**The Official Harvard University 2013 Decisions Thread**

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61

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 = 730 Reading, 720 Math, 790 Writing
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 750 US History, 740 Literature, 720 Biology
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don’t know, 96%
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t know, bottom of top decile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Euro, 5 APUSH, 5 EngLang, 5 HumanGeo
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):4 years of theater w/ 8 leads, All-State level singer, Select Choir (President), Music Honors Society (President), Male a cappella group (President), Literary Magazine (Editor), 2 years varsity tennis
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:Various singing and performing groups in the community for the sick and elderly.
[<em>] Summer Activities:Study abroad and local theater productions
[</em>] Essays: My counselor said my essays were the best he ever read. He had me send two extra essays to Harvard as creative writing.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I don’t know, but guessing good
[</em>] Counselor Rec:he liked me a lot, I’m guessing superb
[<em>] Additional Rec: A music teacher, very good
[</em>] Interview: He told me I had fantastic chances and that he was expecting good news for me. He told my friend the same thing last year and he got in. I don’t know why he said that to me but it really got my hopes up.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[</em>] Intended Major: History
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $200,000 +
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT, extracurricular activities, essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: Grades, rank, location, no hook
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I guess I just don’t jump out
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted U Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Kenyon, U Mich. Waitlisted Amherst, Carleton. Rejected Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Oxford[/li][/ul]General Comments: The interview was what killed me. The fact he told me I had a fantastic chance and that he was expecting good news for me really hurts. He told my best friend the same thing last year and he was accepted. I know I was foolish to listen, but it was enticing and hard to pass up that hope.</p>

62

<p>Decision: Rejected :(</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 640,590 (2nd time) , 630 (1st time), Math: 750, 670 (2nd time), 590 (1st time), Writing: 770,670(2nd Time), 600 (1st Time)
[</em>]2160 (JAN SAT), 1970 Superscored before, 1910 (2nd time), 1820 (1st time)
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] SAT II: US HIST: 770, MII: 680, CHEM:720, BIO-E: 700
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96/4.0
[</em>] Weighted GPA: 5.35/6.00
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/906 (SECONDARY SC REP), 1/816 (MID YEAR)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US History, 4 Chemistry, 3 World History (IB STUDENT)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 4 SL Chemistry (TEACHER DIDNT TELL US ABOUT LABS) , 5 SL French
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 8 IB & AP Classes + Decathalon
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP SCholar, Valedictorian, Optimist Award - Chemistry, and more
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (1 year), Newspaper (2 yrs), Decathalon (1 year)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Research Volunteer w/ paper being published
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Nursing Homes, Hospitals, local Research Foundation
[<em>] Summer Activities: Swimming, Tabla (INDIAN DRUM), Tennis, Research
[</em>] Essays: Excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: EXCELLENT but GENERIC
[</em>] Counselor Rec: EXCELLENT but GENERIC
[<em>] Additional Rec: Research Foundation Coordinator, Piano Teacher
[</em>] Interview: EXCELLENT!!!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: PUBLIC
[</em>] Ethnicity: INDIAN AMERICAN
[<em>] Gender: MALE
[</em>] Income Bracket: above 250k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):NONE maybe research + ecs?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ECs + research
[<em>] Weaknesses:SAT!!! (3rd time - JANUARY SAT), ORM
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT WAS A problem - couldn’t compete well enough in that area
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected[/li] Rejected: Dartmouth, Brown, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Northwestern
Waitlisted: Rice, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Upenn
Accepted: UT Austin, Boston University</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations everyone that got accepted!!! If u were rejected like me - u are still a great candidate - even by applying u have proven that you are up in the best. As for me I will be off to UT Austin, I will wait on my 4 waitlists. sigh :frowning: - more waiting - hopefully i will get in…</p>

