Barnard Class of 2019 Results

Dominicana77
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 03:01:00 +0000

size=+2]Decision: Rejected
[] SAT I (breakdown):1960: 730 CR; 670 M; 560 W (I know…)
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: 700 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 89.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 191/800
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Nope
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Lit, Pre Calc honors, Science course at local college, Economics honors, various electives
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Professional actress with credits Off- Broadway and film , On executive council of both community and high school theater, leads in shows @ school and community group. Red cross and Lax club (founding member)
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid design “scholar” at a Smithsonian institute. I did A LOT in this position.
[] Volunteer/Community service: I ran a chess club and co directed the musical at a local elementary. Also teamed up to make an interactive public art installation for a rundown public plaza.
[] Summer Activities: Irish Dance Nationals in Montreal, research at a local Uni about sustainable textiles
[] Essays: Not going to lie, my common ap essay was complete crap. But I truly believe my supplements were of substance and quality. Chose to write about the fabulous Edith Head for the hour lunch essay thingy.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Singed the waver so I don’t know for sure, but the teachers that wrote them know me very well and gave me high marks.
[] Counselor Rec: We didn’t have a personal relationship so I am not confident in its quality.
[] Additional Rec: My boss from the museum.
[] Interview: Had it on campus. Definitely was not a bad interview, but I didn’t feel like we had a strong connection.
[] Supplementary Material: I sent in a lot of what I’ve accomplished from my ECs

[/list][ b]Other**
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: local zoned school; public.
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100,000 +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada– unless you count having a learning disorder– which I wouldn’t.

[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: ECs, demonstrated interest, supplement essays.
[] Weaknesses: Numbers Numbers Numbers
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Smith,Trinity, Tulane, Binghamton. Wait-listed: Fordham. Rejections: Many[/li]
[/list]General Comments: Not terribly surprised with the outcome given my grades, test scores, and lack of AP classes. I’m definitely bummed because Barnard was absolutely 100% my dream school, but I really put my best foot forward on this application and if that wasn’t enough than so be it. I think the rejection letter was very vague compared to the others I received… like it would have been nice to know how many applied this year and how many spots were offered. Also, my local adcom was super responsive which was nice. I emailed her a few times with various questions and she always answered, which she definitely didn’t have to do, so that was something I found really commendable.

Best of luck to all who were accepted, and for those of us who weren’t… well it’s not the end of the world, is it?