Official Barnard Early Decision 2017 Results

harryDpotter
Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:23:21 +0000

Decision: Accepted

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (690 CR, 710 W, 800 M)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 650 Physics, 760 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesnt have an official one, but between a 3.7 and 3.8
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank or percentile at my school
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Art History 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish IV H, Creative Writing, Ethics, BC Calculus, AP Physics, Architecture IV Major
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended Scholar for PSAT, Presidential Community Service Award

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball (Captain senior year), theatre, soccer (school and club), held a fundraiser my freshman year, tour guide and student ambassador at my school
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: A lot with autistic children and adolescents
[ *] Summer Activities: Volunteer at a camp for multiple years, for children and adolescents with autism spectrum and other behavioral problems, traveling with family and school
[ *] Essays: I worked very hard on each one, my big common app essay had over 15 drafts, so I felt pretty confident about them.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I think very good. I have a great relationship with each teacher I asked.
[ *] Counselor Rec: He knows me well, and had a good idea of what I’ve been focusing on throughout high school.
[ *] Additional Rec: I had one supplemental reccomendation from my architecture teacher, who I’ve had every year of high school, and consider myself to be very close with.
[ *] Interview: Had a personal interview with my area’s admission rep. I think it well, I don’t really know how to judge it.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Architecture
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private Day School
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Architecure, math and sciences
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Architecture, community service
[ *] Weaknesses: English
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I put a lot of work into every aspect of my application, and have been consistently working hard throughout high school, and very well-rounded in my school
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: didn’t apply anywhere else

I also submitted a small architecture portfolio, including photographs and narratives.