OFFICIAL WashU Class of 2017 RD Decisions

twentyfourhundo · March 15, 2013, 3:11pm

Decision: Waitlisted - Olin

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2250 (710M, 740CR, 800W: 12e76mc)
SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 720, World History: 740
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.0 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~280
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 4 in WH
Senior Year Course Load: APs (chem, psych, lit, stats) calc, government, consumer ed, Debate/forensics
Number of other RD applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): 2013 Debate State Champion, 2012 Debate State 4th place, and I guess maybe two-time national forensic league All-American
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Honor Society

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
FBLA (Chapter president two years)
Class President (soph-senior)
German Club: President, plus some state-recognized speaking awards
National Honor Society (Chapter president)
Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout)
Debate (spend 5hrs/night there)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:Boy Scouts and NHS = 200+ hr
Summer Experience: 3 wk debate camps, Boy Scout trips, boys state
Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see any of them, but Awesome! from my debate coach!
Teacher Recommendation #2: from my German teacher who really likes me, so I bet it was also very good.
Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good, but probably not great. I don’t really know.
Additional Info/Rec: n/a
Interview: not contacted

Common App Essays: okay

Other
Date Submitted App: 1/1
U.S. State/Territory or Country: KS
School Type: Public, ultranon-competitive–last person to go to an ivy league school was 7 years ago (cornell)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: I don’t know, but probably 250+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None. maybe location: 2nd poorest county in a pretty mediocre state. Also, my schools avg ACT scores are below the national and state averages. Don’t know if that helps or hurts.

Reflection
Strengths: Leadership, GPA (they probably saw straight through this though.) SAT writing
Weaknesses: Math scores and essays.
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: KU honors, Minn-Twin Cities Honors, UT-Dallas—safeties

ceruleia · March 16, 2013, 11:11am

Decision: Accepted- Sam Fox

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190, (M-700, W-690, CR-800)
ACT: none
SAT II: Math II-700, US History-730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5) Spanish Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, CAD and Design Technology, Production Journalism (Designs the award winning school newspaper), Honors Poetry, Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra, Orchestra, and AP Art history
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): uhh… national merit commended?

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Stage Crew (Head Painter, Stage Manager, Company Manager), Improv Comedy Club (founding member), Orchestra (Section Leader-2nd violin), Wing Chun Kung Fu, GSA, Quiz Bowl, Shakespeare Festival Club
Job/Work Experience: Waitress at a Japanese Restaurant for 1 year
Volunteer/Community service: Service Projects associated with Girl Scouts-Volunteered for a Susan G. Komen Run, Beach clean ups, etc.
Summer Activities: CHinese Immersion Camp with CTY after Freshman year, Precollege at SMFA after sophomore year, Designing and painting a mural at my school after junior year
Essays: My commonapp essay was about doing a trust fall in gym class, rather poetic and well written, but probably not that innovative in terms of subject matter. 
Teacher Recommendation: Really Good- one form a math teacher that I’ve had all four years of high school, one from my fantastic US history teacher
Counselor Rec: Ehh, I don’t really like my counselor, but I’m sure the rec was well written and fine
Additional Rec: I sent a rec that my art teacher wrote,
Interview: nope

Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: idk specifically. upper middle.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.

Reflection
Strengths: I have to assume my portfolio was storng considering i was accepted to an art school I have solid grades and diverse interests which is probably a plus
Weaknesses: I didn’t have much of a spectacular hook
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I probably wouldn’t have gotten into the college of arts and sciences, so I probably was accepted because of my portfolio
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- SMFA, Temple University, Hampshire College
Rejected- Yale
Still Waiting on- Brown, Haverford, Vassar, Carleton, Tufts, and Cooper Union

