<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Choose One:
Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770 770 730; 2270
[</em>] SAT II:
Math II: 800
Bio: 800
Chem: 800
Physics: 800
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unranked
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Art history 4,
AP world history 5,
AP Calc AB:5
AP Chem: 5
AP euro: 5
AP Chinese: 5
AP environmental sci: 5
AP Bio: 5,
AP Physics B: 5,
AP Calc BC: 5
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: All AP except music
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): HiMCM national outstanding, National AP, ISEF (too late/lazy to report), A few other national science olympiads, but no finalist so not important.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): pretty standard leadership, Cap of science bowl team, cap of math team, president of Chinese club, principal oboist (ex-1st, lost chair this year due to time constraints)
Science research, Piano, Oboe, a few other teams like x-country, debate, and robotics i did for fun but dropped out during senior year so didn’t put on app.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Research internship in BME at a UC, private tutoring, a few other misc jobs here and there.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer, a few service clubs, typically volunteer on weekends with friends to kill time (when i’m not busy) a few hundred hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: Research + courses at university
[<em>] Essays: Common app was a very good essay, 9ish Optional one was… (I recycled my Stanford roommate essay for this one… though it was pretty unique, it was definitely on the short side, I’d give it like 5 ish.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Calc BC teacher: Fantastic, Bio teacher: pretty good, since it mentions a lot of my science ECs.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Don’t know, I think she likes me.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Rec from professor that oversaw the research, I think she likes me so should be good
[<em>] Interview: Pretty good, lasted for 2 hours and i gave the guy my research paper.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Sunshine state
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): permanent resident of USA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (first gen chinese immigrant)
[</em>] Gender: XY
[<em>] Income Bracket: <60k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): single parent immigrant.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: unique experience growing up
[</em>] Weaknesses: mediocre SAT reasoning, got lazy on harvard supplement essay, just in general pretty average for an Asian.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stanford (EA), UC Berkeley (Regents), UCD (regents), UCSD (chancellors), UCLA (invited to regents but didn’t apply)
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: MIT(withdrew, since I know i’d take stanford over mit and a few other kids from our school wanted to get in pretty badly) wha? haha, got lucky here.
[/ul]General Comments: Basically I lost interest in the college app process after Stanford notified EA since it was my dream school, it saved me more than 600 bucks. I definitely could’ve done better on my Harvard App.
On the bright side, decisions are obvious now; all signs are now GO for Stanford!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected But at least I was accepted into Stanford! :D</p>
<p>Choose One:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770 math, 780 Writing, 770 Reading
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Math II, 740 chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but if it did 1st
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): not offered
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible, extra humanities
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Team Captain Track, Crosscountry, Varsity Soccer.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Self Run Parking Busines, Worked as CIT at sailing camp
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring,
[<em>] Summer Activities: Sailing
[</em>] Essays: One about diversity at my school, other a humorous one about warcraft
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[<em>] Additional Rec: Piano teacher, talked all about character, excellent
[</em>] Interview: Really fun
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, will run track, but not recruited
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Strong overall, well rounded
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Columbia, Yale, Standford (EA) Waitlisted at Northwestern, Rice, Accepted at U chicago.[/li][/ul]General Comments: This just goes to show how random the process is, don’t feel it reflects on your personally if you don’t get in, clearly it is random.</p>
<p>I second that, Farail.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected
Engineering. Check other posts for stats.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (don’t remember)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2240 (680R 800M 760W)
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 34 (36E 35M 30R 33S)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): one time
[<em>] SAT II: Physics (780), Chemistry (760), Math II (750), US History (700)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.29
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/121
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5), Physics B (5), English Language (4), US History (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology, AP Economics, AP Physics C
[<em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 4
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] literary magazine winning national awards</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Literary magazine (layout editor), Student Leadership Committee (academic prefect in dorm), Science Club (president), Music Club (founder/president), School radio station (=music club), Junior State of America (chapter officer), Band (lead flute), Theatre tech, Yearbook
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service:volunteer at daycare in South Korea, Boys & Girls Club, environmental awareness team. Adds up to 200 something hours[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 12/11
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender:Female
[</em>] Income Bracket:<$60k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: None
[</em>] Weaknesses: All
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: They hate me
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: Georgia Tech, University of St Andrews, NYU, Boston College, UVA, Davidson College
Waitlisted: UChicago
Rejected: Columbia, Stanford, Princeton, Harvard
[*] What would you have done differently?: relive high school, I did everything wrong[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2360
[</em>] ACT: Did not take
[<em>] SAT II: 780, 800, 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Four 5s; one 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Nope
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, one regular class
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (leadership!) Writing–w/ some awards, math stuff, other stuff. Uh, 3 leadership roles.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring.
