<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1380/1600 2160/2400 (680 M 700 R 780 W)
ACT:N/A
SAT II:N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Probably about 3.98. Weighted is 4.183
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Most likely in top 3 even though we don’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5) US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Government&Politics, AP English Lit, Italian 4, Art 4, Theology 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I Dare You Leadership Award, Drexel University Book Award</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art Club(President), Varsity Mathletes/Mu Alpha Theta(Secretary), Newspaper, Italian Club/Italian Honor Society, Forensics, International Club(Treasurer), NHS…
Job/Work Experience:N/A
Volunteer/Community service: about 120hrs in 4 years including working at special olympics at Villanova
Summer Activities:N/A
Essays: I think they were really good
Teacher Recommendation: Most likely great
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec:N/A
Interview:N/A</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Private Catholic Prep School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Gemale
Income Bracket: Upper middle/middle class?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: I am a very hard worker. It’s portrayed in my grades. I am very involved and I’m also a great writer.
Weaknesses: I thought my SAT M/C scores were al little low for EA acceptance, but apparently not.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was able to get my personality to come through very well in my essays, I have great grades and a lot of EC’s
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted- PSU main campus, Drexel University(honors college/scholarship), Fordham(scholarship), Loyola and various other back-up schools with scholarships.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
College Liberal of Arts and Sciences
Objective:
SAT I: 2200
ACT: didnt send
SAT II: Math2 790, Lit 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.12 (dont know unweighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (prob top 15%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP chem. (5), AP Lang (4), AP Calc BC, AP Lit
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Senior Writing (semester), Physics H, Astronomy H (semester), anatomy H (semester), AP calc bc, psych H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): honor roll every year
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): AFS (3 years), Varsity Ice Hockey (4 years), Peer Ministry (1 year), Soccer (2 years), summer soccer (4 years), club hockey (6 years), Eucharistic minister at my church
Job/Work Experience: work at a farm stand (3 years)
Volunteer/Community service: service trip in chile, animal shelter
Summer Activities: soccer, work
Essays: very good
Teacher Recommendation: very good
Counselor Rec: very good
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
School Type: public (very competitive)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: <60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: essays, recs, scores
Weaknesses: community service, leadership
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: essays, recs, scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted BC, deferred Georgetown
General Comments: Good Luck!</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 Varsity sports for all four years (Captain in both), Debate, Pres. of Student Activities</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service: Local and abroad service trip
Summer Activities: Emory Pre College Camp</p>
<p>Interview:Talked to Villanova Admissions rep at school
Other: Toured campus</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Mixed
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Strengths: Test Scores and Recommendations
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Test Scores and Recommendations
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted ED to Emory, Accepted EA to Santa Clara Business School, Tulane and Babson.
General Comments: Thanks to Villanova for the acceptance, but I will be heading to Emory with my ED acceptance. Good luck to everyone at Villanova and everyone still in the hunt for their college!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 720M, 720W, 690R
ACT: na
SAT II: na
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.66
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): na
AP (place score in parenthesis): UShist (4), Euro (4), Physics, Stats,
Senior Year Course Load: Full load with 2 AP classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School and community awards only
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 Sport Varsity Athlete (Captain, MVP), Girls Learn (Leader), Yearbook, School paper, highly involved
Job/Work Experience: Work summers
Volunteer/Community service: medium community service, project oriented
Summer Activities:
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see them but teachers like me
Counselor Rec: close to counselor
Additional Rec:
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: White Catholic
Gender: F
Income Bracket: on high side
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): big deal athlete
Reflection: better to write essays in advance
Strengths: rigor of curriculum, SATs, Leaderships, recommendations
Weaknesses: could have had more community service
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: academic female for Engineering
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: deferred Georgetown
General Comments: Happy. Villanova is 1st choice because of athletic team.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted College of Engineering
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 32
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (my school is competitive public school in MA)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psych, AP french AP stat
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 3 ap 2 honor
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor society, french honor society, chinese award, history award</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student congress, church (advisor), tennis team (captain), soccer team
Job/Work Experience: YSP at northeastern
Volunteer/Community service: 2 service projects, coaching soccer team, teaching tennis
Summer Activities: 2 Internships
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: Very Good
Counselor Rec: Very Good
Additional Rec: Good
Interview: Didn’t get one</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Very competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Lots of leadership and extracurriculars; strong recommendations; Good academics
Weaknesses: Not enough community service maybe
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See above
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: denied ED dartmouth
General Comments:</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (800 M 650 CR 750 W)
ACT: 35
SAT II: French 790, Math II 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): Microeconomics (5), French (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma (Math HL, Econ HL, Bio HL, Physics HL, English A1 SL, French A2 SL) + IB Psychology HL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer 5 yrs (Captain + multiple awards), Varsity Basketball 3 yrs, NHS, Children (treasurer), Student Council (Class president, secretary, grade representative), jr. math team coach, sr. math team member
Job/Work Experience: Own a business, several internships
Volunteer/Community service: Several service trips + lots of volunteer hours
Summer Activities: internship at a hospital, leadership & business conference
Essays: alright
Teacher Recommendation: phenomenal
Counselor Rec: no idea
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International? Idk if thats a hook</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
General Comments:</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR- 780; M-620; W-720
ACT: 30
SAT II: Lit-750; Bio-650; US History-650
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Unknown; weighted out of 100 (100.910)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/420
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(4); AP Lang/Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):none
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s (Stats, US history, lit/comp, psych), Honors German 5, 2 electives (anatomy and journalism)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Volunteer Service Award - 175+ hours</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (editor in chief), NHS, volunteer club (leading committee), Science League, Key Club (secretary), and some other tiny stuff
Job/Work Experience: Waitress at Tearoom
Volunteer/Community service: Work at therapeutic horseback riding program and academic/mentoring program in Camden; both on weekly basis. Plus loads of group service with my volunteer club.
