<p>planodad - there are some comments on the first page about waitlists.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Wait Listed[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):730 CR, 790 M, 800 W
[ *] ACT:N/A
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):690 Math I
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.65
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):School doesnt rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):English Language (4), 1 other AP junior year (didnt take test), and 5 Senior year
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Econ, APUSH, AP Spanish Language, AP English Literature
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Swimming, Water Polo, Best Buddies, Planning Committees at my school, Spanish Club, others…
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Lifeguard, Swim Coach, Caddy
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Best Buddies and working with physically handicapped as well, and Singing for Darfur
[ *] Essays:About meeting my “best buddy” for the first time
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:I have no idea haha
[ *] Counselor Rec:Probably wicked generic
[ *] Additional Rec:None
[ *] Interview:None
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major:Business/ Music
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):US
[ *] School Type: Private Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: >$500,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Im white…so none.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT score definitely helped, and my work with best buddies was like the highlight of my application so i think they must have liked that…
[ *] Weaknesses:GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I think my GPA and my SAT are a really weird combination especially since my score was one sitting…so it may have gotten me caught in the middle. Also my essay was really good IMO (but then again, arent everyones?)
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I was fully expecting to be denied especially after my best friend who has a way higher GPA and a good SAT score was denied. However, I was so excited to see waitlisted. But then I realized we could hear back as late as June 30…soooo…that sucks. But anyways Im really excited!! Good luck to everyone and to everyone who was denied, i was denied ED at duke so i Know the feeling, so I think thats why I was so excited to be waitlisted even though I wasnt accepted, just because it meant I had a chance somewhere. Now I couldnt care less about Duke! Good Luck to eveyrone regardless of decisions!!!</p>
<p>SAT: 2070 (Superscore). M:800 CR:570 W:700
SAT 2: Physics:800 Math2:800</p>
<p>EC: Volunteer in Library and nursing home
Work Experience: a lot of
Eassy: Bad
Teacher Rec: Very Good</p>
<p>School Type: Public
State: CA (immigrant from China)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Maybe because I submitted the a printed SAT scores report instead of sending them directly from the test angency. :(</p>
<p>Congrat to those who were accepted!!!
I wish I could be accepted by RPI. That’s enough!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective: SAT I (breakdown): CR 750/MATH 800/WR 800 (highest combined)
ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted):Math IIC 800/ Chemistry 800/ U.S History 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 Unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): About 3%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem/U.S History/Psychology 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: I have been taking all of my classes at the local college (Econ/Stat/Calculus 2 and 3/Bio/Physics/English Composition)</p>
<p>Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team (President/ Have won couple 1st place in math tournaments)/ Science Quiz Bowl Team/ Science Club (Co-president)/ French culture Club/ Soccer Team
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Served free lunch at Soup Kitchen (2 years)
Essays: Fine but not that stellar
Teacher Recommendation: I assume recs were great
Counselor Rec: I assume great
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None</p>
<p>Other Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):None
Reflection Strengths: Pretty good SAT score/ GPA upward trend
Weaknesses: Definitely extracurricular activities
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I was seemed like a typical (I mean very typical) Asian student
General Comments: A little bit disappointed but I look forward hearing good news from other schools! And Congratulations for those who got accepted!</p>
<p>The waitlist/rejected stats make no sense…
My friend gave me her theory that washU waitlisted so many qualified kids because
they feared that their matriculation rate (and thus rank) would drop if they admitted
over-qualified kids who would probably ditch them for better schools and lower their
matriculation rate.</p>
<p>Decision: Wait Listed</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 790M, 680CR, 710W
ACT:N/A
SAT II: 790 Physics, 780 Math II, 740 Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous, A-Level, 5 subjects
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some Math ones… Not much
Subjective:[ list][<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball and rugby varsity. Head Boy of school, many fundraisers, event organizing etc.[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 research projects at Chinese universities. An internship at a pharmaceutical company and accounting company.[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Fundraisers for charities[</em>] Summer Activities: None[<em>] Essays: Good[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Dunno[<em>] Counselor Rec: Dunno[</em>] Additional Rec:None[li] Interview: none[/li][/list]Other
State (if domestic applicant): Um, currently in China
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: private, British, sends students to top UK schools
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~160000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: leadership
Weaknesses: relatively bleh SAT. All around nothing too attractive
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: …
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 660 Math, 800 W
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 770 lit, 740 us history
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), US History (5), Enviro (5), Psych (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, AP Art History, AP English Lit, Calc AB, AP Macroecon/Gov, 2 Honors theatre classes (1 extra after school credit period)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BBYO (Regional President), Int. Thespian Society (VP), NHS, Mu Alpha Theta
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 1 summer camp counselor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 840 hours (if I remember correctly)
[ *] Essays: about my family from different backgrounds and how they have affected me (basically cultural diversity, probably entertaining)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I’m assuming good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: Good, with someone my father has connections with. She is very young though so probably not much pull.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: English/theatre
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public (around 3,000 kids)
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: 200,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none really
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: I’m a good writer, strong leadership experience, diverse combination of interests
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I’m an interesting person, and I suppose I conveyed that in my application.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
Best wishes to everyone!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Reading: 720 Math: 800 Writing: 720
ACT: N/A
SAT II (if submitted): World History: 780, Math II: 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We only have weighted, but probably like a 3.8-3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20 of 300 something
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History: (5), US History: (5), BC Calc: (5), Psych: (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, Multivariable Calculus, Research, AP Biology, AP Government, AP English Language
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Science Fair Honorable Mention, Debate award, I’m honestly too lazy to think of everything.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team (Administrative Captain), Math and Science Club (Treasurer), Model UN, National Science Honor Society (Treasurer), National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: only what’s necessary for NHS and NSHS
Essays: I wrote about how John Lennon’s song “Imagine” influenced my views and outlook on life.
