Regular Decision Results- Class of 2011

<p>You know the deal, the format is this, and remove spaces:</p>

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

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Fee Waiver Used?:
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs (including this year's):
[ *] IBs (including this year's:
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload:
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School:
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>

<p>Example:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800M, 800W (12 essay), 810 CR
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math I, 800 Math II, 800 Bio-E, 800 Bio-M, 800 Chinese, 800 Spanish, 800 Literature, 800 World History, 790 USH :(
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0UW/5.0W
[<em>] Rank: 1/589230
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 24 AP's, all self-study (I had to take IB classes at school), all 5's
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: 24 IB classes taken
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: IB Theory of Everything and Anything, IB Athletics, IB Lunch, IB College Tournament Pick'em, IB Roller Coaster Tycoon, IB Underwater Basketweaving (I had to take these b/c I already took all the other IB classes)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Just little old me
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): I was picked most likely to commit suicide
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity Track, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Softball, Crew, Lacrosse; President of Chess Club, Student Government, NHS, FFA, Captain of FCA; Founder of school's chapter of Model UN, Amnesty International; Over 500 hours of community service at local research center helping with cure for cancer
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I hold down a 40hr/week job as a Fortune 500 marketing consultant
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I had them reviewed by old aunt Maya Angelou, she said they were astounding
[<em>] Teacher Recs: So-so
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): I invited my interviewer to a restaurant I own, said I was the most outstanding applicant ever, and the meal was really good
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Nothing really stands out on my application, so I don't know
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Wyoming
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Subpar
[<em>] Ethnicity: half black, half Native American, half Pacific Islander
[</em>] Gender: Undeclared
[<em>] Income Bracket: $5-10 per year
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I'm not sure of any
[<em>] Strengths: None really
[</em>] Weaknesses: My super low score on my SAT II USH, not too many EC's
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Divine intervention?[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good luck to everyone! Hope to see you all next fall!</p>

<p>ahahahah. ahhh, I just love the interview and income examples!</p>

<p>haha ethnicity: "half black, half Native American, half Pacific Islander"
810 CR
o that did make me lol</p>

<p>oh dear, undeclared gender.. I wonder if this is a male cheerleading softball player or a female football playing chess club president lol</p>

<p>Lol rank 1/589230</p>

<p>Income Bracket: $5-10 per year</p>

<p>Lol, a subpar school in Wyoming? I couldn't possibly imagine that.</p>

<p>erhswimming, you just made my day. LOL</p>

<p>That was the funniest thing, I have ever read in my entire life...lol I want to post that on the Georgetown forum</p>

<p>589230? lol. Are there even that many people living in Wyoming?</p>

<p>"I invited my interviewer to a restaurant I own" <-- part that cracked me up the most.</p>

<p>Wow, I glad I made everyone's day lol. If any of us get rejected, this is why.</p>

<p>Damn, I wish I could have been that interviewer ;)</p>

<p>your restaurant must not be doing too well if you only make $5-10 a year</p>

<p>^^^ naw, see, nrhswimming's restaurant business combined with his consultant job actually makes over $300,000 a year.</p>

<p>he's just been donating $299,990 every year to the American Red Cross cause he/she is such a big philanthropist.</p>

