Official Harvard University 2016 RD Results

Metrical · April 9, 2012, 10:39am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (Math: 790, CR: 730, W: 740)
[] ACT: Did not take.
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 770 Physics, 750 History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Physics C (5), US History (5), Calculus AB (5), Biology (5), English Language (5).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Slightly less rigorous than Junior year. Still taking APs / College level classes.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, QB Finalist, AP Scholar with distinction.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (president), Science club (president), Quiz Bowl (president), Local science competitions and some awards in each, research at a university, summer research fellowship, sports for three years, foreign language honor societies, NHS.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Recycling community service leader, 4 years.
[] Summer Activities: Research Fellowship during Junior year, travel the rest of the summers.
[] Essays: I spent a lot of time writing them and perfecting them to the best of my ability. I think they were a very good reflection of me and were well written.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was spectacular, the other was very good too, but not written very well.
[] Counselor Rec: Wonderful, she and I have a very good relationship.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Very good!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not exactly hook by definition, but woman in science may have helped in some schools.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Schedule, APs, focused extracurriculars, essays.
[] Weaknesses: No outstanding national awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel very fortunate overall. I think being an immigrant and a QB finalist really helped me standout.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, Yale (likely), Dartmouth (L), Columbia, UPenn (L), Cornell (L) , Northeastern.  Rejected: Stanford  Waitlisted: MIT, Princeton

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone for making it through this process, and to the amazing schools you have gotten into. If you didnt get in to your top school, dont beat yourself up over it. As everyone else will tell you, this process can be very unpredictable and those who get in do not always know why. You will succeed anywhere you go if you take advantage of all the opportunities provided. To those who will be applying in the future: dont obsess over one school and dont stress out about this entire process more than you have to (I did a bit too much). Work hard on your applications, dont leave them to the last minute and once those applications are out of your hands, let the chips fall where they may.

momofmykids · April 10, 2012, 6:14am

My son was deferred early action and accepted regular decision. Stats: 760 CR, 760 M, 720 W. Over 760 on 3 subject tests, 5 on all AP’s. He had 8 Varsity letters, and is an Eagle Scout. GPA 3.9.

I think that for him his essays and the fact that he attends a small high school where he formed strong relationships with teachers and his college counselor helped him. I am sure his guidance counselor rec and teacher rec’s where wonderful and very personalized.

Harvard is a difficult admit for anyone. Who knows what it is was that grabbed their attention? My advise is to apply broadly, focusing on a good safety school. Don’t get attached to any one school until the admissions decisions are in.

kingkongrc · April 13, 2012, 12:53pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 800 Phys
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Phys B (5), APUSH (5), AP Eng. Lang (5), AP Spanish Lang (5), AP Calc BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable calc/differential equations, AP Eng. Lit, AP Biology, AP Macroecon/Govt Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Regional Finalist, Siemens Semifinalist, Intel STS Semifinalist, NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (editor-in-chief), varsity tennis (captain 2 years, #2 singles), tournament tennis (ranked top 20 in Norcal for Boy’s 16s), research, speech and debate, piano (CM Panel Finalist with honors),
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid research internship, tennis coach
[] Volunteer/Community service: Piano accompanist for a local choir, random things here and there
[] Summer Activities: CTY, tennis tournaments, Garcia MRSEC research, SIMR research
[] Essays: Commonapp: pet death, but I didn’t take the overdone “Life is short” theme. Supplement: Experience at a lab meeting when I said something I thought was true (I read it in a textbook…) but professor said that wasn’t necessarily true, because no one can prove it.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, I’m sure there were fine/great/insert adjective
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: Big shot professor at Stanford, emphasized that I was well rounded yet very passionate about research.
[] Interview: The guy thought I was a guaranteed admit. :P

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: medium-high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: research, essays, test scores, grades
[] Weaknesses: leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s the whole package, I don’t think there’s any specific reason to pinpoint.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Stanford, Princeton, MIT, Duke, JHU BME, UCs. Rejected - Yale.

