Vassar College Class of 2016 RD Results

balnoey · March 27, 2012, 7:10pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 740 M: 690 W: 790 (2220)
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II: USH: 790, SPN: 800 ENGLIT: 730
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): none offered at school, took APEURO (5), ENGLIT (4) and APUSH (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Psych, Calc, English, Philosophy, French 4, History (all honors/college level equivalent)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art Club (Pres); Spanish Club (Pres); Newspaper (Executive Editor); French tutor; other small ones
[ *] Job/Work Experience: few internships
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: a few hundred hours
[ *] Summer Activities: internships
[ *] Essays: I liked them a lot, as did my counselor
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One excellent, one very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview: N/A
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): New York, NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private (Independent)
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ]Income Bracket: $1M+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Essay, test scores, extracurriculars, summer activities
[ *] Weaknesses: Grades
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably my grades. Although this is a big disappointment because they were within Vassar’s range, I thought.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into a few great schools so far; we’ll see what happens.
[ b]General Comments:
Again, very disappointed. I definitely would’ve gone.

dreamer00 · March 27, 2012, 8:51pm

** Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (690M 720W 670CR)
[] SAT II: 620 Math II, 750 Spanish, 680 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang. (5), US History (4), Spanish Lit (3), World History, English Lang. (4),
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Gov’t, AP Econ., AP Art, AP English Lit., Speech and Debate
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Club Volleyball, HS Volleyball, President of MEChA, Speech and Debate (treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at the local Business Association
[] Volunteer/Community service: City Youth Commission, Student leader, volunteer, and mentor at church, Miss Teen Vista 2010 <a href=“over%20150%20hours%20of%20community%20service”>pageant winner</a>, volunteer at lot in my community and city, so much that May 28th,2011 is my very own day in my city
[] Summer Activities: Girl’s State, George Mason Institute of Forensics, Volleyball camps, volunteer work, internship
[] Essays: It exceeded the common app limit of 500 words ( it was around 947). I felt that it was powerful and showed various aspects of me, emphasizing my passion for social justice.
[] Teacher Recommendation: My teachers saw how hard I worked and how I am a leader on my campus.They are very proud of me. I am hoping they were good.
[] Counselor Rec: I did not know my counselor too well because I got a new one, but she really liked me right off the bat, so I hope it was good.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: I felt it went great. I felt very comfortable with my interviewer and we had a lot in common. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican)
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: about 60,000 a year
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: My extracurriculars and I like to believe my essay as well, though it was risky making it over 900 words.
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel that I showed various aspects of who I am and what I stand for. I exuded passion in my essays and confidence in my photograph and interview. Perhaps they saw something different in me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at NYU (MLK Merit Scholar), Boston College, Northeastern University, The George Washington University, Duke University.
Waiting to hear back from Williams College, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown.

General Comments:
I am stoked I was accepted. Depending on how much financial aid I am given, I am really considering Vassar. I suppose I’d have to visit as well, but I hear it’s really pretty. Congrats to everyone who was accepted! And I’m sure those who were either wait-listed or rejected will end up in a great school. Good luck!

