Get to know your fellow applicants

<p>Favorite color: the sort of green you see when sunlight shines through new leaves in the spring
Favorite movie: idk - Sabrina, maybe (1954 version)
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: reading, sleeping, calculus hw, music
Favorite vegetable: zucchini?
Favorite class in HS: Calculus
Hardest class in HS: Physics
Languages spoken: English, hardly any Spanish or Vietnamese
Favorite hobby: reading
Favorite part of Haverford: people, respect, and trust
Reason for rejection: not enough ECs/not enough AP classes
Greatest achievement: making somebody smile when they were sad
favorite music: classical/movie soundtracks
favorite book: Ender’s Game? or The Last Lecture…
favorite tv show: none - I don’t watch tv</p>

<p>Favorite color: Purple!
Favorite movie: I think I’m going to have to go with Matilda.
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: Focusing on other things completely, like Dexter.
Favorite vegetable: Broccoli rabe. I’m obsessed.
Favorite class in HS: Biology
Hardest class in HS: AP Physics. Argh.
Languages spoken: Only English but I’m studying Italian
Favorite hobby: Hmm…just sitting out in nature when it’s quiet and no one is around.
Favorite part of haverford (something we haven’t heard yet): The quirkiness!
Reason for rejection: Not very sporty, AP Physics grade (hah…), the randomness of it all?
Greatest achievement: Hmm, tough question. Maybe all the great friends I have made.</p>

<p>Favorite color: Maroon
Favorite movie: Wedding Crashers
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: Feel confident
Favorite vegetable: Cucumbers
Favorite class in HS: Biology
Hardest class in HS: Chemistry
Languages spoken: Korean
Favorite hobby: Golf, Swimming, Soccer
Favorite part of haverford (something we haven’t heard yet): schedule your own final exams
Reason for rejection: n/a
Greatest achievement: swimming across the Hudson River
favorite music (band): U2, Oasis, Garbage
favorite book: Angels & Demons
favorite tv show: The Prisoner (2009), Mad Men</p>

<p>Hey Albertus, Mad Men is the best!! I wrote my commonapp essay on it lol</p>

<p>anyone feel like starting a results/stats thread for future readers?</p>

<p>Favorite color: Grayyy
Favorite movie: Grease
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: I didn’t really do anything xP
Favorite vegetable: Lettuce?
Favorite class in HS:AP Biology
Hardest class in HS: Chemistry
Languages spoken: Spanish, English
Favorite hobby: Knitting
Favorite part of haverford (something we haven’t heard yet): Ducky pond!
Reason for rejection: Eer, it’s pretty far…
Greatest achievement: I passed my AP Exam xD</p>

<p>Favorite color: Royal Red
Favorite movie: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: the fetal position
Favorite vegetable: cucumbers
Favorite class in HS: English, languages, Supreme Court
Hardest class in HS: AP Spanish, AP Calculus
Languages spoken: Fluent in English (sadly), conversational in Spanish, limited Chinese
Favorite hobby: theater
Favorite part of Haverford (something we haven’t heard yet): There’s a 13 MPH speed limit all around campus!
Reason for rejection: Terrible supplementary essay
Greatest achievement: Reading my super-personal personal narrative in front of my school
favorite music: indie
favorite book: The Phantom Tollbooth, Catcher in the Rye, or The Brothers Karamazov
favorite tv show: The Office!</p>

<p>elytron, i like that idea.</p>

<p>Favorite color: teal
Favorite movie: roman holiday, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, once
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: wasting hours on pitchfork, facebook, and CC
Favorite vegetable: carrots
Favorite class in HS: AP Gov xoxo
Hardest class in HS: physics. yuck.
Languages spoken: english, incredibly weak attempts at french
Favorite hobby: music, theater, procrastination
Favorite part of Haverford (something we haven’t heard yet): curriculum, location, and people
Reason for rejection: unoriginal supplement essay (see answer to above question), lame community service
Greatest achievement: playing Lady Bracknell
favorite music: indie, folk
favorite book: too many. mostly plays.
favorite tv show: mad men!</p>

