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

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
41

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2360 - CR 800 M 770 W 790 (single sitting)
SAT II: Math 2 800, Bio 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/493
AP (place score in parentheses): Art Hist (5), Calc BC(5), Eng Lit(5), Phys C(5), US Hist(5), Psych(5), Wrld Hist(5), Bio (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Env Sci, AP Chem, AP Span, AP Econ/Gov, AP Stat, AP Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Mer, Nat’l AP Scholar, Carson Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4 yr Var Comp Cheer, Concertmaster in school orch, NHS (Pres), NSciHS (VP), TriM (Fundraiser Chair)
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: special needs cheer coach, mission trips, tutoring
Summer Activities: GA Aquarium volunteer
Essays: Spent time refining with AP Lit teacher (9/10)
Teacher Recommendation: (10/10)
Counselor Rec: (10/10)
Interview: Yes - very casual and low key

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Y - hoping for work study
State (if domestic applicant): GA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $200+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, GPA, class rank, course rigor
Weaknesses: didn’t feel like one existed for Vandy
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Vandy is a great fit for my D and her interests. It was very easy and natural for her to demonstrate that through the application process
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UGA Honors and UVA Likely Letters from Notre Dame and Dartmouth, waiting to hear from Duke, Yale & Princeton

**General Comments: ** We invested in this one by showing clear interest all along the way. We toured campus, attended Black & Gold and the Road Show, and even went to a football game up there one weekend. I would suggest that as admission becomes ever more difficult, establish a strong relationship even if just through emails with your Adcom Rep. We were hoping for the CV here, but did not get it. But the attention we gave may have made the difference for even getting in. But don’t overlook the fact that it all starts with being a qualified candidate through your stats.

42

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Comp 2260, CR 800 W 740 M 720
ACT: 35
SAT II: Spanish w Listening 710 Literature 780 Math I 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang and Comp 5 APUSH 3 AP Physics B 3 AP Spanish Lang 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Lit, AP BC Cal, Creative Writing, Band, Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective: I’m a fairly accomplished musician and composer, as well as a strong writer. Your classic multifaceted, interested in everything, artist trying to express the world.

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Chess Team(Captain)
NHS(President)
Creative Writing(Lit mag prose editor), several novels, some publications, awards, etc.
Piano/Saxophone/Composition
Computer code
I built a nuclear reactor
BSA
Job/Work Experience: Nonexistent
Volunteer/Community service: Weak
Summer Activities: Fairly Strong
Essay: Strong, critical background prompt
Teacher Recommendation: Strong
Counselor Rec: Strong
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Strong

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Mississippi
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: College Preparatory
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <120k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: I had strong recs, ECs, scores, essays, etc. Most importantly, I sold myself as an artist and a writer, so my hook was good.
Weaknesses: My senior year grades were weak, and I don’t really do any community service.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m honestly not sure. I guess my hook was strong, but my grades weren’t great, and my app wasn’t tailored to Vandy. High scores and strong essays must have done it.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, deferred from Brown and Yale-NUS and accepted at Hong Kong University, Kenyon, Carleton, and Middlebury.

General Comments: I applied to Blair and got rejected, so they sent me on over to the college of arts and sciences. That meant I didn’t submit a create writing supplement, and I didn’t interview. I wasn’t expecting to get in, but it was a nice surprise. Congrats to all who got in, and good luck in your other endeavors to those who did not.

43

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 CR: 780 M: 670 W: 730
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 E: 35 M: 33 R: 34 S: 36
[] SAT II: None!
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6th out of 268
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (4), English Language and Composition (4), US History (5), Environmental Science (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): None!
[] Senior Year Course Load: Personal Finance, Economics, American Government, AP English Literature and Composition, Calculus, Chemistry, Art, Broadcasting
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS/Beta Club (Hours Coordinator, Communications Director), Interact Club, Mock Trial (President), Academic Team (Captain), Cross Country (Captain), Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: None!
[] Volunteer/Community service: The service I did for my extracurriculars, as well as some work for a local museum. 50-75 hours total.
[] Summer Activities: None!
[] Essays: 8/10. The essay for the Common App was nothing special, but the one specific to Vanderbilt was pretty good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t ever see them, but I assume they were good!
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t ever see them, but I assume they were good!
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t ever see them, but I assume they were good!
[] Interview: None!
[] Supplementary Material: None!

