Priority Applicant Decision Thread and Statistics

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>Posting daughter’s stats: OOS - NC</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED (Letters and Sciences) (College Park Scholar)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.5 weighted, 3.7 unweighted
Class Rank: ~ 13% out of ~ 625 students
Senior Year Schedule:
AP ENG, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, Honors Physics, Honors Research Methods and Techniques, Honors Spanish III, Art: Sculpture</p>

<p>ACT: 34 (34 M, 33 E, 33 R, 34 S)
SAT: 1420/1600 , 2040/2400</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
NHS, Girl Scouts, Soccer, Book Club, tons of community service through NHS and Girl Scouts</p>

<p>Job: Grocery store cashier - 20 hours /week</p>

<p>Reflection: Applied for Bioengineering so bummed not accepted directly but honored to get accepted as a College Park Scholar at the same time. Not sure of chances of getting into program when applying as a freshman (?)</p>

<p>Strengths: ACT, strong essays, class rigor, maybe GPA?
Weaknesses: Class rank and maybe GPA?</p>

<p>Also Accepted at (all for either Biomedical Engineering or Bioengineering): NC State, Pitt, Penn State, Clemson (with a 10k / year scholarship), Univ. South Carolina (Honors college, guarantee in-state tuition + at least 2k extra), and now Univ. Maryland (College Park Scholars, hopefully merit aid)!! </p>

<p>Waiting to hear from: UNC-Chapel Hill, UPenn, and Univ of Florida</p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED (Honors)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190- Math(690). Reading (800), Writing (700) CR+M= 1490
ACT:Didn’t send
SAT II:Didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/266 (about top 6%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5- AP Government, Psychology, Language, 4- AP US History, World History 1-AP Macro</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: Internship at National Cancer Institute, AP Bio,Honors Human Anatomy, AP Lit, Financial Literacy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS vice-president
Job/Work Experience: A ton of lifeguarding and swim teaching
Volunteer/Community service: Lots associated with NHS and leading events
Essays: Wrote about the need to prove myself as a woman scientist, and another I forget about
Teacher Recommendation: No idea</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): In-state
School Type: Public, pretty good reputation
Ethnicity:White
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My internship</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted! College of Engineering, Scholars program!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (750M, 680CR, 670W)
ACT: Didn’t send, but a 34
SAT II: 770 M2, 750 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.27
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Microecon (4), US Gov (5), Physics C, BC Calc, Stat
IB (place score in parenthesis): English HL, History HL, French HL
Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL 2, IB History HL 2, IB French 6 HL, AP Physics C, AP BC Calc, AP Stat, Theatre 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre (Costumes, Stage Managing, Ensemble, various jobs), Writing (NaNoWriMo), Science Bowl
Job/Work Experience: Internship at an Ocean Energy group
Essays: Very good
Teacher Recommendation: I thought they’d be good
Counselor Rec: I hope it was good
Interview: None
Summer Activities: Nothing substantial</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Essays, Recs (I think)
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Instate female in engineering
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Drexel (accepted), UChicago and CWRU (deferred), MIT (rejected)</p>

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<p>Accepted into major, College Park Scholars</p>

<p>SAT I: 680, 770, 680
ACT: 31
SAT II: 710, 750
Unweighted GPA: 3.69
Weighted GPA:4.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 12%
AP: 5, 4, 4, 3
Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 4 honors
Major Awards: Honors summer program (competitive admissions, full scholarship)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: national honor society, foreign language honor society (officer), performing arts all years, school sports team 1 year
Job/Work: paid - lifeguard, summers only; unpaid - two internships in area of major
Volunteer/Community service: 80 hours, about half in area of major
Summer Activities: part-time work and performing arts study two years, honors summer program one year</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): OOS
School type: suburban, medium size, nationally ranked/highly competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): bilingual, substantial performing arts resume</p>

<p>Other acceptances: one in-state public - honors college and scholarship finalist, one OOS public - honors program and scholarship applicant (a top-20 public), still waiting to hear from first choice school (a top-10 public), UMD with honors college would have been second choice but not sure with scholars program instead</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted - Smith School of Business
MAJOR: International Business</p>

