<p>rejected 3.73 uw, 4.3 w, 30 ACT</p>
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<p>what the…? @trenchlord …</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:2310 (one sitting)- 800 Math, 800 Writing, 710 Critical Reading
ACT:31 but didn’t submit
SAT IIs:haha lots!: 660 Bio, 700 Math II, 740 Lit, 750 USH
GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.6 W
Rank: probs in first 10 out of 270 kids
AP: APUSH 5; Art History 4 (crazy hard for me); AP Lang 5
Senior Year Course load: AP Spanish; AP Calc AB; AP Environmental Science; AP Macroeconomics; AP Microeconomics; AP Literature; AP European History; Studio Art IV H;
Awards: University of Virginia Book Award, AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: working on grandparent’s farm every summer for 1-2 months for past 8 years; varsity track and field 9-12th grade (leader of throwing team-no captains); Art Club 9-12 (Leader); NHS; National Art Honor Society; National Spanish Honor Society; Piano player for 11 years (some awards); some other stuff here and there (volunteering mostly and tutoring) but too excited to finish typing
Job/Work Experience: Worked in retail for bout a month till my grades began to drop and I had to quit 
Essays: all unique and showed my little quirks (wrote one bout watching korean dramas hehe) so overall 9/10
Teacher Recs: okay to pretty good, not really sure but both teachers liked me
Counselor Rec: probably very good - 9/10!
Hook (if any): first-generation immigrant from Eastern Europe (idk if hook?)</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Northeastern NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: as white as they come (esp. when dancing)
Gender: Female
Income bracket: about 150,000</p>
<p>Strengths: Definitely grades and test scores and my weird/interesting background
Weaknesses: EC’s!! I was scared that they were gonna keep me out of UVA but I guess I got lucky!
General Comments: I AM SO HAPPY! WOOT! I need to calm down haha. Anyways very excited b/c this is my first acceptance at an awesome school and UVA is pretty amazing so yeah lots of excitement and tingles
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to: UVA 
:), Rutgers Honors NB to 3 schools w/ full ride, UPITT Honors; Deferred: UMichigan and Georgetown; Waiting on many more!</p>
<p>@Trenchlord
Wow. Your teachers must have slandered you in your recs lol, that’s nuts.</p>
<p>That, or the myth that people make accounts to try to psyche people out of applying is true…</p>
<p>Trenchlord does have high standardized test scores, but he says that he only has average grades and ECs. High testing + average GPA = lazy student in the adcom’s eyes, generally. If true, his teachers might not have written glowing recs. Also, if he has average grades and ECs, he might also have average essays. So sure, his testing scores are really good, but I could easily see why he was rejected. UVA is a holistic review school.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800 M, 730 CR, 780 WR)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Math II, 760 US History, 730 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.79 weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calc AB, 5 USH, 5 Lang Comp
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Euro, AP Lit, AP Physics, Spanish 5
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Boston Pops Young Artist Competition finalist, berklee 5 week full scholarship, nasa/mit zerorobotics champion/finalist, ap scholar, national merit commended, senior spanish award (school)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): percussion/drums (many ensembles), boston philharmonic youth orchestra (toured to holland, played at carnegie/symphony hall), drum building, drum donations, teaching drums, zerorobotics, baseball captain[/li][</em>] Job/Work Experience: teaching, kumon
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: mission trips, donated a drum set that i made
[</em>] Summer Activities: music programs, mission trips, drum lessons, music tour
[<em>] Essays:
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): out of state
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[list]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>
<p>Helloo. Im a senior from El Salvador and I want to major in architecture and sustainability. So far I got into Notre Dame and UVA. I applies early Upenn and WashU (although i might not get in) Which is a better school? Pleasee help im soo confused!!</p>
<p>Accepted to College of Arts and Sciences! So excited!!</p>
<p>Yeah even i can see why I was rejected. My recs were likely okay, not ultra special but definitely not negative. Grades are probably the slipping point. I’m international so can’t really provide a GPA but I’d say its probably equivalent to 3.6 or 3.7. My school is prominent and rigorous though so I was hoping that would cancel out the grades. I’m not even surprised, I almost expected it. Just hope I get into any school other than my safety (IU).</p>