[<em>] Summer Activities: They didn’t even ask for this on the app, lol. Anyway, mostly writing stuff.
[</em>] Essays: Good.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:Did not read. Probably good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic, although good.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Nope.
[</em>] Interview: Okay, I guess.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public Magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: High
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Stats, writing awards, course rigor
[<em>] Weaknesses: Common App essay is a love it or hate it kind of thang, and I guess they did not love it.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Columbia (likely), Chicago, Rice, Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Williams (early write) WL: Pomona Rejected: Yale, Princeton, Harvard[/li][/ul]General Comments: Considering the amazing schools I’ve gotten into, I’m not too bummed!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send.
[</em>] ACT: 34 composite (35E, 30M, 36R, 33S, 9 essay)
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Bio M, 740 Chem, 740 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.7 UW at my high school, which I think translates to a 3.9. 3.88 for my college work (two Bs last semester).
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/330 weighted (what my school uses for val/sal). 2/330 unweighted. My weighted rank dropped since my high school doesn’t weight college courses.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Human Geography (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Microeconomics, Microbiology, Physics, Biology, Statistics, Linear Algebra, Spanish, a graduate-level English/film course, American Government. They’re all college courses.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bronze medal at ISWEEEP, National Achievement and Merit (only semifinalist at time of application), some other science fair awards, STAR Student (highest SAT in my school), prestigious merit scholarship at the university I take classes at.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Intramural ultimate frisbee, soccer, flag football, and softball (2 years), yearbook executive (2 years), ambassador for my school (1 year), microbiology and neuroscience research (3 years), a Nigerian cultural organization (4 years), a leadership program run by my county (1 year), JV basketball (2 years)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None at the time of application.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: I’ve worked with local refugees for 2 years.
[<em>] Essays: Common App- I wrote about my interest in Japanese and Korean music lol. Sounds lame, but it seems to be working. It’s not the best thing ever written, because creative writing isn’t my forte, but it showed my appreciation of diversity and world cultures and my sense of humor. I did the supplement differently. I wrote about my research, but it wasn’t in narrative style. Maybe that’s not what they were looking for.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good. Both were from professors. One was actually a former Harvard undergrad who used to be editor-in-chief for one of Harvard’s biggest publications.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should also be good. She knows me very well.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Didn’t send.
[<em>] Interview: It was ok. My interviewer had a pretty high political position, and we did the interview at her office (but that was my fault because I asked to reschedule). It was kind of intimidating, but she was cool.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Neurobiology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public. Dual-enrolled.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black (Nigerian-American)
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: about 80k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, hooks, research, college curriculum
[</em>] Weaknesses: ACT math, two Bs last semester, supplement, my materials got in really late, I sent an email asking if my ACT scores from 10th grade could be deleted because they were sent by accident
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not what they were looking for, I suppose.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Yale (deferred EA), Columbia (likely letter and Kluge Scholar), Amherst (Early write/Schupf Scholar), Duke (likely), WashU, Emory, GA Tech, Johns Hopkins. No waitlists, and this was my only rejection.
