*** Purdue - West Lafayette - Class of 2021 - Results Thread ***

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Hey everyone! I think it would be more useful for future applicants if we posted our stats and admission results here instead of in the applicant discussion thread–both the students accepted early and those who will receive their decisions in a few weeks! Results only, please!

Date applied :
Date of Checklist Completion :
Date of Decision :

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Personal Statement:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?
[ *] Schools you were rejected from?
[ *] Schools you are waiting for?
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

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Date applied : 30th September
Date of Checklist Completion : 2nd October
Date of Decision : 25th November

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 ( 800 math, 610 CR, 690 Writing)
[ *] ACT: Didn’t submit
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math 2; 800 Physics; 800 Chemistry
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t calculate GPA
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t Rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): No APs
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Few, but related to my major.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Nil
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 30 hrs
[ *] Personal Statement: 7/10

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: FYE
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): CA
[ *] School Type: Small
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 200,000$
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Scores
[ *] Weaknesses: Lack of ECs
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to - Penn State
[ *] Schools you were rejected from - Harvard; Cornell; U Penn.
[ *] Schools you are waiting for - 9 more
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

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Date applied : 11/01
Date of Checklist Completion : 12/07
Date of Decision : 12/16

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1420(780M+640ERW)
[] SAT II: 800M2, 780P, 760C
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): None cause International Applicant from a system of no GPAs
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[li] Senior Year Course Load:English(Core), Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Maker, Major related courses, MUN(1 year Director), House Captain
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 years as a teacher for 9-13 yrs old in a science class
[] Volunteer/Community service: 0hrs
[] Personal Statement: I guess ranging from 7/10 to 9/10

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nah
[li]** Intended Major **: Computer Engineering[/li][] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Indian National Curriculum-CBSE
[] Ethnicity: Asian(Indian)
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Maker project

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs and Standardized test scores.
[] Weaknesses: My school grades.
[] Schools were you accepted to? Rochester Institute of Technology(72k Merit aid)
[] Schools you were rejected from? None yet
[li] Schools you are waiting for? GATech, WPI, RPI, Cornell, UICU, UWashington-Seattle, UCB, UCLA, Carnegie, Rice[/li][/ul]General Comments: SELL YOURSELF! The admissions officer is the customer and you have to make yourself a bargain that the university can’t deny and they think they must have!

Good Luck!!

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Date applied : 10/29
Date of Checklist Completion : 11/29 (Took a while to send some materials)
Date of Decision : 12/16

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33C 32E 34M 33R 32S
[] SAT II: 750 Math 2 660 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A I take IB Diploma so no GPA calculation
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 38/42 Prediction (HL Physics (6), HL Comp Sci (6), HL Econ (6), SL French B (7), SL English Lang Lit (6), SL Maths (7))
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Physics, HL Comp Sci, HL Econ, SL French B, SL English Lang Lit, SL Maths
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Member of School Team for most prestigious high school mathematics olympiad in the country.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Several School Leadership positions: Head Student, Co-Captain, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Two internships in freshman and sophomore year. First year was charity, second was a tech internship.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Founded a community service project for a local impoverished area.
[] Personal Statement: Commonapp (7/10)-Pretty good writing, but it felt like a common topic that might bore admissions officers.
Purdue Essays (9/10)-I felt that I explained well why I wanted to go to Purdue and why I aimed for my major. I made it succinct and passionate.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[li]** Intended Major **: Electrical Engineering[/li][] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): 日本 (Japan)
[] School Type: International School
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Grandfather was a legacy if that even counts?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I guess ACT and extracurriculars. My IB scores were pretty good too in my opinion.
[] Weaknesses: Subject Tests probably and lack of other major awards.
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?
[] Schools you were rejected from? Stanford
[li] Schools you are waiting for? Columbia, Northwestern, 5 UCs, Georgia Tech, Washington, Northeastern, Notre Dame[/li][/ul]General Comments: Just put time and effort into essays, I thought my subject test scores would keep me out, but I believed my passion shined in the essays and that’s what helped me.

