@thoughtbubbles @Ambitious19 I did as well, will you guys be attending?
Yes, S did; however, it is the same weekend as MIT CPW which he already signed up for.
@ccheennaa I’m probably going but my mom is super iffy about it because I’ll already be missing 3 days of school for Penn’s Quaker Days and Wellesley’s Spring Open Campus and my grades in AP Calc and Bio are not the best right now lol so I’m trying to persuade her to let me miss another 2 days of school!
Accepted CAS!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT: 33 (34 science, 34 reading, 31 math, 32 english (10 essay)
SAT II: didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/470
AP (place score in parenthesis): 13 AP’s including senior year
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Government, Leadership/ASB, AP Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 time Intel ISEF finalist (special award and third grand award in cellular/molecular bio), published co-first author on a research paper, National Junior Sciences and Humanities Symposium top 18 medicine and health, American Junior Academy of Sciences inductee, presenter at ARO, AP scholar w/ distinction, AAUW Science STEM scholar, GSHL scholar athlete
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research club (founder), ASB (senior class treasurer), varsity tennis (three years), Model UN, three year paid internship, classical indian dancer, science olympiad, Teen WA pageant
Job/Work Experience: paid internship
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer camp counselor- Teck Trek science camp for girls, summer tennis camps, science olympiad camps, National Honor Society, hospital volunteer
Summer Activities: Internship, camps, trip to India
Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher and magnet advisor, both were great
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: from my research mentor
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Washington
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, Magnet
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 100>
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: awards, science fairs, EC’s
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Everything I’ve done in hs has been consistent. I am passionate about my research and that shows in my essays and in my activities! Being published was also a plus.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Virginia, waiting to hear back from other schools
Mine says that also! 1,650 out of 29,000. Themiah06 isn’t kidding.
They took the numbers from the acceptance letter which gave class size and number of applications
@IndigoSkies that makes me feel a little better about getting waitlisted… Washington U’s admissions seem to be somewhat random, but with a clear preference for demonstrated interest. A genuine congratulations to all that were accepted though! You’re part of the 5%, and that’s no small feat.
@Frazzled503 Agreed. Very impressive, all of you. You’ll do well. 
@Frazzled503 I got waistlisted too… you think we have chances to get in finally??
@leahleah sometimes they draw from the waitlist, sometimes they don’t. I would say that the number of applicants on the waitlist offered admission will be anywhere between zero and 300 out of ~3,000, so somewhere between 0% and 10%. Those are really rough estimates though, and the waitlist pool is very competitive, so we have a chance but I certainly wouldn’t count on being offered admission.
Decision: Accepted CAS
Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I: 2300. Reading 800, Math 770, Writing 730
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Math II 780, Spanish 750, Chemistry 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 115
[] AP scores: Calculus AB 5 (self studied, school doesn’t offer APs)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Band, Spanish 3 (highest offered), Chemistry 2 (highest offered), College Composition English 4 (highest offered), Independent and ungraded math stuff (I took Calculus online last year, which is the highest math offered), JROTC, Biology 2 (highest offered)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit finalist, National Historic Recognition Program [/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Beta club treasurer; StuCo Senior secretary; JROTC Rifle Team Captain; JROTC Battalion Commander; Scholar Bowl four year varsity, all-conference, and all-district; Drama Club; JROTC Color and Honor Guards;
[] Job/Work Experience: Janitor job after school
[] Volunteer/Community service: Color and Honor Guards with JROTC
[] Essays: My Common App essay was about my experience at the Missouri Scholars Academy and how much it grew my view of the world. I talked a lot about how much the passionate and academic environment contrasted with my small rural town. 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t read, but probably fantastic. I’ve known both for a long while now. They’re the best.
[] Counselor Rec: My school very rarely has applicants to top colleges, and almost never has anyone accepted, so she might have put some good effort into it. However, she’s pretty stretched, so it may have been generic. [/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[] School Type: Public, Rural
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $75,000 - $100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, possibly being from a small town? [/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong scores, grades, and rank. Teacher recs. I think I showed some good initiative by going beyond what my school offers. Also, I have a feeling that JROTC and Rifle Team don’t crop up in the applicant pool too often. And being a URM. In addition, I attended Discovery Weekend.
[] Weaknesses: Very little community service, no big thing that stands out like doing research, founding clubs, or starting charities. My high school is a standard academically weak and underfunded rural school.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m pretty strong all around, have some uncommon ECs, and demonstrated interest. I remember when during Discovery Weekend they mentioned that they were seeking to increase the Hispanic presence on campus. No telling how much that helped.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of Missouri - Columbia, Harvard (likely letter), Columbia in NYC (likely letter), WashU
Waiting: Yale (deferred SCEA), Princeton, Brown, UPenn, Tufts [/ul]
**General Comments: Although it looks like I won’t be going to WashU, congratulations to everyone admitted! I absolutely fell in love with WashU during Discovery Weekend and am sure that everyone who attends there next year will have a fantastic time. I’m holding out for Yale, but if I’m not freezing my butt off in New Haven, I’ll be doing it in Cambridge. **
Decision: Accepted CAS
Objective:
- [] SAT I: 2270 (720CR 770M 760W]
[] SAT II: 800 Math II 800 Chinese w/ Listening 720 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP scores: AP Calc AB 5 AP Phys B 5 AP Stats 5 AP macroecon 5 AP microecon 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lang AP Eng Lit AP Chem AP Bio Spanish 12 (i live in canada… not sure what it is in the US)
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: choir (6 yrs, 6 hrs a week), piano (performer’s diploma obtained), badminton (athletic excellence in freshman yr), ski instructor certificate, life guard certificate.
