Purdue University Class of 2020 Results Thread

Don’t worry honestly. You’ll find out pretty soon. I didn’t get my decision until yesterday and I applied on November 1st. Just take a breather!

Guys, so I am confused, I read the page before loggin in, so offer admission means most definitely that I got into my choice right?

Admission Term: Fall 2016
Admission Type: New First Time
Application Status: Decision Made
Decision: Offer Admission
Decision Letter: Not available at this time
Current Program
Degree Seeking
Level: Undergraduate
Program: Engineering First Year
Catalog Term: Fall 2016
College: First Year Engineering
Campus: West Lafayette
Major: First Year Engineering
Date Created: Oct 27, 2015

So here it means, most definitely I got FYE right, just a minor clarification

@skyblade1234 Congratulations! You got in! :smiley:

Hahah yay!

@james1998iq: With scores like that you can probably get into georgia tech, UIUC, or UC-Berkeley… Purdue is definitely a good eng. college, but try for the best right…good luck… and congratulations…BTW am secretly hoping i see you in Purdue next September… :slight_smile:

GPA: Unweighted ~3.8 (I switched schools in my junior year, skewing my average because my first school’s classes didn’t receive weighting)
SAT: 2130 combined, 720 math, 710 reading, 700 writing
AP: Only took US history and got a 5
Extracurriculars: iOS, OSX, and Linux developer since 8th grade, football, track, wrestling, clubs
Essays: wrote about programming
Major: Applied for Computer Engineering
Recommendations: AP US History and AP Physics teachers

Decision: accepted

[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

School/major: Nursing

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown):
[
]ACT (breakdown): 33 (32 E, 30 M, 34 R, 34 S)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses):
[
]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[
]AP (place score in parentheses):
[]IB (place score in parentheses): IB Math SL (6), IB Chemistry SL (5)
[
]Senior Year Course Load: IB Anthropology 1-2, IB English HL 7-8, IB Physics SL 1-2, TOK, Gov/Econ, IB Spanish HL 11-12, IB Biology HL 3-4
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS, swim team, rock climbing
[
]Job/Work Experience:
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital volunteer, library volunteer, summer camps
[
]Summer Activities: Internship at Radiology/Oncology at U Colorado
[]Essays: Felt pretty good and had a lot of people proofread, didn’t put in as much effort for “Why Tulane?” though
[
]Teacher Recommendations:Three recs, felt like I had a good relationship with all
[]Counselor Rec: Pretty good relationship with counselor
[
]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:[/li][/ul]

Other:

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[
]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[
]Ethnicity: Chinese
[]Gender: Female
[
]Income Bracket:
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li][/ul]

Reflection:

[ul]
[]Strengths: I think the fact that I am full IB really helped and my ACT score is pretty good.
[
]Weaknesses: My extracurriculars were mostly volunteer work and I didn’t show much leadership.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I put a lot of time into my essay and my test scores are all pretty high.
[
]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Northeastern, Tulane, Boston U, Northwestern, UCSD, UC Irvine,
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/li][/ul]

**Decision: Accepted /b

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 31 (34E, 30R, 30S, 29M)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psychology (5), AP English Comp. (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AB Calculus, AP English Lit, AP Stats, AP Physics 2, History, Religion

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
FIRST Robotics, Ultimate Frisbee, Flute, Orchestra, Psych Club (leader), + a ton more

Job/Work Experience: Tutoring 2nd graders, Sales Associate at Nike
Volunteer/Community service: Playing flute at church, food bank, cancer fundraising guild, clothing donation center, + tons more
Summer Activities: engineering program at a renowned university, job at Nike
Essays (rating 1-10, details): probably 8.5, I spent a lot of time on them
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: my pre-calculus teacher from last year. It was probably good
Counselor Rec: My counselor knows me pretty well so I’m guessing it was good

Other
intended major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): WA
School Type: Catholic, all-girls
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female

Reflection

Strengths: essays, ECs, recs, courseload
Weaknesses: ACT math, GPA, not much leadership
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I put a lot of effort into my essays, got ok test scores, and a lot of my EC’s and courses were related to my major
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Santa Clara (accepted)
Where else you are applying or have already applied: University of Illinois, Cal Poly, University of Washington, Seattle University, Gonzaga, UBC, Northwestern

General Comments/advice : Take ACTs, SATs, etc early so you have enough time to study and retake multiple times. Also, don’t procrastinate those supplement essays. Good luck!

