The Official Harvard University 2013 Decisions Thread

sartorialiste · March 31, 2009, 6:03pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800/800/800 E11
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800/800/800 Math II, Literature, US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97, ~97 on my school’s 100-pt scale
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/425
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), World History (5), European History (5), US History (5), Physics B (5), Statistics (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Macro, AP US Government, AP Psychology, AP Literature, AP Environmental Science
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st in big national essay contest, NMF, TASP Finalist (idk if this counts)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Creative Writing (some minor awards, but this is my huge passion and I sent in a supplement); Science Olympiad (officer for 2 years, 16 medals at time of app, led team to Nationals, organized local tournament, coded website, etc…); Art (lessons for 4 years, sent in suppplement); Model UN; NHS; Beta; MARC Youth Leadership Program
[] Job/Work Experience: couple of months at Kumon, restaurant since June 08
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours with NHS/Beta
[] Summer Activities: UChicago summer session, trip for aforementioned essay contest, work
[] Essays: Common App - my love for writing from the perspective of a younger self; Harvard - how a medical condition affected my view of the world
[] Teacher Recommendation: should’ve both been great
[] Counselor Rec: very positive but not very informative
[] Additional Rec: from boss at work
[] Interview: fantastic. my interviewer said a billion times that she thought I’d be perfect for Harvard and avowed to write me a great report.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150k-200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: numbers for sure, but I think more distinctively might be my abilities in writing and art
[] Weaknesses: lack of leadership positions, lack of substantial awards for some big ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I made the most convincing case for myself that I could, but didn’t have quite enough substance to back it up.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: UGA, UChicago, Penn
Waitlisted: Stanford, Columbia
Rejected: Yale, Princeton
[/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to everyone who did get in! Today was a bit of a disappointing day, but I’ll get over it. Crossing my fingers for the waitlist, but otherwise not expecting anything.

sev1991 · March 31, 2009, 6:04pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 780CR, 800M, 750W
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 790BioM 740Spanish 760French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): -
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: i really liked them
[] Teacher Recommendation: one great, one good
[] Counselor Rec: so-so
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: average
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Switzerland
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: not so much
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: too much on shock to understand why
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

I’ll edit this post later - too excited to do anything but cry and scream ;-)

hookem168 · March 31, 2009, 6:08pm

Rejected. ■■■.

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 M, 750 CR, 760 W (2270)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 800 Lit, 740 Math 2, WH…unspeakable.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/34 (lol)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): not offered, but a self-studied 5 on Eng Lit
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: toughest available
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Finalist…15th Nationally in NFL Oratory
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate/Theatre/Mock Trial/Varsity Basketball
[] Job/Work Experience: typical teenage restaurant jobs
[] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours tutoring the underprivileged
[] Summer Activities: See “job” and “volunteer work”
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Same
[] Counselor Rec: Same
[] Additional Rec: Same
[] Interview: Same
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Private (tiny)
[] Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: No idea. Well-rounded?
[] Weaknesses: Standout ECs and stats.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I suck at life.
[/ul]General Comments: Sorry for the late post, I got rejected at Harvard, Yale, AND Princeton. I’ve been crying for 2 hours.

danr74 · March 31, 2009, 6:10pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 M: 730 CR: 780 W: 1500/2280
[] ACT:36
[] SAT II:790 Chem 780 Math II 760 US Hist
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97/100 (school doesn’t weight)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/230
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5’s on US, Euro, & Chem; 4 on Lang; Taking BC Calc, Lit, Spanish, Bio, Econ, & Physics C this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:6 AP’s, see above
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NMF, Pres. Scholards candidate, National Chemistry Olympiad Finalist, Yale Book Award, bunch of other local & regional awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Treasurer), Varsity Club, Math League (Captain), varsity lacrosse
[] Job/Work Experience:Been working for 4 years as a cashier at a grocery store
[] Volunteer/Community service:400+ hours, mostly during an annual summer church mission trip
[] Summer Activities:church mission trip, medical research internship, summer college courses
[] Essays: pretty good i thought
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 excellent- best student ever, etc. & 1 pretty good
[] Counselor Rec:Great, very specific, unlike the majority of the ones written at large highschools
[] Additional Rec:n/a
[] Interview:excellent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[] Country (if international applicant):n/a
[] School Type:top 100 public school
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket:low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:good test scores, grades, ec’s, and just generally a strong, well-rounded app
[] Weaknesses:no hook i guess
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:2000/29000=7%
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted: Dartmouth, Penn, BC honors; Waitlisted: JHU, WUSTL[/li][/ul]General Comments: congrats acceptees

