The Official Harvard University 2013 Decisions Thread

seventytwo · April 1, 2009, 6:06pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 760 M, 800 W (superscore: 2290)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 780 Bio, 790 Math IIC, 670 Lit (!)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/177
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), AP English Language (5), AP Stat (4), AP World History (4), AP US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP English Literature, AP Macroeconomics, Spanish V Honors, and 1 History Elective
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USFSA Gold Medalist (figure skating award), NCTE Winner (writing award), Brown University Book Award, Empire State Games Finalist (figure skating award), and more, I just can’t think right now
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Figure skating (no position), Student Government (President), Asian Club (President), Chamber Orchestra (principal Cellist), Tri-M Music Honor Society (Treasurer), Math Honor Society (Treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Skating coach (5 hrs/week)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Skating coach/hospital volunteer in the summer
[] Summer Activities: Hospital volunteer
[] Essays: Creative, out-of-the-box type essays. One was about a dream I had, and the other was an abstract essay.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good (both)
[] Counselor Rec: AMAZING
[] Additional Rec: Even more amazing than the teacher/counselor recs (written by skating coach)
[] Interview: Okay - very generic
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small public suburban high school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: High enough that I don’t get financial aid…
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays
[] Weaknesses: Standardized tests (all were taken twice) and a few typos; but I guess it just goes to show that SAT scores aren’t everything… and being Asian, but I can’t do anything about that…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, strong recommendation letters
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: 24 hours later and I’m still in shock. Good luck to everyone with everything (accepted, waitlisted, or rejected)!

smeagz · April 1, 2009, 6:12pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 800m, 780w, 740cr, 2320
[] SAT IIs: 800math2, 770chem, 730bio-e
[] WGPA: 98.139 (+5/honors, +8/AP)
[] Rank: 9/315 (not disclosed)
[] AP’s: 2 US History, 4 Physics C E&M, 5 Physics C M, 5 Chem, 5 Calc BC, US Gov, Psych (self-study), Bio, English Lit, Stats
[] Other stats: MAT 215 at Princeton (did poorly), 350+ hours volunteering at hospital, astrophysics research, varsity tennis, NHS president, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Decent
[] Teacher Recs: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[] State or Country: NJ
[] School Type: Public, some grads to top schools
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[*] Gender: M

jonesa · April 1, 2009, 7:23pm

Waitlisted…

drmrbrian · April 1, 2009, 8:09pm

Pick one:

Decision: Rejected, baaaww

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 670CR, 740M, 780WR (11 essay)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 690 Chem, 740 MathI, 700 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB(5), Spanish Lang(3, due to a glitch :/)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Physics C, AP Chem, AP Photo, H English, Health, Independent Study Chem
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Boy Scouts of America [Eagle Scout]), (Tri-M), (Spanish NHS), NHS, (Orchestra), (Dissection Club), It’s Academic!, Tutoring Chemistry
[] Job/Work Experience: Manager at local bakery for 2+ years
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 100+ hours community service through BSA and honor societies.
[] Summer Activities: Summer Camp at Horseshoe Scout Reservation
[] Essays: Decent. I’m more science-oriented than writing, though.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Standard, except for maybe 2 extra detailed paragraphs about me vs the rest of my school
[] Counselor Rec: standard
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Engaging. We talked about me joining Harvard Crew, though I completely BS’ed all of it.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Suburban Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~80K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Not enough diversity in schedule. Mostly B’s until soph. year
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea, honestly. I was expecting to be waitlisted.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted at Hopkins, Rejected at Brown, waiting for Cornell. Accepted into Honors at both UMBC and UMCP.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’ve already committed to UMBC. No sweat off my back.

