Official Barnard Early Decision 2017 Results

artobsessed
Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:23:13 +0000

Decision: Rejected

Objective[ul]
[] SAT I: 2080 (one sitting) CR-720 M-560 W-800, superscore 2170 M-650
[] ACT: 27, I accidentally sent this in.
[li] SAT II: US History 720, Spanish 500 (although I speak it…)[/li][li] **Unweighted GPA: 3.29 **[/li][li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lit, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Studio Art, AP Macro, AP US Gov [/li]
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Subjective[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: President of NAHS, President of Student Ambassadors, Senior Class Secretary, member of Spanish Honors Society, member of Poetry Club
[] Work Experience: Been working multiple jobs for 2 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 200 hours, random things
[] Essays: My counselor said it was one of the best he’s ever read? It was about The Allegory of the Cave.
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP English teacher and Physics teacher, both good
[] Counselor Rec: He’s kind of sketchy… but it should have been good.
[li] Interview: Went amazing in the words of the interviewer herself. [/li]
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Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[li] Intended Major: Biology[/li][] State: Texas
[] School Type: Catholic, small
[] Ethnicity: White
[li] Income Bracket: less than $60,000[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nice Art Portfolio[/li][/ul]

Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: I tried my hardest in everything I could change besides my GPA. I was depressed Fresh/Soph years. My Junior year GPA was a 3.8 W. My essay, supplements, and art portfolio were all good.
[] What you tried to focus on in your application: I am very passionate about a wide range of interests. I am also a feminist. I also tried to emphasize that I am not my GPA, but I guess they did not see that.
Weaknesses: GPA, one SAT II, the fact that I was asking for FA (really don’t think admissions are truly need-blind. How can they be?)
[] Why you think you were rejected: GPA, asking for FA
[] Where were you accepted: Fordham