<p>Stats:
SAT I: n/a
SAT IIs: 600 bio 740Math2 700Math1
ACT 29 composite
GPA: 4.7/4.0 scale (weighted)
Rank: 8/500
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: bad.
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: eh. plain
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: IL
School Type: magnet school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: weakness- testscores strength-rank/gpa, extr. activities (vp nhs, stuco sec, math team, var tennis, rx tech, pageants, dist. ap scholar, etc)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: TEST SCORES
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
whatevs. :)</p>
<p>i didn’t mean to sound harsh
and i’m sorry to the people who really want to attend
i just don’t appreciate the people who say lets all post back here when we’ve been accepted to better schools…i mean, is that really neccessay?</p>
<p>I’m posting this to give hope for future hopeful :P</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 660 CR, 780 M, 680 W (2120)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 MathII, 640 Chem
[<em>] ACT : N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.85ish (4.58 Weighted I believe)
[<em>] Rank: 11/500
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’d imagine they were very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Average, counselor doesn’t really know me
[</em>] Hook (if any): National MAO prez
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: ECs were definitely on my side, SAT wasn’t
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Luck I guess?
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: good luck to next year’s and waitlisted applicants.</p>
<p>OMG I feel so bad for posting this because tons of my stats are lower than others. Like everyone else had way higher SAT scores so I dunno why i got accepted? I’m sure you guys will get in though. Good luck!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I: 680 CR, 780 M, 760 W (2120)
SAT IIs: 750 MathII, 720 Bio-E
ACT : N/A
GPA: 4.0 (4.8/4.8 Weighted)
Rank: 1/500 sharing with 9 others
Other stats:
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Pretty Good
Teacher Recs: I’d imagine they were very good
Counselor Rec: Average
Hook (if any): Key Club Pres, Tennis Captain?
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: NV
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: ECs maybe?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no clue now since other peoples stats
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good luck to everyone! hope to see everyone at that Multicultural Celebration Weekend!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2170 (R: 690, M: 780, W: 700)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math 2: 780, Bio (E): 800, Lit (LOL): 620
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 4.62 Weighted / 4.0 Unweighted
[<em>] Rank: Top 4% (School doesn’t rank)
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: It was ok. My essay seemed slightly conversational, because I wrote about my leadership position in Key Club. Couldn’t figure out how to sound more formal in a personal statement…
[</em>] Teacher Recs: No idea. I never saw the letter nor did my teacher say anything about it to me. Although she is my Key Club faculty advisor, so that couldn’t hurt considering that was my main EC.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea. She never told me anything.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Maybe because I’m a Lieutenant Governor in Key Club combined with good grades / test scores (minus my Lit score LOL) ? Not sure. Didn’t apply for financial aid though.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Public (700-750 students per class)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese/Taiwanese)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: I didn’t have a huge list of ECs, but instead I had one or two very strong ones. I listed a few of the others ECs, but focused my essay on my strongest one. My SAT literature score definitely was not a plus, but I guess they didn’t weigh it too heavily against me considering I applied for the school of engineering (bioe or biomed, I can’t remember).
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Wish I knew.
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good luck to everyone! Two more weeks until the rest of them come out.</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: n/a
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 790 Physics, 750 Lit
[ *] ACT 35 composite
[ *] GPA: 4.0 UW, not sure weighted, but i have taken 6 APs, 7 Honors classes, and Calc III at a college
[ *] Rank: 1/200
[ *] Other stats: pretty good e.c.s: xc captain, lots of band stuff, 5 officer positions, some community service, research in a lab, debate
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: great
[ *] Teacher Recs: not bad
[ *] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: IN
[ *] School Type: top 100 public
[ *] Ethnicity: indian
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strengths–good ecs, decent scores, weakness–recs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] applied for financial aid but probably wouldn’t qualify for too much.