<p>ACT: 31
SAT II: German (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): French (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP English Lit, AP US Government, Physics, Honors Spanish III, Calculus</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Spanish Honors Society, High School Swim Team (Manager for 3 years), Club Swim Team(Captain), Interfaith Dialogue Club
Job/Work Experience: Staff at Bookfair Company, Private tutoring, Homework help for younger students
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring for NSHS, active member of JDRF since 2007
Summer Activities: Swimming for a club team, traveling to Spain to visit my grandmother
Essays: I put a lot of effort into them. I love to write so I think that may have shone through.
Teacher Recommendation: Very Good
Counselor Rec: Very Good
Additional Rec (Another Teacher Rec): Also Very Good</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut (but was born in DC, lived in Maryland most of my childhood)
School Type: Public high school, in one of the top public school systems in the country
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Triple Citizenship, speak four languages, Father went to and taught at UMD</p>

<p>Other Schools Applied To: Boston College, Boston University, Tufts, NYU, Bucknell, GW, Colgate</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted, offered Honors College, Direct Enrollment at Smith</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1470/1600 (790CR, 680M)
ACT: 34
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd place regional, 10th national in underwater robotics competition</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A ton of robotics, I was head programmer and team leader, lots of other stuff I’m too lazy to write up
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: None
Summer Activities: Took a college chem class
Essays: Very Good
Teacher Recommendation: Outstanding
Counselor Rec: One of the best she’s ever written
Additional Rec: Outstanding
Interview: Didn’t</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Homeschooled
Ethnicity: Like Pete Campbell level white
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Scores, essays, recommendations, extracurriculars, leadership, grades, etc.
Weaknesses: No SAT II’s or APs maybe?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strengths listed above
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: </p>

<p>Accepted: Salisbury w/ Merit scholarship, McDaniel with 21K/y scholarship and invitation to compete for Dorsey Scholars (Vctory, I might be seeing you there! Were you offered the Visionary Arts Museum interview + night on campus?)</p>

<p>Waiting on: Brown, University of Chicago, William and Mary, University of Richmond, Macalester, Syracuse</p>

