<p>Can you just put in your PIN # into the "Admitted Students" thing at the Harvard site to check if you got in or not? Or do they give you another number for that?</p>
<p>congrats to all those who were accepted. it's an amazing feeling, I remember very well. enjoy it now, because a year from now, you're not going to be feeling so elated. you're going to feel STRESSED OUT! but in a good way, kind of. like in a character-building way. okay, crap, off to write my paper(s).</p>
<p>ps the thing they say about the hard part is getting into harvard is only partly true. it's pretty hard once you get here too. ; -)</p>
<p>DHA_3000 --- I can't believe you didn't at least get deffered.... That's terrible.</p>
<p>yea I asked an admissons officer who came to my school if anyone gets rejected EA. He says that VERY few do, and they are people who had NO chance. He said the adcom takes it extremely seriously to reject an EA candidate.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2340 (740 on verbal)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 on Math IIC, Physics, US History
[<em>] ACT: Whats an ACT?
[</em>] GPA: 5.3-5.4
[<em>] Rank: 2/721
[</em>] Other stats: 5 on 9 AP exams, 4 on spanish (damn you, spanish!!!)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought it was funny, so did a few others.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn't read
[</em>] Hook (if any): Unusual research interest (medical nanotechnology)
[/ul]Location/Person: **[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Won several national championships in MAO competition including 1 composite individual championship (by 30 points, heh), many more state championships including state champion two times. Eagle Scout, numerous service projects done. Volunteered in a leprosy rehab center in India over the summer. I have a bucket o' academic awards. National merit semi, national ap scholar, etc. Other math awards (last count was... 70ish?), but never made USAMO.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no research experience, I dont play a sport, the kiss of death from being an upper middle class Indian
[/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good job to all those who did get in, i'm sure you will have a wonderful time. I still cant believe GuitarMAN didnt get in, its like my entire perception of college admission has been flipped upside down. I really dont harbor any ill-will against harvard for their decision about me, but the deferral of kids that awesome makes me kind of angry (like Eric Price last year).</p>
<p>*Decision: Deferred *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: yes
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 640M 690V
[<em>] SAT IIs: 680LIT, 670CHEM, 470FRw/L
[</em>] ACT: 29, 31, best combined 32
[<em>] APs: one 3, US History
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.7W, 4.0UW
[<em>] Rank: 3/540
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 4APs 2 honors, (5 total APs taken, 7 offered never fit)
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: possibly one other besides me
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: 15 productions and 102 Thespian points from four years of theatre, two years officer. Four years in orchestra, three years officer, one year Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra. Activist to 3 national protests, moderator of large political online forum 3 years. Review Writer for Alter Magazine, French club 3 years officer 1 year, Community service letter, 225 hours, 3 years leader, NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Secretary at Psychic fairs, Babysitter
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Required: on the fruitless search for truth, one typo Supplement: booklist, comprehensive, showed personality well
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 2 required, from a French teacher grades 11 and 12 and a Chemistry teacher grades 11 and 12. I would guess very positive to my personality and intellectual mind and acadmic and extracurricular dedication.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I'd guess boring, repetitive, ignorant
[</em>] Interview (feel and general location): Boring, copied down info easily found on apps, lectured me on my college choices and possible majors. Seemed to not be interested in my personality at all.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Low income, my very time-consuming and rather rare EC theatre, part of the Pagan community
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Ohio
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, suburban, very rare if any acceptances to high tier schools
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian (not specified)
[<em>] Income Bracket: Below 40,000, qualify for HFAI
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: ECs and Academics are strong, SAT scores are weak
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: SAT scores, typos in essay
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: My tarot cards told me I'd most definitely get accepted. I guess they were wrong!</p>
<p>I just wanted to say I really wanted to show you all that SAT scores don't matter. But tawny already proved that fact so it's ok. I was actually expecting rejection... but all those deferred or denied:</p>
<p>PLEASE REMEMBER Harvard is not really anything. Nor is it the best school, nor is it all that great. I think it's strange that their matriculation rate is something like 91%. There is so much wrong with that school. I applied there early as a mistake (I thought Stanford wasn't SCEA) and Harvard WAS NOT MY FIRST CHOICE. It doesn't have to be yours either. Please remember the weak academics, the high crime, the general lonliness on campus. Give yourself a chance to shine; just because Harvard doesn't like you it's not the end of the world. We are all going to be successful people if we want to be.</p>
<p>I was deferred as well. <em>sigh</em> I guess will post stats later.</p>
<p>Decision: DEFERRED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: V: 720 M: 740 W: 760
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math I: 740 US History: 710 Lit: 710
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 Unweighted
[<em>] Rank: 1/400ish
[</em>] Other stats: Senate Youth Rep. for Oklahoma, started Repub. Club, Co-Started State Teenage Repub. Convention, started local Civic Organization, and bunch of other Republican-related activities.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Interesting but long (800 words)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn't read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn't read
[</em>] Hook (if any): Active Libertarian-Republican from Oklahoma
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Oklahoma
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasion
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Super low SAT's, medium EC's
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: SAT's were too low.
