OFFICIAL WashU Class of 2017 RD Decisions

HONORLIONS · March 8, 2013, 6:48pm

Decision: Waitlisted (Olin School)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740CR, 740M, 790W (superscore)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math II, 760 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 (a couple Bs in my senior midyear =/ )
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Lang. (5), US Govt (5), Macroeconomics (5), World History* (4), European History* (5), Psychology* (4), Comparative Govt* (5) (self-studied APs)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Environmental, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit., AP Latin, AP Human Geography, Photography Skills, Gym/Health
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, Commended PSAT Scholar, silver medal for National Latin Exam, cum laude certificate for National Latin Exam, and honorable mention for an essay contest hosted by an organization with whom I volunteer
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Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Human Service Club (Vice President), Latin Honor Society (Vice President), Academic Team (Captain), 3 years of JV Bowling, FBLA (Treasurer; cancelled this year), NHS (economics/history tutor), school committee to improve school performance
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor at Kumon (3 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hindu rights group volunteer, Hindu Youth Group (in-charge of meals), head teacher for afterschool program chess class
[] Summer Activities: JSA Princeton (summer after 9th), Hugh OBrian Youth Leadership Seminar NJ (10th), Boys State (11th), Ivy Scholars at Yale (11th), internship at a prestigious publication (11th)
[] Essays: CommonApp was memorable, albeit somewhat facetious at times
[] Teacher Recommendation: TBH no idea
[] Counselor Rec: Umm?
[] Additional Rec: my boss from my internship (likely very strong)
[] Interview: Really great! My interviewer and I had a lot in common (interests, majors, etc.), and she and I both agreed that Id be an excellent fit for WUSTL. A lot of people talk about showing interest with WUSTL, and honestly, I thought I had well accomplished that with my interview. Guess not? Of course, I could just stink.
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Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Run-of-the-mill public
[] Ethnicity: Asian - Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $120k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Beautiful hair?
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Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My internship (had my own article published), self-studying APs (never done in my school)
[] Weaknesses: GPA, mid-term senior grades (ended up with a B- and B+ for calc/physics), somewhat unrobust ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably a combination of GPA/midyear senior grades and the fact that Olin is pretty competitive.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred from Princeton SCEA, accepted to Rutgers Honors College (safety). All my other schools wont be coming out until later this month (March 28ths the D-Day!)
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General Comments:
Congratulations to those who got in! WUSTL wasnt my utmost top choice, but it certainly was very high in consideration. I was honestly incredibly optimistic about WUSTL after my interview. Good luck to us waitlisters/rejectees, Im sure well all find our way, whether it be getting off WUSTL waitlist or going to another equally great school.

mondy72 · March 8, 2013, 6:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (M 710/R 750/W 770)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 760 Lit, 770 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 39/550+
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Macro/Microeconomics, Honors Span 4, Honors Astro, Honors Psych
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QuestBridge Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Span Honor Society, Spanish Club, Key Club, Quiz Bowl (team captain), Piano (self-taught)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS club service, I don’t know the # of hours
[] Summer Activities: Same as ECs, basically
[] Essays: I was pretty happy with my Common App essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: Nothing to compare it to, but I’d say very flattering
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it, but probably at least decent
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Didn’t interview
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: <50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic, first gen by some standards (neither parent has a degree, but both went to college)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, essays, recs
[] Weaknesses: GPA, class rank, only one EC leadership role
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: As for GPA, I think my senior year 1st semester grades saved me! I guess they liked something about me and I showed I’m academically capable. Also, I thought I would be rejected because they’re not need-blind, and I think I would have been waitlisted if I hadn’t visited
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far I’ve only been accepted to UIUC ( where I’ve been waitlisted for the business honors program)[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m not sure if I’ll attend yet, but I am so so happy to be accepted and I can’t believe it! I feel so thankful!

