Official Yale Class of 2015 RD Results Thread

gahsicles · March 31, 2011, 12:03am

Choose One:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (one sitting)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT Subject Tests: 780 Bio, 770 Lit, 770 Chinese, 760 Math II, 730 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.45
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hard
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of art and leadership positions in art-related activities, volunteering, academic team, science olympiad. Submitted an art supplement.
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern for landscaping firm
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at VA hospital, founded charity club, etc etc
[] Summer Activities: Most just fun stuff. Lots of traveling. Making art.
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: Not incredibly strong but pretty unique.[/li][] EC Short Answer: Cute? I don’t remember haha
[] Why Yale?: Pretty generic but talked a bit about Yale’s strong art program
[] Short Takes: Cute.
[] Additional Essay:[/ul] Very personal and profound - really liked it.
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Absolutely fabulous
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Okay.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, scores
[] Weaknesses: No athletics, not very much leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dunno! My visual art supplement may have helped. I was also deferred EA, so I showed lots of interest.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Berkeley, UCLA, USC, NYU (Stern). Waitlisted: Columbia, Stanford, Uchicago. Rejected: UPenn (Wharton), Harvard, Princeton[/li][/ul]General Comments: SO. HAPPY. Congrats to all accepted, see you guys at Bulldog Days!

minniemouse23424 · March 31, 2011, 12:15am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<ul>
<li>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (740 CR, 760 M, 800 W)
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 770, 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 UW
[ *] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A’s
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/350
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 4
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): President of three clubs, on the board of two others, member of many more.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter, have a job starting in April
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: I don’t have exact numbers, but I’d estimate 600+ hours.
[ *] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): very good
[ *] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): very good
[ *] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): strong
[ *] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): one was amazing, didn’t see other
[ *] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see
[ *] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): amazing
[ *] Interview: went very well</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>[ *] State (if domestic applicant): suburb of NYC
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: public, sends many grads to top schools
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): lolz no…</li>
</ul>

Reflection

[ *] Strengths: Rank. Decent test scores. Good high school. Foreign exchange.
[ *] Weaknesses: WASP from the northeast…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Idk

General Comments:
Accepted: Penn (ATTENDING!!!), Tulane (25k/yr merit), UCONN (half merit scholarship), USC (half ride), UVA (Echols honor program)
Rejected: Stanford REA, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Duke
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt

I’m out here to prove that a Stanford REA reject can be successful RD at other schools. And I was. PENN 2015!!! Couldn’t be happier!!

Silvereyed · March 31, 2011, 12:38am

Deferred EA–> Waitlisted

This is cruel and unusual punishment. By the time final waitlist decisions come out in June, I will have waited roughly nine months. I wonder if I was the first to confirm the waitlist? I did so less than two minutes after decisions came out, haha.

Rejection would have been easier, hope (especially because Yale is my first choice) is a terrible thing.

Stats in SCEA thread.

preppie92 · March 31, 2011, 12:49am

Choose One:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 760 M, 770 W
[] SAT II: 790 Lit, 780 US History, 770 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), World History (5), Gov and Politics (5), English Lit (5), English Lang (5), Macro (4), Bio (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hard…
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Congressional Page
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chair of Student Life Committee (student government), president of two clubs, editor of weekly newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of traveling and international volutneering
[] Summer Activities: TRAVEL! Also: worked in a biology lab at Princeton, served as a Congressional Page, attended Yale Ivy Scholars
[] Essays: Good (in my opinion at least)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Great
[] Interview: Ehh. Not the best.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] School Type: Private boarding school in CT
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Wealthy
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my strongest asset was my academic and extracurricular record demonstrated in my transcript and recs. I’ve worked my ass off and taken advantage of every opportunity in the past four years and it paid off!
[] Weaknesses: Test scores weren’t awesome; interview was lackluster.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Harvard, Princeton, UNC (Morehead), and Georgetown. Waitlisted at Stanford
[/ul]General Comments: I have no idea where I’m going to go–ahhhhh!!!

