Improved Harvard 2011 RD Results Thread

taemi · March 29, 2007, 8:24pm

DECISION: ACCEPTED!!!!!!!

I'm an int'l applicant from India

Fee waiver used
Offered to pay $ 8000 p.a. (Guess that sure didn't matter!)

SAT reasoning
math 790
CR 750
W 750

SAT subject
math II 800
Chem 800
Bio M 760

1st in Class of 40
NTSE Scholar (Indian equivalent of National Merit Scholarship given by the govt.)

Selected by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt of India for their Program for Youth Leadership in Science

EXTRACURRICULARS

The youngest volunteer for the Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India, Calcutta Chapter.

Got a Certificate of Distinction signed by Hans Blix at the World Federation of UN Associations' Global essay comp. on peace and disarmament. ( I was competing against undergrad and even grad students from all over the world)

avid quizzer and debater. traveled all over India and won more than a handful of quizzes and debates. also accomplished at creative writing and essay writing!

teacher recs GREAT (that's what they told me anyway)
counselor rec (i guess it must have been good too!)

essays: worked really hard on them. they were quite good. one of them was about my love of independent travel (Let's Go anyone?)

special rec: from the president of the Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India, Calcutta Chapter.

supplementary stuff: Cartoons with one-line punch lines. (Only a few days ago I realised this: Conan O'Brien drew similar cartoons while with the Harvard Lampoon!)

Moral of the Story: Ultimately I guess the staff of Let's Go and the Harvard Lampoon make the final decision abt your application!!!!

JP321 · March 29, 2007, 8:32pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] Deferred EA? no, RD
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR, 730M, 750W
[] SAT II: 800USH, 760Bio, 710 Engl.Lit.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USHist (5), Bio (5), Latin (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: heaviest possible
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude 11, 12, AP Scholar, National Merit Scholar, Harvard Prize Book Award, Kodak Young Leaders Award, 1st Place and gold medals in Natl. Classical League competition
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross-country, track, tech crew, Junior Leadership, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: bag boy, teaching intern in summer school for inner-city kids
[] Volunteer/Community service: ASPCA, church, etc.
[] Summer Activities: see work experience
[] Essays: I liked them and they got me into Yale!
[] Teacher Recommendation:great
[] Counselor Rec:great
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: with local alum
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white, No. European mix
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: no aid necessary
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): father went to HBS so you can see how much THAT meant
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: seriously
[] Weaknesses: one of 23,000 applicants
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see weaknesses[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all who got in. I got into MY first choice: YALE!

christina2007 · March 29, 2007, 8:41pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 760M. 730 CR. 720 W
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math. 760 US. 730 Chem.
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.4/3.9
[] Rank: 16/720
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs (including this year's): 5’s=Calc BC. Chem. Bio. 4’s=Lang. US. Euro.
[] IBs (including this year's: n/a
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Lit, Pysch, Physics C, Stats, Gov (AP everything)
[] Number of Apps from Your School: don’t know
[li] Other stats (Awards, etc.): national merit commended. Bunch of piano awards. LeadAmerica conference [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: tennis (10-12 varsity) co-captain & captain. Piano since 6 yrs old. Volunteered 170 hrs at hospital. NHS VP. Character Club Pres. CSF member, etc
[] Job/Work Experience: teach piano, teach tennis, tutor
[] Essays (subject and responses): my dad passed away. Month long summer program at UCSD (math & science related)
[] Teacher Recs: okay I think
[] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): didn’t have one
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.)[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: southern California
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[] Ethnicity: chinese
[] Gender: f
[] Income Bracket: um
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): stated above
[] Strengths: um
[] Weaknesses: um
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: um, haha [/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: oh well….

Tymps · March 29, 2007, 8:59pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] Deferred EA: Accepted Stanford EA
[] SAT I (breakdown): 780W/730M/750CR
[] ACT: ---
[] SAT II: Chem 800 Math IIC 800 Bio M 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/450
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Sci A (5) Chem (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): ---
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP Classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A bunch of state science competitions
[/ul]Subjective: **[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Stage Crew, Volunteer Clubs, Political Organization, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Molecular Analysis Lab Assistant
[] Volunteer/Community service: A Bunch
[] Summer Activities: Took Classes or traveled
[] Essays: Good, heartfelt
[] Teacher Recommendation: Did not read
[] Counselor Rec: Did not read
[] Additional Rec: ---
[] Interview: I think it went pretty well.
[/ul]Other*[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): ---
[] School Type: Elite Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Dunno
[/ul]Reflection *[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, i had a lot to talk about
[] Weaknesses: Class Rank?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dunno, but I'm happy :)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats everyone! If it didn't work out so well, keep in mind that college decisions are more than a little random.