southeasttitan · March 31, 2009, 7:11pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (780 CR, 620 M, 780 W)
[] SAT II: 780 Lit, 750 M, 650 CR
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/450
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish 4, USH 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 courses at Macalester College, AP Calc, AP Human Geography, independent projects in English, Newspaper
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2008 Davidson Fellow for Literature
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Award-winning newspaper, Editor-in-Chief
Varsity soccer (not recruited)
State-ranked Quiz Bowl team
[] Job/Work Experience: Loft Literary Center teen council
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours, Head Start literacy program
[] Summer Activities: Soccer, volunteering, writing
[] Essays: I’m a writer, so probably my strongest suit. Wrote about my favorite passage from my book and my dog.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Best in my career, etc.
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Dull and nondescript, but good, I guess.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Literature
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] School Type: Inner-city public
[] Ethnicity: White. I know, what?
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $40,000/year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Davidson Fellowship?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Davidson Fellowship, essays, being from the city.
[] Weaknesses: Math!
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Yale, Northwestern, Macalester College, waitlisted Princeton, WashU, Boston College (lawl), denied Brwon
[/ul]General Comments: ***??? I can’t believe this!!! Harvard or Yale???

kasiiaaa · March 31, 2009, 7:13pm

**Decision: WAITLISTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2090 (770 M, 690 W, 630 CR)
[] SAT IIs: 780 Bio, 720 Chem, 710 Math II
[] ACT: 35 (35E, 35M, 36R, 34S, 31W)
[] APs: Bio 5, Chem 4, Eng Lang 4. This year: Physics B + C Mechanics, Eng Lit, Calc AB, Psych
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 101% Weighted, around 97-98% unweighted
[] Rank: 2/607
[] Other stats: a few awards, national merit commended, public speaking awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: mostly dance/community service related. Really not super extensive.
[] Job/Work Experience: Bakery cashier and tutor
[] Essays (subject and responses): common app was about overcoming the need to be perfect, also an additional essay on my dance experience
[] Teacher Recs: excellent
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Applied on: like a few days before?
[] Hook (if any): Polish immigrant
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[] Ethnicity: Polish
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to those accepted. That’s all I really have to say lol.

DwightEisenhower · March 31, 2009, 6:21pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 780 M, 800 W –> 2380
[] ACT: not taken
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Bio, 730 Math I, 730 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/286
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC(5),Calc AB(5),Euro Hist(5), US Govt (5), English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: Independent study called Calculus 5, AP English Lit, AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Spanish, AP US History, Ethics(1/2), Western Philosophy(1/2)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit finalist?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (President), Haven from Hunger program (Chairman), Chess Club (Vice President / Co-Founder), Youth Group Student Leader, tour guide stuff, freshman orientation stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Dunkin’ Donuts, summer camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: church-related stuff, plus the aforementioned Haven from Hunger
[] Summer Activities: see job/work experience
[] Essays: they were okay i think, i wrote about how i used to be a superficial leader and i learned how to…not be a superficial leader.
[] Teacher Recommendation: positive?
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read it
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: I had 2. the first one went well, the second one went very well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Cath-lick
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <40,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): i don’t think i had any. maybe my income contributes to “socioeconomic diversity?” i dont even know if harvard considers income.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: leadership positions. scores, being a cool guy
[] Weaknesses: no major awards, being a white male from Massachusetts applying to Harvard
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: divine providence and hard work in high school
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at yale, tufts, BC, BU, amherst, dartmouth, georgetown…waitlisted at brown and princeton[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone, accepted or not. You will all find a sweet college.