EDIT: Forgot to say I applied for the Olin Business School

jasmine2017 · March 8, 2013, 6:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2350 single sitting (800r) (800m) (750w) (9essay
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Math II - 800 US History - 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 26/710ish 3-4 percent
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) Psychology (5) APUSH (5) AP Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP calc BC, AP stats, AP chem, AP Lit and Comp
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band 3 yrs, NHS, Spanish NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, Summer Counselor, English Tutor, Teen Mentor for local non profit (300+hrs)
[] Summer Activities: Hospital Volunteer, Summer Counselor, Brown Pre-College Program
[] Essays: don’t remember
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good, not very personal probably
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, relatively competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian Hispanic
[] Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: 200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, showed interest - on campus visit and information session
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores and volunteer work
[] Weaknesses: Grades and ranking
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: campus visit and the test scores
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UT Austin, waiting on the rest of my notifications[/li] [/ul]General Comments: I am very surprised by my acceptance. Wash U wasnt a top choice college for me, but it was the hardest one I applied to. We’ll see :)

gcmc11 · March 8, 2013, 7:04pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1940
ACT:
SAT II: Bio M 690 Maths I 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):dont to that at my school
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): np
AP (place score in parenthesis):no
IB (place score in parenthesis):no
Did A-levels
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Public speanking disticntion LAMDA,
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Hear girl (valedictorian), 5 years of Piano, / years of theatre, 2 years of Debate with Awards, Young eneterprise.
Job/Work Experience: Maths / english tutoring for 3 years + 3 years Internship at a Theatre company
Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours with 50+ succesfull events
Summer Activities: French course, Italian course, 2 week volunteering
Essays:Strong
Teacher Recommendation: Very strong
Counselor Rec:Very strong
Additional Rec:None
Interview: I felt like it went really well.
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Spain
School Type: British, Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: My extracurriculars and my letters of recomendation.
Weaknesses:My Sat score and some individual grades.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Sat score was too low
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First Uni that has gotten back to me in the US, accepted in Glasgow, Notingham and Manchester in the UK
General Comments: There is very tough competition and so far everyone I have seen that has been accepted had very high SAT scores, I think thi was my biggest weakness. Hopefully other schools will realise I am doing two systems at the same time and will accept me even if I have a low SAT! Congrats to people who got in and lets keep our fingers crossed for those (like me) who havent had any acceptances yet.

myboby123 · March 8, 2013, 7:06pm

Decision: ACCEPTED (Olin School)

Objective:• SAT I (breakdown): 780CR, 800M, 760W (one sitting)
• ACT: N/A
• SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math II, 760 Chem
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8x (a couple Bs in 10th grade)
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6x/650x (top 5%)
• AP (place score in parenthesis):
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load:
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, NMF

Subjective:• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Volunteer/Community service: Youth Court, Youth and Government

• Summer Activities:internships
• Essays: so so
• Teacher Recommendation: no idea
• Counselor Rec: no idea
• Additional Rec: my boss from my internship (likely very strong)
• Interview: not offered
• State (if domestic applicant): California
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Run-of-the-mill public
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: $200k+
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
• Strengths: internship, SAT scores
• Weaknesses: somewhat unrobust ECs
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i am surprised
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected by Wharton, accepted to Tulane (safety). Other decisions should come out by the end of this month

General Comments:

YouKnowWho13 · March 8, 2013, 7:18pm

Waitlisted, ACT 33 (SSed), SAT 2110. Bio 760, Math I 730. GPA UW 3.91. Oh well. Still alive.

volynsal1 · March 8, 2013, 7:19pm

Decision: Waitlisted

I’m too lazy to type out all of this crap, so I’ll just summarize…

SAT: 710 CR 750 M 730 W
SATII: 800 Math2, 740 US History
Unweighted GPA: 3.83-3.92 (I’m not exactly sure what colleges saw…)

Needed little to no financial aid
BS’d my Danforth application completely (for the essay topic I wrote 3 sentences, so this could have ended up hurting me lol)
Hook: Ehh none really (I’m Ukrainian?)

