<p>rejected.
urgh.
but wait, i tell myself-- you already decided you weren't going to go even if accepted. you already decided that you SHOULD be rejected, so somebody else could take the spot, since you wouldn't have gone anyway.
but it still stings...</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected ^_^</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1400
SAT IIs: 710/720/670
GPA: 4.36 W
Rank: N/A
Other stats: Subjective:
Essays: Gave it my best shot.
Teacher Recs: Prob great
Counselor Rec: Great
Hook (if any): None -_-
Location/Person:
State or Country:CA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: ECs and not that high grades
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Lack of grades + ECs
Other Factors: I gave it my best shot. Like Rocky, u take your punches and your blows. They delivered the KO but i'm content cuz I'm going to JHU most likely. Good luck to all you Harvard admits. You'll make a great class :)</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>I already filled one of this things out for Yale... check out my homepage.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTEDDD!!!
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1400, 700, 700
[</em>] SAT IIs:770,700,700
[<em>] GPA:94ishhh
[</em>] Rank: 1 or 2 /41
[<em>] Other stats: lots of 5's on APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Really showed who I was
[<em>] Teacher Recs:awesome!! one from a college prof
[</em>] Counselor Rec: beautiful..
[<em>] Hook (if any):living in bolivia?? leader in my community
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Santa Cruz, Bolivia
[<em>] School Type: Private american school
[</em>] Ethnicity: hispanic
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] major strength/weakness: CHOCOLATE
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:im special? immm to excited to think!!!!!!!!![/li][/ul]Other Factors:**
I dunno guys!! IM JUST SOOO PSYCHED....HAVING TROUBLE NOT FAINTING!!!!!
also, my mom had a successful operation today, so I'm at the hospital.... everyone's looking at mee sooooo weirddddd
but i dont care!!!!!!!!
GOOD LUCK</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1540 (800V/740M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 writing, 800 math IIC, 790 biology-m, 790 US history, 780 chemistry
[<em>] GPA: 4.668
[</em>] Rank:3/361
[<em>] Other stats: 5 on AP Biology and AP U.S. History exams
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: good, not great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: i have no idea...good, would assume
[<em>] Hook (if any): i'm really focused on the environment (my major is going to be environmental engineering) and my activities reflect that
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasion
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: strength - I'm very focused and have a good transcript and had a good interview, weakness - my essays and extracurriculars, i guess
[li] why you think you were accepted: i'm a girl applying the engineering program. honestly, i didn't think I had a shot in hell of getting in, so this is the only thing that might have caused this miracle ;)[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I am sooo shocked :) especially since i got rejected from yale which is where i applied early too. wheeeee :)</p>
<p>CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!! I'll be applying EA for Class of 2010, and I want to wish everyone the best at wherever they go!!</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED!! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Verbal 750 Math 760
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790, 800, 780
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 unweight
[</em>] Rank: 1% (top)
[<em>] Other stats: IB Diploma, projected 43
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Didn't see
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[<em>] Hook (if any): Art + Science student, sent art portfolio
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Canada, BC
[<em>] School Type: Public, IB
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian Canadian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Solid all round, Sicence/art combo.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I dunno, sheer luck?[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
Blah... excited</p>
<p>Hey Kebree, Princeton ED screwed us over but Harvard appreciates the artists! WHOOO! Hope we both go to the same school in the end, your oils are some of the best I've ever seen in or out of gallery. Congrats all! Harvard 2k9!</p>
<p>-FZero</p>
<p>P.S. Maybe that FA "Plumbie" is an indication of acceptance.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>-Stats-
SAT: 1540 (800V, 740M)
SAT IIs: 800/780/780
GPA: 3.96ish UW
Rank: 7(I think)/230
AP/IB: 5's on AP Tests, No IB tests
Awards: Natl Merit Finalist, Natl Hispanic Scholar</p>
<p>-Subjective-
Essays:Great
Teacher Recs:Great
Counselor Rec: Decent
Hook (if any):1st Generation</p>
<p>-Location/Person-
State or Country: Kansas
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mexican-American
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1510 (800 V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780, 720, 710
[<em>] GPA: 3.9 uw / 4.3 w
[</em>] Rank: 13/372
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: very personal
[<em>] Teacher Recs: ?
[</em>] Counselor Rec: ?
[<em>] Hook (if any): Various governmental internships and congressional page junior year
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: OH
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] major strength/weakness:
[*] why you think you were accepted/rejected: Who knows after being rejected from Georgetown and Yale (EA) and waitlisted at Wash U I wasnt expecting this.[/ul]</p>
<p>rejected... oh well it was expected.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT -- 1500 (760 M, 740 V)
SAT II: 760/750/750
GPA -- (4.25 W, 4.0 UW)
Rank: 2/318
Other Stats: AP Scholar (4s/5 on APs), National rank on National French Exam</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays and Recs: essays were good... recs average i suppose
Hook: MUSIC - flute, harp, and piano -- all-state band... tons of time and leadership devoted to music (as well as other things)</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State: VA
Gender: Female
Race: White
School: Public</p>
<p>Other:
oh well... it looks like it'll be UPenn or Duke.</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1560 (800V, 760M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740W, 700BioM, 680IIc
[<em>] GPA: I honestly don't know. How terrible is that?!?
