<p>Stats:
* SAT: 680 Reading - 800 Math - 750 Writing (2230 total)
* SAT IIs: Biology (M) - 680
Chemistry - 750
Math IIC - 800
* GPA: 91.5
* Rank: N/A (school doesn’t rank)
* AP Classes: BC Calculus, Computer Science AB, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, U.S. History, Law class at my local public university. </p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: I thought it was good. Not special, but good.
Teacher Recs: Both were great.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it, but I assume that it was good.
Extracurriculars: Internship at Museum of City of New York, NYU summer program, Graphic Design Club, etc.
Hook (if any): N/A. (I don’t think first generation counts)
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: NY
School Type: Highly Selective Public School
Ethnicity: Caucasian (also white Russian)
Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other: I’ve been taking Computer Science and Computer Technology courses every semester since the beginning of sophomore year. (the earliest year that electives are offered at my school) I even take programming courses that are above the level of the AP. (Systems Programming in C, Computer Graphics programming in C/Java) I thought I was a match for CMU:SCS, but apparently not.</p>
<p>i think most people at CC are good enough for every school, though how each school makes its decisions is in the dark…you have to be an admissions officer to know</p>
<p>ACCEPTED !!!
i was wondering when we get our acceptance letters and were we suppose to get an email or anything?
If it says accepted next to the school of choice that means yur in right?
lol i’m going paranoid</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: didn’t take
[</em>] ACT: 35 (35 math, reading, english, 36 science)
[<em>] SAT IIs: Bio E: 760 Math II: 780
[</em>] GPA (uw/w): 5.33/5 weighted
[<em>] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[</em>] Other stats: 5’7", 36-26-36 (jk)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: very good, I really liked my Common App one
[</em>] Teacher Recs: waived right to see but I’m sure both were very good, they know me quite well
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good, we’re pretty tight
[</em>] Hook (if any): probably none, gender / ECs if anything
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: painfully white
[</em>] Gender: female[/ul] Other Factors?: I had visited in October and had really liked it, and my extracurriculars showed an interest in learning and science in general. I also sent an update e-mail notifying CMU that I was a Presidential Scholars candidate.</p>
<p>General Comments, status update dates: I’m slightly concerned because I don’t really want to major in biology anymore, I’m more interested in ECE and I don’t really know how I would go about transferring schools. I was admitted to MIT RA and will probably go there, however I really liked CMU and I had a blast when I visited, so it will all come down to financial aid / scholarships…</p>
<p>Stats:[ list]
[<em>] SAT: 2290 (800M, 760W, 730CR)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 780 Chem (2 tries), 760 Physics (3 tries -_-)
[</em>] GPA (uw/w): 3.87ish UW, 4.3-4.4 W (don’t remember, our school’s weighting system is really weird), 3.97 with only senior year grades weighted (this is our “official GPA”)
[<em>] Rank: Top 5% weighted probably
[</em>] Other stats: AMC12 - 105, AMC10 - 117, 2 x AIME qualifier (scores: 1, 2), AP Physics B, Calculus BC, English Lit/Comp, European History, US History, Comp Sci A + AB
[/list]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, I showed passion for CS and wrote decently I guess.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 1 very good (APUSH), 1 not sure (Calc BC/Multivariable Calc)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: We have 4k kids in our school so it’s probably not important.
[</em>] Hook (if any): n/a
[/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: IN
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors?:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Orchestra (violin), Piano, Senior Connects, Amnesty International, Musical community service, Computer Consultant job, Football/Track Video manager (sorta “athletics”)
[</em>] Awards: World Piano Competition Semifinalist, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar, National Honor Society, Scholar Athlete, Various regional/local programming and piano awards
[*] General Comments, status update dates: Was kinda anxious about decisions after getting rejected from Berkeley the day before.[/ul]</p>
<p>ACCEPTED TO TEPPER, HSS, and the Science school or whatever!!!</p>
<p>Student:</p>
<p>User Name: Milz326
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Asian
Location: New York
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.90
GPA - Weighted: 4.10
Class Rank: top 5 students
Class Size: 216</p>
<p>Scores:</p>
<p>ACT: 32
SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 740
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 780
SAT II Biology - M: 650
SAT II Chemistry: 780</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Debate Team, Indian Culture Society, Science Olympiad, Ambulance Corps, Model UN, Math Team, and Academic League(Similar to Quiz Bowl Team).
Leadership positions: CoCaptain of Debate Team, Treasurer of Ambulance Coprs, Vice President of Model UN, Captain of Math Team, Captain of Academic League.</p>
<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level: JV Tennis in 9th Grade, Varsity Tennis in 10th and 11th.