Pretty depressing run so far… Rejection from Cornell ED as well.
Only acceptance coming from Villanova EA

sydneyxrose · March 8, 2013, 7:20pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (760 R/730 M/740 W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 710 Spanish, 730 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank: 20 out of 403 (top 5%)
[] AP: Chemistry (5), English Composition (3), French (4), Psychology (5)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP Economics, AP English Lit, AP Spanish; PSEOP semester courses: Cognitive Psychology, Intro to Anthropology, Existentialism, Intro to Organic Chemistry[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Spanish Tutor, Mock Trial Lawyer (co-captain), Cheerleading
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Sunday School Teacher
[] Summer Activities: Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy-Spanish, People-to-People China
[] Essays: Solid
[] Teacher Recommendation: Presumably great
[] Counselor Rec: Good to great (change in counselor for senior year)
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State: Ohio
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, GPA, grades
[] Weaknesses: SAT II’s, English AP score, leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lack of demonstrated interest
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dickinson and Grinnell early admit; applied to Yale, Columbia, Stanford, UChicago, Middlebury, Swarthmore, Oberlin, NYU, Hopkins
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MLJS2013 · March 8, 2013, 7:20pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 superscored (780 CR, 790 Math, 800 Writing)
[] ACT: 35.25 (36 M, 35 R, 35 E, 35 S, 12 Essay)
[] SAT II (if submitted):800 Math 2, 770 Bio M, 780 Physics and 770 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.96 (Weighted 4.14)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Comparative Government (5), Chinese (5), Microeconomics (5, self-studied), Macroeconomics (4, self-studied), Chemistry (5, self-studied), Statistics (5, self-studied), Psychology (5, self-studied)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Computer Science, AP Literature, etc.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None notable.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Physics Club (Founder and President), Video News Club (Writer-in-Chief and co-Director), 1st chair Trumpet in Concert Band, Jazz Band Soloist, participated in AMIS International Band Festival 2012 in Aberdeen, Scotland, Varsity Soccer (9th-12th), Chapel Band Guitarist/Vocalist
[] Job/Work Experience: SAT Tutoring 4 times a week
[] Volunteer/Community service: iMBC Volunteer Program (20 hours), Hospital Volunteer (80 hours)
[] Essays: 9/10 - extracurricular short answer, 8/10 - common app essay, 8/10 supplement
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10 Both should be decent, but one teacher is VERY honest (I wasn’t the most responsible student :()
[] Counselor Rec: 8/10, decently personal, but wasn’t too close with her.
[] Additional Rec:None
[] Interview:None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:No
[] Intended Major:Pre-Med or Physics
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): China
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100,000+ (no FA)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Objective scores
[] Weaknesses: no notable awards or EC’s, careless essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No demonstrated interest, typical asian stats?[/li][/ul]General Comments:

JRswish · March 8, 2013, 7:21pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (800 M, 680 CR, 700 W, 6 E)
[] SAT II: 800 M2, 770 M1, 650 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): well we dont have GPA. but here are my grades - 90% Freshman, 86% Sophomore, 70% Junior, 50% Senior Yr Midyear
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank for Freshman & Sophomore. Top 25%-35% for Junior and Senior.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Indian CBSE 12th Grade Commerce
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): pretty good
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 interns (paid)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 50+ hours (pretty good for where i am)
[] Summer Activities: summer@brown
[] Essays: Excellent (really the reason i wasnt rejected)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): india
[] Ethnicity: indian
[] Gender: male
[]Income Bracket: $200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT (its considered really good in india), ESSAYS, recs, Income, URM
[] Weaknesses: GPA, ECs (to an extent), community service hours, ZERO DEMONSTRATED INTEREST
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: look at my strengths & weaknesses
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Illinois, San Francisco - accepted[/li][/ul]General Comments: wow i thought ill be rejected. also does it hurt to accept a waitlist spot? Prediction - Gonzaga, UNC, Michigan, Louisville final four (Gtown could replace one of them). James Hardens beard still looks awesome. Vote for Denard Robinson on the cover of NCAA 2k14. NYK for NBA Championship

