Deferred.
OOS
3.87/4
2300
12 APs, all 4s/5s
Solid ECs/Recs
shrugs
[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color]
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240, 770CR, 750W, 720M
[] ACT: 35, 33M, 36R, 36S, 35E
[] SAT II: 770 Math II, 710 Bio M, 710 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 UW and 4.95 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/370
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Calc AB and Human Geo, 4 on Bio, APUSH, English 11 AP, Euro
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, English 12 Honors, AP Chem, AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Environmental science, AP Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National merit semifinalist[/li][/list]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Beta Club, NHS, Mui Alpha Theta, Swimming Club at school, swimming outside of school(nationally ranked athlete), trumpet(top 5 in VA 2015 and top 20 in VA 2016), USA scholastic swimming all-american
[] Job/Work Experience: soccer referee during spring and fall
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2 hospitals and one nursing home, over 500 hours
[] Summer Activities: work and volunteering
[] Essays: Common App about swimming was pretty good, CAS was about a guy who paints toilets
[] Teacher Recommendations: calculus and ethics teacher, calc teacher loves me and the ethics teacher will write an amazing rec for anyone
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10. I am by far the most gifted applicant for my counselor this year and she loved me
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A. i wish UVA had these though.[/li][/list]
[ b]Other**
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: N/A
[] Intended Major: African American Studies? Bio/pre-med
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA. henrico county
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: ordinary to smallish for my county
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 1 million dollars +/year
[li] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): N/A[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: extracurriculars, recs, GPA/SAT were above average for instate
[] Weaknesses: not much leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: balanced applicant with good sports while keeping grades and Extracurriculars up
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: N/A
[li] Where else are you applying for RD: A lot of schools, 17 in total[/li]General Comments: Anyone who didn’t make it from OOS, I’m sorry. I’ve seen some great applicants get rejected
Decision: Accepted
Major: Art History/Classics
Objective:
SAT I: 2130 (CR 750, W 750, M 630 dern)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): forgot to send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Cum Laude Society (top decile)
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 (Eng Lang, French) 4(MEH, USH, Art History) 3(Latin)
Senior Year Course Load: English 12, Calculus, French VI, Latin VI, Physics, Political Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Exam, National French Exam, rowing titles, volunteer award, Renaissance Reader
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): International Relations Fellowship (4 year leadership program unique to my school), Varsity Rowing (5 years), International Relations Club (4 years, president), 2 Month French Exchange, Chinese Exchange and Leadership Development Course
Job/Work Experience: Breakthrough Collaborative
Volunteer/Community Service: Youth Volunteer Corps (Youth Advisory Board, International Youth Advisory Board), Breakthrough Collaborative Teacher (300+hours for all service)
Summer Activities: travel with IR Fellowship, volunteering, hosting exchange students, not studying for SAT
Essays: Common App: about Breakthrough, which was unique experience not open to most high schoolers. well written, but could have been better. UVA Supplement: loved them- showcased my knowledge and interest in art history
Teacher Recommendations: both from teachers I’ve had in 11th and 12th grade- they know me well and I have performed well in their classes and consistently showed good work ethic
Counselor Rec: known me for a long time, been very active in college search process, so good
Additional Rec: from Fellowship director- known me for years, showcased work I’ve done in leadership development
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant): 'Murica
School Type: top prep school
Ethnicity: whiter-than-white
Gender: XY
Income Bracket: $$$$$
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): i have anti-hooks, expect maybe a niche interest in art history
Reflection
Strengths: EC’s, essays, letters of rec, and work ethic- I live 1.5 hours from my school and have done everything I can to get best education possible, which shows resolve and determination
Weaknesses: SAT- yikes
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my school has strong ties with UVA, in-state didn’t hurt, strong EC’s
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Ole Miss, Princeton, U Penn, Washington and Lee, U of Richmond, Georgetown, Tulane
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: a welcome acceptance, especially after my deferral from Princeton. the best way to get into a good college is to go to a really good school beforehand. I made the extra effort to go to a very good school and it paid off, both in prestige but also awesome EC’s that made me stand out. Do everything you can to pursue the best opportunities possible, and good luck! I’m ecstatic to go to UVA, and am staying focused on the positives.
