<p>So when I applied to SB I thought it was going to be a good match school and I applied Early Action knowing my chances would be higher...</p>
<p>Then I get deferred...Then now waitlisted...</p>
<p>Something must be wrong. My stats fall right into the range of accepted students.</p>
<p>According to SB and Collegeboard, the school is looking for:</p>
<p>3.5-3.6 GPA</p>
<p>SAT -
Math (560)
CR (520)
Writing (510)</p>
<p>I have a 3.5 GPA and the following SAT scores:</p>
<p>Math (570)
CR (500)
Writing (530)</p>
<p>What is up? I basically invented extracurriculars at my school and have leadership roles in all of them. And I had 3 VERY good recommendations. And my essay was very good but not PERFECT.</p>
<p>I’m sorry you got waitlisted Unfortunately, with those stats it doesn’t seem like Stony Brook was ever a sure thing, especially with the increase in applications this year. Your SAT and GPA are in range, but on the low end of that range, and there are other factors like GPA weighting and courseload difficulty we don’t know about. It’s also possible that in a year that will probably be more unpredictable than normal with yield, SBU is using the waitlist more than usual. So good luck!</p>
<p>i don’t know…guess this year the applicant pool is higher than last year…
but just wait… are you on the top of the waitlist? if yes, then you are definitely in.
if not, then don’t panic… but guess there are so many kids wanna go to public school this year.</p>
<p>Call Stony RIGHT NOW and tell them to re-review your application. Students at the bottom 10% of my school (Complete slackers, underachievers, and rediculously low GPA and SAT) were accepted REGULAR DECISION. Your stats are significantly better than most Stonerbrook admits, trust me.</p>
<p>I think I’m going to be addressing this a lot over the next few days, so I might as well do it now. We had a large, competitive pool this year; for example, the average SAT is going to be somewhere in the 1240+ range, I think. There are a lot of factors that went into decision this year, but realistically, we had to hold the line this year a lot more than we have over the last few years.</p>
<p>I wish it were possible to admit everyone, but our freshman class really can’t be larger than 2700 students this year, for a lot of reasons. And considering that we don’t really know definitively what will happen with deposits this year, we had to be selective. If you’re interested in staying on the wait list, send the form back to us, and we’ll keep you in the pool; but we’re strongly recommending that students come up with a backup plan, because we don’t know how many – if any – students we’ll be able to offer spots to this May.</p>
<p>What makes it even worse is a complete slacker with a 2.5 GPA and 1300 SAT (out of 2400) got in.</p>
<p>The kid smokes pot all day and barely shows up for class. He has NO ECs whatsoever…
AND he didn’t even express interest in the school. He applied regular decision while I applied Early Action way before the deadline!</p>
<p>^ They do send in their SAT scores, transcript, and resume. I read his essay today and it was a generic “I ran and I was getting tired but I overcame it” essay.</p>
<p>chris2k5…don’t be jealous over someone’s acceptance maybe it isn’t your destiny to go to stonybrook. you will still find some other school that you can more comfortable with. anyways talking about grades, there are people who applied to stonybrook with SAT’s and GPA’s that are way higher than yours, so what would you say if they were to compare their academic status with yours. don’t blame nobody for being in the waitlist, maybe your essay wasn’t that good either or your recommendation letters who knows…</p>
<p>Good question. It’s not always easy to tell; there’s a “felony” question on the application that will trigger a specialized review, but if a student doesn’t tell us about it, and/or a counselor doesn’t discuss it in a recommendation letter… then honestly, we probably won’t know about it.</p>
<p>I had a student last year whose grades were off the chart; he was awful – really, really awful – his first two years, then all of a sudden, in the middle of his junior year, he turned it around. It just didn’t make any sense; it was like he became a different person, and was getting nearly straight A’s, and his SATs were outstanding. So I called his counselor, and discovered that he HAD become a different person… he had gotten busted for drugs, spent some time in rehab, and really turned his life around. So yes, when you look at his record, his overall GPA was still below what you would consider our “minimum,” but the complete picture was much, much more than that.</p>
<p>(He didn’t enroll. I don’t know what happened to him, but I hope he’s doing well.)</p>
<p>My D’s first choice noted a dramactic improvement, and her GC had written that parents divorce in freshman year had created an issue. The school, highly regarded LAC, gave her a break and admitted her, BUT, told her/GC to submit raised seal proof of divorce.</p>
<p>m3ch2ll2, I am not really jealous I didn’t accepted. I am quite frankly suprised and bewildered by the fact that someone else who is REALLY underqualified got accepted while I got waitlisted.</p>
<p>But that is SUNY SB for you. :)</p>
<p>And don’t lie and tell me you wouldn’t be mad if you had better stats than someone else and didn’t get accepted while they did. I really do feel like I tried but in the end the ones who never try ultimately got what they wanted.</p>
<p>Waitlist: Not waiting for SB to decide. I’ve already been waiting since October when I sent my application in.</p>
<p>Chris, I have figured out that there is no way to anticipate what a college is going to do. I dont know if it is these ecnomic tough times - the selection criteria is different. I went to visit a school and my GPA was not great first two years of high school but I really cranked it up in Junior year, got great SATs 1440/2110 and I was very interestd in this schools writing program. When I visited them they were so enthusiastic about my applying, saying that the honors program would probably take me before I even got into the creative writing program. I submitted my application and a month later they sent me a letter saying I was a perfect candidate for their honors program and to apply for it. So I applied which entailed reading Dorian Gray, writing an essay on it and one other essay.</p>
<p>Then I got my letter, I was waitlisted – go figure. I have been accepted to Stony Brook and am looking forward to visiting with them and talking to their journalism school. While it may not have been my first choice it might just end up being the best school for me in the end…</p>
<p>Is there a way to reply to Stony Brook that I don’t want to remain on the waiting list? I think they sent home this letter and they said I have to return it with “No” checked off…</p>
<p>Thing is I already paid $40 to get waitlisted/rejected…I don’t want to spend anymore money just to say “No thanks”…</p>
<p>chris2k5, it’s okay to be annoyed that you didn’t get in, but trying to prove Stony Brook made a mistake by comparing yourself to someone whose whole story you really don’t know doesn’t make sense. Maybe your info about his stats is wrong or incomplete. Maybe there’s just more to his story than you realize.</p>
Unfortunately, with those stats it doesn’t seem like Stony Brook was ever a sure thing, especially with the increase in applications this year. Your SAT and GPA are in range, but on the low end of that range, and there are other factors like GPA weighting and courseload difficulty we don’t know about. It’s also possible that in a year that will probably be more unpredictable than normal with yield, SBU is using the waitlist more than usual. So good luck!</p>