Official Harvard University 2017 RD Results

balderdash · March 27, 2013, 9:24pm

Copy and paste. Good luck!

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

[noparse]Objective:[ul][/noparse]
[noparse][] SAT I (breakdown):[/noparse]
[noparse][] ACT:[/noparse]
[noparse][] SAT II:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):[/noparse]
[noparse][] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):[/noparse]
[noparse][] AP (place score in parenthesis):[/noparse]
[noparse][] IB (place score in parenthesis):[/noparse]
[noparse][] Senior Year Course Load:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/noparse]
[noparse]Subjective:[ul][/noparse]
[noparse][] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/noparse]
[noparse][] Job/Work Experience:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Volunteer/Community service:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Summer Activities:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Essays (rating 1-10, details):[/noparse]
[noparse][] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list][/noparse]
[noparse][li] Teacher Rec #1:[/noparse][/li][noparse][] Teacher Rec #2:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Counselor Rec:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Additional Rec:[/ul][/noparse]
[noparse][li] Interview:[/list][/noparse][/li]
[noparse]Other[ul][/noparse]
[noparse][] State (if domestic applicant):[/noparse]
[noparse][] Country (if international applicant):[/noparse]
[noparse][] School Type:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Ethnicity:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Gender:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Income Bracket:[/noparse]
[noparse][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/noparse][/li]
[noparse]Reflection[ul][/noparse]
[noparse][] Strengths:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Weaknesses:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/noparse]
[noparse][] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][/noparse]

[noparse]General Comments:[/noparse]

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litotes · March 28, 2013, 6:02pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380–780V,800M,800W (One attempt)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 800 Physics, 800 Math II, 790 US History, 780 Latin, 730 BioM
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.12 [A+ = 4.33]
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a, though I was told I’m somewhere in top 2 or 3 and my counselor unofficially mentioned this in letter.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio, Comp Sci A, US History, Euro History, English Lit, Physics B, Calc AB, Latin Vergil (all 5s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hon. Latin 5, AP English Lang, AP Physics C, AP Chem, Hon. Multivariable Calc, AP Stats
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing incredible. NMSF, AP Nat. Scholar, Cum Laude, some pretty good Latin awards, and state science fair awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): State Organization w/1700 members (Regional governor 11, VP 12) Student Council (president 10 representative 12) Yearbook (co-editor-in-chief 12), two school clubs (president), two sports (one varsity since 10)
[] Job/Work Experience: science research in lab, summer 12
[] Volunteer/Community service: Head of community service for the aforementioned state organization this year
[] Summer Activities: Science research in major lab this year, internship at surgery practice last year
[] Essays: I thought they were good. No one can really assess their own essays’ quality, but I will say that I really liked the picture of me they painted and were a pretty accurate expression of who I am.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were both very good, but who can really say. (didn’t read them)
[] Counselor Rec: Again, I think it was good, but who can say.
[] Additional Rec: Research mentor, a professor at a major research institution. She wrote a very good letter (my counselor told me), as she was very pleased with the quality of the work I completed.
[li] Interview: Did not get one.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Very small, very competitive independent
[] Ethnicity: Indian [did not report, but addressed in an essay.]
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: Did not apply for aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No hook![/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, GPA, pretty significant leadership in ECs, very accomplished Latin student, good research w/ very positive LOR
[] Weaknesses: no hook, no incredible awards, and the strength of the applicant pool
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: basic probability
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Yale SCEA, Rice, OSU. Waiting on Stanford.
[/ul]General Comments: Go Yale!

