#Harvard University (2023-2024)
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"Two Harvard Crimson articles. . .showcase how much college has changed in less than a generation."
Proceeds to share quotes that exclusively discuss entirely different issues (difficulty of class for '06 and inclusion in '23)
Not saying that it's not easier than it was in '06, since I have never taken or taught the class in any year, but this is not proof of anything

hey yāall, i just got a harvard interview any tips?
my interviewer said we could do it either on zoom or in person and i think iāll tell him in person
should i memorize specific things at harvard i want to do and stuff like that?
I don't believe memorization is a good approach at least for me
you can memorize some things sure but I think you should treat it like a conversation
just talk about genuine interests you have and what you want to do
ofc think about possible things you could talk abt so you don't stumble and have nothing to say but you can always stop to think about your answers
ty ty
i think in person you can make a better impression tbh
yeah thatās what i was thinking ngl
and they might cut me more slack? maybe?
still havenāt gotten an interview, tbh wouldnāt be surprised if i didnāt get one
yeah because in person they can tell, itās def so much less awkward imo
and it gives a personable touch, makes you more memorable
i was worried too until i got mine, i think youāll be fine
def give it time and be patient
yup! good luck with your interview! lmk how it goes
thank you! i will keep you updated
oh god my interviewer went to harvard 68 YEARS AGO
in 1956šššššššššššššššššššššš
I AM COOKED
just talk to them
and heās part of the alumni board of directors š³š³
don't overthink this
you right
the time between today and when he was at harvard is 4 times my age ššš
is he like 70 š
gotta be older hahaha
idk if this is a good or a bad thing bc my entire app is framed around caring for the elderly
that could be good tbh
what's courtesy deferral?
the idea that someone was deferred bc the college didnt want to reject them and seem v mean, but the college would not actually admit them in regular
so when colleges have high deferral rates, ppl assume some are courtesy deferrals
oh got it, thanks
harvard must be one of these colleges then
also why is the harvard 28 page requesting to follow me on instagram š¤§
someone tell the admin that's emotional damage
Hi can anyone read over the email I'm going to send to my interviewer?
i follow like every harvard 28'er
so im prolly showing up for a lot of stuff
Fair. U just popped up tho
i think me too; u were literally on my for you page lol
Probably cuz I follow some 28ers
i barely post š
yea
i follow a ton of harvard ppl so ig
lol
i sent a presubmission to Nature and they like it 
gonna work on enhancing the actual paper now 
nature as in the magazine?
what is a presubmission??
so they allow you to send an abstract with like methodology, findings and like relevance to future studies. If they find it compelling you can send over the entire paper.
you can send the entire paper otherwise too but like if you're unsure if Nature accepts papers from your research field/ if it's relevant enough then go for presubmission
yeah
is there a preference for interviewing in person vs on zoom
also how much does harvard weigh the interview
is it a bad sign if i still don't have an interview
i think its based on availability in your area
no
decisions literally dont come out til march 28
start worrying on march 1st
or never
true
i just didn't know if there was some sort of deadline that interviews had to be done by
just crossing my fingers that i get one before then
some places have a deadline
depends on state/area
but even past the deadline, interviews happen
for alabama the deadline is early february
but like i said, doesnt matter
cus stuff happens after anyway
alright thanks
interviewers for me and my friends suggested around 2/15 but idt its like a super hard deadline and again, its mainly based on availability
does harvard interview deferred applicants in the rd pool?
waitlists them
you got into oxford and also a literal likely from duke kunshan, why u still want harvard 
oops no, i mean that the ones deferred in rea have a chance for rd interview or not?
like i didn't get one rea so I was wondering
I donāt knowā¦
lol because harvard is my dream school
and i highly doubt that the dku email was a likely
fair enough, hope u get in!
you're lying to yourself, it def was a likely
I found news articles that Kace was featured in, beat that š„±
Yhh, some of my friends that got deferred with no interview this cycle
Got their interview like few weeks ago (early Jan i think)
yall are lowk obsessed with kace aren't you
i mean he got into harvard so you're not wrong to but like poor him
I was just looking for something on google regarding Harvard and a news article with Kaceās face comes up 
how do you know kace's face 
how do yall know harvard co'28 on insta damn
u too think it is 
i just feel like it's too early for that
oh i see
i got a follow request from one of the harvard 28 pages, like im not even in harvard yet lol
people have formed like 2 pages this year though
atleast i found 2
he was on my ista 'for you' page so idk but he's shining fr
Ima be surprised if u didnāt know at least one person since u been admitted
Can find them on the harvardās discord
Insta gcs
Fb gcs
rea i mean
Yhh, there are like 3 that I remember of
wow 
Dw ms luck
U got thiss!!
