Harvard University (2023-2024)

[undone briar]

another stump avoided

the positives of the a2c server @rancid mural ty for pointing this out!

[near obsidian]

is the 50/50 stat for admission if u get a second interview true 😓

i acc feel like i’m losing it

[limpid herald]

i mean they only offer it to borderline likely students

which is like less than 10% of all accepted students

[near obsidian]

like i had my second interview but idk if it went amazing per se

[jaunty umbra]

but congrats man

thats a really good thing

just let it be, nothing you can do about it now

[near obsidian]

she didn’t ask abt anything specific on my app either

AHHHHHH

i feel like i’m losing my mind

thank you guys 😭

[rancid mural]

i mean its not exactly 50%

the stats were measured by race and certain classifications

u can check the court case document

[near obsidian]

yup i just checked

44% 😍

oh well

[bitter path]

Yepp

[timber oriole]

yeah but would it work if ur profile is someone who immigrated to the us

[undone briar]

and you’ll be in that 44%

that’s a huge percent

and the fact they gave it to you early

i’m sure they just needed a small green flag and ik they got it

[near obsidian]

ABHH thank you 😭

[undone briar]

ofc

[mint blaze]

I took this level only as well but Ik like 4 languages that I put on my common app

[fossil willow]

r u rural or smth

or in a place w not many alums

r there mant alums in dc

its a small place right

[opal night]

That’s cool!

My cousin lives tehre

[split eagle]

im ur cousin

[random crow]

i asked my interviwer "any fun college memories" and they responded with "i was very sad in college." um. maybe. maybe i do not want to attend harvard 🧍 /lh

but srsly that caught me so off guard

[mint blaze]

my Dartmouth interviewer said the same thing

he said like “it was too cold and I got depressed in the winter” or something but he mentioned that it wasn’t seasonal depression

[acoustic granite]

😍😍😍i love those u have harv one

[lethal surge]

💀

just change the names

[fossil willow]

i mean, smart ppl tend to have more mental illness in general

theres like studies on that

i imagine the pressure of going to a top college makes it worse for ppl who arent alrdy being treated

[reef forge]

Harvard grade inflation carries 🙏

[timber oriole]

see there rlly is no point in going to a school with extremely tough grades unless ur trying to go into academia

[random crow]

Yeah that makes sense

[onyx cedar]

Has anyone else's interviewer asked them for a resume

What kinda questions should I expect if they have?

will they go down my resume line by line and ask specific questions?

[cerulean flax]

I think usually they know nothing about your app/ activities

So unsure how this plays out

I doubt they will ask you questions line by line

It’s not a quiz it’s a conversation

[fossil willow]

mine did

[onyx cedar]

what kinds of questions did they ask about ur resume?

[fossil willow]

nothing really, just asked abt stuff he had questions abt

like asked me to talk abt what i did

[frozen night]

kace were you t.o?

[onyx cedar]

was it really any different than any other college interview you had

idk if i need to start stuyding the stuff i have on my resume

making sure i can thoroughly explain everything on there

[fossil willow]

i only had 1 interview

[fossil willow]

no

[oak lava]

did they ask for a resume or were you sent a pre-interview form

[onyx cedar]

asked for a resume

[oak lava]

ah gotcha

my region (chicagoland area) had a pre-interview form which was basically like a resume and some other questions like your 3 favorite books

my alumni interviewer had a printout of my form during the interview and marked it up/asked questions from it

he wasnt really grilling me but he wanted to know about what each activity meant to me/what i learned, and in one case, how i got a specific opportunity

overall not that different from my other interviews in terms of questions asked, just be prepared to share more info about whats on ur resume since they may use that to direct the conversation

[fossil willow]

interesting

my preinterview form was different

it was resume and ur interests and how u planned on pursuing them

[oak lava]

yea i think theyre mostly the same but some regions have different questions near the end

[near obsidian]

oooh i never had a pre-interview form

did the chair of ur local harvard club reach out to you first

and then your interviewer

cuz that’s how mine went

[undone briar]

my harvard club didn’t have any of that but then again i don’t think it was through a club? idrk

[stable pecan]

Interviewd are largely unstandardized and stuff so the process will look diff for a bunch of peopl

[oak lava]

yup

[opal night]

Ong

[fossil willow]

all r through a club

most small states have one club and some big states have multiple

like california and ny

my state only has 1

[undone briar]

same

but my interviewer was through a neighboring state

[lofty depot]

my interviewer doesn't exist

[undone briar]

it’s ok i just had mine thursday

meaning they’re still coming

i was scared i wasn’t gonna get one as well

[random crow]

yeah samesies my interview didn't come until the 14th i think depending on your region they could still be sending out

also ig reminder that every region has a different deadline

[lofty depot]

[lofty depot]

hmm that could be true

[undone briar]

they’re coming dw bestie

plus you literally have oxford

[lofty depot]

aww ill hope for one ig

[onyx cedar]

are in person interviews generally more serious than virtual ones?

[lofty depot]

i feel the opposite is true lol

[onyx cedar]

zamm rlly

i thought if they put in the effort to meet you in person that means there actually serious

[random crow]

idk i don't think it makes that much of a difference in terms of that?

i mean

the interviewer doesn't really choose who they're meeting

they're just assigned people

so

doesn't mean they're more serious on the college-side of things methinks. could just be that they ahve a panera close to their house or smth lol

[fiery crag]

panera pasta is so elite

okay bye harvrd i don't have 4 years of a forein language

[random crow]

i don't think i actually know anything aboutpanera outher than the caffeine lemonade thing

[fiery crag]

as i they were gonna accept me nayways

[lofty depot]

i feel like offline is just a nice lil meetup thingy lol

[random crow]

is this a requirement?

[random crow]

indeed!