SforzandoXIII · March 27, 2012, 10:19pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710 CR/760 M/760 W (2230 composite)
[] SAT II: 760 Math 2, 750 Bio M, 730 Physics, 730 US History
[] Unweighted GPA: 97.96
[] Rank: 3/400
[] AP: 5 on all: Bio, Chem Euro, USH, Lit, Physics B
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Lang, AP Macro, AP Stats, Russian 5H
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Russian Scholar Laureate, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (President/Co-Captain), Drama Club (Vice President), Choir (Librarian), Gay-Straight Alliance
[] Job/Work Experience: Local library, 17 hrs/wk since 11th grade
[] Volunteer/Community service: SADD, Christmas Caroling, Day of Silence
[] Essays: Common app essay was about my grandmother, Vassar essay was a quirky one about how I want to get married there, at their castle-like library
[] Teacher Recommendation: The one that I read was above average. The other, I’ve been told, was phenomenal.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good, my GC was on maternity leave for college application season, but still wrote me a letter
[] Additional Rec: I got one from my supervisor at work, but it may have just been a template kind of thing
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] School Type: Average public school
[] Ethnicity: Did not list
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Very well rounded with the scores/grades to boot
[] Weaknesses: For Vassar, I don’t think I had any glaring weaknesses. My essay was quirky and better-written than many of my other college essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: “Vassar loves students who love Vassar!”
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to SUNY Binghamton, SUNy Geneseo, Northeastern, Bostun U. Rejected from Swarthmore. Waiting for Cornell and Princeton.[/ul][/li]General Comments: I am absolutely thrilled to be accepted to Vassar. After being rejected from Swarthmore, I lost hope of being able to attend a liberal arts college. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I logged in to check my decision today. Over the last month or so, I’ve pictured myself at Vassar more and more, and it has become my first choice. Out of the choices I have now, Vassar is definitely the one I would pick. I’m very happy.

mjbnj12 · March 27, 2012, 11:00pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 660 Math, 660 Writing, 690 Reading (2010 composite)
[ *] ACT: 29 (didn’t submit)
[ *] SAT II: 680 Biology, 690 Literature, 700 Reading
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.52
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/480
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP World History, Economics Semester 1/Philosophy HH Semester 2, AP Literature, AP Biology, Calculus, AP SPanish Literature
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National HOnor Society, SPanish Honor Society, Service Award, AP Scholar Award
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Track, Indoor and Outdoor, 4 years
Fair Trade Club (Vice President)
Piano 11 years
Key Club 4 years

[ *] Job/Work Experience: Cashier/Waitress 2 years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club member
Organized Parkinson’s Unity Walk
Community Service in Panama with Rustic Pathways
[ *] Summer Activities: Took Spanish classes at a university in a study abroad program in Heredia, Costa Rica
Community Service work with the Kuna People in the San Blas Islands, Panama.
[ *] Essays: Very good writer, wrote about zip lining in costa rica and compared it to life
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: From my AP History teacher and AP Language and Composition teacher. THey both loved me, and are very good writers
[ *] Counselor Rec: I have a great relationship with my counselor and she wrote an amazing recommendation
[ ] Additional Rec: Recommendation from my piano teacher who has taught me for 11 years
[ ] Interview: didn’t have one
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[ *] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I was given support by the track coach and I didn’t request financial aid
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: My gpa, extracurriculars, my interest shown in the college
[ *] Weaknesses: my testing scores definitely didn’t help
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Brandeis and Franklin and Marshall. Waitlisted at Boston College, Hamilton, William and Mary, and Barnard. Rejected at Wesleyan.
[ b]General Comments: So ecstatic, it’s like a dream!!!

mjbnj12 · March 27, 2012, 11:01pm

^yo i totally screwed up that formatting thing. its so confusing…

mathela · March 27, 2012, 11:02pm

REJECTED

2210 SAT- 770W, 720 CR, 720 M
700 M2, 780 USH
82/525
APUSH, AP Euro, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Bio, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Lit, AP Lang
good essays
2 varsity sports

