<p>I think it's appropriate that I should reply first, since it seems that I was the first to know.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800V, 710M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Writing, 790 Lit, 710 1C
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank: 1/12
[<em>] Other stats: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Clever and witty, original
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I assume they were good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Likewise
[<em>] Hook (if any): Classics major?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Canada
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White (but I left if "Undeclared")
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Excellent essay, strong music ECs
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Too happy to care![/li][/ul]Other Factors: Good interview</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 800M, 750v
* SAT IIs: 790/750/750/740/720/660
* GPA: 3.9ish UW
* Rank: top 5%
* Other stats: N/A
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: ehhh ok
* Teacher Recs: dunno
* Counselor Rec: dunno
* Hook (if any): obviously not lol
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: MA
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Male
* major strength/weakness: strong ECs, music, sports...
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: typical harvard applicant...nothing stood out
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: 3 interviews, 2 of them with admissions officers</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1600
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800IIC, 780IC, 780Writing, 770PHY, 710French
[<em>] GPA: 94% uw
[</em>] Rank: school doesn't rank, but counselor put top 1%
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were good...really reflected my personality. The responses I got from readers ranged from "best I've ever read" to "not very successful" to "okay"...
[</em>] Teacher Recs: never read them, but presumably very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: "best-in-career" kind
[</em>] Hook (if any): have lived in three different countries (?)
[/ul] Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Toronto, Canada
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: weakness: no national awards or any exceptional ECs (which I thought were prereqs to get into Harvard...guess not :P) Though I do have many leadership roles within the school community.
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: SAT, essays, recs, interview (which was awesome)...everything combined I guess. I don't think I could have gotten in with only one of these factors.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1530 (800 V, 730 M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 US History, 760 Writing, 630 Math IIC (ouch)
[<em>] GPA: 4.3
[</em>] Rank: 1 (shared) of 180
[<em>] Other stats: 5 on AP US History exam (only one my school offered last year)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: glowing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: glowing
[<em>] Hook (if any): evidently not enough of one
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Ohio
[<em>] School Type: low-performing public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: expressed interest in major...
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I was accepted EA to Yale and my interviewer knew it. :p[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I actually laughed when I opened the email. I wasn't sure if my interviewer would have told the committee in his report, and I got my answer. GO BULLDOGS 2009!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1540
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800/800/800/780/770
[<em>] GPA: 4.0. uw, 4.6 w
[</em>] Rank: 1/150
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: good I thought
[<em>] Teacher Recs: very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: FL
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: ECs
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Brother at H, but another kid from my school was very strong and probably got in. H probably didn't want 2 kids from our boondocks school.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Got into Yale, Brown PLME, and BU Med!!!! Screw Harvard, I didn't want to go there anyways :P</p>
<p>yea I got the email. lol vivaldi, I also told my interviewer that I got in Yale EA...so future applicants, heed this warning: when interviewers ask you where you're applying, don't tell them where you've already gotten in.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 770 V, 720 M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750/720/680
[<em>] GPA: 3.97 UW, 4.438 W
[</em>] Rank: 3 of 362
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: All right I guess
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Pretty good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea. I'm assuming good.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Girl wanting to major in Physics?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Indiana
[<em>] School Type: Public--not known for sending kids to Ivies
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: f
[</em>] major strength/weakness: I only had 5 AP's--big weakness
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No idea, but I'm just excited that I wasn't rejected. Someday I'll be able to look back and say, "I applied to Harvard once...and they didn't reject me!" I won't mention the part about them not accepting me. :)[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I'm in gymnastics, cheerleading, and I'm a class officer.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1420
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 790, 700
[<em>] GPA: rollercoaster
[</em>] Rank:
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] Essays: worst
[<em>] Teacher Recs: good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: nice
[<em>] Hook (if any): can't say...??
[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
Lahore
[</em>] State or Country: PAKISTAN
[<em>] School Type:Private/semi govt.
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness:
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: [/li][/ul]Other Factors: Its funny though but it seems as if they couldnt decide between me and my friend friend with similar stats so they put us both on a waitlist ;) I could have only dreamed for something better, it still sounds like something more than real</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800V/720M
[</em>] SAT IIs:800 Writing, 800 World History, 770 US History, 740 Literature
[<em>] GPA: 3.97 (unweighted)
[</em>] Rank: 1/1 (n/a, really;))
[<em>] Other stats: none.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were good.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: good, I think.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I have no clue.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Art (<a href="http://artattack.to/display.php?artist=1000001376%5B/url%5D">http://artattack.to/display.php?artist=1000001376</a>)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: KY
[<em>] School Type: small private 3 years/dual enrollment .5 yrs/independent study..5 yrs
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Swam competitively 22 hrs/week until last year. Spending this semester in Europe studying independently and painting. Extensive travel & study in art museums, etc. General Comments:
I was not expecting this. I am stunned. I am so unbelievably happy.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1520
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800/770/740
[<em>] GPA: 3.95/4.85
[</em>] Rank: unranked
[<em>] Other stats: 7 ap's - all 4's and 5's, nat'l merit finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: solid
[<em>] Teacher Recs: solid
[</em>] Counselor Rec: solid
[<em>] Hook (if any): i had lots of good ec's- research project at nih, 4y varsity tennis, 2y in sga, 4y on staff and now eic of magazine, leadership positions in lots of clubs, captain/founder of state champion chess team for 4y, state champion or 2nd in state at chess for 3 years (and representative to national tournament of state champions), lots of math team stuff including USAMO, and i'm a legacy (father) haha
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: md
[<em>] School Type: public magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: i thought i was solid all around, not as strong at english as i am at math
[li] why you think you were rejected: i expected to get rejected after getting deferred ea, but dang... pretty close to perfect gpa and sats, lots of good ec's and USAMO and legacy... you acceptees must be damn good. Congrats! :)[/li][/ul]Other Factors:I guess I'll have to settle for a second-rate school like MIT haha woh is me :)</p>