[fiery crag]

idk i was reading the above chat

[random crow]

also the added chaos makes things a bit more casual

[fiery crag]

!!!! real

my harvard interview was online but it was also chaotic

[lofty depot]

100 percent

[fiery crag]

but not casual

chaotic professional

the dude was in saudi arabia on vacation

[random crow]

like i was watching kids scream in hockey jerseys during my interview it was quite funny

[fiery crag]

HAHA love it

[random crow]

i also taught my interviewer how to fold a crane during the interview

and picked up random litter flying by

it was an interesting interview lol

[lofty depot]

that sounds adventurous haha

[acoustic granite]

its diff lol

[lofty depot]

bye harvard! see u on the 28th

[junior yoke]

dang

[acoustic granite]

havent got any interviews

its over for me

[spring cave]

Were COOKED

!ivyday

[frigid gate]

Ivy Day Decision Date

Ivy Day decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
1 month, 8 days and 5 hours until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[junior yoke]

i js had mine friday, they r still rolling out dw

[ruby gust]

Anyone from India who has recieved the Interview?

[vague hemlock]

friend of mine did

[ruby gust]

RD or EA?

[vague hemlock]

ea

deferred

[ruby gust]

hear about anyone getting for RD yet from here?

[vague hemlock]

no sorry

[ruby gust]

alright, thanks!

[normal hatch]

I’m going to Harvard

[undone briar]

same

[normal hatch]

No I’m being fr. I’m going to their campus

[undone briar]

LMAOOO

sorry

i’m being fr too, just gimme a month and some change

[normal hatch]

Lmao. I didn’t even apply here lol

[cerulean flax]

have fun

[undone briar]

have fun!!

[normal hatch]

Ty! Ik u will get in trust

[undone briar]

thank you, praying and manifesting!

[rancid mural]

Same I’m getting in

[near obsidian]

yess

[vital wharf]

guys i just had an 8 hour harvard interview is it harvover for me 😭

[modern mesa]

8hrs…

[eternal jungle]

what did yall even talk about for 8hrs

[undone briar]

WHAT

this has to be fake

[vital wharf]

guys it was a lucid dream dont worry 😭

[rustic cosmos]

💀

bro lucid dreamt abt college

[vital wharf]

i couldnt imagine an 8 hour interview thats basically the whole day

[rustic cosmos]

thats school

[vital wharf]

facts

but tbh if an interview goes beyond 2 hours the interviewer is 100% a certified ivy yapper

[random crow]

bro why would you lucid dream that what in the torture

[normal hatch]

W pic lmao

[fickle rune]

Got my harvard interview as an asian intl

Not harover yet

[sacred mesa]

when did you get it?

[fickle rune]

Today

[vital wharf]

congrats! i hear they r selective for internationals

[fickle rune]

Just need to get my yale interview now

[fickle rune]

Do you think it's become more selective for intl regarding interviews this year?

[vital wharf]

honestly yeah id say so only because there r more internationals applying every year but not by that much

ive always heard that harvards selective with their interviews for intl

[undone briar]

i would say that for interviews in general tbh

definitely not nearly as much for domestic but

i also think it depends on whether there is excess of availability in your area

that would just be my guess

[wary sparrow]

Which part of asia did u come from

[fickle rune]

Korea

[fickle rune]

Yeah that's what I've heard

But it seems like there's quite a few people saying the opposite, too

[vital wharf]

yeah i think domestic is based on availability but international is at least somewhat selective according to their lawsuit files

[vital wharf]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/afyzdt/does_harvard_screen_applicants_before_interview/

but honestly u should just try ur best regardless

[rancid mural]

what if u live in the US but considered intl

[vital wharf]

have u gotten one yet?

[rancid mural]

yeah

like two weeks ago

[vital wharf]

honestly idk what their deadlines r like ik yale does waves so it's easier to say "oh they need more info" or "oh its bc someones available" so i cant rlly say

if ur from a densely populated city, probably just availability

[vital wharf]

maybe somewhat selective if they consider you intl (but they also have more alums in us)? i have no clue tbh

[rancid mural]

no i live in a small place but also my interviewer was from pakistan so

[rancid mural]

yeah idk either 😭

[steady anvil]

wait how does yales interview work? if u get one later like in march, is there a difference compared to getting one like three weeks ago?

[vital wharf]

it means they specifically want to talk to u (probably) cuz the deadlines march 1 for normal interviews

[steady anvil]

ohh ok tyy!

[vital wharf]

np

[fickle rune]

I looked through the lawsuit files

and I can't see anything about pre-screening for interviews

Though there's no mention of internationals at all in them

[random crow]

I also wouldn’t be surprised though if it might be slightly different between regions

[left sky]

my friend's dad (who does interviews for harvard) said basically everyone in REA gets an interview

it's based on availability for the most part

[violet prawn]

Guys

Their website literally says

“Discretion of admissions committee and based IN PART of availability”

It might seem ambiguous but they’re literally saying "if the committee needs more info we’ll ask unless there’s no one around u"

If you don’t get an interview, they just don’t need more info OR there’s no one around u

No ones cooked until March 28th @ 7 pm

[fickle rune]

It does say discretion, which implies that they choose applicants to send interviews to

It also seems extremely rare to see admitted students without interviews

[ruby matrix]

oh my god i hope so

[opal night]

You got into Yale 😭

[ruby matrix]

:trollface:

[fickle rune]

bruh

[rustic cosmos]

😭

[near obsidian]

this is the best translation i’ve ever seen

[rough oyster]

really？

[violet prawn]

They’re international maybe that’s why

I’ve never heard that for domestic

Ppl more qualified than me haven’t gotten interviews but I did

[fickle rune]

Seems like that for internationals

[bitter path]

Interviews for domestic is solely based on availability

Getting one is still essential tho

No one gets in without an interview

Unless u live literally in the middle of nowhere with no form of communication

[uncut canyon]

interview astrology era

start interviewmaxxing

[bitter path]

Im not sure how isef works but that does sound impressive so i am gonna assume they probably got a 1 in their ratings

I am assuming it could’ve been an auto admit typa case

[vague hemlock]

lies i didnt get an interview but i got into harvard (i didnt even apply but my aunt congratulated me on getting in because i told her i got a stanford interview )

[bitter path]

But i have yet to meet someone who didn’t have an interview

[bitter path]

Smrithi u are her!

