**WUSTL RD 2019 DECISION THREAD**

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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Decision: Waitlisted CAS

Objective:

  • [] SAT I: 2170; M: 750, CR: 710, W: 710
    [    ] ACT: Did not submit
    [] SAT II: 780 Biology E; 710 Math I (smh)
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No idea, 3.9? W: 4.48 (accumulated over the three years and not including this year)
    [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No idea
    [    ] AP scores: Biology 4; US History: 4, English&Comp: 4
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP EURO, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, Anatomy Honors, Spanish V Honors, Christianity theology
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):N/A Unless winning a National Silver Medals in photography for Scholastic Arts and Writing counts.

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Research assistant at Immunology and Rheumatology for major hospital; New England Journal of Medicine IT assistant; Field Hockey Club and Varsity Field hockey; Newspaper co-editor in chief; Student Council; Vice President; School clubs
[] Essays: 10/10. I think my essay was my saving grace. I wrote an entirely different essay after my ED rejection.
[ ] Teacher Recommendations: Current AP Lit teacher really likes me (we have lunch together and always chat): 10/10; Junior pre-calc teacher: 8/10 She liked me, but did not know me as well as my other teacher. She has written a bunch of recommendations for me though.
[] Counselor Rec: 8/10 She likes me but we did not really get to know each other, so I’m sure it was mundane. My school only has one counselor.
[li] Interview:Did not request an interview in time. [/ul] [/li]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Small Christian Private
[] Ethnicity: Korean-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None [/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs perhaps, Essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT I and SAT II scores; Mediocre asian–I mean let’s be real.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I did not show any interests because I could not visit the campus, and I did not request an interview. Also my SAT scores are a big indicator.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Wellesley (Likely); Rejected: Pomona ED; Now I need to wait to hear from other schools. But I have completed the trifecta: Acceptance, Waitlisted, Denied. [/ul]

General Comments: I was surprised to even be waitlisted given how low my standardized test scores. I think other aspects of my application allowed me to get on the waitlist. Good luck to everyone else and their own endeavors!

22

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

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I: 2020
[ *] ACT: Didn’t submit
[ *] SAT II: Didn’t Submit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37/529
[ *] AP scores: APush 4, AP eng 4
[ *] IB scores: N/A
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: Lot of engineering classes, Engineering Design, Calc AB, Physics 2, Digital Electronics, AP Gov/ Econ, AP English 4, P.E
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] AP Scholar, Eagle Scout
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Eagle Project for local cancer center, HUNCH Partnership With NASA. Been working on some stuff that may fly on the ISS.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Nope
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts Of America
[ *] Essays: Great, I had my English teacher help me a lot with them
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: Great,Written by my chem teacher who had me for 2 years
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably ok
[ ] Additional Rec:nope
[ ] Interview:[/list] I thought it went well, showed a lot of interest in the school
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
[ *] Gender:M
[ ] Income Bracket:110,00+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]
[ b]Reflection URM, that’s about it.
[ list]
[ *] Strengths:Essays, EC’s
[ *] Weaknesses:SAT, lack of SATII’s
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Most likely my low SAT. I got a 2020 and just didn’t want to retake it.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] UT Austin, TAMU. I Didn’t really apply to any reach schools, just here and Rice.
[ b]General Comments:
I should have put more effort into my SAT. But after taking it twice, I was just done. Not too bummed because I doubt I could have afforded WashU anyways. Beautiful School but I have to let it go. Looks like I’m a longhorn!

23

[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted CAS**[/color]
[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] ACT: Composite: 33 Math:29 English: 35 Reading: 33 Science: 34
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 169
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish IV, Comp 1 & 2, Sociology, Choir, Government, Economics, Calculus, Physics
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] National Merit Scholar Commended
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars:Student Council, Political Science Club, Scholars’ Bowl, Future Educators of America, National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Wall of Honor, Prom Committee, Chamber Choir, Musical Theatre, Tennis, Forensics
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Mostly at the public library, but a respectable amount
[ *] Essays: Good? I don’t know. It was about my Spanish teacher mostly and how her class is like a home to me.
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: Great! I think they were probably quite good.
[ ] Counselor Rec: She isn’t the best counselor and only like 4 kids have applied to schools like this ever so…
[ ] Interview:[/list] I had an interview last summer, on campus, with a student. We talked about her hot Spanish professor.
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Kansas
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: High
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] I am from Kansas, does that count as a hook?
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: I am in a lot of leadership positions in my extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: Not a whole lot of interest shown. Bad math ACT score.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am cute.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] Haha I don’t know, and probably no one knows.
[ b]General Comments: I wasn’t expecting this. I guess I’ll wait and hear from some other schools, but this is pretty rad.

