Harvard University (2023-2024)

[sweet tundra]

auto rejected 😔

[rancid mural]

u have likely gotten it

check spam and every other folder

check all ur emails

and make sure ur commonapp says downloaded

[frank arch]

Or auto-accepted

U so good that they don’t even have to send you the portal

[bronze gyro]

Both of you don’t make any sense

When does the hvd prez app open

[sweet tundra]

harvard downloaded my app but i cant find the portal email in any of my folders

[sweet tundra]

truth

[rancid mural]

then email them

[sweet tundra]

[rancid mural]

try logging in anyway

and just reset ur password if that works

[lofty depot]

i miss harvard 🤧

[rancid mural]

it still exists

it didnt disappear

[lofty depot]

from my life atleast

it's gone

certainly has no interest in me

[rancid mural]

ur chances arent 0

theyre same as if u applied rd basically

maybe im weird but 3% always seemed like good odds to me 💀

[lofty depot]

yeah but no

do i need to win olympics to get in now?

i don't understand this deferral thing

what do i do🤧

[vague hemlock]

kace why no guardian

[rancid mural]

i am tryna be productive this semester

[cerulean flax]

valid

[vague hemlock]

😔💔

orange kace 😍😍😍

purple kace

[bitter path]

End of an era 💔

[orchid mason]

No more orange 😔

Tragic

[storm condor]

i realized about brown intro video now

in my portal it still lets me submit

am i cooked if i do it now late/ or if i do not at all?

[gusty zodiac]

Should I be nervous for my upcoming interview

They said it was in-person, I emailed them if I could do it on zoom 💀

[gusty zodiac]

Will it look bad if I want to do my interview online

[stable pecan]

I’d say still submit

[frigid herald]

Depends I guess

I would think that in some cases it would look bad with no reasoning, but if you have solid reasoning I think it wouldn't look bad.

[rancid mural]

why

it u have a good reason then its fine

[gusty zodiac]

because it’s in 2 days and I have another interview during that time

the location is also a 2.5 hes away

hrs

[rancid mural]

why didnt u just reschedule

usually they ask what day is best for u

its not a trick question, u can say a day is bad 💀

[gusty zodiac]

There was only 1 day available because all of the Sunday slots were full

[rancid mural]

slots?

[gusty zodiac]

I received a link to a website with sign up times for interviews on saturday and sunday

[rancid mural]

tf

[gusty zodiac]

yeah

[rancid mural]

thats weird

[frigid herald]

Kace realizing he actually got into Harvard University--Malaysia Campus

[orchid mason]

Johor Bahru campus 🔥

[gusty zodiac]

Are harvard interviews evaluative?

[rancid mural]

yes

[jaunty umbra]

when's the latest or most common time to recieve interview

[rancid mural]

i'd assume late january/early february

interviews keep going until decisions though

for rea my interview was mid-november when a lot of others were immediate, i doubt time means anything

[cerulean flax]

yeah mine was Nov 10th but I know others who had it later who also got in

[jaunty umbra]

Never heard of this ngl

But you did what u did

Colleges are race blind

[tall moat]

It does not 💀

[ashen carbon]

it won’t hurt lmao but if you wrote about your experience it might help

that’s a pretty unique experience ngl

or potentially could be depending on your specific experience

[radiant sorrel]

They are?

I tht harvard was caught discriminating

Idk if we can talk about this

Might be breaking rule

[jaunty umbra]

Yeah they are

[stable pecan]

No AA discussion

And no. Read up the Supreme Court decision

It’s clocking i have my interview soon

I do not feel prepared

Nada

[rancid mural]

interview was p laid back for me

we talked abt my school for like 40 mins then i asked him questions for like 5

[stable pecan]

lowkey any ideas of what questions i could ask other than what was your experience like

[rancid mural]

"what was ur fav and least fav part abt harvard"
"how did you transition from alabama to harvard"
"what advice would you have for someone who was accepted"

thats what i asked

[stable pecan]

genius

let me take your gamecard bro

well i cant use the alabama part LMAO

but i know what to replace it with teehee

[rancid mural]

request an alabama alumni 🔥

[stable pecan]

my sweet alumni is a writer

i didnt stalk her but it's all over her email lmao

[rancid mural]

my guys advice was to not ignore making friends and socializing

because even if i dont enjoy it at first, it will come it handy later and will make college more enjoyable

[frigid herald]

@rancid mural How long did it take you to get your interview?

I don't quite remember where you live (meaning city/rural) but I think you said rural.

[rancid mural]

for rea its a bit different

but i got mid-nov

[nova vine]

does harvard offer interviews? i got offered interviews from some T10s like princeton and penn but i can't find anywhere on the internet that harvard conducts interviews

[left sky]

they do

[frigid herald]

man I hvaen't received one from any college

Other than MIT ofc

[rancid mural]

wdym u cant find anywhere on the internet that they do interviews 😭

[rocky yarrow]

so is harvard interview at all based on strength of application

[rancid mural]

getting one?

no

plenty of ppl get interviews and get rejected

[rocky yarrow]

yeah i was just going off of the "at the discretion of the admissions committee" part

implying its not completely random assignment by the alumni organization

[median sparrow]

is it too late to submit an abstract?

[rocky yarrow]

just upload it

theres a good chance they havent even read you yet

and even if they have it could certainly matter in committee

[rancid mural]

no one rlly knows

but they def take a look at some ppls beforehand

atleast in rea they do

cus they started on reading them immediately

[left sky]

my initial interviewer was not allowed to interview me

[tropic marlin]

depends—if u get a request kinda late, there’s a chance you’re being considered. if u get one in the next 2 ish weeks, there are prob a bunch of alums in your area lol

[median sparrow]

okay thank you

[radiant sorrel]

Chat doesn’t feel the same without Luck

[strange wedge]

Nah luck was holding us back from our true potential

I miss him tho :/

[lofty depot]

can someone please take a look at my research abstract format/grammar?

