SAT I :2100 (700 R; 670m; 730 w)
SAT II: 700 Lit; 730 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not sure, maybe top 10th
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc; Honors Lit; Latin 5; Anatomy & Physiology; Philosophy; Computer Science; Musical Theater;
Major Awards : Latin Award
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leads in several plays/musicals; chorus and men's a capella choir
Summer Activities: plays and musicals
Essays: Clear and illuminating
Teacher Recommendation: didn't see, but probably good
Counselor Rec: probably good
Additional Rec: theater teacher, likely very positive
Interview: yes, went well
State: NJ
School Type: small independent
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Strengths: Dedicated involvement in theater, with lots of lead roles.
Weaknesses: GPA, for sure. Also, should have taken SAT I more than once.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting to hear from some others.
General Comments: Congratulations to all those accepted. Great school. Knew it was a stretch but held out hope.
[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2170- 790/690/690
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:Physics-790 and Math IIC- 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NO GPA
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5/300
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Had listed only 6 ECs- 4 of them were jobs that I held in last four years (place where I come from has almost nil ECs to offer)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 1) 3 years in a call center as a call/computer operator (2) Tutored children for more than three years now (3) working right now at an underfunded and derelict school as a teacher
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: some volunteering at a relief organization
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Wasn't great, I guess. Though, I thought it was good enough (perhaps, that is why I didn't get in)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn't see them. Teacher weren't eager to work on my behalf, since I graduated from high school some four years ago
[ *] Counselor Rec: same as above
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes, a full ride.
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Nepal
[ *] School Type: Public School that taught me how to self study
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $4000 per annum
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Nothing
[ *] Weaknesses: Non-traditional student, wasn't a genius and asked for a full ride (haha! I was foolish to even think of applying to US and wasting my yearlong savings on this)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Wasn't good enough, I guess
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[b] I Shouldn't have thought of joining a college after so many years of graduating from high school, I was delusional and had false sense of hope
@specific, many (I will go ahead and say most) of us on these boards have no grasp of the challenges you must face. You are an inspiration. And you should NEVER stop trying to achieve your goals. Vassar's loss.
SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (650 CR, 720 M, 770 W) (Didn’t send)
ACT: 33 (35 E, 33 M, 31 R, 33 S)
SAT II: Didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send
IB (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer IB
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Bio, AP Calc BC, World Religions, Ethics and Politics, and Economics (through Texas Tech, I finished with a 98 average)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, great placing at various science fairs
Subjectives:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NSHS (treasurer), Choir (11th grade-VP, 12th grade- President), Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader), All-State choir (3 years), Local acting group, Musical performances at local theatre, Piano (solos and ensemble at state level), Church youth group and choir, Piano theory, Competitive swimming, UIL math, science, and number sense
Job/Work Experience: Peer tutor (mainly calculus and pre-cal)
Volunteer/Community service: Local beautification projects, helped to construct new exhibits for nature center, helped at a children’s grief center, constructed stage sets for musicals and plays, helped with museum activities, helped at local aquatics center, helped with church mission, helped to teach piano theory to elementary school children, variety of projects through scouting
Summer Activities: State piano ensemble, performed in a musical, and scouting
Essays: Common App essay- talked about my passion for genetics caused by my sister’s early death from Edward’s Syndrome
Supplement- talked about the struggle of being gay in West Texas
Teacher Recommendation: One I know is fantastic, and I’m not sure about the other
Counselor Rec: Really strong
Additional Rec: Probably the best letter written for me
Etc.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biological Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): TX
School Type: Private, independent
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Eagle Scout, Essays, LOR
Weaknesses: GPA, ACT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel like my essays really showed who I am as a person, and from what I understand, colleges like that.
The most unique thing in your application: My supplement essay
Stats:
SAT I (breakdown): 2050
ACT: 31
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/744
AP (place score in parenthesis): None
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Bio, AP Macroeconomics, Applied Calc, Elements of Writing (School magazine), College Forensics, Gym,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, NYS Science Honor Society, Youth in Government County Chairman, School Magazine (Chief Editor), Math Team (VP), Math Club, Gay-Straight Alliance (VP),
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor for past three years
Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hours of community service for YMCA over last four years
Summer Activities: Camp Counselor
Essays: The stigma of mental illness and dealing with my social anxiety
Working at Camp
MySpace-Copy of my school magazine
Teacher Recommendation: No idea, but I've known the teachers for years
Counselor Rec: Awesome
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biochemistry/Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: 4,000 students in the murder capital of NY
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 25k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essay-I am a very strong writer and went through many revisions
Weaknesses: Ap/Sat II- Sat II's aren't pushed in my district and I couldnt take any AP's at my smaller campus
Why you think you were accepted: I showed my potential to overcome challenges. I suffered in my Sophomore/Junior years, but kept up my average. I went on to take a harder senior schedule and excelled. My essays were strong. I showed commitment to the YMCA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Siena, Union, Arcadia, New Haven, Lehigh Waitlisted: None Rejected: None... Yet Still waiting on: Yale, Columbia
Other: I really like Vassar and will probably attend in the fall
Waited Listed - Does anyone have any idea of how many are on the wait list? Cannot find information on the site.