<p>Good luck to those waiting on their results, and congrats to those who were accepted!</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted into Merrill School of Journalism (1st choice) and Honors College!!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not send
ACT: 34 superscored
SAT II: did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4), Euro, Calc AB, Literature
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Euro AP, Calc AB, Lit AP, AmGovt Honors, Journalism II Honors, Forensic Tech
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Student Newspaper
Job/Work Experience: Administrative assistant @ local IT business. Did customer service, sales, invoice, general business stuff, programming, database configuration, etc.
Volunteer/Community service: Special Olympics soccer, coaching basketball, tutoring
Summer Activities: Work
Essays: Done quickly but well, concise and clear language
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Very good
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 75-100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection: Anticipated acceptance to school and thought about scholar’s program. Honors never crossed my mind: ecstatic and surprised I was picked for Honors. Looking forward to possibly attending: Merrill is an awesome j-school.
Strengths: Top-notch high school, rigorous schedule, perfect upward trend in GPA (3.5–>3.7–>4.0–4.2), unique work experience
Weaknesses: GPA is lower due to the nature of my school, no significant leadership positions, no awards of significance
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a qualified applicant for the school! For the honors college, I guess it must have been my ACT + recommendation + my essays that got me over the hump.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into UMass Amherst Commonwealth Honors College, University of Pittsburgh’s Honors College…deferred at Michigan and Chicago</p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Smith College of Business - Business Undecided </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math: 600 Reading: 600 Writing 590
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 80/288
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP GOV
Senior Year Course Load: Pre calc, physics, college english 4, spanish 5, marketing, ap gov,</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council, Peer Leaders, DECA, NHS, NAHS, SHS
Job/Work Experience: Frozen Yogurt
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer w/ 200 hours
Essays: Great
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Great</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Gender: Male</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted- Honor’s College</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (780 CR, 650 M, 780 W)
ACT: 33
SAT II: 790 Chemistry, 690 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.59
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/216
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov’t and Politics (5), World History (5), European History (5, self-studied), Calculus AB (5), Calculus BC (5), Spanish Language (5), US History (5), English Language and Composition (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Stat, AP English Lit, AP Physics C Mechanics, Health, Wind Ensemble
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
It’s Academic (Quiz Bowl) team captain (10-12)
BBYO (jewish youth group), secretary, treasurer (10-12)
1st chair clarinetist (9-12)
Volunteer/Community service:
assistant counselor at Harford Heights Camp
various projects through BBYO
Summer Activities:
molecular biology and genetics research at Johns Hopkins, published in NCBI
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: very good
Counselor Rec: no idea- doesn’t know individual students very well, but probably pretty good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: nope</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100-120K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: GPA, test scores, essays
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good test scores and GPA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waiting to hear from Emory, JHU, and Harvard</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted, with Honor program, College of Behavioral and Social Science (government and politics)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2120, 690 R, 710M, 720 W (didn’t officially send, but it’s on my transcript)
ACT: 34, 34E, 35E/W, 33R, 34M, 34S
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): probably around 3.95-ish. My school only reports weighted
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.190
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/227
AP (place score in parenthesis): 55544433
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP stats, AP lit, APUSH, band, physics (there’s no honors/ap)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some national history day stuff (which is why I love UMD), national merit, ap scholar w/ distinction, state champion in a civics competition, some debate stuff (but not a state/national champ), and a scattering of other things, too</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): band (section leader three years, principal instrument four yrs) (I’m also in a community band), speech and debate (vp and debate captain), editor in chief of school literary anthology, some tutoring, there’s probably like one more thing but idk right now I don’t want to open my resume
Job/Work Experience: nope
Volunteer/Community service: pretty much a nope – maybe 40 hrs of scattered stuff, I didn’t report anything
Summer Activities: NHD twice, some travelling, a lot of being lazy
Essays: I wrote about the culture of my community (and my own personal enlightenment) and of my passion for gender rights. The first essay is a lot less pretentious than it sounds – it’s more of an “I’M DIVERSE PICK ME I’M VERY SPECIAL NO ONE’S DIVERSE LIKE ME.” (wait…that didn’t sound good either.) My short takes had Washington DC mentioned twice, and law like 3 times.
Teacher Recommendation: idk, probably decent at the worst. I read a little of it and it seems good. (Of course, reading LORs isn’t really my area of expertise)
Counselor Rec: idk, probably high, but general, praise (YAY FOR ONLY SEEING MY COUNSELOR WHEN I NEEDED TO GET CLASSES CHANGED AND HAD TO GET A GRADE CHANGED BECAUSE MY TEACHER REFUSED TO FIX A 4/44 TO A 4/4[I had mathematical proof and everything that my teacher was wrong. It was fun{sarcasm intended}.])
Additional Rec: nope
Interview: nope</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): HI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: mediocre public where 20% go to 4-year colleges
Ethnicity: WHASIAN
Gender: XX
Income Bracket: This can’t possibly matter here, can it?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol hooks</p>

<p>Reflection: Not going to lie, I was expecting this. Now, for the real interesting outcome – what is the scholarship going to be? I’m hoping that it’s good, because UMCP does tug at me a little more than some of the LACs I applied to (DC is my one true love, after all).
Strengths: GPA, ACT, geographic location, I have an interesting story, my awards are not bad
Weaknesses: idk I don’t think my essays were particularly special, ECs are generic
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because the GPA/ACT calculator people at Parchment told me I had a 99% chance of acceptance. No but really, those two are pretty high, and my essays were definitely not slabs of BS.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ugh deferred from Yale, accepted Pitt (I just got the letter yesterday, so waiting for scholarship and honors) and Alabama (NMF, honors, semifinalist for UFE – gotta see how that’ll play out soon). </p>

