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

lankagirl13
Mon, 02 May 2011 01:08:15 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR- 800 Math- 800 Writing- 770
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: US History- 740 Literature- 770 Math II- 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Percentile-1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Language and Composition (5), European History (4), Calculus AB (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, Journalism Production, Exploring Art 1-2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NCTE Achievement Award for Writing, National Merit Commended Student
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): American Red Cross, Journalism (Editor-in-Chief), Speech and Debate, National History Day, Kposowa Club (President), Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, International Ambassador
[] Job/Work Experience: Algebra I Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: American Red Cross, Kposowa Club, JDRF
[] Summer Activities: Leadership Development Center, California’s Junior Miss, Kposowa Foundation Intern
[] Essays: good? I did the additional essay on the supplement.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Comparative Western Literature (junior year) and AP US History (sophomore year) teachers
[] Counselor Rec: Most likely very personal.
[] Additional Rec: none.
[] Interview: an hour and forty five minutes long, went very easily.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Sri Lankan (South Asian)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $80,000-$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation.
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: writing.
[] Weaknesses: standardized testing, awards, etc.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: when I met with my admissions staff representative, she said that the key is to be memorable. She could actually remember specific parts of my application.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]
Accepted: Princeton, Columbia, Georgetown, Northwestern, Emory, Boston, Fordham, Cal-State Long Beach, UNC Chapel Hill, Tulane

Waitlisted: George Washington

Rejected: Yale