The Official RD Results for the Barnard Class of 2011

Colleges and Universities A-Z Barnard College
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<p>Ok ladies, they’re supposedly sending out letters today, so as soon as someone finds out, post your results! Good luck everybody!!!</p>

<p>Remove all Spaces</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] GPA weighted:
[ *] GPA unweighted:
[ *] Rank or % estimate:
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (if any):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Legacy Yes/No:
[ *] Recruited Yes/No:
[ *] Important ECs:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Good luck to all of you! :)</p>

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<p>omg this is it omg good luck everyone!</p>

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<p>oh my god. i wish i hadnt checked this thread.
now i'm going to go crazy.</p>

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<p>Just hang in there....I am thinking about you all and I am very excited for you. Best to you all!!!!</p>

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<p>Good luck to everyone!</p>

<p>-Stephanie BC '10</p>

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<p>Good luck. <3</p>

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<p>i don't think anybody should include their weighted grades because all high schools weight differently and all colleges weight grades differently...just thought i should throw that out there</p>

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<p>it'd be cool for people to post other schools they applied to and/or got into... and if barnard is their 1st choice (if not what other school)</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>barnard is pretty much my top choice so i really hope i get in.....ahhhhh</p>

<p>just got waitlisted at wellesley, accepted at brandeis, ucsd, uc davis, uc santa barbara, waiting to hear from the rest but i really have my heart set on barnard</p>

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<p>So far: waitlisted at Wellesley and Bryn Mawr
Accepted at NYU</p>

<p>Applied (before senioritis and dreadful last report card) to:
Brown ED-deferred
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Swarthmore
Carnegie
Cooper Union</p>

<p>Given the waitlists at Wellesley and Bryn Mawr, my chances at any of the above look dismal...Cooper would be my first choice, but that's a dream...</p>

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<p>I applied to (in my order of preferred choice)</p>

<p>Georgetown
Barnard
William and Mary
Bard
University of Georgia</p>

<p>Barnard might be second, but it is practically interchangeable with Gtown</p>

<p>Deferred EA to Gtown
Accepted Early into Honors College at Georgia.</p>

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<p>I applied to (in order of preference as of now):
1. Columbia-ED: rejected
2. Barnard: ?
2. Georgetown: ?
2. Penn: ?
5. UVA: likely letter
5. Smith: ACCEPTED!
7. WM: ACCEPTED!</p>

<p>I REALLY hope I get into Barnard because I'm not holding my breath on getting into G-town or Penn and I'm not too excited about any of my backup schools. We'll see...Good luck everybody!!!</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!!! (according to the website...It says "Welcome, Sara. We hope to see you at one (or more) of our spring events.")</p>

<p>b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] GPA weighted: doesn't matter...all colleges and high schools weight differently
[ *] GPA unweighted: 91
[ *] Rank or % estimate: top 10% (5, 6, or 7 in my class)
[ *] SAT: 1440 (720V, 720M, 650W)
[ *] SAT II: US History: 740
Math IIC: 710
[ *] ACT: 29 (but didnt submit. My counselor did say in my rec that I got a 36 on the math part)
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: 4s on US History, Calculus AB, and English Lan</p>

<p>APs this year:
Environmental Science
Government
Calculus BC/Linear Algebra/Advanced Calculus
English Lit
Spanish Lang</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Great...my personal essay was about how I never want to work in the film business and my summer job as a production assistant on a movie (both my parents are in the film business)
[ *] Teacher Recs: they should be great
[ *] Counselor Rec: should be great
[ *] Hook (if any): live in Georgia, but from California. Interesting life experiences (lived in Germany, film, etc.)</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list] Georgia
[ *] State or Country: Georgia
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female (duh)
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: No
[ *] Important ECs:
Journalism: 3 years, and I have been Editor for the past two for two different papers
Crew (rowing): 3 years, varsity since freshman, boat was 2nd in region Freshman year.
National Honor Society: Inducted Junior year
Cum Laude Society: Inducted Junior year
Quiz Bowl: 3 yrs, Varsity for 2. Captain in Senior year. Soph yr- JV won 2nd at State. Jr year- Varsity won 2nd at State. Sr. year- State Champs, baby!
Pillow Pals for Tots- a community service project that I organized in collaboration with the United Way where pillows are filled with baby food, toys, and toiletries to give to foster children when they are taken to a new home
World Quest/Council on World Affairs- 2 yrs. World Quest is a national competition held in Washington, D.C. Sr year- Vice President of the Council.
Students Advocating Living without Substance Abuse (SALSA)- Head for Two years, been a member for four.</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b] Good luck to everybody...right after I opened my admitted students page, I called my best friend in California and she checked--and we are both in!!! Sorry, but I really want to go to colleges with her and so I am just SOOOOOOOO excited.</p>

<p>BARNARD 2011!!!!</p>

<p>I just hope the website was telling the truth...</p>

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<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] GPA weighted: 5.4
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.9
[<em>] Rank or % estimate: 8%
[</em>] SAT: 1990
[<em>] SAT II: 670 US HISTORY, 610 LIT.
[</em>] ACT:
[li] AP/IB taken/scores: 5 - ECON SL. DIPLOMA CANDIDATE</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Hook (if any): I own my own web publishing business. </p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New Jersey!
[</em>] School Type: Magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: American
[</em>] Gender: Um?
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Semi-professional dancer</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I've grown up going to the city all my life, and now I get to pursue a world-class education there! GO BARNARD! I can't wait to meet you all!</p>

