WUSTL Class of 2018 Results Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 CR, 740 Math, 740 Writing). Took only once.
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): don’t know
AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 taken, all 5s (Lang, French, World/US/Euro/Art History, Human Geo)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Gov/Econ, AP Computer Sci, AP Calc BC, PE
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major, but I got bronze in the National French exam, won a few local French competitions, and am National Merit Finalist.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Team (6th-12th grade), French Club (9th-11th), Marching Band (9th-10th).
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering through NHS, and playing piano for a church for about 2 years.
Summer Activities: None.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I think that my Common App essay was very good, but I’m not completely sure. Maybe a 7.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I don’t really know, but I was close with both of the teachers, so I assume that they were good.<br>
Interview: No interview. </p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): California.
School Type: Very good public.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: On target GPA/SAT
Weaknesses: ECs, lack of demonstrated interest. Also, I accidentally put that I needed Financial Aid which apparently <em>does</em> make a difference at WashU.<br>
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The above weaknesses pretty much sum it up.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far in at Northeastern and UCI. Still waiting on several UCs, 2 Ivys. </p>

<p>General Comments: I’m astounded at both the quantity and quality of Waitlists that I am seeing. I never expected to be accepted, and knew that I probably wouldn’t be attending WashU anyway, so I feel fine right now (albeit even more worried about the even more selective schools I applied to…). Congrats to everyone who got admitted, and good luck to everyone as you wait for more decisions! </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 31 first time; 34 second time
SAT II: unsent
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/26
Senior Year Course Load: Nothing special, we don’t have much… Just got AP classes this year. The big thing is probably that I drive to another high school to take physics, i feel like that probably showcases my love of learning fairly well? i dunno
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): questbridge finalist, dunno if that’s like relevant to wustl though
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: stuff with the Boy Scouts… I’m like an eagle scout and have done a lot of misc. service, leadership roles, projects, etc. fun times! I’ve said this before and i’ll say it again… if you’re like a lonely 8th grader trying to maximize your chances into harvard or wustl or something… Instead of worrying about all that, you should join the BSA! it’s a completely amazing organization that’s changed my life, and plus it’ll look good when you apply!
Summer Activities: scout stuff, worked
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10 apparently? I got a postcard from Carleton College saying that my essay was good? I thought it was meh? i dunno
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: english teacher, I thought really well written, talked about me as a person more than like arbitrary accomplishments
Teacher Rec #2: it was essentially a form letter because my history teacher doesn’t really get how letters of rec work, i guess. :stuck_out_tongue: haha he’s the best. But it had some good details I thought! like he mentioned how i had gotten a compliment from like a visiting congresswoman or something. god that sounds pretentious, i’m sorry for that… I’m just trying to be honest so that people reading these can be realistic.
Counselor Rec: i don’t even know. I’m guessing not super great.
Additional Rec: a letter from a boy scout adviser. I didn’t read it, but I feel like he probably bragged a lot about me.
Interview: Uhm, OK? i felt like it went ok when it happened, but it was with an older admissions lady, and I feel like they’re probably trained to make every applicant feel good about themselves, like they were all great applicants! That’s how I would run an admissions office, anyway. </p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): MO! Like 2 hours south of STL.
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, rural… We just got AP classes, etc. I literally live next to a corn field.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): QB finalist? dunno if they care</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: i guess just several little things, i dunno. scouts plus loves learning plus ‘quirky’ unusual applicant from a small town, i guess… i dunno.
Weaknesses: i feel like it was just a really really sloppy application! but then i got that postcard from Carleton college so I just don’t know.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at truman state and SEMO. defered scea from yale, and… we’ll see where else soon, I guess! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Objective:

  • SAT: 2230 (800 CR 710 M 720 W 10 essay)
  • SAT II: 790 World History, 730 Math 2
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/150
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): IB student… no results yet. Did take the ap world exam and got a 5
  • Senior Year Course Load: IB French ab initio, IB chem HL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB History of the Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Mathematics SL, IB econ
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commendation if that counts?</p>

<p>Subjective:

  • Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Community service (place leadership in parenthesis):
    Editor in chief of Literary Magazine
    Founder of MUN
    Some volunteer work (not a lot)
    Tour guide</p>