[/ul]General Comments: It’s all good, because I got into my #1! Good luck to the rest of the Class of 2015. Glad it’s finally over!</p>
<p>Rejected. </p>
<p>Strengths: 35 ACT, 4.00 GPA, 1st in class of 350ish. National-level recognition on primary EC, leader & participant in many more. Over 400 hours volunteering in two activities. Interview. </p>
<p>Weaknesses: SAT II scores (650, 700, 800). CommonApp essay not very well put together. Being Asian? </p>
<p>Didn’t see teacher recs, so don’t know how they were.</p>
<p>PM me for details if you want.</p>
<p>@Leelo</p>
<p>congrats! but i do have to say that being latino does help a lot for college admissions…so the advice of its not always about the numbers isnt necessarily true…</p>
<p>btw 12.1% of harvard is latino, hardly under represented</p>
<p>Would you mind posting the rest of the info?</p>
<p>Congrats, btw 
I admire you</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2150
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: M II 780, C 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/60
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: A level Chem, A level Math, A level Phy
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A couple of CIE outstanding performance awards, top in country
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN, Head Boy etc
[<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): Kenya
[<em>] School Type: International
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Qualifies for AId
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/a
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: No idea
[<em>] Weaknesses: standardized scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stanford, MIT, Penn M&T, Princeton, Grinnell, Tufts, UBC[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Thank God</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800m 770cr 760w)
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: 800 math II, 800 physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 of 250
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in Calc AB, Calc BC, Music Theory, English Lang; 4 in World History; 3 in USH (didn’t report)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, band, and a math course at Johns Hopkins
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really. NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of music, mock trial, kung fu, theater, model UN, NHS (treasurer), etc
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: kung fu instructor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at hospital over summer
[<em>] Summer Activities: neuroscience research, volunteering^
[</em>] Essays: Main essay about a “flash mob” style musical I put on in my school cafeteria. Supplement essay about the major I want, but not the best essay
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably fine
[<em>] Additional Rec: from professor whose lab I worked in over the summer
[</em>] Interview: pretty good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: main essay, scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: lack of major awards, no one from my school goes there
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who knows
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Brown, Dartmouth, WashU, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Case Western; Waitlisted at Penn; Rejected at Stanford (REA), Yale, Duke, Northwestern
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in!! I’m not disappointed at all, as I just got into several fantastic schools! (I’ll probably keep my waitlist spot though 
)</p>
<p>Choose One:</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 35 (36 superscored)
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Valedictorian
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Lots
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 2 AP-equivalent
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): World Ranked Equestrian
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Over a year at an equestrian facility
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Over 100+ hours at a special needs school
[<em>] Summer Activities: Competing for the United States in equestrian competition
[</em>] Essays: Good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: FANTASTIC. This was the best interview of my life - not joking.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public (top 30 newsweek)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Not posting that on the internet…
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT, Rank, EC
[<em>] Weaknesses: Essays? Apparently they weren’t good enough
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really wish I knew
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Vanderbilt (full merit scholarship, Tufts, Boston U (full merit scholarship), American U (Global Scholars program, top merit scholarship), UT Austin Plan II Honors (max merit scholarship). Waitlisted - Princeton, Harvard. Rejected - Brown, Penn, Yale (deferred SCEA, legacy)[/li][/ul]General Comments: I feel like this is some sort of cruel joke. I am very sad that I didn’t get into a school that I like, but surely I will learn to like whatever school I go to. Totally devastated. I dread school tomorrow - my counselor, teachers and friends were all sure I would get into at least one Ivy.</p>
<p>Rejected (Please excuse the format)</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2270
- SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Bio MC
- ACT:
- GPA: 4.0
- Rank: tied for 1
- Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
</code></pre>
<p>[ b]Subjective**</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Pretty good
- Teacher Recs: idk
- Counselor Rec: idk
- Supplementary Material: research mentor rec and research paper
- Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): come from a school filled with thugs, idk
</code></pre>
<p>Personal
* Location: AL
* High School Type: Large public with lots of black ppl
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: male</p>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: underwater basketweaving and other mediocre stuff
- Awards: Siemens semi, USABO semi for this yr
- Advice? Oh well
</code></pre>
<p>rejected ;|</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!
My stats are posted elsewhere!</p>
<p>Accepted to Stanford (REA) and MIT. Wahoo, 3 for 3!</p>
<p>Congratulations to all! : )</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Check stats on other threads.
Will mostly likely attend Yale, and I’m not sure if I would accept a spot off the waitlist if I was fortunate enough.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770M 770R 730W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math II 720 U.S. History 660 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/268
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 U.S.H., 5 Calculus AB, 5 English Language, 5 Euro, 3 Spanish Language
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP: Physics B, Biology, Chemistry, Calculus BC, Statistics, English Literature
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A.P. Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended Student
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chess Club, Red Cross Club, Varsity Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society, Founder/President of Academic Booster Club Plus (raised over $200,000), etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: About 10 hours per week at two different jobs.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hundreds of hours in conjunction with the Homeless Education Liaison Program and the local Kiwanis Club
[<em>] Summer Activities: Boys’ State, West Point Summer Leaders’ Seminar, etc.
[</em>] Essays: Good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Bad
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[<em>] School Type: Small Public (Never sends kids to Ivies)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ,$60,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: G.P.A./Rank
[<em>] Weaknesses: A lot
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not extraordinary enough.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected at Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, and UPenn (Wharton), Waitlisted at UChicago, Accepted at Georgetown EA, Swarthmore (Early Write).[/li][/ul]General Comments: This sucks. My friend is going on a likely and he got a 1910 on the SAT and sub-par grades, but he can run. Worst day of my life.</p>