<p>@Chingstah, i’m sure youll be accepted at other places, keep your head up!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Critical Reading-670, Math-730, Writing-610 (1400/2010)
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: Math II-750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.28
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, AP American History
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, Honors European History, CP1 English, Honors Theology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): All-State Clarinet, Concert Band, Indoor Track, Varsity Golf team, Math Peer tutoring, Billiards Club Champion, Ambassadors Club.
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Over 300 hours. Also raised over $1300 for Make-A-Wish through fundraising events.
Essays: Very good
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Ok
Additional Rec: No
Interview: No</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): RI
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Competitive Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Recommendations, Displayed interest
Weaknesses: SAT scores, GPA, Applied for aid
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ???
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stonehill College ($12,000 per year), Clemson University ($10,000 per year), St. Anselm’s ($13,000 per year w/ Honors Invite), University of RI ($2,000 per year), and University of Miami. Still waiting on Virginia Tech, RPI, Davidson, Colby, and Furman.
General Comments:
Looking at this thread, I honestly have no clue why I wasn’t rejected but I’m not gonna complain. This gives me some hope that I have a faint shot to attend this amazing school next fall. Good luck to all of the other people on the waitlist, to the people who got rejected, your still probably all going to great schools, and to the people who got accepted, I hope to see you this fall!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: Bio: 780 M2: 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5, BC 5, Chem 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Economics 7, French 6
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, IB Bio, AP Stats, IB English, IB History, TOK
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAChO and USABO Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Research
Debate Team President
State Youth Commission Member (Executive)
Boys State
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Community Service to underprivileged youth
Youth Commission work
[<em>] Summer Activities: Lots of research, tutoring
[</em>] Essays: Great
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know, probably above average
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Solid/Above Average
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Charter
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: 200k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Scores, Grades, ECs, maybe essays?
[<em>] Weaknesses: Maybe Recs, don’t know essays relative to others, no huge awards
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I fit the Wash U profile? Not really sure haha
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]UC Berkeley
UC Irvine
[/ul]General Comments: First (hopefully not last) private school! Wash U was hard this year, don’t beat yourself up if it didn’t work out!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 33 (E35/R31/M32/S33/W9)
[<em>] SAT II: MathII: 700 Chemistry: 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (3), Gov (5), Lang (5), Chemistry (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy and Physiology, AP French, Adv. Biology, AP BC Calc, AP World History, AP Lit
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (VP), Multicultural Club (President), Student gov (senator), Red Cross Club (member), Peer Helpers (committee leader), Library Board of Trustee (teen trustee)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Local library, Big/Little, Red Cross Club
[<em>] Summer Activities: Nothing special, just a lot of interesting but simple summer experiences
[</em>] Essays: I thought my essay was pretty sincere.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Never saw them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Never saw it
[<em>] Additional Rec: Glowing!!
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t have one
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essay
[<em>] Weaknesses: Standardized test scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea, but I’m happy with the result!!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Vermont[/li][/ul]General Comments: Condolences to those who were rejected/waitlisted. Congrats to those accepted! I think that everyone will end up somewhere good. I’m sure you’ve got lots of other schools just waiting to accept you. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Olin!</p>
<p>Objective:• ACT: 34 (36E 33M 33R 35S 10W)
• SAT II: US History: 800, Bio: 700
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 4%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): US History(5) World History (5) English Lang (5) Biology (4) Spanish Lang (3)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Pysch, AP Calc BC, AP Macroeconomics, AP Art History, Yearbook, English
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing Major (AP Scholar w/ Distinction, School awards)
• Job/Work Experience: Tutor, Babysitter
Internship at commercial real estate firm, internship with marketing at law firm
• Volunteer/Community service: volunteer counselor over summers at camp for underprivalleged girls
• ECs: Yearbook (Editor in chief, on staff for 4 years), JSA (group leader), NHS, Peer Tutor, some other clubs
• Essays: Strong
• Teacher Recommendation: three, two from teachers (good), one from yearbook adviser (great)
• Counselor Rec: good
• Interview: none
State (if domestic applicant):California
• School Type:Public
• Ethnicity:White
• Gender:Female
•Income Bracket:high
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection• Strengths: ACT score, transcript, leadership
• Weaknesses: no hooks or demonstrated interest, pretty normal ECs
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My stats fit but i’m very surprised i got in considering i demonstrated zero interest
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: Penn (ED), Accepted: University of Mich (EA), Waiting for 11 more!
