Regular Decision: Class of 2011 Results

Colleges & Universities A-Z Tufts University
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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT I (by section): M:680, V:800, W:720
SAT IIs:BioM:740, Spanish 770, USH:780
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: w- 5.0 u/w- 3.94
Rank: 3/886
ACT:33
APs (including this year's): 5's on 6 APs, 4 on Spanish
this year- Govt, Econ Macro, Cal AB, English, Lit Art History
IBs NA
Senior Yr Courseload:AP Govt, AP Macro Econ, APCal AB, AP English Lit, APArt History, Current Issues
Number of Apps from Your School: maybe 4-5?
Number of Acceptances At Your School: 1 at least
Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit commended,
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: international affairs club Spanish club Officer in both
Job/Work Experience: Volunteer camp counselor (Equestrian) several summers. Internship @ vet clnic
Essays (subject and responses): Good for me but probably only average in this talent pool.
Teacher Recs: great I'm sure, I know them both very well.
Counselor Rec: generic I'm sure, In a school this size (3600) you don't know your counselor unless you are a problem child
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): best one! I actually knew him from one of the clubs I belong to.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none i can think of
Location/Person:
State or Country: TX
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large, public
Ethnicity: white
Gender:f
Income Bracket:100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):nope
Strengths:
Weaknesses: EC's
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I wish I knew for sure, but probably Horrible EC's and average essays</p>

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<p>I'll fill this out more later, but I'm ACCEPTED! It was something of a beacon of light in a horrible two days of being rejected from UCLA, UCB, and the Ivy League. I now get to decide between USC (virtually free) and Tufts.</p>

<p>I'm probably going to Tufts :D Congrats, everyone!</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>Fee Waiver Used?: no</li>
<li>SAT I (by section): M:770, V:700, W:700</li>
<li>SAT IIs:MII: 720, USH 710, Physics:770</li>
<li>GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: w= 4.41</li>
<li>Rank: 4 of 391 </li>
<li>ACT:</li>
<li>APs (including this year's): Calc, Physics, Biology</li>
<li>IBs (including this year's:</li>
<li>Senior Yr Courseload: AP Bio, Calc AP, AP Physics, Acc. GermanIV, Consiti. Gov.Acc. , Critical Analysis, Acc.</li>
<li>Number of Apps from Your School: maybe 2?</li>
<li>Number of Acceptances At Your School: at least 1</li>
<li>Other stats (Awards, etc.): “Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award
Saint Michaels College Book Award
National Merit Commended Student
Math Award – 2006 - Top scoring junior on Varsity Math Team
Accepted to “New Hampshire All-State” Music Festival – 2006 – violin
Accepted to “New Hampshire All-State” Music Festival – 2007 – violin</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>ECs listed on app:
Math Honor Society, (11, 12) (Elected President for 2006-2007)
German Honor Society, (11, 12) (Elected President for 2006-2007)
Historical Honor Society, (11, 12) (Elected Treasurer for 2006-2007)
Tri-M Music Honor Society, (12) (Elected Treasurer for 2007)
National Honor Society, Inducted May, 2006
TRHS Varsity Math Team, (11, 12) (Captain 2006-2007)
TRHS Orchestra – (9, 10, 11, 12) --- 1st violin (11,12)
TRHS Chamber Orchestra – (9, 10, 11, 12) --- 1st violin (11,12)</p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: Volunteer many hours at local church, youth group etc.</p></li>
<li><p>Essays (subject and responses): Butterfly Effect - quite unique and risky.</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: Great</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Great</p></li>
<li><p>Interview: It was very good </p></li>
<li><p>Hook. Kenpo Karate: 2nd Degree Black Belt ranking, 11 years to present (working on 3rd degree)<br>
Northern Praying Mantis Kung-Fu: Green Sash ranking, 4 years to present
Member of the Karate International Hall of Fame for tournament achievements, New Hampshire
Karate Demo team – 4 years</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: NH</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Regional Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Cauc.</li>
<li>Gender:Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 80K</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</li>
<li>Strengths: Honors with Distinction all marking periods.</li>
<li>Weaknesses: none</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My variety of activities.
Stressed my desire to study math in essay.
Other Factors:</li>
</ul>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 2400
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 800 Chemistry, 800 Physics
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: ~3.97 UW
[<em>] Rank: School doesn't rank, but top 1-2%
[</em>] APs (including this year's): 5 Calculus BC, 5 US History
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 6 AP courses
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: At least 7, probably more
[<em>] Number of Acceptances At Your School: 3 of which I've heard, almost certainly more
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Potpourri of math awards, National Merit finalist, some other things
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Math team captain, Academic Decathlon team captain, chess team, NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Some, but limited
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very positive, though he barely knows me
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Went well, though I had little in common with my interviewer
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public; mean SAT ~1120/1600, going by memory
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100,000 - $150,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[</em>] Strengths: Academics
[<em>] Weaknesses: No "hooks"
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My application convinced the admissions committee that I would be a good addition to the school, I suppose.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Yay. I'm fairly likely to attend, though financial aid is a factor.</p>

