Smith College Class of 2015 Results

chesers · March 25, 2011, 6:58pm

I figured, since one wasn't up yet, I may as well make the thread. :)

Template (remember to remove spaces):

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?
[ /list]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]

peacelovesoul · March 25, 2011, 7:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang 4, APUSH 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s and Advanced/gifted courses
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Beta Club, Drama Club, Art Honor Society, yearbook staff, mentor for my schools mentoring program… (feel like I’m forgetting something )
[] Job/Work Experience: had a summer job
[] Volunteer/Community service: Arts in education organization
[] Summer Activities: summer program at major public Uni
[] Essays: I have no idea
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were pretty good I think
[] Counselor Rec: average at best I guess
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:nope[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Si
[] Intended Major: Sociology
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African-America
[] Gender: lol
[] Income Bracket: pretty low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I have no idea, maybe the fact that I tried to give all of the schools I applied to a good sense of who I am (in my essays)
[] Weaknesses: test scores but I didn’t submit sooo…idk
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was lucky honestly, and I’m extremely grateful
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Drexel, Goucher, GA, and another instate school… I still have others to hear from
[/ul]General Comments: This whole application/acceptance process has been a real wildcard for me, but so far things have turned from ok to great! Congrats to all of those who have been admitted, to those who have been waitlisted keep your head up!, and to those denied acceptance great things are in store for you!

chesers · March 25, 2011, 7:49pm

Haha, don’t I feel silly for forgetting to leave gender out of the general template! Guess I’ve been CCing a little too much lately…

peacelovesoul · March 25, 2011, 8:03pm

haha my “LOL” was by no means a poke at you, just at the template :)

treefingers · March 25, 2011, 8:06pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 690 M, 730 W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 630 Lit, 690 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35/559
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), English Literature (4), Psychology (5), Spanish Language (4), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Physics B, AP Spanish Literature, AP Statistics, Pre-Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper, National Honor Society, Key Club, History Club, Physics Club
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local public library, Teen Advisory Group
[] Summer Activities: Nothing particularly remarkable
[] Essays: Very good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them
[] Counselor Rec: Positive, but poorly written
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: On the application I put psychology and English, but I think I’m going to switch English out for Russian literature
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male, of course
[] Income Bracket: Middle middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student, fluent in two languages in addition to English[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Courses taken, grades/scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: No leadership positions
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See my strengths, I guess
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?: UT-Austin, Hendrix, and St. Edward’s
[/ul]General Comments: Going into the application process, Smith was only my third choice, but as time has passed, I’ve learned so much more about Smith and it has now become my top choice. Congratulations to everyone else who has been accepted, and good luck to all of the waitlistees! Also, I’m sure all of you who have been rejected will find somewhere where you’ll be just as happy, if not even happier, than you would have been at Smith.

wanton · March 25, 2011, 8:36pm

I actually don’t think that asking gender is that silly. There are quite a few people who are genderqueer/male that attend Smith. I mean Smith admissions goes by the assumption of female sexed, so it’s kind of a pointless question in that regard. There’s the question of gender and sex probably being conflated in the outline though, which is problematic. And I don’t think that people who are genderqueer should be asked to reveal themselves as such on an outline. Kind of irrelevant I guess. Oh god what am I talking about. I don’t even know. I’m going to sleep.

Congratulations to everyone who was accepted~~~23
Haha I honestly did happy little screams for all of you.

kenzie1992 · March 25, 2011, 8:36pm

Decision: Accepted (early write)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2120
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: did not submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):Math SL (6), Spanish SL (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: English HL, Chem HL, History HL, Art History SL, AP calc AB, Play Productuion
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nada[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Play pro, exchange student hosting, opinion magazine (editorial board)
[] Job/Work Experience: year and a half at a local Italian restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: not much, local arts festival and community theatre
[] Summer Activities: IB World Conference,
[] Essays: Wrote about playing Ultimate Ninja at the IB world conference for the common app and it was really good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: The one that I read was good, the one I didn’t read claimed it was good
[] Counselor Rec: dunno
[] Additional Rec: nada
[li] Interview: Went very well! The girl I interviewed with said she’d recommend me highly and be shocked if I didn’t get in :)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes ma’am
[] Intended Major: chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: blindingly white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: ~90k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, although my school does have a realllly good track record with Smith[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, ACT, interviews, GPA, IB courseload
[] Weaknesses: lack of leadership and awards, slight dip in grades first semester of senior year.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I worked my a* off during high school
[li] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Accepted to Wellesley, Whitman, Lewis&Clark, Bard, and Oregon State. Choosing between Smith/Wellesley and full tuition at L&C, Whitman might get thrown into the mix if they give me enough $$. Waitlisted at Vassar and still waiting on Brown, Barnard, and Swat.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
It’s going to be a tough decision riding mostly on $$ but I’m very excited :)

chesers · March 25, 2011, 8:48pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2400, one sitting
[] SAT II: 780 Lit, 730 Math 2
[] GPA: 3.95 UW, 4.31 W
[] Rank: 19/445
[] AP: English Lit (5), English Lang (5), US History (4), US Gov (5), AP Calc BC (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, AP European History, year 4 college-level German
[li] Major Awards: National Merit Finalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, German Club, School Newspaper, Debate Team, Piano lessons for six years
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: worked at public library
[] Summer Activities: took government sponsored Mandarin immersion program at Gonzaga U (equiv to GU’s Mandarin 101), took U of Oregon’s first-year Chinese set (101-103)
[] Essays: My Common App essay was pretty strong, but kind of sentimental. My supplement essays were brief and pretty basic, with not a lot of stylistic flourish.
[] Teacher Recommendation: My AP English teacher’s was good, talking about how much I’d grown with her since sophomore year. I didn’t see my AP Calc teacher’s, but I think it’s pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: No idea, probably okay.
[] Interview: AMAZING. My interviewer was got in touch with me before she was ever set to interview – our first talk wasn’t actually considered an official interview (that one came a month or two later). She was an '08 grad and we really clicked, and I have been keeping up an informal correspondence with her since. She also sent me a really nice congratulations card after I let her know I was admitted.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State: Washington
[] School Type: Suburban public (pop. 1800) that sends about 1/3 to no college, 1/3 to community, and 1/3 to 4-year (mostly state publics)
[] Ethnicity: White/Asian
[] Income Bracket: 150K
[li] Hooks: none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, grades, maybe Common App essay
[] Weaknesses: ECs, lack of awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Definitely my scores and GPA, and just a respectively strong application overall.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Accepted to University of Washington, Northwestern and U Chicago. Waiting on Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Reed.
[/ul]
General Comments: I was actually one of the surprise “early group” admits. I also got a Zollman scholarship.

teecee · March 25, 2011, 10:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I: 1730
[]SAT II: 800 Chinese, 770 US History, 620 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.62
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors PreCalc, Honors Latin, AP Stats, Physics, Theology IV (school requirement), Issues in the US 1950-present, World Literature
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chinese lessons (8 years), Latin Club
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: mission trip in China for 2 weeks, local soup kitchens, Birthright
[] Summer Activities: vacation
[] Essays: decent, supplements essays were done 2 hours before deadline; Common App essay was on my conflicted cultural identity, it was very basic but other admission directors told me that it was powerful.
[] Teacher Recommendation: written by my Latin and science ( who is also the vice principal) teacher, is not allowed to read them but guidance counselor said it was very nice and reflex me truthfully
[] Counselor Rec: I love my guidance counselor, he is amazing. I was a transfer student (junior transfer), by the time he wrote my letter I have only known him for a year but we developed a good relationship. He understand all my problems (sophomore year grade was very, very bad) and told me that he explained it in depth in his letter
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: 20 minute interview in September with a senior at Smith, went very well (I am a talker, therefore I present myself better in interviews rather than in writing). I told her what my dreams and aspirations are and my reasons for wanting to attend Smith. During the interview, I have gotten a little sentimental and started to cry (bad idea, running mascara) but overall the interview went great, except my interview didn’t have a chance to talk at all and I cried.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: economic
[] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[] School Type: All girls catholic school
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): all girls high school? not first generation college and I don’t believe that I qualify as URM[/li]
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: interview, recommendation letters
[] Weaknesses: ECs, grades, scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know, my strengths?
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?: Siena College, SUNY Stony Brook, Salve Regina … many more to hear from
[/ul]General Comments: When I say I really don’t know why I got accepted to Smith, I really don’t know. Compared to other girls who applied and have gotten accepted I have little ECs, and low grades. My friend who has gotten waitlisted have a higher SAT score and GPA than me AND she is legacy. However, Smith admissions director must saw something Smith worthy in me.

alexpappas13 · March 25, 2011, 10:55pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 520M, 540CR, 590W (1650 superscore)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 500 (Bio) and 580 (Lit)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Pre-Calc, Spanish III, ENG 102 (college course), PSY Personality (college course). (My school does not offer AP or honors courses. They do offer an AP Alternative Program, which enabled me to take two college courses in the fall semester and two this semester).
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Part of the National Society for the Gifted and Talented.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Horse riding instructor, part time job (10-15 hours per week, Team Leader), Piano (have played for 11 years), Horse riding 2-3 times per week.
[] Job/Work Experience: I have been working since I was 14.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Aid for Friends
[] Summer Activities: Summer Institute for the Gifted at Princeton University (July-August 2010), NSLC at UC Berkeley (June 2010), horse riding 2-3 times per week, horse riding instructor.
[] Essays: Very good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I have not seen any of them. I’m hoping they were good.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: It went very well. She said she was very impressed with me. We talked a lot about horse riding and playing the piano, which we both do.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Government or English
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[] School Type: Cyber Charter School
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $250,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I graduated high school one year early by taking high school courses throughout the past two summers and taking college courses. This took a lot of determination and hard work. I also attend an online Charter School.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection:

<ul>
<li>Strengths: English and Science courses, essays, and interview.</li>
<li>Weaknesses: SAT SCORES. I do NOT test well.</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea! I think Smith really loves unique and non-traditional students, which I both am. I am so glad Smith accepted me! :)</li>
<li>What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? </li>
</ul>

Accepted: Smith College, Wilkes University and Saint Joseph’s University
Rejected: Swarthmore
Waitlisted: Boston College and Villanova
Still waiting on Princeton and Dartmouth

sarahfylw · March 25, 2011, 11:38pm

I’m unbelievably jealous of all of you. I got rejected this morning and was devastated as it was tied for my first choice along with Middlebury College.
It’s such a horrible feeling, especially since the Smith letter says something about not even qualifying in comparison to the other applicants.

bzniels · March 25, 2011, 11:50pm

Smith College Class of 2015 Results
WAITLISTED

Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 580 M, 720 W, 740 R
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 760 US History, 740 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank: N/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4); US History (5); Eng Lang (5); Art History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Eng Lit, AP Gov & Politics, AP Studio Art, AP Enviro Sci, Honors Trig, Peer Counselor
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model United Nations (10-12, President; won 3 awards including Best Delegate at Stanford); New Global Citizens (VP; 11-12); Student Activities Board (2 yrs, volunteerwork coordinator); Outward Bound trips; art classes; peer tutor; Newspaper club member;
Job/Work Experience: bussing tables for 1 yr, hired as an art teaching assistant at local museum
Volunteer/Community service: NGC, Gabrielle Giffords for Congress intern, various organizations around town incl. AIDS foundation and political campaigns
Summer Activities: Giffords, art museum internship, Art Institute of Chicago programs
Essays: Excellent…
Teacher Recommendation: All three were very positive
Counselor Rec: Short but insightful
Additional Rec: I am going to have my boss at the museum send one for sure now…
Interview: Very well…my interviewer is on the Board of Directors

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Art History (with Museum Studies concentration) or International Relations
State (if domestic applicant): AZ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive public–ranked #22 nationally
Ethnicity: Whiiite
Gender: F
Income Bracket: under $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Dual citizen? Artist?

Reflection
Strengths: Art supplement, essays, interview, geographic location
Weaknesses: GPA, math test score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, 3 other girls in my area of the state were admitted ED
What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? waitlisted USC & smith, rejected from Scripps, accepted to Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State. Still waiting on Amherst, Vanderbilt, and McGill.