<ul>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Butcher and lifeguard</li>
<li>Essays: Kinda weird/experimental. Stream of consciousness narration about being donating blood, being gay and rejection. Either hit or miss.</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: English teacher (my bff) 11/10 and chem teacher (7/10) good but probably slightly generic</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: 9/10 we are close</li>
<li>Interview: on campus with an admissions officer…Jessica? She was very nice and it all went well :slight_smile: they sent me a personalized postcard after which I thought was nice</li>
</ul>

<p>Other

  • Applied for Financial Aid?: No
  • Intended Major: Sociology
  • State (if domestic applicant): NY
  • School Type: Public for 2 Years international for 2 years
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: M
  • Income Bracket: do not need FA
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 0. wealthy white male.</p>

<p>Reflection

  • Strengths:all the subjective portions
  • Weaknesses: my grades, generic extracurriculars?, good but not great sats (especial math and writing)
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Maybe they liked my essay?
    Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to McGill and WashU so far. Waiting on like 17 of the nations top colleges. Phew
    General Comments: To all those accepted…congrats…who knows, maybe we will see each other next year. To those not so lucky, I am seeing tons of students way more qualified than me not getting in. I got lucky, but if you didn’t get so lucky this round keep your heads up! Just wait a few weeks and I bet you’ll get accepted somewhere great. Who knows, if a schmuck like me can get in to WashU anything can happen!</p>
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<p>Decision: Accepted (Olin)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2060 did not send
ACT: 34 single sitting (32/35/35/34/8)
SAT II: 780 math 2 740 chem did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No GPA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Rank (Prolly top 5%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted diploma 45/45
Senior Year Course Load: IB Eng Lit SL, Chinese Lang./Lit SL, Math SL, Chem HL, Econ HL, Music HL, TOK, EE, CAS
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 14 years piano (with leadership position at school), school choir leader/committee member, school mag editor, inter-school student government (leadership position, 60,000 members involved), inter-school economics club committee, class secretary/treasurer, secretary for english lit society at school
Job/Work Experience: Freelance accompanist/piano teacher
Volunteer/Community service: Committee in inter-school volunteering group (organize+participate in service), weekly volunteering at church
Summer Activities: Co-organized business/economics study trip, co-ran volunteer/community service training camps for local high school students, summer courses at HKUST Business School, International conference at local university for IB students…
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Stellar but not outstanding 8/10 maybe?
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: I’m guessing prolly good 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: I’m guessing quite banal 6/10
Counselor Rec: Should be absolutely great! 9/10
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: School grades?
Weaknesses: No major awards/hooks, weak ECs, mediocre testing
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No aid required, scores(??), no idea…
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This is the first decision - waiting for 17 more.</p>

<p>General Comments: I showed 0 interest, I was not interviewed, and I submitted last minute. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I GOT IN MYGODDDDDDDDDDDD CANT BELIEVE IT</p>

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<p>[size=+2]Decision: Accepted (Liberal Arts & Sciences)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 32 (superscore and most recent score were the same)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8?
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/339
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (3), AP Lit (3), AP Psych (4), AP US History (4), AP Calculus AB (3), AP Physics B (n/a), AP Lang (4).
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Renaissance English 12 (Renaissance is the gifted program at my school, post-AP), AP Calculus BC, Independent Study for Dance Production (I’m in charge of the spring dance concert), CAPA Chambers Singers, Independent Study for Playwriting (Wrote and helped direct a play this year), CAPA Theatre Internship, AP Macroeconomics/US Government. ***CAPA - Creative and Performing Arts program at my school
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois State Scholar, IHSA All-Sectional Drama Cast, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, not really an award but performed twice at the Illinois High School Theatre Festival with lead roles.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Secretary of Thespian Troupe #386 and currently Vice President. I’ve worked year-round in our theatre program; we do five to twelve shows a year and I’m involved with most of them, often starring in them. Amnesty International (Vice President).<br>
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding, last summer.
Volunteer/Community service: I usually volunteer through our theatre program, which most often consisted of face-painting little kids at church events.
Summer Activities: NIU Creative Writing Camp, US Performing Arts Camp (Screenwriting/Playwriting) at UCLA, and International Thespian Festival.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10. I love writing and spent a lot of time on my Common App essay, hoping it would help schools make the “right” choice if they weren’t sure. :slight_smile: I wrote about stealing a post card when I was four because the picture reminded me of Puerto Rico, where my mother grew up.</p>

