Official Harvard University 2016 RD Results

Publicforum2012 · March 30, 2012, 1:36am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (1550)
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 800 CR, 750 M, 800 W (77, 11)
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 34
ACT (Highest subsection from each test): (34 R, 34 E, 32 M, 34 S, 9 essay)
SAT II: 780 Chem, 790 US, 800 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.39 through junior year
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/44
AP (place score in parentheses): World (5), US (5), Human Geo (5), Psych (5), Chem (5), Lang (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): NO RULES
Senior Year Course Load: Hardest in school, 5 APs and one regular class
Number of other applicants in your school: 5-8
Major Awards: Top 40 PF Team at Nationals, President’s Service Award, State PF Champion, National-Circuit Debate Winner

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Theater (4 Leads), Debate (Co-Captain, most NFL points in school history, etc), Guitarist, Student Body Treasurer, Freshman Mentor
Job/Work Experience: One part-time summer “internship” in a warehouse
Volunteer/Community service: 150ish hours

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects): 7/8 Both were fairly standard, but well-written
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: College Counselor said it was amazing - 10
Teacher Recommendation #2: Teacher knows me very well - 8
Counselor Rec: 8
Additional Rec:
Interview: Distinctly mediocre, fairly short.
Art Supplement: NO RULES

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): CO
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,00ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Strikingly good looks

Reflection
Strengths: Scores, GPA
Weaknesses: Interview, no hook, Record applicant pool
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: You tell me
What would you have done differently?:
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Just what I expected. My friend with better stats from my school recieved a waitlist offer several hours before me so I suspected this or worse. I imagine I will stay on this though, in some small hope

UMTYMP_student · March 30, 2012, 1:43am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290(780M/760R/750W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2340 (800M/790R/750W)
[] ACT (breakdown): did not take
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): did not take
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Weighted GPA: 4.79/5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/500ish
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), Physics C E&M (5), Environmental Science (5), English Lang (5), US History (5), Human Geography (5), Macroeconomics (5), US Gov (5), Chemistry (5). Chemistry was 9th grade all others were 10th grade.
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: All classes at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and at the upper division level. Honors Abstract Algebra (2 semesters), Differential Geometry, Analytical Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism (using Griffiths), Japanese Literature (2 semesters), Hong Kong Cinema, US Social History 1900-1940, Modern Chinese History.
[] Number of other applicants in your school: no idea probably less than 10
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 10 on AIME, Science Bowl Regional Winner, National AP Scholar, National Merit Scholar.[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Quiz Bowl 4 years (club president 2 years), Science Bowl 4 years (captain 2 years), Math Team 4 years (co-captain 1 year), Science Olympiad 2 years. All among the best in Minnesota.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: nothing notable
[] Summer Activites: spent 2 years at Ross Math Camp. Was the best student in several years during my first year.
[] Essays: okay 7/10
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: From my biopolymer physics professor last year. He didn’t know me that well but I did very well in his college senior/graduate level class and the recommendation should have conveyed that ability. He graded all the homeworks and exams so at least he was familiar with my work. 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: From my Southeast Asian history professor last year. Again she didn’t know me that well on a personal level but I was the best in the class, which was at the upper division level and full of college. 9/10juniors and seniors.
[] Counselor Rec: Presumably very good. 8/10
[] Additional Rec 1: From the guy who runs Ross. Was presumably very good as I was a top student there and had been extremely responsible as a JC. 10/10
[] Interview: was not offered one
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Mid December
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Large inner-city non-selective public but I had taken all my classes for the last two years at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks: none
[] Major: Math[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Very rigorous course schedule. By the time I graduate high school I will have taken liner algebra and multivariable calculus, 2 semesters of honors real analysis, 2 semesters of honors abstract algebra, 2 semesters of phsysical chemistry, biopolymer physics, analytical mechanics, electricity and magnetism (using Griffiths), and 8 upper division college humanities classes. I also had decent extracurriculars and Ross should have helped.
[] Weaknesses: some A-s in math and science classes and weak essays.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea
[] What would you have done differently?: nothing; perfectly happy with the acceptances I got[/ul]

