<p>Yahoo mail seems to be about 4-5 hours behind. I just received an email that has a time stamp of 2.19.</p>
<p>Accepted!!! i dont even know what to feel right now</p>
<p>I hope im not the only person sitll waiting for an email from Harvard. sigh. its been 4 hours of constantly pressing refresh on my email -_-</p>
<p>^Don’t worry, I haven’t gotten the email either.</p>
<p>Anyone in NY not get their email yet? Is Yahoo! Mail especially slow? 
And my access code doesn’t work on the portal…so am I out?</p>
<p>WHAT THE HELL, HARVARD?! :O</p>
<p>Accepted, accepted, accepted. It’s glorious!</p>
<p>Just got in…wow</p>
<p>Still not over it.
Freaking out.</p>
<p>Okay.
Phew.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how to check financial aid?? I’m freaking out, I can’t figure it out!</p>
<p>^Me neither! Are we only going to found out via mail? I hope there’s a way to check online. Help, anyone??</p>
<p>^^Yeah, I haven’t found anything -though I though it said there would be an estimate when you got your decision… maybe that meant the hard copy…</p>
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<p>That’s bad for some applicants.</p>
<p>Oh well, I got rejected (official email and everything). But this process is beautiful, and even though I randomly got rejected by Princeton, Yale, Harvard, and Cornell, I got accepted at Brown =D</p>
<p>All I can say now is Brown 15’!</p>
<p>Although I am looking forward to seeing some of you Harvard 15’ers in the future lol</p>
<p>That’s the right attitude! I’m proud of you finishmydrink. :)</p>
<p>Ooops. After 9 out of 9, Harvard said no. Outch! DD wanted to reject Harvard, not the other way around! Congrats to ALL that made the grade! DD says she will see you at the game. LOL!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 760 Math, 740 Critical Reading, 800 Writing; (2300)
[</em>] SAT II: Bio E 700, Bio M 690, Math I 690, Math II 650
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/214
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (4), AP English Language and Composition (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Pre-AP Spanish III, Band, Leadership, AP English IV, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Clubs: Class Officer (President All 4 Years), Student Council (Officer 1 Year), Key Club (Officer 1 Year), Spanish Club (Officer 3 Years), NHS, Kindness Club, FCA, UIL Academics (Regional Qualifier 2 Years), Rotary Interact Club
Music: Piano (10 Years), Euphonium in Marching and Symphonic Band (Top Band, State Solo & Ensemble Qualifier 2 Years)
Sports: Cross Country (Varsity 3 Years, Team Captain, Regional Qualifier, Team MVP), Track (Varsity 4 Years, Regional Qualifier)
Additional: Youth Group (Very active member, President of Youth Leadership)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Six Flags Ticket Seller/Guest Relations Representative (July 2008-Present)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Various Mission Trips, Key Club Volunteer Hours, Nursing Home Visits, Food Bank Work, Angel Food Ministries Distribution
[<em>] Summer Activities: Trip abroad to Spain after freshman year, but nothing too big outside of work and summer school
[</em>] Essays: Common App Essay: I reflected on my long list of EC’s and mentioned how I decided sophomore year to cut down on my EC’s in order to focus and derive pleasure from my activities/ Supplement: I described how C. S. Lewis’s novels have shaped my life, especially the Chronicles of Narnia, also making the connection between our church denomination (both Anglican).
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Two great recommendations, one from a Physics and AP Bio teacher, the other from an AP World History and Dual Credit U.S. History professor. Both really highlighted my personal characteristics and were very well written
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Fantastic! I have grown to know my counselor the last two years, so she had a good idea of who I was as a person
[<em>] Additional Rec: (I’m not sure if they reached the office before my app was reviewed, but I’ll assume they were) One from my Youth Director and one from my Piano Instructor, both really good and both showing sides of me that aren’t necessarily seen in the classroom.