ZFanatic · April 1, 2009, 8:09pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070, 700 Math, 670 CR, 640 W
[] ACT: 32 Comp, 36 Math, 34 Sci, 29 Rdg, 29 Eng
[] SAT II: 740 Math II, 700 Chem, 620 Lit (gross)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.61…
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 47/498
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 APs by end of senior year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Psych, AP Eng Lit, AP Calculus AB, Student Council Officer
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Physician Shadowing, Research, StuCo (secretary), NHS, 3 years school baseball, Boy Scouts (senior patrol leader and Eagle Scout)
[] Job/Work Experience: 5 years working as youth baseball umpire, and other employment always/year round
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots. Shoulda kept better track of my hours.
[] Summer Activities: Work, and Native American Youth Initiative program
[] Essays: Really good, but not super original or exciting. About my shadowing.
[] Teacher Recommendation: IDK
[] Counselor Rec: Most likely fantastic
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Pretty good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
[] Intended Major: Chem.
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Native American (obviously not that much help…)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~130k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Native American, but once again, didn’t help that much obviously.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Courseload (hardest of anyone at my school, I’m certain.
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My passion for science and medicine, as well as that I actually am somewhat related to my tribal heritage. Obviously not good enough.
[] Weaknesses: GPA GPA GPA GPA.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SubPar GPA is the only thing I can really think of.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It seems to me like they really care a lot more about grades than they let on. obviously, because it is the Ivy League, but I guess mine just weren’t good enough. It seems like they’d rather you took 5 AP’s and have all A’s than take 10 AP’s and make 4 A’s and 6 B’s
[/ul]

jpd8891 · April 1, 2009, 8:24pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 670, 660R, 670W
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 750 Bio M, 740 Math II, 720 Spanish Reading
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): No AP tests taken yet.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Spanish, H English, H Accounting
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Won Master Dance of New England, All-State Chorus (not really academic award, but I do a lot of performing and have a lot of performing awards)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Modern Dance for 12 years, Piano Lessons at the New England Conservatory for 12 years- play and compose music, Private Voice Lessons, Center Stage Theater Club (VP), Chamber Singers, NHS (Treasurer), Yearbook (Business Editor), Student Council (Regional Rep), Leadership Team, Peer Leaders, Concert Choir (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: Dance Instructor for past 3 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: Leaf raking for elderly, food shelter, organized Broadway Cabaret Night to benefit BC/EFA (helps actors who are AIDS victims)
[] Summer Activities: Counselor In Training at overnight camp, College Program in Salamanca
[] Essays: One about how I was told I’d always have to choose between dance and piano, but I never listened to anyone and followed what my heart told me to do, and I still do both that has become who I am today. Other about the Broadway Cabaret Show I organized and how it was very stressful for me as pianist and dancer and performer and VP, but remembered why we were doing it and it all became worthwhile.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both amazing.
[] Counselor Rec: Amazing.
[] Additional Rec: From chorus teacher, I think it was probably pretty good.
[] Interview: Last minute, I think it went well!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Dancer, musician, leadership positions, depth and breadth of extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not exactly sure why I was waitlisted, but I think I am being considered for my strengths?? being so unique in terms of being a boy who dances but also composes music. I sent in a music supp for composition on piano, so I guess they liked it?!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at NYU Gallatin, Brandeis, BU, Northeastern, Tulane. Rejected at Yale, Brown, Columbia.[/li][/ul]General Comments: YAY for getting to wait MOREEE!! Geesh.

woowski777 · April 1, 2009, 8:40pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 660 M, 620 CR, 710 W
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 750 Math II, 700 US Hist, 610 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang (5) Span (4) US (4) Micro (4) Euro (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[] Senior Year Course Load: Pretty ‘Rigorous’ 
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional Leadership Award [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Baseball (Sportsmanship Award) NHS (Exec Board), Youth Group, ACE (Exec Board) Investment Club (Secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: Baseball Umpire, Park District Employee, Summer Baseball Camp Coach
[] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Baseball Coach, SO Basketball Announcer, Peer Mentor for Leadership Conferences
[] Summer Activities: Baseball
[] Essays: I liked them a lot. They addressed my passions in a unique way.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good-not “cookie cutter”
[] Counselor Rec: Also good
[] Additional Rec: From a parent of the baseball team I coach
[li] Interview: Great[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: South American
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Mid-Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, grades, hooks
[] Weaknesses: SAT’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure.[/li]
[/ul]**General Comments: They can keep their waitlist because I’m going to Stanford! Congrats to all those who were accepted! **

