<p>I got into the Conservatory!!!</p>
<p>How do they know what size t-shirt to send?</p>
<p>CONGRATS TO EVERYONE!!</p>
<p>Still waiting in California… I don’t think I’ll attend even if I do get in, but I’m excited to know anyway.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2110 (CR:670, M:650, W:790)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Biology M:650, US History 670
[<em>] ACT:30
[</em>] APs: Biology (4), US History (4)
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] UM-GPA:
[<em>] Rank: Top ten percent, but I don’t know my exact position
[</em>] Other stats: We have a GPA system that works out of 18…I’m a 16.661/18, if that helps 
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Concertmistress of Honors Wind Ensemble (Flute), Lead Flutist in Honors Symphony Orchestra, Wind Quintet, Regional/State Ensembles (Flute), Yearbook Editor, Varsity Fencing (Foil, Epee)…in other words, lots of music stuff
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Cashier for a farmer’s market
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Quirky. Common App one was about headbands (an odd topic, but it worked!) and Supplement was about how Oberlin would allow me to pursue sciences and continue to surround myself with music-related things
[</em>] Teacher Recs: didn’t read
[<em>] Counselor Rec:didn’t read
[</em>] Interview: Yes
[<em>] Applied on: 1/1/10 (RD)
[</em>] Hook (if any): not that I’m aware of…</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person/Other:[ul]</p>
<p>[li] State or Country: CT</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public high school, suburbs</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity:Caucasian</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender:F</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Applied for Financial Aid? Yes</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Intended Major: Biology, but in the future I might try out for Conservatory if I really miss music</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General :</p>
<p>[li]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Smith, BU, Muhlenberg, UConn, Providence College. Rejected- BC, Vassar. Don’t know yet- Brown, ConnColl</p>[/li]
<p>Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I’m so happy I got into Oberlin! It was one of my top three choices Congrats to everyone that got in, and to those that didn’t, don’t be sad! You will, undoubtedly, be happy at the college you decide to go to!</p>
<p>My daughter’s stats:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): 2100 (780-M, 670-V & 650-W)
- SAT IIs: 760 - Math II, 750 - US History
- APs: English (4), US History (4)
- UM-GPA: 4.60
- Rank: 1/693
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: NHS President, Captain of Dance team, SGA member, Volunteers in Motion officer, Junior Class secretary, Construction Company member. Also, long time member of studio dance company.
- Job/Work Experience: Cashier at a supermarket
- Essays (subject and responses): Good
- Teacher Recs: Excellent
- Counselor Rec:According to him, longest one he’s ever written.
- Interview: Yes
- Applied on: RD
- Hook (if any): Don’t know
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person/Other:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: PA
- School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public high school, diverse urban school
- Ethnicity:Caucasian
- Gender:F
- Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
- Intended Major: Neuroscience
</code></pre>
<p>General : Oberlin was a last minute addition to the list of colleges my daughter applied to. We never visited the campus but will now. Decided to apply based on Muhlenberg professor’s recommendation. </p>
<p>Where else accepted/waitlisted or rejected: Accepted: UPitt Honors College, Muhlenberg, Emory. Waitlisted: WashU. Rejected: Wesleyan. Waiting on Brown, Yale & Princeton.</p>
<p>I just got the letter today, and I was REJECTED.
The shock just swept me up slowly, that I have to read the letter ten times to finally understood it was a rejection letter. Wow, and I wanted it really bad.</p>
<p>Son was accepted.</p>
<p>Low SATs, high GPA, lots of AP, solid research background, modest extracurriculars.
Son of Oberlin grad.</p>
<p>how are they going to know our t-shirt sizes?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 780 CR / 700 Math / 790 W / Total: 2270
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Bio / 750 Chem / 770 Phys
[<em>] APs: Spanish Language (5), Biology (5), Physics B (5)
[</em>] UM-GPA: 3.65 (unweighted)
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Piano, Trombone, Cross-Country, Fencing,
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 6-week internship in clinical research and 2-week internship in molecular-based research
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t see
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[<em>] Applied on: 12/24
[</em>] Hook (if any): Strong demonstrated interest in pursuing science research
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Ultra-competitive independent
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to all others accepted! And a general congrats to anyone applying in this overly competitive day and age.</p>
<p>I STILL haven’t heard? I am an international btw, so we get emails…
Oberlin must have forgotten me! The misery!</p>
<p>accepted from RI!! yay</p>
<p>Daughter was accepted today. Probably too expensive for us, even with large merit scholarship. oh well.</p>
<p>fishface, we don’t know your t-shirt sizes. It’s kind of a problem, but we haven’t found a really good way to gather them and still get t-shirts to you soon after your acceptance letters. We’re sending Mediums to the girls and Larges to the the boys.</p>
<p>A large will be too big for my son, maybe he should go to UVA ;)</p>
<p>can’t wait to visit Oberlin!</p>
<p>Neuroscience is very strong. My own son, a very happy first year student, is considering that major and enjoying the intro to neuroscience course he is taking now. Good luck to your daughter.</p>
<p>@ Nigiri - LOL.</p>
<p>I can’t wait for my t-shirt even though Medium is too big! Haha.</p>
<p>I am another first-year in the introductory neuroscience course, as well as the introductory lab course. It is a very strong program, though it is small. The focus on interdisciplinary approaches is very inspiring.</p>
<p>I am will be starting at Oberlin this fall and am interested about information about the neuroscience program. Do I absolutely need to take Biology 100 before I take the Intro to Neuroscience class? I took the bio AP Test and got a 3, so if I take the placement test Oberlin offers and do well, can I go straight into Intro to Neuroscience? Oh and I got a 4 on AP Chem if that matters…</p>