Dulcinea17 · March 28, 2013, 6:19pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 32 (Highest: E 33 M 33 S 33 R 32)
[] SAT II: Chem 790 Bio 760 Math II 750
[] Weighted GPA: 4.54
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.93 (4 Bs. 1 2nd sem Junior yr, 3 senior yr 1st sem)
[] Rank: 1/270
[] AP: 9 in total. All 5s and 4s.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Super rigorous. ap calc bc, linear algebra, , ap physics, ap us gov’t, ap macroecon, scientific research class, and ap lit, ap japanese, college speech, college biotechnology. I know, overloaded myself.
[] Major Awards: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[] School Type: Selective magnet
[] Ethnicity: Southeast Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <30,000
[] Hooks: First Generation
[li] Intended Major: Biology, Comp Sci, or Engineering[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My personal story.
[] Weaknesses: Senior year first semester grade. Not so great ACT score.
[] Why you think you were rejected: Weakness above.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Early action: admitted to MIT & Notre Dame
Regular action: Rejected from Yale
Will find out about Stanford tomorrow.

[/ul]General Comments:

flower161 · March 28, 2013, 6:31pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown):2070 superscore (680-M, 720-R, 670-W) (did submit)[/li]
[li] ACT:29 (didnt submit)[/li]
[li] SAT II:U.S. History 670, Bio E 680 (did submit)[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.2 UW, 3.5 W[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A School doesnt rank[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Biology (3), AP Statistics (3), AP Art History (2 but didnt submit)[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics B, AP Psychology, AP French Language, Honors English, Honors French, Honors Calculus, Honors Economics, Honors Government, Gym[/li]
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[list]none
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):African American Student Organization (9-12 but officer 10-12), Academic Team (9-12 but officer 10-11), Model UN (10-11), Science Explorers (9-10), NHS, Nutrition Committee
[] Job/Work Experience:none
[] Volunteer/Community service:Hospital Volunteer since 10th grade, Volunteer at organization for debt counseling during 10th grade, Library volunteer during 9th grade
[] Summer Activities: not much just volunteered and hanged out with friends and family
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App Essay was about my rekindled love for reading which was pretty interesting imo as well as from others who read my essay too so about a 7; I submitted a supplement adding info about myself that wasnt included in my application such as a charity fundraiser I conducted and how it related to how Im a passionate, caring, and independent person.

[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, detalis):
[] Teacher Rec #1: 10 because I was one of his favorite Chemistry students and was excited to write a rec for me
[] Teacher Rec #2: 7 because we have bumped heads in the past but my French teacher really does like me and can vouch very well on how I developed as a person
[] Counselor Rec: 8 because Im pretty close to my counselor and also seen me grow as a person over the four years I had with her.
[li] Additional Rec:none[/li]
[li] Interview:[/ul] [/li]It went very well actually since the interview was the father of one of my sister’s friends so he already heard great things about me and we had a fun time talking and it could have gone on for much longer than 30 mins if it wasnt for the time limit.

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:African-America
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: over 200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Essays, Recs, EC’s
[] Weaknesses:GPA and lack of summer activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Grades weren’t good enough and didnt really have that “it” factor
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]
Accepted: UMBC, BU, SUNY Albany, Usciences in Philadephia
Rejected: Uchicago, Emory, WashU, Northwestern, Ivies
Still waiting on NYU and John Hopkins

General Comments:
Not gonna lie Im disappointed and a bit hurt but I gave me a realization about myself as well so now I can focus on the schools I got into and move from there. But congrats to all that got in though you smartypants!!

jledoux2013 · March 28, 2013, 6:41pm

Waitlisted.
2070 SAT
Good essays, good recs, strong extracurriculars. Everything you would expect.
I’m actually really happy about this, it’s a huge honor to even be considered by a school to the likes of Harvard!