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<p>decision: rejected.
kinda too crushed to even post on here ever again. i'm screwed--don't want to go anywhere else, wasn't expecting this at all.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>Fee Waiver Used?: Ventures Scholar Fee waiver</li>
<li>SAT I (by section): M:670, V:650, W:660</li>
<li>SAT IIs:MI 600, Bio 730</li>
<li>GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: uw=3.88</li>
<li>Rank: Top fifth</li>
<li>ACT:</li>
<li>APs (including this year's): AP Psycology, AP BIO</li>
<li>IBs (including this year's:</li>
<li>Senior Yr Courseload: AP BIO, AP PSYCH, HONORS FORENSICS</li>
<li>Number of Apps from Your School: maybe 3</li>
<li>Number of Acceptances At Your School: Me and my sister</li>
<li>Other stats (Awards, etc.): </li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>ECs listed on app: Lots of church activities, first responder</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Retail</li>
<li>Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about Africa</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Good</li>
<li>Interview: Skipped it</li>
<li>Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Non, URM.. maybe</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: TX</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, sending 5 kids to Ivys this year.</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Nigerian/ black</li>
<li>Gender:Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: NA</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): From Africa</li>
<li>Strengths:</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Strength of Schedule</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because I am ballen!!!!!!!!1
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Here or Rutgers.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 2390 (800v, 800m, 790w)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 770 Chem., 770 Span., 750 Math I, 730 Bio. M
[</em>] GPA, Unweighted: 3.67
[<em>] Rank: No rank, somewhere in the top 11%
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Chem. 5, Euro. 5, U.S. 5 (Calc. BC, Phys. C)
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Heaviest
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Dozens
[<em>] Number of Acceptances At Your School: Lots
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMF, Presidential Scholars Nominee, AP Scholar, Cum Laude
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Extensive theatrical work curricularly, extracurricularly, and in work; varsity-level dance, theatrical community service; vocal music; competitive math; alcohol awareness group
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Staff at Creative Arts Program
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Combination of my love for theatre and chemistry, good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good, not great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Very casual, with alumni at my school, felt AWFUL about it (He digressed into advising me on issues like sex and drugs as if he was my father... So strange.)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: Private boarding
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Strengths: Great grades, scores, theatrical work
[</em>] Weaknesses:Only okay essays/rec.'s, bad interview
[/ul]Other Factors: Top boarding school, sister graduated summa cum laude
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?:Yes
[</em>] SAT I (by section):2100
[<em>] SAT IIs:
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:4.0
[<em>] Rank:1/71
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] APs (including this year's): Bio, French, US History, Calculus, English Language Composition and Lit.
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload:most rigorous
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School:0
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: music, martial arts, leadership in school organizations
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:clinical research, medical secretary
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I loved my supplement, it was really funny!
[</em>] Teacher Recs:great
[<em>] Counselor Rec:great
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):It went well
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Took a class there over the summer
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:MA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Parochial
[</em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[<em>] Gender:F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no idea[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats and good luck everyone!</p>

