Barnard Class of 2019 Results

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Fri, 10 Apr 2015 04:26:38 +0000

[ size=+2] [ color=red] [ b] Decision: Rejected ** [/color] [/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: 29 (33 English 34 Reading 26 Science 24 Math)
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.047 (my school doesn’t do unweighted)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/106
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Diploma Candidate (elective ab initio foreign language)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma Candidate
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swim 3 years (state qualifier), Mock trial 3 yrs (Regional Champions, placed eighth in the state), but my school doesn’t offer much
[ *] Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s crew member 1 yr
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, CAS
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Okay… I really liked them, but after I submitted my app Barnard became my first choice. I should’ve talked more about how much I loved the school…
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I read them… a little bland… but they mentioned how I show respect for education and for faculty, which I liked
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: n/a
[ *] Supplementary Material: I submitted one of my IB English Written tasks. I also submitted a short piece about how I almost met alumna Joan Rivers… (I bought tickets to see her last July… rip Joan!)

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: rural public, and a terribly ranked public school
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: lol
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Rural gal who wants a taste of city life, mock trial, I visited the school

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: I wrote thank-you letters to everybody who spoke during my tour! When I’m not typing on internet forums I’m very well-written
[ *] Weaknesses: I think I should’ve went into my hooks a bit more, and my ACT wasn’t so stellar
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This year was very competitive, I heard!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Loyola Chicago and Wayne State; Deferred then rejected from UChicago; Waitlisted at UMich and NYU; Rejected from Columbia and Northwestern

Congrats everybody! And you know something funny–yesterday Barnard sent me a view book in the mail. They’re trying to torture me or something.