Harvard University (2023-2024)

[rancid mural]

huh 😭

[lofty depot]

that's cute haha

[sweet tundra]

now that sounds interesting

[pulsar pond]

i wonder if colleges can see my sanity going down from these essays

[sweet tundra]

have u guys been admitted anywhere yet

[wise hamlet]

did u guys write the roommate prompt like a letter

[pulsar pond]

my mom fr laughed when she read it

[rancid mural]

i did

[sweet tundra]

yes

[wise hamlet]

or just like a normal person

[rancid mural]

it doesnt matter how u do it

[wise hamlet]

oh ok

[pulsar pond]

yea i did it

[rancid mural]

harvard wont gaf

[sweet tundra]

normal person LMAO

[pulsar pond]

format doesn't matter

just make sure its interesting

[wise hamlet]

aight ty

[rancid mural]

yeah just show ur personality

[pulsar pond]

i hate this piece of advice until I realize this is actually how u do things

[lofty depot]

in one of my dreams yes

[wise hamlet]

boutta hit the

First off all, u better be ready for me cuz im qUiRkY

[pulsar pond]

got 0 acceptances and my anxiety is over the top

[rancid mural]

was luck stalking chat or was that ms luck

[sweet tundra]

my friend dreamed abt getting into tufts and she did

so u never know

[crude dew]

i got minnesota

[rancid mural]

OMG I DID THE SAME THIBG

[pulsar pond]

man i wrote my why brown essay about blue cheese

[rancid mural]

i had a dream abt getting accepted the night before i got in 💀

[pulsar pond]

beat my level of quirkiness

[lofty depot]

there's no 'ms luck' 🙂

[sweet tundra]

omg thats awesome

[crude dew]

i dreamt about getting into Chicago and got rejected

fuck them

[pulsar pond]

i never dream about colleges

[lofty depot]

Oooo fingers crossed

[pulsar pond]

it's joever

just 8ball every day

[sweet tundra]

i dreamt abt getting into brown
dont let yale know that though 😢

[rancid mural]

i dreamt abt harvard like 5 times ngl, i think i manifested a lil too hard

[wise hamlet]

i got deferred by yale

[pulsar pond]

you were not the praying to boston person like me

[wise hamlet]

i thought i didnt care about getting in but then i did when i got deferred :/

[lofty depot]

i did too, but then it was a deferral💀

[pulsar pond]

not enough manifestation

[lofty depot]

i know that pain 😦

[pulsar pond]

same

i cried for 3 days after getting deferred

[wise hamlet]

real

[sweet tundra]

my school had a rough ea season this year like everyone got deferred

[pulsar pond]

i was already lucky

[sweet tundra]

one dude into princeton and someone recruited to jhu

[pulsar pond]

my other guy from school got flat out rejected by UPenn

[sweet tundra]

damn

[pulsar pond]

we are the only two people applying to Ivies

[rancid mural]

my school usually has 1 t20 applicant and 1 t20 acceptance

or 0

[lofty depot]

My grief cycle started like a week before results since I never got my interview and then finished about 2 days later 😭

[rancid mural]

depends on the year

[pulsar pond]

but i somehow think i'd rather get rejected from Harvard now

[lofty depot]

same

[rancid mural]

u will get interviewed in rd then

[pulsar pond]

send me to the guillotine

[wise hamlet]

im intl so literally no one else is even coming to the states lol

[rancid mural]

i was worried when my interview was late but then i remembered live in the middle of nowhere

[pulsar pond]

don't keep on hanging that knife about my head

[pulsar pond]

same

[wise hamlet]

literally the two others that did got rejected jhu

[rancid mural]

i wanna see my file but also i'd feel so roasted 💀

like if they had doubts

[lofty depot]

but then late interviews are generally good sign

[rancid mural]

and put them in the notes

[pulsar pond]

if i get in and get to read my file

i expect to see something like

essay too shit

undecisive

[rancid mural]

theres def a comment abt my math cus i think that was my main red flag

[wise hamlet]

i'd prolly get something like smelly fuckin bitch

[sweet tundra]

i need to lock in to brown supps idk why im here bruh 😭

[pulsar pond]

diD nOt MaKe FulL uSe oF opPortUniTies

[wise hamlet]

me but w harvard

[pulsar pond]

stoopid

[rancid mural]

out of pocket question, r u gay

[sweet tundra]

LMAO

[pulsar pond]

out of pocket more like out of context Kace

[sweet tundra]

im bi yeah

[rancid mural]

eveyone in brown megathread is queer istg

[sweet tundra]

i laughed out loud reading tht 😭

[sweet tundra]

as id expect

[rancid mural]

my vibe is probably more brown than harvard honestly

but i like harvard

[lofty depot]

go work! U GOT THIS!!

[sweet tundra]

im only applying to harvard for prestige + asian dad thinks that no other school compares to harvard

[pulsar pond]

yeah u gotta work work work work work

[pulsar pond]

bless you

same for me

although i am my own asian parent

i forced my own Harvard dream

[rancid mural]

i applied harvard cus harvard cool

[sweet tundra]

PLZ
ngl spending hours on supplements forces me to like a school

[pulsar pond]

yea

[sweet tundra]

do u like it there

[wise hamlet]

i applied bc i can recycle essays 💀

[pulsar pond]

SAME

[sweet tundra]

same

[rancid mural]

idk yet i got in rea

[pulsar pond]

I ditched NYU last minute for Northwestern

[sweet tundra]

ohhhh

[pulsar pond]

BECAUSE I CAN RECYCLE EVERYTHING FOR NU AHHAHAHAHAHAHAH

i've made so many last minute choices just to avoid writing more essays

ditched URoch for UPitt

[rancid mural]

the general consensus seems to be "harvard has issues but if i went back i wouldnt choose somewhere else"

[pulsar pond]

said no to BU honors college

gave up brown plme

[wise hamlet]

this is me not applying to caltech and uc hicago

[pulsar pond]

gave up on uchi ages ago

i looked at the essays and was terrified

the moment i saw it i was like

yeah, no, goodbye

[wise hamlet]

i figured id write abt pokemon for the portmanteau but got lazy lol

[rancid mural]

i did not even consider uchicago 💀

cus wtf were those essays

who wants to write allat

[pulsar pond]

bro fr

so true

[cedar salmon]

the essays arent even bad

[rancid mural]

sure i like ur school, but not enough to write 650 words on why

[lofty depot]

which college supps are you most confident/happy about? For me, I think my Stanford and Upenn supps

[cedar salmon]

that easy though

[pulsar pond]

i love my Emory supp

my Brown supps and Yale as well

[rancid mural]

i dont love uchi like that

[cedar salmon]

were you running out of stuff for other why us essays

[pulsar pond]

Brown was the quirkiest and most creative

[wise hamlet]

none 💀

[rancid mural]

the other whyus were 200 words

[pulsar pond]

Yale was reflective

[grizzled dragon]

I worked best on my pton essays

[wise hamlet]

i dont like my supps

[pulsar pond]

Emory letter to myself was the most sincere

[cedar salmon]

doesnt matter 😭 it's trivial to find some research centers, classes, profs, clubs and talk about all of them

[sweet tundra]

i loved yales what inspires you supp

[pulsar pond]

yes

[sweet tundra]

got to be poetic and shit

[pulsar pond]

me too

there's a sad story behind it that I cannot tell

[rancid mural]

who has time for all that research when ur shotgunning

[pulsar pond]

but it's not a bad idea anyway

[wise hamlet]

i just talked abt a teacher

[cedar salmon]

it takes like two hours 💀

[pulsar pond]

i talked about how smiles inspire me

[sweet tundra]

thats so cute 😭

[rancid mural]

in that time u could write like 5 other supps

[pulsar pond]

the sad story is

[sweet tundra]

i kinda did it in a list format

[pulsar pond]

ive spent most of my life trying to make people around me happy

[cedar salmon]

those would be shit supps lmao

[pulsar pond]

that's why people's smiles matter to me

[rancid mural]

do u perfect supps as u write them 😭

cus i word vomit then cut them down and edit

[pulsar pond]

yeah

[sweet tundra]

yes

[wise hamlet]

yes

thats why the first half is always better

[rancid mural]

my first common app drafts were typically 1000 words

[sweet tundra]

i dont even do drafts rlly i just polish them one at a time
prob why it takes me a day for one longish supp 💀

[cedar salmon]

no, my first drafts are good though (i.e. i spend more than 20 minutes of them)

personally i wouldnt even try edit a supp i wrote in 20 minutes but if it worked for you 😭

[rancid mural]

its so much easier to spit words onto the page then revise later

[lofty depot]

I guess the upenn thank you letter was to a living person but while I was working on it my grandfather died. My essay was thanking him for stuff and how I wasn't able to thank him before because his alzeimher's made him forget me so now I am writing to heaven.

I know nothing makes sense but yeah lol

[rancid mural]

did u make it a sad letter

[lofty depot]

yeah

[rancid mural]

i recommend making it light hearted

u rlly dont wanna make them sad 😭

[pulsar pond]

omg rip @lofty depot

im sure it's going to be a great letter

sincerity maximum

[lofty depot]

people loved it tho, it's touchy and warm not exactly sad or depressing

[rancid mural]

u just said it was sad

[lofty depot]

yeah definitely a sincere one

[pulsar pond]

there's a difference between sad and depressing

i wrote my UPenn letter to my friend from internship

he's a phd student

[lofty depot]

yeah not exactly sad it gets positive and warm later and like happy kinda

[pulsar pond]

after i finished it i sent it to him

he liked it and thought it was sweet

mission accomplished

[lofty depot]

that's sweet

[sweet tundra]

ohmygod id cry reading this (in a good way)

[rancid mural]

idk who i wouldve written it to, i was gonna put that supp off til after rea

[lofty depot]

i can actually show it all of you. Just let the deadline pass 🙂

[rancid mural]

ig i couldve wrote it to my dad but thats too cliche

[rancid mural]

this so accurate

[lofty depot]

do REMIND ME guys

[pulsar pond]

i want to show you guys my brown what brings you joy supp

[rancid mural]

too many ppl have asked to see my essays i am not tryna get plagarized

[pulsar pond]

also after the deadline

[rancid mural]

even tho it would be quite hard to plagarize me

[pulsar pond]

it's the supp with my peak creativity

[lofty depot]

yeah u see I'm smart sometimes haha

[wise hamlet]

istg if i read other ppls essays imma start worrying about my supps

[rancid mural]

i am too unique of an applicant for plagarism to work 😭

[sweet tundra]

what are you guys looking to go into (major/career wise)

[pulsar pond]

med

[rancid mural]

probably some kind of medical research

i wanna major in bio and psych but idk if i can

[lofty depot]

off topic but I so wanna work as a barista in starbucks when I come to the US 😭

[wise hamlet]

cs

[sweet tundra]

prob something bio/bio adjacent (like comp bio, bioengineering, biotech, idk) for me

[pulsar pond]

hi how can i help you (soulless voice)

oh wait no

whatcanigetforutoday

[sweet tundra]

bro thats so tough 😭

[rancid mural]

there is no starbucks in my county

[wise hamlet]

im applying for math tho lmao

[rancid mural]

so im excited for college

[sweet tundra]

o gotcha

[rancid mural]

in college i can spend all my money on starbucks

[wise hamlet]

ye my math spike is so much better than cs lol

[pulsar pond]

hi can i have a cup of pumpkin spice latte decaf skim milk and two extra expresso shots pls

[rancid mural]

my order is very simple

mocha frappe no whip

[wise hamlet]

i just get iced lattes 💀

[pulsar pond]

watch me whip

watch me nae nae

if u ever come to Hong Kong

[lofty depot]

ive got a ton but my parents will never let me work lol

[rancid mural]