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<p>Decision:Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR600 W730 M730
[<em>] SAT IIs: Math2 650 Math1 620 EnglishLit 680 Chinese 770
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: um All A's
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: I do 3 A levels...(british system)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: around 100
[<em>] Number of Acceptances At Your School: Alot
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Awards from school - Art for three years in a row, Design and Technology Award, Government Community Service Award, selected candidate for head girl, starbucks design competition
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Lots of unique community service, lots of art related activities, lots of leadership and experience in the art field
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: autistic children, and teaching english and art, mentoring
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Very personal and revealing - kinda emotional as well
[</em>] Teacher Recs: excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: excellent
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Pretty cool, the guy was very nice, we had a very solid talk
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):extremely personal essays? Applying for combined degree? autistic kids?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:
[<em>] State or Country: Hong Kong
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks :None, i did keep in contact with an admissions assistant who did the combined degree as well though
[<em>] Strengths: essays very sincere, very passionate about my activities, very people oriented, flawless transcript
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores i think, and community service is only linked to art and teaching
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Because I showed that I sincerely wanted to go there...worked hard in showing my self in my essay. </p>[/li]
<p>General Comments: CONGRATS those who got in!! Hope I'll see you there!! GO TUFTS!! </p>

<p>Other schools
Brown - rejected
Vassar - rejected
Wesleyan - havent heard back yet -prob rejected
Occidental - waiting for reply
Boston U - accepted
Wheaton College = Accepted
San Fran art institute -accepted
School of Museum of Fine Arts Boston - Accepted</p>

<p>I"M SO HAPPY I GOT IN!!! I probably wouldnt fit in at Wesleyan, because theyre so hippie...</p>

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<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 710V, 680M, 680W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 750 USH, 720 Global History
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 96.4 UW, school doesn't weight anything
[<em>] Rank: 6/148
[</em>] ACT: 30.. but didn't send it
[<em>] APs (including this year's): just 3- US, Gov, Economics
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: -
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: honors physics, apgov, french V, college english, ap econonics, global environment (no math! made this year so nice, but thought it would kill me.)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: i'm the only one, i believe.
[<em>] Number of Acceptances At Your School: just me, unless someone is being secretive
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): national honor society? that's about it.
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: varsity cross country, track, tennis, gay youth group, religious youth group, library volunteer, foreign exchange
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: gym attendant/cleaning person hah
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): i used the common app- wrote about my trip to england for one essay, and i can't remember the other one. they were both very mediocre..
[</em>] Teacher Recs: glowing
[<em>] Counselor Rec: not sure, she didn't let me read it
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): didn't get an interview
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): don't know..
[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ list]
[</em>] State or Country: NY
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public suburban
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$70,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i'm not sure. i was preparing myself for rejection, but got in. maybe not a lot of other people around here applied..?
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: i want to go SO BADLY. but the money is going to be an issue..</p>

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<p>ahhh my two little errors are glaring at me. okay, three. where did edit go?</p>

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<p>Well, here go the stats:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 740 M, 690 V, 760 W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 720, 700, 640
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0/ 4.6ish
[<em>] Rank: tied 1/400
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 8
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: 0
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Psych, AP Microeconomics, AP Comp, AP Poli Sci, AP Macroeconomics, AP Comparative Politics, Journalism 2 and 3
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1? Who knows? I don't know of any others
[<em>] Number of Acceptances At Your School: 1?
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nothing awe-inspiring, applied as an IR major
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity and club soccer captain, varsity lacrosse, SGA Treasurer, Opinons Editor and Editorial Board member of school paper, Amnesty International Executive Board, NHS, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Construction labor, warehouse labor, office assistant, cashier at ice cream shoppe, runner/busser at restaurant
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Really awesome. My favorite from any of the schools I applied to. Very quirky. I also did the optional essay.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One glowing, "one of best in career." Other two were very very good. From English teacher, journalism advisor, and Government/Sociology teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Impersonal
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): None
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Valedictorian athlete who spent his Junior summer in a country at war? Perhaps my work experiences too.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MD
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Fairly large public, sends the occasional grad to a Cornell or a Hopkins, but most students just go to U. of Maryland or smaller state school. This year looks to be one of our best years though (From what I know so far, we're sending kids to Harvard, Haverford, Georgetown, 2 to Hopkins, UVA, American, Wash U, George Washington, etc.)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle?
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nah
[</em>] Strengths: GPA/Rank, essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT 2s?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because of my strengths?
[/ul]Other Factors: N/A
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Yeah!</p>