flower161 · March 28, 2013, 6:52pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown):2070 superscore (680-M, 720-R, 670-W) (did submit)[/li]
[li] ACT:29 (didnt submit)[/li]
[li] SAT II:U.S. History 670, Bio E 680 (did submit)[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.2 UW, 3.5 W[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A School doesnt rank[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Biology (3), AP Statistics (3), AP Art History (2 but didnt submit)[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics B, AP Psychology, AP French Language, Honors English, Honors French, Honors Calculus, Honors Economics, Honors Government, Gym[/li]
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[list]none
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):African American Student Organization (9-12 but officer 10-12), Academic Team (9-12 but officer 10-11), Model UN (10-11), Science Explorers (9-10), NHS, Nutrition Committee
[] Job/Work Experience:none
[] Volunteer/Community service:Hospital Volunteer since 10th grade, Volunteer at organization for debt counseling during 10th grade, Library volunteer during 9th grade
[] Summer Activities: not much just volunteered and hanged out with friends and family
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App Essay was about my rekindled love for reading which was pretty interesting imo as well as from others who read my essay too so about a 7; I submitted a supplement adding info about myself that wasnt included in my application such as a charity fundraiser I conducted and how it related to how Im a passionate, caring, and independent person.

[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, detalis):
[] Teacher Rec #1: 10 because I was one of his favorite Chemistry students and was excited to write a rec for me
[] Teacher Rec #2: 7 because we have bumped heads in the past but my French teacher really does like me and can vouch very well on how I developed as a person
[] Counselor Rec: 8 because Im pretty close to my counselor and also seen me grow as a person over the four years I had with her.
[li] Additional Rec:none[/li]
[li] Interview:[/ul] [/li]It went very well actually since the interview was the father of one of my sister’s friends so he already heard great things about me and we had a fun time talking and it could have gone on for much longer than 30 mins if it wasnt for the time limit.

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:African-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: over 200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Essays, Recs, EC’s
[] Weaknesses:GPA and lack of summer activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Grades weren’t good enough and didnt really have that “it” factor
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]
Accepted: UMBC, BU, SUNY Albany, Usciences in Philadephia
Rejected: Uchicago, Emory, WashU, Northwestern, Ivies
Still waiting on NYU and John Hopkins

General Comments:
Not gonna lie Im disappointed and a bit hurt but I gave me a realization about myself as well so now I can focus on the schools I got into and move from there. But congrats to all that got in though you smartypants!!

stupiddorkyidiot · March 28, 2013, 6:59pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800CR, 760M, 790W; took it once)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 USH, 760 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.24W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10/300
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), English Lang (5), USH (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Physics, English, American Gov/Econ, two choir classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): choir (section leader, council treasurer), photography (sell stock photos online), dance, lifting
[] Job/Work Experience: some math tutoring, farmer’s market
[] Volunteer/Community service: ER volunteer
[] Summer Activities: not much
[] Essays: were from the heart
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[] Counselor Rec: he’s new, so probably generic, but positive
[] Interview: I thought it went well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: medium sized public, not very competitive
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, GPA, probably recs
[] Weaknesses: ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who knows? not gonna lie, I have a feeling it was just a legacy nod, but whatever
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted - UCLA, URochester, Boston College, Dartmouth
WL - Columbia, Brown, UChicago, Northwestern, Barnard
Rejected - BU (lol), Yale, Princeton, Penn
[/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to all those who were accepted! I’ll accept my spot on the WL, but I’m probably going to Dartmouth (unless I get good news from Tufts tomorrow). Man, it feels good just to finally know.