NO WHIP ⁉️

[pulsar pond]

try Hojicha latte

best starbucks drink over here

[wise hamlet]

hojichas good

[sweet tundra]

i have a great poetry/creative writing/english spike and like barely anything for bio but im still applying bio just cuz why would an english major be interning at a microbiology lab 💀

[pulsar pond]

yay my JHU essay is done

[wise hamlet]

nj

[pulsar pond]

it's so random to the end tho

[lofty depot]

now that gives you an advantage for your essays

[sweet tundra]

hope so but i dont think its been translating too much 💀

[wise hamlet]

im just lucky that the major im applying to and actually wanna do are closely related

[pulsar pond]

ive developed a skill of coming up with the weirdest openings ever

[sweet tundra]

true

[pulsar pond]

im happy that most schools im applying to have history/biology majors

[rancid mural]

ok gn kaesyns tired

[pulsar pond]

perfect for my interests

[lofty depot]

im applying to pomona and bowdoin and I don't even know how to spell/pronounce them💀

[sweet tundra]

gnn

[wise hamlet]

bye bye

[pulsar pond]

yet i still gotta apply for molbio lol

good night Kaesyn

[lofty depot]

byeeee

[wise hamlet]

bow u doin'

[pulsar pond]

did I ever tell you i really like ur name lol

[sweet tundra]

its so pretty

[lofty depot]

srsly is that's how we say it?

[wise hamlet]

yes 100%

[lofty depot]

wait how do we say his name now, k-syns or k-since?

[lofty depot]

i see

[wise hamlet]

like how u doin

but with a b

school greeting frfr

[lofty depot]

bahahhaa

[pulsar pond]

Kay-syn(syn from synthetic)

that's what i suppose

idk

ask Kace

[misty shale]

Does this mean we have to report the scores with college board?

im so confused lol

[sweet tundra]

no unless u get in i think

[misty shale]

yeah I just went to the faq and saw

[sweet tundra]

i think what theyre saying is they still get ur score but it wont be in that pdf

[misty shale]

yeah confusing asf lol

[sweet tundra]

fr

[bitter path]

Cat gets it 🤝 I literally bought the navy one yesterday cuz my old pink one got dirty 😔

Yhh they will (unless u living in a tent just to afford that car)

[bitter path]

Apparently it raises red flags if u have low income but driving a luxury car; they start to think if something is going behind the scenes that allows u to afford an expensive car

[lofty depot]

hmm that makes a lot of sense

what if a person just lies about their car?

[bitter path]

I dunno 💀

Just say u dont own a car

[lofty depot]

i mean it's not like they'll ask for a bill or whatever

[bitter path]

Who gon check u

[lofty depot]

exactly

[bitter path]

But i did mention my cars and these mfs aint giving me an aid

I feel scammed 😔

[lofty depot]

that's sad 😦

i got my oxford decision coming next month and it's scary 💀

[grizzled dragon]

done with interview?

[bronze gyro]

wtfff

[lofty depot]

everyone hates this lol

[bronze gyro]

what did yall write

[lofty depot]

I did a research with a harvard gsd professor related to my intended major. So I started with why that interested me, the research experience and then connected it to harvard-what I want to do + how I would use it in future

[bronze gyro]

you're 'in luck' then

[lofty depot]

i got deferred so take this with a grain of salt 💀

UNLUCKY MRS. LUCK

that's me 🙂

[bitter path]

Same 🤧

What college did u interview for??

[bronze gyro]

Is legacy good or bad? Actually why is it there at all?

Also if colleges give preference to first gens, does that mean legacy is bad?

[pulsar pond]

legacy is good

both legacy and first gens are good

these are called hooks

man ur already in MIT?

Why u applying to Harvard?

[bronze gyro]

just mit things 🙂

also im rd

so 3.14159......

[pulsar pond]

man got accepted to MIT with no big knowledge about college admissions

pure skill

[bronze gyro]

bro... don't jinx it.

told you im rd

i don't like to have question marks in my nick

[pulsar pond]

ah

i see

im just saying usually when i see ppl with (insert school name)'28 id assume ur in the school already

sorry i mixed up lol

[ruby matrix]

i think the nick is already a jinx

[bronze gyro]

ahem...

[stable pecan]

If you’re talking about elusive he actually got into Yale btw 😭

[bronze gyro]

oh

[lofty depot]

ah which college?

[lofty depot]

magdalen

was my second choice

what if I don't submit my sat score to a college just for experiment purposes?

i wanna see if colleges accept internationals without them

[cedar salmon]

nice

that's probably my fave

two deer parks 😍

[lofty depot]

Ooo yeah I for some reason wanted Worcester tho

prolly because my cousin went there

my interview was solid and I think that's what I do best

only if harvard would give me a chance tho 😦

[opal night]

Yes ofc

We’re up for the first time in years

[bitter path]

I did Worcester 😎

[bitter path]

Last time i did christ church and if we got in, my school did this thing with oxford where we could visit our college and stay overnight

I stayed at christ church but i swear to god the rooms were ridiculous, the windows wouldn’t close properly and i ended up freezing the whole night

And apart from the harry potter staircase and dining hall and the money Christ church doesn’t have much to offer Worcester is better

I also applied for chem so I need to stay close to my department for lab days 😔 and i think Worcester is closer than Christ Church

[bitter path]

Magdalen is sooo prettyyy, u guys have deers 🥹

[lofty depot]

wowie

[fossil gale]

i have a question, if i want to submit a supplementary material (research paper) whats the requirement of it? can i just send an abstract? or should it be an actual paper?

