Official Barnard Early Decision 2017 Results

dreamingonmytoes
Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:25:47 +0000

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2330 CR 800, M 740, W 790 (only took it once)
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II:Math II 800, Lit 800, US History 790
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Calculus BC (5)
US History (5)
AP English Lang. and Comp. (5)
Physics C
French
Literature
Studio Art
Statistics

[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:5 APs (above) and one honors (facing history)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):n/a

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ballet ~14 hours per week, a writing conference last year, model-UN-ish program sophomore year, book club, knitting club (founding member)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Babysitting, same 2 hr/week job for past 3 years, other work in the summers
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: ballet student teacher, knitting hats for children of disadvantaged mothers with club
[ *] Summer Activities: Ballet summer intensives, work (to pay for the ballet programs usually), Barnard Pre-college dance
[ *] Essays: I felt really strong on all but one of the supplements and I really liked my common app essay
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:one was excellent (Soph and Junior English teacher), the other I think should have been good (Calc. and Physics teacher)
[ *] Counselor Rec: should have been good (I hope!)
[ *] Additional Rec: My ballet teacher and evaluation from Pre-college program included with my resume
[ *] Interview: I felt it went well

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:no
[ *] Intended Major: undecided
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):MA
[ *] School Type: tiny top-in-state public suburban school
[ *] Ethnicity:white (mixed European)
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: grades and SAT scores, essay, recs, dance
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:I submitted dance and visual arts supplements. I also focused on my ability to write and worked incredibly hard on my essay to portray my personality.
[ *] Weaknesses: Lack of meaningful/time consuming ECs because of dance, typical college applicant by demographics.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I had luckily good stats (I have good luck with standardized tests) and I focused on my love for Barnard.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:no