Harvard University (2023-2024)

[strange wedge]

Oooh I’m talking about financial aid

Like need-based financial aid

Not admissions

My b

[foggy rune]

yea

need blind just means the financial aid office doesnt connect with the admissions office

so being full pay vs needing full aid doesnt make a diff

but if theyre need aware they would admit a full pay person over a full aid perosn if theyre equally qualified

[ruby matrix]

Sorry y'all but Yale stomps

[tropic plank]

yo did anyone go to the welcome meeting

[strange wedge]

Soon

[rancid mural]

@minor pecan dyk if guests can eat in the harvard dining halls

cus when i visit i wanna try food

[minor pecan]

Costs $40 i think

[rancid mural]

jfc

[minor pecan]

Nvm

[reef forge]

Wait isn’t it Harvard college

[minor pecan]

It’s like $20 pp

[reef forge]

Or Harvard university

[minor pecan]

Ye

College

[reef forge]

Lmao they named it wrong

[rancid mural]

ok $20 isnt toooo bad

[minor pecan]

Well

Uni works too

Harvard college is the undergrad part

but overall it’s harvard uni

Idk

I think in the admit letter they say harvard college class of X

[rancid mural]

should i eat lunch or dinner in dining hall to get the most accurate impression

[reef forge]

Either way you are going tho right

[minor pecan]

They’re both ass

but dinner probably

[rancid mural]

ye

[reef forge]

Are u done with apps then

Like withdrawing

Elsewhere

[rancid mural]

imma submit some cus in paranoid but yes

i wouldnt go anywhere else

[reef forge]

You should apply for funsies to Yale

And then turn them down

[rancid mural]

i have such an irrational fear of being rescinded that not submitting other apps would break me 💀

it just doesnt feel real that i got in so im scared they'll find a reason to say no

[minor pecan]

Nah they won’t rescind

My friend got 70s and no rescind

No point in applying elsewhere

as someone who applied elsewhere

not worth if harvard is your top choice

[strange wedge]

Eat at Annenberg to get the best experience

Trust

[rancid mural]

tf is an annenberg

[strange wedge]

At

I meant at😭

[rancid mural]

oh

[strange wedge]

But yeah seriously u should

It has a very hogwarts looking style

[ruby matrix]

hey, is harvard CS any good? None of the labs ive seen work with undergrads.

[strange wedge]

Oooh also u get to think about what harvard house u wanna be in

[rancid mural]

isnt it randomly assigned

[strange wedge]

Yo luck what house are u in

[rancid mural]

also that makes it sound like hogwarts

[minor pecan]

What happened to yale stomps

[strange wedge]

Sort of. Theres like a form I’m pretty sure

[strange wedge]

It pretty much is

[strange wedge]

Ur def Quincy or sum

[ruby matrix]

im being silly

[rancid mural]

luck did u hear the primal scream 💀

[minor pecan]

Freshman don’t have houses

[strange wedge]

Ooh true true

[ruby matrix]

ill decide who stomps on ivy day

[strange wedge]

What house do u want

[minor pecan]

Adam’s

[strange wedge]

Mid

[minor pecan]

Which one are you in?

Oh wait

[strange wedge]

Haha funny

nah but leverette looks chill

Like the building

[minor pecan]

Idk

Adams is being renovated

so it’s gonna be one of the best by next yr hopefully

plus it’s the closest to the yard

[strange wedge]

Oh fair

[minor pecan]

Of course i did

i was the one screaming

Jkjk

[half topaz]

blud its harvard

[minor pecan]

But to answer your question, i think it’s pretty decent

but yeah most profs/labs do seem to want you to have taken a grad level course or a course that first yrs usually don’t take before working with them

Though these restrictions may not apply to you if you’re cracked

[tropic plank]

Te

[tropic plank]

The chicken nuggets

[tropic plank]

^

[strange wedge]

Te?

[minor pecan]

There are none

[tropic plank]

Same tbh

[minor pecan]

Unless you mean the vegan ones

[tropic plank]

Bro I was late 12 times this year

[minor pecan]

I don’t think I’ve eaten a single chicken nugget since being here

[tropic plank]

What the fuck

[tropic plank]

Damn

[rancid mural]

how do u navigate harvard w it being so big

[minor pecan]

You walk

Most of your classes and stuff will be in the yard or near the yard tho in your first yr I think

[half topaz]

did u get into harvard too

[minor pecan]

Nah

He just put harvard ‘28 there for looks

[tropic plank]

Yes

[tropic plank]

Yeah guys I obviously did that 🙃

[half topaz]

type shi

[tropic plank]

Like what acceptance letter

[strange wedge]

Electric scooter

[tropic plank]

Genius

[strange wedge]

Real

Luck what’s the farthest building to walk to

[half topaz]

sry gang i couldnt tell 🙏

[minor pecan]

Science and engineering complex probably

or the quad

[strange wedge]

Oh word

[rancid mural]

ok but how do u not get lost

is there an app on ur phone

or does google maps work

[errant phoenix]

you'll know the entire campus within 2 weeks

[rancid mural]

i got lost at urochester

[rancid mural]

hard to believe

[minor pecan]

Google maps works

They know all the buildings

[strange wedge]

^^

[rancid mural]

ok good

[strange wedge]

Plus people may know their way around

I can always ask

*u

[rancid mural]

i need to make a doc of all the college/harvard info i need 💀

cus im gonna forget 90% of what i ask u by september

[strange wedge]

Real

[strange wedge]

