<p>haha ok, that doesn't count as minority :p jk, jk</p>
<p>Which brings up an interesting issue, regarding the fairness of using the URM system to discriminate among the different minorities...</p>
<p>But that's another topic for another day.</p>
<p>I am a Type A personality, and the first time I applied to colleges, I was rejected EVERYWHERE I applied, from Harvard to the University of Wisconsin. The only school that was willing to let me argue with them about it was Bryn Mawr, and they ended up admitting me in August.</p>
<p>But you know what? It was my own fault, because I had such a bad high school record. So I started making straight A's at Bryn Mawr and applied to transfer. And I was rejected EVERYWHERE for the second year in a row (including Harvard).
But in the end, it was up to me to prove myself, not up to schools to alter their standards to accommodate me. So I kept making straight A's and being active on campus and I applied to transfer AGAIN and I got into Harvard, Stanford, and Penn.</p>
<p>A Type A personality who gets rejected doesn't have to become bitter and defensive and blame the system when something goes wrong. That's a personality type, all right, but it's got nothing to do with being Type A.</p>
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<p>If you want to talk about statistics, here's one that you should think about. Harvard rejected less than 4% of its EA applicants this year. They only reject if they are absolutely certain that there's nothing the applicant could do between now and April to have a prayer in the RD round. That is why you should be thinking hard about what's in your letters of rec and essay and so forth. I've said it before, but no matter what people may have said to your face, you do NOT know what is in any document you haven't read yourself. It's quite possible to damn an applicant with faint praise. </p>
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<p>I mean really, who are you? </p>
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<p>I know you weren't talking to me, but just a reminder, in this case, you're talking to a two-time Harvard rejectee and two-time Harvard graduate with a G.E.D., a former alumni interviewer, and a former Harvard admissions tour guide. I am trying to help you, not attack you.</p>
<p>Hanna,</p>
<p>You are a rockstar.</p>
<p>Yeah lol whoa Hanna talk about determination.
DHA if you're still around, I'd say try to retake SATs. It's the last academic aspect you have some control over. Good luck with Yale...
PS - I thought you were opposed to affirmative action based on race? And yet you seem flabbergasted about being rejected since you find your scores excusable due to your race... hmmm. ;)</p>