TCU Fall 2011 Decisions STATS ONLY

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<p>PLEASE DO NOT DISCUSS HERE- This is for STATS ONLY for FALL 2011 TCU decisions. </p>

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<p>-Delete the line that does not apply, i.e. Accepted or Rejected.
-Add your specifics on the X's. </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Decision: Rejected </p>

<p>Date applied: X
Date decision postmarked/received: X
Accepted at which school/major at USC: X</p>

<p>Stats:
• SAT Total: X M: X, CR: X, WR: X,
• ACT: X
• SAT Subject Tests: X
• GPA-UW/W: X/X
• Rank: X
• AP/IB classes: X
Subjective:
• Essays: X
• Teacher Recs: X
• Counselor Rec: X
• EC highlights: X </p>

<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country: X
• School Type: X
• Ethnicity: X
• Gender: X
Other Factors, hook?: X</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to TCU...?: X</p>

<p>REMEMBER - NO DISCUSSION!!! Just stats</p>

<p>Best of luck to one and all! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted w. $7,000 scholarship
Applied: 10/29
SAT I W: 580 M: 610 CR: 660
SAT II: U.S. History 540, Biology 650
Unweighted GPA: 3.77
Rank 8%
AP: U.S. History (2) Biology M (5)
IB: No
Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, AP Spanish, H Government, H English, H Physics, Yearbook
Major Awards: Nothing </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: JV Softball 9-10, Varsity 11/12, Competition Dance Troup 6-12
Job/Work Experience: Full time camp counselor 10
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
Summer Activities: full time camp counselor before Sophomore year
Essays: OK
Teacher Recommendation: One, unknown quality
Counselor Rec: Unknown quality
Additional Rec: none </p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State: AZ
School Type: Large, public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks none
Strengths: GPA, courseload
Weaknesses: SAT, Leadership
Where else were you accepted to: SMU, Baylor, U of San Diego
Chances of going to TCU: depends on FA… Baylor gave an automatic $13,500 in merit.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted with Deans Scholarship</p>

<p>Date applied: 10/30
Date decision postmarked/received: 12/30
Accepted at which school/major: Pre-Med, Biology, Spanish</p>

<p>Stats:
• SAT Total:n/a
• ACT: 34 Composite
• SAT Subject Tests: n/a
• GPA-UW/W: 4.0/4.0
• Rank: Top 5%
• AP/IB classes: US History (5) Calculus (5) Statistics</p>

<p>• Essays: X
• Teacher Recs: 2
• Counselor Rec: 1
• EC highlights: Varsity Golf Freshman-Senior; Several leadership positions with school organizations; volunteer as tutor; volunteer at homeless shelter; Work since junior year</p>

<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country: KS
• School Type: Private, Small
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to TCU.?:
TCU is probably top choice, but money may not allow it. Hoping for FA.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Date applied: 10/27/10
Date decision postmarked/received: November 2010</p>

<p>Stats:
• SAT Total: 1650
• GPA-UW/W: 3.7/4.0
• Rank: Top 25%
• AP/IB classes: 7 Honors/3 AP over course of 4 years
Subjective:
• Essays: N/A
• Teacher Recs: 2
• Counselor Rec: 1
• EC highlights: Volleyball 4 years, NHS 2 years, NCL 6 years, Work past two summers, scholar athlete award, most improved award</p>

<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country: AZ
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Female
Other Factors, hook?: Visted TCU; went to football game in chancellor’s box</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (with Dean’s Scholarship and Honors College invitation)</p>

<p>Date applied: mid-October
Date decision postmarked/received: late November (right after Thanksgiving)
Accepted at which school/major at TCU: Business/Psychology</p>

<p>Stats:
• SAT Total: 2000
• ACT: 31
• SAT Subject Tests: 720 US History,
• GPA-UW/W: 3.95/4.3
• Rank: school does not rank
• AP/IB classes: USH, Psych, Gov,
Subjective:
• Essays: Got a letter from TCU saying essay was one of the best received
• Teacher Recs: Very good
• Counselor Rec: Even better probably
• EC highlights: President and founder of a club, 4-year commitment at board level to 2 other clubs, sports all 4 years (volleyball and tennis), lots of volunteer work</p>

<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country: IL
• School Type: Highly competitive public
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Gender: Male
Other Factors, hook?: None</p>