Hershey22 · March 17, 2013, 12:49pm

Accepted
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2260 (740 R, 790 M, 730 W)
[ *] ACT:n/a
[ *] SAT II:770 biology 730 us history
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.6 / 5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):biology (5), apush (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: honors physics, ap enviro, ap psych, honors chinese, honors english, intensive art, honors calculus, intermediate photo
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):LOTS too lazy to type
[ *] Job/Work Experience: ice cream store since freshman year, state house tour guide, assistant for theater
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:lots…
[ *] Summer Activities:biked across the country, worked etc
[ *] Essays:great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:great!
[ *] Counselor Rec:great
[ ] Additional Rec: one from art teacher, also great
[ ] Interview: very good! +1 hour
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender:female
[ ]Income Bracket:200+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):sister goes?
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: showed interest, lots of extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: gpa?
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:(strengths)
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted colorado college, deferred from pomona, waiting to hear from 11 schools
[ /list][ b]General Comments:**

doglova · March 17, 2013, 3:35pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290/1530: 760 CR, 760 W, 770 M
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 2400: Physics 800, Chemistry 800, Math II 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/438, top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Comp Sci (5), AP Chem (5), AP USH (5), AP World (4), AP Calc AB (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Phyiscs B (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: physics C, multvar calc, bioengineering research, ap bio, ap lang, ap comp gov, ap us gov, art I
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Chemistry Olympiad State finalist
[] Common Awards : National Merit Commended, Girl Scouts Gold Award, Tennis Breakout Athlete Award for undefeated season, School sportsmanship award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (Captain), Girl Scouts (highest award earned), County board member (representative of 3 high schools), National honor society, science honor society
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: advocated for opening of new library in my community, it worked. voluntary county board member. tutor in math and science for free. other girl scout related activities
[] Summer Activities: 9th: tennis; 10th: cty and tennis; 11th: upenn bioengineering program (my intended major), worked on girl scouts gold award
[] Essays: small essay: library; big essay: tennis; both pretty bad
[] Teacher Recommendation: math and chemistry; I’m not a likeable person tho
[] Counselor Rec: she thinks I’m paranoid…
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant): I’m in the US of A
[] School Type: public magnet
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[]Income Bracket: 250K +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: none
[] Weaknesses: all
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m stupid
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UVA honors, GAtech; Rejected: MIT
[/ul]General Comments:
I fail at life

premedstudents · March 17, 2013, 5:00pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): None
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: None (Didn’t take any)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 (4.5/5.0 Weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language Comp (4) AP Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered in my school
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Spanish Language, Physics Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Taekwondo (leader- I teach at the school), Cross Country, Various Clubs at HS
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring at local Elementary and Middle schools. About 100 Hours of various local community service- don’t have time to list it here.
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: I think my essay was great- I had it proof read by almost all my English teachers from past years and they liked it very much.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I got 3 (little bit more than required by Wash. U and I’m confident that all of them were good)
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: No
[] Interview: No
[/ul]Reflection
I’m surprised that I was actually accepted. I was actually a deferred student on their ED application.

twofivethree · March 17, 2013, 6:15pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (CR 720, M 720, W 690)
[] ACT: 32 superscore (English 35, Math 29, Reading 34, Science 30)
[] SAT II: English Lit - 640, Spanish 0 750, US History - 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 (weighted 3.7)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (5), US History (4), Literature and Composition (taking now)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, Honors Calculus, AP Lit & Composition, Honors Spanish Seminar (senior “refresher” course), various electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rochester University Book Award for Innovation in IT
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Team (co-captain), Spanish Honor Society (co-president), music appreciation club (president), National Honor Society, creative (art/writing) magazine, technology club, IT/careers-oriented regional non-profit (invited member of leadership council)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: week-long mission trips 3 years in a row; 1 year of weekly tutoring; assistant at a one-week science camp for English language learners
[] Summer Activities: Mission trips; science camp; summer college program at University of Mississippi last summer
[] Essays: Common App essay could have been more creative, but showed leadership
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to read them, but they were probably pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Probably fine
[] Additional Rec: One from the president of my school - almost positive that one was glowing
[] Interview: I did have one; pretty casual (just walking around campus a bit) and it seemed to go decently seeing as it was my first college interview.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology/Spanish
[] State (if domestic applicant): KY
[] School Type: Private religious
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: low/medium
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, leadership
[] Weaknesses: ECs seem pretty scattered; also, several Cs freshman and junior year
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I honestly have no idea why I wasn’t outright rejected, even with so many people being waitlisted. Frankly my stats are not quite typical of WashU students - maybe not terrible, but still not where they should be. I showed a lot of interest though, and my recommendations are probably pretty strong.
[/ul]General Comments: I’m not really too upset about the rejection - I would have loved to go there, but I get that they have to be selective, so no hard feelings. As far as other options, I’ve been accepted to three backups in my area but I’m really hoping for a yes from Kenyon this week since that’s become my first choice. I also applied to UChicago, Case Western, Barnard, Columbia, and NYU but I was WLed at Case and UChicago, and I’m still waiting on the NY colleges. I’m really hoping I’ll end up in Gambier but good luck to everyone who will be at WashU in the fall!

