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

born2question
Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:16:57 +0000

Choose One:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (740 CR, 700 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 770 US History, 750 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Econ/US government, Speech, Free period
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech&Debate (Vice President for 2 years, President)- State finalist in Original Oratory, State semifinalist in Parliamentary Debate, State semifinalist in Congressional debate, State semifinalist in Original Advocacy, National semifinalist in Original Oratory, 2010 and 2011 UC Berkeley Champion in Original Oratory, Premier Distinction, National Forensic League Academic All-American. Humanitarian club (President)- Collected over 1000 pairs of shoes for Soles4Souls. Organized a 2008 mock election on campus to increase political awareness. Bowling- 182 average, leagues and tournaments
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours- Poll Worker, Adult Literary Center through city library, Lane Monitor for USBC California Youth Championships, Tutoring
[] Summer Activities: George Mason Institute of Forensics, Whitman National Debate Institute, 2009 National Forensic League National Tournament, 2010 National Forensic League National Tournament
[] Essays: Common App: How I’ve inadvertently let my adoption frame my identity and how I want to stop letting it define me. Supplement: How being Asian in a Caucasian family, school, community while having predominantly Asian friends with culturally Asian parents has shaped my perspective
[] Teacher Recommendation: English, Speech/Debate, US History- all very good
[] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went very well. We talked a lot about sexism (my Original Oratory topic this year is how sexism still exists in America). [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, ECs, Recommendations, Interview
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Pomona College, Claremont McKenna College, Rice University (Trustee Distinguished Scholar), UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UC Davis, UC Irvine. Waitlisted- WUSTL. Rejected- Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University (ERA)

[/ul]General Comments:
Committed to Pomona College! Small LAC is best for me! Good luck to all!