<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to TCU…?: With scholarship and Honors College option, TCU is looking good although other acceptances are all at more highly-ranked schools. My son is crazy about TCU though, so I’d say there’s a very good chance he’ll be there!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (awaiting scholarship information after audition)
Date applied: November
Date decision postmarked/received: December</p>

<p>SAT: awaiting results
ACT: 24 (25 “superscore”)
GPA W: 3.64
Rank: 125/729 - top 17%
AP/Honors Coursework: AP Art Studio (12th), AP English III (11th), AP English Literature (12th), AP Music Theory (12th), Honors Algebra II (11th), Honors Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry (12th), Honors English I (9th), Honors English II (10th)
Essay: Submitted
References: 5 (3 teachers, 1 principal, 1 pastor)
EC Highlights/Awards:</p>

<p>• Earned “Academic Excellence Award” (11th); 3.64 weighted cumulative G.P.A. (4.14 for senior year) to date at (Son’s High School) (SHS)
• Member of 32-person SHS Chamber Choir which earned back-to-back single highest Region Choral Performance Assessment scores (11th, 12th) plus multiple “Best in Class” awards at State Choral Performance Assessments/contests (11th)
• (One of three students in America to have earned both a National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts “Young Arts” award as well as membership in an American Choral Director’s Association National Honor Choir over the past three school years (August 2008 – June 2011))
• National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts “Young Arts 2011 Honorable Mention Award“ (monetary); tied for top award nationally in the Class of 2011 “Voice/Bass” category, and only winner from an Arkansas high school over the past three years (12th)
• Earned Bass II position in American Choral Director’s Association 2011 Men’s National Honor Choir (12th)
• Earned Bass II position in Southwest American Choral Director’s Association 2010 Regional Honor Choir
(including students from AR, CO, KS, MO, NM, OK, TX) (11th)
• First Arkansas recipient of the “Fine Arts in the Four States” (AR, KS, MO, OK) Performing Arts Scholarship (12th)
• First SHS student to earn five-time First Chair Northwest Arkansas All-Region Choir honors (8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th,)
• Three-time year-end award winner of “Outstanding Choir Member” (8th, 9th, 10th)
• Three-time All-State Choir member Bass II (3rd Chair (10th), 7th Chair (11th), 4th Chair (12th))
• Two-time Roland Green Award (scholarship) winner as “Outstanding Male High School Camper” at ACDA 2008, 2009 annual summer camps (10th, 11th)
• Two-time Division I “Superior” rating for vocal solo at the ACDA Solo/Ensemble festival (10th, 11th)
• Two-time “Distinguished Citizen in Mathematics” (9th, 10th); scored 97/100 on Arkansas statewide end-of-course testing for Geometry (10th); earned score in top 3% of state on Arkansas end-of-course testing for Algebra II (11th)
• “Honor Camper” (scholarship) award at ACDA 2010 summer camp (12th)
• “Distinguished Citizen in Social Studies” (10th)
• SHS Visual and Performing Arts Community (VPAC) junior class “Student of the Month” (11th)
• First runner-up in balloting for “Best Artist” at annual SHS Advanced Placement (AP) Art Show (12th)
• First runner-up in annual cover art design contest for school creative writing compendium (11th)</p>

<p>Location/Personal:</p>

<p>State: AR
School Type: Highly competitive public, largest high school in the state (3,500 students)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Hook: Recommended by choral director, Pastor (reference) is a Brite Divinity School graduate and second-generation TCU alumni</p>

<p>S’s vocal audition went very well - the people at TCU are absolutely wonderful. He’s scheduled to retake the ACT next month, so whatever is awarded will obviously be heavily influenced by that.</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED
(For spring semester :confused: --Jan. 2012. On the waitlist for fall)</p>

<p>SAT:
600 Writing
520 Math
550 Reading</p>

<p>1670 Comp. </p>

<p>GPA:
3.0-3.3 depending on how you calculate it</p>

<p>Junior year: 3.0 UW
3.4 W</p>

<p>Senior Year: 3.5 UW
3.8 W</p>

<p>AP’s: 2
Honor’s: 3</p>

<p>-4 Years Language
-3 Years Lab Science
-3 Years Math</p>

<p>-Good amount of Community Service and Extra Curriculars </p>

<p>-Out of State: CA
-Gender: Female
-Ethnicity: Caucasian</p>

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<p>Transfer/ accepted</p>

<p>Gpa- 3.42</p>

<p>40 hrs of transferable credits</p>

<p>U.S. Air force vet with many volunteer hrs</p>

<p>SAT/ACT- I did not take</p>

<p>Male</p>