dmf2104 (2022-2023)

Accomplished pianist, TA for intro bio course, research in bio department. Last summer worked as a runner for a NY law firm. Previous summers were spent either doing research or working on the 2004 presidential campaign. Decent stuff, nothing spectacular.

Pretty good personal statement.

Good luck to everyone applying this year!

10/20 - Finally finished personal statement. Going to send out most applications in the next few days.

10/31 - Got a letter from Michigan offering a fee waiver. Wasn't planning on applying, but I guess I may as well.

11/6 - Finished the 250-word essay for Yale! Will send out that application in a couple days - then I'm all done!

11/8 - Complete at Penn, Georgetown, and Duke. Hopefully will start hearing back soon. Also got a fee waiver in the mail from Cornell, but I think 9 schools is more than enough.

11/11 - Yale application has been sent. Now I just have to wait for decisions! Oh yeah, and talk to Toby Stock from Harvard.

11/17 - Acceptance from Duke! I'm going to law school! Also complete at Harvard. Gulp. Toby Stock called today. He seems like a nice guy.

11/22 - Toby Stock called again to say I have been accepted to class of 2010 at Harvard!!! Now that's what I call good news. Also complete at Yale - now i can just sit back and wait for that decision. Thanks for taking some pressure off, Toby.

12/1 - Georgetown acceptance, small envelope.

12/11 - NYU acceptance, large manilla envelope with violet binder inside. Also received a letter from Michigan saying that my application is complete.

12/21 - Received deferral notice from Penn. Go figure.

1/4 - Complete at Stanford. Got a letter from Michigan informing me that they've reviewed my app, but haven't made a decision yet. Guess that means deferred. Doesn't matter, I'll be withdrawing from Duke, Penn, Georgetown, and Michigan within the next couple weeks.

1/25 - Accepted at Columbia with a full tuition scholarship (Hamilton Fellowship, which I did not apply for)! They're not making my decision easy. Anyone have any thoughts: Columbia w/ $$$ v. Harvard?

2/16 - Withdrew from Georgetown, Duke, Penn, and Michigan.

2/23 - Withdrawals from Michigan and Penn confirmed via email.

3/27 - Stanford phone call, 4:18pm. Apologized for taking so long, and then told me my application was complete. At first I thought that's all she was going to say, but then she added that I had been accepted. So I was like, "cool." And it is.

3/30 - And the hunt is finally over. Finished up 6 out of 7, not too shabby. Anyhow, looks like I'll be in Cambridge for the next 3 years. Good deal.

4/3 - Time to start sending out withdrawals - gonna be painful saying goodbye to $132K from Columbia.

4/12 - Sent out withdrawals to CLS, SLS, and NYU. Sent the deposit in to HLS. It's officially official, I'm going to Harvard.