<p>same i was deferred. meh, oh well.</p>
<p>since they built this really diverse class, it's awesome.</p>
<p>Decision: Wait Listed</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 790M/730CV/700W (Essay 10)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Phys, 800 Math IIC, 790 Chem
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: ~100 (weighted)
[<em>] Rank: Unranked
[</em>] Other stats: 5 AP Phys, 7 IB Math Methods, 6 IB Phys SL, Nat'l Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: not sure, probably so-so
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: SGA (committee chair), Newspaper (editor), NHS (vp), Video Club (president), Mathleets (vice president)
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
[li] Other thoughts: Congrats to everyone who got in.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I:1960
[</em>] SAT IIs:710-Chem 700-Lit 670-2C
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] GPA: 5.5
[<em>] Rank: none
[</em>] Other stats:
[<em>] Deferred?: YUP
[</em>] # of apps from your school: lots
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: killer
[</em>] Teacher Recs: excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec:crazy good
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[<em>] Important ECs:
[/ul]Location/Person:Durham **[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NC, USA
[<em>] School Type: Science and Math
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black!!!
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
[</em>] Is Harvard your #1 choice?:
[/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: IN SHOCK ....CAN'T TALK NOW</p>
<p>accepted! huzzah!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted...how the hell..did that happen..</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 790 v 750 v 720 w (1540/2260)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 IIC 780 bio-m 740 lit 720 spanish reading
[<em>] ACT: 35 (36 reading 36 english 32 math 34 science 9 essay)
[</em>] GPA: 3.78/4.05
[<em>] Rank: top 10%
[</em>] Other stats: no AP's
[<em>] Deferred?:
[</em>] # of apps from your school: like 4...
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I drew them..
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one good, one okay
[<em>] Counselor Rec: okay
[</em>] Hook (if any): art
[<em>] Important ECs: flute
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity:asian
[<em>] Gender:female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
[</em>] Is Harvard your #1 choice?: ....im just shocked..
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: got rejected from cornell, was psyched to get into dartmouth and duke..now this?..i can't believe it... i'm dreaming..</p>
<p>lucky girl, what does your last name start with? Im in NC as well but my friends and I haven't heard yet</p>
<p>*Decision: Waitlisted *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 770 v, 760 m (1530 composite)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 writing, 780 math IIc, 760 US history
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] APs: 5s on: Micro, macro, English lang, US History
4s on: Bio, Latin: Vergil
[<em>] IBs: n/a
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 92 uw
[<em>] Rank: dnr
[</em>] Senior Yr. Courseload: super duper hard!
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: sheesh - lots
[</em>] School Profile: private, very competitive
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Editor-in-chief of nationally award-winning school newspaper, President of drama club (in 12 shows since freshman year), varsity rock climbing (6 letters and season MVP last year), member of regional runner-up Fed Challenge team, president of Improv comedy club, senior editor of Lit mag, editor-in-chief of film mag
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Interned at professional theater building sets, managed a team of 15 at a small newspaper as circulation and classified ads manager this past summer
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): common app free response: very good about my love for improv comedy and general acting; what else essay: excellent about a fellowship I won to Brazil to study the economics of the developing country
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Guessing, but one excellent (from school's headmaster, who only wrote for two kids) and one very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: she claimed it was "phenomenal"
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): starbucks, quite good
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] Optional Essay Submitted? yeah - see above
[<em>] State or Country: DC
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School: don't know stats, but very good
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Income Bracket: high
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Hooks: none
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: meh
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: lots of good apps; I'm white; it's Harvard.
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Not a huge deal - Princeton remains my #1 (applied ED there). To be honest, I see this as an accomplishment.</p>
<p>waitlisted. how the hell do i get in??</p>
<p>Denied. :(</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED!!!!!!! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 710 Writing (^_~?), 730 Math, 800 Reading (slightly better before the new one came out)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Literature, 770 Molecular Biology, 750 Chemistry
[<em>] ACT: 34 (highest section was English/Reading, 36s...others were lower)
[</em>] GPA: Recently around 4.45 on a 4.33=A+ scale (weighted)
[<em>] Rank: School doesn't rank
[</em>] Other stats:
[<em>] Deferred?: From Yale EA, and then rejected
[</em>] # of apps from your school: 2, one of them my amazing best friend who got in early action.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: They were fairly good for Harvard. I wrote one of them on an amazing and influential teacher, I believe. The personal statement was on my weird conglomerate "mosaic" personality...
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good, I'm sure...my teachers seemed to care a lot about how I fared. I'm sure that their help was invaluable.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I suppose it was good?
[</em>] Hook (if any): Born in and adopted from Poland at a young age...