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Date applied : 8/16
Date of Checklist Completion : 9/6 (had to wait for school report to be sent)
Date of Decision : 10/20

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT: 34 composite: 36 math, 35 “science” (graph interpretation), 34 English, 32 Reading
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89/4.0 (took AP Calculus BC and AP Physics as junior with notoriously tough grading before teacher retired)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
AP taken (scores in parentheses): AP Chemistry (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Physics C (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Statistics, College Writing, Senior Interdisciplinary Science/Social Studies/English (local/international service-focused), Independent Study (Engineering), Chamber Orchestra

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, Senior Patrol Leader); Cross Country (4 years varsity runner, 4x Scholar-Athlete, Captain, 2x All-Conference, 2x All-Region, 2x Academic All-State, team runner up at State) Track (3 years varsity runner, 4x Scholar-Athlete, Junior Captain, All-Region, team champions at State); FIRST Robotics (Outstanding service award, CAD lead designer/assistant programmer; team regional finalist)
Job/Work Experience: 4+ years as a tutor (Mathematics primarily); 1 year with local 3D printing company (intern, design consultant)

Volunteer/Community service: 100s of hrs yearly in local/greater community
Personal Statement: Common App 8/10 (hard to appeal to everyone); Purdue-focused 9/10 (talked about my research ideas, eager to learn; noted specifics gleaned on tour/webpage)

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Mechanical/Electrical/Aerospace Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): MI
School Type: Public, large
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male

Reflection
Strengths: ECs, AP and ACT scores
Weaknesses: junior year grades
Schools were you accepted to? Michigan Tech (32k Presidential Scholarship, additional offers being reviewed), Colorado School of Mines (invited to join McBride Honors Program)
Schools you were rejected from? None
Schools you are waiting for? University of Michigan (EA decisions promised by Christmas Eve)

General Comments: Purdue has been surprisingly personal for such a large university. The Admitted Students/Family Facebook pages are very helpful, too. Boiler Up!

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Date applied : 10/31
Date of Checklist Completion :11/02
Date of Decision : 12/16

Decision: Waitlisted (from deny/offer alternate major)

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1520 (670 math/ 750 English) one sitting.
ACT: N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 30% (School does not provide percentile ranks past this marker)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5), AP Euro (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Calc BC, AP Computer Science, Science TA, Shakespeare Studies, Creative writing.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Award (Does this count?)

Subjective:

[Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Girl scouts (state level board member, rep at national leadership conferences), Local Youth Board (Co-President), FCCLA (Vice President), Freelance Design work, Engineering club
Volunteer/Community service: GS summer camp counselor, 5th grade camp counselor, volunteer supervision at local event with ~ 10k in attendance, Repeated participant at various community events. (approx. 350 hours)
Personal Statement: 8/10

Other:

 Applied for Financial Aid?: No
 Intended Major: FYE (aerospace)
 State (if domestic applicant): WA
 Country (if international applicant):
 School Type: Public
 Ethnicity: White
 Gender: Girl
 Income Bracket: 400k +
  Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I'm not sure if being a girl counts. Maybe the Gold Award, or ADHD.

Reflection:

Strengths: Junior/Senior GPA (3.95), SAT scores, extra curricular activities, letters of recommendation. Incredibly steep upward trend. 
Weaknesses: overall GPA/poor math and science grades the year before being diagnosed with ADHD. GPA might have been a component, but the Admissions office told me my chem grade, and math grade were the big problem.
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?  WSU (auto admit)
Schools you were rejected from? None yet. WPI and boulder should be soon though.
Schools you are waiting for? MIT, UW, WPI, RPI, CPSLO, USC, UBC, CU boulder, VA tech.
General Comments: Its really competitive this year. Good luck to everyone. If you're in a situation like mine, take another chem class! I decided to self study, and skip a year of clac, I think I'd have had a better shot if I had done chemistry instead. They really wanted by SAT scores though, so if you really just want to go to Purdue, SAT scores can do that for you, but you'll have to go through exploratory studies. I opted for Wait-list instead.
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Date applied : 10/30
Date of Checklist Completion : 11/3
Date of Decision : 12/9

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 35 composite (35 E, 35 M, 35 R, 34 S)
[] SAT II: 700 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not provided by my school
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus BC (4, 4 AB subscore), AP Computer Science (5), AP Physics (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP American Government, Honors Political Economics, CP Contemporary Literature, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry. (Choir for an elective and track & field)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc): None, but I had a couple of minor, school-based awards.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Choir - top choir of a six-time Grammy Award-winning school, Link Crew, track and field - shot put and discus (varsity), technical theatre (publicity manager for 2 years), theatre - actor, International Thespian Society (publicity chair for 1 year). Lettered in track, theatre, and vocal music.
[] Job/Work Experience: Waitress/hostess, tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: None
[] Personal Statement: No clue haha. Maybe around 7/10. I didn’t have it reviewed by anyone, if that helps?

