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harvardredhead,
Harvard
B.A., Neuroscience and Neurobiology
Outgoing!
Features Included
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Essays
17
Schools
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Scores
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Advice
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ECs
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Sports

Background

Hometown Colorado Springs, Colorado
GenderFemale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2020
First Gen College StudentNo
English First Language Yes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
  • Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
  • University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
  • Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
  • Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
  • Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
  • Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
  • University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
  • University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
  • University of Colorado - Boulder (Boulder, CO)
  • Boston University (Boston, MA)
  • Yale University (New Haven, CT)
  • Brown University (Providence, RI)
  • Columbia University (New York, NY)
  • Tufts University (Medford, MA)
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Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

Applied for a B.A. in Neuroscience and Neurobiology

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

Personal Statement
534 Words
Story central to identity
It was five o’clock in the morning, and an intruder was in my home. His vile gurgling sounds had crawled into my room and slinked under my covers, and his deafening beeps had yanked me from sleep. I now lay frozen, listening intently for any other noises -- footsteps, perhaps? The screams of my family members? -- but the house fell silent. Slowly, I slid out of bed and tiptoed into the dark hallway. The intruder was definitely near...
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School Specific Advice

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General Admissions Advice

What I’d change about my application process
162 Words
When I started looking at colleges, I first chose places that had highly ranked neuroscience programs. This lead to a lot of the Ivy League and Tier 2 schools, so to narrow down my choices I started considering things like location, school size, and campus culture. I love...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.40
(equivalent to 4.00 unweighted)
Rank
Top 1%
 
High School TypePublic
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
2340
 
SAT Prep
Other Standardized Tests

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Sports

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