dynamo729 · March 17, 2013, 7:11pm

Decision:Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (10 essay) single sitting, second try 2280 the first time
[] ACT: 33, 35, 35
[] SAT II: 800 on Math II and US History, 780 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/430ish?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Psych, BC Calculus (and AB subscore), Physics B, Stats, US History, and English Language
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: APs: Computer Science, US Gov, Macro, Lit, Physics C, Chem. Then Math Team and a required computer class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, really. 5-time AIME qualifier. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team, Academic Team, writer for the teen section of local paper
[] Job/Work Experience: Mowed lawns for the summer after sophomore year, worked in a coffee shop in the summer after junior year
[] Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutor, volunteer at church 9th-10th grade years
[] Summer Activities: working, reading, some math team tournaments
[] Essays: Main one about being gay in Alabama and the internal conflicts Ive experienced, secondary one about a math competition we run.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didnt read either of them, but I like both of the teachers I asked and I think they like me
[] Counselor Rec: Didnt read, but I think she likes me a lot.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, pretty large
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Gay? From Alabama? I dont think either of these are really hooks, though.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT/AP scores, maybe essays I felt like they were pretty risky and wouldve depended on the reader 
[] Weaknesses: No fantastic awards or ECs, potentially essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they just didnt like me, and Im okay with that.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at MIT, Vandy (Cornelius Vanderbilt scholarship recipient), Auburn (Elite Scholarship recipient), and UAB; Waitlisted at Caltech

[/ul]General Comments: 5 other people from my school applied, and I thought a few of us would get in, but all of us but one were waitlisted. The guy who got accepted is a legacy, so I think that may have been a factor, though I do think he deserved it just as much of any of us more than most of us, actually. Anyways, dont let rejections get to you, because you might be accepted other places, and really, none of this is personal. Best of luck to everyone and congrats to everyone who was accepted!

crystalclearnow · March 17, 2013, 7:51pm

@premedstudents – did you do anything since the ED round to enhance your application? are you going to go to WUSTL?

derwolf17 · March 18, 2013, 1:20am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (superscore: 710,740,710)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Bio E:730, Bio M:710, MII:690, Spanish:740, Eng: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1%/310
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), Bio (5), Psych (5), US (4), World (4), Spanish (5), Eng Lang (4), MacroEcon (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Eng Lit, Art I, Anatomy and Physiology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not really major but National Commended Scholar, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, National AP Scholar (first one in school history to get by Jr year)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Athletic Trainer (~300 hrs), Swimming (3 yrs Varsity), Basketball (Varsity Manager 3 yrs), Student Ambassador, and started networking organization on campus
[] Job/Work Experience: Kaiser Permanente Summer Youth Intern
[] Volunteer/Community service: Math tutor, Parish Lector
[] Summer Activities:^^ Work experience during summer; also Athletic Training during summer, volunteered at old elementary/jr high school
[] Essays: worked hard on my PS and talked about some obstacles that almost stopped me from being able to swim in high school and interest in pursuing medicine and research
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure they were great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Religious/Private
[] Ethnicity: Mexican-American
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: <20k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college, first generation american
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Unique essay that described my passion to work hard despite obstacles both physical and financial
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was able to show what I can accomplish despite my limited resources.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: UC Berkeley (Regents/Chancellor’s Candidate), UCSD, UCD, Notre Dame (likely/campus visit), Seton Hall, ASU
Waitlisted/Rejected: none
Waiting on: Stanford, Duke, UCLA, Tufts, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wesleyan, and W&L
[/ul]General Comments: Honestly, I’m just wow, idk what to even say. WashU is an incredible school and I’m really looking forward to visiting campus for Celebration Weekend. I’m hoping the school is a good fit for me. So far, I have loved everything I’ve read/heard about it. Just blessed to be given this opportunity and I’m glad that they see despite my not-so-outstanding test scores and such that I have potential.

