*OFFICIAL Villanova Class of 2017 Results Thread!*

Colleges and Universities A-Z Villanova University
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<p>Decision: Waitlisted </p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[list] </p>

<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 superscore, 2 sittings (660 CR, 800 M, 770 W) </p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 34 Composite, don’t remember individual scores</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II: 770 Math 1, 710 Math 2</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 1 Honors, other filler social science classes.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA Member and State Leadership Conference Qualifer 3 years, national qualifier this year. President of Youth Group</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Doing Scoreboard for Rec-League Basketball Games, Busser at a restaurant from 2011-Present</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service: Not too much besides a few events through Youth Group</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities: Internship at a Congressman’s office this past summer</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: Wrote about my job at a restaurant and how it changed my perspective of working people.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher who loved me because I was the only person who tried in the class because I was the only Junior among all seniors. Got an A in the class.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Not sure exactly, but I have sat down and talked with him periodically throughout high school.</p>[/li]
<p>[ b]General Comments:** Really unsure about this. Not sure if I’m in the same boat as the people above who were overqualified, or they were unhappy about my GPA and course load as an underclassman.</p>

<p>^I know I messed up the formatting but I’m too lazy to fix it</p>

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<p>HOW WERE WE WAITLISTED… tufts syndrome for these schools, and yet not good enough for the ivies… where is the good in the world?</p>

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<p>Waitlisted- School of Business</p>

<p>SATs: 1930, 740 math 600 reading 590 writing; 690 physics SAT II’s
GPA: 3.75 (w)/ 3.55 (uw)
Rank: Top 10%
Extracurricular- NHS President, class officer 3 years, student advisory council, peer leader, sports captain, 4 years three season athlete, mission trip to Costa Rica, tons and tons of community service</p>

<p>Definitely not over-qualified like you all, I wasn’t expecting to get in anyway!
You guys deserve to be accepted with those stats though, that’s not fair at all.</p>

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<p>WAITLISTED. Originally deferred from the EA pool, so that makes me even more disappointed. But after seeing all your stats, I’m so shocked that you guys didn’t get in! Makes me feel a little better LOL since my stats are much more inferior.</p>

<p>ACT: 27 (28 superscore)
GPA: 4.4 weighted
Rank: 7/167
AP: haven’t taken any AP exams yet, but I’m currently getting an A+ in AP Latin.
Senior Year Course Load: English, Gym, Chorus, Music Theory, Sociology, Pre-Calculus, AP Latin</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Service Club, Debate Team, Drama Club, Quiz Bowl, Women’s Chorus
Work Experience: Indoor soccer referee
Community service: Special Olympics, AYSO youth soccer referee, Childcare volunteer at the local YMCA
Summer Activities: Got an A in a college level Statistics I class at the local community college last summer
Essays: I honestly didn’t think my Villanova one was that good LOL. My Common App one was pretty awesome, IMO.
Teacher Recs: Had 3 - Latin teacher, Freshman/Junior year History teacher, Chorus teacher/Private vocal coach. Only got to read my Latin teacher’s letter and it was very good
Counselor Rec: Seemed like she said some great things about me LOL</p>

<p>Public HS in New Jersey
White Female, Middle-class</p>

<p>Strengths: Grades, recs, extra-curriculars
Weaknesses: Test scores, rigor of classes, essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strengths are pretty strong, but my weaknesses are pretty damn weak LOL.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Providence College, UConn, Wagner College, Ramapo College, St. Peter’s University, Rowan University, Lock Haven University, NC State. Waitlisted to Elon. Rejected to UNC-CH, UVA, and BC. Still waiting for William and Mary, and Fordham.</p>

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<p>So is everyone who is not accepted waitlisted or do people actually get rejected</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - Liberal Arts, Science Undeclared</p>