<p>Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10. From my English teacher, who I had last year and this year; he’s changed my life and I love his class, and I think he’s the only teacher who would be willing to explain the Renaissance (gifted) program at my school in-depth, which is good because colleges don’t really know about it.
Teacher Rec #2: 10. From my AP World and AP US teacher. She was awesome and I think having her for two years allowed her to see me grow in her class, in a subject I wasn’t exactly passionate about.<br>
Counselor Rec: 7? I’m sure it was decent, but they switched my counselor this year so I don’t know him well and he doesn’t know me well.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: Not sure. I was nervous and talked pretty much the entire time about theatre and my English class. Hopefully I sounded excited and not ostentatious.</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public, with Creative and Performing Arts program, and Gifted program (includes AP)
Ethnicity: I like to say “kind of” Latino; but white, really.
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: The subjective portion: a commitment and dedication to the arts while maintaining decent grades.
Weaknesses: Didn’t do much over the summers and didn’t volunteer a lot (under 100 hours).
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve shown independence through my various projects (independent studies) and have proven that love breeds results/talent.<br>
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Bard (IDP), Gustavus Adolphus; Haven’t heard back yet from: Columbia, Carleton, Kenyon, Macalester, Sarah Lawrence, Vassar, Whitman, Yale; Rejected: Probably Columbia and Yale, haha.</p>

<p>General Comments: I remember looking at these forums and feeling so inadequate seeing the 35s and 2300+s and national awards and perfect GPAs and loads of extracurriculars–it was terrifying. But to anyone who’s reading this now who is in that position, it’s not about being polished; it’s about doing what you love, being an individual, and putting your whole heart into something. I was lucky having an arts and an academically gifted program at my school and, if you don’t have that, you just have to create your own opportunities. It will pay off, not just because of what a college thinks of you, but because you’ve shown passion, honored your own interests, and hopefully inspired all the kids to come after you. Also, don’t underestimate the power of 600 word essay.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 33/36, 12/12 writing
SAT II: Lit, 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on AP human geo
Senior Year Course Load:Honors Physics, AP Lit, AP Art History, Calc, Spanish IV
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Gold Keys for art and writing
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Temple’s senior youth group (vice president), school yearbook (senior editor), Varsity volleyball (captain)
Job/Work Experience: paid internship at the Metropolitan Museum
Volunteer/Community service: tons of volunteering through my temple, at least once or twice a month
Summer Activities: Spanish programs, the met internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I compared myself to a Courbet painting and expressed my love of art and art history while providing details about how I’ve connected with art through the years 9.5/10? I’m not sure if it conveyed my fun-loving personality very well because it was fairly serious
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): two teachers I’ve had for a while 10/10
Teacher Rec #1: Spanish teacher who i’ve had for 4 years
Teacher Rec #2: history teacher who i’ve had for 2 years
Counselor Rec: eh
Additional Rec: Supervisor at the met
Interview: none</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: my essay, the trend of my grades (freshman year ~B+, soph A-, Junior and Senior years A)
Weaknesses: my score could’ve been higher
Why you think you were accepted: Wash U likes well-rounded students. they want kids who work hard but also devote time to activities that they are invested in and love doing
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere else!!! </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!
•SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (didn’t send)
•ACT: 34 (33 one sitting)
•SAT II: 700 on Math 2 and Chemistry (didn’t send)
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/113
•AP (place score in parenthesis): two 5’s, two 4’s, three 3’s
•IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
•Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s, rest honors and regular
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective: •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer, club soccer, Eagle Scout, member of five honor societies, youth ministry
•Job/Work Experience:soccer referee
•Volunteer/Community service: local hospital, The Outreach Program for Soccer, summer camps, various other services
•Summer Activities: Florida State University College of Medicine Summer Institute Program
•Essays (rating 1-10, details): I guess they liked my essays
•Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): •Teacher Rec #1:
•Teacher Rec #2:
•Counselor Rec:
•Additional Rec:
(never saw my recommendation letters but my guidance counsellor said they were awesome, and I had one outside letter of recommendation)
•Interview: none</p>

<p>Other •State (if domestic applicant): Florida
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: private and Catholic
•Ethnicity: caucasian
•Gender: male
•Income Bracket:
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection •Strengths:
•Weaknesses:
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected and waitlisted nowhere, accepted into University of Florida, Furman University, Franklin and Marshall College, Villanova University, Boston College, and now WashU!</p>