dunbar · March 31, 2011, 1:46am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 800 M: 770 W: 770 (one sitting)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: USH: 800 Chem: 790 Math II: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97/100 so 4.0?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/755
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), USH (5), Psych (5), Physics (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Econ H + AP Macro/Micro self-study, AP English, AP Calc BC, Latin, Public Affairs, Sociology, Independent Study: Philosophy
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A, unless NMF counts[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC/Track, NHS (officer), Mock Trial (attorney), Science Bowl
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: I help out at a local church quite a bit. Some hospital volunteering as well.
[] Summer Activities: N/A (hahaha)
[] Essays: Honest, but not the best writing-wise and may have been mistaken for trying to cater to the system.
[] Teacher Recommendations: One was great, the other was probably similar.
[] Counselor Rec: I go to a large public school so I wasn’t expecting much, but my counselor seemed to think I stood out.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Humanities
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100,000-150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATs, course load, independent study in philosophy, teacher recs
[] Weaknesses: ECs–explained them on the extra section of the common app and wrote about potential Yale ECs in the “Why Yale?” portion
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ECs, supplemental essay possibly
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? University of Chicago
[/ul]
General Comments: Yale has been my number one school for a long time. I can’t believe it ended this way (well I could see it coming but you know what I mean). Getting rejected from 3/3 Ivies in one day is harsh. :(

yomamasallama · March 31, 2011, 1:57am

Waitlisted!!!

I’m not going to post full stats because I think it’s pretty meaningless. I wrote some sincere essays and had really great recs, I think that’s why I got this far. Honestly, in a perfect world where there weren’t a ridiculously large amount of qualified applicants, I feel like the waitlisted would have gotten in. So I’m really happy, it was an uphill battle and I feel like I made something out of it. I’ll hold out hope for the waitlist but if not then I’m gonna be a Bruin!!

SAT: 670 Math, 760 CR, 800 WR (one time) –> 2230
SAT Subject: 600 French, 600 US History

GPA: 3.85~? I had a lot of community college courses

nc0277 · March 31, 2011, 2:39am

Rejected. Every school I’ve gotten in to has offered me a substantial amount of merit- based aid, honors stuff, etc. but I have definitely felt discriminated against by the big schools (state schools and, now, the Ivies.) I think it’s probably because I’m a homeschooler. I have heard from the people at the smaller schools (who actually took the time to READ my application and recommendations) that mine was one of the best apps they had received not just this year, but ever. I am very disappointed that the Ivies are unable to think outside the box and muscle their way through a transcript not issued by a public school. The volunteer hours on my resume are on par with many med school/vet school applicants.

Gillatorby · March 31, 2011, 3:35am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT Subject Tests: 670 US, 660 Math
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.53
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/453
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (US, World), 4 (Eng IV), 3 (Calc)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs (heavy)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): officer in Key Club, CSF, MAO, leadership (junior and senior years); marching band
[] Job/Work Experience: intern
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500-700 estimate
[] Summer Activities: COSMOS, Speech/debate camp, PCA, BFOIT, ACE, internship
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: I liked it! :)[/li][] EC Short Answer: I liked it!
[] Why Yale?: I liked it!
[] Short Takes: I liked it!
[] Additional Essay:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: idk[/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: idk
[] Counselor Rec: idk
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: GREAT!
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Filipino
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $65k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): UR-Asian? Immigrant?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay
[] Weaknesses: Scores, definitely, haha.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays. My GPA and extracurriculars are average. My scores are terrible…it has to be the essays, lol!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UC Berk, Swarthmore, Stanford; Rejected: Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia
[/ul]General Comments: Low scores doesn’t mean you’re doomed! Give it a shot, apply, and you’ll be surprised!

getalifemom · March 31, 2011, 3:52am

Decision: Accepted (SCEA deferred)
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 - 800V, 740M, 800W
[] SAT Subject Tests: 760 BioM, 730 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.24
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/600
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 11th-5,5,5,4; 10th-3; 9th-4
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs & 2 gifted/honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Award, USSYP Alternate, NM Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (president), Class Officer (president 2x, secretary), Interact Club (president & chapter founder), 4-H (state & national), NHS, Beta, French & Spanish clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: part-time cashier
[] Volunteer/Community service: 900 hours including developed projects
[] Summer Activities: governor’s school, work, camps, volunteering
[] Essays: very good
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: stellar
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: excellent but long
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read but only one principal has ever felt compelled to write
[] Additional Rec: glowing
[] Interview: on campus and very good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large, public non-competitive
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 50K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: gpa, activities, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: early AP scores, SAT IIs
[] Why you think you were accepted: no idea
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted: Accepted at Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown PLME, Duke Robertson and UGA Foundation Fellow. Waitlisted at Princeton and Penn[/li][/ul]General Comments: So glad the wait is over.

debarghya9 · March 31, 2011, 8:28am

Rejected

Not surprised at all.

