Do you know when they will email internationals since some people have been finding out of their decisions already. I'm wondering if the emails are already sent to those who got accepted.
gloriousambition, I kind of have an idea (which came from I-dont-know-where) that Swarthmore emails us on the 28th. I could have read about it somewhere or it's just another deja vu of mine.
But from the link I quoted, some if not all people got their emails on the 28th, but that was back in 2007.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (One A- (freshman year))
Weighted GPA: NA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 (But not reported)
AP (place score in parentheses):World History (5), Language and Composition (5) European History (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Literature, AP Psychology, AP Physics B, and Spanish 5
Number of other applicants in your school:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar. Wisconsin State Senate Scholar.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Student council- four years; Food Drive- three years (Director); Freshman mentor- two years; NHS- two years; FCCLA- one year (Director); karate (second degree blackbelt, demo team, masters team); Library advisory (Teen board member).
Freshman mentor
Volunteer/Community service:Over 150 hours for food drive; forty hours in Peru going to schools etc; 45 hours teaching English in South African preschool; over 100 hours on an annual benefit garage sale; etc.
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: Wisconsin politics. About waking up in the capitol building the night the assembly passed Walker’s “budget” bill. It turned out really well. It’s definitely my favorite essay.
EC Short Answer: About my passion for karate and how it’s so integral to my identity now.
Why Swarthmore: It was good.
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1:My math teacher. I had him for Algebra Two and Precalc. He loves me. I actually got to read it, he said lot’s of nice things about me. Specific examples included. Great.
Teacher Recommendation #2: My AP Lang teacher. She loves me. I got to read that one too. It was beautifully written and she talked about my love of learning. Amazing.
Counselor Rec: I’m guessing it was really good. She’s been such an advocate for me in other situations.
Additional Rec: My karate instructor and employer. I got to read it. It was hilarious. Great.
Interview: It went well.
Other
Date Submitted App: October 9th.
State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin.
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public.
Ethnicity: White.
Gender: Female.
Income Bracket: Did not apply for financial aid.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
Reflection
It was a crazy couple of months.
Strengths: I was proud of my essays. I know that my recommendations were all really great. My interview went well.
Weaknesses: Low test scores. Didn’t send SATII. Not enough AP classes. No major awards.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?:
Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
