Class of 2013 Official RD Decision Thread

peachyogurt · March 13, 2009, 6:06pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I:730 CR, 780 math, 780 writing (2290)
[] SAT IIs: 730 Bio, 780 Chinese, 760 USH, 730 Math II, 710 Chem ( i know i took way too many)
[] ACT
[] GPA:4.0
[] Rank:top 4%
[] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays:i included WashU in my common app essay. it’s not too hard to do and i guess it shows some interest if you’re willing to make a duplicate account for it…
[] Teacher Recs:pretty good
[] Counselor Rec:dunno
[] Hook (if any):applied for scholarships?
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:NJ
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity:asian
[] Gender:female
[] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:good scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

pbotros1234 · March 13, 2009, 6:35pm

**Decision: WAITLISTED **

Stats:[ul]

[li] SAT I: 2250 – 800 M, 750 W, 700 R[/li]
[li] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 790 Physics[/li]
[li] ACT: 35 – 36 math, 36 writing, 33 reading, 35 science[/li]
[li] GPA: 4.233 (max at my school)[/li]
[li] Rank: 1 / 250[/li]
[li] Other stats: On one of the top quiz bowl teams in the state, won state math competition last year and got 2nd in physics, math stuff, etc… piano for 12 years now, swimming on the local racing team, volunteering at the local hospital; 5 on AP World History, Calculus BC and AB subscore, European History, Physics C: Mechanics, and Chemistry, going to take AP Biology this year.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Essays: Mild, as best I could do. Didn’t think they were too bad…[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: Not sure, probably average. Could have been better, I suppose. One from my math teacher and another from my physics teacher, eh…[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Dunno, couldn’t really choose[/li]
[li] Hook (if any): Mom’s Thai, Dad’s Egyptian? if that had anything to do with it[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]

[li] State or Country: Illinois[/li]
[li] School Type: Public, Somewhat competitive (10 people tied at #1)[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Egyptian / Thai[/li]
[li] Gender: Male[/li]
[li] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: One of the top math people in the state, one of the leading scorers on my school’s quiz bowl team, playing piano for pretty much my life, religious and volunteer things, good test scores, killer AP scores for my strengths lol. Weaknesses, probably essays and recs.[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Well, honestly I think I would fit into this “over-qualified” category that looks to be forming. Two of my friends got in besides me with lower test scores and worse extracurriculars, but then again one applied ED and the other is fairly rich… Eh.[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors: Too qualified? lol

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Well… if they don’t want me then I don’t want them! lol. WashU wasn’t too high on my list, but it still would’ve been nice to get in. Oh well, I’ll deal with what I get.

Applied for financial aid btw :(

confidentiality · March 13, 2009, 7:39pm

Wow did anyone get rejected?

Any internationals who requested financial aid got in?

iTransient · March 13, 2009, 8:04pm

Decision: Accepted!

I’ve been wanting to do this since the first time I ever came on College Confidential. And it feels good.

I’m happy about this acceptance, actually. :)

eileenballerina · March 13, 2009, 8:07pm

Decision: WAITLISTED

Stats:[ list]
[] SAT I: NA
[] SAT IIs: 730 730 770
[] ACT: 33
[] GPA: 4.0
[] Rank: School Doesn’t Rank
[] Other stats: Maxima Cum Laude National Latin Exam, AMC
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Essays: Amazing, about ballet
[] Teacher Recs: Amazing
[] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[] Hook (if any): Summer Research at Yale
[/list]Location/Person:[ list]
[] State or Country: OH
[] School Type: Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Scores, ECs were strengths, GPA is a definite weakness
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Admissions are impossible to predict, so I don’t really know. I, along with many others here, are definitely qualified.
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I don’t know if I will accept a spot on the waitlist.

kROCK91 · March 13, 2009, 8:25pm

Hoony0429- That’s exactly your problem. You were EXPECTING to get accepted. Virutally no one, even with amazing stats, should expect to get into WashU, Northwestern, or Cornell. Any top-tier college is going to have to reject a lot of qualified people. WashU could fill their class four times over with academically qualified people- it’s going to come down to subjective things and a lot of luck.

thelovepizza · March 13, 2009, 9:12pm

Scootypuff and confidentiality- I was international asking for aid and i didn’t get it.
uhm, i checked my status the day of the CC discussion that wustl had released decisions online. And i’ve always heard that it’s more difficult as an international applicant.