Kitkatkate989 · March 31, 2011, 11:09am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 32 C (34 E, 33 M, 34 R, 28 S, 11 E)
[] SAT Subject Tests: Math II, 800 USH, 770 Spanish, 670 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 UW
[] Weighted GPA: No idea.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (5), English Language (5), Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs, Astronomy, Sociology, PFM, 2 Choirs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Published poetry in literary magazine, Published essay in literary magazine, Questbridge Finalist, Academic awards, Noble Conference, Substantial grant for sustainability awareness, Employee of the month :), Most Likely to Become President
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Young Democrats Club (founder/president), County Democrats, NEWSTAR Astronomy Club, Astronomical League, Peer Helpers, NHS (Advisory Board), Love Alliance, Successful fashion/culture blogger, University Girl Choir, Principals Cabinet
[] Job/Work Experience: Two jobs- Hostess and housekeeper (30 hours/week), Camp Counselor for past 2 summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: Soup Kitchen (100 hours), Boys & Girls Club (500 hours), School Activities/Clubs (70 hours), County Democrats (40 hours)
[] Summer Activities: Resident Camp Counselor
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: About camp and children…Lighthearted and conveyed my love of children/people[/li][] EC Short Answer: Cannot remember for the life of me.
[] Why Yale?: I loved Yale and I think it showed.
[] Short Takes: Solid.
[] Additional Essay:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: Eloquent and amazing. [/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: Excellent, portrayed my achievements well in the context of my unusual circumstances
[] Counselor Rec: Standard, I’m sure. 
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Over the phone…It went well. I’m doubting the weight of this, anyway.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Very low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, socioeconomic diversity, and slight geographic diversity (this is probably negligible)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, SAT IIs, Possible hooks
[] Weaknesses: ACT scores, moderate ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hmm…It’s Yale and there are tons of amazing applicants.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Williams, UW Madison, U of Minnesota (Honors), Marquette; Waitlisted: Yale, Princeton, Brown, UChicago; Rejected: Dartmouth, Penn, Duke, Bowdoin
[/ul]General Comments:Life goes on. I’m going to either Stanford/Harvard, so I will not be accepting a spot on the waitlist. I wish only the best for all of you!

UT84321 · March 31, 2011, 11:13am

Deferred SCEA, then Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (760 on CR, 11 on essay)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): See above; only took once
[] ACT (breakdown): 36 (35 on math)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): See above; only took once
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 750 Bio, 740 US Hist
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: IDK; school doesn’t weight
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/360
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Took 5 up through jr year (55554), 4 in sr. year
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous possible, including AP Physics, Psych, Stat and Eng.
[] Number of other applicants in your school: IDK, maybe none
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, Presidential Scholar Nominee, TASP[/li] [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate (event captain 11,12) with many awards on local circuit, Enviro club (co pres, 12) MUN (co-pres, 12). Mock Trial (VP, 12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Modest
[li] Volunteer/Community service: About 100 hrs in fair trade retail store [/ul] [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Starting HS Star Wars club and selling Darth Vader Toast[/li][] EC Short Answer: Being involved in youth Shakespeare in the community
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: IDK[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: IDK
[] Counselor Rec: IDK
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None available
[] Art Supplement: None [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Near deadline
[] State (if domestic applicant): UT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Lackluster public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $125k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Geography, TASP
[] Weaknesses: No sports, only modest volunteering
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at Bowdoin, Carleton, Claremont-McKenna, Dartmouth (likely), Grinnell, Kenyon, Macalester, Pomona, Stanford, Swarthmore, U of Alabama, Whitman. Deferred Yale SCEA.
[li] What would you have done differently?: [/ul][/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
These are my son’s stats, posted to inform future year applicants, as past years’ have informed us. [/list]

