***RPI 2016 RD Results***

<p>Re: Corrected
Sorry to hear that about your application. I would suggest calling admission as well on Monday to get things straighten up. I recently had trouble putting in my deposit, and had to contact admissions as well. The lady who picked up was really friendly and quite helpful and quickly resolved me problem. I would assume you would get the same treatment if you were to call.</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[ list]</p>

<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown):</p>

<p>CR 520 M 800 W 630 Essay 12</p>

<p>[ *] ACT: Never taken ACT</p>

<p>[ *] SAT II:</p>

<p>Math II 800 Physics 780 Chemistry 730</p>

<p>[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81</p>

<p>[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank</p>

<p>[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): </p>

<p>Calculus BC 5. Calculus AB Sub 5. Mechanics 4. E&M 4</p>

<p>[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):</p>

<p>[ *] Senior Year Course Load:</p>

<p>15 college sophomore & junior level math & physics course. only 4 classes in high school. self-study AP Chemistry</p>

<p>[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[ list]</p>

<p>[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>

<p>1.Violin: State Orchestra, State Qualified, School Orchestra Concertmaster, Champions of 2 counties, Learned Violin for 12 years
2. Math Club President (9th)
3. Programming Club President (10th): win a national competition
4. Science Club Assistance (10th): Do several intra-school science fairs
5. School Swimming Team, Swimming Club, and 100m backstroke Silver Medal</p>

<p>[ *] Job/Work Experience: Private tutor (paid, teach AP Calculus)</p>

<p>[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 500 hr+</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**[ list]</p>

<p>[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon</p>

<p>[ *] Country (if international applicant):</p>

<p>[ *] Ethnicity: Taiwanese (not native Asian-American)</p>

<p>[ *] Gender: Male</p>

<p>[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<ol>
<li>Have only been in US for 2 years, studied in Taiwan’s public school until junior years.</li>
<li>Have shown strong interest in EE</li>
<li>Self-studied 4 APs and get 5 & 4 on all</li>
<li>Old Chinese and Traditional Chinese Medicine</li>
</ol>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**[ list]</p>

<p>[ *] Strengths: AP/College Course/Unique Essay</p>

<p>[ *] Weaknesses: SAT</p>

<p>[ *] Why you think you were accepted: </p>

<p>My essay/Extracurricular/English is not my first language so SAT requirement is relatively low</p>

<p>[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>Accepted:

  1. UIUC Electrical Engineering
  2. Purdue Electrical Engineering
  3. Georgia Tech Engineering
    Reject:
  4. Washington U in St. Louis</p>

<p>[/list][ b]Financial Aid (If posted):** [ list]</p>

<p>[ *] Scholarships/Amount: Have no idea now</p>

<p>Details for Daughter of Fauster</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1960
[</em>] SAT II: 750 Math 690 Chem
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 / 317</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Dance, Orchestra, Chorus. Not your typical Engineering EC’s.
[</em>] Essays: Not bad. As a parent, I would have liked to re-write some of them but it wasn’t my application.
[li] Teacher Recommendation: Daughter is well regarded by her teachers so they should have been good.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Income Bracket: Between me and the IRS.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Class rank, SAT II test scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT I test scores were very good but not incredible.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted at RIT. Liklely acceptance at U of Delaware.</p>[/li]
<p>Scholarships/Amount: RPI Medalist. Waiting on March 17th.</p>