[lofty depot]

I submitted the actual paper. If you think it's high quality and would impress the faculty too, go for the whole paper

just my take on this btw

[lofty depot]

ok that's scary

how will i survive the winters if I get in 😭

[lofty depot]

yeah the reviews I found weren't great either so I stuck to Worcester and Magdalen

[jolly lichen]

I 1000% only use it to make fun of luck

[late zenith]

Harvard has long recognized the importance of enrolling a diverse student body. How will the life experiences that shape who you are today enable you to contribute to Harvard? (200 words)

2/3 of what i wrote is diversity, the other 1/3 is abt contributing to harv

should i include more abt harv itself

[limpid herald]

today is the day i get to interview for hahvahd

[opal night]

W

[lofty depot]

is this a manifestation or what?

[limpid herald]

no i actually have my interview today

[lofty depot]

oh good luck

[limpid herald]

ty ♥️

[lofty depot]

you applied rd right?

[limpid herald]

yep

[lofty depot]

nah ur good

(i think)

but then who am I to say 😭

wait I have to pay 16 dollars to every college literally for asking aid??!

i mean the reason i want aid is because I can't pay and they want me to pay more than a non-aid seeking kid?

[grizzled dragon]

the irony of it all

🤝

[left sky]

might need a new resume template

[left sky]

oooh gl! sounds like a good sign

[hidden bloom]

Fr

[hidden bloom]

Yes, but there should be a waiver for css profile

[bitter path]

Not for international

[hidden bloom]

Rip

[ashen carbon]

I LOVED MAGDALEN

dang i wish id gotten an interview

i put down queens but apparently no dice on mathematics

probably i’m not that impressive lmao

[bitter path]

Get a good puffer and uniqlo’s heattech and u sorted

[bitter path]

I swear u from the states??

[rancid mural]

being from the us doesnt guarantee an interview

most ppl who dont get one in rea r deferred then interviewed in rd

[bitter path]

Nahh they talking about oxford 😭😭

[rancid mural]

OHH

[bitter path]

Normally US kids dont apply to UK schools cuz we dont offer aid

Or any financial help

[rancid mural]

wait why apply to oxford if ur in us 😭

[errant phoenix]

bcuz its an amazing university

[rancid mural]

i looked at it but that place is too academic focused

and im not eligible to apply

[errant phoenix]

it rlly is for ppl who r so focused on one field

[bitter path]

Yepp, all UK schools are very academic compared to US

[rancid mural]

yeah i like lac

[bitter path]

We dont offer lac unless u go up north

Like scotland

[errant phoenix]

Are you committed to Harvard?

[bitter path]

No wonder there are so many Americans up north

[rancid mural]

no cus he would be full pay 💀

[bitter path]

Nopee

[bitter path]

KACE IM A SHEEEEE

[rancid mural]

oh

[errant phoenix]

Where else are you applying?

[bitter path]

Stanny

[rancid mural]

how r u gonna afford college im confused

i assume ur dad wont help

[bitter path]

Me??

[rancid mural]

based on what u said

ye

[bitter path]

Im paying for it

[errant phoenix]

I love my Stanford essays so much

[rancid mural]

loans?

[bitter path]

Obv my dad is helping 😔

[errant phoenix]

Full Pay gang!!

[cedar salmon]

just go to the uk dawg

[rancid mural]

oh

[cedar salmon]

thats a whole lotta pain

[bitter path]

No loans just full pay🥲

[rancid mural]

i thought he wouldnt cus u said u didnt think his income would count

[bitter path]

Nahh i need the us experience 🧍‍♀️

[cedar salmon]

were you expecting aid

[rancid mural]

why not commit to havard rn then

[bitter path]

They did count his income hence i aint gettin aid

[rancid mural]

they thought parental income didnt count 💀

[errant phoenix]

Did u apply for aid? Or just say no?

[bitter path]

I was dumb thinking they gonna just use mine since I did work full time 💀

[errant phoenix]

You have to be emancipated

[cedar salmon]

💀 huh

[bitter path]

Yh… let’s not talk about it

[rancid mural]

im excited that i get to buy an ipad

with john harvards money

[errant phoenix]

If you realllly want aid: "Emancipation is a legal process that allows minors to legally separate themselves from their parents, removing shelter, food and clothing obligations from parents and giving the minor the right to choose things like their own medical care and education." Don't know how it applies to the UK though

[bitter path]

Lmao😭😭

[cedar salmon]

no one is going to emancipate themselves for college bro

[bitter path]

I still have family guyss

[rancid mural]

idk how ppl afford college w/o any scholarships

[errant phoenix]

The way I know someone who had a terrible relationship with his parents and got emancipated

[cedar salmon]

parental income 💀

[rancid mural]

i dont think i could put myself in that much debt if i didnt get aid 💀

i'd have to not go to college or sum

[cedar salmon]

arent you going to med school

[errant phoenix]

Eh like.. for some people (cracked CS kids who are gonna make a bag in quant) loans might not be too bad

[rancid mural]

ye

some med schools give aid

[cedar salmon]

do they give fin aid

oh right

[rancid mural]

and for med it's different

i'll be making more than i owe

[errant phoenix]

grad school gives some fin aid plus merit aid too lol

[ashen carbon]

yeah

a kid from my school got one for math/cs though

i just did math and got none

[cedar salmon]

idt you can just generalise

[ashen carbon]

i did 4/5 on the mat but i could have been real cocky

[rancid mural]

its mostly ivies

so i just gotta go to an ivy med school 🔥

[cedar salmon]

sheesh

wishing you luck

[ashen carbon]

this becomes more precarious when you have siblings lmao

[bitter path]

Did u do the MAT??

[ashen carbon]

i did!

[errant phoenix]

I wanted to take the TSA

but i didnt want to drive 4+ hours

[ashen carbon]

hopefully it was actually sent in and i didn't just get auto-rejected

[errant phoenix]

TSA

[rancid mural]

harvards aid is insane

[bitter path]

U still gonna be in school when all of us are already in our coffins

[errant phoenix]

I think objectively Pton has best aid, They cover like half tuition up to $200k in family income

[ashen carbon]

it sucks bc i was consistently getting 4/5 questions and i think i did on the official one

but still no interview

man ig my essay was too ridiculous lmao

[rancid mural]

whats their work study

[errant phoenix]

all met through grants

[rancid mural]

lemme see

[cedar salmon]

yeah ofc

but thats somewhat accounted for

[bitter path]

Was it for MAT that they shortened the timing this yr

[rancid mural]

oh damn pton doesnt have work study

harvard really only has work study if ur not pell eligible

otherwise ur pell grant covers it

[bitter path]

What is pell??

