<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 800CR, 760M, 780W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 (Math IIc), 780 (World Hist), 740 (Literature)
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: N/A, but if my school had a GPA, it'd be around 3.75UW
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats: Straight As for my GCE AS Level trials (it's a British exam; you probably won't have heard of it)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I honestly don't know how good or bad they were, but I felt they reflected who I am.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My economics teacher's was so-so (she said she mainly ticked the "good" boxes on the rec); my law teacher called me one of the best student he's seen in his 30 years of teaching
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent.
[</em>] Hook (if any): I skipped two years of high school, and I'm a major editor on Wikipedia (maybe half a dozen articles I helped write have appeared on the main page)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Malaysia
[</em>] School Type: Private college, doing the Cambridge International Examinations GCE A Levels
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese-Filipino (although I mainly identify as Chinese)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Uh, not sure...I think it's a weakness that until I skipped, my grades were terrible (seriously, like a C average). I decided that the public schools in Malaysia weren't for me, so I sat for the GCE O Levels (equivalent to a high school diploma) as a private candidate, and did very well (6As and 1B). With that, I got into a pre-university programme at my present school.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think they want to see the real results for my AS Levels; at present all they have are my trial results.
[/ul]Other Factors: Not sure... General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Oh well. I was kind of skeptical I'd get in because all I had were my trial results and my O Levels (my school did not send my colleges the results of class tests, etc. - it doesn't have any transcript besides the actual and trial results for A Levels); I figured Harvard would want to see at least one more exam result to gauge my consistency. It's a shame I stayed up till 6AM to get my deferral email, but thankfully we have a three-week break now. I was playing computer and the moment I quit my game, I saw the letter in my email. Sigh.</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I: 2360 780M 800CR 780W
* SAT IIs: 800 x 5, Math II, Chem, Lit, Bio, Phys
* ACT:
* GPA: 97%
* Rank: 5%
* Other stats:
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Great
* Teacher Recs: Lots of best in career
* Counselor Rec: Same applies
* Hook (if any): Indian Debater
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Indian Citizen in the UAE
* School Type: private
* Ethnicity: Indian
* Gender: Male
* Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Asian(Indian), International male
* Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Asian, International male.
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: Not in the mood to speculate now
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to those accepted, best of luck to those deferred, commiserations to the rejected.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2320
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760, 720, 690
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 4uw
[<em>] Rank: 1
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: i thought good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: ehhh..
[<em>] Counselor Rec: repeated ecs
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: pa
[</em>] School Type: rural
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: e-commerce site, well-rounded, no hooks
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[/ul]Other Factors:** General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good Luck Everyone! Let's hope for the best in April (4 months!)</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: CR660, M730, W720
[ *] SAT IIs: Latin 800, Math2 790, Math1 780
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] GPA: no gpa at my school
[ *] Rank: no rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: personal
[ *] Teacher Recs: didn't read
[ *] Counselor Rec: didn't read
[ *] Hook (if any): Asian majoring in Classics, music (vocals, guitar, bass, drums) one man band- sent CD in
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: MA, USA
[ *] School Type: Private (71 in my class)
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Asian, lots of Latin awards, music, low SAT scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: GOOD LUCK TO THE REST... GIVING HOPE TO LOWER SAT SCORES![ /b]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: CR750, M780, W780
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II 800, US History 790, Chem 770
[<em>] Rank: 6 / 10,000
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: one about service project, one about music, one about my family
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One very good, one way too short
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent i think
[</em>] Hook (if any): Sent CD in, Started service project, track/cc captain, lots of work experience, pro writer
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL, USA
[</em>] School Type: Public (10000 in my county)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian/White
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - well rounded Weaknesses - not particularly good at anything
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I'm Asian, not very talented at any particular thing, like I described
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good luck, friends!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: V800/W800/M770
[</em>] SAT IIs: US His, Math II, Lit 800; Chem 770
[<em>] ACT: None
[</em>] GPA: UW 4.00, W 4.57ish
[<em>] Rank: 1/407 but school does not rank
[</em>] Other stats: 9 AP tests; eight 5's and one 4
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Should have been decent; I went through 8 drafts xP
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I have no idea.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She likes me, I think? Decent.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Maybe awards? I won a national essay contest... "well-roundedness" maybe.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type: Suburban public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Academics, a few awards/ ECs not all very convincing
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no idea. It's like a dream.
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I am SOOO excited! Good luck to everyone else who is waiting, or deferred - you're all amazing and I know you will go somewhere great!</p>