Official Harvard University 2016 Early Action Decisions Thread

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<p>
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[noparse]Choose One:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] SAT I (breakdown):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] SAT II:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Volunteer/Community service:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Additional Rec:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]</p>

<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Country (if international applicant):</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]</p>

<p>[li] Strengths:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Weaknesses:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: [/noparse]

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<p>I’ll keep track (or try to) of the acceptances/deferrals/rejections. No matter what, everyone here will end up at a great school and will go on to do great things.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800/800/800
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 800, Chemistry: 800, US History: 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1? (No rank)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Environmental Science (5), US History (5), BC Calc (5), Spanish Language (5), Physics C (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, Econ/AP Econ, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science, AP English, Stanford Math 51
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (District Projects Chair), NASA Internship (Astrophysics), Stanford Internship (Radiology/Cancer Research), Math Club (Publicity Chair), Clarinet / Alto Saxophone, Relay for Life (Team Captain, Youth Chair, Accounting Chair)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Math Tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club (700+ hours)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Key Club, Relay for Life, Private Tutoring, Enjoying Life
[</em>] Essays: Decent, but definitely not the best.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Did not read.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Did not read. Probably not very intimate (I don’t know her that well)
[<em>] Additional Rec: Key Club & Research Mentor
[</em>] Interview: Okay
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, highly competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: I don’t know. 150k+?
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Academics? Leadership?
[<em>] Weaknesses: Essays, Awards, Uniqueness as an Asian
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stroke of luck
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SCEA, so I did not apply elsewhere.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
TOTALLY Unexpected! Congratulations to everyone else who was admitted, and good luck to all Regular/future applicants!</p>

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<p>Guess I have to wait 3 more months…</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit these
[</em>] ACT: 33 composite
[<em>] SAT II: 740 history, 650 math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know, weighted=4.299
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), APLang&Comp (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: History of Genocide, Contemporary Issues, AP Calc BC, AP Euro, AP Physics B, AP French, AP Lit&Comp, H Latin 4 (our school doesn’t offer AP Latin)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, French NHS, Latin NHS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Captain for 2nd year), JSA (Membership Secretary, President), Academic Team (Secretary, Treasurer, Captain), Secretary of Senior Class
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Market Research Place for 30 hrs a week
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Church (3 hours week, play guitar in the youth group band and teach kindergarden)
[<em>] Summer Activities: UChicago Summer Program, Work at a Country Club, took Macroeconomics at county college because they don’t offer econ at my school
[</em>] Essays: they were great, had them read by mommy’s friends who are deans at other colleges
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: these were great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I’m not sure, but I’m sure it was good
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: went great, we connected quickly, also, it was my friend’s dad
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: under 75k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, half-first gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: EC’s, also that I could keep good grades with working 30 hrs
[<em>] Weaknesses: grades
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred because of grades, also, I made a spelling mistake, oops…also, I think the URM helped
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no where yet[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m just really surprised I wasn’t rejected</p>

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<p>Congrats to those 772 who got accepted!</p>

<p>Too tired to post full stats but I got deferred. I am honestly not impressed by the fact that 2/3 of the applicants were deferred. Don’t appreciate the game Harvard is playing here…</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (730 CR, 780 WR, 800 M)
[</em>] ACT:Didn’t take it
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math Level II, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 800 World History, 790 Bio E
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/300
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Physics B (5), Chem (5), World Hist (5), Microecon (5), Macroecon (4)… All self-studied - No APs offered at school
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Don’t have it at my school
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place in several well-recognized international business competitions, 3rd place in an international innovations competition (competed with adults), Own a Patent, Won around $5,000 from all the different competitions. [/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Business (Business Owner), Writing (Published Author), Student Govt. (Class President), Yearbook (Head Writer), Drama (Director, Actress-won award, Editor), Band (Keyboard Player), Tennis
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Research internship with the University of Chicago (100 hours), intern at a pediatrics clinic (200 hours), work at local library (50 hours)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Start an initiative to help rural farmers gain more wealth (increase income 20 folds), start a small-scale cooperative and rural social security system for farmers, volunteer E-Learning elementary teacher at a temple school, Raise funds to build libraries and playgrounds for poor children.