[rancid mural]

poor ppl government money

[bitter path]

Do they cover ur health insurance as well right??

[rancid mural]

yep

[bitter path]

U gonna be snatched with that bbl kace

[ashen carbon]

idk but i randomly got extra time?

was really weird

although i think i would've qualified for it since i am SEVERELY ADHD and diagnosed

[bitter path]

Oh well, hopefully u will get into ur US unis

[rancid mural]

i wish there was another way to qualify for oxbridge ngl

u gotta have like 4 aps with 4s on all or sum

@bitter path do u have ur tshirt or acceptance package yet

[ashen carbon]

yeah this sucks

and i think it's 5s actually its really annoying

[jolly lichen]

this is always with the asterisk of having "standard assets"

which is entirely arbitrary

[gritty oak]

50 apps = not even trying is crazy

[jolly lichen]

nah you can't count on that coming into college. the cracked cs kids coming in aren't always the cracked ones coming out and there are other factors wrt industry recruiting

[bitter path]

Got the acceptance package but not sure about the tshirt as i am out of country currently

[rancid mural]

i got the shirt but not the package 💀

[sweet tundra]

SUBMITTED

[pseudo hawk]

just waiting on a letter of rec so i cant submit

[limpid herald]

my harvard interview did in fact last 3hrs

[rancid mural]

thats crazy

mine was 45 mins on the dot 💀

[orchid mason]

Harvard seeing your interview report
Harvard seeing your meme essay

[limpid herald]

bro my interviewer ended the convo with I can see you at harvard 😭

[limpid herald]

tbf my meme essays weren’t that bad it was just copypasted from my other essays cuz they were so generic

[pseudo hawk]

what.

did you just go into detail about everything then?

[limpid herald]

yeah obv it was that long

[pseudo hawk]

thats wild

[dreamy sedge]

how long is yalls Briefly describe any of your extracurricular activities, employment experience, travel, or family responsibilities that have shaped who you are. (10-200 words) essay

[timber oriole]

10 words

[orchid mason]

Haherhdvhard

[dreamy sedge]

i cant get mine over 155

jk

183 lfg

[low spire]

.-. 183 is good enough

[rancid mural]

250

I'll cut it down later

[fluid oracle]

Anyone willing to look over a supp 😭

[rancid mural]

about 195 is what i had my essays as

i talked abt being poor and having to act like my moms doctor for 5 years

most ppl dont have that much to write abt tho 💀 my lifes just been weird so all the essays were easy except intellectual

[dreamy sedge]

bro im the oposiite

all my essays mid

except intellectual

[autumn dock]

are interviews required?

idk if there are active available alumni in the middl.east to conduct interviews for harvard/other ivies?

[dreamy sedge]

then it might be on zoom

Applicants are assigned interviews at the discretion of the Admissions Committee, based, in part, on availability of alumni in your local area. Nearly 10,000 alumni/ae volunteers help us recruit students from all 50 states and around the world, but most areas do not have the capacity to interview all applicants. Your application is considered complete without an interview and will receive a full and thorough evaluation. In most cases, the Admissions Committee has sufficient information in the student’s application materials to reach an admissions decision. If the Committee would like more information about a student or has questions about any application materials, someone may reach out to schedule an interview.

[autumn dock]

but are like interviews a requirement?

[dreamy sedge]

this is what their website says

no

[autumn dock]

do u know how many got in without an interview

since im in a foreign country but applying as domestic

[left sky]

sorry for the ping whoever i pinged

was being a downer

[dreamy sedge]

i dont think they release that type of info

[bitter path]

Where in the middle east??

[autumn dock]

kuwaait

[bitter path]

Yayy another khaleeji finally

[bitter path]

But i think they do online interviews

[autumn dock]

lmaooo u too?

[bitter path]

I think only 5 ppl ever get into harvard without an interview

[bitter path]

Saudi

[autumn dock]

oh they don’t do in person for 5aleejis??

ohh wilni3imm

[autumn dock]

oh😂

[bitter path]

I applied from London so I am not sure how it works for ppl back home

But u should deffo be getting one

[autumn dock]

ahhh

maybe online or zoom ig ahaha

[thick stag]

What time is application due

[bitter path]

1st of jan 11:59pm

Ur local time

[thick stag]

Bruh why tf is it local

I’m traveling

Can I just use vpn

And change time

And be good

[bitter path]

I think it’s whatever country u are at

[thick stag]

Yeha so I can just hop on a ny VPN

And be chill

Right

[bitter path]

If u from the states but on holiday to let’s say in mexico

Ur local time will be mexico’s time

No need for a vpn

[thick stag]

I’m in Asia

We ahead

So I’d have to submit earliwr

[bitter path]

Im just using it as an example

[thick stag]

But I don’t want to

[bitter path]

Yepp

[thick stag]

That’s why I don’t want to use this time zone

And why I want to use a vpn

lol

[bitter path]

💀

[autumn dock]

wait so the first ivy dealines isnt tmrw night? dec 31? or is it jan 1 at night?

[rancid mural]

jan 1 at 11:59 pm ur time

[fluid oracle]

time to change my timezone to hawaii 😎

[autumn dock]

awesome

[frosty hamlet]

Hi, everybody.

I'm debating submitting a supplemental material to Harvard. It's an article I wrote with a few colleagues which was published by a pretty major LGBTQ+ rights organization regarding policy / speaking out against legislation. It's not academic in the sense of being STEM/art.

Is it worth uploading to Harvard / other schools?

