*OFFICIAL Villanova Class of 2017 Results Thread!*

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<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (660 Math, 660 Reading, 730 Writing)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: US History 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Bio (4), Euro (4), all of my teachers were awful and we didn’t finish half the curriculum so they were all mostly self study
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): not at my school
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP English, AP Calc, Theo IV, and Duel Enrollment at a University on a scholarship (Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, College Spanish, and Modern European Literature) – hardest courseload possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I never knew such things existed until I came to CC, but I received a scholarship for free classes at a selective university nearby, in my area it is prestigious </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (captain 2 years, co-captain one year), TV Studio (senior crew member), Varsity Tennis, NHS, Community Service Corps, Peer Leaders, tutor. Most of these were appointed
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none because of family obligations
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: a good amount tutoring and helping kids
[</em>] Summer Activities: family duties, baby sitting, summer Pre-Calc course. The family obligations took me away from doing any sort of college summer activity
[<em>] Essays: really heartfelt and emotional about the hardships I’ve faced, I can’t say how great they were though because I don’t know how other people would perceive them
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see them, but I don’t see how they would have been bad
[<em>] Counselor Rec: awesome, my guidance counselor knows me really well and has helped me with many things, so her letter was really personal
[</em>] Additional Rec: from a college professor, never saw it, but he really liked me
[li] Interview: none</p>[/li]
<p>[ /list][ b]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA Philly area
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: parochial on scholarship
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>]Income Bracket: <20,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen (sort of, my grandfather went by neither of my parents went), grandfather went to Villanova, difficult past</p>[/li]
<p>[ b]Reflection**
[<em>] Strengths: my story
[</em>] Weaknesses: my SAT :frowning:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my unique story
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: LaSalle U, Loyola Maryland</p>

<p>Waiting for Penn, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Georgetown (deferred), Boston U, George Wash, American U, Northeastern, Fordham, NYU</p>

<p>General Comments: It feels so good to get in somewhere I’d like to attend!!! but I probably won’t get enough financial aid and won’t go :(</p>

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<p>Accepted!!!</p>

<p>GPA: 3.78 uw
SAT I: 1940
SAT II: US history: 720</p>

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<p>wait listed applicants: offered , accepted , admitted last 5 years</p>

<p>2008 5430 , 2771 , 166
2009 3557 , 1922 , 82
2010 5054 , 2420 , 494
2011 4950 , 2272 , 152
2012 5063 , 2232 , 440</p>

<p>I don’t believe Villanova admissions is engaged in “gaming” a yield rate.</p>

<p>I believe they are engaged in enrollment management with a plan to enroll about 100 students a year off the wait list , while trying to avoid over enrollment.
Enrollment management is a moving target with increasing applicants yearly and stronger credentials yearly. The number of schools applied per applicant and financial aid needs also makes enrolling 1650 students out of 15,000 a challenge.
I do know that Villanova does not want to admit 400-500 students from the wait list.</p>

<p>If “Tufts Syndrome” is part of the decision process , this would be the first year I have heard of it and I have been a close observer of admission statistics ans campus life since 2008.
Doesn’t mean that it did not occur this year , anecdotal evidence does exist on this thread.</p>

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<p>Accepted to the school of nursing!! I was originally deferred from EA but I was extremely excited when I got accepted. Good luck to all those who are waitlisted!!
GPA (weighted): 4.19
SAT (combined): 2090
Extracurriculars: band, drum major of the marching band, student government, vice president of my class, president of a club, varsity cross country, track, Tri-M honors society secretary, community service, volunteering at the local hospital.
APs: government, comparative politics, english, music theory, chemistry, psychology, and statistics (all other classes were honors).</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!</p>

<p>Gpa: 3.8 weigh
Act: 28</p>

<p>Alot of extra curricular activities
Showed ALOT of interest in the school (visited, emailed,called)</p>

