The Official Harvard University 2013 Decisions Thread

cafesimone · March 31, 2009, 8:26am

Note to Moderator: Could you please sticky this thread to the top of the board? Thank you!

Pick one:
[color=green][b]Decision: Accepted*[/color]
[color=orange][b]Decision: Waitlisted[/color]
[color=red][b]Decision: Rejected*[/color]

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

[/ul][b]General Comments:** Good Luck!!

Class of 2009, the moment of truth has come. You know who you all are. We’ve been lurking on the Harvard board since we were young, and now today’s the day. Whether we get accepted, waitlisted, or rejected, it doesn’t matter to me personally, because I met the hardest-working, coolest people ever on CC and I wouldn’t mind if any of them took my spot because I know they deserve it. And I wouldn’t mind going to college with the rest of you guys somewhere else.

IMPORTANT: This is a thread for reporting decisions and stats. Please be aware that this is not a thread for discussing acceptances/rejections, exclaiming or bemoaning, etc. There are other threads already up on the Harvard board available for discussion (<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/681439-official-harvard-admissions-decisions-discussion-start-posting-after-5-a.html#post1062176646%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/681439-official-harvard-admissions-decisions-discussion-start-posting-after-5-a.html#post1062176646</a>). Any unrelated posts will be subject to deletion.

And thank you, to everybody who is going to take the time to write down their stats and decisions. It helps so many future applicants (I know I was one) as well as giving us a kind of “peek” into the admissions process. Be specific as you want, but if you are only go to post your GPA and SAT scores, don’t bother posting.

And remember – you applied to Harvard University. So the geniuses on the Harvard board (a.k.a. goldenratiophi, who rocks so much that even the Stanford board ripped off his code) created the ultimate foolproof HTML format for all of us. There are no spaces to remove between the brackets, just copy & paste, fill in what you want, and post reply. Let’s prove that we are the most competitive, intelligent senior class in history and make our posts look pretty, shall we?

Let’s have the best damn official decisions thread ever on CC.

johnfn_1 · March 31, 2009, 5:15pm

Omg i got in!!!

collegebound_91 · March 31, 2009, 5:46pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M: 690 CR: 630 W: 600
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II: Chem: 770 Bio: 720 Math2: 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.56/4.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Ap Chem 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 Ap courses
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):school, community and national awards in academic and service
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):# leadership positions
[] Job/Work Experience: internship with pharmaceutical company
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 400 hrs
[] Summer Activities: college classes, research
[] Essays: I think they were great. Interesting topic, and really personal common app essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec: great
[] Interview: I thought it went well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public top 100
[] Ethnicity: Black and proud
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket:$120K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades (GPA, rank), sat 2
[] Weaknesses: sat1(yikes)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Duke, Columbia, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, UVA[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

Millerl1te · March 31, 2009, 6:01pm

accepted stats later when CC gets fast again.

Dbate · March 31, 2009, 6:05pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (790 CR, 650 M, 630 W)
[] ACT: 34 (36 R, 35 M, 32 E, 31 S)
[] SAT II: Math 2:680, Lit: 710, Bio-M: 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/495
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 English Lang, 5 US History, took Chem and Comp. Sci classes but not the AP tests
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc AB, Bio, Physics B, English Lit, Stats, Economics, Government (All AP)+Health
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): This:[/li]Speech & Debate Awards
10th
State Qualifier in Lincoln Douglas Debate
5th Place Team Texas Forensic League State Tournament
1st place University of Texas Longhorn Classic Tournament
1st Place Aldine Debate Tournament
National Forensic League Distinction Honor
11th
State Qualifier in Lincoln Douglas Debate
State Quarterfinalist Extemporaneous Speaking
3rd Place University Interscholastic League District Extemporaneous Speaking
6th Place National Forensic League District Extemporaneous Speaking
National Forensic League Special Distinction Honor
Science Research Awards
9th
Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award
10th
Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award
Elkins High School Top Chemistry Student Honor
11th
Evaluation of Photon Tunneling Probability by Spatial Variation published by The Society for Amateur Scientists
4th Place American Physics Society-Texas Chapter
Jacobs Engineering Science Research Award
4th Place Science and Engineering Fair of Houston
Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award
Elkins High School Top Chemistry Student Honor

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, Trumpet, Football, Science Research, Parliamentarian for Science Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at Target two summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: None
[] Summer Activities: Target work and research
[] Essays: One essay was about being the only black at science competitions and about identity. The other essay was about faith and evolution.
[] Teacher Recommendation: My debate coach probably was really good, but the other one was probably average
[] Counselor Rec: It was probably about science research (they basically allow us to tell them what to write bc they don’t know us)
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Went really well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Mehcanical Engineering (but will probably switch to Applied Physics)
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 110K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Black+Engineering+Research
[] Strengths: My ACT score and research (sent in my abstract on quantum tunneling)
[] Weaknesses: My grades and rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Idk but I am bummed. I’d like to think that it was God’s will and all. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to everyone else. And congrats to all those accepted. It doesn’t matter I got into YALE!!!

