Villanova '12 Early Action Decision Thread

<p>Application results to the College of Arts and Sciences at Villanova University:</p>

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

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Reasoning Exam: 2170/2400, Subject Tests: 740 (Mathematics Level 1) and 680 (United States History)
[</em>] GPA (w/uw): Above a 4.0 out of 4.4 (unweighted).
[<em>] Rank: Top 10% of class.
[</em>] Course load/Total AP's/IB's: 3 AP courses and exams completed, 4 progress.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Villanova Essay: I wrote about how I grew over time in regards to an important aspect of life.
[</em>] Common App Essay: I wrote about what makes me "tick."
[<em>] Teacher Recs (Y/N): I did not read them, as I waived my right to do so.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I did not read it, as I waived my right to do so.
[<em>] Major EC's: Community service clubs, debate team, and a few others.
[</em>] Work Experience: Previously held a couple of simple jobs.
[<em>] Hook (if any): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] School Type: Public
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Liberal Arts (undeclared).
[</em>] Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N): No.
[/ul]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:
SAT/ACT: 2120
GPA (w): 4.3
Rank: 25
Course load/Total AP's/IB's: 6 AP classes throughout years (Physics, Chem, US History, Calculus, Gov't, Econ) This year's classes: AP Calc, English, AP Gov, AP Econ, Advanced Chemical Research.
Other stats:
Subjective:
Villanova Essay: I wrote about my travels throughout Europe and the cultures of the countries compared to my hometown.
Common App Essay: I wrote about why I wanted to become a biomedical engineer - with background stories of my AP Physics and Honors Chem classes. The short essay was on my passion for dance.
Teacher Recs (Y/N):yes
Counselor Rec: yes
Major EC's: Dance Team, Dance shows, Dance Competition team, Performing team, National Honors Society (Treasurer, and Fundraising Head), Interact Club, Global Awareness Club (founder), LOTS of community service.
Work Experience: Yeah, 4 years of summer jobs. I had two summer jobs last year and have a part-time job now.
Hook (if any): The dancing engineer... lame, I know.
Location/Person: Laguna Beach
State or Country: California
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Other:
Intended Major: Engineering
Presidential Scholarship Candidate (Y/N): yes
Other schools to which you have applied to: Penn, Northwestern, UMich, BU, UCLA, Berkeley, USC, Cal Poly, McGill
Attending (Y/N): Not yet sure... depends on the decisions from other schools and if I'm awarded the Presidential Scholarship...</p>