<p>Does anyone know how to send colleges extra info right now? I just received an award from my school that i think can help in my application and I’m not sure how to let the colleges that haven’t sent out decisions know</p>
<p>real world >$500,000, on paper <$90,000</p>
<p>@austie1216 - What does your financial post mean? You were able to “hide” over $400k of income? How is that possible?</p>
<p>@bulet13
Why don’t you send an email to the admissions office notifying them about your award? Or you can call up their office?
Hope that helps!</p>
<p>@Sophie1295
Thank you I guess I will try to send them an email :)</p>
<p>@desie1 my family runs everything through our business. So the business makes a lot of money, but my parents only cut paychecks to themselves for non-business expenses. It’s complicated but it works and is somehow legal</p>
<p>@austie1216 Thanks for the explanation. We are in that terrible situation where we can’t get one penny of financial aid but as our daughter is applying and was already accepted to some schools that don’t give merit (which we agreed to allow her to do) we have to pay the full $60-$65k per year (after tax!) So we’re looking at a quarter of a million dollars!!! Horrible! You’re very lucky to be in your situation! We did try for the WUSTL free tuition scholarship, but she didn’t get it.</p>
<p>For those who want another option at WUSTL, there is a program that finances education over 10 years and where you can lock in prices for 4 years-for my son, I’m paying 6% interest!(and locked in the 2013 prices for 4 years), and there is no prepayment penalty- while it doesn’t lower what you owe, it does allow for payments to be spread out.</p>
<p>@PsychoDad10</p>
<p>Does interest start accruing on the first day or after graduation? Thanks.</p>
<p>Worrytoomuch- unfortunately it does start from the first day. </p>
<p>Accepted into College of Arts and Sciences.</p>
<p>Info: Male/Chinese/Illinois
GPA Unweighted: 3.88
SAT I: 2320(800/800/720)
SAT II: Math II - 800/Biology - 700
ACT: 36 (35/36/36)
ACT Writing Subscore: 10
AP: BC Calculus (5), US History (5), Biology (4), Environmental Science (4)
(School doesn’t offer AP courses, but does tests)
Essays: Excellent
EC: President of 3 clubs and 800 documented service hours.
Awards: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor, Presidential Scholar Candidate, Illinois State Scholar
Hook: From prestigious and rigorous magnet school with a heavy focus on math and science. Year-long student research at Fermilab on PET detectors.</p>
<p>Congratulations to those who were accepted! </p>
<p>Accepted!</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): Reading - 770, Math - 800, Writing - 800 (over three takes)
ACT: 35 (didn’t send)
SAT II: Math II - 800, Chemistry - 800, Biology - 790, World History - 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
AP: Calc BC (5), Calc AB subscore (5), World History (5), Euro History (5), US History (5), Art History (5), Eng Lit (5), Eng Lang (5), Stats (5), Bio (5), Physics B (5), Physics C E&M (5), Physics C Mech (5), Enviro (5)
IB: Physics SL (7), Math SL (7), Enviro SL (6)
Senior Year Course Load: at local college (UF): General Chemistry and Differential Equations, at high school: IB HL History of Americas, IB HL English, AP Spanish, IB HL Physics</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: National English Honor Society (President), LEO Club (President), Mu Alpha Theta (math team) (Treasurer/historian), some other stuff that I can’t remember right now
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, LEO Club, local nursing home
Summer Activities: None of interest
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Decent</p>
<p>Other
State: Florida
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Definitely scores. My leadership was pretty good as well, and I think my essay was pretty good, too.
