CWRU Class of 2020 RD Results Thread

hechopecho
Sat, 12 Mar 2016 18:53:22 +0000

ACCEPTED !!
$26,000 University Scholarship
$20,000 in aid

Objective:
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown):
SAT (Reading590/Math530/Writing620)
ACT Comp: 28 (English27/Math28/Reading30/Science26/Writing23)

SAT II (place score in parentheses): Didn’t take any
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 92% (my school doesn’t do 4.0 idk how it converts)
Rank/Percentile: 2%

AP (place score in parentheses): none but ive taken 3 dual credit classes
IB (place score in parentheses): nada

Senior Year Course Load:
English 11
College English
College American History
Economics
Pre-Calc Honors
Physics
Illustration

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd place at statewide science fair sophomore year?? not really that major tho

[Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Research at local state uni, Co-editor of writing club, Co-founder of GSA
Job/Work Experience: nada
Volunteer/Community Service: 30 hrs at hospital
Summer Activities: research
Essays: p. good
Teacher Recommendations: p. good. both teachers have only known me since this year though
Counselor Rec: amazing
Additional Rec: super great. from college prof that advises me with research
Interview: nada

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? yas
Projected Concentration: Biology
State/Country: NY
School Type: Public. Very good considering that 65% is on free lunch but by no means prestigious
Ethnicity: Hispanic (white)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic, first generation, study abroad for 10 months (which is why I’m taking 11th grade classes), lesbian active in lgbtqia community, fluent Spanish and Chinese, can also speak Taiwanese

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: My essay, research

Weaknesses: test scores, ECs (none of them were very intense tbh) i dont do many hours aside from research
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that my profile was unique enough that they looked past my shortcomings

Where else you are applying or have already applied:

SUNY Stony Brook: Accepted
SUNY Geneseo: Accepted
SUNY Binghamton: Accepted

Waiting for decisions from: Barnard, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Middlebury

(The only school I would definitely choose over Case is Barnard, the rest would take some deliberation)

Waiting on but don’t plan on attending: Fordham, Skidmore, Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall, Allegheny

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

I am so happy!! I came into this process kind of blindly and I had no idea where I stood in terms of my desirability as a prospective student. Most of my (very intelligent) friends are going the community college in our small city or to pretty eh colleges (schools with an avg SAT of 1500-1650). It’s not BAd and my test scores are less than stellar but I had big dreams and to be accepted into the best SUNYs was like an “ok, maybe I can do this” kind of moment but then ALSO the be accepted into Case? Where my ACT score puts me below the 25th percentile and ALSO get $26,000 in merit scholarship? I’m over the roof amazed.

tldr: test scores aren’t everything, study for those exams but also make sure you find meaningful things to do during high school, they don’t have to be prestigious but you have to show dedication and involvement because at the end of the day, schools are looking at a person not numbers.