<p>Taking this from carnegie mellon decision thread...</p>
<p>Follow this basic order</p>
<p>Accepted/Deffered/Waitlisted TO which school
GPA
SAT I
SAT II
EC (Dont List them just put if they were strong/decent/or not so strong)
Anything Special -hook
The way you found out about your decision (mail or online, if it was mail maybe the post mark date..)</p>
<p>I'll start...</p>
<p>Accepted to Arts and Sciences
GPA: 4.698 (Weighted)
Rank: 11/320
SAT I: [Math 740] [Reading 660] [Writing 720] [Essay 12]
SAT II: [Math IIC 800] [Chemistry 780]
EC: strong
Anything Special: gov school, international humanitarian volunteering
The way you found out about your decision: mail 3/27</p>
<p>Wait ****ing listed to CAS
GPA: 3.8 UW
SAT: I 2050
SAT II: 780, 600, 630
EC: Very strong
Anything Special: Doesn't seem like it
The way you found out about your decision: Mail. I don't care. I'm so upset</p>
<p>Son is Accepted to Engineering
GPA 3.9uw/4.6w
SAT I 2350
SAT II [800 Math IIC][800 Physics]
EC strong/decent
Anything Special -hook - not sure, but a homeschooler?</p>
<p>The way you found out about your decision: (overnight mail packet arrived at the house in Philadelphia around 3 this afternoon...)</p>
<p>Waitlisted to CAS
GPA: 3.8 UW
SAT: I 2100
EC: Very strong
Anything Special: team captain, sport awards, all-state music awards, violin 14 years, -- the whole well-rounded **** they advertise is not what they're looking for. Apparently not...
The way you found out about your decision: Mail. I'm pretty upset...</p>
<p>GPA: not calculated
Rank: 23/420
SAT I: 800M, 570V, 750W
SAT II: 80O IIC, 800 IC, 600 spanish, 670 Chem
EC: very strong
recs- good, i think
Anything Special: only one from my school to apply</p>
<p>Denied to Engineering
GPA:3.5 UW
SAT1:1990 (M 740 CR 630 W 620)
SATII:Math 1c-700 Math 2c-770 Lit-600
EC: NASA intern, winner of 2 regional science fairs, Training to be a Pilot, Varsity golf captain
Im ****ed, but whatever</p>
<p>Waitlisted- Arts & Sciences
GPA: 4.65 W 3.9 UW
SAT1: 2100 (M 720 V 700 W 680)
SATII: 710, 690
EC: Very strong
Anything special: 2 Aunts and 1 Uncle are Vandy Alum.
I got my decision in the mail today...I was upset at first, but now I've started to calm down. Whatever is meant to happen will happen.</p>
<p>Accepted - Peabody
4.5 w (3.77 uw)
1510 SAT
780 writing, 780 math iic... others were bad
decent ec's
hook: i want to be an elem teacher and it showed a lot in my app thru ec's and such, but really i'm obsessively jewish and vanderbilt is affirmative action jewish people</p>
<p>I've been reading CC, and I must say, the only worthwhile thing on here are decision threads (for future applicants to read):</p>
<p>Accepted to Arts and Sciences
GPA: 3.9ish/4.0 - 11 AP Classes
Rank: 6/266 Competitive Public
SAT I: (2220) 750V, 720M, 750W(12)
SAT II: 730 IC, 720 US , etc.
EC: Student Council Prez, Swim Captain, Eagle Scout etc.
recs- Both teachers said they were good
Anything Special: From Northeast; Alum family members; Only one from my school to apply</p>
<p>waitlisted ugh
GPA: 4.67/5.0
Rank: 57/660 competetive public hs in houston tx
SAT I: 1360
SAT II: 780 on spanish and 760 on us history
EC: service club officer, on the dance team, in NHS and SNHS and a couple other clubs, tons of community service, a freshman mentor
Anything Special: kind of upset i got waitlisted, congrats to everyone who got accepted though! wish me luck on the waitlist</p>
<p>Accepted to the College of Arts and Sciences~Biology Major
4.06 weighted
740 Math 670 Verbal
770 Math IIC 730 US History 670 Spanish
EC decent
Anything Special- no hook except maybe since i live in pennsylvania or somethin
Big ol' First Class packet mailed on Saturday</p>
<p>Decission: kick to the balls, rejected
SAT 760M 640V 570W(told writing woudln't be a problem b/c of 4 on the English AP)
ACT 31
GPA ~3.4ish at one of the most competitive highschools ever
ECs: Tons of stuff... lots of community service, jobs,internship, innercity school mentoring for 4 years, golf, ice hockey, bunch of other good padding
Recs: Dunno anymore... i thought very strong... all of my 'mid-safety' schools have been VERY impressed with me offering me very generous scholarships, but so far Emory Vanderbilt and Claremont Mckenna(which were my sorta stretch schools) have all denied me(waitlisted at emory)
Essays:great
Hooks: Very good interview, plus my best friends mom who was an interviewer as well emailed in an additional recommendation... didn't matter though i guess</p>
<p>w/e college acceptances have kicked my ass this year... i guess its really down to Colorado College, Trinity or Tulane for me now... really wanted vanderbilt though</p>
<p>Son accepted to Arts and Sciences
SAT I CR 800, M 720, W 720
SAT II US History 770, World History 720, Math2, Spanish, Lit 660/650
GPA 3.7 UW, 4.2 W?
EC Strong (varsity sports, All-State music, leadership)
Hook - Essay contest winner?
Received packet in mail today</p>
<p>Accepted To arts and sciences
GPA: 3.99 uw
SAT I: 2200 (800 V 680 M 720 W)
SAT II: 750,740,730
EC: strong
Anything Special:
The way you found out about your decision: mail 3/27</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:1440
SAT IIs: 770, 750, 630
GPA: 3.9+ unweighted
Rank: None
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: very solid
Teacher Recs: great
Counselor Rec: outstanding
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
major strength/weakness: ?
special skills/abilities: ?
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: don't know
Other Factors:</p>