<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 750 CR/800 M/760 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Bio M/800 US History, Math II, Chem
[<em>] ACT: None
[</em>] GPA:4.0 UW, 6.95 W (out of 7)
[<em>] Rank: 2 of 561
[</em>] Other stats: 5 on AP: Chem, Calc BC, US History
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good, list of books I'd read, quite long
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Read it, quite flattering
[</em>] Hook (if any): Single Legacy of College, Double Legacy of Law School, Internship in Governor's Office and at a TV Show over the summer
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White Jew
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Leader of most of my EC's
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I sent a picture.
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: It's quite a relief.</p>
<p>Mintie - I concur. I'm looking at these people and being like, "How the f*** did I ever get in?" haha.</p>
<p>I think it was the intangibles about me, I guess, considering my stats were by far not the best, though they were decent. I emphasized learning for the love of learning and intellectual curiousity in my app and interview, and also how everything I did was of my own choice and not influenced by what my parents wanted me to do. (Let's just say - gay rights work has never gone over well with them.)</p>
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<p>I think it was the intangibles about me, I guess,<<</p>
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<p>Exactly. Identical stats does not mean identical applicants. There are two big subjective considerations that are not reflected in these stats: the content of the essay and the content of the recs. No two applicants are exactly alike.</p>
<p>Plus a third important factor is What the School is Looking For. In other words, which slots do they need to fill? Do they have an excess of French horn players but are looking for bassoonists? Well lucky for you if you're the bassoonist who happens to have the same outstanding stats as the French horn player.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 750CR/730M/720W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780/740/660/650
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: N/A
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats: straight A's at GCE AS Level, straight A<em>s at GCSE
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I liked them a lot, as did others
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Quite good, although definitely not stellar: both basically said I don't contribute much in class
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Incredible (at my school, our 'counselors' know students better than teachers so this would have carried more weight I think)
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: UK
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White/Chinese
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths - international background, big interest/passion in China, I tried to give my application a sense of direction. Weaknesses - to put it bluntly, my ECs are **** lol
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Weak ECs, not an excellent student in class, no real all-consuming passion (eg two guys from my school who got accepted: one is a genius at both academics and music, he has lessons during morning breaks etc; the other rows for Great Britain)[/li][/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone accepted - good job. Bad luck to deferrals/rejections, and good luck in the second round for those who have that chance. Otherwise, time to move on! I have faith in these people - if we're not right for them, I think they have a pretty good way of telling. See it as a blessing in disguise (or try at least :))</p>
<p>I>>Plus a third important factor is What the School is Looking For. In other words, which slots do they need to fill? Do they have an excess of French horn players but are looking for bassoonists? Well lucky for you if you're the bassoonist who happens to have the same outstanding stats as the French horn player.<<</p>
<p>That is EXACTLY what my interviewer told me. Exactly.</p>
<p>Ok, I got deffered. But seriously I don't know what to do with deferral...should we send another completely different application with new essays or should we just add some information like test scores, school reports and new awards??? thank you. :(</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2240, 2260
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 800, 780, 770<br>
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 1/500ish
[</em>] Other stats: 8 AP 5s.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Those three in 20 years you see.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Have no clue
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Math (State Wise), X-Country, USNCO, leadership, bubbly wit, piano, research, etc.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was a BME applicant. So very competitive :), and fortunately I got in. I didn't include any supplemental resume, but I did send in a cd, and paper. I was very clear, sincere, and concise. My essay was about my family and my heritage. I had my interview in December. [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: 800 W, 790 M, 770 V
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 780 US History, 750 Biology M, 710 Chinese
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] GPA: 3.99/4.0
[ *] Rank: not ranked
[ *] Other stats: 5 on AP Calc BC, Physics M, US History;
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Pretty original :) I wrote only one, but I liked it
[ *] Teacher Recs: Both I'm sure were amazing :) I love all my teachers. I also got a rec from my speech and debate coach as well as the Harvard professor I worked under
[ *] Counselor Rec: Absolutely amazing :)
[ *] Hook (if any): Like I said, I worked under a Harvard professor
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: MA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Good Stats, working at Harvard, but weaknesses? Um...I guess I didn't know if I was "unique enough"
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Yeah....
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] CONGRATS to everyone who got in. And I'm sure all of those who were deferred were amazing!!! Don't fret, keep working, and I'm sure you'll find somewhere great for you!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 800 CR/800 M/800 V
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math/800 WH/750 USH/740 Lit
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1 of 416
[</em>] Other stats: 5s on AP USH, WH, Human Geo
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Main one about karaoke/piano recital flashback (others liked it), supplemental was poem I wrote about growing up
[</em>] Teacher Recs: best of career, "brings tear to my eye" lol
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good, but not spectacular
[</em>] Hook (if any): Leader in many ECs.... National Honor Society, Model UN, Academic Team, Tennis, Regional Leadership Teams
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: GA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strengths - ECs, stats; weaknesses - overextended/no clear passion, essay may have been too sappy, asian, interview was standard, sent my scores too many times
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: didn't make myself stand out as well as I could have
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I feel like blargh. But congrats to all those who made it! For those who didn't, I definitely feel your pain. Now I must soldier on and continue my other apps...</p>
<p>i botched my last post, so let me make this more neat and i also added more stuff:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2110 (CR660/M730/W720)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Latin 800, Math2 790, Math1 780, BioE 720
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] GPA: school does not give GPA
[<em>] Rank: school does not rank, but I'd say top 3 of 71
[</em>] Other stats: Cum Laude, National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude x4
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I wrote about (subtley) how I am not a stereotypical Asian, yet I am still proud of my culture and take part in it
[</em>] Teacher Recs: waived my rights to see them, but my teachers know me VERY well (small school)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: waived my rights to see it, but again, he knows me very well
[</em>] Hook (if any): Asian majoring in Classics, music (vocals, guitar, bass, drums)- sent a CD in, I guess it helped?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: Small competitive private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: Latin and Greek, Music, some other E-Cs. Weaknesses: kinda low SAT1 scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: See above
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good luck to everyone else! Everyone here is amazing, so if you didn't get in EA, don't worry, you will ALL end up at VERY GOOD schools!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2330
[</em>] SAT IIs: 2340
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA:4.0
[<em>] Rank:2
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: i must have sounded like a nut.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: decent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic
[</em>] Hook (if any): no idea
[/ul]Location/Person: east coast[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:MD
[</em>] School Type:public
[<em>] Ethnicity:asian
[</em>] Gender:f
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I ranch a rare breed of unicorn. :D
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'M SO HAPPY. I JUST GOT INTO MY DREAM SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING IS SO SURREAL AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY. TOMORROW: XMAS SHOPPING!!!!! </p>
<p>Here is hope for not-amzingly-high scorers!
