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03-09-2008, 04:54 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Threads: 8
Posts: 37
| for those of you who have been accepted...
what were your stats? | 
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03-09-2008, 04:59 PM
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#2 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Threads: 18
Posts: 170
| GPA: 4.0 UW
SAT I: 2250
SAT II's: Math II- 800, Chemistry- 800
EC's/Awards: they were alright..
Rec's: probably good?
Essays: umm.. I kinda rushed on them. they weren't bad. not spectacular though.
Interview: kinda impersonal... but not horrible
Overall, I'm reallllllly happy! I love UR  | |
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03-09-2008, 05:00 PM
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#3 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Threads: 8
Posts: 37
| congratulations! are you from the rochester area? | |
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03-09-2008, 05:11 PM
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#4 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Threads: 22
Posts: 392
| here's a format from another school
here's a format from another school, similar to what Lerm89 posted but a bit more info that people might like to see...
GPA weighted/unweighted
# AP/honors taken
rank/%
SAT/ACT superscored/regular:
hs competitive/noncomp.
counselor rec: it should be in a book, very good, decent, borderline, or poor
teacher rec: same as above
essays: same as above
Top 3 ECs:
Top 3 leadership positions:
Extra comments/"hooks":
Other universities you have been accepted at
Do you plan on attending now that you're accepted? | |
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03-09-2008, 05:24 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Threads: 2
Posts: 120
| I was accepted yesterday! and i live in southern arizona
GPA weighted/unweighted: 4.4/3.9
# AP/honors taken: 7 APs tot. lots of honors level courses
rank/%: 7, top 2%
SAT/ACT superscored/regular: SAT: 1310/1250, ACT: 30/29
hs competitive/noncomp: pretty competitive. offer lots of APs
counselor rec: very good
teacher rec: very good
essays: not super amazing, but decent i think
Top 3 ECs: Key Club, Choir, Student Government
Top 3 leadership positions: Key Club President, Senior Class VP, Site Council President
Extra comments/"hooks": good interview. took college courses during summer.
Other universities you have been accepted at: Knox College. Waiting on 6 other schools
Do you plan on attending now that you're accepted? Possibly, still waiting on WashU, Vandy, Duke, Cornell, Boston College, and Wake Forest. | |
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03-09-2008, 05:29 PM
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#6 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Threads: 18
Posts: 170
| yes, I am from Rochester | |
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03-09-2008, 09:04 PM
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#7 | | Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Threads: 19
Posts: 403
| GPA weighted/unweighted: 3.87/3.92
# AP/honors taken: 8 (five this year)
rank/%: N/A
SAT/ACT superscored/regular: N/A / 2200
hs competitive/noncomp.: Don't know or care?
counselor rec: Didn't read it.
teacher rec: same as above
essays: Writing is traditionally one of my strengths.
Top 3 ECs: Singing/chorus, theatre, and political activism.
Top 3 leadership positions: Two Vice Presidencies and ensemble section leader.
Extra comments/"hooks": Nichts.
Other universities you have been accepted at: St. Olaf College
Do you plan on attending now that you're accepted?: Probably not. Rochester hasn't given me any money yet, and that's one of the larger factors. | |
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03-09-2008, 09:06 PM
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#8 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Threads: 22
Posts: 392
| Melancholy, when my older S was accepted at Rochester the date on his financial aid award letter was two weeks after his acceptance letter.
So not getting any money yet doesn't mean anything... | |
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03-09-2008, 09:20 PM
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#9 | | Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Binghamton, NY --> Cornell 2012 Gender: Male
Threads: 32
Posts: 397
| GPA weighted/unweighted: 3.95 UW
# AP/honors taken: 8 AP, 4 this year
rank/%: Top 10% at least
SAT/ACT superscored/regular: 29 on ACT, 2000 on SAT
hs competitive/noncomp.: Pretty competitive
counselor rec: Incredible
teacher rec: Both probably great
essays: I'm a great writer so I'm guessing my essays helped
Top 3 ECs: Theater, NHS, School newspaper
Top 3 leadership positions: President of NHS, Vice-President of National French Honor Society, President of Drama Club
Extra comments/"hooks": I think my interview went really good, even though my interviewer seemed pretty tough
Other universities you have been accepted at: Northeastern, Emerson, Binghamton, Geneseo
Do you plan on attending now that you're accepted?: No not necessarily. Still waiting to hear back from 9 other schools and money is a big concern. But if I don't get into reach schools then there's a good possibility. | |
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03-09-2008, 10:38 PM
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#10 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 21
Posts: 101
| GPA weighted/unweighted: 3.95 uw
# AP/honors taken: 9 total
Rank/%: top 5%
SAT/ACT superscored/regular: 2180 regular
HS competitive/noncomp: very competitive -_-
Counselor rec: decent since she has 500 other kids to deal with
Teacher rec: one decent, one very good
Essays: great--wrote indepth about an ec that I'm really passionate about
Top 3 ECs: planes museum, csf, orchestra
Top 3 leadership positions: uhhh none?