24

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[list]
[] ACT: 35C (34E, 33M, 35R, 36S, 6W)
[] SAT II: 770 Physics, 740 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a, but top 10% at least
[] AP scores: 3 5’s 1 4
[] IB scores: n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s, multivariable calc and intro astronomy at local uni
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard Book Award, Merit Commended, some AP scholar, nothing special

Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars: Mock Trial (Pres. and Founder, ranked 1st in state last year), Science team (treasurer), Varsity Tennis (all 4 years), research internship at local non-profit, started tutoring program at local middle school, few other things
[] Job/Work Experience: 100s of hours as babysitter
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100s of hours as volunteer farm hand and tutor
[] Essays: Really liked mine, about overcoming personal fear
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Great, incredibly complementary and kind
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Never read, but I assumed it was very good
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent, we have a great relationship
[] Additional Rec: nope
[li] Interview: On campus, and was great! Interviewer said we could have talked all day![/li]
Other

[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: -1400 kids, urban public
[] Ethnicity: blanco
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: upper middle?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li]
Reflection

[list]
[] Strengths: ECs, ACTs, not much
[] Weaknesses: Haven’t taken many APs, weak SAT IIs, probably a bunch of other things
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dunno…just super happy that I was!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted Washu, UMass Honors (+merit), deferred Harvard SCEA
[ b]General Comments:** AYYYYYY!!!

25

Decision: Waitlisted SEAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: didn’t submit
[] ACT: 33 (35 M 34 E 33 R 30 S)
[] SAT II: 770 Math 2, 700 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/42
[] AP scores: Span Lang 5, Eng Lang 3
[] IB scores: –
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP’s: physics B, Calc ab, macro and micro, ush, english lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Founded my own NGO (and was senior director of it), Student Council Pres, Debate Club Pres, Speaker Coordinator at local TEDx, NHS, Science NHS, Math NHS, Drama Club, Vanderbilt Summer Academy, Wake Forest Summer Camp, lots of others.
[] Job/Work Experience: Reception Manager in Hotel, Intern at the Central American Bank for Economic Integration.
[] Volunteer/Community service: a lot of work, around 970 hours.
[] Essays: Common App 10/10, really appealing.
[] Teacher Recommendations:9/10 both
[] Counselor Rec:10/10
[] Additional Rec: two, both 10/10
[] Interview:[/ul] none

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Nicaragua
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: <100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None really[/li]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths:GPA, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: ACT, interest
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see weakness
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] so far accepted: Gatech, UVa, Trinity, Tulane. Rejected to none. Applied to Upenn, Dartmouth, Northwestern, Vandy, Notre Dame, USC, Lehigh, Amherst & Davidson
General Comments:

26

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2260 (Reading - 750, Math - 710, Writing - 800) ((took only once))
[] SAT II: US History - 800, Literature - 790, Spanish - 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t calculate GPA, but I’ve only ever had 1 B
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/525
[] AP scores: 5’s on US Government, World History, US History, Lang, Spanish Lang and a 4 on Physics B
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, AP Lit, Journalism/Newspaper, AP Psych, APES, AP Stat
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, school awards
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Editor-in-chief of school newspaper; Editor in summer literary journal program where I (alongside other high schoolers) wrote for, edited, and published a book; VP of Model UN; 3 years of Varsity Tennis; Officer for National English Honor Society; other clubs
[] Volunteer/Community service: Member of 3 volunteer-oriented clubs at school, not much else
[] Essays: Common App Essay was very strong, about a personal struggle
[] Teacher Recommendations: Good but not especially noteworthy
[] Counselor Rec: Probably very average
[] Additional Rec: From the director of the literary journal summer program I was involved in; likely a very strong rec
[] Interview:[/ul] Didn’t have one
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] School Type: Large, very competitive public school
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Not sure but enough for a solid amount of financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Hispanic? - no real huge hooks
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Solid test scores for the most part, great esay
[] Weaknesses: Lack of volunteer experience and average class rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess my strengths outweighed my weaknesses.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted to UGA Honors, haven’t heard back from anywhere else
General Comments: yay

