Anyone's kid get into Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford last year REA?

[Anonymous]

Were they an athlete or legacy? Or great student / ECs with no other hooks?

[Anonymous]

Can't say for everyone, but had a conversation about regional acceptances to Harvard. Apparently there were only 130 Harvard students from southern California, of which something like 40 were athletes, most of whom had "commit to process"/REA applications. The rest were legacy/donors, from the immigrant community (Harvard loves DACA socal students).

There are something like 800 high schools in southern California. So a handful of unhooked Harvard students, probably fewer than 25. Keep in mind that just one city, Irvine, California, has over 130 National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists.

[Anonymous]

Not my kid, but the student who was number one in the class at my child’s rigorous private was admitted without any hooks to Harvard SCEA. One unusual extracurricular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can't say for everyone, but had a conversation about regional acceptances to Harvard. Apparently there were only 130 Harvard students from southern California, of which something like 40 were athletes, most of whom had "commit to process"/REA applications. The rest were legacy/donors, from the immigrant community (Harvard loves DACA socal students).

There are something like 800 high schools in southern California. So a handful of unhooked Harvard students, probably fewer than 25. Keep in mind that just one city, Irvine, California, has over 130 National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists.

Misread it. There were 35 REA applicants accepted from southern California, out of 259 applicants. Only 103 acceptances were from southern California, not 130.

[Anonymous]

For socal:

35 REA applicants accepted (2,980 applications)
103 total acceptances, including REA's

27 recruited athletes

You can do the math. There were at best 10 REA's accepted from socal for class of 2028.


Athletic recruits from southern California, class of 2028 (not all sports listed)

Water Polo (men's and women's): 7
Track/Cross Country: (men's and women's): 3
Swimming/Diving: (men's and women's):1
Basketball: (men's and women's):2
Rowing, light and heavy: (men's and women's): 2
Baseball/softball: 2
Football:2
Golf (men's and women's):2
Sailing:1
Fencing: 2
Volleyball (men's and women's):2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For socal:

35 REA applicants accepted (2,980 applications)
103 total acceptances, including REA's

27 recruited athletes

You can do the math. There were at best 10 REA's accepted from socal for class of 2028.


Athletic recruits from southern California, class of 2028 (not all sports listed)

Water Polo (men's and women's): 7
Track/Cross Country: (men's and women's): 3
Swimming/Diving: (men's and women's):1
Basketball: (men's and women's):2
Rowing, light and heavy: (men's and women's): 2
Baseball/softball: 2
Football:2
Golf (men's and women's):2
Sailing:1
Fencing: 2
Volleyball (men's and women's):2

Harvard University received 7,921 applications to the Class of 2028 in the early round, accepting 692 for a rate of 9 percent. Where are you getting the 2,980 figure?

[Anonymous]

Yale REA (in to Penn, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford RD)
1570 sat
4.0 UW
DC public magnet
Dual enrollment
No special EC’s
URM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yale REA (in to Penn, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford RD)
1570 sat
4.0 UW
DC public magnet
Dual enrollment
No special EC’s
URM

PP here adding to above - URM but full pay and not first Gen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yale REA (in to Penn, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford RD)
1570 sat
4.0 UW
DC public magnet
Dual enrollment
No special EC’s
URM

No special ECs, wow. Not something you hear often for that many Ivy acceptances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yale REA (in to Penn, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford RD)
1570 sat
4.0 UW
DC public magnet
Dual enrollment
No special EC’s
URM

Can you tell me more about the DE? Was it through the HS or directly through the college? Was it through a community college or a four year college? How many credits were taken and in what kinds of classes? THanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yale REA (in to Penn, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford RD)
1570 sat
4.0 UW
DC public magnet
Dual enrollment
No special EC’s
URM

No special ECs, wow. Not something you hear often for that many Ivy acceptances.

URM is still a hook if conveyed in the app

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For socal:

35 REA applicants accepted (2,980 applications)
103 total acceptances, including REA's

27 recruited athletes

You can do the math. There were at best 10 REA's accepted from socal for class of 2028.


Athletic recruits from southern California, class of 2028 (not all sports listed)

Water Polo (men's and women's): 7
Track/Cross Country: (men's and women's): 3
Swimming/Diving: (men's and women's):1
Basketball: (men's and women's):2
Rowing, light and heavy: (men's and women's): 2
Baseball/softball: 2
Football:2
Golf (men's and women's):2
Sailing:1
Fencing: 2
Volleyball (men's and women's):2

Harvard University received 7,921 applications to the Class of 2028 in the early round, accepting 692 for a rate of 9 percent. Where are you getting the 2,980 figure?

Harvard Club of SoCal

[Anonymous]

The 2980 applications references the TOTAL number of applications from Socal residents, not REA applicants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 2980 applications references the TOTAL number of applications from Socal residents, not REA applicants.

So how many REA applications from SoCal?

[Anonymous]

In REA, for non-athletes, it's probably a 3% acceptance rate.