Other Factors: not really

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Accepted at University of Chicago EA with 10k per year merit, deferred then rejected at Caltech. Accepted at MIT.

pancheta · March 30, 2012, 1:51am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): ~2000s
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 600s-700s
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 64
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), U.S. History (4), Biology (4), English Language and Composition (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus, AP US Government, AVID, Beginning Voice, Intro to Cinema, Botany, Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Senate (Chairperson), Anime Club (President), ACADEC, Science Alliance (Secretary/Historian), Athletics Club, Entomology Internship, Community Works~
[] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutor at local community college, Paid Internship for Gavilan~
[] Volunteer/Community service: Here and there. I’ve got my sheet with my hours, I swear.
[] Summer Activities: Summer Courses?
[] Essays: Great.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome.
[] Counselor Rec: Totally out there.
[] Additional Rec: Epic.
[] Interview: First time. Pretty well actually.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: (Young) Charter School, I guess. Mash up of high school and community college.
[] Ethnicity: Filipino
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100K’s
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Aim - to be (the very best) first doctor in the family.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Quirkiness, genuine (regarding essays), pursuing as much as possible within my area, grades, GPA~
[] Weaknesses: Test scores, lack of “meat” for application in comparison to others (lack of local opportunities, I guess)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Look at strengths and weaknesses?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
-Accepted: UC Davis, UC Irvine
-Rejected: Yale, UPenn
-Waitlisted: Brown, Harvard
-Waiting on: Columbia, Stanford

[/ul]General Comments:

cattiee · March 30, 2012, 3:31am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (CR 700, WR 710, M 690)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 710 Literature, 660 French with Listening
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/95
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none (all my courses are AP-level, I think)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: History, Mathematics, French, English, Dutch, Latin, Art, Economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Treasurer, vice president and secretary for student government, (copy) editor for the school newspaper, piano (won several small competitions).
[] Job/Work Experience: waitress and I work at a bookstore.
[] Volunteer/Community service: I organized a charity event at my school.
[] Summer Activities: sailing.
[] Essays: I thought they were great (writing is my strong point)
[] Teacher Recommendation: great, it made me blush
[] Counselor Rec: probably a bit generic.
[] Additional Rec: Great!
[li] Interview: None.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): -
[] Country (if international applicant): Netherlands
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150000 +
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): mmm… none, I guess.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, teacher recommendation.
[] Weaknesses: Everything else
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I didn’t stand out, I wasn’t special enough.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from every place; I guess I’ll just study in the Netherlands then, where every university would be open for me ;)

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted!

Phebester · March 30, 2012, 3:36am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2240 (740CR, 740M, 760W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 80O Math IIC, 780 U.S. History, 800 Biology M, 730 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat (5), Language (5) U.S. History (5) Physics (5) Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Econ, AP Calculus, Drama
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): regional awards for poetry contests
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Parliamentary Debate, Theatre Art, Poetry Slams, Usher for local theaters, varsity soccer
[] Job/Work Experience: Taco Bell Cashier, Intern for Congresswoman
[] Volunteer/Community service: teaching plays in schools, not a lot though.
[] Summer Activities: Stanford Debate Camp, Trip to China, Economics for Leaders
[] Essays: (1) A essay about my experience working at Taco Bell --probably what got me in, weirdly enough. (2) A essay about my experience as Ophelia in Hamlet
[] Teacher Recommendation: Guessing they were good.
[] Counselor Rec: I love my counselor and I believe the feeling is mutual.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Interviewed with a doctor, he did 90% of the talking, it was so hard getting one word in about myself, so I doubt it really helped.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~160,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m guessing my work and theatre experience
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted: I’m still in shock.
[] Where else were you accepted: Yale, Duke, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, UChicago, Rice, Emory
Waitlisted: Brown, Pomona, Williams

[/ul]General Comments: AHHHHHHHHHHHH. That’s all that is going on in my brain right now. I didn’t even dream of getting in, I just applied because that’s just what you do. Don’t know yet if my family can afford it yet, but I’m a strong believer that everyone eventually finds their place!

calgirl15 · March 30, 2012, 5:24am

Eh.