So they probably got a 1 in academics

[vague hemlock]

bro i literally said i didnt even apply

[vague hemlock]

🤭 🤭 🤭

no i got a stanford interview

well its just an indian family thing that when information goes from one source to another, it changes and gets misinterpreted. so me getting a stanford interview somehow turned into me getting into harvard

tyty

[wraith crescent]

i know an imo bronze who didn't

[fossil willow]

wrong

not solely

it is typically availability based, but theres plenty of times where admissions needs more information before making a decision

[wary sparrow]

Imo tho

Imo is big brain competition

[undone briar]

good things happening today!

[rough oyster]

What’s up

[undone briar]

oh i just feel it

[mint blaze]

Same

[undone briar]

nothing major yet

[mint blaze]

Interview incoming

[undone briar]

love that

[shell rain]

🙏

[ruby matrix]

should i email admissions if i dont get an interview

[cerulean flax]

why

actually

maybe

idk seems like a hassle

[ruby matrix]

okie dokie wont

[cerulean flax]

get some other opinions too

I feel like it wouldn't be worth

but maybe others have stronger ideas

[hidden bloom]

No lol

[opal night]

No?

[stable pecan]

No

I’m pretty sure they ask you not to

And if you do you’ll get a generic email about availability and your app being complete without one

[fossil willow]

No

also when would u even send that

interviews happen til like a week prior to decisions

[rocky yarrow]

at this point most of the applications are dead anyways because they don't take the vast majority to committee

[tall moat]

wait fr? where do u see that (jc)

[wary sparrow]

Rip

My application is prolly in the shredder rn

[tall moat]

y’all just need a 2- to make it to committee

[wary sparrow]

Just

Mhm okay yeah i see u

[tall moat]

holy moly, 40 ppl voting on an application is crazy 😭

[tall moat]

y’all, not me, I prob got a 3- 😭

[rocky yarrow]

2- is pretty hard to get probably <10% of applicants can get it

wow only 4% get a 1 or any kind of 2

but idk how accurate this is i just found it on prepscholar

[tall moat]

damn what?? thought it’d be much higher

wait those numbers don’t make sense to me

also apparently they start full committees beginning in March, so they’re def past first reads and maybe even subcommittees

[rocky yarrow]

if you make it past subcommittee you’re probably chilling

i doubt things will change for most people in the 40 person that make it past sub

[tall moat]

apparently 7% of applicants get an overall 2 or better

im toast but im chill w that

[wary sparrow]

Where did this come from

[wary sparrow]

Isnt this cap tho

Idt harvard admits 5000 ish ppl per year

[lethal surge]

I feel like getting 2- is way too easy based on Harvard criteria

Academic 2 is 1500+ and demanding academics which most a2cers probably have

EC 2 don’t get me started, I feel like regional/in school leadership is really common here as well

Athletic might be a let down

Come to think of it personal rating is probably the toughest, because they can scale according to applicant pool

or maybe this is just survivorship bias from reddit posts

[wary sparrow]

I think there’s more to it than that

[lethal surge]

Interviews and rec prob falls under personal

[wary sparrow]

But mine’s in the shredder alr soo

[lethal surge]

And ofc institutional prio

ADLC

[wary sparrow]

[lethal surge]

Ahaha can’t say that yet

Still winnable

Interview?

[wary sparrow]

Whats adl

Adlc

[lethal surge]

Athlete donor legacy children

children of faculty

[wary sparrow]

Oh

[lethal surge]

If yeah then still winnable

If nah then still plenty of time

[wary sparrow]

I didnt get the interview

According to past dates my region shouldve been interviewed alr

So im prepared for a big fat L

[lethal surge]

Plenty of time

whereabouts in Asia?

[wary sparrow]

Southeast

[lethal surge]

Fair enoguh

[wary sparrow]

Honestly to think of it

[lethal surge]

Imo don’t lose faith

[wary sparrow]

Last year the two ppl harvard interviewed in my country have siblings in harvard

[lethal surge]

Better to be optimistic for months till decisions and be sad for a week if u don’t get in than be pessimistic for months

Ahhhhhhhh

[wary sparrow]

And they both didnt get in 💀

[lethal surge]

Yeah i took a Stanford REA L

[wary sparrow]

Rejected?

[lethal surge]

I think the ppl who did get in from my region were both legacies

yeah

[wary sparrow]

Stanford REA is tough

[lethal surge]

Confidence shattered lmao

[wary sparrow]

They give u rejections straight away

[lethal surge]

yeah bro hard as

But it is what it is

[wary sparrow]

Did u get harvard interview?

[lethal surge]

Praying for Ivy day

Yeah but a month ago

[wary sparrow]

Thats so early

Thats prolly a good sign for u

[lethal surge]

was online, went for a much shorter time + more dry than my in persons

might have been a lot of availability in my region

[wary sparrow]

So far most of the interviews i had were online

Except for one

[lethal surge]

Cheers

Haha

yeah valid

[wary sparrow]

[lethal surge]

I think smth really important I learnt for the future

Don’t do fkn morning interviews

I woke up an hour before both of mine and was tripping over words

[wary sparrow]

😭

[lethal surge]

In person was so lit, interviews went for c. 2.5-3 hrs asw

[wary sparrow]

My interviews are often late in the day

[lethal surge]

Too late might be lethargy? Or did you manage it okay

[wary sparrow]

I had one at midnight

💀

[craggy latch]

damn I haven’t filled that harvard alternative aid app for international students yet

they didn’t ask me to fill it so that my app will be complete too 😭

[lethal surge]

Jeez wow

Ahaha dedicated af

[wary sparrow]

Time zone differences man

[near obsidian]

do yg know anyone that’ve gotten an ao interview

[wary sparrow]

@bitter path

[near obsidian]

did they get in

😭

[wary sparrow]

YeH

[near obsidian]

omg

[wary sparrow]

Did u get ao interview?

