Official Yale Class of 2017 RD Results Thread

JordanSaidWhat · March 30, 2013, 3:49am

Decision: Deferred ==> Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (620CR, 700M, 800W)
[] ACT: 34 (34E, 34M, 33R, 36S)
[] SAT II: 590Lit, 650Bio-M, 720Math1 (TWICE), 720Bio-E, 710Math2, 760Bio-M (retake), 680Lit (retake), 800Math2 (retake)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 105.321
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/515
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geography (4), AP World History (4), APUSH (5), AP Biology (5), AP English Lang (5), six more this year.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Music Theory, AP Environmental Science, AP English Lit/Comp, AP Calculus AB, AP USGoPo, AP Microecon, Honors Physics.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (several state medals; 1st in one event for two years), Marching Band (Drum Major, two years), Symphonic Band (1st chair, three years; 1st chair in all-state, two years), Pep Band, Student Council (Secretary, PR Rep., District President), National Honor Society (Executive Board Member), summer volunteer job for a month at a church camp in Texas, Pit Orchestra for school musicals, a few years of church youth band.
[] Job/Work Experience: As aforementioned, a month-long volunteer job in the middle of Texas, seven hours from where I live. I lived on-camp for a month while volunteering.
[] Volunteer/Community service: The aforementioned summer job (288 hours), as well as various projects through Student Council and National Honor Society.
[] Summer Activities: church camp, music workshops, camp volunteering, drum major camp, summer marching band.
[] Essays: My Common App essays were, in my opinion, strong but not stellar. I LOVED my Yale essays, I really think I came through as creative and passionate. I also sent in a post-deferral interest letter and two update letters. Evidently, Yale didn’t think much of those.
[] Teacher Recommendations: First was from my APUSH teacher, said I was the best student she’s ever had. The second was from my two-year AP Biology teacher, who gave similarly kind and personal sentiments about me. For both of these teachers, I was the second student in their entire teaching career to score a 5 on their AP exam.
[] Counselor Rec: I did not see it, though I would guess it was average or better.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: I had two! The first was pre-SCEA and was less than two weeks before results came out, so it was with someone from admissions. It was excellent; she came from a small town to Yale, so we identified well. The next one was during the RD round and was with someone from my state over the phone, which was also excellent.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NM
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Large, non-competitive public (~2000 students)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High income.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Maybe geographic diversity, ACT score, and state band accomplishments. Definitely demonstrated passion and interest towards Yale.
[] Weaknesses: SAT score, Subject Test scores, lack of national awards/summer programs or research.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Even though I liked my essays, they could have been better. My scores could have definitely have been better, and my record just wasn’t as strong as those of other applicants.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Notre Dame, UCBerkeley. Waitlisted: Brown, Cornell, Vanderbilt. Rejected: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth, Stanford.

[/ul]General Comments: See my comments on the RD discussion thread. Currently working to get off the waitlists at Brown and Cornell, though I’m pushing stronger for Brown. Otherwise, I’ll be attending UCBerkeley.

sean0802 · March 30, 2013, 11:39am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 Reading, 800 Math, 770 Writing
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 780 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8/3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/320
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5), World History (5), Chem (5), APUSH (5), English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, AP Comp. Gov., Honors Gov/Econ, Photography III/IV
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Gold Key Photography Portfolio for Scholastic Art & Writing, Honorable Delegation at MUNUC.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NEHS (Treasurer), NHS, Rho Kappa, Photography Club (Rep.), Chess Club, Philosophy Club, Model UN
[] Job/Work Experience: Lids Locker Room
[] Volunteer/Community service: Boys & Girls Club, Organizing for America (Obama’s Campaign), Peer Tutoring.
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering, Campaigning
[] Essays: Solid common app, kind of rushed the others but I felt they were strong, in the end.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never got to see either of the two.
[] Counselor Rec: Never saw it, sure it was good.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Missed the first time, interviewer was fantastic about it, made it up the next day and it went wonderfully.
[] Supplementary Material: Photography portfolio

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $90,000-$110,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Neither parents graduated (Dad did a few credits at Barry, mom did some community college)

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics, Testing, Interviewing
[] Weaknesses: Procrastination, Extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ll never know. It could have been many things.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: NYU, Tufts, UF, New College of Florida, Trinity College (CT). Waitlisted: UChicago. Rejected: Brown, Penn, Columbia, Princeton, Swarthmore.

