***OFFICIAL WashU Class of 2017 RD Decisions***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Decision: Accepted to Business School</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2230<br>
• ACT: 35
• SAT II:Lit 740, Chem 750, US His 750<br>
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 Weighted 4.38
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/ 300<br>
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Cal AB (5) Chem (5) Lang (5) Euro His (5) APUSH (4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Gov, AP French, AP Stats, AP Art His, AP Psychology
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit, Presidential Scholar Candidate
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Key Club 4 years (Pres), French Club 4 years (Pres 2 years) National Honor Society (Pres) Scholar’s Bowl 4 years (Captain 2 years), French Honor Society (Vice Pres), Science Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Church Softball 10 years
• Job/Work Experience:
• Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scout 13 years (Bronze, Silver Award, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Mayor’s Youth Council
• Summer Activities: Capstone Business Leadership Academy, Girls’ State
• Essays:Ok, wrote about my experience in giving a speech to 400 people without having written one because I wanted to be genuine
• Teacher Recommendation: Only person in my class to make a 5 on Chem test, my teacher loves me. Other teacher has taught me for four years and has spent a lot of time with me for French Club activites
• Counselor Rec: Good. I was a counselor’s assistant and I am a school Ambassador, a program for which she is the sponsor
• Additional Rec:
• Interview: None, but attended an info session held an hour away from my home
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Alabama
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public, 1200+
• Ethnicity:White
• Gender:Female
• Income Bracket: 100,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
• Strengths: All of my extracurriculars were 4 years or more
• Weaknesses: Writing is not my thing, SAT IIs
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My godparents are alums and nominated me for the Danforth Scholarship
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred: Princeton, Accepted: U of Richmond, University of Alabama, the King’s College</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (Olin)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (670 M, 670 CR, 800 W 10 essay)
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 US, 720 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94 (3.8)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang 4, US 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calc II, Lit, AP Macroeconomics, Bio, Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer Captain, Club soccer captain, NHS President, MUN (Best delegate once, honorable mention twice), Amnesty Int’l., Debate, Outside Program (5-year commitment), Movie Club, and others
Job/Work Experience: Soccer Ref
Volunteer/Community service: About 100 hrs (NYT article written about me)
Summer Activities: Abroad homestay, Travel Soccer, Outside program
Essays: CA - Superb.
Teacher Recommendation: Both were “best in career”
Counselor Rec: She loves me and my family
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY(C)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $100,000 (bad…)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Personality
Weaknesses: Horrid midyear grades.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a cool guy
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Vanderbilt (early-write), Duke (Likely), Macalester (early-write and Lealtad Scholarship [but they still gave me bad aid…])
General Comments: Awesome. Now can I afford this?</p>

63

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 730 M 740 W 800; CR 750 M 750 W 790
[</em>] ACT:N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Math II 800 U.S. History 720 Physics 630 World History (lol)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 - English Language, Calculus AB; 4 - World History, Physics B, U.S. History
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:Very, very difficult
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Some national awards/local awards
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Good
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:400 Hours
[<em>] Summer Activities:Camps relating to major
[</em>] Essays:Pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Doesn’t know me/not so good.
[<em>] Additional Rec:N/A
[</em>] Interview:Pretty good
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):U.S.
[<em>] School Type:Private
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:F
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** Washu is awesome! I am really happy!</p>