Just pray for that interview and u fr got it
Thatās wild people just comparing how much information they can find about kaceš
doxx central jesusšš
next they boutta find his address
then his favorite place to eat
then his parents
šš
Itās wild out here
nah ong
Kace is an A list celebrity š
I agree but celebrities need their private life
Waiting for Kaceās documentary titled āTrauma of Living Under Discordās Spotlightā

Tbf i didn't apply to Harvard so i didn't know y'all had like a whole discord and so many gcs but like for other schools i got into i only know people on a2c who got in like i don't think there are separate discord servers and stuff yet
i mean none of them are an ivy but still
for those of u that have done interviews, were u asked any out-of-the-ordinary qs? obv this would differ from one experience to another, but were there any qs that u didnt quite expect? (whether it affected u positively or negatively)
Many schools have their custom university discord student hub, you just have to verify with your student hub email
There are some public channels but I assume most of those are likes memed on since you get some desperate applicants
honestly yea
student hubs are a lot more restricted so its mostly harvard students or staff can join
ig theres occasional troll but its highly unlikely
and the cool part of these student hub discord servers is that they are student ran
As far as I know, almost every school has a separate discord, gcs and stuff
it looks like this
after u verify you have access to ur whole university clubs, servers, etc within that seperate discord
weird I thought they would all be coming around this week
which school btw?
me acting like i didnt submit on/just past the due date for all rd
dartmouth & princeton
I did this too LOL
I got one from Princeton and Cornell
LMAO ITS SO COOKED
And yale but that was for ea so I donāt count it
i checked a few portals and they all said interview tbd
FR
Mine did too š
I know!!! And can their decisions hurry up too š
Time isnāt passing fast enough
ONG IM GETTING SCARED
i need to read the pain away or smth
maybe binge a tv show
This helps a lot!
I wanna get into reading too š
real asf š tiktok has ruined my attention span
Fr im like a goldfish can hardly focus doing anything, even reading
omg but hand me a pjo book and its wraps
i eat it up every time
binging the walking dead until decision day
i follow them cus we r all in a gc
but a lot of ppl just know ppl
@tropic plank u finally committed, damn
did u get ur aid now
There is a gc?!
Dwwww. I got my Harvard interview the week before decisions came out
any advice šš
Yuh. Just be lowkey and personable. Theyāll ask you things like āintroduce yourselfā which you might want to rehearse, but other than that, everything else should be raw and insightfulā¦be creative with your answers because chances are theyāve been interviewing for years and hear the same things. And I guess lastly is to email them after, saying youāre thankful for their time!!
thank you king
I gotchuuu
I was worried about having to memorize n stuff
Nah nah. My interview was a full blown 2 hour convo. Nothing memorized trust
Hmmm Iām sure thereās a way. Idk tho
i would say go in with a clear mind. thatās how iāve navigated my interviews! the only thing i would say is try to have a few things specific to harvard that you love just in case they ask the question āwhy harvardā and even if you donāt you can always find ways to implement it into conversation
it just shows that you actually read up on it and yk thereās actual specific things that draw you into the school
how old was your interviewer
if you donāt mind me asking
No not at all! She was in her 40s which wasnāt bad at all. She was super charismatic and funny which also made the interview a lot more relaxed
Thatās good! My interviewer graduated in 1956 so bro is a lil oldšš idk if I should be worried or not
how do you answer why harvard? for other peer top schools i could, but i just couldnt find one for harvard other than its prestige
Oooh woah!! Yeah donāt sweat it. Something to keep in mind is that everyone is human. Some may have elevated senses of humor but at the end of the day, if you present yourself in a personable way it shouldnāt matter who your interviewer is
ty ty
for why harvard would you keep it more extracurricular based?