[rancid mural]

why did u write this like an email

but yeah upload it if u want

[frosty hamlet]

lol sorry

i mean i think i will

just worried that it isn't stem / art portfolio

but i guess it cant kill me

[rancid mural]

its fine

whats ur major

[frosty hamlet]

political science

well

government

it's government at harvard

pollisci everywhere else

[rancid mural]

then yeah submit

[frosty hamlet]

ok

i made that cover sheet and everything that they asked for

so 😎

[limpid herald]

my interview has gotten my hopes up but I need to be more realistic 😭

[bronze berry]

25 😭

[dense tinsel]

Does anyone know how hard special concentration is to get into

Can’t really find much about it

[strange wedge]

Hey kiddos

[minor pecan]

yo

[hidden bloom]

Yo

[violet prawn]

yo

[lofty depot]

i mean it is very pretty 😭

hoping for the best

[strange wedge]

How we doin this fine evening

[lofty depot]

doin fine 🙃

[minor pecan]

ok

what about you

[strange wedge]

I’m doing pretty well thanks for asking

Can’t complain

Lmao my friend gave me a haircut today

And lowkey it slaps

[minor pecan]

you killed the chat

eh ig it was dead anyways

[lofty depot]

Oooo congratulations!! gl for the results 🙂

[limpid herald]

ty ig I just have to wait and see

[grizzled dragon]

@lofty depot I think you're the nicest person on this server ngl

[minor pecan]

nah, i disagree

[grizzled dragon]

@minor pecan opposite goes for you

[minor pecan]

??

[grizzled dragon]

(jk jk)

[minor pecan]

😐

that’s what i say

[rancid mural]

thats why theyre married! opposites attract

[grizzled dragon]

makes sense lmao

[minor pecan]

why is bro upvoting this?? @limpid herald

[strange wedge]

Nah you guys were 6 feet under before I got here

[limpid herald]

she is nice

[grizzled dragon]

you do that when you agree

duh

[minor pecan]

👎

[lofty depot]

lol i don't know what to say, thank you maybe?

[lofty depot]

thank you again 🙃

[lofty depot]

so you think it's you?

[minor pecan]

no, it’s not me

but it’s also not you

[lofty depot]

oh then who is it sir?

[minor pecan]

hmmm

can’t say

[grizzled dragon]

self-awareness is great 👍

[lofty depot]

😐

@hidden bloom I have a pton related question so please help

I'll dm you

[hidden bloom]

Ok

[obsidian scroll]

guys important question does harvard have an icecream machine, and if so in what dining hall(s)

[plain marsh]

come to brown we have multiple

[obsidian scroll]

niceee, sadly not applying to brown but good to hear

[minor pecan]

YOOOOOOO

🔥🔥🔥🤝

[plain marsh]

missing out cuz i just asked the AO and they said ur chances were 100%

[minor pecan]

ya there is ice cream machine

in upperclassmen dining halls I think

the dinign hall for freshman you get ice cream on Sundays

[plain marsh]

L

[obsidian scroll]

is that annenberg?

[plain marsh]

rationing sweet treats is insane

[obsidian scroll]

lmao looks like i need to apply then

[plain marsh]

mhm

[minor pecan]

ye

[minor pecan]

dont

it’s not worth

[plain marsh]

why not luck

[obsidian scroll]

thank you for the specific detail i can now use it in my roommate essay

[minor pecan]

well, let’s analyze the marginal costs and benefits

[obsidian scroll]

i assume the AOs will know about that?

[plain marsh]

go ahead

[minor pecan]

bubbarob19 has only 1-2 days left to apply

[obsidian scroll]

i would apply but i already got 6 other apps to finish including this one and my parents dont want me to waste an application fee on a college i wouldnt be able to afford anyways

[minor pecan]

the acceptance rate of brown RD is roughly 3%

[obsidian scroll]

i dropped cornell and duke apps cuz of the terrible aid

[plain marsh]

oh tbf that’s valid

[rancid mural]

CAT do you use tinted moisturizer/sunscreen...

[plain marsh]

matched aid go rahhh!!!!

[rancid mural]

you give me those vibes

[plain marsh]

yup 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[minor pecan]

if we assume that he has other applications, adding brown to the list with its abysmal acceptance rate seems illogical

[plain marsh]

3% isn’t bad

[rancid mural]

give me a recommendation pookie

[obsidian scroll]

if i get into princeton that would be awesome cuz then i can use that for other schools, besides princeton is good anyways

[plain marsh]

yk MIT had a 3% acceptance rate in early this year

wait lemme find the stat

[obsidian scroll]

i thought it was like 5%

im applying RD thats the dream school

[minor pecan]

plus, the probability that he can write all the brown supplements (they are all hell to write) with good quality is already low

[plain marsh]

naur

[minor pecan]

using the time towards the other applications proves to be a more beneficial use of time

[plain marsh]

i use heimish <33333

wait im not 100% sure if thats what its called

the brand

[minor pecan]

therefore, by process of elimination, we can conclude that this user should not apply to brown

QED

[rancid mural]

I found it it looks super cute

[obsidian scroll]

my MIT and stanford essays are awesome and luckily i can use them somewhat on my other apps, but for some like the dumb why harvard prompt i have to write a whole new essay

[plain marsh]

you can take the man out of the math problem but you can’t take the math problem out of the man

[plain marsh]

yes!!! it’s super super good

i recommend

im tryna get carded at 40 so sunscreen is a must

[rancid mural]

soooo real

im so pale

[plain marsh]

princeton? or MIT

[rancid mural]

if i dont wear sunscreen i get so scared

[obsidian scroll]

MIT

[minor pecan]

i heard supergoop is solid

[plain marsh]

there’s a dude who got in

[minor pecan]

i used to have that one

[plain marsh]

on this server

ED

[rancid mural]

its nice but tbh i think sunscreen you dont need a fancy brand

[minor pecan]

mit doesn’t have ed cat

[plain marsh]

naur wait

[minor pecan]

they have ea

oh wait it’s past 9 pm you’re excused

[plain marsh]

oh what

[obsidian scroll]

my list rn goes MIT > stanford = princeton > GT or UT austin > harv, rice, columbia

[plain marsh]

that’s the same thing

anyways there’s drama because MIT accepted 3 people and they’re accusing one of the 3 of faking her EC list

[obsidian scroll]

and the ivys being below gt and ut are because of money

[minor pecan]

wait what

on this server?