<p>Deferred to A&S</p>
<p>34 ACT (took it once)
2140 SAT (didnt send)
3.83 UW w/ 9 IB, 4 honors classes. 4 years of high school calculus
OOS Large Public WA
White male
National Merit Semifinalist (waiting to hear from school but I assume I got finalist)</p>
<p>Essays: I was really proud of mine. I thought they were quite strong
EC: 4 year varsity xc (big, competitive team of ~150 runners)
4 year varsity track (big, competitive team of 180 athletes)
xc captain
track captain
Member of DECA, competed in two events at state, finalist
125+ hours community service
member of school organization Link Crew</p>
<p>REC: Both from teachers that absolutely love me, they both spoke about how I adapted when one of my good friends at school died last year from a suicide so I had a lot of confidence that they portrayed me very well.</p>
<p>Pretty disappointed. Got rejected by stanford scea, deferred by umich ea,so I’m hoping UNC next week goes better</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to College of Arts and Sciences
Stats:
SAT:2220 (730 CR, 720 M, 770 W)
ACT:33
SAT IIs: 760 USH, 770 Chemistry
GPA: 4.0 uw/ 4.27 w
Rank: weighted ranking so everyone with 4.0+ is ranked “1”
APs: World History (5), US History (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Stat (5), AP English Language (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP Environmental Science (self-study- 5)
Senior Year Courses: AP English lit, AP Bio, AP Physics B, AP Government and Politics, AP Calc BC
Major Awards: not really major, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Spanish Exam Silver Award</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs/Leadership: Mu Alpha Theta (President), Key Club (Co-president for two years), Science Honor Society (secretary), Beta Club (secretary), Prevention Club (Vice-president), Spanish Honor Society, English Honor Society, Volunteer at local hospital for 2+ years, Volunteer with Young Life Capernaum for 1 year, work as a hostess in a restaurant 8hr/week
Essays: My common app and arts and science prompt were ok, I really liked the other UVA one though
Teacher Recs: really nice, one of the teachers is a sponsor for the club I am president of so he talked about my leadership skills which was nice
Counselor Rec:not sure, she is really nice but she is new this year so she didn’t know me very well at the time, probably pretty generic
Hook (if any):none</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:in-state
School Type: public school, sends a handful of kids to UVA every year
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments: I am sooooo excited! I also got into University of South Carolina-Columbia and Clemson but UVA has been my first choice for forever!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to College of Arts and Sciences
Stats:
SAT:1830 (570 CR, 690M, 570W)
ACT: Did not take
SAT IIs: Did not take any
GPA: 4.0 uw
Rank: 16/252
APs: US History (3)
Senior Year Courses: AP Physics C, AP Government, Spanish 4 Honors, Ap Calculus BC, AP Statistics, DE English 12
Major Awards: Minor rewards within school</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs/Leadership: Future Business Leader of America (Treasurer 2 years)- 2nd at state competition in Accounting 2. Outdoor track and cross country
Essays: The common app essay was stellar, while to two UVA apps were decent.
Teacher Recs: Did not receive feedback
Counselor Rec: Did not receive feedback
Hook (if any):URM</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: In-state
School Type: Public school
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: male</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments: Pretty surprised that I was accepted. Recommendations and essays probably were the deciding factor. Now I need to decide between UVA and JMU (Going for Masters in Accounting).</p>
<p>Accepted to CAS
Stats:
SAT: 2270 (CR:800 M: 750 W: 720)
ACT: 35 (E: 36 Science: 36 M: 35 Reading:34 Writing: 08)
SAT IIs: Math II: 750 Chem: 780 Lit: 710
GPA: 4.836/4 Weighted
Rank:School doesn’t rank
APs: Chem (5) Calc AB (5) Euro(5) Lang (4)
Currently taking: AP bio, AP Physics C: Mech, AP Stats, AP Spanish, AP US Gov, AP Macro, AP Lit</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: decent not great
Teacher Recs: really good
Counselor Rec: she was new this year so super generic
Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: SC
School Type: Magnet school, ranked in top 20 nationally
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Good extracurriculars, sports and leadership positions in a few school related clubs as well as a regional leadership position in a religious youth organization</p>
<p>Status: Accepted to College of Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2100 (680M, 690CR, 730W)
ACT: 34 (32M, 34S, 34E, 36CR, 08W)
SAT IIs: Math 2: 770, Chem: 720
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1/roughly 330
AP Scores: 5 on Calc AB, 5 on US Gov.
