<p>Date applied: 1-8-09
Date decision postmarked/received: Received 3-7-09
Accepted at which school/major at Miami: College of Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT Total: 1350/2080 M: 720, CR: 630, WR: 730
* ACT: Didn't take
* SAT Subject Tests: 720 Chemistry, 680 Math I
* GPA-UW/W: 3.94/4.16 (Before 1st semester)
* Rank: School doesn't rank
* AP/IB classes: Chemistry, Calc AB, and Gov all three in senior year
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Eh, not that great IMO
* Teacher Recs: Did I send any? Don't think so.
* Counselor Rec: Generic I would assume
* EC highlights: Church retreat leader, leadership in a couple of clubs, community service
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: FL
* School Type: Private catholic
* Ethnicity: Hispanic
* Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors, hook?: URM FTW</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?:
* Really only applied as a Bright Futures fallback
* $11,000/year Trustee scholarship
* I forgot that I applied here.</p>
<p>Decision:REJECTED
Date applied: Early January
Date decision postmarked/received: Mid-January</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT Total: 1820 M: 730, CR: 590, WR: 500,
* ACT: Didn't Take
* SAT Subject Tests: None
* GPA-UW: 3.3
* Rank: School doesn't rank
* AP/IB classes: 0
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Great
* Teacher Recs: Great
* Counselor Rec: Great
* EC highlights: Captain of Football Team, Promoted from dishwasher to Cook @ Job, interned with different doctors past summer, Won various leadership awards.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Maine
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors, hook?: From Maine?</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?: Well, I was a little surprised, but I knew even if I was accepted I wouldn't go there, it was just too expensive. I waiting back to hear from my #1, Georgia Tech.</p>
<p>Date applied: 09/30/2008
Date decision postmarked/received: 2/26/2009
Accepted at which school/major at Miami: Political Science</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 1980 M: 690, CR: 610, WR: 680,
ACT: 29
SAT Subject Tests: Math I : 740 Biology M: 690
GPA-UW/W: 3.18/3.75 (updated... I don't remember what it was before)
Rank: Top third
AP/IB classes: 3 </p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Crappy
Teacher Recs: None
Counselor Rec: 1 Decent one
EC highlights: Lots of Church stuff</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: MA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Pacific Islander
Gender: M
Other Factors, hook?: None</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?: Probably will not attend. Haven't received actual letter yet.</p>
<p>Date applied: early december
Date decision postmarked/received: received march 9
Accepted at which school/major at Miami: still deciding</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,
ACT: 32
SAT Subject Tests: X
GPA-UW/W: UW 3.81-school doesn't weight gpa
Rank: top 10%
AP/IB classes: calc bc, us history, english lit & comp, stats, american gov
Subjective:
Essays: decent
Teacher Recs: decent
Counselor Rec: decent
EC highlights: work ~ 30-40 hrs/wk, 100 community service hours at local library
Location/Person:
State or Country: nebraska
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: f
Other Factors, hook?: none that i can think of</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?: 16k scholarship, will go if i don't get into other schools waiting to here back from</p>
<p>Date applied: Don't Remember, EA
Date decision postmarked/received: Don't Remember
Accepted at which school/major at Miami: Undecided</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 1930 M: 750, CR: 580, WR: 600,
ACT: x
SAT Subject Tests: Math I - 680
GPA: 96.5
Rank: School Doesn't Rank
AP/IB classes: 2 this year: Micro and Calc AB</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: great
Teacher Recs: very good!
Counselor Rec: good i guess
EC highlights: worked at a few camps, other places, many various clubs and activities </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: none</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?:
received 16,000 dean's scholarship, still very expensive though</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?: No Merit Scholarship, so unless there is a hefty need based grant doubt i'm going</p>
<p>Date applied: Early January
Date decision postmarked/received: 3/10/09
Accepted at which school/major at Miami: College of Arts and Sciences/International Studies</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2100, M: 660, CR: 750, WR: 690,
ACT: didn't take it
SAT Subject Tests: Math II:650, Spanish:690, US History:690
GPA-UW/W: 3.9/4.9
Rank: 16/385
AP/IB classes: 4 AP, 7 IB</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I liked mine
Teacher Recs: None
Counselor Rec: Great
EC highlights: 3 years Arabic Immersion camp, Marching Band, Volunteer Zoo Docent, Intern with Obama Campaign, National Merit Finalist</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: </p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?: University Scholarship, also accepted at Michigan and UNC-Chapel Hill</p>
<p>Date applied: EA (10/31?)