Weaknesses: No defining characteristics (eg: not concert pianist even though I play piano)</p>
<p>Advice to future applicants: Try to visit the college if you can! If not, try to attend some information sessions given by WashU. I feel like that really does help your application because they do record this kind of stuff; with more and more applications every year and a limited number of seats available, I think colleges that don’t have the “Ivy drawing power” take shows of interest very seriously. In terms of scores and activities, I have a very similar profile to many of my peers that were wait-listed. I was the only one that visited the campus and attended an information session, and I got in (not to say that there is a direct relationship, but it definitely helps your case to show interest). </p>
<p>Congrats to everyone that was admitted! </p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (730CR 770M 730 W)
ACT: 35
SAT II: Chemistry 720 Biology E 750 US History 780 Math II 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10-15/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), European History (5), Human Geography (5), Statistics (5), Biology (5), Psychology (4), Environmental Science (4), Chemistry (4), US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English Literature, AP US Government/ AP Macroeconomics, AP Comp Sci, Music History, AP Calculus BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nationals in Public Forum Debate, NFL All-State Top 10 (TN) - Outstanding Distinction, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar
Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team (JV Captain (11), Varsity Captain (12)), Model United Nations (ICJ Justice (11), President of the International Court of Justice (12)), Youth in Government (Supreme Court Justice), Ultimate Frisbee, 12 years of guitar, 4 years of self-taught piano
Job/Work Experience: 7 week internship at a law firm
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours as a public library volunteer Freshman and Sophomore year
Summer Activities: Tennessee Governor’s School for International Studies at the University of Memphis, Boys State, American Legion Boys Nation
Essays: Not great
Teacher Recommendation: Physics teach (10/10) and Gov teach (10/10)
Counselor Rec:Gifted counselor (11/10)
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): TN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large pretty competitive public
Race(s) (White, AA, AI/AN, Asian, NH/PI): Asian (indian)
Hispanic (Y/N): Nope
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: Essays, Recs, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Marquette, Tennessee, Virginia, Michigan, Vanderbilt (CV Scholar & College Scholar), Stanford
Waitlisted: UChicago, Dartmouth, WashU, Harvard
Rejected: Northwestern, Brown, Columbia, UPenn, Yale, Princeton, Duke</p>
<p>General Comments: Just can’t believe it. Stanford was my best app, but man I never expected to get into my top school and not get into so many others.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 770Math 770Writing 690Verbal (2230)
ACT: 32 (32Math 31Reading 33Engligh 33Science)
SAT II: 800 Chem. 800Math1 770Math2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.957
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and Comp (5) Calculus AB (5) Chemistry (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Really easy, taken all AP classes offered by school
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, Local Awards, Speech Awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Cross Country (Academic All-State) Speech (President) State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council (Legislative Affairs Chair) Drama (lead) Track, Various Small Time things.
Job/Work Experience: Worked at the capital of my state for a spring. Lived 90 minutes away from school, had to keep up with three AP Classes on my own. Also Work at Nike now.
Volunteer/Community service: Fundraiser 5k to purchase wheelchairs for underprivileged. Some Hospital Volunteer/Research
Summer Activities:Camps, grandma
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 6. About Speech, Ultimately disappointing, but had a good reflection on failure.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9, anecdotal. Speech coach AP Comp. Teacher
Teacher Rec #2: 9, Scientific, AP Chem Teacher
Counselor Rec:Assumed it would be bad, but I got in.
Additional Rec:None
Interview: None</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): IA
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type: Small, rural
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $40k family
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, luck
Weaknesses: Essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mostly I reach their expectations and I obviously cared.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard (Will Attend), Vandy, Cornell, Northwestern, Macalester, UMich.
Rejected/Waitlisted: Princeton, Rice, Dartmouth, Haverford, Tulane, Brown, UChicago, CalTech</p>
<p>General Comments: Just super pleased and fortunate I got into Harvard! LOL Rejected by Rice and Haverford, accepted by Harvard.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M 710 CR 770 W 730, superscore: 2210
ACT (breakdown): 30 (didn’t submit)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math I (750) Chemistry (770)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/104
AP (place score in parentheses): AP US (5) AP Bio (4) AP World (4) AP Spanish (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP English, AP US Gov, AP Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, American Chemical Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry, New York State Department of Education Scholarship (highest regent examination scores)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Co-Captain of Varsity Hockey (4 years), Chess Team, Math Team, Soccer Team goalie, Robotics Team,
Job/Work Experience: Paid Tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered Hospital
Summer Activities: 2 summers at Harvard taking General Chemistry (b+) and Organic Chemistry (B+)
Essays: Amazng – Spoke about my love for science and how I view the world in a quirky way.
Teacher Recommendations: Both amazing
Counselor Rec: I think it was good
Additional Rec: Recommendation from my Professor in Gen Chem who also is the head of the chem department at Harvard
Interview: Went pretty good
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Urm, Organic Chemistry at Harvard, and Letter of rec from head of chem department at harvard
Reflection
Strengths: Strong focus in chemistry, very good essays and subject test scores
Weaknesses: Gpa and rank could have been higher (9th grade)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays, my letters of rec, and my summer classes (organic chem as a high schooler)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, NYU (full tuition), Macaulay Honors College, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. Wait listed: Yale, Princeton, Amherst College, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, Washu, Rice, Vanderbilt. Rejected: Harvard (deferred EA), Dartmouth
General Comments: Apply to as many schools as possible. Each year, acceptance rates keep going down. As you can tell, had I only applied to 11 schools, there could have been a chance of getting in nowhere. Make sure you work on those essays since everyone starts to look the same with the same stats. Also regardless of where you get in, know that what you do in college counts much more than where you go to college.</p>
<p>I suppose it’s rather late to join the thread but these were really helpful to me while applying so I figure I can return the favor
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 superscored
ACT: 34 one sitting
SAT II: 780 Math II, 650 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8. This is an estimate though because I’ve only ever seen it weighted (4.78).