Teacher Recommendation: My math teacher and english teacher, both of whom i’ve had for many years. both were probably fairly strong.
Counselor Rec: Probably strong? I don’t know her that well.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: I had one when visiting the school years ago, it went fairly well, it was just an average interview.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Physics (with pre-med)
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: What?
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: over 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): i have a research project, although I don’t think I mentioned it to Wash U.
Reflection
Strengths: Too lazy
Weaknesses: to think
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: about these.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 | 700 CR, 760 M, 800 W
ACT: 33 | 35 Writing, 34 Math, 31 Reading, 32 Science
SAT II (if submitted): Math II - 780, Chemistry - 760, World History - 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), Chemistry (5), US History (4), Physics B (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C Mechanics and Electromagnetics, AP Statistics, AP Government, College English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honors, National French Competition National Finalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interact Club (President), National Honor Society (Vice President), Amnesty Club (Secretary), French Culture Club, French Honor Society, Independent Research
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring in Math and Chemistry, Ski Instructor
Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours of community service in Costa Rica, weekly peer mentoring for disabled child, habitat for humanity, relay for life, JDRF Diabetes Walk team leader
Essays: I thought they were good.
Teacher Recommendation: Very strong
Counselor Rec: Very strong. I’ve had a great relationship with my counselor over the years.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: It was on-campus. I thought it went great, not that it counts for much.<br>
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White Jewish
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 4 years of independent research, woman in engineering
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essay, Showed interest by submitting a scholarship application and visiting twice, Research
Weaknesses: Critical reading could have been higher
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A combination of demonstrated interest and a whole lot of luck.<br>
General Comments:
I am so excited to have gotten into WashU and will very likely be attending in the fall. Can’t wait!</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Reading: 740 Math: 770 Writing: 770
ACT: 33
SAT II (if submitted): Math II: 750 Chem: 720 Lit: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We only have weighted, but probably 3.9+
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 of 538 something
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3), AB Calc: (5), Psych: (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Gov, sci research
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Science OJSHS 4th, Debate award…
Subjective:??
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (Secretary), National Honor Society, S Club (President), tennis
Job/Work Experience: tutor
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hrs
Essays: wrote about my failure in starting a business and what i learned abt myself in the experience
Teacher Recommendation: cant remember
Counselor Rec: very nice
Additional Rec: maybe, dont remember
Interview: I had one when visiting the school, it went very well
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psych premed
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: educational? public
Ethnicity: indian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: over 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): i have a research project, although I don’t think I mentioned it to Wash U.
Reflection
Strengths: obnoxiously honest
Weaknesses: indian
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: interest</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2240
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II (if submitted):
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Governors School
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):NHS president, Class VP
[ *] Job/Work Experience:None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Moderate
[ *] Essays: Worked hard on them
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: V. Positive
[ *] Counselor Rec: V. Positive
[ *] Additional Rec: V. positive
[ *] Interview: Yes, during visit
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope, because there was no hope. Spoke to them about it, ran the calculators and it became clear that basically, there is no hope if your family makes over 120k and has any assets at all…unless yours is a REALLY big family. Absolutely NOT taking on loans for undergraduate. Did apply for merit scholarships, and got nothing; very sad.