64

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 Superscored (CR: 800, M: 770, W: 730)
[</em>] ACT: N.A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 World, 780 Bio M, 740 Math Level II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Low 3.9ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (5), Calc AB (5), Stat (3), Bio and chem this year.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N.A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 2 AP’s, bio and chem, and the rest are solid classes like British Literature
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball, badminton, musical band, MUN, etc…
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Founded a flute club to raise money for Burmese refugees, taught English at a school in Korea and Thailand.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Going to SAT school (10th grade), teaching English (11th and 12th grade)
[</em>] Essays: Great. English teacher thought it was the best essay she have ever read.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Generic
[<em>] Additional Rec: N.A
[</em>] Interview: N.A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): South Korean applicant currently living in Thailand
[<em>] School Type: Religious
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian/Korean
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>]Income Bracket: 100,000+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’ve lived in three countries?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Everything.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Didn’t really show interest and was an international who applied for FA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: International who applied for FA.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UBC (Canada), waiting for Case Western tomorrow and Ivy Leagues until Ivy Day.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Seems like many many many applicants were waitlisted, so I guess Wash U waitlisted qualified applicants who didn’t show interest. Anyways, I don’t think I’ll be accepting the place on the waitlist. I want students who really want to go to Wash U to be accepted from the waitlist. Best of luck everybody!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2190: CR 740/M 720/W 730
[</em>] SAT II: US History 790/ Math II 720
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (3.98 after midterm, but I applied with a 4.0. Darn you Physics! xD)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/418
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Gov (5), AP Calc (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Three AP’s. My schedule over the four years of high school has probably been one of the most difficult at my school.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
–ASB President, YMCA Youth and Government (statewide official), Democratic Precinct Committee Person (elected in my precinct’s Democratic primary), Young Democrats Club (President and founder), my county’s Democratic Party (Executive Committee), Violin/Orchestra (section leader), Debate (3rd place in state in a debate form).
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern for a state house candidate
[</em>] Summer Activities: CONA, the aforementioned internship, ect.
[<em>] Essays: Not great
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both should have been very good, though I haven’t seen either of them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Quite good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] School Type: Noncompetitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extracurricular activities
[<em>] Weaknesses: Though good enough, I think my overall academic record was probably the weakest part of my application. I only had 3 APs before senior year and got a decent but not outstanding score (2190) on my SAT.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my application was pretty solid overall. In the end, I think my extracurricular activities clearly communicated my passion for politics and helped my application stand out. Regardless, I am very thankful for this result.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected at Stanford ED[/li][/ul]General Comments: In a way, I felt I needed this acceptance, especially after getting rejected at Stanford ED. Though I’m unsure if I’ll end up attending Washington University in St. Louis (I’ll have to wait to hear back from other schools I applied to before coming up with a final decision), I think it is a wonderful school and, if I am accepted at other of my top-choice colleges, it will be an extremely difficult choice when deciding between them and WUSTL. </p>

<p>For those of you who were accepted, I am sure you all truly deserve it. I look forward to the possibility of joining you all next year in college. I cannot wait for the futures ahead of us!</p>

<p>For those of you who were rejected or wait listed, after getting rejected from Stanford ED, I know your pain. I know it might be stinging. However, looking through this thread, I am humbled by how many people got rejected who have just as good (if not better) of stats than I do and could have easily, if not for a bit of bad luck, been accepted instead of me. Though I am positive that you could have prospered at WUSTL, keep your heads up, because you can and will prosper wherever you end up. Remember, college is not success in itself – it is nothing but a road to success. So don’t let any admissions decision define you or your self worth, and instead just keep forging ahead and making the world a better place.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 650 M 770 W 800
[</em>] ACT: C 33 E 34 M 34 R 31 S 32 W 10
[<em>] SAT II: USH 690 M2 790
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang 4 APUSH 4 AP Spanish 3
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Tops. All AP’s and a Junior College course each semester
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nemerov Finalist, National Hispanic Recognition Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Martial Arts 12 yrs. (Instructor 4 yrs, Dm) Math Club 4 yrs (President 12th), Badminton team 3 yrs., Ultimate Frisbee Club (founding member), Violinist 9 yrs (1st violinist), Script Frenzy winner 3 yrs.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Custodian, Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Animal Shelter Volunteer, 3 yrs., Martial Arts Instructor 4 yrs., Tomorrow’s Leaders Today
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: Excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>]Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Not really sure. Clearly they liked my writing, though…:wink: Extracurriculars, probably–my martial arts was what I really focused on in my essays.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT CR score?
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know. I feel really lucky to have gotten accepted among so many talented applicants.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>I was selected as a Nemerov Finalist (I also applied for Mylonas but was rejected), so that may have had some weight in my acceptance. I’m really excited to see the campus, and best of luck to the rest of you! </p>

