<p>crimson 2011: I don't recall any USAMOer from RSI besides Mitka making Siemens regionals.</p>
<p>I don't think that's true for my state. It probably just varies by state. Like uh, of the six people I know that applied from my state -- my friend and I probably have the best records in science(and we got in). But knowing the RSI people that got deferred, it does seem QUITE arbitrary.</p>
<p>WOW....crimson, I'm REALLY sorry ~_~ Those are amazing</p>
<p>I think it might just come down to recs? ~_~ Oh wells...good luck in regular</p>
<p>P.S. I'm asian, science major - in? So I don't know if there is any correlation?</p>
<p>I did RSI as a sophmore</p>
<p>well harvard college is a liberal arts college. i think these people will for sure get into harvard medical school or something, when HMS adcoms look at their science passions at high school. not the end of the world. </p>
<p>there seems to be many people fretting about the fact that they didn't get into harvard despite being science olympiad winners etc. but truly passionate people among science will excel regardless. that's the whole point of this, remember?</p>
<p>crimson2011 were you a regional finalist this year or last year?</p>
<p>this year.....</p>
<p>I wonder if Harvard, in order to up their yield, takes relatively fewer strong math/science people because those kinds of students may stray to MIT or Caltech. If this is the case, then should we emphasize our liberal arts side in rd?</p>
<p>And crimson2011, you make my stats look shameful. Good luck in rd.</p>
<p>exactly. there are specialized schools for science prodigies like MIT, caltech, stanford, etc. i think for these types of people, going to schools other than harvard will benefit them much more than harvard would. for example, i heard google only hires graduates from MIT...there are excessive research opportunities in places like that...i know harvard has these, but harvard may not be as extensive or cover more fields as the other ones.</p>
<p>Google actually does recruit extensively, especially for CS concentrators. However, not many go to Google as it is based on the West Coast and most alumni who go into business tend to go to NYC and there is a great disconnect felt. </p>
<p>Some top consulting/i-banking firms only recruit at Harvard and at UPenn-Wharton. </p>
<p>In terms of science, Harvard is a very exciting place to be for science. We are currently the only university to offer an integrated introduction to both the life sciences and the physical sciences. Furthermore, our concentrations are more specialized and more in-line with the work that real scientists do every day. Research opportunities abound, since not only are the Department of Psychology, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology available for students, there is also all the teaching hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School as well as HMS itself and HSPH.</p>
<p>I know this is a bit off topic, but I thought I'd just put it out there to just correct a misconception that sifat was stating.</p>
<p>well, i was specifically talking about engineering and technology sciences when i mentioned caltech and MIT...for life sciences, as you mentioned all the opportunites at HMS and surrounding hospitals, harvard is probably the best choice...besides, HMS prefers their own students (harvard college), so if you're passionate about medicine you'd want HMS, and if you want that then it's best if you could do harvard undergrad...</p>
<p>but with engineering and tech sciences those schools are def. better if you can make it. in fact, if you are into technology and engineering, the only ivy that can match up to the likes of stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley and other state schools is cornell.</p>
<p>...........</p>
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SAT 2400
sat 2 800 800 800
1/814
gpa 4.0</p>
<p>siemens regional finalist
RSI
NASA SHARP
robotics champion
published in two journals
USAMO
presenter at american physical society/american cancer society
etc....
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<p>A troll ? .....</p>
<p>It will be different when you apply for Harvard med.</p>
<p>his stats are easily verifiable...</p>
<p>Hey crimson2011 where did you present for Siemens regionals?</p>
<p>I'm still wondering about what math/science people did in their high school classes.</p>
<p>RSI as a sophomore? Were you (crimson20011) at MIT or Caltech? </p>
<p>I was deferred, btw (I had RSI, but that's not an accomplishment)...</p>
<p>holy cow, you're kidding
is there no way to talk to an admissions officer and get a feel for the "WHY"?? your hs counsellor any help on shedding some light?</p>
<p>(above post after reading crimson2011's stellar stats)</p>