#Harvard University (2023-2024)

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frigid herald
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I haven't gottne mine yet

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sad

sand iris
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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

rancid mural
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why

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who willingly does that noooo

zinc helm
tribal copper
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hey y’all, i just got a harvard interview any tips?

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my interviewer said we could do it either on zoom or in person and i think i’ll tell him in person

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should i memorize specific things at harvard i want to do and stuff like that?

cerulean flax
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I don't believe memorization is a good approach at least for me

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you can memorize some things sure but I think you should treat it like a conversation

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just talk about genuine interests you have and what you want to do

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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

shell rain
tribal copper
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and they might cut me more slack? maybe?

shell rain
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still haven’t gotten an interview, tbh wouldn’t be surprised if i didn’t get one

shell rain
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and it gives a personable touch, makes you more memorable

tribal copper
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def give it time and be patient

shell rain
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yup! good luck with your interview! lmk how it goes

tribal copper
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thank you! i will keep you updated

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oh god my interviewer went to harvard 68 YEARS AGO

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in 1956😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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I AM COOKED

cerulean flax
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just talk to them

tribal copper
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and he’s part of the alumni board of directors 😳😳

cerulean flax
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don't overthink this

tribal copper
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you right

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the time between today and when he was at harvard is 4 times my age 😭😭😭

tribal copper
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bro he looks like it

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what if he starts asking me about politics

tribal copper
shell rain
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that could be good tbh

lofty depot
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what's courtesy deferral?

eternal jungle
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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

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so when colleges have high deferral rates, ppl assume some are courtesy deferrals

lofty depot
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oh got it, thanks

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harvard must be one of these colleges then

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also why is the harvard 28 page requesting to follow me on instagram 🤧

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someone tell the admin that's emotional damage

tribal copper
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Hi can anyone read over the email I'm going to send to my interviewer?

strange wedge
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@rancid mural I found ur insta

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Hehehehe

rancid mural
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so im prolly showing up for a lot of stuff

strange wedge
lofty depot
strange wedge
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Probably cuz I follow some 28ers

rancid mural
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i barely post 😭

rancid mural
strange wedge
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Actually

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U don’t have to

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But u should

lofty depot
lofty depot
lofty depot
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i sent a presubmission to Nature and they like it meltingsob

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gonna work on enhancing the actual paper now dogekek

grizzled dragon
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nature as in the magazine?

lofty depot
# jolly lichen 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.

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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

lofty depot
jolly yacht
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is there a preference for interviewing in person vs on zoom
also how much does harvard weigh the interview

honest imp
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is it a bad sign if i still don't have an interview

jolly yacht
rancid mural
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decisions literally dont come out til march 28

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start worrying on march 1st

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or never

honest imp
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true

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i just didn't know if there was some sort of deadline that interviews had to be done by

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just crossing my fingers that i get one before then

rancid mural
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depends on state/area

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but even past the deadline, interviews happen

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for alabama the deadline is early february

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but like i said, doesnt matter

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cus stuff happens after anyway

honest imp
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alright thanks

solemn quest
lofty depot
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does harvard interview deferred applicants in the rd pool?

nimble thistle
grizzled dragon
lofty depot
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like i didn't get one rea so I was wondering

lofty depot
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and i highly doubt that the dku email was a likely

grizzled dragon
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fair enough, hope u get in!

vague hemlock
bitter path
bitter path
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Got their interview like few weeks ago (early Jan i think)

vague hemlock
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yall are lowk obsessed with kace aren't you

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i mean he got into harvard so you're not wrong to but like poor him

bitter path
vague hemlock
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how do you know kace's face noooo

bitter path
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They literally follow the whole class of 28

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We have mutuals

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On insta

vague hemlock
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how do yall know harvard co'28 on insta damn

lofty depot
lofty depot
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people have formed like 2 pages this year though

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atleast i found 2

lofty depot
bitter path
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Can find them on the harvard’s discord

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Insta gcs

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Fb gcs

lofty depot
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u know of any indian who got in?

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it's so hard to find one

lofty depot
bitter path
lofty depot
bitter path
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U got thiss!!

