Villanova University Early Applicants Discussion Thread

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<p>Since we are very close to receiving the EA decision, I figured I would make a thread for it. Just post when you find out if you'd like! :) </p>

<p>Good Luck to all that applied.</p>

<p>
[quote]
Choose One:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays:
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments:

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>•SAT I (breakdown):2110 (760 math, 700 reading, 650 writing
•ACT:none
•SAT II:didn’t send any
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73/4.16
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/500
•AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB(5), Environmental Science(4),Human Geography(5), Language and Composition(4), World History(5), Statistics(4)
•IB (place score in parenthesis):
•Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP Chem, AP Lit
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, All County Varsity Soccer
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Lacrosse 3 years(captain of JV one year), Varsity Soccer 2 years(captain of JV one year), NHS, Club Lacrosse/Soccer,
•Job/Work Experience: Small field lining job
•Volunteer/Community service: A lot including church youth group, peer minister, sports camp counselor for 4 years, helped set up an elementary school library for 3 weeks, volunteer hours for NHS, and many other church projects
•Summer Activities: Basically just summer sports and camp counselor
•Essays: Good but nothing that I thought would stand out
•Teacher Recommendation: Great
•Counselor Rec: I don’t know, have only talked to him 3 times ever
•Additional Rec: Great
•Interview: None
Other
•State (if domestic applicant):MD
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Big competetive public high school
•Ethnicity:white
•Gender:male
•Income Bracket:
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
•Strengths:SAT scores and junior year grades(4.63 weighted)
•Weaknesses: The essay I thought would be a weakness, not creative enough
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Grades, SATs and ECs/volunteer work
•Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:Deferred at Notre Dame
General Comments: I am so glad I got accepted, Villanova is awesome and their business school is top notch. Good luck to everyone!!!</p>

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<p>Got deferred. Does anyone know if they are only accepting and deferring or are they declining too??</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (700 CR, 800 M, 780 W)
ACT:N/A
SAT II: 780 Math II, 740 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:4 APs (BC Calc, Stats, Euro, French), 2 Honors Classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Youth ministry (leader), track (4 year varsity, captain), XC (4 year varsity), student teacher, lots of music and theatre
Job/Work Experience: Summer jobs at ice cream store
Volunteer/Community service: Youth ministry, about 300 hours over high school
Summer Activities: took an economics class at Drew University (A-)
Essays: Commonapp: 8/10, Supplement: 7/10
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: SATs, course rigor, essays, recommendations
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See strengths
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: This was the first school I heard back from.
General Comments: So excited! For those who got deferred, don’t worry, I heard its much harder early action then regular decision.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to College of Arts & Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):didn’t take
ACT:30 (31 superscore) 34 Eng; 32 R; 28 M; 29 Sci
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 3; World History 4; English 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 2 AP (Latin, English); Physics; Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Published Author
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity ice hockey -co-captain; AAA hockey team co-captain, 3rd at nationals; Creative Writing
Job/Work Experience: YouTube channel owner
Volunteer/Community service: 80 hrs + per year in high school
Summer Activities:
Essays: Excellent, creative, unique
Teacher Recommendation: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CO
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, Jesuit
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Published Author
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, recommendations
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See strengths
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Saint Louis University, Creighton, Univ of Iowa, Univ of Denver, still waiting on the rest. Deferred - Univ of Michigan (???)
General Comments:</p>

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<p>h3asiim : in the past EA was either Accept or Defer , no Rejections. Don’t know if that is still in effect.</p>

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<p>Accepted to VSB</p>

<p>SAT: 2190 (670 CR, 780 M, 740 W)
SAT II: 780 Math II, 680 Lit, 670 Spanish, 670 Physics
GPA: 3.7 UW
Rank: ~Top 10%</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT:28
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/800
AP (place score in parenthesis):n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):science olympiad
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>