Decision: Deferred SCEA -> Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (760 CR, 800 M, 790 W)
[] SAT II: 750 Literature, 790 Math II, 800 French, 800 Chinese with Listening, 790 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 555554444
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest Possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A bunch of stuff for foreign language, writing, history, and piano, plus AMC 12 School Winner[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Foreign language, volunteering, Writing/Journalism Club, newspaper, church youth group, Math Club peer tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~700 hours
[] Summer Activities: Traveling, reading, math and astronomy courses at Cambridge University
[] Essays: Hopefully well-written
[] Teacher Recommendation: Strong
[] Counselor Rec: Strong
[] Additional Rec: Glowing; got to read it personally
[] Interview: Very good; lasted for roughly an hour. Said she’d write a lot of positive things.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): Canadian citizen
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, multilingualism, varied academic interests, international perspective, subjective factors (?)
[] Weaknesses: GPA, subjective factors (?)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied last year and was also rejected, so I wasn’t expecting much. I thought it would be worth a second try because I didn’t feel as though I portrayed myself very well in my application the first time around, and I made a note of that this time.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: McGill. Waitlisted: Dartmouth, Duke. Rejected: Yale, Brown, Columbia, Penn, Amherst. Waiting: Stanford.

[/ul]General Comments: I really, really tried my best this time - that’s all that ultimately matters.

thomasrosal · March 30, 2012, 7:13am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (770 CR, 750 M, 720 W - got a SIX in the essay, must’ve been my doctor handwriting…)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 760, 740, 660 (probs what killed me)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.29/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/267, but counselor said i’d be in the top 5 if ranking was weighted
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t have
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school didn’t have when i graduated
[] Senior Year Course Load: counselor ticked most demanding
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): mostly school awards, one award that almost anyone never gets, it’s like valedictorian+something more[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): main ones is a concert i organized every year, earned total of around $120,000 during my time; directed 4-5 major productions in high school; organized a summer teaching program where we teach disadvantaged kids during weekdays the whole summer, wildly successful, had more than 100 students per summer; during gap year, studied french, went to bali where we built a school, and a lot more. these are just main ones
[] Job/Work Experience: starbucks barista for a year, photographer for fashion week in manila,
[] Volunteer/Community service: see ecs, but did a lot of habitat for humanity and built a lot of houses for disadvantaged
[] Summer Activities: see ecs
[] Essays: sent a bunch in, one was about how i loved music but could never play so i organized the variety show, one was being a filipino learning chinese, one was about my gap year
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, but the two i asked really liked me and i’d like to think they really new me
[] Counselor Rec: great, highlighted lots of important information, like how our school NEVER sends anyone abroad, let alone an ivy league school
[] Additional Rec: by principal, said i was perhaps the best in her 21 years
[li] Interview: didn’t have one cos of travelling, never contacted though[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Philippines
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: >200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): gap year? not really sure. really complicated story just check my chance thread[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: i think overall i was pretty solid, and i guess getting waitlisted proved just that
[] Weaknesses: SATs i guess, i can’t really say. maybe my other two recs aren’t as stellar as they ought to have been
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: international admissions is extremely competitive, much more competitive than the competition for us citizens
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waitlisted princeton and dartmouth, rejected yale, waiting on amherst among others

