***Official Harvard University 2015 Decisions Thread***

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<p>All right, guys. You know the drill. Post your decisions as they arrive. No space-deleting necessary -- just copy-paste the template and you're good to go.</p>

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Choose One:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays:
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Good luck, everyone! You all are amazing, whether you end up in Cambridge or not.</p>

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<p><strong>As in previous years, please post ONLY stats in this thread.</strong></p>

<p>We’re going to keep this thread clean. Use this thread for discussion:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1112321-class-2015-harvard-admissions-decisions-discussion.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1112321-class-2015-harvard-admissions-decisions-discussion.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Lastly, if you’ve pledged to report your decision, please take time to do so. The accuracy of this year’s statistics depends on it.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected
I dont even feel like posting my stats, i just want to kill myself</p>

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<p>Bump.
10char</p>

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<p>Bump. 10char</p>

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<p>Final bump. Good luck, everybody. Let’s hope the AdComs made the right choices. Let the insanity begin!</p>

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<p>bump again</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected :(</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected :slight_smile:</p>

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<p>wait if you could login into the status thing… does that mean you’re admitted?</p>

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<p>Haven’t got a response as yet.</p>

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<p>Choose One:
Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 790 CR 760 M 800 W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:800 Bio-M 740 Spanish 790 Chem 770 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): does not calculate
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang (5) Biology (5) US (5) This year: Euro, Spanish Lit, Calc BC, English Lit
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Euro, AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Calc BC, Physics H (no AP offered)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none, just school-wide things
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Blue Key tour club (3 years head), Yearbook, Swim Team, Soccer (Leadership award), Human Rights Club (founder and 1 yr head)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:lifeguard (7 hrs/week)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:1 wk church trip to Camden, NJ, 100+ hrs in maternity ward at hospital
[<em>] Summer Activities: trip to Costa Rica, 2 summers (6 wks each) working in biology lab
[</em>] Essays: very solid
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:very, very solid
[</em>] Counselor Rec:don’t know her very well, but I go to a small college prep school so definitely good
[<em>] Additional Rec:great, got it from the director of my summer lab
[</em>] Interview:I think it went very well, we had a great conversation
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:independent, all girls
[</em>] Ethnicity:white
[<em>] Gender:female
[</em>] Income Bracket: upper class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:lab work, grades/scores
[<em>] Weaknesses:nothing very unique, no big awards
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:again, nothing huge to set me apart
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted at Notre Dame (EA), Johns Hopkins, Georgetown (EA). Rejected at Penn[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: WAITLISTED.</p>

<p>REALLY?!?!??? :)</p>

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<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats: Who cares anymore?! XDDDD
Temporarily blinded by tears.</p>

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<p>Rejected…To be honest, I don’t really care…</p>

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<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 780 M 750 W
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 His 800 Math 2 790 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/820
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in Calc AB, Lang, Human Geo, USHistory, Stats and 4 in Chemistry (ironic, because I do chem research)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:German 4, AP Lit, Calc BC, Econ, Psych, Music Theory, Gov
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NFL Debate Nationals 6th Place Senator, Debate State Champion, US Senate Youth Program Delegate, Girls State Governor, National Quiz Bowl All-Star and #1 scorer in the state, National Merit Scholar (as in got the scholarship)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (a lot), Mock Trial (captain, 6th in state), Science Bowl (captain, state champions), Quiz Bowl (captain, state 2nd place), Science Research (advanced to state fair, alternate to Intel = lol)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Science Lab Assistant, Intern at County Court
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, NHS, Homeless Shelter
[<em>] Summer Activities: Girls state, debate nats, research, internships
[</em>] Essays: One about learning from failure at national debate, one about science and politics connections
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: AP Lang/History (He talked about how I used ideas from his class to get 6th at nationals in debate); AP Calc AB (She’s big in the debate world, so we know each other well)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: 800 person high school - come on
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Two actually; one from County Court Judge and one from science research
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IN
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: HUGE public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian 100%
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: National awards, clear focus
[<em>] Weaknesses: Not so well-rounded
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lots of passion for politics plus supporting interest in science
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GOT INTO HYPS!!![/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (790 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: 790 USH, 770 Spanish, 740 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~470 (2 at time of app, 1 on midyear report)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Spanish, US History, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science A, and Calculus BC
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t take
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest possible. AP Physics C, AP Euro, AP Spanish Lit, Adv Software Development H, English IV H, a business class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar with Distinction[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (national winner in my event, secretary, VP), Schools for Schools (VP), independent writing
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 35 hours/week this year at a real-estate office doing data processing and a little bit of writing/editing
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutor, hospital volunteer
[</em>] Summer Activities: FBLA Nationals, summer classes, volunteering
[<em>] Essays: Common app was strong, about my interest in language and my sexuality. Supplement was pretty good, about FBLA.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: “best in 19 years”…second one was also strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: “bordering genius” lol
[</em>] Additional Rec: Nope
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public that rarely sends students to top schools
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: <30K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation/low income[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, rank, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not the most outstanding ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: ESSAYS!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:Accepted to Stanford, Princeton, Penn, Duke (likely letter/merit scholarship finalist), UChicago (EA), Northwestern, Georgetown, Boston College (Honors Program). Rejected from Columbia (deferred ED) and Yale. Still waiting on Brown.[/ul]
General Comments: I’M IN COMPLETE SHOCK! I’m convinced it’s because of my essays.</p>

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<p>Well…couldn’t login but still no email.
Rejectionnnn.</p>

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<p>Rejected:(</p>

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<p>Choose One:
Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math 2 800 Bio e 760 Math 1
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Five 5s
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Five APs and research
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts, Marching Band, Drumline, Latin Club, NHS, Athlete 2 Athlete, Academic Team
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: above average
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: numbers
[<em>] Weaknesses: ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lol it’s harvard
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]Accepted: Duke, Dartmouth, UVA, Hopkins
Waitlisted: Harvard, Yale, Penn
Rejected: Princeton, Columbia, Stanford
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>Lol Dartmouth or Duke? Hard decision to make… leaning towards dartmouth lols</p>