[/ul]General Comments: Super disappointed.

FeelingDapper · March 30, 2013, 6:08pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2080
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/approx. 200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History, World History, Art History, Eng Lang, Eng Lit - all 4’s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Psych, AP Physics B, AP Stats, English (college), international relations
[] Major Awards: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Summa Cum Laude every quarter, PFEW Business Competition winner
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chamber Singers (VP), Vocal Jazz, Arts Boosters (student rep), school/community theatre (onstage/backstage/assistant director), rowing team, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: drug/alochol-free teen awareness group (committee chair), nursing home visits, fundraising, Christmas/Easter party volunteer, soup kitchens, food banks, religious education teacher’s aid, Christian retreat organizer, etc.
[] Summer Activities: n/a
[] Essays: They were some of the best I’ve written, but I did get lazy (was in a rush/didn’t really want to go to Yale at the time) and sent in an essay I clearly did for another school as the last essay.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I had some very good ones set up, but my counselor sent in the wrong one - she sent in an arts teacher’s rec (which Yale does not recommend) instead of my excellent physics/AP Physics teacher’s rec.
[] Counselor Rec: Personalized & excellent
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] School Type: Magnet/public mix
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle income
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My parents never attended college, but since one of my grandmothers did I didn’t qualify as first-gen.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: The essays I wrote specifically for Yale
[] Weaknesses: Now that I look at what everyone else wrote down, pretty much everything: very low SAT/ACT (although I am still proud of it - anything over 2000 is pretty high in my county), not enough leadership, the wrong teacher rec, the copy-paste essay. Also, I didn’t care all too much when I was applying, & just did it for fun, which probably showed as well.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: (Yale was my only tip-top-tier attempt.) Accepted - Boston College, University of Virginia, University of Pittsburgh, Syracuse University (Newhouse), among others. Rejected - Yale NUS

[/ul]General Comments: I wasn’t expecting at all to get in, so I’m not too bummed. Had a fun time with the essays, though (: Congrats to everyone who got in!

purpledrops · March 30, 2013, 11:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 5’s, 2 4’s
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 AP classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): HOBY Award, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, regional art award

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, NAHS, African American Student Union (president), track, lots of extracurriculars and activities,
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hrs
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: really, really good
[] Teacher Recommendation: have no idea
[] Counselor Rec: she said it was excellent
[] Interview: excellent

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):PA
[] School Type: competitive public
[] Ethnicity: black
[] Gender: f
[] Income Bracket: >100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, one of my extracurriculars

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, extracurricular, essays, art supplement
[] Weaknesses: ACT score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: unique extracurricular
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Princeton, Yale, Brown, UPenn (Wharton), Johns Hopkins, Duke, Georgetown, Lehigh, Holy Cross, William and Mary, Villanova, Drexel, St. Joes, Temple. No rejects or waitlists!!!

[/ul]General Comments: Future Applicants: Find something that makes you stand out!! Find an extracurricular that is unique, it will help you out!

eniloracw · March 31, 2013, 12:52am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 superscored from 2 sittings - 800 CR, 720 M, 800 W
[] ACT: did not submit
[] SAT II: 780 Literature, 770 Spanish, 770 Math 2, 770 Latin, 730 USH, 680 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96, 4.86 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/131
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Art History (5), Calculus AB (5), English Lang (5), Spanish Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): enrolled in full diploma program with scores pending - Psychology SL, Math HL, Spanish HL, English HL, History SL, Chemistry SL
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB courses above plus IB Theory of Knowledge/Research
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National Latin Exam Gold Medal, National Spanish Exam Silver Medal[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Captain, many awards), Sailing Team (Skipper), Dance Marathon charity event (Executive Board), Key Club, Model UN
[] Job/Work Experience: Junior Docent at art museum
[] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, Dance Marathon, Girl Scouts
[] Summer Activities: Counselor in Training at sailing camp, Duke TIP, debate camp
[] Essays: Very good, wrote common app essays about my two main extracurriculars, sailing and debate.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I haven’t read them but one of them told me I’m one of the best students she’s ever had.
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know her that well but it’s probably positive.
[] Additional Rec: Debate coach, probably very good
[li] Interview: Solid, with a local alum[/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: International Relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] School Type: IB magnet within large public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, scores
[] Weaknesses: no hooks, extracurriculars don’t stand out
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s incredibly competitive.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted - UPenn, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, George Washington, William and Mary, American
Waitlisted - Columbia
Deferred - Georgetown (waiting for RD)
Rejected - Harvard, Princeton, Yale-NUS