Buuuut it also gives u an opportunity to learn while you’re there so u don’t know what to expect

😈

[jolly lichen]

lol you'll figure it out within like 4 weeks dw

[jolly lichen]

you'll figure it out as you go dw

[orchid mason]

Same but with MIT 💀

The Impostor Syndrome is really setting in huh

[ruby matrix]

i love how harvard plagiarized their supplemental prompts this year from Stanford, Columbia and Princeton

[pulsar pond]

alright it's no harvard for me

just got news we have a early admit from my region

and I know each year only 1 to 2 people get in

so gg

[reef forge]

I mean at least now its easy to reuse supps

[tropic plank]

I can literally reuse those for those schools now

[tropic plank]

Girl I got lost in NYC twice

I’ve lived there my@entire life 💀

[frank arch]

My classmate literally got in rea but im doing rd

And yea theres 1, 2 or no admit to harvard each year from our country

[pulsar pond]

I mean congratulations to him/her or whatever pronouns

I just feel more despair day by day

looks like my chances at any other t20/t50 is getting slimmer

I can't help but feel helpless

it isn't my style to be so negative and depressing

sorry if it makes you guys feel affected as well

[undone stone]

why are there SO many harvard supps

i started today 💀

[vague hemlock]

why are you applying if you got into yale😭

[rancid mural]

i coud ask u the same abt yale

[tiny tiger]

nah, i share your feeling bro

we just gotta do what we gotta do

[rancid mural]

r ur grades dropping

[frank arch]

I think the chances are all slim for almost everyone and but there's still a chance that's luck involved. I'm honestly tryna try my luck at this point

[pulsar pond]

no I kept the same grade as before

still 45/45 IB predicted score

[rancid mural]

then ur chances r exactly the same

[pulsar pond]

my school tried everything to keep me afloat

they really got my back and I can't be more thankful for them

I'll just see if I can write a really fucking good loci

[rancid mural]

ur rea school decision means nothing, u were at a disadvantage given the applicant pool and also everyone has about a 4% chance of getting into an ivy

4% is small

[pulsar pond]

ik

lemme just pray JHU wants me

pls

pls

pls

[rancid mural]

does jhu see u as domestic

[pulsar pond]

dunno

[pulsar pond]

that's why it sucks even more

[rancid mural]

cus they r needaware for intls

so make sure ur good for that

[pulsar pond]

I know I got deferred not because of I'm qualified, but becuz I'm just like everybody

[pulsar pond]

I'll look into how they define intl and domestic

thank you for the heads up tho

[rancid mural]

then find a way to make ur app stand out

[pulsar pond]

I got the same big award again

[rancid mural]

at a certain point its about who is the most unique

did u talk abt academics in ur essays

[pulsar pond]

my non profit organization expanded, and we're gonna appear on TV soon

[pulsar pond]

depends on how u define

I talked about how I realized history and medicine could be related

[rancid mural]

thats fine

[pulsar pond]

which I never thought of before

[rancid mural]

im saying did u talk abt ur school work and accomplishments at all

[pulsar pond]

never discussed my grades there

[pulsar pond]

no

[rancid mural]

ok good

[pulsar pond]

it was about my volunteering experience

[rancid mural]

u should make sure that each essay shows a new part of ur personality

[pulsar pond]

not like how I witnessed people die

but I had a patient with dementia and he already forgot what he told me about before

and I felt very sad because still wanted to know more about his stories

[pulsar pond]

I think I did that....?

my personal essay was trying to sell compassion and uniqueness of thought

[rancid mural]

is there anything unique abt ur background

[pulsar pond]

supps were selling I like to learn about diff cultures, am flexible, care abt social justice, self-improvement

[pulsar pond]

I don't think so

my parents got divorced when I was 6

[rancid mural]

def dont talk abt that 💀

[pulsar pond]

I had some struggles with my relationships with my parents

but that's not very impactful on my development

and it's not unique anyways

[rancid mural]

nothing that will make them sad that doesn't have a "but this experience led me to this and now im a great person"

[pulsar pond]

I'm Asian, I'm middle class, my parents got masters and doctorates

[pulsar pond]

I got bullied in elementary school

?

[rancid mural]

nope

[pulsar pond]

that was because I was a bitch

[rancid mural]

unless it was like, abt a specific part of u that u learned to love or sum

[pulsar pond]

I was fat-shamed

like

literally I cannot find anything unique about my background

[rancid mural]

like if u got bullied for being asian then were like actually im cool

[pulsar pond]

dude I live in Hong Kong and I go to a local school

EVERYBODY IS CHINESE

and everybody is Asian

how am I gonna get bullied for being asian

💀

[rancid mural]

idk theres only 4 asian kids in my school wnd they get bullied a lot

[pulsar pond]

that makes sense cuz they're a minority

at ur school

which I understand

not saying they deserve to be bullied but yeah it's the circumstances that make it happen

I can also talk about a story between me and my crush

in elementary school

that's the first time I ever had a strong will to make something happen

but that also sounds cliche

alright i'm not intl for JHU

[undone stone]

mostly finaid negotiation but i also like harvard

[undone stone]

yale has like 3 actual essays harvard has FIVE and they’re all original prompts too

[bitter path]

Lumina, we know u love harvard but try to see it through with other schools as well

I think the best thing to do, is stop simping for a specific school and just try ur best with all the schools that u wouldn’t mind going if u get accepted