SkeezeyJ · March 28, 2013, 7:02pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Never taken
[] ACT: 35 (35, 36, 35, 32, 9)
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 730 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/70
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chemistry, 5 English Lang, 5 APUSH, 4 Psychology, 3 European History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 6 Chemistry SL
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB/AP English Literature HL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB/AP Biology HL, IB Spanish B SL, IB Math Methods SL, ToK, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State science fair semifinalist, a few creative writing things, and top-15 finish at a national math tournament in a science category [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), Chess Club (founder/vice president), Math Team (shared Captain), and Physics Team (Captain) for the school. I’ve done Karate in the past, but I quit after I got a black belt as a freshman.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 400 hours; half in tutoring programs for my school and half in forms of work-study required for IB CAS. I had a really cool business-management thing this year, but other than that most are standard.
[] Summer Activities: Homework and being a lazy piece of garbage ಠ_ಠ I’ve done some summer math team competitions, but that’s about it.
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Main essay wasn’t my best piece, but it did a fairly good job in portraying my personality. 6/10.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[] Teacher Rec #1: Classes and ECs with for 3 years. Didn’t read so I’d just say 5/10.
[] Teacher Rec #2: Same as above
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor knows everyone at our school really well, so I’d assume it was good. Never got to see it, either.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: One of my interviewers never said a word and the other just talked about drinking experiences he had as an undergrad. It was really awkward, especially since I’d never be interested in Greek life. [/ul][/li]
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Alabama
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public–Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Native American/American Indian/whatever they call it
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $50,000 - $60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores and my hook
[] Weaknesses: Interview, not a super-defining feature
[] Why you think you were rejected: Considering Harvard filled over half its prospective seats through SCEA it’s not really surprising.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UNC (Carolina Scholarship, Chancellor’s Science Scholarship), Vanderbilt, uChicago, Case Western, Cornell (likely) Rejected: This is my only one [/ul]

General Comments: It’s just that much easier to go to UNC I suppose :)

some11no · March 28, 2013, 7:19pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 second try, single sitting (11 essay)
[] ACT: Never took
[] SAT II: Math 2 & Chem (both 800s)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): All As, school grades on a 0-100 scale, so I guess a 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/704, then 2/699 w/ Midyear Report
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography, Comp Sci A, World Hist., Chem, Eng. Lang., Physics B, Stats (all 5s), US Hist. (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: Bio AP, Calc BC, Eng. Lit., Japanese AP, Physics C, Psychology AP, Macroeconomics AP, US Government AP, PE
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, National AP Scholar, Oracle Professional Programmer and Microsoft Certified Professional. Some UIL awards, but nothing major.[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A whole bunch. See my chance thread for more details. Generally very focused, yet diverse enough to demonstrate strength in several areas.
[] Job/Work Experience: IT Intern at ST Aerospace
[] Volunteer/Community service: Dont really believe in volunteering. I just do the minimum required for NHS. Tutoring, I guess?
[] Summer Activities: Research and IT Internship
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Apparently good enough for Harvard and Stanford. My Common App was over a computer book, and my optional essay was about struggling with my family’s racism toward Japanese people.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: Math teacher and UIL coach. Definitely amazing, though I didn’t read it.[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: English III teacher. Possibly slightly less amazing, but I didn’t read it either.
[] Counselor Rec: No idea. Our school has far too many kids for the counselor rec. to be anything spectacular. Maybe better than average.
[] Additional Rec: None. I forgot to send my research mentor’s in, but apparently they didn’t need it. :)[/ul]
[li] Interview: I thought it went pretty well. The interviewer told me I was “charming,” and he called my parents a week later telling them that I was a “perfect fit” for Harvard.[/list] [/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public, very ethnically diverse.
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My (co-authored) research paper was accepted by a bioinformatics conference and published in a journal.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: “Passion” and focus. Objective measures.
[] Weaknesses: Asian (though it didn’t hurt much in retrospect). No volunteering. No amazing awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well, I wrote a haiku for my optional essay in both Japanese and English. Maybe that was it?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stanford & UT Austin: the only other places I applied. [/ul]

General Comments:
Well, Harvard is nice, I guess. Good luck to everybody!