im crying

paigepep93 · March 27, 2012, 11:22pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2140: 740CR, 630M, 770W
[ *] ACT: 30 (didn’t send)
[ *] SAT II: US History (800), Bio M (740), Lit (710)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 (2 B+'s)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/410
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chem (4), Human Geography (5), European History (5), US History (5), Art History (5), English Language (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics C, AP Psych, Political Science (college class), Calculus (college class)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not much…AP Scholar with Distinction, Yale Book Award, lots of local awards
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I’m heavily involved in the theater community in my city (both professional and youth productions). I’ve been cast in leading roles. I’ve been taking acting classes forever. I study voice and piano (accomplishment level). I Co-founded and am Co-President of Model UN at my school.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Teacher’s aide for theater classes/one-on-one aide for kids with special needs
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Co-President of my youth theater’s community service organization. Member of a mother/daughter philanthropy group where I have volunteered at numerous different philanthropies (20+ hours every summer) and stuff like that
[ *] Summer Activities: Volunteering + theater
[ *] Essays: My common app one was pretty good, my “Why Vassar” essay was pretty average, but it did the job
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing (from my AP Art History teacher). The other was probably just as good, but in a different way (from my Honors Pre-Cal teacher, the only class in which I’ve struggled a bit)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably good, but mediocre. I really have no clue.
[ ] Additional Rec: N/A
[ ] Interview: Didn’t have one
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public and mediocre
[ *] Ethnicity: White, but I’m 1/4 Spanish so I marked Hispanic as well
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: 130,000-140,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t know if being Spanish is considered an URM?
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: GPA, class rank, essay, letters of rec
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT SCORE/being kind of generic
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m terrible at evaluating my self objectively; I blame theater
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UChicago (EA w/merit scholarship), Bryn Mawr. Rejected: Swarthmore. Still waiting on Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Barnard and Middlebury
[ b]General Comments:
I am so excited! I hope I get a generous financial aid package because I don’t think my parents are too thrilled about spending $27,000 at UChicago (even though I LOVE it). Congrats to all those accepted.

And to those of you applying in forthcoming years, just be yourself and be passionate and give it your all. Be interesting and be honest and be genuine. That is what will get you places.

siriusly · March 27, 2012, 11:35pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): NA
[] ACT (breakdown): C: 31 E: 32 M: 28: R: 33: S: 30 W: 10
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): NA
[] SAT II: Didn’t send.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (One A- (freshman year))
[] Weighted GPA: NA
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 (But not reported)
[] AP (place score in parentheses):World History (5), Language and Composition (5) European History (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Literature, AP Psychology, AP Physics B, and Spanish 5
[] Number of other applicants in your school:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar. Wisconsin State Senate Scholar. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Student council- four years; Food Drive- three years (Director); Freshman mentor- two years; NHS- two years; FCCLA- one year (Director); karate (second degree blackbelt, demo team, masters team); Library advisory (Teen board member).
Freshman mentor
[] Job/Work Experience: Karate instructor (three years)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Over 150 hours for food drive; forty hours in Peru going to schools etc; 45 hours teaching English in South African preschool; over 100 hours on an annual benefit garage sale; etc.[/ul] [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):
[] Common App Main: Wisconsin politics. About waking up in the capitol building the night the assembly passed Walker’s “budget” bill. It turned out really well. It’s definitely my favorite essay.
[] EC Short Answer: About my passion for karate and how it’s so integral to my identity now.
[] Why Vassar: It was good. Really good I thought. I referenced tons of things.
[] Your Space: It was a sort of scrapbook of sorts.
[] Other:
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:My math teacher. I had him for Algebra Two and Precalc. He loves me. I actually got to read it, he said lot’s of nice things about me. Specific examples included. Great.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: My AP Lang teacher. She loves me. I got to read that one too. It was beautifully written and she talked about my love of learning. Amazing.
[] Counselor Rec: I’m guessing it was really good. She’s been such an advocate for me in other situations.
[] Additional Rec: My karate instructor and employer. I got to read it. It was hilarious. Great.
[li] Interview: It went well.[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 9th.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin.
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public.
[] Ethnicity: White.
[] Gender: Female.
[] Income Bracket: Did not apply for financial aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/ul]

Reflection[ul] It was a crazy couple of months.
[] Strengths: I was proud of my essays. I know that my recommendations were all really great. My interview went well.
[] Weaknesses: Low test scores. Didn’t send SATII. Not enough AP classes. No major awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

heartscarts · March 28, 2012, 12:45am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I: didn’t take
ACT: 33
GPA (out of 5.0, weighted): 4.5
Rank: 1/439
IB: Biology SL (6), taking ToK, English HL, History HL, French SL, Music HL, Mathematics SL
Senior Year Course Load: all IB classes
Major Awards: National Merit commendations, Elks Academic Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Young Artist Award,

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, School Musicals, Young Democrats, president of International Club, Dance student and teacher
Job/Work Experience: Dance teacher and assistant
Volunteer/Community service: cupcake bake-a-thon, adopt-a-park, english tutor, christmas gift drive,
Summer Activities: Bates International Dance Festival
Essays: very personal
Teacher Recommendations: from Theory of Knowledge Teacher, who knows me and my personal struggles inside out, and my French teacher, who wrote a lot about my drive and commitment
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it;
Interview: went really well, it would seem!