[/ul]General Comments: I’m leaning Stanford, if anyone’s wondering…

anahit5 · April 14, 2012, 6:55pm

I seriously dont understand how these admission officers think. So if you’re hispanic or african american with sat scores around low 2000s or high 1900, you get into pretty much most of the colleges you applied to. but if you’re white with sat scores in low 2000s, you get rejected by most of the colleges you applied to. how the hell is that fair? I’ve been in America for only 4 years and managed to learn english from scratch and went into ap english and managed to become one of the top students, but just because I’m white with sat scores not as high as is expected from white people, I get rejected. how’s that fair? this whole college admissions process is messed up.

Veritas2400 · April 15, 2012, 6:18am

I would agree with you, in some respects. Although you must know that the main reason for why the admissions process works in this seemingly unfair and unscrupulous manner, is because they want ethnic diversity. And since minorities tend to have lower SAT scores etc., this is the result.

DesiCollegeGal · April 15, 2012, 1:00pm

My friend got waitlisted. Top choice, but better than a rejection – She still has her other top choices – Stanford, MIT, Berkeley (OOS!! She’s brilliant I tell you!!) to choose from. This process is a crapshoot I tell you --Crazy process, y’all!

navyblueichthus · April 15, 2012, 6:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit to Harvard
[] ACT: 34 superscored, 33 best composite (35/34/33/35/10)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 US History, 790 Spanish Reading
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), English Lang and Comp (5), Spanish Lang (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs and band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band and concert band (Band Staff senior year), Track and field, Upper Room (like Young Life but student-run. Current Vice President), Ambassadors (selective club that helps new transfer students), Spanish Club
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a public library and a thrift store, and taught kids at church.
[] Summer Activities: Club swimming every summer except sophomore year, and mission trips the summer of my freshman and junior years.
[] Essays: Good! My best one was one about how I was motivated to join Ambassadors after having a less than ideal middle school experience.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know. I assume they were good. One of my teachers told me I was a hard worker.
[] Counselor Rec: Amazing. My counselor LOVES me.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Good! I didn’t think it was amazing but the interviewer liked me.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Very high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays (both were about turning a hard thing in my life into something that helps people now), my test scores, and the National Merit Finalist status
[] Weaknesses: My EC’s–not that much leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God and my essay.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UW-Madison, UIUC, William and Mary, Tufts, Yale, Brown, Penn (all accepted. I was REALLY fortunate)

[/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to everyone who got in! You are all amazing! To everyone who didn’t get in: you are amazing too, and there are so many good colleges in the US that you will probably find one that makes you happy. I am so blessed by God and fortunate to even call myself a Harvard admit! I hope these stats help somebody.

wannabe252 · April 17, 2012, 6:20pm

anahit5, that seems a little unfair. I am black, have a 2200 SAT score and solid grades and recs but I was waitlisted. The people who got in earned their spots.

arbutusca · April 29, 2012, 2:37pm

@anahit5
I agree that it is not entirely fair. You have accomplished a lot within these four years and that tells so much about your abilities. Keep it up and you can join your choice school for your graduate studies. Don’t let these “little gods” distract your future. Wish you all the best!

BorneoQueen · May 4, 2012, 8:38am

Don’t feel so bad. My URM child had 35 ACT/ GPA3.8/national merit finalist /plenty of long time and committed and leadership EC’s/ good recs did get into 5 of 7 schools including Ivy’s but not here…so they look for something other…or in addition to URM status.

