@newjerseygirl98 My dad owns two businesses and is into real state in the Beverly Hills area which helps a lot. My mom is an anesthesiologist and has a business on the side.
I don’t know if this is still active, but here are my results so far…
Accepted: Pitt, WSU, UK, Valpo w/$, Case Western
Deferred: Michigan
Rejected: OSU
Waiting: American, TAMU, Drexel, NCSU, PSU
I was barely level 5 and a 29 ACT
Son is level 4
Accepted: ED Carnegie Mellon, Drexel, Temple (Tyler School of Art), MSU
Withdrew Applications: Northeastern, DePaul, Champlain, Hampshire
Son is level 5 (3.7 UW) and currently a freshman at WashU. Weighted was around 4.2 though and got mostly 5’s on AP tests.
I’m a level 5, 3.4uw and 3.7 waited and I’ve gotten into Tulane, Providence, and Fairfield, and deferred from Fordham, Waiting for a few more schools.
My son’s a level 5 and was just admitted to UChicago. High SATs and ACTs, though.
I’m a level 5 with a 3.6 unweighted and I got into Vassar EDI last week. I am a double legacy though so I’m sure that helped me a bit
3.6 unweighted and a 26 ACT. I got matched to Oberlin college through QuestBridge.
@itsreallymia for CMU what was his other stats?
1240 SAT
Being that he is an Art major, his portfolio definitely carried the most weight. He has great essays, good ECs and amazing recommendations. He also Attended Pre-College for Game Design (Art) at CMU and received excellent feedback from his professors. His interview went really well. His passion and skill in the Arts were woven throughout every part of his application.
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Son is a level 5, (3.6 W, 3.5 UW) 1240 SAT, fair to mid EC, NHS, PT job 25+ hrs per week.
Applied as Journalism/Communications major, accepted at:
Emerson (pretty sure, no merit)
Loyola Maryland (merit)
Marquette (Diederich SOJ) (merit)
Rutgers New Brunswick (merit, unknown, probably not)
Temple (Klein College of Media/Comm) (merit)
Stonehill (merit)
Flagler (merit)
ASU (Walter Cronkite SOJ) (merit)
Mizzou (no merit)
Deferred:
B.U.
Still Waiting:
UMD College Park
Umass Amherst
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Daughter is level 3 uw and 5 w (not sure what’s being used here) So far accepted to Allegheny, University of Maine, Siena, Susquehanna, Washington & Jefferson, all with excellent merit. Still waiting on 8 RD apps.
This thread gave me so much hope when I was applying to colleges so good luck to everyone out there!
Level 5 (3.7 UW, with 3 C’s on my transcript), 1480 SAT
Rejected: Barnard
Deferred: UChicago, Northeastern
Accepted: Wellesley
Level 4, (4.4/5.3 GPA so ~3.3W?) 30 ACT
Accepted: UMass Amherst (Honors College), Colorado College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (w/ merit), Northeastern (w/ merit) and UMaine Orono (Honors College)
Waiting on:
Rochester Institute of Technology, Smith College, Wellesley College
I need to remind myself to come back to this thread in March when I’ve heard back from everywhere, because I love it a lot.
Currently, though:
Level 5 -
Accepted: Rutgers (Honors College + 16K merit scholarship)
Deferred: Rhodes (from the letter, it seems because of a lack of demonstrated interest, though)
Rejected: nowhere as of yet (but I didn’t make it into the Emory Scholars Program)
Good luck to everyone waiting to hear back!
I have waited SO LONG to be able to post on this thread, and today is the day!!! 
I want to share my stats (among other things) to reassure all the applicants who do not have all A’s and to prove to them that there is hope!!! Please note, I never thought I would get into the majority of these colleges with the merit aid I was given, ESPECIALLY with this year being one of the most competitive years for admission.
Accepted: Mount Holyoke College, College of Wooster, Goucher College, Wheaton College (MA), Allegheny College & Washington and Jefferson College
No Denials or Waitlists
School: public/suburban/VERY COMPETITIVE (white collar New England town)
Female, hispanic, upper middle class
STATS:
GPA (11-12): 3.2 W (out of 4.0)
Class rank (unweighted): top 60%
SAT (never took SAT II or ACT):
Math: 590
Reading and Writing: 640
Essay: 18/24
AP’s:
English Language and Composition (11) - 3
AP Microeconomics (12) - N/A
AP Macroeconomics (12) - N/A
AP Statistics (12) - N/A
AP 2D Studio Art (12) - N/A
Honors/Awards:
- Girl’s State
- Leadership awards from school
- Various art show awards
EXTRACURRICULARS:
- JV/V Volleyball (9-11)
-Internship with congresswoman (11-12)
-Internship with senator (12)
-Tons of campaigning (10-12)
-Editor of newspaper (10-12) - Journalism Camp at Ivy League school (10) (led to published piece on gun control)
- Founder of Feminism Organization in town (11)
- Founder of local young activist group (12)
Work/Volunteer Experience:
-thousands of hours working for congresswoman and senator
-thousands of hours campaigning for eight politicians
-worked with group in local city to help promote self confidence in inner-city women
-art camps helping local children
Recommendations:
-Advisor of Newspaper (also my sophomore-year English teacher)
-U.S. History Teacher (also my freshman-year history teacher)
-Counselor
-Congresswoman
-For MHC, alumnae wrote a referral for me as well.
Though the schools I applied to are not as competitive, prestigious or very exciting as the majority who posted here, I really do hope this helps those who feel like I did last year!
I forgot to mention that I received very generous amounts of merit aid from all my colleges (except for MHC), ranging from $22k-$29k.
@paintingflowers Congratulations! Your enthusiasm for your interests and the passion with which you pursued them gave you a stage to shine on! Your experiences will be with you much longer than an over the top gpa or high score ever would!