Other
State: NE
School Type: medium sizedPublic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 60,0000-75,000
Hooks: None

Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Summer experiences, IB, dance
Weaknesses: race, one rec
Why you think you were accepted: I am the top student in the hardest program in my city and even state, I had very precise reasons for visiting, and I’ve had a really unique life experience
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Oberlin College with $25,000 in merit per year, Towson With 17,000 merit per year, Columbia College Chicago (honors) with 13,000 merit per year, Temple (honors) with 10,000 merit per year, Mills with 25,000 merit per year, SUNY Brockport (honors) with 15,000 merit per year
Waitlisted: Washington University St. Louis

huss182 · March 28, 2012, 12:55am

Decision:Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2070(740M,600CR,730W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:640math2,630physics,730chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5/200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:Mast demanding in country.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):math contest winner,national essay contest winner.
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):co-founder maverick youth group,soccer team captain, secretary social welfare society
[] Job/Work Experience:bank teller
[] Volunteer/Community service:unpaid tutor for children from underpriviledged backgrounds, Work at a local hospital.
[] Summer Activities: Turkish language classes in Turkey.
[] Essays:why vassar essay wasnt spectacular but my common app essay was really good.
[] Teacher Recommendation:one great one average.
[] Counselor Rec:superb
[] Additional Rec:from my bank manager. decent I guess.
[] Interview:none
[/ul]Other
[]State (if domestic applicant):
[]Country (if international applicant):Kenya
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Black
[] Gender:Male
[]Income Bracket:5000$
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):first gen.
Reflection
[li]Strengths:academic transcript, the Turkey thing and good recommendations.[/li][] Weaknesses: Sats and average ECs.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I asked for almost full aid hence the waitlist.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted: Wesleyan and university of richmond. Rejected: Reed college, Colgate and Northwestern University.
General Comments: I really liked Vassar but would probably not have attended. hence I wont accept the waitlist offer.

reyvick · March 28, 2012, 9:17am

REJECTED

SAT I :2100 (700 R; 670m; 730 w)
SAT II: 700 Lit; 730 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not sure, maybe top 10th
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc; Honors Lit; Latin 5; Anatomy & Physiology; Philosophy; Computer Science; Musical Theater;
Major Awards : Latin Award
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leads in several plays/musicals; chorus and men’s a capella choir 
Summer Activities: plays and musicals
Essays: Clear and illuminating
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, but probably good
Counselor Rec: probably good
Additional Rec: theater teacher, likely very positive
Interview: yes, went well
State: NJ
School Type: small independent
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 200,000+

Strengths: Dedicated involvement in theater, with lots of lead roles.
Weaknesses: GPA, for sure. Also, should have taken SAT I more than once.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting to hear from some others.
General Comments: Congratulations to all those accepted. Great school. Knew it was a stretch but held out hope.

specific · March 28, 2012, 9:59am

Decision: Rejected

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2170- 790/690/690
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:Physics-790 and Math IIC- 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NO GPA
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5/300
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Had listed only 6 ECs- 4 of them were jobs that I held in last four years (place where I come from has almost nil ECs to offer)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 1) 3 years in a call center as a call/computer operator (2) Tutored children for more than three years now (3) working right now at an underfunded and derelict school as a teacher
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: some volunteering at a relief organization
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Wasn’t great, I guess. Though, I thought it was good enough (perhaps, that is why I didn’t get in)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them. Teacher weren’t eager to work on my behalf, since I graduated from high school some four years ago
[ *] Counselor Rec: same as above
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes, a full ride.
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Nepal
[ *] School Type: Public School that taught me how to self study
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: $4000 per annum
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Nothing
[ *] Weaknesses: Non-traditional student, wasn’t a genius and asked for a full ride (haha! I was foolish to even think of applying to US and wasting my yearlong savings on this)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Wasn’t good enough, I guess