[ *] Intended Major: Bio
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):VA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] </p>
<p>Glad to receive the acceptance, but failing to get any merit scholarships may be a show stopper. We’ll see how things play out. Also accepted at UVA, and it is half the cost; not sure WashU cost difference can be justified.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):800 Math 620 Reading 710 Writing
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):780 Math II, 760 Math I, 710 Bio M, 700 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 91.4/100
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (4), US (4), Psych (5), Physics B (4), Calc AB (?), Stat (?), Bio (?), US Gov (?)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs (calc ab, stat, bio, gov)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA, Boy Scouts (in charge) (Eagle Scout), Baseball Team, Swimming Team, Cross Country Team, summer research.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: nodda
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: a lot of boy scout related community service
[<em>] Essays: very good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: probably good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably good
[</em>] Additional Rec:nope
[<em>] Interview: yes. decent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: bio
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:100-150K
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):a lot of research
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:Math SAT, Research Experience
[<em>] Weaknesses: Critical Reading SAT
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a lot of interest and visited campus
[/ul]General Comments: sooooooooo excited it’s my first choice school!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2330 (800cr, 800m, 730wr)
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): did not send
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Math II, 730 Literature, 730 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99ish (school uses 100pt scale)
[<em>] Weighted GPA: not sure
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/410
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): May 2012 Exams (see below)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: English A1 HL, History of the Americas HL, Physics SL, Maths SL, German B SL, Psychology HL, Independent Study in Art Studio
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Gold Key in Poetry, Semifinalist/finalist in Interp, ABRSM 8 Diploma in Piano, National Merit Commended
(*I sent in a later update with 1st places in speech tournaments and new scholastic awards, but it likely didn’t factor that much into my decision.)[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate/Forensics (President, Vice President, 4yr), Literary Society (Vice President, 4yr), Student Production (Senior Co-Director, 4yr), Fall Play (2yr), Newspaper (Secretary, 4yr), editor at national literary magazine by high school students (1yr), school lit magazine (Editor-in-Chief, 1yr), synthesist in garage band (3yr), Piano (2yr), Jazz Band (2yr)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None listed.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Substance-free group (President, Secretary, Youth Advisory Council at Statewide Conference, 4yr, ~400hr) - this has been my biggest EC[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[</em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[<em>] Common App Main: Compares the steps of folding a paper crane to “folding” self-confidence; each step includes a specific moment when I learned something meaningful
[</em>] EC Short Answer: Substance-free group</p>
<p>[<em>] Other:[list][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t see, from IB Coordinator who knows me and my values very well (3yr)[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: didn’t see, from lit teacher who knows how much my writing means to me; I’ve done very well in her class, and she loves me (3yr)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t see. We talk often, though!
[</em>] Additional Rec: sent a rec from my math teacher, only because it was on my naviance 
(2yr)
[<em>] Interview (Alumni): It went great until he asked me about my interest in WUSTL, whether it was high on my list, whether I would definitely attend if accepted, etc. I replied, “Well, uh, it depends on financial aid.”
[</em>] Art Supplement: slam poetry supplement![/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App:<br>
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Highish.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): more like anti-hook![/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Objective stats (sort of), unique interest in slam poetry, creative essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: LACK OF INTEREST, no major awards or outstanding ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Little interest. I knew I wouldn’t choose WUSTL over UChicago, but I submitted my WUSTL app before I received my UChicago decision.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Shown more interest. Applied for more scholarships. Though I guess it doesn’t matter much now.[/ul][/list]</p>
<p>Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Regarding Tufts Syndrome: WUSTL seems to emphasize demonstrated interest; if you’re overqualified but you make it clear that WUSTL is one of your top choices, they’d likely still accept you.</p>
<p>Congrats to those of you who were accepted! WUSTL is a wonderful school; it just didn’t fit me as well as some other schools do. This is a high-five!
**</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2110
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 770 Math II, 720 World History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9.20/11.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio, Calc AB
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Genetics, AP English, AP Calc, Nuclear and Organic Chem, AP Economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dorm Proctor, Student Listener, Strive for Students (co-head), Indian Society (co-head), FIFA-Exeter (co-head), Cross Country and Track, play the French horn in four music ensembles on campus, the Chamber Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra, and I ring for the Symphonia and Concert Band (principal horn in all)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Assistant Lab Tech and Phlebotomist at the local hospital in my town for the past two summers, help run a student business start-up that works as an online textbook exchange, called Exbooks
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Some here and there.