[plain marsh]

no

in china

[minor pecan]

oh bruh

[plain marsh]

did i say on this server

mb

[rancid mural]

ive heard a lot of intls fake their ecs

[plain marsh]

my mom told me she read it on wechat

[rancid mural]

like its a business there or something

like with companies

[minor pecan]

yes

[plain marsh]

im an honest international i swear

[minor pecan]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[plain marsh]

it happens in the states too 👍🏼

[rancid mural]

i believe you bae dw

[rancid mural]

yeah ofc

[plain marsh]

a dude at brown might get expelled cuz he forged a lot of his stuff

[minor pecan]

what’s your major

[plain marsh]

it’s nawt good

[minor pecan]

and why is it cs

[plain marsh]

u can’t just say that to everyone

[obsidian scroll]

yes CS lmao

[rancid mural]

UT is my roman empire

[minor pecan]

but it is cs

i know

[plain marsh]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

[minor pecan]

i know these things cat

[obsidian scroll]

safe to assume that if i have gt and ut above the ivys

[plain marsh]

go to the brown thread and try it there

[rancid mural]

it was obvious from the list tbh

[plain marsh]

i don’t know the college stuff ahhhh

[obsidian scroll]

and pton only up there with stanford cuz of the generous aid they give

[plain marsh]

i legit just know abt brown im such a fan

[minor pecan]

ill do it but with {insert humanities major} instead

[rancid mural]

i love that

[plain marsh]

at brown thread just do ‘what’s ur major and why is it english related’

[minor pecan]

yea true

[plain marsh]

works on sylvia and i at least

yk we have the same major combo

[minor pecan]

every other person there is a writer

[minor pecan]

yup

[plain marsh]

rah!!!!!!

[plain marsh]

sylvia and i got in a fight

about priorities

they aren’t speaking to me rn

[minor pecan]

lmao

i saw that

[plain marsh]

why is bro lurking

[rancid mural]

wait what was your other major with cs

[plain marsh]

it was literally an hour long convo

[minor pecan]

i don’t remember

[plain marsh]

for someone who advises people not to go to brown you sure care a lot

[minor pecan]

well, yes, i need to be there to spread anti-brown propaganda

[plain marsh]

no u just lurk ur quiet and lurk

who did you agree with

.

[minor pecan]

honestly

i didn’t know what Sylvia was saying

lol

so ill side with you this time

[plain marsh]

sylvia ok

sylvia is a romantic

in every aspect of the word

in terms of romance, goals, ambitious, dreams, intentions

[minor pecan]

he was talking about generations and smth

[plain marsh]

bro was like ‘I want to make a change for the generations to come.’

[minor pecan]

that’s too idealistic

[plain marsh]

mhm

he said he’s far too idealistic for me

and he dipped

[minor pecan]

classic

[plain marsh]

if we talk in person we might fight

we almost did that once

[haughty flicker]

Does Harvard care more about awards or creating organizations

[plain marsh]

he’s very shy in person he’s very sweet actually

[haughty flicker]

Academic awards I mean

[minor pecan]

depends on the organization

and the award also

[haughty flicker]

Let’s say the award is national level

And the organization raises like 100 dollars every month

[minor pecan]

why don’t you just list both of them

they’re separate categories

[minor pecan]

interesting

[haughty flicker]

I don’t have both of them

[minor pecan]

well, for someone who said they would tie him up

[haughty flicker]

Im trying to gauge my chances

[minor pecan]

i would be concerned

[plain marsh]

bros a senior

[minor pecan]

award prob better in this case

[haughty flicker]

Ight

Wish me luck

[plain marsh]

good luck rhinosaud!!!!

[minor pecan]

ok i wish you

[haughty flicker]

Deadass figured out how to write my essays

Like yesterday

[minor pecan]

yeah

you’re ng-

[plain marsh]

AOs don’t see when you do stuff so#

as long as you write it you got this

i believe in you

i bet my opinion doesn’t even matter to him cuz im not harvard

ok nvm

[haughty flicker]

Brown is goat

[minor pecan]

??

[haughty flicker]

Idk what you mean

[rancid mural]

what if instead of nicely telling patients theyre gonna die you just say "youre ngmi"

[plain marsh]

RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[minor pecan]

at least you’re honest

[plain marsh]

@haughty flicker are you applying?????

to brown

@haughty flicker

[haughty flicker]

No Lmaoo

[minor pecan]

YOOOOOOOOOO

[plain marsh]

ohmy god

[plain marsh]

why did you bait me like that

men are trash

[rancid mural]

real

[minor pecan]

nah rhinosaur is a goat

[haughty flicker]

Crazy 💀

[plain marsh]

rhino said

[hidden bloom]

Hi cat

[plain marsh]

what did the rhino say

[hidden bloom]

How are you 😁

[plain marsh]

i won’t forget how you switched up on me

for HARVARD

[hidden bloom]

Let’s forget about the past!!

[minor pecan]

luck is me

i am luck

[hidden bloom]

Let’s focus on the future

[hidden bloom]

This is facts

[plain marsh]

politician ass

[plain marsh]

im good btw wby

[hidden bloom]

We need a better america

[hidden bloom]

Pretty good, just chilling

[plain marsh]

mmmmmm yeah okay

[hidden bloom]

Are you on break

[plain marsh]

i am yes

until jan 23

[hidden bloom]

Don’t you live on the east coast

[plain marsh]

my ny resolution is to get a shiny new internship and to maintain 4.0 and maybe to be happy

[plain marsh]

yessir

[hidden bloom]

Lucky

[plain marsh]

where are you from again?

