*** Vanderbilt Class of 2019 RD Results ***

[lulu76]

WAITLISTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Not submitted
ACT (breakdown): 35 composite. 36E, 34M, 35R, 35S (single sitting)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 770 Lit, 800 Foreign Language
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98, 4.5+ weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2% at a competitive school
AP (place score in parentheses): 5’s on 4 previously taken
Senior Year Course Load: Lots of APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National foreign language test, NMF, AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

Normal, some nice leadership, dreaded well-rounded kid

Job/Work Experience:
Ice cream store, Kumon.

Volunteer/Community Service: lots
Summer Activities: normal summer jobs
Essays: ?
Teacher Recommendations: One probably fantastic, one fine.
Interview: Did not interview

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected major: Arts and Science
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were waitlisted: Lots of great applications

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: No real advice here. Not too disappointed.

[afruitflyguy]

[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[] SAT I (breakdown):na
[ ] ACT (breakdown):34c,33w,32m,36r,36s
[ ] SAT II:800mbio,790chem,750world history
[ ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.75
[ ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):school doesn’t rank, but top 10% through inference
[ ] AP (place score in parentheses):5bio,5us history, 4 comp, 4 euro
[ ] IB (place score in parentheses):na
[ ] Senior Year Course Load:ap physics (taking the 1 and c mechanics exams) bc calc, science research, math research, american culture studies (a college philosophy class offered at my high school, (note my school does not offer ap gov or lit)
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): won a regional math fair in 2014, gold for the other 4 years i competed, highest honors at a local sic fair, 2nd in molecular biology category at a very large regional fair (may not have been considered due to the results coming out in early march)

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): science research, math research, key club board, trivia team captain, science national honor society president, nhs, science Olympiad president
[] Job/Work Experience: teach ecology/biology at a camp run by cornell/4-h, conduct research in a mol bio laboratory over 1300 hours there
[ ] Volunteer/Community service:key club activities
[ ] Summer Activities:worked at the camp, conducted research
[ ] Essays: 7/10
[ ] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[ ] Counselor Rec: idk
[ ] Additional Rec: my mentors letter 10/10
[ ] Interview:na
[ ] Supplementary Material: research abstracts

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ ]Applied for Financial Aid?:n
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):ny
Country (if international applicant):
[ ] School Type:small-medium 230 students in grade
[ ] Ethnicity:white
[ ] Gender:m
[ ] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):upper middle
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ ] Strengths:my research is a big part of my application, goes well with intended biology major and desire to become a full-time scientist
[ ] Weaknesses:gpa
[ ]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:just didn’t make the cut
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted umiami, wait listed uchicago
Honestly I don’t think Vanderbilt would have been the school for me anyhow, but congrats to those who got in!

[bsb4389]

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

[ul]
[] ACT: 34 (34 M, 34 E, 35 R, 33 S, 31 Writing—I don’t know what happened with the essay…)
[] SAT II: 740 (Math II)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but 1 or 2 in a smaller class
[] IB scores: Diploma Candidate (Testing in May), predicted IB scores of 7 in History and English (I’m unsure about the rest)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Higher Level Mathematics, IB Higher Level Physics, IB Higher Level History of the Americas, IB Higher Level Literature, IB Standard Level Visual Arts A, IB Standard Level Spanish B, Theory of Knowledge
[li] Major Awards: Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Key (Poetry) and National American Voice Winner, Harvard Book Award, George Eastman’s Young Leaders Award, Published poet in an international writing magazine, a few class awards (History, English, Design Technology), some other things…[/ul][/li]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Orienteering Club (takes up a majority of my time, very committed), Poetry (Published and nationally recognized), Varsity Soccer, Playing keyboard in 2 bands and classical piano as well, Academic Decathlon (Founder and/or President of Each Mentioned), some other things for fun
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid performer with band, Working DJ
[] Volunteer/Community service: Athletic Leadership at school, Coaching and event volunteering for orienteering, Volunteer Event DJ
[] Essays: I loved my Common App essay personally, wrote about my world defined by film (for the first prompt about important background). My supplement was good, but I don’t think I put enough “me” into it.
[] Teacher Recommendations: History Teacher (10/10, Said I was his best student in all his 13+ years of teaching), Mathematics Teacher (9/10, I did very well in Math, and was one of 3 students in his class so we were pretty close. He also had me for physics so it was like 2 recommendations in one)
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10 (Also my English teacher, so had dual benefits in terms of the recommendation. Very small school, and she’s given me class awards and we hang out and talk a lot, so we’re very close. The principal of my school said it was the best recommendation he’s ever read, which was very humbling to hear)
[li] Interview: I think my interview went well, not super exciting and pretty general.[/ul][/li]
Other:

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
[] School Type: Private International Baccalaureate
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Income Bracket: Upper-Middle
[li] Hooks: None[/ul][/li]
Reflection:

[ul]
[] Strengths: Common App Essay, strong academics (almost all A’s in extremely rigorous IB course load with 4 Higher Levels), excellent recommendations, and dedication to extracurriculars like orienteering/poetry.
[] Weaknesses: No major awards, not a lot of research pertaining to major, imperfect test scores (especially the ones I took in junior year with no practice or prep…), lack of interest
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lack of interest, lack of supplements on part of the application, didn’t get poetry updates in time to update the school.[/ul][/li]
Where else did you apply?:
[ul]
[] Accepted to: University of Southern California (Biomedical Chemical Engineering Honors with Presidential Scholarship), University of California Los Angeles (Applied Mathematics with Achievement Scholarship), University of Texas Austin (Biomedical Engineering and Plan II Honors), California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo (Biomedical Engineering with Outreach Scholarship).

[] Deferred: Yale-NUS.
[] Waitlisted: Washington University in St. Louis, Vanderbilt.
[] Rejected: None yet.
[li] Waiting for: Yale, Columbia, Brown, University of Pennsylvania, Amherst, Duke, Swarthmore, University of California Berkeley, Claremont McKenna, Rice[/ul][/li]
General Comments:
Congratulations to everyone who got in! I wasn’t planning on going here, but it is still an awesome school. An acceptance would have been nice for affirmation, but I didn’t put a ton into the application so it is not completely surprising especially with such a strong group of applicants.

[cardinal1206]

**Decision: Accepted (CAS) **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 (35E, 35M, 35R, 34S, 9W)
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97UW, 4.22W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1-2/140 (school does not provide official rank, but have been told by guidance counselor that I’m tied for first in class based on grades)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus AB (5), BC (5), Stats (5), Latin (5), English Language (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics (A, B, C:M, and C:E&M), World History (required), Senior Religion (required), English (required), Honors Calculus 1181H (OSU-Columbus), Latin 2101 - Cicero (OSU-Columbus)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, OSU-Honda Math Award, National Latin Exam[/ul]

Subjective: [ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS (2 years), Student Council (2 years), Church Music & Arts Team (5 years), Baseball (3 years), Travel Baseball (4 years), Intern/Observer at OSU’s James Cancer Hospital (help in the OR, observe surgeries, shadow doctors, help patients during clinic hours, 1/2 year), some other music stuff, a few other minor activities
[] Job/Work Experience: Concessions at local baseball league (2 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Muscular Dystrophy Association (3 years), Kidz 'N Kamp (pediatric cancer fundraising, 1 year), local food pantries, local ecology center run by Catholic sisters,
[] Essays: CA 9/10, wrote about music/neurotransmitters and how my experiences have shaped my identity; Supplement 9/10, wrote about my experiences with the Muscular Dystrophy Association; CV Essay 10/10, related my inability to choose a favorite subject to the benefits of a liberal arts education, personally I thought it was my best essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10 (AP Calculus teacher and AP Latin teacher, had great relationships with both)
[] Counselor Rec: should have been good, maybe slightly generic/vague
[] Interview: 10/10, interviewed with an ENT/cancer surgeon… actually ended up working with him at OSU and we talk on a daily basis.
[] Supplementary Material: n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] School Type: Private/Male/Catholic/College Prep (known nationally as a competitive school)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[li] Hooks: n/a[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores/ECs (especially clinical experience)/essays
[] Weaknesses: No SAT2 scores
[] Why you think you were accepted: strong scores, great essays, showed passion and commitment in my ECs
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: OSU, Miami
Waitlisted: Case Western (?)
Not sure: Duke