Posting for my son.
ACCEPTED School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
In State
Asian Male (No legacy ties)
Act: Did not Take
SAT I: 2170 - M: 800 CR:700 Writing: 670
SAT II: Math 1: 780, Math 2: 800 USH: 730
Rank: 2/103 Private School
GPA: UW: 4.00, W: 4.8
APs: 6 and taking 5
Awards: Jefferson Book Award – Most well Rounded Student, WordWright Challenge – Highest Honor, National Language Exam – Spanish Exam Silver Certificate, Governor’s School Summer Residential STEM Program, Virginian-Pilot Scholastic Achievement Team, Elie Wiesel Visual Arts Competition Judges’ Choice finalist
Leadership Positions: Student Council Association (SCA) Executive Council - Vice President, SCA - Vice President, Peer Ministry – President
EC: Member of National Ocean Sciences Bowl, Tennis team, Soccer team and many volunteer activities
Letters of Rec.: Assume they were very good.
Essays: Ok. Writing not his strong suit.
He was deferred during early decision for Georgetown so we are all very happy and relieved. Congratulations to all accepted! Good luck to all those deferred. For those not accepted I feel your pain but I am sure you will be successful elsewhere.
ACCEPTED
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 31 (35 R, 30 M, 30 W, 29 S)
[] SAT II: didn’t take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure unweighted, 4.42 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit AP Psych AP Stats AP Calc AB Mandatory religion course and Virtual high school courses
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
Subjective: Academic Scholar, Book award recipient, gold academic Exellence award
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball, Soccer, Tennis (captain), National Honors Society, Peer Leaders, InterAct club, Student Ambassadors, ran a half marathon during school year
[] Job/Work Experience: Have Summer job and work on weekends during school year
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at homeless shelter, at a women’s battered shelter, and at a food bank
[] Summer Activities: work, work, work
[] Essays: Common App (9/10): I wrote it the day before I needed to start sending my apps and whenever I am under pressure I write my best. I wrote about how this year waiting to park in my school lot my car set on fire. I made it about being able to take care of myself and how my reaction to this situation showed my transition into adult hood
[] Teacher Recommendations: Extremely good both teachers absolutely loved me
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10. Even though I am from a large school I talked to my guidance counselor on a regular basis sometimes after school I would just visit with her and talk to her so she really got to know me so she was probably a lot more specific with my rec.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A.
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[ b]Other**
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Large Private School
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Honestly no idea my mom refuses to tell me what she makes but I am assuming 80,000 plus
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): URM
Reflection
[] Strengths: interesting and creative essays and strong recommendations
[] Weaknesses: test scores and not many awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my personality just really shined through my app and my essays really embodied me, were unique, and most importantly honest.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Umass Amherst Honors, Northeastern Honors, Fordham
[*] Where else are you applying for RD: NYU, BU, UNC CH, W&M, UConn, Syracuse
Decision: ACCEPTED
College of Arts and Sciences
Objective:
SAT I: Didn’t send
ACT: 31 superscored
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/260
AP (place score in parentheses): Didn’t send
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 2, AP Statistics, AP English Lit, AP Spanish, AP Studio Art, Retail Store Management
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 16 DECA medals at regional and state levels, invited to attend national academies, national essay winner, others too, it’s not major but homecoming queen if that counts?