why harvard is up to your own interpretation
I'm sure everyone has their own reasons for why they want to go there
then talk about your ECs
Tbh I had a personal connection so I just talked about that. But if you donāt (which is totally chill), just talk about something that resonates with you and tie it to their values and why you and harvard would make a good couple
yea what iām thinking
Yes
it's up to you how you want to approach it cause ultimately it's why YOU want to go
My bench of a counselor tried to yap me out of it
Y
tf, why
counselor is selling
for what
tbh i found good reasons good for other top schools, but couldnt find anything special about harvard other than prestige
then why are you applying? Ask yourself that question first
I donāt remember lol š
i feel like this is an issue a lot of ppl face
I was gonna say
I applied to Harvard because I wanted to go since I was a kid
i wasnt even asked why harvard for that reason, he told me he cant ask me that
I had to remove some schools cuz I realized other than prestige I had no real reason
And I knew that the things I wanted to do werenāt possible without Harvard
If you can become a Computer Scientist
but other interviewers do ask
unis are so complex if you can't think of one reason why you want to go it's kinda yikes
try to find smth harvard has that u rlly like
i cant pick out a single reason for any university honestly
Harvard knows you work hard
They know that everyone whoās applying is literally going above and beyond in everything they do
Real
I'm hoping for a Hahvard interview; I'm probably on the overflow list 
what does that mean
R u a poli sci major
Gov
just one thing or a couple?
I mean it makes sense š
Ohhh cool
for tufts i said the people
is harvard interview completely availability based? i know yale is strength based wondering about harvard
like 3
True true
Overflow list = List of students who don't have any interviewers in their area/available near them so they're on an overflow list for interviewers to pick them up if they have time after their regular scheduled ones
okay ty ty and tie back to my own interests otc
Uhh yes Iād say so
Lots of deferred end up getting interviews during RD
so yeah
i would speak to things for me about how i like their black community presence, and other small community aspects bc obviously for a lot of places the academics is there
typically theres the 1st wave of interviews, then after that its ppl who theyre considering and need info on
it could be something your ecs correlate sure, i wouldnāt make it too forced
do you need to commit for this tho
ohhh that's fair
kace is the gc on IG?
Yo Kace do you know the jacked harvard 28er. I forgot his name but I think he power lifts or something
yes
I don't think Yale is strength-based?
ya send me ur ig
yale is either or, but their interviews are evaluative versus conversational
ok ty iām not going to try to memorize anything
dont
@rancid mural invite me too
Oh interesting
areny u alrdy in it
Which one?
ig
of the two interviews iāve had which i think went great, i didnāt memorize anything but a few reasons to why i liked the schools so they knew i did my research. they didnāt ask, but i found ways to implement it into conversation and correlate it with my passions!
iām not an expert or anything but
i think thatās pretty good advice
#š-interviews has some pins with helpful links as well!
added yall @tropic plank @cerulean flax
thanks kace
Brotha u ignored my question š
what was ur question
Ty
people here and yale channel have come to consensus that interviews for yale are most definitely assigned with applicant strength in mind. the yale podcast and website writing also backs this up
I was asking if u knew max pankowski
yeah the podcast
itās reserved āmore informationā
i follow him
Oh word. Heās chill
Oh who knows lol I didn't think myself to be a very strong Yale candidate
well ngl aaron thompson this tiktoker has caused me to fall more in love with harvard
you are
and a lot of his kinda showcase the black community which i love a good strong black community!
the huge guy?
YES. Heās insane
Lmfaooo
I'm like 110 lbs
Find him and do it

healthiest harvard nerd
Real asf
unironically might be the least healthy with my kidney stuffš
prayers
I sent in my LOCI yesterday! So no weāre sitting back and relaxing asf
got mine a couple days after acceptance
12/18
thatās good thatās good
Bro my interviewer ended mine in less than hour. Good or bad?
this wait until march is kind of frustrating!