username27 · March 28, 2013, 7:24pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (780 Reading, 770 Math, 720 Writing) did not send
[] ACT: 35 (English 36, Math 34, Reading 34, Science 34, Combined English & Writing 34, Essay 10)
[] SAT II: 780 Literature, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/~500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 World History, 5 English Language & Composition, 5 US History, 4 Chemistry
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP English 4, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, NMF, All-State/Area/Region Band, Piano Diploma, couple of other piano awards[/ul] 
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): marching band (section leader), concert band (top chair), NHS (committee head), Student Council (treasurer/committee head)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: summers volunteering at a camp for children with disabilities, tutoring, various others
[] Summer Activities: band camp every August, UT music camp, volunteering at a summer camp, traveled to S. Korea summer '12 and taught English
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, very unique and relevant
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: 4, did not know teacher very well and last resort[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: 8, probably decent
[] Counselor Rec: 8, she likes me but probably generic
[] Additional Rec: none [/ul]
[li] Interview: went okay, nothing special [/list] [/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: largish public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none [/ul] [/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades, community service, essay
[] Weaknesses: not very well-rounded, Asian, probably weak recs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: other people had stronger resumes, I am an over-represented minority
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected - Princeton, Columbia, Yale (deferred SCEA), Brown. Waitlisted - Northwestern, UChicago, UPenn. Accepted - UT (Plan II) [/ul]

General Comments: not expecting much from the waitlist but accepting my place

AleAshA95 · March 28, 2013, 7:30pm

Haven’t got my decision yet, but they called me today. I missed the call, but Is that a good sign? Will they call again you think?

POmani · March 28, 2013, 7:35pm

** Decision: Accepted**

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (CR: 730, W: 760, M: 640)
[] ACT: Did not take.
[] SAT II: 710 Literature, 790 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is
unavailable): 1/118
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: A-Levels: Geography, Economics, History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in
parenthesis): Swimming 21 hours p/week (not recruited); national relay medalist; national individual finalist; viola and violin, for eight years; founded school’s entrepreneur society; MUN delegate; soccer player, playing in international tournaments U14, U16, U18 (not recruited).
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at UN and at a local dive company; journalist at national youth magazine
[] Volunteer/Community service: head of my school’s lower library
[] Summer Activities: Swimming.
[] Essays: About how I participated in the Arab Spring and how I dealt with an identity crisis in being a third culture kid. They were excellent.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I read one and it was pretty good. I unassumingly did not waive my rights (FERPA) to see the recs later.
[] Counselor Rec: I’m sure it was absolutely stellar.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: None.
[] Supplementary Material(if any): My published book of poetry.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): UK
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(specify if applied for
FA): Don’t know.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college,[/li]etc.): None. I wasn’t recruited for any sport.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays were probably what set me apart - how many of you can say you participated in/experienced a revolution?
[] Weaknesses: Not enough community service or positions of leadership; no major awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/
waitlisted/rejected: Stellar essays I think.
[] Where else were you accepted/
waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Pomona, Bates, Harvard, Grinnell. Waitlisted: Dartmouth and Williams. Rejected: Princeton and Brown.
[/ul]General Comments: I’m really happy to be accepted! It all feels like some mad, mad dream.

balderdash · March 28, 2013, 7:41pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800/760/770/10 (took it twice)
[] ACT: 35 - 34 E/36 M/34 R/35 S (only sitting)
[] SAT II: Math II 800, Math I 800, Chinese w/ Listening 800, Chemistry 800, Biology M 800, US History 790, World History 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3/ ~250
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Sci A (5), Chemistry (5), Stats-self study (5), US History (5), and the rest of my APs senior year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Psych, AP Biology, AP French, AP Physics B
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): couple of individual state science and math awards (Always in Top 3), UNSCO Top 150 (2012), AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Finalist, AIME Qualifier X2, National French Exam 11th in Nation, Merck Scholar, Outstanding Statesperson (NJ YAG) [/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science League, Math League, Concert Chorus, Varsity Girl’s Volleyball, MUN, NJ YAG, ACSL, French Honor Society, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Soup kitchen, Reading program at local library (assist elementary school kids with reading), Cinderella’s Closet (provide prom dresses and accessories free of charge to lower income families)-everything was all four years
[] Summer Activities: Volleyball practice (we start in July)
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): underdog story and then additional favorite pastime (8/10)
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: Honors Geo/AP Comp Sci teacher (10/10, basically said “I’m writing one for you” before I asked him, but I didn’t see it)[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: Honors English 3, junior year (Didn’t see it but 9/10? showed improvement in my writing throughout the year and I know he liked me)
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10 (Said I was the cream of the crop)
[] Additional Rec:[/ul]
[li] Interview: none…[/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: applied for aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, possibly SAT IIs
[] Weaknesses: low SAT for Asian, utter lack of leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see weaknesses
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Princeton SCEA, MIT, Accepted to Rutgers Pharmacy and Honors Science Program (both on presidential scholarship-full tuition)
Harvard was my only rejection[/ul]

