<p>Decision: Accepted
SAT I: Didn’t take
SAT II: 780 Math II, 760 Math I, 740 Bio M
ACT: 33
AP/IB taken/scores: Not offered
GPA weighted: N/A
GPA unweighted: 3.93
Rank or % estimate: Top 5%, about 3/92
Essays: Common app was OK, “Why Vassar” was great (I think)
Teacher Recs: Great, I think
Counselor Rec: Don’t know
Interview: Awesome. She drove me back to work and then talked to my boss there. XD
Hook (if any): None
State or Country: Colorado
School Type: Distance Ed/Homeschool
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Legacy: No
Recruited Athlete & Sport: No
Important ECs: Chess, Swimming, Music
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Glad I got in here. Although I applied to 3 Ivies, Vassar easily made it into my top 3, and Vassar’s acceptance letter was more important to me than all three Ivies’ rejection letters. Congrats to fellow 2011 Vassar acceptees, my condolences to those who didn’t make it. Anyone know why nobody’s posted on the admitted students board yet?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Math: 710
SAT Writing: 770
SAT Total: 2280
SAT II: 780 Math II, 750 Lit, 730 Bio
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores:
GPA weighted:
GPA unweighted: 3.87
Rank or % estimate:7/283
Essays: (Feelings on Common App and Why Vassar short answer) Pretty good, I think…hard to tell
Teacher Recs: Probably fine
Counselor Rec: Great
Interview: Really good! I loved my interviewer…she made Vassar my first choice.
Hook (if any): None!
State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Legacy: Nope
Recruited Athlete & Sport: Nope
Important ECs: Varsity Volleyball and Lacrosse, Dance, Aquarium Volunteer, Girl Scout
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Hooray! I’ll probably go. Please give me at least a liiiiitle financial aid!</p>
<p>Accepted today</p>
<p>SAT Verbal: 710
SAT Math: 570
SAT Writing: 650
SAT Total: 1930
SAT II: None
ACT:30
AP/IB taken/scores: Plan to take Comparative Government, English Lit, and Environmental Science
GPA: 3.75 (don’t know if it’s weighted or not)
Rank or % estimate: Approximately 15%
Essays: I think my CommonApp essay was original, interesting, and reflected my passions and beliefs (I wrote about femicide in the Americas, esp. in Mexico and how it has influenced me since I live directly across the border). Looking back, I think my Why Vassar? essay was elementary and could have definitely been better.
Teacher Recs: I think they’re great. I have good relationships with the those teachers, but I didn’t read my recs.
Counselor Rec: Probably ok, It was my counselor’s first year as a counselor.
Interview: None
Hook (if any): Hispanic, first-generation college student
State or Country: Texas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender:Male
Legacy:None
Recruited Athlete & Sport:None
Important ECs:Really didn’t have leadership positions. I was in student council, volunteered at an archaeology museum (as well as other community service), Spanish honor society, French club, art club…everything else not really significant
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: It’s definitely between Vassar and Bowdoin. Surprised I got in though, I just didn’t expect to be accepted Vassar.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!</p>
<p>SAT Verbal: 780
SAT Math: 710
SAT Writing: 720 (I suffer from a neurotic editing disorder that renders me physically incapable of completing an essay in under 4 hours…but got 79/80 on the grammar portion. Yay for nerds!)
SAT Total: 2210 (one sitting)
SAT II: Bio M: 730, Math IIC: 690, US History: 680
ACT: didn’t take
AP/IB taken/scores: French Language (5), APUSH (4), Euro (4), currently taking Calc AB, Music Theory, French Lit, and English
GPA weighted: 3.8-4.0…really have no idea what the total comes out to
GPA unweighted: ugh…I hate numbers
Rank or % estimate: school doesn’t rank
Essays: Very different twist on the Common App Essay. And by that I mean just plain stark contrast different, so it could easily have gone either way depending on the reader. Fairly good ‘Why Vassar’ essay…I mentioned Meryl Streep 
Counselor Rec: Excellent, and teacher recs were good as well
Interview: none
Hook (if any): I’m good with words. Excellent graded writing sample. Music supplement (I sing classical and musical theatre). Pretty awesome free space submission–a silly little essay about my encounter with rap music, of all things.
State or Country: Nerdville, USA (San Jose, CA)
School Type: private college prep
Ethnicity: Ukrainian, came here when I was 8, and Russian was my first language
Gender: girl, last time I checked
Legacy: none
Recruited Athlete & Sport: haha…I do yoga? I can ride a horse. Sometimes…I run.