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Just pray for that interview and u fr got it

lofty depot
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okay

cerulean flax
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That’s wild people just comparing how much information they can find about kace😭

tribal copper
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next they boutta find his address

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then his favorite place to eat

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then his parents

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😭😭

cerulean flax
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It’s wild out here

tribal copper
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nah ong

cerulean flax
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I agree but celebrities need their private lifefrogpat

bitter path
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Waiting for Kace’s documentary titled ā€œTrauma of Living Under Discord’s Spotlightā€

sterile onyx
vague hemlock
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i mean none of them are an ivy but still

honest finch
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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)

sterile onyx
cerulean flax
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There are some public channels but I assume most of those are likes memed on since you get some desperate applicants

sterile onyx
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student hubs are a lot more restricted so its mostly harvard students or staff can join

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ig theres occasional troll but its highly unlikely

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and the cool part of these student hub discord servers is that they are student ran

bitter path
sterile onyx
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it looks like this

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after u verify you have access to ur whole university clubs, servers, etc within that seperate discord

jaunty umbra
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got no interview so far 🤨

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only 2 so far for rd

cunning turtle
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plsss just once chance guys šŸ™

jaunty umbra
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which school btw?

cunning turtle
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me acting like i didnt submit on/just past the due date for all rd

cunning turtle
jaunty umbra
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I got one from Princeton and Cornell

cunning turtle
jaunty umbra
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And yale but that was for ea so I don’t count it

cunning turtle
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i checked a few portals and they all said interview tbd

jaunty umbra
jaunty umbra
cunning turtle
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i did all the essays day of noooo

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absolute tragedy

cunning turtle
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I CANT DO THIS

jaunty umbra
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Time isn’t passing fast enough

cunning turtle
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i need to read the pain away or smth

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maybe binge a tv show

jaunty umbra
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I wanna get into reading too 😭

cunning turtle
jaunty umbra
cunning turtle
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i eat it up every time

zinc helm
rancid mural
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but a lot of ppl just know ppl

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@tropic plank u finally committed, damn

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did u get ur aid now

cerulean flax
rancid mural
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i swear u did

cerulean flax
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Is it a discord one or IG

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I’m not in any IG group chat

strange wedge
tribal copper
undone briar
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well im here now

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hi guys

strange wedge
# tribal copper any advice šŸ™šŸ™

Yuh. Just be lowkey and personable. They’ll ask you things like ā€œintroduce yourselfā€ which you might want to rehearse, but other than that, everything else should be raw and insightful…be creative with your answers because chances are they’ve been interviewing for years and hear the same things. And I guess lastly is to email them after, saying you’re thankful for their time!!

strange wedge
tribal copper
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I was worried about having to memorize n stuff

undone briar
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ok this might be a dumb question

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but is it possible to search the thread?

strange wedge
strange wedge
undone briar
# tribal copper I was worried about having to memorize n stuff

i would say go in with a clear mind. that’s how i’ve 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 ā€œwhy harvardā€ and even if you don’t you can always find ways to implement it into conversation

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it just shows that you actually read up on it and yk there’s actual specific things that draw you into the school

tribal copper
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if you don’t mind me asking

strange wedge
tribal copper
rocky yarrow
cerulean flax
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my interviewer was a white collar crime lawyer who was 51

strange wedge
tribal copper
cerulean flax
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why harvard is up to your own interpretation

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I'm sure everyone has their own reasons for why they want to go there

tribal copper
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idk i dont wanna make it academic based

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seems boring

cerulean flax
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then talk about your ECs

strange wedge
tribal copper
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yea what i’m thinking

cerulean flax
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it's up to you how you want to approach it cause ultimately it's why YOU want to go

tropic plank
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My bench of a counselor tried to yap me out of it

rancid mural
cerulean flax
tropic plank
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And I was like fuck that

rancid mural
rocky yarrow
cerulean flax
tropic plank
rancid mural
strange wedge
tropic plank
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I applied to Harvard because I wanted to go since I was a kid

rancid mural
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i wasnt even asked why harvard for that reason, he told me he cant ask me that

strange wedge
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I had to remove some schools cuz I realized other than prestige I had no real reason

tropic plank
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And I knew that the things I wanted to do weren’t possible without Harvard

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If you can become a Computer Scientist

rancid mural
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but other interviewers do ask

cerulean flax
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unis are so complex if you can't think of one reason why you want to go it's kinda yikes

rancid mural
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try to find smth harvard has that u rlly like

strange wedge
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Yeah like their rats

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Those are cool

tropic plank
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Emphasize your selflessness

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Don’t be an ego

rancid mural
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i cant pick out a single reason for any university honestly

tropic plank
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Harvard knows you work hard

rancid mural
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cus i see it as the whole package

