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11-05-2009, 03:24 PM
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#16 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 197
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Decision: Accepted
Major: Business
Stats:
[ *] SAT: 2210, but I think they used my 2040
[ *] SAT IIs: 690 Math 2, 710 US History
[ *] ACT: none
[ *] GPA: 3.4 unweighted
[ *] Rank: unranked
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: personal statement was a little sloppy
[ *] Teacher Recs: none
[ *] Counselor Rec: none
[ *] Hook (if any): none
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: PA
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b] Sweet, I'm 2 for 2.
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11-05-2009, 06:48 PM
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#17 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 400
| Decision: Accepted Major: Management Stats:- SAT: 800 writing/800 reading/790 math (2390)
- SAT IIs: 800 lit, 800 french, 790 math II
- GPA: 5.15 weighted, 4.0 unweigted
- Rank: 1/383
Subjective:- Essays: did not submit
- Teacher Recs: none
- Counselor Rec: fine?
- Hook (if any): none really
Location/Person:- State or Country: PA
- School Type: public
- Ethnicity: asian
- Gender: female
Other Factors: good EC's General Comments: yay? or something to that effect... | |
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11-09-2009, 08:10 AM
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#18 | | New Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 17
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ACCEPTED: University Park/MAJOR BIOLOGY
SAT 2090
ACT 34
SAT II's 720/680
GPA 5.33/5.74
Lots of Leadership and other EC's
Dual Sport Varsity Athlete Not Recruited.
Good Luck to Everyone else
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11-10-2009, 07:59 AM
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#19 | | New Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 5
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S Admitted today UP/Engineering
SAT 2050 SAT2 Chem 780/Math2 740
3.76 u/w gpa/ 4.44 w
in state
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11-10-2009, 08:07 AM
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#20 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 93
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I'm toast.
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11-10-2009, 04:21 PM
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#21 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 135
| Decision: Accepted Major: Engineering Stats:- SAT: 2140
- SAT IIs: horrible.
- ACT: 33
- GPA: 4.1 W, 3.95 UW
- Rank: 7/300ish
- Other stats: idk.
Subjective:- Essays: it's just a personal statement. nothing too spectacular.
- Teacher Recs: none
- Counselor Rec: didn't read it.
- Hook (if any): female studying engineering? idk.
Location/Person:- State or Country: PA
- School Type: public
- Ethnicity: asian
- Gender: female
Other Factors: I only had like 3 extracurriculars listed. guess it didn't hurt. General Comments: yay.
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11-10-2009, 09:45 PM
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#22 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jersey
Posts: 805
| Decision: Accepted Major: Engineering Stats:- SAT: 2200
- SAT IIs: Math II - 800, Physics - 770
- ACT: N/A
- GPA: 3.9ish unweighted
- Rank: N/A
- Other stats: ECs are pretty good.
Subjective:- Essays: Good I guess.
- Teacher Recs: No idea.
- Counselor Rec: No idea.
- Hook (if any): I'm super awesome.
Location/Person:- State or Country: NJ
- School Type: Private Roman-Catholic College-Preparatory
- Ethnicity: Asian
- Gender: Male
Yay lol.
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11-12-2009, 09:07 AM
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#23 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 97
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This is for D2:
Decision: Accepted
College of Arts & Architecture
Stats:
SAT: 670CR 640M 710W
SAT IIs: N/A
GPA: 4.33W/3.97UW
Rank:Top 20 in class (Class size ~ 450)
Other stats:
6 AP Classes (Calc AB & BC- Physics-English Lit-English Comp-Spanish)
11 Honors Classes
Subjective:
Essays:Pretty good
Teacher Recs:Outstanding
Counselor Rec: Did not get to see - assume very good
Hook (if any):Legacy? Grandmother
Location/Person:
State or Country:PA
School Type:Public
Gender:Female
Other Factors:
Architecture apprenticeship
2 years of studio art classes
President - local chapter of national youth oriented community service organization
VP - local school-based service organization
Secretary - Habitat for Humanity
250+ Hours of community service
NHS
Five varsity letters
Guitar and violin
General Comments:
This may not be her first choice, but it's her mom and dad's first choice!!! (In-state tuition hooray!) (Man, does it hurt a Pitt grad to say that PSU is a first choice, but Pitt has no architecture program.)