[near obsidian]

yes

[wary sparrow]

Omg

[near obsidian]

i’m js preparing for the worst

[wary sparrow]

That’s amazing

[near obsidian]

and trying to find ppl who maybe have gotten one and gotten rejected

😭

[wary sparrow]

Nah man congrats

I think its almost def a good sign

A very good sign actually

[lethal surge]

Is Harvard the only good sign interview

[near obsidian]

i hope so…

[lethal surge]

Or duke and Yale asw

[lethal surge]

What the goat

Congrats

[wary sparrow]

Yale and duke i think u can still be rejected

[near obsidian]

i gót interviews for all of the schools i applied to

[wary sparrow]

Not that harvard interviews mean youll def get in

[craggy latch]

do intls get into harvard w/o interview?

[wary sparrow]

Ok cracked dude detected

[wary sparrow]

Idts

[lethal surge]

I heard maybe no

[wary sparrow]

😭

[near obsidian]

nooooooo

[lethal surge]

But you can still get up to a day before

[near obsidian]

i just live in the city

i think the later u get one the better

[craggy latch]

day before is crazyyy

[wary sparrow]

What’s the use

[near obsidian]

they’re split

[wary sparrow]

They’ve wrapped up things fs

[near obsidian]

on u

[lethal surge]

Sometimes they on the fence

[wary sparrow]

That’s just way too close to decision date

[lethal surge]

They can change decision in 2 secs lol

[wary sparrow]

Dont they have to notify the IT ppl too

To make it show on the web

Idt it takes only 2 secs

Shouldnt they have like the names prepared alr

[tall moat]

recs go under a separate rating, so does the interview

[rocky yarrow]

was it a second interview

the ao one

[near obsidian]

yes it was

omg ur a berkeley early admit too

[rocky yarrow]

did you have it yet

yes i am

[near obsidian]

are u r&c too?

[near obsidian]

mhm

[rocky yarrow]

yes

but would love harvard though ngl

[near obsidian]

have u done an alum interview

[rocky yarrow]

if the ao interview went well then you should be in

yes i had an alum interview

[near obsidian]

ooh how was it

[near obsidian]

i think it went well

but i’m not gonna bank on it haha

[wary sparrow]

cracked ppl detected

[near obsidian]

too many factors and it’s not like i’m cracked

😭

[wary sparrow]

ppl who get ao interview is not not cracked

[rocky yarrow]

i’d say i did well but the interviewer had no charisma

but i dont think the alum interview matters though

its only the AO interview thats huge

[near obsidian]

oh yes it sows

[lethal surge]

must be nice aye

[near obsidian]

does*

[lethal surge]

maybe one day ahah

[bitter path]

Oh yhh i forgot about that, but that’s for both domestic and intl tbf

[wraith crescent]

does getting int as an intl mean i got to committee or subcommittee

[vague hemlock]

idk the specifics but it def means you're competitive

[jaunty umbra]

Do they still read updates sent now?

[tall moat]

only if u make it to sub/final committee

[jaunty umbra]

where did you read this

[tall moat]

final committee starts 3/1, I sent a link earlier

[near obsidian]

could u resend

[jaunty umbra]

yup resend

[frigid herald]

How are you supposed to know if you made it to final committee or not to send updates hmm

[limpid herald]

you dont really get to know

[frigid herald]

Yuh that's what I figured

[frigid herald]

What I was trying to say lol no way to know if you made it or not so might as well send the updatej ust in case

[limpid herald]

yeah id do that

[rocky yarrow]

an ivy AO on a2c called aggravating humor said even if you’re in the reject pile many AOs still will read your update. but i would assume it’ll take a lot for that update to change things

[ruby matrix]

Still no interview:-)

[mint blaze]

So if I got rejected CMU ED2 and appeal I could still have a chance?

Oh this is Harvard

[limpid herald]

same

[ruby matrix]

if i get an interview im doing something crazy

maybe not

i just really want one

[limpid herald]

nvm i meant for yale

i alr had a harvard interview

[ruby matrix]

I really hope its not Harover for me

[undone briar]

if i just got an interview a week ago

do we think that means i’m not in the trash

[vague hemlock]

yes

[undone briar]

beautiful

the thing is i feel like im way more competitive if they just use test scores as a base level, but idk

idk how much of a role they really play in admissions

[nimble thistle]

Test scores are important to them, that is why they are bringing them back for 2025 (Dartmouth, Yale…)

[undone briar]

yeah, but they could also just be seen as a base level to see how the students could handle the academics

it just also depends on how they interpret mine, i did eventually end up submitting though

also yales new testing requirement policy is actually very flexible, so if harvard ends up following that then

[tall moat]

https://universitygurus.com/what-harvards-admissions-scandal-taught-me/

but this info was nullified by what that ivy AO said so dw about it

[cerulean flax]

what do you think the avg athletic score is

[steady anvil]

waiting for yale interview after finishing my harvard and stanford ones

[jaunty umbra]

Maybe like 4

Or 3

But leaning 4 cause I can imagine many in the pool either do a sport in hs or don’t

So

And mediocrely

[late zenith]

4

[sacred orchid]

Im the #1 harvard krokodiloes simp

[cerulean flax]

Real

[undone stone]

my friend is in the kroks

he seems to really like it but i never see him bc he’s always touring

[lucid anvil]

hey does anyone here know what a second ao interview means

like i already did my alumni interview in jan (i applied RD) but i just received an email from my local ao requesting another call

nvm! just scrolled up in the thread 💀

[vague hemlock]

that's good news, gl!!

