<p>Yeah, I disagree about the overqualified thing. One of my friends has a 3.2 GPA and around 1700 SAT, and she got her acceptance letter yesterday.</p>
<p>Any international students heard anything yet? :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>**
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Math-670, Reading-650, Writing-630
[</em>] ACT: Composite-30, English-29, Math-29, Reading-33, and Science-29
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 35%; I go to a really competitive IB school
[li] Senior Year Course Load (took it easy this year…) AP English, IB SL Art, Aide, IB SL Chemistry, AP Statistics, IB HL Asian Studies.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country 9-12 Varsity (captain 11-12), Ice Hockey 9-11, Track 9-12 Varsity (captain 11-12), SO MUCH volunteering, Green Team 12th, Summer and winter track, I think that’s all…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked during 12th grade
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: tmtc
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteer, summer track, working this summer.
[li] Essays: Idr, probably decent</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Other**[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Super undecided!
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female</p>
<p>[/ul]**
Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, course load (total 10 semesters Honors, 10 semesters AP, 6 years IB)
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I’m really glad I got accepted, I feel like this will be high on my list after I tour there Monday !</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!! :)</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): 800W, 800CR, 710M (2310)
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SAT IIs: 780 math2, 750 chem, 720 spanish, 700lit, 580chinese
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APs: Euro (5), US History (5), Lang & Comp (5), Calc AB (5) , Chem (5), this year: Span Lit, Eng Lit, MacroEcon, Physics, BC, US Gov
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IBs:none
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GPA (UW, W): 3.85 UW
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Rank: they dont rank at my school
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Other stats: top 10 in state of delaware on national spanish exam freshman through junior year, national spanish honor society, national honor society, top 10 in state of delaware on science olympiad in ornithology & forensic science
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: math league, science olympiad, ballet (7 days a week): ballet achievements- accepted into & attended the following summer intensives: miami city ballet school, joffrey ballet school, bolshoi ballet academy
- Job/Work Experience: none
- Essays (subject and responses): ballet
- Teacher Recs: amazing
- Counselor Rec: No idea.
- Applied on (EA?): N/A
- Hook (if any): ballet
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Delaware freshman-junior, Florida senior year
- School Type: private catholic (both in delaware & then in florida)
- Ethnicity: caucasian (scandinavian)
- Gender: Female
</code></pre>
<p>My S (CA resident) just received a standard sized letter envelope in the mail marked “the big envelope”, so I’m guessing that is his acceptance letter. I’ll wait for him to get home to open it.</p>
<p>^ That’s the acceptance letter. Congrats to your son!</p>
<p>We got the same envelope. My son is on a recruiting trip and he doesn’t want me to open it until he gets back. I’m dying here. I doubt it would say “THE BIG ENVELOPE” unless it was good news, right?</p>
<p>Yup, your sons in! Congrats!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): single score 2140, super score 2240 (800 math, 720 critical reading, 720 writing)
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: Math II 750, Korean with Listening 790
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): around 3.7 unweighted and 3.8 weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP stats, AP spanish 5, econ/gov, physics, anatomy/physiology, english
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity baseball, out of school baseball league, some clubs (just a member)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at Korean school - 400 hours
[ *] Summer Activities: n/a
[ *] Essays: fairly solid
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one. probably nothing exceptional
[ *] Counselor Rec: one. should be pretty good
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: i think so
[ *] Intended Major: Economics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant): US
[ *] School Type: one of the top public schools in California (which may have helped me)
[ *] Ethnicity: Korean
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: SAT
[ *] Weaknesses: not much extracurriculars
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: my gpa and sat were above the average
[/ul]</p>
<p>^ delete the space in all the brackets.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[ *] ACT: 31 (31 English, 34 Math, 32 Reading, 28 Science, 7 Writing); 32 if superscored (Reading is then 33 and 8 writing)
[ *] SAT II: Math IIC 700, Bio M 670, USH 680
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.47 (School is super tough to get good grades in 
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank…
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), AP Micro/Macro (N/A yet), AP Calculus AB (N/A yet), AP French Language (N/A yet)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Micro/Macro, AP French Language, Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology, Biotechnology/Genetics-Evolution (1 semester each), Satire & Comedy-Study of Short Fiction (1 semester each)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Medical Club (officer), Chemistry Club, Tennis, Russian Classes, Personal Trainer Sessions, and Video Games Club xD
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Summer job as Customer Support
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: at library and at hospital
[ *] Summer Activities: Other than job and volunteering, just traveled…no internships
[ *] Essays: Wrote my personal statement about my battles with minor physical disability and how it influenced my life and made me really interested in Medicine. My short answer was about my Russian heritage.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[ *] Counselor Rec: N/A
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: Didn’t do one…</p>
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Neurobiology (Pre-med Track…)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: White (European)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 150,000+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Disability mostly, but maybe also being first to college in US and being European (that one probably not so much :])</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[ *] Strengths: ACT and maybe good essays
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA for sure and not that many ECs but a few key ones…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: Not sure, but maybe strong ACT and decent essays</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Really happy to get accepted into a great university like UW Seattle :D</p>
<p>if I didn’t get an actual letter from the Foster School of Business but UW instead, does that mean I didn’t get in. :/</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>SAT: 1960
ACT: 29, sent both SAT and ACT
Unweighted GPA: 3.53
Rank: School doesn’t rank.
