<p>I didnt mean it like that--Tufts Syndrome--People using top schools (but not top-top i.e. Nova, Tufts, Brandeis, Emory, etc.) as safeties. Schools are now rejecting or deferring kids who seem to have no interest in attending.</p>
<p>Villanova is a good school, but not sure it belongs in the same category as Tufts or Emory. And pretty sure they aren't rejecting applicant for being too good. It is never about the STATS...we get hooked by them and believe if we are in the range we are in...but schools like Villanove get thousands of applications from kids whose stats are "in the range". Every school tells you they look at more than test scores. Were you a leader in activities? what kind of community service did you do? Where do you come from? Where do you rank in terms of other kids from your school who applied? Etc, etc, etc...</p>
<p>kyao281990 and abgunner5: did you guys visit/show interest?</p>
<p>Wow, congrats guys...i had no idea that Nova was this competitive...</p>
<p>im around 45 minutes from Villanova, and i visited the campus around thanksgiving. i guess ive showed some interest, ive emailed the admissions office and stuff. think i should get in regular?</p>
<p>I think so .. I'm really suprised you were deferred.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<p>SAT: 2100
GPA: 3.65 (UW)
Course load: toughest
EC's: three sports each year, captain, yearbook editor, etc.
Essays: pretty good
Rec's: excellent
major: mechanical engineering, Chinese minor
hook: six years of Chinese language inst</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted, School of Engineering *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2140/32
[</em>] GPA (w/uw): NA/4.5(out of 4.5)
[<em>] Rank: 1
[</em>] Course load/Total AP's/IB's: 5 APs and 1 college
[<em>] Other stats: SATIIs (680,730,800)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Villanova Essay: 5th grade teacher transformation
[<em>] Common App Essay: summer program
[</em>] Teacher Recs (Y/N): Yes (chem and ap world teacher, pretty good in my opinion)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: never saw
[</em>] Major EC's: Varsity Kickline Captain, President fo 2 clubs
[<em>] Work Experience: Tutoring
[</em>] Hook (if any): NA
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York!!
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: chemical engineering
[</em>] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N): Y
[<em>] Other schools to which you have applied to: Lehigh, RPI, WPI, Princeton, Northeastern
[</em>] Attending (Y/N): idk
[/ul]</p>
<p>
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Villanova is a good school, but not sure it belongs in the same category as Tufts or Emory. And pretty sure they aren't rejecting applicant for being too good. It is never about the STATS...we get hooked by them and believe if we are in the range we are in...but schools like Villanove get thousands of applications from kids whose stats are "in the range". Every school tells you they look at more than test scores. Were you a leader in activities? what kind of community service did you do? Where do you come from? Where do you rank in terms of other kids from your school who applied? Etc, etc, etc...
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<p>BU does it, and it's a less selective school than Nova, so I'm almost certain they practice it too.</p>
<p>"kyao281990 and abgunner5: did you guys visit/show interest?"</p>
<p>i visited in september- i don't really know how else i could have showed interest i sent my application in about 2 wks before the early deadline if that means anything</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!
Stats:
SAT/ACT:1350/2020 (710 Math 640 Verbal 670 CR)
GPA (w/uw): not used at my school. (average usually between 95 and 97).
Rank:3/381
Course load/Total AP's/IB's:7 APs and 3 college classes (2 immaculata during senior year and 1 at Georgetown over the summer)
Other stats:
Subjective:
Villanova Essay:pretty good
Common App Essay:good but too long
Teacher Recs (Y/N):3..only read one which was really good
Counselor Rec:never read
Major EC's: varsity outdoor track and cross country all four years (track captain junior and senior years), varsity indoor track three years (club was started my soph year), NHS, French NHS, mathletes, French Club, math tutor/ french tutor (through NHS)
Work Experience:worked summer '06 and am cashier at a grocery store (oct 07-now)
Hook (if any):Don't know
Location/Person:Philadelphia Suburb
State or Country:PA
School Type:Catholic Parochial high school
Ethnicity:white
Gender:female
Other:
Intended Major:math
Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N):no
Other schools to which you have applied to:georgetown (deferred), boston college (deferred), haverford, loyola college of maryland, st. joes, william and mary, gettysburg, wheaton
Attending (Y/N): perhaps...it all depends on where else i get into and scholarships etc.</p>
<p>Anyone know when RD will find out about the Presidential Scholarship candidacy? Also, I am concerned about the "show interest" part here. We decided we wouldn't go visit unless it became a serious contender(with scholarships). A VN rep came to our school and I went to talk to him to show interest and see what other info I could get besides what is on the website. Once the guy found out I had already submitted my application, he said there was really nothing he could tell me if I liked it enough to submit an app! I did make a point to sign his interest sheet. Do you think that was enough? The guy really turned me off, though. I was disappointed. It's not like there was anyone else interested in VN at the fair!</p>
<p>Just found out today in the mail:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2020, 800M, 650W, 570CR
[</em>] GPA (w/uw): 3.87
[<em>] Rank: School is not ranked
[</em>] Course load/Total AP's/IB's: Freshman and sophmore year = mediocre, Junior and Senior year = Very rigorous/8 Total APs, 1 Beyond AP (multivaiable calc)
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Villanova Essay: good
[<em>] Common App Essay: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs (Y/N): Y - very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic
[</em>] Major EC's: Astrophysics Research at Rutgers, camp for 3 years, 1 week each year, and other stuff
[<em>] Work Experience: None
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian (from India)
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Engineering
[</em>] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N): N
[<em>] Other schools to which you have applied to: Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Lehigh, Drexel, Rutgers
[</em>] Attending (Y/N): Depends on which colleges I get into
[/ul]</p>
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Anyone know when RD will find out about the Presidential Scholarship candidacy?