I haven’t seen anyone get rejected yet. Everyone’s got their acceptances within a month. I applied on 13th November. Does this mean I won’t get in?

@akshat97 Not everybody got their acceptances within a month. I finished my app on 3rd November and got the decision (acceptance) on 14th December. Just hang in there man.

Also, I think one or 2 people on here somehow got rejected. I’ll tag you in the post if I find it.

Still no decision. Applied Oct 30th. :frowning:

DD applied Nov. 1st, everything and completed Nov. 4th, got accepted Dec. 18th in FYE

Accepted FYE

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR: 550 M:740 W:630 E: 8 T:1920
ACT (breakdown):C:32 E: 31 M: 35 R: 27 S: 35 E w/ writing: 29
SAT II: Math 2: 800 Chem: 750 Physics: 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis):Physics 1(4), Physics 2(3), Statistics(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):Not offered at my school
Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science A, AP Human Geography, English 12A, Gov/Econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Sholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):various hackathons, cross country/track
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Bay Area Tech company
Volunteer/Community service:around 150 hours
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):Common App Personal Statement: 10, Purdue Supplements: 6
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:8/10
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:5/10
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
Intended Major:Computer Engineer
State (if domestic applicant):California
Country (if international applicant):US
School Type:very competetive bay area school
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:170k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None

Reflection

Strengths:GPA, high math and science scores on ACT, common app personal statement
Weaknesses: rec letters
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:honestly i think it was the numbers
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 32 (34 English, 32 Math, 31 Reading, 29 Science, 36 Writing)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language and Composition (4), Biology (5), Calculus AB (3), US History (5),
Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP, 2 DE, advanced calculus course at state college

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Football Captain (11 and 12), Student Body Secretary (12), Mayor’s Youth Council (11 and 12)
Job/Work Experience: Food Lion (12)
Volunteer/Community service: Several activities through Army Community Service (100+ hours)
Summer Activities: Sports, job
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Not sure
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Not sure, but both were excellent

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Combination of test scores and grades, extracurricular
Weaknesses: Didn’t take SAT II, Science ACT subscore
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was accepted because I was a balanced candidate.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments:

DECISION: ACCEPTED

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Math 690; Reading 670; Writing 680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96… Weighted: 4.60/4.63
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Gov (4), AP Lang (4), AP Micro (4), AP Macro (3), AP World (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP Physics C, AP Computer Programming, Engineering Design and Development (Capstone course for Project Lead the Way), Intern for Introduction to Engineering (first course of Project Lead the Way), Honors Chemistry, and Honors English 12

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lead Student Ambassador; Women in Engineering Club (Founder and President); Physics Club (Co-Vice President); 4 Years Varsity Tennis (Starting Line up all 4 Years); 2nd Degree Black Belt; National Honors Society; National Science Honors Society; National Technical Honors Society; National English Honors Society

Job/Work Experience: National Institute of Standards and Technology (Student Intern in Engineering Lab); Martial Arts Instructor; Tennis Instructor

Volunteer/Community service: Over 300 hours

Summer Activities: 2014 - Smith College Summer Science and Engineering Program (I took Arduino and Robotics classes); 2015 - Stanford High School Summer College (Straight A’s in all of my undergrad classes)

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8. I was concise and to the point

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10 my teachers love me

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~ $500,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: work experience, GPA, extracurriculars, teacher recs
Weaknesses: test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my strengths
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected from Stanford… Haven’t heard back anywhere else yet

General Comments: I was just awarded the Trustees Scholarship, and I was invited into the Honors College

**Decision: Accepted **

Major: Electrical Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2280 in one sitting (730 R, 790 M, 760 W)
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II: 780 Math 2, 790 Bio E, 790 Chinese, 740 Physics, 790 Chinese
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t do unweighted GPA, but maybe around 3.7~3.8?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology(4), AP Macroeconomics self-studied(5) AP Physics 1(4), AP Language and Composition(5), AP Chinese(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics C Electromagnetism, AP Computer Science A, AP US Government and Politics, AP Literature and Composition
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Central Taiwan National Debate Championships 1st Place, WSC Taiwan Round debate champion, WSC Global Round debate champion