Important ECs: Heavily involved in theatre and music. I don’t really have a life.
Other Factors: I sent in a picture of myself in a black suit and purple tie, wearing dark shades and reading “Les Miserables” (it was taken during a movie shooting for a project, long story). I won’t deny it–they took me because they think I’m beautiful.</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who made it in! If you were rejected/waitlisted, I know the feeling, don’t let it get you down–you’ll get in to the right place for you, and you will feel pretty darn good about it too.</p>
<p>Just to make it more visible, does anybody know why there aren’t any posts on the admitted students site? I’d post one (or try to) myself, but I’m sure there’s a reason why nobody else has. Or am I crazy?</p>
<p>Decision: (Rejected, Accepted, Waitlisted): ACCEPTED
SAT Verbal:710
SAT Math:680
SAT Writing:620
SAT Total:2010
SAT II: 700. 720. 740
ACT:31
AP/IB taken/scores:none offered
GPA weighted:112
GPA unweighted:3.945
Rank or % estimate:9/438
Essays: (Feelings on Common App and Why Vassar short answer): decent
Teacher Recs: sick
Counselor Rec: 3 pg’s
Interview:amazing
Hook (if any): fencing (first prospect)
State or Country:CT
School Type:public
Ethnicity:white/navajo
Gender:male
Legacy:no
Recruited Athlete & Sport:yes fencing
Important ECs:fencing, community service
Other Factors: Fencing coach is like a father to me
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: this was the best news ever</p>
<p>Decision: (Rejected, Accepted, Waitlisted) Rejected
SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Math: 710
SAT Writing: 800
SAT Total: 2310
SAT II: 790 Lit; 760 US History; 680 Physics
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: European History (5), Physics B (2), US History (5), English Language (5), Calculus AB (4), and taking Macroeconomics, US Gov, English Lit and Stat this year
GPA weighted: 3.8something
GPA unweighted: 3.4something
Rank or % estimate: 82/633 - top 12% (pulled up to top 10% w/ midyear report card)
Essays: (Feelings on Common App and Why Vassar short answer) I thought they were pretty good - definitely well-written.
Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, but I’ll assume good.
Counselor Rec: "
Interview: Went fairly well - lasted over two hours.
Hook (if any): Published writer/tons of writing ECs
State or Country: CA
School Type: Public magnet
Ethnicity: White (Jewish)
Gender: Female
Legacy: Nope
Recruited Athlete & Sport: Nope
Important ECs: Editor-in-chief of school’s paper and literary magazine, officer in JSA, staff writer for teen magazine, published in several papers and anthologies, creative writing summer program, tour guide for museum, work for state assemblyman, violinist in orchestra, finalist in National Vocabulary Championship
Other Factors: Not really
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I’m not surprised - it was a longshot with my GPA and I sent in all my stuff a day light. I’m not heartbroken either, as I sort of threw it on the pile last minute. Congratulations to those who were accepted!</p>
<p>Okay, I have a question. Five of my friends applied to Vassar along with me – four of them got their rejection letters yesterday; I have yet to get anything, same with my fifth friend. She and I are definitely the most “competitive” of the bunch of us… am I wrong to think that maybe our letters are taking longer because they’re thick envelopes? haha…</p>
<p>could be…who knows?</p>
<p>Decision: (Rejected, Accepted, Waitlisted) Rejected
I’m international.
