***Official Harvard University 2015 Decisions Thread***

Wordsworth
Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:05:19 +0000

**Decision: Accepted w/ Likely Letter **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 1600 (Math II, U.S. History)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Physics B & C’s (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Environmental Science (5), U.S. History (5), English Language (5), Statistics (5), English Literature, Spanish, Psychology, Government & Politics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Government and Politics, Honors Economics, AP Spanish Language, AP Psychology, Multivariable Calculus, Leadership, Teach a Math Course at School, Visual Basic (local CC)
[] Major Awards (at time of applying): USAMO Qualifier 3x, USPhO/BO Semifinalist, Congressional Award Gold, AMC Perfect Scorer, ARML Top 5 2x, AIME 3x, 10 Best/Outstanding Delegate Awards from MUN/HMC (gavels), Swimming MVP

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Class President: 9,10,11,12), Math Club (Founder/President: 9,10,11,12), Mathematical Outreach Committee (Founder/Chair: 10,11,12), Harvard Model Congress (President: 11,12, Member: 9,10), Model United Nations (VP: 10,11,12, Secretary:9), ARML (A Team Qualifier (9,10,11)), Science Research, Water Polo (JV Captain: 9, Varsity: 10,11,12), Swimming (JV MVP: 9, Varsity: 10,11,12), Recycling Club (President: 12, Member: 9,10,11 [not listed on app])
[] Job/Work Experience: Research, stock trading, financial analysis
[] Volunteer/Community service: Created nonprofit organization to promote literacy, organized a variety of math contests to promote mathematical interest in local community, active library volunteer since 9th grade, elected member of many youth advisory councils at the local and regional levels. Well over 1200 hours of volunteer service.
[] Summer Activities: RSI, Nonprofit/volunteer work, Science Research, College Courses (Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, Ordinary Differential Equations, Physics, Chemistry, etc.)
[] Essays: Heartfelt, Sincere
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very Good (“best student in 30 years”)
[] Counselor Rec: Better (very, very passionate)
[] Additional Rec: Don’t know, RSI rec
[li] Interview: Phenomenal (got likely letter within two days of my interview) [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[] Intended Major: Engineering
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Not Relevant
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Awards, ECs, Grades, Recommendations, Scores (to some extent)
[] Weaknesses: Jack of all trades? No Olympiad medals.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck of the draw.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard (likely letter), Princeton, Stanford (REA), MIT, Caltech, Duke (full-ride, likely letter), USC (full-ride), UCs, etc. Waitlisted/Rejected: Nowhere
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck!