Not sure if there’s already a forum for smith… But Smith will be emailing decision tomorrow at 6pm.
Good luck everyone!
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yeaaaaah today is the day. I am sooo neeervous ! is smith-need blind ? (I am an international) @Bossf51
Ughhhhhh! Today is the day!!! :))) Good luck @imenkh
**Decision: Accepted **
Objective:
- [] SAT I (breakdown): 2110, didn’t send
[] ACT (breakdown): 32, 35 E, 35 R, 32 S, 27 M, 36 W
[] SAT II: 730 french, didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA: we don’t use those lol
[] Weighted GPA: 4.10
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on French and APUSH, 4 on English lit
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Calc AB, Honors French Lit, honors gov, honors English, physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really, just Grand Concours awards
Subjective:
- [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): investment club president, model un, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse
[] Job/Work Experience: camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: summer of service
[] Summer Activities: LEAD business program
[] Essays: common app was good maybe 8/10; I loved my supplement! 10/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t read them but great 8-9/10
[] Counselor Rec: same as above
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: it went really well! We got along great!
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): NA
Other
- [] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private college prep
[] Ethnicity: black
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
- [] Strengths: good essays, good school
[] Weaknesses: test scores and gpa ehh
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I seemed like a good fit!
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Case Western, Wellesley, Mount Holyoke, and Cornell!
**General Comments: ** Yay!
ooooooooh great for u! I didn’t get an email so I am gonna assume that I was rejected. GREAT @AddyB123
i thought decisions came out at 6pm on the portal? @AddyB123 Were you an early write?
@HPHstudent220 @imenkh They’re up on the portal now
@circuscats Thanks!
My portal is still the same… where to check?
I got waitlisted, well I expected to get rejected, so not so bad… What about you @Fiona1997?
A no here.
Wait listed
Did anyone else get a Presidential Scholarship?
ACCEPTED !!
Objective:
SAT: Didn’t send but I got 1660
ACT Comp: 28 (English27/Math28/Reading30/Science26/Writing23)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Didn’t take any
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 92% (my school doesn’t do 4.0 idk how it converts)
Weighted: 97%
Rank/Percentile: 2%
AP (place score in parentheses): none but ive taken 3 dual credit classes
IB (place score in parentheses): nada
Senior Year Course Load: (taking junior and senior year classes b/c i took a year off)
English 11
College English
College American History
Economics
Pre-Calc Honors
Physics
Illustration
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
-3rd place at statewide STEP science fair sophomore year
-2nd place at the same science fair senior year
Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
Research at local state uni,
Co-editor of writing club
Co-founder of GSA
Nanowrimo
Study Abroard 1 year
Job/Work Experience: nada
Volunteer/Community Service: 30 hrs at hospital
Summer Activities: science camp, research (year-round)
Essays: p. good
Teacher Recommendations: p. good. both teachers have only known me since this year though
Counselor Rec: amazing
Additional Rec: super great. from college prof that advises me with research
Interview: nada
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? sisisi and i got a nice package holla
Projected Concentration: Biology
State/Country: NY
School Type: Public. 79% graduation rate. p avg.
Ethnicity: Hispanic (white)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic, first generation, study abroad for 10 months, lesbian active in lgbtqia community, fluent Spanish and Chinese, can also speak Taiwanese
Reflection
Strengths: My essay, research
Weaknesses: test scores, ECs (none of them were very intense tbh) i dont do many hours aside from research
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that my profile was unique enough that they looked past my shortcomings
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted from SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Geneseo, Fordham, Case Western Reserve University
Waitlisted from Dickinson, Mount Holyoke
Denied from Middlebury, Barnard
I’m sooo happy that I got into Smith!! It is/was one of my top LACs and after receiving rejections and waitlists from the other lacks I applied earlier this week, I prepared myself for more rejection with Smith. and then… I was accepted!
I’m visiting in a few days since unfortunately, I can’t attend the accepted students thingy next month since I have a science conference to go to. Butttttt there’s going to be a Smith professor at the conference so who knows, maybe I’ll be able to do some networking 
@hechopecho Congratulations!!! Smith sounds like a perfect place for you!!! Good luck!
@hechopecho I sent my ACT on accident, it’s pretty low. (I’m hiding)
@collegemom2016 thanks!!!
@LilyL5282 oh no! Same thing happened to me with Barnard so they saw my 1660 ahhh. Maybe one of the many reasons I was denied.
But I mean and entire 50% of Smithies scored below a 30 and at least 25% scored below 28 that’s a lot of people, you’re fineee
I applied to Case Western thinking that their range was 28-31 and it turns out it’s 30-33 ! I was definitely way low in terms of test score, and I’ve been denied/waitlisted from less competitive schools (Mount Holyoke, Dickinson. Big surprise. Now my struggle is finding out if I like CWRU or Smith more although im definitely leaning towards Smith.
Waitlisted and I accepted my spot. I’ve been waitlisted at two other places (Middlebury and CMU) and given a guaranteed transfer for Boston University NEXT fall, and accepted to Fordham, UConn Storrs, and Syracuse. It’s going to be a really tough decision 
Staying optimistic, though-- and congrats to everyone accepted! Smith is an AMAZING school!!
Some stats: White, very low income, SAT 2120, ACT 33, parent letter, awesome interview, visited a few times, a lot of college-level research work, a few APs, 4 years of Latin, a ton on volunteering, cool summer job, heavily involved in stage crew and FFA, only child in a single parent household, first-generation college student.
@collegemom2016 Thanks!!!