63

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 superscored (800 CR, 770 M, 750 W)
[</em>] SAT II: 2400 + 780 (800 Literature, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 780 Math 2)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 UW for the 74 college credits I’ve taken (I’m home schooled)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load (College classes): Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, U.S. History, Honors Intro to Shakespeare, Honors Organic Chemistry I and II (with lab), World Politics
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load (Home School): Western Literature, Philosophy, Government
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar candidate (not really big unless I get Semifinalist or Scholar)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Strategy game design, website management; Violin and Youth Orchestra; Boy Scout Venture Crew (Eagle Scout); Varsity Swim Team<br>
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, Venture Crew, Eagle Project
[<em>] Summer Activities: Rayado program, major trips w/ Venture Crew, otherwise nothing major
[</em>] Essays: Wrote main common app on my work in the video game industry (risk). Second essay was about my swim team.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One stellar, one good (from college professors)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: My dad wrote this (as I’m home schooled) and it was good in explaining my home school situation
[<em>] Additional Rec: Had one written by my “boss” at the website I work for. He was an Oxford tutor and it was stellar.
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[</em>] School Type: Home School
[<em>] Ethnicity: White (Caucasian)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Below $60k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores that validate my advanced college coursework, overall well-roundedness while having a very unique “edge” (video games)
[</em>] Weaknesses: Video games are a risk, essays weren’t brilliant
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea haha, glad to still be on the waitlist!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Columbia, Duke, Pomona, Georgetown, USC. Waitlisted at Harvard and Princeton, and rejected from Yale.
[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments: Very grateful to be given the waitlist!</p>

64

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800 CR, 790 M, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 760 US History, 790 Literature, 800 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): weighted 4.6 (school doesn’t calculate unweighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), US History (5), Lang & Comp (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Econ, AP MEH
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a bunch of other state writing awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Co-Editor-in-Chief), Literary Magazine (Layout Editor), Key Club (Co-President), piano lessons, tennis
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local Hebrew school (teach children to read Hebrew, do activities with them)
[<em>] Summer Activities: LBW (Wharton business program), Summer@Brown
[</em>] Essays: one about value in interacting with other people, another about having confidence; both were good enough
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: both very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[<em>] Additional Rec: school compiled a bunch of comments from my teachers, advisers, and peers and sent this in with my app
[</em>] Interview: great
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: maybe having diverse interests (creative writing and economics)?
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Wharton, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, LSE, JHU, NYU, Tufts, UChicago; waitlisted at Princeton, Brown, Columbia, and Stanford; rejected from Yale[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! For those of you who were accepted, congratulations!! I can’t wait to meet you next year!! For those of you who were disappointed with your decision, hang in there, and I wish you all the best.</p>

65

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800 M, 780 CR, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: NA
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 US Histroy, 800 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 / 900
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (5), Eng Lang (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP German 4, AP Calculus BC, Orchestra, AP Eng Lit, AP Stats, AP Government, and AP Economics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Siemens Competition Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Science and and Math UIL (President), Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), amateur radio operator (hold highest class license), violin (orchestra and symphony)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Kumon grader and tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Through boy scouts and NHS
[<em>] Summer Activities: Organic chemistry research at the University of Texas at Austin, German Immersion program
[</em>] Essays: one about being visually impaired and the other about science research
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Never read them, but they should have been very strong (Chemistry and US Histroy teachers)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Never read it
[<em>] Additional Rec: professor who mentored me at UT wrote a supplemental rec
[</em>] Interview: It seemed like an average interview (about 45 miniutes, we had a nice conversation)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):Texas
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: > 200,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Transcript, test scores, focused ECs
[<em>] Weaknesses: Awards and ECs not as extensive as some
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Like most accepted to Harvard, I worked hard and had a little bit of luck working for me when my application went to committee
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Yale, Swarthmore, Carleton, Grinnell, UT. Rejected: Princeton[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>

66

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 800 M, 780 W

  • ACT: 35 (36 E, 36 M, 34 R, 34 S; 8 on essay)
  • SAT II: 800 Math II and Chem; 740 Physics
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW (4.6 Weighted)
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank - Top 5%
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (3), World Hist (4), Cal AB (5), Chem (5), Physics B (5)
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
  • Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Cal BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, Honors Senior Thesis, AP Lang, AP Gov’t
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):many state-wide trombone awards; National Merit Finalist; Pres. Scholar Candidate; AP Scholar with Distinction
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band, Band Council President, Science and Engineering Club (VP), quiz bowl assistant captain, green club, band competitions

  • Job/Work Experience: None
  • Volunteer/Community service: 141 hours
  • Summer Activities: Band camps
  • Essays: Common app - about a band experience and how that impacted me; princeton supplement - my dad’s impact on my life
  • Teacher Recommendations: Evidently they were good (wasn’t allowed to read them)
  • Counselor Rec: Assuming it was good
  • Additional Rec: None
  • Interview: Yes
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

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

  • Country (if international applicant):
  • School Type: Private
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: Male
  • Income Bracket: $90,000 - $120,000
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
    </code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: GPA, Test Scores, Band Stuff

  • Weaknesses: Not too many really huge awards like Intel or Siemens or USAMO
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Oh well, that’s okay.
    </code></pre>