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone that got in!! And to those who got waitlisted, another two long months but at least we know we meant something to them? LOL and to those who were rejected, be the next warren buffet and shove that rejection letter in their faces. everyone here is so ridiculously accomplished it’s unbelievable

tridpq · March 30, 2012, 7:33am

Decision: Deferred -> Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 800 M, 720 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 2400 (800 Math II, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank, but I think my counselor put my rank as “1/900”.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: A Level maximum load (General Paper, Project Work, Economics, Math, Chemistry, Physics)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 10 in national math olympiad, top in national programming competition.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science and Math Council (Deputy President), High school YMCA (IT Director), Multimedia Club (President), Tech Council, Guitar Ensemble, Math Club.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours of Community Service
[] Summer Activities: None
[] Essays: I liked my Common App essay, though my counselor said it’s “decent”.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t get to read, but I think one was very good and one so so.
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent. She loves me.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: Went pretty well. We talked for about 1 hour and a half.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Vietnam (but spent 4 years of high school in Singapore)
[] School Type: Public / Independent
[] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Below $10,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong EC & Counselor Rec, decent stats & grade.
[] Weaknesses: Cookie-cutter Asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s Harvard, duh!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Princeton, Brown, Cornell, Williams
Wailisted: MIT, UChicago, Columbia
Rejected: Harvard, Penn (Wharton)

[/ul]General Comments: I’m not surprised at all. Glad I even applied to Harvard in the first place.

rkanan · March 30, 2012, 8:16am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (CR:670 Math:770 Writing:770)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: MathII:800 Chem:800 Physics:800 World History:780 Bio(E):750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Physics B (5), Chemistry (5), Biology (5), World History (5), MacroEcon (4) MicroEcon (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: rigid Thai schedule, dont bother to post
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Winners: Thai national youth writing contest, Salutatorian, Winners: Tourism Challenge Asia-Pacific International Trade Challenge Online, Thai National Youth Chess Champion, School Athlete of the Year, FedEx Access Junior Achievement Company Program Asia-Pacific[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Junior National Chess Team (Captain), School Chess Team (Captain): 4-times consecutive national champion, School newspaper (Founder/Editor-in-chief), Student Company (Founder/President), Alternate Autism Therapy (Inventor), Junior ROTC (student lieutenant), Foreign Exchange Student (to Colorado- from Thailand), Knowledge Bowl State Champions (during Student exchange spell), Ballroom Dancing Club (Founder/during student exchange spell)
[] Job/Work Experience: Boonark Accounting Company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Autism Therapy Research, Autism therapist at national autism foundation
[] Summer Activities: chess, autism therapy
[] Essays: stellar
[] Teacher Recommendation: didnt see them, but presumably excellent
[] Counselor Rec: stellar
[] Additional Rec: stellar
[li] Interview: pretty good, skype chat with admissions officer[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Thailand
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Thai, Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Rather not say
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no hooks, unless you count autistic brother and family who took refuge after Chinas communist takeover and the Khmer Rouge[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs
[] Weaknesses: Critical Reading on the SAT, no kings scholarship (often a symbolic status for top tier thai students)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I told my story well?
[] Where else were you accepted: Princeton, Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Duke, Babson

[/ul]General Comments:
In an awkward situation despite my acceptances, personal/family/friends issues I dont like to discuss

gdkf5 · March 30, 2012, 9:31am

Decision: Deferred → Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 W 740 M 800 CR
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Biology M, 800 Chemistry, 780 Math II, 780 US History, 770 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), European History (5), US History (5), English: Language and Composition (5), French (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, AP Economics, Advanced French Literature, AP English: Literature and Composition
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, USA Biology Olympiad (semi-finalist), Bausch + Lomb Medal, and several other regional/school awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (varsity since 10th grade), swim team, tutor co-chair of NHS, Chem Club, Chem 4 Kids, news editor/staff-writer for school newspaper, art classes, Russian language/literature lessons, member of Jewish Student Union, USY (board member of synagogues USY)
[] Job/Work Experience: Assistant gymnastics coach at the CT Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy (only this year), JCC day care counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Summer volunteering at local hospital, volunteer gymnastics coach (8th grade-11th grade)
[] Summer Activities: Camp until 10th grade, Genesis at Brandeis University in 2010, volunteered at hospital 2011
[] Essays: Common app was good; supplement was not good at all
[] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t seen either, but they should be good
[] Counselor Rec: Haven’t seen, assume it’s good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: It was reasonable–not great though[/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: ~180,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, maybe essays
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Guess I wasn’t strong enough in a pool of really strong applicants (to paraphrase the rejection email…)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected - Princeton; Waitlisted - Yale, Penn, Johns Hopkins, Columbia; Accepted - Cornell, Tufts, Brandeis, University of Rochester, UConn
[/ul]

