<p>Stats:
SAT I : reading: 550 math: 700 writing: 640
SAT IIs: chinese with listening: 720 mathIIC 700
ACT: n/a
APs: Chinese with speaking: 5
IBs: n/a
GPA: 4.0w
Rank: n/a
Other stats: national honors society vice president, national honors society treasurer, national honors english society member, si chuan earthquake service trip, MUN at Georgewashington U., THIMUN, BEIMUN, etc. </p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app:national honors society vice president, national honors society treasurer, national honors english society member, si chuan earthquake service trip, MUN at Georgewashington U., THIMUN, BEIMUN, etc.
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about lesson and how I cherished my dream through my experience during Si Chuan service trip.
Teacher Recs: I’m sure recs were awesome.
Counselor Rec: It should be good because I asked her to write me a rec letter like first.lol
Applied on: Brown,Cornell,WashU,BostonC,Vanderbilt,Emory,Tufts,Brandeis,carnnegiemellon,duke,GWU, NYU,UVa (rejected) BostonU,Syracuse,UofWashington,SUNYBinghamton,UofRochester(accepted)RPI(waiting)
Hook (if any): nope
Location/Person: South Korean
State or Country: im in China now
School Type, International School in China,<br>
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:
I am just so happy I got accepted to U of Rochester♥</p>
<p>Holy crap I actually got in. I got mine so late I was sure I was rejected and I didn’t even take an interview/visit the campus so I am surprised as hell.</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): 710 Math 650 Reading 710 Writing
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs: took like 4 tests already taking a couple more this year
[ *] IBs: 3 in IB Chem and enrolled in all IB classes/AP Calc BC now
[ *] GPA: 3.39 (special circumstance freshman year; gpa jumped .5 sophomore year though)
[ *] Rank: top 12%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: officer positions in 3 clubs, played baseball one year, play guitar
[ *] Job/Work Experience: owned a computer business for two years, ran a website merchandise company for a year
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): they were alright I guess. I got into all my common app schools so they must have been pretty good.
[ *] Teacher Recs: awesome (my bio teacher is known for writing great recommendations)
[ *] Counselor Rec: alright i guess (i never once talked to her)
[ *] Applied on: Late December
[ *] Hook (if any): Minority (Asian-Indian)
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Florida
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Top public school in our area (in the IB Program)
[ *] Ethnicity: South Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:[ /b] so surprised honestly. I was sure I wasn’t going to get in especially when I didn’t get a letter this late. I didn’t get into USC yesterday so this is a good confidence booster. It all depends no good financial aid for me.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Math 680/CR 680/W 640
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math I 640/Lit 620
[<em>] ACT: 27
[</em>] APs: AP Comp Sci (3), AP AB Calc, AP Econ (Micro and Macro), AP Language and Composition
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA: 88
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Alot…Acadec (10-12, Captain 12); Student Government (10-12, Class Treasurer 12); Yearbook (11-12, Assistant Editor 11, Editor-in-Chief 12); Math Team (10-12); Bass Guitar (10-12); Singing/Vocal Training (10-12); Students Musician Union (10-12, Co-President 12); Varsity Swimming (10); GSA (10-12)…few more haha
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about how I built my own computer, most people seemed to like it.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Applied on: Late December
[<em>] Hook (if any): don’t think so
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Connecticut
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, pretty good reputation
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: ** Well I’m SUPER happy to be in, Rochester was one of my first choice schools, and the only one of my top choices I got into! I was really disappointed in how the admissions process went.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1580/1600; 2290/2400 (final sitting)
[</em>] ACT: 33/36 (twice)
[<em>] SAT II: Math2 (800), BioE (780)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6UW/3.9W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~15%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5) WHist (5) USHist (4) Eng Lang (4) Stat (4) <a href=“submitted%20to%20UR”>b</a>**
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Heavy
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/Distinction</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mediocre
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Minimal
[</em>] Summer Activities: Various CTY and BioMed @ UPenn
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec: Good
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Public Competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: White/Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test Scores & Recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: EC’s & Volunteer
[li] Why you think you were accepted: Test scores, GPA & Recs[/li][/ul]General Comments: The big questions are merit aid and how to schedule a visit at this late date. We’re already visiting Case next week (Wed-Sun), so now do we side trip to Rochester or take another weekend between now and 5/1??? Oh why couldn’t we have this decision sooner?!?!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): Didn’t take<br>
[</em>] SAT IIs: Didn’t take
[<em>] ACT: 29 (I think they may have overlooked this score because I did really well (over 30) on all sections except 1)
[</em>] APs: 9 (all 4 years)
[<em>] IBs: None
[</em>] GPA: 3.8
[<em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: art, volunteering, work
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: worked as apprentice artist
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): very good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[</em>] Applied on: 12/30
[<em>] Hook (if any): I have taken 4 independent studies && artist (I think they want to broaden their visual art program)
[/ul]Location/Person: [ul]
[</em>] State or Country: OHIO!