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Medium Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None! I live within an hour of Vandy, don’t know whether that would hinder or help.[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Essay for Vanderbilt, test scores, GPA, extracurriculars.
[] Weaknesses: Weak on community service hours.
[] Why you think you were accepted: I think they needed some locals, too!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Miami (OH), Kentucky. Waitlisted at UVA. Rejected at WUSTL. Still waiting on Harvard, Dartmouth, Wake Forest, Emory, Northwestern.

[/list][ b]General Comments: **

44

**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120
[] ACT (breakdown): 31
[] SAT II: 690 Biology, 670 Math Level I, 620 Math Level II.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/364
[] AP (place score in parentheses): All 3’s and 4’s
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Calc AB, AP eng. IV, AP MacroEcon, AP US Gov’t, Anatomy, Athletics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honor, NHS

[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 6 Varsiy Sports: Baseball, Swimming, Water Polo, Football, Bowling and Golf.
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer internship at Non-Profit
[] Volunteer/Community service: Many hours at food bank
[] Summer Activities: Intrnship (Full time; 40 hrs/wk)
[] Essays: Very well-written
[] Teacher Recommendation: Did not see
[] Counselor Rec: Did not see
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Vanderbilt totally dropped the ball on the interview, requested 3 different interviews in a major urban Metroplex and waited 20 days for each alumni to respond; none responded.
[] Supplementary Material: Resume.

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): TEXAS
Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Urban Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 150K+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Essays, Job/Work Experience, URM, Extracurricular Activities
[] Weaknesses:SAT II scores for sure, maybe class rank, No interview offered
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ll never know but it’s all good
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So Far: Accepted at Univ. of Alabama (Full Tuition), Univ. of Arkansas (Full tuition), Univ. of South Carolina (Full ride+study abroad+undergrad research, etc), Univ. of Texas at Austin for Business (Full tuition), Tulane University ($36,000/year), and UCLA (absolutely 0 fin aid).

Waitlisted at Vanderbilt University.

Still waiting on: Columbia, Duke, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, UNC-Chapel Hill, Princeton, UPenn, and Rice.

[/list]**General Comments: ** I told myself I wouldn’t fall in love with any one school. I’m a social person and can be happy at any school, but after touring Vandy it was far and away my number 1 choice. It’s the only private school in the SEC and not to mention ‘A Tradition Called Raging’. Nashville itself is an a amazing place with a ridiculous number of concerts per year. Vandy offers an unbelievable education and everything about the school, I love. Being waitlisted was definitely a huge bummer for me, but an honor all the same. Congrats to everyone who got in, and those like me who didn’t will find happiness and success at any school in the country; watch.

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REJECTED

[ *] SAT 2010
[ *] ACT 32

[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0. Weigthed 4.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses):
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP CLASSES, Biology, English, History, Calc
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Eagle Scout Rank Boy Scouts of America, Varsity Football, Varsity Volleyball, National Honor Society
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities: Football
[ *] Essays: 8/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
[ *] Counselor 9/10
[ *] Additional Red
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Nevada
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: leadership, intelligence, commitment, dedication
[ *] Weaknesses: poor test score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not sure
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted - UCLA, Gonzaga, Depauw, Creighton, Chapman, Pepperdine, Boise State, University of Puget Sound

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** looks like Vandy likes high test scores and wealthy kids, possibly southern roots. Good luck to those who got accepted!!

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[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Wait-listed Engineering **[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: C 32 M 35 E 32 R29 S 30 (original scores were C 33 M 35 E 31 S31 but sent the wrong ones. Wasn’t sure if the correct scores were sent in the end)
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Chem, 700 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2-3.3ish?(yeah my grades are awful) small upward trend though from sophomore year
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t Rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus BC 5, AP Calculus AB Subscore, 5 Ap Chem 5, AP Human Geography 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, Multivariable Calc Honors, AP US Gov, AP English Language and Composition, AP Physics B, AP Biology
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Does getting a 8 on the AIME count lol?
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano(DipABRSM distinction in 9th grade), Clarinet(Grade 8 Distinction in 9th grade), Section Leader in school Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, 300-350+ volunteer hours at a bunch of places, Varsity Basketball for 2 years and co-captain of AAU Division 2 team, Represented the school as part of a math team(international competition), Varsity Swimming, some other stuff can’t be bothered to list.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Intern at ExxonMobil for 1 month, AP Calc Tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 300-350+ volunteer hours at a bunch of places, internationally and in the U.S.
[ *] Summer Activities: NSLC, Research at a university with Post-Doc Research fellow, Nike basketball camp,
[ *] Essays: 8-9 Common App,
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 8-9 from AP Calc teacher, 7-8 from AP Chem teacher?
[ *] Counselor Rec: She said she wrote me a strong rec but my intuition tells me it was generic
[ ] Additional Rec: Strong rec from post-doc research fellow I helped at a lab with.
[ ] Interview: No Interview
[ /list][ b]Other

