Congratulations to all those admitted, and good luck to those who need financial aid to attend.
Balletislife, if you are interested in dance, the Faculty Dance Concert is the weekend of April 27th and the Senior Dance Concert is the weekend of May 11th. I just saw the Spring Dance Moderation Concert (for sophomores hoping to get accepted into the dance major program) and I was quite impressed with all but one dance.
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 670 M 570 W 670
ACT: 28
SAT II (if submitted): Lit 690 US History: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20% (?)
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH: 4, English Lang: 4, Euro: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP World History, AP Drawing, H. French 4, Anatomy, Enviro Science, Precalc, Death and Dying, World Religions
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National French Contest Awards (top 10 in the sate twice), Regional Scholastic Awards (silver keys), AP Honors Scholar, National Arts Honors Society
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art club/Art related, Environmental Club, Gay-Straight Alliance, Stage Crew, Lit. Mag, French Club, Community Service, Religious retreats, played lax, field hockey, and ran track earlier in high school
Job/Work Experience: Working as a graphic designer for a childrens activity book project
Volunteer/Community service: Community service done through school
Essays: Solid Common App Essay (about chopping my hair short), pretty good one for Bard as well
Teacher Recommendation: Not sure what they said, but one from my AP Lit teacher, my French teacher, and my art teacher
Counselor Rec: who knows, my counselor is pretty out there
Additional Rec: NA
Interview: NA
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope. Im dumb.
Intended Major: A double major in art/political studies
Country (if international applicant): NA
School Type: Private/religiously affiliated
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): NA
Reflection
Strengths: Good writer, came from a highly competitive school, plenty of extracurricular activities
Weaknesses: test scores, not being terribly gifted in math
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good essays, strong involvement in the arts, wide variety of interests
General Comments: Excited to visit the campus! Should help in making my final decision
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not Submit
ACT: 35 (E:33, M:34, R:36, S:36)
SAT II: Chemistry: 740, Bio/M: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not available
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 (Valedictorian)
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not Applicable
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Quite a few national and international awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): LOTS (Ill paste a link to my post below)
Job/Work Experience: LOTS (Ill paste a link to my post below)
Volunteer/Community service: LOTS (Ill paste a link to my post below)
Summer Activities: LOTS (Ill paste a link to my post below)
Essays: Common App (Good Enough), Supplement (Damn Good)
Teacher Recommendation: AMAZING!!
Counselor Rec: AMAZING!!
Additional Rec: Research Mentor (AMAZING!!)
Interview: No Interview
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Scores, Grades, Ecs, Internships, Community Services, Leadership positions, Essays etc..
Weaknesses: International, OK SAT II scores..
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Was expecting this decision
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Currently: Northeastern (Honors+Scholars), UPitt Honors, Bates, UNC-Honors, Penn State Honors, Lafayette, UMiami- UScholar, ... Waiting for the ivies and Duke, USC !
General Comments:
Congratulations to all of you.. If I decide against attending, I hope a well deserving candidate gets my spot
SAT I (breakdown): CR 620, M 700, W 660, Total: 1980
ACT: 30
SAT II: U.S. History 690, Spanish 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/41 (top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Literature, AP Calculus AB, Criminal Justice, Economics, Mass Communications, Film Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Recipient of Union League of Philadelphias Citizenship Award, Qualified for DECA (Marketing) National Competition in Entrepreneurship Written Event (4th place in State Competition) in 2011 and 3rd Place in 2012 State Competition in Operations Finance Research
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: I had a list already so bear with me..
Member of Greystock News (school newspaper) (since 9th Grade)
Dormitory Prefect (Assistant) (12th Grade)
Editor-in-Chief of Greystock News (11th and 12th Grade)
Member of Student Congress (since 10th Grade)
Model UN Member (12th Grade)
JV Soccer (9th Grade)
Varsity Soccer (since 10th Grade)
JV Wrestling (10th Grade)
Member of Ethical Leadership Committee (since 11th Grade)
Track and Field (9th Grade)
Youth Group Leader at Local Church (since 9th Grade)
Student Tour Guide (since 9th Grade)
JV Tennis (11th Grade)
Member of the CFS Ambassador Program (since 11th Grade)
Member of the National Honors Society (since 11th Grade)
Member of the Conduct Review Board (since 11th Grade)
Co-founder of a Bible Study Program (in 10th Grade)
Teacher Assistant (to Head of High School) (12th Grade)
Peer Tutor at Schools Learning Center (12th Grade)
DECA Member (Marketing Club) (11th Grade)
DECA Officer (Head of Communications) (12th Grade)
Participated in Chester County (PA) Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program (11th Grade and 12th Grade)
Member of Chapel Council (since 10th Grade)
Sunday School Teacher (since 9th Grade)
Church Video Engineer (since 9th Grade)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Church
Essays: good Common App Essay, sent in a graded English paper
Teacher Recommendation: One excellent, One normal
Counselor Rec: Better than normal
Additional Rec: Its up there
Interview: None
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: History/Film Studies
Country (if international applicant): Peru (but live in Jersey)
School Type: Religiously Affiliated Private
Ethnicity: Latino / White (half-Peruvian, half-German)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$20,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM + First-gen college
Reflection
Strengths: Idk, you tell me...
Weaknesses: SAT definitely, and amount of APs I could of taken
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: URM status
General Comments: My fam really needs the money, so I hope God provides us with a good financial package, and I will definitely be part of Bard's Class of 2016 !
@camilaa
Hey, I hear you say that you were living in England, but are latina and are applying internationally? Does that mean you've never gone to school in the states? And what country are you originally from? Espero que no te moleste preguntarte...
Location: Westchester, New York --> Bard College '13
Posts: 615
FrostByte38 - Bard weighs interest a lot when admitting, waitlisting, or rejecting students. If you want really want to go to Bard, I would recommend writing a letter to admissions saying so and why. Why Bard? What would a Bard education mean to you?
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 750 M 600 W 690
ACT: 30 (didn't send. I think)
SAT II (if submitted): NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.19, (3.21 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): about 130 out of 850
AP (place score in parenthesis): WH: 3, USH: 4, English Lang.: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load: ap english lit, ap spanish lit, ap art history, ap psych, stats, econ/gov, journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): just ap scholar, but i doubt that counts
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (Entertainment Editor/staff writer), Book Club (founder/vice prez)
Job/Work Experience: NA
Volunteer/Community service: Nope
Essays: For the Bard essay, I sent a research paper about social networking that I wrote in my junior year. I didn't think it was particularly good but I got an A on it and it got me into Bard...
Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent
Counselor Rec: NA
Additional Rec: NA
Interview: NA
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
Intended Major: Lit. or art history
Country (if international applicant): NA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mexican
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: slightly less than 70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation college student
Strengths: strong writer, strong SAT's, intellectual interest. it probably also helps that i'm mexican and from a city bordering with east l.a.
Weaknesses: GPA, class rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essay, recommendations
General Comments: I was rejected from every other private school I applied to (Grinnell, Hampshire, Macalester, and waitlisted at Reed) so I was surprised to see I got into Bard. My embarrassingly low g.p.a. can be attributed to my grades in 9th grade (i got a 2.0/2.8) but since, I've only gotten 3.5's and above. I'm crossing my fingers the financial aid comes through because it really seems like a great school.
I totally agree with lilygraces. If you really want to Bard Frostbyte, you should call. I've seen a thread about someone getting in after being denied, simply because his love for the school and his desire for learning came together into a moving telephone call to the admissions office.
