The Official Harvard University 2013 Decisions Thread

anissa · March 31, 2009, 7:50pm

Pick one:
Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M:720 CR:760 W:750
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: French w/ Listening:800, US History:720, Lit:690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/~350
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov & Politics (5) from soph year, tons more this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: pretty intense… have to make up some NC state requirements since I was in France last year though
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): year abroad in Orl

174IQPartier · March 31, 2009, 7:51pm

Waitlisted by Harvard, I’ll post stats later.

mattos90 · March 31, 2009, 6:52pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 W 760 CR 770 M
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 750 Math II 740 Physics 750 Spanish 800 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5s: Euro History, US History, Spanish Lang., Calc BC, Physics B
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, Multivariable Calc, Physics C: Mechanics, AP English Lit, AP Art History, Astronomy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chief Investment Officer of an options-trading firm, competitive policy debater, various math/science competitions, editor of Spanish newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: Above
[] Volunteer/Community service: not very much
[] Summer Activities: Debate camp, work
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them but expect they were good
[] Counselor Rec: Very good; he’s quite fond of me
[] Additional Rec: Debate coach
[] Interview: Went very well; interviewer and I had a lot of mutual interests that we talked about
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: top private
[] Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jew
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: upper
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Work experience[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]

[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

cinnamon9724 · March 31, 2009, 6:55pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 W, 790 M, 760 CR
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 750 Chem, 750 World History, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): newspaper (eic), badminton (#1 singles), class board (secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: marketing survey place for a year
[] Volunteer/Community service: a ton, don’t feel like going into detail
[] Summer Activities: repaired homes for needy
[] Essays: ok
[] Teacher Recommendation: don’t see
[] Counselor Rec: ditto
[] Additional Rec: very nice
[] Interview: didn’t go so well
[/ul]Other[list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: chemical engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Got into Brown so don’t care!!!

randomnerdz · March 31, 2009, 6:59pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M: 780; CR: 760; W: 800 (12E)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Lit: 740, US History: 760, Math II: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/570
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APHG (5), CHEMISTRY (4), USHISTORY (4), SPANISH LANGUAGE (4), STATISTICS (4), ENGLISH LANGUAGE (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several state, national, and international writing (poetry) awards.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extra Curriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Interact Community Service Club (President)
Model Organization of American States (President)
Student Council (Student Body Executive)
Literary Magazine (Editor-in-Chief)
Business Professionals of America
UIL Literary Criticism & Ready Writing
Varsity Orchestra
Interfaith Club (Secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: I worked at a calling center last summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteered as a Research Assistant for two Psychology Professors last summer. I have hundreds of service hours and organize many youth and community action/activist projects.
[] Summer Activities: Calling Center, Research Assistant
[] Essays: How I promote human rights/activism with Interact; My beard – and how it’s taught me that no stereotype can constrain me; Why creativity is fundamental to my life.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1st- It was good. Not as good as it should have been.
2nd- It was positive, but my teacher obviously didn’t edit it. It was replete with grammar and factual mistakes.
[] Counselor Rec: Wonderful
[] Additional Rec: Interact Club Sponsor-Glowing; I’m one of her favorite students from the past 21 years
[] Interview Off Campus: My interviewer and I really bonded, even though he was majorly conservative. We talked about the feminist movement.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Gender Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:My essays were very, very creative. I spent a lot of time on them. I am ridiculously active in my school. I dream big. I write poetry pretty well, I suppose.
[] Weaknesses: Teacher Recommendations, Ethnicity…
[] Why you think you were rejected: I was deferred early and now this. Harvard just hates me, I suppose…even though I CLEARLY expressed my love for it.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Columbia, Amherst, Williams, Grinnell, Tufts, UT; Waitlisted: Stanford, Princeton, Brown; Rejected: Harvard, Yale[/li][/ul]General Comments: I figured this would happen

