***Official Harvard University 2015 Decisions Thread***
All right, guys. You know the drill. Post your decisions as they arrive. No space-deleting necessary -- just copy-paste the template and you're good to go.
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang (5) Biology (5) US (5) This year: Euro, Spanish Lit, Calc BC, English Lit
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:AP Euro, AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Calc BC, Physics H (no AP offered)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none, just school-wide things
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Blue Key tour club (3 years head), Yearbook, Swim Team, Soccer (Leadership award), Human Rights Club (founder and 1 yr head)
Job/Work Experience:lifeguard (7 hrs/week)
Volunteer/Community service:1 wk church trip to Camden, NJ, 100+ hrs in maternity ward at hospital
Summer Activities: trip to Costa Rica, 2 summers (6 wks each) working in biology lab
Essays: very solid
Teacher Recommendation:very, very solid
Counselor Rec:don't know her very well, but I go to a small college prep school so definitely good
Additional Rec:great, got it from the director of my summer lab
Interview:I think it went very well, we had a great conversation
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:independent, all girls
Ethnicity:white
Gender:female
Income Bracket: upper class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
Reflection
Strengths:lab work, grades/scores
Weaknesses:nothing very unique, no big awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:again, nothing huge to set me apart
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted at Notre Dame (EA), Johns Hopkins, Georgetown (EA). Rejected at Penn