[/ul]Other Factors: My SAT score report said I ommitted questions, when I didn't ommit any to my knowledge. I have requested a hand rescore. I believe my EC's were not as good as I thought (Republican Activism).
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Harvard is the ultimate, the exalted...the best college in the world. I have not met the standard of acceptance and thus was politely deferred.</p>
<p>hi! i'm posting for my reallllly good friend, because she either is too humble to post, or doesn't want to have to go through the trouble of making a username and all that jazz. i'm so happy for her!!!!!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I:OLD-1540<br>
NEW-WR- 800, CR-800, M-770
[</em>]SAT IIs: writing-800, math 2- 770, us hist- 780, chem-740 or 760?
[<em>]ACT: if you convert the SAT, 35
[</em>]GPA: UW- 3.98 or something, but if you don't count 9th grade, 4.0
[<em>]Rank: our school doesn't rank, officially. but..she is 2 or 3 / 361
[</em>]Other stats: national semifinalist, ap scholar, harvard book award, commissioner general, 9th grade class vp or prez?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Essays: she told me about them...she's a good writer, so they must have been good!
[</em>]Teacher Recs: i read one of them...really good!
[<em>]Counselor Rec: good, i bet. our counselor loves her and knows that harvard was her #1 choice
[</em>]Hook (if any): one of 5 siblings
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>]State or Country: ca
[</em>]School Type: small, public
[<em>]Ethnicity: white
[</em>]Gender: female
[<em>]Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: she works so hard
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: she's a well rounded person- swimmer, musician, conscientious student, asb!
[/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Oh my god....DHA....I am literally cry for you........:(:(</p>
<p>I seriously thought that you would get in......</p>
<p>Buddy....you have made me so freakin' determined. I am gong to study rigorously for the SAT/ACT because my 1220 was from early 11th grade. I will polish my resume and essays. I WILL DO THIS. DHA....retake SATs and get into Princeton!!!</p>
<p>*Decision: Deferred *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: V: 790 M: 760
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 MIIC; 730 chem; 670 writing
[<em>] ACT none
[</em>] GPA: 3.95 out of 4.0
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: they weren't stupendous; about doing hospital rounds with my dad and seeing this really sick African man, then a few smaller ones.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great :) my teachers were a blessing.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: wonderful
[</em>] Hook (if any): Being a Singaporean MK; lived in Africa for past 6 years, perhaps. boarding school experiences, the whole lot.. </p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Kenya/Singapore
[</em>] School Type: Parochial
[<em>] Ethnicity: Singaporean
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: My essays, and SAT scores. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:No great SAT scores, nothing any better than anyone else here. Not super talented in anything, not took part in any international/national anything. Just a pretty average kid.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Hmm.. anyone like me and well.. not feel anything?? No cresting wave of disappointment, no anger and impulse to swear at someone. Just.. zilch. Nada.</p>
<p>*Decision: Deferred *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 800 CR, 800 M, 780 Wr (2380 total)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 780 US Hist, 730 Physics (from frosh yr.)