  • [ *] State (if domestic applicant): [ *] Country (if international applicant): In-state California living in Europe [ *] School Type: Private [ *] Ethnicity: East Asian [ *] Gender: M [ *]Income Bracket: 500,000+....? [ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International experience? Been to three different schools, one in asia, one in Europe, and on in the U.S in my high school career? [ /list][ b]Reflection**
  • [ *] Strengths: [ *] Weaknesses: [ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Terrible GPA? lol.... [ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected: WUSTL [ /list][ b]General Comments:**
47

Decision:Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1870 (660 M, 610 CR, 600 W)
ACT (breakdown): never took
SAT II: 730 M1, 710 Chem,
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): we don’t rank at my school
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4) Chem (3) didn’t send yet
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Physics C, APES, International Relations, English electives, Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nah

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
I do far too much but the big ones were: President of Diversity club, Dance captain, board member of our BSU, Managing editor of our yearbook

Job/Work Experience: Work with special needs children for two summers in a row, caretaker to elderly people
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer with the same special needs children during the school years
Summer Activities: see job experience
Essays: common app was 10/10 ngl I cried writing it,
Teacher Recommendation: never saw them (school policy)
Counselor Rec: never saw them
Additional Rec:
Interview: never had one
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Girls
Ethnicity: Black-ish
Gender: female
Income Bracket: enough to afford private school, not enough to afford college
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Gen, Ventures Scholar,

Reflection
Strengths: EC’s, essays, I work A LOT
Weaknesses: SAT I scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Vanderbilt is a very stat heavy school, so my low SAT score was not pretty to look at
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Fairfield Magis Scholar, Qunnipiac Presidential Scholar, Sacred Heart President’s Scholar, Temple Honors, Pitt, UMiami, Cornell. Deferred: Yale SCEA. Waiting: Duke, Stanford, Dartmouth, Northwestern, USC, Georgetown

48

**Decision: Accepted

[ul]Objective: Neuro
ACT: 35
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8’ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
AP (place score in parentheses): Lang(5) Phys(3) World(5)
Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy, AP Latin, AP Euro, Equi Sci, Honors Calc
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Blue Key Society, Fine Arts Society

[/ul]

[ul]Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Orchestra, Equi Team (Captain), Speech(going to State)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: oops
Summer Activities: water park
Essays: Excellent
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Rec: Glowing
Interview: none
Supplementary Material: n/a

[/ul]

  • Other*
    Applied for Financial Aid?: No
    State (if domestic applicant): TX
    Country (if international applicant):
    School Type: Private board
    Ethnicity: Asian / white
    Gender: F
    Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): quite high
    Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ul]Reflection
Strengths: ACT score, rounded HS resume, recs, essay, I play a high-demand orchestra instrument
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: high ACT score and not FA applicant
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: WUSTL, Tex A&M, UNC Chapel Hill, SMU with big money, Case with big money, Tulane with max pres, St. Andrews
Waitlisted: Columbia (dream school), UT Austin (only applied 'cause parents went there :))
Rejected: None yet
[/ul]
**General Comments: ** Best of luck to all of you wherever you go!

49

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (750 CR)
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: Math 2 (800), Chemistry (720…lol)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/432
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Psychology (5), APUSH (5), AP Language (5), AP Government (4), AP Spanish (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP Literature, PE, Health, Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): GA Governor’s Honors Program Finalist, STAR Student.