<p>Other Schools:
Georgetown: Accepted
Dartmouth: Waitlisted
UVA: Waitlisted
UMichigan: Accepted
Holy Cross: Accepted
Lafayette: Accepted (w/ $64k scholarship)
Richmond: Accepted
Amherst: Should find out today... And after checking the mail, its a waitlist</p>

<p>As of now, its looking like I'm gonna be a Hoya next year.</p>

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<p>Congratulations to you all! I'm glad that lolabelle is sitting comfortably as the posterchild Tufts CC representative :) To those that weren't offered admission, I'm sure that you will get into other fantastic schools and have an equally amazing undergraduate experience! At this level of academic prowess, you can't really lose.</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>posting for my D
Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.3 weighted, 3.97 unweighted
Rank: school does not rank, but should be among top few students of 180
ACT: 34
APs: 8 (APUSH, Comp, Chem, Lit, Bio, Calc, Environ, Psych)
Senior Yr Courseload: 5 APs + Honors Spanish 4, Concert Chorale, Religion
Number of Apps from Your School: 1
Number of Acceptances At Your School: 1
Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar</p>

<p>ECs listed on app: Habitat for Humanity Youth Build Steering Committee, founder of school H/H club, H/H volunteer (many hours), low-income tutoring, NHS tutoring, inner-city summer volunteer work, lots of choir stuff (school, church, musicals), Sunday School assistant
Job/Work Experience: ice cream store, tutoring, babysitting</p>

<p>Essays (subject and responses): religion & politics (not always bad topics!)
Teacher Recs: very good
Counselor Rec: excellent
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): really good interview with an attorney at a local coffee shop
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none</p>

<p>State or Country: Midwest
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): co-ed Catholic prep school with good academic reputation --- not ivy-obsessed, though</p>

<p>Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: not poor, but big gap between EFC & cost
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Strengths: well-rounded</p>

<p>Interesting note: Did not choose to do the optional essay.</p>

<p>Accepted:
Centre, Denison, DePauw, Furman, Hendrix, Rhodes, Vanderbilt (and Tufts)
Waitlisted:
Davidson, Macalester
Will most likely attend Furman, based on fit (loves it!)</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>See stats from earlier post. Forgot to add schools:</p>

<p>UNH: Accepted - Presidential Scholarship & Honors College
Worcester Polytech: Accepted - Presidential Scholarship and free 5th year
for Masters Degree
Brandeis: Accepted - Dean's Award & Trustee Scholarship
MIT: Denied
Harvard: Deferred & Denied
Dartmouth: Denied
Bowdoin: Waitlisted</p>

