can more graduated seniors do "actual results" threads?

[soulstealer07]

got my first rejection from USC

[scabooter]

SAT: 720 Verbal 750 Writing 650 Math (2120 new scale / 1370 old scale)
SAT II: Literature - 680 Chemistry - 590

GPA: 3.65 (weighted) on a 3.85 scale (my school is weird!)
Class rank: 7 / 193 (top 3%)

AP Exams: Chemistry - 2 English - 5

National Merit Scholarship Commendation

Dual high school program. I go to a regular high school in the morning and a magnet school of arts in the afternoon until 4:15 (study Creative Writing there). Earned me a total of 34 credits instead of the required 22.

Summer program at Wesleyan University
Poetry class at Trinity College
Chemistry class at University of Connecticut

10+ hours of community service per week

Publication in Trinity College's Lit. Mag.

I'm poor and not a legacy to any of these schools. I declared English as my major on all applications and checked Caucasian for ethnicity.


Schools:
Brandeis University - Accepted
Brown University - Rejected
Columbia University - Rejected
Dartmouth College - Rejected
Georgetown University - Accepted
Johns Hopkins University - Accepted
New York University - Accepted
Trinity College - Accepted
University of Connecticut - Accepted into Honors Program
Vassar College - Rejected
Wesleyan University (top choice) - Rejected

[tina_digs_irony]

Omg Scabooter, you and I are a lot alike. . .
I also had Writing & Verbal SATs in the 700s and the Math in the 600s, and I also attend a dual high school program. . .also for Creative Writing!
I'm poor & a non-legacy too. I'm really interested in Johns Hopkins as well. Did you emphasize your interest in writing on your applications?

[Tennis1137]

Accepted: Clark, Brandeis, Northeastern, Bowdoin, Tufts, Middlebury, Wesleyan, Williams
Waitlisted: Amherst
Rejected: Brown, Harvard, Yale, Cornell


School Type: Magnet
Location: Maine
Race/Gender: Caucasian
Prospective Major: Bio/Physics
Unweighted GPA: N/A
Weighted GPA: N/A
Class rank: Does not rank: but probably 2 of ~25

SAT I Scores
SAT I Math: 750
SAT I Critical Reading: 750
SAT I Writing: 660

SAT II Scores
SAT II Chemistry: 740
SAT II Math IIC: 800

Also, National Merit Finalist

[yale2259]

never mind..

[Master]

never mind to what?

[436qJ]

Accepted: Harvard (Attending), University of Virginia, Emory, Vanderbilt, Boston University, Syracuse

Waitlisted: Washington University in St. Louis

Rejected: Georgetown, Cornell

SAT: 2200 (730 cr, 770 m, 700 w)
SAT II: 700 Bio M, 800 Math II, 790 US Hist

GPA: 3.79 unweighted but with a ton of AP and honors classes
Rank: Top 20% but not exactly disclosed

National Merit Scholar (224)
Three 5s on AP Tests
Varsity Track and Cross Country Captain
National Honor Society President
Music, Drama Invovement
Community Service (money raised for national NM society)
Model UN (with one award)

Location: New Jersey
School: Small Public
Sex: Male
Race: White/Jewish

I had some legacy at Harvard and Cornell

[Master]

you dont deserve your acceptance to harvard
jk

[Kira Marie]

Accepted
Boston College (Honors) <--Attending
Colby College (Presidential Scholar)
Boston University (Honors & half-tuition/yr)
UMaryland- CP (Honors/Gemstone & $8,000/yr)
American (Honors & $25,000/yr)
UConn (Honors & $10,000/yr)
NYU

Waitlisted
Lehigh

Rejected
UPenn
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
Swarthmore
Georgetown

School Type: Public
Location: Long Island, NY
Race/Gender: Caucasian
Prospective Major: Biochemistry
Unweighted GPA: 3.95
Weighted GPA: 4.78
Class rank: 15 of 305 (Top 5%)

SAT I Scores
SAT I Math: 710
SAT I Critical Reading: 740
SAT I Writing: 750

SAT II Scores
SAT II Biology (M): 720
SAT II Chemistry: 720
SAT II Physics: 640
SAT II Math IIC: 630

Significant Coursework
* 9th: Honors Chemistry, Honors Global History I, English 9 Honors, Math AB, French 2, Science Research (frosh elective)
* 10th: AP Biology (5), College Science Research, Honors Global History II, Honors English 10, Honors Chamber Choir, Math B, French 3
* 11th: AP Physics B (4), AP US History (4), AP English Language (3), College Science Research, Honors Pre-calculus, Honors French 4, Honors Chamber Choir
* 12th: AP Chemistry, AP US Government & Politics, AP English Literature, AP French, College Calculus, College Science Research, Honors Chamber Choir

Extracurricular Info
* 350+ hours community service
* Natural Helpers (member since 9th grade, senior trainer: 12th grade)
* National Honor Society (member since 10th grade)
* Tri-M Music Honor Society (member since 10th grade, President: 12th grade)
* French Honor Society (member since 10th grade)
* SOAR: thesis construction and defense program (11th grade through 12th grade)
* Private voice lessons (since 7th grade)
* NYSSMA: vocal adjudication (since 5th grade)
* All-County Honors Chorus: Suffolk, NY (since 8th grade)
* New York All-State Mixed Honors Chorus (12th grade)
* School Drama (9th, 10th, 11th)
* School Musical (9th, 10th, 12th: Lady Larken in Once Upon a Mattress)
* Chamber Choir (member since 10th grade, Secretary: 11th grade, President: 12th grade)
* Drama Club (member since 9th grade)
* French Club (member since 9th grade)