Apply, act nonchalant and keep it pushing

It seem like the more desperate u are for a school, the more they seem to hate u

[ashen carbon]

no

don’t think abt it that way lmao

it’s like

your next four years may be unpredictable regardless of the school you choose

and the post-college opportunities don’t peak at harvard or even a “t10”

you can be desperate for a school but you have to feel that you also want something else

idk

not all the happy and smart and creative and driven people are at harvard and there are large percentages of them at schools ranging down to the t100

[bitter path]

Exactly, like that way when u get rejected u fr start to doubt urself when in reality u are not the issue, it’s just the school wanted someone different

[ashen carbon]

they didn’t even necessarily “want” someone different

you truly don’t know what happened especially for harvard

there is no reason to do anything differently than you would have had you never applied harvard rea at all

if you would’ve reconsidered your app materials do so

if you were confident you should still be

deferral is disheartening

but in all honesty it’s really just an opportunity to begin again

in some sense while that sucks I know I didn’t do my application perfectly

now i get a second chance

[pulsar pond]

thank you for everybody's support uwu

i'm trying to get over it and of course I'm going to apply to other schools (hence u see my name change lol)

it's just

going to take me some time to get off this emotional swing

[tropic plank]

There’s 5 girl

[ashen carbon]

yeah lmao it’s been for me too

[cedar salmon]

hey fellow british person, how did it go??

[late zenith]

got in

[bitter path]

Thankfully got in 🤭

U applying RD right??

Praying u get in as well, hopefully will see u in June at the Harvard club

[tropic plank]

Have faith

Believe you’ll get in

[cedar salmon]

omg holy shit congrats

thats amazing

im probably not actually going to apply this cycle ha ha

[tropic plank]

I hope you get in whoever you were

[bitter path]

Thank u so much🫶

[bitter path]

Omg why not??

Are u planning on doing a gap year and then apply or something??

[cedar salmon]

yup

im applying to a couple schools that I actually have a chance at lmao but im saving harvard for next year

[strange wedge]

Get a rec from someone dope

[rancid mural]

if i got deferred i wouldve gotten a lor from my boss (harvard phd alum)

[strange wedge]

Oooh sick

I’m getting one from a retired patriots player

[reef forge]

Wtf

How

Im a pats fan who is it

[strange wedge]

It’s a long story but he saw me on the news and reached out. So we’ve been talking for a while

[reef forge]

Damn nice

[strange wedge]

Yuh

[reef forge]

He was one of my fav players

32

Great safety

[strange wedge]

He’s such a dope person

Him and his twin

[reef forge]

Jason was tuff too

[strange wedge]

Yuh

[reef forge]

Jason saved us

2019

Vs rams

[strange wedge]

ACTUALLY bro

[reef forge]

Thats so dope dude

Good luck

[strange wedge]

Thanks broski

U too frl

[opal night]

There’s something unique about it trust

like for me if I had to pick one of the semi unique things about me I go to an arts school as a stem kid and my school is extremely woke and wants to change our mascot from a hornet (too scary apparently) to a gay bee with they/them pronouns 💀

[true plover]

this is weird

theyre being weird about i

[opal night]

That’s only the beginning of it…

[opal night]

Ik California schools are trying too hard

[true plover]

i put a hairband on and my hair is GENUIENLY fucked

i have a party tn💀

[opal night]

Send a pic

[true plover]

oh my old hair or the hairbanded one

[opal night]

I can tell you how to style it

[opal night]

Your haircut

[true plover]

there is no "stylign it"

[opal night]

Send

I’ll decide if that’s true

[true plover]

no its like actually fucked

[minor pecan]

They’re doing way too much now

[opal night]

I agree 💀

[rancid mural]

Trust when I say california schools are better than Texas/nm schools

all the funding here goes to football games that we end up losing to kutsiders

[opal night]

Not education wise but in this aspect yes

[rancid mural]

education wise too also trust

[opal night]

All our funding goes to the freaking arts school so everything else is broke

[rancid mural]

New Mexico has the worst schools in the nation

[opal night]

No we’re severely lacking bro

They’re trying to get rid of APs here

[opal night]

Yikes

[rancid mural]

why

[opal night]

California’s education is down there too

[opal night]

Bc equity issues

[rancid mural]

ic

[opal night]

They alr got rid of honors and rank where I live for that reason

[rancid mural]

I mean

I can kinda see the reason

but at the same time

that just makes learning more dull

[opal night]

Yeah I get it

But at the same time you’re pushing high achievers down

[rancid mural]

yeah that’s the doenside

[opal night]

I was in English 11 instead of AP lang last year and it was the most awful class I’ve ever been in

[rancid mural]

Bruh

[opal night]

Legit did nothing

My teacher got mad when I did other work even after I was done with his

[rancid mural]

crazy

[rancid mural]

It’s like this here

but with APs

[opal night]

APs at least encourage me to try

[rancid mural]

i mean my school only haz 4 aps but its cus no one would take them if we had more

we r mostly a career tech school, as in kids graduate then work right after

[opal night]

Us too

Except for the 40ish kids in APs

[rancid mural]

Honestly

no matter what

I’d say it’s all in the essays

they were gonna try to have calculus but said no cus i was the only one who signed up

and the unique background

that’s what’ll get people in

if not the unique background then the essays

when only 12% know basic math (the actual BOE statistic) it makes sense that they dont wanna try calculus or go to college

[rancid mural]

Less than half of the kids here pass AP classes

cant believe im going from this to harvard 💀

where tf are you from

alabama LMFAO

oh shit ic

[reef forge]

