NoRejections17
NoRejections17,
Harvard
B.A., Undecided
I didn't get a single rejection, and I never felt I aggrandized myself in apps. From Harvard to Wesleyan to UVA to Northwestern, I had choices (and two full rides). Ask me how! :)
Features Included
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Essays
8
Schools
2
Scores
5
Advice
4
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown Ambler, Pennsylvania
GenderMale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
Class of2016
First Gen College StudentYes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  • Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
  • University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
  • University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
  • Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
  • University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
  • University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
  • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)
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Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

Applied for a B.A. in Undecided

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

The warm air that night in Valle Grande bid us outside once again, so we donned our sweaters and walked to the middle path of the tiny cliffside village in Argentina. The ten teenagers in my group huddled around me and my guitar, and I fiddled around, playing this or that, nothing special. We laughed together over nineties throwbacks and acoustic renditions of rap hits. It was comfortable -- something I had done countless times before. You see, back then...
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School Specific Advice

More Essays

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General Admissions Advice

How I chose schools to apply to
63 Words
Spend a lot of time reading a big Princeton Review college description book (don't buy it; just go to...
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Why I ultimately chose my school
16 Words
Harvard is a once-in-a-lifetime experience....
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5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)
9 Words
Busy, busy, super-interesting,...
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Additional material sent in after waitlisted or deferred
15 Words
Do it. Always. But do...
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My favorite course thus far, and why
7 Words
A course...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.50
 
Rank
Top 1%
 
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest ACT
35
 
ACT Score Details
 
Other ACT Scores
ACT Prep
SAT IIs

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesSchool Theater/Plays, American Cancer Society, Jewish Student Union, National Honor Society
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Experience & Awards

Volunteer Experiences
Application Additional Materials

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