[/ul]**General Comments: **
I don’t care, I’m probably going to be a Quaker! YAY!

elitenoob · March 31, 2013, 6:08pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (didn’t send)
[] ACT: 35 (34,36,33,35 W8)
[] SAT II:800 Math II 790 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.13/4.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):unofficially top 3 of 300, should be 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Stats (self-study), Chem (self-Study), Psychology, Biology, Calc BC, Computer Science, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, 4 on US Hisotry
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, Organic Chemistry, Linear Algebra at University, AP Lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, National AP Scholar, Top 1% of WI math contest, State Science Olympiad Medals [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High School Science Olympiad (President and Founder), Middle School Science Olympiad Coach (Outstanding coach for 2nd at State) Math Team (Co-Captain), Soccer, Table Tennis Club, some other small stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: 400 hours internship at a lab
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200 at hospital
[] Summer Activities: Internship
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details):8, about seeking my true potential
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
[] Teacher Rec #1: 7, good but could be better
[] Teacher Rec #2: 7, good but a bit of a list
[] Counselor Rec: 8, new counselor so doesn’t know me as well
[] Additional Rec: From the lab I interned at, short but good
[] Interview: 1 hour interview, went well [/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):WI
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type:Suburban (rarely sends students to Ivy League)
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 120k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Independent, Push myself
[] Weaknesses: Essays?, no hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not sure
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted UW-Madison,
Waitlisted Rice
Rejected Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown PLME, Northwestern HPME[/ul]
General Comments: I am not sure what to say. My school isn’t that great but I hoped that I could still shine through my own efforts. I guess I will graduate in 3 years and go to medical school. Still a bit mad but I hope medical school acceptances will be better.

saffysparkles · March 31, 2013, 8:53pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 ( 760 CR, 800 M, 750 WR)
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: 740 Chem, 770 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unofficial 1/220, top 10% officially
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Physics C: M, Calc AB, Calc BC, Stats, US History, English Lang, Studio Art: Drawing
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivar Calc, Diff. Eq, Abstract Math, AP Gov, Studio Art, etc
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Art National Medal x3, SSP, National Merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lit magazine, key club, NHS, etc. derp art projects take like 100X more time than the rest of my activities combined
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting?
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots. @ hospital.
[] Summer Activities: SSP! <3
[] Essays: Common App – 9/10; Yale Supp – 10/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: apparently awesome?
[] Counselor Rec:…
[] Additional Rec:… from math professor.
[] Interview: didn’t have one~

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: extremely mediocre public.
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <70000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): art???[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: art/science combo
[] Weaknesses: no Xtreme achievements
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essay. Although my yale app was nearly identical to my princeton app, so I’m unsure of what happened there.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted – Swarthmore, Columbia Egleston Scholar, UChicago. Waitlisted: MIT, Princeton. Rejected: Stanford.

[/ul]General Comments:

admit2017 · April 1, 2013, 3:18am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 710 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/250
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 fives so far
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs + 2 Ind. Study APs, + 2 comm. college math
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, AP w/ Distinction, NM Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity sport, robotics team, volunteering, ind. science research
[] Job/Work Experience: lab assistant at state university
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours
[] Summer Activities: living…you know…
[] Essays: good, thoughtful, my voice came through
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10 and 10+/10
[] Counselor Rec: 9.5/10
[] Additional Rec: 10/10 (boss at work)
[] Interview: 8.5/10

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, essays
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACCEPTED–Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Stanford, Hopkins, Duke, safeties… WAITLISTED–wustl, Northwestern… REJECTED–Yale-NUS

[/ul]General Comments: Super excited. Between Yale and Stanford.