Date decision postmarked/received: Early-mid February?
Accepted at which school/major at Miami: Spanish!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2040 M: 660, CR: 680, WR: 700
ACT: 29
SAT Subject Tests: Math II: 690
GPA-UW/W: my school doesn't weight, weighted: 4.501
Rank: top 20%
AP/IB classes: AP Calc AB: 4, AP Spanish Language: 4, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Spanish Literature, AP Calc BC</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Just turned in my Common App Essay
Teacher Recs: really really good
Counselor Rec: really really good
EC highlights: completed training in Indian classical dance, President of Spanish and Government clubs, 4 years of Model UN, tons of community service, etc...</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: TN
School Type: Private, all girls
Ethnicity: Asian Indian
Gender: F
Other Factors, hook?: hmm...my Common App essay was unique and I have a decent number of ECs</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?: I'm getting the Dean's Scholarship, but I'm still debating on attending.</p>
<p>Hey, I haven't been on in awhile, so I don't have my stats pre-programmed, but here's a quick summary:</p>
<p>SAT: 1920
ACT: 31
GPA: 3.74
Recs: 1 counselor (ugh!), 1 good teacher, 1 REALLY good one from my AP history teacher
Location: Connecticut
School: Public
Applying for Aid: Yes!
Essays: Main one about passion for environment/ marine biology
Major: Marine Biology!
ECs: President of Latin Honors Society, Vice-President of Environmental Club, National Honors Society, Amnesty International
Volunteering: 120 hours at hospital, 150 at American Lung Association</p>
<p>That's about it...still not positive but I'm visiting in about a week and a half, and if I like the campus I'm definitely going!! Anyways, hope this was helpful to hopefuls for next year, and I can't wait to meet you guys in August! :)</p>
<p>Date applied: October '08 (EA-Deferred)
Date decision postmarked/received: March 10
Accepted at which school/major at Miami: Communications (Film/Motion Pictures)</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Okay (before i tweaked it more)</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Excellent</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: My counselor is awesome, so my rec probably was too</li>
<li>EC highlights: Founder and President of the Democratic Student Association, Chapter Coordinator for the Students for Barack Obama chapter, Fundraising Chair for Building with Books, other stuff</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: IL (Chicago)</li>
<li>School Type: Ginormous (2200 kids)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Black</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors, hook?: Attended the UMiami Summer Scholars PRogram in Filmmaking last summer; got six college credits</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?: yayayayayayayayyayayayayay</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Excellent
Teacher Recs: Highly Reccomended/one of the best students I've encountered in my career
Counselor Rec: Highly Reccomended
EC highlights: Drama; theatre critic; president of SADD and SWAT; vice president of Earth Club; NHS; Math Honor Society </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Florida
School Type: Public (about 2500 students)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: Published writer</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?: 24k/year Scholarship</p>
<p>Date applied: March 25, 2009
Date decision postmarked/received: March 2009
Accepted at which school/major at Miami: College of Arts and Sciences / Biology</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Total: 2090 M: 750, CR: 680, WR: 660,
ACT: 33 Composite 33 English 34 Reading 35 Math 30 Science
SAT Subject Tests: Chemistry:700, USHistory:750, Physics:710, Math I:740, Math II: 770
GPA-UW/W: 4.0 UW
Rank: 1 or 2 / 53
AP/IB classes: APUSH (5) Current: Calc AB, Bio, English Comp</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Fine
EC highlights: FBLA President, Travel, SADD Club, NHS, Community Service, etc.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: Small Public (about 53 students)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: First Gen</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to Miami...?: 16k/year Scholarship
Not sure, but may go if no choices left.</p>