Official Decision Thread: Class of 2013

[Modadunn]

Just copy and paste, and as you fill in your info, remove the spaces in between the brackets and it should format correctly

Good luck everyone!


[ size=+1][ color=#228B22][ b]Decision: ___________[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]

[blanche2negru]

Decision: Rejected

Stats:

• SAT: 2170
• SAT IIs: Math II: 800 ; French: 740 ;
• ACT: N/A
• GPA: 9.90/10.00
• Rank: we do not rank
• Other stats: TOEFL score 112/120

Subjective:

• Essays: My commonapp essay was very personal and somewhat artistic; my Colgate essay was ok (not enough space to write; I don't do my best when I have word limit essays)
• Teacher Recs: Very, very good
• Counselor Rec: Very good too
• Hook (if any): Not sure...

Location/Person:

• State or Country: Romania
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Gender: Female
• Intended Major: Mathematics
• major strength/weakness: strength - I showed I am a passionate person in my essays; weakness -> my CR section (650)

Other Factors: I asked for plenty of Financial Aid, and since I'm also an international, the pool was definitely competitive. Too sad, I liked Colgate quite much. But I'll learn to accept it. Guys, I wish you all receive positive responses from the college!

[Empower20]

Decision: Accepted



Stats:

• SAT: 1480
• SAT IIs: M770,Chem770, Bio780
• ACT:
• GPA: 4.0 UW
• Rank: No
• Other stats:

[ b]Subjective:[/b]

• Essays: Good
• Teacher Recs: good
• Counselor Rec: good
• Hook (if any):

[ b]Location/Person:[/b]

• State or Country: NY
• School Type: P
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: F
• Intended Major: Eco/Bio
• major strength/weakness: Low SAT

Other Factors: Close to Colgate ??(40 Miles)

[Zukie91]

Decision: Accepted (ED though)

Stats:

• SAT: 2060 (680 CR 680 M 700 W)
• SAT IIs: 770 Math II
• ACT: 31 (35 M 30 S 32 R 28 E)
• GPA: 4.3/4.6
• Rank: 25/483
• Other stats:

Subjective:

• Essays:Good
• Teacher Recs: Very Good
• Counselor Rec: Very Good
• Hook (if any):

Location/Person:

• State or Country: NJ
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Intended Major: Economics/Comp Sci
• major strength/weakness:

Other Factors:

[cranberrykiss]

Decision: Accepted!

Stats:

• SAT: 2170
• SAT IIs: 730, 710, 690, 750, 680
• GPA: 3.8

Subjective:

• Essays: very strong
• Teacher Recs: strong
• Counselor Rec: no idea

Location/Person:

• State or Country: NJ
• School Type: public
• Ethnicity: white
• Gender: girl
• Intended Major: economics or psychology

[Maximum1]

Decision: Accepted!

Stats:
SAT: 2200
SAT IIs: 780, 790. 800
GPA: 4.0
Subjective:
Essays: good enough
Teacher Recs: don't know
Counselor Rec: don't know
Location/Person:
State or Country: Maryland
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Male
Intended Major: Unsure

[chronicfuture12]

Decision: Accepted

Stats:

• SAT: 2220 (680 CR, 750 M, 790 W)
• SAT IIs: 720 Bio, 740 Math 1, 620 Lit
• ACT: 32
• GPA: 3.4 UW, 4.05 W
• Rank: top 10-12%
• Other stats:

Subjective:

• Essays: decent
• Teacher Recs: decent
• Counselor Rec: awesome
• Hook (if any): 1/2 urm

Location/Person:

• State or Country: NJ
• School Type: public
• Ethnicity: part-Mex
• Gender: M
• Intended Major: Bio
• major strength/weakness:

Other Factors: I am considered one of the sexiest men alive.

[Ratzer]

Hmm, Accepted and SOOOO excited about it.

Not sure I will be able to concentrate with chronicfuture12 running around campus:

"Other Factors: I am considered one of the sexiest men alive."

[chronicfuture12]

You will have much trouble concentrating at Colgate indeed. My application has been said to increase the applications from my school from 2 to 12.

