All Amherst acceptees... Stats, and key factor

nbachris2788 · 03-31-2005, 01:39 AM

I'd like to know your stats, and what you thought the biggest factor in your acceptance was.

goalie1258 · 03-31-2005, 02:09 PM

I've been reluctant to post these, but since you asked...

GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.53 w
Rank: 2/451
Good public high school in Eastern mass...we have lots of smart kids but i wouldn't say we're competitive about it
Most rigorous courses available
4 APs this year: Physics C, Calc B, Eng Lang and Comp, AP US
5's on AP Chem and AP World...i'm not taking English or History this year because they'll be useless for me at Amherst

SAT: 750V 780M
SATII: Math2C 800, Chem 800, Bio 730

Recs: excellent
Essays: pretty good? i didn't really care too much

EC's
-Math Club
-AMC-12
-NHS
-Tutoring, Chemistry and Physics
-Harvard Book Award
-did some angiogenesis research this summer, pretty boring
-honorable mention in regional chem exam, qualified for chem olympiad
-Varsity Soccer, captain and co-mvp; 1st team all-star for league and paper
-Club soccer, year-round since i was little; traveled to Holland, Florida, CA, etc.; won 4 state championships, regional finalists; state team...usually about 20 hours a week or something

I could be forgetting some stuff, but i don't really remember

I was recruited for soccer, so I'm guessing that that was a huge factor in my acceptance...as is the case with most schools; soccer was a huge (the biggest) EC for me as well. Hope this helps

fire · 03-31-2005, 05:13 PM

dude, you rock hard. 20 hrs soccer/wk? shiznit.

goalie1258 · 03-31-2005, 08:58 PM

well, this year it wasn't as crazy because we are done with the recruiting process...but during the recruiting process..we'd practice 2-3 times a week and travel every weekend so the hours added up, it was pretty intense depending on the season haha

jword · 04-01-2005, 02:41 PM

1460 (750V, 710M_
760/740/710
3.85 UW
7 AP Courses
JSA, Model UN, math team, tutoring
5/240
competitive public HS
key factor: really good essay.

COols875 · 04-01-2005, 05:34 PM

Just got the acceptance letter today.

1270 (730/700/610) , 3.8uw 36/590

Recs - excellent..
essays - decent.
Personal life stuff was my hook and ECs are good too.

jblackboy05 · 04-02-2005, 03:38 AM

Decision: Admitted

Stats:
GPA: 4.2
Rank: 56/758

ECs:
California Scholarship Federation
Track and Field
Key Club
Hospital Jr Volunteer
Teen Council
Started own Mentoring Program
Wrestling

Subjective:
Essays:Pretty Good
Teacher Recs:Excellent(One of them was from an Alum)
Counselor Rec:Excellent
Hook (if any):African-American Male

Location/Person:
State or Country:California, USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender:Male
why you think you were accepted:Strong Academic Record, First-Generation, African-American Male

twink1etwinkle · 04-04-2005, 06:50 PM

SAT: 1500 (800V, 700M)
SAT IIs: 770/760/710
GPA: 3.8 UW
Rank: N/A
Other stats: six 5s on AP tests, taking 5 more this year

Essays: great, i thought.
Recs: solid, nothing special
Hook (if any): lots of music (co-concertmaster a nationally recognized youth ensemble) & i was contacted by the music director

ECs: violin, piano debate (captain), mock trial (captain), quizbowl, research (heart attack models), was assistant editor of newspaper @ my old school (9th-10th grade), literary magazine editorial board

State or Country: kentucky
School Type: public magnet
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female

i definitely think i got in because of my music. i'm pretty well rounded as well, but since i was contacted by the music director, i have a feeling that played into the decision and helped distinguish me from the applicant pool.

allureNY86 · 04-04-2005, 07:23 PM

1500/800/720/720
96.8 W avg (steadily dropping)
was ranked 3, dropped to 4 (accelerating downwards) (but hey, our valedictorian was waitlisted at Amherst)

passions in english/languages, visual arts, neuro, which reflected into the types of honors/service/ECs I did. Tri-varsity athlete.

Asian, female, NY.

Applied at very last minute, somewhat unwillingly and carelessly. The dean commented on my essay (or was it a generic letter that everyone got?), though; I re-read it and decided it wasn't as horrible as I thought it was.

Um... still hesitant... I didn't like my fall overnight visit at Amherst, but I received a full ride (as opposed to having to take out 1,600 in loans for Wellesley or 2,625 in loans for Swat... yes, I'm dirt poor). Mainly I'm worried about the strength of Amherst's art department and its setting.

blazianazn · 04-04-2005, 10:11 PM

1500/790/760/730
99.71 average... @ a pathetically unknown high school
Westchester County, NY
Asian Male
Rank: 1/160ish

Completely undecided major
4APs and courses through Syracuse Univ.
EC's: Leads in all theatre productions, mixed choir, varsity basketball, all the generic honors societies.
Essay: -shruggs- I thought it was good, who knows? It was very geared towards amherst, and my time at DIVOH
Rec's: I'm assuming they were good, I didn't ask.
Hook: If there was one... vocals. Have performed at Carnegie Hall with my school's choir, and sent in an arts supplement for musical theatre

So yeah... if anyone going to Amherst next year wants to talk... AIM is nyk20338. hope to see some people around

evitajr1 · 04-17-2005, 05:19 PM

My D was Accepted and (decision finally made) going!

1550/800/760/780
2/609
Houston area
white female
5.34w

International Relations
7 AP's
Second foreign language
Essays: good
recs: excellent
Won state academic competition in social sciences
#1 Region overall individual Decathlon
All honor societies
Governor's Award for Scholarship

EC's:Pres Intl Thespians, Drama Club, plays, Captain Academic Challenge Team 4 yrs, Pres. Spanish Honor Society; 175 avg. bowler,
etc., etc., etc.

Hook: won state in chosen field

mcm · 04-17-2005, 08:40 PM

My son was accepted: white male from Northern California. Stats are:
1490/800/780/720. GPA unw: 3.89. ECs: varsity swimmer (recruited), volunteer work at pool, lifeguard for the last five summers.

fire · 04-17-2005, 10:14 PM

great, congrats to all accepted students, and congrats to the parents for their children's achievement. i really look forward to learning with these high-caliber kids.

parents, do your kids know about the amherst 2009 group? we've got 88 members now. the link to the group is in my profile.

CynthiaR · 04-21-2005, 10:06 PM

Stats: SAT 800V, 660M SATII 780 WR, 800LIT, 630MathIC
GPA: 4.0 unweighted
Rank 1/69 (very small, kinda crappy public high school)
Essays: Excellent
References: excellent
extracurricular: hmm...probably above average. I founded a club and organize a lot of community service, so that helps. other than that, CC, academic team, tutor after school, plus a few other little things

bogororo · 04-22-2005, 04:17 AM

OK, my stats are:
International student(Romania)
800V 780M 800IIC 740Wr 760Phy
GPA: 9.68/10
Rank: top 5%
Essays: kinda good
References: kinda good
ECs: definitely my strong point - lots of debate - champion, judge, convenor, trainer, coach etc.
Other stuff: language buff, I speak (or try to speak) 6 languages, travelled a lot through Europe.