General Comments: Smith is my first choice.

Brittanyb · March 26, 2011, 12:38am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1950 (I forget my specifics but math and reading were my highest)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.414
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25% (my rank is not a good representation, this was addressed in my application)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (4) Enviro (4)
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Human Geo, AP Lit, APUSH, Latin honors, anatomy honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Book Club (VP). Academic Team (science captain) Art club, Shakespeare club
[] Job/Work Experience: none. explained this in my interview. because my mom works full time + goes to college, there is no time for her to drive me to a job. I can’t get a car because of money issues either, so my opportunities are greatly limited.
[] Volunteer/Community service: only a few hours. helped out a golf thing and a christmas fundraiser thing for cancer patients.
[] Summer Activities: ballet summer intensives
[] Essays: I think I can write well. The essay in which I had to pick on attribute I would look for in applicants was creatively done. I talked about individuality.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Superb.
[] Counselor Rec: my counselor changed my senior year, so he knew nothing about me, but I think he did an okay job.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Fantastic! My mom’s coworker sought me out and informed me of Smith. She did an informal interview with me the beginning of my Junior year and I somehow impressed her. Then she kept in touch with me both by email and through my mom. She did another interview with me at the beginning of my Senior year and by the, I had realized I wanted to go to Smith. She informed me I was the best applicant in the state as far as personality goes, so I believe her recommendation helped me tremendously. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, received 49k
[] Intended Major: Physics (maybe engineering)
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket: ~30k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st generation college student (mom is currently in school). Went to NCSA my freshman year of high school for ballet, one of the most selective arts schools in the country. I skipped the 8th grade. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Stellar interview, interesting background (ballet, explained in my application in depth), my future goals (also explained in my app, talked about wanting to build schools in Haiti,) and being a prospect physics major.
[] Weaknesses: grades and ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My interview…
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? none
[/ul]General Comments: Yay smith?

BayAreaMama · March 26, 2011, 2:28am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (750R, 660W, 630M)
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: Biology 780, Literature 760 
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): HS doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Literature (4), others in process
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n.a.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ & AP Govt, AP Art History, AP Env. Science, Pre-Calc, Film Crit, Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross-Country team, Track team, Japanese lessons.
[] Job/Work Experience: summer jobs + babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: a couple of service clubs
[] Summer Activities: some work, some travel, study in Japan.
[] Essays: Personal essay and Smith essays were fairly strong, I think.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them. Assume they were supportive but not necessarily over the top.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good
[] Additional Rec: Japanese tutor
[li] Interview: She thought it didn’t go all that well compared to her interviews.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
[] Intended Major: Art, East Asian (Japanese) studies, but other interests as well.
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large, diverse, public urban school.
[] Ethnicity: American of European Descent aka White as can be
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class, I guess…
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none that I know of.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Thoughtful essays in application? 
[] Weaknesses: Grades not as strong in senior year.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No clue other than it felt like the right place for my DD and they must have felt it was a good match too.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going?
Accepted to UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, University of Puget Sound, Earlham College. Still waiting on Lewis & Clark, Middlebury, Wesleyan, Brown, Barnard and Vassar. 
[/ul]General Comments:
Very excited about Smith!