JoJoMK · April 1, 2013, 11:02pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 610 Reading 660 Writing 670 Math 1
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Bio 680 Math 2 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]General Comments:

AustroHungarian · April 4, 2013, 3:10am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2120 (740 CR, 670 M, 710 W)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 USH, 800 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/126
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5) World (5) APUSH (5) Eng Lang (5) Stats (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP latin, AP lit, AP calc AB, AP us govt, AP envi sci, AP physics C
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): silver medal national latin exam, ap scholar with distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): latin club (treasurer) NHS (VP) band (section leader)
[] Volunteer/Community service: summer fellow for Obama campaign
[] Summer Activities: exchange student
[] Essays: I thought they were good
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1st was very good, 2nd was average
[] Counselor Rec: dont know
[li] Interview: went very well, lasted 1 hr 15 min[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] School Type: small highly ranked public
[] Ethnicity: asian and caucasian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: <50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: strong emphasis on love for history, tried to fill niche?
[] Weaknesses: nothing spectacular about me
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: its a lottery for the unhooked as far as I can tell
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted- Stanford, Notre Dame, OSU, University of Cincinnati
Waitlisted- UChicago, Johns Hopkins, University of Michigan (lolwut)
Rejected- Princeton, Brown, Harvard, Amherst, Northwestern

[/ul]General Comments:
Meh, Yale and Stanford were vying for position as my top choice, so I suppose the universe/God/fate/science made what could have been a very tough decision for me.

Congrats to all you guys who were accepted ;)

sdu2013 · April 4, 2013, 5:18pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2330 (R:750 W:780 M:800)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Physics: 750 US History: 790 Math II: 800 Chem: 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We dont do a GPA…
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B, Chinese, US History, English Lit, English Lang, Spanish, BC Calc, European History and Statistics (all 5s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Micro and Macro Economics, Multivariable Calculus, History elective, English elective, and Spanish elective
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JSA (Chapter President), Habitat for Humanity and other community service, Prefect in dorm, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at a government agency in Shanghai, etc.
[] Essays: probably what got me in
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec: great
[] Interview:awesomeee

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small private boarding school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 180,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Actually none.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Transcript, essays, interview
[] Weaknesses: no hooks…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: definitely my essays and grades
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into Duke Engineering, Cornell Engineering, Williams, Dartmouth, Georgetown SFS, NYU Stern.

[/ul]General Comments:

roxyangel62 · April 6, 2013, 5:47pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 superscored (didn’t send)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II:790 math II, 680 Chem (didn’t send)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/512
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (3), APUSH (4), AP Calc AB(5), AP Psychology (5), AP US Gov’t (5), Comparative Gov’t self study (5), Calc BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Stats, AP Lang, AP Euro, honors spanish, foods lol
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country, Track, Winter/ summer training, Academic Team, Interact (PADS officer), Book Club, Model U.N.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Library volunteer over past 3 summers, nursing home volunteer last summer
[] Summer Activities: mostly just volunteering, hanging with friends, training and reading
[] Essays: thought they were alright
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: didn’t go so well…

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: dont know
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: interest in school, AP classes
[] Weaknesses:test scores - should have probably sent the SAT instead of ACT, interview, essays, teacher recs?, extracuriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Many more qualified applicants than me
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Brown, University of Michigan, UIUC, USC, UC Berkeley, Bradley, University of Minnesota, UW Madison
Waitlisted: WUSTL, Vanderbilt
Rejected: Yale, Yale-NUS

[/ul]General Comments: Not really suprised and not that upset considering Yale wasn’t even my first choice and I rpobably wouldn’t have been able to go if I had gotten in.