This is the research btw:

9th Quantitative Analysis of Electron Transition in Helium

countryangel926 · March 31, 2009, 5:06pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800R, 720M, 800W
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 740 US History, 720 Lit, 640 Biology-E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98-ish (not sure what that is on a 4.0-scale)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/251
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US Hist, 4 World Hist
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP French, AP Gov & Politics, Humanities Seminar at Queens College, Philosophy 101 at Queens College, gym
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, 1010WINS Tomorrow’s Newsmakers Awards finalist, Empire State School Press Association brozne award, National Latin Exam: Summa Cum Laude
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Newspaper (Co-Editor-in-Chief), NHS (Vice-President), Mentoring Program (Mentor Leader), Archon community service society, TDF Open Doors Program (secretary), Mu Alpha Theta, NYS Science Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: nonpaid internship at local newspaper
[] Volunteer/Community service: 4 years at senior center; various charity walks/events
[] Summer Activities: community service, extensive travel, newspaper internship, Summer@Brown writing course
[] Essays: I thought they were unique, but it’s hard to judge your own writing in cases like this
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never got to read them
[] Counselor Rec: Never got to read it
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Had two alumni interviews. The first went extremely well, and the second went fine.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: competitive public HS
[] Ethnicity: half Asian, half white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: …
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My scores were pretty decent (except for my SAT II Bio score), and my interviewers were very impressed that I know the same computer program used at the Harvard Crimson. Both had been student journalists at Harvard and were intrigued by my journalistic achievements.
[] Weaknesses: SAT II Bio score, and possibly my essays. Again, it’s hard to judge.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I’m just one of those candidates that’s pretty good, but not outstanding? I never expected to even be waitlisted.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Cornell, Vanderbilt, Northeastern, Skidmore, and SUNY Geneseo. Waitlisted at Amherst and Dartmouth. Rejected from Yale SCEA and Princeton.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to everyone else! I will mostly likely make a deposit at either Cornell or Vanderbilt (full tuition honors) and stay on the waitlists of Harvard and Amherst.

alicimoo · March 31, 2009, 5:07pm

:'(

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Cr-700, M-750, W-720; 1450/2170
[] SAT II: MathII-800, BioM-670, BioE-670, Lit-630
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% /381
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology-4, Computer Science A-3
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, Chemistry 2 Honors, US History 2.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Lab Assistant, Hospital Volunteer
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Waived right.
[] Counselor Rec: Waived right.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: First-good, Second-bad…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public exam school, one of best in MA.
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, School rank.
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, second interview.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT IIs, bad second interview.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Georgetown, Tufts, BC, BU, UMass Amherst. Waitlisted at Harvard, Johns Hopkins. Rejected from Yale, Columbia.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m really sad…

Tromboneplayer91 · March 31, 2009, 6:07pm

rejected, check my stats profile if you realllly want to see

soccer318 · March 31, 2009, 6:15pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: CR 720, M 720, W 690
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II: US History 660, Math I 680, Math II 640
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5 student
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None 
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, National Merit commended, National Hispanic Scholar, Wells College 21 Century Leadership Award, Boys State Rep, John Hopkins University Scholarship to Vassar College, University of Albany High Achiever Student of Color award.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 20 credits at Community College, 16 credits at Bard College, 8 Credits at Vassar College[/li]Leadership positions: Founder of Humanitarian Organization at High School, Captain of Soccer and Volleyball teams. Head referee for Community Soccer League
Sports: Varsity Soccer 4yr./Varsity Volleyball 1yr/ Varsity Basketball 1 yr/ JV Basketball 3 yr/ Varsity Baseball 1yr

