* OFFICIAL Johns Hopkins University RD Decisions - Class of 2015 *

fanboy · March 29, 2011, 6:40am

The results are out this evening! While waiting, check out Admissions_Daniel’s [Live</a> Blogging on RD Notification Day (Class of 2015)](<a href=“Taiga”>Taiga)

RD decisions explained [url="<a href="Taiga]here[/url</a>].

Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:[/ul]

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main:[/li][] EC Short Answer:
[] Other(s):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendations:[/li][] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[li] Art Supplement: [/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?: [/ul]

General Comments:

REMEMBER, THIS THREAD IS ONLY FOR DECISIONS, NOT FOR DISCUSSION.
The discussion thread can be seen [url="<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/1062247-jhu-class-2015-rd-wait-discussion.html"]here.[/url">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/1062247-jhu-class-2015-rd-wait-discussion.html"]here.[/url</a>]

Good luck guys!

WealthOfInformation · March 29, 2011, 1:28pm

Template (remember to remove spaces after the first [):

Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Interview?:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Other Decisions: Accepted: WL: Rejected: Pending:
[ *] Enrolling?:

[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

WongTongTong · March 29, 2011, 2:48pm

^First of all, it should not say deferred; it should say waitlisted.
Second of all,I created a template where you don’t even have to remove the spaces.

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dunbar · March 29, 2011, 6:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 800 M: 770 W: 770 (one sitting)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: USH: 800 Chem: 790 Math II: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97/100 so 4.0?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/755
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), USH (5), Psych (5), Physics (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Econ H + AP Macro/Micro self-study, AP English, AP Calc BC, Latin, Public Affairs, Sociology, Independent Study: Philosophy
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A, unless NMF counts[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC/Track, NHS (officer), Mock Trial (attorney), Science Bowl
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: I help out at a local church quite a bit. Some hospital volunteering as well.
[] Summer Activities: N/A (hahaha)
[] Essays: Pretty good. I liked them anyway.
[] Teacher Recommendations: One was great, the other was probably similar.
[] Counselor Rec: I go to a large public school so I wasn’t expecting much, but my counselor seemed to think I stood out.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Philosophy
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100,000-150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATs, course load, independent study in philosophy, teacher recs
[] Weaknesses: ECs–explained them on the extra section of the common app and wrote about potential ECs in my “Why JHU?” Essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Intellectual character
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? University of Chicago. Also waiting for March 30th.
[/ul]
General Comments: Happy for my chances tomorrow but I’m not going to attend. Good luck to those on the waitlist!

iceui2 · March 29, 2011, 6:17pm

Accepted. Not sure if I got BME or not though…

nne718 · March 29, 2011, 6:18pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send.
[] ACT: 34 composite (35E, 30M, 36R, 33S, 9 essay)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Bio M, 740 Chem, 740 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.7 UW at my high school, which I think translates to a 3.9. 3.88 for my college work (two Bs last semester).
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/330 weighted (what my school uses for val/sal). 2/330 unweighted. My weighted rank dropped because my school doesn’t weight college courses.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Human Geography (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Microeconomics, Microbiology, Physics, Biology, Statistics, Linear Algebra, Spanish, a graduate-level English/film course, American Government. They’re all college courses.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bronze medal at ISWEEEP, National Achievement and Merit (only semifinalist at time of application), some other science fair awards, STAR Student (highest SAT in my school), presidential scholarship at the university I take courses at.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Intramural sports (2 years), yearbook executive (2 years), ambassador for my school (1 year), microbiology and neuroscience research (3 years), a Nigerian cultural organization (4 years), a leadership program run by my county (1 year), JV basketball (2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: None at the time of application.
[] Volunteer/Community service: I’ve worked with local refugees for 2 years.
[] Essays: I wrote about my interest in Japanese and Korean music lol. Sounds lame, but it seems to be working. It’s not the best thing ever written, because creative writing isn’t my forte, but it showed my appreciation of diversity and world cultures and my sense of humor.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good. Both from professors.
[] Counselor Rec: Should also be good. She knows me very well.
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t send.
[] Interview: Didn’t have one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Biology or Neuroscience
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public. Dual-enrolled.
[] Ethnicity: Black (Nigerian-American)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: about 80k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, female, research
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, hooks, research, college curriculum.
[] Weaknesses: ACT math, two Bs last semester
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High-stat URM. Good recs.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck to all other applicants!

howdypal · March 29, 2011, 6:19pm

Bump! don’t forget to post your results here!!

meteman · March 29, 2011, 6:21pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (800M 720CR 700 W 12E)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 11%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): CS 5 Physics 5 USH 4 AP Eng Lang 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ AP Gov AP Chem Stats(College Level) AP Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started my own business made 60k
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring and wrestling.
[] Summer Activities: Wrestling, running my business.
[] Essays: I wrote about my business I started and wrestling.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both lukewarm at best!
[] Counselor Rec: Lukewarm!
[] Interview?: Yes, went great