[<em>] ACT: 34 composite
[</em>] APs: US Hist 5, English Comp 5
[<em>] GPA: 5.18 W
[</em>] Rank: top 10% - school only reveals decile</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: very good in many people's opinions
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one very good, one that probably wasn't as good (but I didn't see either); also got a supplementary rec from a Harvard MBA whose company I did a lot of contract work for
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[</em>] Hook (if any): built up my own business over 4 years teaching computers to 300+ clients; programming job at a search engine startup
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Chicago
[</em>] School Type: large, very competitive public (more than 8 people applying to Harvard early)
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: entrepreneurship, SAT, essays are my strengths; interview went decently, but we didn't click; and my second teacher rec probably said that I was smart but didn't put in as much work as I should have
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: not sure exactly, but probably the interview and second teacher rec; also, many other people applied at my school
[/ul]Other Factors: ran track, coach girls' basketball, donated my computer help to many non-profits, brother goes to Harvard
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to those who got in, and best of luck to those who didn't. Just getting this far means that you'll do great things regardless of where you go to school.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2290 (800M 770CR 720W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 on Math IIC, Chem, Physics, and Writing
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 1/683
[</em>] Other stats: Top 10 Presentations at RSI 2005, Siemens Westinghouse Regionals (11), Semifinals (12), ISEF Finalist (11) [these were all with different projects, and I sent Harvard all the papers from the projects], state highest in AMC 12B (score: 123), 6 on AIME
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent, including a rec from my Harvard mentor from RSI saying that I was "basically a genius"
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Alright
[</em>] Hook (if any): Research, mad research and passion
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Arizona
[</em>] School Type: Public large
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian (South Asian)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: I don't know?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: YES
[</em>] SAT I: 2350 - 800m/750cr/800w
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 on all - u.s. history, german, math 2c
[</em>] ACT- didn't take it
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW (no weighted GPA)
[</em>] Rank: 1/182
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: amazing
[<em>] Teacher Recs: amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: amazing
[<em>] Hook (if any): From Wyoming, Low income, from a bad family, have gone to hell and back, had a really bad medical problem that i overcame, work 30 hours a week
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Wyoming
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Northern European
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:[/li][/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: w/e</p>
<p>Wow, wow. DHA, calm down. You're really really bitter about this.</p>
<p>SWEET</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: Accepted![ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
SAT I:2330 (780V/ 770M/ 780W)
SAT IIs: Biology M 800 Math IIC 760 US</p>
<p>GPA:3.9 uw
Rank:school doesn't rank
Other stats:good ap scores</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
Essays:others thought they were great
Teacher Recs: one amazing one, one good one
Counselor Rec: ok
Hook (if any): none really, interest in medicine</p>
<p>[list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
State or Country: CA
School Type: public
Ethnicity:asian
Gender:male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: academics, passion
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no idea</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] You guys are all amazing, good luck RD. I'm so happy right now, I'll post more later.</p>
<p>what other ecs did you have, besides research? just curious</p>
<p>I was deferred, but I don't want to post all my stats for privacy reasons. Sorry, folks.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: V750 M720 W770
[</em>] SAT IIs: Lit 740 Math2 800 Physics 760
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.06
[<em>] Rank: 1/270ish
[</em>] Other stats: 3 AP classes as junior (Phyiscs B--5, Statistics--5, English Lang--3) 4 AP classes as senior (Bio, Calc BC, Spanish, Literature)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: not particularly creative but well written and an impressive story
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one good, one excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: eh...long but relatively impersonal (just listed credentials)
[</em>] Hook (if any): I was a part of a group of 5 high school students who founded (and have maintained for the past 3 years) a 5k run/walk in my area. Proceeds go to UNICEF for children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Michigan
[</em>] School Type: public high school of about 1200 students, suburban but located in a well-known college town
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strengths=my hook and my class rank, weakness=test scores not particularly spectacular
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: a combination of my hook and legacy (only 1 generation, my dad)
[/ul]Other Factors: um...decent interview?
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone who was accepted! Maybe we'll meet next year...</p>
<p>sorry, that msg is meant for zogoto</p>