I'm Shocked!...Waitlisted from Tepper & SCS

magnetique
Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:48:00 +0000

It wasn’t my first choice, but I’m actually pretty SHOCKED at being waitlisted. Of all the schools I applied to, I was aiming for the ivies like Upenn (didnt get in) and I thought CMU was a pretty good choice - a match school that could almost be a safe match. My college results were disappointing - but I understand that the Ivies are a reach for anyone. However, I was accepted into several programs/schools that I think are more difficult to get into than CMU/Tepper/SCS: NYU - Stern, UNC Chapel Hill out of state, University of Michigan - Ross, and Northwestern. In spite of getting into these I got waitlisted from here. I’m just shocked…and here are my stats. Tell me if you think I DESERVE to be waitlisted and I’m just being arrogant (probably the case :P) or let me know if you’re surprised as well! :)

Stats:
SAT: 1500 old (770V,730M) + 800 writing = 2300, 2180 new (720M,720W,740V)
SAT IIs: 800 math 2c, 800 writing, 740 bio
GPA: 3.9ish i think
Rank: school doesnt rank
Other stats: 5 on AP Comp Sci and AP English tests, decent extracurriculars, national merit finalist, volunteer work, etc.

Subjective:
Essays: good essays about my culture and my passion for business and computer science as well.
Teacher Recs: i think my english teacher’s rec was great, and I got a rec from an AP computer science teacher which was also probably good.
Counselor Rec: Should have been good, my counselor likes me
Hook (if any): no hook, good scores?

Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian-indian
Gender: F