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good and bad

tropic plank
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They know that everyone who’s applying is literally going above and beyond in everything they do

strange wedge
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Real

frigid herald
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I'm hoping for a Hahvard interview; I'm probably on the overflow list praying

tropic plank
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You have to make yourself stand out

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Emphasize your selflessness

tropic plank
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Me and my interviewer chatted about politics

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We literally were agreeing

strange wedge
tropic plank
tribal copper
tropic plank
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I mean it makes sense šŸ™ƒ

strange wedge
tribal copper
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for tufts i said the people

rocky yarrow
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is harvard interview completely availability based? i know yale is strength based wondering about harvard

rancid mural
strange wedge
frigid herald
# rancid mural what does that mean

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

tribal copper
strange wedge
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Lots of deferred end up getting interviews during RD

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so yeah

undone briar
rancid mural
undone briar
vague hemlock
vague hemlock
cerulean flax
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kace is the gc on IG?

strange wedge
rancid mural
cerulean flax
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I don't think I'm in it

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can you innvite me

frigid herald
rancid mural
undone briar
undone briar
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for the most part

tribal copper
tropic plank
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@rancid mural invite me too

frigid herald
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Oh interesting

rancid mural
tropic plank
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Which one?

rancid mural
undone briar
# tribal copper ok ty i’m not going to try to memorize anything

of the two interviews i’ve had which i think went great, i didn’t memorize anything but a few reasons to why i liked the schools so they knew i did my research. they didn’t ask, but i found ways to implement it into conversation and correlate it with my passions!

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i’m not an expert or anything but

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i think that’s pretty good advice

opal night
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#šŸ’‹-interviews has some pins with helpful links as well!

rancid mural
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added yall @tropic plank @cerulean flax

cerulean flax
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thanks kace

strange wedge
rancid mural
rocky yarrow
strange wedge
undone briar
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it’s reserved ā€œmore informationā€

rancid mural
strange wedge
frigid herald
undone briar
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well ngl aaron thompson this tiktoker has caused me to fall more in love with harvard

undone briar
cerulean flax
strange wedge
cerulean flax
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yeah crazy stuff

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It would be so funny if I stood next to him

strange wedge
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Lmfaooo

cerulean flax
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I'm like 110 lbs

strange wedge
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Find him and do it

cerulean flax
rancid mural
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healthiest harvard nerd

strange wedge
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Real asf

undone briar
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how’s accepted life acceptees?

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have y’all got financial aid yet

cerulean flax
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unironically might be the least healthy with my kidney stuffšŸ’€

strange wedge
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I sent in my LOCI yesterday! So no we’re sitting back and relaxing asf

rancid mural
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12/18

undone briar
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that’s good that’s good

cerulean flax
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we go day by day

zinc helm
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Bro my interviewer ended mine in less than hour. Good or bad?

undone briar
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this wait until march is kind of frustrating!

strange wedge
undone briar
strange wedge
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Sometimes they’re on a time crunch. Nothing you can do about it

undone briar
undone briar
rancid mural
undone briar
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well unluckily!

undone briar
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i did get flat out rejected from stanford rea so!

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but we underwent many changes

cerulean flax
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mine was like an hour just the alotted time

undone briar
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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

cerulean flax
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I feel like the people you hear with 3 hour interviews are just anomalies

strange wedge
rancid mural
undone briar
strange wedge
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Aight it wasn’t 3 tho

cerulean flax
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I had one in 5th grade but it failed

rancid mural
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ahhh

strange wedge
cerulean flax
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so I would need to do a lot of extra meds/treatment to reduce the chance of failure if I went again

undone briar
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but i’m really happy that i applied rea to stanford and got rejected bc it was a great wake up call to improve my app!

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i think i needed it

cerulean flax
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so just long term dialysis rn so I can do school fulltime

rancid mural
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if one comes

undone briar
cerulean flax
rancid mural
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ah ic

cerulean flax
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I might take some sort of medical leave midway since they do have those

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but we'll see

strange wedge
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AGGHH I have Berklee audition soon

cerulean flax
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my parents want me to get some of college done first at least

strange wedge
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Very scary

undone briar
undone briar
strange wedge
undone briar
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well whichever way you decide im sure it will work out

cerulean flax
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staying in boston area does make it easier for the next few years since I'm with the same care team

undone briar
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and i wish you the best

undone briar
cerulean flax
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yeah I'm stable rn so I'm very thankful for that

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I'm lucky to be able to do school fulltime tbh

undone briar
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that’s great

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inspiring that you aren’t letting that interfere either

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harvard material fs

tropic plank
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Mine would’ve been longer if I wasn’t a busy person lol šŸ˜‚

undone briar
tribal copper
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Is a polo shirt and like jeans good for an interview at starbucks?

