TCNJ Official RD Decision thread

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<p>I just got my big white envelope today! I figured might as well start the decision thread if anyone wanted to share accepted/rejected/waitlisted. (Copied from another college's forum)
Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted/Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ 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:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] </p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted (School of Science)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR- 690 M-650 W-660
[</em>] ACT: Did not take
[<em>] SAT II: Did not take
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/380
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Did not take
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Psych, AP Calc, AP English, Evi Sci, Culinary Arts
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, lol I did put awards I won for dance though. And Varsity Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (induction officer) Student Council (Elected Council head) Science League (Physics Captain) Drama club, acting, singing, dance competition team
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Old Navy, august-now. lol
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: soup kitchens, nursing homes, bible schools
[<em>] Summer Activities: Vacation Bible School Counselor, summer community theater
[</em>] Essays: I think decent, not spectacular
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[<em>] Additional Rec: didn’t read
[</em>] Interview: No interviews, lol should’ve taken this out
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Chemistry
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public, like, ranked in the middle of NJ public schools
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: idk
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SATs maybe? And extra curriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses: essay, math SAT, AP score
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because they’re nice people
[/ul]General Comments: I wasn’t so sure I was going to go, but I got a scholarship so I’m going to visit again and who knows? Maybe I’ll be seeing some of you in August.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (School of Culture and Society)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 640 M, 710 W (superscored)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 760 US History, 630 Spanish w/ Listening
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t give this out.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/95 when I applied
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): None.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, Advanced Journalism, Honors Shakespeare II, Precalculus, Spanish 4
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Two-time National Scholastic Press Association Best of Show winner, Honorable Mention in Feature, News, and Reviews and Entertainment Writing for the Garden State Scholastic Press Association, Second Place in Sports Writing for the Garden State Scholastic Press Association, Four-time Garden State Scholastic Press Association Overall Excellence winner, Third Place in 2010 Rutgers University Fall Press Day Write-Off.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Model UN (Head Delegate), Marching Band (Asst. Drum Captain), NHS.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 31 hours, nothing special.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Nothing much.
[</em>] Essays: My Common App one was pretty good. It was how the death of my father taught me that nothing was forever.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: The two that I sent to TCNJ were from teachers that loved me. I waived my right, but I’m guessing that they were good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: He hated me at first, but now he seems to like me, so IDK how the rec went.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Not offered.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[</em>] Intended Major: International Studies
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Average Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$90,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Does single-parent household count?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT scores, national awards, recs
[<em>] Weaknesses: My UW GPA was probably low. My math and science final averages were in the B range, although everything else with the exception of my junior English class was an A. The junior English was a B+.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had above-average SATs for TCNJ and I had national awards. I think that sealed the deal.
[/ul]General Comments: I also got $5,000/yr to go.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 640cr, 650m, 680w
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 790 us history, 690 math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my weighted gpa is 104 (don’t know unweighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 out of 650
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): us history (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: ap statistics, ap calc ab, ap spanish, ap psychology, honors physics, honors english
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit special scholarship nominee, nj business idea semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): rotary interact (exec board, public relations officer), national honor society, class council (exec board), spanish club, math league
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: a lot with rotary interact, junior volunteer at hospital (30+ hours each summer)
[<em>] Summer Activities: see above
[</em>] Essays: i thought mine was pretty good, i had my english teacher read & edit it
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them, assume they were good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didnt read either, assuming it was good too
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: open options science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: class rank, course load, gpa
[<em>] Weaknesses: maybe sat score? and not many honors or awards
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: i take challenging courses, i get good grades, im involved in my community, and my sat scores werent too bad.
[/ul]General Comments:
i’m not sure if im going here but tcnj is in my top five! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 superscore – 730 CR, 710 M, 780 W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Literature, 680 U.S. History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t report unweighted, but I’m pretty sure it’s around a 3.8 or so.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t report exact ranking, but top 10%.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP British Lit, AP Calc, AP U.S. History, AP Spanish, AP Physics. Ay dios mio.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, National Merit (Commended)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A bunch of assorted things like tutoring and an academic challenge team, nothing special.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at a local animal shelter, 50+ hours ushering at a theater.
[<em>] Summer Activities: European History class at Drew University between sophomore and junior year-- Came out with a grade of A-. :smiley:
[</em>] Essays: Quite nice!
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: They both like me, so I’ll assume they were good!
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t get to read it, but we have a nice relationship and she really understands me, so I’ll say it was great. :slight_smile:
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep! Not expecting much though.
[</em>] Intended Major: History teacher prep.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: All-girl’s Catholic, private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100k-$150k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college student.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: My writing, definitely. My grades are pretty good, although not perfect.
[<em>] Weaknesses: My SAT II history subject score, and my lack of any real commitment with extracirriculars.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: TCNJ was something of a safety, to be fully honest – but I really like it!
[/ul]General Comments: Accepted with the Chairman of the Board Scholarship, woo-ah! \o/ Congrats to everyone else who got in! <3</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 700 math, 720 writing
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 750 English literature, 740 US history
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.8 weighted. All As and A pluses, so whatever that’s equal to.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/310
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US history (5), Calc AB (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English lit and comp, AP Euro history, AP stat, Italian IV, religion, physics, and basic design (freshman level art class :D). Actually there’s a new art teacher, and she’s pretty tough. I’ve had as many papers for her as I’ve had for Euro.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Won awards 4 times for highest GPA of certain classes at my school, and I’m in NHS and Italian NHS, but that’s about it.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Intramural bowling team 4 years, private guitar lessons 3 years, yearbook 2 years (editor senior year), hospitality club 4 years, history club 1 year (secretary senior year), NHS 2 years, Italian NHS 2 years, Italian club 4 years, local youth group 2 years until it was disbanded.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: I’ve been working 10-15 hrs per week at a local farm market (cashier) for nearly two years.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Various little events, but mainly 60 hours of service last summer at a local food bank.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Helping with 2 weeks of vacation Bible school three out of last four summers.
[</em>] Essays: I wrote my essay about being a Harry Potter freak as a kid and how I terrified everyone I encountered. And what it taught me, besides that drawing lightning bolt scars on your forehead will NOT earn you new friends.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I’m pretty sure they were good. One of the teachers I had for two years and really liked me. The other one I also had for two years, and she was indebted to me for being one the few people left on the yearbook staff at the end of last year.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I assume good?
[<em>] Additional Rec: One from my manager at work, another from a supervisor at the place I volunteered last summer.
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Private Catholic school.
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: dunno, but I know I’m not getting any need-based aid.
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I can think of.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essay, class rank, grades.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Leadership activities.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Class rank, SATs, grades.
[/ul]General Comments: </p>