Tyler09 · April 1, 2009, 8:52pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): 800m 800cr 770w 10e
[] SAT IIs: 760USH 720MII
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.3w, 3.8ish?uw
[] Rank: top 3%
[] ACT: <SAT
[] APs (including this year’s): 5 US, 5 Stats, 5 English, 4 Physics
[] IBs (including this year’s:
[] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Spanish, H English, others
[] Number of Apps from Your School: none, nobody ever applies
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit/Achievement Semi, Some community service and leadership awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: President of Service Club, Founded a Culture Club, Created a reading program for kids
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor
[] Essays (subject and responses): I liked my main one, I invested a lot of effort into it. My supplemental were dece I think, they definitely contributed different pieces of who I am
[] Teacher Recs: I only glanced, but they were very very strong
[] Counselor Rec: also very strong
[] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): none
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): TASP
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Il
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Average school, sends 30%-40% of grads to 4 year schools
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[] Strengths: Very high test scores, ECs demonstrated passion, TASPer, and Black Male didn’t hurt
[] Weaknesses: gpa is only standard strong, very little national recognition or super unique factors
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Luck+my entire profile built on itself because I did what I was passionate about+TASP (I actually know for a fact that TASP was a big one!)[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:**Congratulations to everybody who got accepted. And good luck to the many that will end up at other excellent schools. I now have a really tough choice to make!

rer513 · April 1, 2009, 9:27pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 cr 790 m 740 w: total 2330
[] SAT II: 710 us hist, 780 math 2, 730 eng lit, 710 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): idk, mine’s weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1% …2/150something
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): chem 4 us hist 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap calc ab, ap psych, honors french 5, ap physics, ap eng lit, advanced art intensive
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): harvard book award, national merit finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): french club (prez), nhs, xc, drama club, spring track (co-capt), student advisory council
[] Job/Work Experience: assistant for graphic designer
[] Volunteer/Community service: semi-counselor at a summer camp
[] Summer Activities: see above, putney summer programs: drawing and printmaking
[] Essays: decent, my optional one was pretty goofy
[] Teacher Recommendation: i have no clue, ever saw them, but i’m assuming good?
[] Counselor Rec: again, i think it must’ve been good…
[] Additional Rec:—
[] Interview: went really well, very casual
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: public, suburbs
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: f
[] Income Bracket: idk to be honest… prob not very good this year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): essays? maybe?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: art involvement–sent along extra art materials; took hardest course load, creative essays
[] Weaknesses:i haven’t conquered the world and/or won 18 state academic awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: still flabbergasted, i would love to know
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ivys? rejected from brown
[/ul]General Comments: admissions is a crapshoot! brown was my number 1, how do these things happen? no idea, but congrats to everybody else!

dkbear · April 1, 2009, 9:39pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] College/Major Applied To: Biology (of some sort…I’m using this for multiple colleges so I can’t say the exact title)
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): Critical Reading 680, Writing 750 (Essay 8, MC 78), Math 800
[] SAT IIs: Math Level 2 750, Literature 700, Physics 570, Chemistry 530
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UC Unweighted: 3.5ish, UC Weighted 3.65, Unweighted 3.65, Weighted 3.78 (difficult school with very few honors or AP classes)
[] Rank: 7 of 38 (smart class too)
[] ACT: 35
[] APs (including this year’s): Calculus AB: 3, I’m taking 8 tests this year thanks to independent study (I am the first at my school to do this), but I didn’t know until my applications were in, so I was able to notify a few, but not all colleges
[] IBs (including this year’s: None
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Heavy-the two other AP classes (English Lit and Physics) offered besides the one I have already taken, Speech, Apologetics, Government/Economics, Band, Spanish 3…at my school, that is a really heavy load
[] Number of Apps from Your School: for all colleges I applied to except Davis (2 others), LA (1 other), Berkeley (1 other), and Pepperdine (1 other), there was no one else who applied. They are smart…but not very ambitious.
[] Other stats (Awards, etc.): I’ve gotten a few minor awards, but nothing really worth mentioning. I guess I’ll just list what I could get:
1st Place - Algebra II Math League - School
1st Chair - ACSI Honor Band - Regional
Nominee - Junior Homecoming Prince - School
Nominee - Senior Homecoming Prince - School
Nominee - Veterans for Foreign Wars Competition - School
Winner- Veterans for Foreign Wars Competition - Regional
Winner - Servant’s Heart Award - School
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app:
Honors Society - Participant - 10th-12th - 1hr10 wks
Drama Productions - Actor - 9th-12th - 3hr12 wks
Student Council - Sophomore Vice-President - 10th - 1hr5 wks
Ministry Council - Participant - 9th-12th - 1 hr8 wks
Band - 9th-10th, 12th - 5 hr40 wks
Political Campaign Volunteer - 12th - 3 hr5 wks
School Scoreboard Operator - 10th-11th - 6 hr * 8 wks
Honor Society Service Day - 11th-12th - 2hr1 wk
Community Service Day - 9th-12th - 5hr1 wk
California Forestry Improvement Volunteer - 11th-12th - 2hr1wk
Yearbook Staff Member - 12th - 2 hr15 wk
[] Job/Work Experience:
After-School Care Assistant - 11th-12th - 12 hr30 wk
[] Essays (subject and responses): they were all pretty good. my teachers all liked them. I thought they were pretty original. I don’t know what else to say…
[] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: California
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Parochial/Private. SAT Critical Reading Average 542, SAT Math Average 529, SAT Writing Average 552. Decent…
[] Ethnicity: White. I mean Caucasian. Whatever. I wish I had gone undeclared.
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[] Strengths: SAT scores, at least one essay on each application, interviews
[] Weaknesses: SAT science scores (considering my science major), GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Sophomore and Junior year GPAs. They were lower compared to my 1st, 2nd, and 7th semesters: 4.0 weighted.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: THE ABSOLUTE WORST PART OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS WAS WAITING FOR UC IRVINE FOR A MONTH JUST TO BE REJECTED. Hehe. On the other hand, I gave UC San Diego a call and they gave me the exact reason I was rejected because they could pull up my file and look at it. It was GPA by the way. And yes, the “chart” of point distribution is valid.