royz213 · March 31, 2009, 8:08pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 800 Math 760 W 800 Composite 2360
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: World History 770 Biology M 800 Math II 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of c. 515
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (4), English Lang (5), Biology (5), Psychology (5), Calc AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC AP, English Lit AP, Physics B AP, Chem AP, Gov/Econ
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS Finalist, AP Scholar, Various Debate/MUN Awards, Science Olympiad Bronze and Silver Medals
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (President and Vice President), Science Bowl (President and Vice President), KEY Club (Vice President and Secretary), Environmental Action Club (Vice President), California Scholarship Federation (Social Chair), French Club (Non-French Rep), NHS, Teen Support Group
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor (Both Private and Corporate) 2006-Present, Market Forecasting Intern Summer 2008
[] Volunteer/Community service: KEY Club, Hospital Volunteer, Library Volunteer
[] Summer Activities: Intern, Community College Classes
[] Essays: Okay to Good. Did not spend enough time on them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, I love my teachers.
[] Counselor Rec: Good to Excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Could have gone better, but my interviewer was great.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Mid-Tier Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle in CA, High in the rest of the nation
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope…so sad, but my kids will now
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Leadership, extracurriculars, recs,
[] Weaknesses: Sports, essays, interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rolled the right number on a 10 sided die.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: Yale, Princeton, Stanford; Accepted: UPenn, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, UCs.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck to everyone who applies in the future. To everyone who got in, congratulations. To those of you who weren’t as lucky, I am sure you have great opportunities that suit you better. You will succeed no matter what. Just because one school turned you away does not mean you are any worse than the other applicants. You have successes and victories no one else can even come close to.

Jakeesha · March 31, 2009, 8:08pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):720M, 720R, 710W
[] ACT:34
[] SAT II:750MI, 730MII, 760USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):salutatorian
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):US History (5)
[li] Senior Year Course Load:AP Euro, AP Physics, AP CalcBC, AP Eng, AP Art, AP Econ[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):VP of NHS
[] Job/Work Experience:camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: president of a community service club at school
[] Essays: very well written
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: great
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[] School Type: competitive public school
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket: $200000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Why you think you were waitlisted: no idea but im very grateful
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:waitlisted at penn !

[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck and praying that some of you accepted peeps miraculously decide that Harvard is not for you! haha like that will ever happen

DBicknell · March 31, 2009, 8:15pm

DECISION: ACCEPTED!!!

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAy

Stats Profile: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/profiles/member_stat_view.html?user_id=219551[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/profiles/member_stat_view.html?user_id=219551</a>

Now I decide between Penn and Harvard :)

in_technicolor · March 31, 2009, 8:20pm

Rejected. Epic fail.

Abbie10390 · March 31, 2009, 8:22pm

I don’t feel like doing them all. I can’t believe I got in.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M: 760, CR: 770, W: 760; 1530/2290
[] SAT II: French: 800, Math I: 730, Biology: 780, Chemistry: 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Not too many to be honest due to special circumstances.
[] Job/Work Experience: Been working with little kids since I was 16.
[] Essays: Probably what got me into every college to which I applied.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very very strong.
[] Counselor Rec: Hopefully strong? I’m guessing it was good.
[/ul]Other[list]
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation.

cassielam09 · March 31, 2009, 8:36pm

waitlisted.

■■■.

dogdoc · March 31, 2009, 8:45pm

** Decision: Waitlisted **

i guess it’s all for the best, though. now i don’t have to feel bad about choosing yale =P
congrats to those who were accepted, and best of luck to everyone else!

Razalman · March 31, 2009, 8:47pm

Decision: Rejected

I posted everything else in the Brown forum, where I was also rejected. Oh well, these are my only 2 rejections, so I suppose i didn’t do too badly. Off to Wesleyan! (or Mac…Or Berkeley…)

LuthienTinuviel · March 31, 2009, 8:48pm

Decision: Waitlisted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800M, 780CR, 710W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 math 2, 780 physics, 760 chem
[] GPA: 108.6w, 98uw (out of 100)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/416
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics B, Euro, APUSH = 5; AP English Lang. = 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s (chem, comp. sci. a, calc. bc, english lit., comparative gov’t), 3 other classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none, but a few minor (national merit commended, AP scholar with honor, a few small competition honorable mentions)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: none at time of applying
[] Volunteer/Community service: key club, volunteer at church/library
[] Summer Activities: WTP-ME at MIT
[] Essays: honest, creative
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: great, from WTP coordinator
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: upper-middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone accepted!

rb3 · March 31, 2009, 8:57pm

Decision: Accepted!?!?!?

