<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 650 CR, 780 Math, 590 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 740 Chem
[<em>] GPA (uw): 3.96
[</em>] Rank: 8/842
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I liked it a lot. I expressed my interest with computers and electronics and how I have grown up fascinated by technology.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’m assuming they were great.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I’m also assuming it was great.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None that I can think of.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Male[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments, status update dates: I finally got into a college! After my disappointments with Stanford and Caltech I’m glad I have a college I would love to go to. Waitlisted at MIT, but I wouldn’t mind going to either CMU or MIT. Congratulations to everyone who got into CMU and good luck to you all!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2250 (740 CR 760 M 750 W)
[</em>] ACT: –
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 M2 800 Chem 750 Lit
[</em>] GPA (w): 109 on a 100 pt scale, probably a 4.4 on a 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 10/662
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: really good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: most likely not very personal - my counselor was new this year and very ineffective
[<em>] Hook (if any): visited campus, had a pretty good interview i guess
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Texas
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: female[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments, status update dates: i didn’t have any of the signs people were obsessing over - no in magazine, mysterious blank, or phone call</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800CR, 680M, 760W (1480/2240)
[</em>] ACT: 31 composite
[<em>] SAT IIs: 720Math I, 780Lit, 690USH
[</em>] GPA (uw/w): 3.334 uw, 4.07 w
[<em>] Rank: top 25%ish
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I focused my “Why major/program” essay on a narrative about how I discovered classic literature through Pride & Prejudice, then broadened it to relate to the program at H&SS.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read. My sophomore and junior year English teachers were fired, so the one English teacher rec I had was a supplementary one from my senior year teacher. Dunno how strong it was, but it was fairly important, given my choice of major.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t read.
[</em>] Hook (if any): A genuine interest in the humanities, and the scores/essay to back it up.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female[/ul]Other Factors?: Decent extracurrics (Co-Editor-in-Chief of school paper, steady job at library, etc.) I didn’t get a chance to interview, unfortunately.</p>
<p>General Comments, status update dates: Absolutely thrilled. I honestly didn’t expect anything, given my rather lackluster gpa - so I suppose this means essays count for something. =D Good luck to everyone still waiting!</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 790CR, 780M, 730W
[</em>]SAT2: 800M2, 800PH, 700WH
[<em>]GPA: i dunno, 4.4w, 3.8uw
[</em>]Rank: top 10%
[li]A in 21-127 (concepts of math) in AP/EA[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2170 (760 CR, 730 W, 680 M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 Math 2, 740 Physics, 710 Latin
[<em>] GPA (uw/w): ~3.75
[</em>] Rank: n/a
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: my main was good, but the rest were rushed and not proofread much at all.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: waived my right.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: waived my right.
[</em>] Hook (if any): nothing significant.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: London, UK
[</em>] School Type: American curriculum
[<em>] Ethnicity: Finnish
[</em>] Gender: male[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors?:
I wrote a lot about my ECs, especially my interests in photography, robotics, web design, and music. I sent in a “portfolio” of photography in digital form.</p>
<p>General Comments, status update dates:
I’m pleasantly surprised to be admitted, and will most likely be attending CMU unless an Ivy decided they like me. Congrats to everyone else!</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: the least amount of time i took from my other college essays
Teacher Recs: hopefully good
Counselor Rec: never read
Hook (if any):not really? i had some bigger leadership positions (regionals president-type office)
State or Country: WA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: ASIAN
Gender:F
General Comments, status update dates: i dont know!!! woot yay congrats everyone.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2280/1540 (790CR/750M/740W)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT IIs: M2-760, BioM- 790
[</em>] GPA (uw/w): 3.65w (ughh)
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I was told they were good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: mediocre
[<em>] Counselor Rec: mediocre
[</em>] Hook (if any): research at National Institutes of Health, Biotechnology Research course during senior year
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: VA
[</em>] School Type: magnet school in northern VA (ranked #1 public school by US News)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: female[/ul]Other Factors?: dunno</p>
<p>General Comments, status update dates: I’M REALLY EXCITED I GOT IN! I’ll most likely end up here Just waiting anxiously for the official fat letter. I’ve been mostly a silent lurker on CC, but I have a feeling I’ll be more active soon :)</p>
<p>so…can anyone tell me, if we were accepted at CIT and waitlisted at SCS, is it possible to have a major from CIT and SCS? or do double-major people have to be accepted to both schools? </p>
<p>How easy/hard is it to study at different schools? Say, we want to minor in music. is that possible, with a major in CIT?</p>
<p>hmm…i’m not sure about having a major in both…but according to current students, getting a double major in scs and cit isn’t easy…but since they are so alike you might be able to…of course call admissions to find out</p>
<p>as for studying at different schools with drastically different subjects, i have no clue, got to ask</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: na
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT IIs: 650 chem, 770 math 1, 760 math 2
[</em>] GPA (uw/w): 3.732/4.1
[<em>] Rank: 29/232
[</em>] Other stats: 4 ap chem, 4 ap calc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good - ish
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good i guess
[<em>] Counselor Rec: never saw
[</em>] Hook (if any): 1st generation?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MI
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: chinese
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors?: NHS president, Varsity XC and Track, Senior Class VP, Key Club VP… etc</p>
<p>General Comments, status update dates: SO TICKED OFF… this was the only one i cared about…</p>
<p>i was rejected pre-college (thru diversity), waitlisted then rejected pre-college (thru diversity), and now waitlisted agian??? FU</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2360
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Biology, 800 Physics, 800 Math IIC
[</em>] GPA (uw/w): 3.75 uw
[<em>] Rank: 14 / 384
[</em>] Other stats: four exams with 5s on all
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: probably good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably generic
[</em>] Hook (if any): n/a
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type: good public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white Russian
[</em>] Gender: M </p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors?: n/a</p>
<p>General Comments, status update dates: lol, ok.</p>
Just waiting anxiously for the official fat letter. I’ve been mostly a silent lurker on CC, but I have a feeling I’ll be more active soon :)</p>