[radiant sorrel]

:/

[final yacht]

LOL

[final walrus]

do i send harvard LOCI in the portal or email to admissions office

[fringe trail]

l

[nimble thistle]

Any RD Interviews in FL?

[ashen carbon]

chat doesn’t feel the same because it’s kind of empty

[rancid mural]

portal

do not email them

they will never reply 💀

[lofty depot]

u sending loci now?

im confused about when should i send it over 🤧

[rancid mural]

whenever

probably now

[hidden bloom]

Ye

[fringe trail]

tips for the interview 💀💀😭

[jaunty umbra]

When did u submit

[fringe trail]

i forgot but

i think 2 days before the deadline

[rancid mural]

be normal

ask questions at the end

[jaunty umbra]

just chill out

take it easy

[fringe trail]

okay cool

that’s what i was planning on

[rancid mural]

just make sure u know what u wanna say when they ask u to tell u abt urself

[fringe trail]

okay !

[rancid mural]

is it virtual or in person

[fringe trail]

virtual

[rancid mural]

have ur resume on standby then so u can refer to it, also jic they ask for it

cus mine asked me to send it to them beforehand

[fringe trail]

i don’t even have a resume 😭

[rancid mural]

download common app activities list then

that will work too

[fringe trail]

ok lol

[rancid mural]

point of a resume is to make it look more professional tho

so i'd recommend making one if they ask for a activities list

[fringe trail]

i could make one in a few hrs

my interview is like at 3

[rancid mural]

if they havent asked by now i doubt they will, but a resume can be handy for other interviews

[fringe trail]

hmm okay

guys how hard is this school to get into

[rancid mural]

depends

[undone stone]

harvard interview in 2 hours lol

[rancid mural]

3% acceptance rate for everyone, but that changes depending on who u r honestly

[undone stone]

i’m gonna have fun!

[rancid mural]

like if ur the average a2cer, i'd say like 10%

[fringe trail]

im not

[fringe trail]

gl

[rancid mural]

like 5 a2cers got in harvard rea with 8% acceptance rate so idk

but also some of them were weird

[undone stone]

a2c is generally pretty good with AR

there are like 3 other yalies rea

[fringe trail]

if only i was an a2cer

[rancid mural]

im not rlly ur average a2cer either

cus its not possible for me to be 💀

[cerulean flax]

yeah I don't think I was average a2cer I didn't have the cracked stats just a good story

[keen totem]

can you send in a resume in the upload materials box on the portal?

[rancid mural]

this is so real

[jaunty umbra]

Ok

So I applied as a government major for my first choice

And African American studies was my second

I have no African studies ec’s but I’m African

ahhh how will this be looked at

cause they said mark interests down so…

[tall moat]

Did you talk about it in ur essays?

[jaunty umbra]

I talked about the African students association and my community essay was talking about my experiences with racism

But I put that down as a second interest cause I would definitely take classes in the department, maybe even minor

[jaunty umbra]

Ohhh wait nvm, in one of my essays I talked about topics relating to African am studies, and mentioned a course

So I kinda talked about it

[tall moat]

Then ur fine

[fringe trail]

It's okay i have no ec's in any of my majors lol

Wait

Thats not food!

Good!

Sussy

[queen scaffold]

Hi, my rd application checklist is still incomplete, awaiting for transcript and recommendation, is it normal for harvard? i have other schools already received everything.

[jaunty umbra]

What’s not good lol

but thanks for the reassurance 🫶

[undone stone]

harvard interview went well 🙏

i met his 5 cats

[rancid mural]

oh bro youre in

its now too risky to reject u

[cerulean flax]

Awww

[spring ledge]

Did yalls portals update to show you the status of the mid year transcript or nah?

[jolly lichen]

virtually...?

[undone stone]

nope. the interview was at his house LMAO

[bitter path]

Wtf 💀

[undone stone]

he was super nice though. it was kind of like meeting an elderly neighbor for the first time

[rancid mural]

its fine

[jolly lichen]

oh bruh that sounds extremely not allowed

[gaunt veldt]

what are yall's thoughts on DECA

[stable pecan]

done w my interview

🎉

[cerulean flax]

W

[stable pecan]

she was very sweet

[reef forge]

virtual?

[stable pecan]

yea

[reef forge]

bro ik i cant control it

but i have 0 interviews

and i submitted all on time

im fr stressing

[cyan smelt]

guys

i have the interview tmrw

i might pass out

[cyan smelt]

HOWD IT GO HOW WAS IT

[stable pecan]

great

my lady was very sweet

she was a creative like me

[cyan smelt]

awhh

thats actually so cute

[stable pecan]

and she shat on columbia's core curriculum, encouraged me to consider yale and talked about her past and the negatives and positives of harv

[cyan smelt]

LMAOO thats actually so fun

[stable pecan]

interviews span from jan to feb lil bro it aint over yet

plus u might be an auto admit

[cyan smelt]

ong

[stable pecan]

maybe they know KVD is hot shit and just need to send u the likely already

[cyan smelt]

mine is in person

[stable pecan]

oh godspeed

[cyan smelt]

yeah.

im gonna lose it

[reef forge]

big bro*

[cyan smelt]

itll be good tho fr

!!!!

