<p>son accepted for spring. need to evaluate what that means for us… his SATs were 570/570. gpa 4.21 21st in class of 445. activities/leadership/recos etc all stellar. knew the sats were possible issue…</p>
<p>Accepted from Connecticut!
Good High School
3.5 Unweighted GPA
4.1 Weighted GPA
1940 SATs
Planned Political Science Major
Good Essays</p>
<p>My s just admitted to f.c… Could your daughters’ friends who experienced f.c. post their various feelings about the pros and cons of f.c.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Clark Engineering and CP Scholars Program</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (650CR, 730M, 630W)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (34W, 34M, 33R, 31S)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 730WH at the time
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.62, 4.35WGPA
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP US Gov (5), WH (4), APES (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, Honors English, Engineering Design and Development(PLTW)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):FIRST Robotics11-12, Water Polo 11-12(Co founder and varsity captain), JV Football 9-10, Key Club 11, Astronomy Club 10-12 (Secretary), Recreational Basketball league
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Length Church Volunteering, Two National Relief Network Volunteer Summer Trips, Volunteered at local minor league baseball team as sales rep, usher, website editor, cleaned up whole stadium
[</em>] Essays: 3 was really good, 4 was decent, short answer was fun
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both amazing, Math and AP World
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Decent, probably a little generic
[<em>] Additional Rec:No
[</em>] Interview: No</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: FASFA, hoping some scholarships too.
[</em>] Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering/Physics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: IDK but definitely >$80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Dad went there, in-state</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT, academic standing, EC, passions
[</em>] Weaknesses: EC came later in HS, low gpa, nothing uber cool
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Coin Flip
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted EA Georgia Tech and Purdue.
Waiting for CMU, Olin College, RPI, URochester, Cooper Union</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Yeah! Something good and affordable. Hope to maybe see you other Scholars out there. Good Luck to everyone else, you deserve to get in somewhere!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
College Park Scholars
Planned major: Letters and Sciences. (Undecided Essentially)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 540 CR: 720 Writing: 620
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.39
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 75/178
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language and Composition (4) US History (3)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature and Composition, AP Psychology, AP US Government and Politics, Algebra 3, Social Justice, Honors Philosophy, Senior Project (Took AP Bio at beginning of year but then dropped it)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nominated for Princeton Book Award. Other than that nothing.</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Film Club (President 2 Years), Softball, Student Government
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: School Day Camp, required community service with school, assisting with Open Houses and Tours, March for Life
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty strong? Is that what you’re looking for here?
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I had 2 recommendations from teachers I had junior year.
[li] Counselor Rec: I had one from my primary guidance counselor.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Lower-Middle I believe?
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen. college student and the school I go to is favored by UMD to be honest.</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far I’ve been accepted into UMBC, High Point, and Towson and deferred by James Madison.</p>
<p>** Decision: Accepted! **
Intended Major: Undecided </p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 780 Critical Reading, 630 Math, 660 Writing (2070 overall)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Did not submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 2.93 (I had a really bad start to high school)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 223 out of 376
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), English Lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: French 5 AP, Statistics AP, English 12 AP, Advanced Composition, Anatomy and Physiology, Journalism 3, and Lab Assistant for Media
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar and National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalist
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Stage Crew (Head of Props), School Newspaper (Editor), Future Educator’s Association (Vice President), JV Lacrosse
Job/Work Experience: Washing dishes at my family’s restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Work with a local day care, many, many hours logged a year through FEA
Summer Activities: Library Volunteer and Foreign Exchange Program to Japan
Essays: I don’t think they were my best but they were still solid. I spoke about why I love writing and what it’s like growing up with two different cultures.
Teacher Recommendation: I chose my French teacher, who’s had me for 3 years and who wrote the recommendation for my foreign exchange, and my journalism teacher/newspaper advisor, who has also had me for 3 years.
Counselor Rec: I believe it was solid.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
School Type: Public School
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: Many APs, High SAT Scores, Many Varied Extracurriculars, Lots of Leadership
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Though my GPA is on the lower side, I am a very well rounded student who has shown she can succeed in a variety of different environments. My work with theater, education, and foreign exchange plus my background in several languages helps to bring a different perspective in the classroom.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Towson University, waiting on UNC-CH, UVA, and Boston College
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: I was told by several people to not even bother applying because of my low GPA. Do not count yourself out just because of a low GPA if you are showing strength in many other areas plus an upward trend in your grades.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Humanities
SAT : 1920
Strengths: Recs and Transcripts
Weaknesses: Essays</p>
<p>I’m from the Caribbean and this is my first acceptance 
Wish I got into the Honours College though.</p>
<p>rejected </p>
<p>bitter.
md resident, 1740 sat (so i guess it makes sense), 3.7 gpa but with an upward trend since freshman year. i applied for psychology b.a. had an internship with a really good recommendation from them (psychiatric practice). </p>
<p>lame lol</p>
<p>^saucey…so sorry that you didn’t get accepted. There is such a disconnect between stats and admission decisions. You are more than just your GPA and scores. I hope you find a good school for you. The next few months will bring lots more news…hopefully all good.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Planned major: Letters and Sciences (Undecided)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR-640 M-650 W-590
[</em>] ACT:27
[<em>] SAT II:none taken
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 58 out of 598 (Top 10%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang&Comp (4) US History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none offered in school
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit&Comp, AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Gov, Voice Ensemble, Advanced Acting, Latin II, Gym
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): S.T.A.R.S a public health club (Secretary Jr. yr. VP Sn. yr.)