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<p>okay my password works and all but does this really really really mean that we're accepted???</p>

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<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED!!! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] GPA weighted: 4.16
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.76
[<em>] Rank or % estimate: 1/~350 (all with GPAs over 4.0 are #1)
[</em>] SAT: 650V, 720M, 700W
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math II, 690 Literature, 610 USH
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: full-IB, 4 AP USGovt, 7 IB Math Studies SL, 5 IB Physics SL; will take IB French HL, IB English HL, IB History HL, IB Anthropology SL, and AP Calculus AB in May</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: As I've said on other posts, I really like Barnard's supplement. For my Common App essay, I wrote about my trip to Spain in fifth grade and how looking back I wish I had appreciated it more. For Why Barnard, I wrote "A Day in the Life of Me at Barnard" which was really fun to research and write. For my Daily Ritual, I wrote about how I listen to the BBC News when I fall asleep each night. For Govt official, I wrote about global warming. For Favorite Character, I picked Nora from "A Doll's House".
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I assume they were awesome, I've yet to read them. My English teacher from both 9th and 11th grade saw my evolution through high school and how much my writing and thought process has improved. Plus he loved me. My IB Anthropology teacher has only known me this year academically but he know a lot about my extracurricular involvement and he loves me. I also sent an additional recommendation from my newspaper advisor who has known me for all four years and is more like a friend than an authority figure. Oh, and she loves me.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic. She's new and doesn't really know what she's doing, so who knows...
[</em>] Hook (if any): Extracurricular involvement?</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Virginia
[</em>] School Type: Top Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: ummm...female, duh!
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Nope
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: Nope
[li] Important ECs: Newspaper for 4 years-won various CSPA awards (Ed-in-Chief: 11-12, Lifestyles Ed: 10), Marching Band/Color Guard for 3 years-won district titles (captain: 12), Varsity/JV/Freshman Basketball manager/scorekeeper for 4 years, Greater Washington Youth Philanthropy Initiative for 2 years, various other programs and honors</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I didn't have an interview, I applied literally the day the application was due. I think my research and essays made up for it though.</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to everyone who can sign in! I hope the website's right!!!! :D</p>

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<p>We are BEST FRIENDS and both got in!!!!!</p>

<p>(Got in Early Decision)
Stats:
GPA weighted: 4.2
GPA unweighted: 3.8
Rank or % estimate: 10%
ACT: 31
AP/IB taken/scores: 5 - Music Theory 5 - Language Comp. 4 - US Gov't</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I really liked them and took a really long time working on them!!!Teacher Recs: They were very good
Counselor Rec: Great</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: Public-175 students per grade
Ethnicity: American
Gender: haha
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: ASB President, Ballet, and Classical Piano</p>

<p>(Just found out I got in!!!!)
Stats:
GPA weighted: 4.4
GPA unweighted: 3.89
Rank or % estimate: 10%
SAT: 2010
AP/IB taken/scores: 5 - Music Theory 4 - Language Comp. 4 - US History</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I think they're good
Teacher Recs: Fabulous...I hope
Counselor Rec: Great</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: Public-175 students per grade
Ethnicity: American
Gender: haha
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Classical Voice, Ballet, Classical Piano, and Art</p>

<p>Congrats everyone!</p>

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<p>How exciting for you all! Congrats!</p>

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<p>WAITLISTED:</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>GPA: School doesn't have a GPA ranking system, but from what I've learnt from teachers, I'd have a 4.0 (unweighted) if they did, despite the fact that I flunked 2 subjects in junior year....go figure!</p>

<p>Rank%: Top 10%</p>

<p>SAT I: 2100 (V740,W740,M620)- taken once
SAT II: Lit 730, World Hist 620</p>

<p>ESSAYS: I plan to major in English, so I'm hoping that they were pretty good! I think my favo(u)rite one was the Daily routine essay- wrote it as a poem, and basically revealed the ritual only in the last line. ('Everyday I dream.')<br>
For fictional character, I wrote about Sara Crewe from 'A Little Princess'...childish, I know, but I love her!</p>

<p>TEACHER RECS: Good- they rated me as one of the top few they've ever seen.
COUNSELOR REC: Even better than the teacher recs.</p>

<p>HOOK: Nah.</p>

<p>LOCATION: Calcutta, India.</p>

<p>SCHOOL TYPE: Private; competitive- 95-100% attend 4 year college. </p>

<p>ETHINICITY: Indian.
GENDER: Really?</p>

<p>LEGACY: No
RECRUITED: No</p>

<p>IMP. EC'S: Editor of school newsletter, Co-director of high school musical + several other plays, Won a bunch of state and one seriously prestigious national-level award for writing. Designed a product line with the National Institute of Fashion Design to integrate rural art with commodities, and thus provide rural artisans with a means of sustainable livelihood. </p>

<p>I think the fact that I asked for financial aid (Barnard has only 3 financial aid packages for international applicants) might have worked pretty strongly against me. Ah well, what're you gonna do? The overall costs work out to roughly Rs. 2,000,000 in Indian currency. =(</p>