<p>so, let’s get the ball rolling shall we?</p>
<p>accepted w/scholarship
SAT: 2240 (800 CR, 690 M, 750 W)
SAT IIs: 710 math 2, 790 US history, 750 US literature
GPA: 4.4 cumulative
Rank: top 1% (school doesn’t rank individually)
Extracurriculars: drill team, music, girl scouts, NHS
Location/Person: bay area
State or Country: CA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Major strengths: SAT scores, national merit semifinalist
Major weakness: ec’s</p>
<p>Me too!</p>
<p>accepted w/scholarship
SAT: 2180 (720 CR, 700 M, 750 W)
SAT IIs: 710 Math , 720 :it
GPA: 3.2 UW
Rank: My school doesn’t rank
Extracurriculars: Youth and Government, Second Harvest Club, Verde Magazine, Calliope Literary Magazine, getting poems published, very strong
Location/Person: Bay Area
State or Country: CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian (as in, India Indian, not Native American)
Gender: female
Major strengths: SAT scores, National Merit Commended Scholar, ECs, essays
Major weakness: GPA</p>
<p>Are you going?</p>
<p>Did you receive scholarship/financial aid award in your admission packet?</p>
<p>i don’t know yet if i’m going… about a 33% chance. still haven’t heard from my top two schools… how bout you?</p>
<p>It depends… it’s one of my backups, but I’d be pretty happy going there anyway… I’m waiting on some East Coast LACs… the waiting game is terrifying. Where else did you apply?</p>
<p>And I didn’t get the scholarship award info in my admission packet exactly… there was just a paragraph of the acceptance letter that told me I had qualified for a merit scholarship and info would be mailed from the Financial Aid Dept shortly. I really want to know how much I got though… could make or break it.</p>
<p>i got a packet in the mail today about financial aid. for national merit i got $15,000 for the first year… a pretty sweet deal i must say.
my top two schools are pomona and scripps… i really like the claremonts’ set up. but willamette is by no means out of the running!</p>
<p>yeah, willamette is not my first choice but i got a decent sized scholarship, and plus they met my full financial aid with VERY minimal loans (subsidized too!)</p>