[/ul]**General Comments: **
Extremely humbled to be offered admission… Vanderbilt has been my goal since the end of freshman year, so today was extremely satisfying/humbling… hopefully I’ll be accepting my spot. Congrats to all and Go 'Dores!

[snowchocolate]

**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200; CR=730, M=750, W=720
[] ACT (breakdown): 32
[] SAT II: 770 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.72
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 HGAP, 4 WHAP, 4 BC Calc (5 on AB part), 4 US History, 5 English Lang
[] IB (place score in parentheses): so far, only took SL Spanish (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Physics, HL Math, HL Bio, HL English, SL Environmental Systems, TOK, and swimming (varsity)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not that I’m aware of[/li]
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
4 year varsity swimmer
4 year debate (2 years vice-pres)
made own non-profit organization (president)
2 years of science olympiad, secretary (1st), vice-president (2nd)
national spanish exam bronze medalist
2 year all-state athlete
2 years science fair (fundraising officer)
5 years club swimming
research experience at UT Austin
[] Job/Work Experience: worked as volunteer at camp invention (used spanish and english to teach underprivileged students in DISD)
[] Volunteer/Community service: created non-profit organization
[] Summer Activities: research/volunteering
[] Essays: decent I think, geared towards Vanderbilt
[] Teacher Recommendation: physics teacher (had him during junior year and this year for IB physics), and junior-year English teacher; the physics teacher writes amazing recs
[] Counselor Rec: nope
[] Additional Rec: professor I researched with, I think?
[] Interview: didn’t have one
[] Supplementary Material:AP Scholar with Distinction, national commended scholar (1 point from semi-finalist)

[ /list][ b]Other**
[]Applied for Financial Aid?:no
[] State (if domestic applicant):TX
[] School Type: extremely large and competitive, class size of 1256
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender:female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths:test scores (except for ACT)
[] Weaknesses: math grades
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: math grades and ACT[/li]
[ /list][ b]General Comments: **
I’m surprised that I was even waitlisted. I keep getting rejection after rejection.

[marshmallowpop]

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (770 CR, 770 Math, 760 W) (2270 single sitting)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 740 Bio E, 740 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not given to me by school. Probably 3.8-9? Weighted 4.33.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous available to me
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Award for Wordmasters lol, Girl Scout Gold Award, National Merit Finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer (9,10)
Girl Scouts (9,10,11,12) - Gold Award, highest possible achievement
Community Service Club (9,10,11,12) - Chairperson
Mock Trial (9,10,11,12) - 3rd at state two years in a row
Spanish Club (9,10,11,12) - Vice President
Model UN (10,11,12) - Some awards
Model Congress (11,12)
Debate - (11,12)
Yearbook - (10,11,12)
FBLA - Co-founder, VP
Non-profit organization (not getting specific because it makes me identifiable) - founder, pres
Other non-profit (lol) - peer mentor

Job/Work Experience:

Volunteer/Community service:
Created a penpal program to connect disadvantaged students in my ethnic homeland with students at my school.
Volunteered as a peer mentor to a girl living in the aforementioned homeland

Summer Activities:
Internship at arguably the best cancer institute in the US. Did research, co-author on abstract. Pretty cool experience.