[reef forge]

more so im an auto reject

i mightve fucked up somewher

[cyan smelt]

nah dont say that

[reef forge]

theres no way i messed up this many

[cyan smelt]

we all fuck up somewhere dw

[reef forge]

i applied to 15 rd schools

i better get my damn interviews

[stable pecan]

it's literally been like 10 days

[reef forge]

true they prob havent even seen my app yet

[stable pecan]

they have 50k apps 😂 they'll get to you LIL BRO

[stable pecan]

nah but thanks for making me understand how crazy i was sounding

i was stressing because i didnt get a yale interview

it's just been 10 days

[reef forge]

did u get it now

[stable pecan]

no

LMAO

[dense sequoia]

😂...fingers crossed 🤞🏼😅

[reef forge]

yale says they interview based on the profile but im p sure some of it is also availability

someone in the server submitted their app and got interview legit 1 day later

no way their file was read that fast

[cyan smelt]

oh my god

[stable pecan]

Yes

it's both that they prioritize certain apps

but also people in areas with yale alums

get more chances

[cyan smelt]

its def bc availability

[reef forge]

it was difficult

[stable pecan]

both things are true

[reef forge]

it was the UK girl

the harvard admit

444

[cyan smelt]

i live in a pretty big city where a lot of people get admitted to those kinds of schools so they have a ton of harvard alumn/former profs here

so i got an interview thats in person

they even said the waiting hour might be an hour so 😭

[reef forge]

our school gives out the yale book award and our city has an alumni club thats pretty large

[cyan smelt]

dont feel too bad ab it

[reef forge]

i know theres def ppl in my area if needed lol

time will tell

i think i have like 10 interviews max

depending on availability and all

[cerulean flax]

bro one of my friends

claimed that the later you can schedule an interview the higher chance you got

funniest thing I've heard

[cyan smelt]

are u fr

[cerulean flax]

yeah but he's a yapper so it's normal for him to say stupid things

[cyan smelt]

LMAOO

[covert stratus]

100%. certain everyone from the uk gets interviews, no matter their application.

[reef forge]

is there a reason why

[covert stratus]

many alumni

and not a ton of apps

[sand iris]

Does Harvard have a similar policy

[jolly lichen]

I think effectively yes

[sand iris]

They read your file before asking for an interview?

[jolly lichen]

no they send out as many interviews as they can before reading for efficiency

but then if you're progressing in the reading process they will ask for an interview later

idk if that's exactly how it works but I think in practice that's a decent approx

[rancid mural]

wdym by that

[rancid mural]

i feel like they definitely told my interviewer to ask smth specific

cus he focused a lot on my background, like to the point it seems abnormal

[jolly lichen]

idts, I think more likely you probably just have an interesting background relative to most harvard kids lol

[rancid mural]

my interviewer was also from alabama though, but that was really the only thing we had in common

[stable pecan]

My interview went as a conversation based on the things I said and my interviewer would continue from there, you probably had so many interesting points to continue on that your interviewer kept spamming background questions 😂 😭

[rancid mural]

after he asked me to tell him about myself he had a million followup questions 💀

[jolly lichen]

unsurprising given I think your background is super unconventional

[stable pecan]

Yup that makes sense 😂 😭

[bitter path]

They love us brits a lil too much 🤭

Jk

But mine was deffo bcuz of availability

Literally submitted on the 2nd (not even UK time but EST time) and on the 3rd i got an interview

[undone stone]

lmao who knows. he was the pres of my states harvard club though

[opal night]

Same :((

[opal night]

All the a2cers getting interviews freaks me out

[reef forge]

real

every day one of em is posting

ruby are u ready for usc

[opal night]

On the other hand I got a Stanford interview and rejection lol!

[low spire]

i mean isn't it also based on availability

[opal night]

Yeah honestly Idt I have a chance

So I’m ready for deferral

[opal night]

Yeah

But I’m guessing we have at least some alums nearby bc everyone here is rich asf

And I have a big city 30 mins away

[low spire]

i c i c

[reef forge]

my usc essay was so mid

[low spire]

:P tbf im pretty sure the early action usc rates are crazy low

decent chance compared to rd

[opal night]

Idk if mine were mid but like I don’t have a single reason why’d they want me over someone else

[opal night]

Yeah it’s like 6%

I don’t mind getting deferred I just don’t want to write a loci and idk if I even will

[reef forge]

im sure its gonna be less this year

[reef forge]

i am not writing an LOCI

idgaf

[opal night]

Do you think they got more apps

[reef forge]

def

it was the first year of EA

last year

[opal night]

If I got in rd I highly doubt I’d get enough aid to beat out ucs so

[reef forge]

now everyone knows it

[opal night]

Yeah they got 40k apps last year

[reef forge]

apparently they stack merit with fin aid

idk why i thought they didnt

so i might be able to afford

[opal night]

Makes sense

[rotund ember]

wait what does that mean

[low spire]

out of state uc?

[rotund ember]

to stack merit with FA

[opal night]

In state

[low spire]

.-. but in state uc is a lot cheaper

[opal night]

Yeah its 35k

Idt usc will give me enough finaid to be remotely close to that is what I meant

[vague hemlock]

usc fin aid is shitty right

[opal night]

I heard it’s very hit or miss

[low spire]

oh wait misread .-. i thought u meant usc with scholarship < uc cost

[vague hemlock]

oh

[opal night]

One of my friends got 0 finaid in state ucs and he got so much at usc that it was cheaper than ucs

[opal night]

No no

[low spire]

damn

[vague hemlock]

wow

[opal night]

Yeah he’s at usc now! He’s very happy

Same dorm as bronny

[vague hemlock]

i want usc scholarship like not even trustee presidential would be good but who am I kidding im not even getting in lmao

[low spire]

:P i would auto commit to usc if i was given that much scholarship ngl

[opal night]

Same

But like if get in and it’s 90k gg 💀

[low spire]

"Avg cost after aid
$26K"

hopefully we're on the lower end if we get accepted

[reef forge]

i thought athletes have separate dorms

also doesnt bronny live at home

and take online classes

[opal night]

🤷‍♀️ he had to sign a confidentiality agreement and all

[opal night]

It was towards the beginning of the year before everything

[reef forge]

is bro/sis capping

[opal night]

No he wouldn’t

[reef forge]

wait

he

im stupid

[opal night]

He doesn’t care about that kind of stuff

[stable pecan]

I know I sold my app so I won’t even be surprised about USC

[reef forge]

first person to ever be rejected USC ea

i would flex that sm ong

they think im special enough

to reject me early

[stable pecan]

Oh this is the Harvard thread

[opal night]