<p>Now for what I’m waiting for: Vanderbilt (applied Cornelius Vanderbilt), Washington and Lee (applied for Johnson), HYPS, Columbia, Amherst, Bowdoin, Colby, Wellesley, Carleton, Swarthmore </p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>MAJOR: Biochemistry (Limited Enrollment), Honors College</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 32
SAT II: 760 (Chemistry) 750 (Math 2)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97/100 (my school does not do 4.0)
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 103/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank as top 20 differ by fractions of percents
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP French, Economics (college course), Public Affairs (college course), College Prep. Writing, Film Studies</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Competitive Dance, Dance Team, Model UN (Chair and member of a committee that runs a conference), Freshmen Orientation (group leader), Various Honors Societies (a few leadership positions)
Job/Work Experience: Dance Instructor
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, Special Education Classroom Volunteer, Youth Group, Tutoring
Summer Activities:
Essays: Pretty confident in my essays
Teacher Recommendation: Good I hope!
Counselor Rec: Good I hope!
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Public (very competitive and high ranking)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None! </p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths: GPA, Rigor of Classes, ACT
Weaknesses: Leadership
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Most likely just my transcript
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where yet!</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted - Business undecided. Smith School of Business. Scholars</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M: 700 R: 640 W: 690
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.43
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): around 40th %
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP stats, AP physics C, AP Calc AB, AP Micro/Macroecon, English honors, Journalism 3, Spanish 5 AST Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA, SGA, Peer Mediators, JV Bball, NHS, School Improvement Team, Church Youth Group, School Newspaper
Job/Work Experience: Waiter @ Cheeburger Cheeburger (diner-style)
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Maryland Leadership Workshops. Church youth group summer camp counselor.
Essays: Solid
Teacher Recommendation: I think one teacher forgot to submit…
Counselor Rec: Also solid
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: > 150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - UMBC and Penn State</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted- School of Science and Letters, Biology Major</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1800 (M 630 CR 590 W 580)
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 15-20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. Government, Biology
Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, Accelerated English, Honors Calc, Honors Physiology, AP Biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

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<p>Accepted to a Government and Politics LEP, with Scholars.</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070 - 640 M, 680 W, 750 CR
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 730 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Lang (5), Stat (4)
Senior Year Course Load: taking APUSH, AP Lit, AP Psych, and AP Econ, a bs science course, and a couple electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing, but I did win a recognition award for AP Lang, if that counts.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor-in-chief of the schoolnewspaper, rep for the Libertarian party, Habitat in Mozambique, two plays, one directorial position, president of MUN, dance, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Summer internship at a law firm.
Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity and an environmental club
Summer Activities: Nothing much, really.
Essays: Pretty good.
Teacher Recommendation: Awesome.
Counselor Rec: Good.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): FL, but living overseas
Country (if international applicant): Dubai
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: South Asian-y
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Expat brat, maybe, but I doubt it.</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Definitely my essays.
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I put a lot of effort into this application and submitted super early…
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: U of York in England (accepted), Florida State (accepted), Georgetown EA (deferred, obviously)</p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED into Computer Science</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 31 Composite, 31 Math, 33 English, 33 Reading, 28 Science, 29 Writing
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.46
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 130/630
AP (place score in parenthesis): None taken before senior year
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Calc, AP Econ, English 101/102,Spanish 201/202, AFJROTC, Drill, Aide
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): American Legion Scholastic Excellence Award and Medal, Military Officer Association of America Award and Medal, Boys State Delegate, AROTC Scholarship Recipient (Top 250 in nation)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): AFJROTC (Cadet Colonol, Drill Team Commander, Finance Officer, Data Processing Officer, etc.), Drill Team (Varsity Rifle Team Commander), KHAS Honor Society, National Honor Society, Drama (Technician), Track and Field
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard at Waterpark
Volunteer/Community service: Countless hours with NHS, KHAS, and MYAC. Members of Mayor’s Youth Advisory Coucil.
Summer Activities: Boys State Delegate, Lifeguard at Waterpark
Essays: Excellent, edited many times over
Teacher Recommendation: From the same teacher who nominated me to Boys State, pretty good
Counselor Rec: Fantastic, my counselor loves me
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White/Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college, AROTC Scholarship Recipient</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Good ACT Scores, Essay, and hooks.
Weaknesses: GPA and Class Rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High ACT scores and good essay. Great overall candidate with ECs and volunteering.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Full-ride scholarships to Northeastern University, Arizona State, and University of Southern California. Triple qualified and double nominated to West Point.</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED into The Smith School of Business(Finance) and Honors College</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1280/1950 M: 620 R: 660 W: 670
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.48
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/620
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS(Officer), Key Club(Officer), FBLA, Peer Mediation, Mock Trial(Captain), Model UN(Officer), NTHS, Young Democrats Club
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer w/ clubs and with an aid society in the area
Summer Activities:
Essays: Decent.
Teacher Recommendation: Only had 1 from my french teacher who nominated me for a departmental award
Counselor Rec: Eh. It was nice, but somewhat generic. Seemed like she had a format and just substituted unique info about myself
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Azn
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~160k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: GPA, Course Rigor, Recommendations?
Weaknesses: SATs weren’t the highest
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was because I showed my qualities well and that I took advantage of the opportunities I was given in high school.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted-George Mason, Drexel, St. John’s. Rejected: Duke. Pending-UVA, Georgetown, NYU</p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED w/Honors (Computer Engineering)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR 800 M 690 W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math 2-790, Chinese-780, Physics-750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): dont know
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Chinese (5), US History(4), Lang (4), World History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics B, AP Literature, US Gov, AP Microecon, TA-Algebra I, PE, Music Appreciation</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): too lazy to list
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: a lot/variety.
Summer Activities: COSMOS (9), UC Berkeley Summer Sessions (10), Operation Catapult (11),
Essays: okayish. not bad, but not great either… :confused:
Teacher Recommendation: good
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Taiwanese
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: lots of extracurriculars & leadership positions/awards,
Weaknesses: essays .-.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: test scores, ecs,
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UIUC, RH, no rejections so far.</p>