[ *] Essays: One about “demystifying Oklahoma,” in which I liken myself to my state and debunk some of its myths.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Solid, not amazing, but certainly not bad.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty bland, she has a lot of kids under her.
[ *] Additional Rec: Same as the teacher rec.
[ *] Interview: Went really really well, had the same rep that looks at applications from my region that recognized me from one of the college fairs.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Undecided at Olin and College of Arts and Sciences
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private Boarding School
[ *] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: High
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): legacy, support from the music department, visiting and interviewing at the school.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Definitely had music going for me, came off as a well rounded candidate fitting the WashU personality well, made sure that they knew that I was their top choice.
[ *] Weaknesses: Dealing with a ton of smart kids applying to WashU from my school.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Music and Legacy, and I have the stats to do well and I’ve pushed myself I guess (ex. Exbooks).
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Did not submit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): us - 5 eng - 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 aps
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1 senior year but did not notify washu about it
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): vp stuco, editor newspaper, captain tennis team, jsu, national honors society, spanish national honors society, debate, charity, lots of fbla/deca, etc
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: summer job at family business
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: charity
[<em>] Essays: above average, not sensational, had an error in it
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: guessing that 1 was very good and the other fairly good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: none to my knowledge
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[<em>] Intended Major: business
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k-200k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none, cousin went there and friends with a professor at washu med, put down his name but doubt that had any effect
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: high act, no flaws really in my character/high school performance
[</em>] Weaknesses: not a super high act, error in essay. white male
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea. I am pleasantly surprised. I “showed” little interest in the school (though i was very interested). I didn’t even get an interview. I don’t know what people are talking about washu demanding applicants to vigorously express their interest. I think their admissions process is just pretty random. [/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (CAS)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800 CR, 800 W, 760 M) single sitting
[</em>] ACT: 36 composite single sitting
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9uw, 4.75w
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Chem (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (6), Chem SL (6)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma (taking most IB/AP exams this year)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel ISEF Finalist & 4th Place, Siemens Semifinalist/Finalist, National Merit, FBLA Nationals Qualifier, National Spanish Exam Gold Medal, US Presidential Scholars Candidate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Too lazy to type them all out…but basically I was President of 2 clubs, had leadership positions in several others, and was involved in scientific research.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid intern at well-known hospital through research program
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer, community events, NHS ~ 500 hours
[<em>] Essays: I’d say they were pretty good. Common App was about a family member’s medical situation and how it shaped my understanding of life. University Scholars in Medicine, Summer Scholars Program, and scholarship essay were all about a research opportunity I had last summer at a research hospital and my perspective on medicinal research.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Assuming they’re good, but haven’t read them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Counselor has several hundred kids, so I’m not sure!
[</em>] Additional Rec: Scholarship rec was from research mentor at university, University Scholars rec was from research mentor at hospital
[<em>] Interview: did not get one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Biology
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): If research is a hook, then yes, if not, then no.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Test scores, awards, extracurriculars, essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA could have been higher considering strong applicant pool
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it’s because I worked hard throughout high school and really pursued the things that meant a lot to me. Who knows! I’m really happy though; this is my first acceptance. I’m loving WashU even though I haven’t visited, and I can’t wait for Finalist Weekend. They seem to really care about their students, which feels wonderful as a prospective student. I used to think “fit” didn’t really matter, but I feel like it’s a really good fit for me now. :)</p>
<p>Also, I’m not sure how much demonstrated interest matters because I didn’t visit the campus or get an interview or anything - but I did apply for the University Scholars Program in Medicine and the Summer Scholars Program in addition to a scholarship.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted, and to those who were waitlisted/denied admission, don’t worry. I used to think that there was some logic and reason to admissions, but it really does seem like a crapshoot now that I’m going through the process (there probably is some logic to it, but we’ll never know…so, basically, it’s a crapshoot, ha). We’ll all end up where’s best for us. :)</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Not taken
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): NA
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): C: 31 E: 32 M: 28: R: 33: S: 30 W: 10
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): NA
[<em>] SAT II: Didnt send.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (One A- (freshman year))
[<em>] Weighted GPA: NA
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 (But not reported)
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses):World History (5), Language and Composition (5) European History (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): NA
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Literature, AP Psychology, AP Physics B, and Spanish 5 (will be taking AP test).
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: Two besides me.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar. Wisconsin State Senate Scholar.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Student council- four years; Food Drive- three years (Director); Freshman mentor- two years; NHS- two years; FCCLA- one year (Director); karate (second degree blackbelt, demo team, masters team); Library advisory (Teen board member).
