<p>Whenever <em>official</em> decisions come in- the actual acceptance letter is in your hands, not an invite- post for this year and next year's applicants to look through.</p>
<p>Copy and paste the following into the reply. Then fill in the answers. First decision, then SAT scores, etc.
Remove the spaces before in the brackets to make it work...</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1320/1400
[</em>] SAT IIs: 650 US History; 630 Math iic
[<em>] GPA: 3.67 unweighted; 3.91 weighted
[</em>] Rank: 21/243 top public school in KY
[<em>] Other stats: 4 on the AP US, World History tests taking 5 AP by graduation
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: pretty decent
[<em>] Teacher Recs: good, but could have been better
[</em>] Counselor Rec: outstanding
[<em>] Hook (if any): first generation college student, class president, football captain... but obviously they didnt help
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: KY
[<em>] School Type: Medium Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: EC's were really strong but my grades could have been better
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: grades...
[</em>] going to attend? I'm going to put my name on the list
[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:760 V, 700 M, 690W
[</em>] SAT IIs:700 M, 720 Literature
[<em>] GPA:4.0/4.80
[</em>] Rank:1/185
[<em>] Other stats:5 on AP Statistics and Language and Composition Test, 4 on AP US History
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:Pretty Good
[<em>] Teacher Recs:Outstanding
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Outstanding
[<em>] Hook (if any):In State Student
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:NC
[<em>] School Type:Small Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Female
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: In State Student with decent stats
[li] Going to attend? Probably Not, since I got a full ride scholarship at another school.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:None come to mind</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1340 / 2120
[</em>] SAT IIs: 660 lit, 670 US Hist
[<em>] GPA: 3.6 UW / 4.2 W
[</em>] Rank: Top 16%
[<em>] Other stats: AP Euro (10th Grade) - 3 US Hist, English Comp (11th) 4's.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Really good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Decent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[<em>] Hook (if any): 1st gen. college student
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Maryland
[<em>] School Type: Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Didn't visit?
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Colleges don't seem to like me. I'm too embittered currently to answer this nicely.
[</em>] going to attend? No, I wont be adding my name to the waitlist
[/ul]Other Factors: VP of Model UN; have held a job for approx 14 hours a week for the past 4 years; chairperson of committees on Student Government and in Key Club; award winning mock trial witness; former youth soccer coach</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1450/2200 (800M, 650V, 750W 11e)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770, 760, 720
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.8 W
[</em>] Rank: school doesn't rank.<br>
[<em>] Other stats: Hardest curriculum graduating with 7 APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: average/good, not my best, this was my first application I rushed through
[<em>] Teacher Recs: don't know
[</em>] Counselor Rec: don't know, probably good
[<em>] Hook (if any): African drums, kiteboarding, lots of CS hours
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: South Carolina
[<em>] School Type: small competitive magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Strong Ec's, essays were kind of week, which is strange, because they are normally my strongest thing
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Well-rounded
[</em>] going to attend? unknown. Probably not, I've been accepted to Rice, Clemson, and Furman with a lot of money, as well as WUSTL. I'm also waiting on Duke and Princeton
[/ul]Other Factors: Applied for scholarships, may have contributed to decision</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:680V/710M/650W=1390 Old/2040 New
SAT IIs:None
GPA:4.0w/4.4uw
Rank:9/298
Other stats:Many honors and AP classes in a competitive Catholic High school in DC.
Subjective:
Essays:Good I guess..
Teacher Recs:Very good.
Counselor Rec:Good.
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country:MD
School Type:Catholic
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
major strength/weakness:Sports, music, art, journalism
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:Quite honestly, I don't know.
Going to attend?Obviously not.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1320/1600 or 1980/2400
[</em>] SAT IIs: 660 Writing (on new SAT's)
[<em>] GPA: 94.1 Weighted
[</em>] Rank: 45/267
[<em>] Other stats: Extreme upward trend: 92.88 to 91.9 to 95.4 to 98 and graduating with 5 AP's
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:In my opinion the strongest part of my application. They were not perhaps the most eloquent, but they were ME.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Outstanding (One from my principal who is a Wake Alumni)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Hook (if any): First Generation College
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Essays, Recs, and Interview/Freshman and Sophomore Grades.