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/400
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) English Lang (4) Physics B (5) APUSH (5) English Lit (?) Environmental Science (?) Calculus BC (?) Macroeconomics (?) US Government (?) French Language (?)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, English Literature, Environmental Science, Government/Economics, French IV, Academic Decathlon (insane)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, French Honor Society (president), Mu Alpha Theta, Girl Scouts (7 years) Piano (10 years), AcDec, church youth
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: yearly mission trips, Relay for Life every year, the random stuff I have to do for NHS and math tutoring
Summer Activities: mission trips, volunteering at the library
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, I’m no writer but I edited that paper upwards of 20 times and it was honest and amusing according to a friend I had look over it
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8-9 average
Teacher Rec #1: 10 From my French teacher, she’s basically my second mother and swears she cried while writing it
Teacher Rec #2: 7 or 8 From my Pre-Cal/AcDec teacher, she gave me a print copy for a scholarship application and it was pretty good
Counselor Rec: likely a 7, I know him fairly well
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): <em>shrugs</em> </p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Pretty decent portfolio and test scores, possibly also national merit
Weaknesses: Not a lot of leadership, not so good Physics score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly no idea. I know I’m a good student, but so was everyone else who applied!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UT Austin, Texas A&M, Auburn University (accepted); Rice and Cornell (rejected)</p>
<p>General Comments: I applied to the Sam Fox School under Architecture regular decision and submitted a portfolio of sixteen works, varying in medium. Everyone I’ve met (accepted students, current students, faculty) has been very nice and helpful, the campus just felt like home when I visited earlier this month. I <em>just</em> submitted my deposit for next year and couldn’t be more excited. Good luck to everyone applying and congratulations to everyone who’s been accepted!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Arts & Sciences)</p>
<p>–Objective:
-ACT: 34 - 36E; 35S; 34M; 32R
-SAT II: 780 Math II
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
-AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (4), US History (4)
-Senior Year Course Load: Calculus BC, AP English, AP Biology, DNA & Biotechnology, Anatomy & Physiology. Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble II
Major Awards: 2014 Commended Student for National Merit Scholarship
–Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (Secretary), Band (Vice-President), Funk Music Club (Leader), Varsity Soccer (JV Captain), Varsity Crew, Guitar, Tuba (in a youth symphony orchestra), Greater Boston Student of Color Association Network (Member)
-Job/Work Experience: Busser at a restaurant, played guitar in the pit of a musical
-Volunteer/Community service: I play jazz at senior living homes, was a committee chair for a town festival to raise money for kids with life threatening illnesses, and other random things
-Summer Activities: Internship at Harvard School of Public Health, shadowed a surgeon, vacationed…
-Essays: My main essay was about having parents that were not born in the United States and what that meant for me as a student. My supplement was about the rock band I started that took off.
-Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure they were great.
-Counselor Rec: I barely know the guy…
-Additional Rec: Had a friend write a peer rec. I’m sure that was also great.
Interview: None.</p>
<p>–Other
-State (if domestic applicant): MA
-School Type: Public
-Ethnicity: Hispanic - White European
-Gender: Male
-Income Bracket: >100,000
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>
<p>–Reflection
-Strengths: I applied for a scholarship (even though I didn’t get it, I suppose it showed interest)
-Weaknesses: I really don’t have many AP’s… Then again, my school doesn’t offer many until senior year
-Why you think you were accepted: I’m not sure, since it’s so random with Wash U. I think I fit the common description of a Wash U student
-Accepted: Johns Hopkins, Wash U, Vanderbilt, Bowdoin College, Middlebury College, Boston College, Case Western
-Waitlisted: Brown University
-Rejected: Harvard (EA deferred), Yale, Columbia, Duke, Dartmouth, Northwestern</p>
<p>–General Comments: I visited and immediately loved it. I honestly can’t imagine why anyone would not want to go to this school. I eventually decided to commit to Wash U over Johns Hopkins for pre-med.</p>
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