<p>When you take a close look at the students who are finalists for the Renaissance scholarship, it looks pretty apparent that Rochester is looking for diversity, geographical and ethnic, with this group. Students named as finalists who have posted their stats aren’t necessarily of the highest stat variety nor the great EC variety, although I’m sure that a few are. That’s NOT meant as an offensive remark, just as an observation. I’m sure that lots of kids who attend Rochester are from the NY area, and this wonderful merit scholarship gives Rochester a chance to make themselves known in areas where they might not ordinarily draw kids from.</p>
<p>I agree that diversity probably has something to do with it. From the information booklet:
</p>
<p>An interesting fact from the finalists’ letter:
This seems to be higher than previous years; since they invite 75+ finalists, there must be 20+ Renaissance scholars. I think there were around 10 Renaissance scholars in previous years. This agrees with what they say about expanding the program this year.</p>
<p>ironclaw, thanks for posting this info from the Renaissance booklet. It confirms my observations.</p>
<p>Also, just an FYI… Rochester is typically looking to enroll students with “edges”, not necessarily the traditional “well-rounded” student. So, while a student’s overall GPA and SAT score may not be the at the top of the applicant pool (though most Renaissance Scholars are), that student may have done incredible work in Physics, for example, both in and out of school. Taking and doing well in high level physics courses, conducting research in a summer internship, securing grant money for individual research, etc. So, the potential Physics major who has an accomplished resume in physics, but happened to be a B- student in English and History isn’t necessarily out of the running for such a highly competitive scholarship. This especially makes sense when considering the body of this student’s work in the context of a curriculum as flexible as Rochester’s.</p>
<p>It is a very comprehensive process and takes a lot into consideration - but this is one perspective of our review process that may help you to understand our philosophy a little better.</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): N/A
[</em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] APs: US (4)
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.55 (UW) 4.24 (W)
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats:</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: newspaper, and lots of distinctive social action ECs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: TAing Hebrew school, babysitting, camp counselor
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): common app was about surmounting my own prejudices, and i think it’s one of the best essays i’ve ever written
[</em>] Teacher Recs: fantastic
[<em>] Counselor Rec: fantastic
[</em>] Applied on: 12/31
[li] Hook (if any):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Waiting for this letter was the most nerve-wracking thing, because everyone was hearing back before me, BUT now I’m very excited and congratulations to everyone else who got in!!!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (by section):2150 CR:650 M:700 W:800</li>
<li>SAT IIs: Math II:750 Biology Ecology: 720 Math I: 710</li>
<li>ACT: Did not submit</li>
<li>APs: Took AP Bio, AP World, AP US. Taking: AP Calculus, AP Psychology, AP English</li>
<li>IBs: N/A</li>
<li>GPA: 3.95~4.00</li>
<li>Rank: ehh don’t remember exact but in top 5%</li>
<li><p>Other stats:
TOEFL : 105
Subjective:</p></li>
<li><p>ECs listed on app: alot! internships, researched with prominent professor, volunteered alot, etc. (I think my ECs were the strongest part of my app).</p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: N/A</p></li>
<li><p>Essays (subject and responses): wrote about overcoming my weakness</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: never seen them</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: never seen them</p></li>
<li><p>Applied on: I have no idea lol</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any): N/A (does being from NY count?)</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NY</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public high school in NYC competitive in the sciences</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Still waiting on this letter but I’m so amazed to know I’ve been accepted!!! Good luck to those waiting on the letters still!</p>
<p>Haven’t heard back from Westchester, NY.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (by section):2300 CR:750 M:800 W:750</li>
<li>SAT IIs: Math II:790 Biology Molecular: 720 US History: 680</li>
<li>ACT: 34</li>
<li>APs: Took AP Bio (5), AP US (4), AP Calculus BC (3/4 but retaking the test this year), AP Psychology (5)</li>
<li>APs: Taking this year: AP Lit Comp, AP Stats, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C</li>
<li>IBs: N/A</li>
<li>GPA: 3.4UW 4.0W</li>
<li>Rank: top 10%</li>
<li><p>Other stats:</p></li>
<li><p>ECs listed on app: Active EMT, President of a club and Vice President of another one, member of stage crew</p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: worked a summer job as a laborer for my municipality and held a McDonalds job for a year or so </p></li>
<li><p>Essays (subject and responses): Generic and overall poor in my opinion</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: Fantastic</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Generic but good</p></li>