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bro my interviewer is so funny he doesn’t waste any words with email intros/endings he just says ā€œChris:ā€ and signs off with ā€œRonā€ at the endšŸ’€

bitter path
rancid mural
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i just wore a sweater and jeans

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don't look overdressed

tribal copper
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bet ty ty

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wait but what if my interviewer pulls up in like a suit

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dudes like 80 i bet he’s gonna go all out mad dapper and shi

jolly yacht
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has anyone done the harvard interview here? are there any tips you guys have or things harvard specifically looks for

cerulean flax
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idk I just always say

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treat it like a conversation

jolly yacht
cerulean flax
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that was my mindset looking into it

cerulean flax
tribal copper
sterile onyx
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because then they'll actually fully let u have access to ur college student portal

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which would also be an email used to verify in discord

rancid mural
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classes started on my birthday last year but this year they wontšŸ”„

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i have 2 days to enjoy being 18 before i start college

cerulean flax
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throwing a party for kace's birthday

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preclass rager kek

sterile onyx
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class started on my birthday in elementary

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my teacher wrote happy brithday eddie on the board

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I didnt know if I was suppose to be happy or sad šŸ’€

cerulean flax
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😭

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that's so nice

sterile onyx
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tbh yea

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DId thank her

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I missed those years

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not middle school tho place was awful

cerulean flax
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simplicity of youth is something to miss

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but I feel like as I get older I'm excited for the future more

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it's a balance ig

jolly yacht
cerulean flax
# jolly yacht 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

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you can fs search what questions people get asked

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but it often varies I feel like

jolly yacht
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why harvard?

cerulean flax
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have an idea, but just let the conversation develop

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yeah you should think abt thta too

rancid mural
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i asked what his fav and least favorite part abt harvard was and any advice he'd have if i were accepted

cerulean flax
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I asked about finding community the first year since you get your house as a rising sophmore

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honestly anything you're curious abt you can probably ask

jolly yacht
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i think thats pretty easy compared to answering

rancid mural
jolly yacht
cerulean flax
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You really have to tell them who you are

jolly yacht
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Hmm i see

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its next week for me

nimble thistle
nimble thistle
strange wedge
nimble thistle
tribal copper
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@rancid mural @cerulean flax Did y’all give your interviewers your resume?

terse steeple
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(I didn't and was never given the opportunity to during my MIT interview atl)

tribal copper
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ok ty ty

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ik some people are saying to just bring a copy just in case

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others say ask before

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others say dont

terse steeple
tribal copper
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true that makes sense

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I asked my tufts interviewer beforehand and she said she was good

cyan smelt
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i felt like it would be too try-hardy

tribal copper
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yeah that’s trye

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true

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it should be casual right

cyan smelt
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i wanted it to be as natural as possible they have my application they know my stats etc etc

tribal copper
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fr

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that’s a good idea

cyan smelt
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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

tribal copper
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i’m also meeting my guy at starbucks lmao

cyan smelt
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how intelligent i am in the social sphere i feel like thats what my interview felt like

tribal copper
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what questions did you get asked?

cyan smelt
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my lady was super sweet she asked a lot of personal questions so nothing rly ab harvard

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it was like

terse steeple
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Make sure to have questions to ask the interviewer

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lmao

cyan smelt
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what inspired ur research

terse steeple
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If I had not prepared

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I would've actually died

tribal copper
cyan smelt
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i ended up talking ab media literacy and cultural appropiation w my interviewer 😭

tribal copper
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ooo

cyan smelt
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most enlightened and productive conversation ive ever had it was such a natural great convo

terse steeple
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the advice I got was to steer toward "favorite x about college"

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positive memories

strange wedge
cyan smelt
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fss i also asked ab what kind of job security is there

tribal copper
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bro me and my interviewer prob have like a 70 year age gapšŸ’€šŸ’€ i hope he rocks w me

cyan smelt
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as in internships, medical residencies, etc

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and my lady was sooo excited ab it she sid she worked in paris as a lawyer bc of harvard or wtv