Drama Club
NHS
Church Choir
Area All-State
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tommy Hilfiger (May 2012-present) Quizno’s Subs (May 2011-August 2011)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Local Hospital (114 hours)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Work and play
[<em>] Essays: Fairly decent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Freshman Year English H
Sophomore Year Algerbra 2 Trig H
Junior Year AP US History
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Know conuselor fairly well
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Not Sure
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, typical white third generation roman catholic male trying to go to college.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]**Reflection[ /b][ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, ECs, Recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores ACT scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Impressive ECs while maintaining great grades with a heavy course load. Great Recs from teachers I know personally.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Fordham University, Philadelphia Univeristy, UMass Amherst, Temple University, SUNY Albany
Deffered: Northeastern, SUNY Binghamton</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
So excited to be a TERP!!!</p>
<p>haha, it’s all good. i’m going to penn state, which was my top choice anyways but still… bitter…</p>
<p>Hey, I got in, but not my intended major. I really wanted to major in biology, but I got put in Letters and Science…:(. Does this mean I can’t go to vet school? I really wanted to do biology…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Planned major: Business</p>
<p>Objective:
ACT: 33
SAT II: 780 Math II, 730-Biology E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.52
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top quintile
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Calculus BC (5), U.S. Gov’t (4), U.S. History (5), Biology (4), Psychology (3), Chinese (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro/Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, Madrigals, GT Modern World History, AP English Literature, GT Physics, GT Intern/Mentor
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot
Job/Work Experience: Internship at local government
Volunteer/Community service: alot, notably a volunteer trip to China
Summer Activities: casual research, volunteer trips, internship
Essays: Very good according to my English teacher
Teacher Recommendation: Two good ones and a great one
Counselor Rec: I do not really know her.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: do not want to mention
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurricular, test scores, essays
Weaknesses: Not many awards, sub-par GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Decent grades, from Maryland, good ECs and essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A
General Comments:
Got into Smith Business!</p>
<p>Does anyone know the difference between Scholars and Honors College?? They seem fairly similar, just scholars is more specialized or something?? Anyone care to explain?</p>
<p>^Honors college is harder to get into.</p>
<p>I got accepted for spring semester im not exactly sure what this means i have a 2030 SAT and a 4.2 GPA</p>
<p>Alright, I can’t follow the format because I’m using my phone, sorry.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted, with Honors College
Major: Finance
School: Smith School of Business
GPA: 4.52/5.00(W),3.82/4.00(UW)
Class Rank: 29/389
SAT: 670(M),720(CR)
Schedule:
13 AP tests by graduation, listing would be annoying but I have 6 5’s and 3 4’s so far.
Extracurriculars:
Debate team-President
NFLHS-President
NHHS-Board Member
German Club
Work Experience:
Gov’t internship
Umpire
Freelance tutor
Other Stuff:
White
High School is top 100 in the US
In-State</p>
<p>Note: I was a jerk in my earlier posts, just a lot of stress. Sorry for offending anyone.</p>
<p>Hey everyone! I haven’t posted in like a year (since I got into Maryland) but I just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS and to tell you to COME TO MARYLAND!!! I’ve had the time of my life here at UMD. It’s honestly everything I hoped college would be and more. If you have ANY doubts about Maryland, DON’T! </p>
<p>I remember being in your position a year ago, and it’s a crazy time. Enjoy your last semester of high school! It goes by really fast. Have fun and congratulations again!!!</p>
<p>[][]**Decision: Accepted[ ][][ ]
[size=+2][color=orange]**Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[size=+2][color=red]**Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[]Planned major:[I don’t know? They put me in letters and sciences?]</p>
<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 620 math 660 reading 760 writing
[ *] ACT:29
[ *] SAT IIidn’t submit
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9/ 4.07
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):10/442
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat, Bio, English 11 and English 12, World, US, Physics
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:Given above, among others
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):NHS (treasurer) Bay Club (Vice President) Varsity Club, Animal club, xc, track, varsity swimming, boy scouts, hospital volunteering, went to present at science and engineering festival in DC. Biomedical sciences program at my school
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Aberdeen Proving Grounds over summer (360+ hours)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:120+ hours at hospital, 50+ hours at community service, 50+ hours in clubs
[ *] Summer Activities:Internship
[ *] Essays:Really good, I wrote about euthanasia
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Really good. My AP English teacher thought I improved DRASTICALLY over the year.
[ *] Counselor Rec:Idk, probably not that good
[ *] Additional Rec:Recommendations from internship mentors
[ *] Interview:</p>
<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):IN state
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public (in a “magnet” program, biomedical sciences)
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket:<100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths:Grades, extracurricular, internship at APG
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores, Iki
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:idk
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Rejected from Cornell, Accepted to Towson</p>
<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] Idk why I didn’t get into my major?(Biology)? I’m kinda bummed about this…What’s going to happen to me??? Can I no longer do biology???</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to Clark - College Park Scholars as well!
Planned major: Bioengineering</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1240/1830 - 570 CR, 670 M, 590 W
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/25
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, Honors English, </p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A good handful
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Part time job for a few months
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours
[</em>] Essays: Excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Have not seen it but I’m guessing it was good.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey, OOS
[</em>] School Type: Small Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: SATs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I mean I did write an essay about Drag Queens</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: I’m so happy!!!</p>