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: 8/10. Idk, it was well written, but I wasn’t a huge fan of it. It was almost too deep haha. I wrote about my cultural identity, and how I want to build bridges (metaphorically, of course - I ain’t no engineer :D).

Supplement: 8-9/10 Hm, I just reread it. It’s an extracurricular essay, so I did a first person narration-style essay of my thoughts through brief moments in mock trial tournaments from my freshman year to my senior year, and then ended with a paragraph about how I love advocacy (that last paragraph ended up being an essay for like 10 other schools haha). I didn’t actually say anything about Vanderbilt in it, but I guess that was okay.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Counselor: 7/10 just because I have no idea
English teacher: 9/10 she told me it was very very strong
History teacher: at least 7-8/10, but I’m not really sure
Additional rec: 7-8/10 Mock trial coach

Interview: Didn’t request one (I’m so lazy, please help)

Applied for Financial Aid?: Well, I hit yes on common app, but then never turned anything other than FAFSA in, so…
Intended Major: Poli Sci and Public Policy Studies
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >200k (I’m not getting any need based fin aid)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc): None

Reflection: My dad did his residency at Vanderbilt, and he loved it… I think that’s why I applied. Even though I was born in Nashville, I only ever lived there for like 6 months, so I don’t really have a connection to it (or Vandy). I applied on a whim, but I’m kind of glad I did. I don’t know if I’ll end up attending Vanderbilt, but I’m happy I have the option to be a student at such an amazing school.

Strengths: SAT, rank/GPA (although rank and GPA at my school are hella shady haha), course load rigor
Weaknesses: Common App Essay? I’m not really sure. Subject tests could have been better. Lol is being Asian a weakness?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not really sure! I think I seemed kinda unique through my essays (or I hope so…), and my scores/gpa were solid.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: Temple, Rutgers, NJIT, Swarthmore
Deferred: Yale
Rejected: None yet, but Ivy Day still hasn’t arrived

[/list]**General Comments: **
Honestly, just DO THINGS in high school. I know that sounds like terrible advice, but I think everyone here would rather watch tv all day than go get involved in extracurricular activities. The real struggle (at least for me) is getting off your butt and doing things. Once you take those first steps, it’s really not so bad.
Excited by and thankful for this offer of admission! Good luck to all of you who are still waiting on admissions! To those who were waitlisted - don’t lose heart

[motivatedjunior]

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (790 CR, 770 M, 800 W, 10 E)
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 E, 36 M, 33 R, 33 S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Latin, 770 Math I, 770 Biology M, 720 Lit.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school does not rank.
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5), Psychology (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP Latin, AP Physics 1, AP Gov, Honors Spanish IV, Theology, Brit. Lit.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, really. National Merit Finalist, 3-time gold medalist on the National Latin Exam, some regional and school awards.[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Too many to list. Held leadership positions in about half of my activities.
[] Job/Work Experience: Work at a zoo, private piano teacher, research assistant at a hospital.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Very, very involved in my church parish. Also volunteer at a hospital. Raised money for charity by recording a CD.
[] Summer Activities: Placed as the top student in a very competitive local summer class in molecular biology, participated in a summer program at a university, service, work, etc.
[] Essays: Very personal. I wrote about my main health issue and how it has impacted me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: So, so grateful for my teachers’ recommendations. I was able to read one, and I was floored by her praise.
[] Counselor Rec: Should have been great–we have a close relationship.
[] Additional Rec: From another teacher. Should have been strong, but I do not know for sure.
[] Interview: Awesome! She actually has the future career that I would like to pursue.
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

[/list][ b]Other**
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: Test scores (to some extent) and grades. Also pursued my interests through my extracurriculars and could write about them well.
[] Weaknesses: My school limits the amount of AP courses we can take even though many are offered. However, since Vandy views one in the context of his or her high school, I don’t know if this hurt or not.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea–I am shocked that so many were waitlisted this year. I have been very fortunate.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Notre Dame (REA), OSU (Biomedical Science Program), and some others. Applied to many more.