IB Scores: 6 on Chem SL, 5 on Music SL
Senior Year Course Load: IB History of the Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Math HL, AP Physics B, IB French SL, IB Econ SL, Wind Ensemble (upper level band), IB Theory of Knowledge
Awards: Rensselaer Medalist, Boys State Delegate, VA Governor’s French Academy, All-District Band and a bunch of other music awards, some miscellaneous school-level awards.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Marching Band 4 years (section leader 2 years), Drama Club 4 years, Varsity Tennis 3 years, Math Team 4 years (co-captain 1 year), Chess Team 2 years, local youth orchestra 2 years, a few other local honor bands, NHS, French NHS, National Beta Club
Volunteer/Community Service: volunteered at local day camp for kids interested in math and science for several weeks every summer, did several music programs with handicapped adults, volunteering at elections and political campaigns
Essays: All excellent
Teacher Recs: I never saw them, but the teachers that I asked think very highly of me so I assume they were very good
Counselor Rec: Same as above; never saw but I assume it was very good
Hook (if any): None that I can think of</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: In-state
School Type: Public, best in my area and well-ranked nationally with a successful IB program
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Intended Major: Economics</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strenghts: Strong academics and extracurriculars
Weaknesses: SAT score lower than I would have liked</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!! 
</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2150 (720M,710CR, 720W, 10E)
ACT: 33 (34E,32M,31R,33S)
SAT IIs: None
GPA: 3.87 UW, 4.21 W
Rank: 2/7
Other stats: NMF, honors classes</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I think my CA essay was really good! I talked about developing a more selfless mindset. I also LOVED my supplement, especially the one about my quirk. I personally think it did a wonderful job at displaying the less serious part of me, while my other two essays showed how I can be very introspective.
Teacher Recs: Wonderful!
Counselor Rec: Spoke highly of me, but very poorly written.
ECs:<br>
-Founder of an after school writers and math workshop at my school.
-Started branch of a nonprofit in my city.
-Started a small cake business (no website or anything for admissions counselors to see)
-Member of the Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council.
-On Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council in my city. Treasurer Junior year and Senior Adviser
Senior year.
-3 years of work at a cafe. I’m a Junior manager and assistant director of marketing.
-Student director of fundraising at my school
-3 years of Beta Club. President Senior year.
-4 years volunteering at my church. A total of approximately 200 hours.
-Member of my school’s mission team. I’ve been to Romania and am going back this December. </p>
<p>Location: Louisiana
State or Country: US
School Type: Private (VERY small)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Daughter was deferred, Engineering</p>
<p>OOS
Rank: 5/495
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.5 weighted
ACT: 29
Lots of APs and good ECs</p>
<p>Oh well, Their loss. Without a merit scholarship it wasn’t going to happen anyway. She’s been accepted to her other choices that are probably better fits for Engineering anyway…</p>
<p>
As a parent, I’m always curious as to why parents let their children apply to schools that they could never attend even if accepted. It’s an absolute waste of time and money. UVA doesn’t offer any merit aid (and is very open about that) so if this was an imperative, what benefit is there to apply?</p>
<p>Deferred from College of Arts and Sciences!</p>
<p>STATS:
SAT: 2130 (690CR/710M/730WR)
ACT: –
SAT IIs: 770 (Chemistry), 740(Math II)
GPA: 4.20 weighted
Rank: --</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE:
Extracurriculars: Founded non-profit org, editor of publication, honor societies, other clubs.
Essays: I was pretty content with them.
Teacher Recs: I got one recommendation from my BC teacher; I didn’t read it, but it was probably good.
Counselor Rec: Generic.
Hook: --</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON:
State or Country: Virginia [in-state]
School Type: Public [Fairfax County], kind of competitive but not really
Ethnicity: Vietnamese
Gender: F</p>
<p>GENERAL COMMENTS: I’m bummed, but what can you do! I thought I was going to get in, but maybe my GPA and extracurriculars were lacking in comparison to others. Guess I have to wait until April 1st now…</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who did get in though!</p>
<p>What AP courses did you take until the end of your junior year and what were your AP<br>
scores? Also, what is your course load as a senior? Hopefully, the regular decision will be in your favor.</p>
<p>Junior year I took BC [5], Lang [4], USH [4], and Chem [5]. This year I’m taking Multivar, AP CS, AP Bio, and AP Psych. </p>
<p>Thank you- I hope so as well! ^_^</p>