Interestingly, I got my greencard the day of my WUSTL decision. I wonder if a change of status would have done anything…Oh well, we’ll see with other colleges, so i’m keeping my fingers crossed

PatrFootball141 · March 13, 2009, 9:27pm

SATs: 750 math 710 reading 800 math 2
Hardest courseload possible at challenging private school
4.1 GPA weighted

State tennis champ
150 hours community service
Great essays and recs

I’m pumped, maybe I’ll see some of you guys in the fall. I can’t wait!

sozo91 · March 13, 2009, 10:26pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2300 Superscore 800 M, 760 CR, 740 W
[] SAT IIs: 800 MCII, 770 Physics, 780 Chem, 750 Bio M, 770 World History
[] GPA: 3.85 UW, 4.65 W
[] Rank: 2/310ish
[] APs: 5 AP Calc BC, 5 APUSH, 5 AP Physics C: M, 4 AP Physics C: E+M, 5 AP Chem
[] Current APs: Stat, Lit, Euro, Bio, French Lang

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: I liked my commonapp essay
[] Teacher Recs: Teachers liked me.
[] Counselor Rec: She doesn’t know me. I might have ticked her off.
[] Hook (if any): Perhaps Dual Enrollment? I got an A in Calc III and Diff EQ
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Dude, NJ all the way.
[] School Type: Public crappy one
[] Ethnicity: Indian (Halfie- 1/2 Muslim [Dad] 1/2 Hindu [Mom]
[li] Gender: Male[/li][] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Mathy?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Who knows? Not good enough to get waitlisted?[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Always wanted to do this. Applied to engineering, so I dunno if that did anything. Not terribly excited.

Here is how the story went.

I always get annoying college mail from WashU. So I picked up the FedEx mail immediate delivery, and I thought, “Oh crap, what did my dad do”. I opened it and I got some more of those annoying WashU fliers. They had some information about a multicultural seminar in April, and I thought, “Damn, not another one of these annoying things”. So then I bring it to my dad, who is somehow fascinated with all these small things. So I pull things out, and I find a letter. I read, “You are accepted” and my first reaction was a nonchalant, prosaic “Oh”. So yea…

yalerose · March 13, 2009, 10:28pm

^ You sound excited :)

imitosis · March 13, 2009, 10:34pm

^ Yeah, you are far from good enough to be waitlisted. Your results in a few weeks will probably be very disappointing. An Indian kid who’s into math/science? Nice. Real nice. Also, dual enrollment is about as far from a hook as possible.

Seriously, though. Your attitude is totally unnecessary. If you aren’t excited about WUSTL, you don’t have to post your stats in a thread full of applicants who are excited about getting in or upset about being waitlisted (or, of course, overqualified…ha!).

aznschoolboi22 · March 13, 2009, 10:36pm

**Decision: Waitlisted **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2300 Superscored - 770 Math, 730 CR, 800 W, 2250 highest in one sitting
[]SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 780 Bio-M, 710 US History
[] ACT: 33
[] GPA: 4.388
[] Rank: 29/623
[] Other stats: Varsity XC and Track, Model UN Awards, 12 APs by graduation, Student Conservation Association - Volunteer, Some random awards, AP Scholar w/ Distinction
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Essays: Mediocre?
[] Teacher Recs: OK I guess
[] Counselor Rec: Should be alright
[] Hook (if any): Nah
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Marietta, GA
[] School Type: Top 110 Public Charter School, competitive w/ multiple people in Ivies already
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Good numbers, but probably medicore essay & recs?
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: probably medicore essay & recs?
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Dag Nabbit. I hope I can get off the waitlist sometime soon? That would be nice. So if you know you’re not enrolling, please tell WashU as soon as possible I guess :)

