@thegent Middle Eastern Studies, kinda weird ik haha. It’s weird tho bc on the portal my high school transcript isn’t checked off but I was still admitted…?
@princesskitten lol I remember getting rejected/waitlisted for the 8 US schools I applied for last year so that was bedrock for me. It’s not having no hope that’s killing me right now - it’s having too much hope and then having it dashed like last year.
@transferrb08 awesome man! could you give us a rundown of your stats? Also, my app status is still empty… lol
Isn’t it ironic how the wait for a decision is sometimes even worse than instantaneous rejection? The wait is like having a cold blade plunged into you, with every little change in the applicant portal a movement in the position of blade that only brings further spasms of pain… man I should be studying for my Economics finals and here I am waxing poetical…
For CAS, it seems like the more colorful majors are getting accepted, like philosophy (well not yet but a skype interview is better than nothing!), middle eastern studies etc. Maybe English is too boring??? Sigh
@thegent Getting rejected is a special kind of pain. I feel you.
@princesskitten not even a pain, but rather a sense of ennoblement. and if you think english is boring, check out math and econ haha
I got into Gallatin this morning! So I’m guessing that blog post was mostly for freshman on the waiting list
Rejected…
@thegent
ACT: 34
SAT Math II: 770 SAT Bio: 790 SAT Chem: 770
HS GPA: 4.2
Valedictorian
First semester college GPA: 3.75
Midterm report: 4.0
AP Scores: Chem (5) Bio (5) Calc (5) Physics B (5) Env (5) US History (5) Eng Lit (4) Eng Lang (5)
Many merit awards and scholarly honors that I can’t really remember off the top of my head
ALOOOOOTTT of extra curricular activities and leadership positions in HS and college
Very strong personal statement which correlated with my intended major and strong recommendations as well
I have also been admitted to Penn, Dartmouth, Uchicago, Northwestern, Cornell, and a couple other schools so I don’t think I’ll take the offer from NYU
now I’m terrified, petrified, stupefied…
Someone last year was admitted with a 3.02 gpa so I’m not even sure what they look for. Maybe they just pick names out of a hat.
Waiting is killing me. I’d rather get my rejection now and get it over with. Better than having that small hope of getting accepted :S
I keep refreshing my email. The waiting game is not fun at all
Honestly if your essays are good then I feel like that gives you a shot. I have a pretty good GPA too, but I spent so much time on my essays, and my best friend (junior at Gallatin) helped me make mine more Gallatin-focused, so that’s probably what did it.
Accepted to CAS for Politics :-)!
I think they’re reviewing apps on a course by course basis.
@princesskitten you should send that observation to the admissions office as additional info xD
Accepted to CAS for Econ! So stressed out BC it seems like everyone on here has better applications than I did, but thank the lord I’m in and the endless email refreshing is over!
Rejected. Good luck to all of you!