westernwall · April 9, 2013, 3:48pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800 CR, 770 M, 690W) (single sitting)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math I 700, Bio 700, Chem 570, Lit 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.4/100 – 3 year cumulative average
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors core classes, no AP classes offered at my high school
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):4 years Football, 4 years Lacrosse, 2 years wrestling, School Newspaper, Literary Magazine, Student Athlete School Spirit group, Faith group
[] Job/Work Experience: Caddy, busboy
[] Volunteer/Community service:Religion Teacher to youth
[] Summer Activities: Work, athletic training
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation:Solid, I think
[] Counselor Rec:Great, from what I was told
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[] Intended Major:Undeclared Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: <100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Nothing I can think of
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Versatile, well-rounded, writing ability, grades/SAT
[] Weaknesses:No real hooks, I’m a dime a dozen applicant in some of these applicant pools
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No real hooks, pretty common applicant, low SAT II’s
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted to UVA, Binghamton, Northeastern, Fordham, Pitt, Delaware among others. Waitlisted to BC, Hopkins, Tulane. Denied from all ivies i applied to (HYP, Cornell, Penn)[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I always said I would make sure to post in these decision threads when I got my notifications because I always perused these boards when I was doing my own applications. To any high school juniors thinking about college, I just have a bit of advice. Don’t apply to more than 10 schools, try less if you could. I know what it feels like to be that overachiever, wanting to “keep your options open,” but seriously – the essays will pile up, the fees will pile up, and god help you when every school wants a seperate financial aid form on top of the FAFSA and CSS. Apply to your favorites, the practical, and a few reaches because thats what its all about hahah. Practice SAT tests too, a little bit of work can skyrocket you into a whole new echelon of schools and merit money.
Ivy admissions are a tough game to play, don’t be discouraged if you don’t get it.

westfield95 · April 20, 2013, 9:32pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (760CR, 800M, 740W)
[] ACT: 36 (36E 36M 36S 34R)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/700
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):

ap computer science a (4)
ap world history (4)
ap statistics (5)
ap environmental science (5)
ap chemistry (3)
ap calculus BC (5)
ap calculus BC-- AB subscore (5)
ap physics C (3)
ap english 11 (5)
ap us history (4)
ap spanish (3)
ap psych (5)
ap microeconomics (4)

[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: [/li]
advanced band
advanced database
programming
ap biology
challenges of engineering ii/robotics
marching band
ap government
ap macroeconomics
ap english 12
ap european history
ap human geography
linear algebra/multivariable calculus (CC)

[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [/li]
National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Gold Presidential Award for Service, Gold Congressional Award (pending), BSA Silver Hornaday Medal (pending), BSA Supernova Award (pending), Engineer Girl Essay Competition (national finalist), CIA Award for Science Fair Winners

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]
Marching band, percussion, section leader (undefeated season)
Robotics team (FRC); won engineering inspiration/chairman’s at two regional competitions, best website, website excellence award at regionals, semifinals at worlds (business team lead)
Robotics team (FTC); world championship winner last year!!! (engineering notebook team lead) inspire award/winning alliance @ regional this year!
Robotics team (FLL); state research award winner (team mentor)
Youth Orchestra, Wind Symphony (first chair oboe, performing at Carnegie Hall this year)
Youth Orchestra, Concert Orchestra (first chair oboe)
Youth Orchestra, church (first chair oboe)
Piano (privately studied, 12+ years, did NOT submit art supplement)
Oboe (privately studied, 5+ years, did NOT submit art supplement)
Boy Scout, Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Webmaster, Leave No Trace Trainer; 30+ merit badges
Biology Olympiad (president)
Zero Robotics team (founder, national finalist at MIT woohoo)
Envirothon (president/team captain)
YUGA (community service) (president, founder)
SPACE (Students Pursuing Academics and Careers in Engineering) Club (secretary, president)
KidWind Challenge (2nd place in state, team captain)
Key Club (treasurer, 2x)
Environmental Club (secretary, vice president)
Church youth group (small group leader)
NASA INSPIRE OLC
Nonprofit teaching STEM to approx. 30 elementary school students, since my county does not focus heavily on this aspect of education <a href=“founder/president/ceo”>501(c)(3) pending</a>
Nonprofit teaching STEM (advisory board)
Nonprofit focusing on Social Responsibility (city director, regional director, international director)
Church youth group (group leader)
Church youth orchestra (principal oboe)
Church missions (Baltimore, OH; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Guayaquil, Ecuador)
Honors/Programs (place leadership in parenthesis):
Governor’s School for Math, Science, and Technology (webmaster)
All County/All District Band (first chair oboe)
2nd place in Behavioral Science, regional science fair
1st place in Biochem, regional science fair
Piano Guild of America Sonatina Award
Piano Guild of America Honor Award
Solo/Ensemble Festival (Grade VI-- highest level); superior rating (2x)
Solo/Ensemble Festival (Grade V); superior rating
HOBY Ambassador, Junior Counselor
Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (received an A), Summer Academy
NSO Young Associates’ Program
VA Boys State