<p>ahh im too lazy to do the rest.</p>

<p>Goodluck to everyone else</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT:31 Composite (33 Science, 31 Reading, 30 English, 30 Math).
SAT II: Bio E and M 690, Spanish 660, Math 1 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85w (3.6ish uw)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Four AP’s (U.S Gov., Comparitive Gov., Stat, Envi Sci).
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None!
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Golf, Other random stuff
Job/Work Experience: Self-employed
Volunteer/Community service: 50hrs
Summer Activities: Golf haha
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: Very Good
Counselor Rec: IDK
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant):CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: ACT Scores, especially science
Weaknesses: GPA I guess
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My first quarter grades, I had a 4.25w. ACT was good, good essays
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UConn(Already going for BME), Penn State, Fordham
General Comments: I applied for regular decision in October yet got in early. I also applied for Biology</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1900
ACT: 28
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):No ranking
AP (place score in parenthesis):Bio, US
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP US Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity Swim,
Job/Work Experience:Swim Instructor
Volunteer/Community service:Special Needs Camp
Summer Activities:
Essays:Average?
Teacher Recommendation:Good?
Counselor Rec:Good
Additional Rec:
Interview:None
Other
State (if domestic applicant):CA
School Type:Small Private
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: apparently none?
Weaknesses:Test Scores, etc.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I don’t have many EC’s, especially compared to the other girls accepted from my school. I’ve moved every year to be fair…
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:ED to George Washington, EA to Northeastern and TCU
General Comments:Good thing it wasn’t my first choice</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 33 Composite
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4) APUSH (5) English Language (4) Government (pending) Calculus AB (pending)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Government, English Honors (college course) French A, Physics A, Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Habitat for Humanity (president); Band (Section leader); Community band; Med Club; Swim team; Rowing team
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:Lifeguard and Swimming instructor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for humanity and volunteered at a hospital
[</em>] Summer Activities: work.
[<em>] Essays: Personal/revealing/honest
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: AMAZING- teacher and I have a good relationship/also adviser to Habitat (I am president)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good- she likes me
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 200-300k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:Scores/ ECs/ Recommendation/Essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores/Volunteering/Essay
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:So far accepted to UCONN’s, Northeastern’s and Drexel’s Honors colleges.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: EXCITED!!! I thought I was getting deferred :slight_smile: I guess my application was stronger than I thought.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 32
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry(4) APUSH(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Computer Science, AP Human Geography, English Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Key Club(Treasurer), Volleyball(varsity letter)
Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor for 4 years, pizza delivery for 2
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at church and hospital each week
Summer Activities: summer program at Boston College
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: One from english teacher one from spanish teacher, both good
Counselor Rec: pretty good
Additional Rec: professor at summer course I took at BC, very good
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Course rigor and EC’s
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Scores, recs, essay
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred from BC, accepted to Northeastern and UConn Honors Program</p>

<p>General Comments: Very excited!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted SAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 590 Reading, 720 Math, 740 Writing, 9 Essay (2050 SuperScore)
ACT: 27 Reading, 27 Science, 32 English, 34 Math (30 Composite)
SAT II: Biology M: 650, Math 2: 710, Math 1: 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/211
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (1), Calculus AB (3), English Language (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States History, Honors Physics, Honors Theology 4, MAT 128 Applied Statistics (Saint Joseph’s University First Semester), PSY 201 Biological Bases of Behavior (Saint Joseph’s University First Semester), MAT 137 Ethnomathematics (Saint Joseph’s University Second Semester), PSY 212 Multicultural Psychology (Saint Joseph’s University Second Semester)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Diocesan Scholars Program (St. Joseph’s University), Accepted to the University of Pennsylvania Young Scholars Program (Introduction to Experimental Psychology (PSY 001) A-), Philadelphia Catholic Mathematics League Certificate of Merit for Top Score in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Varsity Mathletes, 2011 Leadership Award for Assistance in the International Eye Cataract Surgery Project, Montgomery County Community College Certificate of Appreciation for Volunteerism in Montgomery Education Equity Summit
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Band (Trumpet, Glockenspiel, Celesta, Xylophone), Junior Varsity Mathletes (Top Scorer), Drama Club Technology Crew, Varsity Mathletes (Top Scorer), National Honor Society (President), Student Ambassador Program (Member of Executive Board)
Job/Work Experience: -
Volunteer/Community service: Montgomery Hospital Volunteering in Escort Services and Emergency Room Services, International Cataract Surgery Project Khambhat, Gujarat State, India, Volunteering to Assist the Philadelphia University OTA Program Online Biology Course, Qwick Stop Esso Gas Station, Stocking Inventory and Changing Soap in Car Wash (Lindsay, ON, Canada), Vadtal Dham Temple New Jersey Volunteer Work, Purchasing and Delivering a Monthly Supply of Fruits and Vegetables, Helping Assist Others to Fix Their Computers (Hardware or Software)
Summer Activities: COD, drums, UPenn Young Scholars Program, test prep (that didn’t work too well), vacationing, lots of prayer
Essays: Not too bad
Teacher Recommendation: One was from UPenn doctoral candidate for Psychology, and other was from Honors Chemistry teacher. Chem one got me into the Young Scholars Program, so that one was most likely amazing. Not sure on the other one.
Counselor Rec: Amazing. All of the counselors know me.
Additional Rec: How do I even put another recommendation on there? I just submitted my Calculus teacher (also Mathletes moderator) and my Latin teacher (loves me).
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania ¶
Country (if international applicant): -
School Type: Small, Catholic School. Believe it or not, my 2050 was in the top ten SAT scores this year and my 30 was trumped by a 31. Fascinating, right? I’m one of two students who applied to an Ivy League College. Last year, a girl got into UPenn Nursing (but they have a crazy high acceptance rate), but she turned it down for Villanova because she had the Presidential Scholarship. A kid got into Duke for Javelin, and someone else might have gotten into Notre Dame. The school only offers seven or so AP classes, and the requirements to take the AP classes are so ridiculous that a person can’t even take all of them. You know how some students take 5 AP’s in one year? That’s the most we can do across all four years. And the AP teachers are not qualified to teach AP if hardly any of their students do well. My parents wanted me to get the best education by putting me in a private school. They put me in a Catholic School instead of a college prep school. And look what happened. I let everyone down. Pope John Paul High School
Ethnicity: East Indian (Born in America, both parents are from India.
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: I’m not even sure anymore, but we didn’t apply for financial aid because “We wouldn’t qualify for it”
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Indian, UPenn Young Scholars Program, Diocesan Scholars Program, GPA, Rank, Interview
Weaknesses: Essays, Test Scores, Awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably because I’m Indian haha
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: :P</p>