rachasusual · March 30, 2012, 9:53am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 790W, 740CR, 680M
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 750 Biology M, 740 Literature, 710 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/197
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5), AP US History (4), AP Biology (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Chemistry, French III, CC Gov and Econ, Art III
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, several University Interscholastic League Awards (i.e. district and regional champion and fourth place state)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President), Art Club, UIL Ready Writing and Spelling for ten years
[] Job/Work Experience: Self-Owned Photography Business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor for college and middle school students for several years
[] Summer Activities: Duke TIP four summers, Summer@Brown Junior Summer
[] Essays: They were good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were glowing
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: From Brown Professor, good
[li] Interview: Really, really great[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Interview, essays, and recs
[] Weaknesses: Scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted-NYU, USF, UNC@CH, The King’s College Waitlisted-UChicago, Brown Rejected-Duke, Columbia

pinkcoconut · March 30, 2012, 11:01am

@HarvardAlumnae - I’ve made a typo in my initial ‘stats’ post… which I’ve copied and pasted throughout CC… the 3 key is next to the 2 key on the keyboard after all.

It’s human error. I’m not perfect. I shall duly correct my typo. My SAT score is 2240.

@besjbo - thank you for realizing it was simply a typing error!

rastogr · March 30, 2012, 12:00pm

Decision: REJECTED

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 M, 800 W, 720 CR)
ACT: 33
SAT II (if submitted): 760 Chemistry, 750 Math II, 730 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/492
AP: Euro (4), Chem (4), Econ-Macro (4), US History (4), Calc BC (5), Lang (5)
IB:
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, PE, Honors World Mythology, Honors US Govt, AP Spanish, AP Biology, AP Statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars:
-School Newspaper (12th: EIC, 11th: section editor, 9th-10th: staff writer)
-National Honor Society
-Math Honor Society
-Spanish Honor Society (12th: Historian, 11th: VP)
-Model UN
-Badminton (12th: Varsity, 9th-10th: JV)
-Science Olympiad (12th: Captain, 11th: Founder and Captain)
-Math Team
-Community Service (at local hospitals, for ACS, local nursing home for seniors with Alzheimer’s)
-Research (summer after 10th) at Illinois State University
-Shadowing a doctor at IUPUI’s Center for Translational Musculoskeletal Research (summer after 11th)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: See ECs
Essays: Thought they were good but apparently not lol
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but really good I’m sure
Counselor Rec: Eh (Don’t have the best counselor)
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Don’t remember specifically but something in the Biological Sciences/Pre-med
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
-Northwestern University (accepted)
-Penn State + Pre-Medical Medical program (accepted)
-Case Western Reserve (accepted) - waiting to hear back on the PPSP Program
-UMKC (accepted) - waiting to hear back on the BA/MD Program
-Loyola University (accepted)
-University of Michigan Ann Arbor (accepted)
-WUSTL (waitlisted)
-Vanderbilt (waitlisted)
-Johns Hopkins (waitlisted)
-Duke (rejected)
-Penn (rejected)

General Comments: Sad :(

thatcnygirl · March 30, 2012, 12:16pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 700-CR 780-M 770-W
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 770 Math II 700 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3) Chem (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, AP Bio, AP Calc, AP English lit, Govt & Economics (required in NYS) (Also, not many APs at my school)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Um, merit commended and that’s it…[/li]
[/ul]

Too lazy to fill out the rest, sorry guys :)