<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (690CR, 680M, 650W)
[ *] ACT: 34 (super score 35)
[ *] SAT II: n/a
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Bio (5), APUSH (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP, 6 Dual Enrollment (3/semester), 1 regular class
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Lacrosse, International Club, NHS, Internship Program, some more minor ECs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internships at Northwestern Mutual & Biochem Lab, Landscaping Job, Babysitting
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing major
[ *] Summer Activities: n/a
[ *] Essays: Very good I thought
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I believe one was very good, while the other was cookie-cutter
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very close with GC, so it was probably really good
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *]Income Bracket: Middle (70k-80k)
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Scores, Essays, Courseload
[ *] Weaknesses: ECs
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at SUNY Geneseo, Siena College, RPI (conditional acceptance), University of Rochester</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments:**</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (Liberal Arts)</p>

<p>SAT: 2070 (690 CR 660 M 720 W)
GPA: 96.25 weighted
Rank: 19/196
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Microecon, AP Macroecon, AP Calculus AB, AP French, Health and Media Literacy (H), Media Literacy III (H), International Business</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Interact Club (VP 11-12), Debate Team, Drama Club, Best Buddies, International Relations Club (President 12), Field Hockey, poetry/creative writing club, NHS, have played piano for 10 years and have been teaching for 3
Work Experience: Indoor soccer referee
Community service: Volunteered at local soup kitchen every weekend during summers
Summer Activities: Community service, helped prepare food at a yacht club for the past 2 summers
Essays: Excellent (I’m not one to brag, but I honestly think my Common App essay was one fo the best peices I’ve ever written and everyone I showed it to loved it. I thought my supplement was well written.)
Teacher Recs: Had 3 - I waived my right to read them, but I assume they were good.
Counselor Rec: I didn’t read it, but she said it was really good, whatever that means.</p>

<p>Public HS in MA
White Female, Middle-class</p>

<p>Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: Test scores, GPA, lack of demonstrated interest, no hooks.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essays helped and my application really represented who I am as a whole.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Rochester, UMass Amherst, Babson, and Bentley. Waitlisted at UChicago. Deferred ED and then rejected from WashU.</p>

<p>General Comments: Congratulations to all those accepted! I’m even more happy I got in after reading this thread. I know how it feels to be waitlisted. I really hope you all end up at the right school for you.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Liberal Arts and Sciences, Communication Major</p>

<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (800 CR, 610 M, 730 W)
[ *] ACT: 29
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) APWorld (3) AP English Lit, AP Spanish
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Spanish, Honors World Religion, Honors Environ. Science.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Baseball Captain, NHS Historian, Peer Leaders Member, Environmental Association Member, Political Discussion Club Member.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Filing Assistant at Local Doctor’s Office
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 40+ Hours each year.
[ *] Summer Activities: …
[ *] Essays: Awesome
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both pretty good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Sure it was decent
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *]Income Bracket: 120,000>
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: SAT I, Courseload, Extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UMass Amherst Honors, UVM Honors, UNH Honors, Syracuse Newhouse, UPitt Honors. Waiting on BU, Cornell, Duke, and USC Annenberg.</p>

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<p>Waitlisted to school of business
3.5, 31 ACT</p>

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<p>My take on the situation and this is purely just speculation. Villanova has the ability to reject high qualified and overqualified applicants. Not because they can, because they can afford to. They have no pressure to increase its ranking on multiple college rankings because they are a regional university ranked #1. They virtually have no competition under this category. Other schools usually admit highly overqualified and qualified applicants and give them large amounts of financial aid hoping that they will matriculate. By doing this it may boost national schools in the rankings, created by US News and World Report for example. When they do increase the schools look more prestigious and their endowments tend to increase. This is just purely speculation on my part, but I believe there is some truth to it. Good luck everyone in your college search.</p>

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<p>I was accepted to school of nursing with a 2030 SAT score</p>