[grizzled dragon]

me tooo

[grizzled dragon]

definitely a good sign

good luck

[near obsidian]

are u from the east coast?

[sacred orchid]

I simp for him

[iron glade]

never heard of this school before, where's it at?

[vague hemlock]

its in the same place as other universities so it often gets overshadowed by prestigious universities like Boston University and Boston College

[tall moat]

u forgot northeastern 🤓

[vague hemlock]

you mean the southwestern rip off?

[tall moat]

It’s the most prestigious university in the galaxy…

Way better than uranus u

[timber oriole]

northeastern 🤢

🤮

[lucid anvil]

midwest

like kinda near chicago ish

[rocky yarrow]

gl you’re being highly considered so i hope you do well

out of curiosity, could you share the email blurring out personal info

[ruby matrix]

WHERE IS MA INTERVIEW

[opal night]

Waiting for my yale one too 😠

[near obsidian]

oooh i got one too i’m from the west

[jaunty umbra]

what's ur ao's name? are they a girl by any chance?

[lucid anvil]

yeah but i don't think that narrows it down a lot LMAO

[lucid anvil]

it was super generic it was just like "we'd like to learn more about your interests; would you have time for a call"

[cerulean flax]

Any interaction with an AO is good

[near obsidian]

mine was like

“…I know that you have had the opportunity to meet with one of our alumni representatives, but as the area officer, I too would like the chance to chat with you. This will be a brief, casual conversation...”

[jaunty umbra]

what's ur application like?

[near obsidian]

normal

[jaunty umbra]

like what major, ec's if ur willing to share?

[near obsidian]

it’s v average 😭😭 i haven’t done anything extraordinary

like i’m not isef usamo or whatever those things are

[jaunty umbra]

were ur essays good/average in ur opinion?

[near obsidian]

well

i redid my entire common app a week before and did my supps the day they were due

so i’d say below average ….

💀

[cerulean flax]

Well W mans ig

[near obsidian]

if anything it was prob my alumni interview that was good

[jaunty umbra]

nah but like in terms of content? u can acc write good essays in a day

[near obsidian]

mmmmm

nah i think they’re average in terms of content i didn’t talk abt anything hyper specific or niche

sorry idk if that helps 😭

[jaunty umbra]

no i was j curious!

[near obsidian]

^ like whatever i found on their website

[jaunty umbra]

congrats!

[near obsidian]

yaaaa

tysm

[rancid mural]

🤣🤣same

[oak sable]

Hi does anyone here have some Harvard-speciifc interview tips that they would be willing to share? Thanks!

[mint portal]

first off be able to explain who you are and whta you like to do and why you do the stuff you like to do

then answer why you want to go to harvard truthfully

and then be prepared for some curveball questions

and most importantly like

just be honest (but intelligently so dont say something like u like eating dirt or some shit)

[oak sable]

Do you mind sharing some examples?

[mint portal]

idk bro

dude asked me like

"what would make you a good roommate"

and i was like "to start from the basics: i can cook and clean." and then i was gonna say more shit

until he started laughing

and he was like "i really appreciate ur honesty cuz that's the best answer ive heard since ive started interviewing"

[late zenith]

🔫

[limpid herald]

shouldve made a course on her carbon footprint

[late zenith]

fr

[sterile onyx]

aint there a kid tracking where her plane goes 💀

[limpid herald]

yeah

[sterile onyx]

[vague hemlock]

damn i found someone with the same name

[vague hemlock]

yeah they filed a lawsuit against him💀

[grizzled dragon]

r u international?

[wary sparrow]

I came here to say

Its #harover

Thank you for attending my tedtalk

[deft ermine]

why 😭

[wary sparrow]

No interview

[wary sparrow]

Omg u did gap year too

Hi

[deft ermine]

I’m starting to regret it

[wary sparrow]

Whyy

[deft ermine]

same :/

[wary sparrow]

😔

[deft ermine]

Are an intl?

[wary sparrow]

Yess

We’re literally on the same boat

[bold moon]

no one gets in without an interview right 🥲

[wary sparrow]

for intls i think no

[modern mesa]

Rip

[soft valley]

omg me too

[soft valley]

no more invites are being sent out?

[wary sparrow]

hi fellow gappie

[soft valley]

hey

[vague hemlock]

Who cares you have Princeton

im actually so hypocritical it's funny

[wary sparrow]

my mom loves harvard

she doesnt know princeton

i'm doing it for the moms

[timber oriole]

who isnt

[jaunty umbra]

You got in somewhere good why do you care about Harvard

[ruby perch]

If you haven't received an interview request by now as an international student, does this mean you got rejected or are they still sending interview requests?

[wary sparrow]

We have no clue

[ruby perch]

🥲

[wary sparrow]

Idk

Why can’t i care 😭

[jaunty umbra]

Princeton is almost better

Like why even care about a peer school

You’re chilling

[wary sparrow]

Hm

I think we’re looking thru diff lenses

As an intl Princeton is unheard of

Just like as any other school

[jaunty umbra]

Bro I can assure you that if you plan to work in the US, Princeton is amazing

[wary sparrow]

Well it isnt helping bcs my mom kept on asking when will i have my h interview

😭

[jaunty umbra]

Ohhhh

Just tell her it’s up to them, nothing you do will give you an interview, it’s partially based on availability

legit you have nothing to be worried about

It’s like me with Stanford, I don’t think I’m a bad applicant or smth for not getting an interview

[hearty torrent]

In China, Harvard is much more prestige than Princeton and MIT. Many people have never even heard of Princeton or MIT. This year, in the EA , only one student from a school in mainland China was admitted to Harvard, and he/she is an American citizen.

