<p>Accepted! Will post stats later. The excitement has still not worn off…</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (CR: 800, M: 800, W: 770)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Chemistry, 750 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, Weighted: 5.01
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/673
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Sci AB, Calc BC, Chem, Physics C: Mech, Physics C: E&M, Stats, Psych, US History, Latin Lit (All 5s)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 more APs, 2 gym classes required for graduation
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist/Scholarship Recipient, National AP Scholar…nothing great
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta (Pres, VP, Soph. Rep), Chess Team (Capt), Academic Quiz Team (Capt), Peer Counseling (Group Leader), Ultimate Frisbee, SciOly (Co-Pres), Club Soccer for 8 years until surgery (Team Capt, ODP State Team, selected as one of the top 100 players in the nation)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Kumon Tutor, Research Internship
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: A ton of tutoring and other stuff
[<em>] Summer Activities: Research Intern, Work, Volunteer, Ultimate league
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were really good…
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One pretty good, the other not great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: He knows me really well, but 700 students per class…
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Thought it went well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large Public, never sends anyone to good schools. Last two #1s went to Case Western and Michigan…
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Need financial aid
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Test scores, perfect on 9 AP tests, ECs were alright, my GPA was amazing–the next highest are all around 4.7, highest ever was only 4.8 (hopefully my counselor talked about that), great essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: ASIAN MALE, Large crappy public school, maybe I don’t have enough volunteering or ECs, lack of research, not so good recs?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: When I first applied, I wasn’t really expecting to get in at all, considering my school’s record and my Asian maleness. But then I made Yale early, made Stanford, receiving one of only 100 likely letters, and made MIT. So I was pretty confident, but got waitlisted by Harvard and Princeton. 
I don’t know what happened. Anyone have any explanation? Looking at some of the other profiles of those who made it, I don’t understand why I got waitlisted by both…sigh.
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to everyone who got in!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2120, 670V, 750M, 700W
[</em>] ACT: Did not send (31 though)
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Chem, 760 Math IIC, 740 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/208
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Bio (5), US Hist (5), Psych (5) English Lang (4), World Hist (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Physics B, Calc AB, Micro and Macro Economics, English Lit, Gov & Politics (ALL AP)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel STS Semifinalist
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Drum Major), Key Club (Treasurer), REPS (Founder), Thespians Pit Orchestra (Student Conductor) -these are the main ones
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked in my dad’s clothing store for 3 years until it closed down.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Ambulance Corps. Youth Squad (4 years, Captain), Volunteer EMS
[</em>] Summer Activities: Research, EMS Volunteer, Figure Skating
[<em>] Essays: Main one about EMS
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing (Told)
[</em>] Additional Rec: Research Mentors Rec (Very good)
[<em>] Interview: Decent
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Approx. $100k/year
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Intel Winner, and Courseload?
[<em>] Weaknesses: Asian, and below average SAT Verbal scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No clue - I was waitlisted at Columbia, Dartmouth, Princeton, and Stanford too. Didn’t think I would get in.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Dear Mr. @#$%%,</p>
<p>I am delighted to inform you that the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid has voted to offer you a place in the Harvard Class of 2012. Following an old Harvard tradition, a certificate of admission is enclosed. Please accept my personal congratulations for your outstanding achievements
(rest of letter)…</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>William R. Fitzsimmons
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid</p>
<p>By the way… April Fools</p>
<p>is this a fake or is it just Harvard’s sense of humor by scaring us?</p>
<p>It’s fake–there was a thread about it somewhere.</p>
<p>^^ You guys are such idiots… Insensitive idiots…</p>
<p>Accepted!!! (yet didn’t get into williams, dartmouth, cornell, or stanford)</p>
<p>…you can imagine the surprise when, after not getting e-mailed, my parents dropped by play practice with the “big” envelope!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math, 760 Reading, 690 Writing
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 790 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/100 ish
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Physics C Mech (5), Calc BC (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: heavy
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International Chemistry Olympiad Gold Medalist, International essay contest winner, various other national awards
Subjective:[list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fitness Club (Founder), Science Club (Exec), Investment Club (exec) Poker Club (Co-Founder), Track and Field (regional winner), Chamber Strings, etc…