[</em>] Summer Activities: A combination of extracurriculars, working, and community service.
[<em>] Essays: Awesome. ComApp about farming initiative (9/10), Short Answer about business (9/10), Harvard supplement essay about savings, my goals, and why Harvard (9/10)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Superb. Both are Best Student in Teaching Career (10/10)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Awesome. We are close and she likes me (10/10)
[</em>] Additional Rec: Awesome. From a government officer + Fulbright Scholarship Admissions. Said that I was in the top 1% even among Fulbright candidates (10/10)
[li] Interview: Great! We discussed apps for about half an hour then went on to talk about random things for almost 2 hours.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Thailand
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Thai
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: mid income
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None or maybe about my unique background[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Well-rounded, Unique ECs, Unique life experiences, Recommendations, lots of community service, Clear goals, passion, and character. (I think the application reflect who I am very well)
[</em>] Weaknesses: Unhooked International Applicant from a not so well-known school.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have a good life story, I guess. :slight_smile:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Harvard is the first place I heard from
[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments:
I’m so ecstatic right now. My school has sent less than 5 students to a top-10 school and Thailand has only like 20 people who has ever got in Harvard College. So, I’m super excited to add to the list.
And for others:
Think positive and believe in yourself. I thought I was gonna get deferred because although I have a pretty good application (I think), I am still an unhooked international applicant (and what more, Asian! lol ). But I got in! So, believe in yourself and go for it!</p>

<p>Best wishes from Smileyking :)</p>

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<p>Choose One:</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Math II - 800, Chem - 780, US History - 720
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):30/222
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry-5, BC Calculus- 3 (AB subscore 4), US History-3
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP US Government & Politics, AP English, AP Statistics, and Applied Differential Equations at Oregon State University
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Honors Society, i-Sweeep semifinalist, Eagle Scout
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (patrol leader) [as i said before Eagle Scout], tennis [placed top sixteen in the state for singles, was varsity for all four years of high school], cello (co-principal of Camerata, 1st desk in local youth symphony) [made the Allstate Orchestra];
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked in a research lab at Oregon State University for 2 months.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Over 300 hours
[<em>] Summer Activities:I trained at Weil tennis academy and participated in research internships.
[</em>] Essays: My supplement essay was decent, my common app essay was crap (thank goodness for common app replicates :))
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:I think they were good (I’ll never know though)
[</em>] Counselor Rec:I think it was good
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:I was interviewed by a former Harvard admissions officer and I thought it went extremely well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):OR
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Medium Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian, White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extra Curriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses: Class Rank, Essays, AP Scores, Half Asian
[</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>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (forgot my subscores)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: US History (790), Literature (750)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5+
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): less than top 0.5% (uncomfortable revealing rank); class size: 1300+
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology (5), AP World History (5), AP European History (5), AP Human Geography (5), AP US History (5), AP English Language and Composition (5), AP Studio Art (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 8 AP classes + etc
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Community Trustee Awards, international finalist in an art design contest (H&M), three time winner in an international art contest, Academic World Quest</em>* (5th»2nd [B team! A team went to nationals and won first!]), national laureates for AATF National Examination in French, National Merit, National AP Scholar, SMU Hart Global Leaders Forum, Gold Key for South Art Region-at-Large for Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Texas French Symposium, Future Business Leaders of America, Visual Art Scholastic Event of Texas Art Education Association, local visual art competitions, AATF (North Texas) awards, UIL Social Studies, school awards… (published artist/writer), exhibited art in galleries, art scholarships, a lot of design awards // contacted by Sears (9th grade) and Youtube (12th grade) about design/art/animation, etc (those ventures never went anywhere LOL)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Director of Public Relations, 12th), Asian Culture Club (Officer of Public Advertising, 10th), Peer Tutoring Society (Vice President), Art Club/National Art Honor Society (President, 12th)… Habitat for Humanities, Future Business Leaders of America, Student Congress: Community Service Committee, etc. …designed websites, business cards, logos, etc., online shop
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: writer for major newspaper (11th), intern at local art cooperative (12th), own artist business (8th-12th), entertainment website (12th)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 380+ hours, participated in online auctions to raise money for Sichuan relief (my parents are from Sichuan), silk-screened shirts for Red Cross Japan earthquake relief, Backpacks for Peace! (just started helping this one this year!)