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it was great

tribal copper
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for tufts me and my interviewer were laughing abt the shitty food😭😭

tribal copper
cyan smelt
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the older they are the more genuine and polite i feel like you get to be yeah

tribal copper
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okay that’s fair

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they’re not like pretentious assholes

cyan smelt
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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

tribal copper
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my guy gave me his phone number and signs his emails off as ā€œRonā€ that’s it

terse steeple
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I mean just be nice and polite to the interviewer

cyan smelt
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so it generates more authentic convo

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at least in my experienes

terse steeple
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there's really not that much to the interview

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it doesn't even affect ur chances allat much

cyan smelt
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fsfs

tribal copper
cyan smelt
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but its still good to form connections

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even if u dont get in like..

tribal copper
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doesn’t harvard have a whole like ranking

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or scale

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for the interview

cyan smelt
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my lady gave me her business card and wanted me to keep in touch w her...

terse steeple
tribal copper
cyan smelt
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in any case

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think of it this way

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you might have the perf stats and the perf scores etc etc

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but so does everybody else

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why tf should they choose u

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its ab ur integrity and character

terse steeple
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I'm pretty sure the rating subcategories were: academic, extracurricular, athletic, personal

tribal copper
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it ties into personal

terse steeple
tribal copper
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yea but i think they do the interviews to make sure they’re not just accepting robots w no personalities😭

terse steeple
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But like a mid interview is not going to hurt ur app

tribal copper
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ok fair

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harvard is already crazy hard already

terse steeple
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whereas mid essays/lors absolutely can

tribal copper
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i’m just happy i got an interview lmao

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i think my essay is good

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lor no idea

terse steeple
tribal copper
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yea fr

terse steeple
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unlike a certain school down the river

tribal copper
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i think im gonna get waitlisted ngl

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acceptance would be crazyy but i’m going into decisions w no expectations

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hopefully one ivy doesn’t fumble šŸ¤žšŸ¤ž

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if not that’s okay too

terse steeple
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šŸ’Ŗ

cyan smelt
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i straight up wrote an essay on the coffin of andy and leyley šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€ so

cyan smelt
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LMAOO for what intellectual experience was important to me

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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

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and how i decided i was going to research developing brains vs the ability to understand fiction vs reality

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etc etc

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it was a fun essay to write probs my fav

terse steeple
#

on an unrelated note it feels like an eternity since I actually thought about writing about myself šŸ’€
Like everything these days (the scholarships and allat) is spam ctrl+v'ing as much stuff as possible

cyan smelt
#

frrr

terse steeple
#

I used to be that kid with actually good essay ideas to use
They're all used up now 😭, leaving me as a soulless husk

cyan smelt
#

yall i do not have the energy to study for my quiz tmrw

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pray for me

cyan smelt
#

i cant write for my own entertainment anymore and never want to talk ab myself again 😭😭

tribal copper
terse steeple
#

šŸ™
šŸ™ šŸ™ šŸ™
šŸ™ šŸ™ šŸ™
šŸ™ šŸ™ šŸ™ šŸ™

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you will win the game

tribal copper
#

šŸ™šŸ™šŸ™šŸ™šŸ™

rocky yarrow
#

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

honest finch
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if u put all of them in one document as one update

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then it's fine

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dont do 6 updates tho LOL

terse steeple
rocky yarrow
#

5 main common app ones + 6 in additional info

honest finch
#

oh like when u submitted ur app?

rocky yarrow
#

then like shortly after submitting rd’s i had major new updates at an international level for a few of my ECs so i uploaded a page talking about that

honest finch
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ohhh i see

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yeah that's gooddd

rocky yarrow
#

is that excessive?

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some might be like: ā€œwe give you 5 slots for a reason, to make you pick the best onesā€

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some might be like: ā€œof course you’re welcome to share extra awards that you couldnt fitā€

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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

honest finch
#

nah i think it's fine

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ive done smth similar

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i added notable awards and other ecs to my app

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i really dont think it can hurt in any way

honest finch
#

as long as it's still a somewhat significant part of u then i think it's completely fine to add it

rocky yarrow
honest finch
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i think as long as ur t10 ecs and t5 awards align well w ur essays and such

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that's the main thing

rancid mural
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my interviewer asked for my resume

rancid mural
#

how tf u got 11 awards though 😭

rocky yarrow
#

i mean its like you got 3 major activities

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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

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like for example from music alone you could get many awards

rancid mural
#

for updates, u should rlly only put like state level or above

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unless its smth prestigious

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updating for winning like ur schools spelling bee or smth isnt necessary

rocky yarrow
#

yeah for sure i’m putting new national level music and cs stuff

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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

finite lodge
cerulean flax
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He knew practically nothing abt me going into it

jaunty umbra
tribal copper
cerulean flax
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He probably won’t

tribal copper
#

yeah fair

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your interviewer wasn’t like someone who was like related to your major right?

