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<p>Deferred:
34 ACT, sports and extracurricular and volunteering ridiculous amounts, 5.2 GPA, awesome teacher recs, went to Summer Scholars and got a 100 in one class and an A in the other at Wash U, number 10 in my class of 100, ten AP classes, AP scholar with distinction, nominated for Danforth scholarship. How is this happening to me?</p>
<p>@cjones also deferred here too.</p>
<p>31 ACT
3.89 GPA
School doesn’t rank…
absurd amounts of volunteering
lettered in varsity track and soccer, captained varsity soccer.
National Honor Society VP
Missouri Boy’s State
Model UN
AP Scholar with Honor
4 APs so far (3 on AP Latin, 4 on AP Euro, 5 on AP Psych, 5 on AP Lang.)
4 more APs this year (Art History, Stat, US History and Lit)
Nominated for Danforth
So much more stuff too…
had what I thought was a decent essay and recs…this is awful.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
ACT: 32 (34 E, 32 M, 31 R, 32 S)
SAT II: did not submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school does GPA out of 100 so it’s 97.875/100, but probably 3.9ish out of 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/484
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (4), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Biology, AP Statistics
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Biology, AP Statistics, Human Anatomy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none haha</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): travel softball for 7 years, varsity softball at school, NHS, SNHS, Beta, Student Council Treasurer
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: none
Summer Activities: travel softball haha
Essays: pretty good I thought
Teacher Recommendation: really good, I got a WashU alum
Counselor Rec: decent
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): I’d rather not say on here…
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): recruited athlete and third generation legacy</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: my ACT score I guess, and I fall in the range for GPA and everything else, but mostly my strengths are legacy and recruited athlete
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I got accepted because I’m a recruit I think haha
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: only applied to WashU!
General Comments: I’m just so excited and congrats to everyone else!! Can’t wait to meet you all next year!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 35 (superscored from two tests with composites 33 and 34)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3582 (!!!)
[<em>] Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.3548
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 7% at the end of junior year
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (4), English Language (5), uS History (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calculus, AP Macro/Micro Economics, AP Spanish Language, Newspaper Practicum, Oral Communications, AP Physics C, AP English Literature
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, PSAE Achievement Award, Nat’l Spanish Exam: Premio de Oro, AP Scholar, NCTE Achievement Award in Writing (Nominee)
[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul][</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief, Commentary Editor), Model UN, Thespian Society, NHS, 11 years piano experience, pit orchestra pianist (2 years), keyboardist in church worship band
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate at Old Navy, Summer School Teaching Assistant, Private Tutor (Math, Spanish, History)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer social worker with autistic children (class meets weekly; volunteering since 5th grade), Sunday School Teacher, Vacation Bible School Leader
[<em>] Summer Activities: Summer School Teaching Assistant
[</em>] Essays: fantastic; my Newspaper Advisor (went to Medill at Northwestern, really knows his stuff) said it was one of the best college essays he had read.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Junior Year English teacher- got an A in her class, formed a very strong relationship with her, could be considered my mentor in multiple areas. APUSH teacher- I got a B in his class, but I got a 5 on the AP test and was one of his favorite students, so I’m pretty confident in this one as well.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I come from a very big school, so I don’t think it was anything special.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Newspaper Advisor- selected me to be Editor-in-Chief, another strong relationship, told my parents at conferences that it was an “easy letter to write.”
[</em>] Interview: It was very informal (as is the case with Wash U interviews). Honestly, I thought it was just okay-- my other interviews were much smoother, and I felt like I was tripping over my words a lot. It wasn’t a bad interview, though.
[/ul]Other
[ul][<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] School Type: Public, but one of the best public schools in my state. About 660-690 kids in each class.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Whiter than Mitt Romney.
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>]Income Bracket: prefer not to answer
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]
Reflection
[ul][<em>] Strengths: essays, reccommendations, ACT scores, EC’s, community service
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays, reccommendations, ACT scores, EC’s, community service, and a lot of displayed interest.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Simpson College (I know nothing about that school, but the application was free so… hashtag yolo.)[/ul]
General Comments:
I am shocked that I got in. I was convinced that, due to my GPA, I would get deferred. This is the best Channukah gift EVER.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 710 M, 800 CR, 690 WR (2200 total)
• ACT: Science: 26 English/writing: 31 Math: 33 Reading: 34 (32 total)
• SAT II (if submitted): N/A
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7955
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 38/267
• AP (place score in parenthesis): French (3), US History (4), Calculus (N/A), English (N/A), Biology (N/A)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: Jazz Band, Bio AP, Honors Philosophy, Calculus AB AP, Orchestra, Honors World Geography, Talented Arts Music, English AP
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, All-State Orchestra
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (officer), Talented Arts Program (President), piano for 12 years with superior ratings in a couple of rallies, guitar for 6 years-school jazz band, played for local production of a play, violin for 7 years-Allstate orchestra for 3 years
• Job/Work Experience: Worked in Research lab for 2 summers
• Volunteer/Community service: 650 hours of various activities
• Essays: I honestly don’t know if my essay was good, but I talked about a condition I was born with and how it affected my life (and how my grade drop was related to it). I compared myself to a movie character.