Perfectly fine
well iāll pray that you get that kidney š
Sometimes theyāre on a time crunch. Nothing you can do about it
most last 30 minutes, youāre fine
luckily i havenāt to do that
mine was 45 mins lol
well unluckily!
thanks 
mine was like an hour just the alotted time
and was blessed by a lovely person in this server who gave me essay insight and helped revamp my entire writing style in 16 days lmaoo
I feel like the people you hear with 3 hour interviews are just anomalies
Real. Lucky you š
is none of ur family a match
Hehe hehe he
šš i mean it was a trade off
Aight it wasnāt 3 tho
nah but it's more complex than that rn
I had one in 5th grade but it failed
ahhh
true true
so I would need to do a lot of extra meds/treatment to reduce the chance of failure if I went again
but iām really happy that i applied rea to stanford and got rejected bc it was a great wake up call to improve my app!
i think i needed it
so just long term dialysis rn so I can do school fulltime
We love character development
u gonna try to do it before harvard?
if one comes
yepp
probably not I'm not actively on the transplant list
ah ic
I might take some sort of medical leave midway since they do have those
but we'll see
AGGHH I have Berklee audition soon
my parents want me to get some of college done first at least
Very scary
Fair
good luck!
yeah i could understand that
Prec
well whichever way you decide im sure it will work out
staying in boston area does make it easier for the next few years since I'm with the same care team
and i wish you the best
thatās good, surely theyāll provide all the resources you need right?
yeah I'm stable rn so I'm very thankful for that
I'm lucky to be able to do school fulltime tbh
thatās great
inspiring that you arenāt letting that interfere either
harvard material fs
Mine wouldāve been longer if I wasnāt a busy person lol š
Noice
thank you again ā¤ļø
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Is a polo shirt and like jeans good for an interview at starbucks?
bro my interviewer is so funny he doesnāt waste any words with email intros/endings he just says āChris:ā and signs off with āRonā at the endš
No, only a fully fitted, custom made armani suit is acceptable for an interview at Starbucks
yeah
i just wore a sweater and jeans
don't look overdressed
bet ty ty
wait but what if my interviewer pulls up in like a suit
dudes like 80 i bet heās gonna go all out mad dapper and shi
has anyone done the harvard interview here? are there any tips you guys have or things harvard specifically looks for
i think thats fine i was thinking about going for a polo
that was my mindset looking into it
lmao I pulled up in a suit and khakis but I never got to explain it was for football team dress
alr thank you
I believe so
because then they'll actually fully let u have access to ur college student portal
which would also be an email used to verify in discord
classes started on my birthday last year but this year they wontš„
i have 2 days to enjoy being 18 before i start college
class started on my birthday in elementary
my teacher wrote happy brithday eddie on the board
I didnt know if I was suppose to be happy or sad š
tbh yea
DId thank her
I missed those years
not middle school tho place was awful
simplicity of youth is something to miss
but I feel like as I get older I'm excited for the future more
it's a balance ig
any questions i should expect?
not really, I would think about some general ideas of what you would say to common questions, what do you want to do in the future, what you do rn, how you would describe yourself, but I wouldn't memorize anything
you can fs search what questions people get asked
but it often varies I feel like
why harvard?
have an idea, but just let the conversation develop
yeah you should think abt thta too
u should also be ready to ask them some questions
i asked what his fav and least favorite part abt harvard was and any advice he'd have if i were accepted
I asked about finding community the first year since you get your house as a rising sophmore
honestly anything you're curious abt you can probably ask
thats at the end right
i think thats pretty easy compared to answering
yes
what you do rn
is this like hobbies
Yeah I mean interviewers go in knowing almost nothing abt you so
You really have to tell them who you are
I didnāt know Cornell gave interviews..
were you accepted REA?
No I was deferred. Just thought Iād share some insight on things I learned tho š
Thanks I also got deferred from Pton. REA and now I applied everywhereā¦
@rancid mural @cerulean flax Did yāall give your interviewers your resume?
Uh I don't think this is customary anymore or smth
(I didn't and was never given the opportunity to during my MIT interview atl)
ok ty ty
ik some people are saying to just bring a copy just in case
others say ask before
others say dont
If the interviewer wants your resume they will presumably ask for it š¤
true that makes sense
I asked my tufts interviewer beforehand and she said she was good
i didnt no
i felt like it would be too try-hardy
i wanted it to be as natural as possible they have my application they know my stats etc etc
i wanted them to see how i am in a social setting how can i pick up on social cues etc and how my character is
iām also meeting my guy at starbucks lmao
how intelligent i am in the social sphere i feel like thats what my interview felt like
what questions did you get asked?