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Computer Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 250k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy, athlete[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATs, ECs
[] Weaknesses: GPA, Rank, Recs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Other Decisions: Accepted: WL: Rejected: Pending:
[li] Enrolling?: OFC![/li]
[/ul]General Comments:

OMG AHAHHA I CANT BELIEVE IT!

gshak13 · March 29, 2011, 6:23pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown):CR 700 M 740 W 700 (10)

ACT:
SAT II: USH 730 M1 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2/30
AP (place score in parentheses): USH-5, Psych, Politics and Gov (school only offers three)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Heaviest
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Mock Trial (Captain, Lead Lawyer (10-12)) Student Government (President, Class Rep all four years) Basketball (Captain 10-12) Moot Court (Captain, Lead Lawyer) Forensics (Co-Captain) Fed Challenge (Co-Captain) Euro Challenge (Captain, 10) Yearbook Business Editor in Chief, Debate, Model Congress, International Law

Job/Work Experience:Lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service:Lifeguard, Organization for mentally challenged
Summer Activities:Lifeguard (no extra schooling)
</code></pre>

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):

<pre><code>* Essays (Include Subjects):
o Common App Main:8
o EC Short Answer:8
o Other(s):5-7

Teacher Recommendations:
Counselor Rec:Awesome
Additional Rec:Awesome (4 others- i know i overdid it, didnt know i shouldnt have)
Interview:Requested, was not granted
Art Supplement:
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Date Submitted App: 12/26

State (if domestic applicant):NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Private Jewish
Ethnicity:White Middle Eastern
Gender:M
Income Bracket:<50k but parents own real estate
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, urm? (maybe)
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Extra Curriculars

Weaknesses: Scores, Small class size, lack of rigor in curriculam, supplement essays, too many recs?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: supplement essays, idk? i thought i was a decent candidate, i guess
What would you have done differently?: less recs, focused more on my essays. i would have went through the process much differently. i feel as though i have matured since my apps.
</code></pre>

General Comments: good luck and congrats to acceptees.

duermomucho · March 29, 2011, 6:23pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2230 (750CR 730M 750W)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800Lit 800MathII 760US
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.6
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):Mostly A’s
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):41/353
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5’s on US, World, Psych, Lang, 3 on Calc AB
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NMSF and NHRP, nothing major
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):Varsity Tennis, Academic Team Captain, NHS, SHS Treasurer, some more…
[] Job/Work Experience: Nada
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots at Hospital and summer school
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Academic Team 7/10
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it):Really Personal 8/10
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):Indecision 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it):didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):didn’t see
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):didn’t see
[] Interview:didn’t have one
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):MD
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Hispanic (Cuban)
[] Gender:XY
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):URM
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths:SAT’s, most rigorous course load in the school, volunteering
[] Weaknesses:GPA and rank, mediocre EC’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Being a URM pushed me over the edge.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m just so excited to get in! Will most likely be attending. Good luck to everyone else!

nil_desperandum · March 29, 2011, 6:23pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): W:760, CR:800, M:690 (2250)
[] ACT:none
[] SAT II (if submitted): Bio:730, USH:760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t do that
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): will graduate with 8 APs
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): was 23/294
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Ap Bio:5 Ap Us History:5 Ap Lang:5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, AP Lit, AP Envi Sci, AP Psychology, Honors Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): mostly a lot of speech and debate awards , NM commended, NA semifinalist (at the time)
placed in the top ten in a state competition
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): there were a lot of them. My biggest was speech and deabte which I spent four years in.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200 hors at local Community hospital
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Not very good, I was so tired by the time I got to this one
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): (Everyone who I showed it to liked it.)
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): I loved it. I rewrote it at least 4 times. It perfectly explained why I love Biology.
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): didn’t see it
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):not see.
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):not see.
[] Interview: didn’t get one.
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender:F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): not really
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: low class rank
[] Weaknesses: essay? Maybe?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am just thankful I don’t explain it.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Even though I got a likely letter earlier; I was still afraid of rejection. When I saw the email, I felt like dancing. I LOVE JHU!!! :)

Superfluous · March 29, 2011, 6:23pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240(800 CR, 760 M, 680 WR)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): 730 M2 (ew), 700 US History (ew), 680 Chem (ewwest)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A/B
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 4, 4, 4, 3 (Taking 5 more this year)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 Ap classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): 4 years JV/Varsity Baseball, 3 years It’s Academic Team, 3 years National Honor Society, 2 years Jazz Band (drummer)[/li]
[] Job/Work Experience: Some
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Can’t remember =3
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): My essays were decent. 7/10’s?
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Probably very good.
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): "
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] Intended Major: Computer Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: 4A
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT I scores, that’s about it. Maybe recommendations as well.
[] Weaknesses: SAT II scores, LACK OF AN INTERVIEW, GPA/Class Rank could have been higher. No Research either.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was waitlisted because I did not have an interview.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to all who got in Kind of surprised that I didn’t, but oh well.