AP Tests: US History (4), Language and Composition (5)
Senior Course Load: AP Calc, AP Economics, Physics, AP Lit, AP Gov</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: Knowledge Bowl for 2 years, only listed this, been to state twice. Got second at Quiz Bowl tournament at UW last year. Qualified for Nationals.</p>
<p>Essays: Many people told me they were good, and I honestly thought they were good. Diversity essay talked about having two gay brothers. Said ■■■■■■ in the essay. Probably shouldn’t have done that, but the context wasn’t bad.</p>
<p>Male
White
Income: 40,000</p>
<p>I think I got waitlisted because of my GPA, and compared to others at my school, I wouldn’t haven’t even let myself in if I was the one to choose.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1570 (horrible, i know…)
[ *] ACT: 25 (22 English, 27 Math, 24 Reading, 26 Science, 8 Writing); 26 if superscored (English is then 26 and 8 writing)
[ *] SAT II: Math II 530 Lit 420
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 156 of 539
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Comp (2) AP Calculus AB (N/A) AP Micro/Macro Economics (N/A)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Microeconomics (1 semester), Creative Composition, Photography, Service Leadership, Physics, and American Gov (1 semester)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honors Society, CSF Gold Seal Bearer
Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (section leader), Tree Fresno Jr. Board of Directors (President/board member), Environmental Club (Projects Liaison), Key Club (Vice-President/Editor), Service Leadership (Project Manager), HandsOn Central California (Project Leader/Photographer), Track, Orchestra, Link Crew (Link Crew Leader), Japanese Club (Historian/Public Relations), Rally Club of 2011, Percussion Ensemble (Section Leader), and Concert Band.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer Internship at Tree Fresno.
[ *] Summer Activities: Volunteering/Traveling
[ *] Essays: I’d rather not talk about it. It’s very personal.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[ *] Counselor Rec: N/A
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
Other:
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Pre-Health Sciences
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian (Cambodian)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: >$60,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Reflection:
[ *] Strengths: Essay.
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, Class Rank, anything else academic related.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: I have no idea.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 660 reading, 620 math, 630 writing, 8 essay
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 690 US History, 630 World History, 680 Japanese
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): i don’t remember but it was top half
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Computer Science
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, NW Studies, Physics, British/Western Literature, Japanese 4, Pre-calculus, Intro to Art
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track and Field, Japanese Club, FIRST Robotics team, Piano
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 2 hours… not much
[</em>] Summer Activities: vacationing…
[<em>] Essays: personal, but probably not written all that well.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:none
[<em>] Counselor Rec: none
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview:none
[/ul] b]Other**[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[<em>] Intended Major: Computer Science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 200,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, Essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: low GPA, low SAT (for engineering, I thought I would get in without my major though…), and Washington State budget cuts.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I am pretty mad right now.</p>
<p>@jesshehehaha, Foster sends out Direct Admit letters through mid-April and they haven’t notified anyone yet. You will receive a letter if you were admitted to the program, but you won’t receive anything if you were not. So if you don’t get a letter by mid-April, you most likely didn’t get in to Foster (just Arts & Sciences).</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 - 680 Reading, 740 Math, 760 Writing, 12 Essay
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: 690 Literature, 760 MathIIC, 740 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.44
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6th percentile - school doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4) - Self taught
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, English 7/8, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, American Gov’t/Economics, Silkscreening/Computer Graphics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): nothing really…members of various clubs, self taught graphic design - designing flyers and logos for events and organizations
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Two summer office clerical jobs, tutoring an ESL HS freshman
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours or so - volunteer at this clinic and part of a youth council
[<em>] Summer Activities: work/volunteer
[</em>] Essays: Pretty normal topics but tried to take a different approach - one was about designing a shirt for a large group and one was about growing up as an Asian American
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: N/A
[</em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Psychology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public - ranked 81 or 82 nationally by US News & World Report
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT score and essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: no extra curriculars, no honor/AP classes until senior year
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: I really think it was my essays because nothing else sets me apart (except maybe SAT score). Teachers that helped me read my essays said it was really original and interesting so that must have helped a lot[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>ACT: 30
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7, Weighted 4.20
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5th percentile - school doesn’t rank
4 APs (3 Sr year)
Major Community Service + Awards
School Scholarships
Major sports awards
Major Extracurriculars
Essay: What coaches taught me about life; working in Haiti
Teacher Recommendation: 2 AP teachers
Counselor Rec: 1
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major:Business
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Well-roundedness, essays, ACT
Weaknesses: SAT
Why you think you were accepted: I’m pretty sure it’s because I had a little bit of everything. I got the feeling they were looking for good people with good grades and activities, not rocket scientists. My SATs sucked but my ACT was decent, so I think they gave me a closer look. I’m getting into schools that people here with much better grades and scores but no extracurriculars or service haven’t gotten into. I have to believe they are looking for well-rounded.</p>
<p>Congrats @Diriris1. This shows me that they are really reading applications, unlike the UC system here in CA. Your scores are admittedly quite low, but you have achieved and given so much. They need real people like you. Amazing. Perhaps because of you, more colleges will now begin looking at the whole applicant, not just numbers.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1780 - 580W, 590CR, 600M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.57
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 92 of 404
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, Theory of Knowledge, IB/AP Calculus SL, IB/AP Biology SL, IB/AP English Literature HL, IB/AP American Government HL, IB/AP Chinese 6 HL</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Teen Peer Advocate Program (Teen Peer Advocate) - leadership program that trains young girls to go out into the community to present on the dangers of dating violence, Anime Club (founding member of a dance group), Art Club, Amnesty International Club, Junior Varsity Badminton, Lead role in school play
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a 7-Eleven in South Korea during one summer
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ community service hours (volunteering at art fairs and other community events)
[ *] Essays: I thought my personal and cultural essays were good</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Bioengineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[ *] School Type: Large public school, very competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Korean
[ *] Gender: Female</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, extracurriculars, and rigorous course loads (junior and senior year)
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA and SAT
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: Probably because of my extracurriculars and how I challenged myself by taking difficult classes
[/ul]**General comments: ** Extremely happy with the results. I was nervous days before the decisions came out but I am glad everything worked out =).</p>