kingofclubs · May 6, 2012, 10:11pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 W800 M760 R740
[] ACT: –
[] SAT II: Physics 750 Math II 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/300something (because classes taken at the university are not weighted…)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): soph: euro, chem, phys B, calc BC jun: US History, Lang and Comp, Psych, Micro, Macro, Phys C (Calc III and Linear Algebra taken at local college) sen: Lit, US Gov, Enviromental, Human Geo, Stats (second year chemistry, differential equations, intermediate micro, intermediate macro, and senior level numerical analysis taken at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orch for seven years, other violin stuff etc… blah blah, school newspaper executive editor, district bulletin editor key club, executive editor yearbook, photography, head photographer for the national veteran wheelchair games… etc. things of that nature
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Head photographer at the National Veteran Wheelchair Games, Key Club
[] Summer Activities: Researched at a PhD lab at UW-Madison; summer school; NVWG… etc.
[] Essays: one about how I love learning and how when I was young, I once sat on an egg like Thomas Edison. Another about the wheelchair games
[] Teacher Recommendation: beyond amazing
[] Counselor Rec: decent
[li] Interview:really really really well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): wisco
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity:asian
[] Gender:m
[] Income Bracket: upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): HA.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: class load
[] Weaknesses: no significant awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:waitlisted probably because a kid from my school last year is doing exceptionally well at Harvard and he had the exact same resume as I did. Probably no other reason than that…
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UW-Madison

[/ul]General Comments: I sent in a letter of interest talking about my passion for economics and medicine, and how I want to change the healthcare industry. I can send you if you want to see it. Also sent a list of updates. My counselor sent an email on my behalf and got a response the next day (I suspect that’s a good thing?). Keeping my fingers crossed. Otherwise, I’ll be off to UW-Madison where I’ll be entering as a Junior. I have 91 credits locked in, so I’d technically be a senior… But you have to take a minimum of 60 credits AT madison to graduate so I guess I’d be a junior…

Bound4Harvard · May 21, 2012, 10:02pm

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2400
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: French 800, Math ii 800, Physics 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/158
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), Chinese (5), French (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Physics (5), Art History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp Participant (Top 20), All-State 1st stand on Violin and local solo competitions first and second place, NMF, Concord International Writing Contest 2nd Place, Siemens Award for AP Winner, Harvard Book Award, National French Exam National Gold Medal 3,4, School Athletics Award, Essay Writing Contest Winner
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): V volleyball 1,2,3,4 V Squash 1,2,3,4 V Tennis 1,2,3,4, Science Olympiad 2,3 (Nationals), 4 (Nationals), Yearbook 2,3,4 (Section Editor), Newspaper 1,2,3 (Entertainment Editor),4 (Editor in Chief)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer 10 hrs. a week at a music program, 5 hrs at hospital
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Brilliant
[] Teacher Recommendation:Excellent, esp. from math, english (very important)
[] Counselor Rec:Phenomenal.
[] Additional Rec: Yale Violin Instructor. Wonderful.
[] Interview: Could never have asked for better.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian. (no duh)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 70,000ish
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Big Awards, Essays, AP scores
[] Weaknesses: Asian.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Big Awards.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Yale, Princeton, Brown, Cornell, Duke, Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell, UPenn (basically all I applied for)

[/ul]**General Comments: SOOOO excited!!! Have a tough decision to make now!!! Big awards are the best. I hope to see all of you at Harvard (or maybe Yale…?)!!!

wstlfb8 · June 3, 2012, 7:09pm

For a Friend-
Decision: Waitlist
Objective:
•SAT I: 2320 (one sitting)
•SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
•Weighted GPA: 4.60/5
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/481
•AP
Biology-5
Calculus AB-5
Calculus BC-5, AB Subscore 5
Chemistry-5
Computer Science A-5
Macroeconomics-5
Microeconomics-5
English Language-5
Environmental Science-5
Comp Government & Politics-5
U.S. Government & Politics-5
Human Geography-5
Physics B-5
Physic C-5
Psychology-5
Statistics-5
World History-5
U.S. History-4 (<- LOLOLOL)
•IB (place score in parentheses): none
•Senior Year Course Load: Junior level college economics, multivariable calc, lots of other college classes (his dad is a professor)
•Number of other applicants in his school: 4-5
•Major Awards: Siemens National Ap Scholar Thingy Award, ISWEEP two years in a row
•Extracurriculars: Golf, Robotics Volunteer, Tutoring, LOTS MORE
•Volunteer/Community service: Robotics
•Summer Activites:
•Essays: okay 7/10
•Teacher Recommendation #1:Glowing one from Chemistry teacher
•Teacher Recommendation #2: Amazing from what I hear
•Counselor Rec: Probably good 9/10
•Additional Rec: College Economics Professor
•Interview: Great!
Other
•Date Submitted App: Mid December
•State (if domestic applicant): OR
•Country (if international applicant): USA
•School Type: Suburban Public
•Ethnicity: White
•Gender: Male
•Hooks: none
•Major: Math or Economics