[li] Job/Work Experience: Academic Tutoring (16 hrs/week), Intern @ env eng firm (2 hrs/week), Piano Teacher (1 hr/week)[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: ~500 hours from various clubs, initiatives, etc.[/li]
[li] Summer Activities: pretty busy, with governor’s school, etc., but I left some time in there for family and friends hahah. didn’t get to do any research, which I would have liked, but oh well[/li]
[li] Essays: overall, pretty decent, I think. no bombs in there, and I spent awhile on them[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: awesome![/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: didn’t see it, but she said it was practically glowing[/li]
[li] Additional Rec: didn’t get to see it, but it’s from my robotics coach, and she said it was pretty phenomenal[/li]
[li] Interview: over Skype LOL… but I think it went pretty well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: we are the 1% (loljk not really, but money’s never been a big issue)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none to speak of

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: act, class rank/gpa, ECs (?)
[] Weaknesses: ap scores, sat ii scores, essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea. i’m ecstatic right now and can’t believe this is real life. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

accept: columbia, yale (clearly hahah), penn
waitlist: harvard, caltech, cornell
reject: mit, stanford, princeton

[/ul]**General Comments: **

can’t wait for the fall, and best of luck to everyone else applying next year or in the future!

MI2013 · May 5, 2013, 10:54am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (CR: 800, M: 690 W: 750)
[] ACT: Did not take
[] SAT II: US History: 760, English Lit: 740, French: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 unweighted (VERY high upward trend)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank (I’d say top 10%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit (5), US History (5), Microeconomics (5), English Lang (5) (self-studied all exams–school didn’t offer AP courses)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, AP Euro History, AP Comp. Sci, AP French, Physics, English 12
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor and a couple of high school awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Club (no positions but my partner and I are the club’s main debaters in local/international competitions), Dramatic Society (lead roles in big school performances), Literary Magazine (Editor-In-Chief), Varsity Soccer (Captain), Varsity Volleyball (Captain), Environmental Club (advisor to president), Student Leader (2 years only)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at local industrial design company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Peer-Tutoring for elementary kids (2 years)
[] Summer Activities: UCLA Summer Session (college courses), Ivy Scholars Program at Yale University
[] Essays: Common App: Felt very good about the essay! Supplement: didn’t feel as good about it at first but then realized it was pretty good (maybe too self-critical sometimes)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read. One said it was the best he ever wrote and the other one was probably very good, too! Both teachers taught me for 4 years so I’m sure they had a lot to say about me.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read–> probably very good because he knows the students pretty well
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Went really well![/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Political Science and Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Morocco
[] School Type: Private school
[] Ethnicity: Berber/Arab (white)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Too high for financial aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, diverse ethnicity and upbringing? (Berber/Arab growing up in an international environment and speaking Arabic, French, and English)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Deep commitment to my extracurricular activities (4+ years for all activities), my essays (felt like they captured my personality, writing skills, and approach to life), taught myself AP courses and got 5s on the tests in a school with no honors or AP courses (I guess it shows some initiative)
[] Weaknesses: low overall GPA (low grades in freshman year), relatively low SAT Math score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I seriously have no idea! Shocking after seeing so many accomplished and qualified students rejected/waitlisted! I wish you all the best, guys![/li][/ul]General Comments: I honestly was not expecting acceptance! I feel like US colleges really showed their commitment to the “you’re more than just your grades” mantra. And I hope that my acceptance will serve as a reminder to all high school students that a relatively low GPA does NOT mean you should lose all hope. This process can be very random, so you can never know how it’s going to end up. But pursue what you love with passion and you’ll always be rewarded for it! Good luck to everyone and thank you CC!

