Class of 2011 RD OFFICIAL THREAD

Colleges & Universities Vassar College
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<p>So I imagine that creating a thread for the class of 2011 is appropriate seeing as we should be hearing back from Vassar any day now! When you get your decision, post your stats…</p>

<p>Decision: (Rejected, Accepted, Waitlisted)
SAT Verbal:
SAT Math:
SAT Writing:
SAT Total:
SAT II:
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores:
GPA weighted:
GPA unweighted:
Rank or % estimate:
Essays: (Feelings on Common App and Why Vassar short answer)
Teacher Recs:
Counselor Rec:
Interview:
Hook (if any):
State or Country:
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Legacy:
Recruited Athlete & Sport:
Important ECs:
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/etc:</p>

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<p>Yay, you’re an atheist. So am I.</p>

<p>sorry for being off topic, but we need to keep the thread bumped up till decision time.</p>

<p>When do you think international students get their emails?</p>

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<p>my sources tell me that everything got sent out today…all you lucky east coasters will probably get your decisions tomorrow. Probably a little longer wait for those of us out west.</p>

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<p>Yeah, well, I’m in India, when do I get the decision?!</p>

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<p>My friend ( in Pakistan) got his decision today by email! so im guessing all internationals should check their MAIL GOOD LUCK!!!</p>

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<p>I emailed them asking when they’d send decisions to international students. This is what they said:</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:2270 (V790 M770 W710)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Lit 730, Math II 720
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Euro (5), USH (4), Art History (5), Eng Lang (4), Eng Lit, Statistics, Studio Art
[<em>] GPA: 3.614…booya, CC.
[</em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank, but probably top 15%
[<em>] Important ECs: Editor of 3/4 school publications, student government executive committee, live action painter for a band, freelance illustrator and designer, interned at the city’s premier English-language city living magazine
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Commended, National Outstanding in the High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Presidential Scholar candidate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Spent an infinite amount of time on these babies. For my Why Vassar? short answer, I spoke endlessly of the flexibility and exploration that is cultivated at the college and my need for that sort of learning environment, especially in my pursuit of Art, History, English, and Film. I wrote about my open heart surgery for my essay (don’t worry, it wasn’t a pity card) and how my physical disability ultimately led me to find inspiration in art and writing.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very strong. One by my art teacher, and the other by my English teacher. There was no escape of highlighting my passions.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Incredibly detailed, if anything.
[</em>] Interview: Went horribly. Stuttered and blathered an incoherent response to some great question about today’s generation. Eek.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Heart surgery, I suppose
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Hong Kong
[<em>] School Type: Private International
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Legacy: N/A
[<em>] Recruited Athlete & Sport: N/A
[</em>] Other Factors: I also submitted a portfolio of my writing and art. I’d like to think that it helped my application along.
[*]General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Pretty damn happy!!![/ul]</p>

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<p>Congratulations! When did you get it, how did you get it?</p>

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<p>Thank you! I got the decision by email, an hour ago.</p>

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<p>That’s great. I didn’t get anything, does that mean I’m rejected?</p>

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<p>CurlyFry, I’m confused: U.S. decisions were snail mailed yesterday (Monday) and internationals e-mailed?</p>

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<p>I think so, LurkNess, although they told me no decisions were emailed, they must’ve thought I was domestic, even though I said international.</p>

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<p>Thank you! ^^^</p>

<p>Best of luck to everyone!</p>

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<p>I didn’t get anything, am I rejected? </p>

<p><em>freaks</em></p>

<p>Good luck, everyone!</p>

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<p>has anyone on the east coast gotten anything yet?? omg omg omg i’m so nervous about getting home today! today or tomorrow!!!</p>

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<p>We are in VT, about a 5 hour drive from Vassar and got nothing today.</p>

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<p>Nothing today here in NYC.</p>

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<p>Nothing here today, about an hour from the school.</p>

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<p>Nothing here, Western MA.</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED - i got the decision by e-mail</p>

<p>International - from Romania</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: 2260

  • SAT Subject Tests: Physics:790; Literature:790; Maths II:800
  • GPA, Class Rank/Size: 9.76, top 3%
    </code></pre>

<p>Major awards/ECs:</p>

<pre><code>* participation national math competitions

  • participation national computer science competitions
  • participation and prizes international and national debate competitions
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: I actually loved them, I think they were very diverse and echoed my interests

  • Teacher Recs: I hope they were good
  • Counselor Rec: She knew me very well
  • Interview: The guy was pretty intimidating (I wore a suit, he wore a suit), but eventually we managed to relate to one another
  • Hook (if any): I don’t know…
    </code></pre>

<p>Personal:</p>

<pre><code>* Location (State or Country): Romania

  • Ethnicity & Gender: White female
  • Major strength/weakness: I have diverse interests and put passion in what I do
  • Your thoughts on your decision: Yeay!!!
    </code></pre>