my lady was super sweet she asked a lot of personal questions so nothing rly ab harvard
it was like
what inspired ur research
yeah ofc ofc
this fsss
i ended up talking ab media literacy and cultural appropiation w my interviewer š
ooo
most enlightened and productive conversation ive ever had it was such a natural great convo
Yeah itās def tough but I appreciate how open I am to other colleges. Definitely diminishes the hyper fixation on one college being the end all be all
fss i also asked ab what kind of job security is there
bro me and my interviewer prob have like a 70 year age gapšš i hope he rocks w me
as in internships, medical residencies, etc
and my lady was sooo excited ab it she sid she worked in paris as a lawyer bc of harvard or wtv
it was great
for tufts me and my interviewer were laughing abt the shitty foodšš
no bro that works even better imo
you think so?
the older they are the more genuine and polite i feel like you get to be yeah
bc idk the younger they are the more intimidated i feel but w old people i feel like i gen feel interested in what they have to say bc they have so much wisdom they lived a whole life
my guy gave me his phone number and signs his emails off as āRonā thatās it
I mean just be nice and polite to the interviewer
there's really not that much to the interview
it doesn't even affect ur chances allat much
fsfs
bro???
my lady gave me her business card and wanted me to keep in touch w her...
as of my understanding, it just gets lumped with the personal rating right
thatās fair and I can ask them more
I think somewhat?
in any case
think of it this way
you might have the perf stats and the perf scores etc etc
but so does everybody else
why tf should they choose u
its ab ur integrity and character
I'm pretty sure the rating subcategories were: academic, extracurricular, athletic, personal
yeah thatās true
it ties into personal
fair but also a lot of students have these traits as well
Like u gotta accept that it basically ends up being an rng for most students
yea but i think they do the interviews to make sure theyāre not just accepting robots w no personalitiesš
But like a mid interview is not going to hurt ur app
whereas mid essays/lors absolutely can
it is also crazy rng
yea fr
unlike a certain school down the river
i think im gonna get waitlisted ngl
acceptance would be crazyy but iām going into decisions w no expectations
hopefully one ivy doesnāt fumble š¤š¤
if not thatās okay too
šŖ
youll be okay
i straight up wrote an essay on the coffin of andy and leyley ššš so
wait for which prompt 
LMAOO for what intellectual experience was important to me
every experience i have is impt to me so i decided to write something that genuinely concerned me which was the lack of critical thinking skills people seem to have when it comes to fiction
and how i decided i was going to research developing brains vs the ability to understand fiction vs reality
etc etc
it was a fun essay to write probs my fav
on an unrelated note it feels like an eternity since I actually thought about writing about myself š
Like everything these days (the scholarships and allat) is spam ctrl+v'ing as much stuff as possible
frrr
I used to be that kid with actually good essay ideas to use
They're all used up now š, leaving me as a soulless husk
this FRRR I HAVE HAD TERRIBLE WRITERS BLOCK BC OF THE AMOUNT OF ESSAYS IVE HAD TO GRIND OUT
i cant write for my own entertainment anymore and never want to talk ab myself again šš
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for schools like harvard, would they be annoyed if i added 6 extra awards in additional info + some new ones as updates? i kinda feel the awards are all significant but might be annoying to put extra
if u put all of them in one document as one update
then it's fine
dont do 6 updates tho LOL
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no i had them in additional info
5 main common app ones + 6 in additional info
oh like when u submitted ur app?
then like shortly after submitting rdās i had major new updates at an international level for a few of my ECs so i uploaded a page talking about that
is that excessive?