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Team (Captain), Mu Alpha Theta (President), Science Bowl (Founder&Captain), Model United Nations (President), Varsity Tennis Team, Instructor at Mathnasium, National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Beta Club, Spanish Club, Chess Club, Gardening Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Instructor at Mathnasium (05/13 - 12/14)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering at hospitals,
[] Essays: EC/Work experience - I wrote it on my job at Mathnasium as most people opt to describe an EC, so I guess it stood out.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 Full of anecdotes
[] Counselor Rec: 8+/10 Idk im assuming it was fine
[] Additional Rec: 9/10
[] Interview: Yes. More or less casual, was at local Starbucks, had lots in common with interviewer who just graduated from Vandy.
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes!
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] School Type: 5A Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): ~$100K/yr
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Loss of mother[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: Essay, Recs, Interview.
[] Weaknesses: Can’t think of any
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had contacted regional AC to express interest. Also applied for Cornelius.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, UNC Chapel Hill.

General Comments: Learned of my decision on my birthday (3/22)! Could not have asked for a better present :slight_smile:

50

**Decision: Waitlisted **

SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (CR 730, Math 800, Writing 650) (Officially English is the third language in Tunisia)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
TOEFL (breakdown) 109 ( R 27 S 27 L 29 W 26)
SAT II: Math 2 (800), Physics (710)
GPA (Weighted): 17.77/20 (One of the highest in Tunisia) Showing Progress
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/252 Top of the high school in physics and math/ Most Competitive School in Tunisia.
AP (place score in parenthesis): Not available in Tunisia
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Arabic, French, English, Spanish, Philosophy, Math (Very advanced), Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, IT
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Winner of an international educational program organized by ENI and MIT about Energy (My major). Interacted with Professors at MIT and had a test after every lecture (16 lectures). Had the highest scores.

  • Kung Fu Trainee for 4 years (1056 hours): Vice-Champion of the state in heavyweights.
  • Participated at the second edition of the theatre festival at our high school attended by more than 300 persons and had the major role in the main play. Nomination for the best actor award.
    – Taking part in an international written-debate contest (the Public Policy International Contest) Organized by New York University. Received a certificate of excellence.
    – Received the national certificate of First Aid after taking part in a formation.
    Job/Work Experience: Working in a factory during two summers. 30 Hours per week for 6 weeks every summer. (360 hours)
    Volunteer/Community service: Different activities (10) with the Red Cross More than 650 hours
    Essays: Personal Statement 10/10 Read by more than 10 people including education USA advisors and teachers that rated it extremely Good. Wrote about getting knocked out at the kung-fu state championship.
    Teacher Recommendation: 10/10. Very good with strong statements like the best student ever.
    Counselor Rec: 10/10. Outstanding. She rated me as the best student in the history of the high school
    Additional Rec: English Teacher + Mentor during Lab4energy. Did not read but it is supposed to be good. 8/10
    Interview: N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering/Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Tunisia
School Type: Public School
Ethnicity: North African / Middle Eastern
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $20000 - $30000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection
[] Strengths: Scores relatively to African Applicants/GPA/Class Rank/Recommendations/Essays
[] Weaknesses: Massive Financial Aid
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: American Universities took only one Tunisian. and that was my friend! Believe me
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to: Grinnell College/Uchicago/Upenn/Duke/Umiami/Trinity University
Waitlisted: UDenver/Rhodes College/ WUSTL
Rejected: Notre Dame/MIT
Waiting for: Stanford/Harvard/Columbia/Cornell/Trinity College/Fordham

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**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[] ACT (breakdown): 35
[] SAT II: Didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not available
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Human Geography (4), US History (4), English Lang (5), Calc BC (5) was in hospital during econ and chem tests so I couldn’t take them
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3 (dual enrollment)/Personal Essay Composition, AP Stats, AP Physics C, AP Gov/Theatre, AP English Lit, AP Spanish
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, BPA First place regional extemp speech, AP Scholar (in school and state level), video production award at the state level[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Freshman year soccer (captain), theatre (president), video club (vp of production), Girl Scouts (vp of technology), choir, NHS, cross country runner, Spanish club, Newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: Nanny, tutor, babysitter
[] Volunteer/Community service: tons of volunteer tutoring, worked in a fourth grade classroom teaching ESL, lots of stuff with girl scouts and NHS
[] Summer Activities: Nothing too special. Planned a couple of trips.
[] Essays: CA: very personal piece about a “cuddle puddle” with my closest friends and how it taught me to let myself be cared about; supplement: about theatre; really strong.
[] Teacher Recommendation: one from math teacher, he really liked me so probably very strong (I didn’t read it), and one outstanding one from my English teacher/soccer coach/video teacher. It was the best letter of rec I’ve ever seen
[] Counselor Rec: strong; my counselor knows me well
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public school (1500 kids)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Prefer not to say
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Extra curriculars, essays, recs, grades/scores
[] Weaknesses: lack of interest
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know. I really thought I was going to get in; I’m sort of confused as to why I was waitlisted.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UofM and MSU; waitlisted at Pomona College

