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iMac15 · March 31, 2009, 6:07pm

Got waitlisted and I have no idea how

bicyclekick · March 31, 2009, 5:18pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 CR: 710 M: 700 W: 790
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: USH: 790 Chem: 770 MathII: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/190
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 1 Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): various sports, community service, volunteering
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mount Sinai Medical Center volunteer
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering/sports
[] Essays: i thought it was good
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: good
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, noncompetitive
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: none really lol
[] Weaknesses: i guess my EC’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i can’t really say…could be a variety of things
[/ul]General Comments: waitlist is better than rejection! lol

icecream203 · March 31, 2009, 5:19pm

**Decision: Waitlisted - SEAS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2280 - 780 CR, 750 W, 750 M
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 730 Physics, 720 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 100.762 (weighted and out of 100! that’s all i know)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): app 3/124ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5) English Language (5) Physics B (4) French (3 (joke teacher)
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP English Lit, AP U.S., Forensics Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):nada, usual school and state, national merit, ap scholar with honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): newspaper (editor), key club (vice president), french club (co-president), national honor society (secretary), peer tutor, student council
[] Job/Work Experience: babysitting/ nanny summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at food pantry, cancer center
[] Summer Activities: volunteering, nanny, visiting relatives in ireland/ traveling
[] Essays: pretty good… I liked them and so did guidance and english teacher
[] Teacher Recommendation: really good…
[] Counselor Rec: really good i think
[] Additional Rec: senior math teacher – probably good
[] Interview: amazing… best interview I had… like that really mattered
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none!
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: decent sats, good gpa, leadership, nothing spectacular – lots of math and science
[] Weaknesses: no hook really
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: hm not a urm or completely standout… im happy with waitlist!

bicyclekick · March 31, 2009, 6:21pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 CR: 710 M: 700 W: 790
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: USH: 790 Chem: 770 MathII: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/190
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 1 Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): various sports, community service, volunteering
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mount Sinai Medical Center volunteer
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering/sports
[] Essays: i thought it was good
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: good
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, noncompetitive
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: none really lol
[] Weaknesses: i guess my EC’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i can’t really say…could be a variety of things
[/ul]General Comments: waitlist is better than rejection! lol

blu_g8orade · March 31, 2009, 6:36pm

for people asking, I am in Montgomery County, Maryland.

alicimoo · March 31, 2009, 5:38pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Cr-700, M-750, W-720; 1450/2170
[] SAT II: MathII-800, BioM-670, BioE-670, Lit-630
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% /381
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology-4, Computer Science A-3
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, Chemistry 2 Honors, US History 2.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Sports Editor), Assistant Headmaster’s Office Assistant, School Newspaper (Photography Editor), Peer Tutoring Program (Remunerations Officer), Society, Earth, Animals, Life Volunteer Club (Secretary), Science Olympiad (Treasurer), Varsity Swim Team, Photography Club, Premedical Society, Community Development Corps, Wolfpack Volunteers, After-School Tutoring, Bible Club, BLS Mentoring.
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter, Project Designer Assistant for a company
[]Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Lab Assistant (Volunteer), Hospital Health Corps Volunteer, Volunteer clubs.
[] Summer Activities: Lab Assistant, Hospital Volunteer
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Waived right.
[] Counselor Rec: Waived right.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public exam school, one of best in MA.
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, School rank.
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT IIs.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Georgetown, Tufts, BC, BU, UMass Amherst. Waitlisted at Harvard, Johns Hopkins. Rejected from Yale, Columbia.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Wasn’t expecting to get in. Congrats to those who did though!

LW_Trojan · March 31, 2009, 6:42pm

Decision: Accepted - CC

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 600 CR 700 M 730 W
[]SAT II: 690 Math I
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[]Weighted GPA: 4.28
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7 of 494
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Language, US History, Statistics, Literature, Calculus, European History, Psychology
[]Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 1 Honors
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Track & Cross Country, Medical Science Magnet, Captain of Quiz Bowl Team, Social Studies Academic Games, National Honor Society, Forensics Club
[]Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hrs.
[]Summer Activities: Personal project to raise money for Hurricane Ike victims in Haiti; volunteer work at local elementary
[]Essays: Great
[]Teacher Recommendation: Great
[]Counselor Rec: Average
[]Additional Rec: Teacher/Mentor of 8 yrs.
[]Interview: Great
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Haitian American
[]Gender: Male
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: Essay
[]Weaknesses: Recommendations from 2 Math teachers but majoring in Comparative Ethnic Studies; SAT IIs
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God[/li][/ul]General Comments: I AM THE HAPPIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW

joyogunx · March 31, 2009, 5:53pm

my columbia won;t load. it says that i never logged out the first time, even though i never signed in