<li><p>Applied on: line</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any): None</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NJ</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public high school in NJ, Nationally Ranked Blue Ribbon School</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: I’ll have my money in a week and then put Rochester under serious consideration, good luck to all those who have yet to receive your acceptances!</p>
<p>Just got in! Also from Central Jersey! </p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (by section):700 W 710 M 660 CR Total: 2070</li>
<li>SAT IIs: Math II:730 BioM: 720 </li>
<li>APs: Took AP Bio (5), AP US (3), AP Calculus AB (3), AP Macroecon (4), AP Lang (4)</li>
<li>APs: Taking this year: AP Lit Comp, AP Calc BC, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Psyc</li>
<li>IBs: N/A</li>
<li>GPA: 4.1 W</li>
<li>Rank: top 10% (but school doesn’t rank)</li>
<li><p>Other stats:</p></li>
<li><p>ECs: I actually had quite a bit. I was president of one, and captain of another team. </p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: I worked in a lab at UPenn on summer…and Kumon for like 4 months. </p></li>
<li><p>Essays (subject and responses): They were okay. Nothing great. But my common app was really good (or so my teacher told me)</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: Good</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Good</p></li>
<li><p>Applied on: online</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any): I won an award from there junior year?</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NJ</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public HS in Central NJ</li>
<li>Ethnicity: South Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Reeeeally excited! Good luck to those who are still waiting!</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Did not send
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio M - 720
[<em>] ACT: Composite: 34
Reading 36; Math 33; Writing 34; Science - 33
[</em>] APs:
English Comp 5
US History 5
Latin (Vergil) 4
Euro History - 3
[<em>] IBs: none
[</em>] GPA: 98.789/100 (weighted)
[<em>] Rank: 8/463 (2%)
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:
Yearbook Editor, Treasurer
Newspaper Layout Design Editor
Writers Sodality (Club) President, VP
Latin Natl Honors Society Treasurer
Volunteering for Sunday school every week for past 4 years
Other smaller things, too.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Summer research at local cancer hospital
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Good, I hope? My English teacher helped w/my common app, Dad helped with the rest. Looking back they really werent the best essays, but they were some of the first I wrote.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably very good, I knew the teachers well and know they take a lot of time on their recs.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably good? I know her pretty well but Im not sure how well she writes recommendations.
[</em>] Applied on: 12/1 (for REMS, which I wasnt selected for)
[<em>] Hook (if any): I was coauthored on a scientific research paper that was published with the help of my research over the summer. The paper has been accepted for publication to the Journal of Oncology, but it hasnt been printed yet.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NY state
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Good Public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: No scholarships yet, Ill update this when I get the email.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): Didn’t Send
[ *] SAT IIs: 710 Math II and US History
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] APs: 5 - 5 - 5 - 4 [and took 4 more this year]
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA: 95/100 unweighted
[ *] Rank: Doesn’t rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: strong
[ *] Job/Work Experience: strong
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): good
[ *] Teacher Recs: good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Applied on: October
[ *] Hook (if any): Nope
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: NY
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): strong public school
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:[ /b] Really psyched that I got int. hopefully I’ll get some good aid =] will update later.</p>
<p>Updating my previous post;</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (by section):2300 CR:750 M:800 W:750</li>
<li>SAT IIs: Math II:790 Biology Molecular: 720 US History: 680</li>
<li>ACT: 34</li>
<li>APs: Took AP Bio (5), AP US (4), AP Calculus BC (3/4 but retaking the test this year), AP Psychology (5)</li>
<li>APs: Taking this year: AP Lit Comp, AP Stats, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C</li>
<li>IBs: N/A</li>
<li>GPA: 3.4UW 4.0W</li>
<li>Rank: top 10%</li>
<li><p>Other stats:</p></li>
<li><p>ECs listed on app: Active EMT, President of a club and Vice President of another one, member of stage crew</p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: worked a summer job as a laborer for my municipality and held a McDonalds job for a year or so</p></li>
<li><p>Essays (subject and responses): Generic and overall poor in my opinion</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: Fantastic</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Generic but good</p></li>