Questlove · March 8, 2013, 7:22pm

Decision: Accepted to Arts & Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 780 Reading, 800 Math, 780 Writing (2360)
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 790, 780, 750
[] Unweighted GPA: Unique GPA scale, almost all As
[] AP: 8 5’s, 1 4; will take 6 more exams this year
[] Major Awards: National Merit Finalist, AP National Scholar

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Good in-school leadership, a few varsity sports, pretty average
[] Job/Work Experience: Prestigious paid summer internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Soup kitchen + summer abroad
[] Summer Activities: Internship + work abroad
[] Essays: Above average
[] Teacher Recommendation: Above average
[] Counselor Rec: Average
[] Interview: Not requested

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State: Connecticut
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: $120,000+ (Did not request financial aid)
[] Hooks: None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, Test scores
[] Weaknesses: ECs?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pretty well rounded applicant from reputable school, many of my classmates were accepted both early and regular decision[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Excited to be accepted, I thought I’d be waitlisted because I’ve never demonstrated any interest. I’ll definitely be visiting soon.

PrinceofParties · March 8, 2013, 7:30pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 Superscore
[] ACT: N/a
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 US history
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH(5), ES(5), BC, Psych, Bio, Macro
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, AP Bio, Broad Journ, Shakespeare/Chaucer, AP Macro, AP Psych
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing lol
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball, Track, Video Stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Not really
[] Volunteer/Community service: Created videos for my city
[] Summer Activities: lived life
[] Essays: About my experiences of track, mildy entertaining
[] Teacher Recommendation: I would guess good but who knows
[] Counselor Rec: no idea
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: requested one on like Jan 10 but no alumni were available
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, super-competitive
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: >200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): only anti-hooks
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: Objectives (SAT, grades etc…), strong commitments to both sports and video, maybe my teacher recommendations? maybe my essay?
[] Weaknesses: nothing really interesting in my application, my class load was pretty difficult but definitely not the most rigorous, I didn’t apply for any scholarships.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Eh, I guess I passed their standards in terms of objectives and that something (although I don’t know what) in my subjectives made them accept me.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A:Grinnell College, UCSB haven’t heard back from anywhere else[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** Did not know that decisions were coming out today, definitely surprised me! Although I didn’t expect to get in, I wasn’t altogether too surprised by the decision. Cost might be something of an issue because I probably won’t get much aid, and I think I might want a slightly smaller school, but overall very happy and excited! And I’d just like to add that for people who may have not gotten acceptances, that getting accepted or rejected or waitlisted to a college in no way denotes any value about you as a person, and that college is really much more about what you put in to it rather than what specific college you choose to attend.

Aerobug · March 8, 2013, 7:34pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (690 CR, 710 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 760 Lit, 660 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5), English Lang (4), World History (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Stat, Calc (self-studying AP), Mandarin 3, Intensive Classical Greek 1-2, Prayer & Med, English 4 Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, just school awards and AP Scholar

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nothing spectacular. 300+ tutoring hours doing various things, job at ModCloth over the summer, design websites/run a blog, lots of photography stuff, aerobics classes
[] Job/Work Experience: Public Relations Intern at ModCloth
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300 hours doing various things
[] Summer Activities: Lots of various stuff but nothing spectacular. I did get into an exclusive writing program.
[] Essays: Very heartfelt. Writing is my strong suit.
[] Teacher Recommendation: My AP English teacher’s rec was probably awesome. My math teacher’s was probably generic.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably one of his better recommendations.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: Went very well, and I asked her questions afterwards via email.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really, though I did show a lot of demonstrated interest.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, showed lots of interest.
[] Weaknesses: GPA, didn’t set myself apart from other applicants.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and I’m not special.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far only my safety schools. Wash U is my only non-safety school response so far.
[/ul]General Comments: Bummed, but life goes on. Congrats to all who were accepted!

