<p>Is there anyone at all who got in with a Mid-1400's SAT?</p>
<p>my friend got in with a 1420</p>
<p>Did he cure cancer and become President of Zimbabwe?</p>
<p>someone earlier in this thread got in with a 1440, but he was involved in AIDS stuff and things for MTV.</p>
<p>you guys are all wonderful! don't despair</p>
<p>no, better to be realistic.</p>
<p>hahah thx songj
funny.. my cousin who just visited last week is also named song jae kim.. (sung*) xD</p>
<p>people have been asking about ea stats...so I'm posting on this thread in order to move it to the top. hope you don't mind, my dear mods!</p>
<p>so it's like a "bump"? </p>
<p>lol, back in the day...when I was still very much clueless, I thought it referred to the suspense and pounding of the heart somebody felt while waiting for a reply.</p>
<p>Ba-bump. Ba-bump. BUMP BUMP :-P</p>
<p>LOL! Oh my gosh, yeah I never got the bump thing either until a month or so ago. ;)</p>
<p>sorry to ask a stupid question...but are these stats from students who got accepted/ deferred by Harvard?</p>
<p>rafael-yes, they're the class of '09 early action results</p>
<p>what else would they be?</p>
<p>sorry, i didn't read the rest of the threads</p>
<p>i feel like such an underachieving, procrastinating, good-for-nothing, lack luster idiot after reading this thread.</p>
<p>"i feel like such an underachieving, procrastinating, good-for-nothing, lack luster idiot after reading this thread."</p>
<p>yep... i know the feeling. :-</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800 M 780 V
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Writing 740 Math 1C 690 Writing 690 US Hist 710 Math 2C
[<em>] GPA: 3.56 weighted soph-jr, 3.78 1st quarter sr
[</em>] Rank: 8-15 out of 73
[<em>] Other stats: 5 on AP US, 5 on Statistics 4 on English Lit. A team on one of the top Academic teams in country, same with science. Won a ton of awards as team. Basketball (AAU/School), Squash (3 year varsity), stand up comedy, drama, Dorm council (elected position on dorm), National Merit Honorable Mention, AP Scholar. A few other things I probably didnt put here.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good, but formulaic.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Good I'd assume, history teacher/academic team coach and english teacher
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Again, good I'd assume
[<em>] Hook (if any): Went to SSP this summer, got 2 B+s in for credit classes. Did stand up comedy at a club next to Harvard Yard. Got a reference from a teacher this summer. Also, double legacy.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Virginia
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: SAT, ECs, Interview. Grades probably the biggest weakness.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Admissions officer said if I had a 4.0 I would have been a lock based on the two kids they got into Harvard two years ago.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: School really underinflates GPA. I am in 8-15 range in a ridiculously smart senior class. Kids got in early to Yale, Dartmouth, Stanford, Colombia, JHU, UVA, William and Mary, UVA, Williams, etc</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1580
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 800, 790, 790, 750
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 3.9/4.0
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats: 8 AP 5s, 3 AP 4s, 1 AP 3, 232 PSAT, AP Scholar with Distinction (10th Grade), Head of the school English debate club, Head of the school department of broadcasting
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Enjoyable, long and risky
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Above average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Republic of Korea
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: None
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Risky essay, lack of organization (in the application), stereotype of Asians, no interview
[/ul]Other Factors: Early graduation
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: All Harvard applicants from my school were deferred. Congratulations to all who were accepted; for those who were deferred or rejected, it sucks but let's just live with it and get on with our lives. We'll all get into somewhere nice RD.</p>
<p>To get to Harvard, do y'all have to get to the best high schools from where you live? Or does Harvard just judge ur perfomance in the school (i mean just academic-wise here, nvm EC's,etc)?</p>
<p>Harvard most definitely accepts students from less-than-stellar schools. Some might argue that it's easier to get in from a "crappy" school, since easier academics mean more time for ECs and such. However, students at better schools have the advantage of an established reputation + quality guidance counselors. Regardless of which is easier, it's definitely possible to get into Harvard from the best school in the country + the worst.</p>
<p>i personally think my school is "stellar" but our GC sucks</p>