Harvard Anti-hook Game

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>j07 - please don't think I'm saying anything against those incredibly hard-working kids who attain excellence on their own. I admire them just as much as the next guy (or girl!). But one has to admit that at least a few kids doing Intel level research didn't exactly have to go to the moon and back looking for opportunities at major labs...but once they had those opportunities in their grasp, I must admit that they do wonders with them!</p>

<p>MusicNut - I, too, have the (mis)fortune of living in Texas. Oh well, at least the stars at night are big and bright! (well, they are when we aren't having unseasonal ice storms ;)).</p>

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<p>ajkcorner- I agree with you, though, and I wasn't criticizing what you were saying. I know that a lot of kids use family (and occasionaly $$$ connections) to get those types of positions.</p>

<p>I'm from Texas too!!
Haha, no joke about the ice storms. Tomorrow is our first day at school and we're not even going till 11.</p>

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<p>White and from Westchester!</p>

<p>And my ECs are pretty run of the mill.</p>

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<p>average EC's</p>

<p>average SAT 2's (though I plan on getting great scores this month)</p>

<p>so yeah, average EC's</p>

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<p>Unlike everyone I know (or so it seems) I haven't won a humongous national award (Intel, Siemens, Scholastic, Olympiad)</p>

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<p>ammarsfound "3) wrote an article in mad about how john harvard was having an affair with ezra cornell"</p>

<p>i thought ezra cornell was a man.....or is that what u meant? lol</p>

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<p>oh... well no i didnt. but i guess it still works :-))</p>

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<p>Where is Westchester?</p>

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<p>^Westchester is a county located right outside New York City I believe.</p>

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<p>i dont play sports
i dont play a musical instrument, sing, dance, paint
i havent done anything outstanding, just generic stuff
i m not gonna be val</p>

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<p>My 2nd essay doesnt really answer the prompt.</p>

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<p>I'm half Asian!
I'm expecting a lowish SAT score around 2000!
My only B was in a STANDARD class!
My EC's are scattered!
Hooray!</p>

<p>^ sounds like a song or chant or something. hmmmm.
good luck to everyone, despite your insecurities!</p>

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<p>my biggest insecurity?</p>

<p>being ordinary w/ my excellent profile. Everyone applying to HYPS has these status that I'll prolly blend right in.</p>

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<p>Raped my teachers</p>

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<p>My biggest concern for not getting into Harvard?</p>

<p>I applied ED somewhere else.</p>

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<p>My son only had two ECs and he got in last year. Not to mention a 690 in the writing. :)</p>

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<p>People tell me that I have no "focus" and that my interests are pretty scattered. x_X But I like what I do....maybe I wasn't "passionate" enough about one particular thing?</p>

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<p>@mathmom: what ECs did your son have? They must have been extremely in depth.</p>

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<p>He did Academic Team and Science Olympiad. He was pretty good at the latter. He was the only one in his class to get a state medal all four years. And he, along with some of his freshmen friends, were responsible for getting the team to states for the first time.</p>

<p>However most of his time was spent messing around on the computer. He learned Linux, worked on a Civ 4 mod, did some programming for a med school professor and did quite a bit of freelance work computer programming. I think that since Harvard is planning a major expansion of his engineering offerings this made for more of a hook than we expected. This was his real EC though it ended up falling under a bunch of different categories.</p>

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<p>The Good-
2270 SAT (720 Cr; 750 M; 800 W 12 essay)
5's on English Language and AB Cal
790 Math II 760 Bio M (without taking AP Bio)
National Music- Jazz piano/accordion + classical piano
Dedicated Work Experience-teaches piano/orthodontic internship
Club leaders such as Science Club VP</p>

<p>The Bad-
710 Lit SAT II
3 on US History
Not enough volunteering</p>

<p>The Ugly
3.58 Unweighted
Not top 10%</p>

<p>Yay community college!</p>