<p>General Comments:Congratulations to everyone who got in. I got accepted to Princeton, so I think I’ll be heading there next year.</p>

67

<p>^ Congrats on Princeton, PC!
I got rejected by all four: HYPS.
…but I’m happy for you :)</p>

68

<p>waitlisted – on what looks to be a very long list.</p>

69

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 690, MA 740, WR 710
[</em>] ACT: did not take
[<em>] SAT II: 720 Span/List (nonnative speaker), 710 Math II, 700 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 at time of app, 3.94 at midyear
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/~500
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro Hist (4), Stats (4), Eng. Lang (5), US Hist (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): not IB
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov/Econ, AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Enviro, voc. ensemble
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): int’l conference, National Spelling Bee (I guess?), All State Chorus but I doubt that matters…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MAO, Quiz Bowl, Interact, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hrs (Red Cross/Hosp/school)
[<em>] Summer Activities: summer science training program at UF
[</em>] Essays: good/great
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: one great, one good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good/great
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: went well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: S. Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: high
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: well-rounded student
[<em>] Weaknesses: didn’t stand out?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted at Davidson, WUSTL, Northwestern, rejected at Rice, accepted in state schools[/li][/ul]General Comments: Oh well.<br>
I will be fine attending UF for my first degree; I’ve learned my lessons about school/admissions/test-taking in general, and will most definitely be carrying them with me throughout my undergraduate years and when I apply for medical school. Plus, with Bright Futures and other aid, I have financial freedom that I would not have otherwise.
Congratulations to everyone who got in, and no matter where you go, I hope you have an amazing college experience!</p>

70

<p>Waitlisted… Ugh.</p>

<p>Accepted: Princeton, U Penn, Duke, WUSTL, etc, etc, etc, etc
Rejected: Yale</p>

71

<p>wait listed…also at Columbia and Brown…got into Wharton…<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania-2013/651841-chance-indian-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania-2013/651841-chance-indian-please.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

72

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 CR, 750 M, 800 W)
[</em>] SAT II: US History (790), Literature (750), Math Lvl 2 (750)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/422
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Calculus AB (4), Microeconomics (5). Will take: English Lit., Spanish Lang., Statistics, Psychology, European History, Macroeconomics.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Statistics, Drama II, Economics Honors, Leadership Techniques.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist; Girls Nation
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth in Government (President, 5 statewide awards); Model UN (3 regional awards), Academic Team (Captain, state champion team), Student Council (Vice President), Principal’s Advisory Committee (Executive Director, planned 3 leadership conferences)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours at local history museum, assorted projects through National Honor Society/Spanish Honor Society
[</em>] Summer Activities: Girls State and Girls Nation, travel, online classes
[<em>] Essays: Horrible beyond words. I wrote them the night before the deadline, and hated them ever since.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Did not read, but I assume they were good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: GLOWING. She loves me!
[</em>] Additional Rec: “Best in my career” kind of thing.
[<em>] Interview: Pretty good—around 40 minutes long.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[<em>] School Type: Public, mediocre
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100K
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars and maybe SAT scores.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays! Worst things I’ve ever written. I guess that proves that essays actually aren’t a huge factor in the decision.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A clear application theme. Everything—activities, essays, recommendations—related to my political interests.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Princeton, Duke, Emory and University of Florida. Rejected at Yale, waitlisted at Georgetown.
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck to everyone! You are all spectacular people and will be successful wherever you go to college.</p>

73

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 720 M, 780 W</li>
<li>SAT II: Literature (750); Biology-M (740); World History (760)</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29/316</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4 (two of my 5’s were self-studied)</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Musical Theatre, Wind Ensemble, Independent Research, AP Music Theory</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi, National Achievement Semi, National AP Scholar, Maryland Distinguished Scholar</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JSA (Founder/President - Winners of National Chapter of the Month), FBLA State Officer, Young Democrats Club (Founder/President), Piano (I take lessons and do chamber music at a really prestigious conservatory), Band (flute and piano), Drama!!!, Baltimore Cappies Critics Team, School Chamber Music Society, A couple honors societies, County-Wide Student Government (Secretary)</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Year-long internship in the FCC regulatory dept. of a REALLY big satellite firm in DC, Office Assistant at my dad’s office, Tutoring Service (Founder/President)</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Appointed by County Executive to the Environmental Sustainability Board, Student Member of 2 other commissions confirmed by the County Council, Member of a lovely troupe of traveling kids that give presentations to parents on how they can better communicate with their teens (Elected Secretary), Teen Advisory Committee for my community, Participated in a fairly prestigious community service organization sponsored by my county, LOTS OF WORK GETTING KIDS INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT!</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Summer@Brown, Prestigious Music Camp (for piano)</li>
<li>Essays: I’m a writer through and through</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: N/A</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: He said it was the best he’s ever written</li>
<li>Additional Rec: N/A</li>
<li>Interview: Lovely</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: hmmm… I forget</li>
<li>Intended Major: English</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): Maryland</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): hmmm</li>
<li>School Type: Competitive Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Black</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Middle Class!</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Race, EXTREMELY INVOLVED (I do a bit more than I listed, but I feel like I’ve given you an accurate reflection with what I’ve provided), neat accomplishments!</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Teacher recs, test scores</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted: i mean… what do you want from me?</li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments: HOORAH! I didn’t think I would get in. </p>