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. Merit-based scholarship
[li]** Intended Major **: Computer Science[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Prefer not to disclose
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m not sure if I had any big “hooks.” Maybe that I’m from a nationally ranked, competitive public high school?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: High ACT and GPA (relative to Purdue), high involvement and dedication to ECs.
[] Weaknesses: No community service, lack of awards, ECs didn’t relate to intended major.
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? San Diego State University
[] Schools you were rejected from? None
[li] Schools you are waiting for? University of Texas at Austin, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA, UCSD, University of Washington, Cal Poly SLO, San Jose State, University of Maryland - College Park (I’ll maybe edit this post as I get accepted to these, since I think it will help!)[/li][/ul]General Comments: I think it’s really important to maintain your voice in your essays! It’s easy to come off as robotic after having 50 people look at your essays (as I’ve seen in some of my friends’ essays), so don’t fall into that trap! Also, show passion for your major. Even if your ECs don’t correlate with the major you’ve chosen, if you show passion for the major you apply for, you’ll definitely have a chance of getting in!

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Date applied : November 1
Date of Checklist Completion : November 6
Date of Decision : December 16

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit, but 1510 (740E, 770M)
[] ACT: 34 (36E, 33M, 32R, 35S)
[] SAT II: Didn’t take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/673
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography(4), Chemistry(5), World History(5), US History(3), Physics C Mechanics(4), Literature(5), Calculus BC(5, AB Subscore:5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, Advanced Orchestra, AP Latin, AP Micro, AP Gov, AP Lang
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold on NLE, 6th in Latin reading comprehension at national competition, other Latin stuff, National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, and a few other school awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Latin Club/JCL(State officer): 4 years
Certamen(Latin quiz bowl)(Team captain): 4 years, won at state
Orchestra(Principal 2nd violin): 4 years, participated in symphony, chamber, and pit orchestras, received gold medal for solo at state
Academic Decathlon: 2 years, 3rd in mathematics at state
Spell Bowl: 2 years
Swimming: 2 years, jv (I just did this for fun, nothing competitive)
NHS: 1 year, my school only lets people join senior year
[] Job/Work Experience: I worked part time at Subway during my junior year
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at my school’s summer orchestra academy(helped teach 5th-8th graders how to play violin/viola), volunteered at school’s summer Latin camp(basically just helped to teach about Latin and the Classics), I also volunteered a little through NHS
[] Personal Statement:
Common App: I honestly have no idea. I talked about solving the Rubik’s Cube and related it back to my life. My Lit teacher liked it, but I don’t know how the college admissions officers felt.
Purdue: 7/10, They were alright. I just talked about my major and how Purdue would be a good fit.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[li]** Intended Major **: Chemical Engineering[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): IN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White/Asian (biracial)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~30k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): double legacy, my brother also currently attends Purdue

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, ACT score, legacy
[] Weaknesses: my essays, extracurriculars not really related to intended field
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Loyola and Saint Mary’s so far (my safeties)
[] Schools you were rejected from? none yet
[li] Schools you are waiting for? UMich, UC Berkeley, Wisconsin, Tufts, Vanderbilt, Brown (I have quite a few reaches, but you might as well try, right?)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Be yourself! Do the things that you want to do, not the things you think colleges want you to do. Just be yourself, and if colleges think you’ll be a good fit, they’ll let you in. If not, then it just wasn’t meant to be (at least, this is what I’ve been telling myself).

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Date applied : 10/17
Date of Checklist Completion : 11/27
Date of Decision : 12/16

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1360 (New) (640 E, 720M)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.3): 3.93
TOEFL: 103
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not provided by my school
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calclus AB, AP Physics 2, Statistics, Drama, Government, Economics, British Lit.,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc): Academic Letters in Junior Year

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Clubs, sport in sophomore year.
Job/Work Experience: English learning center tutor, Dormitory Assistant
Volunteer/Community service: School Volunteer for the disabled
Personal Statement: No idea
Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
Intended Major : Aerospace Engineering
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male

Reflection
Strengths: Senior Courses or Job maybe?
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UIC, Iowa State
Schools you were rejected from? UIUC
Schools you are waiting for? University of Maryland - College Park, Madison, GA Tech, U Of Minnesota

General Comments: Suprised to get in, thought will be rejected. Purdue is my first choice.