Pevee · March 31, 2009, 7:22pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 760CR, 790M, 700W

ACT: -
SAT II: 750USH 750Chem 800Math
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00, 4.85 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): becoming 1 of 556
AP (place score in parenthesis): HumanGeog, Chem, Stats, Euro Hist, USHist, Psych, Calc BC (all 5), Eng Lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: Macro and microecon, comparative and US gov. Eng Lit. Multivariable Calc, Linear Alg. Diff. Equation
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interact Club (school club president 3 years, president of district), math club (president), CSF (vp and presd), V XC, JV Swim, Model UN, Academic league (3 years)

Job/Work Experience: tutor
Volunteer/Community service: lots of hours
Summer Activities: AIDS hospice/orphanage
Essays: i really liked them
Teacher Recommendation: awesome
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: great
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): California!!

Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: not that much
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): moved here alone from Thailand at the beginning of freshman year. Parents live in Thailand. I live here with my mom’s friend.
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: My hook story. leadership.

Weaknesses: sat scores. not that great at sports
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i don’t want to think about it.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UCI, UCSD,UCLA, UCB (regents), Williams, UChicago, MIT, Columbia
Rejected: Princeton, Yale
Waitlisted: Cornell, Stanford, UPenn
</code></pre>

General Comments: This has all been a roller coaster ride. You’ll never know what’s waiting for you at the next turn. Best of luck to you all!

skyraptor · March 31, 2009, 6:25pm

auggh…got wait-listed for harvard…

I suppose that’s better than being rejected…

jiess · March 31, 2009, 6:28pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M 770 CR 720 W 640
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math I 740 Lit 700 Bio-E 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Full Diploma
[] Senior Year Course Load: ^ Gnarly
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Triple varsity athelete, tournament standings, team captain, junior team coach, 20 h/week training with ex-national coach, founded a club team; Piano, grade 9, regional awards, scholarship ; Accordion, grade 8; Visual art, subject awards, sent supp. letter, internship
[] Job/Work Experience: yes - used savings from three years to move out to train with said coach
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots of hours (Best Buddies, English tutoring, piano teacher, art festivals/music festivals - LOTS); founded a service organization targetting adolescent immigrants/volatile family dynamics with the national Center for Addiction and Mental Health + U of Toronto sociologist,
[] Summer Activities: Internship, training, painting
[] Essays: horrible
[] Teacher Recommendation: waived
[] Counselor Rec: waived
[] Additional Rec: (nice) peer recs sent to remedy my horrible essays
[] Interview: DISASTROUS. I just came out of a long-time sickness/hospital stay.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Grade 9,10 - large, public, meh; Grade 11,12 - Private/competitive
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <100 000 Canadian… how much in US$?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 12 schools in 12 years, first-gen immigrant, tear-jerking life story. tear-jerking? tear-jerking.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: …
[] Weaknesses: see this post
[] Why you think you were rejected: the 29000 other applicants ;D
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected/wait-listed by every American school. I think it’s my essays or the fact that my school’s sent 10+ people to Ivies and I look like ** compared to them.
[/ul]General Comments: The fact that this process - these twelve years - not just the applications - is over feels… strange. That it should end with so many rejections is… I feel numb.

23hevfalub23 · March 31, 2009, 7:29pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: 760, 720, 550!
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 of 460
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,4,3,3,3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Senior, Sophomore, and Freshman Class President
Beta President (10,11,12)
Spanish National Honor Society Vice President (11,12)
etc…
[] Job/Work Experience: Yep. Just at a pediatric office and at an ice cream shop
[] Volunteer/Community service: A good bit
[] Summer Activities: work, chillin
[] Essays: on growing up black in a society that measures intelligence on a scale of whiteness
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: principal-good
[] Interview: went very well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public (semi-competitive)
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 250k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy, URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: hooks
[] Weaknesses: probably ACT??
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who wants to upset alumni?
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Duke, Tech; Waitlisted: Yale[/li][/ul]General Comments: Can’t wait to meet everyone who got in! I extend my commiserations to those who did not.