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] congrats to everyone accepted and good luck to those on the waitlist!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 690 M 770 W
SAT IIs: World History 800, French 800, Biology 790, Math IIC 620
APs: World History 5, APUSH 5, Latin Vergil 5, Eng Lang Comp 5, Biology 5
GPA: 4.7
Other stats: National Merit Semifinalist, National Honor Society, National Science, History, French, Latin, and English Honor Societies, Academic All-Star for general scholarship (award given out by my city’s newspaper to a kid in the region per week)
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Piano, organ, heavily involved in choir, Latin club, Wordsmith writing club, engineering club, varsity swimming, drawing/creative writing
Job/Work Experience:none
Teacher Recs: yes, two, from my history and calculus teachers, I didn’t see them
Counselor Rec: I hope he sent one out, but I never know…
Applied on: Jan. 1
Hook (if any):I sent in a children’s book I wrote and illustrated for my senior independent study. Maybe that helped?
Location/Person:
State or Country: Tennessee
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private independent school, average SAT 1700 maybe, nowhere close to the intensity of east coast private schools- basically a place for all the rich kids to escape the public schools (I’m not rich, I went there for the AP track- the public school I was zoned for is crappy)
Ethnicity: an international kind of white (first generation American, Dutch and Canadian parents)
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: M 730, CR 710, W 670, Composite 2110
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math L2 750, Bio E 730, US Hist 670
[<em>] ACT: 32 Composite
[</em>] GPA: 3.76 UW
[<em>] Rank: 10/64
[</em>] Other stats: Clubs/Activities:Academic Decathlon (3 years; Starter and Co-Captain for Senior year), Mock Trial (1 year; Founder and President), Sports Club (3 years; Founder and President), Alpha Gamma Sigma (2 years; college honors society), Key Club (4 years; Sergeant-at-Arms for 1 year), National Honors Society (2 years), PTSA (2 years), and Art Club (2 years). Community Service: 200+ hours for various organizations. Awards: 10 Academic Decathlon medals (4 on app), Honor Roll/Principal’s List (x6), 3 Associate in Arts Degrees from CC, 91 semester units of college credit.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I liked it!
[</em>] Teacher Recs: The person I wanted to write it forgot, so I rushed someone else in last minute! I’m gonna assume both were okay!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She thinks I’m ■■■■■■■■ and I try very little to prove her wrong.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: (Strengths) Leadership and college experience. (Weaknesses) Mid-Year Grades, Recs, and probably GPA.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: (See weaknesses)
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was kinda mad at first, but now that I think about it, I probably deserved it. I’m just happy it wasn’t my first flat-out rejection! lol Congrats to those who got in! To those that didn’t, you will succeed in life no matter what you do, so don’t get depressed over this.</p>
Other stats: 5 AP (all 5), 3 APs in senior year. 15 courses at local College/University (12 As, 3 Bs)
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Don’t know
Counselor Rec: Decent
Hook (if any): No
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Nothing Special
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Don’t know
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: Visited campus in September and had a good interview.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I requested for FA. This will be the deciding factor that I will atttend WashU, Darthmouth (likely) or local UC.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2180
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC: 800; Chemistry: 790; Biology: 760
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 3.9
[<em>] Rank: Not ranked
[</em>] Other stats: 5’s in English language, biology, chemistry, calculus BC
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: One really showed my interest in my major, the other one was ok
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Should be good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should be good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Legacy
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Interest in science, extracurricular activities/grades, no interview
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: leadership in my extracurricular activities and participated in a summer research program last year, probably legacy too
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to those who got in and don’t give up those who were waitlisted! i’m probably not going here unless i get amazing financial aid.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2300: 770 CR, 750 M, 780 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 US History, 730 MathI, 700 MathII
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.92 UW, 4.2 W
[<em>] Rank: not officially given but 4-7/191
[</em>] Other stats: APs: 5 on Eng Lang, 4 on US History…this year taking AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP Micro&Macro Economics, AP English Lit, AP Spanish (straight A/A-s 1st semester)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good?