<p>General Comments: Accepted Drexel with AJ Drexel Scholarship and Honors Program. (I really don’t want to go there anymore.) </p>

<p>[li] Comments: CONGRATS TO ALL WHO GOT IN!</p>[/li]
<p>In a related note, I really wish I knew how to do this thing…</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (Engineering)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (790M, 700CR, 690W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math I & II, 790 Bio M, 740 Chem, 700 World History, 690 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.85 (not provided by school)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), US History (4), English Language (5), Chemistry (5), Biology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Stat, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Honors Spanish 5, AP Physics C, Independent Study Photography III (AP 2-D curriculum)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Governor’s Scholar, lots of local level awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ballet (assistant teacher), Marching Band (mentor), Spanish Club (secretary, fundraising committee), Spanish Honor Society (Historian, Webmaster, tutor), Model UN, National Honor Society, Art Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Interact & Able, Key Club, FCA (discussion leader), Lifted, Language Buddies (ESL tutor), Math peer tutoring (tutor, obviously)
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, Need2BeadLoved Non-profit founder (terminated)
Volunteer/Community service: Open Cupboard Food Pantry, Immaculate Conception Church Parish Religious Education Program Aide, Camp DeWitt Aide, Market Day Assistant, “Family Connections” Program Chair (in progress)
Summer Activities: Summer Institute for the Gifted (Princeton 2010), NJ Governor’s School for Engineering and Technology (Rutgers, 2011)
Essays: I think they were awesome, but I’m a bit partial…
Teacher Recommendation: 1 Fantastic, 1 Very good
Counselor Rec: Fantastic
Additional Rec: Didn’t send, although the one I have is awesome!
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant): USoA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Confidential
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Aw, it makes a frowny face because I’m not special</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars, course load and essays
Weaknesses: Maybe SAT scores? could have done a bit better on writing…
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I’m a really good fit for the school!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rutgers (accepted w/ scholarship), Princeton (deferred, wahh)
General Comments: Maybe I’ll be seeing some of you next year!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to VSB</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (800 W 700 CR 690 M)
ACT: 33, don’t remember breakdown
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20% (but my school is super competitive, so top 20% means that you’re competitive for an Ivy League school)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang and Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Pretty hard, about 8/10 on the difficulty scale
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Pin Volunteer Service Award, Girl Scout Silver Award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama (Tech, Directed); Girl Scouts; Speech and Debate; some more that I don’t want to say for privacy reasons
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Tons
Summer Activities: Volunteering
Essays: Amazing
Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
Counselor Rec: Amazing
Additional Rec: Didn’t send one
Interview: Didn’t get one</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Very competitive public, nationally ranked
Ethnicity: Asian Indian (Didn’t state, but obvious from name)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Lots of unique leadership and extracurriculars; strong recommendations; I’m pretty sure nobody from my school has applied there in the last five years, maybe ever
Weaknesses: Slightly weak academics, but since nobody else from my school applied, it wasn’t too obvious I suppose.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See above
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred early action from UChicago
General Comments: Yay!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1740
ACT: -
SAT II: Bio M 550/math 1 500
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none my class is made up of 74 people
AP (place score in parenthesis):-
IB (place score in parenthesis):-
Senior Year Course Load:(AP Physics, AP English, AP USHistory, AP Biology, Spanish Honors, ethics, precal)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): competitive horseback riding competing in jumpers ( 5 years, represented PR in international shows, won various prizes)
Job/Work Experience: summer counselor job
Volunteer/Community service: summer counselor volunteer (2 years), equine therapy
Summer Activities: training for shows/ helping with summer camp, Brown Summer Program(2009), Georgetown Summer Medicine Program (2010), Tufts AVM Program (2011)
Essays: im pretty proud of them
Teacher Recommendation: 2 excellent
Counselor Rec:idk she’s new this year
Additional Rec: execellent
Interview:-
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Puerto Rico
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): hispanic
Reflection
Strengths: essays, recommendations, extracurricular, GPA
Weaknesses: SATs, one extracurricular, but to be fair I do it everyday and spend all my time on it
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: SATS/ 1 extracurricular
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: deferred Brown University :(, accepted UVm
General Comments: not one of my top choices so I’m not that annoyed</p>