😭

[stable pecan]

Please I thought we were in USC thread 😭

[opal night]

#1135727595992911954

[lofty depot]

i regret not applying there

but maybe i wouldn't get in anyway so who cares

[vague hemlock]

why

[lofty depot]

there aid is good + got some family there

i believe there deadline is tomorrow tho

but like i got no time

[reef forge]

their aid is actually pretty shit lol

[reef forge]

depends on what youre applying to its def manageable

i only had to do one 250 word why us essay for marshall

and i reused like the format/outline for another why us that i wrote

[lofty depot]

but i think they have great scholarships or something idk

[lofty depot]

yeah I'll have to check on that

[reef forge]

only ea

[lofty depot]

guess i'll not apply then; im done with this stuff anyway

idk if 22 colleges are enough though

just trying to get my probability into atleast 1 college up atp

[lofty depot]

Should I even send a new lor?

for my deferred application

or just an loci

[reef forge]

i applied 22 as well

im ngl i was done at 20

but i was like

might as well

bc 22 is my fav number

[reef forge]

are you the one who is ed2 jhu

or is that lumina

[vague hemlock]

lumina didn't ed2 i think

jhu rd

but i don't think mrs luck did either

[vague hemlock]

21 superiority

[lofty depot]

nope, didn't even apply to jhu

[lofty depot]

yeah lumina did for rd

[lofty depot]

oh nice

[onyx cedar]

If I had a scientific paper I just published and want to update AOs, how do I update them? I know I have to submit something on the portal but what should I write in the doc that I'm gonna upload?

[stable pecan]

Even if I get rejected from USC in the end

It actually gave me solid ideas for what to write for everything else

USC and rice

USC gave me my first idea of a diversity essay

[reef forge]

usc didnt help me do shit

[stable pecan]

Rice gave me my second

[reef forge]

marshall just had a 250 word why us essay

[stable pecan]

I had 3 essays 🤣

[left sky]

harvard was my throwaway app 😂

[stable pecan]

The last essay not useful

The diversity essay yeah

[reef forge]

half my apps were throwaways

[left sky]

it was the worst one i wrote but it was the most helpful

also the first i wrote

[reef forge]

im so generous fr

[stable pecan]

Goddamn

[reef forge]

i donated to the wealthy 😍

i finally made a folder

for my bookmarked portals

[left sky]

they aint get my money i got waiver 😂

[reef forge]

stupid ass common app

how am i gonna get a css fee waiver

but not a common app one

bs imo

[lofty depot]

does the same ao read deferred application?

or we get a new one?

was wondering if its ok to connect my loci content back to my application stuff

[vague hemlock]

which school

[vague hemlock]

from what I've heard the same one

[vague hemlock]

guys look it's a prestige whore!

[reef forge]

a proud one too

at least until march 28

[vague hemlock]

💀💀💀💀

[stable pecan]

Viterbi

[vague hemlock]

damn what major

what are the viterbi essays

[stable pecan]

CS

[stable pecan]

The student body at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is a diverse group of unique engineers and computer scientists who work together to engineer a better world for all humanity. Describe how your contributions to the USC Viterbi student body may be distinct from others. Please feel free to touch on any part of your background, traits, skills, experiences, challenges, and/or personality in helping us better understand you.

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and their 14 Grand Challenges go hand-in-hand with our vision to engineer a better world for all humanity. Engineers and computer scientists are challenged to solve these problems in order to improve life on the planet. Learn more about the NAE Grand Challenges at http://engineeringchallenges.org and tell us which challenge is most important to you, and why.

[cerulean flax]

bunch of yap tbh

[vague hemlock]

ahhhh okay nice
didn't peg you as a cs kid im ngl

[stable pecan]

cs + english

[vague hemlock]

omg v cool

we stan English majors

no but idk i figured you were a med/bio person idk ehy

maybe it's the bee

[lofty depot]

im loving my loci already hehe

i have no significant acheivement though

doubt if my writing and exaggeration skills can make it up 🤧

[vague hemlock]

can I see lol

[lofty depot]

oh fs! I'll share it with you tomorrow though. Working on some final touches right now ✨

[vague hemlock]

slay!!

[lofty depot]

is it ok if I insert an image of something?

something relevant i mean

[vague hemlock]

i mean should'nt be a problem

[placid ember]

do aos know what the coca cola scholarship is

[ashen carbon]

ofc not that’s not prestigious at all

yes they know what the coke scholarship is lol

[ashen carbon]

lmao it doesn’t have to be amazing

i’m sure you’re fine

[ashen carbon]

i think it’s supposed to be a concise update, generally?

but my rule is usually if i want to put something in that i really can’t ignore then i put it in a footnote

which should be fine since you’re uploading a file

[lofty depot]

i hope

[lofty depot]

idk I saw this youtube video of an loci with like 3 pages or something

she got into harvard so kinda hoping to follow her lol

not 3 pages in my case though, probably

[north ridge]

I just got my interview for Harvard and my interviewer said he usually does them at his house. Is this pretty common?

[lofty depot]

lol the interview guidelines clearly states 'refrain from having interviews at home'

but ig it's a thing these days

ik like 2 ppl who had their interview at the interviewer's house itself so idk

[north ridge]

Yea I just looked it up and it’s pretty common lol

I probably won’t tell him to meet in a neutral place instead just bc I don’t want it to rub off in a wrong way but I can definitely see why people would want to switch locations

[lofty depot]

yeah i mean u shouldn't lol

i think today someone went to the interviewer's house and met their 3 cats/dogs or something

not sure where that was posted but yeah

[tall moat]

ew

Just received my Harvard interview notice

Bye it’s at an orthopedic place

[ashen carbon]

lmao that’s fair

i just think it’s unlikely that the loci was what got her in

they’re pretty clear that they’re not looking for a “letter” so much as an update

so i’m kind of looking at it like an additional info section

[ashen carbon]

like even in the “amazing” category it might not really matter

it’s holistic so nothing you do in two months senior year will have a crazy impact on your chances

only case it does it for like sts where it’s a culmination of something more long-term