<p>Letters of recommendation from principal of school and Teacher( Villanova alumni)
Very Excited!
GOING FOR SURE!</p>

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<p>Did everyone here recieve an email or a letter? Because I have neither but I have the congrats video when I log in but I just want to make sure</p>

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<p>I received a package yesterday telling me I got in, but I live really close to Villanova. The package is probably on it’s way. I think it was mailed out Thursday.</p>

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<p>S3 was rejected, but no surprise as he wasn’t hugely interested in being in an urban location and didn’t use any connections or express big interest. Congrats Mmart904 as a “mom” I’m really happy for you!</p>

<p>3.8 unweighted GPA from highly ranked, competitive small public
26 ACT (very low reading that dragged composite down, he’s dyslexic)
Engineering
Sports, ECs, etc. pretty good</p>

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<p>when do they give us information about merit aid and such ?</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2250
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math II - 800, Chem 770
weighted GPA (out of 4.5): 4.04
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): took 3 and all 5s
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calc, AP Chem
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3 national awards
**Subjective:[ /b]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Golf (4 Varsity letters), Presidents of two other clubs
Job/Work Experience: Not too much
Volunteer/Community service: Several mission trips including serving as Project Leader on construction project in Ecuador
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it
Interview:None
**Other[ b]
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): South Korea
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: low</p>

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<p>D was accepted. Anyone notice a typo in the acceptance letter??</p>

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<p>I applied early action and got accepted! I didn’t post anything on the EA thread, but this past week I decided that I will be attending Villanova in the fall, so I figured I might as well post my stats here! I’m really excited!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 590 CR, 680 M, 770 W (2040 Comp.)
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: 730 Math 1, 710 Math 2, 620 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 unweighted, 4.58 weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (possibly top 5%, but my school only announces top 10%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics C: Mechanics (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP US History, Honors Italian
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Diocesan Youth Award for Outstanding Service (2012)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Teen youth group for five years (retreat leader), Italian club (treasurer), varsity tennis (captain), NHS (blood drive executive board), tennis lessons
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Busboy at local restaurant since end of junior year
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Active with my church’s youth group program – worked parish carnival, helped at car wash, participated in service projects, etc. Also, peer tutor in math and italian
[</em>] Summer Activities: Week-long summer service trip to West Virginia to repair trailer homes (past three years)
[<em>] Essays: I’m proud of my Common App one, and my Nova Supplement one was strong too
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: very good, probably
[<em>] Counselor Rec: she likes me so probably good
[</em>] Additional Rec: my youth group leader - it was excellent
[li] Interview: I only had an interview for the Villanova Scholarship and it went well</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Catholic, Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: I qualified for no aid, so . . .
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, really[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection:[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, GPA/Transcript
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT Scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My supplement essay definitely helped. I wrote about how much I value my Catholic faith & so forth. Also, I visited Villanova twice before applying.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers, UDelaware, Northeastern, UMaryland. Waitlisted at Bucknell. Rejected from Duke, Penn, and Hopkins.[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments: At first I was bummed to be rejected by some of my favorite schools, but I think I was lucky to have Villanova as an option. It’s a great school with a great learning environment, and I think I truly can do well there!</p>

<p>NOVA 2017! :D</p>

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<p>So… have any of you chosen anywhere else yet…? I’m patiently sitting here on the waiting list… LOL.</p>

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<p>termah420: My son decided to enroll in BC instead, so hopefully there’s a spot open for someone on the waiting list.</p>

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<p>termah420: …Also decided to enroll in school near Boston. 1 more spot open for someone like you. Good luck!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Honors and attending! :)</p>

