Acceptances, Rejections, Waitlists

Colleges & Universities Sarah Lawrence College
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<p>Hi, I’m starting this thread because I just received a letter in the mail today.
I’m pretty perturbed/distraught/saddened by the news that I was waitlisted for the incoming Class of 2009.</p>

<p>Congratulations to all acceptees!</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>1390 SAT I</p>

<p>770 Literature / 800 Math IIc / 760 Writing</p>

<p>3.6 UW GPA</p>

<p>Recommendations: could’ve been mediocre, will never know
Essay: about my work with Special Ed kids</p>

<p>E.C.s: Drum Major, 3 years. State-level musician. Athlete. </p>

<p>Perhaps 'twas the GPA that eventually hurt me. I’m pretty sad, I loved this school and thought I had a great chance for admittance. </p>

<p>Current Acceptances: UCLA, UCSD</p>

<p>poop. G’luck everyone.</p>

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<p>I received my acceptance letter today too!</p>

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<p>Good Job, Oedipus.</p>

<p>But I wasn’t accepted. I was waitlisted</p>

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<p>abitdiscouraged, you were wait listed this late?</p>

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<p>? I don’t understand… did they waitlist earlier?</p>

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<p>Well, I know that sometimes colleges will send letters to those that are waitlisted a couple of weeks before RD letters are mailed.</p>

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<p>No, I just received my letter in the mail, and I live on the West Coast.</p>

<p>… still perturbed/bummed. BLAH</p>

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<p>I was accepted :)</p>

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<p>Accepted! I wept when I opened the letter. It’s been nothing but disappointment the past few days - waitlisted at Smith, “unlikely” at Wellesley, and no early writes.
ACT: 32
SAT Lit: 770. Writing: 740. US History: 650
GPA: 3.99
Recs: Stellar.
ECs: Creative Writing - 3 poems, 1 short story, and a libretto published. Political work at the Evergreen State College. </p>

<p>I think I’m going to go!</p>

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<p>Yay! I got accepted! This was the first college I’ve heard from in this hectic late March admissions season. Glad it was good news.</p>

<p>The stupid stuff:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7ish
SAT 1: 690 Verbal, 660 Math
SAT 2s: 660 Writing, 650 Math 1C, 590 Spanish
ECs: Drama, Newspaper, Football, Gay-Straight Alliance, Film Criticism</p>

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<p>zahra, you mean some colleges actually give out “unlikely” letters? That’s horrible!</p>

<p>I haven’t heard from SLC yet, but I’m an international so maybe that takes longer . . .</p>

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<p>I got waitlisted too. I wonder how long this waitlist is…</p>

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<p>I got in. Unfortunately, they gave me about $2,000 in financial aid total so it’s not even an option at this point.</p>

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<p>Does any one know why SLC is so expensive? They gave me a little over 20K in financial aid but the total cost to go there is 44K.</p>

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<p>I was rejected. =(</p>

<p>But then I already have good offers from Bard and Oberlin, so I’m not upset. Hard choice between the two, though.</p>

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<p>woohoo. my first acceptance letter.</p>

<p>Wait’ll you see my messed up stats:</p>

<p>3.2 Weighted GPA
1400 SAT, (760 Math, 640 Verbal) 600 Writing, 710 BIO, 690 M1</p>

<p>EC: Editor of yearbook, newspaper… international brain bee stuff, mock trial stuff… basically every EC my school offers.</p>

<p>i think maybe my essays did it… they were excessively long. haha.</p>

<p>on the bottom of my letter thyra briggs wrote…</p>

<p>“Welcome neil!
you are a gifted writer -
see you in fall”</p>

<p>do you think she meant it?.. did she write on everyone’s?</p>

<p>you guys might be ****ed of considering i don’t have good writing sat./along with the horrible gpa…</p>

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<p>was expecting my first rejection letter but got accpeted by slc instead. its a little crazy. like playing darts with your back to the board and hitting bulll’s eye. i had 1200 sat 1, and though sat 2 was fab i didnt send it :O…didnt sned my toefl and that analytical paper they asked for either…on top of all of that i sent in my f.aid papers on march 14th…wayyyyy after the deadlines.
Theyre giving me 28,000 in aid–which has left me with my jaw open.
Ive been inconsistent at school and even missed a whole year (grade 10) because of reasons beyond my control (was holed up at a loonybin for some of that time).</p>

<p>I LOVE THIS SCHOOL!!! cant wait to go! and i here i was thinking i would have to go to drexel or mcny… other to-be-freshers feel free to contact me!</p>

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<p>yea i got that too…no other school does that! mine said ‘we hope you join us at slc and pursue knowledge “like a feral cat”’ (the last part was from MY ESSAY…how nifty is that???)</p>

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<p>Mine said: “I can see from your very impressive and comprehensive home-school program that you are an individual who highly values her education. Sarah Lawrence will let you expand your horizons while maintaining your self direction.”</p>

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<p>Mm, I was rejected. Quick stats:</p>

<p>1570 SAT (770M/800V), 800 Writing/800 Math IIC/800 French Lst
GPA ~3.6 (I converted it; we’re on a different scale)
Accepted so far by: NYU, Williams</p>

<p>Congratulations to all acceptees! I thought SLC looked really interesting and decided to give it a shot … no such luck, it seems :P</p>