<p>If a decent financial package (to be mailed out April 3rd), then
DEFINITELY TUFTS.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 710 M, 770 W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 750 Lit., 780 Math IIC, 730 Bio M
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.87 UW
[<em>] Rank: Top 3%
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 5 on Bio, taking Physics, French, English, and Calc in May
[</em>] IBs (including this year's:
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics, AP French, AP English, AP French, Honors World History, Honors Multicultural Lit.
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Probably at least 10
[<em>] Number of Acceptances At Your School: Hmm...I know of 5 including me
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Several academic and athletic awards from my school, National Merit Commended, Girl Scout Silver Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity Volleyball and Lacrosse, 12 years of dance, Girl Scouts, Aquarium Volunteer
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at biomedical company last summer
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Kind of quirky, pretty well-written I think - my English teacher liked it, at least
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Who knows?
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): For the most part pretty good...at Starbucks...I do remember that there was one pretty awkward silence
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing like that.
[</em>] Strengths: Generally well-rounded, diverse interests
[<em>] Weaknesses: There's nothing that stand-out about me
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Nothing!
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, not really known to be excellent, but my class is insane. I think our school's improving.
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: I have no idea...probably high enough so I won't get any financial aid
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Je ne sais pas!
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everybody! Maybe I'll see you all there.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: nope
SAT I (by section): 700 CR 710 M 800 W
SAT IIs: 760 Math I 740 Lit
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.95 UW, 4.41 W
Rank: 3/~135
ACT: N/A
APs (including this year's): 4's: stat, us history, euro 3's: spanish, literature. calc AB this year.
IBs (including this year's: spanish SL, world lit HL, bio HL, econ SL, math methods SL (6),
Senior Yr Courseload: IB Spanish, IB Econ, effective participation in government/psychology, AP Calc, IB World Lit, IB Bio
Number of Apps from Your School: 3 that I know of
Other stats (Awards, etc.): math science english award, spanish award, coach's award, etc.
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: varsity tennis (captain), school literary magazine (editor), prom committee, softball, big bro/big sis in school, school's blood drive, random volunteer work in parks and what not, etc.
Job/Work Experience: internship w/a county legislator
Essays (subject and responses): umm I honestly don't remember. they were jive sweet though I'm proud of them.
Teacher Recs: great!
Counselor Rec: unsure, but pretty good I'd say
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): That lady was very enthusiastic. But she said I "got an A+" lol.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): killer inner city public school?
Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): inner city public, but very highly ranked (thank you Newsweek)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: girl
Income Bracket: good question!?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my major was pretty unique, but I don't know if that even counts haha.
Strengths: essays?
Weaknesses: not sure.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Perhaps my essays? I dunno, but who cares - I'm in!!!!!!</p>

<p>Other Schools
Accepted: Brown, Vassar, Rochester, SUNY Geneseo.
Waitlisted: Amherst.
Rejected: Penn, Yale.</p>

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<p>by the way, ThatsWhatSheSaid, that's a hilarious username!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[Stats
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[ *] SAT I (by section): 780M/710R/700W
[ *] SAT IIs: 740 Math2 720 Math1 680 Physics
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: ~3.6W 3UW (I'm quite the slacker...)
[ *] Rank: 60ish of 450-500
[ *] ACT: Nope
[ *] APs (including this year's): Calc AB = 4, English Lang. = 4. English Lit, Physics B, Statistics, Government, Macroeconomics.
[ *] IBs (including this year's:
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: Mentioned above plus French 3 Honors and a stupid Communications class required for graduation
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School:1
[ *] Number of Acceptances At Your School:1
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Achievement Finalist, National Merit Commended Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Starbucks in a Target for 1.5 years
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote 1 on identity which worked out well.
[ *] Teacher Recs:Very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ *] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Very good interview, I was on time asked a bunch of good questions and didn't dress up
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):</p>

<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: TX
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public, Above Average I guess.
[ *] Ethnicity: Congolese
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: ~$90000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM,
[ *] Strengths: SAT's, essays, interview, work experience
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My essays and interviews were great.</p>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Deciding between Tufts and USC.</p>

<p>Accepted at Tulane, Tufts, USC, Rochester, RPI, Lafayette, and a few others
Waitlisted at Penn and Dartmouth
Rejected at MIT, Caltech, Brown, Harvard, Columbia, and Cornell.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): Verbal 700, Writing: 720, Math: 670
[<em>] SAT IIs: Literature: 780, US History: 710, M. Biology: 620
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.1, Unweighted: 3.9
[<em>] Rank: 21
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] APs (including this year's): US History: 5, Gov't: 4, Bio: 3
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: n/a
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Moderate
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Two? Three?
[<em>] Number of Acceptances At Your School: Not sure.
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Eagle Scout
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Eagle Scout, NHS, JSA
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Cart Guy at Super Market
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Moderate
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Went Perfect. The guy was awesome, we talked for a long time, and I really enjoyed myself. Went much better then any other interview, and the guy was great.
[<em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Eagle Scout?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Didn't we already ask this?
[</em>] Strengths: Eagle Scout, Interview, Lucky Socks.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Essays.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Interview
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>

<p>Yay!</p>