Thank you! Same with your son.
I am pretty sure because of the covid-19, colleges will prefer giving less financial aid to international students this year.
Colby doesnāt give merit scholarships, unless you mean the presidential scholars program? @pkulis
D Waitlisted Colby and Bowdoin. Rejected Swarthmore. Received Presidential scholars email. 4.0 U/ 4.4 W GPA. 33 ACT. National Hispanic scholar, National merit commended, NHS, 5 year Varsity swimmer, 4 year swim MVP and captain Senior year. 6 AP and the rest honors. Getting worried, sheās only been accepted at state school. WTHā¦congrats to those who got in.
Son accepted. Did receive Prez Scholar email, but no mention of it in portal.
Rejected
1490 SAT, 5.0 GPA, leadership positions in multiple extracurriculars, 10 AP classes, lived abroad for a portion of my life, speak 3 languages fluently, and very involved in choir and community service
I didnāt really try on my application though
Accepted!
Visit + really great interview
33 ACT (34 SS)
Strong ECās and community service, great LORs, plus 11th grade book award for Dās leadership. Good grades at rigorous private school.
Congratulations to all, and good luck to those still waiting for good news.
Accepted! Visit, but no interview. Didnāt receive any email. 34 ACT and a 93 GPA from a very competitive public high school. 7 APās. Super strong ECās in theatre and environmental activism. Congrats to everyone accepted and on the waitlist!
Accepted! Congrats to everyone else!!!
Waitlisted
36 ACT/4+ on 10 AP Tests, 6 APs this Year/800 Math Level 2 and 790 Biology E/4.0 UW (School Doesnāt weight also a rural school with high grade inflation)
Good EC - founded water quality data team and put on an annual research summit, 1st chair All-State Band, serve on board of directors of a volunteer board, STUCO, NHS President, Athletic Leadership Board Secretary, Varsity Track/XC, XC Captain, National Merit Finalist plus some state awards and misc. community service
Iām a little surprised because I got in to Amherst and am a Faculty Scholar at Bowdoin, but I applied really late, never visited (but had seen Bowdoin and Bates), and was never offered an interview (probably due to my location in rural Western Colorado).
A little disappointed, but it wasnāt my top school.
Best of luck to everyone! And congrats to all acceptees!
rejected
1440 SAT
4.5 GPA weighted, I think 3.8 UW
good essays, really good recommendations
okay ECās, a couple leadership positions, nothing too special
requesting heavy aid
didnāt get to visit and wasnāt asked for an interview
also on a gap year if that affects anything
Iām not surprised but I am pretty bummed because I really liked Colby. I was also rejected by Bowdoin and Amherst, waitlisted at Trinity, and accepted by Clark, Gettysburg, and F&M.
Son was accepted! Good luck everyone!
midwest
No interview
ACT 34, 4.0 GPA UW
5 APs (5,5,5,4,3 (BC calc, subscore4))
SAT sub tests 780,770,750
Merit Finalist
ECs in music, research, ton of bio-related summer activities
Applied for ecology/bio.
I got a āColby grantā thatās a lot of money annually- is this not a merit scholarship? I assumed it was.
I checked the portal and Iām in. Why did I not receive an email?
My daughter graduated from Colby in 2019. Colby does not gives out merit scholarships. If you got really great financial aid, like my daughter did, it is not based on merit but based on need.
D was waitlisted. 36ACT, 4.0 W, 4.8W, IB salutatorian, club/varsity swimmer/team captain, interesting employment, normal ECs otherwise. Strong essays imo. I donāt know about LoRs, but in her request for non-custodial parent waiver, GC described D as one of the brightest and kindest students sheād ever worked with.
Hard to know what schools are looking for. We are fairly high need, but not URM or first gen. Not sure if need is an unstated factor or not.
@pkulis, it may be a need-based grant. Either way, congrats on the acceptance and the money!
Congrats to those accepted. And for those who were waitlisted or rejected, remember the old CC mantra - Love the school that loves you back!
for future applicants:
Accepted! I might attend but I donāt know for sure yet, Iām super excited about it though!
Major: government/environmental policy/global studies
SAT: 1560
GPA: 4.988 (weighted), I donāt know unweighted
subject tests: us history (800), math 2 (790), world history (770)
no class rank
junior year AP: art history (5), lang (5), physics 1 (4), us history (5)
senior year AP: calc bc, us gov, English lit, Spanish language and culture, macro
Female, white
extracurriculars: model un president for two years with five awards, debate captain, internship on a statewide campaign, concert choir/a capella, rector or a large retreat at my school, political columnist in my school newspaper, volunteering at a home for lower-income seniors, founder/president of my schoolās jsa chapter, other less important commitments, secretary of a statewide political organization (NJ)
awards: first place amc 10 and amc 12, gold medalist national Spanish exam (2x), various model un awards, scholarship finalist for my school, brandeis book award, multiple honor societies, guest speaker at a teen leadership camp
common app essay: about how my personal experiences changed my view of politics/religion. itās definitely good but not the best thing Iāve written
Accepted: UVM, Pitt, American, Colby, Georgetown
Waitlisted: Bowdoin, Bates, Amherst, Swarthmore
Deferred: Dartmouth
lol
soā¦ i just got accepted to the global entry program in Dijon, France!!
I have a 30 super scored ACT ( very high english and reading VERY low math and science) and about a 3.9 weighted GPA so i did not expect this at all!
however, my essay was very emotional and talked about my maturation through high school and i think was honestly very real and touching maybe?
my extracurriculars include stuco pres, internships and study abroad in Paris, over 150 hours of service at a local school for the blind, many clubs, and some casual sports!
i am super thrilled ab colby specifically cause my acceptance alone seems to be an indicator that they care more about who you are as a whole than ur numbers. i saw that 9.5% acceptance rate in the fall and sent in my application as more of a lottery ticket than a serious consideration.
for all of you class of 2025ers and more, try to discover what makes you a unique and captivating person and capitalize off of it! for me it was how time abroad directly translated into me caring more about my health, academics, and relationships which showed through exponentially greater success in my school as a student and member of a community
good luck to all of you!
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Waitlisted.
(Gonna give details with ranges)
Science, Technology & Society
ACT 34-36, GPA 3.9-4.0/4.6-4.8
CA
Pretty much every AP I could take. I didnāt take 6 classes every semester though; I only did 5.
ECās: Average for people in my area.
Common App Essay: 9/10
LORs: Above Average (Teacher #1), Average (Teacher #2), and Average (Counselor, I go to a big school)
Did not visit or show any demonstrated interest.
Good luck to everyone for their remaining decisions!
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