[</em>] Summer Activities: ACIS: Travel is Education scholarship, Project: Open Door Scholar to Rhode Island School of Design Pre-College (6 weeks, full scholarship), SMU: Meadows School of the Arts Pre-College (2 weeks, full scholarship), Marie Walsh Sharpe Summer Seminar Alternate (60 juniors/rising seniors from across the nation), produce merchandise/artwork to sell at local venues/conventions, Princeton Creative Arts and Humanities Symposium (80 seniors from across the nation)
[<em>] Essays: Left with a willing editor for any future book ventures (haha) – they were both very "vonnegut"y? one was about classrooms, geography, maps vs. globes, and culture. the other was about glenn beck, my dad, and globalization.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both from teachers with whom I ADORE AND LOVE AND ADMIRE AND MENACING AFFINITY, ETC
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor abhors me.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Writing (published articles) – one of them was about the college admissions process! i was sure H was going to reject me after reading it lol IT WAS TERRIBLE LOL
[<em>] Interview: sociology/philosophy/business major told me I had a “good chance”, my resume may just pop, that he’d do his best to help me get in (crossing his fingers for me dec. 15th), and to keep in mind that it’s a crapshoot (he was rejected from his first choice, stanford - “everything will be okay”)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): (born in NZ >> Australia >> Canada >> Texas), US citizen
[</em>] School Type: Large public high school that sends a reasonable number of kids to the Ivies each year
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <60,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation in the US (so, none, basically); my dad lives in Beijing (?)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: CRYING (i think i did really well on my interview? i basically told him everything i couldn’t get on the app - that i had bought french books from friends in france, because of my boner for art history/hugo, etc, that i had found an unabridged french version of les mis and had read it along with the english version, that i just loved comparing languages with my friend - i would read her translations (since they were not available in english) THINGS, BASICALLY)
[</em>] Weaknesses: CRYING (SO MANY)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: CRYING
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: MY WHOLE BRAIN IS CRYING
[/ul]General Comments: SO MUCH CRYING</p>

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<p>Sorry this isn’t very detailed… my mind is completely blown and I don’t have the attention span to write out everything D: I apologize</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (780/790/800)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 800, Chem 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.6 (my school doesn’t do unweighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top decile (no rank either, sadly)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), Chemistry (4), U.S. History (5), Literature (5), BC Calculus (5), French (4), U.S. Government (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra & Differential Equations, Engineering, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science, AP English, AP Spanish
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AIME Qualifier, AP Scholar with Distinction? I dunno
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (founder, captain and student coach), Varsity Math Team (President and captain), NHS (Chapter Project Committee Chair), Tutoring (President of an online tutoring program), Karate (black belt), Piano, a bunch of languages
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship with a law firm last summer, lots of paid and unpaid tutoring experience
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer tutoring, assorted community service projects through NHS
[<em>] Summer Activities: Harvard SSP, law firm internship, MIT SSP, traveling
[</em>] Essays: pretty solid, I thought. I wrote about my love of speaking x)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: only saw one of them, but it was fantastic; I was really flattered.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: we have a great relationship, so probably strong.