I knew what I was getting myself into, so I’m cool with it. If you need help with preparing for your application or college or whatever, PM me and I’ll be happy to help. I wish I had had some help. Perhaps I would have pushed my GPA a bit more.

sonjanicky29 · April 1, 2009, 9:55pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Reading 800 Writing 630 Math 460
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Bio 680 800 US Lit 700 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/549
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov. AP Bio. AP(Independent Study) European History AP Lit. Hardest courses at school
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President) Mock Trial (President) Band (President) Orchestra (President, Concert Master) Speech and Debate(Secretary and two time state champion)Varsity Tennis,Badminton,Soccer and Softball, Captain of Flagline, Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (very prestigious in our state)President of French Club, Girls State Delegate, All-region/district/state violinist/cellist, Principal lead in plays,dance (jazz,hip hop) and choir (lead) ect.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours
[] Summer Activities: AFS student ambassador to Turkey, Girls State
[] Essays: Excellent, very compelling and unique
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: My tennis/flagline coach = superb
[] Interview: 2 hours and absolutely wonderful
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, I do not know how competitive, but we send kids to Ivies/top schools every year
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender:F
[] Income Bracket: Below 50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM,First Generation, speak three languages, music?, Questbridge Finalist
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Music, ESSAYS!!! and Recs
[] Weaknesses: Math (which is why my GPA is dead) and SATs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly? My story was pretty different. I am very happy with this and will stay on and hope for the best come May!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted = Amherst, Swarthmore,Wesleyan, Bryn Mawr,Mt Holyoke, Vassar,Sarah Lawrence, Haverford. Rejected: Princeton, Dartmouth, Wellesley, Barnard, UChicago[/li][/ul]General Comments: I am happy but also sad. Would have loved to be accepted outright but i will work damn hard to get in off the waitlist. I am very happy with my LACs.

jen89ob · April 1, 2009, 10:37pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]

[]SAT I (breakdown): 2130 - 700 W/740 CR/690 M (ouchhh)
[]SAT II: 800 M-II, 760 US History, 690 Literature (ouch again…)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/76
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), APES (5), APLang (4), Psych (5), Calc AB (5)
[]Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP - Music, Lit, Euro, Bio, Stats, 2 Honors - Span 3 and 4
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Finalist, a few local music awards, a few writing ones.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Beta Club (President), Newspaper (Editor), LitMag (Editor & Consultant), Go Green (Coordinator), tutoring (founder & president), piano, choir (Student Director & Accompanist), lots of volunteer work… other stuff.
[]Job/Work Experience: restaurant work
[]Volunteer/Community service: lots and lots. Most devoted to weekly elementary tutoring.
[]Summer Activities: mortgage internship last summer, work and planning activities with friends 2 summers before
[]Essays: Strange one for CommonApp.
[]Teacher Recommendation: Good. Both know me very well: are advisors for Newspaper and LitMag as well as my previous English and US History teachers. I’m almost like a co-worker to them. Except one teacher misspelled my name…
[]Counselor Rec: No idea. Good, I hope. She’s completely new and quite clueless, but she’s nice and wants the best for me.
[]Additional Rec: none… I took it seriously when they said they didn’t require more than asked for…
[li]Interview: Went very well! The gentleman is an assistant principal at a nearby school, which is right down my alley of interests. He was very enjoyable to speak to. I’ve enjoyed all my interviews. =)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): NC
[]School Type: trashy public
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 70k-85k
[]Hooks: none?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: My transcript is not bad, the interview went well (if that counted at all), and I worked hard on my essays (not to mention all of high school…).
[]Weaknesses: The fact 24,000+ people applied in this whacked-up year. My CommonApp essay is a little kooky (heartfelt though)… ECs are generic, but they’re what I love, so what can I do? Maybe SAT was lower than a lot of folks on CC, but it went down when I retook so I moved on with my life.
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High school has been my time to bloom in interests and involvement and I hope it showed in my application. Waitlisting is much further than the rejection I was prepared for! [/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I LOVE UNC!