<p>General Comments: Congragulations to all who have been accepted!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2020
ACT: 33
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), English (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin, AP English, AP Stats, AP Art History, Ancient Greek, Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student, Scholastic Art & Writing Honorable Mention, bronze/silver/gold National Latin Exam (three different years)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): head photographer of student lead productions, Gay-Straight Alliance (founding member and current president), literary magazine visual arts committee member
Job/Work Experience: 3 steady jobs that ran right after each other - summer camp counselor, a variation of a summer camp counselor, and currently a child-care counselor 15hrs a week at the local JCC
Volunteer/Community service: canine companion at the local animal shelter
Summer Activities: participant in the Pioneer Israel Leadership Experience, summer camp at a B’nai B’rith organization, JCC Day-Camp Counselor
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Really strong. Wrote about my love of books and how reading has helped shape me as a person.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): SUPER strong. Two teachers who are dear, dear mentors.
Counselor Rec: probably mediocre, she doesnt like me very much.
Additional Rec: An extra rec from one of my bosses about my community leadership.
Interview: Went really well. Got along great with my interviewer. </p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private prep
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my twin applied and got in, too</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: VERY STRONG upward trend. Spent a lot of time fresh/soph year in the hospital due to knee surgeries and my GPA plummeted, but I’ve had a straight 4.0 since my recover (junior/senior years). I think my LGBTQ involvement was very attractive to them as well.
Weaknesses: Lower GPA, no AP science
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Indiana University, Purdue University, Loyola University Chicago, deferred at Northwestern. </p>

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<p>Regular Decision</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected
Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800M 760R 730W)
ACT: 35
SAT II: 800 Math, 670 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 40/350 (Insanely competitive school)
AP (place score in parenthesis): B/C Calc (5), Spanish (4),
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Chem, AP History, Hon English, Networking
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ultimate Frisbee, Tech service club (President), Gaming club
Job/Work Experience: Intern at networking company in summer
Volunteer/Community service: Tech service club
Summer Activities: Ultimate Frisbee league, working one summer
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Unknown
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: NONE
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public, national recognition
Ethnicity: W
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $400K plus
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: Scores, Grades
Weaknesses: No standout extracurriculars, essays could be better, not enough APs Junior year and before
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No demonstrated interest, No visit, No interview
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted NC State, UNC. Rejected: Nowhere else
</code></pre>

<p>Note: written by father, father’s opinions about reasons</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (M800, CR680 WR760)
ACT: 33 (didn’t send)
SAT II: Math II 750, Lit 630
Unweighted GPA (out of 4): 3.9
Weight GPA (out of 5): 4.59
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/539
AP (place score in parenthesis): five 5’s, one 4, two 3’s
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Calc BC, Peer Tutor, AP Econ, AP Lit, AP 2D Design
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several state and regional awards for Science Olympiad, nothing substantial
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Feeling a bit lazy, VP of Science Olympiad, President of Korean Cultural Club, Tutor (Elementary + High School), a few other things.
Job/Work Experience: Unofficial work exp (online sales business)
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor
Summer Activities: A mix of above and a few other things.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7 - 9 ? Had a bit risk, so if it went through well, then I’d say the essay was very good.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): One was great, the other two were all right. My counselor’s rec was decent too.
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, 539 graduating class.
Ethnicity: South Korean
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <30k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA, rigorous course load, decent SAT, beneficial essay.
Weaknesses: Full FA pls. :frowning: Didn’t show much interest
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My need for full FA was probably the largest factor.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: WL WashU, nothing else so far. Waiting for some Ivy’s and UC’s.</p>

<p>General Comments: Truthfully, I only applied because WashU required zero essays and supplements. It was a last minute thing in hopes of expanding my options and perhaps getting some FA/scholarships. Oh well. Good luck to everyone and congratulations to those who are in! And chin up to those who fell on the unfortunate end of the spectrum.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT:31
SAT II: 650 literature 650 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9997
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/ 302
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) Bio (3) Lit&Comp (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5), Math Studies (3)
Senior Year Course Load: IBHL Psych, IBHL English, IBHL Biology, IBSL II Spanish, Competitive Speech and Debate, AP Calc, IBSL World History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): LEDA Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (exec), Hall of Fame, Teen Advisory Board, Speech and Debate, LEDA
Job/Work Experience: Yes
Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Teen Advisory Board
Summer Activities: LEDA
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9
Teacher Rec #1: Great
Teacher Rec #2: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: Great
Interview: None</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <$20,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: high rank in competitive school, high ACT for AA, strong recs
Weaknesses: Low ACT for WashU, low SATII’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Obvious devotion, overcoming obstacles
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essay was personal and well written</p>

