<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): took ACT instead
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 US History, 650 Literature, 640 Math Lv. 1
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] APs: US History- 5, Macroeconomics- 4, English Language & Composition- 4
[<em>] GPA: 85/100
[</em>] Rank: does not rank
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: founded summer program at Middle School, founded quiz bowl team, founded political discussion group, business manager/staff writer of school newspaper
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: catering company staffer
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote Common App essay on my strained relationship with family and books; wrote supplement on Milton Friedman’s “Capitalism and Freedom”
[</em>] Teacher Recs: both amazing, one from homeroom teacher/3 year Spanish teacher; other from European History/US History teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: amazing
[</em>] Applied on: regular decision
[<em>] Hook (if any): URM
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Maryland
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[</em>] Ethnicity: African-American
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>I was waitlisted but I never visited, never interviewed and only requested information. My college guidance counselor advised me to apply even though I did not want to go there nor could I see myself there. Best wishes to those who were admitted.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] ACT: 25 - 10 Essay (my downfall)
[</em>] APs: US - 4, Eng. Lang. - 3 , Government, Statistics, Chemistry, Literature
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA: 90%
[<em>] Rank: top 13%
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Editor-in-chief of school paper, vice-pres of EHS, president of Journalism Honor Society, member of NHS and music honor society. Various cello awards.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: worked at library over summer.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): common app on teaching a child how to read during my job at library, supplement on my love for acting out harry potter movies as a child and quidditch and how I first found out about Vassar through their quidditch team on youtube, ending it with hoping Vassar becomes my broom. I also sent a collage of my newspaper articles for the YourSpace.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one from AP English teacher and one from an old English teacher/newspaper adviser - they seemed to think highly of me.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: she said she had a lot to say?
[</em>] Applied on: late December
[<em>] Hook (if any): URM - Puerto Rican
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:**[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York City
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Crappy Public.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] Congrats to everyone. I sincerely hoped my essay would outweigh my terrible ACT score, I guess my numbers weren’t enough. Still, the Adcom did have to pick 660 students out of 7,800 - so it must have been difficult. It just hurts when your dream school rejects you - should have ED’d. HAVE FUN GUYS!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2120 - Math: 660 CR: 720 W: 740
[</em>] SAT IIs: MathIIC: 700 Spanish: 620
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs: Psych (4), Chemistry (4), English Language (4) - Self-study, Taking Calculus this year
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA: 3.8
[<em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, JV/Varisty Tennis, Youth Group, Mentorship with psychology professor, Residential Life Assistant (similar to R.A. in college), Interact Club/Key Club, Intramural Sports (Frisbee captain)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Free Response - story about my baptism (a life changing event for me); How did you hear about Vassar? - Talked about the first time I saw one of their brochures and knew I wanted to go there; YourSpace - made a poster that compared my personality today with my personality from ages 2-4 (Included pictures/facts)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Really good I think - one is a professional writer/poet and knew me well. (My English teacher)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure. She was new, but she liked me.
[</em>] Applied on: RD
[<em>] Hook (if any): I go to a very competitive high school that you have to apply to attend. First generation college student.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NC
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive public high school - have to apply and be accepted in order to attend. Sends many students to top schools.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Can’t put into words how happy I am! Congrats to everyone else who was accepted, and a sincere good luck to those who weren’t.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 680 CR, 710 Math, 700 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 US History, 620 Spanish
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs: 5 US History, this year i’m taking Gov, European History, Environmental Science, and Studio Art
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 4.2 W
[li] Rank: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Captain of Mock Trial, President of Gay-Straight Alliance, Vice President Spanish Club, Leadership Council of my Youth Group, and a few more
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Working at Old Navy since last summer
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): CA essay about finding my own spirituality that fits my lifestyle, been told it was very good. Vassar essay fun to write and people said the same thing
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Three, all very good, one from my pastor who loves me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: never saw it but im sure it was pretty good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Gay? Im sure that helped at Vassar. Idk i also sumbitted my photography portfolio</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Connecticut
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, very competetive
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>Can someone help explain to me how everyone is finding out? I applied RD and never recieved any email and believed that we were being notified by regular mail. Is this not the case? If so, I don’t have any PIN or anything, but I know that my application was recieved because I had an intereview.</p>
<p>Blkaplan,
We’re being notified by snail mail; letters were sent from Poughkeepsie on Thursday. You should have received an ID number in your application confirmation and you can obtain a PIN off the website by using that. Many of us have been trying to predict our decision by attempting to log onto congrats2014.vassar.edu with our ID and PIN numbers; it’s seeming like you’ve been accepted if the page loads for you. Good luck!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 690 M, 800 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 630 Chem, 690 Math II, 750 Lit, 750 US History
[<em>] APs: US History - 5, currently taking AB Calc and Biology
[</em>] GPA: 3.89 UW
[li] Rank: School does not rank (but I would guess top 15% or 10%)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Community theater, school theater, vocal training, leader of sexuality and gender awareness club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Two years in food industry
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App essay was about learning to accept the tentativeness of the future. My “How Did You Learn About Vassar” essay was about the importance of curiosity and adventure in a college environment.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One from English, one from biology. Both were really good, I would think.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My college counselor really likes me, so I’m guessing good.
