Official Harvard University 2016 RD Results

AvidStudent · March 17, 2012, 6:38pm

Copy, paste, and good luck!

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[noparse]
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]

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

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

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

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

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entomom · March 29, 2012, 3:42pm

Please, results only on this thread so that it can serve as a valuable resource for future applicants.

Good luck to all!

Purpender · March 29, 2012, 5:46pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (CR: 780 M: 760 W: 700 E: 10) (across 2 sittings)
[] ACT: 34 (R: 36 M: 35 W: 32 S: 34) (one sitting)
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 770 Chem, 800 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/450
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), World History (5), Psychology (5), Chemistry (5), Music Theory (5), Calc AB (5), APUSH (5), English Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP / Most Rigorous (AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Micro, AP US Gov, AP Physics, Band VI
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None other than National AP Scholar / School awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Drum Major, 2 years), Clarinet, Piano, Composition (submitted Arts Supplement), Jazz Band, National Honor Society (Leadership Board past two years), Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), Odyssey of the Mind (8 years, world finals three times).
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Around 300 hours, hospital, church, etc. small things
[] Summer Activities: FSU Summer Band Camp, volunteering, stuff for school Band
[] Essays: Common App 9/10, Harvard Essay: same thing I sent to yale that also got me rejected… I thought it was good (it was the only essay I submitted to Dartmouth)
[] Teacher Recommendation: One of them I read and it was stellar quote: “The best thing I’ve ever written about a student in 26 years of teaching,” the other one I didn’t read but the teacher really likes me
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good (large public school), counselor barely knows me
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: My best one by far, my interviewer was so cool.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 120k-140k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Sat I Scores (kind of), No Hook… etc
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not amazing
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: Dartmouth, Penn, Duke (Likely Letter), Emory
Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown
Waiting on: Stanford (not waitlisted… yet lol)
[/ul]

General Comments:
Still waiting on Stanford but it looks like I’ll end up at Duke, Penn, or Dartmouth!

neorobie · March 29, 2012, 5:54pm

Decision: Rejected
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (710 M, 800 CR, 690 WR)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 540 spanish, 640 chem, 690 math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/718
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 APHG, 3APchem, 3AP world, 4AP Euro, 2APUSH, 1AP PHysics C e&m, 2AP mech, 4 AP Calc AB, 4AP Lang, 5APES
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Student assistant, AP Micro/APGov, APLit, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP spanish, AP bio
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.) Scholar; a state science competition 10th: 1st place 11th: 2nd place; a state photography competition 4 ribbons (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd); local juried student photo competition finalist; winning a couple library photo contests;
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Treasurer of Math hon. society(11th- member since9th); NHS member (11th-); a natl leadership/service org. (10th-member 11th-treas 12-hoping to be pres); quiz bowl competitor(11th-); Envirothon capt(11th-); Tech club (11th-) was financial advisor in a robot competition team, part of camera team in a hot air balloon mission; teen adivisory group(historian 10th-); volunteer photog at library; volunteer at hospital; volunteer plate scraper at this volunteer-run facility xD
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: see ECs
[] Summer Activities: National Beta Convention since 10th grade
[] Essays: really loved my commonapp about photography/radiology, opt: quirky funny intro about myself, supp: showed i stalked penn lol
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 is lame, 1 paragraph, short, the other is amazing
[] Counselor Rec: prolly generic
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: easy, no hard questions, nothing special.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, usually doesn’t send any ivies but this year there were a couple
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m quirky, i stack golf balls hahah
[] Weaknesses: I’m an Asian female looking to go into medicine -___-"
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m asian without perfect stats… lol one okay rec, bad sat II’s…
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waitlisted at Penn, waiting on JHU in 5 minutes… accepted to all the in-state florida public schools applied, and also University of South Carolina, University of Kentucky