Best wishes to everyone! You deserve all the good things that will come to you.

BenefactorD · April 2, 2009, 12:28am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math 780, CR 780, Writing 760
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II 780, US Hist. 720, Chem. 740, Lit. 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): unsure, maybe 3.8-ish?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang. n Comp. (5) Calc BC (5) Comp Sci AB (4) US Hist 4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Lit., AP Stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No major ones… couple of small ones
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of 3 clubs (Key Club, Chem Club, Math Team) … no sports :[
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at local supermarket
[] Volunteer/Community service: 600+ hours… different kinds, mostly tutoring
[] Summer Activities: tutoring, workshops, travel, etc.
[] Essays: Essay was Ok… my supplemental essay was about spending time at Harvard (a lot of my summer senior year)
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 from my AP Chem teacher (that I’ve had in middle school, as a junior and now as a senior) who has a PhD from Tufts, and my English teacher that knows me pretty well. Never read either of them
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good, never read it.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: 1st interview: good, we were interested in the same things and he seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say… second interview: not so good, I got a bit nervous and conversation was a bit awkward…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public. large size.
[] Ethnicity: White/Other (European immigrant)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: ~65k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not American born… struggle of parents/etc. & I spent a lot of time at Harvard over the summer, got to love the school even more
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades, scores, diverse academics.
[] Weaknesses: no sports :[
[] Why you think you were accepted: not too sure… the things written above I guess.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: MIT (accepted) Yale (accepted) Tufts (accepted) BC (accepted). Princeton (waitlist) Columbia (waitlist)[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

1991 · April 2, 2009, 9:39am

waitlisted.see my pro for more info.till know we have 37 waitlisted over 40 accepted.keep posting guys!!

you_llsee · April 2, 2009, 2:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Cr 770 M 760 Wr 740
[] SAT II: Math II 780 US Hist. 730 Lit. 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/322
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5,5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Bio, AP Lit., AP Psych, AP French, Jazz Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National Achievement Scholar, AP Scholar w/ Honor, US National Brain Bee Finalist, American Chemical Society Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (officer), National Honor Society (President), Student Council (President), Hi-Q Team (Captain), Science Bowl Team (Captain), Science Olympiad,
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Volunteer at Summer Camp for Low Socioeconomic children in West Philly, MLK Day of Service, Tutor in Math, Science, English, and SAT prep
[] Summer Activities: Arthur Ashe Tennis Team, CMU AP/EA Program, Shadowed a Neurosurgeon
[] Essays: I didn’t like them, but everyone else said they were good…eh
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: generic
[] Additional Rec: good
[] Interview: Went pretty well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Failing Public School
[] Ethnicity: African American/Black
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 60,000 - 65,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, leadership, Dual Enrollment @ Drexel University
[] Weaknesses: essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: test scores + urm + coming from a horrible school + income
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Yale, Tufts, and Drexel. I only applied to those 4 schools. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Super excited!

Racoon1990 · April 2, 2009, 5:12pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):1650 CR:500 M:600 W:550
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math I: 580 Math II: 590 French: 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):25%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: hardest available
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):class speaker, class-delegate, class-cashier, athlete (crew, n2x national champion, swiss national team)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:teaching rowing to kids
[] Summer Activities:training? school? (just 5 weeks of summer vacation)
[] Essays:good
[] Teacher Recommendation:very good
[] Counselor Rec:very good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:very good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):Switzerland
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:more then 200’000$
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:athlete, coach wanted me!
[] Weaknesses:SAT scores, not accustomed to them over here
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: many applicants, did not apply in EA
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:rejected at Yale[/li][/ul]General Comments: will try again next fall!