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Debate Club Captain- On the national WSDC debate team + Represented Taiwan at the NSDA National Round in Texas. Central Taiwan National Debate Championships- 1st Place, NIFTY Impromptu speaking-1st place, and some other debate awards not worth mentioning.
Swimming Team Captain- 200 meters Butterfly Hsinchu City-1st Place; Broke two Hsinchu County records for 50 meters and 100 meters Butterfly in November 2014, and a lot of other swimming awards not worth mentioning.
WSC Club Founder and President- WSC National Debate Champion; Global Round Final Debate (Represented Taiwan’s top debater at Dubai); Global Round (Dubai) Debate Champion…etc
Robotics Team Co-founder and Captain- International Student Software Competition (ISSC) 2015; TAIROS Industrial Robotics Convention… no major awards
World Cultures Club- Founder and President- Helped out at lantern festival, volunteering at migrant worker centers…etc
Every Child Counts Club- Vice President- Fundraisers, community service at orphanages…etc
Piano- Had a lot of regional awards, nothing major
MUN- Had around 6 best delegate awards and some chairing experience

Job/Work Experience: Had a biorobotics internship at NCTU in the summer of 2015 and wrote a research abstract on the matter.
Volunteer/Community service: Had around 70~100 total community service hours volunteering at the Hope Center for migrant workers, teaching children English/Chinese at the Honghua Orphanage…etc
Summer Activities:

  • Had a biorobotics internship at NCTU. (Created a prototype for a rehabilitative robotic exoskeleton- I worked on the electromyography of the exoskeleton)
  • Represented Taiwan’s national debate team at the World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC)
  • Was the champion qualifier team in Taiwan so we attended the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Round in Dallas, Texas.
    Essays (rating 1-10, details):
    Commonapp- Rushed it for the ED deadline (7/10)
    Purdue Supplement- Spent time on it, but nothing outstanding or special (5/10)
    Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
    Counselor- Doesn’t really know me (6/10)
    AP Physics teacher- (8/10)
    AP Lit teacher- (7/10)

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
Country (if international applicant): Taiwan
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Taiwanese (Asian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 80,000~100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nopeeee

Reflection:
Strengths: Extracurricular activities and awards
Weaknesses: GPA, essays, race/gender
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Decent scores for Purdue?
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected UPenn

General Comments :
Meh

I thought you get General engineering for first year and then only you go for electrical or smthng?

Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): English: 33 Math: 34 Reading: 31 Science: 30 Composite: 32
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes, 2 honors classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective: Has been doing computer science related activities for years

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Few clubs/sports nothing special
Job/Work Experience: Coach
Volunteer/Community service: N/A
Summer Activities: Sports/Work
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 Very well done as seen by many people
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 teacher knew me very well, and wrote a solid rec

Teacher Rec #1: Math teacher well done
Teacher Rec #2: N/A
Counselor Rec: Showed consistent upward trend
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Top 20 high school in country
Ethnicity: White/Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~100K/year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: N/A
Weaknesses: N/A
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Solid academics, and test score along with good recs and prior experience in computer science.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Iowa State is the only school to hear back from yet.

General Comments : Although not my top choice, definitely a great choice to fall back upon if my other schools don’t end up working out!

Decision: Accepted (Major: General Engineering)

Objective:
ACT: 29 (32E, 25R, 32S, 29M)
GPA: 3.51/4 unweighted; 3.94/4 weighted
Major: First Year Engineering
Classes: 6 AP Classes (2 Junior year, 4 Senior year), all others honors courses

Subjective:
Extra Curriculars: Class President, Belize Archaeological Course, Varsity Soccer Captain, Varsity Golf, Acted in 3 Theatre Productions, Worked backstage in 3 other Theatre Productions, President of Varsity Basketball Student Section, Junior Varsity Basketball, Community Servince, etc…
Work Experience: Crew member at Penn Station East Coast Subs for senior year.

Other:
State of Residency: North Carolina
Both of my parents and my uncle graduated from Purdue.
I am a white male

@engineer13 when did you apply? Mine shows Ready for review since Nov 17th but have not heard back.