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): DECA state president, senior class president, NHS vice president, I also have many other leadership roles from past high school years, black cultural league, peer mediator, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Social media marketer, hostess/waitress
Volunteer/Community Service: A LOT
Summer Activities: DECA camps to engage w members, working, went to FL, little things
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: Common App (10/10) very deep, sad, and humorous at the same time. Supplement for College of Arts and Sciences (6/10) I wrote it in like 30 minutes
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I’ll never know
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: I’ll never know but we have a very strong relationship
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? yes
Intended Major: Commerce (Business)
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Multiracial (Native American, Puerto Rican, Black)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <$60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, low income? idk
Reflection
Strengths: Common app essay, Recs I think, leadership capabilities
Weaknesses: Lack of high test scores
Where else you are applying or have already applied: many. ivys, privates, publics, etc.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: my guidance counselor says it’s really hard for out of state ppl to get accepted here so i’m pretty content with that accomplishment. I will try to go down and visit soon
Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Sciences
Objective:
SAT I: 2280: 800 M 740 CR 740 W with 10 essay
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 790 Math 2, 790 U.S. History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank but in the top 5 of about 350
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 Macro, 5 U.S. History, 5 Calculus AB, 4 Micro, 4 World History, 4 English Lit
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Latin, AP U.S. Gov, Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, Some low level awards for Latin and Model UN
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Several years of varsity cross county, indoor track (captain), and spring track (captain) with plenty of awards, couple of school clubs and low level officer positions but nothing special
Job/Work Experience: Worked year round running a branch of a small business alone, expert in gait analysis
Volunteer/Community Service: None
Summer Activities: Took an intro programming class at Temple before senior year
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: Common App (7 or 8/10) All were certainly well written but definitely nothing that special
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Solid
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Same as everyone else from my school
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Asked a friend who was an alum to write me a rec, probably was a good move since it showed I was actually interested in going to UVA
Interview: n/a
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
Intended Major: Math and Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Enough that FA was out of the question
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Full pay, Recommendation saying UVA was my first choice
Reflection
Strengths: Objective stats are strong
Weaknesses: Nothing that makes me really stand out
Where else you are applying or have already applied: got deferred at Penn early, got into Penn State, probably will withdraw from most regular decision schools
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: This process is really all dumb luck, I just happened to get accepted this time. Definitely headed to UVA next year though.
Decision: Deferred
College of Arts & Sciences (Intended major: Econ)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send (one sitting 2100 c, 690r 680m 730w)
ACT (breakdown): 34 Composite (35E, 35M, 32R, 33S, 31W/E) One sitting
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95/100 unweighted (my school doesn’t do out of 4.0)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): English Language (5) US History (3) Physics 1 (3)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, Original Science Research, College-level english class, AP Spanish, AP Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4-year varsity cross country (captain), 4-year varsity winter track (captain), 4-year varsity spring track (captain), 6-year piano lessons, 2-year member of school’s Model Congress club, Member of school’s chapter of National Honors Society
Job/Work Experience: 4-year referee for local rec soccer league, 1-year counselor at local day camp
Volunteer/Community Service: 3-year volunteer at local food pantry, various other random service events
Summer Activities: Did a summer program at Princeton where students can learn about topics that interest them that aren’t standard to most schools’ curriculum (examples include the Psychology of Dreaming, the Mechanics of Time travel, etc.)