[wary sparrow]

Right

[timber oriole]

yeah this is true

[wary sparrow]

Asian ppl problems

[timber oriole]

harvard has insane name brand

mit has less name brand than even cornell in china

lol

[wary sparrow]

In my country ppl only know abt harvard mit and stanny

[vague hemlock]

yeah as an Indian the only colleges my mom knew 30 years ago are Harvard mit stanford Berkeley purdue

Purdue because it's Indian Central over there

[oak sable]

Domestic

[timber oriole]

oxbridge has bigger namebrand than everything except harvard in china

[wary sparrow]

Oyeah oxbridge too

[undone briar]

harvard is probably sick of my app updates

[timber oriole]

should i update harvard on small regional awards i won recently

[opal night]

Sure if they matter to you

[timber oriole]

ik it wont make a difference but it shows im not slacking off in senior year

thats all 💀

cuz my midyear grades are not so good lol

[opal night]

Then might as well send

[timber oriole]

ogey

[opal night]

That’s ok

[timber oriole]

did u have any updates to colleges

[viscid pike]

yea

[timber oriole]

what did u update mr plat

[opal night]

Yes

[sacred orchid]

i barely did but i maybe should have

[undone briar]

i decided to update with this

#✨-celebration-station message

i submitted test scores, stem was lacking a little bit categorically so

if they have any academic doubts than i want to try to prove myself as much as possible

[junior yoke]

@unborn quarry

[unborn quarry]

Nani?

[junior yoke]

!ivyday

[frigid gate]

Ivy Day Decision Date

Ivy Day decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
1 month, 4 days and 2 hours until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[fossil willow]

relatable

but southern math education tends to not be as good

idk why

but math is always lowest for some reason

for everyone deep south person i've talked to

i submitted a 27 in ACT math and i still got in, i assume because they consider all of that

[undone briar]

yeah i got the same thing in math

and science

[undone briar]

yeah

and arkansas is now moving down and is apparently arguably the worst now in the country?

[fossil willow]

damn 😭

but yeah if i were u i wouldve submitted it

whats ur overall act

[undone briar]

i did

[fossil willow]

or did u t/o

[undone briar]

i submitted test scores

[undone briar]

30 act: 33R 31E 27M 27 SCI, i didn’t submit it at first but reddit people and people here suggested i should

the regional average is 16-19 so they were like it’s a good@idea to submit

idk + i did get a recognition award for psat, probably would’ve did better on sat tbh

yeah, i mean i have no stats to go off

people get in from arkansas but not from my area

[fossil willow]

they gotta release gpa/act/sat by state at some point 😭

[undone briar]

which is the “worst” part

[undone briar]

but my gpa and psat i think could balance it out

[fossil willow]

what was psat

[undone briar]

plus i think i did a good job showcasing intellectual curiousity

[undone briar]

it was 95 percentile

[fossil willow]

i had like a 1470 on psat

wait no

1270

[undone briar]

and considering education inequity and reform/education advocacy i feel like i msfe everything come together

[undone briar]

you scared me

i was like damn i thought i was decent 💀

but that’s the same as me

did you get recognition award?

[undone briar]

and they gave me an interviewer with a similar passion (principal from NH in. mississippi)

[jaunty umbra]

Same 😭😭

And I didn’t even mean to

[reef forge]

Theyre prolly used to it tbh

I bet hundreds of other kids do the same

[jaunty umbra]

I submitted 1 addtl update, 1 course schedule change, and 1 thing giving more info about my job

Because I legit had to

[undone briar]

oh you’re no where near to the amount i had to submit

[jaunty umbra]

I forgot one more update bc I mistakingly submitted my mid year there when they said not to

😭😭😭

[undone briar]

i started volunteering on a district rep campaign, starting planning a club committee to increase involvement in my school, test score update, math comp update, my counselor fucked up my school report so i also had to do one on that

[jaunty umbra]

Beyond the counselor thing, I think you’re ok

They’re not like Yale when they said no more than 1-2 Sem

[undone briar]

well yale got them too

hopefully they aren’t mad

[jaunty umbra]

I asked an Ivy AO about updates and they said they’ll see them if you make it to committee. If you’re already denied most likely not

[undone briar]

i also did one to explain foreign language deficiency

since my school doesn’t have past spanish II

[jaunty umbra]

you’re fine if it’s already submitted! my suggestion would be to put all of those updates into one page

[undone briar]

ok bye guys time to clock in to work 😭

[undone briar]

well i already submitted everything happened at different times

[jaunty umbra]

see ya 😭😭 I’m on break rn

[undone briar]

i’m not gonna stress about it

they should understand the reason for my updates

[jaunty umbra]

Yeah, def don’t.

[undone briar]

they were all legit

[jaunty umbra]

I agree

[fossil willow]

yes

aa and rural award

[jaunty umbra]

I was 1 AP away from getting the aa award :((

[fossil willow]

i had no aps but my school offered us psat (even tho they dont have sat 😭) so i decided to try it out

i took sat once and didnt like it

psat was okay

[jaunty umbra]

Mine had psat too even tho we don’t have the sat 😂

Yeah psat seems ok

But what was so funny was the day after the test I kept seeing TikTok’s of people discussing the questions

[stable pecan]

couldnt u have used psat

[jaunty umbra]

no, I was sick on the test day

[oak sable]

Are they likely to be starting full committee reads??

[limpid herald]

in the next week or so probably

[undone briar]

SAME MY SCHOOL DOESNT HAVE SAT

[undone briar]

how was your interview experience

[wraith crescent]

when were subcommittee?