27

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2280 (CR 670, M 800, W 800/ Essay: 11)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math Level 2 800, Chemistry 770, Korean with Listening 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.67 Weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP scores: Calculus AB 5, Calculus BC 5, Statistics 5, Computer Science (taking in this May)
[] IB scores: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 honors classes (Lit, Advanced Bio, Advanced Physics, Marine Science), Multivariable Calculus, AP Computer Science, and Ceramics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Regional math/science awards, several MUN delegate awards, and service awards. Received National Merit Commended and AP Scholar but didn’t mention them on application.
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: MUN, mentor program, school ambassador, Surgical Internship, Wash U Pre-med institute, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor middle and high school students.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer
[] Essays: well-written( i guess…? )
[] Teacher Recommendations: recommendation letters from literature and chemistry teachers.
[] Counselor Rec: fine.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview:[/ul] I had on-campus interview with Wash U student. It went well, and I was so happy to receive postcard from my interviewer a week after the interview.
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] went to Wash U summer institute!
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, demonstrated interests
[] Weaknesses: Possibly SAT CR score.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a lot of interests to Wash. U. in addition to participating in summer program.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted - Case Western Reserve (University Scholar), UC Irvine (Regents & Honors), UC Berkeley (Regents’ Scholar Candidate)
General Comments: Wash. U. is one of my top choices!! I am super excited to possibly go there again.

28

Decision: Waitlisted Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: didn’t send
[] ACT: 33 (E:34 M:34 R:33 S:29)
[] SAT II: 730 Math II 790 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.121 unweighted on a 4.3 scale
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t release
[] AP scores: none offered at my school
[] IB scores:
[] Senior Year Course Load: Dual Enrollment with local university: College English, College Calculus, College Physics, College Statistics, Advanced Projects in Art, Spanish IV, Theology, Vocal Jazz Ensemble
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2013 and 2015, National Honor Society?[/ul][/li]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: President of Art Club, President of NHS, Vice President of Math Club, Cross Country Running, Drama - Lead roles in every show
[] Job/Work Experience: Work at a fast food restaurant 15-20 hrs/wk
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hrs, raised over $10,000 for Relay for Life, ect.
[] Summer Activities: went to ceramic workshops, and Cornell University Summer College for their Architecture program
[] Essays: eh
[] Teacher Recommendations: eh
[] Counselor Rec: eh
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: I thought it was kinda strange[/ul][/li]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <$70,000
[] Intended Major: Architecture
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses: everything
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I appear pretty boring I guess? Not good enough?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]
General Comments: I thought I had a good portfolio and an overall strong application but I guess I was wrong. I’m sad but not surprised.

29

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: nope
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: nope
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0; Weighted GPA: 4.20
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, top 8%
[] AP scores: 5 AP Bio, 5 AP English Lang, 4 AP Gov
[] IB scores: nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4APs = Calc AB, Physics, English Lit, World History; Art History, Theology, Mandarin
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Debate 4 Years, Team President Senior Year, Semis at TFA State, NSDA Finalist; Orchestra Violist and Violinist; Student Government; Podcast Host and Producer, published on iTunes;
[] Job/Work Experience: Marketing and IT Consultant for real estate brokerage firm and truck dealership
[] Volunteer/Community service: Food Bank, After school tutor for children’s shelter, Muscular Dystrophy Association Camp leader
[] Essays: 11/10 damn good common app essay
[] Teacher Recommendations: AP Bio teacher knew me well, liked me in general, writes good recs; AP Gov teacher I’ve known for 4 years so he probably wrote a nice personal one.
[] Counselor Rec: Counselor knew me rather well, speaks highly of me.
[] Additional Rec: nope.
[] Interview: nope. [/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): America
[] School Type: Private College Prep
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: EFC in the $200k range, infer whatever you want from that
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope [/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: good test scores, good focus on debate as primary extracurricular, good work experience
[] Weaknesses: no DI, no subject tests
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably off my objective scores.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: If you have a specific college you think I received a decision from, PM me.[/ul]
General Comments: got in. pretty good news for a rainy monday.