<p>EDIT Sorry maybe repost</p>

67

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (CR740 Math750 W760
[</em>] SAT II: BioE800 Lit730 World730
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5) World (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, AP Lit and Comp, AP Stats, Physics, French IV, Orchestra, Senior Seminar
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some international essay and writing competitions
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at newspaper
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: About 200-250 hours
[<em>] Essays: I would say they good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I assume they were great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably great as well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[<em>] School Type: Private International School
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Writing ability, grades, awards, personality, demonstrated interest
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT, ethnicity
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea…
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

68

<p>Accepted!! But no scholarship!! So don’t care any more</p>

69

<p>Accepted – I feel very honored to be accepted in such a talented pool… Good luck to all of you and I wish you all the best. College admissions are really random sometimes, and it took me quite a while to accept my EA rejection – Alizwell… as the Three Idiots say ;)</p>

70

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Olin School of Business</p>

<p>THIS IS REALLY SHOCKING…EVEN TO ME…</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1970 superscore (640 R, 720 M, 610 W)
ACT: 31
SAT II: Math 1 720, Math 2 670, Lit 620
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.845
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit (4), US Gov. (3), Comparative Gov. (2)
Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, AP Calc AB, AP English Lang, Research, and dual enrollment: acting, biology & the environment, principles of business, individual in society, statistics, nutrition, and spanish 1 and 2.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (President), Drama Club (President and inducted thespian), NHS, Yearbook (Editor in Chief), SAT Prep (Founder and President), Student Gov (senator), speech and debate (secretary/treasurer), orchestra (treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: Fashion Board Internship at Nordstrom
Volunteer/Community service: Science Museum, walkathons, tutoring, beautification
Summer Activities:
Essays: I think my essays were good, but I can’t really tell.
Teacher Recommendation: All three teachers adore me and have nominated me for awards. They definitely wrote stellar recs.
Counselor Rec: Don’t really know.</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
School Type: full-time dual enrollment high school
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: EC
Weaknesses: SAT/ACT scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My recs, EC, and essay probably helped my application a lot.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Fordham University, University of Florida, Florida State University, and Florida International University. Deferred from University of Pennsylvania and still awaiting to hear a reply.</p>

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<p>aaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>

72

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:• SAT I (breakdown): 1450 (740 Math; 710 Reading)
• ACT: Didn’t send
• SAT II: 770 U.S. History
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.60
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/421
• AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5); European History (5); World History (4); English Language (4); Calculus AB (4); Environmental Science (4); Human Geography (4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology; AP Government; AP Literature; AP Art History; AP Physics C; AP Statistics
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction; DECA International Finalist
Subjective:• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Bowl (Team Captain); History Bowl (Team Captain); National Honor Society’s Brain Brawl (Team Captain); Mu Alpha Theta (Treasurer); Entrepreneurship Club (Co-Founder and Vice President)
• Job/Work Experience: Started a tutoring business ($500/week); Assistant Manager at Quiznos over the summer
• Volunteer/Community service: 270 hours
• Summer Activities: Work
• Essays: Probably 8/10
• Teacher Recommendation: Probably 8.5/10
• Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but probably solid
• Additional Rec: None
• Interview: None</p>

<p>Other• State (if domestic applicant): FL
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Charter School
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: 40k-50k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Helped support family financially through my business?</p>

<p>Reflection• Strengths: Course rigor, class rank, starting my own business
• Weaknesses: Mediocre SAT and horrible UW GPA, also being a white male
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: (See weaknesses)
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UF (honors invitee); Rejected: Cornell AEM, Vanderbilt</p>

<p>General Comments: I’m honestly shocked I was waitlisted and not flat-out rejected. This gives me hope for my other schools! Good luck to everyone!</p>