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): top public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: German roots/Caucasian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: A tad surprised: I neither visited nor did an off campus interview BUT I am very thankful!!
Prince street scholarship
Really excited to check the campus out!!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): m770+cr500+wr610-----E10
SAT IIs: MATH2.760 CHEM680
ACT:
APs:
IBs: None
GPA: 3.8
Rank:
Other stats:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app:
Job/Work Experience:
Essays (subject and responses): very good
Teacher Recs:
Counselor Rec: very good
Applied on:
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country: CHINA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): TOP PUBLIC
Ethnicity: ASINA/CHINESE
Gender:,MALE
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: </p>
<p>WELL…I don’t know why I received it from DHL.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
Stats:
SAT I (by section):2090/ math 750/ CR 630/ writing 710
SAT IIs: math 800/ physics 800
ACT:no
APs:cal BC 4/cal AB 5/ physics c 4
IBs:no
GPA:3.9 out of 4
Rank:10%
Other stats: </p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: violin playing ( that wins me a scholarship,too), voluntary teaching, self-study of calculus(no AP course offered at my school), debate team
Job/Work Experience: no (paid jobs are illegal for kids under 18 in China)
Essays (subject and responses): Experience/ about my violin playing, my love for the instrument and how I squeeze time for it under a super busy Chinese curriculum.
Teacher Recs: enthusiastic
Counselor Rec: enthusiastic
Applied on:11/??(don’t remember)
Hook (if any):</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: China
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Female</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc:[ /b]
I think UR’s motto is a perfect match for my personal one. And the combination of Eastman with the college is amazing because I have interest in both music and science. UR isn’t that kind of ivy. Having spent 3 years in a quite ivy-like high school I am fed up with “ivy-feeling”</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
Stats:
SAT I (by section):2260/ math 740/ CR 800/ writing 720
SAT IIs: Math II 710, US History 800, Chem 780, World History 790
ACT: None.
APs: European History 5, US History 5, English Lit 5, Chem 5, US Gov 5, Calc BC 3, still to take Comp Gov and Studio Art, and retake Calc BC (broken calculator)
IBs: None.
GPA: 3.14 out of 4 (unweighted)
Rank: Unranked.
Other stats: National merit semifinalist.</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Head of Republicans and Film Production Club, satire paper, science publication, choir, Teen Court, cross-country, political union, state champion academic history team as freshman.
Job/Work Experience: Sailing instructor in summer.
Essays (subject and responses): Conversation with old headmaster about what it means to have an original thought; experience with Teen Court program – sentencing high schoolers convicted of misdemeanors.
Teacher Recs: one probably very good, one probably lukewarm.
Counselor Rec: enthusiastic
Applied on: Dec 30 09.
Hook (if any): Applied into literary translation if that counts.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Indiana native, Connecticut school.
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private boarding.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Comments: Down to Rochester, Colorado College, and IU.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): CR 780/ M 660/ W 690
SAT IIs: US Hist 720/ Lit 690
ACT: didn’t send
APs: AP US 5, Eng. Lang 5, Psych 4, Euro 3, Taking in May: AP Gov, Eng. Lit, MicroEcon, Spanish Lang
College In High School (through University of Pittsburgh): Business Calc, Argument and Rhetoric
GPA: 3.6/4
Rank: N/A
Other stats:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Alot… Pennsylvania State Mock Trial, Model UN, Model EU, World Language Club, Diversity Club, Martial Arts, volunteer work
Job/Work Experience:3 years of summer job as a lifeguard, current job at restaurant
Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about personal journey through diversity (mission trips etc.)
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Applied on: Late December
Hook (if any): Winner of Fredrick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award, National AP Scholar
Location/Person:
State or Country: Pennsylvania
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, pretty good reputation
Ethnicity: Caucasian/ Native American (tiny bit)
Gender:Female
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations/Scholarships,etc: I won two merit awards so I was super excited! I just sent my deposit and acceptance of admissions letter off this morning :)</p>