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760,770,770
[] SAT II: 800,800,790,790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 4, 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n.a.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very heavy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sport, instrument, theater, 4-10 years each, + school involvement
[] Job/Work Experience: Hardcore summer internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some
[] Summer Activities: Internship, vacation
[] Essays: I’m not a natural writer but they came out very well, spent winter break in my room writing and rewriting.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Great (2 of em)
[li] Interview: My best one[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] School Type: Big, public
[] Ethnicity: White?
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, test scores, recs
[] Weaknesses: GPA, no major awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I can’t believe I got in. Harvard? Wow.[/ul][/li]
General Comments:
I am humbled, very surprised, and ecstatic.

Nishiio · March 31, 2009, 8:58pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M - 780, W - 760, CR - 710
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Bio M - 740, French w/ Listening - 730, Math II - 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3rd out of 274
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4), Bio (TBA), Chem (TBA), Physics (TBA)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Physics, Advanced Functions, Calculus, English, Writer’s Craft, Art
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None whatsoever.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Head of Peer Tutoring, piano, swimming, kickboxing, Chinese school etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Harvey’s (4 months), Wal-Mart (6 months)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Only about 50 hours, spread around Food Cupboard, Public Library, and Teacher’s Assistant
[] Summer Activities: …Visited China?
[] Essays: Sentimental crap about grandma’s death, which I feel very guilty writing about.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Biology teacher and Math teacher; both love me very much.
[] Counselor Rec: She had no idea what “Ivy League Schools” were.
[] Additional Rec: nope
[] Interview: Went very well; interviewer was extremely nice.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public; moves around in the city’s Top 5
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Er…100k?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I wish.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: …Decent marks?
[] Weaknesses: Everything.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Cuz I phail compared to all the other crazy kids who applied.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Cornell; Rejected: Columbia, Yale[/li][/ul]General Comments:

I’m actually REALLY surprised I got wait-listed instead of being flat-out rejected. I know wait-list doesn’t give me a good chance but it’s a morale booster, haha.

Clair_de_Lune · March 31, 2009, 9:01pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 660, M 630, W 720
[] SAT II: Math I 640, US History 690, Chinese 790, Literature 650
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 UW/4.1W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/485
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science A (5), Chinese (5), US History (4), Language and Composition (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science AB, AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, AP Physics B, AP Literature and Composition
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar With Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (Secretary), Computer Science Club, Engineering Team, School Orchestra, Book Club, Interact Community Service Club
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer tutoring in Chinese and other volunteer work through clubs
[] Summer Activities: volunteer tutoring, research program at state university
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: decent
[] Interview: very good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[] School Type: inner-city public school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $50,000 - $60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: involvement in a variety of ECs
[] Weaknesses: low GPA and SAT scores, no major awards, nothing outstanding
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t stand out against a pool of amazing applicants.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Tufts, Fordham, Boston University; Waitlisted: Amherst; Rejected: Dartmouth, Columbia[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to those who were accepted!!!

smoda61 · March 31, 2009, 9:07pm

Posting for daughter.