jiess · March 31, 2009, 6:29pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M 770 CR 720 W 640
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math I 740 Lit 700 Bio-E 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Full Diploma
[] Senior Year Course Load: ^ Gnarly
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Triple varsity athelete, tournament standings, team captain, junior team coach, 20 h/week training with ex-national coach, founded a club team; Piano, grade 9, regional awards, scholarship ; Accordion, grade 8; Visual art, subject awards, sent supp. letter, internship
[] Job/Work Experience: yes - used savings from three years to move out to train with said coach
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots of hours (Best Buddies, English tutoring, piano teacher, art festivals/music festivals - LOTS); founded a service organization targetting adolescent immigrants/volatile family dynamics with the national Center for Addiction and Mental Health + U of Toronto sociologist,
[] Summer Activities: Internship, training, painting
[] Essays: horrible
[] Teacher Recommendation: waived
[] Counselor Rec: waived
[] Additional Rec: (nice) peer recs sent to remedy my horrible essays
[] Interview: DISASTROUS. I just came out of a long-time sickness/hospital stay.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Grade 9,10 - large, public, meh; Grade 11,12 - Private/competitive
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <100 000 Canadian… how much in US$?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 12 schools in 12 years, first-gen immigrant, tear-jerking life story. tear-jerking? tear-jerking.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: …
[] Weaknesses: see this post
[] Why you think you were rejected: It’s not me. It’s the 29000 other applicants… =)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected/wait-listed by every American school. I think it’s my essays or the fact that my school’s sent 10+ people to Ivies and I look like ** compared to them.
[/ul]General Comments: It’s over. Not just applications. Grade school. It’s been 12 years guys - no matter if you’re accepted/rejected/waitlisted, the fact that you applied to Harvard means you made damn good use of these 12 years. Congrats, all of you. We’re the epic class of 2013.

TheWerg · March 31, 2009, 7:29pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 CR, 740 M, 800 W)
[] SAT II: 2400 (Math 2, Lit, USH)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/540
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (5), Environmental Science (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Six APs.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF?[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, Academic Decathlon, Model UN, SciFi Club. Leadership/success in all.
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked on a house with my dad one summer.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Didn’t put any down.
[] Summer Activities: AcaDec summer school/aforementioned work.
[] Essays: Excellent Common App, dunno about supplemental.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One great, one generic.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: Meh.[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Poor, crappy public.
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic Jew.
[] Gender: Male.
[] Income Bracket: 100k.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, pretty much canceled out by Jewishness though.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, stuff that doesn’t come across on my app.
[] Weaknesses: ECs, especially community service.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: There were other people better than I was, of course.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Duke, Williams, Amherst, USC, Cal, UCLA. Rejected at Yale and Princeton and probably Stanford.[/ul]

General Comments: Congrats everyone who got in! You guys are amazing. Maybe I’ll have the good fortune to join you, if I get lucky and decide to. Those who were rejected, you’ll find your way.

Canadianftw · March 31, 2009, 6:30pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR680, M800, W740
[li] SAT II: MII800, Chem800, Phys750, Fre w/ L 660[/li][li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98%[/li][li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%[/li][li] IB (place score in parenthesis): Total: 44/45[/li][list]
[li] Math HL: 7[/li][] Physics HL: 7
[] Chem HL: 7
[] English HL: 7
[] History SL: 7
[] French SL: 6
[] TOK/EE: 3
[/ul]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: full IB + one non-IB course[/li][li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][ul]
[] Top 1% in national math contests, including a perfect score
[] Top 1% in national chem contest
[] 2x MusicFest Nationals Gold
[/ul]
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[list]
[] School Concert Bands (Council Events Coordinator and Percussion section leader)
[] Piano: 9 years
[] Student Executive Council (Treasurer)
[] Track and Field/Cross Country teams (athlete/coach)
[] Relay for Life (Finance Chair) - raised $44000 in the first year
[] School Yearbook (Editor and page designer)
[] Duke of Edinburgh award (School leader)
[/ul]
[] Job/Work Experience: Kumon
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours[/li][li] Summer Activities:[/li][ul]
[] 2006: Teaching English in China
[] 2007: Canadian Math Society National Camp
[] 2008: Harvard SSP
[/ul]
[li] Essays: not good enough apparently[/li][li] Teacher Recommendation: good[/li][li] Counselor Rec: “I would not hesitate to identify him as one of my top students in my career.”[/li][li] Additional Rec: awesome[/li][li] Interview: I had better ones, I had worse ones.[/li][/list]Other[ul]
[li] Country (if international applicant): Canada[/li][li] School Type: Public, ranked 3rd in the country[/li][li] Ethnicity: Asian[/li][li] Gender: Male[/li][li] Income Bracket: middle class[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Strengths: none apparently[/li][li] Weaknesses: everything[/li][li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I suck[/li][li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected everywhere[/li][/ul]General Comments: bleh