sqhs2013 · May 15, 2013, 5:43pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280, 730CR, 750M, 800W
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: Math I (750), Math II (750), Literature (780), US History (790), Chemistry (690)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/305
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Chem (5), Calc AB (5), Lit (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Phys B, AP Lang, AP Bio, Leadership, Yearbook, Citizenship
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Lots of smaller state-level awards, QB Finalist (Not Matched)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Govt (ASB President), Cheerleading (Captain), FBLA (P.R.), NHS (VP), HOBY WA 2011 (Ambassador), Yearbook (Executive Editor), Frosh Mentor (Head Mentor), HS Tutoring Program, Rotary Volunteer Club, Concert Choir (Historian, Audition Based)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: +700 hr. Various Projects: Middle School Math Olympiad Coach, Church Activities, Homeless Shelter, Vietnamese Youth Leader, Youth Group, Bible School Counselor,
[] Summer Activities:
2011: NSLC, HOBY, Cheer Camp, Volunteering
2012: University of Notre Dame Leadership Seminar (selective, free, application based), WA Aerospace Scholars, Cheer Camp, Leadership Camp, Volunteering
[] Essays: Personal, Unique! About struggles with identity and family life.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Alright, not my favorite (I don’t think interviews are that influential! They just want to make sure you’re not crazy!)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <60k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen, Refugee family with past of being discriminated against for college admittance in home country[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I stood out as an individual with a unique story and struggles, who overcame to find success!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Yale University (matriculating Fall 2013), Princeton University, Stanford University, University of Notre Dame, Pomona College, Carleton College, Whitman College, Gonzaga University, University of Washington
Waitlisted: Scripps College

[/ul]General Comments:
Good luck to all rising seniors! It seems like I started this application process yesterday. Feel free to message me with any questions! (especially if you are QB) I love helping and will try to give you detailed answers! I can also give input on essays and help you get started with yours if you haven’t yet. Boola Boola!

vuela1 · July 7, 2013, 12:20am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):1960 superscore:( (650M, 670CR, 640W)
[] ACT:28
[] SAT II:Math I 590 Spanish 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.43 (upward trend C+/B- fresh year, B+ sophomore year, A-/B+ junior, a- senior year)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Spanish Lang 4 Spanish Lit 3 US History 2 (ughhh)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:creative writing, spanish cinema, algebra II, earth science, advanced studio art, choreography
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):youth group at church (4 yrs), soup kitchen, church choir member, dance club member
[] Job/Work Experience:none
[] Volunteer/Community service:see above
[] Summer Activities:church stuff, dance camp, chillin
[] Essays:they were okay, writings not rly my thing tho
[] Teacher Recommendation:good from my spanish teacher and history teacher’s was even better
[] Counselor Rec:no idea, probably average
[] Additional Rec:none
[] Interview:went well, I’m a people person!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public school, not very competetive. last kid we sent to any ivy was 4 years ago.
[] Ethnicity:hispanic (mexican and puerto rican)
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket:200,000<
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, diverse background (spanish as my first language)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:extracurriculars, spanish sat
[] Weaknesses:i guess standardized tests. I don’t really test well, so I’m happy I at least got the scores I got.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:i think they saw something special in my app. i’m very dedicated to my extracurriculars and I think they’re a bit unique, and i think this really came through to the admissions committee.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: YALEEEEE!, dartmouth, cornell (human ecology),duke, ASU, Pitt, UC Irvine
Waitlist:harvard, princeton, georgetown
Reject:penn, columbia

[/ul]General Comments: just goes to show you, you don’t need a 2400 to get in! remember test scores aren’t everything! I certainly had my fair share of academic difficulty in high school, but I pushed through and here i am! just a little upset about georgetown i thought they’d appreciate my involvement in church a bit more. Anyways I’m so honored to be going to yale in the fall! made an account just so i could post this! pm me 2017ers

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