General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted! Still surprised that admissions were so hard this year!</p>
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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (740 CR 780 M 740 W)
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 US History, 770 Chemistry, 770 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93.93/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t send ranks, but 5/53
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 APUSH
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Mock Trial, Founder of weekly school newsletter, Teacher’s assistant at local Hebrew School, Varsity Tennis, JV Baseball
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Take calls at suicide hotline, Lead a weekly soup kitchen, Coordinate teen programming at synagogue.
Summer Activities: Camp counselor</p>
<p>Essays:
Teacher Recommendations: Outstanding
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: SAT IIs, ECs
Weaknesses: Essays weren’t amazing. No legacy.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Any of a million reasons.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Still waiting on all my other schools.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (School of Engineering [Bioengineering])</p>
<p>Ok so there’s alot of people on here who got rejected putting things like “AMAZING EC’s, AWESOME letters, FANTASTIC essays.” Obviously we know these people are bs’ing, so I’m gonna try to be as real as possible with this, because I know that’s helpful. </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send this score
[</em>] ACT: 36 (36 english, reading, science, math)
[<em>] SAT II: math level 2: 800, biology M: 790
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school goes on a 5.0 scale with honors classes. I got straight A’s in high school and had about the same number of pluses and minuses. So I’ll say about 4.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on bio, eng, micro, gov, 4 on us history
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Pretty tough. Took AP chem and AP physics, BC calc, ap English. Luckily most of these classes look hard, but they’re senior blowoff classes at my school, so I aced them for the midyear report. OK not blowoff, but its easy to get by with minimal work.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President, I started some stuff through this position), V Tennis and XC, Mathletes-made state a couple times, Scholastic Bowl (captain), uhh yeah thats about it
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Did a volunteer research assistantship in a medical lab this summer. Got a coauthorship on a paper through it.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:~100 hours through a local organization of which I’m a boardmember
[</em>] Summer Activities: playing video games and watching cartoons
[<em>] Essays: Honestly pretty average. I tried to make the main essay on the commonapp kind of funny. I guess it worked.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Decent. Both were very positive, of course, but neither was very specific and spoke mainly in generalities.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She likes me alot so she wrote a good letter. I always tried to take the toughest classes I could.
[</em>] Additional Rec: From my research advisor. This one had alot of specifics and was really positive. Showed me as creative and ambitious.
[<em>] Interview: Had the on campus one with a current student. It was pretty chill but because of time constraints we could only talk for 15 minutes. Luckily I managed not to be awkward for that period of time.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois (Chicago)
[<em>] School Type: Public, about 650 kids in my class
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian (So Asian I guess)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket:150-200k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Having an actual personality in my writing, some good EC stuff and awards, mainly demonstrated interest. Scores and grades pretty good too.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Weakish essays, bland teacher reccomendations
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really have no idea.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign[/li] [/ul]General Comments:
Yeah, so you should definitely demonstrate interest. Making the trip down to St. Louis to get a student interview and see the campus really makes a difference. Axe me any questions you want.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 - 800 CR, 780 Math, 730 Writing
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 750 US History, 780 Math II, 800 Chinese w/ Listening
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 (4.34 weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s in US History, Calculus BC, Chemistry; 4 in Stats
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Community college math course in the first semester, light workload second semester
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar with Honor, Silver in USOMC for Piano
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, various school clubs (not science, community service, or math based)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Retirement Home volunteer
[<em>] Summer Activities: UCSD Academic Connections, Neurobiology lab intern
[</em>] Essays: I am very proud of my common app.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Junior year English and Chemistry teachers–favorable recs.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: So-so.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Don’t know if they ever received my neurobiology lab professor’s letter of rec from Stanford.