[</em>] Applied on: 12/22
[li] Hook (if any): I suppose they could have figured out that I’m gay, but it wasn’t featured very prominently in my app. I submitted some poetry for My Space (okay, so maybe the gay thing was obvious. Hah, I kid) with some pretty quirky commentary.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Connecticut
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, mildly competitive. We send a few people to top schools every year.
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Vassar may very well end up being my destination for next year. I couldn’t be happier that I applied.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800 CR 740 M 800 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Lit, 730 Math IIC, 730 US History
[<em>] ACT: Did not take
[</em>] APs: US History (5), English Literature (5), European History (5), French Language (4)
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.75
[<em>] Rank: Unsure, school does not rank.
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with…something (Honor?)</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Ballet for 13 years 6 days/week, School Orchestra, (First violin), Co-head/Co-founder of GSA, Co-head of Model United Nations, Manual Photography, School Newspaper - Staff Writer and Photo Editor, School Tour Guide
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting 5 days/week, Camp Counselor (3 years)
[<em>] Essays: CA: Falling onstage during a ballet and the various effects of the fall on my outlook and dancing. Your Space: I sent the first half of a murder mystery short story I wrote, just up to the mystery, with a note saying “Part II available upon request” (this may have been a very, very bad idea)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One outstanding, the other extremely good, but not quite on a par (I am very close with one of the teachers who wrote for me)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Decent, I’m sure. We aren’t the best of friends but I’m certain she would never intentionally sabotage any student.
[</em>] Supplementary Rec: I had the 8 year old for whom I babysit write for me. She’s quite articulate
[li] Hook (if any): Ballet ballet ballet.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:New York
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Small, private, all-girls.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Very upset - I got a really good vibe from the school when I visited and really wanted a place with a strong arts program as well as excellent academics. Congratulations to everyone who was accepted though!</p>
<p>Starryeyed, you do seem like an outstanding applicant. I’m shocked that you didn’t get in, but I bet you’ll end up at an amazing school that has everything you want. Good luck in your search!</p>
<p>wow, would love to be a fly on the wall for the adcom meetings! Can’t see a rhyme or reason to these decisions! Starryeyed, I’m guessing that the other ballet dancers in the class filled another niche, like being from Idaho and something else!</p>
[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] APs: Language and Composition (5), US (5), Euro (3)
[<em>] IBs: School doesn’t have them
[</em>] GPA: 4.3 Weighted
[<em>] Rank: Top 10%–School doesn’t rank
[</em>] Other stats: Awards in several science competitions and all that jazz
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: President of the Class, President of my school’s Leadership Club, Vice-President of SADD, Primary Tutor in NHS, Publicist for Drama Club, Youth Representative for COLAGE (children with 1+ LGBTQ parents), Treasurer of Tri-M Music Honor Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a lab in the NYU Medical School for a year; during the summer, I was there 7 days a week for a total of 60+ hours. Helped other lab members with their work, and pursued my own independent research study. Also worked as a secretary for the summers in years prior, and taught karate classes.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): CommonApp–basically how I found myself; I tracked it through different Disney princesses, villains and characters (I’m not obsessed with Disney, haha. I promise!). Vassar Essay–I took my first college tour ever there, and talked about how my tour guide made me walk backwards with him. It was a pretty funny essay, but I think it really showed how much I love the school!
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t get to see them, but I was told by my guidance counselor that they were pretty awesome.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing, apparently. But that’s only heresay, haha.
[</em>] Applied ED1 and/or ED2 and deferred? Nah, I applied RD.
[<em>] Hook (if any): URM, found a new cure for MRSA (I don’t know if this counts)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Could you log into congrats2014.vassar.edu? Yeps!
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Ahhh, I’m so beyond excited!!! I’m so lucky and honored to have received an acceptance among such extraordinary people! To those who got rejected/waitlisted, I am incredibly sorry, but judging by your stats and credentials, you are all going to go on to do such amazing things.</p>
<p>** Stats:**[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 700 CR 750 M 580 WR
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730 Lit. 740 U.S. History
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] APs: Human Geo. (5), Euro (4), Chem (3), US Hist (5), Eng. Lang (4), Calc AB (3), currently taking U.S. Gov, Eng. Lit, and Physics B.