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: thought it went terribly, actually - I was so nervous I was shaking.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: Charter
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~80k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy…?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Objective things, I guess. Scores and whatnot. And leadership, maybe?
[<em>] Weaknesses: No focus; none of my activities really had much to do with my intended concentration.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pure, unadulterated luck.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I have never been this happy in my entire life :smiley: I’m ecstatic. Congratulations to everyone else who was accepted - see you in the fall!
To those of you who were deferred, I wish you the best of luck - and I know every single one of you will succeed wherever you go. You’re all amazing people, and I appreciate being able to stress out with you through every second of this process.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT:31 (33 super scored) -35 English, 26 math, 34 reading, 30 science, new 33 in math
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 730, Chemistry: 630, English: 680
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.54
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 68/986
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Stats (2), Chemistry (3), Environmental Science (4), US History (4), English Language and Comp. (5), Psychology (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP Chinese (taught after school), AP Physics B, AP English Lit, Hon Mixed Chorus
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Semifinalist, NSLIY study abroad Scholarship winner, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Illinois State Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):GCCLCC (President), NHS, Math Team (Rank 12th in City), Bio Olympiad Team (Founder and Cap), Chem Olympiad Team (Founder and Cap), Science Olympiad Varsity, Chess Team Member, Science Fair (State almost all years), Fair child Challenge (1 yr), MCTA State Bronze Medalist for Chinese Speech Contest, 13 Science Olympiad medals (8 firsts, 2 State)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Mentoring Cousin, taking care of siblings (have a single parent)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:only 93 hours of work…
[<em>] Summer Activities: Studied Chinese at DePaul (w/ credits), U of Chicago (w/ credits), East China Normal University (in Shanghai, via scholarship), independent science research and bible study
[</em>] Essays:Decent; completely out of the box though (one was long and a collage of emails, thoughts, conversations, and school projects I’d done)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:1 Stellar, 1 ok, one BEAST LIKE from my science mentor, One very insightful and also BEAST LIKE by my host dad from China
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Lukewarm
[<em>] Additional Rec:Already listed in Teacher section
[</em>] Interview: ok
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Public, competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity:African/American
[<em>] Gender:M
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~42,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, first generation, english is not my first language though I was born here, low income, have a single parent (mom) who has 4 kids
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:Obvious OP EC’s, really touching essay about how screwed up my life is family wise, but still trying to make the best of it, and Hooks.
[<em>] Weaknesses:Scores (I sent my SATII’s blindly…), Grades (1 F, 5 C’s, long story)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:To be honest, these grades and scores are weak. If I can bump it all up, then Reg Desc. should be easy for me.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:SCEA, so I did not apply elsewhere.[/li][/ul]**General Comments:**Decision: Deferred, My vice principal said he’d write me a rec. Hmm… This is harder than I thought, having all these advantages and still… For full list of stats, read my other posts.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): dont remember. 2050. didnt submit.
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 math 2, 780 chem, 780 bio e
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 uw, 4.45 w
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9 out of 430
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 APs 2 3s, 3 5s, 3 4s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs and an arts class for a-g for uc
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): uhhhh, rank 11 in the nation for fbla? almost national qualifier for USACO
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president for 2 years of environmental club, officer team of engineering club, member of FBLA, various competitions related to clubs that i have leadership in
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, and i mean like CRAZY
[<em>] Summer Activities: COSMOS before senior year, USC Frontier of Energy Resources before junior, both years did alternative energy research
[</em>] Essays: i liked common app, and supplemental was pretty good as well
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: must have been great, since i have very close relationships with the teachers i asked, and even read one teacher’s previous rec for a summer program
[</em>] Counselor Rec: must have been good too, my counselor is blown away by my schedule every year
[<em>] Additional Rec: didn’t have one
[</em>] Interview: domestic applicant and didnt even have one, i think i’m gonna request one now that i’m deferred
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public, thinks its good, but its really not >.<
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mixed Asian/White and i put both on app
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~100k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uhhh, female engineering?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: i dont think i really have anything that stands out against 2400s + 4.0s. i felt like an interview and my essays could have cleared that up.
