Son rejected. 1580, 4.6/5.0 W, 3.9 UW, rank 1/437, SAT II 800,770. EC’s heavy choral/ theater, captain debate , student body pres., good internships
Son rejected 1530 SAT II 800 Math, 790 Physics. EC average. 3.97 UW. 5 APs
Accepted!
honestly this is the most surprising thing to ever happen to me…
3.89 UW GPA
33 ACT
710 US History and 690 in Literature lol
11 AP’s. 3s/4s/5s
DECA, key club, knowledge bowl, xc/track, lotsss of volunteer work. no national awards
applied as a philosophy major :))
Rejected. A huge heartbreaker tbh
DD waitlisted. 34 ACT, 4.3 GPA. Wonder what the chances are of getting in off of the waitlist.
Daughter was wait listed. She was not too surprised. She still wants to attend if she can get off the list.
S rejected, 1470 SAT, Class president, 3 year letterman, starter, and captain in 2 sports, concert band, jazz band. Straight “A’s” in all high school classes, 5 AP classes and by end of senior year will have 18 college credits through St. Bonaventure University.
Accepted
Asian american male, low-income, 35 act, 3.8 gpa, 800 on sat2 sciences,12 APs. Also DiscoSwat attendee.
Sorry to everyone that got rejected keep your heads up!!
Does it make you wonder if not attending DiscoSwat actually hurt your chances?
:’) everyone seems amazing! (also, i look forwardd to meeting some of you soon?!)
Accepted!!! 1510 SAT, 4.2 weighted GPA, 3 APs (two 3s one 2), state wide piano award, book illustrator, drama student who holds lead roles, choir director, etc.
Super excited!!! It looks like accepted students are invited April 10-12? Anyone else hear that? Also, is there an acceoted students thread?
Daughter waitlisted.
31 ACT, 4.0 unweighted, governor’s school, URM, Gates finalist, Questbridge finalist.
She has not made any college visits to any of the schools she has been accepted/applied to.
Rejected
Accepted!
1560 ACT, 4.3 GPA (Weighted), AP Human Geo (4), AP Psych (5), AP Spanish Lang (4), AP Environmental Sci (4), AP Macro (4), AP English Lang (5), Chemistry (5)
Activities: Student Council, Vice President of Student Exec, Future Doctors of America and others I forgot
I’m white, Jewish, from a middle-class family, and live on the US-Mexico border
@Caroline1004 My D did not attend DiscoSwat, yet she was accepted.
D waitlisted, 1590 SAT, 4.0 UW, NMF. Decent EC (All-State Band), but no strong leadership experience.
Possibly class valedictorian from average HS in the state.
Daughter accepted: 3.98 UW, 4.83 W GPA, 1510 SAT (one and done her sophomore year), one significant EC, various school clubs, volunteering revolves around her EC, works 15 to 20 hours a week and more in the summer, 2 stellar recommendations (both counselor and one teacher said she was one of the best students they had ever encountered - side note - I cried when I read her counselor’s recommendation), Questbridge finalist (did not rank Swarthmore during match round).
Did not attend Discoswat.
Accepted: Macalester, Connecticut College.
Waitlisted: Pomona
Still waiting on six other schools.
My daughter is ecstatic!
D rejected.
1540 SAT, 4.7 GPA (Weighted) 4.0UW, 9 APs (seven 5s and two 4s). NMF
EC: Varsity (captain) four years ; four years science fair and research; Vice President of two clubs in school; lots of volunteer work.; but no national awards
waitlisted, RD, ACT 35, GPA 4.4, 8 APs all 5s, NMF, Do they typically accept from waitlist?
@Maritan01 it looks like last year they admitted 40 students off the waitlist. However, I can’t see how many students were waitlisted and how many accepted a position on the waitlist.