<p>Favorite color: dark green
Favorite movie: pulp fiction
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: youtube
Favorite vegetable: peppers
Favorite class in HS: AP European History
Hardest class in HS: AP Statistics
Languages spoken: english, conversational spanish?
Favorite hobby: reading, tennis, history
Favorite part of Haverford (something we haven’t heard yet): i’ve heard the people there are quite quirky
Reason for rejection: my grades are great but not sublime
Greatest achievement: being nominated for this local drama award
favorite music: RADIOHEAD
favorite book: Extremley Loud & Incredibly Close
favorite tv show: real time with bill maher / the rachel maddow show / the twilight zone</p>

<p>Favorite color: Yellow and Green
Favorite movie: UP
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: Surfing CC to find the best stats and compare them to mine then wallow in pity; knitting
Favorite vegetable: Carrots
Favorite class in HS: AP Biology
Hardest class in HS: AP European History
Languages spoken: English and semi-fluent in Spanish
Favorite hobby: Knitting and Crocheting
Favorite part of haverford (something we haven’t heard yet): I’ve heard they have a great knitting group on campus :smiley:
Reason for rejection: My essay may or may not be subpar because at the time I thought it was good but now I don’t think it’s too good.
Greatest achievement: Beating out #3 in my class (I really don’t like her because she is not nice and because she lied on her college applications about 800 hours of volunteer work which her mom did but not her) and becoming a National College Match Finalist (even though I wasn’t matched with QB)
Favorite Music: Any so long as it isn’t rap
Favorite Book: too many that I can’t even think of one right now
Favorite TV show: House MD and Jeopardy</p>

<p>Favorite color: teal
Favorite movie:One flew over the Cukoo’s Nest, Garden State (I know, how expected), the graduate
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: Crime show marathons
Favorite vegetable:carrots
Favorite class in HS: Euro
Hardest class in HS: Physics
Languages spoken: spanish (barely) and english
Favorite hobby:running, reading, general inactivity w friends
Favorite part of haverford (something we haven’t heard yet): cpgc
Reason for rejection: my freshman year grades were ****ty
Greatest achievement: not sure- i was weirdly proud when i learned all the words to we didnt start the fire while studying for AP US exam
Fav Music: death cab for cutie, florence and the machine, ra ra riot, killers, plus like a milliion more I’m terrible at picking favorites
Fav Book: Prayer for Owen Meany, Catch-22, Cat’s Cradle
Favorite TV shows: dexter, 30 Rock, Arrested Development</p>

<p>Favorite color: Red
Favorite movie: The Dark Knight
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: Civilization IV
Favorite vegetable: Carrots
Favorite class in HS: Health
Hardest class in HS: AP USH
Languages spoken: English
Favorite hobby: Internet. lol
Greatest achievement: Uh … haha … dunno</p>

<p>Favorite color: blue
Favorite movie: shawshank redemption, beerfest, In Bruges, rounders, grandma’s boy…quite the mix, i know haha
Coping mechanism while waiting for letters to come: incessantly banging my head a against a wall
Favorite vegetable: carrots
Favorite class in HS: AP Biology and film studies
Hardest class in HS: AP physics (I still have no idea what possessed me when I decided to take that class)…honorable mention: AP Calc
Languages spoken: English
Favorite hobby: Poker, guitar
Favorite part of haverford (something we haven’t heard yet): can’t think of something non-hackneyed to say, i just dig the total package.
Reason for rejection: too awesome? that’s what i’m gonna tell myself atleast
Greatest achievement: nothing really…i’m kinda pathetic…haha
TV Show: How I met your mother, big bang theory, rules of engagement, daily show, colbert report, jeopardy
Book: The Crucible, Waiting for Godot, Harrington on Hold’em 1 and 2, Faust, The Stranger, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Crime and Punishment
Music: led zeppelin, bob dylan, the shins, the doors, crosby stills nash and young, pink floyd, the beatles, eric clapton, mgmt, cat stevens, simon and garfunkel</p>