Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.03 Weighted... Calculating unweighted would be weird because we some honors classes are longer? so it would still end up being weighted anyway? ... I'm confusing myself. Anyway... I have 20 A's (as of the end of my jr. year), 5 A-'s, and 1 B+ as final grades for classes.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Received a notification for scholarship eligibility for being upper 15%... Otherwise, our school doesn't give rank. So somewhere in upper 15?
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (Sr. year), AP Envi Sci (Sr. year)
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: Honors brit lit, honors college writing, AP calc bc, AP envi sci, honors french IV, roots of intolerance CP, crime and justice CP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French club for 2 years, world language national honors society for 2 years
Job/Work Experience: Student Conservation Association (summer after sophomore & jr years)
Volunteer/Community service: Norwescap volunteering... twice... Nothing else major (not that that is even major) that i can think of
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): -
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Ehh... Nothing?
Reflection
Strengths: Strong in math, good grades-only maybe 2 B+'s
Weaknesses: didn't have a very challenging course load until senior year, poor in english
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don't know. I was pleasantly surprised!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UConn, UMass, and RIT. Waitlisted to Case Western Reserve University
Financial Aid (If posted): Not posted yet
Scholarships/Amount: Not posted yet
Last edited by mariscelaneous; 03-10-2012 at 08:50 PM.
Reason: Fixing layout stuff
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (1380): 700 M, 680 CR, 620 Wr
ACT: 32
SAT II: 740 Math2 , 700 Bio E, 700 Chem, 700 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Sci (5), 2D Art Design (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Stat, Honors Physics, Astronomy, English 12, 20th Century, Econ, Psych
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AMC
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): winter track, spring track, debate, mu alpha theta, tutoring
Job/Work Experience: library
Volunteer/Community service: 10 hours (not kidding)
Summer Activities: did linear alegbra over the summer at ann arbor
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendations: good
Counselor Rec: decent
Additional Rec: None
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: black
Gender: male
Income Bracket: upper Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): African American so URM
Reflection
Strengths: test scores
Weaknesses: lack of ecs and commity service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: sat2s
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted drexel, northeastern,binghamton waitlisted: university of michigan- ann arbor, rejected - Lehigh
General Comments:
Congrats to all those admitted!!
Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 760CR 680M 680W (2120)
[ *] SAT II: 740 (math II) 690 (US History)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.52
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): eng lang & comp (5) APUSH (4)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP physics C, AP calc AB, AP lit, AP Psych, AP music theory, band
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president of a community service club at school, key club, german honor society, i took physics classes at columbia over the summer
[ *] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard, cashier
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: i had 100+ hours of service
[ /list][ b]Other[/b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ /list][ b]Reflection[/b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: sats were pretty good, i had good extra currics
[ *] Weaknesses: grades def could have been better
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: female haha and solid test scores. i sort of thought it would go either way and i'm happy it went the way it did haha
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Uchicago(deferred) Tulane(deferred) accepted: penn state, rutgers waiting: northeastern, davidson, nyu, boston c, boston u, UNC chapel hill, syracuse, Urochester, columbia
Last edited by itisraining; 03-10-2012 at 10:08 PM.
SAT I (breakdown): 2260: 720 CR 800 Math 740 Writing
ACT: 35 Composite: 35 English 35 Math 33 Reading 35 Science
SAT II: 710 Physics 780 Math II 700 U.S
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96 W, 92 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/202
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4) English Language (4) U.S History (4) Physics B (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP English Literature, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Calculus BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rensselaer Medalist, AMC 12 School Winner, All-county band
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic League 9-12 (Captain) Math League 9-12 (Captain) Concert Band 9-12, Jazz band, NHS, English HS
Job/Work Experience: Cashier for 2 years
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Ethnicity: Asian/Hispanic
Gender: Male
Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, course rigor, essays
Weaknesses: None I guess
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Cornell College of Engineering ED (withdrawed b/c financial aid), SUNY Buffalo Honors, Waiting for: Carnegie Mellon
Congrats all! I will be attending RPI if I don't get accepted to CMU or don't get enough financial aid from CMU.
[ b]Objective:[/b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):740CR 680W 700R
[ *] ACT: n/A
[ *] SAT II: 750 Chemistry 750 Math I 730 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.32
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 40/369
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5) Chemistry (5) World History (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Honors: Civics, Calculus, French, Treble Choir. AP: Language and Composition, Physics C, European History
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar (Commended)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[/b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
All girl a cappella group (officer)
Model United Nations (country president)
French Honor Society(treasurer)
National Honor Society
Science Olympiad
Mock Trial
Drama
Girl Scouts
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
Full time lifeguard job over the summer, part time lifeguard/swim lesson job during the school year.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
A lot, It would take me a while to type all of it.
[ /list][ b]Other[/b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut!
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks: See gender.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[/b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: My sparkling personality.
[ *] Weaknesses: My GPA/class rank
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This is RPI. I am a moderately competent female. Do the math.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]Accepted to WPI and UCONN honors program, deferred from Tufts University
[ b]Financial Aid (If posted):[/b] [ list]
[ *] Scholarships/Amount: Not posted yet
Re: Corrected
Sorry to hear that about your application. I would suggest calling admission as well on Monday to get things straighten up. I recently had trouble putting in my deposit, and had to contact admissions as well. The lady who picked up was really friendly and quite helpful and quickly resolved me problem. I would assume you would get the same treatment if you were to call.
