Villanova '12 Early Action Decision Thread

<p>hello everyone! in light of tomorrow's (:eek:) decisions, I thought this thread would be appropriate.</p>

<p>best of luck to everyone!</p>

<p>instructions:
simply copy and paste the form and fill it out .. no need to delete anything!
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<p>
[quote]
[noparse]*Decision: *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT/ACT:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA (w/uw):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Course load/Total AP's/IB's:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Other stats:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Villanova Essay:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Common App Essay:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs (Y/N):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major EC's:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Work Experience:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hook (if any):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] State or Country:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Intended Major:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Other schools to which you have applied to:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Attending (Y/N):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][/noparse]</p>

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<p>this is what a completed form will look like:
<strong><em>USE FORM ABOVE</em></strong>
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<p>
[quote]
Decision: **
**Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT:
[</em>] GPA (w/uw):
[<em>] Rank:
[</em>] Course load/Total AP's/IB's:
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Villanova Essay:
[<em>] Common App Essay:
[</em>] Teacher Recs (Y/N):
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Major EC's:
[<em>] Work Experience:
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:
[</em>] School Type:
[<em>] Ethnicity:
[</em>] Gender:
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major:
[</em>] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N):
[<em>] Other schools to which you have applied to:
[</em>] Attending (Y/N):
[/ul]

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<p>can't wait..</p>

<p>Decision: **Accepted**</p>

<p>Too lazy/excited to post the rest of my stats now :D</p>

<p>Deferred....</p>

<p>*Decision:Accepted School of Business *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1360/2010
[</em>] GPA (w/uw):3.95/4.5 UW. school doesnt weigh
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Course load/Total AP's/IB's: Most rigourous course schedule, all APs this year, 1 as junior
[<em>] Other stats: 4 AP Enlish test
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Villanova Essay: Very strong
[<em>] Common App Essay: strong
[</em>] Teacher Recs (Y/N): Y, both strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec:strong
[</em>] Major EC's:ton of community service, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta
[<em>] Work Experience: local pharmacy, computer designer
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:NJ
[</em>] School Type:very competitive public. 17/220 went to ivy last year
[<em>] Ethnicity:white
[</em>] Gender:male
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Finance
[</em>] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N): N
[<em>] Other schools to which you have applied to:BC, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, UVA, Penn state
[</em>] Attending (Y/N): Depends on NYU, BC, UVA, and Carnegie Mellon decisions.
[/ul]</p>

<p>What ACT score do you have to have to be accepted Villanova EA?</p>

<p>Deferred...Arts and Sciences...1330/2020...3.65/4.66</p>

<p>got in =] 31 ACT 3.83 weighted GPA.. I'll post the rest of my stats later</p>

<p>Deferred: 1340/2090 act 30 weighted GPA 95.0 - College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Decision:Accepted Arts and Science</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT/ACT: 1340/2020
GPA (w/uw):3.767/4.5
Rank: N/A
Course load/Total AP's; 2 APS
Other stats: 5 AP Us History</p>

<p>If you'd like any other stats you can see them in the "Chances Please" thread</p>

<p>join the club happy</p>

<p>lol</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted!!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 34, but i dont think they saw this when they made their decision, i think they only saw my 31
[</em>] GPA (w/uw): 3.93 uw/school doesnt weight
[<em>] Rank: no rank but top percentile
[</em>] Course load/Total AP's/IB's: AP euro, ush, chem, english/all other classes honors or advanced
[<em>] Other stats: um lots of academic awards?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Villanova Essay: okay...i little clich? though because i wrote about sports
[<em>] Common App Essay: very good, creative and original
[</em>] Teacher Recs (Y/N): good, i think
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[</em>] Major EC's: captain xc and track, president of a few clubs
[<em>] Work Experience: office assistant at a business
[</em>] Hook (if any): i dont think i had a hook
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: mass
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: chem
[</em>] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N): no :(
[<em>] Other schools to which you have applied to: bc, providence, georgetown...few others
[</em>] Attending (Y/N): maybe..we'll se where i get in in april!!
[/ul]</p>

<p>Wow .. I was not expecting a letter today too! Good timing on Nova's part hah.</p>

<p>*Decision: *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1500 & 2190
[</em>] GPA (w/uw): ~4.1 W
[<em>] Rank: Top 10-15%
[</em>] Course load/Total AP's/IB's: 5 APs
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Villanova Essay: Decent
[<em>] Common App Essay: Published ..
[</em>] Teacher Recs (Y/N): N
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Y -- didn't read
[</em>] Major EC's: a lot of medical ECs
[<em>] Work Experience: Part time
[</em>] Hook (if any): No ..
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Nursing!
[</em>] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N): Y
[<em>] Other schools to which you have applied to: just Pitt
[</em>] Attending (Y/N): YES !!
[/ul]</p>

<p>so who got a letter in the mail today?</p>

<p>dfall: me! i live pretty close.</p>

<p>Congrats to all who got in, and welcome to the area :)
Anyone who didnt get in, you'll either get in RD, or you'll find another awesome, awesome school. I got waitlisted at my first school last year and got into my ED school, so dont worry :)</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted!! </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA (w/uw): UW 3.75
[<em>] Rank: 115/656
[</em>] Course load/Total AP's/IB's: 7 AP, many honors, toughest courseload possible
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Villanova Essay: catchy, entertaining
[<em>] Common App Essay: very good, labored over for months
[</em>] Teacher Recs (Y/N): 2, one very good, one haven't read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: should be very good
[</em>] Major EC's: Treasurer of Stud. Co, NHS, Yearbook, Key Club, Varsity Softball...
[<em>] Work Experience: Sylvan Learning Center, Summer nannying jobs
[</em>] Hook (if any): my essay?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Minnesota
[</em>] School Type: Huge Public 5 star
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: mathematics
[</em>] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N): don't know yet? i got it at Tulane U.
[<em>] Other schools to which you have applied to: Notre Dame, Boston College, duke, UNC, UPenn, U of M, Madison, Tulane, Stanford, Loyola Chicago, Boston University, Northwestern, Georgetown, UVA
[</em>] Attending (Y/N): won't know until april!
[/ul]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1330/1990
[</em>] GPA (w/uw): 4.0/3.9
[<em>] Rank:5/478
[</em>] Course load/Total AP's/IB's: 5 APs, the rest honors; just about the toughest possible
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Villanova Essay: very strong; personal
[<em>] Common App Essay: strong; unique & entertaining
[</em>] Teacher Recs (Y/N): yes.. read one: very good, didn't see the other
[<em>] Counselor Rec: yes
[</em>] Major EC's: varsity cheerleading (captain), nhs, lacrosse, key club, student gov't- executive committee, yearbook-section editor, lots of community service
[<em>] Work Experience: some
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: nj
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: biology
[</em>] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N): noo
[<em>] Other schools to which you have applied to: Penn State, University of Delaware, University of Pittsburgh, Northeastern, James Madison, UConn, and Cornell (kind of just for fun)
[</em>] Attending (Y/N): possibly?
[/ul]</p>

<p>Pretty shocked i got admitted EA, i was expecting to be deferred</p>