<p>Just talked to admissions-you cannot view your admission letter online until your admission letter has been mailed via snail mail. So I said “does that mean our admission letter still has not been sent”? Yes, she said. “What? so are they still in the process of mailing them out?” Yes, she said-but it could take up to a week to get all the letters out. “So, is this random-or should we be nervous?” Totally random she said-not by alphabetical, result or region- of course, I wouldn’t expect any other answer. VERY STRESSFUL way to roll out admissions decisions. There has to be a better way…… </p>
<p>Anyone get accepted to College of Engineering? </p>
<p>@AKsDAD yes I got into the school of engineering</p>
<p>Still haven’t gotten anything. Anyone else still waiting?</p>
<p>D was accepted Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>uwGPA 3.8 wGPA 4.3 all honors and AP classes. All 5’s on AP tests. 33 ACT. Two sport varsity athlete. </p>
<p>Decision came in the mail we live in Nashville.</p>
<p>Does anyone elses communication say “undergraduate decision mailed” , but unable to view the letter??? </p>
<p>Snail mail arrived in UT. today!</p>
<p>I’ve been following this thread without an account for a while now and was freaking out with you guys. I live in Miami and have always wanted to go to the U. I can now proudly say I got accepted! </p>
<p>Major: English in Undergraduate Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>ACT: 29
SAT:1270
Weighted GPA: 4.881
Essay: Tugging on their heart strings the whole way through
Letter of Rec written by my AP Lit teacher. Been his student since freshman year, and the man sits on the college board as the leader of the team that writes the AP Lit test.
No legacy, but Hispanic female, as well as first generation college student.
Top 5% of my class
My ECs were weak, so I’m surprised I got in. Only things listed were member of NEHS for two years and did some English tutoring.
Got accepted to FIU with a 50% scholarship… Going to UM is pending on scholarships and financial aid, unfortunately.
Good luck to all! </p>
<p>@boyer3
I got the singer invite, and the 23K is annual.</p>
<p>@lovelylily28
Thank you :)</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (740 M, 710 W, 630 CR)
ACT: 31
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 770 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Calc AB (5), English Language (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t take any
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats (online), AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Macroecon., AP U.S. Government, AP Physics C (E&M), and 2 business classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, First Place at DECA Regionals 3 years in a row, and some school awards (nothing really major)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA, Mu Alpha Theta, NHS, and JSA (that’s really it)
Job/Work Experience: Just got a nice internship with a local credit union
Volunteer/Community service: None, really (home troubles have kept me from weekend activities)
Summer Activities: Going to Colombia, just enjoying the summers (that’s what they’re for, lol)
Essays: Pretty decent, wrote about how I lost a DECA election and what I learned from it, quite unique
Teacher Recommendation: From my business teacher, pretty heartfelt; she really knows about my objectives and my college plans
Counselor Rec: Meh, my counselor’s new, but we’ve met several times
Additional Rec: None needed
Interview: n/a
Other
Intended Major: Economics (School of Business Admin)
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, maybe? (But a Hispanic in So. Fla. really isn’t one! lol)
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, transcript
Weaknesses: ECs lol
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Maybe the high math test scores and the business classes on my transcript 
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at FIU, still waiting from UCLA, Cal, UVa, Amherst, USC, and Penn (that one’s a MAJOR long shot lol)
General Comments: If you really want to get into the []_[], apply EA or ED (it helps… A LOT!)</p>
<p>Has anyone from Massachusetts gotten their acceptance package in the mail yet? Mine hasn’t arrived yet…</p>
<p>I have a friend that received an email saying that her daughter got the presidential merit scholarship but later revived a letter saying that she was deferred. Did anyone ever heard of being deferred after receiving a scholarship? Did it happen to anyone else?</p>
<p>@ddahwan - I’d have her contact admissions to clarify. Hopefully the email was correct and the letter is wrong… And I’ve been meaning to message you. It’s been a revolving door of houseguests here - my son and his girlfriend just left yesterday but will return on the weekend from a cruise. Heading for the movies at Sunset now but I’ll PM you on FB later, would love to get together if you have time! </p>
<p>PM me anytime. My friend’s daughter went to UM and was not able to get a clear answer. I told my friend to go in person and meet with someone from admissions with a copy of the email and get this story straight. I feel so bad because the older sister is a sophomore at UM and it is their top choice.</p>
<p>@jazz1005 I got mine in the mail today. I live in the Springfield area.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (720 Math, 760 CR, 770 W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 770 Lit, 710 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16
AP (place score in parenthesis): AB Calculus (5), English Lang & Comp (5), Studio Art (2), BC Calculus, English Lit & Comp, Chemistry (with lab), US History
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: APs listed above without scores, plus Sociology and a study
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Field hockey (three-year captain), Swimming (one-year captain), Quiz Bowl/As Schools Match Wits team, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Junior VP
Job/Work Experience: Spent the past six years working for my dad’s housepainting business, and I scoop ice cream for Friendly’s
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts for seven years, lots of work with VFW, NHS and Mu Alpha Theta work
Summer Activities: Camp counselor-in-training for 2 years, counselor this year
Essays: Wrote about one Christmas when my dad bought me absolutely everything I wanted, but I had to forfeit receiving them wrapped. I really missed out on the experience and I felt really bad, so…yeah. Big learning experience there!