Wtf

This makes the come up story even tuffer

[strange wedge]

U 8

[jaunty umbra]

kace

what was ur approach w/the roomate prompt

@rancid mural woop didnt tag

[rancid mural]

i wrote it like a letter

[jaunty umbra]

oh nice

[rancid mural]

dont talk abt like ur academics or achievements

make it abt weird stuff u do or things u enjoy

[jaunty umbra]

ok, nice! planning to!

btw do you think ur gonna commit? are you applying to more schools? congrats

[sacred orchid]

i made mine that i only shower past midnight, a bit about my stims, then a mixture of watching reality tv-writing a lot in my journal-playing smash bros

[rancid mural]

kace we have a similar app but im intl

im applying bio too

[rancid mural]

im applying to others cus im paranoid but yes im gonna commit

[jaunty umbra]

nice!!! how are u paranoid u got into harvard

[orchid mason]

Mood fr fr

[orchid mason]

The spectre of Impostor Syndrome looms over us all

[rancid mural]

cus what if they say it was a mistake

[orchid mason]

Literally textbook impostor syndrome

[jaunty umbra]

ngl thats why i double checked my deferral letter, cause i thought i got rejected 💀

[reef forge]

Can i just copypaste stanford essay

And format it into 1,2,3

[rancid mural]

prolly

[wet light]

anyone got in as an econ major?

[orchid mason]

The 1, 2, 3 format of the Hahvahd essay is sad

[reef forge]

Annoying tbh

Also why do u give a fuck

[orchid mason]

So much less freedom than the Saint Andord prompt

[orchid mason]

https://tenor.com/view/jiggy-jolly-get-jiggy-get-jolly-get-jolly-with-it-gif-13651478034157223092

[reef forge]

Stop tryna steal our spots bro

Pleeeeease

Just commit

😭😭

[orchid mason]

I literally can't

[reef forge]

We dont need more comp

[opal night]

F st. Anford

[reef forge]

Pweeeeease

[orchid mason]

They won't let me until March

[opal night]

Why

[reef forge]

Its ok dont apply elsewhere

[rancid mural]

tf

[reef forge]

U dont need to

[rancid mural]

why 💀

[reef forge]

😭😭

[rancid mural]

im able to commit right this second

[opal night]

I think they automatically pushed him to rd

[opal night]

W

[reef forge]

Do it you wont

[opal night]

One of my friends from camp also got into Harvard!

[reef forge]

Do it rn

I double dog dare you

[rancid mural]

ur right i wont

[reef forge]

Ok so ur guaranteed the best school in the country

Stop applying pleeeeeease

Spare the rest of js

[rancid mural]

woot woot 💀

[reef forge]

[opal night]

So you can’t commit but others can??

Like ea

[opal night]

Why won’t you commit

[orchid mason]

No everyone has this

[opal night]

Finaid?

[opal night]

Ohh

[rancid mural]

ya i dont got my package yet

[opal night]

So no one can commit

[opal night]

Hope it comes soon

[rancid mural]

maybe ill get in monday idk

[orchid mason]

It's just that they don't let you officially commit until March lol

[rancid mural]

why is mit so quirky 💀

[opal night]

I can’t believe I have to wait till March to get college results back too

Like that’s crazy just give me them now

[minor pecan]

same bruh

I can’t believe I need to wait a few years to become a millionaire

Just give me all the money now

[opal night]

No Fr they shouldn’t make you wait either

You should just drop out like zuck

[minor pecan]

Yeah

I think that’s the optimal outcome

I think I’m gonna try working on some software that can rob banks

and then I’ll drop out

[opal night]

W

[orchid mason]

Certified MIT moment tbh

[orchid mason]

MIT won't update the finaid portal until January

[rain frost]

i don’t recall them getting into usc

[reef forge]

Why are u in other threads

Youre only allowed in usc thread

[rain frost]

didn’t even apply here 🥱

[foggy rune]

r u committed

[orchid mason]

I literally can't commit yet

[orchid mason]

.

[foggy rune]

but did u submit the form

[orchid mason]

Yes

[foggy rune]

nice

u can enjoy the rest of ur senior yr

[tropic plank]

Real shit

[foggy rune]

is that a school scorecard or smtg

[rain frost]

cant believe im going from this to nowhere 😭

[minor pecan]

you’re gonna be part of the 1% in the graduation rate

[rain frost]

😭

[pulsar pond]

Nah I don’t have

I can only get a rec from my volunteer partner

Idk if he’s even willing to do it

I really cannot find anything unique in my background

[strange wedge]

It’s ok! As long as it’s good you’re chillin

[pulsar pond]

At least in an American sense

[strange wedge]

Sometimes your background doesn’t have to be unique…not all “Ivy League kids” have unique backgrounds, but they sell it so well that they seem appealing to an extent

So you just need to learn how to sell your background in a unique way rather than your background having to be unique

[pulsar pond]

True

I fr gotta sit down and rewrite my entire personal essay

[strange wedge]

Sometimes that’s what it takes

[true plover]

ong

[minor pecan]

bro got scammed by better college apps

[strange wedge]

Bro I’m on the road to somewhere just let me cook

[pulsar pond]

😭

to make myself feel better I'd say if it weren't for them my essay would have been worse

[strange wedge]

Real

[kindred pewter]

did you submit a maker's port?