[<em>] Weaknesses: now that i’m deferred, i think everything was a weakness
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: eh.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NOWHERE. WHEEEEEE.[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 CR: 760, Math: 700, Writing: 710
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: French 780, Math II: 730, Lit: 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.61
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): somewhere betwen the 20-40 percentile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): French (4), World History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: School doesn’t do APs, but all AP-level classes
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Hispanic Scholar, Grand Concours - National Laureate (national French exam), National Merit Commended, Gold Level - President’s Volunteer Service Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): assistant editor of online magazine, swim team (club, 4 years), piano (14 years), leader of Asian affinity club at school, tutoring
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: internship for African organization over the summer, worked at summer program at high school
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: assistant editor position is volunteer, tutoring is all volunteer
[<em>] Summer Activities: internship at African organization, traveled to Senegal for a month, volunteered at summer school for underprivileged children
[</em>] Essays: weren’t my best ever, but I thought were pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: very good - I never saw them, but I picked teachers who really liked me
[</em>] Counselor Rec: great - he knows me very well.
[<em>] Additional Rec: founder of online magazine wrote me a rec
[</em>] Interview: great - he said that he thought I’d be a great candidate for Harvard at the end, and we had a great conversation
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian and Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: >100,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (Hispanic), kind of legacy b/c dad went to business school
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: recommendations, interview, essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t have a 4.0, and my SATs aren’t stellar. But they obviously saw potential, I’m guessing in my recommendations and interview.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m completely okay being deferred. Of course, it would be nice to be accepted, but this is basically where I saw myself anyways.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800 CR, 690 MA, 800 WR), Single-Sitting
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take.
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Literature, 790 U.S. History, 780 Biology E
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/613
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Psych (5), Bio (4), U.S. History (4), English Comp (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Japanese, AP Euro History, AP Calc AB, AP Government, AP Macro, AP Physics B, Newspaper Production, Track and Field, Theater Productions
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NROTC Scholarship (Designated to Harvard/MIT detachment; ISR), Okinawa Peace Scholar, Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellow, Reischauer Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction. E in C of a nationally-recognized student publication, winner of regional newspaper internship, essay exhibited in local museum for a spring season.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Track and Field (Letterman from 9th onward), Newspaper (Staff Writer in 9th, Editor-in-Chief from 10th to 12th), Student Government (Class Rep in 9th, President in 10th), NHS (President in 12th), Studying Japanese (Self-studied grades 2 and 3 after foreign exchange; accelerated to AP Japanese- fourth-year course- this year), Latin Club (Secretary in 9th-10th, VP in 11th). I play video games and watch anime. I’m a dorkface.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Freelancer for largest metropolitan paper in a major city.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: I hold babies! Working the nursery at my church, caring for infants and newborns. I organize obligatory NHS events; Food Bank, local hospitals, a number of different charities.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Road trips and assorted fun stuff. Won a scholarship to go on a foreign exchange in Okinawa for the summer of '10; two months of life as a high school student in beautiful Naha! The following summer, I spent a month at the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Institute through yet another competition/scholarship. It’s freaking awesome. Look it up ;D
[</em>] Essays: Personal statement was about being a werewolf for Halloween in the first grade/marching to the beat of my own, ill-constructed drum. Generally detailed my passion for defying the expectations of others, having my own weird sort of fun with life. No one edited it, so I was nervous about that essay’s quality. Additional essay was really raw; about a relative who is a sex offender, and the criminal/fringe nature of my family at large, and how I use the filial love I have for them to understand and empathize with all others who seem to be written off by society at large.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I picked the teachers who have known me the longest. They’ve seen me at my best and my worst, but, almost four years down the line, are almost like a second set of parents to me. Didn’t read them, but I trust that both were honest and lovely.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I’m in a very large school, so I asked an AP that I’ve actually spoken with to write it, as opposed to the counselor I scarcely see or talk to. It was vague, but good-hearted.