Teacher Recommendation: My calculus teacher who was positive I’d get a 5 on my exam, my APUSH teacher who’s also my swim coach, my sophomore-year bio and junior-year chem teacher who I had a really good relationship with.
Counselor Rec: She’s also my field hockey coach, so she knows me pretty well – we’re basically besties.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Intended Major: Computer Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Magnet
Ethnicity: Half-Central American, half-white
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$60,000-$65,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Strengths: I can manage a heavy course load while juggling work and sports as well.
Weaknesses: I procrastinate like all heck!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I took two SAT courses to really bump up my score, and taking five APs probably earns some points. My essay didn’t seem run-of-the-mill, and I’m sure a little extra pigment in my skin didn’t hurt either. 
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere yet. I was deferred by Princeton, and I applied to six Ivies in total. We’ll see!</p>
<p>General Comments: Good luck to those who haven’t heard yet!</p>
<p>Ugh. Rejected 
Stats similar to many who were accepted. This sucks, I got rejected from my ED as well so I’m feeling really unsure of myself now…</p>
<p>@goldfishes
The college process is full of mysteries. It can come down to some mundane things. I too was not placed in my ED school, and it hurts. That said, I have accepted into some, heard some good news, and some more bad news. Odds are you’ll get in somewhere. For your sake, I hope that you applied to a number of schools with varying difficulty to get in.</p>
<p>@goldfishes - so sorry! please don’t take this to heart. I looked at some of your other posts and you’re in at several schools including Purdue right? That’s a great school - several top students from my daughter’s high school class are now Boilermakers. You can never tell what admissions is prioritizing in any particular year since things can fluctuate. I know schools are always balancing their geographic diversity and at the []<em>[] that might impact kids from the NE since there are always so many applicants from the area. Also traditionally the []</em>[] has highly valued class rank - evidenced by admitted student data as well as previously published merit award criteria. Since you had posted that your high school is very competitive that might have been another factor and nothing you had any control over. You will end up at a great school and though it is painful now I predict by the same time next year you will be happily ensconced at a wonderful school and won’t even remember those you didn’t get into. </p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1880
ACT: 29
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): When I applied, 4/405. Currently 5/397.
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
AICE (place score in parenthesis): General Paper (A), European History (E), Thinking Skills A-level (B), Environmental (B), English Language (C)
Senior Year Course Load: Dual Enrollment College Algebra, Dual Enrollment Statistics, AICE English Language A-level, AICE Economics, AICE Marine Science, Student Government, Medical
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Class President 3 yrs, Current Study Body VP), Interact 3 yrs (Publicity Officer, Current President), NHS 3 yrs (Secretary, Current VP), District NHS (Treasurer), Varsity Volleyball 3 years (Captain)
Job/Work Experience: Work at a smoothie place as of June 2013
Volunteer/Community service: Many small activities that add up; didn’t focus on one large project
Summer Activities: Camp counselor for 2 weeks
Essays: I wrote to the topic about having a story central to my identity and wrote about how leadership roles have transformed me as an individual.
Teacher Recommendation: I had one from my English teacher last year & one from my volleyball coach of 3 years and I was his Chemistry student in 10th grade
Counselor Rec: She knows nothing about me and wrote based on my resume. It was a very poorly written letter.
Additional Rec: From my assistant principal who was my bio teacher in 9th grade.
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Intended Major: HSC General in Undergrad Nursing
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$120,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Strengths: GPA, Course load throughout my 4 years, Leadership positions
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted: GPA, Course load throughout my 4 years, Leadership positions
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t apply to any other private schools. Accepted to UGA, USF, FSU and waiting to hear from UF.
General Comments: I was one of very few who applied from my high school, if that plays any role.</p>