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Decision: Accepted[Engineering]

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 32 (M: 28, Sci: 28, E: 32, R: 36, W: 33)
[] SAT II:
Math I: 600
Chemistry: 520
Biology: 540
(Dont judge lol)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
AP World History(4)
AP Lang. and Comp.(4)
AP US History(4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:
Very Challenging
AP Physics I (2nd hardest class offered)
AP Chemistry 2 (1st hardest class offered)
AP Lit. and Comp.
AP Gov. and Pol.
Precalculus(HNR)
Advanced Philharmonic Orchestra(concert)
[***] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AP Scholar
Presidential Scholar(nominee)
Several Orchestra group based awards
High school/college Book and Philosophy award
Several JROTC ribbons, advanced rank, and awards(freshman year)
Several Honor roll and Principles list award
Outstanding Ambassador2
Outstanding Justice(statewide mock government)
Outstanding Advocate(statewide mock government)

[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
JROTC(highest leadership position for freshman year achieved)
National Honor Society(Secretary)
Freshman Orchestra(Assistant Concert Master)
Philharmonic Orchestra(3rd Primary Violin)
Senior Class Officer(Sgt. - in - Arms)
Student Senate
Statewide mock government(Sectional team leader for school)
Statewide mock United Nations(Sectional team co-leader for school)
Beta club
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Out of country volunteer trip
Home aide and translation with ESL parents
Hospital Volunteer
School activity volunteer
Orchestra volunteer
(very large amount of total hours over 4 years)
[] Summer Activities:
Summer volunteering trip
[] Essays:
Very strong and personal (wrote about hardships of growing up ESL and immigrant)
Wrote optional essay about why I am more than just
[] Teacher Recommendation:
AP Physics I teacher: Fairly weak, only knew me for one year and it was short and he even misspelled my
name
AP World History teacher: Very strong, knew me for long time and sponsor for clubs
[] Counselor Rec:
Very strong, knew me for a long time and everything was positive
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): KY
Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public College Preparatory(very large and challenging compared to other schools)
[] Ethnicity: West Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $30,001 - $60,000
[***] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
ESL, ESL parents, frequent mover, many family responsibilities, strong competitive school environment

[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths:
Very strong essay, well rounded in all areas, many responsibilities and difficult classes in a difficult
school
[] Weaknesses: Weak test scores, lower level GPA, no visits, no interview, one weak recommendation
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Likely the fact that I was well rounded and had an engaging story and expressed that story in an engaging
and personal form. I also used many creative analogies to show my creativity.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Vanderbilt
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: MIT, Yale-NUS
Waiting on: Northwestern, UPenn, USC, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Amherst, Harvard,
Yale, Cornell, Brown, Columbia, Princeton.

Congrats to everyone who got accepted! Goodluck with everything!

I will edit as decisions come in and might edit in case I forgot something :)>-

53

Decision: Accepted

Note: Stats may be slightly different and ratings are strictly in my opinion. Hopefully this will help others and future 'Dores of course. :smiley:

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2380
ACT: Did Not Submit (DNS)
SAT II: Math II 750, Literature 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
AP (place score in parenthesis): DNS
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing big, AP Scholar, Minor School Awards

Subjective: Ratings might be on the lower side as I’m pretty critical and doubtful of myself haha

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 6/10
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 7/10
Summer Activities: 7/10
Essay: 7/10
Teacher Recommendation: 5/10
Counselor Rec: 5/10
Additional Rec: 6/10
Interview: None
Recs may not be great because I come from a school were the val and sal go to UGA and the others go to smaller schools in the state (which is great of course, no offense intended). I hate to imply that my teachers don’t know how to write glowing recs, but I choose to be honest.
Other:

State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Crappy Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: SAT Scores. After browsing threads, Vandy seemed to focus on 2350+ SAT scores this year.
Weaknesses: Just a good yet average Asian applicant
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Too depressing to post haha JK (will update after Ivy Day)
General Comments: So thankful for God and all that He has blessed me with. End of the day, I know that wherever I end is is destined to be anyways.

