*****Wesleyan University RD 2020 Results Thread*****

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Decisions are released at 3PM today, so I figured I’d throw this kind of thread up.

Be sure to remove the spaces within the brackets to achieve the desired format.

[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color]
[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color]
[ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color]

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

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Does anyone know what the cutoff date is to reply to Wesleyan as to whether or not you will be attending?

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Decision: Rejected

Objective:

  • [] SAT I: 1800 (CR 690, M 510, 600 W) (Yes, I submitted these)
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 82/100
    [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 35%
    [    ] Senior Year Course Load:
    Pre-Calc, Physics, Govt, Economics, AP English, Writing

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Uniform Committee, Student Council, Microsoft Word 2010 course, Philosophy course taken at a community college (if that counts)
[] Essays: ?/10 - Don’t like rating myself, but my English teacher liked it so there’s that.
[li] Teacher Recommendations:[/li]Assistant Principal/Global Hist Teacher - 10/10 Said I was the smartest kid in the school, also gave a semi-explanation for the relatively low GPA

English Teacher - 10/10 Said that I was the best writer in the school

AP Global History Teacher - 6/10 Mostly a repeat of my resume, but does confirm a lot of the things my asst principal said in his rec
[li] Counselor Rec: ?/10 - Didn’t see it[/ul][/li]
Other

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): NY
    [    ] School Type: Public
    [] Ethnicity: African American
    [    ] Gender: Male
    [] Income Bracket: <$15,000
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen, low income

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: My letters of rec are probably the only strengths here
    [    ] Weaknesses: Everything else
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly wasn’t expecting good news from this one. I was more purely interested in the result more than anything else. Especially with Wesleyan’s whole initiative of trying to bring in more minorities and first-gens I thought there MIGHT HAVE been a small chance but alas, rejected. Again, I’m fully aware that my stats are way below Wesleyan’s averages, that combined with the fact that Wesleyan is now need-aware and that there’s no way that I can pay the bill, it’s really no surprise that I got rejected. Whatever, at least I know where I’m probably going now.
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[ color=orange][ b] Decision: Deferred **[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I: 2050
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 710 in German
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): IB results > 7.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): English B HL (7); Polish A HL (7); Biology HL (7); Psychology HL (7); German SL (7); Math Studies (7)
[ ] Senior Year Course Load:
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] Two international literature competitions; prime minister scholarship, national literature competitions; debate tournament; singing local competitions wons
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: omg, many of them; theatre workshops; editor of the school newspapers; cooperation with Polish diasphora centre; help offered towards Polish Jews; jogging; being a class president
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: helping with the amnesty international actions
[ *] Essays: 10/10 really good
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: i’d say they were 100% positive, but it’s still hard to say
[ *] Counselor Rec: the same
[ ] Additional Rec: N/A
[ ] Interview:[/list] N/A
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Poland
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian/Polish
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: very low as for American standards
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: essays, honours, extracurriculars, passion, high GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: high financial need and unexceptional SAT scores
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:High financial need/being international
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] Accepted: Wellesley!!! Waitlisted: Trinity College
[ b]General Comments: I am not really disappointed. Now I am extremely happy with Wellesley acceptance!
Reply

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May 1. Said it in the letter (also pretty much when all of them are).

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All I want to say is… I got… R-E-J-E-C-T-E-D
Rejected. What? What?

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I don’t even remember applying to this school but I’m still bummed I got rejected ~O)

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[list]
[] SAT I: 2330 superscore - 800 Reading, 800 Math, 730 Writing
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AB Calc (5), English Language (5), US History (4), Physics 1 (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 2, Debate, AP English Literature, AP Econ, AP Latin, Number Theory (semester class)