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<p>DECISION: Accepted - Honors College</p>

<p>Major: Computer Science</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2000/1370 (M: 740 CR: 630 W: 630)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 600 - Physics; 690 - Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/323
AP (place score in parenthesis): Government and Politics (4), Calc AB (5), Computer Science (5), English Language and Composition (4), World History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC AP, Spanish AP, Advanced Object Oriented Design, Anatomy & Physiology, Computer Science 4, English Literature and Composition AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll, CTY, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Colorguard - all 4 years (Captain for 2 years), Class Board (Treasurer all 4 years), SGA, NHS, Spanish NHS, Gator Guide, Peer mediation, Winter guard
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: A lot from NHS, Spanish NHS, and Gator Guide
Summer Activities: Gator Guide - help teachers prepare for school to start and volunteer at 9th grade orientation
Essays: My essay about fearlessness was good; my sum of my parts was actually really after I reread it a couple weeks ago.
Teacher Recommendation: I expect it was good. From my Calc AB teacher and we had a good relationship
Counselor Rec: I’m pretty sure it was really good. She was really nice and loved me.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): MD, Howard County
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really I don’t think. Maybe a URM. My essays talked about my diverse background</p>

<p>Reflection: Surprisingly UMD was my safety school even though there was still a big chance I wouldn’t get in. It was the only school in MD I applied to and I’m grateful I got in. I’m pretty sure I may not go though, depending on what I hear from other schools. I would rather leave the state of MD.
Strengths: My GPA, class rank, EC, and fearlessness essay
Weaknesses: SAT Score since UMD has become very selective and competitive
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strengths helped. I expressed interest in the school.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Stanford; Accepted to UPitt with a full tuition scholarship, University of Southern California - presidential scholarship finalist. Still waiting to hear from Rice, MIT, CMU, and GWU</p>

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<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED - Honors College </p>

<p>Major: Kinesiology (might double major in Dance)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1840/1270 (M: 650 CR: 620 W: 570)
ACT: 29
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Use 100 point scale: 93.8/100
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Take all of my classes at Kean University: Calculus, Living Systems, College Composition, Intro to Psychology, Research & Technology, First Aid/Accident Prevention, Jazz Technique, Ballet Technique, Modern Technique, Dance Styles
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (President), National Honor Society (President), Color guard (Captain), National Honor Society for Dance Arts, Yearbook (Editor in Chief), The Well Performance Project, Dance Classes, Jazz Band, Dance Club (Public Relations), SMAC (Dance for Life Chair)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Community service chair for NHSDA, Relay for Life, Tutor, Usher at local performances
Summer Activities: University of Maryland Young Scholars Program 2013, School at Steps 2011-2012
Essays: Okay, could have been better.
Teacher Recommendation: From English teacher, my guidance counselor read it and said it was good.
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, it is a Magnet Performing Arts High School
Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not sure…</p>

<p>Reflection: UMD was my top choice, so happy I got in! I was especially surprised and happy to get into Honors. Still need to hear back from a few other schools, but I really love UMD.
Strengths: Extracurriculars/leadership, summer activities, QPA, ACT maybe
Weaknesses: SATs, the uniqueness of my school
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My strengths in extracurriculars and also participating in YSP.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UMich, UMass (w/ scholarship), Penn State, Rutgers (w/ scholarship), Pace (w/ scholarship), Marymount Manhattan (w/ scholarship) Pending: William and Mary, UDel, UConn, Columbia</p>