<li><p>Applied on: line</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any): None</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NJ</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public high school in NJ, Nationally Ranked Blue Ribbon School</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: I received the Dean’s Scholarship for $10,000, I was hoping for slightly more (I KNOW this sounds horrible) but I’m still psyched to get what I got. Rochester is officially under serious consideration</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (by section):2060 CR:630 M:760 W:670 (taken once)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: None</li>
<li>ACT: 32 (taken once)</li>
<li>APs: AP US (3), AP Stats (4), AP Chemistry (4)</li>
<li>APs: Taking this year: AP Bio, AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP US Government</li>
<li>IBs: None</li>
<li>GPA: 3.995UW, 4.238W (4.5 this year should help bring that up)</li>
<li>Rank: 5th/747</li>
<li><p>Other stats:</p></li>
<li><p>ECs listed on app: Cross country (captain, 3-time state qualifier), indoor track, outdoor track, Wind Ensemble, Student Leaders, NHS, NJHS</p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: Have worked at a pizza restaurant for nearly two years</p></li>
<li><p>Essays (subject and responses): About how a poor boy at my school who I became friends with influenced me and changed my life attitude. An okay essay.</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: Good</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Haven’t read it</p></li>
<li><p>Applied on: 11-16-09</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any): None</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: OH</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Big public high school in Ohio with about 3,000 students.</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: I received the Dean’s Scholarship for $8,000 which means there is no way I can go there. Even public schools gave me a LOT more than that. I am completely devastated because Rochester is the only school that I applied to that I felt had no disadvantages and that was a perfect fit for me. If anyone knows of ANY ways of getting more money, PLEASE let me know! Ugh…</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): 2110: m-710 cr-680 r-720
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 chem, didnt send the others
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] APs: 5: pysch, lang/comp, chem
[ *] IBs: n/a
[ *] GPA: 101.55/100, weighted
[ *] Rank: first, school doesnt rank but luckily they show gpa out of the top gpa of the class… yayy lol
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: piano accompanist for choir, fbla, marching band, newspaper, yearbook, smap
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): the big one was about accompanying the choir. the short answer about self studying psych and helping out at a dental office
[ *] Teacher Recs: decent. nothing spectacular
[ *] Counselor Rec: no idea. never saw it but nothing special im sure.
[ *] Applied on: mid-december
[ *] Hook (if any): none.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: nj
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, its a pretty good hs, the students dont think so though
[ *] Ethnicity: chinese.
[ *] Gender: f
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:[ /b] i got the wilder trustee and a prg application. if i dont get enough aid with grants, i doubt ill go even if i get rejected from ivies… its ridiculously expensive. i heard back way early though… a month ago so it was a nice feeling to hear back from a college so im happy.</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): 2170, CR: 740, M: 670, W: 760
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs: WH- 4, Eng Lit- 4, Gov- 4, Eco- 4
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA: 101-ish, weighed
[ *] Rank: 14/523, at time of acceptance
[ *] Other stats: NMF
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: Choir (Section leader, Treasurer, Competitions); Literary Criticism (State Alternate); amateur film production (screenwriter); NHS; community service
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): So-so; mostly written very late at night
[ *] Teacher Recs: Pretty good; I had this teacher for all four years of high school
[ *] Counselor Rec: Decent; impersonal
[ *] Applied on: Early Decision
[ *] Hook (if any): National Merit?
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Texas (Howdy) (I’m not actually a redneck)
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, poor; each year, the freshman class has 800+ students, but only 400-500 graduate
[ *] Ethnicity: Plain white
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:[ /b]
I was offered a $10K Dean’s Scholarship, but should receive a National Merit Scholarship ($17K). I’m going here for sure! Hopefully, I’ll see you at Orientation! =D</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):CR740/M750/W680
[</em>] SAT IIs: M2 780 Physics 800
[<em>] GPA: 3.8+ uw
[</em>] Rank: top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: taking 4 AP this year, 1 last year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: NHS, Debate 1 year, not much
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): so so
[</em>] Teacher Recs: don’t know but prob good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: don’t know, 300 kids/counselor
[</em>] Applied on: 12/31?