[tall moat]

Chinese ppl LOVE cornell omg

[jaunty umbra]

random question, i know they rate parts of ur app

if you have a few b's what would ur academic rating be?

as a guess

[ashen carbon]

uh it depends on other stuff

but id say around or less than 3

but also fr my friend had a 3.9-4 and got a 3-

it might've been bc she had no academic extracurriculars but still holy shit

[jaunty umbra]

3-? dang

and she still got in?

[ashen carbon]

yeah

interview

[jaunty umbra]

with an interview?

[ashen carbon]

i think so

and ecs

[jaunty umbra]

oh.

[ashen carbon]

3- academic i meah

mean

with a near-perfect gpa

makes me terrified bc i have a c+ on my transcript

[jaunty umbra]

i have a few b's only from freshman and sophomore year so im kinda scared ab what my rating could be even tho my gpa is still high

[ashen carbon]

honestly i have no idea how it's calculated

[jaunty umbra]

3 from freshman year 2 from soph 😭

[ashen carbon]

it was test-optional though so that might've been why

[jaunty umbra]

yeah same

[timber oriole]

wtf

how did she get in

3- is seriously low for academics

[jaunty umbra]

were they test opt too?

[ashen carbon]

yes

[jaunty umbra]

wow

when was this?

[ashen carbon]

bc probably the numbers dont really matter that much

im sure the 3- was like a "good enough"

she had a near 4.0 gpa

[timber oriole]

do u know where she had her 1s

[ashen carbon]

interview

[timber oriole]

thats it?

[ashen carbon]

yeah

[jaunty umbra]

oh

[ashen carbon]

you just need 1

[timber oriole]

other stuff prob 2?

[jaunty umbra]

wow

[ashen carbon]

or if you have mostly 2s

[timber oriole]

ok but thats not 100% the case tho

like u can have multiple 2s

that gets u in too

[jaunty umbra]

yeah

[timber oriole]

yea ok

[errant phoenix]

Yeah

but one 1 is guaranteed in

[timber oriole]

but seriously tho

[ashen carbon]

no

[timber oriole]

idts

[ashen carbon]

like 80% iirc

[timber oriole]

like

just getting a 1 in itnerview

is enough??

i doubt it

[errant phoenix]

oh 80%?

well im guessing the 20% rejects r those who only get a 1 in interview

[ashen carbon]

im gonna be honest i really dont think the numbers are important

[errant phoenix]

and ass everywhere else

[timber oriole]

wait @ashen carbon i dont even think interview is even part of the evaluation category right

isnt it weighted less

[ashen carbon]

im starting to really think they're just for the sake of the supreme court

[cerulean flax]

Yeah i don’t think it is

[ashen carbon]

no harvard factors them in more than other schools

not sure why but

[timber oriole]

no

this cant be

when u have 234982942394 applicants

u must use a numerical rating to rank them

similar to how its done at science fairs

[ashen carbon]

but every accept goes through full committee review anyway

[timber oriole]

otherwise it'll be too biased

[timber oriole]

yeah cuz thats for polishign the class

[ashen carbon]

its already too biased

[timber oriole]

such as taking in a certain % of athletes

ppl with diverse backgrounds

fgli

etc

u'll prob just end up on the waitlist if ur not that desired but still have high enough scores

[ashen carbon]

rea accept

[timber oriole]

how did ur interview go btw

[ashen carbon]

mid

we talked about yuval noah harari and the crimson's printing presses

he was really pressed about the printing presses

[cerulean flax]

eh it's whatever

[ashen carbon]

but i got deferred so i probably don't actually know

[cerulean flax]

interviews aren't that big a factor

[ashen carbon]

they're big positive

but i dont think they can really be negative

[cerulean flax]

It’s positive for everyone so equals out

My interviewer literally told me they’re looking for good things

[ashen carbon]

im still really hoping i get in but im not holding my breath

[errant phoenix]

interviews j confirm ur story

[cerulean flax]

And alumni involvement

[timber oriole]

this rlly got me hyping up man

praying that my inteview carries thru with taht 1

[cerulean flax]

Idt interviews can carry you to any 1

[timber oriole]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

just basing off what mars said

abt his friend who saw her admission file

thats the only evidence we got in this chat so

[cerulean flax]

What did mars say

[tall moat]

interview 1s don’t count

they’re only a small factor in the personal rating, which does count

[timber oriole]

read chat

[jaunty umbra]

do interview ratings matter a lot

[tall moat]

no

[tall moat]

?

[timber oriole]

like

scroll above

[tall moat]

I did

[timber oriole]

also i was responding to smoof

[tall moat]

and I was responding generally to the discussion

sorry that sounded so petty 😭😭 I meant like I was just reacting to the info

[reef forge]

hsxd toxic as usual smh

🙄

[tall moat]

alr bud

[reef forge]

Whats this from lmfao

bro had that ready to fire

[tall moat]

I’m always prepped

[tall moat]

my harvard acceptance

[ashen carbon]

LMAO

its over my friend

[reef forge]

Blud making shit up now

Delusion at an all time high 😭😭

[reef forge]

Alright bro

[ashen carbon]

the receipts are crazy

[reef forge]

I got haters

And ur a stalker

Im in yo head

[ashen carbon]

LMAO

[reef forge]

Rent free

rent free baby

[timber oriole]

yo

high key

fuck princeton bro

[reef forge]

Hey if u got haters thats when u know u have made it

[timber oriole]

i knew its toxic

didnt know its that toxic

[cerulean flax]

Wdym

[reef forge]

Almost every top school has elitism and obnoxious rich ppl lol

[tall moat]

Who r u

[reef forge]

Yo daddy

[cerulean flax]

What’s up with Princeton now

[tall moat]

like competitive?

