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My friends say colleges never actually rescind anyone unless you get arrested or something. Is that true or should I be worried? Semester ends in 5 weeks.
vandy said no an hour ago. title
Posted a chance me here back in september so figured I'd close the loop. Long post, sorry. **Demographics:** Female, Ohio, public school (sends a handful to T20s each year), not first gen, no hooks **Intended major:** Biomedical engineering **Stats:** 3.94 UW / 4.5 W, 1510 (780M / 730RW), 10 APs **ECs:** 1. Science Olympiad, co-captain, 2 state medals 2. Hospital volunteer, ~180 hrs 3. Research at a university lab two summers (no publication) 4. Varsity swim 5. Tutoring at a free after-school program **Essays:** Common App was about teaching my little brother to swim after he was scared of water for years. Michigan's community essay was about Science Olympiad build nights. I thought both were strong, my English teacher read them. **LORs:** Chem teacher and AP Lang teacher, both knew me well. Research mentor wrote an optional one for the schools that took it. **Results:** - Ohio State Honors: **Accepted** (+ merit) - Purdue: **Accepted** - Case Western: **Accepted** (merit, decent) - Georgia Tech: Rejected - Johns Hopkins: Rejected - Michigan: **Waitlisted** (my top choice since 9th grade lol) Honestly the Michigan waitlist stings more than the rejections. I did everything: visited twice, did a virtual info session, applied EA, interviewed with an alum (went great, we talked for an hour about her old lab). I already put a deposit down at Case so I'm not stuck if the waitlist doesn't move. My counselor says a LOCI "can't hurt" but I've also read people saying they're pointless. What should it actually say? Is there anything else I can do? Edit: thanks everyone, this is really helpful Edit 2: to the person who DMed asking, yes I opted into the waitlist through the portal already
3.95 / 1540 / bio lab research. is a deferral just a slow no?
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