<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 1480/780/740/700
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 3.9 uw, 4/~250
[<em>]APs / other stats: 5,5,4,4
[</em>]Essays: not good, last min
[<em>]Teacher Recs: awesome
[</em>]Counselor Rec: better
[<em>]Interview: None
[</em>]Hook (if any):
[/ul] Personal:
[ul]
[<em>]Location (State or Country): FL
[</em>]Ethnicity & Gender: White male
[<em>]Major strength/weakness: ????/720 SAT1 MATH (yuck)
[</em>]Your thoughts on your decision: exactly what I expected
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 1400/800/710/510
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 4.25 W, 4/274
[<em>]APs / other stats: 5 AP Calc, 267 CBT TOEFL
[/ul] Major awards/ECs:
[ul]
[li]Math Team Bergen County Group 5 Champions (second individual place)[/li][</em>]Top 10 in Polish national competition in math
[<em>]Good result in mathematical contest Kangaroo
[</em>]1st place in local competition about Polish Nobel Prize Winners
[<em>]Teachers Assistant in AP Calculus 2004-2005
[</em>]NHS
[<em>]Math League
[</em>]Math Team
[<em>]Volunteer work
[</em>]Tutored in math
[<em>]Chess Club one of top players (unofficially number 1)
[/ul] Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>]Essays: I would say they were pretty good everyone liked them
[<em>]Teacher Recs: One fantastic, one I think below average
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Great
[<em>]Interview: Was ok I guess
[</em>]Hook (if any): Apparently I had no hook
[/ul] Personal:
[ul]
[<em>]Location (State or Country): NJ (Originally from Poland)
[</em>]Ethnicity & Gender: White male
[<em>]Major strength/weakness: 510 on SAT II writing and a rec from English teacher
[</em>]Your thoughts on your decision: oh well, Im going to need few days to feel better
[/ul] Any other comments: No comments.</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 1480/800/790/730
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 3.93UW, unranked
[<em>]APs / other stats: 5,5,5,4.., taking math at UC Berkeley
[/ul] Major awards/ECs:
[ul]
[li]National Merit Commended [/li][</em>] AP Scholar with Honor
[<em>] President of Key Club
[</em>] ASB Treasurer
[<em>] Youth and Government NIC Chair / made to GA (18 out of 200+)
[</em>] Asian Pacific Islander Committee Public Relations Chair
[/ul] Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Pretty good .
[</em>]Teacher Recs: one amazing, the other really good as well
[<em>]Counselor Rec: One of the best my school wrote this year
[</em>]Interview: Was excellent!
[<em>]Hook (if any): First generation college student
[/ul] Personal:
[ul]
[</em>]Location (State or Country): CA
[<em>]Ethnicity & Gender: Asian Male
[</em>]Major strength/weakness: No amazing honors
[li]Your thoughts on your decision: I have NO idea how I got in.[/li][/ul] Any other comments: Nah. Im chill. Good luck to everyone else! Miracles do happen!</p>
<p>Accepted
SAT I & II or ACT: 1540(760v 780m)/800m2c/800ph/740wr
GPA 5.07/5.27 w. 3.93 uw
Intel semifinalist, math team, science olympiad, etc.
Sorry guys, gotta run...I'm in such shock right now I don't know what to feel...good luck everyone :)</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 1510/800/800/750
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 3.9 uw, 6/692
[<em>]APs / other stats: 5s on Physics B, Calc BC, and US History
[/ul] Major awards/ECs:
[ul]
[li]Top 16 in state in LD debate (twice), and Best Presiding Officer at State Congressional debate (twice)[/li][</em>]National Merit Finalist
[<em>]Math Team state qualifier
[/ul] Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>]Essays: Pretty good
[<em>]Teacher Recs: Good to great
[</em>]Counselor Rec: I didnt know there was one
[<em>]Interview: I thought it went well, talked about rap and cars
[</em>]Hook (if any): Publishing the first-ever ebonics translation of the Bible, and I wrote an essay on having a gay mom, I guess thats a bit different.
[/ul] Personal:
[ul]
[<em>]Location (State or Country): IL
[</em>]Ethnicity & Gender: White male
[<em>]Major strength/weakness: well-rounded/no stellar achievements
[</em>]Your thoughts on your decision: Already deferred EA at Stanford. I guess Im just a really mediocre applicant for these schools.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted!