[<em>] Important ECs: A great deal of music (violin, piano, and a lot of various orchestral functions/teaching, etc.), Polish dancing for 15 years, community service organizations, cross country for four years, tutoring, a few random clubs...
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
[<em>] School Type: Middle-sized public with around 1200 people total
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: My sincerity, my genuine desire to learn, was probably a definite strength. I thought my weaknesses probably came in my relatively mundane activities and the lack of national renown...
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I have no idea. I really am shocked. I thought for certain that other people had much better qualifications than I did...this was a long shot, I thought, for sure...
[</em>] Is Harvard your #1 choice?: It wasn't when I applied early to Yale...but now?! Since I was a little kid, I've wanted to go there. I'm so shocked, honestly.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Everyone here is so amazing....if you weren't accepted, you should be. I don't see how I deserve this spot. I am so thankful for all of the support and commiserating and bonding from everyone on this site. You are ALL so genuinely amazing, please keep being the people you are...Thank you guys...</p>
<p>Waitlisted, I'll post stats later.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 790V/790M/770W (2350, 1580, 10 Essay)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 USH, 800 MATH2, 730 CHEM
[<em>] ACT: 35 (36 Reading, 35 Math, 35 Science, 34 English, 32 Essay)
[</em>] GPA: 4.47 weighted / 4.0 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: 1/264 at time of application, now 1/241
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist, "5"s on AP Chem, Calc AB, Calc BC, English Language, and US History
[li] # of apps from your school: just me</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common App essay was about a letter to the editor, the supplemental was the list of books essay
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One was incredible, the other was probably solid though I didn't see it
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good because I have been the office aid in her office for 2 years so she knows me EXTREMELY well
[</em>] Important ECs: Student Council, Model UN, Math Club, Academic Team State Championship, officers in all, etc..</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Oklahoma
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths were definitely scores and grades in terms of consistency, weakness was probably ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Couldn't say but most probably they liked the way I did my booklist essay
[li] Is Harvard your #1 choice?: No, really I would be satisfied with my state school so I don't really know where I'm going now ... eek</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I know I was really stressed before I opened the e-mail so I wish everyone the best of luck! I was waitlisted for Yale.</p>
<p>quizquick, i'm really really sorry to hear that. i read about your yale decision and was hoping you'd get into harvard. :(</p>
<p>have you been accepted anywhere else? what schools are you still waiting on? this whole college thing is such a crapshoot. please don't lose hope.</p>
<p>WAITLISTED!! YAY. i was completely sure i would be rejected, so :D</p>
<p>For D:</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2340
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790/760/770
[<em>] GPA: 4.66
[</em>] Rank: not ranked
[<em>] Other stats: Commended, USABO Semi.
[</em>] Deferred?: no (accepted Yale EA)
[<em>] # of apps from your school: not sure (~10?)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: pretty good?
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didnt read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didnt read
[<em>] Hook (if any): multiple national & state writing awards, bio research published at NIH.
[</em>] Important ECs: lit publication, volunteer (lib, local Park system)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese-Am.
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: overall record; no sports/music & low leadership.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: dont really know.
[li] Is Harvard your #1 choice?: n[/li][/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Surprised & happy!</p>
<p>anybody STILL waiting on an email???</p>
<p>yeah still waiting... my last one too.</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2340 (740 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 US History, 750 IIC, 720 Lit
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 99.5% W
[<em>] Rank: 1 or 2 / 246
[</em>] Other stats:
[<em>] Deferred?: No
[</em>] # of apps from your school: 3
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Glowing
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Glowing
[</em>] Hook (if any): Rural area?
[<em>] Important ECs: Skateboard club, documentary film work, bunch of leadership
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Delaware
[<em>] School Type: Rural Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Academics/ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Rural area with strong academics + quirky passions
[</em>] Is Harvard your #1 choice?: Yes!
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I LOVE YOU GUYS!</p>
<p>yes...still waiting for Harvard's and Columbia's email....</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1530/2290
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 780, 780
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1/400
[</em>] Other stats: NMF, AP National Scholar
[<em>] Deferred?: Yes
[</em>] # of apps from your school: 2, including me
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good, not great
[</em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[<em>] Important ECs: French HS prez, MAO prez, Student gov, NHS, some research
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: FL
[<em>] School Type: public uncompetitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: well rounded; essays didn't set me apart
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Essays weren't that good for H, no special passions
[</em>] Is Harvard your #1 choice?: Was
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm very dissapointed, even though I kind of expected this. Oh well, I've got several other great offers. Hope to go to H for med school. I really want to be part of Harvard. Good Luck to all!</p>