[</em>] Rank: 5/222 (I was first at my own school, until it closed and I had to switch)
[<em>] Other stats: Taking a full college schedule at a local comm college, no AP or IB.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I loved my essay - I'm glad admissions officers did, too, but I actually wasn't thinking about them afterwards :)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I'll assume they were good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: excellente
[<em>] Hook (if any): 1st gen 4 year college student, um but I can't really think of much else.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Ohio
[<em>] School Type: Public, like inner city - I went to a Catholic school before it closed.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Weakness: I had zero admissions experience coming into the process and learned much of it along the way. Strength: probably just an overall passion for learning.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I really trust that it was my essays and my interview that got some academic passion across.[/li][/ul] b]Other Factors:** I don't know.. hmm I'm also MIT EA, so I have quite the choice ahead of me :)</p>
<p>I had NO idea this was coming. I've been dreaming of this since I was like, 5, and reading little kids' science books. This is beautiful. </p>
<p>Congrats to everyone, wherever we all end up :)</p>
<p>rejected...i knew this one, it didn't hurt as much as the others today...</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:1540 (800 V)
SAT IIs:800, 780, 720
GPA:3.92
Rank:uw 11/313, w 1/313
AP/IB: 5,5, 4, 4 (fours are self study)
Awards: (National or State or Regional) merit finalist
md dist. scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays:pretty good and excellent
Teacher Recs:excellent
Counselor Rec:dont know
Hook (if any):foreign language, humanities focus, ind. research</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:md
School Type:public
Ethnicity:white
Gender:f
Major strength/weakness:?
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: dont know. shocked. I was waitlisted at gtown and columbia and didn't think my interview was great...so excited!</p>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>I was deferred and then accepted.</p>
<p>Got the small envelope (or small email).</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800 M; 750 V; (36 ACT)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 690 Writing; 780 Math II; 800 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 4.5 W
[</em>] Rank: 2/198
[<em>] Other stats: 5 on 5 AP's
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Okay
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Very Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[<em>] Hook (if any): Apparently none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Ohio
[<em>] School Type: Public Suburban
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: See below
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I guess nothing really made me stand out. I did research, had varied EC's (huge speech/debate freak for all four years), etc... everything that every applicant has in some regards. [/li][/ul]Other Factors: I'm an EA deferee too...</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] SAT: 770 V, 710 M (1480)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 USH, 710 Writing, 710 Math 2C
[<em>] GPA: 4.5
[</em>] Rank: 1/500
[<em>] Other stats:
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Heartfelt, Personal, Poetic and insert [other Other Ego-Inflating Descriptions]
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Wonderful
[</em>] Counselor Rec: AMAZING
[<em>] Hook (if any): Poor Asian Immigrant (though I didn't mull over this fact in my essays)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: South-East Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Massive Extracurriculars with strong, passionate leadership positions
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: 1 part luck, 2 parts academic achievement, 3 parts passion and leadership[/li][/ul]Other Factors:**</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!!! (also accepted at Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, Duke, Rice, WashU St. Louis)</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1400 </li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800/680/680</li>
<li>GPA: 4.7w</li>
<li>Rank:1/233</li>
<li>Other stats: 4s and 5s on APs, ranked #1 in nation last year for French Exam.</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Awesome (according to the people who read it)</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Made me cry.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: OK</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Emmigrated to the US 5 yrs ago from Cameroon, was in charge of a state wide French competition last year (about 1500 students attended), lead our soccer teeam to 3rd place overall. </li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: TX</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Black</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: I have no idea.</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: That, I will never know!</li>
</ul>
<p>gabe, it's pretty clear to me why you got accepted - you are a remarkable person.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 35
SAT II: 790/780/770/670/640
GPA: 3.95uw
Rank: 2/97
Other Stats: National Merit Finalist, highest ACT in my school's history</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays and Recs: Average essays, great recs
Hook: Founder of an independent newspaper at school</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State: WI
Gender: Male
Race: White
School: Public</p>
<p>Other:
Got into Penn and Dartmouth.
Probably going to Arizona State on a full ride</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlist</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1590</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800/780/770</li>
<li>GPA: 4.3w</li>
<li>Rank:19/522</li>
<li>Other stats: 4s and 5s on APs, Regional outstanding intl math comp, NIH Med-Research Scholarship</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Thought they were good.....</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: dunno</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: dunno</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Indian. Debate, Varsity BBall, Editor or paper. Medical research. Pretty much perfect on paper?</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Ca</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Indian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: being indian i suppose</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: no clue. Didn't really want to go to harvard, would have liked to be accepted though.</li>
</ul>