<p>ACCEPTED!!!</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (770, 760, 800)
ACT: Never took it
SAT II: 800 on math II, 790 on chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5 (out of 221)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), chemistry (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: Calculus II (taken at a local college), AP Biology, AP computer science, honors Latin 4, a few others that don’t really matter
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship, Williams College Book Award, qualification for state math competition (not really an award, but it doesn’t fit anywhere else), Create Award at Vex Robotics World Championship, and a ton of other robotics awards.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics club (leader, although we don’t have official titles), Environmental Club (board member), Varsity Tennis (captain), Latin club, Math Team, NHS
Job/Work Experience: I work for a non-profit organization, and I teach an SAT prep class
Volunteer/Community service: Ton of stuff… several hundred hours. I’m not gonna list everything, but the most significant community service activity I’ve done would be volunteering for a camp for kids with diabetes
Summer Activities: Summer tennis, a ton of volunteer work, employment
Essays: Pretty good.
Teacher Recommendation: I sent three. Two were extremely good, but I’m not sure about the third.
Counselor Rec: Probably average
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Didn’t have one
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurricular activities, test scores
Weaknesses: Didn’t take enough AP courses, although in my defense, my school makes it exceedingly difficult to take many.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I’m pretty well rounded.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at WashU, WPI, UMASS, GIT, and Penn State.
General Comments: I’m so happy that I got in!! Congrats to everyone else who got accepted, and to everyone who didn’t, I’m sure you’re all amazing people, and you’re all gonna be at great colleges next year!</p>

<p>6 down, 9 more to go!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
SAT I (breakdown):N/A
ACT:31
SAT II:NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.5 Weighted 4.23
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/80
AP (place score in parenthesis):APUSH 5, AP Physics 5
Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc, Highest level all other classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):4Yr Varsity Soccer Captain, 3yrs Baseball Captain 3Yr Varsity Basketball. All Conference soccer two years
State (if domestic applicant):CT
Gender:M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):First Generation
Strengths: ACT
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACT and extracurriculars
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted WPI, UCONN, Penn State, Clemson, Tulane</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): Reading: 680 Math: 730 Writing: 650
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: Math II: 730; physics; 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.51 UW, 4.0 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 90/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): environmental science-3, euro history-3,
physics b-5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Govt, H. Econ, Ap Calc BC, AP Physics C: Mech, AP Physics C: E&M, English 12, AP Stats, Chemistry
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 1 year JV tennis, 3 years varsity tennis, countless tutoring hours, piano
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
State (if domestic applicant): Ca
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: declined to state
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Strengths: Letters of rec, SAT’s
Weaknesses: Rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]Financial Aid (If posted):** [ list]
Scholarships/Amount: unknown</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>-SAT I (breakdown): 1920 M:590, W:650, CR:680
-ACT: 29
-SAT II: Math2:600, World History:650, Literature;670
-Unweighted GPA: 3.7/ 4.2 weighted
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 16%
-AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics(3), World History(5)
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP lit, art, economics, advanced french
Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
2 years cheerleading
2 years cross country
3 year swim team
2 years girls club
2 years youth advisory board
2 years tutor + mentor
Job/Work Experience: summer internship
-Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours with various organizations.
Other

  • State : California
  • Ethnicity: hispanic/white
  • Gender: female
  • Hooks: inner city high school, girl in the sciences
    Reflection
    -Strengths: ?
    -Weaknesses: terrible math sat score
    -Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ?</p>

<p>-Scholarships/Amount: none yet</p>

<p>next stop… reddit.com/r/rpi</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>-SAT I (breakdown): 1980 M:750, W:630, CR:630
-Unweighted GPA: 3.53
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
-AP (place score in parenthesis): USHist(3), EuroHist(3), PhysicsB(3), CalcAB(5)
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, History, English
Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
4 years soccer, 3 varsity letters, conference all-star
Job/Work Experience: part-time job since 10th grade, all-year
-Volunteer/Community service: not much
Other

  • State : MA
  • Ethnicity: white
  • Gender: male
  • Hooks: none
    Reflection
    -Strengths: ?
    -Weaknesses: not great AP scores, not enough extracurriculars
    -Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ?</p>

<p>My son was waitlisted</p>

<p>ACT:31
GPA:3.9 UW
AP’s: US History-4, English Comp-5, Early Am. History-4
EC’s: Heavy involvement in orchestra, part-time job, NHS
Received the Medalist scholarship from RPI
State: MI
Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>Accepted to U of Michigan, Depaul, Case Western, Drexel.</p>

<p>Surprised, but we did not visit etc. Unlikely he would have attended anyway even if accepted.</p>

<p>scooter11 I can’t believe it! Your son has excellent credentials! I am very surprised he wasn’t admitted. Sounds like he still has great options.</p>