[/ul]General Comments: Knew i wasn’t going to get in…

FutureHYPStud69 · March 29, 2012, 5:57pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chinese, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.74 weighted, no unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Bio (5), Calc (5), US (5), Psychology (5), Euro (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3, AP Econ, AP Comp Sci, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Basketball, Golf, Lacrosse (captain), Student Body President, Volunteer stuff, too depressed to list more…bleh
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private (boarding)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >400,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores
[] Weaknesses: no major awards?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Duke, Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, UCLA, UChicago Rejected: Harvard
[/ul]General Comments: ■■■

pinkcoconut · March 29, 2012, 5:57pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul][]SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (M: 720, CR: 760, W: 760)
[]ACT: Did not take
[]SAT II: Math II - 760, World History - 800, Biology - 740
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/100
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), English Lit (5), Spanish Lang (5), Human Geography (5). Statistics, US History, US Government and Psychology are all pending.
[]IB (place score in parenthesis):
[]Senior Year Course Load: Stats, US History, US Gov and Psych (all honors towards AP). Anatomy and Physiology - Honors. Shakespeare/The 20th Century American Novel (each a one semester course). Journalism. Spanish VI - Honors. Photography. Senior Seminar.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just a few local awards[/ul][/li]
Subjective:

[ul][]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): school newspaper (features writer), Gay Straight Alliance (secretary), Human Rights Action (founder), political debate club (vice-president), Christian Union (president), community service development (coordinator) and volleyball.
[]Job/Work Experience: None
[]Volunteer/Community service: Extensive volunteering (food bank, homeless shelter, peer to peer etc). I have received the President’s Volunteer Service Award at bronze and silver levels. Girl Scouts (Gold Award).
[]Summer Activities: Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans
[]Essays: Was really pleased with them. Had excellent feedback.
[]Teacher Recommendation: Great. Highlights were that one said his classroom will be a poorer place when I’m gone, the other that I was a “delight” to teach as I was always inquisitive and eager to absorb knowledge.
[]Counselor Rec: Great
[]Additional Rec: One excellent rec from a manager I work with in my volunteering, I wanted a rec from someone who knew me outside of school.
[li]Interview: Yes - with local alumni. Was OK but found it hard to “connect” with the person.[/ul][/li]
Other

[ul][]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Small, highly selective, non-denominational private in NorCal
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: >$200,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul][/li]
Reflection

[ul][]Strengths: Essays, recs and academic scores
[]Weaknesses: ECs are mainly non-academic, no major awards, not the best interview
[]Why you think you were accepted: Strength of essays and recs
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: USC, Berkeley, UCLA, Rice, SMU, Columbia (still in complete shock), Chicago, University of the Pacific (safety), Rejected: Yale, Likely letter: Duke, Still waiting: Stanford[/ul]

General Comments: If I’m honest, I’m shocked, cannot believe it. Columbia is my first choice Ivy, so I probably won’t be attending Harvard, although I won’t be making any final decisions until I’ve got all my outcome e-mails/letters. Then I’ll sit down and suss it out.

HarvardAlumnae · March 29, 2012, 6:04pm

I checked your SAT scores and I think you have misstated the total. Please check your math. You should call the school right away to let them know about your error