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t request.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 150-200k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essay, letters of rec, and my scores are not too bad
[<em>] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, no interest shown (though I did update my application status after receiving NMF and emailed my application processor twice about my application)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My GPA is high enough, and my essay showed my character well.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Stanford EA, Accepted into UC Irvine’s CHP + Regents, Accepted into Northeastern University’s 6-year Pharmacy Program with (hopefully) full scholarship from NMF.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Many of my overqualified friends (in terms of GPA, SAT score, and writing ability) were waitlisted. This is not an indication of how other schools will look at you, so don’t worry too much about the results.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 - CR 800 M 720 W 800 ; 2380 - CR 800 M 780 W800
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Physics, 800 World History, 800 U.S. History, 800 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 - World History, Computer Science, U.S. History, Biology, Physics B, English Language, Calculus AB
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, AP Physics C, AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Psychology, AP Calculus BC, AP Art History, AP English Literature, AP European History
[<em>] College: Associate Degree in Art (Studio) 62 Credits (14 classes (3 credits each) + AP credit for Gen Ed)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 4 - Presidential Service Award Gold, 6 - Scholastic Gold Keys, 3 - Silver Keys, Habitat for Humanity Community Builder Award, National AP Scholar, 3 - County Fair Fine Art Competition First Place, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer (Captain), Saxophone (First chair, woodwind leader), Art, Habitat for Humanity Club (President, founder), ACE Mentor (Architecture leader), Amnesty International Club, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Intern with very famous architect, two local architecture internships.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity ~ 600 hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: Discover Architecture, Cal Poly Summer Architecture Career Workshop, college classes, internships, art
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Alright
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Doesn’t know me - alright
[</em>] Additional Rec: Two from college professors, one from architecture internship
[<em>] Interview: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[</em>] School Type: Public, decent
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>]Income Bracket: Not sure, exactly
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sister attends/is Danforth Scholar?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Internships, classes taken, I guess
[</em>] Weaknesses: A lot of stuff
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UIUC, Cal Poly SLO, Princeton, Vtech
[/ul]General Comments: Yay!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710M/710CR/780W
[</em>] SAT II: 800 BioE, 800 Math II
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
[<em>] AP: Chinese (5) Chem (5) Stats (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, Ethnic Studies, AP Studio Art, AP Lit, AP Human Geo, Gov/Econ
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): what’s an award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leo Club (officer), Natl Art Honor Society (officer), non-profit (creative director)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: some graphic design work
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours from pit orchestra, TAing elementary orchestra, Leo club, non profit
[<em>] Summer Activities: Pre college at CMU
[</em>] Essays: Pretty strong, emphasized interdisciplinary studies
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I guess they were good?
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably okay, I don’t know my counseler too well too be honest
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State: California
[<em>] School Type: very competitive, top 100 in nation
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): good joke
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: strong academics for a design major, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT I, not really stellar compared to peers
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t really know the stats for Sam Fox, but I’m assuming it’s easier than the other colleges.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UOP, Cal Poly SLO
[/ul]General Comments: guess my portfolio wasn’t that bad P: I wasn’t expecting much since parchment told me like 26%. I know parchment is to be taken with a grain of salt but WUSTL was a lot lower compared to UCLA, CMU, and Berkeley. I’m surprised to be honest, my stats are kinda bad compared to all these other people.</p>
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<p>I know this doesn’t belong here so delete if necessary. Parent here. A lot of really accomplished and gracious young people posting here. Emphasis on gracious. Among those accepted and those going elsewhere. Very impressive.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Engineering (ChemE)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 34C, 35 Superscore
SAT II: Didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% of class of 1000+
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), English Lang (4), Spanish Lang (4), Physics B (4), APUSH (5), English Lit, BC Calculus, Macro, Government, Chemistry, Music Theory
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Honor Band, AP English Lit, AP Macro, AP Govt, AP Chemistry, AP Music Theory, AP BC Calc
College: 4 Credit Chemistry Topics Course
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, FBLA 2nd Place at State, school awards, etc.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Honor Band, Marching Band, Softball (8 years, played travel, 1 year on freshman team, 1 year on JV, junior year stopped), Flute Choir, Student Council (1 year), Pep Band, FBLA, JV Swimming, Club Swimming, NHS, Tri-M Honor Society (music), attended ND Intro to Engineering 2012; VP of 330+ member organization (band), VP of TriM honor society, Marching Band Leader, Give a Thon Student Leader (school wide service project), Boys Swim Team Manager, Colombian Exchange Host, 300 Club (over 300 hours of service), JV swimming captain
Job/Work Experience: SwimAmerica Instructor, Lifeguard at Lifetime Fitness, and U SWIM School Instructor, Pool Manager for Community Pool
Summer Activities: Notre Dame Intro to Engineering Program
Essays: Pretty good-about how i am multicultural
Teacher Recommendation: Very good
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Rec: Chem Teacher-pretty good
Interview: Good with student on campus
Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant): U.S.