midnightstar · March 31, 2011, 11:58am

Deferred to… ****Accepted!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 740 M, 780 W), superscored from 2 sittings
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT Subject Tests: Bio M- 800, Japanese- 650, Lit- 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/425
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Lang & Comp (5), Euro (5), Calc AB (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Japanese, AP Lit, AP US History, Honors Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N. American Computational Linguistics Olympiad, Best Solution (international award); Teach Africa Summit Delegate (1/10 from US); National study abroad scholarship (Japan); National Merit Scholarship Finalist; AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 Varsity sports, Youth Orchestra (1st violin/soloist), Japanese Honor Society (president), Model UN (Security Council), Moot ICC (winning team), Natl Novel-Writing Month (winner-wrote novel in 30 days at age 15), self-studying Hindi, folded 1000 paper cranes
[] Job/Work Experience: Japanese tutoring, otherwise none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Organized linguistics conference and raised $ for endangered language conservation.
[] Summer Activities: 6 week exchange in Japan (10th), JSA Summer School at Georgetown (11th)
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: Fantastic it basically just described my various crazy projects. It was long, too- around 900 words.[/li][] EC Short Answer: About running. I liked it.
[] Why Yale?: Wish it was longer! Good, I think. I wrote about how I love Yales spirit of community.
[] Short Takes: Spent a lot of time on these! Good or bad, they’re definitely me.
[] Additional Essay: n/a [/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: Didnt see, but probably wonderful[/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: Didnt see, but probably wonderful
[] Counselor Rec: Saw, it was good.
[] Additional Rec: From my gifted ed teacher and mentor. Didnt see, but Im sure it was amazing.
[] Interview: Great! Basic interview questions and then we just chatted about how much we love Yale. She had been deferred then accepted, so that really helped me cope in December!
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Huge variance due to economic issues
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Worked with a new professor there who sent in a letter… perhaps it helped!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, test scores, active in unusual ECs.
[] Weaknesses: Its Yale! 7% acceptance rate o_O Also, my public school rarely sends people to Ivies, and until this year my volunteer service was weak.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really love Yale and I think that showed. With so many qualified applicants, I also think I was simply blessed in what can be a really tough and random admissions process.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Princeton, Penn, American, Duke, UChicago; Waitlisted- George Washington, Georgetown SFS; Rejected- Harvard, Columbia
[/ul]General Comments: I hope this helps future applicants- these boards sure have helped me! Congrats to everyone who was accepted and best of luck to those who werent- youll go somewhere equally amazing, Im sure!
YALE 2015!!!

cjester · March 31, 2011, 4:35pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (790CR/800M/770W)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II (if submitted): 740 World History, 750 Math I, 760 Spanish, 770 US History, 780 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Nearly all 95+
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/670…
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Computer Science A (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus BC (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Spanish Language…not a five (but passing)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP English Literature
AP Spanish Literature
AP Physics C
AP Statistics
AP Human Geography
AP Macroeconomics
AP US Government
Marching band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction or something, 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in state Science Olympiad tournament, if that counts

[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Band (loading crew, uniform crew)- marched tenor drums last two years, Science Olympiad- probably my favorite, I did 5 of our team’s 23 events at state, where we were 2nd overall and got to compete in the National Tournament in Illinois, UIL Academics (vice president), The Grind (member of the board)- current events club, Senior Men, etc. Black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do. I also listed family responsibilities bc it is a very large time requirement for me.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: I started youth ushering at my church and have ushered since middle school, lots of band related fundraising/hosting contests/ helping out, bunch of other school-related things
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): very sincere but could easily come across as very fake/cliche to someone who doesn’t know me
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Well written and unique, but risky
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): didn’t do
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: very large, competitive public
[] Ethnicity: White…
[] Gender: Male…
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): more like antihooks lol
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, test scores, transcript, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: no job exp? maybe my writing and volunteering
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: random decisions to a point, nothing stand-outish I guess
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted: Texas, Baylor, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame
Rejected: Princeton, Yale, Duke
Waitlisted: WashU (need-aware)

[/ul]General Comments:
Congratulations to those accepted!

boomshakalaka · March 31, 2011, 8:49pm

Rejected (Please excuse the format)

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: 2270</li>
<li>SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Bio MC</li>
<li>ACT:</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0</li>
<li>Rank: tied for 1</li>
<li>Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):</li>
</ul>

[ b]Subjective**

<ul>
<li>Essays: Pretty good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: idk</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: idk</li>
<li>Supplementary Material: research mentor rec and research paper</li>
<li>Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): come from a school filled with thugs, idk</li>
</ul>

Personal

Location: AL
High School Type: Large public with lots of black ppl
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: male

