Official Harvard EA Decisions - Class of 2010

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<p>*Deferred *</p>

<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2210
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 US Hist 750 Math 2C 760 Korean
[<em>] ACT: NA
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 or 4.3
[<em>] Rank: 1 unweighted and 16 weighted
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: On par ...
[</em>] Teacher Recs: They tried their best
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good she said...
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Lack of hook T_T
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: low sat scores, average essay?
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!!! You guys deserve it by trying so hard. For those of us deferred, its okay... the world won't end, and we can still pray...</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2350 (760 CR, 790 M, 800 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 math 1, 780 math 2, 730 us hist
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 4.25-ish
[<em>] Rank: 3 out of 496
[</em>] Other stats: president of key club, cast member in six plays through theater club, officer in other clubs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:EXTREMELY GOOD...funny, original, creative, everyone who read them loved them
[</em>] Teacher Recs: EXTREMELY GOOD
[<em>] Counselor Rec: GOOD
[</em>] Hook (if any): no hook at all
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Well-rounded
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Maybe essays, recs, interview (went amazingly well), or my extremely good looks (haha jk)...I DONT KNOW I'M SHOCKED THIS IS NUTS
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE! THIS IS AWESOME</p>

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<p>they go by last names. just be patient! my last name starts pretty early in the alphabet and i got it at 45 past. good luck.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2310: 780M/800V/730W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Bio, 750 Math 2, 750 U.S.
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 96
[<em>] Rank: 3/138
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent, not special.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: No idea
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[</em>] Hook (if any): I guess not
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: well-rounded... i don't think they really care all that much though/not especially great at anything
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: not especially great at anything
[/ul]Other Factors: Harvard SSP 2005, 9 year violinist, 3 year runner, virtually nothing national
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I knew it was coming. I told everyone it was coming, they didn't believe me.</p>

<p>BTW my last name starts with a "W."</p>

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<p>mine begins with a K. i got mine around 5:30</p>

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<p>congrats ontolome! theres hope for us, artists!</p>

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<p>o man.......</p>

<p>i just found out that the mail was in my junk mail folder.....</p>

<p>anyways.. I was deferred................................<em>sigh</em></p>

<p>but it was pretty much expected....</p>

<p>any hope left for us who got deferred??</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I: 2260: 790M/700V/770W
* SAT IIs: 800 Bio, 800 Math 2, 750 U.S.
* ACT: 33
* GPA: 4.283
* Rank: 1/136
* Other stats:
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Decent, not special.
* Teacher Recs: No idea
* Counselor Rec: pretty good
* Hook (if any): hosted exchange student, went back to spain with her...
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: Cleveland
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Female
* Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: genetics, ec average
* Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: not a standout
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors: Harvard SSP 2005 (+ rec from TF), national merit semifinalist
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: heh... i shoulda known</p>

69

<p>It seems like acceptances went out first...</p>

70

<p>DHA....come on man...you need to get in.</p>

71

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?:Yes
[</em>] SAT I (by section):700 CR 690 M 700 W
[<em>] SAT IIs:World History 800, Chemistry 790, Math 2 720
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] APs: Chemistry 5, Biology 5, Government 5, World History 5, English 4, Macroeconomics 4, Statistics 4, Calculus AB/BC 3
[</em>] IBs:N/A
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:3.72 UW, 4.45 W
[</em>] Rank:4/390
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:All spaces, A lot of volunteering stuff, something like hundreds and hundreds of hours, NHS/KEY CLUB...., Team captin of some academic clubs, Summer League Basketball (I LOVE BASKETBALL) (probably gonna walk on and try out for Harvard, since i never had a chance to play afterschool ball because of my wonderfully demeaning job), NIH thing, FDA internship...
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:A LOT, 90 Hours a week in the summers, 10-24 in the school time.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):Pretty Good, Lengthy, but heartfelt
[<em>] Teacher Recs:5, All of them great
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Good
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location):Great, Starbucks
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Washington, D.C.
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public, 91% minority , Average SAT: 840
[<em>] Ethnicity:Afro American
[</em>] Income Bracket:0-20,000
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Hooks:Changed my life around (??cliche??) from street kid to school kid. Worked to support family, living in a mean public housing facility, seen it all from stabbings to drugs, had to hustle on street corners as a kid to make money to get by, just a whole lot of urban poverty related misfortunes, but i tried to play it down because i dont wanna be a charity case, Won Prestigious NIH Research Positon (declined MITES to attend summer portion, but didnt tell them i declined MITES??? maybe i should have), College courses
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses:Low SATs, grades?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:Maybe they are unsure of me.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>

<p>Wow, That hurt baaad. But its okay I guess, im looking toward other schools. They must not have known how to look at me, candidate wise. Im not really the traditional applicant, and that may have hurt.</p>