[lofty depot]

no im questioning if I should send over a whole letter lol

[lofty depot]

yeah that makes sense

'You are welcome to submit significant new information for consideration during the Regular Decision process. Updates on your activities or other achievements and one extra letter of recommendation are helpful if they might contribute substantially to your application.'

im assuming if i combine my ec + achievement stuff, a 2-page loci will work

maybe 3

more like a narrative uk

[cerulean flax]

I think locis should be as long as you make them

wait I just said nothing basically

[lofty depot]

💀

[ashen carbon]

hmm

i was told 3/4 of a page max

i think like

[cerulean flax]

unless you have two pages of significant things to say

then make it two pages

[ashen carbon]

you don’t want to give the impression that you could have just said more in your original application

because then why not just wait for regular to begin with

[cerulean flax]

just make sure you're not just adding things just to make it longer

[lofty depot]

makes sense

[lofty depot]

yeah that makes sense too

[ashen carbon]

i think it’s always nice to subtly have personality in your writing

but not gratuitously

don’t stress about it is the biggest thing

it’s definitely the least important part of your application

espec at harvard where they care about your interview lol

i’m sure you’ll be fine no matter what

[lofty depot]

for a person who hasn't got their interview yet, maybe the case is different

[ashen carbon]

OH sorry

right but i think it still isn’t the worst thing

[lofty depot]

im ok, it's fate ig

[ashen carbon]

your circumstance is a bit unique geographically i’d assume

[lofty depot]

im international but idk how much would that be a factor in this whole process

[ashen carbon]

but i still feel like the loci won’t be your make-or-break factor

[lofty depot]

yeah true

should I just lowkey ask them for an interview through the loci?

[ashen carbon]

hmm

[lofty depot]

maybe like a slight hint or something lol

[ashen carbon]

“i’d love any opportunity to get to know the school better”

idk

it might work

[lofty depot]

omg yeah that's good actually

[ashen carbon]

but i think they do the interview assignments before they read that part of your app

[nimble thistle]

I also applied 22 schools after being deferred REA and I think I will also apply to USC

[lofty depot]

they can schedule one later too, shouldn't be a problem ig

[ashen carbon]

i mean i’ve just been thinking of the loci like a follow-up email on an asshole professor who won’t respond definitively

[lofty depot]

lol same

[ashen carbon]

how i’d write that one yk

[lofty depot]

what was your rea school?

[ashen carbon]

i’m so excited to go 1/30 lmaoo

[nimble thistle]

Princeton

[ashen carbon]

dang

same boat

high deferral rate fs

my rd essays were not good i’m gonna be honest

[nimble thistle]

deferrals rate this year was not as bad as rejections

[lofty depot]

like a pton professor or what?

[ashen carbon]

my columbia professor has ghosted me for three emails straight

and refuses to post our grade despite the deadline being 10 days ago

i cc’d the tas too and no luck

but lots of practice with follow up emails ig

[lofty depot]

oops

[nimble thistle]

and your stats? I am from FL- Latina from private prep school, hbu?

[ashen carbon]

nyc private asian non-binary

math 3.8 uw aps not offered

[nimble thistle]

Private schools didn’t do well REA my school is a feeder and it was messy

[ashen carbon]

yeah

we did fine

but all the stem kids got deferred which is normal

nyc pvt is weirder than normal pvt

none of the riiiich kids did well though so i’m not too pissed

bill ackman’s daughter got into bu

[nimble thistle]

Lol

[ashen carbon]

i guess i’m trolling they all did well

we had a good year for pton

which sucks bc i want to go there

[nimble thistle]

Me too I want to go there…

[lofty depot]

my sister's in pton, don't know if that helps though

[jaunty umbra]

it literally doesnt matter

just wait it out

[lofty depot]

i just realized one my princeton essay is so bad

the service and civic engagement one

crap fr

[stable pecan]

stop rereading ur essays !

[lofty depot]

i can't stop

the anxiety kicks in

and the reading starts

probably my 10th read for pton post the submission 🙃

[jaunty umbra]

rereading them will make u think ur essays suck

i look at some of my submissions tho just to check for formatting

[stable pecan]

Pick up another hobby fr

Distract yourself

[jaunty umbra]

i applied rea and bro i literally looked at my app nov 2 and realized i said i was taking 3 classes senior fall, when i was originally taking 4

so sometimes its good to look again

but yeah get a hobby

[lofty depot]

yeah exactly my case

[lofty depot]

yeah one of my pton essay is actually crap

so that's a realization

since I still love my other essays

[jaunty umbra]

dont worry u submitted it what can u do

[lofty depot]

kinda lost all

[stable pecan]

Pick one up

[lofty depot]

the second part is what makes me worry 🤧

can someone look at that essay of mine?

and convince me with 'it's good'

(even though it isn't)

really need some delulu satisfaction/assurance 🤡

lol nvm actually

im being stupid

[rancid mural]

@lofty depot u got an interview or u got accepted to oxford

idk how brit works

[opal night]

accepted to oxford i think

bc one of my friend's got into oxford

[lofty depot]

interviews happen in dec and offers come in jan

so yeah accepted 🙃

[rancid mural]

thats crazy

imagine what luck would say and feel proud rn

[jaunty umbra]

this is how us schools shld be

sick of waiting

[rancid mural]

well, they only interview the best applicants

and they dont gotta read essays and stuff im p sure

a lot of us schools interview almost everyone whose remotely qualified

[jaunty umbra]

yeah they shld interview the best applicants

and be more transperent in their admissions process

[rancid mural]

the thing that worries me is if that would take away from holistics

cus defining the best is subjective

[jaunty umbra]

idt it would

and by best i dont mean the besty

but the applicants they think are more compeitive

[rancid mural]

like ones they are genuinely considering

[jaunty umbra]

the ones that are not extremely bad

the ones they would consider

[jaunty umbra]

yeah

[jolly lichen]

conditional though, right?