some might be like: āwe give you 5 slots for a reason, to make you pick the best onesā
some might be like: āof course youāre welcome to share extra awards that you couldnt fitā
also in addition to the 11 i got like a few more like really significant ones so idk if i should upload a pdf talking about them
nah i think it's fine
ive done smth similar
i added notable awards and other ecs to my app
i really dont think it can hurt in any way
ive heard that too coz some ppl told me that if i "abuse" the additional info section then they dont seem meaningful but
as long as it's still a somewhat significant part of u then i think it's completely fine to add it
thats one way to look at it, but the other way to look at it is that at HYPSM level schools, you gotta make sure your AO likes u cuz they could take you or not to committee and present you passionately or not
i think as long as ur t10 ecs and t5 awards align well w ur essays and such
that's the main thing
yes
my interviewer asked for my resume
if theyre significant it should be fine
how tf u got 11 awards though š
i mean its like you got 3 major activities
from those three you can like win a shit ton of awards, not all of them are worthy of putting on apps, but the extra 6 for the total 11 in my opinion are significant and impressive and relevant
like for example from music alone you could get many awards
for updates, u should rlly only put like state level or above
unless its smth prestigious
updating for winning like ur schools spelling bee or smth isnt necessary
yeah for sure iām putting new national level music and cs stuff
but that might make my total submitted award count 14-15 which might be hella annoying. 5 main common app + 6 additional info + 3-4 on update pdf
nah they can come till end of feb afaik
No
He knew practically nothing abt me going into it
Yeah, theyāre conversations
ok iām not going to unless he asks for it then
He probably wonāt
yeah fair
your interviewer wasnāt like someone who was like related to your major right?
bc i want to concentrate bio and my interviewer studied english lit
Nah he was a lawyer
My dream interviewer š
same fr even tho i dont study lit
Just wondering what's the latest that people get an interview?
it's ok to send a 2-page loci right? if i have like a ton of updates?
a like pretty relevant + fairly significant
as long as its not 2 pages of text like ite a book report then ur probably fine
just divide it into sections
and keep updates to bullet points
aos prolly aint gonna wanna read all tjat
lowkey reads like a book lol
yeah I'll so that
called myself the cookie monster in my harvard and stanford
essay am i an auto reject
Should be ok, but like a lot of places suggest just a page
@rancid mural whenever you filled out the fafsa did it ask your parents for their income info? mine didn't ask my mom for anything--literally just any educational grants or foreign income other than like her demographics and stuff
no
they get that from the IRS
oh ok good
whenever it sent the confirmation email
it said "based on the current information, your child does not qualify for a federal pell grant"
but
she only makes 48k lol
yuh weird
0
don't own a house
we rent
or she rents
I don't live with either of my parents rip
I hope so
If I don't get any aid they think I'm printing money or something lol
@rancid mural here it is
fafsa being weird
it won't even elt you submit without a signature
-1500 > infinity
o infinity
i sent a 2 page loci, ur fine.
good atleast i'm not alone
idk i emailed them
i waited in their cha room for 4 hours and nothing so i just emailed
Ah
perfect š
ugh my research finally got accepted and will get published on Stanford Intersect soon š¤§
do I update colleges on this lol? i think the publishing happens in march or something so can't really wait for it?
like i mentioned it was 'under review' in my ec sections so is it woth updating now?
Thatās a perfect addition to ur loci I would do it 
oh i never thought about that 
thanks u saved me
omg yayyy!!!
ā¤ļø
congrats :)
and pleaseee send colleges updates on that
I should send that update to stanford too right?? but like how do I?
all 22 right? 
did you get rejected or deferred?
applied rd lol
there should be an application update form in your portal
haha yeah!
perfect, I'll do that 
stanford fr is my dream š¤§
idk how you published research for stanford and got into oxford yet still werent confident in harvard š
i mean-
all that happened post harvard rea results so yeah
but like also harvard deferred me so I was right anyway 
it really put my self-confidence to a zero at one point ngl
OH WAIT
YOU GOT INTO OXFORD?!?!?!
OMG
THAT'S CRAZYYYYY
CONGRATSSS AHHHHH
š hoping you get in
THANK YOU SM!!!

yeah but i feel like ur loci will be fire
r u more confident now
yup i do think so š¤§
i was trying to get published on ny times for a solid update lol but imma pause that now
it's just too much work 
in alabama the deadline is early feb
so its around that time for other states
but they still happen later
just a lot less frequently
have you met rea admits from India too?
and yeah online ofc
Oh huh I didn't know there was a deadline
checked the ig gc and nothing came up when i typed india
but ig usernames aren't based on country right so how would indian admits pop up 
oh wait lol sorry
u mean texts in chat
š
that's wierd though, there should be atleast 2-3
maybe they just havent joined
sorry 
yeah could be; they're all nerds anyway
/j
makes sense
ok i need a suggestion
I'm done with my loci and a coworker wrote me an lor
is it better to send both together? Or like loci first then lor? Or vice versa?