73

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540/2290
ACT:
SAT II: 750 Math 1, 780 History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5’s: English Comp, Psychology, US History, Euro History
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, French, Eng Lit, Biology, Govt, plus Art
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Merit Commended
Subjective: Strong art portfolio
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track (letter all 4 yrs, varsity team as junior and senior); French Club, various art and science competitions
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: About 10 hours wk for last 3 years
Summer Activities: Attended Duke Young Writers Camp last summer; prior summer attended UVA gifted camp and studied philosophy
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec:
Interview: Great. Hit it off with interviewer – a young lawyer from their law school
Other
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: W
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 100K plus
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Stats, demonstrated interest (visited over Christmas break with family, filled out scholarship application (did not get it, but suspect it helped show interest)
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stats and interest
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted University of Virginia; likely letter William & Mary; deferred Georgetown ED; have not heard form Brown, Duke, American, Vanderbilt, and Davidson
General Comments: Really excited!!! I think WUSTL has one of five best pre-med programs in US and that is my interest. Also though I recognize that the whole process is a bit of a “crap” shoot and wish the best of luck to all who were wait listed and/or rejected. I know how bummed out I was after GU (where both my parents went undergrad) deferred me. Sometimes the process is mysterious and no decision reflects on who you are.<br>
Reply<br>
03-04-2013, 10:04 AM</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2220 total/one sitting, 740CR/770M/710WR
ACT:
SAT II: M2C 800, Bio M 760, USH 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t show (weirdly enough) Weighted GPA 3.84
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10% 50%? 30 kids in my grade so idk for sure
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang&Comp (4); Biology (5); USHistory (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, Honors Physics, Digital Animation, Korean 12, Chinese IV, Christianity, Honors Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Um… lots of school awards.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BAKE Club (secretary) North Korean Human Rights/Youth for…etc, Varsity Soccer (4 years), Newspaper (editorial head, received school award), Leaders for Environmental Awareness & Protection
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: a welfare center for the disabled during summer/school breaks, a mental health care center, pretty standard hours for CC I guess?
Summer Activities: Went to China for a summer camp
Essays: Not that fantastic IMO
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): South Korea
School Type: Private international
Ethnicity: SKorean
Gender: F
Income Bracket:70-80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Test scores
Weaknesses: Everything else?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Er, because of my weaknesses I suppose. Can’t really pinpoint.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at my safeties so far :stuck_out_tongue:
General Comments:
Glad I wasn’t outright rejected. If I could have done ED I would have ;-; but my common app wasn’t finished by then wah</p>

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<p>Accepted! Will post stats later, in the middle of a musical! :)</p>