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: Common app (9/10 mostly for creativity) was about a time when my phone was stolen and how my true failure was yielding to my cynicism of the world; CAS Essay (7/10) was about a piano piece that I find very perplexing in it’s meaning and intent; Favorite Word Essay (8/10) discussed why it was my favorite word, but was more about the development of my relationship with my brother over time
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Never saw any of them, but they all liked me and witnessed what I would consider to be some of my best academic work, so I hope they were good
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Ditto
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8/10 Director of distribution for all food pantries in the county; he knows me very well and the rec highlighted a part of me that no part of my application had truly covered (ambition and reliability)
Interview: Never offered
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant): United States
School Type: Public (about 1400 student total)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High ($200,000+)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing at all
Reflection
Strengths: Strong ACT score, good GPA, deep involvement in extracurriculars, creative and thoughtful Essays
Weaknesses: AP scores, few Awards, Out of State
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: While my numbers were strong, it is very possible that my essays didn’t show them that I am exactly the type of person that they want, for now at least (not to mention OOS)
Where else you are applying or have already applied: REJECTED from Duke ED; ACCEPTED to Michigan, Miami Ohio ($22k/year scholarship + honors), Northeastern ($22k/year scholarship + honors), Tulane ($32k/Year scholarship + honors); STILL WAITING TO HEAR from Cornell, Northwestern, UNC, and Wake Forest
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Darn. I was really hoping for this one. I’m most annoyed that I put in the extra effort to get this one done early, and now I learn I won’t hear my decision until April -_- Congratulations to all who were accepted! For those who were rejected/deferred, don’t put too much stock into it; you’ll definitely end up at a great school that is right for you.
Decision: Accepted
College of Engineering
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2300 (720/800/780)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore N/A
SAT II (subject, score): USH 780, Literature 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/430
AP (place score in parentheses): Euro (5), Lang (5), Lit (5), USH (5), US Gov’t (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Eco, AP Bio, AP Physics, AP Calc, Sociology Honors, English Honors, Theology
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Commended Merit Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity XC (4 years, captain, All-League, All-State, Scholar-Athlete of League, MVP), Varsity Indoor/Outdoor Track (4 years, captain, All-League, All-State, League Champion, State Champion, MVP), Travel Soccer (4 years, captain, Division Champions)
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard (2 summers), Food Stand Operator (2 summers)
Volunteer/Community Service: National Honor Society, Freshmen Mentor
Summer Experience: None
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App (9/10)
Engineering Supplement (10/10)
UVA Supplement (10/10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t see, probably 6/10
Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t see, probably 7/10
Counsellor Rec: Didn’t see, probably 7/10
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
State: NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection:
Strengths: Grades, Tests, Essays
Weaknesses: OOS
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: SUNY schools, Siena, Fordham, Loyola, LeMoyne, University of South Carolina Honors College
[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color]
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1680 superscored (600 M, 520 WR, 560 CR)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.44 unweighted, 4.33 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 38/273
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang, Euro, Chem, APUSH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Literature (yr), Spanish IV, AP Calc AB (yr), AP Environmental Science, AP World History (yr)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None.[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS Board, Science National Honor Society, ASCEND Program/Model UN.
[] Job/Work Experience: Non-paid tutor (all subjects) for all 4 years of High School.
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS Activities, started my own community garden, Mentor at my church, volunteer at my local hospital.
[] Summer Activities: Attended a summer camp at another university.
[] Essays: Common App (8/10): My experience with cancer in my family and how that has inspired me to become an Oncologist, My favorite word: Peace., I wrote about the message wall and my quote was “Stop Stressin’! Everything will turn out fine.”, Prompt: Work of Art, Science, Math, etc. that has intrigued me - Essay: Creating the community garden and how I view horticulture and gardening in general an artform to me.
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[] Teacher Recommendations: Great, one was an AP teacher I have a close relationship with, the other was a lit teacher that was a former graduate.
[] Counselor Rec: 8/10. My counselor has seen me grow from a freshman until now and she knows me by name, close relationship.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A.[/li]
[ b]Other**
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[] Intended Major: Global Studies/Spanish
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small/Medium public school
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Black
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): AA
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: household income below $110k
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): 1st gen and race.
Reflection
[] Strengths: Test scores, Interesting Essays, Hooks, Plenty of ECs, 1st Gen.
[] Weaknesses: Weak SAT score, rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Application showed I’m a great overall student and my love for my family showed how determined I was to succeed.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
[*] Where else are you applying for Howard University, East Carolina University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Harvard University (reach).
Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Sciences (Intended major: Biochemistry)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (770 Math)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 780 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School does not calculate GPA (Have 2 A-s, rest are As and A+s)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Calc BC (5), AP Chem (5), AP Spanish (5), AP USH (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Calc III and Vector Analysis (at local university), AP Bio, AP Micro/Macro Econ, AP Comp Sci, Honors Physics, Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME Qualifier, Nat Merit Semifinalist, received a research scholarship (funding my summer research), smaller math and piano awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): School newspaper (Managing Editor), research during past two years, cancer fundraising club (president), Varsity Golf Team (Captain), prestigious music program
Job/Work Experience: Teaching piano
Volunteer/Community Service: 200+ hours at hospital, tutoring students
Summer Activities: Research for past few summers at top medical institution
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: 7.5/10 (pretty cliche); Work of art/music: a Philharmonic concert I attended (8/10); UVA Flash Seminar essay: discussing bioethics in research (8.5/10)
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7.5/10 (I’m not very close with either of the two teachers)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8/10
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): Golf coach: 8/10 (I think it’s good but could be cliche)
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Highly selective public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 40K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First-gen
Reflection
Strengths: SAT scores, grades, UVA supplements
Weaknesses: Common App essay not as strong as I would have liked, recs possibly boring
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think the supplements and my rec letter from my coach rounded me out as a person.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Harvard (deferred), UMich (accepted), Yale, Columbia, Penn, Duke, WashU, Williams, Amherst, UC Berkeley, financial safeties
Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Sciences: Cognitive Science
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2090, superscored: CR: 630, M: 670, W: 790
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Bio M: 680, Spanish: 660, Chem: 650
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/366
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): Full IB Diploma
Senior Year Course Load: SL Spanish VI, SL Math Studies, HL World Topics, HL English, HL Biology II, SL Chemistry II, SL Theory of Knowledge II, Earlybird Honors Choir
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Co-President), Medical Interest Club (President), piano for 13 years, musical theatre, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Soccer referee
Volunteer/Community service: Science Museum of Virginia
Summer Activities: interned in a lab, language immersion camp, camp counselor
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App- Wrote about my experience in the hospital and my recovery which inspired me to be premed 9/10
Choices- Favorite word and wrote about the word “puzzle”. I thought it was very introspective and reflective and showed me 7.5/10
CAS- Showed my interdisciplinarity but I thought it was pretty cliche 6/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10- She saw my ups and downs and I really related to her.
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10- We had four people in our class so I really got to know him very well
Counselor Rec: 5/10, She was just hired and doesn’t know me well at all.
Additional Rec: 8/10 My piano teacher of 13 years, I read this one and I didn’t think it was that great. Or it just wasn’t as great as I wanted it to be.
Interview: Yes
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Cognitive science
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium public, only competitive at the top
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, life story, interests, rank, and GPA
Weaknesses: Standardized testing
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m in state.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Yale (accepted), GMU (accepted), Duke, Brown, URichmond, William and Mary, Washington and Lee
Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Sciences: Architecture
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): C: 35 (35’s across all subjects)
SAT II: Bio E: 730, Math II: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/700
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A (AP Capstone Diploma Candidate)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Research, AP Literature, Calculus III/Differential Equations, APUSH, AP Physics C
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, World Ballet Competition Finalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Co-President), Medical Interest Club (President), piano for 13 years, musical theatre, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Soccer referee
Volunteer/Community service: ---- for confidential purposes
Summer Activities: Volunteer at a preschool for special needs, orphanage, ballet summer intensives, internship at Peking Union Medical College
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App- Something about the parallels between my communist family and my fascist ballet coach
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8/10 - Really heartfelt, and personal
Teacher Rec #2: 6/10 - He stated more of my stats and how I work in class than my character.
Counselor Rec: 10/10 - She loves me.
Interview: No
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Architecture
State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium public, only competitive at the top
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: ACT Score, rank, and GPA, Ballet
Weaknesses: essays could have been revised much more
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m not quite sure, perhaps my involvement in ballet and my quirky essays.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: first acceptance of the year.
Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Sciences
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR-800 M-730 W-720 -2250 single sitting
ACT (breakdown): C: 35 single sitting
SAT II: Physics:800, Math II: 800, USHist:760, Spanish:800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unknown
AP (place score in parenthesis): Five 5’s, Four 4’s
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP English IV, AP CompSCI, APUSH, APCHEM, AP MacroEcon,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, I am a slacker
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer and Cross Country (Captain of both), VP of FBLA
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: ---- Volunteer radio dispatcher for rural fire department
Summer Activities:standard hang out with friends, travel
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10’s across the board. Took my time and I must say they are rather unique and impressive
Common App- Eh, I’ll keep that to myself.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: I have no idea. Evidently decent enough though
Teacher Rec #2: I have no idea. Evidently decent enough though.
Counselor Rec: I have no idea. Evidently decent enough though.
Interview: Nope
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics or Pre-law
State (if domestic applicant): Southeast US
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium public
Ethnicity: European
Gender:
Income Bracket: ~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: ACT Score, Essays
Weaknesses: I am a slacker
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays, solid academics
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted - Georgetown, Notre Dame, UMich, Elon (super safety)
Deferred - Colorado College - don’t understand this one. looks like tons of good applicants were deferred
Denied - Bowdoin ED - kind of stung, but then again, I am a slacker.
Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Sciences
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230, superscored: CR: 750, M: 750, W: 730
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: US History: 740, Math I: 730, Math II: 650 (took in November so no choice in sending these)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Lang&Comp (4), AP Euro (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP US Gov/AP Comparative Gov, AP Spanish Lit, AP English Lit, HN Physics, HN WWI/HN WWII, Mandatory Religion class
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, AP scholar, International Thespian Society (4 stars), NHS
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Stage Crew (student technical director, set designer, lighting designer), ITS (treasurer), Cappies critic (HS theater critic),
Job/Work Experience: Cashier/caterer
Volunteer/Community service: babysitter for sister’s two kids (idk if this counts but I put it as an activity)
Summer Activities: interned in at Wolf Trap National Park Children’s Theater, summer theater stage crew
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Rating something that is subjective seems a little unnecessary. Let’s just say I put a lot of effort into them, did tons of editing, and had them read and reviewed by multiple adults before hitting submit.
Common App- Wrote about sacrificing money made at work to help support family abroad (a little more dramatic than my usual voice but important to me)
Favorite word: “Weird” and how it gets a bad rep in society (pretty quirky and more true to my voice)
CAS: Wrote about being inspired by seeing my first high school play (I liked this one because I got to explain my love for theater)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I didn’t read them, so how could I rate it?
Teacher Rec #1:Junior year English teacher. We had a very small class and a lot of interaction last year.
Teacher Rec #2: Sophomore year History teacher. Very fun class.
Counselor Rec: I don’t really know or like her very well, but we talked a couple times before November and she knows my name.
Arts teacher Rec: My teacher for stage crew. We have a good relationship. He probably knows me the best out of all my teachers.
Additional Rec: Guy I interned for at Wolf Trap. We have a good relationship.
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Drama or Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Catholic school in NOVA
Ethnicity: Asian (half Korean/half Filipino)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $60,000-$70,000 (but with substantial college fund…it’s complicated)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen (mom did not attend, dad attended but did not graduate)
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, SATs, rigorous course load, lots of theater experience
Weaknesses: Average GPA, limited extracurriculars/no volunteering, relationships with recs not particularly strong
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: In-state, clear voice in essays, showed dedication to academics and theater
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Northwestern School of Communications (deferred)
Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR, 740 M, 710 WR
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: 720 math 2, 710 math 1, 730 Chinese, 770 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/667
AP (place score in parenthesis):4 Lit, 3 Lang, 4 Stat, 4 World, 3 Human, 3 Spanish Lang, 4 APES, 4 US
IB (place score in parenthesis): not available
Senior Year Course Load: Calc AB, World Lit Honors, Physics 2, AP US Gov, AP Macro, AP drawing, German 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Honor, Art awards, student of the week
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Swim, Math (VP 12, Public Relations 11), German club (treasurer), Spanish club, NHS, art
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service: YMCA, Church Vacation Bible School, organization for kids who lost a loved one
Summer Activities: lifeguarding, trip to tourism school in China where I talked about American culture to the students
Essays: common app was a bit generic. Supplements I thought were kind of different in a good way.