send both, they get read all together
also makes ao life easier to attach thesee documents to your applicant profile in one go
how do I send this information to colleges who don't have a box (like yale and stanford do) to fill in updates? Do I upload a document in pdf format or considering it's just one update, I just email all of them?
i did them as pdf uploads
pretty much all the top schools got pdf upload places
be concise though iām pretty sure they get annoyed
also wouldnt rec letters be through commonapp?
i dont think applicants should be sending in lors themselves
I would not update on this alone bc it's an undergrad journal
but just my 2c
i mean like it would depend what they have already like if they got other publications alr then obv no
but seeing as they said they just got it published first time i think its a worthy update to validate your research
I disagree because it's not a professional journal
ok but anybody could pull up a google doc and type stuff they found on google and call it research
even if its an undergrad journal its still some validation
and even if its not impressive AOs wont have the time or knowledge of the research field to know that its not impressive
it takes like 5 seconds of googling to know what it is lol
so that's the thing. I chose to submit my reasearch specifically to this journal because I found their acceptance rate for high school papers is >5% + someone recommended it to me as a high-quality student journal. But like it definitely is not that significant, I can agree.
ime, when I read resumes and see non-professional journals it's not a value add
honestly on average I think it's possibly even slightly negative
idk if AOs share this viewpoint but I think on the whole most people in academia place essentially zero weight on undergrad journals
that's not to say that you shouldn't be proud of that achievement though, far from it
do AOās actually google though? i think most would just go like: sick, they got a publication, and then move on
cuz they think ur just trying to beef up ur resume?
as I mentioned, I think if you're already submitting an update for something else (e.g. a LOCI or you have other updates to send) I think it's fine to include. but I personally wouldn't send an update on this alone
either that or lack of understanding/maturity in the field
i got legit publications and conferences though, how would AOs know that
google, sending papers to faculty
yes, if you make it far enough in the process
i didnt submit research to any school, do you think its necessary for it to have value
to be clear, I think ug publications serve a purpose as a stepping between point from getting into research and publishing in professional journals and can be valuable for getting exposure to the peer review process, etc.
but they're a stepping stone. the end goal of research is to disseminate results, which happens through professional journals
yeah that's something that im still considering
but like i kinda mentioned about submitting the research to intersect already in all my apps
like a supplement? no I don't think it's necessary
so they already know its 'under review'. Leaving it on that could be negetive too right? i mean the fact that intersect accepted it might show that yeah this person can get stuffed published lol
also if ccir can publish it like this, I think it may be worth š¤§
why trust ccir š„±

I can atleast send the update to stanford right 
and harvard loci is something i am 100% doing
bro aos certainly won't go like "Her research got accepted by Intersect" and then "her acceptance chance are definitely low now"
eh idt it makes a difference that the journal is run by stanford sts undergrads
didn't say that lol
but imo the bar to sending an update is relatively high, the odds that this makes a marginal difference is extremely low
I think a high schooler getting published on a Unversity-affiliated journal is a great thing. I do not see any negetive side to that. Plus I do know a few people who got into T20s with their papers in this journal, particulary Stanford. If you look up their previous editions too, there are rarely any high school papers so imo it's so worth the update.
imo, you should
you're a hs student and your research was self-driven. you don't really need a professional-level publication in order to prove your candidacy at all
also considering you're an international, it is fs big
lol now im in a crisis
yeah no, that's only for harvard and they send link to the recommender
perfect, thanks
should i choose an in person interview over virtual
i heard ppl say it'll generally be better as in less formal
its more personal
in person is probably better
virtual is really only if u have no choice
like theres an unfixable schedule issue or no alumni r near u
otherwise in person is best i feel
thx
is in person coffee chat
do u know how its like in person? is it like two people sitting across each other like a formal interview
Depends on where u guys are going
If u guys decide on a coffee shop, then just imagine what it would be like if u were going for coffee with a friend
yes always go for in-person if possible
got it
does harvard typically contact your school to interview you? they reached out to my guidance counselor first before myself and idk if im just reading too much into it
I wouldn't say it's abnormal for them to do that
def doesnt happen for most ppl, but if u go to a big school it makes sense
if theres a lot of applicants there its probably easier to have the counselor contact them than do it individually
Is harvard availability based
Only in part
According to the reddit + Harvard website it's based on availability + whether or not they want to know more about the candidate
oh i only know rd whoops I didn't see you said rea kids
Should I do in-person or virtual Harvard?