Reflection
•Strengths: Lots of skills and has taken many many many college classes, would have enough credits to be a sophomore.
•Weaknesses: I can’t find any in him
•Why you think he were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Admissions Officer lost the application.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Accepted: UC schools, state university’s honors college, MIT, CalTech, Stanford EA, Princeton (Will Attend). Rejected: Yale (rejected)

Want to know what went wrong haha let’s get some comments goin

Swimfreak001 · June 3, 2012, 8:15pm

Decision: Waitlisted → Z-Listed

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720 (Reading) 750 (Math) 690 (Writing)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 700 Math II, 710 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/150
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) APLIT (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest my school offers
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Attended The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Senate (President), National Honor Society (Treasurer), Band (Treasurer), Model United Nations, two other district positions appointed by principal and super. Varsity golf, tennis, and swimming
[] Job/Work Experience: I work as a lifeguard and in a kitchen
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local cancer hospital.
[] Summer Activities: Youth Court, Swim clubs, freshmen orientation
[] Essays: I wrote about a friend who had cancer and how it made me realize I wanted to be a doctor. Optional Essay: Wrote about how I overcome challenges in swimming and got better at something that doesn’t come easy to me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing. 
[] Counselor Rec: Never looked at it. 
[] Additional Rec: My superintendent wrote a letter after I was waitlisted. It was amazing as well.
[li] Interview: Went well! My interviewer thought I was a great fit for Harvard and thought I sounded like a professor when we started talking about politics.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York (not the city)
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Rural public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 120K-150K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I think Harvard considers me a first generation student. Both of my parents only went to community college.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Letters of recommendation, essays, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my admissions counselor really liked me. I sent multiple e-mails and he interviewed me on the phone. Harvard was just a dream, but now it is going to be a reality! I really have no idea why Harvard accepted me to the class of 2017, but I am very grateful!!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UofR, Colgate, CWRU, Fordham, Cornell (HumEc), USC (deans)/rejected: Yale, Dartmouth, Stanford

[/ul]General Comments: The admissions process is crazy and I am so glad it is finally over. I’m currently going to Fordham, but as long as Harvard financial aid is good, I will be taking a gap year and then going there!

Swimfreak001 · June 7, 2012, 10:12pm

I cannot edit my post above, but there was a mistake and I was actually accepted to the class of 2016, not 2017!

highsea · June 25, 2012, 2:45pm

I think this country is on the downward trajectory is because that we emphasize too much about political correctness; thus, we lack of courage to speak the truth. For those URM who gets lower academic credential and being accepted to Harvard, most of them fills the bucket of bottom 25%, many of them had the aspirations to become physicist, but they end up graduating with easier majors.

People sometimes do forget that with a lower GPA from Harvard (less than 3.0, bottom 25%), it is not easy to go to top graduate school, nor is it easy for these folks to compete against follow classmates in on-campus job interviews.

For admits with lower credentials, it maybe pleasant to get into Harvard, but you still have to get out.

There is always a difference between the gold plated product and pure gold, regardless how you package them.

redmen1220 · June 27, 2012, 6:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (710 CR, 790 M, 740 W)
[] ACT: 34 (35 E, 35 M, 34 R, 32 S)
[] SAT II: 800 World History, 770 Chem, 770 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 of 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (Lit, Chem, USH)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, Calc AB, Physics, Language, Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): umm, QuestBridge?