strawberry001 · March 8, 2013, 7:35pm

waitlisted, will post complete stats later
short summary: ACT 32. 8 APs all 4s and 5s (National AP Scholar), intel sts research report badge, tons of community service, wasn’t expecting too much as i’m an international applicant (living in the states) requesting for a lot of FA. Not gonna accept the spot on waitlist.
For those accepted, congrats and great journey awaits you. for those waitlisted, it’s ok, still has a chance for those rejected, it’s washu’s loss for not accepting you so don’t get too depress :)

goldfox · March 8, 2013, 7:37pm

Decision:Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 M, 750 Cr, 730W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 2400 (Math II, Chem, World)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5’s (Chem, US, World, Macro, Micro) 2 4’s (Comp Sci, lang)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel STS Semifinalist, Intel ISEF 4th place twice. Smaller stuff:national merit commended, ap scholar with distinction, rensselaer medalist.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Scientific research, TSA (prez), Science Olympiad (prez), MUN, newspaper, random honors societies, and other stuff.
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 300 hours at various places.
[] Summer Activities: Gov school and research at top 25 USN institution.
[] Essays: Put a lot of time into them, hard to self evaluate though.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chem and econ teachers - knew me outside of school, should be good.
[] Counselor Rec: large public, generic prob
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada. Canadian citizen living in the US.
[] School Type: Large public (2500ish)
[] Ethnicity: Asian - Indian
[] Gender: XY
[]Income Bracket: upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, big awards, SAT II, ECs, essays?
[] Weaknesses: SAT I, essays?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not enough interest prob - no visits and nothing in application was about why I really wanted to go to WUSTL.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accept: Cornelius Vanderbilt full ride to Vandy, all in-states, W&L, etc. Waitlisted: this and Harvard (deferred). rejected: nowhere… yet. Waiting on most top choices. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Not sure if I’ll keep the spot. Have other good options but we’ll see how things go down this month. Congrats to all admits!

relb1995 · March 8, 2013, 7:38pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: 33 superscore (35 E, 34 R, 32 M, 31 S, 9 w)
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5/4 uw, 4.3/5 w
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15 %
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Phys B, AP English, AP Studio Art, Standard Calc
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lax, youth group, various school clubs (nothing spectacular)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: job at food store since soph year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: tutored elementary school kids, cooked for homeless shelter
[ *] Summer Activities: summer architecture program, camp, Israel trip
[ *] Essays: common app was pretty good, but I didnt get scholarship one
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: probably good
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably good
[ *] Additional Rec: from rabbi, really good
[ *] Interview: I think it went well! It was really laid back and we got along well

[ b]Other**

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[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: very competitive public
[ ] Ethnicity: white
[ ] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: middle class
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
 
[ b]Reflection
Strengths: act was dece, showed decent amount of interest, my essays showed I was really interested in architecture
Weaknesses: gpa, pretty avg ecs didnt tour
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I have no idea!!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Tulane, Northeastern, Maryland, Miami, UMass
Waiting on: Michigan, Cornell
[ b]General Comments: WOW! I am so shocked that I got in! Wash U is a total crap shoot for anyone, and I was not the most extraordinary applicant so I am so excited

light2bullet · March 8, 2013, 7:38pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 superscore (770M, 690 CR, 660 R) First time I took was around 1700. Second time around 1900, and the over 2000. It’s all about practice!
[] ACT: 34 superscored. First time 31 and second 33.
[] SAT II: Math II - 750 Bio M -690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/163
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calculus AB, Economics, Finished English 12 so college English, Physics, and Fitness 
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No MAJOR awards, but several regional sports and academic awards.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Club soccer, Chess(co-president), School tennis, MUN, Math Club,
[] Job/Work Experience: Helped my dad at his job in engineering by graphing various things (using excel, microsoft, etc.)
[] Volunteer/Community service: A lot. Soup Kitchen, traveled to New Orleans and worked with Habitat for Humanity, Leo Club, Tutoring (300+ hours)
[] Summer Activities: Same as EC’s but had some traveling in between
[] Essays: Great
[] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome as well
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[/ul] b]Other**[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Permanent Resident
[] Country (if international applicant):Canada
[] School Type: Prep school
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: Around 100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Broad range of volunteer work and EC combined with great academics
[] Weaknesses: Not enough leadership roles.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good balance between academics and volunteering.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Mcgill, waiting for other U.S. universities[/li][/ul]General Comments: Applied to CAS. One of my top uni choices, however, cost is a big factor so I guess I have to wait and see. Sadly didn’t have time to apply for scholarships, which I do regret =(.