Volunteer/Service Work: Indian Culture Society of Rockland, Ambulance Corps, Key Club, and A bunch of Honors Societies.</p>
<p>Honors and Awards: 1st place in County Debate in 2007 and 2008.
6 Medals for Science Olympiad Regionals.
High Scorer for Math Team (Went to NYSML).
Kodak Young Leaders Award
AP Scholar With Distinction</p>
<p>College Summer programs: Gifted and Talented Program at Montclair state U
CTD at Northwestern University for Chemistry.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT/ACT: 2270/1490 (730 CR, 760 M, 780 W)
SAT IIs: 760 USH, 730 Math I, 600 Lit
GPA (w/uw): 4.27/3.91
Rank/Percentile (# out of #) or %: Top 10%
Total AP’s/IB’s taken (score): World History 5, US History 5, English Lang 5, Calculus BC 4 (AB Subscore 5)
Course load: 10 APs in all 4 years
Other stats: None, I guess.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I thought they were pretty good.
Teacher Recs: Probably could have been better.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good
Interview: She liked me…I thought!
Major EC’s: Varsity Baseball, Cricket Club, Read at Church, okay but nothing amazing.
Work experience: Caddie (4 years)
Hook (if any): None (Average white male)
Notable weaknesses (if any): Average white male, teacher recs, live ~20 minutes from CMU (?)
Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 30-80K
Financial aid?: Y
Intended Major: Economics/Government/Finance
Other schools in mind: Dartmouth, Cornell Univ, Georgetown, UVA, William & Mary, Pitt.
Other Factors:
My dad worked at CMU for ~17 years, but now that means nothing.
General Comments:
Now that I’m waitlisted, I can think of a million reasons why CMU wasn’t right for me anyway. I got accepted at UVA and am waiting to hear from Dartmouth (deferred ED) and Cornell (RD) so it looks like I may not go on the waitlist at all! Good luck to everyone though…CMU is a great school in a chill town…trust me…I live there! Also I went to daycare at CMU when my dad worked there and I live 20 min. from campus…too close to home! Well, we’ll see what happens…good luck to all, whereever you may go. We are all very privileged just to be able to go to college, no matter where. Never forget that. Never feel sorry for yourself, and who honestly cares an iota where your classmates are going. You look around, you fall behind in the race. “UPON MYSELF I MUST DEPEND.” Again best of luck to all!</p>
<p>Wow!~I can’t believe that CMU waitlisted you since your stats are high and your dad worked there so many years. Maybe you will hopefully get in if you still want CMU. This year must have had a huge increase in applicants.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2060
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT IIs: 700/620
[</em>] GPA (uw/w): 4.0/n/a
[<em>] Rank: 1/190something
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good?
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t see.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Strong portfolio/background in the arts and “green” related extra curriculars, maybe?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Washington
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: F[/ul]Other Factors?:</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 720 M, 800 W
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 710 Chinese, 700 Biology E, 640 Math II, 650 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/497
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP WHist (4), AP English III (5), AP French IV Language (2 - sick on test day)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel ISEF 2008
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I run an international singing organization, dance, theatre, French club, NHS, Key Club, some other stuff I don’t remember
[<em>] Essays: don’t recall =/
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: one was great, one was okay
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first-gen college
[/ul] General Comments:
IS was my third choice major =/ I was rejected from SCS (first choice) and CIT (second choice). I’m not particularly fond of IS, so I guess I’ll be going to MIT this fall ;D</p>
SAT IIs: Spanish - 700
Chemistry - 590 (I thought I was going to be rejected after this)
Math IIC - 780
GPA: my school doesn’t calculate GPA’s so I don’t know
Rank: N/A (school doesn’t rank)
AP Classes: My school sends out a resume saying all our classes are AP level (I know, very obnoxious)</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Original, not great though</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Specific.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it.</li>
<li>Extracurriculars: Korean School of New York Teachers’ Assistant, Soup Kitchen, Tour Guide, Math Club (President), Self-Help Club (President), Gay-Straight Alliance, Art Classes, TigerKloof Club, Church Youth Group President, Piano Player during Mass Services, Korean Traditional Drum and Dance, Piano</li>
<li>Hook (if any): N/A</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NY</li>
<li>School Type: Highly Selective Private School</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Korean (obvious by now)</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
</ul>
<p>Other: I really didn’t think that I would be a shoe-in for many architecture programs. I just decided to do it 1.5 years ago. I mean, except for 2-3 schools, I was accepted everywhere else, which was pretty awesome. I mean, I only started preparing my portfolio the summer before senior year, I was completely clueless, and I went to art class for barely a year a couple of times a week. I also didn’t do that well academically. I was above average, but not so much so. I guess so if I could do it, anybody can!</p>
^^agreed…</p>