Smith College Class of 2012 Decision Thread

[Windstarr]

Waitlisted




Stats:

* SAT: 2120
* SAT II: Math 790 Bio 750
* GPA: 4.05 W, 3.6ish UW
* Rank: No Rank in School
* Other Tests: (AP) Biology, US History

Subjective

* Essays: ?
* Teacher Recs: not allowed to see
* Counselor Rec: not allowed to see
* Supplementary Material:
* Hook:

Personal

* Location: Calif
* High School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Asian American
* Gender: female, sure
* Applied for Financial Aid: yes

Other

* Extracurriculars: not spectacular of course.
* Awards: Honors roll all semesters
* Advice? :

[keileenalana]

Accepted!




Stats:


*SAT: 710Math, 690Verbal, 670Writing (2 tests)
*SAT II: did not take
*ACT: did not take
*GPA: about 4.0 Weighted
*Rank: top 6%, most challenging available courseload


Subjective


*Essays: I want to be a writer, so I worked very hard on my essays. I think I did well.
*Teacher Recs: I did not see them, but I knew both teachers very well and trust that they both did very nicely.
*Counselor Rec: I like my counselor, he is sweet, but I doubt his recommendation was spectacular.
*Supplementary Material: I sent a recording of me on the piano playing a rather difficult Mozart Sonata in A Minor, and several short poems
*Hook: Navy brat (both parents are naval commanders - but I only mentioned that in my interview)
*Location: PA
*High School Type: Small, respected public HS
*Ethnicity: White
*Gender: Female (duh)
*Applied for Financial Aid: No


Other


*Extracurriculars: I am a first clarinetist in the band, in several clubs with some leadership positions (President of one, Secretary and past Editor of another), Hospital Volunteer (100+ hours), Work several jobs (because I love to shop!)
*Awards: Some science fair awards in medicine and engineering
*Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Nope.

I really did not initially like Smith, although it was one of the few schools I applied. Now, however, I am having a hard time deciding between it and Bucknell (or William and Mary - if I get accepted...). I am continually growing fonder of Smith...

[mini]

"yes I am planning to be in the orchestra. Can you have a joint degree with music and anything else?"

My d. is a double major in music and Italian studies.

[Minor6th]

Very nice. I want to major in neuro and minor in marine biology though.

[middsmith]

Accepted with Stride.
I initially applied to Smith because it was there on the CommonApp and it was free. Never gave much thought to it until I met my interviewer. We talked for almost 2 hours and it was one of the best interviews I've ever had. Now, Smith is on my short list. =)
stats: low 700s for all (i'm not a very good test taker)
GPA: 3.85+ UW 4.5 W
recs: very good. a lot of "best in career"
Anti-hook: Asian girl

[TheDad]

Congratulations to all who were accepted. I was at a local tea for Accepted Students yesterday, some of whom are definitely coming to Smith (including a couple of Ada's!) and some who are really torn.

I've got to say, skimming the profiles of those who were waitlisted or rejected, this looks as if it was a very tough year.

[Bea]

Congratulations to all of you!

But every year I read these and wonder if there will be someone who doesn't laugh or dismiss the 'gender' question.

[maggie_magpie]

Accepted




Stats

• SAT: M:690 W:750 CR:740
• SAT II: Latin: 720 Literature: 790 Biology: 720
• ACT: -
• GPA: 3.9 unweighted
• Rank: not ranked
• Other Tests: A five on my AP Biolgy test last year

Subjective

• Essays: I wrote my common app essay on dishwashing at a diner
• Teacher Recs: Didn't see them; presumably good
• Counselor Rec: Didn't see it; presumably good
• Supplementary Material: None!
• Hook: I want to be a classics major

Personal

• Location: Barrington, RI
• High School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Female
• Applied for Financial Aid: Yes, didn't get any, unfortunately

Other

• Extracurriculars: Theater, mostly, both as an actor and an intern. This summer I went to Italy to take a Latin course. I also work at a diner!
• Awards: Smith Book Award, various National Latin Exam metals
• Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I'm a STRIDE scholar!

[SmithieandProud]

Minor6th -- You can't double major and minor. You can major, double major, major and minor, OR major and get a five college certificate, but you can't do any combo of those options officially.

You can always double major and then fulfill the requirements for a minor of your choice, but you'll only be credited as double majoring, and you won't be able to get a minor advisor or any such recognition.

So you can double in music and neuro and do an unofficial minor in marine bio, or major in neuro and minor in marine bio, or double major in any of the disciplines, but you cant officially be recognized for doing all three.

Also, trying to double in two non-related subjects will be hard enough without the unofficial minor, just fyi.

[TheDad]

Also, trying to double in two non-related subjects will be hard enough without the unofficial minor, just fyi.

Yeppers. Smith offers too many interesting courses which require great self-discipline to ignore. D has a double major and probably would have worked in an unofficial minor but I think she's going to be the equivalent of a course or two short, depending on how you view the fact that they gave her a waiver for one of the pre-req courses. And if you're satisfying Latin Honors requirements, that eats into the number of courses available for majors/minor too.[/quote]