School Type: Top 100 Public School
Ethnicity: White/Asian
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not sure…well rounded
Reflection
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Visited during the summer on special engineering day and went to rep visit at my school
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Notre Dame EA, Case Western EA, Lawrence EA, Iowa, Purdue, Rose-Hulman. Waiting on: Northwestern and Cornell
General Comments: Surprised because most people at my school were waitlisted</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 superscored (740 math, 760 reading, 700 writing)
ACT: NA
SAT II: I sent all of them in, perhaps this was a bad thing. 
They were all in the 700s range, though. Top 3: US history - 790, Math II - 750, chemistry - 750.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): US history(5), Physics B(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP European history, AP English Lit. and Comp.,AP Spanish, AP BC Calc, AP Physics C., orchestra, US government and politics (half year)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective: ?
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [Sorry, I’ll fill all these out later] Pretty great w/ leadership roles.
Job/Work Experience: Just a stint as a summer camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: Loads
Summer Activities: Pretty great as well
Essays:Creative topic, but I’m not sure the language use was spectacular.
Teacher Recommendation: I THINK they were awesome.
Counselor Rec: Awesome.
Additional Rec:
Interview: None. Didn’t get back in time. Really wish I had.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (grr, only time I hate this)
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t visit or get an interview, and WashU seems to place these things in high regard. Also, though overall my grades are fine, my senior grades were a little weaker compared to my previous transcripts. Plus, I had no hook. Overall, I’m not really shocked, though I did hope things would swing my way.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMass (accepted) is the only one I’ve heard back from besides WashU.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR:740 M:710 W:720
[</em>] SAT II: MathII: 720 Lit: 740
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (4) Spanish Literature (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Constitutional Law, Writing Memoir, Environmental Geology, AP Statistics, AP BC Calc, Hispanic Culture and Communications
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 yrs of rowing (competed nationally), 2 yrs varsity tennis, 1 yr horseback riding, 3 years MUN (Security Council), Winterim Committe, Assignment Assessment Review Team, Jewish Union
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked on a ranch
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours mostly tutoring
[</em>] Summer Activities: Working on a ranch
[<em>] Essays: Good I guess? It was pretty personal.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Must have said something right.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same as teacher
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Wasn’t offered one.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private College Prep (70 kids in my class)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 250,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (great grandmother)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My GPA. Only 8 people in the last 40 years have graduated from my school with a 4.0, and getting solid A’s is extremely difficult. A-'s count as a 3.67.