[ /list][ b]General Comments:** I Shouldn’t have thought of joining a college after so many years of graduating from high school, I was delusional and had false sense of hope

mrky · March 28, 2012, 1:42pm

@specific, many (I will go ahead and say most) of us on these boards have no grasp of the challenges you must face. You are an inspiration. And you should NEVER stop trying to achieve your goals. Vassar’s loss.

alien9880 · March 28, 2012, 8:01pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (650 CR, 720 M, 770 W) (Didnt send)
[] ACT: 33 (35 E, 33 M, 31 R, 33 S)
[] SAT II: Didnt send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesnt rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didnt send
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): School doesnt offer IB
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Bio, AP Calc BC, World Religions, Ethics and Politics, and Economics (through Texas Tech, I finished with a 98 average)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, great placing at various science fairs
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NSHS (treasurer), Choir (11th grade-VP, 12th grade- President), Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader), All-State choir (3 years), Local acting group, Musical performances at local theatre, Piano (solos and ensemble at state level), Church youth group and choir, Piano theory, Competitive swimming, UIL math, science, and number sense
[] Job/Work Experience: Peer tutor (mainly calculus and pre-cal)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local beautification projects, helped to construct new exhibits for nature center, helped at a childrens grief center, constructed stage sets for musicals and plays, helped with museum activities, helped at local aquatics center, helped with church mission, helped to teach piano theory to elementary school children, variety of projects through scouting
[] Summer Activities: State piano ensemble, performed in a musical, and scouting
[] Essays: Common App essay- talked about my passion for genetics caused by my sisters early death from Edwards Syndrome
Supplement- talked about the struggle of being gay in West Texas
[] Teacher Recommendation: One I know is fantastic, and Im not sure about the other
[] Counselor Rec: Really strong
[] Additional Rec: Probably the best letter written for me
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biological Sciences
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] School Type: Private, independent
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Eagle Scout, Essays, LOR
[] Weaknesses: GPA, ACT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel like my essays really showed who I am as a person, and from what I understand, colleges like that.
[li] The most unique thing in your application: My supplement essay[/li][/ul]

walkingdisastert · March 28, 2012, 9:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
SAT I (breakdown): 2050
ACT: 31
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/744
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Bio, AP Macroeconomics, Applied Calc, Elements of Writing (School magazine), College Forensics, Gym,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, NYS Science Honor Society, Youth in Government County Chairman, School Magazine (Chief Editor), Math Team (VP), Math Club, Gay-Straight Alliance (VP),
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor for past three years
Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hours of community service for YMCA over last four years
Summer Activities: Camp Counselor

Essays: The stigma of mental illness and dealing with my social anxiety
Working at Camp
MySpace-Copy of my school magazine
Teacher Recommendation: No idea, but I’ve known the teachers for years
Counselor Rec: Awesome

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biochemistry/Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: 4,000 students in the murder capital of NY
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 25k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essay-I am a very strong writer and went through many revisions
Weaknesses: Ap/Sat II- Sat II’s aren’t pushed in my district and I couldnt take any AP’s at my smaller campus

Why you think you were accepted: I showed my potential to overcome challenges. I suffered in my Sophomore/Junior years, but kept up my average. I went on to take a harder senior schedule and excelled. My essays were strong. I showed commitment to the YMCA

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Siena, Union, Arcadia, New Haven, Lehigh Waitlisted: None Rejected: None… Yet Still waiting on: Yale, Columbia

Other: I really like Vassar and will probably attend in the fall

checkyourhead · March 29, 2012, 1:21pm

Waited Listed - Does anyone have any idea of how many are on the wait list? Cannot find information on the site.