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Several clubs, but I mostly focused on music: Marching Band (Drum Major), Concert Band (1st Chair), Orchestra, out-of-school bands, organized a large charity event.
[] Summer Activities: Band Camp, Drum Major Camp
[] Essays: One about band and how I’ve matured from it, the other about growing up and supporting my family.
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Chem and USH teachers, didn’t read them
[] Counselor Rec: Loved me, didn’t read it
[] Interview: Mediocre, we ended up talking about how I was a good fit for Cornell. I did have a second skype interview with my admissions officer two weeks before decisions though.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] School Type: Very crappy public, never sends to Ivies
[] Ethnicity: Jordanian (marked Caucasian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Under 40,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Low-income, gay catholic arab?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Decent academics, strong personality shown in my essays
[] Weaknesses: Lack of awards or national recognition
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My unique life situation, and the fact that my teachers knew me very well.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Harvard (attending), Dartmouth (likely), Brown, Cornell, Amherst (likely), Wesleyan, Vassar, University of Illinois. Wait-listed from Princeton, Columbia, Duke, and University of Pennsylvania. Rejected from Yale (EA).

[/ul]General Comments: Acceptances are a crap-shoot. Apply to as many as you can and just be honest in your application. Where you end up might not be where you thought, but everything works out for the best.

Bonisboy · August 1, 2012, 6:13pm

How the hell do you take 13 freakin aps before senior year?

lynch112 · September 15, 2012, 5:34pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

[] SAT I: Reading (780), Math (780), Writing (680) = 2240.
[] ACT: <not submitted="">
[] SAT II: Math II (800), Chemistry (790), U.S. History (750).
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.28/4.0.
[] Rank: <na>
[</na>] AP: U.S. History (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5), Statistics (5), English Language and Composition (5).
[] IB: <na>
[</na>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Government and Politics, AP Biology, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus BC, Spanish IV, Teacher Assistant.
[] Major Awards: Third Place WV State Math Field Day.

Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars: Student Government (Senior Class Secretary), Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society (President), National Honor Society (Vice President), Math Honorary Club, Science Bowl, Cross Country (3 Varsity letters), Track and Field (1 Varsity letter), MHS Frisbee Club (Founder and President), Community League Basketball (Captain), Community League Frisbee (Captain).
[] Job/Work Experience: <na>
[</na>] Volunteer/Community service: Middle school tutoring, helping in a nursing home.
[] Summer Activities: Governor’s Honors Academy for 3 weeks in 2011, a smattering of one-week camps.
[] Essays: I took the essays very seriously.
[] Teacher Recommendations: ???
[] Counselor Rec: ???
[] Additional Rec: <na>
[</na>] Interview: No.

Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): West Virginia.
[] School Type: Public.
[] Ethnicity: White.
[] Gender: Male.
[] Income Bracket: $120 - 140k.
[] Hooks: Class Secretary, underrepresented region.

Reflection

[] Strengths: Application essays.
[] Weaknesses: Music, foreign languages.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Low probability.
[] Where were you accepted: Brown, Olin, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, UVA (Honors), Virginia Tech (Honors), WVU.
[] Where were you waitlisted: Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Lehigh.
[] Where were you rejected: Yale, Cornell, Penn.

General Comments:

[ul]
[] I am pleased to be going to Brown University in the Fall of 2012.
[] There seems to be quite a bit of randomness in the evaluation process at schools where the acceptance rates are very low. 
[li] I took all of the application essays very seriously because my lowest SAT score was in writing. Brown’s app was the one with the most essays which might be why Brown was the only Ivy (out of the seven that I applied to) that accepted me.[/li][/ul]</not>

valerieanan · November 16, 2012, 12:31am

Thanks for your comment it means so much to me now, cz im stressing over Harvard LOL

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