Whaletoes · March 26, 2011, 11:26am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1850 (670R, 640W, 550M) My guidance counselor sent these out even though I asked her not to, but it looks like it didn’t hurt me.
[] ACT: 31 (36E, 25M, 34R, 27S, 33W).
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78, I think? It’s a 94/100.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20. My school doesn’t rank.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Taking English Language and Composition and Studio Art this year.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: French IV, AP English, Pre-calculus, AP Studio Art, Creative Writing, Math in the Real World, Photography, and a senior social studies course.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School English award in sophomore year, finalist in a state writing competition last year, and chosen for publication in the VSA’s (national?) magazine this year.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre work, GSA, World Language Club, NHS.
[] Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s for the past year and a half.
[] Volunteer/Community service: I passed out fliers once.
[] Summer Activities: Work. Counselor rec may have mentioned that I sometimes travel in the summer.
[] Essays: Common App essay was about why peer support is important for LGBT people of my age group, Smith essay was about valuing “intellectual ingenuity.”
[] Teacher Recommendation: I read one and it was very nice. The other was by my junior year English teacher and the GSA’s advisor, and I know he likes me a lot, so I’m going to assume it was nice as well.
[] Counselor Rec: I think she said that in her rec she was going to mention that I had needed to mature quickly because of my mother’s death, but I never read her actual recommendation.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] Intended Major: Psychology.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maine
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small public school of ~500 students.
[] Ethnicity: White.
[] Gender: Female.
[] Income Bracket: Lower middle class?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): At another college I think either my heritage or my sexuality caused me to have a ‘multicultural education’ enrollment officer, so maybe one of those is applicable here.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: The awards, maybe. In general, my application is heavily weighed toward English.
[] Weaknesses: No science in senior year (but did have 4 credits), didn’t take French in junior year, didn’t have a lot of extra-curriculars, could have taken a more rigorous course load, no leadership positions, no volunteer work.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Looking at everything that I just wrote, I don’t really know. Maybe they thought I was interesting.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Brandeis, Guilford, Colby-Sawyer, and a state college.
[/ul]General Comments: I’m really happy that I got in, but I wish that I’d submitted an art supplement. I think I would choose Smith if I receive enough financial aid from them. :)

jmigs720 · March 26, 2011, 4:43pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[] ACT: 30 (34 R, 33 E, 26 M, 27 S)
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psych (4), AP Lang (4), AP Gov (3), AP World, AP Lit, AP Enviro, AP US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP classes, the rest honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Jewish youth group (took on countless leadership roles, coordinated 3 conventions of 50-100 people, VP of community service and social action), dance, founding member of a GSA for my area
[] Job/Work Experience: worked at a camp over the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours of community service, organized a lot of CS opportunities for my youth group
[] Summer Activities: Leadership Training Conference (2008), Spanish immersion program in Argentina (2008), leadership seminar in Israel (2010)
[] Essays: very good, I am very proud of the final result
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see, but she likes me so I’m sure it was good
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: I think it went well. It was my first college interview so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the woman seemed to like me. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: psychology
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: competitive, well known, public high school
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, ECs, interview, test scores, rigor of my courses
[] Weaknesses: my GPA is definitely sub-par for Smith
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s all about ED! I don’t know if I would have gotten accepted if I were being compared to a larger group of people.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Dickinson College, Clark University, withdrew from the rest.
[/ul]General Comments: yay smith! can’t wait for the fall! :)

kmurry · March 26, 2011, 9:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 28
[] SAT II: 640 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) Psych (5) Lit & Comp (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Tulane University courses, AP English IV, AP Calc AB, H World History H Anatomy & Physiology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, AP Achievent, All Academic Swim Team All District Basketball, Most Improved APUSH, Most Optomistic Psych[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): P2P Student Ambassador, 250 + hrs community service, Chorus, (Sports Editor) of the school paper, Varsity Track, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Basketball, Social Committee (Chairperson), National Spanish Honor Society, Mock Trial, Varsity Softball, FCA
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Animal Rescue New Orleans, Catholic Charities, School Events, St. Bernard Project
[] Summer Activities: Basketball, Summer Camp Mentor
[] Essays: Personal on driving a stick, Another was on How Hurrican Katrina has impacted my decisions on where and why I choose to volunteer in my city
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): LA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Charter
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: +100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: My essays & my course selections maybe?
[ *] Weaknesses: My GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Diversity
[ *] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Xavier of Lousiana & LSU
[/ul]General Comments:

zyj6819 · March 27, 2011, 9:46am

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR:480 M:710 W:560 Total: 1750
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/159
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Gov(3), AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP US History
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: English Composition I, English Composition II, Calculus I, Calculus II, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP US History, Studio Art II
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Honors Society, Honorable Mention All Conference for XC, Distinction in Art