[aychico]

[ size=+1][ color=#228B22][ b]Decision: Accepted [ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2300
[ *] SAT IIs: 720 us history, 700 math
[ *] GPA: 3.6 unweighted, 4.05 weighted
[ *] Rank: top 20%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Pretty dec. I liked my Colgate one better than my regular app essay, strangely enough.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Excellent.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good.
[ *] Hook (if any): Very involved in community service, varsity tennis captain
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Massachusetts
[ *] School Type: small catholic private
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Intended Major: Psychology
[ *] major strength/weakness: strength: SATs. weakness: extracurrics.
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]

[jiess]

Accepted

Stats:

• SAT: CR 720 M 770 = 1490
• SAT IIs: not sent
• ACT: not taken
• GPA: ~3.68
• Rank: 10/110
• Other stats: full IB diploma

Subjective:

• ECs: long laundry list
• Essays:My common app essay got me rejected and wait-listed everywhere. However, my supp was the best, most intelligent, most honest 250 words I've ever penned.
• Teacher Recs: waived
• Counselor Rec: waived
• Hook (if any): none that I know of. My anti-hook is probably international seeking aid.

Location/Person:

• State or Country: Canada,
• School Type: private, competitive.
• Ethnicity: Chinese
• Gender: F
• Intended Major: Philosophy, writing and rhetoric minor
• Major strength/weakness: I applied forty days after the deadline.

Other Factors: none. no alum connections, no legacy.

[Julia2013]

ACCEPTED, don't have time to post stats though!

[Modadunn]

Decision:ACCEPTED!

Stats:

• SAT: 2160 (did not submit)
• SAT IIs: did not submit
• ACT: 34
• GPA: 3.74 (somewhere around there)
• Rank: school doesn't rank
• Other stats: All accelerated and AP. 4's and 5's

Subjective:

• Essays: I actually loved his Colgate Supplement His common app essay I thought lacked depth to who he is, but revealing his depth easily ISN'T who he is... so maybe it worked?
• Teacher Recs: I assume very good.. never saw them.
• Counselor Rec: I assume very good. Never saw it.
• Hook (if any): No Hook

Location/Person:

• State or Country: MN
• School Type: Independent
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Intended Major: BioChem (so far).
• major strength/weakness: Strength: probably his academic rigor first and foremost. Weakness: His SAT II's which is why he didn't submit! Plus, an inability to toot his own horn, somewhat necessary evil in college admissions. Thankfully, his teachers must have done it for him per the note from Gary Ross.
  

Other Factors:
He really gave that supplemental essay a lot of thought. And if I were really honest, I think his being a boy helped too.

[ollo23]

[ size=+1][ color=#228B22][ b]DecisionENIED [ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2000
[ *] SAT IIs:750, 700
[ *] ACT:n/a
[ *] GPA: n/a
[ *] Rank: n/a
[ *] Other stats: 38 IB diploma
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Colgate essay was very similar to common app essay, but both were kickass
[ *] Teacher Recs: very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good
[ *] Hook (if any): not really.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Germany or Australia
[ *] School Type: Grammar School
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Intended Major: Geography
[ *] major strength/weakness: Transcript was ****. I rarely did homework because I focused on the major tasks, which in the end proved to give me a mad final score.
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] The transcript was by far the biggest weakness. Oh well, I already got an awesome uni in the bag.

[turnupth3sun]

Decision: ACCEPTED



Stats:

• SAT I (by section): 680 CR, 670 M, 650 W
• SAT IIs: 770 Bio, 710 Spanish, 670 MII
• ACT: 30, did not submit.
• APs: 5 Bio; 5 Lang; 5 Spanish; taking AB Calc, Lit, and Chem this year.
• IBs: none.
• GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.3 W
• Rank: School does not rank, but I'm 2/287.
• Other stats: Ha, I dunno.

Subjective:

• ECs listed on app: President and Founder of County Volunteer Club, LOTS of volunteering, Acapella Group, NHS, EHS, SHS.
• Job/Work Experience: Medical Billing at a Chiropractor since 2006, Pharmacy since 2008.
• Essays (subject and responses): My Boston one was about a girl who inspired me to come to BU, and my Common App, heh. It was about hiking the Appalachian Trail.
• Teacher Recs: Goooooood stuff.
• Counselor Rec: Niiice.
• Applied on: Like, December 7th.
• Hook (if any): First generation?!

Location/Person:

• State or Country: New Jerrrrrsey.
• School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, eh, it's okay. We started as a farming school, heh.
• Ethnicity: White.
• Gender: Female.

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Yaaaaaaaaaay Colgate! I'm so happy. And I got into the Benton Scholars Program.