54

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2360 (790,770,800)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 USH, 790 CL, 750 Chem
[] GPA: 3.96
[] Rank: top 5%
[] AP: 5 Chem, 5 Lang, 5 USH, 5 Macro, Euro
[] Senior Year Course Load: all APs
[] Awards: NMF, AP Scholar Distinction, other state/school stuff[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Research, Speech, other school related stuff
[] Volunteer/Community service: local volunteer organization, tutoring, hospital, HPA
[] Essays: CA 8/10, EC 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendations: 9/10, 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[] Additional Rec: 9.5/10
[] Interview: didn’t request[/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): negative [/ul]
Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Numbers, Research, Volunteering
    [] Weaknesses:
    [    ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths
  • [li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]Accepted: Rogel Scholar Michigan, CWRU with 30k, UCLA, UCSD
    Waitlisted: UChicago, Northwestern, WUSTL
    Rejected: none yet

**General Comments: **

55

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (800M, 720W, 710 CR) Didn’t Send
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 (36M, 35R, 35E, 32S, 10W)
[] SAT II: 800 Math1 and Math 2; 800 Korean w/ Listening; 660 Physics (didn’t send this one)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/9 (our class is extremely small)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 AP English Lang
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, Honors Chem, others regular
It’s the first year my school is offering any AP classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 3 years varsity soccer, 3 years varsity soccer, first violin in symphonic orchestra, string quartet, theater
[] Job/Work Experience: none other than some private tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Asian Rights Center; English teacher at Immigrant and Multicultural Center
[] Summer Activities: not much
[] Essays: My Common App essay was probably good at best, however the supplemental essay and my essays for the scholarships were probably somewhere near a 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both pretty good; one of the teachers was also my volleyball and soccer coach so he knew me well
[] Counselor Rec: Haven’t had a chance to read it yet but I can safely assume it was good.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[] Supplementary Material: none

Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] State (if domestic applicant): 1 year of high school was spent at a public school in Michigan
Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[] School Type: Private International
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): N/A
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: stats, supplemental essay and essays for the scholarship, legacy (dad got his PhD there)
[] Weaknesses: lack of rigor in classes
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my general strengths along with my legacy status helped me in complete honesty.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Case Western Reserve, Pepperdine, Vandy
Waitlisted: Colby
Rejected: none yet :wink:

**General Comments: **
I’m genuinely excited to receive the opportunity to attend Vanderbilt, mainly because it holds a lot of sentimental value for me. I grew up and lived ON CAMPUS during the 6 years my dad studied there and I still hold a lot of good memories from it. Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear from other schools :smile:

56

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160; CR=730, M=680, W=750
[] ACT (breakdown): 34
[] SAT II: 760 Lit, 710 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/131
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 4 AP Human Geo, 4 AP World History, 4 APUSH, 5 AP Lang, 4 AP Stat
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Health Science 3, Clinical Internship, Latin 3, AP Lit, AP Bio, dual enroll Gov/Econ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Sunshine State Scholar, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, QuestBridge Finalist[/li]
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Certified Emergency Medical Responder (11, 12)
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) student (12)
Red Cross/Health Science Club Co-Founder (12)
Health Science Online Magazine Creator, Editor (12)
Peer Support: Mentor (10, 11); Co-President (12)
Health and Rehab Center Volunteer (12)
Aerospace Club: Mission Specialist (11)
School Newspaper: Staff Writer (9); Co-Editor (10)
Latin Club: Secretary (10, 11); Forum Coach (12)
National Honor Society: Secretary (10, 11, 12)
[] Job/Work Experience: I have many clinical hours through working at hospitals through my CNA program.
[] Volunteer/Community service: First Responder stuff, mentoring stuff
[] Summer Activities: none
[] Essays: good, gave good background info on my socioeconomic background
[] Teacher Recommendation: one rec was probably really great, the other mediocre
[] Counselor Rec: all right, I suppose
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: didn’t have one
[] Supplementary Material: none

[ /list][ b]Other**
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] School Type: small graduating class, not very competitive, research school
[] Ethnicity: white/Native American
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): low socioeconomic status, Native American background

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: hooks, being a QuestBridge applicant
[] Weaknesses: test scores
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ] [/li]Accepted- FSU, early write from Swarthmore, Vanderbilt
Deferred ED from Columbia
Waiting on Brown, Columbia, UPenn, Barnard, Vassar, Haverford, Tufts, Cornell, Emory, Princeton

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **
Still surprised I was accepted. Congrats to all others accepted at Vandy!