Nocturne · March 31, 2009, 7:31pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800/800/800/12/80
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 U.S. History, 800 Mathematics Level II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of about 200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5, self-studied), Statistics (5, self-studied), Psychology (5, sort of self-studied), Calculus BC (5), U.S. History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Strongest in school history
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Foundation Award for Advanced Placement
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Major leadership in six, more minor in another six, started or aided in starting three
[] Job/Work Experience: Some freelance work, later a position in IT
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 400 hours
[] Summer Activities: Nothing too expensive
[] Essays: I wish Harvard didn’t want its app a month earlier than everyone else…
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Probably great
[] Interview: TERRIBLE
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Region (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[] School Type: Public, about 1000 students
[] Ethnicity: Did not report (Caucasian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Likely not
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Everything but essays (earlier versions than other schools) and interview (interviewer expected me to be some sort of celebrity and kept throwing me off-guard with vaguely demeaning questions – this was my only college interview that was not great).
[] Weaknesses: Essays, interview.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, interview.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: MIT, Caltech, Penn, Chicago, Northwestern, Case, Rochester. Waitlisted: Harvard, WashU. Rejected: N/A.
[/ul]General Comments: I looks like a large number of people were wait-listed, based on the admittedly sporadic responses. Given this year’s unpredictability, this is not surprising.

confused_vnese · March 31, 2009, 6:32pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 780 M, 800 WR
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 780 M2, 760 M1, 740 Ch, 730 Ph
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Counselor estimated top 2% i think
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: GCE A level candidate: Math Physics Chem History, English, History honors (prediction straight As)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None too spectacular. No sciency olympiads. 1 international writing award 1st prize, Singapore odyssey of the mind etc.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
See my post in the Georgetown forum. For super-detailed, find my post in the Yale forum dated 16 Dec :)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. Got more than 90% but i’ve got better offers.
[] Intended Major: Political science
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Vietnam
[] School Type: In Singapore - large public. Very competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Combined total 8k per annum
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 4 years high school in Singapore on full scholarship and all the life experiences i got. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think i have a certain level of maturity that may not seem obvious from the way i look, and is definitely not something many 18 year olds have. I have a rather well-rounded profile, with major awards in both sciences and social sciences. I know what i want and i do well at it. I also have a personality. I’m quite funny in person and i know how to make conversations. 
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Highlight the well-roundedness. My focus now is definitely on politics/history and english.
[] Weaknesses: I’ve heard that you need intl olympiad prizes for H and i only had one writing competition to my name. I don’t think i’m anything spectacular though. Seriously.
[] Why you think you were accepted: I dont know! Its all a mystery My interviewer gave me a heads up tt ONE of the committee members was voting for me two weeks ago, that was pretty funny. He was an awesome person and his report for me was (in his own word) terrific.
[li] Where else were you accepted: Princeton (likely), Yale (EA), Columbia (likely), Dartmouth (likely), Georgetown SFS. Those are all that i applied for during RD round, withdrew the rest after EA decision.[/ul][/li]
General Comments: I don’t know! I’m really overwhelmed. I woke up at three AM (its 630 where i’m at) awaiting H’s decision only. It was quite nerve wracking but ultimately very satisfying. Now its the time to decide!

hopeforcollege · March 31, 2009, 7:34pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR, 770 M, 770 W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Physics, 740 Chem 710 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98+
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 41/538
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats 5, Physics B 5, US History 5, Music Theory 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Toughest
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Martial arts with many awards, club vp, community service
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: disaster relief, american cancer society shop
Summer Activities: practicing martial arts, volunteering
Essays: pbly lame
Teacher Recommendation: pbly lame
Counselor Rec: pbly lame
Additional Rec: Very Good
Interview: Very Good.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity:
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, relatives attended Harvard
Reflection
Strengths: Passion, URM
Weaknesses: essays, lack of conforming to the system (didnt start a small business just for college or get leadership position in some reputable looking community thing) thus not looking good on paper
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: didnt conform to the system, thus not looking good on paper
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected from Yale, Princeton, Wharton, Stanford, MIT (all bad x_x)
General Comments: Not even waitlisted =(