I also was waitlisted at Cornell, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins. I was denied at UPenn and Brown. I almost wish I was denied from those 4 too so I wouldn’t have to wait even longer because honestly the chance of being accepted off of these waitlists are probably slim :/

Oh, accepted at Northeastern, Boston College, Fordham (probably not going to) and U of R.

cloudless33 · March 30, 2012, 3:03pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR/790 M/730 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 800 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top decile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP English, AP Psychology, AP European History, linguistics independent study
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team (co-captain), iGEM (co-founder, co-president), piano, trumpet, FTC robotics, Hebrew high school
[] Job/Work Experience: physics internship at local college
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: SSEP, SciTech
[] Essays: Very good – Common App essay was enthusiastic and engaging, supplemental essay was unique and reflective.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be great. Biology teacher (he said I was one of the best 3 students he’s ever had), and English teacher (she adores me).
[] Counselor Rec: She likes me, but doesn’t know me that well.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays
[] Weaknesses: no spectacular ECs/awards, math grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays were good, but my awards/ECs were nothing stellar. I simply didn’t stand out enough in such a ridiculously competitive applicant pool. Frankly, I’m pleased I got waitlisted instead of straight-up rejected!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UChicago, Brown. Rejected: Yale, MIT[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I have some great choices! Nothing to complain about.

zmallet · March 30, 2012, 3:21pm

I cannot believe this is happening.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (CR 790, M 800, W 700 w/ 9 essay)
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 800 Maths 2, 780 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): -
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5 of 173
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): -
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: Regular English, French, Painting, Physics, Chemistry + Honors English, Painting, Physics, Chemistry, Calculus, Geography, Art History + First year maths paper at local university
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): First in Visual Arts subject in country in 2010, lots of other small maths/science awards… came first in the country in Computing in 9th grade as well but that was ages ago haha, hardly counts. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Visual Arts (Committee Leader), Club & School Badminton (team captain x3 years), Dragon Boating, Piano 8 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Family laundromat worker
[] Volunteer/Community service: Various charity volunteer work, trained by JP for peer mediation
[] Summer Activities: Went on a 2 month school exchange to Parissss
[] Essays: Honestly I didn’t think I was going to get into Harvard, I did not take my supplement as seriously but perhaps that made my voice shine through because I wasn’t trying to sound impressive. I made a list of my favourite books/movies/blogs/artists and artworks and explained my likes and dislikes haha.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I assume it was amazing since I got in LOL
[] Counselor Rec: ditto
[] Additional Rec: ditto
[li] Interview: Met with a recent graduate in a cafe, he was really down to earth and it was the most intense interview ever, we discussed everything from film to art history to life at Harvard. He asked me to bring my SAT marks and school grades, and I decided to bring my art portfolio as well. The whole thing was 2 hours but it flew by; I really enjoyed my interview.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): -
[] Country (if international applicant): New Zealand
[] School Type: Private Girls
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think what did it was the art portfolio they requested in January after seeing my art referenced so much in my application but I didn’t bother to include it originally cos they wanted 35mm slides, but they emailed me asking for it and said it was ok in digital format so I submitted my website. You can see it at [Winnie</a> Wu - Portfolio Site](<a href=“http://www.seven-u.net%5DWinnie”>http://www.seven-u.net) if you want haha
[] Weaknesses: Other than that I think my application was pretty mediocre in terms of other applicants
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ^ see strengths
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UChicago, Cornell, UCLA and UPenn. Waitlisted at Northwestern. Rejected to Princeton and MIT