Work Experience
* Research intern (10th, 11th, 12th) working independently with a developmental protein in Drosophila melanogaster at Stony Brook University. 40 hrs/wk during summers, 7 hrs/wk during school year.
. Wrote a 20 pg paper on my research and submitted research to various science competitions and programs:
- Intel Science Talent Search
- Long Island Science Congress
- Long Island Science and Engineering Fair
- Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
- SOAR Program
. Also entered:
- Dupont Essay Competition

Awards
* High Honor Roll
* Academic Achievement Award
* National French Contest- Level IV- 7th place in Suffolk County
* Long Island Science Congress- 10th grade: Honorable Mention, 11th grade: Merit Award
* AP Scholar with Honor
* Long Island Philharmonic - Honorary choir member (September 11th, 2006)

Comments
I was somewhat surprised that I didn't get a couple more acceptances, but in the end, it made my decision easier. I applied to BC without visiting, and after seeing the campus and talking with students and faculty, I realized there isn't a place I'd rather be. I'm looking forward to the fall

[George W Bush]

Schools
University of Pennsyvlania (ED - Wharton and M&T) - rejected
Rutgers University (Engineering & NB CAS) - accepted
Rutgers University (Ernesto Mario) - rejected
University of California, Berkeley (Engineering Undecided) - rejected
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (CoE) - accepted
Stevens Institute of Technology (CoE) - accepted
Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) - accepted
Carnegie Mellon University (HSS) - accepted
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper, SCS) - rejected
Carnegie Mellon University (CIT - ECE) - waitlisted
The Cooper Union (Albert Nerklan) - waitlisted
Northwestern University (McCormick) - waitlisted

Standardized Testing
SAT: 730 math, 700 writing, 610 critical reading
SAT 2: 760 chemistry, 710 math 2, 700 math 1

School
GPA: ~94% uw or a 3.9
Rank: school does not rank
Type: somewhat competitive public
Course Load: most rigourous

Extracurriculars: Excellent...I had a few activities that I was passionate about and that really showed my leadership skills. I also have a ton of hours (maybe more than 400) of community service.

Recommendations: I only saw one out of the four I sent. It was pretty good. I'm pretty sure the other 3 (including my GC) were pretty good too.

Work Experience: I'm a freelancer & entrepreneur.

Awards: 1 National, 3 in-State, 2 in-Region awards

Essays
My Penn & Berkeley essays were pretty bad.
My Rutgers, CMU & Northwestern were pretty good.
My UMich, Stevens & Cooper Union were not bad. They were decent.
My Hopkins essay was awesome.

Comments
I'm probably going to attend Hopkins or Michigan...and leave for Northwestern or Cooper if I get off the waitlist. ADMISSION TO A COLLEGE IS A CRAPSHOOT. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. If you have any questions, PM me.

[Master]

can you specify what awards you won?

[gchris07]

Accepted: Davidson, Emory, William and Mary (Honors) (OOS), Rhodes, Vanderbilt, Oberlin, UNC (Honors) (OOS), and Washington and Lee
Rejected: None
Waitlisted: None
Attending: W&L on a full ride (worth $44,170 per year)

Stats:
SAT: 800 M, 710 CR, 790 W
SAT II: 760, 730
GPA: 4.1 out of 4.3 (4.3 is A+, 4.0 is A, 3.7 is A-)
APs: 9 APs as of graduation

ECs:
Editor-in-Chief of Lit mag
Editor of Newspaper
President of Amnesty Int.
Vice President of Young Republicans
YMCA Youth Leadership
3 major fundraisers
Demanding job (20-25 hrs week during school year, 40 hrs/week over summer)

Awards:
NMF
AP Scholar with Honor
Some school-wide awards
4 on AIME, 115 on AMC 12

Recs:
Amazing teacher recs, excellent counselor rec

Essays:
My essay for W&L was probably one of the best I have ever written

[nschuchert]

Stats:

GPA: 3.75 Weighted
SAT: 1800 (600 M, 590 CR, 610 W)
SAT II: 720 (USH), 480 (Lit)
AP Scores: US History-4

School Type: Public
Location: California
Race/Gender: White
Prospective Major: Economics

EC's:
Football team
Community Service Group
Internship at hedge fund
Junior Counselor at a summer camp
Volunteer basketball coach
Research expedition to Galapagos Islands
California Scholarship Federation
Youth Umpire for Little League
Director of Announcing Program for local little league
Job at a grocery store
Basketball ref

Total community service: 300+ hours

Decisions:
UC Irvine-Accepted
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo-Accepted
UC Riverside-Accepted
University of San Diego-Accepted
Sonoma State-Accepted
UC Davis-rejected
UC Santa Barbara-rejected
UCLA-rejected
UC San Diego-rejected

[tennisace2007]

Accepted: University of South Carolina ($2000 Scholarship+In-State Tuition, Capstone Scholars), University of Pittsburgh, University of Delaware, Penn State, University of Miami, Virginia Tech (Honors), Indiana University-Bloomington ($7000 Scholarship, Honors)
Rejected: None
Waitlisted: None
Attending: University of South Carolina

School Type: Public
Location: Pennsylvania
Race/Gender: Caucasian
Major: Chemistry (Pre-med)

Stats:
SAT: BAD
Act: 29
GPA: 4.12
Rank: Top 12%
AP: Calculus BC-5

ECs:
Varsity Tennis
Bowling Club
Bowling (Outside of School)
NHS
Spanish Honors Society
Model UN
Table Tennis Club
Altar Server
Hospital Volunteer

[WORTH27]

Accepted:

UVM
American
George Washington
Wake Forest
Colgate
UMich

Waitlisted:
UPenn
UChicago

Denied:

Dartmouth
Georgetown

GPA: u/w = 3.75 (hardest course load)
SAT= 2130