ZapadniyRus · March 29, 2011, 6:26pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 740 U.S. History, 700 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 exams total
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): HL Math Bio English History, SL Chem and Spanish
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 IB, 1 AP
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Many
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots
[] Summer Activities: Can’t afford any programs
[] Essays: Decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Interview?: Good

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: BioChem
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~90,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Other Decisions: Accepted: WL: Rejected: Pending:
[li] Enrolling?:[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Disappointing… I feel as though I’ve tried too hard to spend the next four years of my life at state school… But, alas, i guess I have to make most of it… 0 for 3 out of state, i must really suck

wcmvp7 · March 29, 2011, 6:28pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 M, 690 CR, 720 W
[] ACT: Didn’t Take
[] SAT II (if submitted): 750 Math Level 2, 750 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not ranked, but definitely in top 5%.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5)-only AP at my school.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most challenging courses at my school.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Two varsity sports, skier, guitarist, member of two clubs.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some community service.
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Great
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Best essay I ever wrote.
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Great
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Didn’t see.
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Unbelievable
[] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): None
[] Interview: Possibly my best interview.
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses: SATs and ECs are good, but not great.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays, interview, and recommendations showed my love for learning and why Hopkins would be a good fit for me. [/li][/ul]General Comments: I am so excited!!!

YalieGirl · March 29, 2011, 6:29pm

Accepted!! In case this gives other people hope… I had a 1840 SAT… so this probably means that other things are more important than the test scores…
good luck to all…

WongTongTong · March 29, 2011, 6:33pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
[] ACT: 34 (36M, 34S, 33E, 32R,10 E…12E + 36 S on previous sitting)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 780 Chem, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t unweighted, weighted was 4.504
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/538 at the end of Junior Year, 4.0 Senior year, heavy upward trend
-Hardest curriculum in grade
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(4),Stat(4),CalcAB(5),CalcBC(5),Chem(5),Lang (5), US History (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Language, Research Mentorship Honors, Art, Quantitative Analysis (at University), Multivariable Calculus (at University)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, unless you count AP Scholar with Distinction or AIME, or a bunch of other state math/science/sports awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): -250+ hours of Research @2 different Uni’s, 3 projects, sent 3 Research Abstracts to WashU…State Science Fair Qualifier, School 1st place Earth Sci, 2nd place Chem
-Table Tennis (Founder + Pres): Nationally ranked, many state and multistate awards, attend 3-4 state clubs, 2000+ hours spent
-6 Years Sci Bowl, B team captain last year, A team captain this year, team placed top 10 in States each year, A team state champs 3/4 years; selected on School’s chem olympiad team, our team of 9 ppl placed 1st in state of 32 teams, Accepted to JSHS X2
-6 Years Math Team, A Team, 1st in League for last 4 years, 3rd in State, CSAML X2, NEAML X1, Euler Award, 3rd Highest Scoring Junior, ARML State Team, AIME X1 Qualifier, AMC 96…pretty good at math
-10 Years Chess, 20+ Trophies, VP/Co-captain of Club at school, 10th + 11th grade city champ in high level, School city champs (10+11)

The usual… SHS, NSHSS, NHS, FLHS, Vassar Book Award
[] Job/Work Experience: Didn’t turn 16 till senior year, so yeah…
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer/Community service: 4 Years Community Service, 250+ Hours, taught chess to kids, did sci fair experiments with kids, State + Local proctor at MATHCOUNTS competition, Cultural Indian events
[] Essays: One of the few essays I actually didn’t procrastinate on…I liked it.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from Calc BC teacher (known for 6 years, good). One from AP Chem teacher (known for 4 years, extremely good, top1% kind of stuff)
[li] Counselor Rec: Out of all my recs, this, I thought was my best. Known for 4 years, very good relationship[/li]
(read all of my recs)
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nopee
[] Intended Major: Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, sends some grads to top schools, 3-4 HYPSM/10 Ivies
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: More than enough (150,000+)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 2 years of research, 3 projects (2 w/ professor, 1 Independent), wrote 3 research papers and sent in all 3 abstracts, skipped a grade
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Test Scores, Recs, Course Rigor, Senior + Junior year grades
[] Weaknesses: Somewhat low class rank due to low freshman and sophomore year grade
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This is the first time I’m going to say it- while I cannot say I was expecting to be accepted, I am surprised that I got rejected.
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in. You deserve it! Everyone who got rejected or wait listed, keep your head high and keep moving on.