[Bean123]

**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[] ACT (breakdown):34 (33 English,33 Math,34 Reading,35 Science,8 Writing)
[] SAT II: 660 Math II (Oh god lmao) 720 Chemistry : Didnt send these in
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Gov (4) Stats (4) Chem (5) Calc BC (4) Bio (NA) Econ Micro&Macro (NA) Lang (4) Lit (NA)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very tough
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/list]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Math Team, Spanish Club (vice Prez) Chess Club
[] Job/Work Experience: No jerb
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor at local middle school for 3 years (Organizer), Helper at a local retirement home, Lots of little stuff.
[] Summer Activities: Mission Trip each of the four years (Texas,Colorado, Nicaragua, and North Dakota)
[] Essays: Strong, wrote about a family issue and how it made me stronger
[] Teacher Recommendation: Ok i guess
[] Counselor Rec: No, but I do have a generic one I can send in
[] Additional Rec: Math teacher, Not allowed to see it
[] Interview: NA
[] Supplementary Material:

[/list]
Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant):WI
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):200k/yr
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):No hooks but I’m fishing [/li]
[/list]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Academics
[] Weaknesses:Everything else
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Was wait-listed probably due to the fact i have good academics but am not well rounded.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UW-Madison, UCLA
Waitlisted: WUSTL (doesnt mean anything, they wait list 10k kids)
Rejected: Duke

[/list]
**General Comments: **
I am going to visit during spring break and send in a few things i should have (AP scores, SAT II, Counselor rec) before and see what happens. Good Luck to all waitlisters and Congrats to future commodores!

[Peezus]

[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]

Got into Cornell, Brown (Likely), UCLA, and Boston College so…?

SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800/800/680 in CR)
ACT (breakdown): 34 (35M 35E 34R 33S)
SAT II: 790 Math II, 750 US, 800 WH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (really easy school though)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranks but top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats, World History, US (5) Calc BC and Environmental (4)
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, AP Chem, AP Eng, AP Econ, AP Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of a few things, some volunteer work. I won’t go into extreme detail but government/business related
Job/Work Experience: waiter, host, tutor
Volunteer/Community service: easily over 250 hours at hospitals, blood drives, random stuff
Summer Activities: Senator Internship and Medical Internship (nothing major)
Essays: common app was amazing, vandy one was complete s h i t
Teacher Recs: 10/10 for both
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: 7/10
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes

State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $100,000 - $200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): negative hooks

Reflection

Strengths: standardized test scores were decent, some cool ECs
Weaknesses: kind of average indian all around, wrote the essay in an hour (applying was literally a last minute decision)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: no effort in app lol
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: see above

General Comments:

Don’t get cocky with these apps people. You might end up wasting your $

[Localdreamer15]

**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 (35E 34M 35R 34S)
[] SAT II: 800 M2, 760 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/300 (Improved to 8 since submitting…hopefully that helps)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s on Chem and Euro, 4 on Lang Comp
[] IB (place score in parentheses): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest Possible, 5 AP classes, two semesters of dual enrollment
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA ICDC finalist, 1st place regional science fair, Toshiba exploravision honorable mention, Nation Merit Commended, etc. [/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): DECA (founding member, president), NHS (secretary), Community Service Club (treasurer), 4 years of volunteering at parish after school, cross country,ambassadors club
[] Job/Work Experience: Yes - part time
[] Volunteer/Community service: See above, a lot of hours
[] Summer Activities: NA
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both liked me a lot.

