 years (Captain 2 years), French Honor Society (Vice Pres), Science Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Church Softball 10 years
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scout 13 years (Bronze, Silver Award, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Mayors Youth Council
Summer Activities: Capstone Business Leadership Academy, Girls State
Essays:Ok, wrote about my experience in giving a speech to 400 people without having written one because I wanted to be genuine
Teacher Recommendation: Only person in my class to make a 5 on Chem test, my teacher loves me. Other teacher has taught me for four years and has spent a lot of time with me for French Club activites
Counselor Rec: Good. I was a counselors assistant and I am a school Ambassador, a program for which she is the sponsor
Additional Rec:
Interview: My interviewee never responded to my email and was the only person around, so I didnt get one.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Alabama
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, 1200+
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: All of my extracurriculars were 4 years or more
Weaknesses: Writing is not my thing, SAT IIs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have a good ACT score and my essays didnt suck.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred: Princeton, Accepted: U of Richmond, University of Alabama, the Kings College, WashU, UNC- Chapel Hill, Duke, Emory</p>
<p>Anyone from CT yet? Nervous…</p>
<p>I haven’t heard of anything in MA so I’m hoping letters just haven’t gotten to New England</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard and talked to my friends who applied and based on this blog, new england has yet to be touched by any decisions mail. I’d bet money it’ll be there tomorrow for everyone - kid from new hampshire</p>
<p>^caroline26: Yes, we’re in the same position, also in the Boston area. Unless there’s been a major statistical fluke, causing all applicants in New England to be rejected, I’m guessing that accepted students in the area will see the eagerly-awaited Priority Mail envelopes tomorrow. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Has anyone heard from the PA area?</p>
<p>Exstudent: I agree. I don’t think there is another reason. Good luck to you too!
Anned125: the farthest I’ve heard northeast has been jersey and illinois</p>
<p>Waitlisted, and extremely dissapointed.
I am ranked 4th in a class of 250, 2300 SAT, 34 ACT, have taken 10 APS and gotten all 5s, National Merit Finalist, senior class president, NHS member, captain of varsity cross country team, editor-in-chief of the school newspaper along with many other ECs.
I know that the applicants were exceptionally competitive this year though, so congrats to all who got in!</p>
<p>My son accepted today–Southern California–4.0 UW with 4.6 weighted, 35 ACT. 800s on all the subject tests and 5s on all the AP tests. Extracurr ok but nothing remarkable. I thought he was going to be rejected.</p>
<p>My son was accepted today in eastern Washington state.</p>
<p>My son received his envelope today on the Central Coast of California. He was accepted ED1. Looks like they have made it to California.</p>