123orange · March 29, 2007, 9:00pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] Deferred EA? NO
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 770 M800 W700
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 3 800s too lazy to type...
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9 or 4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 5s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP, 1 Honor
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): nothing special... too lazy to type
[] Job/Work Experience: babysitting, tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~300 hours
[] Summer Activities: harvard summer school, volunteering in hospital, volunteering in children's program
[] Essays: they made me!! Even though I'm a nonnative speaker... I think this is what got me in!! (not to harvard... but to 2 other Ivies, and got me waitlisted at 1 other Ivy)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Now I bet they were great
[] Counselor Rec: wonderful, she is so nice
[] Additional Rec: good, they def. wished my best
[] Interview: ha... HORRIBLE probably RUINED my chance. the other 3 ivies that I DIDN'T get rejected from didn't give me an interview. Phew...
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New England
[] School Type: competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: not poor
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): didn't get me in~ I guess not hook enough for Harvard
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: haha for Harvard?
[] Weaknesses: nothing too spectacular for harvard I guess
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above
[/ul]General Comments: no hard feelings. I was expecting this. I don't think I would have survived in Harvard without getting black bags around my eyes. I will miss Harvard Square though... but that's ok. I made it to where I wanted to be. I'm in the Ivies.

TangerineSky · March 29, 2007, 9:01pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] Deferred EA? No
[] SAT I (breakdown): 670CR, 600M, 640W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 670, 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): don't know. 4.5w
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (3), USH (4), Spanish (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Hnrs Precal, Hnrs Physics, Bio II, Journalism
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President), Swimming (Capt.), Boston area Youth Organizing Project, Talented & Gifted Latinos
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community service: Dominican Community Center, Boston Marathon, Tutoring at school
[] Summer Activities: BYOP, lifeguarding
[] Essays: Good. One about what has influenced my goals, another about family issues
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Don't know
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Alumni: Good, Admission Officer: Great!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Mass.
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public Exam
[] Ethnicity: Latina
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $28,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Determination, dedication, motivation, understanding, open minded
[] Weaknesses: Perfectionist, shy
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I hate to admit it might be because I'm an URM. However, I am qualified. My SATs may be on the low side but I worked hard all four years. I think my essays were really good. They portrayed who I am and what I value. Oh, and my interview with the admissions officer went very very well.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone! And good luck to those who were waitlisted or rejected. You'll succceed where ever you go. :)

obinnadaone · March 29, 2007, 9:12pm

Rejected... At Harvard

Yale

Cornell

and Columbia

Sad for me :(

KnightMair · March 29, 2007, 9:21pm

I'm too lazy to do full stats
Waitlisted (and at Yale as well), got into P, M, & S
2400
valedictorian
ocean science bowl, quiz bowl, chess team captain
1st in norcal, 3rd in norcal, 2nd in norcal respectively for each team
intel STS semi
ISEF qualify this year
3x AIME
usabo semi 2x
excellent recs
chess coach
run own chess tournaments (profitable buggers, too)
last year H accepted 5 from my school
this yaer they took 0, waitlisted 3

life is funny.

whyivy · March 29, 2007, 9:24pm

rejected from Harvard in Yale ,Princeton ,cornell,Upenn and wait listed to Columbia which I thought was funny

crixx · March 29, 2007, 9:31pm

some of these decisions seem like crapshoots...

LunarChik · March 29, 2007, 9:31pm

rejected, knew it was coming, but i got into dartmouth! see all of you accepted students at D1 sports!!!

sonar · March 29, 2007, 9:35pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:
[ul][] Fee Waiver Used?: yes
[] SAT Reasoning (by section): 2290 -- 730/780/780 // CR/M/W
[] SAT Subject tests: 780/800/780 // Chem/MIIC/USHistory
[] ACT: 34
[] APs: 5/5/5/5/4/4/4/4
[] IBs: N/A
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.2 / 3.95
[] Rank: 1 (sole)
[] Senior Yr. Courseload: most difficult
[] Number of Apps from Your School: 1?
[] Other stats:[/ul]Subjective:[ul][] ECs listed on app: Student Body President, Running, et cetera
[] Job/Work Experience: AmeriCorps
[] Essays (subject and responses): pretty decent, one friend almost cried
[] Teacher Recs: no idea; one was probably not that well written, the other was written by a UMich math prof
[] Counselor Rec: probably fine, but no one to HYP (and any ivy I think) from my hs in 30+ years, so maybe not?
[] Interview (feel and general location): phone interview, okay
[] Hook (if any):[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][] State or Country: MI
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Income Bracket:
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks:
[] Strengths/Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted or rejected:[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: off to Oxford--I would've stayed stateside, oh well.