<p>I CAN NOT BELIEVE how dead this board is! When EA results came out this board was exploding with posts. Maybe people don’t know decisions are up online?</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted**[/color][/size]
business school</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (630 CR 690 M 710 W
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: 670 MII
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):school doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English IV, AP European History, AP Macroeconomics, Spanish 6 Advanced, Bioethics, Peer Group Leader
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):boys lacrosse 3 years, golf 1 year, co founder of school approved business club, tutored math for a year, peer group leader
[ *] Job/Work Experience:marketing intern at mobile application company for a summer
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:90 or so hours, cleaning and donating used sports equipment
[ *] Summer Activities: see above
[ *] Essays:wrote about how putting myself out there and joining the lacrosse team helped me break a social barrier and grow as a person
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: pre calc and spanish teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: should be good
[ *] Additional Rec:n/a
[ *] Interview:n/a </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:male
[ *]Income Bracket:upper middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[
[ b]General Comments:**
after seeing how many people go waitlisted with better credentials than mine, i am not that upset, kind of shocked. why do they wait list so many highly qualified candidates?</p>

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<p>I would totally go to Villanova…completely not fair that they waitlist because of over-qualification. Makes my hard work meaningless.</p>

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<p>My son was waitlisted (school of engineering).</p>

<p>1960 SATs (540CR 720M)
3.4 GPA

  • nationally known, top private school
  • never visited Villanova
  • did not apply for financial aid
  • white, male, no hook
  • EC: primarily one sport year around, but not a recruited athlete, 50 hrs community service
  • rigorous courseload this year</p>
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<p>Wait listed for Villanova’s School of Nursing. Does anyone have any words of advice other than my high school counselor sending in more grades?</p>

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<p>Rejected College of Engineering</p>

<p>ACT 28
Very good application package - 4 yr Varsity Athlete, Captain, strong ECs - founder and VP of school club, 100+ hrs Community Service, great teacher recommendations from Engineering & Physics teacher, strong STEM curriculum, Capstone Sr Year Scholar, etc. </p>

<p>White, male no legacy, no hook, but did visit</p>

<p>Accepted to Purdue Engineering, Clemson Engineering, Syracuse Engineering and UVM Engineering so I’m in good shape but certainly would have strongly considered Villanova.
Congrats to all of you!</p>

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<p>Waitlisted
SAT: 2000
GPA: 3.95
Domestic student
Full IB diploma
No financial aid
Female, white
Solid EC’s
Great essays/recs</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Planned major: Civil Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (Math - 750, CR - 690, Writing - 690)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (English - 35, Math - 33, Reading - 33, Science - 32)
[<em>] SAT II: Math II - 750, Physics - 690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Physics (4), AP English Lit (TBD), AP Stats (TBD)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Stats, Honors Humanities, Novels, Env. Science, Western Civ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]**Subjective:[ /b][ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Wrestling (4 Varsity letters, Captain, 2X All-Conference, Coach’s Award), NHS, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Orchestra
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Not too much
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Several mission trips including serving as Project Leader on construction project in Ecuador
[</em>] Summer Activities: Wrestling is pretty much year round
[<em>] Essays: Common app essays - one about the dedication and drive Wrestling at a high level requires in highly competitive area (NE Ohio) and one about how Ash Ketchum from Pokemon was his hero growing up and taught him a sense of adventure.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview:None at Villanova</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]**Other[ /b][ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mixed - Caucasion/Asian American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle/Suburbia
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited for Wrestling at DIII level</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]**Reflection[ /b][ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, rigor of curriculum, very focused ECs with some good accomplishments, EC experience which lines up well with major
[</em>] Weaknesses: Class rank - method/weighting at HS is strange
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores + pretty balanced
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Lehigh, Villanova, Ohio St., U of Illinois, Wheaton; Waiting - Cornell, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Bucknell, Lafayette; WL - Case Western</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Posting for my son. Besides the basic stats/EC stuff, I think what has really helped his apps were his essays and his ability to tie his experiences into what he would bring to each school. He focused on showing who he is instead of what he thought people wanted to hear.</p>

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<p>From the posts so far, it seems there are more waitlisted applicants than accepted - including me. It also looks like most are highly qualified <em>match</em> candidates. Does Villanova typically admit large numbers from their wait list in order to protect yield?</p>

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<p>The “Wait List FAQ” on myNOVA says they admit an average of 150 kids from the wait list every year…</p>