General Comments: The college admissions process is long and cruel, especially the waiting. But do not let this one moment define you. No matter where you end up going, it is not the name of the college that determines your future; it is how you spend your time there. Follow your dreams and passions. :)

theowlgoeshoot · March 28, 2013, 7:48pm

**Decision: Accepted from Deferred **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 35: 36S, 35R, 34M, 33E 9Essay
[] SAT II: 800 Bio M, 730 M1, 720 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Cal, AP Bio, AP Lit, Psychology, Mythology, French II
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Show Choir, Chamber Choir, Varsity Choir, President of Humane Society Club, Secretary of Future Medical Professionals, Historian of NHS, President of Ecology Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Cotillion Teacher
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing outside of clubs really
[] Summer Activities: Nothing
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): I guess they were good. I omitted the optional essay. After I was deferred I wrote it.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I didn’t read them for fear of the evil jinx monster getting me.[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: …[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: …
[] Counselor Rec: …
[] Additional Rec:[/ul]
[li] Interview: It was nice.[/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MISSISSIPPI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public 350 students
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 70,000 ish
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): hah [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: No clue. I was really sincere.
[] Weaknesses: No clue
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck. Mississippian.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Emory, Ole Miss, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, Columbia. Rejected at Yale. Waitlisted at Vanderbilt[/ul]

General Comments:

ealdi94 · March 28, 2013, 7:51pm

Decision: Waitlisted

I’m not gonna go through all my stats but 2190 SAT and 4.0 gpa. 1 out of 300 students.
I’m actually really pleased with this result. Congrats to everyone who go in!

Other schools accepted: Colby, UConn, Villanova, Providence, Fairfield, Holy Cross, Bentley
Waitlisted: UChicago, Williams, Brown
Rejected: Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, UPenn

I’ll be going to Villanova with a full ride and couldn’t be happier! Good luck to everyone else with the rest of their college process.

mamel94 · March 28, 2013, 7:59pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (720CR 740M 790W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 USH, 730 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): approx. 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (5), Eng. Lang (5), Chem (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Euro, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Bio; Psychology Honors (1 semester)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mostly stuff relating to a specific competition & community service (several state & international awards). No (clear) leadership positions.
[] Job/Work Experience: Helping out with my mom’s small business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of hours volunteering with a therapeutic horseback riding program
[] Summer Activities: 2 classes at BU (transcript sent)
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Personally, I don’t think they were that good.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: Really great.[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t read, but I’m sure it was also great
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know her very well, so probably somewhat impersonal
[] Additional Rec: n/a[/ul]
[li] Interview: n/a - was never contacted (I emailed the admissions office and got only a form response) [/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Suburban public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Low on my mom’s side, middle on my dad’s
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None I’m aware of[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, GPA (although for Harvard, probably not really a strength…). A lot of community service
[] Weaknesses: Essays, ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m wondering if my lack of an interview might have left an incomplete picture of myself, although I’m sure there were plenty of other factors at play
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to BU (Honors), Northeastern (honors), UMass Amherst (honors), Brandeis. Waitlisted at American and Brown.[/ul]

General Comments:
Although I was disappointed, I’m honestly surprised that this white girl from the Boston suburbs even got an invitation to be on the waitlist, especially looking at the relative strength of all of the applicants. The odds of getting in are still incredibly slim - I’m not sure if I can handle even more admissions anxiety and uncertainty if I accept the offer.

