@jordanheston thank you for your genrosity of sharing your stats. You are encouraging others. I have sent you a dm
Thnks
Congratulations to every one who got in! It was a hectic journey and I’m not sure how to feel getting rejected from all universities.
Well time to search for some cheap state university
@ jordanheston Congratulations
@ jordanheston could I DM you too to get some more insight by any chance?
@jordanheston Hello! Could I dm you regarding your essays? Thank you!
@kornellkhannell Sure, DM me.
D rejected (no portal change). She’s not bummed about it because her heart is somewhere else. Congratulations to all who got accepted. Keep your head up to all who got rejected or waitlisted. You’ll go to college somewhere. People keep telling my daughter that it doesn’t matter where you go for undergrad… the prestige of your grad schools matters most. Don’t know how true this is, but for my D, life goes on.
Rejected, no date change.
Accepted: northwestern, uc berkeley, ucla, BC, chapel hill, northeastern
Waitlisted: brown
Stats were meh
SAT: 1420
Essay: 8 6 8
SAT II chem: 750 SAT II french: 740
IB predicted (45) Chem HL: 7 Econ HL: 7 Psych HL: 7 Math SL: 7 English SL: 7 French SL (already taken): 7
Essays were decent, which is probably why I got into the other places.
CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO GOT IN !!!
hey guys, do you know how many people applied and how many were accepted?
@rockstar01121 AP State Scholar and strong EC (volunteering).
Congrats to everyone that got in. rejected :(((((
Rejected 03/28
Somewhat off-topic question, but how does everyone seem to know essay or rec letter grades? I see people listing 8s or 10s, but where are these numbers coming from? Far as I know, my D hasn’t seen any of her teacher rec letters so ho would she know if they were 10s or not?.
Your boi got in. I can’t believe it, I just spent the last hour and 20 minutes screaming.
Congrats to everyone who got in, and my absolute best wishes to those who are still looking at their options. Hang in there!!
@curlybirdie, I believe Stanford decided not to publish their acceptance rate this year. I hear Harvard (usually the closest) was 4.5% this year, so I would assume Stanford would be just a little lower, going by the last several years’ results.
D Accepted!! Portal change 3/5/19.
ACT 36
GPA 3.97 (unweighted)
GPA 4.42 (weighted)
Rank: DNR
Course Load: AP and DE classes (beginning sophomore year)
Total 10 AP’s and 18 DE’s classes (by end of senior year)
Senior Year: AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Comp Gov, Physics, 4 DE classes
AP Exams: Calc A/B (5), US History (5), Eng Lang (5), US Gov/Politics (5), Music Theory (5), Bio(4), (4 more to be taken end of senior year)
SAT II’s: US History 800, Math 770, Literature 760, Biology 730
Awards: State and National Awards in Commercial Music Composition/Production and Jazz Guitar
EC’s: mainly music related (mostly independent/outside of school)
School EC’s: tennis, track, jazz band, student government, NHS, etc
Volunteer: Special Olympics for tennis, Community Cancer Center, Girls World Expo entertainment coordinator, Community Events & Fundraisers (performing music with my rock/pop bands), School fundraiser (performing music with my rock/pop bands), Co-directing middle school jazz ensemble, Homes for Hope
Work: teaching guitar in the summers
Summers: Summer courses, internships, gigging, working/volunteering, working on my music compositions and producing, practicing my guitar, reading for pleasure, tennis and fitness, enjoying time with friends and family
Essays: mostly about experiences that helped me grow and learn about myself, self-discovery and perspectives in life
State: IL
High School: Public
Gender: Female
Applied for FA: No
Highest Level of parents’ education: Professional & Graduate degrees
Living with both parents: Yes
Income Level: Middle
Strengths: Courses taken supported intended major (Philosophy/Politics/Law), EC’s show passion/dedication in areas of interest
Weaknesses: Test Scores (SAT II’s)
Why accepted?: History of courses taken, aside from basic required courses, showed genuine interest in intended major and EC’s show passion and depth, strong narrative
Where else accepted?:
Accepted: UIUC, Georgetown, Boston College, UMich/Ann Arbor, UNC/Chapel Hill, USC, Northwestern, UCD, UCSD, UCLA, UCB, Yale, Columbia, Stanford
Waitlisted/Rejected: N/A so far
General Comments:
Follow your academic interests and passions.
@megaserindipity Aha, an exception to date change myth and a truly exceptional kid. Congrats!
@Dataminer Thank you 
Rejected
Portal change back to 11/27 (day I first submitted score) just yesterday
1480 SAT
3.82 UW/4.04W
AA female/1st gen good ECs & LORs
Accepted: HARVARD! Cornell, NYU, BU
Waitlisted: Duke, UC Berkeley, Wesleyan
Rejected: USC, UCLA, Yale, Columbia