Iuileb · March 31, 2009, 6:58pm

Waitlist. Columbia is #1, will do my best to prove worthy:D

KitKatz · March 31, 2009, 6:59pm

Decision: WAITLISTED CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740CR/770M/750W (2260)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 760MIIC/790USHist
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/744
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Euro H (5)
French Lang (4)
US H (5)
English Lang (4)
Psychology (5)
Chemistry (4)
Chinese (5)
French Lit (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): French SL: 5, more this year. (IB diploma candidate)
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Physics B
AP/IB English Lit HL
AP Calc AB
IB History of the Americas HL
IB Visual Arts SL
IB/AP Biology HL
IB TOK
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National French contest
AP National Scholar
National History Day (regional)
Speech and Debate awards (pretty insignificant considering I didn’t final in State)
And bunch of other worthless crap
[/ul]** Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Best Buddies (4 years, Public Affairs –9th, Treasurer-10th and 11th, and President- 12th)
Speech and Debate (co-treasurer)
Academic Team
Art (self-taught: sold art work to support education of a couple people with similar background as I: girls in rural China oppressed by a patriarchal society)
Lots of family commitment: babysitting, cooking, tutoring little sister etc.
And other crap not worth mentioning
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a pharmaceutical company summer 2007, internship with CA assemblyman this year, lots of babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Library, Soup Kitchen…very general (required by IB)
[] Summer Activities: art, Best Buddies leadership conference, nothing mind blowing, a visit/camp in China.
[] Essays: I thought it was good, honest, very personal but nothing flashy.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I recently read them. One made me go like “wow…Really?!” (In a good way), the other one was good but not like “wow…Really?” (In a good or bad way) more like a “okay, that’s good.”
[] Counselor Rec: Great. She loves me. (And I love her)
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Southern CA- a little ghetto in Sunny San Diego
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large poor Public (a little over 3000 people)
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my background?
[] Weaknesses: my school sucks? My essay sucked? I don’t know.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: shrugs
[/ul]General Comments: oh well.

CONGRATS TO ACCEPTED PPLS!!! I guess I’m going to UPenn or Princeton or Berkeley…not going to go on the waitlist. Good luck to waitlisted ppl!!!

bicyclekick · March 31, 2009, 7:00pm

sorry for posting twice lol, cc was spazzing out on me

churchill1990 · March 31, 2009, 7:06pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT: 2300 superscored (770 m, 760 CR, 770 w)
[]SAT IIs: 760 Math 1, 730 French, 710 Math 2
[]ACT: 32 (didn’t send)
[]GPA: 3.89 unweighted
[li]Rank: School doesn’t rank[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Essays: Excellent. I thought it was the highlight of my application - Common App was a synthesis of morality vs. artistic expression during a theatre production I was in
[]Teacher Rec: Didn’t read, but I chose teachers that like me
[]Counselor Rec: Same as above
[]Hook (if any): None whatsoever
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[]State or Country: WA
[]School Type: Very small independent private
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[]major strength/weakness: Strength: Essays, test scores Weakness: G.P.A, my music audition possibly
[]why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Too strong to be rejected, too weak to be an admit…hoping for good news in May![/ul]

General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got accepted! Hopefully I get off this waitlist :P

JA-Yhstar · March 31, 2009, 7:07pm

Is anyone having problems logging on to the Columbia decision page? I hope this is not a sign of things to come!

kasiiaaa · March 31, 2009, 7:11pm

**Decision: WAITLISTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2090 (770 M, 690 W, 630 CR)
[] SAT IIs: 780 Bio, 720 Chem, 710 Math II
[] ACT: 35 (35E, 35M, 36R, 34S, 31W)
[] APs: Bio 5, Chem 4, Eng Lang 4. This year: Physics B + C Mechanics, Eng Lit, Calc AB, Psych
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 101% Weighted, around 97-98% unweighted
[] Rank: 2/607
[] Other stats: a few awards, national merit commended, public speaking awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: mostly dance/community service related. Really not super extensive.
[] Job/Work Experience: Bakery cashier and tutor
[] Essays (subject and responses): about my dance experience
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Applied on: like a few days before?
[] Hook (if any): Polish immigrant
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[] Ethnicity: Polish
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to those accepted. That’s all I really have to say lol.