[] Job/Work Experience: Worked since 10th grade 15 hrs/per week
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, Many hours as volunteer in community,
[] Summer Activities: Work
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: OK
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: small public k-12
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses: small school
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Amherst, Williams and Middlebury[/li][/ul]General Comments:

lookbeyond · March 31, 2009, 5:30pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 CR, 710 M, 770 W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 780 Lit, 780 World History, 750 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang (5), USH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): …lol.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, Church History, World Religions, Honors Econ/Gov’t, independent study of AP Spanish Lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Uh, National Merit Finalist?
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity fencing (captain), environmental volunteering (school recycling manager), Debate Club (founder/co-president), Literary Magazine (editor-in-chief), Art Club (treasurer), NHS, bilingual community production of The Vagina Monologues for charity
[] Job/Work Experience: working at my dad’s office one summer. >.>
[] Volunteer/Community service: assorted environmental/aforementioned vagina-related things.
[] Summer Activities: a bit of volunteering+Girls’ Leadership Workshop 2007, TASP 2008
[] Essays: One was extremely personal and well-written (and I have VERY high standards for my own writing), all about androgyny and my idolization of Eleanor Roosevelt; the supplement was a HUGE risk, but it was unique. I got my friends to write little testimonials saying why I should go to Harvard. They were hilarious.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was absolutely stellar, saying that I was the most amazing human being that she had ever encountered, inside the classroom or out; no idea about the other, but the teacher liked me, so…
[] Counselor Rec: No clue. He’s a nice guy, but I don’t know him that well.
[] Interview: I thought it was a disaster (i.e., I accidentally insulted my interviewer’s hometown, couldn’t answer a simple geography question, and rambled. A. Lot.), but I heard through the grapevine that he was impressed with me?
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York (upstate–well, at least from a NYC/Westchester perspective)
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: coed Catholic, ~900 students.
[] Ethnicity: White.
[] Gender: is a malleable state of mind.
[] Income Bracket: $65k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Does TASP count? Don’t think so.
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Definitely my essays. Plus, though I have fewer APs than a lot of y’all, I’m taking five now, and before this year no one at my school had taken more than three. EVER.
[] Weaknesses: Not having done anything totally extraordinary (i.e., traveled the world, cured cancer, etc.).
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My application was very well-written, I have to say. When I read over it, I definitely got a sense of me coming through. That, and a pinch of luck.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Yale (EA) and Smith; withdrew all otehr apps after Yale.
[/ul]General Comments: Well. This was… unexpected.

squaregirl · March 31, 2009, 5:36pm

Rejected! Hah. Maybe they’ll change their transfer policy? I can always hope!

goldenratiophi · March 31, 2009, 5:38pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR, 800 M, 680 W
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Physics, 700 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/272
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAMO, MOP, USAMTS Silver
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Every single choir, Jazz Band, NRHS (treasurer), piano
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: random church stuff
[] Summer Activities: MOP, Essex
[] Essays: lame
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably good
[] Counselor Rec: dunno
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: I thought it was amazing.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: crappy public
[] Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 60-80k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: math awards, one of two URM MOPpers in the past 10 years.
[] Weaknesses: essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: cause it’s Harvard.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to MIT, Williams, Oberlin, rejected from Yale.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Damn, not even waitlisted. Well good luck/job everyone else!

adj8291 · March 31, 2009, 5:45pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 770 M 710 CR 770 W (790 M on separate sitting)
[] ACT: 35 - 36 M 35 E 35 R 34 S
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math II 800 Chem 730 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank: school doesn’t rank but i’m 3rd/650ish
[] APs: Euro (5), Calc BC (5), Chem (5), English Language (4), US (5), Stats (5)
[] IBs: none
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s (Lit, Phys, Bio, Java), 1 Honors (Engineering Physics)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Math Team (Captain), Science Olympiad (Captain), Varsity Tennis, Copy Editor of School paper, Chicago ARML, Youth Group
[] Job/Work Experience: Engineering internship at NU, Teaching Assistant at Sunday School
[] Essays (subject and responses): OK. Wrote about my chem teacher and my NU engineering internship
[] Teacher Recs: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Interview: amazing (at least I thought it was)
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] State: IL
[] School Type: Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks: None I can think of
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: Classes taken, Grades, ACT
[] Weaknesses: SAT, Community service, that “hook”
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Tons of other smart kids just like me applied.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted WUSTL, UC Berkeley, UIUC/Rejected MIT, Stanford
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