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity XC, varsity track, character club, math team, robotic team, Tutoring
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Cashier and Order take for a year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Organize library for elementary school students, collect money for needs (such as relay for life, penny for patient), Reading to elementary school students.
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: I think the essay might be the problem, because everything I wrote in the essay is the truth, and sometimes people don’t like to listen to the truth. I moved to the U.S. four years ago, and I have terrible relationships with my parents, who want me to work instead of doing well in school. Despite my parents’ opposition, I work hard in school, from ESL classes in my fresheman year, to Honors English in my sophomore year and eventually to English Composition I and Composition II (College level courses) in my Senior year. Maybe it is my grievance. Because of my unbearable grievance of truth that they think I am a disgraceful child who doesn’t know who to appreciate the wrold. I do appreciate the world. I understand that the world is filled with colors and hope; I just need to see the world from a different angle. I am trying, to replace the grievance with love, but who can lend me a hand. (You can feel compassionate with me but don’t feel sympathy towards me. Even though I am on the wait list, but I don’t think weather you are accepted or rejected can measure your ability and your true self.) 
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: They are really nice. (from two of my favorate teacher)
[ *] Counselor Rec: It is fine also.
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: English
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public School
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Femal
[ *] Income Bracket:30,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: My senior course load
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT and AP scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the fact that I can’t give them a promise what I will do in my future is one of my weaknesses. I think before I go to college, I must find myself first.
[ *] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? TCNJ
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] 1)Never give up. 2)You are who you are, please trust yourself.

soshi · March 28, 2011, 11:01pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (760CR, 790W, 800M)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math Level 2 (800), Biology E (770), Literature (750)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3 (Yes, I know…)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov’t & Pol, AP Statistics, AP English Lit, AP Spanish, AP Environmental Science
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit (If this counts?)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cello, multiple orchestras, FBLA, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer internship at a software consulting company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at my church weekly, participated in various orchestra benefit concerts, etc.
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Spent ages on them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but probably not too great.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t have much of a relationship with her, but she seemed enthusiastic/impressed after the short interview we did.
[] Additional Rec: Extra recommendation from my employer, who was impressed with my work.
[li] Interview: Interviewed with an alumna, who commented on my maturity (?!) and said I’d be perfect for the school.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~$80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I know of.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT and AP scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA, obviously.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Clearly my GPA is not Smith material, but my school is highly competitive (one of the best public high schools in CA) so that may have made up for it somewhat. Also, the SAT I / SAT II / AP exam scores. I was personally very satisfied with my Common App essay, and the interview went pretty well. I didn’t think I’d be accepted because Smith places a much higher emphasis on GPA than SAT scores, but hey, I’m not complaining!
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke (trying to decide between these three!), and a couple of others I’m not considering too seriously.
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in!

elonraearevn · March 29, 2011, 2:20am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 700 M, 800 W
ACT: None
SAT II: 650 Bio(E), 720 US History, 760 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5), AP World History (5), USHAP (5), Bio (4), Psych (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, Spanish III, regular civics, self-study for Music Theory AP, Marching Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gay-Straight Alliance (treasurer for 3 years), Choir (7 years), Piano (11 years, passed Certificate of Merit level 8/studying for level advanced), Fencing (5 years), Girl Scouts (12 years), Speech and Debate, Marching Band, Winter Percussion
Job/Work Experience: Part-time job as a music teacher at a music school since sophomore year
Volunteer/Community service: on and off volunteering at art/music school since 6th grade
Summer Activities: Travel to Europe, volunteering at same art/music school above
Essays: Okay–my hook was that I got into college when I was 15
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good, I think; I got a C in one teacher’s class, so the rec letter balanced that out
Counselor Rec: Good, I think–my counselor knows me really well
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Anthropology (with a minor in either Archaeology or Music
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Income Bracket: Pretty high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars–I really focused on music, and I think that helped; also, I’d taken almost all APs/honors all four years
Weaknesses: GPA–it dropped a lot 2nd semester junior year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea.
What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? UCSC, Oregon State University, University of Auckland
General Comments: I was totally shocked when I got my envelope. My portal wouldn’t let me check in, so I didn’t find out until the packet came in the mail. Smith was my furthest reach school, and I had issues because they didn’t get my application the first time I submitted it. (They got it a month after the deadline.)

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