Rejected..

Applying to College
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<p>I was outright rejected from Wharton ED and UChicago (Economics) EA and what I was wondering is whether I am right in assuming that this was because of my freshman grades:
1 A+
1 A
4 Bs
3 Cs
1 D</p>

<p>Because other than this I have a 2300 SAT and perfect SAT IIs, despite the fact that I'm an Asian international. My grades improved massively to 4.0 UW GPAs for the remaining three years of high school (including mid-year) with an upward trend every year. I'm asking because, though I already have an acceptance from Mich, I want to remain hopeful for Stanford and Princeton (which don't consider freshman year).</p>

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<p>You will never know why any college admits or denies you and you can do nothing about it now. Just be patient and hope for the best. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Yes, it’s likely those grades hurt you, as did being an international. The international pool is incredibly competitive, with admit rates often much smaller than those of the overall admit rates. At top schools, this means very, very few internationals will stand a chance.</p>

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<p>Like I said on your other post, freshmen grades matter. Freshmen grades are an accurate depiction of how you will perform your freshmen year of college. Solid freshmen grades show you have the ability to adapt to change and handle it. So yes, most likely they did</p>

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<p>Maybe you asked for a lot of aid?</p>

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<p>I didn’t ask for any aid.</p>

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<p>Maybe you didn’t have good ECs?</p>

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<p>The Bs, Cs and D grades were the ones that killed you.</p>

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<p>Those grades are what killed you. Even with straight A’s the rest of your HS career, those grades are just to low. However, think about transfering. You can still get into a good college and try transfering after 1 year. GL.</p>

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<p>Those grades probably hurt you, but it could also have been your essays, your recs, your ECs, etc.</p>

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<p>Rejection sucks. think you still have a shot, but yes, hard for them to ignore C’s and a D even when they supposedly don’t take freshman year grades into account (don’t agree that the B’s will hurt you as someone else suggested). What other schools did you apply to? You’ve mentioned all reach schools (reaches for anyone), so what were the target and safety schools?</p>

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This is horribly untrue. You are twisted if you believe this is the truth. What a joke. Get off these forums if you are just going to make things up.</p>

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<p>It was probably a combination of your freshman year grades and the international thing. In my opinion you would’ve gotten into Chicago if you just lived in south dakota or somewhere. Not sure about Wharton.</p>

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<p>you can try contacting the school and see if they can tell you why… some schools include this is the rejection letter.</p>

<p>but i’m sorry for this happening and i know you will thrive wherever you go!</p>

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<p>^Its a nice idea. Why don’t you talk with the admission officer once? But I’m sure they’ll give you a very vague answer. Those people never really try to tell the truth. :frowning: Still, there is no harm in giving a try!</p>

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<p>Thank you for the responses. It leaves me hopeful for Stanford and Princeton because they see those particular grades.</p>

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<p>Go for Princeton. They don’t consider freshman grades whatsoever.</p>

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<p>go luck with Stanford and Princeton !!!</p>

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<p>Thank you very much!</p>

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<p>uhm… isn’t it past application deadlines for stanford and princeton?? oops – you already applied. nevermind :slight_smile: and good luck.</p>