Waitlisted to Macaulay Honors?

Applying to College
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<p>How did I get waitlisted to Macaulay Honors at Hunter?</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>SAT I: 2300 (740 verbal, 780 math, 780 writing)
ACT: 34
SAT II: 720 World History, 780 Math II
Weighted GPA: 98
Rank: 2/450
AP: 5 World History, 5 Psychology, 5 Human Geography
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calc AB (class), AP US History, AP Biology, AP Spanish, AP European History (self study), AP Calc BC (self study)</p>

<p>Major Awards: USABO semi-finalist (didn't report, however... was notified too late)
Extracurriculars: President NHS, drama club president, a lot of other stuff
Job/Work Experience: 3 years of work
Volunteer/Community service: 200 hospital volunteer hours
Summer Activities: College Now, volunteering
Essays: I would rate them 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: Very personal, thought out recommendations.
Counselor Rec: Was great.
Interview: I thought it went great. Conversed with the interviewers for a good amount of time.</p>

<p>Intended Major: Bio/History
State: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Strengths: SAT, committed to activities
Weaknesses: Maybe essays. Income bracket maybe? Common major.</p>

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<p>Any responses, please?</p>

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<p>A lot of students that get accepted to Macaulay are students from specialized high schools in NYC. I go to one and was accepted with stats a little lower than yours. I guess reputation of schools play a big role. There aren’t many spots either.</p>

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<p>I, too, find it hard to believe that MHHunter waitlisted you - your stats are outstanding.</p>

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<p>Is there any hope of getting off the wait list? This is my first choice school.</p>

<p>How do waiting lists even work? Is a student picked randomly off the waiting list or are students ranked in some order?</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>As a current Macaulay at Hunter student my only guess is that the admissions committee either questioned your commitment to the school or thought that you were not well rounded enough. In my eyes you’re an outstanding applicant. Its a damn shame but sometimes these decisions are just too arbitrary. Although Macaulay at Hunter hasn’t really used the wait list much in past years something tells me they were pretty conservative this year and there might be some movement. Best advice I can give you is to write a note, just a page, reiterating your interest in the program. Try sending it to Johnathon Schoenwald, the director of Macaulay at Hunter. Can’t hurt to try!</p>

<p>[Jonathan</a> Schoenwald — Hunter College](<a href=“http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/honorscollege/us-as-in-mhc-staff/jonathan-schoenwald-director]Jonathan”>http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/honorscollege/us-as-in-mhc-staff/jonathan-schoenwald-director)</p>

<p>Best of luck, I really hope you ultimately get in.</p>

<p>Regards,
Mike</p>

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<p>Don’t worry about being waitlisted at Macaulay. Since it’s gotten pretty popular over the years, there are more people interested than they can accept. Many accepted choose not to go so you might be taken off the waitlist. Students who got waitlisted at Macaulay get accepted to other great schools so don’t worry. Macaulay is known for being unpredictable with admissions. Source (read under “Macaulay”): [Cheap</a> and Free Colleges in New York City: Pace, Macaulay, Cooper Union](<a href=“http://hubpages.com/hub/Cheap-College-in-an-Expensive-City]Cheap”>http://hubpages.com/hub/Cheap-College-in-an-Expensive-City)</p>