57

**Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT (breakdown): 35
[] SAT II: US History: 790, Math II 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/~450
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National History Day, Ap scholar w distinction[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): soccer, violin, alpine skiing, book club, NHS, leadership positions for all
[] Job/Work Experience: soccer referee, internship at history center, I also write book reviews for local newspaper on volunteer basis
[] Volunteer/Community service: mostly nothing except for the sparse NHS events thrown here and there
[] Summer Activities: east coast soccer camps, all-state orchestra camp, tennis team, club soccer
[] Essays: common app 9/10, extracurricular 6/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10, 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: 8/10
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: tried to contact four different interviewers, didn’t get any responses lol
[] Supplementary Material: n/a[/ul]

Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: yes but didn’t get any
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: mid-size, public, usually sends 1 or 2 to ivies every year
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): too high for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: no super major national awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably because im an Asian athlete girl not going into stem, just a note I wasn’t recruited for sports though
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Vanderbilt, Carleton College, U of Minnesota honors college (presidential scholar)
waitlisted: uchicago
waiting from: yale, Princeton, upenn, Dartmouth, Stanford, duke, Georgetown[/ul]

**General Comments: **[ul] First out-of-state acceptance so im ecstatic to not have to live in the frozen tundra anymore. Also the most important thing that ive learned is to write essays that are you… my commonapp essay was not serious at all and was about a time I was recording a video for my youtube channel and accidentally dumped a pot of boiling water on my face but it worked so just goes to show. Not sure exactly where im ending up next year but absolutely thrilled to be accepted to Vanderbilt. Anchor down![/ul]

58

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Didn't send
ACT (composite): 34 
SAT II: none taken
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.54 
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 (Boarding School)
Major Awards- Nothing...hah.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars : Varsity soccer, Writing, Dance, Art, Archery, Speech and debate, religious studies, Dance Club President, Part of the 3 man Committee at my boarding school (24/7 leadership position, dealing with peers emotional and discipline problems.)
Job/Work Experience: Dollar store, Small-town Pizza shop
Volunteer/Community service: Over 600 hours of Community service + Multiple self-organized service projects, and one huge Eagle scout-equivalent project
Summer Activities: Traveling
Essays: common app 9/10, or 1/10....depends how you look at it, since I wrote about my problem with drugs and alcohol, and how I overcame that by going to a millitary/therapeutic boarding school , extracurricular 9/10- Wrote about hip-hop dance.
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10, 10/10 (as far as I'm aware)
Counselor Rec: ?/10 (Honestly not sure..don't talk to the guy much. He's pretty busy. But he knows the progress i'm making, through all the reports he gets, so I guess he must have written something good.)
Additional Rec: Pretty good, had some of my counselors write some stuff up. 
Interview: Had no chance
Supplementary Material: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
State (if domestic applicant): CA/UT
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Millitary/therapeutic boarding school
Ethnicity: Asian (Bengali)
Gender: M
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): around 60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have a cousin that goes to Vandy...might have had something to do with getting waitlisted

Reflection

Strengths: test scores (didn't study for my ACT...maybe I should have), going through millitary boarding school, taking some big responsibilities with leadership and peer to peer help. The arts, definetely. 
Weaknesses: no awards. Like, at all. Also, getting expelled from highschool. 
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Family connection, plus maybe an interesting application.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: , rejected from UCSB, UCLA, BU.
Accepted: Pitt, UCR.
waiting from: U of M, U of Colorado Boulder, NYU, Syracuse, USC.

General Comments: Well, I guess I can’t really ask for more, having been expelled from high school and all that. Plus, the essay I wrote about recovery probably wasn’t a good idea. But you know what? Screw it, that’s who I am. I mean, if I have a chance of getting in having given my true story instead of some usual application BS, it’s better than nothing. And even if not, I can still go to Pitt, which is better than where I would have been if I hadn’t decided to turn things around. So yeah, I’m excited, a little eager, but also pretty chill with whatever outcome I might receive.