<p>

</p>

<p>Well there goes any hopes of people actually enrolling.</p>

<p>(I kid, I kid…)</p>

<p>Agree with Midhelper, shocked Scooter11’s son was not admitted. You have great other choices!</p>

<p>Granite State Daughter details:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: not reported
ACT: 33
SAT II: 760 Math II; 730 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 / 370
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: varsity field hockey (captain); varsity lax; swim team; exchange student with school China exchange
Community service / activities: active in church; volunteer youth lacrosse coach (several years); karate student and instructor
work: life guard and swim instructor
Essays: okay
Teacher Recommendations: the one she saw was excellent. Others should be very good as well.
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): New Hampshire
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Reflection
Strengths: Class rank, test scores
Weaknesses: probably essays; perhaps lack of STEM extracurriculars - guess it depends on how you look at it
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted WPI, Drexel, Catholic U, Western New England. Waitlisted WUStL</p>

<p>Scholarships/Amount: hoping!</p>

<p>re: scooter11’s kid–</p>

<p>With all due respect, none of his/her AP courses are in math or science. Might be an important factor at a science/engineering school</p>

<p>Yes, I would probably agree, although having a 3.9 UW gpa in honors and ap classes reflects a very good student regardless of the subject. My son had a 4.0 his junior year. I guess they were looking for other qualifications my son did not have.</p>

<p>scooter 11 maybe you should call and ask, I don’t think it could hurt you. Is it possible that something minor was missing in his application? I don’t think it would hurt to get more information. As a high school teacher I am curious about the reasons so that I can advise other students in the future too especially if it is some preventable technicality.</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlist</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR 490 M 610 W 520
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 UW
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/275
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP PHYS, AP ENG, AP CALC, Social Science, Political Science, German IV
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class President, Tennis (captain), Math club, 6 different varieties of musical bands, Penn State Engineering Camp, Debate, Drama Club (Lead), Golf, Youth Salute, Stage Crew (Manager)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Busser
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Altar Boy, Church Youth Group, Choir, Church Festival Staff, Swim Team Statistician, Special Olympics Helper.
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Strengths: High GPA? Decent AP class grades. Most likely to gain 5 on calc. Class President Leadership
[ *] Weaknesses: Sats
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Sats</p>

<p>Anybody?</p>

<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):800 CR 620M 650W
[ *] ACT:Not taken
[ *] SAT II:710 Math II 690 Bio E
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):23/326
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):All APs are being taken this year.
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc, AP Psych, AP English, College Comp Sci 2, College World History, College Biology, Film Studies, and Spanish 2 and 3
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Questbridge Scholar, Gates Finalist, MITES Student
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):NSBE (VP), CS Club (President), Guitar and Bass Club (President),Synth. Bio Research at Broad Institute and Screen-Writing Club (President)
[ ] Job/Work Experience:Two jobs for last four years.
[ ] Volunteer/Community service:Guitar Teacher, Clean-Up Central PA, Habitat for Humanity, and others.
[ /list][ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Pennsylvania
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] Ethnicity:African-American
[ ] Gender:Male
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, First Generation, Already done research, and brought my GPA from a 3.1 to the 3.7
[ /list][ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths:ESSAYS!, recs, MITES, research, and projected interest in the college.
[ *] Weaknesses:GPA, SAT
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I worked hard to bring myself up from where I was Freshmen year and that hard work showed.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]Financial Aid (If posted):
[ list]Accepted PennState, Maryland, NYU, Drexel, Northwestern. Rejected MIT :(, GaTech
[ *] Scholarships/Amount:Negligible, but waiting to see if I’m a Gates Finalist.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 590 | M 800 | W 720
ACT: -
SAT II: Math II 740 | Physics 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not ranked
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (3) AP US (4) Ap Bio (3) - senior yr: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Gov.
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Gov, Honors English, yearbook.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor track varsity captain, student government (officer), yearbook, club president, national honor society.
Job/Work Experience: -
Volunteer/Community service: 120 hours at library.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): -
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Ehh… Nothing?
Reflection
Strengths: Math, course-load, immigrant
Weaknesses: terrible critical reading score.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no clue.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted NYU poly honors.</p>