erikapnt
erikapnt ,
Harvard
B.A., Psychology
Senior at Harvard
Features Included
2
Essays
16
Schools
9
Scores
4
Advice
3
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown Pharr, Texas
GenderFemale
EthnicityHispanic
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2016
English First Language Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken Spanish

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  • Yale University (New Haven, CT)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
  • University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
  • University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
  • Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)
  • Rice University (Houston, TX)
  • Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
  • Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
  • Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
  • Macalester College (St. Paul, MN)
  • Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
  • University of Texas - Austin (Austin, TX)
  • Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
  • University of Texas - Pan American (Edinburg, TX)
  • South Texas College (McAllen,TX)
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Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

Applied for a B.A. in Psychology

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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Personal Statement
623 Words
Creative personal story
Every song in my mp3 player has a meaning—a place in my life. Just as I am a collage of various experiences and influences, so is my collection of songs throughout the years. Usually, I listen to music to fill in the silence or to concentrate on studying, but not at this moment. Tonight, I am listening to remember. This is my life on shuffle. “In Bloom” by Nirvana At a “tender age in bloom,” I would sit in...
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Supplemental Essay Diversity statement
588 Words
Picture this: A young Mexican girl living in a small pueblo looking out of the window, her fantasies weighing her head heavily down on her hand. My mom was still a dreamer not yet affected by reality. She floated down the river that separated “just a dream” from “a realized dream”. Once she came to America, her story became intertwined with my fate when she sealed the contract of my birth with a kiss from papá at a dance. Like...
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General Admissions Advice

What set me apart from other applicants
11 Words
Essays. After getting...
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Why I declined other schools
11 Words
Location. I really...
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My favorite course thus far, and why
20 Words
SLS 20; Professor Daniel Gilbert is an...
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What I now know about my school that I never would have known prior to enrolling
14 Words
It's a pressure cooker....
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High School Performance

GPA
4.00
(no specification of weighting)
Rank
Top 1%
 
High School TypePublic
College Classes In High School
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest SAT
1460
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2090
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2090
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details8 classes and scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesScience Club/Team, Math Team, National Honor Society
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received
Application Additional Materials

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