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Date applied : 10/14
Date of Checklist Completion : 11/1
Date of Decision : 12/07

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 -740 Critical Reading
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 5s, 3 4s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 leadership clubs, instrument, soccer, karate, research, internships
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: hospital, museum
[] Personal Statement:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: comp sci[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): nj
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): research

[/list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted NYU Stern ED
[] Schools you were rejected from?
[li] Schools you are waiting for?[/li][/list]General Comments: Good Luck!!

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Date applied : 11/1/2016
Date of Checklist Completion : 11/1/2016
Date of Decision : 12/9/2016

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34 comp. (34R, 34E, 34S, 33M)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89 (4.42 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP U.S. History (3), AP Physica 1 (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. Government, Philosophy, Comparitive Religions, AP English Language, Honors Anatomy, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus AB
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volleyball, Campus Ministry, Liturgical Leadership, clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: Legal Assistant in a Law Firm
[] Volunteer/Community service: Cultural & Religious work
[] Personal Statement:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[li]** Intended Major **: Actuarial Science[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Catholic, Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $400+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): White female in a STEM field

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Test scores, Work experience, Senior Courseload
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, AP scores
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted to Loyola Chicago & University of Portland
[] Schools you were rejected from?
[li] Schools you are waiting for? Notre Dame, Syracuse, Boston College, Marquette, Gonzaga, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of San Diego[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

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Date applied :10/23
Date of Checklist Completion :10/23
Date of Decision :12/10

Decision: Accepted into FYE

Objective:

ACT: E-34 M-33 R-35 S-36

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: no rank
AP: Chemistry (4)

Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP or dual credit: (calc, Western Civ, English lit, stats) religion & band
Major Awards: Multiple state/regional music awards, don’t know if that counts as major.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eagle Scout, Multiple bands/orchestras (section leader)
Job/Work Experience: summer job
Volunteer/Community service: tons through the Scouting program
Personal Statement: OK I guess- I write like an engineer!

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Aerospace
State (if domestic applicant): OOS- from a very underpopulated area.
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Catholic college prep
Ethnicity: W
Gender: M
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Music, and possibly geographic

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, scores, ECs, interests outside of math/science
Weaknesses: lack of leadership & academic awards (I forgot about a couple)
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted to Penn State, U of Wyoming
Schools you were rejected from? none so far
Schools you are waiting for? Cal Poly, GaTech, Maryland,
General Comments: Good Luck!!

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Date applied : 10/30
Date of Checklist Completion : 11/1
Date of Decision : 12/22

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1410 (710 ERW/700 M)
ACT: Didn’t take.
SAT II: Didn’t take.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.35
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 160/505
Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental, AP Gov, AP Physics, AP Calc AB, AP English, and AP
Economics.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Numerous certifications as a Honda repair technician, Black Belt?

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Environmental Club co-founder (12th), Indoor track (10th), Rowing (9th, 10th), Martial Arts (9th), attended a trade school part time and managed to get paid to do it while still earning credit.
Job/Work Experience: Automotive technician at Honda 38 hours a week, A bunch of other irrelevant grunt work.
Volunteer/Community service: None
Personal Statement: 8/10

Other:

Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Prospective Automotive Engineer (eventually CEO hopefully) with dual enrollment at a trade school and work experience at a major automotive company’s dealership.

Reflection:

Strengths: Dedicated, Obvious Purpose, and Work Experience
Weaknesses:Low Gpa, One dimensional
Schools you were accepted/waitlisted to?

Hofstra with Presidential Scholarship

Schools you were rejected from?

UIUC

Schools you are waiting for?

TAMU
UT Austin
Georgia Tech (lol)
SUNY Buffalo
RIT
UMich (Deffered)

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Date applied: 10/27
Date of Checklist Completion: 10/28
Date of Decision: 12/22

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1320 (630 R/W, 690 M)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69 UW, 4.1 W
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 58/670
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4), European History (3), U.S. History (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP French, AP Calc AB, English 12, Gov/Econ
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club (president, treasurer), French Honor Society, (treasurer), California Scholarship Federation, Rho Kappa Social Science Honors, GSA
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked 2 years at a daycare for kids 6-12, one year at TJ Maxx
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: ~60 hours overall total
[ *] Personal Statement: Poured my heart out on it. Wrote about my sexuality and losing my father.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: FYE - Industrial Engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): OOS - California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: ~35,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, first generation college, gay, multilingual

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Extracurriculars/leadership positions, personal statements, recommendations were 10/10 each
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT was low for engineering, GPA was average for engineering.
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? So far been accepted to University of Arizona and Cal State Fullerton
[ *] Schools you were rejected from? None yet.
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? UC Berkeley, Cal Poly SLO, San Jose State, USC, NYU, UCI, UCLA

[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

Make your personal statements stand out. I really believe that’s what made me get in. Make yourself sound as unique as possible.

