CWRU Class of 2020 RD Results Thread

Jberg73
Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:58:26 +0000

Decision: waitlisted

Sat 1: 2180 superscore (730M, 680CR, 770W)
Sat 2: chemistry 590, math 1 680 (didn’t study)
Gpa: 3.7 uw
Rank: school doesn’t rank
AP: US history, European history, Calc AB, comparative government
Senior year course load: AP euro, commercial design, cp college writing, cp film and media studies, AP Calc AB, AP comp gov, physics 1
Major awards: 2 in school leadership awards, NSHSS nomination

Extracurricular:
JV football 9, 10
Technology Student association 11 (1st and 3rd place, went on to state competitions)
Young life (junior leader) 9-12
Church youth group (mentor) 11-12
Weightlifting (highest squat in HS class) 9,10
Penn State course for credit (3.0): A-, 3.67 gpa
Psu architecture camp July 2015

Work experience:
Restaurant (busses, table setter, host) 8,9,10
Office depot (associate) 11,12

Community service:
Volunteered at a young life camp for middle schoolers, painted and fixed up buildings, drink preparation, etc 60 hours

20 to 30 hours volunteering with a church football league and a food bank

Essays: probably about a 8/10, not my best work

Teacher rec: should have been very good

Counselor rec: outstanding

Additional rec: pastor, very good

Fin aid? Yes
Major applied for: aerospace engineering
State: Pennsylvania
School type: suburban public
Class size: about 600
Ethnicity: white male, 1/4 Japanese
Income bracket:85000 to 90000, single parent
No hooks

Strengths: SAT, recommendations, work experience, community service
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT 2, extracurriculars
Why wait listed? Either not good enough gpa/extracurriculars or over qualified (they don’t think I’d attend if I get accepted)

Other colleges: University of Minnesota TC (accepted), Penn State main (accepted), university of Pittsburgh (accepted), RPI, Haverford college, Lafayette college, Lehigh university, Bucknell university, university of Rochester, Skidmore college