[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview: Went very well in my opinion, but I know they don’t count much
[] Supplementary Material: NA

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pa
Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Males
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths:Test scores
[] Weaknesses:Class rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure, probably rank. Wasn’t expecting to be accepted.[/li]
[/list]**General Comments: ** Maybe I’ll get lucky

[jmb121]

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (700 M, 750 CR, 750 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): 33 (36 M, 35 W, 34 R, 28 S)
[] SAT II: 800 MII, 750 Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 UW, 4.79 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses): n/a (not offered at my school)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: H. Greek II, H. Humane Letter IV, H. Calculus II, H. Physics II, Studio Art IV/Drama II, H. Senior Thesis and Defense
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CAMWS Letter of Commendation 13/14, National Merit Commended[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4 years-three choirs: Concert, Women’s, Jazz, (Historian on Choir Council), 4 years-Varsity Soccer, member of Improv Troupe (captain last 2 years), 1 year [founded this year]-Latin Reading Club (co-founder), 1 year [founded this year]-Caroling Club (founder), 1 year [first school production ever this year]-Musical Theater (lead in school’s first musical), 2 years-Youth Co-representative on Board of Trustees of a nonprofit, 3 years-Mentoring, 1 year [was disbanded after my first year, didn;t have enough people for the tournament]-Mock Trial.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, mentoring, volunteering at church
[] Summer Activities: thesis preparation, PVCC workshop, shadowing a radiologist, etc.
[] Essays: I’d say 8-9/10, I was told they were good
[] Teacher Recommendation: 8/10?, I sent 3, couldn’t read them, but I think they were pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10, couldn’t read, but my other acceptances wrote about how good it was, so very good
[] Additional Rec: 9/10, I sent a peer rec, was pretty good, but probably was too many letters
[] Interview: Was so great, she told me I was the best interview she’d ever had.
[] Supplementary Material: n/a

[/list][ b]Other**
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Charter
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really, I applied as a Classical Languages major?[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: Grades, EC’s, essays
[] Weaknesses: Scores I suppose, I think I sent too many letters of rec
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure of anything specific, I guess I just didn’t have what they needed for this year’s class.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Willamette, Barrett Honors at ASU, Skidmore

[/list][ b]General Comments: ** I’m pretty sad, I really wanted to go to this school and thought I had more of a shot. I’m trying to remain optimistic for the rest of my decisions. It seemed like they focused heavily on scores this year. Congrats to all that were accepted!

[QuadMaster]

Decision: Accepted to COE
Major: Mechanical Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): None
ACT: 31(E:29:M:33:R:30:S:32)
SAT II: 770 Math II, 700 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): A/B student(School does not give Unweighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None.
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APW/APUS, 4 APCS/APHUG, 3 AP Lang
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Physics II, AP Stats; ROTC I, Honors Economics/Civics, Honors Engineering I
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place at several local math competitions, Top ten in city-wide math competitions, Quarter-finalist/Semifinalist in Robotics all three years, and was invited to demo robot at a few international conferences.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team and Robotics, leader in both
Job/Work Experience: None.
Volunteer/Community service: A couple times every month for a few hours
Summer Activities: Freshman: None; Sophomore Year: EDx: Intro to Python;Junior: Pre-Calc Class/SMP
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App Essay: 8, Simple essay about
EC Essay:
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8; Math Team Coach/Calc Teacher
Teacher Rec #2: 10; Physics Teacher
Counselor Rec: 8; She seems to have a handle of writing good recs
Additional Rec: None.
Interview: None.

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid:Yes
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: AA
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Interview: None

Reflection:
Strengths: Awards and Essays
Weaknesses: Grades.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

[WDManlyFanBoy]