Other

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars: underwater basketweaving and other mediocre stuff</li>
<li>Awards: Siemens semi, USABO semi for this yr</li>
<li>Advice? Awwwwwww… oh well. Congrats to all acceptees, you all deserve it</li>
</ul>

fgsfds · March 31, 2011, 8:55pm

Decision: Deferred SCEA -> Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 – 800 CR, 740 M, 760 W
[] ACT: 35 – 35 E, 36 R, 35 M, 35 S
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 770 US History, 750 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/764 (7/802 at midyear)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, Spanish Language, English Lang & Comp, Statistics – 5; US History – 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB/BC, AP English IV (Lit & Comp), AP Comp Gov & Pol, AP Econ, online US government, AP biology, drumline, band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): One national essay contest[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music was my main extracurricular. Drumline and marching band for 4 years, captain my last year – about 35 hours a week. Our drumline has done really well at national competitions and is recognized as one of the best in the nation, and I did really well at a national solo competition too. I also compose – a film score I wrote won best soundtrack at ASU’s campus filmfest. And I play piano (solo, jazz band, accompanying), but I haven’t done comparatively well there – it’s more for myself. Besides music, I write for the Dallas Morning News, am in Scouts, am president of NHS, am in JWAC and competed in WorldQuest (got 3rd this year, 4th last year out of about 80 teams), and some other stuff that I can’t think of right now.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Scouts, NHS – will graduate with 100 hours of service. probably the weakest part of my app.
[] Summer Activities: I went to Europe twice – once with friends and once on an expenses-paid trip from an essay contest. I went to a week-long marimba workshop and geeked out about the world cup. The rest of my summers were taken up by drumline and band practice.
[] Essays: If anything got me in, it was these. Common app was about Kerouac’s On the Road, studying jazz, and how both combined to create an important part of my worldview. Yale supplement was about conducting an ensemble. And my short answer was about being in a successful drumline despite being deaf in one ear.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t read either of them. One from AP English 3 teacher who I was really close to, one from AP Stats teacher who I was not as close to.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty much just echoed my application. Only caught a glimpse of it though.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: Nein.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes.
[] Intended Major: I put undecided.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Tejas
[] School Type: Massive, ridiculously competitive public (34 NMSs this year)
[] Ethnicity: White and NA (but no tribal or cultural affiliation)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 120-150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none unless you count the Native American, but I really don’t think it had an influence because I’m also white and middle-class.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, definitely. My involvement in music is pretty extensive too.
[] Weaknesses: No massive awards, not a lot of community service.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wasn’t what Yale was looking for this year. Simple as that.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Accepted: Harvard, Princeton, UChicago, Brown, Columbia, Fordham Lincoln Center with tuition, UT Plan II
[/ul]
General Comments: Kinda funny how these things work out. Yale was my first choice from the beginning, and it’s the only school I got rejected from. Oh well! I think I’ll survive, haha.

misterkevinsun · March 31, 2011, 9:06pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 - 800 W, 780 CR, 770 M
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 US History, 790 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.845 (don’t have unweighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Microeconomics (5), Language and Composition (5), US History (5), Physics B (5), Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP French Language, AP Literature and Composition, AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist; AP Scholar with Distinction; FBLA Parliamentary Procedures: 3rd regional, 4th state; FBLA Business Calculations: 1st regional, 5th state; FBLA Business Math: 2nd regional, 3rd state; Harvard National Invitational JV Public Forum Quarterfinalist; Borelli Memorial Varsity Public Forum: 6th; SIFE Enterprise Business Presentation: 1st; Le Grand Concours National French Contest: 6th; Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music Grade 8 Piano Certification; Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (District Secretary, Lieutenant Governor), FBLA (President [2 years]), Forensics (Captain), Mu Alpha Theta (President), Board of Education (Student Representative), French Honor Society, Science League, Model UN. There were others I didn’t list on my application.
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~250 hours
[] Summer Activities: National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, Congressional Student Leadership Conference - National Leadership Summit, Leadership in the Business World
[] Essays: CommonApp (pretty good), Supplement (pretty good), Why Yale (meh)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Great
[] Interview: Okay
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recommendations, leadership positions, essays
[] Weaknesses: Interview could have been much better
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: Harvard, UPenn Jerome Fisher M&T, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Northwestern, NYU, UVA Echols Scholars, Rutgers
Waitlisted: Princeton, Yale, Cornell
Rejected: MIT, Stanford
[/ul]General Comments:

I’m not too upset by the news, but whatever happens happens.

