Accepted to ____ with stats_________

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>yo bro i applied EDII to vandy and i think i am probably gonna get in…i saw that kid marcoke who applied EDI and got rejected even with pretty good stats. How late after december 15 did they send youre acceptance?</p>

<p>white male no financial need
plan to major in Physics or Economics
Academics:
sat M 740 V 670
rank 12 out 700
4.0/4.0 UW GPA
(10) AP: Biology, Chemistry (4 on AP Test), Physics B, Statistics, Calculus BC, Government, Economcs, English:Language, Psychology, World History</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
BSA Eagle Scout
Prosecution Teen Court Captain and Board Member
President of SKILLUSA VICA
President of both Math and Science Clubs
NHS
400+ Comm Service (Most of anyone in SR class)</p>

<p>Work:
Work for conventional florist about 2hrs/wk for 4 yrs
Summer Jobs: Best Buy and Kroger</p>

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<p>a friend of mine got into UCLA with stats:</p>

<p>SAT I: 1300 (730 Math, 570 Verbal)
SAT IIs: Math Ic: 740, Writing: 720, Korean w/ listening: 800
Class rank: 2/400
ECs: A few strong ones
Essays: Really good</p>

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<p>Stats:
SAT: 1120 (610m; 510v)
GPA: ~3.4
Essay: Very good (IMO)
Two awesome recommendations
a few ECs–no sports, mainly jobs, hobbies, things I like to do in my spare time
Rank: 63/170 (HS dropped ranking because everybody is so close when it comes to GPA that #1 and #20 may be different by only about .001 of a GPA point, which is not fair if you’re #20 because it makes you look bad, even though you’re doing very well).
APs: Total of 4 (CalcAB, US History, Chem, and Physics B)
Race: white, middle class</p>

<p>Intended major: Computer Engineering</p>

<p><em>All applications = early action</em></p>

<p>Accepted:
Rochester Institute of Technology (Early Decision) #1 choice, w00t.
SUNY - Stony Brook
George Mason University
Hofstra University
Marist College
University of Scranton
University of Connecticut
University of New Hampshire
University of Rhode Island
University of Pittsburgh
Roger Williams University
a few other safties</p>

<p>Rejected:
Providence College (couldn’t care less about this school because they don’t have a strong Computer Engineering program).</p>

<p>Why did I apply to so many? Well, my dad was the one who wanted me to do several because he was scared that I may not get into any college. I had a strong feeling I would get accepted to all of them–well what do you know! Accepted to all but one.</p>

<p>Getting accepted is the easy part. The hard part is actually doing the work and being successful!</p>

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<p>Friend #1: Accepted to Harvard early, 1600 SAT, 4.0 GPA, class valedictorian
Friend #2: Accepted to MIT early, 1530 SAT, 3.8 GPA
Friend #3: Accepted to UPenn early, 1440 SAT, 3.2 GPA, good swimmer
Friend #4: Accepted to Brown early, 1200 SAT, 3.0 GPA, good swimmer
Friend #5: Accepted to Tufts early, 1400 SAT, 3.0 GPA, good swimmer
Friend #6: Deferred from Yale, 1120 SAT, 3.7 GPA, good at media-related stuff/acting
Friend #7: Deferred from Yale, 1450 SAT, 3.7 GPA, All-State singer/good actress
Friend #8: Rejected from Tufts, 1440 SAT, 3.7 GPA, active club leader/musician
Friend #9: Deferred from Tufts, 1120 SAT, 3.7 GPA
Friend #10: Accepted to Uconn, 1350 SAT, 2.0 GPA
Friend #11: Accepted to SUNY-Binghamton, 1180 SAT, 3.2 GPA
Friend #12: Accepted to Purdue, 1000 SAT, 3.5 GPA
Friend #13: Accepted to Oberlin, 1250 SAT, 3.2 GPA
Friend #14: Deferred/Rejected from MIT, 1560 SAT, 4.0 GPA</p>

<p>So from my observations, colleges seem to go easier on the athletes.</p>

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<p>Looks like it pays to be a good swimmer.</p>

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<p>My sister graduated top 20 of her class with a 1320 SAT and 30 ACT with around a 4.1 W GPA and good EC’s and average AP/test scores…She got in Johns Hopkins early decision…why? Well some say her International B. (sp*?) diploma but she was a white female from Tennessee where 95% of the seniors that GO to college stay in Tennessee and 75% of them go to UT knoxville… you know what her essay was about? A country music festival…ha!</p>

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<p>Got into University of Washington - Seattle =)
3.7 uw gpa, 29 ACT, decent ECs, excellent essays, out-of-state</p>

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<p>My daughter (last time posting stats)
Accepted to Dartmouth ED
1540 SAT(800 V/740 M)
34 ACT
4.0/4.2, 8-9 AP tests by graduation
Scholars’ Bowl, band, Sea Scouts, NHS, Interact
Placed well in state and national French competition X 3 years
Yale Book Award
OK essays - she will shoot me.</p>

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<p>Accepted to Columbia ED</p>

<p>SAT 1270/ACT 29
SAT II: Writing-670, Bio-M-710, IIC-750
Rank: 8/625, GPA ~97
ECs: lots of comm. service, especially tutoring</p>

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<p>congrats everyone who got in…</p>

<p>im still waiting…:(</p>

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<p>I got into Rice ID yesterday with a 1460, ranked 1st in my class, (AI=8), good EC’s and recs, etc etc ect. To add to this, on the Feb 5 SAT, I got a 1550 (800v/750m), so I’m pretty happy.</p>

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<p>I got into Cornell ED
SAT: 730 v, 720 m
SAT II’s: 800 writing, 780 US hist, 750 world hist, 690 math II c, 660 chem
ECs: a few leadership positions, I played JV volleyball in 9th and 10th and was captain in 10th
Rank: 4uw/6w
GPA: 97.7/103.4
*good essays + recs</p>

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<p>go to <a href="http://www./2008/view.php%5B/url%5D">http://www./2008/view.php</a> and click on names.</p>

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<p>(sorry it’s a little late)</p>

<p>Daughter accepted to Dartmouth ed
1470 (750V,720M)
sat II 2240
1/250
GPA 4.9/5
pres phil club, pres student advisory council, chair multi-cultural committee, treas. nhs
1st place overall in chemistry–jersey science fair, band,
Smith college book award
Seton Hall School of Business book award
2 summers intern at Umich dept student w/disabilities
but I think the key was her essay.</p>