Actually, I got an email at 7:50 and was rejected. For future reference, it said they had 225 applications.
@Junior010 What was your application essay about? I’d love to know for future references. I just got rejected. :\ Congratulations to those who got in!
Congrats to everyone who got in! I was in the first group of wistem gals (although you probably already know that) and while I didn’t end up applying to Mudd, I loved wistem and the girls I went with are all amazing (we still talk in the group chat now) good luck with everything and don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions!
@shapeofyou I wrote about my passion for medical research because of my sister’s Down syndrome diagnosis, I’ve been told the best essays are those that demonstrate who you are through your goals and drives. Nonetheless, I’m truly sorry you were rejected, I’m sure you’re an excellent student!
@Junior010 Sorry I didn’t reply earlier! That’s a very heartfelt story. I’m glad that you got accepted. Have a great time at WISTEM!
In case anyone was curious, today is decision day for the first cohort of WISTEM girls! 19 of us (out of the original 20) are still in contact, and I took a tally. Here’s where we’re headed!
MIT (7)
Stanford (2)
Yale (2)
Columbia (2)
Harvey Mudd
UPenn
Duke
Harvard
Smith
Okay, I’m missing one, but that’s almost all of us. I’m not sure how much the program helped, but I think this speaks to the caliber of student that HMC picks for their program. @Junior010 I hope your group does just as well! Maybe a few more actually go to Mudd? I feel a bit bad about that haha
Google the Common Data Set for Harvey Mudd, if that is what you are asking about their stats.
Yeah, I’m not sure what the stats of us WISTEM girls are, especially since a lot of us didn’t have our final test scores at the time of application. I think they probably had a GPA threshold and then weighed the essay and extracurriculars very heavily.
Wow this is phenomenal very excited for you guys and hopefully we end up as successful as your cohort!! @Fangirl1999
Hi! be sure to let us know where the WISTEM Class of 18 goes! @Junior010
Hey guys! So this is an update on where WISTEM Class of 18 is going!
Harvard- 4
Stanford -3
Brown- 4
MIT- 2
HMC - 1
UPenn- 1
Columbia - 1
UCLA -1
UArizona (chose it over MIT) - 1
UPitt (full ride) -1
CAL Poly SLO - 1
So as you can our cohort of girls, like last years did phenomenal, this is such an amazing program and so underrated, I applied to it on a whim and it has been one of the best decisions I have made during high school, the support and community from the other girls, the guidance from HMC staff, and the monthly webinars have been so helpful. Clearly, this program chooses girls they know will succeed, and more than that helps them to achieve that success especially through the letter of recommendation this program provides. Good luck to 2019, I know you guys will do great! @screenname4801
That’s amazing! what were your stats in general?