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<p>No, they didn't, they were mixed in with deferrals, I think.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: 740 M, 740 CR, 790 W
SAT IIs: 750 Math IIc, 800 Chemistry, 800 U.S. History,
ACT 35 (Perhaps relied too much on this...should have retaken the SAT's)
Rank: 1/295
Other stats: Play Violin for local youth symphony/won awards in debate</p>

<p>Essays: Really good.
Teacher Recs: Really good.
Counselor Rec: Really good.
Interview: Really good
Hook (if any): who knows.....</p>

<p>Location/Person:[list]
[ *] State or Country: MI
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White/South Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Who knows?
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments..Did the best I could. Oh well, there are other schools:[ /b]</p>

74

<p>So.... did anyone actually get rejected? or is every pretty much either accepted for deffered?</p>

75

<p>slaughtered... the 3rd place siemens winner didnt even get in</p>

76

<p>Deferred. (****in' A)</p>

77

<p>*Decision: * REJECTED </p>

<p>Stats:[ /b][ list]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[] SAT I (by section): 690 V, 650 M, 540 W (yea, I don’t know what happened there)
[] SAT IIs: 800 Span, 700 Lit, 680 US
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs: 5 Span, 4 Art History, 4 US history, 4 English Lang, 4 Human Geography, 4 Art Portfolio, 3 Biology, 3 European History,
[] IBs:n/a
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.6 UW, 4.6 W
[] Rank: 24/121
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, AP French Lang, AP Statistics, AP Gov, AP 2-D Portfolio, Honors Physics (no AP at school), Honors Architecture III (forced by school policy)
[] Number of Apps from Your School: Just me
[] Other stats:
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[] ECs listed on app: Founded a program to teach English and the Naturalization process to Latin American Immigrants. </p>

<p>Director of Debate for the SouthEast Region of the JSA (Florida, Georgia, Mississipi, Alabama, South Carolina). </p>

<p>Soccer- Local Optimist Club, Captain. Reached States two years ago, Regional Champs</p>

<p>Boy Scouts of America, Eagle, three palms, regional representative</p>

<p>[] Job/Work Experience: 30 hrs/week in construction and housekeeping to help pay for rent, food, etc. (Five years)
[] Essays (subject and responses): One was solid (about my English program) and the other was “glowing” according to a Princeton student (about my mother and the sacrifices she has made).
[] Teacher Recs: Dunno, above average. One from my US Hist teacher who is the mayor of his town, and another from a Harvard prof this summer.
[] Counselor Rec: mediocre
[] Interview (feel and general location): 15 damn minutes. She saw me in between appointments. I was cheated.
[] Hook (if any): Poor Republican Latino Mormon with National leadership and international awards who wants to go into politics and be president
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list] Miami, FL
[] State or Country: FL
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Newsweek, Blue Ribbon, Top Public in the State of Florida
[] Ethnicity: Half Hispanic, Half White
[] Income Bracket: Poor as hell, but not on welfare (<$17,000k)
[] Gender:Male
[] Hooks: see above
[] Strengths/Weaknesses: Politics and current affairs, weakness: MATH!
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: See above
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>

<p>I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS AT ALL. A DEFER AT MOST, A DEFER. NOT A REJECTION. I am trying to control myself, but I just don’t know what to say…</p>

<p>I congratulate the ones of you that were accepted. I know you did your best and you triumphed. To the rest of you guys, don’t set your sights on this school. ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE POOR/LOW INCOME. I saw it at SSP, everyone was rich. I should have known. it’s a private university, they care about their money.</p>

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<p>Damn!! A lot of us got deferred.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 800CR 800M 770WR
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 MathIIC, 800 Chem, 800 U.S. History, 800 Chinese
[<em>] GPA: 4.0UW/4.5W
[</em>] Rank: School doesn't rank, top decile
[<em>] Other stats: Siemens semifinalist (summer research), editor-in-chief of great school paper, number of random awards, president of two other clubs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Should have been pretty good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Should have been good
[<em>] Interview: So-so
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Michigan, USA
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Good recs including one from mentor, Siemens, editor for paper/no sports[/ul]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: who cares?[/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Yeeeehaaaawww!</p>

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<p>*Decision: Deferred *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 780M 750V 740W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 Bio M, 720 Lit, 700 IIC
[<em>] GPA: N/A
[</em>] Rank: Top 5%
[<em>] Other Stats: GCSEs 8A</em>s 1A 1B; AS levels 5 As; A2 level 5 A predictions</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Hook (if any): erm...</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: London, UK
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black (African)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: a lot of sports, decent academically
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: low SAT IIs, not enough passion in ECs and essays?</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
*General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: *
Life is not over, i can't say i'm not disappointed though</p>