<p>Also got into: Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Berkeley, UCLA, USC</p>

74

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (total) 770 M, 730 CR, 740 W
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chem, 790 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/415
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), US History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc BC, Honors English, AP Italian, AP Chemistry Intern, Select Choir and Jazz Ensemble
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (President), Nat’l Association of Student Councils (Region Rep), Yearbook (Editor), World Language Club (Officer), Select Choir (Soprano Section Leader), Jazz Ensemble, NHS, Drama Club (Assistant Musical Director for Grease), and All State Choir
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Work for my school’s athletic department, mainly I operate the scoreboard at basketball and volleyball games.<br>
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Literacy Program at local elementary school, tutoring Italian students, tutoring in everything else, and assisting children’s activites (i.e. bingo, crafts) for town association
[<em>] Summer Activities: Attended SLTP (Student Leadership Training Program) for three summers, NASC national conferences, and community service
[</em>] Essays: My essay was a relatively short ancedote about my indecisiveness.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I submitted the teachers I knew the best. They wrote wonderful letters.<br>
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Had my principal write the letter, and it made me cry. He wrote the best letter of anyone.
[<em>] Additional Rec: I submitted by chorus/piano teacher’s letter.<br>
[</em>] Interview: My interviewer was amazing! I talked about how much I love learning, music, playing ping-pong, and being an intern in AP Chemistry.<br>
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): RI
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100,000+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: EC’s and my recommendations
[<em>] Weaknesses: I probably sound like every other Harvard applicant.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried to show that I am a normal person who can just balance a ton of stuff and still be successful. But I do have some crazy interests (ping-pong and baking cookies)
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Brown and the Honors Programs at BC and PC (full scholarship). [/li][/ul]General Comments: Hope to see you all at Harvard!!!</p>

75

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390
[</em>] SAT II: 790, 780, 760
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2% at competitive public
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): three 5’s
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: hardest possible
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, non-scientific publication
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): captain of 2 sports, a variety of solid clubs and stuff with some leadership
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: yup, a few hours a week since freshman year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: mostly done through my clubs, etc.
[<em>] Summer Activities: this part was sort of lame. I spent some time at a medical clinic, the library, etc.
[</em>] Essays: I liked them a lot.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both very good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Also very good.
[<em>] Interview: went pretty well. mostly the alumnus telling me about harvard.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[<em>] School Type: competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: no financial aid
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope. publication, maybe?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who knows?
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACCEPTED to Yale SCEA, Cornell, BC Honors, WAITLISTED at Dartmouth, not actually rejected from anywhere[/li][/ul]General Comments: Big congrats to everyone who got accepted. See you at the Game from the other side of the stadium!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR-730, M-720, W-670
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Math 1-690, Lit-670, Bio E-680
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), Eng. Lang. (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng. Lit., AP Calc AB, AP World History, AP Gov, Physics Honors, AP Chem, Executive Internship
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended or whatever it’s called, National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (president), Students Working Against Tobacco (president, in charge of entire county), National English Honor Society, can’t remember what else
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked for my parents my whole life
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospice, NHS, Key Club stuff, others
[<em>] Summer Activities: Went to Europe before Sophomore year, working for parents, Hospice work
[</em>] Essays: One good, one OK
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: All great, I think
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Archaeology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, small
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100,000-120,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Minority (can that be a strength?), TONS of community service
[<em>] Weaknesses: Scores. Scores. Scores. Oh, and awards.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Stanford, Duke, Cornell, Vanderbilt, and UF; Waitlisted at Brown: Rejected at Yale (deferred in December)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores not high enough?[/li][/ul]General Comments: I might wait. Of course I’ll wait! It’s Harvard! Unless Stanford sweeps me off my feet when I visit.</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800/740/740
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 780 US/780 Bio/760 English
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 95th
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Latin: Vergil (5), US History (5), Biology (5), Literature (5), European History (5), Latin Lyric (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:2 APs, lots of one term electives.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Opinions editor of weekly school paper
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 40 hours of comm serv. Nothing, really.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Tournament golf, Research Assistant for a Princeton Economics professor.
[</em>] Essays: One very good one about how competing in extemporaneous speaking helped shape my personality. My supplemental essay was about my work on the economics of terrorism with said professor.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were excellent. One called me one of his top 5 students in 45 years of teaching.
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Should’ve been excellent.
[<em>] Additional Rec: From the aforementioned Princeton professor, one of the top 50 economists in the country. I haven’t seen it, but my counselor raved about it.
[</em>] Interview:Went very well. But does it even matter?
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Elite boarding school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): The recs.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted at Yale, Princeton, Brown, Penn, Georgetown, UVA, and Duke. [/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Rejected…but congrats to all!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:
• SAT: 2350 (CR: 750 , M: 800 , W: 800)
• SAT II: Math 2: 800, Bio-M: 800, World History: 790
• ACT: n/a
• GPA: UW: 3.96/4.00 , W: 5.93/6.67
• Rank: 1/230
• Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/4 on 10 AP exams</p>