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[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted CAS**[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I: didnt send
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II: Chem(750), Bio(750)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 30%
[ *] AP scores: Chinese(5), US History (5), Language and Comp(5), Bio(4)
[ *] IB scores:
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Chem, Econ
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: VP of two science clubs, Did art for 7 years(provided portfolio), played soccer, involved in theatre
[ *] Job/Work Experience: I work in a research lab
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: not much; 125 hours
[ *] Essays: pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: mediocre
[ *] Counselor Rec: pretty good, i know my counselor well
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:[/list]
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: >200,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] none really
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: ECs, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, test scores
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I wasn’t interesting enough? And my stats were a bit low
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]
[ b]General Comments: Congrats to all who were accepted!

31

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:
SAT I: Didn’t Take
ACT: 32 (E:34, M: 33, R: 35, S: 28, Essay:10)
SAT II: Spanish: 740, US History: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 (4.55)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4%
AP scores: English Language: 5, US History: 5
Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Spanish, AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.: None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Political involvement: Obama Campaign, Founder/President of Democrat Club, Eric Garcetti Mayoral Campaign, Work with Muslim/Jewish peace organizations.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Again, political work was on volunteer basis.
Essays: Common App essay about Obama Campaign and scholarship essays to show interest.
Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t read, but assuming: Teacher 1: 7/10, Teacher 2: 10/10
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but assuming 10/10
Additional Rec: From co-worker on Obama Campaign
Interview: Good on-campus interview with student.

Other:

State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium Public (500 kids per grade)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Strengths: GPA, Extracurriculars, Subject Test Scores
Weaknesses: ACT Science Score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, Interesting extracurriculars, demonstrated interest
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Brown

32

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2210 (770R 730M 710W)
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: 720 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP scores: 5 Lang, 5 Calc AB, 4 Physics B, 4 USH, 4 Euro
[] IB scores:
[] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc, differential equations, ap bio, ap lit, ap french, ap econ, writing a history course
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap scholar with distinction?[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: school dance captain, lots of musicals, professional ballet, lit mag editor, global partner, upperclassman mentor
[] Job/Work Experience: abercrombie model
[] Volunteer/Community service: youth team leader for a charity that helps impoverished burn victims overseas get skin grafts and prosthetics
[] Essays: idk
[] Teacher Recommendations: I think they were okay
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: didn’t do one[/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private boarding
[] Ethnicity: biracial (asian and european)
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 250k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: my common app essay was pretty good if I remember correctly
[] Weaknesses: I don’t remember filling out the app, but I think my sat is a little on the low side
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: meh
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted at UChicago (+merit), Northeastern (honors + merit), and St. Andrews, Deferred Georgetown SFS[/ul]
General Comments: nice.

33

[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted CAS**[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I:
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II: French with listening: 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.80 at a highly competitive school
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not available probably top 10-20%
[ *] AP scores:
[ *] IB scores:
[ ] Senior Year Course Load:
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several statewide and national French awards, two state Mock Trial awards and placed third and twelfth at Nationals for Mock Trial.
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars:

Mock Trial - huge time commitment, very successful team
Business club
Senior guide
French tutoring
Academic world quest

[ *] Job/Work Experience:
Internship with a judge
House of Representative Page Program

[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Essays: I really liked them

[ *] Teacher Recommendations: didn’t get to see
[ *] Counselor Rec: didn’t get to see
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:[/list]
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ ] Income Bracket: upper class
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] none
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: ACT, GPA (keep in mind this is a very competitive school)
[ *] Weaknesses: showed literally no interest in the school, only applied because there wasn’t a supplement
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably because I showed no interest, also I’m guessing they didn’t find anything particularly compelling about my application and there were better applicants form my school.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] Deferred ED from Dartmouth, Accepted to the U, waiting to hear from 13 more schools
[ b]General Comments:

34

Decision: Rejected Olin

Objective:

[ul]
[] ACT: 33. E: 33, M: 35, R: 31(from different test), S: 35
[] SAT II: Bio M: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP scores: Did not report
[] IB scores: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calc BC, AP English, Psych/hon, Econ/hon, Physics/hon, other electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Eagle Scout Badge, Coaches Award from football team, a bunch of school given awards in different subjects

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Boy Scouts (eagle scout), varsity football, varsity baseball, BBYO (jewish youth group), Schools for Africa club, Have taken electric guitar lessons for years (have recorded many songs), Fantasy football commissioner, rec basketball for town league
[] Job/Work Experience: Work at Amherst College dining hall as a food runner
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots through Boy Scouts including a big service project I did with a local adult literacy organization, Internship with a Umass Judaic studies professor over the summer (wrote an additional rec)
[] Essays: I thought they were great. Wrote common app about being a boy scout amidst the homophobic laws banning gay scouts in my uber-liberal and progressive area and how it affected me and my eventual decision to continue and become an eagle scout (had a professional writer who is a friend of my mom’s read it and edit).
[] Teacher Recommendations: AP Euro teacher: 9/10(very smart, great writer), Calc teacher: 9/10 (read it, excellent rec)
[] Counselor Rec: 7/10, doesn’t know me too well, and english is her 2nd language. I sort of told her what to focus on.
[] Additional Rec: Umass Judaic studies and holocaust professor
[] Interview:[/ul] Requested one, but did not receive it. They told me my interest would be noted in my application

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Medium size public (~1000 students)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 140,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Eagle Scout, ACT score, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Did not list APs (a four and two threes), GPA isnt outstanding for WashU, Counselor rec, Mid-year was only so-so
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Showed medium interest, not enough to set me apart from other applicants, lack of essays hurt my app a bit, Not need blind (applied for FA)
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: Umass (honors, instate), Maryland (honors). Deferred: Michigan, Virginia, Rejected: Duke (ED), and now WashU. Waiting: Penn, Cornell, NW, Washington and Lee, deferred schools, Harvard[/li]
[*]General Comments:** Not particularly surprised or disappointed, was not very likely I ended up here. Show a ton of interest if you really want to go here (that means emailing/calling, etc every month or so), but know that even if you do you easily could still not get in.

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[color=green]Decision: Accepted CAS/color

Prospective Major: Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800 CR 690 M 780 W)
ACT: 34 (34E 33M 35R 32S Essay:10)
SAT II: Biology E: 740 US History: 800 Literature: 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92 UW/4.46 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang Comp: 5, APUSH: 5, Psychology: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, CP Calculus, AP Spanish, AP Lit, Honors Abnormal Psychology, Advanced Creative Writing, AP Enviro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ranked in top 20 in nation for marching band

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Marching Band (Color Guard): Many regional level awards, top 20 in nation and winner of Esprit de Corps award
Fencing (4 years)
Gymnastics (3 years)
Stage Crew (4 years) - co-head of lighting
Fencing Club (3 years) (Treasurer and Founding Member)
Ski Club (4 years)
Peer Mediation (4 years)
some other misc. stuff
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 100-120 hours over the last three summers at a horseback riding camp for children with disabilities
Summer Activities: College class in ASL at Rutgers, Volunteering
Essays: Common App Essay: About challenging people’s beliefs by being physically strong. It focused on my ability to do a lot of push-ups even though I’m a petite, nerdy girl. It was kind of humorous, and I spent a long time on it. Everyone who read it liked it. 9/10
Teacher Recommendation 1: Not sure. I picked this teacher because he saw me help out other students in his class, but it’s impossible for me to say if he wrote a lot about that in his rec.
Teacher Recommendation 2: I think it was pretty good. I gave him a lot of supplementary material to pull from, and him and I kind of jived in class.
Counselor Rec: She likes me, but it was probably kind of bland. She has 239 other kids to worry about.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Interest: Moderate - I applied last minute and didn’t apply for any scholarships, but I went to an information session at my school, visited them at a college fair, and I’ve been on their mailing list since early junior year.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Very large public, rather competitive
Ethnicity: White, but chose not to respond
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >250k (Did not apply for FA)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I wish

