<p>^ @flexhocky I stole one from the Duke Page: heres the link: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-university/1250902-official-duke-2016-ed-results-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-university/1250902-official-duke-2016-ed-results-thread.html</a></p>
<p>You just copy and past the template and you don’t even have to delete spaces or anything. Obviously delete the duke specific stuff, interview, pratt/trinity, etc.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 780 W 630 M 690 CR
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): 660 Lit 710 US history
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 4
[</em>] Rank (if applicable):
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] Essays: creative
[<em>] ECs: LOTS!!!
[</em>] Teacher Recs: couldn’t read but probs good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul] South
[<em>] State or Country: SC
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: mixed
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]Other Factors: Legacy
General Comments:</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted to LSA **</p>
<p>** Stats: **[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 2310; 720 CR, 800 Math, 790 W
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): 800 Math 2, 800 Physics, 800 Chem
[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but I think I’m top 14%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio-5, Lang-5, Env Sci-4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Lit, Precalc, AP Psych, Human Anatomy, AP French
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A, AA, AAA, and varsity hockey. Executive Student Government, Co-president of volunteer board, NHS, science olympiad, math club, and french club.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at an inner city hockey program and a food pantry
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer hockey, AP reading, Rotary Leadership Conference, accepted to Northwestern College prep (did not attend).
[<em>] Essays: Quality common app, exceptional “Why Michigan”, and a good “communities” essay
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I’m guessing they were positive and helpful.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great, she talked about my course load compared to other seniors and my drop in grades.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, sends about 20
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extra curricular activities and my straight A’s after freshman year.
[</em>] Weaknesses: My freshman year and an okay ACT–could be higher.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]I participated in competitive hockey and still took rigorous classes and still got A’s. My supplement essays for Michigan were well written with demonstrated interest through my specific details.</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I grew up a Wolverine; now it’s time to continue that to UMich! Also have been accepted to Hope, Saint Louis University, MSU, and Case Western Reserve.</p>
<p>Accepted CoE</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown):790 M, 750 CR, 760 WR</p>
<p>SAT II: (did not send any) 720 chem, 730 USH, 730 math 2</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 5.139/5 weighted so i think a 4.0/4.0</p>
<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/447</p>
<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4), USH (5), Lang & Comp (4)…taking physics b, calc ab, stats this year (classes), self-studying BC, physics c mechanics, and either us govt or econ</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load: AP physics calc AB stats, honors english history </p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, school awards, baseball offensive mvp frosh, team mvp jv</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Executive Student council (Student body president), Student government (Class VP, Class Rep), baseball (freshman Captain), FBLA (President, treasurer), youth group, bunch of other clubs with school</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: work at dad’s office, tutor</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service: multiple mission trips, work church soup kitchen, other church related activities</p>
<p>Summer Activities: tutor, work at dad’s office, baseball, mission trips</p>
<p>Essays: thought my commonapp essay was good… english teacher said ,“this is the best piece of writing i’ve seen in a long time”…supplements were average</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation: im assuming both were decent</p>
<p>Counselor Rec: had two counselors (one retired after soph year), both were prob pretty good</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): NJ</p>
<p>School Type:Large Public</p>
<p>Ethnicity: white</p>
<p>Gender: male</p>
<p>Income Bracket:50-75k</p>
<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): white male from jersey, opposite of hooks</p>
<p>Accepted: Rutgers (full ride + room & board), Penn State (COE)
Waiting on: 10 other schools</p>
<p>I love UMich and I cannot wait to go visit in January!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (LSA)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 710M, 720 CR, 740 W (2170 combined; one sitting)
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): 720 Math II, 770 USH, 770 Chemistry
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: ~3.8
[</em>] Rank (if applicable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language and Composition (5), AP US History (5), AP Chemistry (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP Euro, AP Studio Art (the most APs I could fit into my schedule)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Model UN Outstanding and Distinguished Awards (at different conferences; 10th and 11th), Stamp Design 2nd place (10th), 3rd place in speech competition (regional, 10th), New Jersey Scholars Program Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar, National Merit Commended</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Can’t comment on the quality since I hate reading what I write, but they were different (I use a colloquial style when writing). I wrote about my diversity as an artist.