Congrats to all those accepted!

leeloo17 · March 28, 2013, 8:09pm

Rejected

Stats:
SAT:
SAT II:
ACT: 35
GPA: 3.75 UW
Rank: not given at my school
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): APUSH - 4
Subjective
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: probably good
Counselor Rec: probably good
Supplementary Material: none
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none
Personal
Location: Oregon
High School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Other
Extracurriculars: Co-ed rec soccer, drama club, over 800 hours of service, NHS, SNHS
Awards: academic excellence in theology department, honor roll all 4 years, 201 club (over 200 hours of community service)
Other schools:
Accepted at Oregon State University, Creighton, University of Washington, Villanova, Boston College
Waitlisted: none
Rejected: Notre Dame, Duke, Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton, Harvard
Still waiting to hear from Stanford

goldfox · March 28, 2013, 8:10pm

Decision: Deferred -> rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 M, 750 Cr, 730W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 2400 (Math II, Chem, World)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5’s (Chem, US, World, Macro, Micro) 2 4’s (Comp Sci, lang)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel STS Semifinalist, Intel ISEF 4th place twice. Smaller stuff:national merit commended, ap scholar with distinction, rensselaer medalist.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Scientific research, TSA (prez), Science Olympiad (prez), MUN, newspaper, random honors societies, and other stuff.
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Over 300 hours at various places.
Summer Activities: Gov school and research at top 25 USN institution.
Essays: Put a lot of time into them, hard to self evaluate though.
Teacher Recommendation: Chem and econ teachers - knew me outside of school, should be good.
Counselor Rec: large public, generic prob
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Pretty good - laid back and informative.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant): Canada. Canadian citizen living in the US.
School Type: Large public (2500ish)
Ethnicity: Asian - Indian
Gender: XY
Income Bracket: upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, big awards, SAT IIs, ECs, essays?
Weaknesses: SAT I, essays?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Tough competition.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accept: CV scholar to Vanderbilt (full ride), W&L full ride, UNC, W&M, some smaller ones.
Waitlisted: Dartmouth, Wash U, Duke, Emory.
Rejected: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Rice.
Waiting: Stanford, Amherst.

General Comments: Unless I get lucky tomorrow, I’ll prob end up at Vanderbilt with a full ride! Overall, I am kinda disappointed with results. I thought with STS and ISEF, I’d at least get into one ivy. It is what it is though. Life goes on.

Note to future applicants: It’s tough. There’s a ridiculous amount of applicants and very few spots. You REALLY need to have good essays to stand out. Work on them like no other - you won’t regret it.

This one hurt - a dream erased.

b16ek9 · March 28, 2013, 8:23pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800M 780CR 790W)
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 800 Physics, 800 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB/BC (5), Computer Science A (5), Biology (5), Environmental Science (5), Chemistry (5), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5), US History (5), World History (5), Physics C: Mechanics (5), Physics C: E&M (5), Music Theory (5), Statistics (5), English Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology (self-study), Organic Chemistry, Physics, Accounting and Business Courses
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 6x AIME, 1x USAJMO, 3x USAMO, 2x USNCO Top 150, NMF, Siemens Semifinalist, USACO Silver, 2x USABO Semifinalist, National AP Scholar, 4x ARML, many Science Olympiad awards, very many regional Math awards, various violin/piano concerto awards, some other stuff I can’t remember right now[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (President), Science Olympiad (President, founder), FIRST Robotics (Treasurer, Programming Head), Science Volunteering program (President, founder), Cultural Club, Recreational Tennis, Swimming (was on team in 9th-10th grade but then ran out of time), National Honor Society, Art Club, Violin (independent study, many regional orchestras, many competitions), Piano (independent study, many competitions), 5 different chemistry, math, or physics research projects
[] Job/Work Experience: Teacher Assistant/tutor for Chemistry, Accounting, and Calculus at college, NASA Research Associate, Violin/Piano performance, Private Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: (400+ hours total), volunteer at elementary school afterschool program, teach extracurricular science lessons, museum, hospital, tutoring
[] Summer Activities: Research in physics, chemistry, or biology at a college/university every year
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 - I thought they were solid
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: 10 - English teacher who taught a very challenging course, he said I was the first student he has seen in years meet his standards[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: 8 - Math teacher, had a good class with him
[] Counselor Rec: IDK - only knew for 3 weeks before rec
[] Additional Rec: Music Teacher - 10[/ul]
[li] Interview: 3 - Did not connect at all, he also had no background knowledge of any of the competitions (like SO, USAMO, etc.) or research I had completed[/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, extracurriculars, volunteering, I thought I was very well-rounded
[] Weaknesses: Counselor rec, essays? (I cant judge)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they expected more or I was too much like their entire pool of asians wanting to do science
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, UPenn, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon; Waitlisted: MIT, Harvard, Yale, Princeton; Rejected: None[/ul]