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bc i want to concentrate bio and my interviewer studied english lit

uneven jackal
jaunty umbra
agile plinth
#

Just wondering what's the latest that people get an interview?

lofty depot
#

it's ok to send a 2-page loci right? if i have like a ton of updates?

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a like pretty relevant + fairly significant

rancid mural
#

just divide it into sections

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and keep updates to bullet points

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aos prolly aint gonna wanna read all tjat

lofty depot
lofty depot
jaunty umbra
#

called myself the cookie monster in my harvard and stanford
essay am i an auto reject

strange wedge
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Hey hey!

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How we doin

strange wedge
frigid herald
#

@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

rancid mural
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they get that from the IRS

frigid herald
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oh ok good

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whenever it sent the confirmation email

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it said "based on the current information, your child does not qualify for a federal pell grant"

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but

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she only makes 48k lol

rancid mural
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interesting

frigid herald
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yuh weird

rancid mural
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u shoud be eligible

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unless yall have some crazy assets

frigid herald
#

0

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don't own a house

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we rent

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or she rents

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I don't live with either of my parents rip

rancid mural
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thats odd

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wait til it processes, could be an error

frigid herald
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I hope so

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If I don't get any aid they think I'm printing money or something lol

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@rancid mural here it is

rancid mural
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click on eligibility criteria

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see if anything is odd

frigid herald
#

I did provide my signature

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All you had to do was check a box

rancid mural
#

fafsa being weird

frigid herald
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it won't even elt you submit without a signature

rancid mural
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i dont even remember getting a confirmation email

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lemme check my moms email

frozen night
#

talking about sai

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what are the ranges

frigid herald
#

Apparently I forgot to sign something noooo

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I swear to god I did tho

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smh

rancid mural
frozen night
#

o infinity

toxic oar
jaunty umbra
#

When will they give us our sais

frigid herald
#

idk i emailed them

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i waited in their cha room for 4 hours and nothing so i just emailed

lofty depot
#

ugh my research finally got accepted and will get published on Stanford Intersect soon 🤧

#

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?

sterile onyx
#

That’s a perfect addition to ur loci I would do it smile

lofty depot
#

thanks u saved me

remote solstice
#

harvard interview tmw

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what are some nice tips

lofty depot
void basalt
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and pleaseee send colleges updates on that

lofty depot
lofty depot
void basalt
lofty depot
void basalt
#

yes

void basalt
void basalt
lofty depot
#

stanford fr is my dream 🤧

rancid mural
lofty depot
#

all that happened post harvard rea results so yeah

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but like also harvard deferred me so I was right anyway meltingsob

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it really put my self-confidence to a zero at one point ngl

void basalt
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YOU GOT INTO OXFORD?!?!?!

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OMG

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THAT'S CRAZYYYYY

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CONGRATSSS AHHHHH

void basalt
lofty depot
lofty depot
rancid mural
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r u more confident now

lofty depot
lofty depot
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it's just too much work happysad

rancid mural
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so its around that time for other states

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but they still happen later

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just a lot less frequently

lofty depot
#

and yeah online ofc

agile plinth
rancid mural
lofty depot
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oh wait lol sorry

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u mean texts in chat

rancid mural
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😭

lofty depot
#

that's wierd though, there should be atleast 2-3

rancid mural
#

maybe they just havent joined

lofty depot
rancid mural
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theres abt 300 gc members and like 680 admits

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so a good chance they arent in it

lofty depot
#

/j

lofty depot
lofty depot
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ok i need a suggestion

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I'm done with my loci and a coworker wrote me an lor

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is it better to send both together? Or like loci first then lor? Or vice versa?

sterile onyx
#

send both, they get read all together

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also makes ao life easier to attach thesee documents to your applicant profile in one go

lofty depot
#

good point

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i'll do that

lofty depot
rocky yarrow
#

i did them as pdf uploads

rocky yarrow
#

be concise though i’m pretty sure they get annoyed

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also wouldnt rec letters be through commonapp?