[</em>] ECs: Model United Nations (Vice President 11th, President 12th), Debate Team (Captain 11th and 12th), Co-Founder and Captain of Science Olympiad (11th and 12th), National Honors Society (11th and 12th)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer (100+ hours)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I would guess they were good. I waived my right to read, but I get along quite delightfully with the teachers that I requested to write my recs.
[li] Counselor Rec: Probably good since I love my counselor and visit her every day.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[</em>] School Type: Large public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, ECs, rigor of course load
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, test scores (in comparison to other Asians)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Decent academic performance combined with my extracurriculars. Extracurriculars (including art) were probably my selling point.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Very excited! This school was one of my top choices! I was actually checking for 3 hours and video chatting my friend at the same time. I think I scared her when I got the email. But yay! Go Blue!</p>
<p>If you haven’t gotten in yet, don’t worry about it. The emails were rolling very slowly. For RD applicants, I would focus on the essays if your stats aren’t quite that stellar. The colleges are shifting the emphasis to essays, from what I hear, to really know the candidate. So make them relevant! No poetry – just good, old-fashioned content.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted (LSA) **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34 (36E, 35M, 32R, 31S, 10W)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.98
[<em>] Rank (if applicable): N/A
[</em>] AP: Calc BC (5, 5 AB subscore), Eng Lang & Comp (5), Euro (4), Chem (3)
[<em>] Major Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, eCybermission National Science Fair winner of NW region in Application of Math, Science, and Technology
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Common App was about how learning to solve Rubik’s Cube affected me. My 150 Word one was about forensics. Both were pretty good but not amazing by any means.
[<em>] ECs: Forensics (state champ 9, state runner up 10, district champ 9-11, conf champ 9-11), Academic Decathlon (state champ in math/econ 11, district champ in math 11, district runner up in econ 11), NHS, Math Club, Golf, Tennis
[</em>] Teacher Recs: never saw them, but those teachers like me a lot
[<em>] Counselor Rec: never saw it, but she likes me
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Iowa
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: male
[/ul]
Reflection:[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: EC’s, grades, test scores, rigor of course load
[</em>] Weaknesses: not much volunteering, essays good not great
[li] Why you think you were accepted: EC’s were my main part[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT:32C, 32E, 32R, 36M, 28S
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): 800 Math 2, 720 US History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA:4.02
[</em>] Rank (if applicable):N/A
[<em>] Other stats: Taken 2 AP’s junior year (got 4’s for both), taking 3 right now
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:All were pretty good and decent
[<em>] ECs: Cross Country (Co-Capt 10 & 11, Capt 12), Soccer (Co-Capt 12), Class Vice President, Church Worship Leader, Ping Pong Club President, Track & Field (2 years), about 200 hours of volunteering
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Pretty good, I believe
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good as well
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:Alabama
[</em>] School Type:Private
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: SO happy I got in! My standardized tests are not as high as most other people that have gotten accepted; I think what got me in is the leadership positions from my EC.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted LSA **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 2130 (800 math, 670 CR, 660 writing)
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): 800 math II, 730 physics
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.71
[</em>] Rank (if applicable): school doesn’t rank but top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: weighted gpa: 4.23
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: decent, I believe. Not amazing though.
[<em>] ECs: math team (9-12), robotics (11), FBLA (10-11), band (9-12), orchestra (10-12), piano (12 years), leadership program at school (10-12). Only one leadership position (last one)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one was really good (as he told me) and the other probably decent and generic
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Decent but generic; he was new this year so he based it off a 20 minute interview
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: Good luck to future applicants! I was so stressed about my GPA (it’s pretty low for most of the schools I’m applying to) but evidently it won’t automatically kill you. 