<p>I’m really happy to get in and to hear early from TCNJ! I was hoping I wouldn’t have to wait until the end of March. Got a scholarship too. It’s definitely one of my top three choices. The fact that they have a Harry Potter club and Quidditch team, both named The Order of the Nose-Biting Teacups, gives them a major edge :stuck_out_tongue: Nah, in all seriousness, I wouldn’t choose a school based on that, but it’s something to consider, yeah? Tells you a lot about the kind of people that go there. Congrats to everyone on their acceptances!</p>

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<p>I hate to be the first non-accepted responder, but I’m wondering after looking at those who have responded whether TCNJ has only taken the cream of the crop in the “first wave”? My SAT’s( 2160 )are not shabby but nowhere near the lofty numbers of the posters that were accepted. My 3.41 unweighted GPA is somewhat low but I’ve had a lot of honors and AP courses. EC’s are average as well as having decent recommendations. I’m instate and not a criminal. I visited TCNJ three times including the Scholars Luncheon, which I assume they invited me to because they thought I’d be a desirable applicant. My school doesn’t rank but I probably wouldn’t be that high anyway since everybody gets B’s or higher in the school. Anyone have any thoughts about my assessment of the acceptance process or why I might have been shoved into the “second review”?</p>

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<p>Congratulations to everyone! Who else is planning on going to Accepted Students Day?</p>

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<p>KandK,</p>

<p>Did you actually receive a letter from TCNJ saying you were deferred? Or are you assuming this because you did not receive your letter?</p>

<p>We only received my son’s acceptance letter yesterday (Saturday). It’s entirely possible that yours will be in the next mail delivery (which, unfortunately, is not until Tuesday).</p>