[<em>] GPA: 3.74 UW, 4.24 W
[</em>] Rank: 13/450</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Theatre (International Thespian Society, Troupe President, all productions, etc.), Concert Choir (Vice President, Section Leader), Chamber Choir (two years), National Honor Society, Church Teacher (4 year olds)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App was about coping with mentally disabled mother and grandmother, the skills I learned from them, and the goal in my life to succeed to prove their lives were not lived in vain (sort of dramatic, but it must of worked)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One fantastic, the other was templated and accidentally said I was a three sport varsity athlete (I didn’t know about until way late).
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[</em>] Applied on: Regular Decision (the night before, don’t recommend this).
[<em>] Hook (if any): Low income from dysfunctional household I guess. Father had no college, mother only has Associate’s from local community college.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Oregon
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Tons of APs, competitive, no one really applies to top LAC’s, though.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male [/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Super excited, top choice and two other colleges waitlisted me, so it was either Vassar or Occidental. I prefer Vassar way more and can’t wait to attend.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR 730, Math 670, Writing 620
[</em>] SAT IIs: Lit. 700, Physics 620
[<em>] ACT:none
[</em>] APs: AP Language (5), AP Physics, AP Studio Art, AP Literature
[<em>] IBs:none
[</em>] GPA:3.89
[<em>] Rank:n/a
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: GSA President, Stage Crew, Stage Manager, Chamber Choir, Teen Theatre Art Crew, National Honors Society, National Honors Society Founded & Secretary.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): How I planned a dinner that brought together and comforted my community, and raised 1000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention after my best friend’s suicide.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I didn’t get to read them. One from my AP physics teacher, one from my AP Lang teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very strong.
[</em>] Applied on: RD
[<em>] Hook (if any):Lesbian?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Connecticut
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):6th best High School in CT
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[li] Gender:Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Annoyed. It was one of my top choices, and I was expecting to get in, or at least wait-listed.</p>
<p>Stats:[ /b][ list]
[li] SAT I (by section): CR: 660 M: 660 W: 740[/li][ *] SAT IIs: World History: 670 Math I: 720 Math II: 650
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] APs: AP Lang and Comp (4), AP World History (5). This year: AP calc, AP psych, AP environmental, AP Lit.
[ *] IBs:n/a
[ *] GPA: 3.82
[ *] Rank: top 5%
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: VP of national honor society, president of several clubs, took a legit class at Yale university, taking a class at another university now, I’m in this intensive arts after school program (3 years), I’ve worked for a local florist company for 4 years, official photographer for the school newspaper, and more I’m forgetting now b/c I’m so excited!
[ *] Job/Work Experience: local florist company. hired by city (and yale) to play trumpet.
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): About how my parents thought vassar was not my place and how they tried to discourage my applying but i did anyway…or something along those lines.
[ *] Teacher Recs: One i know is amazing. the other most likely good
[ *] Counselor Rec: im guessing unoriginal
[ *] Applied on: RD
[ *] Hook (if any): I’m a guy (i heard they have an advantage…).
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: CT
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: M
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]
I had this feeling that I would get in. I really really really like it, but its soo expensive. I probably couldnt go if they didnt offer me enough finaid.</p>
<p>Stats:[ /b][ list][<em>] SAT I (by section): CR: 660 M: 660 W: 740
[</em>] SAT IIs: World History: 670 Math I: 720 Math II: 650
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs: AP Lang and Comp (4), AP World History (5). This year: AP calc, AP psych, AP environmental, AP Lit.
[<em>] IBs:n/a
[</em>] GPA: 3.82
[<em>] Rank: top 5%
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: VP of national honor society, president of several clubs, took a legit class at Yale university, taking a class at another university now, I’m in this intensive arts after school program (3 years), I’ve worked for a local florist company for 4 years, official photographer for the school newspaper, and more I’m forgetting now b/c I’m so excited!
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: local florist company. hired by city (and yale) to play trumpet.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): About how my parents thought vassar was not my place and how they tried to discourage my applying but i did anyway…or something along those lines.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One i know is amazing. the other most likely good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: im guessing unoriginal
[<em>] Applied on: RD
[</em>] Hook (if any): I’m a guy (i heard they have an advantage…).
[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] State or Country: CT
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: M
[/list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]
I had this feeling that I would get in. I really really really like it, but its soo expensive. I probably couldnt go if they didnt offer me enough finaid.</p>