[<em>] Additional Rec: I asked an adviser from a summer activity to write one. I have no idea if it ever actually arrived or was considered.
[</em>] Interview: Awesomesauce. We hit it off, big time. And totally disagreed on politics and religion in the process. Gave me an amazing feeling about Harvard in general :slight_smile:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Ice, Ice, Baby. (VANILLA~)
[<em>] Gender: Arguably female.
[</em>] Income Bracket: < 100,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Parents went to CC; one dropped out. No real hooks here.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Long-term investment in ECs/athletics and a number of national awards; many geared toward my interests (EAST ASIAN STUDIES FTW).
[<em>] Weaknesses: WOE, 690. Mediocre rank. Some ‘meh’ AP scores. Lacking volunteerism. Brunette.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: Because the Lord works in mysterious ways. I don’t feel nearly special enough for this.
[li] Where else were you accepted: Baylor University. Two years ago, I didn’t think I would be accepted there.[/li][/ul]General Comments: To every student reading this thread for some sort of formula for acceptance (as I did for many months; not gonna lie), please take my worn-out advice: DO WHAT YOU LOVE. Really. I never had a plan for high school, and I never saw this coming. I didn’t understand the weighting of courses when I moved to a large city and a much larger school, and by the time I did, I only knew that to have the experiences I wanted- to become an exchange student in Japan, to be a leader in the extracurriculars I loved, to pursue athletics- I wouldn’t want to spend my time whoring out for APs I had no interest in. Harvard wants a narrative; a personal journey. Don’t compromise on your passions- however silly- or on the things and people you love. They define you and make for far more interesting essays and interview conversations than anything a transcript could inspire. Also- to all my Christian, conservative, ROTC-aspiring peers out there: yes, there is apparently a place at Harvard for you, too :)</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (Did not send)
[</em>] ACT: 36 (Did Send)
[<em>] SAT II: Chem:800 / MathII: 800 / World History: 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.271
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does Not Rank, Valedictorian
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 X 5 (Chem, World, Physics Cs, US, Bio, Calc BC, HumanGeo, English Language)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 3 College Courses, Orchestra
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Award of AP, USABO Semis, USNCO Finalist, Some Debate stuff, Some Spanish Stuff, Top-10 Quiz Bowl team in the nation, Science Olympiad Nationals Medals, Etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Bowl (Captain, All-Star), Science Olympiad (President), Spanish Honor Society (State VP), Debate, Student Government (Chairman), National Honor Society (President), JETS (Founder, President)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: - None, I’m an Asian Male -
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~500 total, I ran summer camps for disadvantaged children and volunteered at a blind school
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering, chilling, Governor’s School
[<em>] Essays:Good, I guess, I mean, they got me in.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:Generically Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Excellent, I am her Aide
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[<em>] Interview: Went really well, was told that I was the best applicant he’s ever interviewed
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):-Not Telling-
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA! USA! USA!
[</em>] School Type:Public, top-100
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian :smiley:
[</em>] Gender:Male :smiley:
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100,000 - 150,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope :smiley:
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test Scores, GPA, Awards, Rec Letters, I guess Essays (I liked my essays, they were really unique)
[</em>] Weaknesses: Asian Male, 2 legacies applied from my school…
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows?
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere!