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I demonstrated that I really wanted to attend and had strong Junior/Senior year grades and awesome essays that spoke to the adcom.
[</em>] going to attend? YES!
[/ul]Other Factors:
Visited twice with an interview, and applied Single Choice Early Decision. I also have worked 15 hours a week (at least) throughout high school, and started a drive to collect school supplies for children from Antigua.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1470/1600 or 2260/2400
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 Lit, 710 US History, 680 World History
[<em>] GPA: 4.3 Weighted, 3.7 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: no rankings
[<em>] Other stats: 5 on AP English Lang and World, 4 on AP Govt (10th grade)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:I don't know... Wake's essays were really hard. I liked what my answers became even though I kind of winged them.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: well i love both the teachers who wrote them... guess they love me too!
[</em>] Counselor Rec: prob just ok... i know her well but didn't fill out the essay that we were supposed to write when we turned in the college planning packet
[<em>] Hook (if any): I don't think that many ppl from my school applied
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Maryland
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: SATs were the best part of my package
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I went to a prospective student session last spring... so i guess i showed interest. also my sats are higher than their average
[</em>] going to attend? maybe, probably not
[/ul]Other Factors:
I have lots of extra curriculars... im a captain,4 year varsity athlete, editor, tutor, dance teacher, nhs member, dancer and i work in the summers and springs. One thing... i accidentially didn't send the supplement when I sent the common app and didnt even realize it until i got a letter from wake in feb telling me... i sent it right away... and i still got in!</p>
<pre><code>* SAT:1410/2030
* SAT IIs:Math, 570; U.S History, 760; Lit, 730
* GPA:4.66
* Rank:13/201
* Other stats:5 on AP US
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays:I used the common app; I thought my common app essay was rubbish, but I thought my other essay & short answers were good
* Teacher Recs:I don't know what I sent, maybe my Chem & Eng teachers. Apparently they think I'm worth a damn
* Counselor Rec:My counselor's a joke
* Hook (if any):I'm a rare breed, an upper middle class white kid who attends an elite private school
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country:PA
* School Type:Private
* Ethnicity:White
* Gender:Male
* major strength/weakness:It was probably the school I attended
* why you think you were accepted: Wake has no upper middle class, conservative white kids....PSYCHE!
* going to attend: Almost certainly
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:Editor of the school newspaper, NHS, Visited campus</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 790 M, 690 V, 620 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 US History, 700 Math IIC, 600 German
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW, 6.0/6.0 W
[</em>] Rank: 1/1100
[<em>] Other stats: 4 on AP USH
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: decent i though
[<em>] Teacher Recs: very strong
[</em>] Counselor Rec: strong but he has a large amount of students to deal with
[<em>] Hook (if any): studied abroad for a few weeks this summer?