[orchid mason]

No

[strange wedge]

Damn u respond quick

[kindred pewter]

Oo

congrats ya'll!

harvard and mit 💀 I would never imagine

[radiant sorrel]

Deferred

I’m done for

[pulsar pond]

same bro same

i've already given up hope

[frigid herald]

@rancid mural for Top 3 things your roommates might like to know about you. did you put them in a numbered list ?

[pulsar pond]

i'll try my best to write a loci

[radiant sorrel]

@minor pecan hate you

[pulsar pond]

we shall see how it goes

[radiant sorrel]

Nothing else we can do

[rancid mural]

??

[radiant sorrel]

Except pray

[rancid mural]

where did rhat come from ⁉️

[radiant sorrel]

Joke

[pulsar pond]

pray that JHU will take me

it's not a bad idea tbh

I can settle with Baltimore

my summer crush is also applying

[radiant sorrel]

lol

[pulsar pond]

we'll see if god blesses me with a miracle

[radiant sorrel]

I might do jhu rd

[pulsar pond]

come join the team

[radiant sorrel]

Yeah fuck it I’ll do it

I need to shot my shot everyone

Everywhere *

[radiant sorrel]

Were u deferred Harvard

[frigid herald]

deferred from MIT

[radiant sorrel]

Gl man

[pulsar pond]

hi

just got an email from my local medical school, they're inviting me to a convention about their superior tier program

could I write this down in my loci or is it a bad idea to do so

[rancid mural]

r they like inviting u to intern there orrr

[pulsar pond]

would it sound like i'm pressuring them to take me cuz if not my local medical school most likely will take me

[pulsar pond]

it's a one-time event

but it's only for the best of the best students who are applying to their medicine program

[rancid mural]

id say dont mention

[pulsar pond]

alright

[rancid mural]

cus it has nothjng to do w harvatd

[pulsar pond]

but it's a significant opportunity

ig

[pulsar pond]

better go on with contacting harvard faculty

if best i could secure a summer research position that'd be fantastic

[rancid mural]

lumina im sorry but ur overthinking this and its gonna get you rejected

you shouldnt try research this late

just talk about what youve done since nov 1

[pulsar pond]

which is absolutely nothing

[rancid mural]

im sure youve done smth

[reef forge]

the whole point of an LOCI is to show how your app has changed since u submitted it

or how you have changed

[rancid mural]

^

[reef forge]

and grown

[pulsar pond]

i was just cramming for my exams

that is legit not gonna help

[reef forge]

just make shit up

also dont send it right now

jan/feb is far better

[pulsar pond]

yea ofc

[reef forge]

cuz u will actually have time to reflect

[rancid mural]

send it like mid jan

or jan 1

[reef forge]

nah be nonchalant

[pulsar pond]

i'm gonna wait and see if my local scholarship will shortlist me for an interview

[reef forge]

jan 1 is weird asl

[pulsar pond]

that could be helpful....?

[rancid mural]

a little after deadline prob

[reef forge]

💀

[rancid mural]

just talk about what youve been doing and how it relates to harvard

[pulsar pond]

also i'm not contacting faculty to beg for research opportunities

i'm just gonna say im interested in ur research can u tell me more

that's most likely all i'm gonna do

[rancid mural]

what will that do for you though

[pulsar pond]

i'll write a blogpost related to the stuff my intended concentration is doing

i suppose that is related to harvard......?

and what i'm doing after submitting my app

can i add activities that i did not mention in my app

even though i did that before

plus can I write about how i kept my grades

or are they just gonna look at my mid-year report and know

[reef forge]

Its rlly not that deep

[rancid mural]

^

[pulsar pond]

forgive me

[reef forge]

Take a deep breath

You have loads of time

[pulsar pond]

but it is the only thing i can do to change my fate

after dealing with my other rd apps

[reef forge]

Dawg the college u go to doesnt matter as much as how u use the experience

[pulsar pond]

no fault for me to go all out on it

[reef forge]

You will have great resources at any t20

Harvard is ur dream tho i get it

Im just saying not to stress

[pulsar pond]

i'm tempted to say i don't believe t20 will take me

but ok i need to stop simping so hard

[reef forge]

Theres many loci tips on social medias

As well

If it helps u can watch those videos

[reef forge]

Haha i doubt that

[pulsar pond]

those deferral to acceptance vids drive me crazy

i'm just a suffering IB student looking to handle school

where do i find the time to do all these crazy things

[reef forge]

Same

😭

Im done w almost all IAs

[pulsar pond]

i legit just finished my last IA

[reef forge]

I mean at least drafts of them

Same

[pulsar pond]

drafts yeah

[reef forge]

Marh

Math

Analysis

[pulsar pond]

my teacher refuses to give me feedback

[reef forge]

I did a paper on combinatorics

It will be graded for quarter 3

So idc if im being honest

College apps for da win

[pulsar pond]

and they want me to have all my final drafts by this friday

AND THEY ARE NOT GIVING ME COMMENTS ON MY EARLIER DRAFTS??????