<p>Need to bring this puppy up to the top of the forum list...</p>

<p>has anyone heard anything yet? Aren't emails suppose to be sent out at 5?</p>

<p>Yea, read the official 5 hours freak out thread. Some have gotten them, some haven't.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 2310 (800V 710M 800W)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 770 Bio M, 740 US Hist
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.69/3.95
[<em>] Rank: top 5 % (in school of over 4500 kids, 1111 seniors)
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] APs (including this year's): Euro Hist-5, Physics B-5, Bio-5, US Hist-5, Microecon-5, Calc BC-5, English Lang-4 (this year I'm taking English Lit, Psych, Govt, Chem)<br>
[</em>] IBs (including this year's): N/A
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Band, AP Govt, Calculus III, Adv. Linear Algebra, AP English Lit, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, Philosophy
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: idk
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMS Finalist, AP Scholar w/ distinction, other stuffs (you know, the typical stuff)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: 7 (I had many more, but I forgot to send in a resume to go along with the stuff I put on the common app)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Not much, got money for playing in a Pit Orchestra
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I thought they were good. My mom hated them.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Don't know. Counselor said that they were the finest she had seen, but she may have been exaggerating.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Never saw it
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): None
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): No clue.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:IL
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Large Public HS, over 4500 students
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: I is a boy
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I said I had no clue
[</em>] Strengths: Well rounded? Test scores? Honestly, I don't know
[<em>] Weaknesses: Forgot to send in a separate resume with all of my awards and ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I guess they liked me. Whoopee!
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: As I said before, whoopee!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: NO
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR 660/M 700/V 700 (essay 11)
[<em>] SAT IIs: German 800, Spanish 770, French 720, Italian 690, Biology 730, Chemistry 730
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.8 UW
[<em>] Rank: 2/85
[</em>] ACT: no ACTs in Germany
[<em>] APs (including this year's): no APs in Germany
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 0
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): several awards in Germany and from my high school
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Dancing (Breakdance), Taekwondo (1st degree black belt), foreign language studies, violin/orchestra
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: dance instructor, math/chemistry tutor, civil service (community service 40hours per week for 9 months), internship at renowned research institute in Germany (independent climate and biochemistry research)
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): about my passion as a dancer, travel experience to Russia
[<em>] Teacher Recs: great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: great
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): NO interview
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): independent research, speak 9 languages (4 fluently), World record Headspins, black belt Taekwondo
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: GARMISCH, GERMANY
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): competitive public secondary school
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: MALE
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): international student maybe
[</em>] Strengths: usual mixture of academic interests + extracurriculars (well-rounded)
[<em>] Weaknesses: obviously none
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: see stats
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I AM HAPPY! That?s my first admissions decission from an American university and I got accepted! YEAH</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800CR, 780W, 780M
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Lit, 800 Phys, 800 Chem, 800 Bio E :D:D
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: Different System: ISC/ICSE. (Indian): ICSE (grade 10): 96.6%, ISC (12): Predicted: 97-98% :)
[<em>] Rank:1/2 of 70
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] APs (including this year's): N/A (Doing Lang, Phys C, Calc BC, Chem, Bio through self study)
[</em>] IBs (including this year's): N/A
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: ISC: English, Physics, Math, Chem, Bio, Environmental Science
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School:4
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):Ref: Stats Profile
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Debate, Quizzing, Creative Writing, Math/Science, School Government etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Great. (What would you do)
[<em>] Teacher Recs:Brilliant
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Brilliant
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location):N/A
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):None, specifically. (Engineer who's a debater? 6 800's? :p)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Dubai, UAE. (Indian National)
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):N/A
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian (Indian)
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None
[<em>] Strengths:Twin? Generally strong app.
[</em>] Weaknesses:Superfluous, this section. :p (International?)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No Comment. ;)[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:Congrats to all Accepted, Commiserations to those waitlisted and rejected.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR740 M780 W720 (2240)
[<em>] SAT IIs: MIIC790 Lit740 WH640
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9UW 4.3W
[<em>] Rank: 31/570
[</em>] ACT: N/A</p>

<p>[<em>] APs (including this year's): WH4 USH4 CalcAB5 EngLang5 / Bio CalcBC EngLit
[</em>] IBs (including this year's): N/A
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Bio, Govt/Econ, AP Calc BC, AP Eng Lit, Spanish 4
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: ?? a couple.. not too many, I don't think
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commended, nothing too special
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: drama, piano, work, clubs
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 1 year at my work
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App's Role Model - Jackie O; Free Day - how I'm a fatalist; Class - art classes at AAU, SF
[<em>] Teacher Recs: good, I'm assuming
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably generic
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): N/A
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): nothing, really
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, 4 years old
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese-Cambodian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: $100k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing, really
[<em>] Strengths: writing
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores/grades could have been better; distinct pattern in second-semester slacking
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no clue.[/li] [/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I freaked out when I saw "Congrats from JHU" in my inbox.. made me happier than I thought it would. almost got hit by a car afterwards, I was so happy. (:</p>

<p>Congrats to all!</p>

<p>**
Accepted
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Domestic/International</p>

<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2080
[</em>]ACT: 32
[<em>]SAT Subject Tests: Math2c:750; Spanish:690
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 3.8 UW, 4.1 W
[<em>]APs / other stats: 6 AP?s by end of Sr. Year
[/ul]
Major awards/ECs:
[ul]
[li]Lots of band/orchestra/chamber music related activies[/li][</em>]CSF
[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Pretty good?.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: both were pretty good
[<em>]Counselor Rec: normal
[</em>]Interview:
[<em>]Hook (if any): Lots of music related stuff, sent in tape with oboe playing
[/ul]
Personal:
[ul]
[</em>]Location (State or Country): Bay Area, CA
[<em>]Ethnicity & Gender: ? Asian Indian, ? white
[</em>]Major strength/weakness: music, science
[li]Your thoughts on your decision: I?m pretty stoked!![/li][/ul]
Any other comments: No comments.</p>