***Official Harvard 2012 Decisions Thread***

[sylenteck0]

What site was this?

I can't find the link >_>

[rofflez]

it's coming in an email

[carbon511511]

can someone post the link to the website to check decisions

[Poh125]

Well...there you go...rejected at all three (HYP). But I suppose I wasn't a particularly outstanding applicant. Congrats to those who got in.

[cgarrett101@aol.]

Harvard site....admissions

[sup]

Waitlisted by HYPSM...what the HEEEELLLLLL

[drnoeyedea]

Decision: Waitlisted


Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 800M, 720W, 670CR = 2190
• ACT:
• SAT II: 800Math2 780Chem, 730BioE
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 10AP incl. senior year. 3 fives. 2 fours
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: MV Calc , AP Lit, AP Physics, ap chem, ap comp sci
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): pres. of two clubs, science fair project winner,
• Job/Work Experience:
• Volunteer/Community service: 300 hours
• Summer Activities: job in india, travel
• Essays: very good
• Teacher Recommendation: excellent
• Counselor Rec: impersonal
• Additional Rec: no
• Interview: amazing. best ever

Other

• State (if domestic applicant):MD
• Country (if international applicant):USA
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity:Indian
• Gender:M
• Income Bracket:100k+
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

• Strengths: Math and sci
• Weaknesses:English
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: OMFG!! I was so expecting a rejection...

General Comments:
If accepted, then definintely going to harvard. I got in two other ivys, but harvard rules all.

[nickybol]

Where can I see the financial aid?

[memberofthevrwc]

Rejected....

This is for the Harvard Admissions Office, courtesy of Mean Girls:

BOO YOU WHORE!

[emoticon89]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 790 CR, 800 M, 680 W
• ACT: 35
• SAT II: 680 Chem, 720 Bio, 770 M2
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.212 W, 4.0 U
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/355
• AP (place score in parenthesis): WH(2), Bio(4), AB(5), Eng11(4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
• Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 2 art, 1 honors phys
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (VP), Student Council (Sec), Science Club (Pres), Beta Club, Science Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Interact Club, Drumline 4 years, Swim Team 4 years
• Job/Work Experience: 15 hrs/week
• Volunteer/Community service: 30+/year during school
• Summer Activities: Swim Team, Marching Band, work
• Essays: they were ok... i found things to change after it was all sent in.
• Teacher Recommendation: +++
• Counselor Rec: +
• Additional Rec:
• Interview: I thought it went well, but none of my scholarship interviews went well apparently... so I guess I don't know what a good interview is.

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): GA
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: 105000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recovered after semi-serious hospital stay.

Reflection

• Strengths: Fairly well rounded, interested in anything and everything
• Weaknesses: not enough community service, no outside projects
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i thought that was answered in the weaknesses section

General Comments: meh... whatever, i got into UGA, vandy, and UVA. I'm happy... would have been nice to have bragging rights even if i didn't go. but i probably would have. oh well.

[fauve]

Financial aid will come in your packet by snail mail.

[carbon511511]

anybody still waiting?

[acadec]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

• SAT I: 740 CR 730 M 790 W = 2260
• SAT II: 780 Math II 740 Chem 700 Math I 660 Spanish 650 W History
• Unweighted GPA: 3.65; 4.2 w
• Rank: 15/324 (19/324 on mid-year report)
• AP: Human Geo (3) W History (4) Spanish Lang (3) Chem (4) English Lang (5) Euro History (5) Macroecon (5) Microecon (4) Spanish Lit (3)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP US History, AP US Gov, AP English Lit, Academic Decathlon, Debate, Drama
• Major Awards: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot. long list follows...
  Academic Decathlon (10-12):
  -Captain (11-12)
  -States 2008 (emailed them with update)
  --Top scoring student in state (broke standing record)
  --team state champions (broke standing record)
  --Individually ranked 3rd scholastic in country going into nationals
  --10 subject medals
  --team superquiz champions
  -Nationals 2007 (11)
  --Individual overall Gold Medal
  --Team overall runners up (D III)
  --Top team scorer
  --Individual subject medals: Essay (Silver), Economics (Bronze)
  -States 2007 (11)
  --Highest overall individual scorer
  --Highest Scholastic individual scorer
  --Team State Champions
  --Individual subject medals in all 10 subjects
  --Team Super Quiz champions
  -Nationals 2006 (10)
  --Individual overall Silver Medal
  --Team National Champions (D III)
  --Individual subject medals: Art (Bronze)
  -States 2006 (10)
  --Highest Scholastic individual scorer
  --Team State Champions
  --Individual subject medals in 6 events
  --Team Super Quiz Champions
  Debate (9-12):
  -President 11-12
  -Secretary 10
  -Highest NFL Degree: special distinction
  -Team: 4th in state for 3 straight years
  -about 35 individual medals i won't bore you with
  World Scholar's Cup (11-12):
  -1 of 7 Americans to make US All Star team 11
  -2nd place team at Int'l finals 11
  -1st place team in debate showcase 11
  -editing tests/guides for official competition; possibly proctoring/juding official competitions 12
  President of Model UN, National Honors Society; ran cross country 9-12
• Job/Work Experience: Writing/beta-testing for DemiDec, an AD company (~700 hrs); Cashier at local pizzeria (~75 hrs)
• Volunteer/Community service: translating spanish-english at local fee health clinic (~180 hrs)
• Essays: two of the best i've ever written, i think.
• Teacher Recommendation: one was from AD coach/history teacher, really good; other from spanish teacher/NHS advisor, probably ok
• Counselor Rec: no idea
• Interview: not outstanding, but alright

Other

• State: UT
• School Type: public, second-best in state (hasn't sent a student to an ivy in 4 or 5 years)
• Ethnicity: cracker
• Gender: male
• Income Bracket: 100-125k

Reflection[list][*] Strengths: ECs (especially AD), essays, probably the state i live in[*] Weaknesses: grades, rank[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: grades, my frined (same school) who also applied (and got in) who is amazing

[Mr. Pretzel]

I am. Rejected by Yale, Princeton, Georgetown, Amherst, UPenn, and Columbia. My chances look great here!

[rofflez]

waiting here too. i tried logging in to admitted students site, however, and could not. so im not expecting much.