Kittystarr · March 31, 2011, 9:17pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT Subject Tests: NA
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.84
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/1073
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science (5), English Language (5), U.S. History (5), European History (5).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP English Lit, AP Comparative Government, Spanish IV, Orchestra.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, Presidential Scholar Nominee
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Environmental Science Club (Pres), National Honor Society, Science Club, Young Democrats, Academic Team, Orchestra.
[] Job/Work Experience: none!!!
[] Volunteer/Community service: Animal Rescue Foundation, Food Bank, Salvation Army Bellringing.
[] Summer Activities: Typically orchestra camps, but also OU Math Camp, TU Robotics Camp.
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: Butterfly garden - definitely my best essay. Unique topic, came from the heart.[/li][] EC Short Answer: Green schools involvement - showed leadership, interest in environment, etc.
[] Why Yale?: Focus on environmental sustainability.
[] Short Takes: Pretty happy!
[] Additional Essay: [/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: AMAZING. She loves me, and I love her![/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: Pretty decent!
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Sooooo awful! At the time, I had a cold and was probably barely coherent. My interviewer was also pretty aggressive, and I seriously almost thought I was going to cry when she asked me to describe how my favorite book (Watership Down) reflects my views on life… I was on a lot of cold medicine.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public High School - 2500 students in 11th & 12th grade alone.
[] Ethnicity: Native American
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: URM, unique essay choice, good course load, straight A’s, teacher rec’s.
[] Weaknesses: Lack of SAT… anything. Really no totally outstanding extracurriculurs or activites/internships, etc. Also the interview was a bomb.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck of the draw! I also received a likely from them… which was pretty amazing!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected - Harvard, Stanford. Waitlisted - Dartmouth.
[/ul]General Comments:

For everyone, I think it’s best just to follow your heart. Live your life with passion, and of course, “to thine own self be true”.

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via · March 31, 2011, 9:26pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR, 700 M, 760 WR, total 2230
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 700 U.S. History, 770 Bio-E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language/Comp (5), APUSH (5), World History (5), Bio (5), Chem (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Environmental, AP Gov, AP French, AP Lit, AP Physics, Orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): G.S. Gold Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: worked at library for ~1.5 yrs
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ at hospital, 100 at Youth Court, 200 at Girl Scouts
[] Summer Activities: working at library, volunteering at hospital
[] Essays: my common app was how i was a lefty and what i daily experience, harvard’s was about the research i do
[] Teacher Recommendation: i’m guessing very good
[] Counselor Rec: same
[] Additional Rec: same
[] Interview: it was pretty good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: half Jamaican
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, 1st gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: science research, URM
[] Weaknesses: average test scores, not many leadership positions
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: average test scores, few leadership positions
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]accepted: harvard, amherst, bowdoin, swarthmore, wellesley, and williams
waitlisted: princeton

[/ul]General Comments: who cares, i got into freaking harvard!

InfinitelyBound · March 31, 2011, 10:18pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 CR: 700 M: 690 W: 710 (didn’t send)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/230
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English, AP Spanish, AP Psych, AP Calculus
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Spanish, AP Psych, AP Calculus, Physics, Newspaper, Academic Games
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): LEDA SCHOLAR (Extremely big deal). Coca Cola Scholar. Tons of National, State, and Regional Academic Games awards, Regional Piano Award, SHS & NHS[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Men of Vision- President, Academic Games- Captain, Swim Team- Varsity Captain, Class Vice President, Spanish Honor Society- CoFounder, National Honor Society, LEDA Scholars Program, Newspaper- Staff Writer, and a lot more.
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Junior Police Cadet
[] Volunteer/Community service: Really strong Community Service–Helped mentor at-risk youth in my urban low income neighborhood
[] Summer Activities: Aspects of Leadership LEDA Scholars Summer Institute at Princeton University. Crump Law Program at Howard University.
[] Essays: Really strong…showed my passions for helping my community, and how I want to show a brighter side of where I come from.
[] Teacher Recommendation: GREAT. Made me seem involved.
[] Counselor Rec: Awful. Lots of rhetoric, but many typos.
[] Additional Rec: AWESOME. From the LEDA Program.
[li] Interview: Nope[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: < $60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM + LEDA Scholar[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores for a URM, pretty high. Strong essays.
[] Weaknesses: None… I worked my tail off in high school, and I guess they saw that.
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: High Achieving URM, Working towards a great cause for my community.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted: Amherst (early write), Brown (likely letter), Northwestern, Vassar, Carnegie Mellon-Humanities Scholar, Penn, Michigan
General Comments: I was a little upset by this, but I can’t complain cause I’ve done really well in this process.

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