[jolly lichen]

for harvard I'm pretty sure they will send a wave before reading and then if there are folks that make it to second read or committee without an interview they'll make an effort to get them one

[rancid mural]

i didnt get interview til mid November so idk what that means

i was so scared when everyone here was getting them instantly and i didnt 💀

[jolly lichen]

I'd guess the latter

well wait also for REA mid nov isn't that late

like RD interviews for most people go into early feb

[rancid mural]

most rea r early nov though

[jolly lichen]

it also depends on the club and how together they have their shit lol

[rancid mural]

yeah true

my interviewer had nothing in common with me other than state

he doesnt even live here anymore

[cerulean flax]

yeah my interviewer had nothing in common with me either

[undone stone]

@jolly lichen my interviewer asked for my SAT, AP Scores, and Awards lol

[rancid mural]

pretty typical

[cerulean flax]

I was told they know nothing abt you

[undone stone]

really? yale didn’t ask for anything

[cerulean flax]

and he didn't ask about mine at all

[rancid mural]

mine asked for my resume so i included sat/act and gpa on my resume

[undone stone]

he also grilled me about my REA round

[rancid mural]

WHY WOULD U TELL HIM

😭

[cerulean flax]

yeah mine didn't ask anything

[undone stone]

he asked?????? idk when i told him he laughed and said his brother went there

[jolly lichen]

sure

[jolly lichen]

that's why they gotta ask lol

[jolly lichen]

interviews are not really that standardized, interviewers are pretty free to ask what they want lol

[rancid mural]

interesting

[cerulean flax]

my interviewer was so nice he told me that he's not looking for Achilles heels only good things to say

[rancid mural]

harvard interviewers are specifically told not to ask "why harvard"

kinda odd

[undone stone]

yale ones do right off the bat

[jolly lichen]

yea most people are like this

[rancid mural]

mine asked "why do you want to go to college" and specified in general, not harvard cus he cant ask that

[jolly lichen]

you might be generalizing from n=1

[undone stone]

i am LMAO

[jolly lichen]

interviews are very very undstandardized on the whole

[undone stone]

well yeah my harvard interview was unique from how others have reacted LMAO

[rancid mural]

since im first gen (my family graduates hs and immediately starts working as welders and stuff) he wanted to know why i chose to be different

[stable pecan]

lol mine did

[rancid mural]

bro is not supposed to 😭

[stable pecan]

she spoke about how the interviewers fight to get interviewees

which was fun for me to hear

[rancid mural]

damn rlly

[stable pecan]

especially when they're trying to get their kids into harv

[undone stone]

bro my interview was at my interviewers house 😭

[stable pecan]

they're just like me fr

[undone stone]

it was funny though i met his cats and kids

he also walked me to my car and talked to my mom about me lol. he was very nice

[rancid mural]

wait why

[stable pecan]

legacy parents want to show some sort of commitment to harv ig

[jaunty umbra]

no

not all of them do

mine didnt

[jaunty umbra]

u had ur harv interview already?

[stable pecan]

Yes

[uneven jackal]

Are interviews solely on a location basis (so they haven't started reading apps)? I just got one

[jolly yacht]

i got one too

like a signup google form

the interviewers in my area apparently have set up a night with my school to conduct all interviews

[rancid mural]

damn what kind of school do u go to

thats insane

[jolly yacht]

the night isnt confirmed but they said if there are enough ppl interested in it they will do it

i go to a public school, pretty well known in the area i live tho

[rancid mural]

its crazy to me that yall have multiple applicants💀

[jolly yacht]

dont a lot of people apply to harvard tho

personally im shotgunning lololol

[rancid mural]

yeah in the world, but where im from i was the only applicant

[jolly yacht]

Damnnnn

im hoping they just do the interview night

but it falls on a week i have 4 tests so....

yea

[timber oriole]

oh fr?

from my school like 30 ppl apply to harvard

[rancid mural]

yeah in the whole county lol

idk abt any other state acceptances for rea

havent been able to find anyone else in harvards connection thing, group chat, or news

[ashen carbon]

huh

[rancid mural]

i was told by another Alabamian at one of the competitive schools here that everyone who applied from her school got deferred so i honestly feel bad 😭

cus those kids def had way better stats and ecs than me

[ashen carbon]

alabama to harvard seems like it would be finicky to me

[jolly lichen]

all about context 😤

[ashen carbon]

yeah

[rancid mural]

its like i took their spot though

kids who worked their whole lives

[reef forge]

harvard feeder right here 🔥

guys i have hope

someone else got in before!!!

[rancid mural]

me when 100% of ppl who apply from my school get accepted 🔥

||(its only been me and some random guy in 2008)||

[reef forge]

you only applied to 2 schools right

[rancid mural]

i think like 8 at the time, but i've withdrawn all except urochester

im too nervous to withdraw rochester

[reef forge]

was 8 ur total list

[rancid mural]

no

[jolly lichen]

admissions be how admissions do

[rancid mural]

i was gonna apply to like 20-smth total

[reef forge]

did they give u a fullride

[rancid mural]

who

rochester is RD

but harvard did

im just too paranoid abt getting rescinded, so keeping my roch application activated helps alleviate a little bit of that

[reef forge]

ah ok

[vague hemlock]

why withdraw others

[rancid mural]

cus im committed

[vague hemlock]

what's the advantage to committing early

like it's not binding so why not wait to see other offers then commit

[opal night]

Security

[vague hemlock]

wdym

are you more likely to get rescinded if you don't commit rather than someone who committed?