TheFutureIsHere · March 13, 2009, 11:01pm

Decision: ACCEPTED

Stats:
SAT I: 2340 (math 750, reading 800, writing 790)
SAT IIs: 780 Math II, 770 chem, 790 US History
ACT: nope
GPA: too overweighted to mean anything. All As after 9th grade though
Rank: 3/~350
Other stats: so-so ECs. Sent in art portfolio, pretty decent.
[ b]Subjective:**
Essays: Well-written but not mind-blowing
Teacher Recs: no idea
Counselor Rec: probably great
Hook (if any): I wish…
Location/Person:
State or Country: NY/NJ area
School Type: average public
Ethnicity: whiteyy
Gender: F
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: good scores, but lack of focus and no thorough ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: GOOD LUCK
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I didn’t think I’d get in, because I never even looked at the campus, or had an interview. Maybe I’ll go check it out in April. Congrats to all, and good luck in the college process! (Looking at these posts, I’m beginning to think that luck is a huge factor)

alexsmart1 · March 13, 2009, 11:19pm

WAITLISTED
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 800 CR, 730 W (2300)
SAT II: Math 2 800, physics 790, Chemistry (710) add up to 2300
Unweighted GPA 3.77 weight 4.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Unranked large urban high school 3000
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 5’s USH, physics B , Calc BC, Chem. 1 4 lang and comp
1 2
Senior Year Course Load: linear alg/ diff eq, ap bio, ap lit, ap gov, ap econ, drwaing, ap stat
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
national merit commended, ap scholar with dist, csf, no real awards from my e.c’s
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Econ club (founder vp) research assistant at lab (10 hrs per week) doing pretty cool stuff
Volunteer/Community service: 6 hours a week
Summer Activities: Summer arch program at wash u, worked on farm in greece
Essays: Pretty good, wrote an essay relating the summer program at wash u and expeirence working at a greek farm, Discussed sustianability, Both essays short and long were well recieved
Teacher Recommendation: pretty good both teachers volunteered- one called me blessed by the muses.
the other teacher was also really excited
Counselor Rec:should be good prob generic since had to write 300 of them, however i submitted a detailed description of myself
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none prob
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): ca
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: M
Income Bracket: upper middle applied for fin aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Greek immigrant background, though not poor at all father is an academic, however still has novelty factor and gave me a perspective on life i communicated fairly well. Sorry for all the typos, i’m in a hurry

kROCK91 · March 13, 2009, 11:23pm

aznschoolboi22: Wow, that’s scary to look at. We have a LOT of similar things (extracurriculars, stats, etc). I’m surprised you got waitlisted. Good luck!

hcvops · March 13, 2009, 11:43pm

don’t have time to post everything but real quick

ACCEPTED to college of arts & sciences

hispanic female nyc

SAT I 2250

SAT II 770 800 720 720

no gpa or class rank, but grades are generally A/A-/B+

oh and I showed absolutely no interest whatsoever. washu IS one of my top choices but I live too far away to visit and never got contacted for an interview

heartxbeats · March 13, 2009, 11:51pm

i wish college wasn’t so freaking expensiveee

FB_lalaland · March 13, 2009, 11:53pm

Come to Canada. My first-year tuition at University of British Columbia (ranked highly for its med school) is $4300. For Quebec residents attending Quebec universities, it’s $1800 a year in tuition.

heartxbeats · March 13, 2009, 11:58pm

wow that’s a pretty cool deal
and i heard British Columbia was just beautiful. Oh and I “speak” some french! Hah but i think I’m too used to the U.S. to spend 4 years in Canada and I’m not sure my parents would want me living in a different country. I don’t even have a passport haha

akward313 · March 14, 2009, 12:04am

My d was accepted, but she doesn’t sign in to CC. Her stats:

Rank: 12/212
GPA: 3.85
ACT: 31 (superscore)
Hook: URM (AA)
ECs: a few (varsity tennis, 4 years choir, 2 years chinese, american sign language, sunday school teacher, national honor society, missouri scholar, teenage health mentor, national achievement commendation, etc.)
Visited and had an interview
Plans to attend multicultural weekend in April

Congrats to all who were accepted. Here’s hoping you all get enough money to actually go (my daughter included since this is her first choice).

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