**Decision: ACCEPTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 710 M, 680 R, 690 W (ACT is better)
[] SAT IIs: Bio-780, Chem-720, Math II-790, Math I-740
[] ACT: C 35: E 34, M 36, R 36, S 33 (superscore 35), essay 9
[] APs: Biology (5), Chem (4) (at the time only 2 permitted)
[] Senior Year Courseload: AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP English, AP Spanish, Honors Statistics, Honors Civics & Government, Biotechnology, Psychology, Concert/Marching Band, Stage Band
[] IBs: none
[] GPA: 4.0/4.0 UW, 6.26/8.0 W (Highest possible)
[] Rank: 1/184
[] Other stats: No major awards but some very selective awards within my high school
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:
Marching Band (Assistant Drum Major ’07-‘08, Drum Major ’08-‘09); alto saxophone
Concert Band; Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Stage Band; Alto Saxophone
Dance; Jazz, Tap, Pointe, Ballet (7 hours/week); 15 years
NHS (president) – ’08-‘09
Alpine Skiing - 12 year training, ski coach ’08-‘09
Recreational & Tournament Saltwater Fishing – 10 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Sears Hardware: cashier – summer ‘08, Ski Coach – winter ’08-‘09
[] Essays (subject and responses): Applied using common ap not the RPI application. Essay about my encounter with a mako shark while saltwater fishing and how it lead to my interest in the biotechnical/biomedical sciences.
[] Teacher Recs: If the teachers expressed in writing what they stated orally, they should have been fantastic. One was head of the science dept who in 2008 awarded me top student across the sciences; AP Bio, AP Chem, Honors Physics, and Anatomy/Physiology. The other was my American lit teacher who emphasized not only for academics but contributions in the classroom. Both were demanding teachers whose respect was earned.
[] Counselor Rec: Assuming writing abilities, it should be excellent. This is based upon conversations w/ counselor and knowledge of outside input from additional teachers that was given to him to use. This occurred not only at the time of transcript submission but he submitted an additional rec w/ additional input with the midyear report.
[] Supplemental Information: none
[] Applied on: 12/1
[] Interview: 1 alumni, called for 2nd AdCom, then on the spot third
[] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: MA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Gender: female
[li] Income Bracket: Won’t get financial aid[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

coureur · March 31, 2009, 9:14pm

For my daughter:

Decision: Waitlisted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2210 - math 750, reading 730, writing 730
[] SAT IIs: US history 710, math2 730, Chem 710
[] ACT: 34
[] GPA: 4.00 uw, 4.89 weighted
[] Rank: 1 of 700
[] Other stats:4 APs (5,5,3,3)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: common app essay - I thought they were solid
[] Teacher Recs: didn’t see it; presume they were good
[] Counselor Rec: didnt see it; presume it was good
[] extracurriculars: Tons of music: Band - leadership:President, Section Captain 3 years, Principal French Horn 3 years, All State and All-SoCal talent awards, Orchestra, Jazz Band Pianist. Science Research Summer Program: COSMOS at UC Irvine - Neuroscience. Quiz Bowl Team - Captain and club president. Church community service.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Southern Calif.
[] School Type: large mediocre public school
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[] major strength/weakness:Generally strong/Subject tests and 2 APs little low
[/ul]Other Factors: Sibling legacy but not parents
.

Millerl1te · March 31, 2009, 9:19pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800MathII, 750 Chem, 720 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 4.39 w (highest ever at school, except for valedectorian this year)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH and 5 Lang, taking 5 more APs this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, theology, music theory honors, and band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, Presidential Scholar candidate, huge Key club stuff[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): KEY CLUB(Pres, VP, Lt. Gov, chairman for huge projects that raised tons of money), Band, Peer Ministry, NHS, Rho Kappa, Mu ALpha Theta, SADD, Youth group, and a few more
[] Job/Work Experience: 12 hrs/week since junior year
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 900 (almost 9000 hehehe)
[] Summer Activities: Haiti Mission trip, work… work. Boy’s state. work
[] Essays: i thought they were pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: amazing
[] Counselor Rec: best student ever
[] Additional Rec: from boss. very short and to the point
[li] Interview: i thought this went horribly[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Mexican and white (halfy)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: act, uw gpa, urm
[] Weaknesses: sat IIs, no competitions and few awards outside of key club (didn’t really apply to any…)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: prob URM, which makes me feel guilty
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected by Yale, but accepted by MIT, BC, BU, UF, Fordham, Caltech, FSU, and Harvey Mudd
[/ul]General Comments: congrats to those who got in. For those who didn’t, I’m sure you will end up at another amazing place and will be even more amazing wherever you end up. Goodluck to all in making a decision.

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