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@Comrod33 Could you be a little more specific? I had pretty similar numerical stats and was rejected so I’m wondering if you had better hooks/extracurriculars than I did.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 710 M / 740 W / 780 CR
[] ACT: 29 M, 34 S, 34 E, 35 R = 33 C
[] SAT II: 710 M2, 750 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Salutatorian
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): All pending
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB HLs (Math, Bio, History, English) SLs (Spanish, Art)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None but some national art awards [/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Lots of ECs - President of National Science Honor Society, VP of National Art Honor Society, Secretary of National Art Honor Society, CAS Leader, Model UN, GSA, Debate Club, Math Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Lab of Neuroscience division of a National Primate Research Center. Project was on measuring alcohol dependency in Rhesus Macaques - yes you read that right - getting monkeys drunk
[] Volunteer/Community service: VOSE Volunteering, Invited artist for Charity fundraiser, Math tutor
[] Essays: 8-9/10?
[] Teacher Recommendations: FERPA = no clue but should have been good?
[] Counselor Rec: No clue - school supposedly does not let counselor write anything qualitative
[] Additional Rec: Scientist at Primate Research Center. Again no clue but should have been good. Had a formal research abstract
[] Interview: Pandemonium due to not realizing what interview deadline was then scrambling to get an interview arranged but was too late. [/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Nationally ranked charter school. Ranking fluctuates in top 20-40 in the nation
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None [/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Well rounded, unique research experience and recommendation from a scientist, art portfolio
[] Weaknesses: No sports or team activities (school does not have ANY sports), Asian, missed interview in deadline confusion
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well rounded? Fits profile of a wes student?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Accepted to: Pomona, Wesleyan, Smith (early write), UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UF
[] Waitlisted at: Swarthmore, Barnard (will not be taking spot on W/L for either)
[] Rejected by: CMC (was a mistake applying actually - the college is diametrically opposite personality), Berkeley (would have been nice to get it but UCs are no longer in priority list).
[] Received a likely from an elite’s adcom and keeping fingers crossed - but either way will be enrolling at Pomona [/ul]
General Comments: Best of luck to all.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[li] SAT I: 2140[/li]
[li] SAT II: Chemistry: 690 Math II: 650[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A but 6.88 on IB scale out of 7. [/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 45. Courses: HL Chemistry, SL Math, TOK, SL Spanish Abincio, HL Literature, HL Theatre, HL Global Politics. [/li]
Subjective:

[list]
[li] Extracurriculars: Drama Club (4 years); Student Council (2 years: Vice President and Secretary); Global Issues Club (President - 3 years); National Honor Society (NHS) (President - 2 years); ; Fencing (2 years). [/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Tech Needs Ghana (President and Founder 2 years); Q?rius Summer Volunteer (2 years). [/li]
[li] Essays:[/li][ *] Teacher Recommendations:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:[/ul]
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ ] Income Bracket:
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]
[ b]General Comments:

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@Comrod33 May 1st I believe.

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Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

[list]
[] SAT I: 2130 (CR 690, M 740, W 700)
[] SAT II: Uhh, I don’t remember; nothing memorable.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lit (4) AP Lang (4) AP USH (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Micro Economics, AP Macro Economics, AP US Government and Politics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and other misc. school-level courses.

Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars:
Speech and Debate: (President)
-Qualified for both states and nationals. (States 3x, Nats 2x)
School newspaper senior journalist
Media New Network Anchor
Mock Trial: Attorney
-Made it to the Elite 8 (9, 12)
Astronomy Club
Student Council
-9th Grade: President
Book Club
Drama Club
Pep Band
National Academy of Future Medical Physicians Conference
GENESIS Research Program
-Music and Cognition research
Liturgical Music
School Musical Pit Orchestra:
-Footloose (Flute)
-The Little Mermaid (Reed I/Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet)
Student Director of the Wind Ensemble, Section Leader, Principal Flautist
-Soloist for “Aferlife” by R. Galante
-Soloist for “Pageant of Life” by D. Shaffer
NYSCAME/SCMEA All-County Band
[] Job/Work Experience:
-Second Stage: Bare: The Pop Opera (Flute)
-Creative Ministries PAC:
-South Pacific (Flute/Piccolo)
-The Addams Family (Reed I/Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Sax)
-The Music Man (Flute Piccolo)
-Private Flute/NYSSMA teacher
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]-Hospital Service (10, my favorite):

  • I volunteer on the maternity floor weekly and have served as a big help, ranging from tending to a patient’s needs to translating Turkish when a translator is not available.
    -Helps at the local thrift store, sets up displays, and helps store merchandise.
    -Helps at Good Samaritan Hospital Events. Sets up fair, coordinates games for kids, and works the photobooth.
    -Big Brother/Big Sister Program: A school run program (somewhat like a mentorship) to help the incoming freshman class get acquainted with the school. I have served as a Core Leader, which is the upper level of the program.
    -NHS Homework Help: Tutoring students weekly on their homework, projects, etc.
    -Catholic Charities Variety Show: A program to help men and women with disabilities; choreograph dances for a recital in the winter.
    -Boy Scouts Street Fair: Yearly/volunteer via my town; help set up booths, make sure event goes smoothly.
    -South Pacific: >60 hours; Played flute book for local theater.