Decision: Waitlisted by CAS

• SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (one-sitting); 690 CR, 670 M, 710 W
• SAT II: 730 Spanish, 780 U.S. History
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/455
• AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (3), Spanish Language (4), English Language (4), U.S. History (4)
• Senior Year Course Load: Biotechnology 1&2, College Expository Writing, Economics, Spanish 5, Hispanic Roots & Culture @ MC in Santa Clara, American Government @ WVC in Saratoga, AP U.S. Government and Politics, Short Story, Teacher's Assistant, Introduction to Sociology @ MC in Santa Clara
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, National Hispanic Recognition Scholar, Third Place in North American Writing Contest, ELC (Conferred to top nine percent of students in California).
• Job/Work Experience: Intern at the Law Offices of Robert Miranda, Political Volunteer at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters during the 2014 midterm elections
• Volunteer/Community service: Community service for SCHS Key Club (Historian); included food bank worker, environmental clean-up, aide at municipal children's event, and fundraising at other local venues
• Essays: They weren't Pulitzer worthy, but they certainly were an engaging read.
• Teacher Recommendation: Each one more excellent than the last.
• Counselor Recommendation: Never saw it since I only needed it for Common App.
• Interview: Didn't have one.
• State (if domestic applicant): California
• School Type: Nationally recognized public school
• Ethnicity: Mexican-American
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: $100,000 - $200,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Minority.
• Strengths: Good essays, good recommendations, and a great balance of academic rigor and involved extracurriculars. I also have legacy from my father.
• Weaknesses: Statistics. By this, I mean my test scores and my GPA.
• Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably because the Admissions Office didn't like my application enough to put me in the primary bracket. As for a specific reason, I am not able to come up with one.
• Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UCSC (Accepted with FYHP and Regents), UCD (Accepted), UChicago (Waitlisted), UCB & WFU (Applied).

General Comments: I’m cool with that. It was all in good fun. Good luck to everyone else!

[dancing1]

@bsb4389 How do you know you received USC presidential scholarship? I thought they were not announced until end of March?

[lmaobakwaas]

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT (breakdown): C:34 E:36 M:30 R:36 S:35
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Euro (5), US Gov (5), USH (5), Eng Lang (5), Psych (5), Physics B (4), Bio, Macro, Micro, Spanish Lang, Eng Lit, Human Geo, Calc AB
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: All APs - Macro, Micro, Spanish Lang, Bio, Human Geo, Calc AB, Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois State Scholar, National Spanish Exam Gold, nothing tbh [/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Service Club (officer for 3 years, President this year), Environment Club (supervisor 3 years), NHS, Spanish NHS (Secretary), Book Club, Philosophy Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Summers at Amusement Park
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at hospital, intern for democrats, teacher’s assistant at kindergarten classes, tutoring, mentorship with mosque
[] Summer Activities: job, summer school gym
[] Essays: 10/10 worked really hard on common app, original premise. supplement was written in 10 mins so yeah…not my best
[] Teacher Recommendation: history teacher’s was amazing, bio teacher’s was really good but not really about me
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: requested 3 times, didn’t work out either time
[] Supplementary Material: n/a

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): illinois
Country (if international applicant): i’m undocumented so applied as international applicant from India
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: essay, ACT
[] Weaknesses: generic
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: applied for merit aid and my essay for the chancellor’s scholarship was very very good so i got the scholarship therefore accepted to the school
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at washu and other minor noncompetitive safety schools, waitlisted at uchicago, waiting for Penn, Swarthmore, and Carleton

[/list]**General Comments: ** Congrats to everyone who got in!!

[Matt846]

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340, 760CR 780W 800M
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: 730 Chem 750 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/~500
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5) Microecon (5) Macroecon (5) Calc BC (5/5) World History (5) Physics C Mech (5) Physics C E&M (5) US History (4) Lang (5), currently in Music Theory, Bio, US Gov and Lit
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Lit, Music Theory, US Gov, Bio, Spanish 3, Orchestra, Band, Senior Mentor, Walking Wellness
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, NMS Letter of Commendation[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): All-State Horn Player, Lots of different bands through the school system, side-by-sides, Local youth orchestra, Orchestra (Violin), Piano Lessons, NHS, Tri-M, Senior Mentor
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Minimal- only through NHS and Tri-M
[] Summer Activities: Netflix
[] Essays: 9-10 for both, felt very good about them
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 and 8-10/10
[] Counselor Rec: 9-10/10
[] Additional Rec: Band director, 10/10
[] Interview: None
[] Supplementary Material: Community College Transcipt- Calc III+Linear Algebra

Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 70-100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Test Scores, Grades, Course Rigor, Music involvement
[] Weaknesses: Lack of EC variety, no work or summer activities, community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m academically strong but don’t have a lot to stand out apart from music
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UMD Honors College

**General Comments: **

[MathMom2015]

Decision: ACCEPTED!