[/ul]General Comments: I cannot believe this is happening. Oh my gosh I am going to Harvard. EVERYONE IS GOING CRAZY IN MY HOUSE

txnwithadream · March 30, 2012, 5:01pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 750 math 730 reading 700 writing
[] ACT: 34, and on all sections too
[] SAT II: 770 apush 750 math 2 710 literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/729
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 world history, 5 apush, 5 english lit, 5 psychology
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): naaaaaah
[] Senior Year Course Load: bio 2 ap, english 4 ap, calc bc ap, peer assisted leadership, macroeconomics ap, government ap, music theory ap, football, swimming
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, Order of the rising Son, ap scholar with distinction, homecoming king? haha idk, i put it!
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity swimming 4 years (captain) Varsity football 4 years, FCA (VP) Spanish national honor society (vp), Student council (executive secretary), Founder of Cap’s T-shirts, which grossed about $3000 this last year, piano performances and concerts, Key club, National honor society, PALs, Young Life (leader), Campaigners
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, summer camp counselor, manager
[] Volunteer/Community service: something like 500 hours total
[] Summer Activities: trip to europe throughout italy greece and turkey, worked as a counselor at a camp, volunteered at a work crew for a camp
[] Essays: i felt they were pretty strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: not sure
[] Counselor Rec: not sure
[] Additional Rec: naaaaaaah
[] Interview: went really well I thought, the guy seemed to like me!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): 'Merica!
[] School Type: Public (3500 total students)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: manly man
[] Income Bracket: around 120k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): flashed 'em my abs just kidding, i wish i had a hook[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: probably extra curriculars and essays
[] Weaknesses: I’m white without any other hooks and sat also i’d say
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not really sure, probably my interview honestly, i cant think of any other reason!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
rejected from stanford, brown, and princeton, waitlisted at duke, and got into UT’s plan 2 track and biomedical engineering honors, along with baylor (full ride)
[/ul]General Comments:

Confucian · March 30, 2012, 6:35pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 USH, 800 WH, 800 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/218 ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH (5), USH (5), Chem (4), English Lang (4), Latin Vergil (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Religion classes, AP Politics, AP Physics B, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, H Bio, H Visual Basic, H Western Civ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Governor’s Scholar, National Merit Finalist, Comcast Leaders & Achievers, Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Key, National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude/Gold Medal (3x), a few other local writing awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate 9th-12th grade (captain), Envirothon 10-12 (captain), school service society 9-12 (VP), NHS 10-12 (VP); The first 3 are the ones I have dedicated myself to in school over the years, it would take a while to describe the things I do in each of them, but I am very active in these ECs.
[] Job/Work Experience: none, applied for some jobs, didn’t get them >.<
[] Volunteer/Community service: worked with a non-profit in New Orleans rebuilding houses, volunteer at food pantry, tutor at local middle school, volunteer for local state representative, and the school service society could be considered community service (we run monthly schoolwide food drives that go to the aforementioned food pantry)
[] Summer Activities: volunteering at food pantry, camp CIT, etc.
[] Essays: Common App was a little abstract, fairly personal, not sure how admissions officers would’ve responded to it; my Harvard supp was excellent, very long (950 words, ftw!), and very reflective of me as a student and individual.
[] Teacher Recommendation: don’t know, didn’t ask for or read, but I have very good relationships with the teachers I asked
[] Counselor Rec: don’t know, didn’t ask for or read
[] Additional Rec: Envirothon coach, it would’ve been very good
[li] Interview: excellent, we just hit it off right away and had a great conversation, would’ve easily gone much longer but she had to go[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese-American)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: borderline eligibility for FA, we checked yes for FA, but didn’t send in the forms. Sending them in now lol
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: objective stats, interview, essay
[] Weaknesses: none in particular, overall solid app, but no superstar awards/recognitions or anything
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essay, objective stats, interview, in that order.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UPenn (Wharton) accept, Dartmouth likely letter, Swarthmore early write acceptance, Northwestern accept, Duke accept, UChicago waitlist, Yale reject, Williams waitlist, Stanford reject, thus far.

[/ul]General Comments:

SO EXCITED. Thought Harvard was hopeless after seeing the 3% RD acceptance rate thread just a few days ago. One of my friends at my school also got into Harvard and he’s going, so I’ll even have someone else I know should I decide on Harvard. I firmly believe that I got in primarily because of my supplemental essay. It’s gonna be a tough choice between Harvard and Wharton. I’m overall pretty happy with the way things turned out!