[] Essays: I took the *extremely personal route with my Common App essay. I am the daughter of two amazing Turkish immigrants who moved here in their 30s. My family worked mainly blue-collar work; they never went to college, especially since the college admissions system in Turkey is extremely harsh. When I was six years old, my father passed away from a heart attack, and my life completely changed. My mother and I were left with virtually nothing, and we had to make a choice: stay here, for me, to get into college, or move back to Turkey. We roughed it through for several years while my mother found misc. employment, babysitting for 5 years until she received her legal status to find a steady job. Through experiencing this, I discovered my passion for medicine; I did not want anyone, regardless of who they were, to go through what I had to. My father’s death could have been prevented, and I made it my goal to make sure no little girl would lose her father.

[] Teacher Recommendations: I never asked to read them, so I can’t quite give a proper judgement. All teachers that took the time to write a recommendation for me are fantastic people who I have developed amazing relationships with.
[] Interview: Did not receive one.
Other

[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Catholic/Parochial
[] Ethnicity: White/Middle Eastern
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~$30,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (Technically?), first generation college, first generation American, woman in STEM, bilingual English/Turkish

Reflection

[list]
[] Strengths: My involvement in school, my story, my immersion in my Turkish culture.
[] Weaknesses: Standardized test scores. No awards beyond the regional level.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Of course, this year’s admission cycle is a complete crapshoot, however, Wes is need-aware. I think my low income may have played a factor in my admission decision.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accept: SUNY Binghamton,Geneseo, Stony Brook, Stonehill, NEU, BU. Rejected: JHU
General Comments: Congrats to everyone accepted! I’m sure it will all work out for everyone else!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2240
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 700 in physics, 770 in Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP CS, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP US Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Not really major awards, just art awards. 2nd in the state math test. ect.
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Chinese Club President, Rotary club member, Art club member
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Humane Society, This reading nonprofit organization

Didn’t do an interview

Other

[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100k

[] Strengths: Can draw
[] Weaknesses: Not enough extra c
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Can draw. Win lotsa art contests. Does concept art for Lisa Frank (she’s based in Tucson. You know…90s rainbow lady)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted to USC, Fordham, Washington & Lee, UIUC. Waitlisted for Berkeley, UCLA. Rejected from MIT, Duke. Deferred from Yale.
General Comments:

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This thread is honestly just making me really confused as to what I did to get rejected, especially since I was a perfect fit personality-wise, so it wasn’t a mucked-up interview.

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Decision: Waitlisted

SAT I (breakdown): 2190 superscore (750 CR, 680 Math, 760 Writing)
ACT (breakdown): 33 composite (35 English, 35 Reading, 30 Math, 33 Science)
SAT II: 780 Lit, 690 Biology E, 730 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/150
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), English Lang (5), US History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Psychology, AP Microeconomics, Honors Physics, Honors Spanish 5, CP Precalculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): My only awards were AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Student, and NHS

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Destination Imagination (regional, state, international awards)
Varsity tennis
GSA
Yearbook (section editor)
Tri-M
NHS
Concert band
Musical theater (cast/crew)

Job/Work Experience:
Part-time job at a local restaurant
Tour guide at the Massachusetts State House (unpaid)
Tennis camp coach

Volunteer/Community service:
Church mission trips
Church nursery babysitting
Church youth group service projects

Summer Activities:
CIT at my girl scout camp
People to People Student Ambassador
State house tour guide (mentioned above)

Essays:

Common App- Wrote about my personal connection to a piece of piano music that has carried me throughout my life… I would give it a 9/10 based on feedback I’ve gotten from teachers and peers.
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 for one, 7/10 for another
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: none

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah but it’s a long shot lol
Intended Major: Government
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores reflect a higher GPA than I actually have so I think that could have helped
Weaknesses: GPA GPA GPA GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: One weak teacher recommendation, GPA\

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted- UMass Amherst, Syracuse (honors), Northeastern, Hartwick (honors), and UVM (honors).
Rejected- Claremont McKenna
Waitlisted- Colby
Waiting to hear back from GWU, Cornell (deferred ED) and Dartmouth

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@phoria I’ve done some coding in the past and have an app on the app store. I have also worked at a data company and developed the mobile platform for their service. I’ve helped teach kids how to play tennis and played varsity tennis in HS, I’ve worked on my school newspaper and got a scholarship to go to a workshop at Columbia University one summer. I participate in policy debate as well and made it as “far” as semis at my districts tournament. I also am interested in Roman history and have won the Missouri Junior Classical League competition for history and culture (I took a test and scored highest compared to everyone else in Missouri) four years in a row. There’s probably some other stuff that I’m forgetting.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: N/A
[] ACT: 35 W, 36 M, 34 R, 30 S = 34 C
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2% (out of 550)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), Psychology (5), Language & Composition (5), Biology (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP American Government, AP Computer Science, Honors Journalism, Honors World Literature, AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars: Heavily involved in theater and choir. Lead in multiple shows and worked on crew a couple of times.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered a decent amount.
[] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendations: 10/10
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview:[/ul] I had a great interview at Wesleyan. It lasted 30 minutes and I left feeling very happy.
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection

[ul] I’m really happy that I got into Wesleyan. Still have to hear from a couple of places, but it’s very likely that I attend. I love it there!
[] Strengths: Scores were good. Essay was about standing up for what I believed in which really fit with Wesleyan. I think the school knew as well as I did that it was a really good fit.
[] Weaknesses: Grades freshman and sophomore year weren’t grade. Had a huge upward trend though and finished near the top of my class.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I fit the eclectic, passionate student body that Wesleyan is.
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: Binghamton, Dickinson, UVM Honors, Muhlenberg (Scholars program), Colby, Hamiliton. Waitlisted: Williams. Rejected: Johns Hopkins, Bowdoin.

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[ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I: 1930 (650 CR 670 M 610 W) (did not submit)
[ *] ACT: 30 (29E 31M 27R 34S and 26W)
[ *] SAT II:720 US
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):(like a 3.7) (92.14/100 W)(Im Just too lazy to calculate UW GPA)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):14/72
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):World History (4) US History (4) English Lang (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Lit, Gym, Politics, Advanced Latin Prose (Basically AP Latin but I’m taking it for college credit), Politics, Latin American Studies (college Credit), AP Calc, AP Bio
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Varsity Soccer (9-12), Yearbook (10-12) Drama(9-12)(PR Team) Latin Club(11-12), Ski Club (9-12, Vice President), Boy scouts (9-12, Eagle scout, Senior Patrol Leader)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: like none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: VOSCA( help of community service in the area/South Carolina trip), Helping at food Pantry, Tutoring
[ *] Essays: Wrote about my struggling of my Gender
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: I don’t know didn’t see them.
[ *] Counselor Rec:see above, but he is kind of crappy and dons know me despite me trying to know him.
[ ] Additional Rec:N/a
[ ] Interview:[/list] Good I guess, but kind of awkward because I’m kind of social awkward.
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Rural Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:M
[ ] Income Bracket:(100,000 ish)
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] None
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: EC’s/course load relitive to what the school offered/ upward trend.
[ *] Weaknesses:GPA/Class rank/From an over represented state/ Test scores were not super enough to help my low class rank
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Low GPA/Class rank
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]
Accepted: Suny Binghamton, Stony Brook, Purchase, and Albany. BU, Trinity, Sarah Lawrence, Fordham, UVM
Waitlisted: Grinnell
Rejected: Wesleyan (ED II), Colby
[ b]General Comments: Kind of bummed as it was my top choice, but I got into some great schools so not too worried.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2260 770M 740R 750W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 730 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unavailable
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc (5), AP USH (4), AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Micro
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariate Calc, Differential Equations, AP Macro, AP Micro
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Best Narrative Film - Tribeca Film Festival, 3rd Place Audience Favorite Film - BRIC Media Festival, Cinematic Arts Winner, Gold Key + Silver Medal - Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, National Merit, ARISTA
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Professional Filmmaker, Varisty Football, Track & Field Sprinter, Ultimate Frisbee, ARISTA
[] Job/Work Experience: Hired for many commercials and advertisements
[] Volunteer/Community service: ARISTA volunteering & tutoring, NYU Tisch Mentor
[] Essays: Talked about an award winning short film I made. I was a little skeptical because the essay mainly focused on the film rather than me as a person.

[] Teacher Recommendations: Wasn’t able to read 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t really know my GC that well because I go to a school with 4000 students 7/10
[] Additional Rec: NYU Tisch Professor 10/10
[] Interview:[/ul] Was not offered an interview
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Professional Filmmaker, Good Looking ;), Parents were both immigrants
Reflection

[ul] Of the colleges I applied to, including ivy leagues, I was particularly worried about Wesleyan due to their “minimum requirement” of 4 years of a foreign language. I only took 3 years of spanish and instead decided to take other classes senior year like Differential Equations.

[] Strengths: High SAT? I would’ve liked a 2300+ (I was horrified at the 770M) but I decided to just take my SAT once, Extracurriculars, Additional Rec, Awards
[] Weaknesses: Low SAT II’s, Low GPA (94.6), Asian, only took 5 AP’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My filmmaking - I also visited Wesleyan a couple weeks ago to view their film studies program.

[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: UC Berkeley, Macaulay Honors Baruch, Boston U, Bing, Stony
Waitlisted: Yale (EA Deferral), Wash U, American U
Rejected: None
General Comments:
I wish everyone waitlisted the best of luck. If you were rejected, keep fighting - the right college will find you!