Objective:
SAT I:2320
ACT:36
SAT II:Math 2 800 - Chem 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.8w)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500 u (6/500 w)
AP scores: 5s in Calc BC, Chem, USH, English
Senior Year Course Load:AP Stats, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP English, AP Music Theory, orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Science Olympiad - national medal winner, National Merit Finalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Orchestra, Boy Scouts, Math club, Science Olympiad
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scout Camp Counselor, 1 year Presidential Service gold award
Essays:
Teacher Recommendations:Did not see. Should of been very good.
Counselor Rec:Did not see.
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant):Midwest
School Type:Large public
Ethnicity:W
Gender:M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Grades, test scores
Weaknesses: Essays?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted: UChicago, WashU, Harvey Mudd
General Comments:
Was surprised at the acceptance after being waitlisted at the other 3 highly competitive schools I applied to. Will visit before I make my final decision, but this is a definite possibility!

[berryyogo]

Accepted

[ *] SAT I (breakdown): math 800 reading 800 writing 720 (2320)
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II: 730 chem 720 math II and 720 bio
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 and 4.79 weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): didn’t send, but i took a total of 13 ap classes
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP psych, AP econ, AP BC calc, AP spanish 5, AP physics mechanics, honors writing class
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): won several medals at tkd competitions, NHS member

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
fundraising club (vp 11th grade and prez 12th)
another fundraising club in 12th
rock climbing
squash
taekwondo black belt
culture club
after school orchestra
piano
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:volunteer at a science museum in the city
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: the activities essay was okay i guess? just a little cliche towards the end but it showed how much i love my taekwondo. my CA essay was also fairly decent
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: both teachers claimed to have written great rec letters but… not too sure
[ *] Counselor Rec: not really sure… i hope it was nice though
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: i completely forgot to sign up for one
[ *] Supplementary Material:

Other:
[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public, really competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: asian-american
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): does having a sibling there count?

Reflection:
[ *] Strengths: SAT score, maybe essay
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA (ugh freshman year), lack of extracurricular activities,
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my overall course load was somewhat intense all four years
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waitlisted at WashU, rejected UPenn ED and UChicago, accepted BC and Brandeis

General Comments: Good luck to all applicants!

[Sup3rm4n]

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (790 CR, 720 M, 790 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): 34
[] SAT II: 800 Biology M, 790 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 on Biology, World, Euro, Psych, Chemistry, Statistics, AB Calculus, Literature, Language, 4 on Latin
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP US History, Honors Acting, Organic Chemistry 1&2, Differential Equations, Calculus 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended

[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Body President, Paid worker on Election campaign, boys state senator, varsity track/cc (not recruited)
[] Job/Work Experience: math tutor at a tutoring center, election campaign
[] Volunteer/Community service: hospital stuff
[] Summer Activities: boys state, courses at local university
[] Essays: I think they were very strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent from both
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Interview: went incredibly well
[li] Supplementary Material: N/A[/li]
[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: nada
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: small private
[] Ethnicity: white (middle eastern), Asian (Pakistani)
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): super high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: test scores, very strong extracurriculars and leadership
[] Weaknesses: ethnicity
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths? Honestly so many extraordinary candidates were wait listed and rejected
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: full ride to UF, Accepted WashU, wait listed UChicago, rejected MIT

[/list]**General Comments: **

So excited to get in! Congratulations to those accepted, good luck to those who were wait listed and rejected!

[bsb4389]

@dancing1 They were released on the 20th.