SAT I (breakdown): 2150
ACT: none
SAT II: Math 680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Bio, AP Calc; AP Us History; AP European History; AP Spanish
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Government, AP Bio,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, HMC two years, Student Leadership Council
Job/Work Experience: Retail; National Parks for past three years
Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hours of community service city governement
Summer Activities:
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recommendation: Strong Counselor Rec: Awesome
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes Mistakenly
Intended Major: Biochemistry/Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): Washington DC
School Type: 2,000 students
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essay-I am a very strong writer
Weaknesses: Sat
(I changed "Objective" to "Quantitative" and "Subjective" to "Qualitative" because I think that makes more sense. Hope nobody minds)
Quantitative:
SAT I (breakdown): didn't report
ACT: 33 (M 26, W 34, R 35, S 35)
SAT II: didn't report
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/99
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn't report; clerical difficulties
IB (place score in parenthesis): school does not offer IB
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Phys, AP Lit, AP Macro, AP Micro, DC Stats, Civics (AP Stats not offered)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, QuestBridge National College Match Finalist
Qualitative:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Regionally competitive classical pianist since age 12 (state champion), chair of youth ministries for the United Methodist Church in Oregon and Idaho, UMC youth representative at conference in Berlin, Germany, extremely active in local church mission trips etc
Job/Work Experience: Part-time accompanist for numerous local choirs, youth productions, solo auditions
Volunteer/Community service: Mentioned in extracurricular section
Summer Activities: Um. I go camping sometimes
Essays: Wrote about my upbringing as an ecumenical protestant in a fairly isolated conservative Mormon community, and how my stepbrother was a sex offender, which spurred on musical and academic success in my tween years
Teacher Recommendation: Waived my right to access but I'm sure my recommendations were really good
Counselor Rec: My counselor accidentally submitted her recommendation for Columbia, lol
Additional Rec: My piano teacher says he wrote some "pretty flattering things"
Interview: No
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Online Charter
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 55k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Very accomplished musician, international leadership involvement with non-profits
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, extracurricular activity, essays
Weaknesses: Math scores (26 M and 35 S *** was that)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I uploaded a picture of myself and I'm really hot. I don't know, I'm not an admissions officer.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Wait-listed by Chicago and Columbia, accepted by Grinnell and Holy Cross, rejected by Brown
General Comments: I honestly didn't think I'd be admitted to Vassar but now I'm going there for certain. Congratulations to everyone else who got in, and sincere apologies to everyone who didn't. Best of luck!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn't send (or at least I don't think so... idk)
ACT: 25
SAT II: didn't take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 by the end of my junior year
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn't do ranks
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (4), Biology, Psychology, Chemistry (1), English Literature and Comp, World History
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, Band class, and editor-in-chief of my school paper
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None? I guess idk
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (editor), saxophone in band, PF debate, marching band, water polo, swim team, NHS, Beta club, Tri-M, Film club (founder)
Job/Work Experience: videographer
Volunteer/Community service: helped out a few times at mental home, mission trip to Jamaica and multiple trips to NYC
Summer Activities: Not much :/ I went to a film intensive program at NYU last summer
Essays: CommonApp was about not having a bummer summer. Why Vassar was because they had a good film program. Said I had a God given destiny to do so.
Teacher Recommendation: Newspaper Advisor and Honors Brit lit teacher
Counselor Rec: yep
Additional Rec: none
Interview: didn't have one
Other
State (if domestic applicant): GA
School Type: Christian Private
Ethnicity: Black/ African-American
Gender: male
Income Bracket: ~80,000/year idk really
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Questbridge finalist
Strengths: ECs, passion (I would assume)
Weaknesses: ACT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really have no idea; there are so many people with better stats than me, but I am still so grateful and ecstatic to have gotten in! (yea... what she said, the person I copied this temp from)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Oberlin, Syracuse, Ohio University, Oxford College @ Emory
General Comments: Honored to have gotten. Trying to learn as much as I can about their film program!