Congratulations, all!

ijailin89 · March 29, 2007, 9:56pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] Deferred EA? Yep.
[] SAT I (breakdown): 790 V/780 M/730 W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 750 Math II/750 U.S. History/740 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/265
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro History (5), Chem (5), Comp. Govt and Politics (5), World History (5), U.S. History (4)... Five more this year.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Five APs and one elective. And gym, but everyone has to take gym at my school.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key, All-State Music Festival, CT Governor's Scholar... I think that's the major ones.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music -- band, orchestra, ensembles, etc. (Section leader in marching band, first chair flute, treasurer in Band Council); Newspaper (Editor-in-chief, Op-Ed editor); Debate team; Math team; National Honor Society; Book club; local company's community advisory panel; community service group.
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer program counselor (2006), seasonal cashier (2006-2007)
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, town community service group, tutoring -- 200+ hours, I think.
[] Summer Activities: Presidential Classroom (2005), I worked (2006).
[] Essays: I can't really say, as they were my essays, and I'm terrible with judging my own work. I do think one was original in format, at least, though.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Eh. Written well, but the ratings were so-so.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn't see.
[] Additional Rec: Didn't see.
[] Interview: All right. Don't really know.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S.A.
[] School Type: Public. Hasn't sent anyone to Harvard in... five years?
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): If anything, I would think I had repulsive forces or something, hence the decision. :)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: shrugs Well, I thought my essay and my ECs, but...
[] Weaknesses: SAT II scores in comparison to like, everyone else; importance of awards; no really big leadership positions...
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because the admissions committee says so.
[/ul]General Comments:* Eh, whatever. I do admit I had originally thought to be waitlisted, but that wouldn't be any different, really. Congratulations to those who got in!

bananaman · March 29, 2007, 10:06pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] Major Applied To: Applied Mathematics
[] Deferred EA: Yes
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 800 M, 800 CR, 790 W
[] SAT IIs: 800 M2, 800 Bio-M, 800 USH
[]GPA: 4.0 (UW)
[] Rank: 1
[]ACT: 36 comp
[] APs (including this year's): will have 19 total; 12 fives so far
[] Senior Yr Courseload: 11 classes at Purdue University, 5 at hs
[]Number of Apps from Your School:5-10
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): USAMO qualifier, Siemens Award for AP, AAA Travel Challenge state champ
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: math competitions, student council (student body vp), school tv president, other academic competitions, orchestra
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Essays (subject and responses): hard to explain, but excellent.
[] Teacher Recs: Both good.
[] Counselor Rec: Good (but a little rambling).
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Pretty good.
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): awards (above) cancer research over the summer (no sci fair awards, though)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: IN
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): high ranking public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Strengths: well-rounded
[li] Weaknesses: well-rounded[/li][/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to everyone accepted, and good luck to everyone else.

oasis · March 29, 2007, 10:09pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] Deferred EA? Nope, ED to Pton.
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (690 writing)
[] SAT II: 800/800/800/770/770/750 (CHN/MA2/WHS/CHM/PHY/USH)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 55
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5/5/5/5/5/5/5/4 (CAB/CBC/CHM/WHS/EUH/USH/PSY/STA)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most demanding; but pretty relaxed because I've basically exhausted the curriculum here.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None; AIME (4) for two years, Australian Math Competition Certificates, Essay Awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (editor-in-chief), Student Government (VP for 3 years), Lifeguarding, Varsity Track, MUN, Peer Tutoring, Music (vocal, cello, piano).
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding and translation.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours at a science museum as museum tour guide, 200+ hours peer tutoring middle schoolers.
[] Summer Activities: Mathcamp 2004, lifeguarding camps 2005, SSP Ojai 2006
[] Essays: A bit banal, looking at it now. I might submit some of my other essays as supplemental info now.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2 schools ones are good (speculation)
[] Counselor Rec: Probably great (speculation)
[] Additional Rec: This is probably the best (speculation)
[] Interview: Awesome! It was one of my best interview experiences...(after the MIT interview). I'm a bit sad I didn't make it into Harvard.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): Taiwan, but I'm an US citizen.
[] School Type: Religious
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $70,000 to 80,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I'm pretty well-rounded, and I try to convey that aspect.
[] Weaknesses: No major awards -- I only do a lot of math competitions but I didn't qualify for USAMO.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I don't have enough of a "hook" to get into Harvard (regardless of well-rounded-ness). If I made Siemens or Intel, I probably would have had a very good shot at this.