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<p>where do i find my decision?</p>

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<p>You find it on the mynova application checklist website. Just type in mynova into google and its the first website. If you don’t know your username or password, just call admissions and they will give you it after you answer a few questions. Good luck!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred VSB</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2160 800M 670R 690W
ACT: -
SAT II: MathII 800 USH 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3 w/ 4.04 WGPA, trending upwards from 2.2 Freshman year.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send.
IB (place score in parenthesis):Didn’t send
Senior Year Course Load: IB TOK, AP BC Calculus, IB Physics, IB History, IB Sociology, AP Psych, IB English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, regular academic awards e.g. commendation/ap scholarw/distinction etc.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (JROTC SSG 2 years, Audiovideo tech leader at church 2 years) BJJ Competitor (4 gold 2 silver), wrestling JV, dragon boat racing team, etc. internship at Georgetown PIR
Job/Work Experience: computer technican
Volunteer/Community service:Internship PIR, 435 CS hours
Summer Activities: JROTC, BJJ, Internship, etc.
Essays: bleh
Teacher Recommendation: 1 ok-decent
Counselor Rec:1 ok -decent
Additional Rec: na
Interview:na
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public highly compeitive (this year 1 harvard, 2 yale, 2 princeton, 3 MIT, 2 brown, 2 rice, 1 Barnard, 1 John Hopkins, 1 Georgetown, 3+ Umich out of 125 IB kids, regular program unknown)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:200k+ most likely.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: SAT/EC’s
Weaknesses: GPA/Essay
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Affirmative Action (yes bitter), *<strong><em>ty UWGPA, *</em></strong>ty essay I guess.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: IDK
General Comments: This hurt my self esteem greatly (probably above 50% gpa, above 75 percentile SAT), I now have no hope in getting any other school I applied(they are generally better than villanova, but who am I kidding).</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred from VSB</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070 780m 740cr 750w
ACT:
SAT II: 760 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): idk yo
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calc, H/AP environmental science, H international relations, Accelerated courses otherwise
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): idk…
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming varisty 4 years (captain) fitness club, 4 years school band, marching and concert
Job/Work Experience: eh
Volunteer/Community service: lol
Summer Activities: coaching swim kids, swimming… forever…
Essays: i wrote about always staying neutral, and seeing both sides of an argument.
Teacher Recommendation: Not sure how good they are. 1 from a (now) 2nd year teacher who recently graduated from Tufts, another from a teacher I had for 2 years (chem+physics) who graduated from MIT. Didn’t do AMAZING in either class.
Counselor Rec: hopefully good.
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant):MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, extremely competitive (many kids getting accepted this year to great schools. 3 to harvard, about 5/6 MIT, 1 Caltech!!! and others)
Ethnicity: Ey-shun
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Not sure. somewhere around the 100k mark, give or take a bit.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen to go to college in America, dad didn’t go to college.
Reflection
Strengths: SATs, ECs???
Weaknesses: GPA, lack of community service, etc.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA. Hoping to get recruited by Nova for swimming. pretty close now.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: rejected from my ED (NYU- also recruited for swimming), accepted to babson (recruited for swimming), accepted to indiana as pre-business, not sure about actual business
General Comments:
I really want to swim here. Pretty happy, as I am one of the lowest GPAs ever applied to this school.</p>

<p>PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can anyone tell me how often deferred students are accepted in the RD pool?!?!?!?!?!!?</p>