Reflection

Strengths: Scores, GPA, significant achievement in one EC
Weaknesses: Course rigor was only ok, only one significant EC
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Maybe they like girls who do push-ups? I think it helped that not a lot of other kids from my school applied

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers and the University of Alabama, deferred at UVa
General Comments:

So incredibly grateful and excited - I don’t feel like I deserve this! Given that I was expecting a WL, the acceptance is amazing, but the fly out offer really floored me. I never expected I would be offered a fly out anywhere. No clue why they offered, I’m not a URM or from an underrepresented state or first gen or even low income, but it’s going to make the next two weeks of waiting feel a little better. Congrats to everyone who got in, and to everyone who got waitlisted, I hope May is good to you, and if you got rejected, as they say, there are far greater things ahead than any we leave behind.

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Decision: Accepted Olin

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2130 (Didn’t submit)
[] ACT: 34 (Superscore, 35)
[] SAT II: Didn’t take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/303
[] AP scores: APUSH (5), Calc AB (5), Lit/Comp (5) (School doesn’t allow AP classes as Sophomores)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Stats, AP Lang/Comp, AP Spanish, AP Psych
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar and a TON of horse-related stuff

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Pony Club HB/C3 Member (Had to study quite a bit to take National Level Tests), Member of my region’s Junior Board, Regional Quiz Champions 2013/2014, National Horsemanship Quiz Finalist, Regional Emerging Athletes Program Finalist (2 years in a row). FCCLA Co-president, Interact Club (member)… nothing spectacular though
[] Job/Work Experience: I work a few afternoons a week at a local stable.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ Hours Freshman year @ a riding for the disabled program. Currently volunteer at a local animal shelter and help run their FB page, teach riding and horse management lessons for free through my pony club, and tutor at an inner-city after school program.
[] Essays: My common app one was about a squirrel I rescued off the side of the road… I would probably give it 7-8/10 for creativity but it wasn’t spectacular.
[] Teacher Recommendations: Pretty good but not great. (7/10)
[] Counselor Rec: Hopefully really good, she was new this year but I made a point to go and see her a lot!
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview:[/ul] Went to campus and interviewed with a student. It went super well and we talked quite a bit longer than the other people interviewing that day, but I don’t know how much of an effect it had on admissions.

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL (But I lived in SE Asia freshman year)
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Didn’t apply/Don’t qualify for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Honestly nothing except maybe my dedication to horses.

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Living overseas? Test/AP scores and courseload, interview
[] Weaknesses: Lack of any major extracurriculars outside of riding. Possibly recommendations.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Quirky essay— I really tried to highlight my personality!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: Miami of Ohio, (w/ almost Full Tuition merit), Applied to: Vanderbilt, Emory, Lehigh, UPenn, Stanford, USC, Duke
General Comments: I am in shock right now and cannot believe I got in!!! I definitely encourage anyone who doesn’t think they have a chance to apply b/c you never know :smile:

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[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted CAS**[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I:
[ *] ACT:34
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.92 w. 4.2
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP scores:psych(5). chem (4), bio(5), lit (3)
[ *] IB scores:
[ ] Senior Year Course Load:AP gov, AP calc AB, AP Comp, AP Spanish, physics, anatomy&physiology, marching band, econ
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Marching band(4), indoor drumline (4), GS since 1st grade, NHS, Spanish NHS
[ *] Job/Work Experience:worked at the zoo before junior year, currently working at a restaurant

[ *] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer during summer at miracle league
[ *] Essays: 9/10 made one of my teachers cry
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: 10/10 on my honors bio teacher, prob an 8/10 on my second
[ *] Counselor Rec:no idea
[ ] Additional Rec: from the head of a summer class I did at Nationwide Children’s hospital
[ ] Interview:[/list] yep with a student during an open house
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Ohio
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public one of the top in the state
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:female
[ ] Income Bracket:
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths:commitment to EC’s although few, maybe ACT
[ *] Weaknesses: no subject test, GPA
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea was expecting a rejection
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]
[ b]General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