Extra comments/"hooks": middle class Asian from CA ... no hooks
Other universities you have been accepted at: UCSB
Do you plan on attending now that you're accepted? depends on the fin.aid | |
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03-09-2008, 10:50 PM
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#11 | | New Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 4
Posts: 14
| GPA unweighted (out of 100) = 96ish
weighted - don't know
# AP/honors taken = 3 AP's, 2SUPA's, all other were honors if offered
rank/% = top 5% out of 130
SAT/ACT superscored/regular: no SAT, ACT 32 (32E, 32M, 30R, 33S, 8W)
hs competitive/noncomp. - not competitive
counselor rec: very good
teacher rec: really really awesome
essays: decent, the short answer ones were good, the common app not so much
Top 3 ECs: Stage Managing, Music, Tennis
Top 3 leadership positions: Stage Managing, Pres TriM
Extra comments/"hooks": Stage Managing at my school is like a full time job ... about 20-40 hours a week... and able to raise my gpa throughout high school despite becoming more and more busy and taking the toughest corse loads available.
Other universities you have been accepted at: U Colorado Boulder
Do you plan on attending now that you're accepted? Possibly... I'm waiting on 2 other letters. Also depends on what they give for fin. aid. | |
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03-09-2008, 10:56 PM
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#12 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Threads: 0
Posts: 32
| GPA weighted/unweighted: 4.4/4.0
# AP/honors taken: 6 APs, rest honors
rank/%: no rank, but top decile
SAT/ACT superscored/regular: 34: (34,34,34,35) only taken once
hs competitive/noncomp: super-competitive public
counselor rec: didn't read, probably not so hot
teacher rec: didn't read, hopefully good
essays: great
Top 3 ECs: Club swimming, HS swimming, ACS
Top 3 leadership positions: captain/captain/president
Extra comments/"hooks": no clue, I'm white & from CT
Other universities you have been accepted at: Colgate, McGill
Do you plan on attending now that you're accepted? Definitely...pretty confused right now though | |
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03-10-2008, 11:59 AM
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#13 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey
Threads: 0
Posts: 10
| GPA weighted/unweighted: 4.5ish weighted
# AP/honors taken: 11 total
rank/%: top 10%
SAT/ACT superscored/regular: 2300 regular
hs competitive/noncomp: competitive public
counselor rec: i dont really know since i wasnt allowed to read it but she worked hard on it i think, so i would say very good
teacher rec: again, didn't read them, but im pretty sure they were very good since i knew the teachers really well
essays: ummm i think they were good...
Top 3 ECs: school newspaper/physics club/red cross club
Top 3 leadership positions: copy editor/president/president
Extra comments/"hooks": none
Other universities you have been accepted at: unofficially accepted to washU
Do you plan on attending now that you're accepted? i would love to go but it honestly depends on financial aid, which is a huge factor for me. | |
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03-10-2008, 02:10 PM
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#14 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CT --> Rice 2012! Gender: Female
Threads: 10
Posts: 301
| GPA weighted/unweighted: 4.25
# AP/honors taken: a lot don't feel like counting
rank/%: 1/250
SAT/ACT superscored/regular: 2230/ 2180
hs competitive/noncomp.: a little competitive
counselor rec: good
teacher rec: good
essays: good I guess
Top 3 ECs: varsity swimming, student gov., lots of community service
Top 3 leadership positions: treasurer, secretary, senator (student gov)
Extra comments/"hooks": girl engineer?
Other universities you have been accepted at: UConn (Honors Program)
Do you plan on attending now that you're accepted? depends where else I get in to | |
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03-10-2008, 09:39 PM
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#15 | | New Member
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bay area ---> duke 2012 Gender: Male
Threads: 2
Posts: 29
| GPA weighted/unweighted: 4.5
# AP/honors taken: 14 ap's
rank/%: 3/430
SAT/ACT superscored/regular: 2310/ 35
hs competitive/noncomp.: not really
counselor rec: ...
teacher rec: pretty good
essays: avg.
Top 3 ECs: lots of volunteering, work, tutoring, other stuff
Top 3 leadership positions: im lazy
Extra comments/"hooks": not much
Other universities you have been accepted at: so far usc, vandy, uc's
Do you plan on attending now that you're accepted? no | |
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