Chileguy · March 29, 2012, 6:15pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1990; CR 680,Wr 660, M 650.
ACT: Did not take it.
SAT II: Lit 610, Math I 650
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4~(?)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis):None available
IB (place score in parenthesis):Not available
Senior Year Course Load: Phylosophy and Psychology, Math, Spanish, English (Foreign Lang.), History and Social Studies, (Spanish) Literature, Chemistry and Music.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None available
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate club (President, 1 year), Drama (2 years), Conversational English (2 years), Rock climbing (national champion during freshman year)
Job/Work Experience: Have worked since 2004 at my dad’s company in several positions, from accounting to marketing.
Volunteer/Community service:Un Techo Para Chile (builiding emergency homes), 60 hours/week, 4 weeks a year during senior and post-graduate.
Summer Activities: Working, UnTechoParaChile
Essays: About how applying to the states was a significant experience, a challenge, an ethical dillema and an achievement, all in one and extracurriculars on how I’ve been working at my dad’s.
Teacher Recommendation: Homeroom teacher, he really likes me and wrote me an awesome rec.
Counselor Rec: Headmistress, wrote on how creative and tenacious I am.
Additional Rec: History teacher, said that my GPA does not reflect my full potential, but my lack of motivation due to the fact that I wasn’t challenged enough at school
Interview: Went great, he said he knew how to speak on my behalf and present a great case.
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Chile, duh.
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Latino
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 140.000~ but my dad has to pay for my home and his (divorced), in total he pays for 2 houses, 3 cars, 3 kids and 6 people. I was shocked by how much money we spend even though we do not have anything ostentatious.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Int?
Reflection
Strengths: Creativity, critical thinking, tenacity and leadership skills.
Weaknesses: My numbers, need to be challenged or get bored.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Everything
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted at Stern, denied at Dartmouth and waitlisted at Chicago.
General Comments:

besjbo · March 29, 2012, 6:23pm

@HarvardAlumnae

Are you referring to pinkcoconut? Yes, it seems she accidentally typed 2340 instead of 2240, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that she was accepted. It’s not as if the SAT is self-reported.

tkeegan · March 29, 2012, 6:26pm

How do we know if we get in?

modest423 · March 29, 2012, 6:43pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 CR, 760 M, 790 W)
[] ACT: 36 (36 E, 36 M, 36 R, 36 S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Math I, 800 Chemistry, 800 Biology E, 770 US History, 770 Literature, 750 French, 740 Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/360
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Latin (5), Physics B (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), English Lang (5), Biology (5), French (5), Environmental Science (5), Human Geography (5), Macroeconomics (5), US Gov (5), Psychology (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Post-AP French Literature, AP Comp Gov, Linear Algebra, AP English Literature, AP Physics C, AP European History, AP Art History, Post-AP Latin
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Various Olympiad/AMC/AIME awards, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar, various scholarships, leadership awards, volunteer awards, etc.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (1st Singles 4 years, team captain 3 years), Varsity Boys Lacrosse (4 years, captain 2 years), Varsity Boys Soccer (4 years, co-captain 2 years), US Senate Page Program, Varsity Debate (4 years, qualified to Tournament of Champions twice, NFL Nationals three times, CFL Nationals 4 times), Mock Trial captain, Literary Magazine contributor and assistant editor, Violinist (local youth orchestra)
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned at state governor’s office for 2 summers, Interned at an attorney’s office, Worked at local ice cream store for four years
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local nursing home since I was 9, reading to them, bringing my pet dog, taking care of them, playing music for them, talking to them, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Debate camp, volunteering, interning, reading, working, etc.
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Best in career.
[] Counselor Rec: Best in career.
[] Additional Rec: From state governor, wonderful comments.
[li] Interview: Good[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 75,000-100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, awards, testing, rank, extracurriculars, essays.
[] Weaknesses: Essays were a bit specific so they could have been a hit or miss.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m surprised and so happy.[/ul][/li]
Accepted to[ul]
[] MIT
[] Northwestern HPME
[] UChicago
[] WashU
[] Rice
[] Yale (likely)
[] Princeton
[] Harvard
[] Tufts
[] Penn (Wharton)
[li] JHU BME[/ul][/li]
Waitlisted by [ul]
[li]Columbia[/li][/ul]

**Waiting on ** [ul]
[*] Stanford[/ul]

DesiGirl21 · March 29, 2012, 6:44pm

Ya, because there is no site to check. Will you get your decision by e-mail?

cliffhanger33 · March 29, 2012, 6:59pm

It’s through email.