<p>General Comments: I was super surprised that I got in here. This school was number 5 on my list and I thought that it was my least likely school.</p>

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<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR 740 M 680 W (I bombed the essay, but perfect on WMC)
ACT: 32 composite
SAT II: 720 US History 690 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 for World History and Lit, 5 for APUSH
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs w/ Lit, Calc AB, Govt, Bio, Enviro Sci
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): internat’l piano comp., AP Scholar, national writing contest winner</p>

<p>Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BPA (prez), SciOly (prez), Newspaper (Features Editor)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Chinese dance instructor, beach clean-ups, stem outreach
Summer Activities: none
Essays (rating 1-10, details): wrote about driving and how it represented how i would always be moving forward, towards my goal. i think it was an 8/10. i wrote it 2 days before the deadline so i was not that happy with it.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: english teacher who knows me well and thinks i will go far :slight_smile: her essay was 10/10. i havent read it but i know she knows me.
Teacher Rec #2: history teacher. she writes well and knows me well 7/10?
Counselor Rec: ha no. large public high school. 4 counselors for 2000 students. i gave her a PACKET of stuff about me. little memoirs and stuff i liked to do in addition to my ECs and grades. maybe a 7/10 only because she knows i am in the top ten ranked people in my class
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:4A public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: no FA for me
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: my ECs and essay and recs
Weaknesses: my high school transcript (while i hav ea good GPA, i didnt take many APs)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted because I don’t qualify for FA and essay and ECs
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: McCombs Business School at UT Austin accepted, waiting ot hear back from NYU, Barnard, and BostonU</p>

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<p>Thanks to everyone for posting. Congratulations to those of you who were accepted and condolences to those of you who weren’t. This list could be the definition of holistic assessment.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>•SAT I (breakdown): NA
•ACT (breakdown): 33
•SAT II: NA
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.989
•Weighted GPA (if available): 4.989
•Rank/percentile (if available): 13/352
•AP (place score in parenthesis): NA
•IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Spanish - 5, SL History - 5
•Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, HL Chemistry, HL English, HL Psychology, Calculus, IB ToK
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QuestBridge Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>•Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis):
Peer Mediation (President)
Debate (President)
FBLA (Treasurer)
Key Club (President)
Cross Country (Captain)
Student Council (Vice-President)
National History Day</p>

<p>•Job/Work Experience:
Kumon Learning Center
Worked for my mom’s business</p>

<p>•Summer Activities:
Scientific Research and Design Course, met with Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin
Going to Africa for a profit-sharing venture with a cocoa-farming village</p>

<p>•Essays: I felt good about them. My favorite teacher cried after reading my CommonApp essay but she’s kinda emotional. It was great to reread my NYU Supplement after getting accepted.</p>

<p>•Teacher Recommendation: Glowing
•Counselor Rec: Good</p>

<p>Other
•Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
•Intended Major: Biochemistry
•State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
•Country (if international applicant): USA
•School Type: IB
•Ethnicity: Caucasian
•Gender: Male
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Maybe first generation college?</p>

<p>Reflection
•Strengths: EC’s, I’ve ranked nationally in FBLA and NHD, and competed at state for debate. Going to Africa. Founded a food pantry for my high school.
•Weaknesses:
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Your guess is as good as mine.</p>

<p>General Comments
It would’ve been nice to be accepted. Four others from my school got accepted who were pretty similar to me objectively, but none of them had my kind of leadership or ECs so that’s disappointing.</p>

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<p>Rejected from UChicago so…even after the swim coach told me i was on priority listing and I had nothing to worry about…dream school for about 2 years of my life. Oh well. I still have 8 more schools to wait for and if not then WashU! Better dorms there anyways hahaha</p>

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<p>Accepted! It was so unexpected but I’m so excited!</p>