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i dont think applicants should be sending in lors themselves

jolly lichen
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but just my 2c

rocky yarrow
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i mean like it would depend what they have already like if they got other publications alr then obv no

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but seeing as they said they just got it published first time i think its a worthy update to validate your research

jolly lichen
rocky yarrow
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ok but anybody could pull up a google doc and type stuff they found on google and call it research

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even if its an undergrad journal its still some validation

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and even if its not impressive AOs wont have the time or knowledge of the research field to know that its not impressive

jolly lichen
lofty depot
# jolly lichen I disagree because it's not a professional journal

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.

jolly lichen
#

ime, when I read resumes and see non-professional journals it's not a value add

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honestly on average I think it's possibly even slightly negative

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idk if AOs share this viewpoint but I think on the whole most people in academia place essentially zero weight on undergrad journals

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that's not to say that you shouldn't be proud of that achievement though, far from it

rocky yarrow
buoyant carbon
jolly lichen
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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

jolly lichen
rocky yarrow
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i got legit publications and conferences though, how would AOs know that

jolly lichen
jolly lichen
rocky yarrow
jolly lichen
# jolly lichen either that or lack of understanding/maturity in the field

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

lofty depot
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but like i kinda mentioned about submitting the research to intersect already in all my apps

jolly lichen
lofty depot
#

also if ccir can publish it like this, I think it may be worth 🤧

jolly lichen
lofty depot
#

I can atleast send the update to stanford right happysad

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and harvard loci is something i am 100% doing

grizzled dragon
jolly lichen
jolly lichen
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but imo the bar to sending an update is relatively high, the odds that this makes a marginal difference is extremely low

grizzled dragon
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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.

grizzled dragon
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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

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also considering you're an international, it is fs big

lofty depot
#

lol now im in a crisis

lofty depot
lofty depot
timber oriole
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should i choose an in person interview over virtual

#

i heard ppl say it'll generally be better as in less formal

low spire
rancid mural
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virtual is really only if u have no choice

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like theres an unfixable schedule issue or no alumni r near u

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otherwise in person is best i feel

timber oriole
sterile onyx
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is in person coffee chat

timber oriole
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do u know how its like in person? is it like two people sitting across each other like a formal interview

bitter path
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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

terse steeple
timber oriole
#

got it

jovial dome
#

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

frigid herald
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I wouldn't say it's abnormal for them to do that

rancid mural
#

if theres a lot of applicants there its probably easier to have the counselor contact them than do it individually

frigid herald
#

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO

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@rancid mural HARVARD INTERVIEW

reef forge
#

Is harvard availability based

frigid herald
reef forge
#

I think all domestic rea kids got one

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Idk about intls

frigid herald
#

I'm domestic lol

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but

reef forge
#

Ur rd tho

#

I think rd is somewhat application based right

frigid herald
#

According to the reddit + Harvard website it's based on availability + whether or not they want to know more about the candidate

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oh i only know rd whoops I didn't see you said rea kids

#

Should I do in-person or virtual Harvard?

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I've done them all virtual so far (haven't had an in person one yet)

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She lives like 4 hours but will be about an hour away from me Tuesday

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I'm more comfortable virtual, but in person might be better

stable pecan
frigid herald
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lol

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I'm doing in-person I'm just venting

stable pecan
#

That works too

frigid herald
#

I am very social; just nervous about my first in person interview

stable pecan
#

I’m forced to do in person with one of mine noooo

frigid herald
#

Is it wrong to ask for dress code

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probably

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I'll just wear a suit

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Actually I don't know-- maybe it is purely based upon availibility. I see a lot of conflicted opinions

stable pecan
frigid herald
stable pecan
#

Suit is a lot though

frigid herald
#

You right

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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

tall moat
#

Jw

frigid herald
#

ill send link

timber oriole
#

harvard rd interview is not strength based

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it's just availability

frigid herald
#

Thats the first part

timber oriole
#

ppl said rea is in part strength based

frigid herald
# timber oriole it's just availability

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

timber oriole
#

and rd is availability

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i just read chat history tho

frigid herald
#

I think it's the opposite everyone got REA interview

tall moat
#

Opposite makes sense but I doubt my interview was strength based given that I was sent one a week after the deadline

frigid herald
#

You are RD or REA?