15

Date applied : 10/22
Date of Checklist Completion : 10/23
Date of Decision : 12/22

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1330 (660M+670ERW)
ACT: 29
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
AP: Just Calc BC
Senior Year Course Load: Chemistry, Calc BC, Spanish, English Requirement, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Physics TA, vice president of a club
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: +100 hrs at my school over the summer in addition to some church work over previous summers
Personal Statement: 7/10 maybe? I can’t really say

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major : Electrical Engineering
State: NC
School Type: Boarding School? (It’s a very strange case)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): From very rural area of Appalachia

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, essays maybe
Weaknesses: Standardized test scores and extracurriculars
Schools were you accepted to? Illinois Tech
Schools you were rejected from? None yet
Schools you are waiting for? GATech, NC State, VA Tech

Congrats on everyone who has been accepted and I wish everyone who is waiting to hear back luck

16

Date applied : 11/01
Date of Checklist Completion : 11/02
Date of Decision : 12/16

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (770 M, 760 CR, 790 W)
[] ACT: 35 C (35 M, 36 R, 36 E, 33 S, 34 essay)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Language (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Computer Science (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus w/Linear Algebra, AP Literature & Composition, AP Micro/Macro Economics, AP Chinese, AP Statistics, AP Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Member of my school’s math team which placed first in the state last year[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team all 4 years (team captain), Badminton (Varsity since sophomore year), National Chinese Honors Society (senior year only)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutored at school sophomore and junior year (around 200 hours)
[] Personal Statement: 8/10 maybe?

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[li]** Intended Major **: Mathematics[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: I’d rather not say
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None really[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Pretty good test scores + GPA, and I think my essay was pretty decent??
[] Weaknesses: I don’t have very many individual achievements that were particularly outstanding/impressive
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Just Purdue so far
[] Schools you were rejected from? None yet
[li] Schools you are waiting for? UIUC, UW Madison, Wash U, Vanderbilt, Rice, USC[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who’s gotten in so far and I hope everyone waiting to hear back receives good news!

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Date applied : late October (maybe the 26th?)
Date of Checklist Completion : I think the day after I submitted (my tests scores were sent before my application)
Date of Decision : 12/9

**Decision: Accepted Trustees Scholar **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[] ACT: 34 (35 math and english, 32 science and reading), really bad writing score but no one looks at that anyways haha
[] SAT II: Math II (800) Physics (800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/666
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5- Calc AB, World, US History, Physics C-Mech, English Lang
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C EM, AP English Lit, AP French, AP Calc BC, Gov/Econ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Commended[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Arts Council (President), NHS, Dancer for 8 years and in school’s program, CSF, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring a few hours per week
[] Volunteer/Community service: local elder care center, NHS (50 hours/ semester)
[] Personal Statement: I liked it a lot! About how my living circumstances inspired my interest in medicine.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[li]** Intended Major **: Physics[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: too much for aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none at all

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Just about everything in my opinion! Proud of my accomplishments and what I’ve done throughout high school.
[] Weaknesses: Not very many personal achievements outside of standardized testing stuff
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? only Purdue :slight_smile:
[] Schools you were rejected from? Stanford REA (found out 1 hour before I was accepted to Purdue so that was interesting to say the least haha)
[li] Schools you are waiting for? WUSTL, Duke, Notre Dame, Claremont McKenna, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Vanderbilt (I might apply elsewhere idk. Still have like 5 days before Jan 1 deadlines haha)[/li][/ul]General Comments: So so so grateful for being accepted and receiving such a great scholarship. Good luck to everyone else who applied and for future applicants: don’t worry about college until you are applying. Be passionate in all that you do (pursue your interests, don’t just do what you think colleges want to see you do) and let that shine through in your essays! You can message me if you have any questions at all (although I’m not sure how much help I can be). Congrats to everyone already accepted. Boiler Up!

BTW: I only posted the scholarship I got for reference for future applicants. I have used CC since freshman year and I just want to put out another resource for people applying in the future.