meltam · March 18, 2013, 10:48am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 superscore (740CR, 800M, 790W)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 660 US History (yeah…)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank, at least top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), Comparative (3), Calc BC (3), English (4), APUSH (4), Chinese (5), Physics B (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Mulitvariable calc, AP Stat, AP Psych, AP Lit, AP Gov/AP Econ, APES, study hall
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel STS Semifinalist, NMF, AP Scholar with Distinction, Presidential Scholars Candidate (didn’t put on app)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (this school program thing), swimming with nationally-ranked club (was recruited/contacted by WUSTL + a few others, but I’m not super fast or anything), Science Olympiad, NHS, Chinese NHS, Science NHS, Mu Alpha Theta
[] Job/Work Experience: research intern at Vandy (through SSMV)
[] Volunteer/Community service: general volunteering with NHS
[] Summer Activities: research, symposiums, swimming
[] Essays: pretty good, were proofread by English teacher, could have more passion
[] Teacher Recommendation: really good
[] Counselor Rec: was pretty good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public magnet school, nationally ranked
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT/ACT scores, swimming
[] Weaknesses: AP scores, GPA, basically no volunteering
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: demonstrated interest (contacting swim coach)
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Alabama, UNC-Chapel Hill, Michigan-Ann Arbor; Waiting to hear from Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Penn, Stanford, Duke, Northwestern, Vanderbilt[/li][/ul]General Comments: many other qualified kids from my school applied, but none of them played any sports (or had really high test scores), so I guess that helped? I’m literally SO excited for Celebration Weekend! :D

sjong21 · March 18, 2013, 1:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 35 (34 English, 34 Math, 36 Reading, 34 Science)
[] SAT II: 760 US History, 740 Chemistry, 730 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50/673
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): WHAP (3), APUSH (5), Lang (5), Chem (4), Psych (5), Gov (4), Macro (5), Lit (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science II, AP Chinese IV, Basketball, Scientific Research and Design (I took Gov, Macro, and Literature as a junior)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball 4 years (JV Captain 10th and 11th grade, varsity 12th), Junior Engineering Technical Society + Science Olympiad (vice president, senior vice president), Church youth group (bible study leader, worship leader, activity coordinator), taught English to Chinese immigrants through a church program for two years, National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Head Coach for youth rec basketball league (11th, 12th)
[] Summer Activities: summer school, basketball
[] Essays: wrote about my perspective on leadership, and what it really means to be a leader
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see them, but chose teachers who I had for multiple years (chinese, physics) and with whom I had good reputations with.
[] Counselor Rec: most likely generic
[] Additional Rec: asked one of the parents of the kids whom I coached.
[] Interview: very informal, on campus. not sure if it counted for anything.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, extremely competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: consistency of activities, leadership positions, essay
[] Weaknesses: low GPA/rank, not much volunteer activity
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: demonstrated interest (attended info sessions, visited campus, contacted basketball coach and admissions officer, etc.)
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted UT Austin, rejected from University of Chicago[/li][/ul]General Comments: definitely one of the top schools on my list. very happy to be accepted. i think it’s going to come down to wustl vs. rice for me. congrats to the rest of the class of 2017 who were accepted, and hope to maybe see you all at wustl!