[reef forge]

no

theres no advantage lol

[opal night]

No like mental security

You know fs you’re going to a college you like

[opal night]

^ no tangible one yeah but I guess you’re ahead on planning and whatnot

[vague hemlock]

i mean you already got in anyway

but yeah i get your ping

point

to each their own ig

[opal night]

Yeah but it’s more fs yk

[rancid mural]

cus harvards my top choice

and fuck writing more essays

its not like i can get more money somewhere else lmfao

[vague hemlock]

i mean yeah but why not wait to see offers from schools you've already written essays for yk to validate your hard work

i just crave validation bro ignore me

[rancid mural]

cus i alrdy got into harvard with full ride 😭

its like ed'ing to me

i knew if i got in i'd commit

[vague hemlock]

yeah thats fair

[lofty depot]

he'd look for another way to roast me

[vague hemlock]

DAMNNNNN GIRL CONGRATS??? why even apply to us then😭

[reef forge]

Oxford is the best in the world

I would take that and run

No US for me

[bronze gyro]

I submitted on 3rd but still no interview req 😭 is this bad? im an intl

[reef forge]

Submitted on 31st as domestic and same no interview

[vague hemlock]

liar

[reef forge]

I dont think its a problem

[vague hemlock]

Oxford doesn't have the hype us unis do

[reef forge]

If i was an intl

Bc im domestic idc

[vague hemlock]

hmm

depends on cost

and major

[reef forge]

Most intls are full pay

The competitive ones

[vague hemlock]

lol i have an intl friend who needs full ride

[reef forge]

From intl schools

[vague hemlock]

applied only to t20s

his safety is nyu

[reef forge]

Buddy is not getting into shit

It might be joever

[vague hemlock]

did only rea Harvard and got deferred

got his mom to write like 20 essays in 3 days

[vague hemlock]

RIGHT but i don't wanna be unsupportive yk

encourage his delusions

[reef forge]

Ok lol

[vague hemlock]

bro is like "I'll be happy with anything as long as it's Princeton Columbia or mit"

he isn't even that cracked either

bro im such a hater bye

[reef forge]

W

[bronze gyro]

💀 bet there’s a line in there “and finally, all the credit for success goes to my ma.”

[vague hemlock]

prolly wrote his penn thank you note to his mom

[uneven jackal]

That's absolutely heinous 😭

[lofty depot]

money money money

free us education>oxford

[lofty depot]

thank you btw

[bitter path]

💀

Oxford definitely has the hype

They just dont offer aid to internationals (or anyone afaik) so that’s why not many ppl apply

[jaunty umbra]

yeah the steep tuiton made me not consider it

that and not even taking enough aps LMAO

[hot urchin]

ngl, once u get on campus, you'll soon see people that make you wonder "how do they have enough brain cells to even breathe?"

[zinc helm]

Rambled & stuttered alot in Harvard interview. Am I good?

[sand iris]

Probably

[sacred orchid]

its not a big deal to stutter as long as you keep on track to what you were saying, and you say everything you need to

[sand iris]

But even if you weren't it doesn't matter too much now that it's happened

[sacred orchid]

rambling can be good bc it shows ur passionate but too much rambling could take up time and they just learn less about you

[hot urchin]

it depends on how much the interviewer liked u

[jaunty umbra]

u didnt...

[sacred orchid]

its funny when ppl say that stuttering is absolutely horrible in interviews but really its not because you're a human being interviewed by a human for a rly intimidating school and not every high school is amazing at interviews

[hot urchin]

like if it goes rlly well, thats a plus. if u bombed it, thats a minus. else? interviews just make alums feel connected to the uni

[sacred orchid]

its rly hard to have a "bad" interview

at worst ur interview wont help or hurt you

unless it was really bad

so if ur a little iffy about it chances are its fine

very few interviews actually go amazing in the eyes of the interviewer

[upbeat sphinx]

Bruh they picked me for an inerview

[jaunty umbra]

they selected u

they want U

[upbeat sphinx]

Don't they interview everyone

[rancid mural]

wdym picked

[rancid mural]

interview means they either had a lot of availability or theyre considering u

[upbeat sphinx]

some guy called me texted me and emailed me

[upbeat sphinx]

Has to be first option

I wrote one of the supps on valorant bro

There's no way they're considering me

[rancid mural]

they try to interview eveyone but if theres no availability and theyre not considering u, theres not really a point

[upbeat sphinx]

I have no social skills I'm screwed

[rancid mural]

nah its ok i dont either

but im good at faking it

[upbeat sphinx]

Did they interview you

[rancid mural]

ye

[upbeat sphinx]

What do they ask

[uneven jackal]

pick me choose me love me mentality 😩

[jaunty umbra]

its a joke lmao

[jaunty umbra]

yes remain delulu

[rancid mural]

LMFAO 😭

[zinc helm]

sent my interviewer a follow up email and he didnt respond back😔

[jaunty umbra]

i wrote about despicable me

(but connected it to what i wanna do)

[rain frost]

personally id feel better withdrawing so others can get in

[jolly yacht]

is there a general format harvard interviews follow? mine is within the next two weeks
for a video essay i did i kept having to re-record because i was stuttery, so i hope i do better with an in person interview

[queen shore]

All of mine but Princeton didn’t respond and still had decent success at schools that interviewed me. I wouldn’t worry about it

[pallid rivet]

If I submitted an other recommender in addition to the 2 teacher Recs does Harvard have it? On the portal, i only see an option for the 2 teacher Recs being completed, but on commonapp it indicates that Harvard downloaded the other recommendation

[errant phoenix]

Responding got you to commit to Princetonfr

[rancid mural]

they typically dont

[rancid mural]

if they downloaded it then they downloaded it

[lofty depot]

in my loci, I should use the word Harvard College right? Or university?

nvm

i'll just write 'Harvard'

[queen shore]

I think university is fine but you will be a student of Harvard college if you are accepted and ultimately attend
So either works

[lofty depot]

right, thanks!

[rancid mural]

are harvard interviews major-specific? two of my friends got their interview requests and they're engineering/cs majors and im bio... im tweaking

[stable pecan]

No

[rancid mural]

its totally random

[ruby matrix]

Just got an interview invite! In the interview, should I tell them I was accepted to Yale REA?