AmberW · March 29, 2012, 7:11pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (Math 650, Reading 770, Writing 760)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 760 (French), 800 (Literature)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): I was one of my school’s top students, but no official rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): classically trained singer and pianist, did drama for nearly ten years, senior class president and valedictorian at my secondary school, writing (with a few things published in magazines). That’s about it, I think.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: I set up and manage two charity projects that have gained national attention and was a volunteer for another organisation for over 8 years
[] Summer Activities: nothing impressive
[] Essays: I thought they were good, but apparantly not.
[] Teacher Recommendation: really good, I think
[] Counselor Rec: very good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: didn’t have one

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Belgium
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: pretty low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, had a long term illness which means I’m applying pretty late in life (I’m 22) - but I guess that’s a negative thing[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I don’t know. I thought the fact that I managed to graduate despite my bad health is pretty impressive
[] Weaknesses: just about everything, apparently.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my essays, the fact that I’m old, my secondary school grades (although I still think they were pretty impressive for someone who spent the year in hospital)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected from Dartmouth, Brown and UChicago. I didn’t get accepted anywhere (still waiting for Amherst).

[/ul]General Comments: well, this really is rather depressive. And I have NO idea what to do now.

alexcuad · March 29, 2012, 7:28pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):Not even worth mentioning <2000
[] ACT: 31 Composite
[] SAT II: Math 2 (690), Spanish (800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/197
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (5), Human Geography (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Will take French HL this year.
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB English, IB History of the Americas, IB Environmental Systems and Societies, IB Mathematics (Calc AB), IB French VI, Studio Photography, Journalism, IB TOK
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rotary Youth Leadership Award[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Interact Club (Vice President, District Governor)
NHS
French HS
Student Senate
Play(ed) Varsity Football
[] Job/Work Experience:
Worked at a Restaurant, then Retail
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Counselor at a Nature Camp for Elem. school
Coach Intramural Middle School Basketball
Counselor at Rotary Youth Leadership Award
Total, about 1000 hours in the past two years
[] Other Activities:
Spent Junior Year abroad in Italy as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student
[] Essays: About my experience in Italy, and discovering an interest in Philosophy. I’d say it was pretty good.

[] Teacher Recommendation: From French teacher, really genuine, though almost childish (she used Comic Sans font).
[] Counselor Rec: Decent
[] Additional Rec: From English teacher, not bad.
[] Interview: none

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Medium-sized Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic, but White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:$40k-$50k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, parents did not graduate college[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:High involvement, year abroad, grades
[] Weaknesses: ACT, SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I must have seemed like an interesting person to have around campus, but not quite academically there …
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Colorado College, Bowdoin, Colby, Princeton; rejected at Dartmouth and Harvard, waitlisted Yale
[/ul]General Comments:
Ahh Princeton or Harvard … same dif … well yeah … I’m pleased

JoyfulPoet · March 29, 2012, 7:31pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): roughly 2000
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 640 - Bio E, 670 - Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): A’s in Canada, not sure what GPA that is…
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t “rank”, but top 10% anyway
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none (school doesn’t offer classes in AP’s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none (school doesn’t offer)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 University-levels
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 20 International Finalist in DECA, Qualified to Semi-Final round of Top 20 Under Twenty Canada Awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (Head of Media Relations ‘09-10, Treasurer ‘10-11, President ’11-12), Ontario Model Parliament (Minister of the Environment, Official Critic for Natural Resources), Students Without Borders (Senior Member, Head of World Vision Affairs, Me to We Organization Liaison), Concert Band – Clarinet, Student Music Council (Fundraiser, International Trip Coordinator), Track and Field – Long-distance run.
[] Job/Work Experience: Created a company in grade 5, called Boost Your Business, performing a range of bookkeeping, business consulting and website design services for companies. (2005-current) 
Job-shadowed an Egyptologist and Educational Director at the Royal Ontario Museum (2008).
Writer at Suite101 – Suite101 is an online editorial website, with articles on many subjects, by many online writers. (2011)
Also founded an organization that has inspired over 300 youth to get involved in environmental projects. It provides environmentally-conscious youth with inspiration, access to grants, “green” education and updates on environmental issues. (2010-current)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Volunteer (November 2009 – current), Overseas Volunteer in Kenya (July 2011), Emergency Room Volunteer at St. Mary’s General Hospital (March – May 2011)