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>OH MY GOD. It’s been hours and I’m still in shock. I’ve talked to my relative in about 6 countries and screamed until my voice is sore. I’m really shocked I got in, and I can’t wait.</p>

<p>I’s just like to say, that while I’d like to see every single one of you deserving applicants in Cambridge next year, the competition is though. Don’t worry about Harvard, until a few hours ago, I couldn’t care less about my decision, I was content with my state school. To all the admitted students, I’ll see you in September and in Visitas. All the deferred students, hold out hope. I know that I’ll see some of you! Remember that there are plenty of other great schools (including that one in New Haven). Rejected Student, the same goes to you. Harvard didn’t deserve you anyway. Future applicants, good luck! I don’t know what else to say.</p>

<p>I feel like I’m rambling here… That’s all guys, I’ll see CC later. To celebrate/study for finals now.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): W 760 CR 660 M 660
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: BIO E 640 MI 650
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/553
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): GOV 5 PSYCH 5 ENGL LANG 5 WORLD 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Eng Lit, AP Calc, APUSH, Research Practicum Bio, Internship
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap scholar w/ honor, regional oratorical competition, different academic and community service awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student Board of Ed Member, NSBE (VP), NHS, MHS Mu Alpha Theta, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Swim, etc
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:USDA Internship, another private org internship
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: campaigning, nursing homes, soup kitchens, tutoring, etc
[<em>] Summer Activities: USDA and another lab
[</em>] Essays: uhh…i guess captivating and unique
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:great
[</em>] Counselor Rec:great
[<em>] Additional Rec:great
[</em>] Interview:great - said he would advocate for me
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):MD
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):USA
[<em>] School Type:Public, all black
[</em>] Ethnicity: african/carribean/born in america
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: >40,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, poor lol.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: hooks, grades, extracurriculars, and leadership
[<em>] Weaknesses:fact that i did engineering but have not done bunch of calc or compete in mathalons or anything. lol.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: leadership, dedication (showed in my essay), and well-roundedness
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:so far just drexel and some other on-site admissions[/li][/ul]General Comments: its not over 'til its over! i was so depressed and convinced that i got rejected after keeping up with the discussion thread and look at me now! lol. jk. and sorry for how ambiguous and crappy this is. its late, im sleepy, im trying to get this out the way.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210, Math (720), CR (710), W (780)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Math II (800), US History (790)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.38
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Environmental (5), Lang (5), US (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Gov, Leadership (ASB), Chem
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Scholar, CA Girls State, HOBY
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASB (President), Invisible Children (Founder and President) HOBY (Alumni Chapter Leader and Junior Staffer)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Working since sophomore year (10hrs/week)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Sports For Exceptional Athletes Volunteer Since Age 9
[<em>] Summer Activities: Many leadership conferences, Girls State, HOBY, YMCA Camp Surf Summer Assistant
[</em>] Essays: Great - one about how having a single-mom actually made me more passionate about school, supplemental - satire on my obsession at getting into Harvard
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both Great - I have great relationships with both of my teachers who wrote them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I am assuming good - never read it though
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Went extremely well - my interviewer and I had a ton in common. She even told me at the end of the interview that she thought I would be a perfect fit for the community at Harvard.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, Rural
[</em>] Ethnicity: African-American
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: >150,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, from a rural area
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Grades, Recommendation Letters, Extracurriculars, Supplemental Essay
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT I
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Leadership roles, dedication in grades, being well rounded
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Does it matter?![/li][/ul]General Comments:
All I know is that hard my hard work really has paid off. This is pretty much the best day of my life, and I feel will be the best day of my life for a long time. For all of those out there who were deferred, best of luck- I know that there are a ton of people out there who have worked just as hard as I have, if not harder, and I know that the bottom line for all of us CC’ers is that no matter where we end up, we will all do great things :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2300 CR:700, M:800, W:800
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: Math II:800 BioM: 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/380
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), English Lang (5), Spanish Lang (5), Microecon (5), Government (5), Chem (4), Stats (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous/Half day at local college taking calculus III, differential equations, and two computer classes
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Bowl (Captain), Science Bowl (Captain), Young Republicans (President), Mu Alpha Theta (President), Key Club (Lieutenant Governor), National Honors Society (Vice-President), Senior Class (Treasurer), Piano Performance, Violin Performance, Robotics Mentor
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ Hours (majority from mentoring middle school robotics team and key club activities)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Biotechnology research at UPenn, Public Health program in Washington D.C., National Quiz Bowl Tournament, National History Bowl Tournament, research project with ALS and stem cells, program at Princeton, multiple online courses
[</em>] Essays:
Common App Essay - I actually wrote about wasting time playing video games when I was younger. I incorporated many of my current interest, as well as time management skills and benefits of playing video games.