[</em>] Weaknesses: My test scores I guess? I thought they were solid until I started reading everyone else’s posts.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think WashU likes my high school.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know yet this was my first decision.</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I am still in disbelief that I got in. Personally there seem to be many more qualified candidates but I’m very grateful they chose me.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
SAT II: 800 Math II, 730 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (valedictorian)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats (5); AP Bio (5); AP Chem (5); APUSH (5); APES (5); AP Calc AB (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Orchestra (honors), AP Art History, AP Lit, AP Physics, BME (honors), AP French, AP Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really impressive; small awards like VJAS science fair and math modeling competition and school awards</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): RSYO (i’ve been playing violin for 12 years; second violin principal, concert master at school orchestra), French Club (secretary), Baking Club (president), Robotics (newsletter lead), BETA, NHS, Math Honor Society, French Honor Society, VA Girls’ State, Keyettes, Medical Club
Job/Work Experience: Kumon (3 years)
Volunteer/Community service: ~80 hours
Essays: Very very personal (i’m not sure if it helped or not; it’s one of those topics that you either love or it puts you off)
Teacher Recommendation: i’m pretty sure they were good
Counselor Rec: i think pretty good, my counselor likes me a lot
Additional Rec: none
Interview: didn’t have one</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): VA
School Type: Public
Income Bracket: 120K
Reflection
Strengths: stats, possibly essay
Weaknesses: didn’t have anything that said i really wanted to come here, lack of volunteer hours and major awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no major awards and there wasn’t a supplement where i could show that i wanted to go here or not
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UPitt and waiting from a few others
General Comments: it wasn’t my top school or anything so i’m not devastated but i just hope this doesn’t carry through the month…especially considering some of the other schools i applied to…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Olin Business School</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT:33
SAT II:didnt send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):10/311
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3), Psych (4), Physics B (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Government, AP Calculus BC, AP Music Theory, AP Chemistry, AP Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):1 Varsity sport-captain, Model UN, Key Club
Job/Work Experience: Work 2 small jobs
Volunteer/Community service:volunteer at my church each week, around 200 hours
Summer Activities: tennis coach
Essays: strong- interesting story
Teacher Recommendation: okay- standard
Counselor Rec:decent
Additional Rec: really good
Interview:didnt visit
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket: didnt request financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: strong essay-interesting story, good recommendation letter from my coach
Weaknesses:didnt visit or apply for scholarships
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:not sure- was pleasantly surprised
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:
Sorry for all who didn’t get in. I’m sure you will find a perfect college for you.</p>
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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 31 (eng: 32 mat: 32 read: 32 sci: 26) superscore 33 (eng: 34 mat: 32 read: 32 sci: 33)
SAT II: 710 chem 700 math I (didn’t send)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
AP (place score in parenthesis):10 all together scores for 5 (5,5,4,3,3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap Spanish, ap micro, ap physics, honors band, ap calc bc honors english government ap music theory
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not many. Illinois state scholar, ap scholar with distinction,
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): marching band (drum major, section leader, 1st chair.
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: ~400 hours
Summer Activities:music camps
Essays: I didn’t think it was great but my English teacher liked it a lot
Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t read them but I’m assuming they were great!
Counselor Rec: idt counselor knows me too well but I don’t think anything bad was written in it.
Additional Rec:
Interview: no
Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: about 1450 students, public school. Pretty decent!
Ethnicity: Mexican
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: idk, nothing! Leadership maybe? Maybe essay?
Weaknesses: grades, test scores, a lot haha
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: university of Iowa, UIUC Jacobs Honors
General Comments: I was not expecting this at all! I can’t believe this is happening. Congrats to those accepted! To those deferred and rejected, no matter what happens, you will all go to amazing schools!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):n/a
ACT: 33 C 36 E 34 R 31 M 30 S
SAT II:790 us history 780 world history 760 spanish 710 math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Comp (5) World History (5) US History (5) Spanish (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Calc AB, AP Econ, Adv. Spanish V, Civil War Seminar(sem 1)/US Gov(sem 2)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude Society, AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Commended Scholar, NSPA Journalism Honor Roll, National Spanish Exam Silver Medal, Presidential Service Award Bronze Medal </p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor-in-chief of the yearbook, Community Service Board
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 2 bronze presidential awards, school community service board, numerous clubs and programs, tutor and mentor
Summer Activities: n/a
Essays: my CA essay was about my love of Hemingway and how he has influenced my intellectual and creative lives
Teacher Recommendation: likely very good
Counselor Rec: likely very good
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: I interviewed on campus with a current student during my junior year, went fine but not great</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitve private school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: school reputation, essays, recs, GPA, courseload
Weaknesses: test score is not exemplary
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed as much interest as I could in order to avoid being waitlisted
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred from Yale, into UNC, SMU, and Villanova so far but waiting on many others </p>
<p>General Comments:</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): superscore 2290, single sitting 2250 (780 M/760 CR/750 W)
[</em>] ACT: 36 (36 on all but writing - 35)
[<em>] SAT II: Biology M (770), Math II (800)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/254
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s: Calc BC, Language, US History, Bio; pending: Physics C, Chemistry, Lit
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: student teaching calc BC & multivariable calc; AP Lit; AP Chem; AP Physics online; band, chorus, etc.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mirage literary arts magazine (photo editor sophomore year; EIC junior/senior year); marching band (sax section leader senior year); jazz band (audition only); Tri-M music honors (Public Relations officer, audition only); Art Honors Society; French HS (treasurer 2 years); math team (only 4-year participant); musicals (2 years pit orchestra, 2 years stage crew)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 part-time jobs (Nov 2011–present at small bookstore, June 2012–present at small web design company); work 5-15 hours/wk during school year and 40+/wk during summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: soup kitchen, volunteering at WCSU library, Relay for Life, etc.