[/ul]Location/Person: **[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:PA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: GPA
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: well-rounded
[</em>] going to attend? only if they throw a large scholarship my way
[/ul]Other Factors: german club pres, fbla award winner, international experience**</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2110 (710 m 700 v 700 w)
SAT IIs: 760 710
GPA: 3.7 uw/3.77 w with 1st semester senior year
Rank:doesnt rank
Other stats: 32 ACT doesnt matter here</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Good not great
Counselor Rec: Great
Hook (if any): </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:Virginia
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
major strength/weakness: Balance between 6 IB classes and a varsity sport
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Good stats, but essays and EC's put me over the top
going to attend? If money were not a concern, in a heartbeat. The only way I wouldn't would be to stay instate at UVA or William and Mary (accepted already) but I like Wake much more than both of them.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2180 (790 M 710 CR 680 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Chem, 760 Physics, 760 US History, 740 IIC
[<em>] ACT: 30 (didnt send)
[</em>] GPA: 97.9 W/100, about 3.9 UW
[<em>] Rank: 38/449
[</em>] Other stats: 5's on AP Chem and AP World History, 4 on AP US
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: probably good (didnt read)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strengths- SAT scores and ECs, weaknesses- class rank probably
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: have no idea
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: im probably not coming, since i got in BC and Hopkins which were ahead of Wake on my list</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted **
**Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2260 790M, 750V, 720W
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II 710, Spanish w/listening 750, US Hist - 710
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 U/W, 4.53 W
[</em>] Rank: 3/502
[<em>] Other stats: AP: Jr: Calc b/c (5), AP USH (5), Span. Lang. (5)<br>
Sr: MicroEcon; US Govt; Language; Bio; Span. Lit.<br>
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Structurally sound, but uninspired
[<em>] Teacher Recs: glowing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Dont know
[<em>] Hook (if any): umm. . . has a lingual thyroid?!? No hook
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Georgia
[<em>] School Type: Large, respected Public school in suburban Atlanta
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: weak community service
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: strong scores/grades
[</em>] going to attend? Unlikely without merit aid.<br>
[/ul]Other Factors: Primary EC: Varsity Volleyball 3 yrs, co-captain as Sr; VP of NHS; Treas. of Math Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society; Habitat for Humanity volunteer</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ <em>] SAT: 1590/2310
[ ] SAT IIs: 800,800,770
[ *] GPA: 95 (out of 98)
[ *] Rank: dunno
[ *] Other stats: national merit scholarship winner
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: great for me but im not a good writer
[ *] Teacher Recs: one really good, the other mediocre
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably very good
[ *] Hook (if any): N/A
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: ny
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white'n'</em>**
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness: SAT's and 5 5's on AP's
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: look above
[ *] going to attend? dunno - i'd like to get into the other schools i applied to but it probably wont happen
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] none</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 690V 740M 750W = 1430/2180
SAT IIs: didnt take any
GPA: 92ish uw, 95 w
Rank: school doesnt rank but i found out im in top 15% through Rutgers scholarship
Other stats: took 4 APs and a lot of honors
Subjective:
Essays: really really really crappy in my opinion, im really suprised i got in because they were so last minute and i thought they were terrible
Teacher Recs: good but not amazing
Counselor Rec: really good
Hook (if any):none
Location/Person:
State or Country:jersey
School Type: public
Ethnicity:white
Gender:female
major strength/weakness: my essays could have been better
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:scores and gpa i guess, a lot of volunteer work too
going to attend? maaaaybe</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:740 Math, 670 Writing, 650 CR
SAT IIs:780 US, 610 Bio, 570 Chem
GPA:92
Rank:7/70
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays:good i guess
Teacher Recs:good
Counselor Rec:good
Hook (if any):none that i can think of....good recs maybe? consistent work??
Location/Person: upstate new york
State or Country:new york
School Type:very small rural public school, about 300 kids in high school
Ethnicity:caucasian
Gender:male
major strength/weakness:
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:really dont know....maybe my community college classes? and maybe recs?
going to attend? pretty sure that i am not....
Other Factors:</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: really good
Counselor Rec: really good</p>
<p>Hook (if any): location? although i know a few other kids from my school who applied</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:MN
School Type:strong public
Ethnicity:white
Gender:f
major strength/weakness: weakness definetly SAT scores
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:i have no idea, i never visited
going to attend?: ill have to visit first but im 60% sure i wont</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:1400/1600 2010/2400
[ *] SAT IIs: US History:780 Biology:720
[ *] GPA: 3.7 UW
[ *] Rank: Top 10%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Pretty good but not my best, I did it the night before
[ *] Teacher Recs: Amazing
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[ *] Hook (if any): None
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Long Island, New York
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: I dontknow
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No Idea
[ *] going to attend? Depends on Financial Aid
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>