SAT I (breakdown): 2150
ACT: none
SAT II: Math 680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Bio, AP Calc; AP Us History; AP European History; AP Spanish
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Bio,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, HMC two years, Student Leadership Council
Job/Work Experience: Retail; National Parks for past three years
Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hours of community service city governement
Summer Activities:
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recommendation: Strong Counselor Rec: Awesome

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes Mistakenly
Intended Major: Biochemistry/Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): Washington DC
School Type: 2,000 students
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essay-I am a very strong writer
Weaknesses: Sat

Boxter9 · April 6, 2012, 4:27pm

Decision: Accepted

(I changed “Objective” to “Quantitative” and “Subjective” to “Qualitative” because I think that makes more sense. Hope nobody minds)

Quantitative:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t report
[] ACT: 33 (M 26, W 34, R 35, S 35)
[] SAT II: didn’t report
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/99
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t report; clerical difficulties
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school does not offer IB
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Phys, AP Lit, AP Macro, AP Micro, DC Stats, Civics (AP Stats not offered)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, QuestBridge National College Match Finalist[/li]
[/ul]Qualitative:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Regionally competitive classical pianist since age 12 (state champion), chair of youth ministries for the United Methodist Church in Oregon and Idaho, UMC youth representative at conference in Berlin, Germany, extremely active in local church mission trips etc
[] Job/Work Experience: Part-time accompanist for numerous local choirs, youth productions, solo auditions
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mentioned in extracurricular section
[] Summer Activities: Um. I go camping sometimes
[] Essays: Wrote about my upbringing as an ecumenical protestant in a fairly isolated conservative Mormon community, and how my stepbrother was a sex offender, which spurred on musical and academic success in my tween years
[] Teacher Recommendation: Waived my right to access but I’m sure my recommendations were really good
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor accidentally submitted her recommendation for Columbia, lol
[] Additional Rec: My piano teacher says he wrote some “pretty flattering things”
[li] Interview: No[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Online Charter
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 55k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Very accomplished musician, international leadership involvement with non-profits[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, extracurricular activity, essays
[] Weaknesses: Math scores (26 M and 35 S *** was that)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I uploaded a picture of myself and I’m really hot. I don’t know, I’m not an admissions officer.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Wait-listed by Chicago and Columbia, accepted by Grinnell and Holy Cross, rejected by Brown

[/ul]General Comments: I honestly didn’t think I’d be admitted to Vassar but now I’m going there for certain. Congratulations to everyone else who got in, and sincere apologies to everyone who didn’t. Best of luck! :)

GoGoJosh · April 25, 2012, 10:00pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send (or at least I don’t think so… idk)
ACT: 25
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 by the end of my junior year
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t do ranks
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (4), Biology, Psychology, Chemistry (1), English Literature and Comp, World History
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, Band class, and editor-in-chief of my school paper
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None? I guess idk
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (editor), saxophone in band, PF debate, marching band, water polo, swim team, NHS, Beta club, Tri-M, Film club (founder)
Job/Work Experience: videographer
Volunteer/Community service: helped out a few times at mental home, mission trip to Jamaica and multiple trips to NYC
Summer Activities: Not much I went to a film intensive program at NYU last summer
Essays: CommonApp was about not having a bummer summer. Why Vassar was because they had a good film program. Said I had a God given destiny to do so.
Teacher Recommendation: Newspaper Advisor and Honors Brit lit teacher
Counselor Rec: yep
Additional Rec: none
Interview: didn’t have one
Other
State (if domestic applicant): GA
School Type: Christian Private
Ethnicity: Black/ African-American
Gender: male
Income Bracket: ~80,000/year idk really
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Questbridge finalist
Strengths: ECs, passion (I would assume)
Weaknesses: ACT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really have no idea; there are so many people with better stats than me, but I am still so grateful and ecstatic to have gotten in! (yea… what she said, the person I copied this temp from)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Oberlin, Syracuse, Ohio University, Oxford College @ Emory
General Comments: Honored to have gotten. Trying to learn as much as I can about their film program!

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