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<p>Yup. (10 char) Obviously, 600 is a bit low, but I would estimate 650 and above would be the "minimum" for any unhooked candidate (non-athlete, non-development, etc).</p>
<p>Excuse me for so many questions... What if one were to have one SAT section in the low 600's and the rest 650+ (mostly 700
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<p>And what is a "non-development" candidate?</p>
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<p>You fit right into the middle of the applicant pool.</p>
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<p>To put it simply, development cases are those applicants who come from families that have donated gazillions of dollars to Harvard, which are very far and few in-between.</p>
<p>xjayz, you have answered my question perfectly on page 1 (here</a>) about students being compared to their fellow students for the same school... but I still feel a little fuzzy: does this mean that it wouldn't work against you if your fellow student (who probably has similar interests as you) gets more leadership positions in clubs in your school, or becomes class president, or is valedictorian (and you are not?) etc? Yes, I know this is almost the identical question, but I would just like that further clarification if you may. Thank you!</p>
<p>I hope this question hasn't been asked yet and hopefully it's somewhat on-topic but...</p>
<p>My question concerns the URM factor. I am half Korean and half Hispanic (Dominican), so would it matter if I checked only "Hispanic" on my application, or would this be considered "cheating"? I wouldn't be lying, but at the same time I wouldn't be telling the entire truth. I wish there was an option other than the "Other" on the ethnicity question, or I wish they would let you choose more than one ethnicity. :/ I am very in tune to both the Asian and Hispanic culture (but no, I'm not the stereotypical math/science Asian nerd...in fact, I detest math/science) and I want my application to mirror this, BUT if being labeled Hispanic helps me in admissions, I might just choose that option. But then of course I'd have a guilty conscience to deal with... I'm in such a dilemma. :/ Any opinions?</p>
<p>And sorry if this is in the wrong thread...</p>
<p>xjayz: I apologize for deeply inconviencing everyone on this thread with my "speculative" question.</p>
<p>also, i was reading your responses above. i think nobody is in the position to determine minumum SAT scores and answer the question how to get into Harvard, etc. It really depends on the candidate. There is no formula. I think its sad that parents and students are reading books by authors who claim they understand the admissions process to the extent they can create an applicant that is "surefire admit." Even Dave Barry (Head of CC) doesnt really have the right to tell people's chances to get into these schools...</p>
<p>And a honest question for a fellow student already in college (you): Dont you think that, looking back, the whole college thing is overrated? Sure, graduating from Princeton is going to help me get a job..But was it worth all my tears and stress for the past four years? Maybe not. Again, this should only be answered by current or graduated people from college becuase last year I would have said "YES! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" But, once you get the letter, suddenly you get some perspective.</p>
<p>Of course, I am on college confidential, home of college fanatics :-)</p>
<p>spiffystars:
On the common application doesn't it say check all that apply on ethnicity section? I pretty sure it does b/c that's what I did by checking hispanic and other: Portuguese b/c I am 1/2 of both. My grandmother is very adament that she is not Spanish or Hispanic but Portuguese, so I did this for her :). </p>
<p>My own question:
Do they send an email on April 1st for Regular Decision like they do for Early Action, or do we have to wait for the days it takes for USPS to get mail to those of us who're far away?</p>
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<p>If you requested an e-mail decision, you will receive one after 5:00PM ET on the day e-mail decisions are released. All applicants will receive a decision through the mail. Accepted applicants are sent their packages via Priority Mail whereas denied applicants are sent through normal mail.</p>
<p>So.. Reject letters are sent, huh..</p>
<p><em>shudders</em></p>
<p>xjayz, I'm not sure if you missed it (or ignored it) but incased you missed it, here are two questions from the previous page:</p>
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xjayz, you have answered my question perfectly on page 1 (here) about students being compared to their fellow students for the same school... but I still feel a little fuzzy: does this mean that it wouldn't work against you if your fellow student (who probably has similar interests as you) gets more leadership positions in clubs in your school, or becomes class president, or is valedictorian (and you are not?) etc? Yes, I know this is almost the identical question, but I would just like that further clarification if you may. Thank you!
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<p>My question concerns the URM factor. I am half Korean and half Hispanic (Dominican), so would it matter if I checked only "Hispanic" on my application, or would this be considered "cheating"? I wouldn't be lying, but at the same time I wouldn't be telling the entire truth. I wish there was an option other than the "Other" on the ethnicity question, or I wish they would let you choose more than one ethnicity. :/ I am very in tune to both the Asian and Hispanic culture (but no, I'm not the stereotypical math/science Asian nerd...in fact, I detest math/science) and I want my application to mirror this, BUT if being labeled Hispanic helps me in admissions, I might just choose that option. But then of course I'd have a guilty conscience to deal with... I'm in such a dilemma. :/ Any opinions?</p>
<p>And sorry if this is in the wrong thread...
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<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>To...whoever is half Koren and half Hispanic (sorry, I lost your username somewhere in there), why couldn't you just put both? The Common App allows you to check more than one box...that's what I did. I'm Mexican-American and grew up fully entrenched in that culture, but I checked Caucasian too because my mother wanted me to "honor her family" or something like that.</p>
<p>I don't think it's LYING to put only Hispanic, but you're definitely taking an unfair advantage that is not fully owed to you. Just check both! Or, but BIRACIAL in the other box and explain it in your Addtl. Info section. If your Hispanic-ness is as big a part of your life as you say, that should be reflected in your essays and ECs. At least...mine were.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm going to put both because both of my parents' cultures are truly an important part of my life. Plus, it really is unfair if it does indeed give me an advantage, which it probably won't.Thanks for the input :)</p>
<p>A-San: I didn't respond to those questions because I felt like no additional comments were needed. Especially for the first one, it's a variation on a theme of whether students within the same high school are compared or not. That question has already been answered. </p>
<p>Let's put it this way - if all the applicants from one high school are compelling enough to be admitted, they will be. But given the fact that Harvard receives applications from all over the globe and only the best of those who apply are chosen, chances are that one high school won't have all of their applicants admitted simply due to statistics.</p>
<p>Ah ok, thank you for the clarification xjayz. </p>
<p>I am also interested in spiffystars' question. Does AA completely count for you if you are bi-racial, like 50% URM? It seems I've never found a consistent answer to that anywhere on this forum.</p>
<p>MusicNut, do you speak Portuguese?!?</p>
<p>hey bigenvelopes, can u link me to the article about Penn's process?</p>
<p>Does anyone know if it is true that there are regional decisions made in February? I heard that in mid February the regional admission officers make a determination of which applicants will be discussed when the admissions committee meets. Not all applicants I heard are discussed as there are over 20,000 applicants. so regional admission officers I heard decide who will be discussed in their region. Is this true?</p>
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<p>Well, I'm sure that they have already started to read applications. If you go back to the initial explanation on Page 1 of this thread, admissions officers eliminate students who usually will not be qualified and would not make it through in the final committee round. I don't know if it's February as you say it is, but the description you provide is most definitely true.</p>
<p>Thanks for your imput</p>
<p>I kind of almost hope that they would send rejection letters to people who will not be discussed as soon as they can. I mean, it's nerve cracking to wait for your rejection letter until April 1st... -_-;; especially, (in the case of myself) I know I will be rejected. If they sent rejection letters at steps of the reading process, (regional, national, international,) then I can sort of see where my application stood. haha...</p>