SeaweedBrain21 '22–'23 app cycle Class of 2026 class year

Cycle Recap
Yale (rejected 3/7/23) - BIG reach- Columbia (reserve on 4/18/23 and broke my heart, withdrew 4/24) - UG alum. Wrote Why Columbia and optional essay on Equitable and Inclusive Environment. Sent LOCI/job update on 3/20/23. Inquired about admissions timeline due to upcoming deposit deadlines on 4/10/23 and received form response “we cannot guarantee a timeline”

• Harvard (rejected 1/11/23) - reachin’ away
• Penn (waitlisted 2/21/23, withdrew 4/24) - Core Strengths Supplement
• NYU (HTE 1/20/23, waitlist 4/19/23 and withdrew 4/24) - applied to RTK. Sent LOCI/job update on 3/20.
• UVA (accepted 12/12/22, scholarship notification 3/1/23, withdrew 4/24) - Why UVA and Resilience Essay. Attempted scholarship negotiation using Mich offer but was told they would only negotiate if I was ready to commit to UVA (which I was not!)
• Cal (waitlisted 3/14/23, first one to break my heart, withdrew 4/24) - Why Berkeley Essay and longer PS
• UMich (accepted 11/10/22, scholarship notification 1/3/23, deposited 4/21) - Optional Essays 1 and 5
• Duke (Accepted 1/30/23, scholarship interview 2/7/23, scholarship notification dated 2/23/23, withdrew 4/24) - Why Duke
• Northwestern (waitlisted, withdrawn on 1/12/23) - No supplements, did KIRA
• Georgetown (accepted 10/25/22, scholarship notification 3/8/23, withdrew 3/27/23) - Top 10 (favorite books)
• UCLA (accepted 11/1/22, scholarship notification 2/23/23, withdrew 3/27/23) - Programmatic contribution; applied to Epstein no decision
• Vanderbilt (Accepted 12/16/22, scholarship package 12/19/22, withdrew 3/27/23) - Alumni interview, no supplemental essays