[<em>] Hook (if any): Nationally rated in a niche sport. No varsity team at U of R though. Legacy (mom was at medical center)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: One of the empty states out west
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public with 30% dropout rate
[</em>] Ethnicity: white like everyone else out here
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: 15K Wilder Trustee Scholarship. It was good to have this one first before the rejections from elsewhere came in.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR, 690 M, 700 W
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: 750 US History, 670 Lit, 690 Math Level II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 530 (my school ranks everyone with a 4.0+ weighted GPA 1. This would put me in the top 2%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Lang & Comp (4), Psych (5), Calculus AB (4), Euro (4)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Politics, AP Macro/Microeconomics, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP French Lang, Studio Art I</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Horseback riding 5+ days a week (working student), competitive ultimate frisbee team, junior class treasurer, national honors society, mu alpha theta
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Working student at horseback riding barn, exercise rider
[<em>] Summer Activities: Study abroad in France after sophomore year
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: one standard, one great
[li]Hook: Legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: International Relations
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AR
[</em>] School Type: Public
[*] Gender: Female</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): n/a
[</em>] SAT IIs: n/a
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] APs: world history: 4
[<em>] IBs: n/a
[</em>] GPA: 5.3ish/5 weighted
[<em>] Rank: top 10 percent weighted, top 12 percent unweighted 
[</em>] Other stats: talent development program, honor roll, IL state scholar, took two courses with harvard secondary summer school, got A- and B-</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:Stage Crew (like 25 hours a week >.<), a book discussion group, literacy center tutor, used to horseback ride (restarting soon!), used to be in the crime science club (teacher couldnt do it anymore:()
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Bakery 09/08-06-09 8 hours a week, office assistant (at harvard) 07-09-08/09 10 hours a week, ice cream/ dairy store 09/09-present 15 hours a week
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I talked about how I chose my major, Archaeology, cuz it was a long laborious process
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’m fairly certain AMAZING cuz that teacher loves me <3
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good. Unfortunately, my counselor is in charge of the talent dev. program so she has like all the of top 15% students so i’m not the highest and she judged it by her students rather than the school 
[</em>] Applied on: Yale (rejected), Northeastern, Willamette, Case Western (accepted), Washington U st louis (waitlisted), Brown and Johns Hopkins (waiting)
[<em>] Hook (if any): none you cant see looking at my stoof
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: IL
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, pretty good but totally white.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: I really like the atmosphere of UR. I love the freedom provided and the fact that the people there don’t segregate themselves. And I knew I wanted to live in/near a city so yeah. But the best part is the freedom: when I visited Northeastern (they don’t have my major) and I asked, “well could I make mine” and they’re response was along the lines of “… you can’t make your major. I mean, they’re our MAJORS, you can’t change them…” and he looked at me like I’d grown two heads.</p>
<p>When I visited last week, I had a question about my major (Archaeology, Engineering and Architecture) and I was really confused about THAT all meant. So they were just like, here, you can go talk to the division head of your major! and I saw him in under half an hour and we talked and he explained a LOT. He really loved his subject and he was great. I just like how I had a question and they sent me right to him instead of BSing it. </p>
<p>This is actually the school I’m going to go to unless I get into Brown. THen I’ll probably go there unless they give me a really bad financial aid package. </p>
<p>BTW, sorry about the funky grammar of this thing, I was typing with my laptop laying down with it right on my stomach so my hands were all scrunched up and the shift key was hard to reach :)</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I (by section):1970 CR:650 M:670 W:650</li>
<li>SAT IIs: US History : 720</li>
<li>ACT: Did not submit, but 29</li>
<li>APs: AP Euro, APUSH, AP Lang, AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Lit</li>
<li>IBs: N/A</li>
<li>GPA: About 3.8 </li>
<li>Rank: 7/284</li>
<li><p>Other stats:
Subjective:</p></li>
<li><p>ECs listed on app: a lot, especially my participation in a volunteer group started by my group of friends, SHIP (Students Helping International Peace) it’s a People to People chapter, and we’ve done a number of big projects. Also talked about participation in the drama club (I was a flying monkey in the wizard of oz!!) among some of my other activities.</p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: N/A</p></li>
<li><p>Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about specific things I enjoyed when I visited Rochester, especially the Gleason library lol but also mostly why it fit my personality and what I was looking for in the college experience. For the other essay I wrote about my infatuation with a native language spoken by about 200,000 people at most in rural parts of Norway, Sweden and Russia, called Northern Sami. I wrote about how I wanted to learn this language but how difficult it was for me to find a viable way to learn it, and then wrote about how I found a program online teaching me Northern Sami, but it’s completely in Finnish, so I’m learning both at the same time now 
</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: Read both, the one was amazing…seriously, I sat down and read it with him and then we both started bawling like little kids, no lie xD </p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Wouldn’t let me read it :/</p></li>
<li><p>Applied on: October 5th, according to the common app :"D</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any): I’m not a fish.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Peeeayy. (Cause no one says Pennsylvania around here ^^ )</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public average school. Kinda sucky, but that’s just my opinion xD</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White. I mean, Caucasian >></li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: Pretty stoked. This was my second choice and seeing as I was deferred and then waitlisted to my number one, I’m going to UofR for sure. Congrats to everyone who got accepted, can’t wait to see most of you (hopefully) next fall and mucho apologios to all those who were rejected or waitlisted.</p>
<p>[ color=green][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): 1940
[ *] ACT:29
[ *] APs: Physics B, Both Economics, 5s … taking four this year didn’t take calc AB test last year
[ *] GPA: 3.7
[ *] Rank: 100/580
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:Robotics
[ *] Job/Work Experience:refereeing
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): contained at least one spelling mistake
[ *] Teacher Recs:Didn’t read, but from physics teacher and lit teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[ *] Applied on: 12/31
[ *] Hook (if any):I’m from Oregon?
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:OR
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):public 2700 students, a few get into elite schools
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:male
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:[ /b]
Haven’t received scholarship information</p>