</p>
<p>Choice One:
**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT (Breakdown + Combined): 27 Composite(32 Sci 30 Math 22 Reading 27 English)
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any):Not taken
[<em>] Unweighted GPA:3.927 UW/ 4.3XX Weighted
[</em>] Rank (if applicable): 12% UW, 5% W
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Essay about my father as a refugee from Vietnam coming to America, and the poverty, race descrimination, other hardships he faced. Supplements: Essay about Chinese New Year, Actuarial Science and CompSci. All essay were decent. Far from amazing though. May have been more about content than linguistic styles which mattered for me.
[<em>] ECs:Eh decent. NHS, Key Club, SciOly, 265 Community Service Hours, JV XC 3 Years
[</em>] Teacher Recs:Didn’t know him too well, but he is a well-respected alumni of Umich.
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Barely knew me. Used a template.
[</em>] Hook (if any):does 1st Gen college student count?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:MI
[</em>] School Type:Public 1000
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese Vietnamese
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]Other Factors: Brother is a senior at Umich. Income level <$25,0000
General Comments:
My acceptance proves that test scores aren’t everything. Have hope.</p>
<p>Posting for my son since I have a CC account and he doesn’t:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted College of Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Did not take
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 36 one sitting
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2 800, Chemistry 800, Physics 780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.4
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/411 in junior class (applying a year early)
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 11 AP’s
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Gov’t, AP Lit, Spanish 5, Wind Ensemble, classes at local college (Engineering Mechanics, Multivariate Calc, Organic Chem, Diff Eqns)
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1 (also accepted!)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Many local/regional awards, but nothing national/state [/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity tennis, XC, soccer. Lots of music awards/participation - Drum Captain/Percussion, City Orchestra, Piano. Lots of science & math activities, clubs & awards. MathCounts coach.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid pianist at church since age 11.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Around 200 hours. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects): Overall good but can’t remember exactly. Interviewer looked them over and offered some comments but didn’t really have anyone else read them.<br>
[</em>] Other:
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Assuming good, didn’t read
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Same
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably not very good since counselor had a baby and somehow didn’t have time to do the recs in the 2 months she had them prior so another counselor who didn’t really know him had to do them at the last minute.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Several – church Music Director, Piano teacher, coach, Mathcounts director
[<em>] Interview: Went really well
[</em>] Art Supplement: Sent piano and percussion supplement[/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Submitted end of August but still waiting on teacher/counselor portions until the deadline. Also submitted music supplement right at deadline.
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~100K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Applying as a junior? Not really sure if this would be or not.[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics, EC’s
[</em>] Weaknesses: No super science/math honors
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably comparable to many applicants but did it all by junior year?
[</em>] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Got accepted to Caltech last weekend and MIT just a bit ago so this is a bit less exciting!</p>
<p>Choice One:
**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 1870
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): 610 Lit, 630 History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.68/4.08
[</em>] Rank (if applicable): n/a
[<em>] Other stats: APUSH 5, Envi Sci 4
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: really great
[<em>] ECs: Good, lots of leadership positions and volunteer
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public School (nation’s top 50)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
General Comments: I am so thrilled I got in After browsing CC, I was sure I’d be an automatic reject because of my stats. NOPE! there is hope </p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted LSA **
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): NA
[</em>] ACT (Breakdown + Combined): 35 Combined, 36 Math, 35 Science, 34 Reading, 34 Writing (one sitting)
[<em>] SAT IIs (if any): 800 Math II, 760 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.97/4.0
[<em>] Rank (if applicable): 3/404
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought my common app was very good and unique, my UMich supplement was about the BBA program and I thought it was good
[</em>] ECs: Varsity Soccer, Varsity Lacrosse, Varsity Nordic Ski (Captain 2 years), NHS (Treasurer), Latin Club, Hospital Volunteer, Camp Volunteer, Volunteer Tutor, Paid Tutor, Paid restaurant job
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Did not see, but I assume they were good. My math teacher really wants me to go to UMich.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Did not see, but I know she thinks highly of me.