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’d imagine one pretty good, one average good but impersonal
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Average, not very personal
[</em>] Hook (if any): none…
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY, Long Island (ugh)
[</em>] School Type: Public but small, very competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Good ECs (lighting director, lit mag editor, colorguard & peer responder captain), Good SAT…Weakness: very competitive school, Long Island: VERY competitive region
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Grades/ECs and luck!
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all that got in, and GOOD LUCK to those on the waitlist!! My decision depends on what I hear back from some other schools, but I’ll definitely be visiting WUSTL next month and I love what I’ve read about the school so far.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 660 CR, 630 M, 720 W (2010)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Chinese, 690 US History, 650 Literature, 650 Math I
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.73 UW/3.97 W
[<em>] Rank: 6/475
[</em>] Other stats: AP Scholar With Honor (US History - 4, English Language - 4, Chinese - 5, Computer Science A - 5), taking 4 other APs this year (Calculus AB, English Literature, Physics B, Psychology)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good, both teachers know me very well.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Average, didn’t know me that well.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Connecticut
[</em>] School Type: Inner-city public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - good ECs and some leadership roles, Weaknesses - SATs, GPA, Mid-Year Report
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: SATs, GPA, Mid-Year Report
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was surprised that I even got waitlisted since I was expecting a rejection. Congratulations to those who have been accepted and good luck to everyone else who have been waitlisted!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 800 Math 750 CR 710 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 770 Chem 710 World History
[<em>] ACT: None
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.74 W
[<em>] Rank: 7/316
[</em>] Other stats: 5 AP Govt 5 Calc AB 5 Calc BC 5 Physics C: Mech 4 English Lang 4 World History 4 Chem taking Stats, US History, Eng Lit, Bio senior year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great, showed a lot of honest emotions and self-discovery of human values
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Strong
[</em>] Hook (if any): Taking differential equations? Lots of volunteering.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Maryland
[</em>] School Type: Public (not Top 100, but colleges know my school quite well)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strong stats, ECs, essay displayed sentimentality
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My essay, recs
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone that made it. For those that were waitlisted, WashU is notorious among schools for waitlisting the “overqualified.” Good luck to you all!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT IIs: Math I - 730, Math II - 740
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] GPA: 4.3/4.00
[</em>] Rank: 1/286
[<em>] Other stats: None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essay: I liked it.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: “best student I’ve had in twenty-five years of teaching…”
[</em>] Counselor Rec: “strong student… wants to change the world…”
[<em>] Hook (if any): Leadership (state officer of FBLA, class president, founded an organization, board member of community volunteerism project)
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[</em>] State or Country: Missouri
[<em>] School Type: Public, past 3 valedictorians have gone to WashU
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I didn’t apply for aid.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: CR 760, M 660, W 700
SAT IIs: Lit: 740 Math I: 610
GPA: 3.5 unweighted
Rank: no rank (my school discourages competitiveness)
Other stats: Editor in Chief of Literary and Visual Arts Publication, Photo Intern for Alumni Magazine, raised $1000 selling handmade Obama shirts in 2008, volunteer work in New Orleans and at a local animal shelter, study abroad in France, outside art class at SAIC, certified PADI Rescue Diver (working towards Divemaster at 18), work experience as a swimming instructor to young children and as a babysitter, tons of Advanced/AP classes (but school doesn’t follow “official” AP curriculum and I have no AP scores to speak of)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I’m a great writer; topic was how divorce and split-custody shaped me
Teacher Recs: no clue (probably touting my creativity, writing ability)
Counselor Rec: warm for certain, probably in praise of my unusually smooth transition from large public school in IL to small boarding school in MA junior year
Hook (if any): Moved to intense boarding school, good writer, interesting ECs/community service, creative and artistic (I sent a portfolio)</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: IL/MA (I board in MA)
School Type: Large Public (9/10)/Private Boarding (11/12)
Ethnicity: Caucasian but not reported
Gender: Female
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths are creativity, portfolio, and writing. Weaknesses are grades and punctuality (I’m a perfectionistic procrastinator, “does not work to full potential” type)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My portfolio probably compensated for academic performance, and I handcrafted the CD’s envelope with a little “WashU” collage. Silly, but I think it stood out. I’m also Editor in Chief of the school’s Literary and Visual Arts publication.