<p>Subjective
• Essays: One funny essay about childhood passion for Indian cinema, one poignant essay about a composition book I found after the 2004 tsunami
• Teacher Recs: One outstanding, one good.
• Counselor Rec: Outstanding.
• Supplement Information (Y/N): Yes. Submitted a recommendation letter from a research mentor at a university, along with published research abstract and 2-page resume.
• Interview: Nothing too special, really relaxed.
• Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I developed a computer model for the ecosystem of the Kruger National Park, South Africa; I was able to publish a book chapter and two journal articles on this work, and I have presented my work at international research conventions in South Africa and Rhode Island.</p>

<p>Personal
• Location: Miami, FL
• High School Type: Private
• Ethnicity: Asian-American
• Gender: Male
• Applied for Financial Aid: Yes</p>

<p>Other
• Extracurricular: President of Mu Alpha Theta, Science National Honor Soceity / Research Club, and Debate Club; Varsity Tennis Team; 1,200+ community service hours: organized book drive for a middle school in India and organized youth education program at local Hindu Temple
• Awards: Siemens Competition Regional Finalist, 4th place: Intel International Science Fair (ISEF), 1st place: Florida Junior Academy of Science Symposium, USA National Brain Bee Finalist, 2nd place: statewide Algebra 2 Individual (MAO), 1st place: 2 statewide debate tournaments.</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Probably research and science-related stuff</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Maybe rec letter, a couple of blemishes on the transcript, meh interview</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted: Research, essays</li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted…I hope to see you at admit days!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 660 CR, 690 M, 630 W</li>
<li>SAT II: Math IIC (700); Biology-M (640); Chemistry (700)</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/440</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language 5 US History 5 Chemistry 3 World History 4</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Biotechnology, AP Calc BC, AP Eng Lit, AP Physics C, AP Biology, Theater Arts</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement, AP Scholar</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Class president 3 years 9,10,11
National Honor Society President 2 years 11,12
AP Ambassadors 3 years 10,11,12 (Science Director for tutoring)
Leadership Committee (Plan out things for the school and a freshman transition camp) 4 years 9,10,11,12
Science Olympiad 4 years 9,10,11,12 (Competed state level every year)
Soccer 4 years 9,10,11,12
French Club 4 years 9,10,11,12</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer/Community service: Through clubs and organizations</p></li>
<li><p>Summer Activities: AusPrEP (Summer Engineering Program at local college 3 years)</p></li>
<li><p>Essays: Great, talked about personal perspective</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recommendation: Great ones from science teacher known for 4 years and english teacher</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Great</p></li>
<li><p>Additional Rec:</p></li>
<li><p>Interview: Lasted about an hour, very relaxed</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: yep</li>
<li>Intended Major: not sure</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): Texas</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: Public (sends a few kids to top schools every year)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: African American (Ghanaian)</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Middle Class</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, perhaps</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Writing and Leadership, URM perhaps</li>
<li>Weaknesses: standardized tests</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted: I don’t know how the hell I got in, but I will enjoy it!!</li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments: WOW, I am speechless. I am very grateful for everything that has happened. A true dream has came true!</p>