churchill1990 · March 31, 2009, 7:36pm

Decision: REJECTED

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT: 2300 superscored (770 m, 760 CR, 770 w)
[]SAT IIs: 760 Math 1, 730 French, 710 Math 2
[]ACT: 32 (didn’t send)
[]GPA: 3.89 unweighted
[]Rank: School doesn’t rank[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[]Essays: Overall excellent. I thought it was the highlight of my application - Common App was a synthesis of morality vs. artistic expression during a theatre production I was in, Supplement described my passion for French and an experience I had while studying abroad
[]Teacher Rec: Didn’t read, but I chose teachers that like me
[]Counselor Rec: Same as above
[]Hook (if any): None whatsoever[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[]State or Country: WA
[]School Type: Very small independent private
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[]major strength/weakness: Strength: Essays, test scores Weakness: G.P.A, my music supplement possibly
[li]why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: Crapshoot to begin with…sort of disappointing but it was rather expected. [/ul][/li]
General Comments: Meh…who needs Harvard? Congratulations to everyone who got accepted!

Canadianftw · March 31, 2009, 6:46pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR680, M800, W740 (total: 2220)
[li] SAT II: MII800, Chem800, Phys750, Fre w/ L 660[/li][li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98%[/li][li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%[/li][li] IB (place score in parenthesis): Total: 44/45[/li][list]
[li] Math HL: 7[/li][] Physics HL: 7
[] Chem HL: 7
[] English HL: 7
[] History SL: 7
[] French SL: 6
[] TOK/EE: 3
[/ul]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: full IB + one non-IB course[/li][li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][ul]
[] Top 1% in national math contests, including a perfect score
[] Top 1% in national chem contest
[] 2x MusicFest Nationals Gold
[/ul]
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[list]
[] School Concert Bands (Council Events Coordinator and Percussion Section Leader)
[] Piano: 9 years
[] Student Executive Council (Treasurer)
[] Track and Field/Cross Country teams (Athlete/coach)
[] Relay for Life (Finance Chair) - raised $44000 in the first year
[] School Yearbook (Editor and page designer)
[] Duke of Edinburgh award (School leader)
[/ul]
[] Job/Work Experience: Kumon
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours[/li][li] Summer Activities:[/li][ul]
[] 2006: Teaching English in China
[] 2007: Canadian Math Society National Camp
[] 2008: Harvard SSP
[/ul]
[li] Essays: not good enough apparently[/li][li] Teacher Recommendation: good[/li][li] Counselor Rec: “I would not hesitate to identify him as one of my top students in my career.”[/li][li] Additional Rec: awesome[/li][li] Interview: I had better ones, I had worse ones.[/li][/list]Other[ul]
[li] Country (if international applicant): Canada[/li][li] School Type: Public, ranked 3rd in the country[/li][li] Ethnicity: Asian[/li][li] Gender: Male[/li][li] Income Bracket: middle class[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Strengths: none apparently[/li][li] Weaknesses: everything[/li][li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I suck[/li][li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected everywhere[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’ve never felt so worthless

Jessephen · March 31, 2009, 7:48pm

Decision: Waitlisted

For Daughter

[] SAT I (breakdown):R 670; W690; M 780
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II:MB 800 USH 710 MII710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/214
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5,4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:4 AP; 1 honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):4 years field hockey, varsity X3 (captain Gr 12); 4 years basketball, 3 varsity (captain X2); 1 year JV softball; 3 years varsity track (captain X2), NHS X2 years pres senior year; class VP X3 years
[] Job/Work Experience:winters coach basketball; summer 30 hours/wk receptionist
[] Volunteer/Community service:Church youth group, NHS stuff
[] Summer Activities:work
[] Essays:Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation:great
[] Counselor Rec:great
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:great
[/ul]Other[ul]Science award X 2 years;
[] State (if domestic applicant):MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:small public - very few Ivy admitted (maybe one every couple of years)
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:F
[] Income Bracket:150K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:GPA/rank
[] Weaknesses:SATs, volunteer work
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted Amherst, Providence College (full tuition), RPI, Conn Coll, Stonehill. Waitlist: Harvard, Wesleyan Rejected: Brown, Dartmouth[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to all who applied

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