tall moat
#

RD

frigid herald
#

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

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Just think I am not a lost cause

tall moat
#

So idk šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

frigid herald
#

Who knows kek

tall moat
#

I just won’t read into it tbh

errant phoenix
tall moat
#

I am 100% for real.

frigid herald
#

Yaleinates also claim that Yale interviews are strength-based

errant phoenix
#

Yale is strength based in part

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Hence why I haven’t gotten one

frigid herald
#

I got one but my application weak af

tall moat
errant phoenix
#

NAH cuz i actually havent got one

#

Where is it!!

frigid herald
#

in the mail

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you accidentally selected postal service as your primary correspondence method

tall moat
frigid herald
#

fr

errant phoenix
#

They made a mistake 😭😭

frigid herald
#

I got that too I thought it was spam lol

tall moat
#

Less competition 😜

frigid herald
#

wait 2 weeks

tall moat
errant phoenix
errant phoenix
frigid herald
#

maybe it was somwetrhing different no way i qualify

errant phoenix
#

RD we’ll crush

tall moat
tall moat
errant phoenix
#

And @frigid herald

tall moat
#

But she didn’t bless me with her laugh 😣

errant phoenix
#

@frigid herald check the candidate list

errant phoenix
reef forge
reef forge
tall moat
errant phoenix
#

i wish 😦

reef forge
#

Hsxd no need to cap my friend

#

Same w u kirk

#

šŸ’€šŸ’€

keen forge
#

Harvard interview

#

What a nerd

reef forge
#

Also yale is somewhat availability

#

Someone got an interview thr morning after they submitted

#

UK applicant

keen forge
#

Prolly a 4x alumni

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Great great great Great grandpa donated a building

reef forge
#

No

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Lmao

keen forge
#

Yeah sure kid

reef forge
#

Bro no one is reading someones app overnight

#

Also she rea to harvard

keen forge
#

Yeah sure bud

reef forge
#

Blud coping šŸ’€šŸ’€

errant phoenix
keen forge
rancid mural
#

Atleast for rea it was

keen forge
#

If I got doxxed idk what I’d do

#

I’d be so scared lowkey

reef forge
#

I know who u are wesley

#

Im in your walls

errant phoenix
#

bruh it is so easy to figure out who i am

keen forge
#

I’m in ur moms walls

reef forge
errant phoenix
#

if you know me on here u can figure it out

keen forge
#

Mines easy tbf you google my name all my info comes up

#

šŸ’€

rancid mural
#

do yall know if theres a way to print on cardstock

errant phoenix
#

like kvd if he wanted to try he could find out who i am

errant phoenix
#

i doubt he cares tho

reef forge
#

I havent tried

#

I found some ppl in here tho

#

Some ppl found me too

#

😭😭

rancid mural
#

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

keen forge
#

I’m dumb

#

You said cardsrock

#

Not cardboard

#

šŸ’€

rancid mural
#

how would u print on cardboard 😭

keen forge
#

Idk

#

The Chinese guys I hired did it

#

šŸ˜‚

#

I got 750 custom boxes @ my office rn that aren’t in use lmk if u need some I got u

keen forge
#

I got infinite cardboard lol

errant phoenix
keen forge
#

No

#

šŸ˜‚

#

Look at these tho

#

Look how nice they are

tall moat
#

Exotic snacks 😭

keen forge
#

$0.43 per

keen forge
#

šŸ˜‚

tall moat
#

No I think it was the right move

keen forge
#

No it wasn’t

#

All of it expired

errant phoenix
#

oh…

keen forge
#

I’ve had it for a year

#

šŸ’€

tall moat
#

I would love to take a gander at them

keen forge
#

Here

tall moat
#

Wait do u own this company

keen forge
#

Yeah

#

Lol

tall moat
#

That’s cool wait 😭😭

keen forge
#

I’m not doing anything with it rn

#

I’m gonna try this with gym products next

tall moat
#

Did lindag purchase

keen forge
#

Exotic snacks don’t sell well unless you’ve got pot

tall moat
#

Wait if ur still selling id be happy to purchase

keen forge
#

Nah not worth selling

#

Prolly gonna donate

#

Some is still good

#

Lots is bad tho

stable pecan
jaunty umbra
rancid mural
#

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

timber oriole
#

is harvard kinda impossible if i had two B-s on my midyear report 😢

zinc helm
#

holistic

#

nobody knows

lofty depot
bronze gyro
#

'unpredictable' is listed as a synonym to 'holistic' in any ao's dictionary

lofty depot
#

yo that's so true