  • [] SAT I: 2150 (680R/710M/760W) did not send
    [    ] ACT: 34
    [] SAT II: 750 US History, 800 English Lit. did not send
    [    ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
    [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 169
    [    ] AP scores: US History (5), WHAP (5), Biology (4), English Lang. (5)
    [] IB scores: N/A
    [    ] Senior Year Course Load: First semester - half of courses are writing, academics are AP Psych, AP Government, AP Physics, AP English Lit, and AP Microeconomics. Second Semester - half of courses are writing, AP Physics, AP English Lit.
    [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar With Honor, National Merit Commended Student

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, Literary Magazine Juror, Literacy Club, tutoring for AP World History
    [] Job/Work Experience: Teacher Assistant at a religious Sunday school (working with 1st graders)
    [    ] Volunteer/Community service: Anti-Defamation League intern, intern for a local newspaper
    [] Essays: Fairly good, I thought, but nothing Pulitzer-worthy
    [    ] Teacher Recommendations: I didn’t read them, but I believe they were pretty strong. AP World History teacher and AP English teacher.
    [] Counselor Rec: Probably fairly generic
    [    ] Additional Rec: N/A
    [] Interview: N/A

Other

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Small public school for the arts - audition is required for acceptance.
    [] Ethnicity: Caucasian
    [    ] Gender: Female
    [] Income Bracket: middle
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None that I can think of

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: My class rank and recommendations were probably helpful, and I think my standardized test scores might’ve helped
    [    ] Weaknesses: Not too much demonstrated interest (only a scholarship application) and not an especially extensive set of extracurricular activities
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: If I had to guess, I would say class rank and maybe test scores
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into UT liberal arts honors, but I haven’t heard from anywhere else yet.

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[list]
[] SAT I: 2300 (CR: 760 M:740 W:800)
[] SAT II: Chem: 1st try: 590 lol 2nd try: 710 Math II: 750 then 760 Lit: 780 Spanish: 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 4.8 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/625, technically 2 because there’s 9 people ranked 1
[] AP scores: Human Geography: 5 Lang: 5 US History: 5, Spanish: 5, Chemistry: 3 Calc BC:3 AB Subscore: 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, Honors Music Performance/Exploration, AP Psychology, AP Government/Econ, Honors Humanities, AP Biology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist if that counts…
Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars: Alto Section Leader in Choir, Media Manager for Choir Program, Founding Member/Captain/Officer of Quiz Bowl, Officer of HOSA, Student Athletic Training Aide, Fundraising Manager for We the People Competition Government team, Secretary for Sounds of the Community for Kids, I attended the Pre-Medical Institute at WashU over the summer and won some awards there which I think might have influenced my application
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Research Intern at mRNA Biology & Biotech Research Center in Nanjing University in China
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS and SOCKS-we go to local elementary schools and teach music and art programs
[] Essays: pretty decent, if a little trite 85/100 lol
[] Teacher Recommendations: stellar, asked my English teacher who I had freshman and junior year and my Biology teacher who also sponsors some of my clubs, I’m a favorite student of both
[] Counselor Rec: should be good! my counselor asks for a bunch of essays and resumes before she writes recommendations, so it should be specific
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: pretty good! I did it while I was at the Pre-Med Institute at WashU over the summer and we talked about medicine in its social/geographic/economic contexts, the interviewer seemed impressed
Other

[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
[] School Type: midsize public school, best in area
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: middle class with one working parent
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
Reflection

[list]
[] Strengths: Scores, range of extracurriculars, internship, summer program, varied academic interests
[] Weaknesses: SAT II scores the first time around were tragic, pretty weak science/math scores, kind of a typical candidate
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think winning the awards at the WashU summer program definitely helped!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted early to Georgetown, accepted to honors college at ASU, applied to Columbia, Yale, Brown, UPenn, Berkeley, UCSD[/li]General Comments: What a pleasant surprise! I didn’t know decisions were coming out today, so when I checked my email I had a mini heart attack! I didn’t think I had a shot during regular admissions, so I’m pretty happy!

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I’m pretty bummed right now so I’ll post detailed stats later, but I was on target statswise (33 ACT, 3.84 GPA, top 2% of class, passionate about unique extracurriculars), not extremely high so I thought I would be exempted from the tufts syndrome, showed a lot of interest (visited, interviewed, applied RD in november, applied for scholarships)… yet I was waitlisted :frowning: maybe because I’m asian? (filipino)