<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2250; 700 Critical Reading, 790 Mathematics, 760 Writing
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 710 Mathematics II, 680 Spanish (obviously did not take these seriously)
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.41
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/350
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Currently taking Calculus AB, Biology, Literature and Composition, and Spanish
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB (Initially in BC but it was too overwhelming), AP Biology, AP Spanish, AP Literature and Composition, Psychology, Sociology
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Finalist in Letters about Literature competition (state-wide), Finalist in Poetry Out Loud competition</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): All-School Musical Production (Leading role three years, mentor as a senior), Fall cheerleading (JV Sophomore year, Varsity Senior year) Women’s Select Ensemble, National Honors Society, Math team, Biology team, Physics team, Biology II team
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring 5 days/week
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer co-directing and hair and makeup for middle school musicals
[ *] Summer Activities: NJSTW, Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory, Summer@Brown Pre-College Program
[ *] Essays: Common App about experiencing the world through the perspective of beats because I saw my dad’s heart monitor stop, EC about how I feel like I’m flying when I’m on stage, Honors essay about dance as a language
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing; written by my 5-time director and AP Literature teacher, second by a family friend and Honors Alg 2 teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but presumably good!
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: I was interviewed for the Villanova Scholarship, and it was genuinely the greatest interview of my life. I can’t imagine it possibly going any better.</p>

<p>Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *]Income Bracket: middle (80-90k per year)
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Essentially first generation college, theatre</p>

<p>Reflection
[ *] Strengths: INTERVIEW, course load, SAT scores, letters of recommendation, ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: SATIIs & Senior year grades
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to TCNJ (honors), UVM (honors), Penn State; Waitlisted at Boston College and Wesleyan; Rejected from Ivys!</p>

<p>[ *]General Comments: Truly great experience applying to Nova. I applied early, and they were VERY generous with financial aid. Thank you, Nova, and I look forward to the next four years with you beautiful people! :)</p>

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<p>Initially I was deferred and then accepted regular decision… Trying to make up my mind between Nova and Lehigh. </p>

<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 700/710/700
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 720/710
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.2
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): world history (5), US History (4), English Lit (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Heavy
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
(captain of Debate Team, Captain Baseball, Captain Track team), Service club, student athlete scholar, highest grade on regents-100,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: sports camp counselor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Miracle League of Westchester- teach baseball to autistic kids, Local haunted mansion for underpriveledged kids
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:y
[ *] Counselor Rec:y
[ *] Additional Rec:y
[ *] Interview:n</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: PUBLIC
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *]Income Bracket: $200K+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:<br>
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred for early decision because they only take cream of the crop, which I am not…
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at Lehigh, northeastern (offered lots of $$), Boston COllege-waitlisted, Univ of Maryland, Tulane, Binghamton, Notre Dame-rejected</p>

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<p>@paba59 </p>

<p>What did you choose? Was in the same dilemma and chose Nova as its b school is ranked higher and they gave me lots of $. Lehighs business school seemed to be second behind engineering and they provided no FA.</p>

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<p>BTW To all of you trolls who claim that its BS that they were waitlisted at Nova bc they were “overqualified” need to ****. A 2000 SAT score and 91 GPA is not overqualified and in addition, Villanova’s business school is consistently ranked in the 20 UBSs in the nation while Villanova engineering is currently ranked #10. It is no mystery that earning a spot in Villanova’s Class of 2017 is so difficult, as having a seat in the schools of engineering, business and nursing will virtually guarantee a job paying 55K + when you graduate…</p>

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<p>My son has just completed his freshman year at Villanova University and we received his financial aid award by email this week. His award is $18,000 less then last year. Our AGI has only increased by $4,000 and tuition had a 4% increase from last year… I am posting this because if financial aid is a necessity to attend Villanova, please reconsider. I doubt he will be able to continue at Villanova and I can’t help but feel we wasted close to $40,000 last year for him to attend. Academic standing is good, no other influx of money, circumstances have remained the same. I specifically asked Villanova prior to son enrolling if the aid would remain consistent for four years and was told yes. Son gave up other partial 4 year scholarships for more money, to attend Villanova. I will be meeting with the Financial Aid department on Monday and will post the results.</p>