Summer Activities: Volunteered at summer education program in Camden, NJ Girls’ State
Essays: quirky
Teacher Recommendation: good relationships with them
Counselor Rec: really good; known her for awhile
Additional Rec: AMAZING letter from my volunteer organization’s coordinator
Interview:none</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public HS
Ethnicity:White
Gender:F
Income Bracket:middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): extensive volunteer work…?</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Loads of extra curricular and rank/GPA
Weaknesses: math SAT score
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My grades in cahoots with all my volunteer work
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Still waiting to hear back from all my other schools</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (770 W, 760 CR, 660 M)
ACT: 31 (didn’t send)
SAT II: 710 (Literature), 740 (US History)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang. (5), US History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: English Lit AP, World History AP, AP Environmental Science, Calculus, Philosophy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Qualifier</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer (4 year starter, Captain Senior Year), Varsity Softball (4 year starter), newspaper, Student Government, Tour Guide, Musicals
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor at a summer camp in San Francisco
Volunteer/Community service: Lunch Server at Dorothy’s Kitchen
Summer Activities: Working on my family’s cattle ranch
Essays: Common App one about roping at a branding
Teacher Recommendation: I’m assuming good
Counselor Rec: Assuming good
Additional Rec: From one of the major Catholic theologians in the country (a family friend), used to be a professor at BC and now writes for America Magazine (I feel like it definitely helped, but I can’t know for sure).</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Small, all-girls, Catholic, very competitive. Out of 48 girls in my class we’ve already had acceptances to Georgetown, ND, UPenn, and MIT.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~ $75,000/year</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT Scores, Essays, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA
General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! Good luck to those waiting to hear!</p>
<p>Hey, everyone! Congrats to all of those accepted!! And best of luck to the deferred, I’m also waiting on a number of schools. I was wondering whether anyone received notification of being placed into the honors program at Villanova along with their acceptance?</p>
<p>Purpledogs, I received an invitation to Villanova Honors Program with my acceptance (well, it came 2 days after the acceptance package). If you weren’t invited, you can still apply using the VHP website.</p>
<p>Accepted EA into the College of Engineering and invited into the Honors program. woohoo. Still waiting on regular decision for UPenn and Princeton</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (720 CR, 560 M, 700 W)
ACT: 29
SAT II: Accidently sent 550 Bio E score
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School only gives weighted grade out of 100 (so I had a 94.34)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (4), AP English Lang. (4), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Lit, AP Italian, AP Psych, Physics H, Pre-Calc
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Gov.
Job/Work Experience: 5 jobs & 2 internships throughout high school
Volunteer/Community service: Around 300 hours
Summer Activities: Internships
Essays: Apparently they were really good!
Teacher Recommendation: Phenomenal, written by a teacher who I had a really good relationship with & excelled in his class
Counselor Rec: I’m guessing it was good, we have a good relationship
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large, competitive public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Don’t think I had any! </p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, recs, my EC’s
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT 2 Score
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed a lot of interest and really put a lot into my application!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Tulane, Penn State, & Rutgers. Waiting on other schools!
General Comments: Torn between Villanova and Tulane, but congrats to everyone who got in and good luck to to everyone still waiting!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (680 CR, 690 M, 690 W)
ACT: 29
SAT II: 700 Math I, 710 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (3) APUSH (5) AP Lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:4 APs (AB Calc, Govt, Bio, Lit), 1 Honors Classes (Spanish V)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): orchestra (president), dance
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service:help out with orchestra at elementary school (100+ hours), help out with orchestra at middle school
Summer Activities: took a health class at MONTCO (A+), traveling with AMA
Essays: Commonapp: 8/10, Supplement: 10/10
Teacher Recommendation: Great, she was an alumni
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: Pretty good, APUSH teacher who has known me for 3 years
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian indian
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: essays, recommendations, GPA
Weaknesses: SAT/ACT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See strengths
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
A- pitt, drexel, temple
General Comments: This is my top choice locally, still waiting to hear back from other schools but I totally wouldn’t mind Nova!</p>