[] Job/Work Experience: teach piano - $25/ hr, job at cafe
[] Volunteer/Community service: senior house volunteering for 4 years
[] Essays: talked about my strong interest in pursuing a career in medicine as well as my interest in geriatrics
[] Teacher Recommendations: from teachers who I knew liked me (chem and eng)
[] Counselor Rec: counselor was pretty experienced
[] Additional Rec: choir director
[] Interview: did not get interview[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: did not apply for financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: essay, recommendation letters, very strong interest shown, well rounded
[] Weaknesses: GPA (did not do well in school in junior year)
[] Why you think you were accepted: a huge part of this is luck, but to be honest, I also went to wash u’s pre med camp two summers ago which may have helped.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not sure yet, haven’t heard back…[/ul]
**General Comments: good luck! **
@Frazzled503 @wshsmom @IndigoSkies @themiah06
Yeah it’s not a 5 percent acceptance rate. They are just telling you they have that many spots and that many people applied. But of course since they want to fill every spot, they’ll admit more than can fit. So in reality although there are that many spots, WUSTL has a yield of about 30% so multiple that number by about three to get the real acceptance rate of about 15% which is consistent with the past few years.
Colleges always state acceptance rates that way to sound more selective, but that’s not the acceptance rate. About 4,000+ students were accepted.
Decision: Waitlisted SEAS
Objective:
[ul]
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: Math 2 800, Phs 740, Chem 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Many
[] Essays: nice I thought
Other
[list]
[] Country: some middle east one
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 30k$
Reflection
[list]
[] Strengths: not much
[] Weaknesses: test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well, who knows?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] waiting for caltech and princeton
General Comments: I’m a bit disappointed.
@cheennaa True, but I wasn’t claiming that the overall acceptance rate is 5%, just that it was around 5% for that RD round. The ED acceptance rate must have been much higher and some people will likely be taken off the waitlist, raising the overall acceptance rate significantly.
Decision: Accepted Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I: 2130 (720 reading, 790 math, 620 writing)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800, 730, 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] AP scores: 4 in APUSH and AP English
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin, AP Studio Art, AP Euro, Physics, English elective, precalculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Honor roll for four years, school art award[/li]
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: varsity soccer for three years, head of latin club, head of school community service organization, independent study of physics, did lots of art (spent a semester at a prestigious arts school, did summer programs at calarts/UCLA, Edinburgh college of art in Scotland), tutored latin and was a writing tutor at school, played guitar for 12 years
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at local art gallery since the beginning of the year
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots of community service through my school tutoring kids, volunteering at nursing home etc
[] Essays: wrote about being a dual citizen and how it affects me
[] Teacher Recommendations: English and science teachers - should have been pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: probably great, had a very experienced counselor who knew me pretty well
[] Additional Rec: I had a stellar rec from the head of school of the semester program I did
[] Interview: none
Other
[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: private prep
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: did not apply for aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] dual citizen, bilingual
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: dual citizen, good recs, did a lot of arts-related things outside of school
[] Weaknesses: showed zero interest in the school (didn’t visit/interview/email, I basically applied 2 days before the deadline as a last-minute thing)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had a lot of experience with art outside of school and showed initiative in that field. I think my rec honestly helped a lot, I was also the only person from my school to apply to Sam Fox (everyone else applied to CAS)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] deferred ed1 from tufts, still waiting to hear back from everywhere
@Frazzled503 Acceptance rate for RD was not even close to 5%. It’s probably slightly lower than 15%.
Decision: Rejected Olin
Objective:
[ul]
[] SAT I: 2250
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP scores: 5 on Environmental Science, Statistics, Calc BC, Biology. 4 on Chemistry, Physics C, Computer Science.
[] IB scores: None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP English, AP US History, French VI, Music
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Merit Finalist
Subjective:
[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Founder/Co-Founder of a few successful start-ups (raised money from angel investors, rapidly growing income)
[] Job/Work Experience: Management at a few record labels, consulting for a few corporations, a few business internships.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Charity. Some extra on the side.
[] Essays: Common app was good.
[] Teacher Recommendations: No idea.
[] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[] Additional Rec: From the VP of a company at which I worked.
[] Interview: None[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Feeder
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Success w/ entrepreneurship.[/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs. Showed demonstrated interest.
[] Weaknesses: ?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: WashU’s yield padding.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Likely letters at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Vanderbilt. Deferred REA at Stanford.
General Comments: WashU is lol. Was supposed to be a safety.
@collegeman5 Where did 1,650 out of 29,000 come from then?
@Frazzled503 1650 is the number of spots in the freshman class. WUSTL will admit more than 1650 b/c obviously not everyone who gets in will go; in fact, around only 35% will. Doing the math, WUSTL will admit around 4500-5000 - yielding about a 16% acceptance rate.