[minor pecan]

why maybe happy

[hidden bloom]

Imma just be praying for a 3.0 in college

[hidden bloom]

Cali

[plain marsh]

it will be happy if

[minor pecan]

3.0 is easy

[plain marsh]

you fr got this

[minor pecan]

you got it

[plain marsh]

3.0 is like

[hidden bloom]

With your help fr

[minor pecan]

i gotchu

[plain marsh]

NOT MINE??????

[hidden bloom]

Yours too

😁😁😁

[plain marsh]

@hidden bloom i have a 4.0

[minor pecan]

but i do as well

[plain marsh]

oh…ok

[hidden bloom]

I heard brown is kinda inflated…

[plain marsh]

ok well

[hidden bloom]

Jkjk

[minor pecan]

yeah it is

[plain marsh]

WELL……

okay well

[fossil gale]

does by jan 1 mean in ur local time?

[plain marsh]

ok that’s good for you right

[minor pecan]

ye

11:59 your local time

[plain marsh]

NO.

[fossil gale]

WHAT

[minor pecan]

o?

[plain marsh]

wait guys so is commonapp due midnight of

jan1 or jan2

[minor pecan]

jan 1 11:59 pm

[plain marsh]

ok

[fossil gale]

and is it my local time or

[hidden bloom]

Local

[plain marsh]

yes love

[minor pecan]

ye your local time im pretty sure

[hidden bloom]

Ngl it’s local, but it won’t close til PST closes I’m pretty sure, so you can always cheat the system

[misty shale]

got it down to 4 pages

could get it down to 3 by reducing the font size and editing slightly

[plain marsh]

mmmmmmm

imagine not sending all ur apps cuz of this

[minor pecan]

ngl

im thinking of applying to schools rn just to see if i could get in

like as a tranfer

[plain marsh]

WAIT

I WAS GKNNA DO THIS

[hidden bloom]

W

[minor pecan]

sounds kinsa fun

[plain marsh]

HAHAHAHHAHAAH

cuz i got in ED i never knew

[hidden bloom]

I heard some ivies only accept transfers from CC tho, not other 4 years

Like Princeton

[plain marsh]

i wanna see if columbia would want me cuz i thought about EDing there

although now I see it was a horrible fit

[plain marsh]

oh word?

that’s super interesting

[hidden bloom]

Ye

[plain marsh]

also guys im gonna go to sleep

[hidden bloom]

This early?

[plain marsh]

did you know sleeping 7+ hours improves ur skin

[fossil gale]

im never applying to columbia bcs the students are so depressed

[hidden bloom]

I thought you were nocturnal

[rancid mural]

nerd activities

[minor pecan]

i wonder who told you that cat

[plain marsh]

that was a past life#

[hidden bloom]

😭

[plain marsh]

i wonder who told you to tell me to tell to what wonder who told me who that….

[minor pecan]

i can’t understand that

[hidden bloom]

She’s prolly tryna convince herself

[plain marsh]

read it again

[minor pecan]

yeah

[fossil gale]

i am an international student and since harvard already accepted one student from my country in rea will they accept another one in rd?

[hidden bloom]

Gaslight herself into clearer skin

[plain marsh]

you’re such a. Liar u switch up you snitch you mean

[fossil gale]

cuz its like an unwritten rule that they only accept one each year

[minor pecan]

gaslighting isn’t a thing

[hidden bloom]

I’m just kidding!! (Please help me when I go to college)

[minor pecan]

if it was she would have glass skin already

[hidden bloom]

Fr, what even is that?

[plain marsh]

who does harvard think they are wtf

[rancid mural]

why as a man do you know what glass skin is

[plain marsh]

crazy ass unspoken rule

[hidden bloom]

LOL fr

[plain marsh]

STOP IM SENSITIVE ITS 12 AM my brain doesn’t work after 9

[hidden bloom]

He has W rizz, learned it from his 8374627 girls that he has

[minor pecan]

huh

[hidden bloom]

Sorryyyy, sleep well

[minor pecan]

you forgot im cs

[rancid mural]

youre so real

[minor pecan]

prob like -2 girls in my class

[rancid mural]

sleep well pookie

[hidden bloom]

Shhh, they don’t know that

[plain marsh]

@fossil gale what country#

[hidden bloom]

Sneak into MIT! Isn’t that where all the cool parties are

[minor pecan]

if you’re cracked enough, they will take you

[plain marsh]

the gender ratio is really good at brown

[minor pecan]

if not then skill issue ig

[minor pecan]

you know

one of my friends went to a mit party

[hidden bloom]

Like 50/50?

[minor pecan]

or smth

[plain marsh]

I WENT TO A MIT FUNCTION ONCE

BAD CHOICD

DO NOT GO

[minor pecan]

and they would not let any guys in lol

[plain marsh]

‼️‼️‼️‼️

[hidden bloom]

😭

[plain marsh]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOO they real for that

[minor pecan]

like they only let girls in but the event was run by like a frat boy thing

[hidden bloom]

Nahhh, gatekeepers

[plain marsh]

oh 🤢

[rancid mural]

there were prob too many guys already

[plain marsh]

MIT function was not actually that bad

i thought it was just gonna be people in a room sitting in corners

on their phone

or solving math problems

but they actually like

[minor pecan]

bruh

[plain marsh]

do other stuff

[rancid mural]

when i do my harvard md/mit phd ill go to an mit function

[plain marsh]

WHY ARE YOU GOING HARVARD MED

OH MY GOD

[hidden bloom]

Ohh, your name is ABCDE because it sounds like absiddy

[plain marsh]

ABCDE

[minor pecan]

harvard med is calling

[plain marsh]

HELP EM??????

[rancid mural]

that was a joke

i would never

[plain marsh]

oh okay

[minor pecan]

she’s a freshman