[timber oriole]

some shady shit

with the students

[cerulean flax]

What shady shit

[timber oriole]

🥶

[cerulean flax]

Bro led us on for nothing

[tall moat]

💀

[reef forge]

Bros yapping after he seen one yt video

[timber oriole]

did u see the news too

i thought cornell got more suicidal students

[cerulean flax]

bro just spit it out

stop yappin

[tall moat]

acting like the riddler

[undone briar]

makes me feel good abt my 30, maybe they won’t be too hard on me, and they really hone in on my geographical average and sub scores

!ivyday

[frigid gate]

Ivy Day Decision Date

Ivy Day decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
1 month, 3 days and 18 hours until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[undone briar]

yay

[oak sable]

Any idea as to many applications make it to the full committee reading stage??

[tall moat]

10% is around the number I saw that was posted

[late zenith]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbfT1FIapzM'

💀

[oak sable]

Was this posted on the website?

[lofty depot]

ok it's harvover

[tall moat]

no, but it was included in the court case

[tall moat]

this will be true everywhere you go

corporate world, high school, etc

just gotta learn how to deal w it unfortunately

[late zenith]

people too soft smh

ngmi

[vital wharf]

yeah true and this sort of thing is def not gonna stop (most) ppl from still choosing HYPSM over any other school

tbf pton seems the most toxic and somewhat elitist out of the rest tho

[tall moat]

rly? i kinda assumed harvard LOL

[tall moat]

yeah I’m sure tons of ppl who get in have already experienced this culture

[vague hemlock]

Harvard imo

everybody's pretentious

think they're royalty just because they got in to Harvard

[tall moat]

“Little school in—“

[vital wharf]

harvard really does focus on bring people from different backgrounds but it seems princeton does much less of that

[lofty depot]

nah i have to agree on this so bad

[tall moat]

oh that’s a good point tbh

[lofty depot]

but it's also highschoolers making them feel like they're some sort of celebs

[vital wharf]

ofc there r def rich suffocating ppl at all HYP but it stems from these admission processes

[lofty depot]

(i admit i was one)

[vague hemlock]

this is true

[timber oriole]

and this is the type of student ivy leagues want

u see how ridiculous it is

just as i was saying earlier today

that they want ppl who end up being manipulated at the workpalce

[lofty depot]

the elitism at harvard is concerning ngl

[ashen carbon]

mellows out eventually but pton is always elitist iirc

[tall moat]

prince is in their name

[ashen carbon]

LMAO your name is still ms. luck

[vital wharf]

they look for the wrong things in applicants and create a suffocating environment 😭

[lofty depot]

wdym 💀

[ashen carbon]

idk i feel like no matter what they look for it'll be toxic

[timber oriole]

not this

[ashen carbon]

the issue is in the number of criteria and the suffocating obsession with the school

[timber oriole]

if anything is wrong, its just that the ppl they choose are mostly innocent mfs who dont know the game

[ashen carbon]

yeah

[ashen carbon]

like this

[vague hemlock]

me who's prolly going to Berkeley😭

[vital wharf]

also princeton culture and academic requirements/deflation r kinda crap

eating clubs sound so stupid 😂

[vague hemlock]

What do you think they should look for

[vague hemlock]

idealistic* not innocent

[timber oriole]

yes thats the right word

i was just speed typing

[vague hemlock]

lol valid

as an idealistic person i agree

[timber oriole]

the thing is

[vital wharf]

i dont know what they look for but from what it seems they dont look into character as much for admissions based on their website

[timber oriole]

they dont want overtly independent students to ruin their university

[vague hemlock]

my friend yesterday was casually talking about cheating on an online course to get a good grade so it looks good on college apps

[tall moat]

character is so hard to quantify

[timber oriole]

as in, finding flaws everywhere and creating divergence

[tall moat]

impossible even

[lofty depot]

pton is scary man (ive seen people's happiness in decision reaction videos turn to regret by their second sem at pton)

[tall moat]

the amount of times I’ve heard the phrase “…for college apps”

[timber oriole]

its also a common theme in work place hiring; no one is going to hire someone who they think is rebellious and overly independent

[tall moat]

i will say that harvard loves humanists and also activists tho

[vague hemlock]

i did not know that

[timber oriole]

steve jobs cant work well as an employee, some people who end up making huge impacts cant always be obedient

[vague hemlock]

I am a humanist and activist

[vital wharf]

100% but there's something about their admissions process that just makes princeton such a snobby school (at least from the ppl ive met from there)

possibly purely anecdotal but thats just my experience idk if anyone else felt the same

[vague hemlock]

yeah i get this my friend will get a lot done if he's in charge but he kinda sucks when he's reporting to someone else

[tall moat]

fair, i think it’s my own personal bias bc of the (2) ppl i personally know who go there

they’re all both rly genuine

[timber oriole]

yep

[lofty depot]

all ik is that harvard hates me

no interview whatsover

hate that school

[tall moat]

i feel it coming

[vital wharf]

send them a 50 page loci to show your interested (they have to read it)

[timber oriole]

i would definitely say that i used to be an extreme idealist until i got a bit cynical

so seeing the youtube video that hawk just posted

that was something

[lofty depot]

im ready to do that tbh

[tall moat]

my caps is lowkey all about idealism

[lofty depot]

but not ready for a heartbreak

[tall moat]

lmao my favorite book is humankind: a hopeful history

[vague hemlock]

what made you cynical

[timber oriole]

toxic competitive environment in where i live

[vague hemlock]

I've wanted to read your caps forever :(

[timber oriole]

my area pumped the most regeneron sts scholars in the country

[vague hemlock]

this is so valid

im in similar position but i think if anything the environment made me a realist but still idealistic? like you said yesterday, i know the game but i won't play it myself but I also won't get played by it???

[lofty depot]

did u get your harvard interview? 🤧

[tall moat]

ok wait yeah i get that, i live in a wildly uncompetitive area but Bay Area/dmv/etc seems crazy

[vague hemlock]

definitely checking it out

[vague hemlock]

I DIDN'T APPLY😭