[</em>] Interview: Awesome! It lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes and my interviewer and I instantly clicked and had great conversations. He said that I was well-qualified and he wished me luck. My favorite part of the process.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: State
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black (Mother from Jamaica, Father from Trinidad)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (Diverse Caribbean background)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Well-rounded, a little bit of interest in all of the major quadrants, strong SAT I scores, strong GPA, Class Rank, Personal Essays that weren’t overly complex, and prayers!
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT II scores, not as much volunteer work as I’d like to have, only a few AP scores (although this is limited due to school size)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I prayed more than I ever thought I could! Haha, I believe that God led me to the acceptance and he kept me on pace throughout high school, always working hard, yet not obsessively trying to be the best. I think they liked my well-rounded resume and the fact that I tried a lot of things and had at least a small amount of success in most of them. I was also very eager to get accepted to Harvard, so they might have sensed it in my application somehow.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Auburn, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Rice. [/li][/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to all who were accepted! I’m so excited to have the opportunity to be in the Class of 15 with you guys! These next four years will be unforgettable. 
I can’t wait to see you guys on campus. Thank you God!</p>
<p>Silverturtle, that is a crime. I have been enjoying your posts all year and know you are an excellent candidate!!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
800 CR/800 W/760 M (I got a nosebleed and had only 5 minutes for a whole section =( )
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted):
World History 800
US History 780
Math II 800
Math I 790
Bio E 730
Chem 740
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/430
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (5), English Composition (5)[/li]Will take Calc BC, Physics, Spanish, and Psych</p>
<p>[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Spanish/AP Psych/AP Calc BC/AP Physics B/H. Global Studies/H. English 12
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, random state/school district stuff</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Varsity Math Team (Captain)
Town Crier school newsletter (Editor)
National Spanish Honors Society (VP)
Model UN
MSA
Published book reviewer for international website
Researched at Cleveland Clinic
Various other activities (ie Kenpo and Kung Fu Karate)</p>
<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
~400 hours at a hospital, tutoring, at the library
[<em>] Essays: I procrastinated and wrote them last minute but I thought they turned out well
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing I think, they both love me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Hopefully good
[</em>] Additional Rec: Research mentor, hopefully good
[li] Interview: Very good</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Physics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Technically I’m an international b/c no green card yet. India
[<em>] School Type: Big Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100k - 200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/li]Research but hasn’t been published (yet) so doesn’t count</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, possibly essays because I procrastinated
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: International status, who the hell knows, bad luck[/li][/ul]General Comments: Accepted at Dartmouth, Waitlisted at Harvard and Brown, Rejected at Williams, Penn, Princeton and Yale. Pending Amherst. Already been accepted to a few with full rides so we’ll see</p>
<p>My life just turned for the better. Even in my poverty, I will be able to attend this fine institution. My single mother no longer needs to worry.</p>
<p>^ Well done</p>
<p>As for me - no such luck.</p>
<p>See you at The Game :)</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): M (650) CR (650) W (700) Total (superscore) = 2000
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: French with Listening (800) Literature (720) Math II Level (650)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9.89/10
[ *] 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: 13 Subjects
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Best Delegate (MUN), First place at three Essay Competitions, Best Delegate at the European Youth Parliament</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN, EYP, Community Service, Basketball, Tennis, Editor In Chief of my School’s Newspaper, Editor at the Local French Newspaper, DALF C1 in French, CELI A in Italian etc
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship at the US Embassy
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching Children English, Organising EYP sessions etc
[ *] Summer Activities: Same as above
[ *] Essays: 1 about my experience as a MUN Delegate, short answer about EYP and Supplement Essays about what I thought of Albanian Movies. I think they were all pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both of them amazing
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great, but she had forgotten to sign it
[ *] Additional Rec: A really good recommendation from the MUN coordinator
[ *] Interview: I thought it went terribly wrong, apparently it was the other way around</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Economics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Albania
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: <20k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Don’t really know. Probably first Albanian to be accepted with my High School Leaving Diploma</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, extracurricular activities, Recommendations
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I don’t know. I have no idea</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
I am so going to Harvard :)</p>
<p>Accepted! I’m too lazy to post stats. I’d love to get to know some other Harvard admits. :)</p>