[/ul]General Comments: I'm not very sad or depressed at all! I love MIT and I would attend. If I really wanted to be at Harvard, I can cross-register from MIT with Harvard anyway. :D Good luck with everyone else's decisions!

ps. At least I can say, "Hah! Harvard didn't reject me!" =p

bobbo07 · March 29, 2007, 10:11pm

By the way is it pretty bad if you don't get waitlisted? What percentage get waitlisted?

You're thinking deferred. Almost everyone gets defered ea, and then rejected rd

oasis · March 29, 2007, 10:14pm

^ What? I don't understand. I am not sad because I am already pretty commmitted to MIT. I don't really mind being waitlisted by Harvard.

pgcokie · March 29, 2007, 10:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] Deferred EA? YES!
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 770 M 770 W 700 second try
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: Math2C 770 Chemistry 710 Literature 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): probably no. 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 6 courses, 8 exams (55554443)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Psychology, etc
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Korea NFL Gold Medalist, Mock Trial
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Forensics, Art, Elec Guitar
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at National TV Station, Newspaper reporter
[] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross Blood Donation Campaign
[] Summer Activities: Lots
[] Essays: I hope they were good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good. I hope
[] Counselor Rec: Good. I hope
[] Additional Rec: Good. It was a solid rec, I've read this one.
[] Interview: Nice. I loved it.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: i dont know. Probably under 100,000$ anually
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none!
[/ul][ b]Reflection*[ul]
[] Strengths: Original. I'm always try to be a pioneer. I lived alone in a new city during high school. I'm independent? ;)
[] Weaknesses: Low scores....
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I stood out?[/li][/ul]General Comments:* This is unbelievable. I LOVE Harvard. I want to give William Fitzimmons a kiss.

jimbob1225 · March 29, 2007, 10:32pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] Deferred EA? at Yale
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 2400
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unofficially top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5/5/5/5/5/5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): zero
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): nothing extraordinary, but lots of leadership, arts, service, and academic activities
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lot of service
[] Summer Activities: n/a
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Interviewer told local Harvard Club members I was a "Rock star" :)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): under-represented state
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket: 150+K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): zero
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics, test scores, essay
[] Weaknesses: extracurriculars, lack of passion/focus/interest
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lack of extraordinary and unusual passion/focus/interest in activities[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! Not attaching myself to this waitlist. Good job everyone!

zoomzoom · March 29, 2007, 10:36pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] Deferred EA? Yessir.
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800/800/760(CR GRRRRRWARRRR)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math IIC / 740 Literature / 740 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.636
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Probably top 20%, but even that's pushing it haha. My GPA wasn't very competitive.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IBS Psychology (6), IBS History (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IBH Courses (Psychology, History, English, Math), an independent study in music composition, and an additional honors course in creative writing. (most rigorous)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope. Unless being a National Merit Finalist counts?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Psalms Choir (Leader for 4 years), Jane Goodall Institute work (correspondant in Korea), Foreign Schools Band Organization (hard to explain, PM me if you want a detailed description; Founder)
[] Job/Work Experience: Wrote for the International Herald Tribune.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked with JGI and the Eugene Bell Foundation. Also I've been working with a group of multiple-handicapped women since I was in 7th grade.
[] Summer Activities: Wrote a book this past summer; got a publishing contract but still havent finished edits or pushed the manuscript through.
[] Essays: Um... I guess they were good? What am I supposed to write here?
[] Teacher Recommendation: Haha I got recs from the two teachers that I KNOW think I'm really smart and "good", if a little lazy at times =)
[] Counselor Rec: He likes me, I guess? Haha.
[] Additional Rec: Jane Goodall wrote me a short supplementary rec. I've known her for many years now so I assume it was personal and helpful?
[] Interview: Went really well hahahah. He offered to take me out for coffee afterwards and chill.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[] School Type: Private, ridiculously competitive =S
[] Ethnicity: Korean (But I'm so American it's not even funny)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Ermm.. dunno. "Middle"?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Haha um.. hahahha? I don't think I had one.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays for sure. Recommendations and test scores probably helped too.
[] Weaknesses: GPA and percentile rank =(
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Umm... I have no clue! Hopefully they think I have potential or something =P[/li][/ul]General Comments: I dont know what goes here, but uh.. Congratulations everybody! =)

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