[/quote]
To be considered for the Presidential Scholarship you had to apply EA.</p>
<p>CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! :)</p>
<p>(Son)Decision : Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
[<em>] SAT/ACT:630CR, 750M, 580W// SATII's 760 Chem, 710 Math
[</em>] GPA (w/uw): 4.24w, 3.5 (approx, not really sure)
[<em>] Rank:school does not rank but def in the top 10%
[</em>] Course load/Total AP's/IB's: All honors throughout HS with 4 AP's (Chem-5)
[<em>] Other stats:
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Villanova Essay: good
[<em>] Common App Essay: excellent (I think)
[</em>] Teacher Recs (Y/N): excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: excellent
[</em>] Major EC's: sports, community service, Honor Society
[<em>] Work Experience: summers
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[/ul]Other:**[list]
[<em>] Intended Major: science -?engineering
[</em>] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N):no (missed by 20 pts in cr..ugh)
[<em>] Other schools to which you have applied to:BC (deferred),Holy Cross, Lehigh, UVM-UMass (accepted)
[</em>] Attending (Y/N):definitely top contender but have to wait for FA</p>
<p>I can't find it anywhere on the Pres. Scholarship criteria that you had to go EA....I DID find, however, on that criteria page:</p>
<p>Invitations. All applicants to the University who meet the above criteria are invited in mid-January to submit an additional application for the scholarship. </p>
<p>So, it does say ALL applicants, as long as your app materials were in on time. I guess I am still good!</p>
<p>hey all. i am currently a freshman at nova (and love it!). i was deferred and then waitlisted last year and was going through the same thing that all of you are. a lot of you seem to be asking questions as to how you can show interest...
well, what i did.... made phone calls often, wrote them numerous letters, postcards, etc. had teachers and other faculty (including my principal) send other letters.
keep in contact with them, it really helps!</p>
<p>Don't think my D would mind me sharing</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted! </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT/ACT: 1370/2020, ACT21
GPA (w/uw): w=4.2 uw=3.5
Rank: 48 of 530
Course load/Total AP's/IB's:2APs and 1 college class/4 APS and 2 other college classes
Other stats: SATIIs (680,690,700) attended Summer college at Cornell</p>
<p>Subjective:
Villanova Essay: Volunteering in Peru
Common App Essay: volunteering at a camp for kids with autism
Teacher Recs (Y/N): Yes - teacher I had 2 years
Counselor Rec: never saw
Major EC's: office holder in 2 clubs, voluteer at camp for kids with autism, volunteer at autism resource center, international volunteer
Work Experience: restaurant hostess and photographer's assistant
Hook (if any): n/a</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Other:
Intended Major: Biochemestry
Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N): N
Other schools to which you have applied to: Lehigh, ND, Georgetown, Wake Forest, Cornell, UCSB, UCD, Tulane
Attending (Y/N): Will depend on what ND and Georgetown say in the Spring</p>
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I can't find it anywhere on the Pres. Scholarship criteria that you had to go EA....I DID find, however, on that criteria page:</p>
<p>Invitations. All applicants to the University who meet the above criteria are invited in mid-January to submit an additional application for the scholarship.</p>
<p>So, it does say ALL applicants, as long as your app materials were in on time. I guess I am still good!
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<p>Presidential Scholarship consideration deadline - November 1</p>
<p>Admission</a> Important Dates</p>
<p>They mentioned this many times at the open house that I attended.</p>
<p>Also, the deadline for the application is January 18th -- as in, everything must be received by this date.</p>
<p>I did get all my materials in by Nov. 1, just didn't go EA as I wasn't sure if that committed me or not. But all my app stuff was in before 11/1, so it sounds like I should be fine.</p>