General Comments: DAMN IT. Worst day of my life. Waitlisted (in other words rejected) at all of my top 4 schools. Looking back there are too many things I should have done differently or better (like make MOSP for once dangit). Now I have no idea what to do next year. I hope all admitted have a good time!

NoSurprises · March 28, 2013, 8:25pm

Decision: Deferred-Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34, Reading: 36, English: 36, Math: 32, Science 31, Essay: 12
[] SAT II: Bio M: 780, U.S. History: 760, Literature: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):~ 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Class Not Ranked
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History: 5, Psychology: 5, Eng. Lang: 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro, AP Macro, AP Lit, AP Physics B, AP Bio, AP Spanish Lang
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] NHRP, Ventures Scholar, AP Scholar, Local Awards, District CC
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country (I wrote my essays on how this extracurricular was integral for my weight loss), Track and Field, NHS, Peer Mentoring, Beta Tester, Transcribing music for my grandfather.
[] Job/Work Experience: Farm Work/ Manual labor since the eight grade
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local hospital for two summers, physician shadowing, volunteer at county courthouse. Additionally, I worked extensively with an orphanage in Central America.
[] Summer Activities: Farm work and summer classes at the community college.
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): I poured my heart and soul into these suckers. I understand that their effect is entirely subjective, but I feel like my enthusiasm really stuck out.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: Excellent, I’ve known this teacher for quite some time. 10/10[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: I’d imagine that my second recommendation was still enthusiastic but less so. 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[] Additional Rec:[/ul] I sent in two supplementary letters of recommendation, one from my AP Literature teacher and a second one from the physician I shadowed. I know for sure that the latter was very detailed and energetic.
[] Interview:[/list] My interview was alright. My interviewer was really soft-spoken, making me feel as though I may have came off as being excessively energetic and forward.
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Southwest
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mestizo)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Without a doubt, URM

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I firmly believe that my first semester grades and essays pushed me out of the purgatory known as deferment.
[] Weaknesses: My quantitative reasoning skills need some polishing.
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/rejected: I’m a formerly overweight Hispanic looking to go into bariatric medicine. Apparently my niche needed to be filled. I am well aware of how integral my URM status has been, and continues to be, throughout my college application cycle. To claim otherwise would simply be insulting.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Yale (Wait-list), Dartmouth (Accepted w/ Likely Letter), Vanderbilt (Accepted w/ Likely Letter), Wash U (Accepted as a Rodriguez Scholar (Recipient), William and Mary (Accepted w/ Likely Letter), UNC Chapel Hill (Accepted OOS), Fordham (Accepted w/ scholarship), Northeastern (Accepted w/ scholarship), Both State Flagships

General Comments: Congratulations to all applicants, regardless of decision status. Despite our hiccups we’ll keep pushing forward.We’re all excellent student with plenty of discipline and drive. Simply coming this far is amazing. We’re all gonna make it, I’m sure of it!

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