[rain frost]

DO NOT SETTLE FOR BALTIMORE IT IS LITERALLY A CALL OF DUTY LOBBY OUT THERE

‼️

[pulsar pond]

JHU is my second top choice

[rain frost]

but fr wishing u the best

[pulsar pond]

if they take me i'll forget about how much baltimore sucks

how girls from my dorm literally have their lives threatened during their time there

[rain frost]

hopefully you make it outta the trenches ... into even worse trenches (baltimore)

and then theres the stupid baltimorean accent

[pulsar pond]

i'll consider tbh

if there are other ivy league schools that want me maybe i'll choose not to go to JHU

[rain frost]

toogalang toon tang tang tang toogaloogi hustlabustla bang bang on the doogie

fussla wussla bang bang on da youugie

[pulsar pond]

in the end it's the financial aid package that matters

[reef forge]

Fax

[pulsar pond]

the deferral to acceptance vids

the first thing they tell me is don't feel discouraged

lol

funny

[minor pecan]

Bro

Stop simping

At least touch grass now

[pulsar pond]

no

no time to do it

[minor pecan]

What did I do

[pulsar pond]

no time to even cry about harvard

[minor pecan]

Get on your knees and beg harvard to end your pain or smth

[pulsar pond]

deleted that

[minor pecan]

oh you got rid of that

[pulsar pond]

if that worked i would've gotten in

[minor pecan]

Never thought I would see this day

[pulsar pond]

effort doesn't matter

dedication doesn't matter

[minor pecan]

Only luck matters

[pulsar pond]

nothing about my passion for harvard ever matters

[minor pecan]

You gotta be lucky

[pulsar pond]

you see my name change?

[minor pecan]

Yeah

[pulsar pond]

you know i'm trying to get out of it

[minor pecan]

I would say stop simping for that too

[pulsar pond]

then what should i simp for

[opal night]

😭

[minor pecan]

Nothing

[pulsar pond]

Rutgers?

lol

[opal night]

Yourself

[minor pecan]

Your local med school

Your crush

[opal night]

Don’t simp for a college

[pulsar pond]

i do not want to stay here

[minor pecan]

Thought you said you’re fine with it tho

[pulsar pond]

the very last thing i want to do is to stay in Hong Kong

[opal night]

Simp for the warriors they’re going to win

[minor pecan]

bro don’t make any sense

[opal night]

Probably coping/conflicted feelings

[pulsar pond]

i'm only fine with it unless no school in America wants me

which is a situation that will force me to be fine with it

yk what i'm saying?

[minor pecan]

Apply to schools that don’t have legit 10% acc rates for DOMESTICS then bro

Wait nvm you’re domestic

but still increase your schools

[pulsar pond]

ik

i'm considering Rutgers and UMass

not Cambridge

Amherst

:PPP

[opal night]

I applied to both!

[minor pecan]

Rookie numbers

[pulsar pond]

yay we fr twinning

[opal night]

I love umass I’d definitely go there if all my other schools failed

[pulsar pond]

i heard their food is great

[opal night]

You should add more targets

[pulsar pond]

that's something i'm down for

Brandeis n wake forest maybe

[opal night]

Same but I’m more into their prevet stuff

[pulsar pond]

my girlie Jamie made a whole college list for me and i cannot be more thankful

[opal night]

Uh wake forest has like a 25% acceptance rate and cares a ton about demonstrated interest

[pulsar pond]

alright fml

[minor pecan]

25% is free

[opal night]

Not sure how much of a target it is

[pulsar pond]

gonna take them off the list

[opal night]

Not for everyone

[minor pecan]

Nah i think lumina it’s decent enough

[opal night]

Brandeis is pretty solid though just show demonstrated interest there

[minor pecan]

don’t

just apply anyways

[opal night]

^

[pulsar pond]

i have 0 demonstrated interest

[minor pecan]

so what

[opal night]

Shoot your shot if you can afford it

[minor pecan]

Show some interest rn

[pulsar pond]

wdym

afford what

lol how

[opal night]

Not too late to sign up for like webinars

[pulsar pond]

sign up for their webinars

[opal night]

App fees

[pulsar pond]

alright

gon do it now

whatever

ready to pay

not like i'm going to apply to 20+ schools

[opal night]

Highly rec signing up for as many as you can

[rancid mural]

@minor pecan did they give u a 2k freshman stipend

[opal night]

And you can just play it in the background

[minor pecan]

No

[pulsar pond]

i'm aiming for maybe 15

[rancid mural]

L

[minor pecan]

I wasn’t poor enough

I think

[opal night]

15 is really good

[pulsar pond]

2 safeties 4 targets and the rest are ivy league/t20

[rancid mural]

i just got my aid

and everything is coveted

so i am winning

[minor pecan]

Ok

[rancid mural]

is an ipax worth it

[pulsar pond]

commit asap

[rancid mural]

like do u use one alot for harvard classes

[rancid mural]

i did

[opal night]

That’s good just be prepped for a lot of rejections/wl but you will definitely have a some acceptances

[minor pecan]

You can loan one for free

From Harvard

[opal night]

Congrats!!

[pulsar pond]

great

[orchid mason]

Naw naw clearly shotgunning more will play off clearly clearly

[pulsar pond]

im scared for yield protection

[orchid mason]

Seriously quality > quantity with apps tbh

[pulsar pond]

my academics looks too op for rutgers/umass

[opal night]

For some people yes!