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11-12-2009, 05:20 PM
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#24 | | New Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2
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Found out this morning!
Decision: Accepted!
Major: Architecture
Stats:
SAT: 2110 (740 CR, 680 M, 690 W)
SAT IIs:720 Math I, 680 Chem
ACT: 32
GPA: 3.75 UW, 4.17 W
Rank:3 /76
Subjective
Essays: wrote about arch. summer camp there
Teacher Recs: didn't see
Counselor Rec: didn't see
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person
State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender:M
General Comments: Very Happy! My first acceptance
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11-13-2009, 08:29 AM
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#25 | | New Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 8
| Son Accepted today
Decision: Accepted
Major: Engineering
Stats:
SAT: N/A
SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 760 Physics
ACT: 35
GPA: 97/100
Rank: 5/350
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: Didn't do
Teacher Recs: none
Counselor Rec:
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: public
Ethnicity:
Gender: male
Other Factors:
General Comments: hoping for some scholarship...
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11-13-2009, 05:26 PM
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#26 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 105
| Decision: Accepted Major: Business (Finance) Stats:- SAT: 1490/2220 (800 math, 690 critical reading, 730 writing)
- SAT IIs: 800 math level 2, 660 physics
- ACT: N/A
- GPA: 3.49 UW, 3.98 W
- Rank: N/A
- Other stats: school clubs, volunteering, work experience, extracurriculars
Subjective:- Essays: good
- Teacher Recs: good
- Counselor Rec: good
- Hook (if any): N/A
Location/Person:- State or Country: New Jersey
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Asian (Indian) American
- Gender: Male
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11-14-2009, 12:10 PM
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#27 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: PA
Posts: 139
| Decision: Accepted Major: Business
Stats:
SAT: 1580/2350 (CR: 780, M: 800, W: 770)
SAT IIs: 770 U.S. History, 740 Math, 720 Chemistry
ACT: N/A
GPA: 4.00 UW, 4.72 W (at time of application)
Rank: 1/628 (not reported; at time of application)
Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: None
Counselor Rec: None
Hook (if any): N/A
Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
First acceptance, yay.  | |
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11-16-2009, 05:27 PM
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#28 | | New Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 22
| Decision: ACCEPTED! Major: Engineering Stats:- SAT: 1550/2240 (800 M 710 W 750 CR)
- SAT IIs: 800 US History, 800 Physics, 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
- ACT:
- GPA: 3.8/4.0 (unweighted), 4.3/4.0 (weighted)
- Rank: 3/482
- Other stats: 12 APs taken through high school, dual enrolled in MVCalc and Diff Eq at local community college
Subjective:- Essays: I talked about how I drive around a nearby town on Saturday nights and what I've learned about diversity. Didn't really try too hard, but I guess they liked
- Teacher Recs: Excellent
- Counselor Rec: Excellent
- Hook (if any): Captain of Track Team, Eagle Scout
[ b]Location/Person:[/b] - State or Country: NJ
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Asian -- Indian
- Gender: Male
Other Factors: Applying to Schreyer's Honors College General Comments: My first acceptance! I'll definitely consider attending if I get a lot of financial aid and honors college...Good luck to everybody else!!
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11-16-2009, 05:31 PM
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#29 | | New Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 22
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We should also start posting the date that all our materials got in and the date we found out, for future classes. I'll start:
Everything received by: November 3, 2009
Accepted on: November 16, 2009 (Well that's the day I got the letter, so prolly a few days before...)
Good luck!
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11-16-2009, 06:43 PM
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#30 | | New Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 22
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wow i applied sept 22 and still nothing >  | |
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