[cerulean flax]

if they ask, maybe

I wouldn't just offer it up

[lofty depot]

do they not recommend to avoid questions around other schools ig? anyway, i wouldn't bring that up myself

but if they do ask you, be ready to answer--why are you applying to harvard then? or why did you not rea to harvard? etc.

that's what im prompted with so yeah

and if it's about aid or something, prolly stating that as a reason wouldn't be the best choice ig

[ruby matrix]

Very helpful, thank you!

[bitter path]

Omg i find this so funny cuz im literally in the opposite position of u

[bitter path]

I personally mentioned in my Yale’s interview about harvard but I didn’t mention anything about my acceptance and just to be on the safe side I advise u dont as well

[jaunty umbra]

i thought u committed? why are u applying to other schools?

[zinc helm]

I wonder if drake would be auto accepted into harvard if he applied today

[half topaz]

hed probably get an honorary phd or something

[cerulean flax]

good enough ECs probably

by far

so I don't see why not

[jaunty umbra]

he’s not good enough

[zinc helm]

💀

"the most streamed artist of all time"

Imagine if Harvard didn't accept that

[half topaz]

travis scott harvard architecture '35 fr

[zinc helm]

Lol

Idk about Travis scott

Maybe brown would accept him

[cerulean flax]

Travis scott has recent controversy so idk

but I see no reason drake could be rejected unless he doesn't meet some fundamental requirement like a transcript or something

idk what's required of applicants

[zinc helm]

What about weird cases like carti and 21 savage who are mostly known for gangsta/violent rap but still have t1 ecs

[cerulean flax]

idk at that point it's up to harvard I'm not the AOs

[jaunty umbra]

Drizzy is mid

Yeat >>

[zinc helm]

yeat is still going to need some good test scores

his ecs arent there yet

[sweet tundra]

same

[jaunty umbra]

drake ruined his chances the way Chris brown did

[timber oriole]

nah travis tho

finna have to say "yes" to the disciplpinary action question after astroworld 💀

[zinc helm]

😭

should be easy for jcole

[bronze gyro]

red hot chili peppers

[low spire]

purple spicy tomatoes

[pseudo hawk]

I have an irrational fear that I won’t see that an alum sends me an interview request and I get rejected

Like I rarely answer calls from random numbers too

[low spire]

i mean they don't always send an interview request even if its mandatory :P not enough availability but that doesn't mean ur rejected

[quick coyote]

does harvard interview most of its applicants?

[low spire]

I think try to? No idea the percentage

[quick coyote]

ok, thanks. i’ve been looking online but i couldn’t find anything, so i guess i’ll just have to wait until decisions come out and see what happens lol 😭

[zinc helm]

Pre acceptance-- I got into Harvard guys!

Now we wait

[lament mulch]

https://fxtwitter.com/johnarnoldfndtn/status/1747646152801968233?s=46

Lmao

They fucking neutered Math 55

[zinc helm]

I'm salivating at the mouth to take math 55

[cerulean flax]

Why

[bitter path]

Almost everyone has some form of interview, only around 5 ppl are admitted without an interview and that info is from when Harvard was originally taken to court (pre-covid; I am assuming bcuz of covid the shift to virtual interview became more common)

And those people that were admitted without an interview, they are from really rural places with no alumni presence and no access to any form of tech

[zinc helm]

Only 5?

[bitter path]

yepp

[zinc helm]

Makes me think interviews are that important

Lol

[bitter path]

Interviews are important for Harvard

[zinc helm]

How important

[bitter path]

It's an important part of the application, many borderline admits got in only thanks to their interviewers report

[bitter path]

Most ppl that currently attends Harvard have said

They have yet to meet someone who has gotten in without an interview

[zinc helm]

My interview was baaaad

[bitter path]

But also receiving an interview doesnt mean you have a good chance 👽 (unless you are intl)

[zinc helm]

But hopefully my interviewer is nice

And writes a good report

[rancid mural]

the interview itself isnt important

like u can get in with a bad interview as long as u didnt say u were gonna blow up the school

getting one is whats important

at the end they have to answer "do u think this person would be a good fit for harvard"

if u can make ur interviewer say yes to that then ur fine

[zinc helm]

I'm fucked

[rancid mural]

ur probably fine

i doubt it was as bad as u think

[zinc helm]

I couldn't coherently say anything. He asked me why I liked cooking and I couldn't even come up with a single traditional herb I've used

Not that I don't remember I just lost it

There and then💀

Pressure

[bitter path]

Interviews are only one part of admission

[zinc helm]

Ik I'm likely a borderline applicant so I wanna maximize everything else

[bitter path]

I am sure your interviewer isnt evil and understood maybe the pressure took a toll on u

[zinc helm]

Hopefully

[undone stone]

my interviewer talked to my mom after the interview lol

[zinc helm]

Bruh

[undone stone]

it was at his house. he was fr so awesome though

[zinc helm]

Oh

Wish I had an in person interview

[bitter path]

I still cannot fathom how this is ok😭

[zinc helm]

Would make me talk more natural

[bitter path]

were you not given the option?

[zinc helm]

No

[bitter path]

damn

[zinc helm]

God dammit

💀

[bitter path]

I am sure it went well

unless you said u planning to mass murder harvard students

u should be good

[rancid mural]

ur fine

i said "um" and "sorry" like 20 times in 45 minutes

they know that ur just some 17-18 year old wanting to get into a college and not a nobel laureate

they dont expect u to be perfect

[zinc helm]

❤️

[quick coyote]

ohh i see, my parents were super excited that i got an interview, but i'll stay delulu until ivy day just to add some excitement 😎

[jaunty umbra]

fr

haven't gotten an interview yet

[jolly lichen]

nah they didn't make it easier, they just rebranded so that it's not all IMO kids

it's still like 25 hours/pset lol

[queen shore]

def not neutered

[oak sable]

Did anyone from NC get an interview?