[rancid mural]

girl 💀

[orchid mason]

Pick a few that you like and cook on their apps

[opal night]

You won’t get yield protected at Rutgers and Umass

[rancid mural]

the overconfidence is crazy

[opal night]

They don’t care about that stuff

[rancid mural]

😭

[opal night]

It’s usually the privates

[pulsar pond]

alright imma be safe then

[orchid mason]

UwUmass

[pulsar pond]

i'm not over confident

Harvard sends my confidence crashing

[opal night]

Loooove Umass I’m ready to leave ca for that school if needed

[rancid mural]

my safety/target was urochester

[minor pecan]

Uroch ass

[pulsar pond]

yeah jamie told me to apply

[minor pecan]

Bad aid I think

[rancid mural]

its ok aid

my net wouldve been 17k without loans

its nyu level aid

[minor pecan]

Bro can’t afford that

[rancid mural]

correct

[pulsar pond]

nyu aid is shit

[orchid mason]

For OOS not bad tbf, but still hard af to pay

[rancid mural]

its private 💀

[orchid mason]

USC and NYU aid

[pulsar pond]

i kind of gave up on nyu cuz i heard how shit their aid is

[opal night]

NYU gives bad aid to a lot of people sadly

[rancid mural]

my net was 17k

removed nyu real quick

[pulsar pond]

i'll say that should be ok for me

[rancid mural]

aint no reach bouta charge me 17k 🔥

[opal night]

My friend there is full pay

[pulsar pond]

but then i get that it's tough for u

[minor pecan]

You guys actually use the calculators lol

[rancid mural]

thats for a poor person

[minor pecan]

They take too much time

[rancid mural]

urs would be a lot more lumina

[opal night]

They take a solid 2 mins

[pulsar pond]

^

[pulsar pond]

hello i'm upper middle class

[rancid mural]

it took 2 seconds 💀

[minor pecan]

Fr?

Oh well

[rancid mural]

did u apply to harvard not knowing how much they'd give u 😭

[minor pecan]

Ye

[rancid mural]

ur an insane man

[pulsar pond]

fafsa isn't out but i fr don't expect myself to qualify for pell grant

[rancid mural]

if ur upper middle class ofc u wont

[minor pecan]

I didn’t do any research on my schools ngl

[opal night]

You’re like the most unbothered college applicant ever

[sharp lava]

He was saying 17k was the estimate for lower class so ur tuition cost would be much higher

[minor pecan]

I just applied to apply

[pulsar pond]

oh lol mb

yeah so that's why

no nyu

and their acceptance rate is too low

[minor pecan]

Is this a good thing or bad

[opal night]

Both

[rancid mural]

good cus u dont gaf and bad cus u dont gaf

[pulsar pond]

i feel like im the polar opposite of Luck tbh

give too much fucks

[opal night]

It’s good to not care that much but like what if finances and stuff don’t work out and other stuff

[opal night]

^

[minor pecan]

Well

[sharp lava]

I’m too lazy/ unmotivated to write stuff rn 😞

[minor pecan]

I guess we’ll never know

[opal night]

W that’s good

[opal night]

That’s ok take a break

[rancid mural]

all im hearing is ipad ipad 🤔

[minor pecan]

Don’t

[rancid mural]

BUT IPADS R COOOL

[minor pecan]

You can loan one for free from harvard throughout the semester

Use it on a computer or smth

[orchid mason]

Ngl I really want a laptop that lets me draw

[rancid mural]

how does tthat work

[minor pecan]

You just go into their office and get one

[rancid mural]

do i just say hey give me an ipad

[minor pecan]

and they give you a pencil too

[minor pecan]

Ye

[opal night]

Danggg

[minor pecan]

They have ads in the library

Telling you to come get one

[opal night]

Those are like 100+

[rancid mural]

idk how much money to put in savings

the 1k will be useful while i work on getting a job

[pulsar pond]

wtf how is brandeis so expensive

[rancid mural]

its a private school

[pulsar pond]

ik

hopefully they will give me some aid

[rancid mural]

@minor pecan how do u get a bank account in college

[pulsar pond]

i don't mind attending

it looks fine

[minor pecan]

Idk

[rancid mural]

do i need to wait til im 18

[pulsar pond]

heard their pre-med is ok as well

[rancid mural]

i assume i cant do anything til im 18

[minor pecan]

I think so

I made my bank accs back at home

[rancid mural]

classes started on my bday last year so waiting like 5 days shouldnt be an issue

i dont know how to be an adult 💀

[minor pecan]

Apple Pay >

[rancid mural]

i have chime card but its in my moms name rn so ig once im 18 i can just make one in my name

[minor pecan]

Ye

You will need a bank account to load money onto your harvard id/crimson cash

[hidden bloom]

Princeton better anyways

[hidden bloom]

Fr. If you need help setting it up, just send over your bank details and SSN and I will gladly set it up for you 😁

[minor pecan]

🤔

[hidden bloom]

😰 I’m very trustworthy, I have a FICO score of 850!!

[pulsar pond]

never thought of applying honestly

[hidden bloom]

It’s w school

[pulsar pond]

it just doesn't seem to be my type

it's so research focused

plus princeton pre-med looks a bit....awkward

[left sky]

WHAT UP GUYS

WELCOME TO THE CRIB

[opal night]

They have no premed advising

[pulsar pond]

exactly

that's why no Princeton 🙃

[errant phoenix]

jhu ed2!!

[pulsar pond]

I still wanna bet on the super slim chance at getting accepted to Harvard

but I'm debating......

[hidden bloom]

Princeton on top

[pulsar pond]

good for u but I'm pre med

so no

[errant phoenix]

BTW r u ab or bse

[hidden bloom]

BSE

Might switch to ab if it’s too hard though 🤯

[rocky yarrow]

for cs?