collegeconscious · March 8, 2013, 7:44pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (W790 M740 R670 E11) - 2 sittings superscored
[] SAT II: Math2: 750, Chemistry: 720
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No GPA; awesome grades overall, but mediocre grades with max rigor in second semester junior year[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debating Society (President), Environmental Society (President), History Society (Editor-in-Chief), Model UN (Secretary-General), Published Author (in leading newspapers and book on amazon), Substitute 10th Grade History Teacher
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at a Foundation for ~200 hours regarding education development
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not really
[] Summer Activities: Writing, travel, internships
[] Common App Main: about the value of college
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chemistry and Advanced Math - would assume to be terrific
[] Counselor Rec: would assume to be terrific
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: off-campus interview, was wonderful[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Leadership, nice essays imo
[] Weaknesses: Probably test scores and academics, no major awards, no varsity athletics
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No ‘shine’ perhaps, weak academics but still ‘smart’ enough, great interview
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted with $15k merit aid at Macalester; Rejected from Stanford REA and Swarthmore EDII; Waiting on a whole lot more!
[/ul]General Comments: Meh :p

Congratulations to everyone else! Glad I was at least waitlisted. Gives me hope for the rest :)

atxnickg · March 8, 2013, 7:46pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 chem, 770 world history
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/504
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Four 5’s and a 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: BC calc, AP Env. Sci, AP Spanish Lit, AP English lit, AP Econ, AP Psych
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None besides NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Pres. of Student Body, NHS Committee Head, Camp Counselor, Captain of 2 Academic competition teams, principal’s council
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Chick-Fil-A and tutor at Kumon
[] Volunteer/Community service: Camp counselor at a camp for kids with special needs, Head of NHS and Student Council community service committees, Spread the Word to end the (‘r’) word
[] Summer Activities: Camp counselor
[] Essays: I spent a lot of time on it, about how volunteering at the camp I work at made me a little more open minded and a little less serious or worried about what other people think.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were really nice, from 2 science teachers
[] Counselor Rec: She knew me pretty well, I never read it but I bet it was a good one.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: didn’t interview
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, son of immigrant
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: first generation, gpa, act
[] Weaknesses: EC’s were pretty much isolated to school stuff, no awards, no sports, I don’t feel like I have a ‘wow’ factor in admissions.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve never visited but I’ve shown about as much interest as one can without visiting. (college fairs, mailing list, etc.)
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Davidson (likely letter), UT-Austin, Baylor, Rhodes still waiting on 5 more[/li][/ul]General Comments:

This was such a surprise! I’m really excited, I just hope to get some good news from the financial aid office! Congrats to everyone else who got in!

eunhae · March 8, 2013, 7:52pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I: 800 Reading, 760 Math, 600 Writing (Superscore: 2160)
ACT: 33
SAT II: History: 740 Math II: 740 Literature: 700
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
AP: 3- 5’s and 2- 4’s
Major Awards: NSLI-Y scholarship
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars: Lots of them, but only three really in depth
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, Library, Operation Smile. Total: 200+ hours
Summer Activities: Chemistry program, Language Study abroad
Essays: I’m not sure
Teacher Recommendation: Can’t read them, so not sure
Counselor Rec: Only knew me for 3 months
Interview: Didn’t get one
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>State: Utah
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Just under $120,000 (requested financial aid)
Hooks: None
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: GPA, sort of ECs
Weaknesses: Test scores (SAT writing)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve heard before that WUSTL doesn’t like to accept those with REALLY high scores because they know they will go elsewhere. So maybe they think this is the only good school I can get into. I’m not sure!
</code></pre>

General Comments: Glad this happened. Hopefully I can pay for it, though if it’s too expensive I may not go. Didn’t think I’d be accepted because I never visited and didn’t get an interview.

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