katyxdee · March 29, 2011, 6:36pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (CR: 770 M:680 W:730 -Essay:12)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): Spanish (770) U.S (730) Literature (700) World History (700)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): well, 97/100 which my guidance councilor said was a 4.0…
[] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A’s and A-'s
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11%… 49 of 470 I believe?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S (5) Spanish (4) Psych (This May) Euro (This May)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None Offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: Syracuse University 9 credits of English, AP Psych, AP Euro, Conversational Spanish, Gov’t, Gym, Economics, Select Chorus, Earth Science. (I have no lunch/study halls due to my schedule)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, School’s citizenship award

[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: School’s 2nd leading community service club (treasurer/secretary freshman & sophomore year, president junior & senior year). Academic Team (Varsity since freshman year). Debate club. NHS. Student Senate. Social Chair of the Senior Class.[/li]
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hours at local hospital. Tutoring kinds in Spanish, Math, English, Global History. Teaching my peers how to play piano/guitar/how to read music.
[] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Very good - talked about my stint as president of the BIAS club…
[] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Good
[] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): Really Good
[] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Glowing
[] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Said I was awe-inspiring, if that’s any indication…
[li] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): N/A[/li]
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Super Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Generation College[/li]
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s and music (I play 7 instruments)
[] Weaknesses: Math! And Rank…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My Math and Science scores dipped Junior Year a bit, unfortunately…[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
Just gotta hope for the best!

supermarth64 · March 29, 2011, 6:41pm

Just copy/pasting here from my file…

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 800 M, 800 W (2350), took 3 times.
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 730 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (our school does out of 100 so 91/100 unweighted, 94/100 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank, somewhere slightly below 10% (11-12 or so)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 US History, 4 Biology, 5 Computer Science A, 5 Calculus AB, 5 Chemistry
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, Computerized Accoutning I, English Honors, AP Calculus BC, AP Economics (Micro + Macro), AP Physics C.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended.
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics, won Regional Engineering Inspirational Award and Regional Chairman’s Award. Academic League, won first place. Environmental club.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 57 hours total.
[] Summer Activities: Internship at UMDNJ (Rutgers)
[] Essays: Wrote about Pokemon as my Common App essay, then wrote some generic stuff for the others.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t get to see it.
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t get to see it.
[] Additional Rec: From UMDNJ internship, don’t get to see it.
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Electrical/Computer Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT.
[] Weaknesses: Downward sloping GPA, I’m Asian.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Better people than me.
[/ul]
General Comments:
Eh I could care less. 2nd to last on my list.

brownman23 · March 29, 2011, 6:44pm

Decision: Accepted to BME

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 superscore <a href=“720%20CR,%20770%20M,%20800%20W”>i</a>*
[li] ACT: 35 C <a href=“35%20E,%2036%20M,%2036%20R,%2033%20S,%209%20Essay”>i</a>[/li][li] SAT II: 800 Math2, 780 Chem, 770 USH, 740 Bio-M[/li][] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/335 (Lowered to 9 after mid-year)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 <a href=“Bio,%20Chem,%20Calc%20BC,%20AB%20subscore,%20USH”>i</a>
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t have IB program
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes, Hon Span 5 (no AP available), hardest possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit SF?, none really[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [list]
[li] Math Club (Captain)[/li][] Recycling Club (Secretary)
[] Computer Club (Treasurer)
[] Varsity Track & Field
[] Chess Club
[] Amnesty International
[] Research at university[/ul]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Summer Research Internship[/li][] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital and Religious – 530 total hours
[] Summer Activities: Research Internship
[] Essays:[ul]
[] CommonApp - It was decent. Talked about why/how I loved science.
[] Supplements – Decent again. The activities short answer was pretty much a copy paste from my Penn essay. And the why major was pretty common as well.[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never read, but should’ve been good
[] Counselor Rec: Never read, but had to be general…new counselor this year
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview:

[/list]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Medium sized, sends a few to Ivy’s and top colleges
[] Ethnicity: Indian (Asian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: EFC was $5000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a great deal interest in the sciences, and Hopkins is pretty research/science oriented.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[list]
[] Accepted – Case Western, Pitt
[] Waitlisted – WUSTL, Rice
[] Rejected – Stanford (REA)
[] Still waiting on Ivy’s and Duke [/ul]

[/list]General Comments: To all those rejected, I’m sure you’ll get in somewhere great and do excellent stuff. To those waitlisted, don’t loose hope!!

dunbar · March 29, 2011, 6:45pm

It must be awkward being Admissions_Daniel and seeing people you remember from committee here.

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