GPA: 3.6-3.7ish/4 W (no UW)
SAT: 640 R, 620 M, 710 W (1970 composite)
Subject Tests: Lit - 650, Math 2 - 640
Rank: Top 20/25%
Intended majors: Computer Science and Creative Writing
Senior courseload: AP BC Calc, AP Comp Sci A, AP U.S Gov, AP English Lit, Astronomy
EC’s (i don’t feel like describing a lot or making this all organized cause i’m kinda tired so i’ll be type general):
co-director of stem events organization, avid programmer/hackathon goer, co-prez of poetry club (had a rap i wrote published in school magazine), last summer I was a social media/data analyst intern at a start-up and did this tech summer intensive at columbia (won 1st place for best game), volunteered at citywide h.s fair, played in a basketball league and won 1st place, played trumpet for like a year, did a creative writing institute and was on mock trial freshman year
Other Stuffs:
Essays:
Personal statement = mad stupid ridiculously brilliant 8195/10 overall rating flame flame flame fuego fuego flame
Supplement = rap song
Rec 1: guaranteed it was good cause she’s the homie, Rec 2: been skeptical bout it for a while but apparently it worked since i got in
Counselor rec: idk tbh it’s usually dry
Outside rec: should’ve been flames
SAT: 1550/1600
GPA: 3.95/4 weighted
Extracurriculars: service club president, two year swim captain. Club swim team and 4 year varsity letter holder.
In my letter they highlighted the research I conducted (I have a published paper)
I think they really are looking to this holisticly so don’t worry!
ACT:33 35e35m29r34s
Sat ll: math II 800, Physics 710
Gpa:4 UW
Fav ecs: Tuba trombone and cello section leader in band orchestra and jazz band, scholastic bowl captain, other smaller things
Keep in mind that lists and numbers are often the least valuable things in admission processes, just posting for context, was asked for.
@AdelsKing@ProfessorSnape thanks a lot. I did really want to get in so I’m a little disappointed. I thought my essay was pretty good as well. In retrospect, it was probably because I applied for financial aid. (Rochester has a need aware policy for international students which is totally understandable.)
To all those who got accepted, congratulations! and to those still waiting, good luck!
@upsidownn an ex-classmate of mine got rejected with a 34 ACT and a 3.8 GPA. He too thinks it’s because he asked for a lot of aid and was international. He got Berkeley Regents so he doesn’t care now haha
@joshualu98 nope, they said on tumblr that people who got deffered last year stand a 0.5% chance. But I called my counselor 2 days ago he told me that he is struck with this information, and said they accept 20 percent of people who got deffered from ED.
@Meshmesha I saw that on Tumblr too and I think that was a misunderstanding. I think the 0.5% chance was actually about coming off the waitlist. I don’t know that for sure - but that’s my guess. I’ve never heard of a school providing a stat for how many go from deferred to accepted.
Decision: Accepted
GPA: 3.93 (technically weighted but not really)
SAT: 1260
My only note worthy classes are DE English 11 & 12 and DE US Govt. (the only higher level classes my school offers)
Class rank: 19/143 (last I checked)
Extracurriculars: class vp, SCA vp, interact pres, TAB founder and pres, coding club, girls state representative, VA girls nation senator
I had two pretty incredible recommendations letters, I did an alumni interview which went okay I don’t think it was a make or break, I had a really personal and well written personal statement and I think that’s what got me accepted!
^ prolly not, usually we wait 5 business days for merit aid/regular aid notification; though it might come in our acceptance letter in the mail, who knows?
My S is dying to hear now. As I mentioned earlier he applied DDE and had a verbal acceptance from Eastman but no decision from UR. Well, the official offer came through last night from Eastman and he was offered a couple of merit awards. I hope after all this he gets accepted to UR as well to pursue the dual degree.
