Waitlisted (previously deferred from EA)
White, middle-class female from MA
Applied as a Biology major
-1410 SAT
-3.8 W GPA
-3 APs, all honors (except one regular level class due to scheduling issues)
Varsity soccer, varsity indoor/outdoor track, board member of freshman integrating club (“Peer Leaders”), National Honors Society, club soccer captain, Youth Minister at local church, volunteer with various local organizations/national nonprofits, saxophone section leader in school band, works part time at local restaurant, recipient of the MIAA Women and Girls in Sports Leadership award.
I’m not surprised that I was waitlisted, but I’m not thrilled either. GPA would have been higher but I had a personal tragedy Sophomore year. Would have applying for an undeclared major improved my chances of getting in?
DS waitlisted. 1420 not super-scored. 3.8/4/0. Football and lots of clubs. teacher recommendation was from the principal. 18/188. Cognitive Science. He was really upset. Hoping for some good news from Lehigh tomorrow. Congrats to those accepted.
ACT: 35
GPA: 3.97 UW
5 APs (all 5’s): U.S. History, Calculus BC, World History, Physics C: Mechanics, and Language & Composition
SAT II: 790 U.S. and 800 Math II
Major: Business
Asian female from Indiana
@sjf385 it depends on how spots that they have left after May 1. Chances are very, very small to get off of the waitlist. According to Villanova’s common data set from last year, 6,321 applicants were offered a spot on the waitlist. Of those 6,321, just 2,856 accepted a spot on the waitlist. And finally, of those 2,856 applicants who accepted a spot on the waitlist, only 47 were offered admission.
Granted, last year Nova won the national championship in basketball and probably had something to do with so many people choosing Nova of the accepted applicants, so the number of people admitted from the waitlist this year will likely be larger, given that they probably won’t make the final four this year.
Please, because Nova is my first choice by a mile, if you were waitlisted and do not want to go to Nova or have other options that you like better, decline a spot on the waitlist so those of us who REALLY want to go to Nova can have a shot. If you accept a spot on the waitlist but then get in somewhere that you would rather go to, please take your name off of the waitlist so again there are more spots for others who want to go to Nova.
ACT 31, 3.93 UW GPA, top 5% class rank,
4 yr varsity and club soccer, 8 APs, two SAT subject tests over 700 but can’t remember exact score, from Texas, good recs and lots of volunteer and civic activities
Son accepted A&S, Science Undeclared
Previously deferred from EA; nominated for Presidential Scholarship but did not make cut
OOS - Delaware; Private Catholic HS
ACT 34
SAT 1400 (did not submit)
AP Scholar; AP Capstone Program - currently finalizing independent work for AP Research
GPA 3.92 weighted, 4.21 senior mid-term
5 total APs (+ AP lab); majority honors class
NHS
Eagle Scout, Jr. Assistant Scoutmaster - over 70 merit badges; broke troop record; loads of community service
4 yr. Cross Country athlete
4 yr. Theater
4 yr. Mixed Chorus
Peer mentor and tutor
Karate Black Belt
8+ years summer swim team
PT summer job
Need some FA in order to make it work - saying prayers!