Jignitron · March 18, 2013, 4:24pm

Hey man…I got a 1990 on my SAT, but I’m taking AP Calc BC so yeah I’m smarth. I was thinking about playing ping-pong, but I wanted to get admitted, so I actually went to their information meeting. I spilled coffee on my counselor shortly before asking her to write my rec, but it must have been good, because I WASN’T waitlisted. Needless to say, I didn’t need get above 100% in my classes, and I’M ADMITTED!

lilyy96 · March 19, 2013, 1:27pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2380/1600: 800 CR, 780 W, 800 M

ACT: 34 (35 superscored)

SAT II: Chemistry 730, Math II 800

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A

AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Microeconomics (5), AP Chem (4), AP USH (4), AP Calc AB (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Lang (5)

IB (place score in parenthesis): nonenone

Senior Year Course Load: AP stats, AP bio, AP physics C, AP lit, entrepreneurship, psychology 1 and 2, forensic science

Major Awards: none

Common Awards : National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholar Candidate, 2nd prize in singing competition, Outstanding student award (the university of Iowa, for research), HOSA regionals 1st place, HOSA states 3rd place, HOSA nationals top 10, 4th place, AP scholar (10th grade), AP scholar with distinction (11th grade)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis, quiz bowl (captain), Spanish club (secretary), City youth council (trustee), city sub-committee (youth liaison), Indian cultural group in my city (board member), religious school (student teacher) National honor society, HOSA

Job/Work Experience: none

Volunteer/Community service: after school tutoring, math tutoring at local elementary school, volunteering at local library, reverse mentoring (helping senior citizens master basic computer skills), other activities through youth council and NHS

Summer Activities: 9th: traveling 10th: tennis, library volunteering, U of M MMSS summer program 11th: university of Iowa SSTP research program, research on genomics (a research interest of mine)

Essays: small essay: my religious school; big essay: skipping a grade; both decent

Teacher Recommendation: math and English; math was good, English was a great one (I was one of his favorite students)

Counselor Rec: in my grade, I’m one of my counselors favorite students

Additional Rec: none

Interview: none

Other

State (if domestic applicant): MI

Country (if international applicant): USA

School Type: public

Ethnicity: Asian

Gender: female

Income Bracket: not disclosing, but not low

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: idk, my intellectuality?

Weaknesses: my grades

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not sure

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Michigan potentially honors, Michigan state honors; waitlisted: UChicago

General Comments: I was really disappointed

Chemystery · March 21, 2013, 10:22pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 790 Critical Reading, 800 Math, 800 Writing, Total 2390
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math I, 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 780 Physics, 780 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/660
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5 (AP Calc BC, AP English Lang/Comp, AP Physics B, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, APUSH)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Economics, AP Physics C, AP Psych, AP English Lit/Comp, AP Biology, Honors Organic Chemistry
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Science Bowl National Qualifier (2012-2013), ARML third place (2012), USNCO[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross-country (4 yrs), Science Bowl (3 yrs), Math Team (3 yrs), Prestigious out-of-school youth symphony orchestra (2 yrs), ARML (2 yrs)
[] Job/Work Experience: Molecular biology lab assistant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Academic tutor (4 yrs), A ton of misc. stuff (well over 500 hrs total)
[] Summer Activities: Research, independent studying
[] Essays: Common app (about my passion for chemistry - 8.5)
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP English Lang/Comp (did not read, but probably 9), AP Chem (did not read, but probably 8/9)
[] Counselor Rec: Did not read, probably 7/8
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Large public (mostly white/Asian)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: <$70K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, extracurriculars, grades
[] Weaknesses: Did not show much interest … no major competitions …
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was pretty surprised, I thought for sure I’d be accepted. I did hear that WashU is notorious for not accepting overqualified applicants who don’t show interest, which I’m pretty sure is what happened to me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from UChicago, Waitlisted to MIT, Accepted to Caltech!!! :D

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in!