Ace2209 · March 31, 2009, 5:45pm

** Harvard University **
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 780 US History, 750 Physics, 740 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5
[] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest possible, 4 APs, the rest Honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing of note.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Very involved in politics/water conservation out here in Colorado. Have authored and passed legislation, work in the state capitol, and held high leadership positions on the McCain/RNC 2008 campaign. Other stuff like Mock Trial, Class President, etc.
[] Essays: Pretty good I thought
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: From a friend in the Colorado House of Representatives
[] Interview: Went very well
[li] Number of Interviews?: 1[/li]
[/ul]Other [ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):** Colorado! **
[li] School Type: Medium Private[/li][] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Pretty unique ECs I guess. Nothing else.[/li]
[/ul] Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, stats
[] Weaknesses: Couple of Bs first Trimester senior year, but brought up to As by second trimester. Thought essay was just alright.
[] Why you think you were accepted: Geography, unique activities.
[] Where else?: Accepted: Duke, Penn (Wharton), Dartmouth, Georgetown, UNC, William & Mary, University of Colorado. Waitlisted: Princeton, Amherst. Rejected: Yale (Deferred)
[/ul]General Comments: I really can’t believe it. Good luck everybody! Go Crimson!

silversuz1 · March 31, 2009, 6:46pm

I accidently posted in the 2012 thread…

ACCEPTED!!! ACCEPTED!!! ACCEPTED!!! ACCEPTED!!!

Stats:
• SAT: CR: 730, M: 800, W: 760
• SAT II: Math II C: 800, Korean (with Listening): 800, Latin: 740 , Biology (M): 790, U.S. History: 760
• ACT: N/A
• GPA: UW: 4.0, W: 4.36
• Rank: 1/ 350
• Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP/IB [5]: U.S. History [5], Biology <a href=“Self%20Study:%20Psychology%20and%20English%20Language,%20will%20take%20in%20May%202009”>5</a>
• Senior Course Load: AP English Literature, Physics CP (Don’t offer any other level), Orchestra, AP Micro-economics (semester), AP-Macroeconomics (semester), AP-Government (semester)
• College courses: Pre-Calculus, Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Tennis I, Tennis II, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Latin I, Latin II, Latin III, Latin IV, Chemistry (101), Philosophy, Psychology, Physical Anthropology, Physics III (Total 65 Credit Units)

I’m taking Physics III and Latin IV right now, so I didn’t send that info to Harvard…

Subjective
• Essays: I thought they were good. For Harvard, I sent an additional one about how I came to become interested in researching stem cells, one about how I came to learn violin by myself, and my second one about my experiences as a simultaneous translator and how it made me realize how thankful I was to my parents.
• Teacher Recs: One was really short (only one page), and the other was basically a list of all the things that were in my application already.
• Counselor Rec: Really really good. My counselor told them I was the best student he had ever seen in his whole 25 years of teaching and how I would be such a great addition to the school, and all that other good stuff about my sociability, etc.
• Supplement Information (Y/N): Y—an extra essay, as mentioned above, and a recommendation from a former Texan Representative to the House of Representatives (who was under consideration for Navy Secretary and is an alumnus of my high school).
• Interview: AMAZING.
• Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nobel Prize? lol not that far, but I am low income.

Personal
• Location: Ridgecrest (a small desert town near Death Valley)
• High School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Female
• Applied for Financial Aid: Yes

Other
• Extracurricular: Simultaneous Translator [4]
Varsity Tennis (first singles) [2]
Key Club (secretary for two years) [4]
Church Orchest*ra (Concert Mistress for all four years) [4]
Master Pianist at Church [4]
Associated Student Body (Student Government Class Vice President) [1]
Orchestra [4]
Newswriting (News Editor for three years, Copy Editor one year) [4]

• Awards:
National Merit Finalist, Honor Roll (awarded by Key Club International), Who’s Who Among High School Students, National Honor Society member, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (2007), California Interscholastic Federation Qualification Award in the sport of Tennis (2007,2008), Solo/Ensemble Festival Superior Rating (on violin), Gates Millennium Scholars Program Nominee, Gary Haugen Tournament 1st Place in Women’s Singles, Girls State Nominee

bicyclekick · March 31, 2009, 6:48pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 CR: 710 M: 700 W: 790
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: USH: 790 Chem: 770 MathII: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/190
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs 1 Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): various sports, community service, volunteering, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: one
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mount Sinai Medical Center Volunteer, school stuff
[] Summer Activities: volunteering/sports
[] Essays: i thought they were good
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: good
[] Interview: eh
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public noncompetitive
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: none lol
[] Weaknesses: EC’s among other things
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: its harvard
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected by yale and brown, waitlisted at princeton, upenn, and columbia[/li][/ul]General Comments:

llpitch · March 31, 2009, 6:49pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (690CR, 780M, 710W, 10E)
[] ACT: 34 (34E, 35M, 34R, 33S, 10E)
[] SAT II: 780 Math2, 770 World History, 660 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 / 247
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s: World Hist, Statistics, Psychology (self studied), Comp Gov (self studied) 4s: Eng Lang, Physics B, Euro Hist. 2009 AP Exams: Calc BC (self studying BC), Econ (self studying both), Bio, US Hist, Eng Lit
[] Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Calc AB, Spanish 3, AP Lit, AP Biology, APUSH (online)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really. Just AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Clarinet Section Leader, OBDA Select Band, Hawaii Honor Band twice, 7 years), Marching Band (Clarinet Section Leader, Hawaii All State Marching Band, Marched Rose Parade twice: 2006 and 2009), Mu Alpha Theta (Co-President senior year), Academic WorldQuest (Founder and Team Captain of the 4th/65 place team in Hawaii), NHS, Interact
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Just NHS and Interact
[] Summer Activities: Summer classes, band camp, I moved between my Soph and Junior years. 
[] Essays: Decent I guess. Nothing amazing.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One said I was best student of career, other was good.
[] Counselor Rec: Didnt read; probably good
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah, but probably not getting any
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Half White, Half Filipino
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Navy brat…not like thats even a hook lol.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT, Rank, AP scores, location
[] Weaknesses: SAT II’S! I submitted SAT2’s to Harvard and Princeton, Waitlist and reject. I withheld from Stanford and Yale, accepted. Extracurriculars, volunteer work, summers, essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Solid academics[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratz Class of 2013! I got into Yale and Stanford today (reject at Princeton my number 1 =[) so I doubt I’ll be taking a spot on the waitlist.

senioritis09 · March 31, 2009, 6:49pm

Decision: Accepted
I am soooooo happy…
Thank you God…

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 780 Reading 800 Math 800 Writing
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math IIC 800 Chemistry 800 Korean w/ List
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 English Lang 5 AP Calc BC 5 APUSH 5 Bio 5 Music Theory 5 Physics B 5 Euro 4 Chem
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Macroecon/Govt
AP Physics C
AP Enviro
AP English Lit
DE Multivariable Calculus/ Differential Equations
AP Spanish Lang
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]USAMO Semi-finalist
USABO Semi-finalist
Mu Alpha Theta Competitions
National Science Bowl
etc

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Great
[] Teacher Recommendation: One good, one bad
[] Counselor Rec: horrible
[] Additional Rec: amazing!
[] Interview: it went really well. The doctor loved me.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Rock band
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Rock band, community service, musical talent
[] Weaknesses: typical asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Cornell, UPenn, Columbia
Rejected: Yale, Princeton
Waitlisted: Emory

Me_pomegranate · March 31, 2009, 5:51pm

Rejected

Stats:
SAT Reading: 710
SAT Math: 720
SAT Writing: 650
SAT Total: 2080
SAT II: BioM-800, MathI-720, USH-650
TOEFL (if applicable):
ACT (if applicable):31
AP/IB taken/scores: Bio5, USH4
GPA weighted (if applicable): 99.92
GPA unweighted:97.9
Rank or % estimate (if applicable): 2/124
Academic Awards: George eastman young leaders award (fairly minor), NHS, a couple of "student of the month"s
Extra Curricular Activities: TONS of soccer - Varsity since freshman, Premier since 10 yr old - marching band, concert band 1st-chair bass clarinet, chess team co-captain, scholastic bowl, ski-club

Subjective:
Essays: 1 VERY unique about me, basically an argument through metaphor (see my name); 1 deep/serious about the death of two of my friends
Teacher Rec #1: better than anyone elses no doubt- this man is a genius
Teacher Rec #2: good
Additional Rec: yes- it was ok
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): NOPE

Location:
State or Country: USA
School Type: i guess we are a decent public, but i think we are crappy
Ethnicity:White
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: NO
Recruited Yes/No: no

Strengths: Interview, passionate ECs, Essays, 1st teacher Rec, GPA, Class Rank
Weaknessess: Test scores, Community Service

Comments: i really thought i had a chance, but i guess my scores are just too low because i just don’t know what else i could have done besides get them up

nice job to those accepted

Mine_Is_Different · March 31, 2009, 7:02pm

My bro got rejected :(

760 CR 750 M 710 W
4.2 W 3.95 UW
11/600
Lots of awards in music
Black Male

sorry didnt use the format but too lazy…im utterly shocked…i thought he was a shoo-in

looks like hes headed to UMD like his older bro!

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