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Decision: Accepted Harvard

Stats:

  • SAT I: 800V, 730M
  • SAT IIs: 740 Wr 750 IIC 800 Bio M
  • ACT
  • GPA: 4.9 W
  • Rank:1/80
  • Other stats: 6 AP 5s, 237 PSAT
Subjective:
  • Essays: Good
  • Teacher Recs: Good
  • Counselor Rec: Good
  • Hook (if any): Harvard Med School Internship, RSI, siemens semi
Location/Person:
  • State or Country:Ohio
  • School Type: Catholic
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: Male
  • Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: i dunno
    [ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: RSI
Decision: Deferred Harvard

Stats:
  • SAT: M-780 V-790
  • SAT IIs: Writing-800 MathIIC-800 Physics-800
  • GPA: uw-3.97 w-5.59
  • Rank: 1/247
  • Other stats: APS- Bio 5, Chem 5, US Hist 5
Subjective:
  • Essays: I thought it had personality, but was sort of weak on playing my strong traits. I wrote about my dad whom I visit once in a while. My additional essay was a joke, just a list of the books I've read over the past year or so. I was too lazy to write another full essay.
  • Teacher Recs: One great, one excellent
  • Counselor Rec: I haven't read it. I'm assuming it was good.
  • Hook (if any): Ha! Maybe I'm well-rounded? Oh, and I'm a fine gentleman, full of humility and all that great charm. But that's not a hook. . .
Location/Person:
  • State or Country: Connecticut
  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
  • Gender: Male
  • major strength/weakness: solid academics and math, well-rounded / well-rounded, weak ECs
Other Factors:I hear my interviewer gave me her highest marks. Although, I hear she gives almost everyone her highest marks, so it may be a non-factor

Decision: Accepted Harvard

Stats:

  • SAT I: 1550(800M)
  • SAT IIs: 780W, 760IIC, 730USH
  • ACT: N/A
  • GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.4? W
  • Rank: 1/222
  • Other stats: AP Scholar with Honor, NMSF
Subjective:
  • Essays: Above avg.?
  • Teacher Recs: Excellent.
  • Counselor Rec: Glowing.
  • Hook (if any): Crappy school? (avg. SAT=<800, 70-80% minority)
Location/Person:
  • State or Country: Central CA
  • School Type: Public TTT
  • Ethnicity: Asian Indian
  • Gender: Female
  • Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: I dunno?
  • Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I HAVE NO IDEA! I AM STILL STUNNED!

 

Decision: Deferred Harvard

Stats:
  • SAT I: 1590 (800v790m)
  • SAT IIs: 800 Writing, 800 IIC, 800 Physics, 800 US History
  • ACT
  • GPA: 5.3/6.0 (early cum laude at school)
  • Rank:
  • Other stats: 11APs, all 5s, 235index NMSF
[ b]Subjective:[/b]
  • Essays: good, i thought
  • Teacher Recs: excellent
  • Counselor Rec: excellent
  • Hook (if any): teaching
Location/Person:
  • State or Country: MA
  • School Type: NE prep
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: M
  • Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: honestly don't know
  • Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no idea

 

Decision: Rejected Harvard

Stats:
  • SAT I:
  • SAT IIs: Writing:790 Math IC:700 French w/ Listening:760
  • ACT
  • GPA:4.0 W
  • Rank:80/800
  • Other stats:aps, us hist - 3, french lit/german/calc ab - 4, french lang/eng comp - 5
Subjective:
  • Essays: very strong
  • Teacher Recs: strong
  • Counselor Rec: awesome
  • Hook (if any): speak 5 languages, lived abroad for 5 yrs, azn not interested in science/medschool but ir

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