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor/ Family Sandwich Shop
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Violinist @ Church, Hospital Cancer Clinic, Various Summer Camps, School Tutor
[<em>] Summer Activities: Stanford EPGY, SciTech2007
[</em>] Essays: good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Additional Rec: good (from undergraduate chair of University of Toronto)
[</em>] Interview: good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[<em>] School Type: semi-private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: low
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: awards + various activities
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT score
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: combination of good recommendation letter + award + extracurriculars
[/ul]General Comments: Hope to see all those who made it next year!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800M 800V 790W
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 780 US History, 760 English, 760 Bio
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem, Bio, Calc BC, US, World, CompSci A, English Lang, Art History (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Orgo, AP Comp and US Gov, AP Span Lang, Engineering, AP English Lit, AP Euro
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Several, all in leadership roles
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Freelance question writing, no steady job until post applications
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Lots
[</em>] Summer Activities: Harvard SSP, Volunteer in Botswana with AIDS stuff
[<em>] Essays: Decent, one on Art History, one on my name
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One long and rambling but positive, other very positive but short
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Additional Rec: Academic team coach, probably good
[<em>] Interview: Went very well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Kentucky
[<em>] School Type: Large, Public
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Transcript, Interview, Test score
[<em>] Weaknesses: Essay, essay, essay, not focused enough on one thing
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No clue</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!! (I honestly cant believe it)
SAT: 2110: CR(670) M(730) W(710)
SATIIs: Math I 740 Math II 720 Physics 670 Korean 770
ACT: 31
GPA: 4.4w/3.6uw
Rank: 87/260</p>
<p>Essays: I wrote mostly about recreational activities (yacht racing, supercar enthusiast, wine tasting)
Teacher Recs: Im pretty sure good cuz my teachers are nice
Counselor Rec: no clues, she probably likes me
Hook: I dont think anything. (My parents said their well connected with alotta Stanford ppls but iono if they actually pulled anything)
Geography: Newport, Rhode Island
Income: $1,870,000/year reported family income</p>
<p>State: Rhode Island
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
Gender: Male</p>
<p>AP Spanish- 3
AP Calc AB-4
AP Physics B- 4
AP Environmental Science- 5 (woot!)
AP Human Geography- 3 (self-studied)
AP Scholar
Freshmen Tennis Team
Ping Pong club Vice president (1yr)
Korean Pop Music Appreciation Club (founder and president 4yrs)
JV Tennis team manager
AMC- 94.0 (distinction award I think)
VP student government
National Merit commended Scholar</p>
<p>Reasons: not to make anybody jealous, but I think I got super lucky. Maybe the dude reading my stuff was intoxicated. (jk) I seriously just screwed around all 4 years.</p>
<p>im not gonna fill out that big ol form, but i got ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>i was straight up rejected by every ivy league school I applied to except harvard. i did not expect this in a million years. so my advice is to apply even if you think you have no chance. otherwise you’ll never know.</p>
<p>hey classmates :)</p>
<p>gummibar, wow you are lucky! Congrats. I have similar stats to you, this gives me hope! </p>
<p>Also “$1,870,000/year reported family income” WTH? Maybe that was your big hook.</p>
<p>REJECTED!!! worst feeeling i’ve EVER experienced in my LIFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! </p>
<p>what do the acceptance letters look like??!?!?!? tears rolling down face</p>
<p>i hope you feel better…i’m still waiting on my letter!!! /\ i know it’s easy for me to say you’ll do better where ever you go…but i mean it!!! i got rejected at yale and princeton, i’m still waiting for Harvard!</p>
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<p>He is a blatant ■■■■■, don’t be foolish ~_~</p>
<p>I always give everyone the benefit of the doubt… :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Nevermind.
10cahr</p>
<p>^
Friedrice (or rice in general) is like air to Asians. It is our life support. Without it, we would not live or be as smart.</p>
<p>BTW, does Harvard serve friedrice? Is it any good? If not, I won’t be applying to Harvard this fall. The quality of friedrice is a very important factor to me.</p>
<p>LOL, I edited my post… I LOVE fried rice myself. Haven’t had it in a while though.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 770 V, 750 W
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 780 US History, 680 Spanish
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): At least top 4%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), Calculus BC (5), Spanish (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP Economics, Nonfiction, Drama, Multivariable Calculus/Differential Equations
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Associated Student Body (President Jr Class), Model UN, Political Discussion Club (Chair), Speech and Debate.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Court (Board Chair), Local American Civil Liberties Union (Board Member).
[<em>] Summer Activities: Chemistry @ Community College, Law Office Internship.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good as far as I know.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good as far as I know.
[</em>] Interview: Got called for a second interview. Thought they went well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]</p>