SAT I 1510 (760M, 750V), 4.6w 3.8uw, IB, swimmer
Deferred EA...Extremely shocked!!! I think my letter may have helped. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 750 M / 740 V, 780 M IIC, 760 Writing, 740 Physics
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 4.55 w, 1/180
[<em>]APs / other stats: Junior year: US History (5), Senior year: Physics, Chem, Calc, LA, French (my school doesnt offer many AP courses)
[/ul] Major awards/ECs:
[ul]
[li]Varsity Swimming (4 years, Captain 12)[/li][</em>]YMCA Swimming (4 years, Captain 11, 12)- various awards
[<em>]Long Course Swimming (9,10)
[</em>]Marching Band (4 years, Pit Section Leader 12)- School band is regionally recognized
[<em>]Concert Band (4 years, Oboe Section Leader 11, 12)
[</em>]Area Band (11)- oboe
[<em>]Princeton University Wind Ensemble (12)- oboe
[</em>]Pit Band (9) - piano
[<em>]Piano- 11 years
[</em>]Math Club (11, 12)- Founder and President
[<em>]Academic Team (10, 11, 12)- Honors category
[</em>]School Newspaper (10, 11, 12)- Opinion Editor (12)
[<em>]Literary Journal (10, 11, 12)
[</em>]Debate (10, 11)- various awards
[<em>]Model UN (11)- Secretary
[</em>]National Honor Society
[<em>]Partners in Science (10)- summer research program, discovered new bacteriophage for * B. avium *
[li]Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award[/li][</em>]National Merit Commended Scholar
[<em>]Volunteer YMCA swimming instructor
[/ul] Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>]Essays: My main essay was pretty good. I did the one on failure and talked about swimming. My other essays were okay. I wrote about how I love Nintendo, hehe.
[<em>]Teacher Recs: I didnt see one of them, but I think it was good. The other one was really bad because she used a template. It was generic and impersonal, but she checked all the boxes for one of the best in my career.
[</em>]Counselor Rec: dont know
[<em>]Interview: Not that good
[/ul] Personal:
[ul]
[</em>]Location (State or Country): NJ
[<em>]Ethnicity & Gender: Taiwanese Female
[</em>]Major strength/weakness: Im very involved in music and swimming. My weakness would be my SAT score.
[li]Your thoughts on your decision: After being deferred, I didnt think that I had much of a chance. I think the main reason I got accepted is because Ive worked really hard to take as many challenging classes as possible. My school is really small, and not too many students take AP classes. I have to take AP chemistry without lab credit, but I make up all the labs on my own. Also, I take AP French V as an independent study this year and have to stay for 7 periods instead of the usual 6 for seniors. Over the summer, I studied physics independently with an AP Physics teacher. Ive never been absent from / late for school before. [/li][/ul] Any other comments: Im really honored to be accepted. For students applying this year, dont take the numbers too seriously. If you just get yourself involved in activities you enjoy, you will stand out. Best of luck to you guys (and gals, too, of course!)</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 35/800/740/730
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 3.909 uw, 9/302
[li]APs / other stats: [/li]5 AP Stats
3 AP Euro</p>
<p>[/ul] Major awards/ECs:
[ul]
[<em>]Wisconsin Leader of Tomorrow: One of two people who went to TMOT from my state (chosen through application process, interview, etc)
[</em>]Various Latin Awards from Nat'l Latin Exams and WJCL Conventions
[/ul] Subjective:
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[<em>]Essays: Maybe it wasn't as good as I thought it was. I liked it though.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: They were both good
[<em>]Counselor Rec: I don't know
[</em>]Interview: Okay. I thought it good after I did it, but who knows right now.
[<em>]Hook (if any): Not really. I just never found out about research or anything until it was too late to do it.
[/ul] Personal: My mom passed away last year, and I've had more to do at home and everything...I'm just really sad right now, sorry.
[ul]
[</em>]Location (State or Country): WI
[<em>]Ethnicity & Gender: White female
[</em>]Major strength/weakness: I got 3 Bs last semester, even though all of my classes were weighted and my GPA actually went up, it probably did me in.
[<em>]Your thoughts on your decision: There's no reason to be all PC and chipper anymore, I'm </em>ed.
[/ul]
**Any other comments: I was really involved with a lot of extra curricular stuff: co-Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper, played volleyball three years, exec board key club, freshman mentor, class council, NHS, and I had a job for over a year where I worked 15 hrs/wk +...I mean, I really don't blame myself for this. I guess it just wasn't meant to be. *</p>
<p>anijen21:
you sound like an outstanding individual. I am sorry that MIT did not accept you in this class, but it is certainly not a reflection on your worth as an individual and a student. I am sure you will find a school well suited for you and that you will be a success. It is OK to be sad right now. But something great will come soon, I can see it. Good luck to you. I'm rooting for you.</p>
<p>Domestic
Stats: 1600/800/800/790, A bunch of AP 5's
GPA: Tasty, not exactly sure what it is on 4.0 scale. 1/350ish
ECs: Editor-in-chief school newspaper, President NHS, Founded engineering club, Quiz Bowl Capt, Tennis Capt, Varsity Badminton
Essays: Decent, short answers were on grilling and ChemE, long one was an extended cooking metaphor for life, extras on building our school newspaper and being a star wars nerd.