[hidden bloom]

Yes

[rocky yarrow]

yea i just put down ab for my application cuz im a music stem kid so that kinda made more sense

[hidden bloom]

Yea that makes sense

[opal night]

Jhu ed2 is insanely hard too

Like 15% or something + competitive pool of ivy rejects and all

[pulsar pond]

should I just rd then

I feel like my chances at Hopkims don't look good as well

ofc now I have the chance to revisit my essays and that might turn out to sell myself to Hopkins

[honest finch]

if jhu is ur first choice tho, ed2 is prob easier than rd

but if u still want to apply to harvard then yeah u should do jhu rd

[rancid mural]

JH ED2 AR is 10% and RD is about 5%

take that as you will

both are very slim chances

[pulsar pond]

at least not as slim as harvard

definitely fine with that

[ashen carbon]

y’all think it’s worth buckling down for a usamo qualification 😭

with my fuck-ass 102 on the amc 12

the amc 12 that everyone else cheated on

[pearl field]

Can someone explain what the general studies thing is for harvard

My teacher is basically saying I have to apply for the general studies course to study neuroscience

[ashen carbon]

uh

i think you just apply to harvard college?

all the undergraduate majors are the same application

that might be what they mean?

it’s “undecided”

[honest finch]

wait bro what that's so good

HELLO CONGRATS??

🤩

[ashen carbon]

no i didn’t make it lol

[honest finch]

yeah ppl cheated on the amc12 but aos dont need to know that

[ashen carbon]

lmao

ty though

maybe i kill the aime and qualify?

unlikely but yk

[honest finch]

!! fr

i believe in u

[ashen carbon]

ty

[honest finch]

lmao last yr i didnt study for the amc at all so i wasnt gonna take it

but my coach made everyone on the math team take it

so i just slept through the test LMFAO

[ashen carbon]

LMFAO

was gonna skip the aime last year bc had like a history essay

but my math team teacher yelled at me despite the fact that i quit math team freshman year

then i did well and went “maybe i don’t suck at math”

competitions are actually so funny

[agile plinth]

Thoughts on applying for mcb vs neuroscience?

[jolly lichen]

I think like... they're so close it basically doesn't matter

but I'm in the camp that thinks application doesn't matter very much anyway

[honest finch]

😤 😤

that's such a W honestly

[opal night]

If you’re ready to commit to Hopkins you should ed2

Other good premed schools with ed2 are vandy and Emory though if you want to look into those

[pulsar pond]

I'm ready but if I miss the opportunity to go to Harvard I'll be sad

Ik the chances of me getting into Harvard though RD is near impossible

[opal night]

Well of course everything has an opportunity cost

[pulsar pond]

I know

I'll just need some time to figure

[opal night]

Which is valid you do have like 15ish days

[pulsar pond]

in the end it's just down to whether I check the box or no

the essays are the same lol

[opal night]

Yup

[opal night]

You def could get into Emory ed2 btw

Idk if you’re interested in it though

[pulsar pond]

I'll look into it

the only thing about jhu that I don't like is that it's in Baltimore

I'm ok with any other thing about Hopkins

but ty

[opal night]

Baltimore is def interesting but jhu is kind of a hated campus

[pulsar pond]

why actually

[opal night]

CDC is right next to Emory so there’s tons and tons of opportunities

[opal night]

Sorry gated

[pulsar pond]

I actually like the JHU's architecture

[opal night]

Not hated

[opal night]

Me too

[pulsar pond]

I love the JHU hospital

[opal night]

I meant gated

[pulsar pond]

wdym gated

[opal night]

Yeah jhu has like amazing amazing research

[pulsar pond]

that place is so pretty

[opal night]

There’s a gate around the school even though it’s within Baltimore but I think the dorms are outside

[pulsar pond]

like I won't be exaggerating to say I'm applying to JHU because I want to go to the hospital again

[opal night]

The gate

[pulsar pond]

ah

yes

I know that

there's like 2 dorms that are outside of the gate

[opal night]

It’s a good school my friend got in last year

[pulsar pond]

but they're just a road away

[opal night]

Yeah

[pulsar pond]

kinda annoying if u wanna go to the gym or go to class

[opal night]

They’re pretty close yup

[pulsar pond]

takes longer to walk

[opal night]

Yeah

[pulsar pond]

I just hope regular hopkins has better food

[opal night]

Emory’s ed2 is around 12% too but idt the applicant pool is going to be as strong as jhu

[opal night]

I didn’t try the food when I went but they have a ton of options

[opal night]

It’s in Atlanta though right next to Georgia tech

[pulsar pond]

when I was there for summer program I ate yogurt, veggies and fruit for like 10 days straight

[pulsar pond]

wtffff

[opal night]

Oh yikes

[opal night]

They’re like 10 mins away from each other

[pulsar pond]

because there were too much fried food and my acne situation was getting out of hand

☠️

[opal night]

Valid concern 😭

I went to a summer program at a ca state college and food was some of the worst stuff I’ve ever had

So ucla please clutch up !!

[pulsar pond]

Amherst W

[opal night]

No fr

[pulsar pond]

heard their food is so legendary it is the only thing I hear about UMass Amherst

[opal night]

Amherst likes intls a lot too

Two of my cousins went there

[pulsar pond]

def a W safety

[opal night]

Yeah it’s so great

I’ve never been but it seems very nice

Rutgers too

[pulsar pond]

yup I'm applying

[opal night]

3 people from my school have alr committed to college 😵‍💫

[pulsar pond]

they're my safety schools

[opal night]

lol mine too

[pulsar pond]

Rutgers is real cheap

tuition wise

very happy about that

[opal night]

Rutgers is like 50k I thought? Liek altogether