<p>Congratulations to everyone who made it. I got my rejection e-mail yesterday. Wasn't that bummed out though. I was expecting it (SAT scores just weren't high enough).</p>
<p>Is it bad if i got an acceptance letter, but haven't gotten any email yet?</p>
<p>Er, why would it be? You're in! </p>
<p>The email seems to go only to rejected or waitlisted international students. I was admitted, and didn't get an email.</p>
<p>wade3 -
I can't see why you were denied, either. I was accepted, but your stats are almost exactly the same as mine, except you have a better gpa, a much better rank, and research. I'm also an Asian male, except I'm a US permanent resident, so I guess it must be the international factor. But you're a very strong candidate, so I'm sure you'll get in somewhere else amazing.</p>
<p>For the benefit of future applicants, and since I don't see another decision thread with less comments being made:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2270 CR:740 M:770 W:760
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC-800, Chem-800, Phys-800
[<em>] GPA: 5.3/6.0 uw
[</em>] Rank: School doesn't rank, top 10%
[<em>] AP/IB scores: Calc BC, Chem, Phys C Mech and EM, and Comp AB this year, all 5's
[</em>] AMC12/AIME/USAMO: 126.5/6
[<em>] Research: I did biology research completely on my own in DNA-Computation, was actually building a DNA computer in the lab, submitted paper
[</em>] Courseload: Pretty hard I guess, AP Calc/Chem in 10th grade, Lin. Alg., Multivar, Phys, Organic Chemistry, Spectrography 11th grade
[li] Other stats: Ummmm... 2nd Place ACSL, Top ten HMMT, top twenty MAML, some award at ARML, 2nd State Science Bowl.... a bunch of things, but nothing spectacular</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good I think, I talked about my problems with the universe in a slightly humorous essay, I really liked my box.. hehe...
[</em>] Recommendations: Didn't see, I'm guessing one good, the other great (guess which is which, HINT: This is Caltech)
[li] Hook (if any): I can't think of any, if I had one I wouldn't have been deferred EA</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Private BS
[<em>] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern (but I guess that counts as white)
[</em>] Gender: Put it this way, I won't be helping the Ratio
[li] Major strength/weakness: Depth and breath of math/science exposure / not much outside academics</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars listed on app: Math, Sci. Compsci Clubs, XC, Track (I think many Techers do running...)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Traveling?
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/denied: Because the adcom was drunk... or maybe they saw my dedication to science in my academic work?
[</em>] What's your favourite flavor of pie? Apple, no contest
[li] Other thoughts: Hmmmm... I also got into Olin.... Olin's nice, but it doesn't have anything outside engineering, and it's very, very tempting to ditch engineering and go study astrophysics at Caltech. If I go to Caltech, I'll try and fail to do a Cs/Ay double major, and then pick... one of them.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>See little ones! There's hope for all! I was exactly like you guys a few years ago, thinking that the adcom had to be drunk to admit me (maybe they were?), but it all works out in the end. My advice: don't do stuff you don't like, stick to what you like, do it, do it a lot, and do it some more.</p>
<p>Oh, and before I forget, this is my first time posting an acceptance in a decisions thread... :)</p>
<p>Mathwiz
One of the profs in astrophysics is about the nicest person you'll ever meet. SO many opportunities. Please, don't try to predict your exact major yet. relax, experience the CORE, move around with projects. I wish I had listened to my gut and shifted my major while in college</p>
<p>Yay, I'll post mine (sorry, kinda late...):</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2350 CR: 730 M: 790 W: 730
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC - 800 Bio-M: 760 Spanish: 780
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.67 weighted
[</em>] Rank: Top 5 students (exact not available)
[<em>] AP/IB scores: Calc BC, Comp Sci AB, Bio, Chem all 5's, English Language - 4, Spanish Language - 4
[</em>] AMC12/AIME/USAMO: 119/3
[<em>] Research: only independent research; Young Epidemiology Scholars competition for research paper
[</em>] Courseload: Hardest at school - 1 H in 9th, 2 APs and 2 H in 10th, 3 APs and 2 H in 11th and 12th each
[li] Other stats: not much else important</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: - honor code essay about choosing temptation when I wasn't supposed to (had to do with donuts...you had to read it for it make sense; my favorite); essay about making a bio prank kit and being the team leader of 8 other boys for an end of the year project (for the kit); essay about how I like inventing things
[</em>] Recommendations: strong english rec, math/science one could have been stronger</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Major strength/weakness: good leadership skills, female, and strong interest in inventing/science; not many awards compared to other applicants in math/science, no research at institutions, or summer camps</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
[<em>] Extracurriculars listed on app:
- President of 3 clubs at my school - including 500 member CSF
- programming
- Founder of Project Literacy International (now with school chapters in 3 different states)
- lots more...can't remember
[</em>] Summer Activities:
- independent research projects
- reading
- starting websites/programming
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/denied: Female with clear interests though undistinguished--and overall different from maybe other applicants? Plus, my essays were good I guess.
[</em>] What's your favourite flavor of pie? APPLE!
[li] Other thoughts: Best song lyrics ever-- Don't worryyy. Be happyyy.[/li]Seriously, no point stressing because good things happen in the end!</p>
<p>Oh and Caltech > MIT.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2230 CR:750 M:750 W:730
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio 800, Chem 800
[<em>] GPA:4.25
[</em>] Rank: 5/102
[<em>] AP/IB scores: USH 5, EH 5 Bio 5, Chem 5, French 5, Eng Lang 5
[</em>] Courseload: AP Physics C, AP CalcBC, AP Eng Lit, AP Gov, AP Env Sci</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: WA
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Major strength/weakness: Blond for both! Really a good sense of humor.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars listed on app: Too many to list
[</em>] Summer Activities: Spent every summer with grandparents, parents think that summers should be for having fun!
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted: It was a crap shoot and I got it!
[</em>] What's your favourite flavor of pie? Cherry
[*] Other thoughts: Not made up mind, waiting on other admits and also have another iron in the fire.[/ul]</p>