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04-07-2008, 08:26 PM
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#256 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 198
| Decision: Accepted Objective:- SAT I (breakdown): 800W, 800CR, 760M
- SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 790 Phys
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Dunno - A- average
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 30% (school does not rank or give official percentiles)
- AP (place score in parenthesis): CompSci AB - 5, Physics B - 5, AP French - 5
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel Semifinalist, going to ISEF this year
[ b]Subjective:[/b] - Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
- Volunteer/Community service: 70 or so hours doing various things
- Summer Activities: Science classes, Research
- Essays: Great
- Teacher Recommendations: 1 Fantastic, 1 OK
- Counselor Rec: Good
- Additional Rec: Great - from research mentor
- Interview: Fantastic, interviewer said he saw no reason that I wouldn't get in
Other- State (if domestic applicant): NY
- School Type: Private
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Gender: F
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy
[ b]Reflection[/b][ list][*] Strengths: dedicated EC (research), breadth of interests[*] Weaknesses: not best applicant from school scholastically, didn't do much freshman year, not much in terms of leadership[*] Why you think you were accepted: No idea? I'm sure there were equally or more qualified people applying than me. [/list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Um...I'm really psyched? lol | 
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05-10-2008, 01:29 AM
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#257 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 82
| Accepted, even after a whole fiasco when my family of limited English skills snubbed my interviewer by telling him I didn't need an interview because I was going with Stanford! | |
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05-11-2008, 05:26 PM
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#258 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indy
Posts: 40
| Haha that's pretty impressive. | |
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05-20-2008, 03:47 PM
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#259 | | New Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 26
| [ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
Accepted! (in case the above color thingy doesn't work out)
SAT: 2370 Essay: 8
ACT: 36
SAT II's: Chinese, French, Math, Biology, Chemistry:all 800
GPA: 4.0 (school does not rank or weigh)
AP: US History, World History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics B, English Lang and Lit, Psychology, Environmental Science: all 5
Major Awards: National Merit scholarship recipient, ISEF finalist, USABO semifinalist, USA physics olympiad semifinalist, AIME qualifier, Siemens semifinalist, National French Contest- 4th in the nation; Chinese Speech contest- 1st place in state, amongst others...
Activities: President of two clubs at school, officers in two other clubs, 400+ hours of volunteering, was accepted to selective research program, Varsity swimming for 4 years; study abroad in China for a summer
No work experience
Essays: About how I'm a procrastinator.
About eating cough syrups (it was a spur of the moment kind of thing)
Recs: Should all be pretty good
Alumni Interview: Um... I'm really bad with interviews, so I'm iffy about this one
Gender: F
Ethnicity: Asian
State: California
Income bracket: under 100,000
How I got in: I think it's cuz I'm a very very well-rounded person | |
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05-20-2008, 09:34 PM
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#260 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 44
| Decision: Accepted
Note: I put this under my mom's justchecking since that is what is listed on the waitlist thread
Objective:
ACT: 33
SAT II: 740 Math II, 800 Chem, 770 US Hist, 750 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1% (school does not rank or give official percentiles)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Europ. Hist (5), Chem (5), Calc AB (5), US Hist (5)
Major Awards: National Merit Scholar
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity tennis, (captain senior year), 2 years mock trial, 4 years choir (lead in musical senior year...a huge deal at my school), breast cancer research internship at nearby college
Volunteer/Community service: 6 years Special Olympics Coach, Animal Rescue, etc.
Summer Activities: Stanford EPGY, studied Spanish/Environ. Bio in Costa Rica
Essays: Great
Teacher Recommendations: Presume they were great but never read
Counselor Rec: She alluded to "best in career"
Additional Rec: Great - from volunteer coordinator (has known me for 6 years)
Interview: Fantastic, interviewer said initially to allow half hour...we spoke for over two hours!