• Teacher Recommendation: I got 3 - US history, Jr English, and sophomore English teachers. I thought the latter 2 were okay. Didn’t see the US history rec.
• Counselor Rec: I really don’t know if she even sent in a rec. I asked for one though. If she did send one, it was probably good because she knows me well.
• Additional Rec:
• Interview: Yes
Other
• Applied for Financial Aid?: no
• Intended Major: Biology
• State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: $150,000+
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Did research in lab at LSU. I have a health condition that I’ve had to fight; I’m not sure if that influenced anything.
Reflection
• Strengths: SAT score, volunteer activity, dedication to music and science
• Weaknesses: ACT score, GPA, class rank
• Why you think you were accepted: a miracle
General Comments: I can’t believe I’m in. My GPA is under average, I’m not even in my school’s top 10%, and I didn’t even take SAT subject tests. This is unbelievable.</p>
<p>@orthodoxyordeath this is ridiculous I can’t figure out why either of us would be rejected? My college planner is calling them tomorrow to find out. I’m really sorry though hopefully we both get in RD?</p>
<p>My link isn’t up?</p>
<p>@cjones4995 I’m going to guess it has to do with our recs or essays, because in regards to stats, we seem about as well off as anyone else.</p>
<p>Accepted!!!</p>
<p>I read my letters of rec because I was so incredibly close with the teacher and it was beyond amazing and incredibly personal. I thought my essay was good but I guess not…</p>
<p>A facebook group was made for WashU class of 2017!
<a href=“Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2017 | Facebook”>Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2017 | Facebook;
<p>I got deferred, unfortunately. But I know I’ll be okay. Congratulations to all who got in, though!</p>
<p>I’m just wondering if anyone got rejected? Can it be possible that the rest of the people who applied ED but didn’t get in just got deferred?</p>
<p>@cjones4995 the way my guidance counselor explained it is at schools like washu with such an incredible mix of applicants, the randomness of some of the decisions is comparable to throwing the apps in the air and seeing which lands nearest to you. It sucks.</p>
<p>@cctrackgirl13, cjones4995, jaccrazzi deferred people unite!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
ACT: 33 (35 E, 29 M, 36 R, 31 S)
SAT II: did not submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unavailable
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psych (4), AP Spanish (4), AP US History (3), AP Lit, AP Lang, AP European History, AP Calc AB
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Lang, AP Calc AB, AP Euro, Advanced Drama, Screenwriting
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Uhh Hollins University Creative Writing Book Award?</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Student Library Proctor (assistant head), Writing Tutor (tutor and director), Honor Council, a year of debate, four years of theatre
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: lots of tutoring - middle schoolers in math, elementary students in various subjects, high school students in writing
Summer Activities: Summer@Brown (writing), a week of interning at a law firm, traveling…nothing special
Essays: Probably the best part of my application…made my English teacher cry :’)
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to see them but I have incredible relationships with the two teachers that wrote them
Counselor Rec: Ehh probably decent?
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: went very well, interviewed on-campus with a pre-med student and he seemed to like that I had a wide array of interests</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: ACT score, extracurriculars, and essay
Weaknesses: GPA (relative to other applicants), athletics, job experience
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essay
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: only applied to WashU!
General Comments: CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! see you all in 8 months :)</p>
<p>@jaccrazzi I know some people who got rejected so it’s definitely possible. Maybe we should be thankful? just kidding I feel very far from thankful</p>
<p>Congratulations to all the new admits! I can’t believe it was two years ago when I was in your shoes. If you have any questions about campus life or anything, feel free to PM me and I’d be happy to answer them!</p>
<p>Congratulations everyone!!! I was in your shoes just last year!! I’m a freshman here, so if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to message me! again, congratulations! it’s a huge honor!!</p>
<p>congrats to those who got accepted… I got rejected tho… hahaha!!!</p>