SAT Verbal: 620
SAT Math: 650
SAT Writing: 640
SAT Total: 1910
SAT II: 790 Physics; 720 Math II; 700 Math I
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: -
GPA weighted:
GPA unweighted: no GPA…about 96 %
Rank or % estimate: 3/102 - top 3%
Essays: (Feelings on Common App and Why Vassar short answer) thought that they were very good
Teacher Recs: excellent
Counselor Rec: good
Interview: no interview
Hook (if any): publisher of literary criticism website
State or Country: Germany
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender: male
Legacy: no
Recruited Athlete & Sport: no
Important ECs: publisher of literary criticism website, editor in chief of school magazine, political youth organization (board member), rescue diver, …
Other Factors: no
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I’m a bit disappointed but it’s ok since I got into Cornell! Congrats to everyone who got in.</p>
<p>How did you get your decision?</p>
<p>Decision: (Rejected, Accepted, Waitlisted)
ACCEPTED
I’m international
SAT Verbal: 670
SAT Math: 690
SAT Writing: 760
SAT Total: 2120
SAT II: 700 Math I, 650 Math II, 660 Bio
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: -
GPA weighted:
GPA unweighted: 4.68 / 5.00
Rank or % estimate: school doesnt rank
Essays: (Feelings on Common App and Why Vassar short answer) the topic was interesting - i think it was pretty good
Teacher Recs: should be really good - didnt read them
Counselor Rec: should be very good - she likes me a lot
Interview: went great…
Hook (if any): comes from a diverse background
School Type: Private
Gender: female
Legacy: no
Recruited Athlete & Sport: no
Important ECs: many to write down
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I recevied my acceptance by e-mail on Tuesday. Congrats to everyone who got in / fingers crossed for those waitlisted / and wish luck to all those rejected</p>
<p>Decision: (Rejected, Accepted, Waitlisted)
Rejected
I’m international
SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Math: 720
SAT Writing: 670
SAT Total: 2120
SAT II: 760 Math II, 780 Physics, 800 Chem
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: -
GPA weighted:
GPA unweighted:
Rank or % estimate: top 10%
Essays: (Feelings on Common App and Why Vassar short answer) People said they were good. I wrote a really specific why Vassar essay.
Teacher Recs: great
Counselor Rec: great
Interview: none
Hook (if any): slightly physically challenged? dunno.
School Type: Private
Gender: female
Legacy: no
Recruited Athlete & Sport: no
Important ECs: state academic awards, magazine editing and founding, conducted events and quizzes
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Good luck to everyone else. I’m really disappointed.</p>
<p>Decision:
Rejected
I’m international.
No point putting stats, good luck to those who got in. ( dream to fence for vassar crushed…)
I found out that those without interview tend to get rejected…
Still heart-aching…Receive by email, pretty excited, but…
Vassar was my first choice…but well…
Vassar fencers, meet you in NCAA then… : )
Cheers.</p>
<p>
Where’d you hear that? I don’t think that is true</p>
<p>That’s not true.</p>
<p>I’m heartbroken, too.</p>
<p>I live like an hour from the school and I know a few people at my school who found out days ago (both rejection and acceptance), but I have yet to get anything…ohh mail.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
I’m international
SAT Verbal: 740
SAT Math: 780
SAT Writing: 640
SAT Total: 2160
SAT II: Math 2c 790, Chem 790, Physics 780, Bio 760, French 690
AP/IB taken/scores: Biology 5, Calc BC 4, Chem 4
GPA unweighted: 3.4
Rank or % estimate: top 25%
Essays: I think my essay was very very creative and original and entertaining.
Teacher Recs: I’m pretty sure they were ok
Counselor Rec: I think it was ok too
Interview: I had my interview with a Turkish graduate of Vassar here in Istanbul
Hook (if any): I write stories and stuff and have a published story book, and have graduated from the British Royal Schools of Music with double degree apart from my high school
State or Country: Turkey, Istanbul
School Type: private
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: female
Legacy: none
Recruited Athlete & Sport: i’m a scuba diver
Important ECs: volunteer work with important organizations, piano playing, writing & publishing (magazines etc.)
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I’m sooooooooooooooooo happy to get accepted!!</p>
<p>international - rejected…
sat 1 - 2050
sat 2 - math 2 - 690 physics 710
not too surprised cuz i got rejected from hamilton.sat was probably too low.my gpa was high, more than 3.6 id reckon.oh well…im actually not too bummed…i initially had it as my first choice but after gettin to know more about it i realize it wasnt for me.will most probably be attending beloit.got the scholarship.</p>
<p>to all those residing in the Us and who have done high school.could u please tell me how beloit is rated there(no please dont quote usnews rankings). is it a decent enough school worth attending. it probably doesnt rank up there with the likes of vassar but does it have any sort of credibility? also. are ur grad school prospects affected if u go to a place like beloit. thats not in the elite liberal arts colleges? or is it mostly abt GRE and gpa?
would really appreciate it if someone could answer these questions.thanks</p>
<p>Beloit is a wonderful school. (It’s included in Loren Pope’s book "Colleges That Change Lives.) It’s not “famous,” but seems to be very well regarded academically. We visited last year and found the campus and buildings to be charming. The only negative I could see was the surrounding area–the little town it’s in doesn’t have much in it. Good luck!</p>