Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 34
SAT II: 730 math 1, 720 english lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, Spanish, Humanities (1st) Childhood Lit (2nd), Women Studies (1st) Contemporary Issues (2nd), Lifetime Skills.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): St. Lawrence Book Award, Certificate of Recognition for Academic Achievements and Community Service.
Extracurriculars: Horseback riding twice a week. President and co-founder of the foreign exchange club. Also the founder and head of my school’s first ever 7-week foreign exchange program. Representative for U.S. chapter for alumni’s from the school I attended while living in Australia
Work Experience: Babysit twice a week after school for 3 hours, tutor twice a week, taught horseback riding at a summer camp for inner city children, worked gatehouse at pool club
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer once a week at a day care center (for upwards of 6 years), 4 week work trips to Ecuador and Costa Rica, have been on 3 work trips to Nicaragua (the work trips are solely labor oriented, they are not like teen tours and do not cost an excessive amount of money), SHARE, Midnight runs, worked at a women's shelter.
Essays: Pretty good
Recommendation: pretty good
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Reflection
Strengths: ACT, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: overall well rounded
Other acceptances? Washington university in st. louis, bucknell, lehigh, rochester, delaware honors, UVM honors
I'm an international student and just got accepted to Colgate. My SAT is 1440/2190 (710 M, 730 CR, 750 W). Colgate met 100 % of my financial need, which is, to put it softly, high. To all of you international applicants out there, especially those with high financial need - Colgate is real.
Int'l student from Jamaica - I'm almost positive that you got accepted, it just takes forever to deliver that letter. I got mine today (I live in Eastern Europe).
@firework2 I'm also an international student from the Caribbean and I was accepted...at this point if you haven't received a rejection/wait-list e-mail I bet you're accepted although I can understand why you'd be feeling nervous. Maybe you can try joining the Class of 2016 group of facebook. It's a closed group so if the admins allow your request, it's safe to assume you've been accepted.
and btw i got my acceptance of friday...so maybe you'll get yours soon!!!
I hope so guys! thanks for the encouragement- did u get an email tho? or was it just on paper? CAUSE ive been refreshing my hotmail every 2 minutes literally, really hope i get in.
@lalachica where are you from?
@siemprerusa thanks man
im here sweating buckets
@firework, i did not get an email. on friday a fed-ex guy called my house asking for directions...he came dropped it off and that was that but the other ppl from my country who got rejected or waitlisted got emails. the same is true for my friends in europe and africa- i asked them.
Got my acceptance letter today, and very generous financial aid!
Quick overview: from Podunk Kansas, 33 ACT, 4.0 GPA, 1/116 class rank, really lackluster EC's, permanent resident of the US, Filipino, strong letters of rec and I have no idea what my essay even says...
Decision: Accepted!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR:710 M:710 W:770
ACT: n/a
SAT II: Math 2: 720. US History: 760 Spanish: 670
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5); others from senior year TBA
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, Calculus AB, AP Spanish 5, AP Literature, AP European History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: volunteer tutor, leader of a freshman homeroom, tennis team, part of museum youth committee, babysitter
Job/Work Experience: summer intern on congressional campaign, aided in archaeological dig
Volunteer/Community service: hundreds of hours for habitat for humanity and service trip to south africa
Summer Activities: see above. also summer camp for five summers
Essays: ehh, they were okay. I liked my supplement a lot more than my general essay
Teacher Recommendation: I think that they were good
Counselor Rec: very official, thats the only way my school does it
Additional Rec: no
Interview: N/A
Other
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender:female
Income Bracket: didn't list
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: SAT score, grades
Weaknesses: ECs and essays
Decision: Accepted!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 34
SAT II: US History: 770 Chemistry: 780
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 (unweighted) ~4.2 (weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) Chemistry (5) Language and Composition (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, AP Econ, AP Calculus AB, AP Spanish, AP Literature, AP European History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois State Scholar, Spanish Honors Society, West Suburban All Academic
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Varsity Cross Country Captain, Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track, Wheel-Throwing Club (held a fundraiser that made over $10,000), Math Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Appalachian Service Project Trip Leader for three summers
Summer Activities: Worked as a senior leader for a cross-country camp, worked as a contractors assisstant.
Essays: Really good. my acceptance letter had a handwritten note praising it.
Teacher Recommendation: probably pretty good, I have never actually seen them.
Counselor Rec: good, my counselor and I are pretty close.
Additional Rec: no
Interview: N/A
Other
State: Illinois
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender:male
Income Bracket: didn't list
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: overall well rounded application and great essay
Weaknesses: GPA and class rank
u, my dear are a life saver!!! thanks so much!