Other Factors:I did not apply for any FA or scholarship.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I can’t believe I got in! Good luck to waitlistees.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: Math-750 Verb-700 Writ-680 (2130)
SAT IIs: US History: 720 Math II: 780
ACT: None
GPA: 3.98 UW/School does not weight; but taken highest number of AP courses in the entire grade.
Rank: Top 10%/125
Other stats: I’m President/Leader of three school organizations and Editor In Chief of my School’s Yearbook. I’ve been hosting charity dinners for four summers now. I worked as an intern at the Obama Campaign and made art for them. I invited a political artist to come create environmental art at my school. Winner of a Statewide Humanitarian award. </p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: About an experience I had while painting, fascination with Van Gogh, the painting process; all in all, very passionate and expressed my desire to continue learning art. Not neccesarily unique; but well-written.
Teacher Recs: 1 really strong one (she adores me); 1 pretty good–not exceptional, though
Counselor Rec: Good, she knows me well and really likes me.
Hook (if any): Nothing really. My Art? Probably not. </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: FL
School Type: College Prep School (Independent)
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: My grades, essay and by far extracurricular work and service. SATs were okay. I also sent in an art portfolio and art resume with a recommendation from a professor I had at the Art Institute of Chicago. He was great and really loved my art work. </p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I don’t know for sure why, but I tried my best to make my application as holistic as possible. I sent in whatever that could verbally/artistically enhance my application. Being an Asian, there is NO way I could have gotten in purely on scores. My leadership was incredibly strong also.</p>
<p>Other Factors: I sent in two newspaper articles noting service/art that I’ve contributed/organized in the community. </p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m sincerely happy. I wasn’t expecting this in the slightest, especially with all the amazing waitlistees. And after a deferral from Brown, I kind of lost hope. I still have a few more schools to wait on, but it’s nice knowing that one school wants me. Good luck to the waitlistees, trust me I know what it feels like after being deferred/waitlisted–it CAN feel terrible. But alway always–it’s what you make of it. =]</p>
<p>Stats: [ul]
[<em>] SAT I: CR 780 M 750 W 800
[</em>] SAT IIs: Lit 730 Math II 720
[<em>] GPA: 94.5 (w)
[li] Rank: Top 25%[/li][/ul] Subjective: [ul]
[</em>] Essays: One of the better essays I’ve written
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Both decent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Never saw it
[<em>] Hook (if any): Maybe that I live in Maine?
[/ul] Location/Person: [ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Maine
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - SATs, chess, essay, didn’t apply for fin aid
Weakness - Grades, rank, a bit one-dimensional
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:[/li]I’m a good student but not good enough to be waitlisted
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2290 (CR 770 Math 770 WR 750)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Chemistry 800 Math II 800 World History 800
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: 4.18 weighted
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats: n/a
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: above average? I have no idea
[</em>] Teacher Recs: waived my rights, although I am guessing that one was generic and one was above average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic probably.
[</em>] Hook (if any): n/a
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Republic of Korea!
[</em>] School Type: Private and selective
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Weak in extracurricular activities
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no idea.
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Activities:
NHS Vice President
Key Club President
Peer Mentor
Tennis
Carnatic singing
Science Academic Team Captain
Math League
French National Honor Society
Hindu Gurukul Youth Leader
Youth Coordinator of the local Indian Association</p>
taking Stats, US History, Eng Lit, Bio senior year