***U-DUB CLASS OF 2021 DECISIONS THREAD***

Colleges & Universities University of Washington
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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/533
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics I (4); World History (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Pre-Calc, AP Computer Science, AP Comparative Government, AP US Government, AP Physics 2, Chamber Choir, English: Social Justice, CAD Engineering 4.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre, Cross Country, NHS, Programming Team, Choir
[] Job/Work Experience: DSW (1 year), Target (1 year), CHI Health (1 year)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Community Theatre, Multiple events through NHS
[] Personal Statement: About my being an ally and ready to take action towards social equality.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Computer Engineering[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): Nebraska
[] Country (if international applicant): United States
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $60,000-100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essay was kind of abstract and out-of-the ordinary. High scores and GPA
[] Weaknesses: Less diversity of extra-curricular because of 4-year dedication to theatre.
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UNL, UNO (Accepted)
[] Schools you were rejected from? None (Only applied to three)
[li] Schools you are waiting for? None (Only applied to three)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Hope F.A. comes through because without that, there is no way I will be able to afford out-of-state tuition (’~’)

22

Decision: Accepted

Merit Scholarship, if received: N/A

School/Major: College of Arts & Sciences: Communications

Objective:
ACT: did not have to send since im international student
Cummulative GPA: 4.0
Rank: No rank
TOEFL: 104

Subjective:
Extracurriculars/Job/Work Experience:

Student government director of operations on a community college (im running start), student government in hs

Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer on the senior center

Other:
State: N/A
Country: Indonesia
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: N/A
Hooks: N/A

Reflection:
Strengths: GPA, test scores, student government, letters of recommendations
Weaknesses: My essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, test scores and student government
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Applied - Berkeley, UCLA, UCD, USC, NYU
Deferred - N/A
Rejected - N/A
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Stay positive!!!

23

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I(breakdown): none
[] ACT: 25
[] SAT II: none
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank(percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP(place score in parenthesis): Calc A/B (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, Chemistry, Marine Science, English Exposition, AVID Senior Seminar, Aerobics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Cross Country and Track soph and freshman years, Peer Counseling, AVID Executive Board (Community Service Chair), Best Buddies
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer School Aide, Babysitter
[] Volunteer/Community service: Sunday School Teacher, Senior Acolyte, Girl Scout Gold Award
[] Personal Statement: Had to do with Gold Award project, which was designed to spend time with and alleviate loneliness with elderly in assisted living and memory care facilities.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: Elementary Education[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, community service, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, SDSU, Humboldt State, University of Oregon, University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Chico State
[] Schools you were rejected from? none
[li] Schools you are waiting for? Pepperdine (will probably hear 3/18)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Would love to go to either University of Washington or University of Oregon. But barring a miracle, the cost of attendance for both is too high. Will most likely end up at Cal Poly (where sister goes), Chico State or Northern Arizona University.

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):1560(800M and 760)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:790 M2 700 P(didnt send)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):No idea but 92% in india standard 10(ICSE) and 100 in CS
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: ISC- Maths Physics Chemistry Computer Science and English
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis, tennis Captain, Swimming- won individual championship in regional meet
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Interned at a company which tries to bridge the learning gap by hands on activties
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Worked at animal shelter, blind school, aftermath of nepal earthquake
[ *] Personal Statement:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:Nope
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Computer Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): India
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 150K USD
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT score and grade 10 scores, probably essays also
[ *] Weaknesses: grade 11 scores, not enough major related extra currics
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? : Accepted to UMass Amherst, Purdue, Waitlisted at UIUC
[ *] Schools you were rejected from?, rejected from Carnegie Mellon and UT Austin
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? UC Berkeley, UCLA, Wisconsin
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): x
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] SAT II: x
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 (weighted 4.3)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): x
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): junior year: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP English Language; senior year: AP Calc BC, AP Japanese 4, AP English Lit, AP Stats, AP Government
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): x
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Japanese 4, AP English Lit, AP Stats, AP Government, Religion, Student Government
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): x

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tennis
[ *] Job/Work Experience: costumer and PA on two major movies, babysitting, teaching tennis for 6 years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Personal Statement:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: poly sci
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: private coed catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: sad
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? UC Davis, Seattle U, DePaul U
[ *] Schools you were rejected from?
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? UC Berkeley, NYU, Vanderbilt, Tulane, Northwestern
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

26

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I(breakdown): N/A
ACT: 32 (33ss)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank(percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP(place score in parenthesis): Psychology(5), US History, European History, Biology, Statistics
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Bio, Honors Gov, Honors Allied Health, Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cheerleading, JV Softball, FBLA, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Administrator at Environmental Company, Babysitter, Cashier at Pizza Shop
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer, Cradles-to-Crayons, Library volunteer, Therapeutic horseback riding trainer, plus several more
Personal Statement: Talked about how a TBI allowed me to see that I desired a career in medicine - particularly neurosurgery

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology/Pre-Med
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college student

Reflection
Strengths: Grades, community service, recommendations, work experience, test scores
Weaknesses: Junior year math grade
Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?
Accepted: BostonU, UCSD, UCD, TempleU, NCState, Villanova
Waitlisted: Case Western, UW
Schools you were rejected from? Hopkins, UCLA, UChicago, Northwestern, Dartmouth
Schools you are waiting for? UCB, Brandeis

General Comments: Pretty disappointed about my waitlisted status, UW was one of my least selective schools. Don’t know where I went wrong.

27

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 24
[] SAT: 1230 (Reading 610, Math 620)
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.0
[] Rank: 14/627
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (2), U.S. History(1), Physics(2), Lang(3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, Psychology, AP Computer Science, AP Government
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Academic All-State[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swim team, Key Club, Green Team, Founder of Animal Rights club
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: PALS( Peer Assisted Leadership Service), Volunteer at elementary & middle schools for 3 years, Church volunteer
[] Personal Statement: Veganism & my cultural diversity

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: Neuroscience/Psychology[/li][] School Type: Public High school in Eastern Washington
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic & Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150k -200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Essays, Service, GPA
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? GU, Whitworth, WWU, Carroll, SPU, UW, Baylor, Whitman
[] Schools you were rejected from? None
[*] Schools you are waiting for? None

28

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 35 composite (35 E, 35 M, 35 R, 34 S)
[] SAT II: 700 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank or give percentile.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus BC (4, 4 AB subscore), AP Computer Science (5), AP Physics (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP American Government, Honors Political Economics, CP Contemporary Literature, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry. (Electives: highest choir, computer graphics, and track & field)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, but I had a couple of minor, school-based awards.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Choir - top choir of a six-time Grammy Award-winning school, Link Crew, track and field - shot put and discus (varsity), technical theatre (publicity manager for 2 years), theatre - actor, International Thespian Society (publicity chair for 1 year). Lettered in track, theatre, and vocal music.
[] Job/Work Experience: Waitress/hostess, tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: None.
[] Personal Statement: It was okay? I reused one I wrote for the Common App. I would say that it was a 7 out of 10 tbh?? I didn’t get it edited or read by anyone.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. Got Purple & Gold scholarship.
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Computer Science (Admitted pre-science)[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: N/A
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m not sure if I had any big “hooks.” Maybe that I’m from a nationally ranked, competitive public high school?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, extra-curriculars
[] Weaknesses: Essays, no volunteer/community service
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Purdue University (West Lafayette), San Diego State University, University of Washington, Cal Poly SLO, San Jose State, UC Irvine. Waitlisted - UCSD
[] Schools you were rejected from? University of Texas at Austin, UCLA
[li] Schools you are waiting for? UC Berkeley[/li][/ul]