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE
[ b]Reflection[/b][ list][*] Strengths: Lots of years/hours of meaningful community service, musical theater as well as strong academics. Why you think you were accepted: I think my genuine love of learning and variety of experiences/accomplishments tipped the scale and my alunmi interviewer was a great advocate. I still have to pinch myself that this is really happening! | |
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06-02-2008, 01:41 PM
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#261 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 179
| Decision: Accepted
State: TX
School Type: public
Ethnicity: African american ( nigerian)
Gender: female
Income Bracket: under $30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, income bracket, debate awards, Operation Mentor
SAT I: Lets not talk about this... 2100
ACT: 34 ( 32E 36 M 34R 34S)
SAT II: 740 Biology E , 750 Math 2, 710 Physics
U GPA: 3.94
W GPA: 4.63
Rank : ( 2/740)
AP: 4's and 5's
Biology
English Language
US history
Psychology
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Physics C
AP English Lit
AP Government
AP Macroeconomics
AP Calc AB ( self study BC to take test... couldnt take physics and BC)
German 2 /3
PE
Indvidual Study Debate ( Debate V )
Clubs: Debate- Secretary , SNHS- President , German- President, HOPE , Operation Mentor- Creator , NHS
Lots of volunteer hours: Presidential Freedom Volunteer Award, scholarships... horatio alger, comcast, gates, school, district awards, sodexho
Debate: 3 time NFL National Qualifier/4 time TFA state qualifier/ 2 time TFA State semi finalsit in extemp ( international and OO) and scholarship winner
National finalist in some speech competitions... state champion in 2 speech competitions
State history fair honoree
UIL state participant for debate and lit crit.
Essays:
A risky essay about the obstacles I had to overcome : prejudice, death, drugs, & gang violence
An essay on why I want to become an endocrinologist.
Teacher Recommendation: Really good
Counselor Rec: Really good
Interview: It went really well. I was pleased. It wasn't as scarry as I had imagined...
Strengths: Essays, School Report, Ec's, Perserverence
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
I was truly myself and put alot of effort in my application. (which I know isn't that helpful) 
General Comments: Congrats everyone. I am thankful for all the support I received from CC and want to say good luck to everyone on the board... | |
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06-02-2008, 06:09 PM
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#262 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,294
| owlie, were you recently accepted? Congratulations!! | |
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06-02-2008, 09:56 PM
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#263 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 179
| No. I just never put my stuff on the board... | |
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06-02-2008, 10:50 PM
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#264 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY ---> Outer Haven, MA 2012
Posts: 2,427
| She had that ill WUSTL v. Rice v. Harvard battle. | |
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06-08-2008, 10:15 AM
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#265 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 36
| Owlie! I think we're facebook friends. Decision & School: ACCEPTED Stats:- SAT Verbal: 750
- SAT Math: 800
- SAT Writing: 770
- SAT Total: 2320
- SAT II: M2: 800, Bio: 770, Lit: 730 *Took all 3 in one day, so I was a little tired
 * - ACT: E:36, S:36, M:35, R:35
- AP/IB taken/scores: Many APs. School doesn't offer IB. 5 on all of them, but that will change this year. AP Gov =/
- GPA weighted: 4.95
- GPA unweighted: 3.98
- Rank or % estimate: 2 *I was 1 when I applied*
Subjective:- Essays: Amazing
- Teacher Recs: Good
- Counselor Rec: Good
- Hook (if any): URM (?), Big National Awards, People in High Places (lol)
Location/Person:- State or Country: FL
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Black
- Gender: M
- Legacy Yes/No: No
- Recruited Yes/No: No
- Important ECs: Many Leadership positions, unique volunteer service.
Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Although I kind of *knew* I was going to get in, it was still a bit surprising! . | |
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06-27-2008, 05:51 PM
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#266 | | New Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 21
| Decision: Accepted!! (Srry im late! ) Objective:- SAT I (breakdown): 2240
- ACT:33
- SAT II: 740 French, 760 Math II
- Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
- Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
- AP (place score in parenthesis): a lot
- IB (place score in parenthesis): none
- Senior Year Course Load: hardest
- Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list][*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Black belt, singer, golfer, president of 3 clubs[*] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered in library[*] Essays: AMAZING, best ive EVER Written!! (and i am going to be an english major)[*] Teacher Recommendation: very good, from jr and soph english teachers
[/list] Other- State (if domestic applicant): California
- School Type: Sort of competetive
- Ethnicity: Indian
- Gender: Male
- Income Bracket: Highest
- Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
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