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<p>congrats bulet. Lot’s of folks would love to have Wash U as a fallback. I’m happy to be in. Now I’m not stressed as I wait for Oberlin, Macalaster and Northeastern.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 780 M 800 W 800
ACT: -
SAT II: Chem 760 Math II 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96.4/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 world history, 5 US History, 5 AP B Physics
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: AP: Spanish, Politics and gov, Physics C, English Lit and Comp, and Calculus BC. Local University science research course.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some awards for science research through Intel ISEF regional, JSHS, Spanish National Exam stuff. Nothing nuts
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Rowing (Captain), School Board of Finance (leadership position), treasurer student government, MUN (president), extensive science research
Job/Work Experience: Internships
Volunteer/Community service: Through school and religion
Summer Activities:Rowing (at some national championships), research
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7, about religion and rowing
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9, did not read
Teacher Rec #2: 9, did not read
Counselor Rec:9, I go to a big high school and I am still by far his favorite
Additional Rec: From research mentor
Interview: -</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Definitely no aid.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Scores, research, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: no community service, did not express interest in the school at all
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Still waiting on all my reach schools, only safeties and WUSTL right now.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (620 CR, 710 Writing, 700 Math)
ACT: 34
SAT II: 680 US, 720 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
AP (place score in parenthesis): all 5s
Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Spanish IV, AP English, AP Stats, AP Studio Art, AP Calculus BC, AP Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nordstrom Scholar
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Decathlon, Model UN (founder, President), Science Olympiad, Service Club (Treasurer and VP), Interact Club (President)
Job/Work Experience: 3 jobs over the course of my high school career, currently work 2 jobs
Volunteer/Community service: many, many hours. 500+ hours through local hospital
Summer Activities: work, work, and more work
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app essay 8/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10
Additional Rec: 10/10
Interview: none</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Eastern European
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: real world >$500,000, on paper <$90,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I put Eastern European instead of white (don’t really know if that made a difference, but I definitely identify with Eastern European culture)</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Nordstrom scholar (national award), grades, ACT score, showed that I have a life outside of school
Weaknesses: SAT score lol, lack of AP science courses (school does not offer) and I applied as science major
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea! I’m happy that I made it to the wait list though!!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UC Berkeley (Regents), UC Davis (Honors), UC Irvine (campus wide honors and Regents)</p>

<p>General Comments: I got a thin envelope in the mail so I thought it was a rejection. I was so happy when I saw that it was a wait list letter! So many people would be disappointed but I was so happy. Coming from a rural, public school, very, very few kids go to elite schools (the top school is usually a UC). I’m waiting on other schools, but to me, this shows that I have the “numbers” to get in so to me, it’s kind of an indicator that I can probably get into other schools with writing supplements → allowing me to show more about myself. I think I’m a strong writer and all of my application essays really showed who I am. </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M 800 CR 780 W 800 (2380)
ACT: not taken
SAT II: physics 790 , M2 790 , chemistry 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): complicated school system
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/300
AP (place score in parenthesis): not offered
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
Senior Year Course Load: physics , chemistry , mathematics,economics ( rigid subject combinations so couldn’t have taken on more)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): western classical piano 6 years( exam conducted but Trinity College London) , Vice President , student council, physics and environment club ( grade representative), regukar participation and wins in inter school quizzes , mathematics research projects and debates. Participated in school theater productions.
Job/Work Experience: internship at IATA ( aviation sector) completed a research project.
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours of teaching underprivileged students, heavily involved in an NGO that works towards tiger conservation.
Summer Activities: international piano exam and volunteer work
Essays (rating 1-10, details): wrote about opportunities (10/10) I spent MONTHS!
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Chem teacher ( I’m her favorite) 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher ( I’m her favorite too!) 11/10
Counselor Rec: generic but decent (8/10)
Additional Rec: tiger conservation NGO head 10/10
Interview: None</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type:Private
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:F
Income Bracket: upper middle class, did not apply for aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): anti hook- ORM, hook- cousin went to WUSTL</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: test scores , GPA, essay, recs, ECs
Weaknesses: could have participated in MUN
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:deferred Harvard, waitlisted UChicago, rejected MIT
Accepted to Vanderbilt( Cornelius Vanderbily scholar) and Emory and now waiting on all the Ivies and Stanford </p>

<p>General Comments: Plan ahead and start from junior year. Take time to work on your common app essay and take advantage of all the opportunities offered at your school. International applicants - don’t apply for aid as this will increase your chances exponentially! </p>