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Puddly · 03-31-2008, 06:39 PM

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR, 740 M, 730 W
ACT: Didn't take
SAT II: 770 Chinese, 700something US
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn't rank; top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), US History (4), Chinese Language (5), English Language (5), Psychology (5), Calculus AB (taking now), English Lit (taking now), Economics (taking now), US Pol/Comp Govt (taking now)
IB (place score in parenthesis): No IB
Senior Year Course Load: Those APs and Journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NONE!

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ...I don't want to type it all out, but rest assured that I do have them. lol
Job/Work Experience: No real jobs. Mostly internships.
Volunteer/Community service: In ECs, which I'm too happy to type out right now. You probably could find them in my other posts.
Summer Activities: UC Berkeley ATDP, volunteer
Essays: I don't judge my essays, but they weren't bad.
Teacher Recommendation: I only read one of them, and it was so uplifting. Made me red in the face. Haha!
Counselor Rec: Fraught with grammar errors. <_< It was a normal rec.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: I thought it went well, but it felt very short. It was my first college interview, so... xD

Other

State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, sends 5 or 6 students to Harvard each year
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Really po'
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Chinese (Is that even URM?), First Gen.

Reflection

Strengths: I'm normal.
Weaknesses: I'm normal.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The first thing I told my mom, through my blubbering tears, was "Harvard must be crazy!"

General Comments: xDD I'm still grinning two hours later!

03-31-2008, 06:39 PM	#162
Puddly Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 143	Decision: Accepted Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR, 740 M, 730 W ACT: Didn't take SAT II: 770 Chinese, 700something US Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn't rank; top 5% AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), US History (4), Chinese Language (5), English Language (5), Psychology (5), Calculus AB (taking now), English Lit (taking now), Economics (taking now), US Pol/Comp Govt (taking now) IB (place score in parenthesis): No IB Senior Year Course Load: Those APs and Journalism Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NONE! Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ...I don't want to type it all out, but rest assured that I do have them. lol Job/Work Experience: No real jobs. Mostly internships. Volunteer/Community service: In ECs, which I'm too happy to type out right now. You probably could find them in my other posts. Summer Activities: UC Berkeley ATDP, volunteer Essays: I don't judge my essays, but they weren't bad. Teacher Recommendation: I only read one of them, and it was so uplifting. Made me red in the face. Haha! Counselor Rec: Fraught with grammar errors. <_< It was a normal rec. Additional Rec: None Interview: I thought it went well, but it felt very short. It was my first college interview, so... xD Other State (if domestic applicant): CA Country (if international applicant): School Type: Public, sends 5 or 6 students to Harvard each year Ethnicity: Chinese Gender: Female Income Bracket: Really po' Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Chinese (Is that even URM?), First Gen. Reflection Strengths: I'm normal. Weaknesses: I'm normal. Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The first thing I told my mom, through my blubbering tears, was "Harvard must be crazy!" General Comments: xDD I'm still grinning two hours later!