Recs: Dunno, didn't read them
Ethnicity: Indian (ORM almost anywhere)
Hook?: Lived in Australia and Indonesia b4 moving to the US
Comments: I really didn't expect to get in after being deferred EA, so this is pretty surreal</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good.
Teacher Recs: 2 good ones
Counselor Rec: good
Interview: average to below average
Hook (if any): None.</p>
<p>Personal:
Location (State or Country): midwest
Ethnicity & Gender: chinese male
Major strength/weakness: "well rounded"</p>
<p>Your thoughts on your decision: Disappointed, but w/e. I'm taking myself off the waitlist. Stanford it is (or, you know, Harvard or something, if i get in)</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 1580/Math IIC: 790, Writing 790, Bio E 720 (heh), Chinese 780
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 3.99 uw, school doesn't rank
[<em>]APs / other stats: AP Gov, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Lang, AP Clac BC
[/ul] Major awards/ECs:
[ul]
[li]Internship at NIH (not really an award, but it was through a pretty selective program in our county)[/li][</em>]AP Scholar with Honor (I think)
[<em>]Commended Scholar
[</em>] too lazy to type more
[/ul] Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Essays: well the supplemental ones I sent in later were better (though I am not sure they recieved them)
[</em>]Teacher Recs: no idea, but assuming decent?
[<em>]Counselor Rec: no idea; our school is pretty big, so I don't believe my counselor knew me well
[</em>]Interview: long. My interviewer was a scientist and asked lots of questions about my research (not sure how well I answered) but he did ask me to play the piano for him so that was cool.<br>
[<em>]Hook (if any): I'm a Harry Potter fan. (Go HBP!!)
[/ul] Personal:
[ul]
[</em>]Location (State or Country): MD, USA
[<em>]Ethnicity & Gender: Asian female
[</em>]Major strength/weakness: weakness-my handwriting, thankfully, mostly everything was typed; strength- CC and blog reading
[li]Your thoughts on your decision: I don't know what to say. I really wasn't expecting this at all, after being defferred EA. I psyched myself all up to say that woot, I got my first rejection letter.<br>[/li]And also, with my small mail box, it was hard to pull the letter out.<br>
[/ul] Any other comments: Who's going to the open house thingy? Feel free to aim me; I wanna get to know you guys. </p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 1520/800/770/740
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 3.95/4.85 unranked, magnet school
[<em>]APs / other stats: 5's on BC Calc, Stat, Comp Sci AB, Phys: Mech. 4's on Phys: E&M, Eng Lang, Span Lang
[/ul] Major awards/ECs:
[ul]
[li]USAMO sophomore year[/li][</em>]Varsity Tennis, 4 years
[<em>]SGA- class treas, sec
[</em>]Nat'l Merit Finalist
[<em>]A lot of chess stuff- state champ or 2nd in state for 3 years, capt. and founder of 4-time state champion team.
[</em>]Several other things including EIC of a school magazine, lots of math team stuff, and lots more clubs...
[/ul] Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Solid, not phenomenal
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Both good, I think. Didn't see them.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: I think she likes me.
[</em>]Interview: It went well I think, but it was very very late. Accidentally misplaced my EC's info when it arrived, and I didn't notice I had received it. Contacted admissions office much later and ended up having the interview in early February.<br>
[<em>]Hook (if any): USAMO, legacy (mother)?
[/ul] Personal:
[ul]
[</em>]Location (State or Country): MD
[<em>]Ethnicity & Gender: White male
[</em>]Major strength/weakness: Math stuff. I think MIT likes the usamo
[li]Your thoughts on your decision: I am... what's the word?... not-sad?[/li][/ul] Any other comments: Deferred from Harvard EA (legacy there too), this acceptance is more than welcome.</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 1410/750/800/720/700
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 4.3 w, 11/728
[<em>]APs / other stats: 12 APs
[/ul] Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>]Essays: Pretty good
[<em>]Teacher Recs: One good, other great
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Okay I guess
[<em>]Interview: Attempted
[</em>]Hook (if any): Started own company
[/ul] Personal:
[ul]
[<em>]Location (State or Country): CA
[</em>]Ethnicity & Gender: Indian male
[<em>]Major strength/weakness: Iuno
[</em>]Your thoughts on your decision: Its sad how they make you pretend these arent based like on sat scores and laundry list and instead are based on your personality and potential.
[/ul] Any other comments: Was legacy</p>