[] Summer Activities: Went to Kenya to build a school, managed my environmental organization, trained for track team
[] Essays: Really great, I think! One was about my Grandfather (Harvard grad) and how he impacted me before he passed away, and the other was about my trip to Kenya and how I plan to use the experience in my future.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I only saw rough outlines, but they seemed great!
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t see it, but he said “It was fun because I got to say a lot of nice things!”
[li] Interview: AMAZING. Seriously, we had SO much in common, and it was basically just a really fun conversation – not really many “questions”, just expanded on what I talked about. He made some very nice comments at the end, (“They would be lucky to have you.”) so I walked out feeling really great about it! Those words are very comforting to me now, as well. :)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ontario
[] Country (if international applicant): CANADA!!!
[] School Type: Small, rural, in the middle of nowhere. I’m pretty sure no one from my school has ever even applied to Ivy leagues… Actually, I don’t think anyone else has ever applied to schools in the US, at all!
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: < $30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Grandfather was a Harvard man, and first generation college on my mom’s side, but idk if that counts…[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, International award, some EC’s?
[] Weaknesses: Test scores, I guess… though to be honest I was pretty happy with them, as my practice scores were MUCH lower. Also, my small school and their lack of programs and resources was probably a weak point.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried to let my voice really shine through in my essays, and everything I did in my ECs were things that I really enjoyed.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t apply anywhere else in the US, but…
Accepted: Toronto (UofT), McMaster, Waterloo (UofW), Guelph and British Columbia (UBC).
Still waiting on: McGill
[/ul]General Comments:
To everyone else that applied: WE ARE AWESOME. Honestly, wherever we all end up, we will be ruling the world in a little while… I know it!
Congrats to everyone accepted!

Benhhhamin · March 29, 2012, 7:34pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2250- 750 on all three sections
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:700 Math, 760 US History, 800 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/726
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):World Hist(5), US History(5), English Lang(5), Spanish(5), Calc AB(5), Chemistry(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Government, AP MacroEco, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Euro History, AP Physics C
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar w/Distinction, National Merit Commended and Hispanic, Tennis MVP[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Senior Class Officer, Varsity Tennis Captain, a few UIL events, heavily involved in my church
[] Job/Work Experience:none
[] Volunteer/Community service: I had a substantial amount of hours for a lot of different things
[] Summer Activities: Do sleeping and eating count?
[] Essays: I actually didnt think they were too hot.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I didnt see one of them but the other was pretty decent. I should say that the one I didnt see was from a former college professor with a PhD. They both like me well enough.
[] Counselor Rec: Didnt read it but she does like me and is actually pretty impressed with me so it was probably good.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: nope[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, 3500ish kids
[] Ethnicity:Hispanic
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: 60-70 k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m alright at stuff. Not good but also not bad.
[] Weaknesses: EC’s and essays.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Did not cure cancer, duh!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Columbia, UChicago, and Johns Hopkins.

[/ul]General Comments:
Hey it aint a no, am I right? :p

9help9 · March 29, 2012, 7:36pm

Waitlisted.
ACT 36
SAT 2340
AP all 5’s
SAT ll: 800 Math 2, 780 USH, 780 Biol M
Rank 1/171, gpa:4.0 (unweighted)
Most rigorous curriculum possible.
EC: extensive Music, with National recognition top 10 guitarist, performing artist, composer, pit musician, and more. Plenty of leadership, internship, and summer programs. School ASB leadership. Over 300 hours Community service, varied.