<p>Otherwise, your SAT’s and other credentials look like you are an excellent candidate for TCNJ to me. Hang in there and best of luck!</p>

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<p>I received an email saying: you’re not on the waiting list but you’re application has been held for “second review”. The letter was very nice but the bottom line is that I wasn’t offered admission. I was assured I would hear before April 1 but not how much before. They must really be getting some great applicants this year. It makes me want to attend even more! I have my fingers crossed. Thanks Shamrock. Sorry I interrupted you’re mutual admiration thread Feareman. Isn’t there a specific thread for your question? Only kidding.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR, 640 Math, 640 Writing
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Spanish, 710 Math II, 660 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure but I have around a 92/100 on our scale
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School Doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Spanish Lang (5), Calc AB, Physics B, Comp Sci, English Lit, World History.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: US II Honors, AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP Comp Sci, AP English Lit, AP World History, and World Religions Honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honors Society (Officer), Robotics (Secretary), Science League, Quiz Bowl (One of the Team Captains)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Over 150+ Hours of community service
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: Decent imo
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing letters from English III and Pre-Calc teachers
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Hopefully good
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Physics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: very low
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM and first gen college.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Hooks, rec letters, involvement in extracurriculars, and my course load.
[<em>] Weaknesses: SATs and GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the two things that helped me out were the fact that my school sends a lot of students there each year (I was one out of 6 who were accepted this weekend) and also that I went to visit the school for their Salute to Academic Achievers- Multicultural Student Reception, which I believe showed my interest in the school.
[/ul]General Comments: Also, I forgot to mention I was admitted with the Chairman of the Board Scholarship as well. Congratulations to everyone else who got in :smiley:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): math 660, cr 620, writing 620
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 2 on chem, lol oops
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Ap bio, Ap english, psych, calculus, java programming, anatomy, economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math league, physics team, student council
[ *] Job/Work Experience: basic part time job at the mall
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteer, community service club, orientation leader
[ *] Summer Activities: orientation leader.
[ *] Essays: pretty good if i do say so myself ! lol
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: i knew my teachers really well, so probably strong.
[ *] Counselor Rec: strong
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:none
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: nursing :slight_smile:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): nj
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: magnet school
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:female
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing at all.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: my extra curriculars, my essay, and the fact that its a “magnet” school and all classes offered are honors level.
[ *] Weaknesses: i guess my sat scores. when i added up my superscore and saw that i got a 1900 i thought it was excellent but i guess compared to most people on here its just average :stuck_out_tongue: Also, I only took 3 AP classes throughout highschool. however, we werent allowed to start taking them til junior year (and we were only allowed to choose 1), so it kinda wasnt my fault.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: cause it was fate :slight_smile: lol
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
Don’t automatically think that just because your SATs arent in the 2000s range that you wont get in. I think I’m living proof that colleges are telling the truth when they say “it’s not all about the numbers and scores” :slight_smile: good luck to everybody</p>

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<p>of course it didnt space right -_- ^ ugh</p>

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<p>I’m probably going to accepted students day. I’m waiting to hear from NYU, but I’m kind of expecting no money for their $50,000 a year, and TCNJ is giving me $5000 for their $20000 a year? Not too bad lol.
I have a few friends being held under 2nd review who are higher ranked then me in my school and I’m not sure about their SAT’s, but I don’t understand why they were put under 2nd review. Even if their SAT’s were lower then mine, it wouldn’t be by much.</p>

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<p>Next wave of decisions seem to be out. Check your status page!</p>

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<p>For those who have already received your admission decisions, did you first find out through Paws or the mailing?</p>

<p>Thanks for any help</p>

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<p>PAWS. But, no financial aid information.</p>

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<p>Second waive is out. I was Second Review and was just admitted. Checked PAWS and hit accept admission and admission decision was there.</p>

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<p>I can’t take this suspense. I was second review but don’t see any change in my admission status. Does this mean I’m out? Am I in the “Third Wave”? If I can ask Marotta and wiiuser(I have a Wii too) SAT’s anbd GPA. I thought my 1380 SAT even with a weak 3.45 GPA would have gotten me in. Looks like Rutgers or NJIT for me. *&$%%.</p>

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<p>I have 1540 SAT and 3.9 W GPA</p>