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn't rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Calculus BC 5. Calculus AB Sub 5. Mechanics 4. E&M 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
15 college sophomore & junior level math & physics course. only 4 classes in high school. self-study AP Chemistry
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[/b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
1.Violin: State Orchestra, State Qualified, School Orchestra Concertmaster, Champions of 2 counties, Learned Violin for 12 years
2. Math Club President (9th)
3. Programming Club President (10th): win a national competition
4. Science Club Assistance (10th): Do several intra-school science fairs
5. School Swimming Team, Swimming Club, and 100m backstroke Silver Medal
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Private tutor (paid, teach AP Calculus)
1. Have only been in US for 2 years, studied in Taiwan's public school until junior years.
2. Have shown strong interest in EE
3. Self-studied 4 APs and get 5 & 4 on all
4. Old Chinese and Traditional Chinese Medicine
[ /list][ b]Reflection[/b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: AP/College Course/Unique Essay
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT
[ *] Why you think you were accepted:
My essay/Extracurricular/English is not my first language so SAT requirement is relatively low
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted:
1. UIUC Electrical Engineering
2. Purdue Electrical Engineering
3. Georgia Tech Engineering
Reject:
1. Washington U in St. Louis
[/list][ b]Financial Aid (If posted):[/b] [ list]
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (770, 760, 800)
ACT: Never took it
SAT II: 800 on math II, 790 on chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5 (out of 221)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), chemistry (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: Calculus II (taken at a local college), AP Biology, AP computer science, honors Latin 4, a few others that don't really matter
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship, Williams College Book Award, qualification for state math competition (not really an award, but it doesn't fit anywhere else), Create Award at Vex Robotics World Championship, and a ton of other robotics awards.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics club (leader, although we don't have official titles), Environmental Club (board member), Varsity Tennis (captain), Latin club, Math Team, NHS
Job/Work Experience: I work for a non-profit organization, and I teach an SAT prep class
Volunteer/Community service: Ton of stuff... several hundred hours. I'm not gonna list everything, but the most significant community service activity I've done would be volunteering for a camp for kids with diabetes
Summer Activities: Summer tennis, a ton of volunteer work, employment
Essays: Pretty good.
Teacher Recommendation: I sent three. Two were extremely good, but I'm not sure about the third.
Counselor Rec: Probably average
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Didn't have one
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurricular activities, test scores
Weaknesses: Didn't take enough AP courses, although in my defense, my school makes it exceedingly difficult to take many.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I'm pretty well rounded.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at WashU, WPI, UMASS, GIT, and Penn State.
General Comments: I'm so happy that I got in!! Congrats to everyone else who got accepted, and to everyone who didn't, I'm sure you're all amazing people, and you're all gonna be at great colleges next year!
Decision: Accepted
SAT I (breakdown):N/A
ACT:31
SAT II:NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.5 Weighted 4.23
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/80
AP (place score in parenthesis):APUSH 5, AP Physics 5
Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc, Highest level all other classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):4Yr Varsity Soccer Captain, 3yrs Baseball Captain 3Yr Varsity Basketball. All Conference soccer two years
State (if domestic applicant):CT
Gender:M
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):First Generation
Strengths: ACT
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACT and extracurriculars
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted WPI, UCONN, Penn State, Clemson, Tulane
SAT I (breakdown): Reading: 680 Math: 730 Writing: 650
ACT: didn't take
SAT II: Math II: 730; physics; 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.51 UW, 4.0 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 90/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): environmental science-3, euro history-3,
physics b-5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Govt, H. Econ, Ap Calc BC, AP Physics C: Mech, AP Physics C: E&M, English 12, AP Stats, Chemistry
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 1 year JV tennis, 3 years varsity tennis, countless tutoring hours, piano
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
State (if domestic applicant): Ca
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: declined to state
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Strengths: Letters of rec, SAT's
Weaknesses: Rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]Financial Aid (If posted):[/b] [ list]
Scholarships/Amount: unknown
-SAT I (breakdown): 1920 M:590, W:650, CR:680
-ACT: 29
-SAT II: Math2:600, World History:650, Literature;670
-Unweighted GPA: 3.7/ 4.2 weighted
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 16%
-AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics(3), World History(5)
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP lit, art, economics, advanced french Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
2 years cheerleading
2 years cross country
3 year swim team
2 years girls club
2 years youth advisory board
2 years tutor + mentor
Job/Work Experience: summer internship
-Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours with various organizations. Other
- State : California
- Ethnicity: hispanic/white
- Gender: female
- Hooks: inner city high school, girl in the sciences Reflection
-Strengths: ?
-Weaknesses: terrible math sat score
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ?
-SAT I (breakdown): 1980 M:750, W:630, CR:630
-Unweighted GPA: 3.53
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
-AP (place score in parenthesis): USHist(3), EuroHist(3), PhysicsB(3), CalcAB(5)
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, History, English
Subjective:
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
4 years soccer, 3 varsity letters, conference all-star
Job/Work Experience: part-time job since 10th grade, all-year
-Volunteer/Community service: not much
Other
- State : MA
- Ethnicity: white
- Gender: male
- Hooks: none
Reflection
-Strengths: ?
-Weaknesses: not great AP scores, not enough extracurriculars
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ?
ACT:31
GPA:3.9 UW
AP's: US History-4, English Comp-5, Early Am. History-4
EC's: Heavy involvement in orchestra, part-time job, NHS
Received the Medalist scholarship from RPI
State: MI
Ethnicity: White
Accepted to U of Michigan, Depaul, Case Western, Drexel.
Surprised, but we did not visit etc. Unlikely he would have attended anyway even if accepted.