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: Excellent Public School
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]**Other Factors:**Lots of awards, especially around sports and academics
**General Comments:**First acceptance - woohoo! Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted - LSA **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): Didn’t Send
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): Didn’t Send
[<em>] ACT: 34 Composite (33 English, 34 Math, 33 Science, 34 Reading)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.998
[<em>] Rank (if applicable): 4th
[</em>] Other stats: Participated in Dual-Enrollment program for last 2 years of high school, (all classes were at local community college).</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were good, wrote about how I went to China for a month with my family and experience Chinese culture (I’m not Asian btw lol), how much I liked Ross (PA applicant), and lastly, wrote about being in the Dual Enrollment program.
[</em>] ECs: Only listed Relay for Life (Junior/Senior Year), Football (Freshman/Sophomore year), Phi Theta Kappa (Community College Honor Society), and Summer work experience.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: My English teacher wrote an outstanding recommendation.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t get to see.
[<em>] Hook (if any): None? I’m just a regular white kid?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Washington State
[<em>] School Type: Public High School (1400 students), terrible school for test scores though; I had the highest ACT at 34, and the next closest was a 29.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Although I had a short list of EC’s I wrote about them in-depth so they could understand how they affected me as a student.</p>
<p>General Comments: SOOOO happy about being accepted!! I still have 7 more decisions coming in the Spring but for now I can rest happy knowing I got in to one of the best schools around! GO BLUE!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:
ACT (Breakdown + Combined): 32 Composite(27 Sci 34 Math 34 Reading 33 English)
SAT IIs (if any):750 world history, 690 biology
Unweighted GPA:95.345 UW/ 101.319 Weighted
Rank (if applicable): top 10%
Other stats:5’s on AP world history, AP language and composition, AP US and 4’s on biology and environmental science
Subjective:
Essays: Essay about my name and how everyone messes it up, tied it to my struggle as a “fish out of water” since I’m an immigrant
ECs:vice president of tri-m honor society, member of national honor society, italian club secretary, varsity cross country 4 years, all-state violinist, all-county violinist, chamber orchestra, pit orchestra, research and volunteer at cold spring harbor laboratory, volunteer at a hospital (300+hours) ,volunteer at a nursing home (200+hours), volunteer at a rescue mission (200+ hours), private violin lessons since age 5, global justice club member, tri-fit club member, counselor in training at day camp over the summer for three years
Teacher Recs: I thought they were really good I have a really close relationship with both teachers
Counselor Rec:very good, had a long and personal chat with her before she wrote my letter
Hook (if any):All-state violinist, All-COunty violinist, Siemens COmpetition semifinalist, AP scholar with distinction, national merit commended, also first generation college
Location/Person:
State or Country:NY
School Type:Public
Ethnicity: Korean American
Gender:female
Other Factors: very cultured ( i moved around a lot and lived in japan, korea, michigan, new york)
General Comments:
so happy i got in and good luck to everyone else!!!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 31 (35E, 28M, 28S, 32R)
[</em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): didn’t send
[<em>] SAT IIs (if any): N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: UM GPA - 3.6ish, 4.042 at high school
[<em>] Rank (if applicable): 17/149 (top 12%)
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great. About disabled parent, very descriptive and edited by a few Ivy Leaguers
[</em>] ECs: Class President, Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper, company, four years of football, lacrosse, and basketball, skipped seventh grade
[<em>] Teacher Recs: one great, one decent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: wonderful! I’ve known my counselor for years so he spent a lot of time on it and examined my situation
[<em>] Hook (if any): In-State, well-recognized high school, disabled parent
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Michigan
[<em>] School Type: Private, Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: Pretty excited! Not sure if I’ll be attending but it is a wonderful option to have. I want to major in Finance but I’m not sure if I could get into Ross after my freshman year. I heard you need at least a 3.6 and need to take calculus. Ouch!</p>
<p>Just thought to post to calm down some people relatively low gpas (compared to most people on here)
Decision: Accepted
Stats:
SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 720 CR, 740 Writing, 680 Math
SAT IIs (if any): 730US History
Unweighted GPA: 3.68
Rank (if applicable): N/A
Other stats: 5 APUS, 5LANG and Comp, 5 AP World History, 1 AP CHEM.