APchemistry · March 30, 2012, 7:18pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2300 (800M, 800W, 700CR)
[] ACT:35(36M 36S 33R 33E 9W)
[] SAT II:800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 780 Biology E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), AB Subscore (5), Physics C - E&M (5), Physics C - Mechanics (5), Biology (5), Environmental Science (5), US History (4), Human Geography (5), English Language (5), Chemistry (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Economics, Multivariable Calculus, P.E., AP Computer Science, AP English Literature and Composition
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AMC12: 106.5, AIME 3 (I was sick that day :P), National Merit Semifinalist, National AP Scholar, some state Science Olympiad and math awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Athletics (not revealing my sport to protect my anonymity) (captain, 4 years varsity, lots of awards and such), Math Team (co-captain, 4 years, individual regional champion, top 10 in the state multiple times), Math (ARML, various other math endeavors outside of school), Science Olympiad (I won a few medals at state but I put more effort into math team), Art (Self-taught, no awards or anything notable)
[] Job/Work Experience:Work at a sports camp/Self-employed as a math tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer math tutoring
[] Summer Activities: Work, summer school, sports
[] Essays: Common App main essay was mediocre, and for the supplement I just reused my UChicago essay…
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great!
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Horrible! Worst interview ever. The lady was so mean and the whole thing lasted about 20 minutes.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Somewhere between California and New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large suburban public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Too high for FA
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores
[] Weaknesses: Grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I can’t throw a football and I don’t have a unique story. I’m just an upper-middle class suburban kid with decent grades and high test scores.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted at Michigan, Chicago, and MIT. Rejected at Yale and Harvard.

[/ul]General Comments: I have wanted to go to MIT my entire life and I got into MIT so I’m not beat up over this at all! Even better, I can be one of those people that hacks stuff on the Harvard campus Congrats to everyone that got in. And to those that didn’t, well, neither did Warren Buffet.

thecranberry · March 30, 2012, 7:57pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (M:800, W:740, R:690)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 (Math II), 790 (Math I), 780 (Chem), 730 (Bio M), 720 (WH), 710 (US H)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69 (on scale where A- = 3.66) (only junior and senior years, since I changed schools twice in 4 years)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5, self-study), Chem (5, self-study), Bio (5), Stats (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Euro, AP C Physics, AP Econ, Honors French III, etc.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME qualifier (and some national Hungarian math competitions in 9th grade)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
ART ART ART (Art Institute of Boston, Museum of Fine Arts), Science Olympiad (Captain), International Club (Vice President), Math Team, Global Warming Action Coalition, Tutoring
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteering in Hungary with kids, tutoring in Dorcester
[] Summer Activities: lots of travel, volunteering, ArcStart and UMich
[] Essays: AMAZING. I think that’s why I got in.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Reallly good, one of them said I reminded her of why she wanted to be a teacher in the first place.
[] Counselor Rec: Eh, idk.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: first one (alumni): really nice, formal… second (admissions officer): REALLY AMAZING (maybe also why I got in)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA (but I count as international)
[] Country (if international applicant): Hungary
[] School Type: public (total: 3 high schools in 4 years)
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: femaleee
[] Income Bracket: ~150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): idk :)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: umm, essays, and PORTFOLIO (art supplement!) :), ECs and leadership considering very frequent moving, etc.
[] Weaknesses: GPA, and stuff like that.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I came across as a unique and interesting person with very mixed ECs and interests. (science + math but intense art)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Cornell, RISD, Univ. of Bath (in England), McGill
Waitlist: Columbia
Rejected: Brown, Yale, Univ. of Cambridge, Univ. of Edinburgh
[/ul]General Comments:

OMG, OMG, nothing else matters now!!! < 3
Congratulations everyone, on everything and anything!
We survived.
Can’t wait to meet you all, Class of 2016!!!

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