Freshman mentor
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Karate instructor (three years)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Over 150 hours for food drive; forty hours in Peru going to schools etc; 45 hours teaching English in South African preschool; over 100 hours on an annual benefit garage sale; etc. </p>
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Wisconsin politics. About waking up in the capitol building the night the assembly passed Walkers budget bill. It turned out really well. Its definitely my favorite essay.[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: About my passion for karate and how its so integral to my identity now.
[<em>] Other:[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1:My math teacher. I had him for Algebra Two and Precalc. He loves me. I actually got to read it, he said lots of nice things about me. Specific examples included. Great.[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: My AP Lang teacher. She loves me. I got to read that one too. It was beautifully written and she talked about my love of learning. Amazing.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Im guessing it was really good. Shes been such an advocate for me in other situations.
[</em>] Additional Rec: My karate instructor and employer. I got to read it. It was hilarious. Great.
[<em>] Interview: We had a disagreement, but I dont think he disliked me for that. It was fine. Generic.<br>
[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]NA</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: October 9th.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin.
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public.
[<em>] Ethnicity: White.
[</em>] Gender: Female.
[<em>] Income Bracket: Did not apply for financial aid.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None.
Reflection[ul] It was a crazy couple of months.
[<em>] Strengths: I was proud of my essays. I know that my recommendations were all really great. My interview went well.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Low test scores. Didnt send SATII. Not enough AP classes. No major awards.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Congrats to those who got in!
For those who were waitlisted and rejected, we’ll have other options, and well three more weeks of waiting…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800 M, 690 CR, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 730 Bio, 700 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 Honors (highest offerred, equivalent to AP)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (editor in chief, award winning), robotics (captain, state champion), summer lab research, a few smaller clubs and unimpressive sports
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Sunday school, hospital
[</em>] Essays: Fantastic
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Fantastic
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Fantastic
[<em>] Additional Rec: Solid (from prestigious researcher at science lab I worked at)
[</em>] Interview: None</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Computer Science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Foreign-born, 16 years old upon HS graduation</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ESSAYS, RECS, grades
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and recs I’m sure helped me a lot, and at least helped overlook my relatively unimpressive ECs. Though, I was able to express my passion for my few ECs, so that worked out well too.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I got a likely letter to UPenn so chances are I won’t be attending WashU, but good luck everyone!</p>
<p>my son’s top school after getting rejected from duke and uva: accepted to michigan but will go to wash u!
34 ACT
low gpa: 3.5 weighted. 3.0 freshman year.
l0 AP/honors but usually got B’s in them, A’s in regular classes, but very involved in sports/leadership/committees/community service so they must have seen how little he was home to do homework!
great recs. white male in public school in PA.
dont need financial aid</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2320 (one time) 800M, 790CR, 730W
ACT (breakdown): did not send
SAT II: 800 Math II,800 Physics, 730 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.84
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): 5,5,5,5,4 (all math and physics)
Senior Year Course Load: Graduate level physics research, Optics 406 (college), US History (College), AP Literature, Worldviews and Issues, AP Chemistry, Dynamical Systems (college), Real Analysis (college)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Physics Olympiad Semi-finals (3 X), AIME (3X), NMF, 2nd Place Physics Bowl Team in nation, Ranked about 40th in nation in chess (for age), National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Tons of music (violin, church worship, symphony, work, rock bands, etc); Chess, varsity baseball, graduate level optics research, math competitions, physics competitions
Job/Work Experience: Violin teacher, math tutor, physics 400 tutor, chess teacher (apx. 15 hours a week)
Volunteer/Community service: Youth worship leader, violin teaching, math tutoring, music at church
Essays (Include Subjects): One about chess, one about service, one about calculus; They were very good.</p>
<p>Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Really, really, really good
Teacher Recommendation #2: Really good
Counselor Rec: mom wrote it (homeschooled!)
Additional Rec: very good
Interview (Alumni): Good
Art Supplement: Violin</p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App:
State (if domestic applicant): Ca
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Homeschool
Ethnicity: 1/2 Puerto-Rican, 1/2 Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Between 70 and 80K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Graduate level physics research (though there was no offer of scholarship finalist, so…)</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: National awards, test scores, variety of interests, strength of interests
Weaknesses: Lack of interest, not enough perfect tests
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Very surprised at the acceptance!
What would you have done differently?: Tried harder to get the scholarships?</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Pretty sure the cost is too high to attend. Will probably withdraw. Hopefully, someone on the waitlist can use the spot!</p>