jelabidin · March 31, 2009, 7:12pm

Decision:Waitlisted CC

i don’t feel like posting stats, check my previous posts.

eliminator91 · March 31, 2009, 7:15pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240, CR 700, M 800, W 740
[] SAT II: Chinese 800, Math 2 750, US History 730, Bio E 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17 out of 275
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US, 4 Bio, 4 Calc BC/AB sub, 3 Euro
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible, 5 AP classes taking 7 AP tests
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap scholar with honor, but too many major ones
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV/Varsity basketball, math club, computer club secretary, A/V ministry for church
[] Job/Work Experience: School tutoring, IT assistant for Chinese software company and intern for another company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at an elderly home and helped distribute food to the local homeless people
[] Essays: Not bad, but not incredible either ha
[] Teacher Recommendation: not sure
[] Counselor Rec: not sure
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: nopee
[] Intended Major: economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Christian Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lack of strong ECs and awards, and I did not know how good/bad my recs were. And essays weren’t top notch either, so yeah. oh well, going to berkeley!
[/ul]General Comments: Tough to get rejected, but moving on with life! Grats to everyone who got in!

asiantofu · March 31, 2009, 6:21pm

Holy crap.
After getting rejected from Yale and Brown, I was really not expecting my lagging Columbia decision to say anything about acceptance.

BEST WISHES TO ALL, WHATEVER THEIR DECISION.
You’ll do wonders for the world.

luofernando · March 31, 2009, 7:25pm

Decision: Accepted

SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710 CR, 800 M, 750 W
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 740 Math I, 730 Physics, 670 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 ?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9 out of 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 World History, 5 English Lang, 5 US History
[] Senior Year Course Load: Gov AP, English Lit AP, Calc BC AP, Chem AP, Physics C AP, Science Research
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): small awards…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Science Research, Track, Math team, Engineering Club(s), etc etc
[] Job/Work Experience: Caddy, Clerk
[] Volunteer/Community service: FEMA, Buddhist Organization, Hospital (~300hr)
[] Summer Activities: Research, Voluteering, Job, Travel
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: a lot…lol, have like around 2 extra recs
[] Interview: didn’t have one for some reason
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $60,000 - $70,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: upward trend in GPA (rank 20 to rank 9 in 1.5 years), good grades, three languages, overcoming language barrier, blah blah sob story…to tell the truth, idk what got me in
[] Weaknesses: SAT CR perhaps, rankings (slacked off freshman year), essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to the waitlisted

alluringcliche · March 31, 2009, 7:26pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 780, Math 730 Writing 720
[] SAT II: US Hist 640, Math 700, Lit 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 3.9. 4.3 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/135
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (4), Stats (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: three APs[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volunteer Work, Paid Internship/Educational Program, lots of academic ECs, NHS (Pres)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship Program Paid
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots
[] Summer Activities: Mostly work
[] Essays: Question one for Princeton ok…personal good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[] Counselor Rec: Very good
[] Interview: Ok. [/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Urban public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 60-100k[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
IDK lol[/ul]

General Comments: Waitlisted at Princeton and UPenn as well. So yeah. Happy-ish.

Eyelykemaths · March 31, 2009, 7:37pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): CR 640, Math 700 Writing 600

SAT II: Math 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 3.7. 4.6 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Five , didn’t test yet
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volunteer Work, lots of academic ECs, sport , research, student government.

Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Lots
Summer Activities: work/service
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: Very good, and one not sure
Counselor Rec: good
Interview: none
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): Not NE…

Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: three diff one’s, 2 sucky then one competitive, I moved around a lot
Ethnicity: black
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 30k
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* IDK, I thought my stats were decent, two other people had them in this threat near mine kinda, and that drake333 guy, gave me hope, but guess not.
</code></pre>

General Comments: , I didn’t stretch the truth on my app or anything and i know someone who did and got accepted (about how unfortunate they were/are, but far from that), kinda makes me sad, but oh well. Going to apply again.

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