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Date applied : September 1
Date of Checklist Completion : mid-September
Date of Decision : end of October

Decision: Accepted, also Trustees Scholar

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (770 M, 730 W, 670 R)
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5); AP Calc BC (5); AP Chem (4); AP Lang (4); AP US History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3 and Entry Level Calc based Physics at Indiana University, AP Gov, Econ, AP Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): FIRST Robotics Competition Dean’s List Award, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (4yrs, Captain senior year) Varsity Track (4 years, don’t know about captain yet); FIRST Robotics (Team President for 2 of the 4 years)
Job/Work Experience: Research Assistant at Indiana University for past 2 summers
Volunteer/Community service: 4th grade track coach (4yrs); FLL mentor (2yrs)
Personal Statement: good enough. I’m not a great writer

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public ~1700 total students
Ethnicity: multi-racial ( ½ Indian, ½ Irish)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: prefer not to answer
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m from Indiana

Reflection:
Strengths: IN resident, GPA, ECs
Weaknesses: SAT score
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? I was also accepted to Washington University in St. Louis
Schools you were rejected from? none
Schools you are waiting for? I’m done!
General Comments: This is not all of my ECs, awards, and community service, just the big stuff that I can easily remember. I was also offered a Trustees Scholarship and a place in the Honors college. Good Luck to everyone else in their college search!

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Date applied: 10/31/16
Date of Checklist Completion: 11/3/16
Date of Decision: 1/3/16

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1410 new SAT (720 M + 690 CR); I had a medical reason not to retake, but I wish I could’ve gotten my score up, as this was from only one sitting.
[ *] ACT: did not submit
[ *] SAT II: n/a
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89; 4.21 weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/255
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), US History (4), Language and Composition (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: This has taken a bit of a turn since I applied to Purdue due to a new illness, but when I applied: AP government (dropped down to regular online after I got sick), AP English, AP physics (I may switch to a lower level because I’m still sick). I take the following classes at my local community college: calc II, linear algebra, an introductory engineering class (designed to match the second-semester first-year intro to engineering class at Virginia Tech), C++, and chemistry.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a.

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Scholastic bowl (Vice President and state champion), Latin club (co-president), BBYO (chapter president), robotics team, track and field, community college quiz bowl team (founder and captain), green club, Y-Street (anti-tobacco and anti-child obesity activism), engineering mentorship, Rho Kappa, Beta Club, Phi Theta Kappa, National Latin Honor Society
[ *] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: science museum volunteer and camp counselor, Jewish camp counselor, I lead services when a rabbi isn’t available and I do other volunteering through the synagogue.
[ *] Personal Statement: I think it’s probably a pretty mediocre one. 6/10, maybe. I wrote the “challenging an accepted belief” essay about how people in my family/community aren’t totally accepting of women in STEM and how I have every intention of changing that.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: FYE
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: I don’t know
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): female in STEM, I have a weird family education thing (first generation on one side and the first of five kids [I’m second to youngest] to attempt a bachelor’s degree, I don’t think this matters, though).

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: strong dedication to engineering for four years and ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: test scores, I had a few B’s.
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted to The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (already offered a scholarship), and Penn State
[ *] Schools you were rejected from? None yet, but I’m not expecting to get into W&L.
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? Washington & Lee University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I didn’t expect to get in and I don’t know if I can go, but Purdue is my first choice. I really didn’t expect this. I think visiting campus really helped with my Purdue-specific essays and it showed them that I really care, so if you get a chance I highly recommend that you check it out. Good luck to everyone!

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Date applied : October 22
Date of Checklist Completion :
Date of Decision : December 28

ACCEPTED

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[32, math 33, sci 34, eng 29 + writing ] ACT:
[3.86] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ 8/212] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[calc BC, physics C, AP eng, AP psych, Spanish 4 Honors *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ AP scholar with Honor, Illinois State scholar- qualified as IN resident] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[Student director- Operation Snowball ATOD prevention program, XC team captain, Dominican Ambassador ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ youth league volleyball referee] Job/Work Experience:
[ CCFA, Special Olympics] Volunteer/Community service:
[9/10] Personal Statement:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[no] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[Biomedical Engineering][ b] Intended Major [ /b]:
[IN ] State (if domestic applicant):
[ Private] School Type:
[ Cauc] Ethnicity:
[Female] Gender:
[why this question?] Income Bracket:
[overcame major health challenge] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[GPA, decent ACT, Resume’] Strengths:
[No competition awards*] Weaknesses:
[ Loyola Chicago, DePaul, Butler, IUB, Baylor] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?
[none ] Schools you were rejected from?
[ Northwestern, Vanderbilt, UW Madison, UNC] Schools you are waiting for?
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!