Accepted: Pomona, UCLA, UC Berkeley, USC (Trustee Scholarship), Santa Clara (Presidential Scholarship), Holy Cross, Cal Poly SLO. 
Waitlisted: Chicago, Harvard
Rejected: Yale

Rec’s : excellent
Essays: Very good to excellent
School: religious private, NorCal
White Male
Income>$200,00

complexity · March 29, 2012, 7:38pm

Decision: Rejected
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (740/760/800)
[] ACT: 34 (not submitted)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 730 Chem, 760 Math I, 740 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/375
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5), English Language (5), Government (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, Lab for AP Bio, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, Chamber Choir, Computer Literacy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Significant involvement in school theatre productions, International Thespian Society (President), selective school Chamber Choir (Soprano Section Leader), church choir, Tri-M Music Honor Society (Historian), Invisible Children Club (Treasurer), National Honor Society, Science Bowl, Young Democrats Club, Class Council
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at an equine therapy program for the disabled over the summer, actress/assistant director in years of VBS programs at local church
[] Essays: Common app was on my differing strong interests in the concreteness of math/science and the spontaneity of theatre… balance of perspective, fixed and fluid outlook, yadda yadda yadda. I really struggled with this essay, probably writing a good 20 versions on different topics, and while I was somewhat pleased with the final result, it’s surely nothing spectacular. Optional essay wasn’t terribly strong.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: Never read, but it’s his first year, so.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Not the best. Pretty standard.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Odd first gen situation – my mother didn’t go to college and my father is absent (and consequently not shown on commonapp)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, scores to a certain extent, potentially my first gen situation
[] Weaknesses: Nothing particularly standout (essay, ECs, awards, etc)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Too many strong applicants
in the pool
[] Where else you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UVA (Echols), Williams (early write), Emory, Wesleyan, UPitt, Washington College (MD); waitlisted at Princeton, Dartmouth, WUSTL; rejected from Johns Hopkins, Duke, Penn; waiting on Middlebury.
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to those accepted!

thecube · March 29, 2012, 7:46pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400, first sitting
[] SAT II: Math II 800, Biology M 800, Chemistry 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/534 (school only reports deciles though)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB 5, Calculus BC 5, Chemistry 5, Biology 5, US History 5, English Language and Composition 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Stats (LOLZ)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Intel STS Top Ten
Intel ISEF 2nd Grand Award
National JSHS 1st Place
Single-author research paper published

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Applied math research in computational imaging (pretty much my whole life right there :D), Editing for a national literary journal (Co-Editor-in-Chief), Science Bowl (Co-Captain), Classical piano
[] Summer Activities: Research, research, research all the way Mostly self-studying signal processing techniques, Fourier analysis, and wavelet analysis, and designing and debugging oodles of algorithms and imaging simulations. And yelling a lot at my computer Also took linear algebra at a university the summer after sophomore year.
[] Essays: Common App essay was on how my research converted me from a mathematical purist and all-around idealist into a believer in computational science and the inelegance of data processing (and the inelegance of life in general, haha). Supplemental essay was about how my editorial experience subconsciously changed the way I write and use language.
[] Teacher Recommendation: From my AP Bio and junior English teachers. I think they were decent, though I didn’t read either of them.
[] Counselor Rec: Ditto.
[] Additional Recs: From the managing editor of the journal I edit for and a professor in my field whom I discussed my research with once (who didn’t know me in any other context…lol). Didn’t read either but I think they were both super, super good XD
[li] Interview: Fun. We hit it off, but then again I think my interviewer was just a people person in general XD[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: public, ~1800
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: solid middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Research definitely. And the additional letters.
[] Weaknesses: Asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: To be honest I’d guess placing at STS sealed the deal XD
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Stanford EA and MIT. I pretty much lazed out on apps after Stanford haha
[/ul]

General Comments: Can’t wait to meet everyone at Visitas! :D

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