I CANNOT believe this... I'm speechless, really.
*Decision: Accepted *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: Used ACT instead.
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio M (720), U.s History (640), Math IIC (low, but retook though they didn't see the retake).<br>
[<em>] ACT: 31
[</em>] GPA: 4.07/4.00 Weighted
[<em>] Rank: 1/170
[</em>] Other stats: AP Scholar. 5 AP's (two this year). Scored a 5 on U.S History and 4 in bio.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great, I think.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Some amazing, some really good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, I think.
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: IL
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Arab/Palestinian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Stregnth is probably my film-making and unique extracurriculars.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I don't know, honestly.
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Thank you CC'ers for all your help. I look forward to meeting everyone.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2400
SAT IIs: Math2 800, Lit 800, Chem 780
ACT: 36
GPA: 5.32 (out of 5.34, we have major weighting)
Rank: no official rank, but I know I'm #2 out of 1011
Other stats: National Merit Semifinalist, German Honor Society
Essays: My main essay was about creative writing. I expanded ideas about story writing to life in general. My extracurricular essay was about how I started playing the piano (it was cute--it made my counselor laugh).
Teacher Recs: I'm pretty sure one of them was fantastic, the other one was probably good (I wasn't a standout in the class, but I did v. well).
Counselor Rec: My counselor showed it to me, and it was very nice.
State or Country: Illinois
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White--fo shizzle
Gender: F
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: I'm good at EVERYTHING. haha j/k. I love writing (I do it even when I don't have to) but I'm also v. good at math.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: WHY NOT???
Other Factors: Well, I'm a legacy.<br>
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm so RELIEVED!!! and i'm definitely going to the christmas party!!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2370 - 800 reading, 770 math, 800 writing
SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 740 Lit, 720 Spanish</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9
Rank: roughly.... 10/240
Other stats: AP English Lang, Euro, Calc AB, Chem - all 5's</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Probably my strong point: one about how I punished my campers at sleepaway camp by reciting poetry before bed, the other about my love of political speeches
Hook (if any): None really, I am Editor on the school paper, the last three have gone to Harvard
Location/Person:
State or Country: New Jersey
School Type: private top-tier boarding school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strong writer</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2170
[</em>] SAT IIs: 2100
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: n/a
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats: GCSEs 11A<em>s, 5As and 1B at AS Level, predicted 5As for A level
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Okay, i guess. Probably more academic than most US kids would write
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One good, one excellend
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didnt see
[<em>] Hook (if any): not really, although my whole application was geared towards economics, im a bit lopsided in that way.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: UK
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Economics, i'm supposedly the best economist my school has churned out in quite a few years.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:[/li][/ul]Other Factors: SATs are a bit weak, might re-take, see if i can boost up my SAT Is.Wanting to major in economics doesnt really set me appart from the crowd, but I would have hoped that my academic record in the subject might have helped General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Yer, a bit disappointed, but I will see how things go with Cambridge, and there are 7 other good colleges in the US that I am applying to!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2230
[</em>] SAT IIs:800, 780, 730
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA:
[<em>] Rank: 32/1264
[</em>] Other stats: 5 4s on APs, 2 5s, IB candidate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good, I wrote about my accent and what I wanted to do with my life
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good & Detailed
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Hook (if any): I speak 4 languages, been in the US 5 years only
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] State or Country: TX
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender:
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Weakness: My rank, lack of talent Strength: Hard work
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:I am surprised they deferred me, really. I thought they would laugh & spit at my application. But I know they will EVENTUALLY reject me, so this makes it even more nervewrackening.
[/list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] Congrats to everybody that got in! To all of you, you all are AMAZING and I can't believe that I even dared to apply to the same school! To all of you that didn't or got deferred, it is just a school. We don't need Harvard.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2400 (essay 12)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio 790, Chem 790, USHist 780
[<em>] GPA: N/A
[</em>] Rank: school has no rank. but definitely top 1 or 2
[<em>] Other stats: 8 APs. ( 6 5s, 2 4s)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: thought both are pretty strong
[<em>] Teacher Recs: did not read . but should be glow. teachers like me.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: did not read
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: very competitive private
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: great transcript, club head, good rower, research fellowship.
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I am lucky.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: wow!</p>