[</em>] Summer Activities: travel abroad, but mostly work
[<em>] Essays: Wrote a feminist essay on the importance of a feeling of sisterhood in achieving gender equality (Smith loved that, lol)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: really strong, both teachers knew me for all 4 years (one from Mirage, one from math who had me in 8th grade and now co-teaches 2 classes with me)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: fine, I’m not really sure
[</em>] Interview: pretty good, slightly awkward. He asked me where else I applied and got accepted so he knew about MIT…that was a little uncomfortable.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] School Type: general public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>]Income Bracket: 80k-120k?
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: my application 
(kidding, kidding - ACT score, courseload through HS, extracurriculars)
[</em>] Weaknesses: Didn’t show enough interest (my visit to campus was canceled due to an unresolvable conflict)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not enough interest in WUStL, which is fair; I probably wouldn’t have enrolled there and I’m happy to take a back seat to students who are a better match for the school.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Pitt (full tuition scholarship), UConn, MIT, and Smith; rejected at Caltech.
[/ul]General Comments: A little surprised, but overall, I think I understand. 
Congrats to all accepted!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (Reading-690 Math-700 Writing-710)</li>
<li>ACT: 33</li>
<li>SAT II: heh… 690 on both Math II and Lit. Took 3 times.</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.452</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Study hall/topical lit, Eng AP, Bio AP, Chem AP, Calc AP, Gov AP, AP studio art 2-D through independent study (small school, took all the AP courses available & one independently)</li>
<li><p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): That’s funny…</p></li>
<li><p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-HS Swimming - Varsity x3, 4 yrs
-Mock Trial - (team captain), Outstanding Witness and Outstanding Attorney (x2)
-School literary arts magazine 4yrs (chief editor)
-Private violin lessons: 6 yrs</p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: N/A</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer/Community service: Swim timer, physical therapy volunteer, played violin for retirement homes (70+ hrs?)</p></li>
<li><p>Summer Activities: Nothing of note.</p></li>
<li><p>Essays: Wrote only one–common app-- wasn’t bad. But I combed through it and resubmitted for later schools (edited so it was much better)</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recommendation:
Physics teacher who had me 1st & 3rd yr, saw a change in my attitude apparently
English teacher 3rd yr–I did very well in her class, wrote a killer essay last year.</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: She did mine first… I don’t know. I think it was okay. My school is small, and counselors really aren’t too involved outside of scheduling classes.</p></li>
<li><p>Additional Rec: None</p></li>
<li><p>Interview: N/A</p></li>
<li><p>State (if domestic applicant): OH</p></li>
<li><p>Country (if international applicant): USA</p></li>
<li><p>School Type: Public, our class has 250 something people.</p></li>
<li><p>Ethnicity: Asian (yeah, from China. That big country with over a billion people)</p></li>
<li><p>Gender: Female</p></li>
<li><p>Income Bracket: 30k-90k</p></li>
<li><p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Reflection
- Strengths: Hmm… great question. Decent essay & good grades. (artsy?)
- Weaknesses: Terribly mediocre test scores, no stellar awards or distinctions. Undecided.
- Why you think you were waitlisted: Meh. And I’m basically competing in a pool of other asians, the many with perfect test scores, state and national recognitions, ect. I developed more holistically in high school than anything. I think that’s what tipped the balance between waitlisted and rejected. (not that it counts for much)</p>
<p>Plus I didn’t demonstrate any interest save the actual process of applying.</p>
<p>General Comments:
Well… it’s been a ride. A bad one. And my fault. I do EVERYTHING last minute, and I think I haven’t learned my lesson. Ironically, I was accepted to the (fairly decent) university in my town before I applied anywhere else. So I was just throwing money left and right during my application process, wondering if it was a waste or not. Words of wisdom: don’t do stupid. Also ignore everything I say. I’m in one of those moods, you know?</p>