76

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2080 Composite, 650 Reading, 710 Math, 720 Writing
ACT: 32 Composite, 33 English, 34 Math, 32 Reading, 31 Science
SAT II: 640 Math I, 670 US History, 680 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 9%
AP (place score in parenthesis): (5) AP US History, (4) AP Euro, (4) AP World, (3) AP English Lit, (3) AP English Language
IB (place score in parenthesis): (6) IB Chemistry SL
Senior Year Course Load: IB Information Technology in a Global Society, IB Contemporary History, IB Spanish 5, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Statistics, IB English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, (Youth Group Leader) St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Quill and Scroll Honor Society, Science Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: Research Assistant at Diabetes Research Institute
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Baptist Country Walk Urgent Care, Volunteer at Miami-Dade County Teen Court
Summer Activities: Research Assistant at Diabetes Research Institute
Essays: I think it was good. :slight_smile:
Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully great :slight_smile:
Counselor Rec: Hopefully good :slight_smile:
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large competitive public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation
Reflection
Strengths: First Generation, Hispanic, GPA
Weaknesses: Test Scores, Lack of Major ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Even though I was a little disappointed with being waitlisted, I feel great that I had the opportunity to apply to this school. Hopefully I hear better news in the future!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted (UM, UF, FIU, St. John’s, Barry University), Rejected (Olin)</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang & Comp (5), AP Calc BC (5), Calc AB subscore (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calc III (at UW-Madison), AP Lit & Comp, AP Euro, AP Spanish, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Macro, Teaching Assistant, Band
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth Orchestra (Principal Oboist, 4 years), Wind Ensemble (Principal Oboist, 2 years), Wisconsin State Honors Music Project, WSMA (Exemplerary Soloist), National Honor Society
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Camp counselor, humane society, tutor band at local middle school, other miscellaneous community services activities
[<em>] Summer Activities: Camp counselor, music camps, ultimate frisbee
[</em>] Essays: I thought it was decent; not great, but definitely not terrible.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I read one of them; it was very sweet and showed what type of student I am. The other I didn’t read; I think it was good, but very, very honest.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I’m not sure. My school has a pretty big graduating class, so we don’t know each other too well.
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: ~80,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Very strong in music, one really good teacher rec
[<em>] Weaknesses: Essay. I really wish I had spent more time on it. Also, I didn’t show very much interest (not sure if that’s a factor)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths and weaknesses
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Minnesota and UW-Madison. Still waiting on a few others.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Not my first choice, but still a little disappointed. Congrats to all who were accepted.</p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED
John Olin Business School - Class of 2017</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (670CR, 710Math, 750W)
ACT: Never took it
SAT II: Math 1 700, Math 2 690, Spanish 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Spanish Language (5), AP Spanish Literature (5), AP United States History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, Honors Spanish as a First Language, Human Sexuality, PR History, British Literature, Computer Programming, AP Micro and Macro Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Scholar, AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Model UN, Student Council, Varsity Basketball, President of PRSSA, VP of Jr. Republicans, Community Service Club, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Leader at Young Life, Tutor on my own, Intern for Accounting Firm
Volunteer/Community service: Community Service Club, Habitat For Humanity, Tutoring Center, Dog Shelters
Essays: Solid
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them, but I know that they’re awesome
Counselor Rec: Pretty good, clear and to the point</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): PR
School Type: prep school
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:Middle/Upper
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Recs, Interview
Weaknesses: SATs, GPA (in comparison to other applicants)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Sent in tons of quality supplemental information, visited campus, showed interest
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Fordham University (full tuition), UTampa (16k) , Loyola NOLA (full ride), Northeastern (full tuition), Saint Louis University (16k), Georgetown (deferred), UMiami (18k), Marquette (48k), Villanova (16k).</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): not submitted
[</em>] ACT: 34 (one sitting)
[<em>] SAT II: Chem 800, Math II 790
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0 nearly all honors
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not given by school
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): chem (5), us history (5) calc BC and Bio (tbd)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:Eng honrs, biochem, soc., ap bio, ap calc BC, chambers singers
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Scouts for 11 years, peer leadership 3 years
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 yrs part time
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200 + hrs
[</em>] Summer Activities: travel, advance diver
[<em>] Essays: wrote from the heart
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 2 glowing recs
[<em>] Counselor Rec: strong rec
[</em>] Additional Rec: Principal
[<em>] Interview: no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public HS 300 senior class
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender:male
[<em>]Income Bracket: 450,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:tbd
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strong stats and good recs, essay ECs
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMiami, UConn, Duke, JHU, waiting on Princeton, UPenn, BostonU and U. Washington
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ <em>] SAT I (breakdown):700+700+800（Math）
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:Math,physics,chemistry:800,780,800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):N/A
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):5</em>5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:No APs, that’s for sure…
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): heihei, I’m the VP of our school’s ENGLISH Club…I’m sure it helped a lot…
[ *] Job/Work Experience: nope
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: a lot… at a local senior hospital and such
[ *] Summer Activities: Ameson ACE, and nothing…
[ *] Essays: I don’t know how to appraise my own essay…
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: good I guess
[ *] Counselor Rec: 同上
[ ] Additional Rec: N/A
[ ] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[ *] Country (if international applicant): People’s Republic of China!
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity:Take a wild guess :slight_smile:
[ *] Gender: F
[ ]Income Bracket: My family will probably get bankrupt to support me through college…
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Female applying for engineering school? Seriously, I have not the slightest idea why they accepted me, especially after seeing soooo many applicants much more excellent than me getting WLed…
[ *] Weaknesses: Everything…
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 同上上
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:likelied by Wellesley, rejected by NYUAD, accepted by GT
[ /list][ b]General Comments: Yippe, I can’t believe I’m doing this…</p>