RyanMK · March 21, 2013, 10:35pm

“I was waitlisted because I was overqualified”

Doesn’t get into UChicago or MIT

My apologies in advance. I know this is probably unnecessarily mean, but it’s nothing personal. I’m just sick of this whole notion that applicants can be overqualified for washu, and that’s why they get rejected. That’s nothing but a way to massage your bruised ego. How about considering that washu can’t possibly accept everyone who is qualified, and maybe you just weren’t a good fit for them? Again, nothing personal, you just happened to be the most recent case I saw. Anyways, congrats on being accepted to Caltech.

flower161 · March 23, 2013, 9:16pm

Decision:Rejected
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070 superscore (680-M, 720-R, 670-W) (did submit)
ACT: 29 (didnt submit)
SAT II:U.S. History 670, Bio E 680 (did submit)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (3), AP Statistics (3), AP Art History (2 but didnt submit)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Physics B, AP French Language, Honors Calc, Honors English, Honors Government, Honors Economics, Gym
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): African American Student Organization (9-12 but officer 10-12), Academic Team (9-12 but officer 10-11), Model UN (10-11), Science Explorers (9-10), NHS, Nutrition Committee
Job/Work Experience:none
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer since 10th grade, Volunteer at organization for debt counseling during 10th grade, Library volunteer during 9th grade
Summer Activities:Just volunteered and hanged out with friends and family
Essays: Common App Essay was about my rekindled love for reading which was pretty interesting imo as well as from others who read my essay too
Teacher Recommendation:Excellent
Counselor Rec: Amazing
Additional Rec:none
Interview:none
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:African American
Gender: F
Income Bracket:well over 200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM
Reflection:
Strengths: EC’s, Recs, Essay
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I focused mainly on my interests in learning which made my different in my essays and overall in my application.
Weaknesses:GPA definitely and lack of summer activities
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Idk cuz I seemed very sincere and honest about myself in my essays and my recs matched that so I think its academics.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted at UMBC, BU, SUNY Albany, and USciences in Philadelphia
Rejected at WashU, UChicago, and Northwestern (shocker shocker.)
Waiting to hear back from Ivies, Johns Hopkins, NYU, and Emory but I dont have my hopes up at all.
General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got admitted!! Also dont be afraid to any college including top schools cuz admissions can be unpredictable at times (not so much for me but definitely for others).

infiniteloop12 · March 23, 2013, 10:14pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290; 740 CR, 770 M, 780 R
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 780 MII, 800 Chem, 800 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Chem, AB, US, Euro,
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP: BC, Mech C, English Lit, US Gov. Honors Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team, Jazz Piano, Spanish Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: I help a CPA
[] Volunteer/Community service: Counselor in Training at YMCA, Helped Soccer Association occasionally
[] Summer Activities: Music Camps
[] Essays: I wrote them quickly, but nevertheless they were unique.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great! I picked teachers who I liked and were also really smart. Two department leaders.
[] Counselor Rec: Meh. I don’t think this matters much
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Of course
[] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public HS, Highly ranked
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $250k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none whatsoever
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong upward grades trend (3.96 Junior year), essays,
[] Weaknesses: Extracurricular activities, out of state
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UMD, Northeastern, UCONN, UVA. Waitlisted: Northwestern, Rice, WUSTL. Deferred: Columbia[/li][/ul]General Comments: I didn’t really demonstrate any interest. I guess you get what you put into it.

dadfor2014 · March 25, 2013, 3:56pm

Students who get accepted or wait listed do they get any credit applied for AP courses they took in HS towards their Degree program…??

RyanMK · March 25, 2013, 4:37pm

You can transfer up to 15 AP credits to the general graduation requirement of 120 credits; however AP credits do not count toward completion of a major or minor, nor are they accepted for graduate school pre-requisites.

woodman64 · March 27, 2013, 1:00am

DECISION: ACCEPTED

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (730 Reading, 750 Math, 730 Writing):
ACT: 34
SAT II: US History 800, Math 2c 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.34
Rank: NA
AP Geography (5), World Hist (5), US Hist (4), Chem (4), Eng Lang (5), Calc BC (4)
IB:
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nono
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars : Comedy Club (founder)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Founded comedy program at Boy & Girls Club
Summer Activities: None
Essays:Slightly out of the box
Teacher Recommendation: DK
Counselor Rec: DK
Additional Rec:
Interview: Phone
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: Well rounded
Weaknesses: Low unweighted GPA, Not much community service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACCEPTED because I showed strong interest and was very enthusiastic during my interview
Where else were you accepted/waitlist UofChicago (waitlisted), Northwestern (rejected),Yale EA (rejected), Others (Pending)
</code></pre>

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