Teacher Recommendation: stat teacher and Spanish teacher. decent?
Counselor Rec: no idea. probably generic since I don’t know her that well
Additional Rec: art teacher. ok
Interview: not offered
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 300 K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Art supplement and art in general
Reflection: Very surprised. I was not expecting to get in since I heard out of state admission is crazy hard.
Strengths: art, supplement essays
Weaknesses: grades, ap scores?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: art? decent academics and activities?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: UCF, rejected: Dartmouth
General Comments:
Very grateful to be accepted by UVa. It was a pleasant surprise since it was a reach school for me.
My friend’s daughter was deferred for OOS. Does anyone know the acceptance rate for deferrals?
ACCEPTED
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 not superscored (720 M, 690 WR, 780 CR)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~4.0 unweighted, 4.792 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/205
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(4), psych (5) Euro (4) World (4) US history (4) Lang(4), Micro(senior), Macro(5), Gov(senior), Calc AB(senior), Lit(3) Comp Sci A (senior) HUG (senior)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP HUG, AP Micro, AP Computer Science, AP Calc, Gifted and honors Art History & Criticism, Spanish 3 honors, Physics Honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): AP Scholar w Distinction, NM semifinalist (so far) some local[/li]
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Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, student gov, literacy club (pres) Amnesty International (vp), Academic Quiz team( rookie of the year), Little Women (publicity chair, newsletter), Interact, YAF, All star cheerleading, varsity cheer, powderpuff football, extensive travel, Nassau Youth Leadership, 200+ hrs of service can’t think what else.
[] Job/Work Experience: math tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered throught NHS, Interact and little women
[] Summer Activity. Travel extensively to 47 states and canada
[] Essays: Common App (10/10):
Spoke about how travel shaped her as a person and inspired her future career plans and ambitions with link to her travel blogs
[] Teacher Recommendations: Excellent one from teacher of 3 AP courses and coach of academic quiz team who she is close with, one from teacher of 2 AP classes who is a former mayor and city councilman who said in the 3p years he tought she was one of the best students he had and only got stronger from there, one from principal also very good
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10. She is one of the only students that apply out of state and he loves her. He knows her well because he is the student gov. Advisor and she served for all 4 years. He and the principal are very supportive of her because she is the only NM semifinalist in the county.
[] Additional Rec: see above
[li] Interview: N/A.[/li][/list]
[ b]Other**
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: YSI
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public school
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): jewish
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: household income below $150k
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Nope
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Reflection
[] Strengths NM, class rank, recs
[] Weaknesses: No hooks, oos
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: good recs, attended and participated in webinar about my major, maybe they liked my “quirk” lol
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: deferred Tulane, UNC, Accepted Mich, FSU honors, USC honors college, UT, Indiana, Texas A &M, Georgia Tech
[li] Where else are you applying for RD: Vandy, UMD, Northwestern, Berkeley, UF[/li]
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OOS
4.1 GPA
24 act/1730 sat
3 APs
Great teacher recs I think!
Honestly It’s amazing that I was admitted, I really think it was my essays that pulled through. Best of luck to everyone
Accepted (look at my past threads/posts for stats)
Overview:
OOS
4.49 GPA (4/371 rank)
35 ACT/2200 SAT
14 APs
Prob good recs/essays