Subjective:
Essays: Very Good
ECs: Average: 3 years Ultimate Frisbee, 2 years working at a death penalty appeal center, Volunteer at Red Cross, Various Summer Law Programs.
Teacher Recs: Didn’t see, but probably very good
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): Legacy, big upward trend in grades
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: Big Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Other Factors: I live in a college town. (I have heard that might make some sort of difference).
General Comments: Don’t stress about this stuff.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown): 670 R, 730 M, 720 W (2120)[/li][li] ACT: N/A[/li][li] SAT II: 760 Math II, 710 Physics[/li][li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83[/li][li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3% … School doesn’t rank[/li][li] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 AP Lit (didn’t send)[/li][li] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology, AP Physics, Honors Modern Poetry, Honors World Literature, AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology[/li][li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (13 years, various state competition awards), Violin (10 years, All-state orchestra, school concertmaster), Swimming (8 years, 2nd at states, top 16 for 5 consecutive years), Odyssey of the Mind (11, 12 – Engineering projects, 4th at states, Founder and president), Freethinkers’ Club (10, 11, 12 – Discussion club for any and everything, President), Future Business Leaders of America (12 – restored school store, created partnership with Staples, President), Water Polo Club (12 – Co-founder, Co-captain), Composer (works were performed at school concerts), Graphic Designer (designed posters and book covers)[/li][li] Job/Work Experience: None[/li][li] **Volunteer/Community service: ** ~200 hours at local nursing home[/li][li] Summer Activities: None[/li][li] Essays: English teacher (Yale Grad) told me it was the best she’s ever read. Mich essays I thought were really good also, but they could’ve been better I suppose.[/li][li] Teacher Recommendations: Should’ve be excellent [/li][li] Counselor Rec: Generic probably, didn’t really know her [/li][li] Additional Rec: Awesome. From swim coach.[/li][li] Interview: I didn’t get one</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): CT[/li][li] School Type: Mid-size Public[/li][li] Ethnicity: Asian[/li][li] Gender: Male[/li][li] Income Bracket: 90K[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Strengths: Well-rounded, leadership, essays[/li][li] Weaknesses: Scores, GPA, lack of awards, OOS[/li][li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Good luck to everyone else!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted LSA **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 800 math 770 reading 740 writing 2310 one sitting
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): 740 lit 790 math 2
[<em>] unweighted GPA: idk unweighted… 3.93 weighted
[</em>] Rank (if applicable): school doesnt rank
[<em>] Other stats: 4 APs, taken the most rigorous courses offered at school, APUSH 4 AP language 5 AP chem 4 AP Bio 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: probably decent at best, I didn’t spend too much time on them
[<em>] ECs: youth group leader, work experience, some volunteer work
[</em>] Teacher Recs: probably alright
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably good
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:CT
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>
<p>Choice One:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 770 W, 670 M, 710 CR-- superscore
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: quite good. I wrote my “why michigan” essay like I was already there and what a typical day would be like for me.
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* Hook (if any):
<p>Other Factors: I applied to the Res College, but I don’t know how to find out if I am accepted to RC or just LSA…
General Comments: Pretty happy. It is nice to get accepted. </p>
<p>Note: my essays were quite creative and not at all generic “i love your school because…” make your essays interesting!</p>