I've done them all virtual so far (haven't had an in person one yet)
She lives like 4 hours but will be about an hour away from me Tuesday
I'm more comfortable virtual, but in person might be better
Work with what makes you comfortable ngl
That works too
I am very social; just nervous about my first in person interview
Iām forced to do in person with one of mine 
Is it wrong to ask for dress code
probably
I'll just wear a suit
Actually I don't know-- maybe it is purely based upon availibility. I see a lot of conflicted opinions
Business casual
I don't like how I look in business casual š¦
Suit is a lot though
You right
It's at a bakery so I should probably dress down
I'm surprised mine was even offered in person. Expected it to be all virtual like the rest
Where is this on Harvardās website?
Jw
ill send link
Applicants are assigned interviews at the discretion of the Admissions Committee, based, in part, on availability of alumni in your local area.
Thats the first part
ppl said rea is in part strength based
Probably right; I don't actually know I just saw reddit posts/College Confidential + the Harvard website that are all conflicting some say only availability some say it's only if they need to know more
I think it's the opposite everyone got REA interview
Opposite makes sense but I doubt my interview was strength based given that I was sent one a week after the deadline
You are RD or REA?
RD
Ah okay; I do see a few interviewers themselves on like Reddit & Quora saying that they only interview those who have a chance at getting in. Meaning if you (or we) didn't meet a minimum criteria we wouldn't have gotten one. Though, again, I have no idea. Kace probably knows fr tho
I don't think my application is strong
Just think I am not a lost cause
Who knows 
I just wonāt read into it tbh
bffr
I am 100% for real.
Yaleinates also claim that Yale interviews are strength-based
I got one but my application weak af
Now you bffr
in the mail
you accidentally selected postal service as your primary correspondence method
You donāt need one, they donāt need more info on u š auto admit
fr
Also.. some junior at my school got candidate for US prez scholar
They made a mistake šš
I got that too I thought it was spam lol
Less competition š
Waiting for my likely
Me fr š just twiddling my thumbs atp
Itās SAT ACT score based
nah we didnt have a chance in early w donor babies and athletes
maybe it was somwetrhing different no way i qualify
RD weāll crush
Maybe the arts/cte/nominated?
Whoās weā¦
But she didnāt bless me with her laugh š£
@frigid herald check the candidate list
I think ur blessed to not hear it
Thats why Georgetown is goated. They dont consider legacies and athletes EA and they are test required
thats lovely

wait thatās sick but do they consider them RD?
i wish š¦
Yes
Hsxd no need to cap my friend
Same w u kirk
šš
Also yale is somewhat availability
Someone got an interview thr morning after they submitted
UK applicant
Yeah sure kid
Yeah sure bud
Blud coping šš
U doxxed him šš
Imagine
pretty typical honestly
Atleast for rea it was
bruh it is so easy to figure out who i am
Iām in ur moms walls
Not really
Why
if you know me on here u can figure it out
do yall know if theres a way to print on cardstock
like kvd if he wanted to try he could find out who i am
Yes
i doubt he cares tho
my harvard certificate of admission has my legal name on it and i wanna put the name i go by so im gonna see if i can just edit it and print on the same material
how would u print on cardboard š
Idk
The Chinese guys I hired did it
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I got 750 custom boxes @ my office rn that arenāt in use lmk if u need some I got u
yes u can print
I got infinite cardboard lol
maybe box ur snacks and sell them.
Bro
No
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Look at these tho
Look how nice they are
Exotic snacks š
$0.43 per
No I think it was the right move
ohā¦
I would love to take a gander at them
Here
Wait do u own this company
Thatās cool wait šš
Did lindag purchase
Exotic snacks donāt sell well unless youāve got pot
Wait if ur still selling id be happy to purchase
Yup thereās quite a bit of yale alumni not as many yale UK applicants
what is it?
just remade my admissions certificate on google docks w my preferred name
gonna print it on cardstock
so its as close to the original as possible
is harvard kinda impossible if i had two B-s on my midyear report š¢
not impossible
all I know is that it's the most unpredictable uni ever
'unpredictable' is listed as a synonym to 'holistic' in any ao's dictionary
yo that's so true
no one knows