Supplement: I wrote about my last name.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Did not read, but I am sure they were awesome
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[<em>] Additional Rec: Awesome (provided a different perspective)
[</em>] Interview: I think it went very well. It lasted about an hour and a half.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WV
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I was very honest in my essays and was not afraid to write about my real interests and thoughts.
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my application did a good job of conveying who exactly I am. Almost everything seemed like it was unique to me.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: Ok for future applicants reading this… I think the most important part of the application is definitely the essay. This is your chance to really show Harvard who you are and why you are different from all of the other applicants who have equal or better objective stats. I really recommend being honest about your essays and don’t be afraid to write about something just because you think it is unorthodox. Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine how many essays they receive from people writing about how well they did in a class or a competition. Write about something that is unique to you and will be memorable. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR, 800 M, 800 W
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Lit, 760 Bio E, 740 USH
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/409
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), USH (5), Statistics (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Human Geography, AP French, Leadership, AP English Lit, AP World History, AP Physics B, AP Microecon/AP US Gov, Multivariate Calc/Diff. Equations, Academic Decathlon (off schedule)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Academic Decathlon at state level, National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CSF (11-Secretary, 12-President), Mu Alpha Theta (12-Founding President), FCA (11-Sgt at Arms, 12-VP), ASB (12-Secretary), Chess Club (9-Secretary), Robotics Club, Academic Decathlon (12-Captain), 9-Cross Country, 10/11-Water Polo, 9/10/11/12-Swimming, 11/12-Literary Magazine Editor
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: one summer job after freshman year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 50 hours in VBS, 35 hours swim coaching, 2 hours in Relay for Life
[<em>] Summer Activities: Boys State (2011), COSMOS (2011)
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good if I say so myself, I wrote the optional one
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Perfect
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably perfect
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Really well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $140K
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I come from a school that rarely sends kids to top schools in the Central Valley of California, so that might have helped.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Grades, Scores, maybe Essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: Community Service, lack of many national awards
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See “Strengths”. Also Academic Decathlon
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not applying anywhere else[/li] [/ul]General Comments: None</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 770 CR, 760 W
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 U.S. History, 780 Literature, 720 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 (weighted and non-weighted)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Calc BC, English Lit, Psych, Gov, U.S. History, Chem, European History, and English Lang.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): FBLA Nationals–4th in Emerging Business Issues, 6th in Impromptu, 8th in Public Speaking. National AP Scholar, Bank of America Student Leader. Two-time national qualifier in International Extemp. National Merit Semifinalist.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (President), Debate (team captain), Forensics (club founder and president), Math Club (Co-founder and Co-president), Piano (4-time state winner), Orchestra (Concertmaster at one point and 2nd chair most of the time).
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship with non-profit for BofA Student Leaders program
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Philanthropic organization, assistant teacher for Chinese School
[<em>] Summer Activities: Internship, took classes, various competitions, and relaxing/having fun :slight_smile:
[</em>] Essays: I rewrote them numerous times, trying to make them as honest and straightforward as possible.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t see them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Only 40 minutes long, but I don’t think it made a big difference
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Region (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, around 1600 students
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Squarely middle-class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Initiative, independence, leadership
[<em>] Weaknesses: I was afraid that I spread myself too thin throughout high school, but my activities were all things I enjoyed, so I tried to convey that.<br>
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know. I’m just thankful that I was accepted!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I haven’t found out from anywhere else yet. [/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>