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PomBomber · 04-28-2008, 08:41 PM

Hey everyone, and thank you! I am so excited to be able to go to the U of R for FREE next year!!! I think a lot of different factors played a certain role in getting me the Renaissance. Like the rest of the amazing Renaissance finalists, I had a very unique application that did stand out from the the other 15,000 or so applications. I did something that probably no one else has ever done (at least to my knowledge), but I did it because I genuinely wanted to (not just to get into an elite school and what not). I think the combination of that, plus really good grades, SAT's, recommendations and essays also won me the Renaissance. As for the interview, I played the same strategy as Brazen Raisin. I was really calm, down to earth, hahaha I was myself! On top of that, the U of R was genuinely one of my 3 first choices, and the fact that I was a finalist for the scholarship made me want to enroll there DESPERATELY!!! =] I made sure to subtly get that message across during my interview, and of course to be polite, I sent my 4 interviewers thank you notes several days after. The admissions committee at Rochester was SOO nice and helpful, I thought it was so cool how they took a genuine interest in me (I am certainly not used to being in the spotlight, as I rarely receive recognition for any of my endeavors at my high school!) It really was a fantastic weekend, and such an honor to be selected, I truly never expected any of this! I sent in my enrollment deposit last week, and I had to decline admission to Tufts, Rice, Wesleyan, Vassar, Middlebury, Brandeis and UConn today. I'm really, really happy with the offer I received and where I am going next year. YAY U of R!!! =]

04-28-2008, 08:41 PM	#42
PomBomber New Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 10	Hello! - From a Renaissance Scholar Hey everyone, and thank you! I am so excited to be able to go to the U of R for FREE next year!!! I think a lot of different factors played a certain role in getting me the Renaissance. Like the rest of the amazing Renaissance finalists, I had a very unique application that did stand out from the the other 15,000 or so applications. I did something that probably no one else has ever done (at least to my knowledge), but I did it because I genuinely wanted to (not just to get into an elite school and what not). I think the combination of that, plus really good grades, SAT's, recommendations and essays also won me the Renaissance. As for the interview, I played the same strategy as Brazen Raisin. I was really calm, down to earth, hahaha I was myself! On top of that, the U of R was genuinely one of my 3 first choices, and the fact that I was a finalist for the scholarship made me want to enroll there DESPERATELY!!! =] I made sure to subtly get that message across during my interview, and of course to be polite, I sent my 4 interviewers thank you notes several days after. The admissions committee at Rochester was SOO nice and helpful, I thought it was so cool how they took a genuine interest in me (I am certainly not used to being in the spotlight, as I rarely receive recognition for any of my endeavors at my high school!) It really was a fantastic weekend, and such an honor to be selected, I truly never expected any of this! I sent in my enrollment deposit last week, and I had to decline admission to Tufts, Rice, Wesleyan, Vassar, Middlebury, Brandeis and UConn today. I'm really, really happy with the offer I received and where I am going next year. YAY U of R!!! =]