Simsim1705 · April 2, 2009, 7:30pm

Decision: Rejected

CAN someone PLEASE review this and tell me WHY I wasn’t accepted?? I worked my butt off and poured my heart out into that application, like I’m sure many of you did, and I just want to see what I can improve on for next time. Please and thank you =DD

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 750 L, 730 Math
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Biology, 720 US History, 750 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5, Lit 4, US 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Ap Physics B, Ap Chem, Ap Calc, Spanish 4,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few somm. service ones, National Merit L.O.C., Second Place in an essay contest, 
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track, Soccer, (both varsity, soccer team captain,) School orchestra, Orchestra Da Camera, Irvine Classical Players, (Section Leader, Concert Master,
Job/Work Experience: Research @ UCI Immunology Lab
Volunteer/Community service: Helping War Injured children, (club founder and president), hospital volunteering, National Youth Advocates for the Environment (VP)
Summer Activities: Student Ambassador to Australia, Concert Tour in France
Essays: They were both pretty distinguished, (not to brag), considering I had my psycho english teacher butcher them
Teacher Recommendation: probably good
Counselor Rec: no idea, she likes me but i don’t really no her
Additional Rec:
Interview: We hit it off; he seemed impressed
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: freakishly competitive public
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 90k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): unique experiences
Reflection
Strengths: essays, leadership, aforementioned unique experiences
Weaknesses: Sat scores? awards?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know?? =/
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: Cornell, Brown, waitlisted at Duke, rejected from Yale
General Comments:: Congrats to everyone else =D Maybe its because I applied as a bio major?

B301 · April 3, 2009, 4:49pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):790 (math); 740 (CR); 780 (writing)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 780 (math ic); 760 (literature); 740 (us history)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (unweighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (eng lang); 4 (physics b); 4 (stat); 4 (world history); 4 (us history)… and i didn’t report my 1 in spanish… haha. idk how i got into harvard either!
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: all AP’s- Calc BC, Psychology, Government, Microecon, Biology, Eng Literature
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended? AP Scholar w/ Distinction? not really major…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): LOTS of leadership with citywide committees and one national committee, tennis, many different orchestras, science olympiad, Destination Imagination, MUN…etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Mayor’s Office Internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked in China for a summer at an orphanage and environmental awareness outreach program, Community Center
[] Summer Activities: Governor’s School, Mayor’s Office Internship, Volunteered in China
[] Essays: decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: really good
[] Counselor Rec: really good
[] Additional Rec: excellent from the Director of the Office of Children and Youth
[] Interview: it was MArch 16th!! I don’t even know if HArvard received the report
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: magnet, ranked #31 in US News
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 100,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: leadership, essays, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: academic grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because my luck is on crack
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Princeton, Penn, Duke, Cornell, Rice (trustee distinguished scholar), Emory, Vandy (full ride), Washu… denied: yale… waitlisted:columbia[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

soserene · April 3, 2009, 9:13pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):800 CR, 730 M, 710 W (2230)
[] ACT: not taken
[] SAT II: 750 US History, 730 Math I, 670 Spanish (not a native speaker)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500+
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (5) Us history (5) taking five more this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: heaviest possible
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, valedictorian, Bank of American lab science honoree . . .
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (chief editor), Youth Commission (chairperson), Youth with a Purpose (vice pres), musical theater (lead roles), dance, show choir
[] Job/Work Experience: worked as medical records assistant for two summers, piano teacher year-round
[] Volunteer/Community service: won President’s Volunteer Award- 200+ hours a year, food bank, toy bank, city events, tutoring
[] Summer Activities: choir tour to Europe
[] Essays: good?
[] Teacher Recommendation: both very outstanding
[] Counselor Rec: don’t know
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: great
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: middle-high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: passion for extracurriculars, recs, interview
[] Weaknesses: test scores, ethnicity
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at USC, Emory, Boston College, Baylor, Fordham/ rejected at Yale[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

amc131 · April 4, 2009, 8:39pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 M 680 R 640 W
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 740, 730, 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/1250
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5,4,4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national hispanic scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity basketball and a lot of other things
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 part time jobs
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hrs
[] Summer Activities: camp counselor 3 summers full time
[] Essays: great, didn’t write the optional one though
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: great
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: hispanic
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: <60000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): urm, quasi first gen
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: dunno
[] Weaknesses: sats
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: sats
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: Columbia, Duke[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

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