59

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown):2150 (M:690, CR: 690, W:770)
[] ACT (breakdown): didn’t submit
[] SAT II: French (800), Math I (760), Literature (790), German (800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/94
[] AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: N/A - International (I took A Levels in Literature, History, Sociology, French, German & Art + had regular public school course load)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Finalist in national German competition[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Ballet, acting & film course, Russian Club, French courses, Student Government etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid tutoring in English, French and German
[] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered at MigHelp, an organization helping refugees integrate, and was a volunteer tutor at school.
[] Summer Activities: Group leader at acting camp for kids, film courses and teaching.
[] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10
[] Additional Rec: 9/10
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: My CV scholarship essay was really well-written.

[/ul]Other[ul]

[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Hungary
[] School Type: Public, but part-time student at independent school as well.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Very, very low.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: I attended 2 schools simultaneously? I speak 5 languages? I’m from an underrepresented country? Not sure, really…
[] Weaknesses: SAT score + international FA candidate
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Partially the SAT score, but mainly FA. I asked for a lot.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: USC (accepted w/ full tuition scholarship), Kenyon (accepted), Occidental (waitlisted), still waiting on Penn, Vassar, Oberlin, Dartmouth, Amherst, Duke, Swarthmore, Johns Hopkins, Cornell

[/ul]**General Comments: ** I was expecting rejection, but this was my first one so it still upset me a little. I wasn’t going to attend anyway, though. I got a full-tuition scholarship from USC, which has been my first choice all along. Also, I’m a Film major, so USC is the best for that! Congrats to everyone who got in!

60

**Decision:Accepted

[ b]Objective:**
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (superscored)
[] ACT (breakdown): 36
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.55 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2 percent
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5), Eng Lang (5), Bio (5), Micro (5), Macro (5), Calc BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load (all APs): Stats, Lit and Comp, Psych, Latin, Physics 1&2, US History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li] -National Brain Bee: National championship finalist/qualifier, 1st place in regional competition
-National Merit Finalist

  • AP Scholar with Distinction (6)
    -National Latin Exam Gold medal
    -National Etymology Exam Silver medal
    -Presidential Academic Achievement Award x 3
    -Honor Roll x3

[/list]Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[/li]- Cello (grade 10-12): Member of city’s premiere youth symphony for 3 years(just toured Europe, we played at places like the Stephansdom, the Rudolfinum, the Slovak Radio Hall, etc.); Honors, district, regional and all-state orchestra member. Founded and still lead a volunteer string quartet (play for hospitals, social events, etc.) that has gotten a lot of money (got a lot of volunteer hours, too)

  • JV Tennis 9th/10th grade, Varsity 11th (letter earner)
  • Science club (grade 10-12) - 1st place, perfect score @ state science fair, bunch of other awards
    -National Honors Society member (11-12)
    -Research @ University (grade 10-12): Catalyst computational research for 2 years, paper under review for publication in ACS Catalysis

[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]Work @ Kumon (11th grade summer - present)

[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]-Volunteering @ VA Hospital (grade 9-12): around 300 hours, Vacation Bible School (station leader), volunteer during the holidays at the city’s soup kitchen

[li] Summer Activities:[/li]2012 - volunteering, VBS
2013- Volunteering, college courses (4.0 GPA, highest grade in the course), research at university
2014- Volunteering, research, working at Kumon, Governor’s School (state sponsored, only one selected from 8 students in my school. Poster competition - 2nd place, team leader)

[li] Essays:[/li]They were okay. Common app was great, the others I decided at the last minute just to apply, and I basically copied/edited my Penn essay. 8/10

[li] Teacher Recommendation:[/li]Teacher recommendation #1 (Chemistry) - Should be 8-9/10. He wrote my Gov School application, and I got in, so…
Teacher recommendation #2 (English) - Should be 7-8/10. I’ve known him for a while. He’s helped me a lot, and I’m one of his best essay writers. He called me one of the hardest working people he knows.

[li] Counselor Rec:[/li]Guidance - 9-10/10. Also wrote my Gov School app, said “it was my pleasure. it’s easy to write one for a student you believe in.”

[li] Additional Rec:[/li]None

[li] Interview:[/li]None

[li] Supplementary Material:[/li]Submitted an abstract of my research work.

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Yellow fever
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $150,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. [/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: My grades, maybe my test scores, my essays?
[] Weaknesses: Not enough ECs and leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably my essays
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UCLA
Waitlisted: WashU

[/list][ b]General Comments:
Just waiting on the big ivies now…
**