Harvard University (2023-2024)

[wary sparrow]

cornell i think is popular only among kdrama watchers bcs it's mentioned several times

[lofty depot]

yeah that lmao

agreed

i think oxbridge is huge here tho

i wonder why

[wary sparrow]

no one knows cambridge here

but oxford ppl def know

it's so funny literally

[lofty depot]

it is funny yeah

[bitter path]

Ms luck… are u a man? 😧

Or just lesbian…?

[lofty depot]

both ig

[bitter path]

😧😧😧

Omg u are a man

[lofty depot]

no i have chemistry in another day

[bitter path]

😭😭

[lofty depot]

oh bw

tom is the last possible day

for a harvard interview

otherwise ill know it's an L

[bitter path]

Still no interview??

Dw about itt

Ik ppl got interviews as late as 16th of March

But im assuming they were the candidates on who the AOs needed more info on

[lofty depot]

nope

so basically in india rd interviews are generally in feb itself with one of the admit (from last year) got one on the 26 so im assuming it'll be the end post that day

aka tomorrow

[lofty depot]

highly doubt that but thanks

[lofty depot]

tired of hoping uk

[wary sparrow]

Bye harvord

[vague hemlock]

ms luck can i be honest w you

[craggy latch]

has anyone uploaded creative writing example or personal application update?

[lofty depot]

oh know i think the time for the truth is here

[lethal surge]

which locations are

'high density' of alums

[ruby gust]

woah man how do you know?

[ruby gust]

Colonisation. Many of the prominent leaders of early India studied in prestigious UK colleges

[lofty depot]

i stalked last year admits on reddit and discord lmao

[reef forge]

who pinged me 4 times bruh

i aint reading allat

[lofty depot]

hmm that could be one fine reason fs

[ruby gust]

nice lol

[lofty depot]

oh so you're indian?

[ruby gust]

yup

[lofty depot]

how did the harvard interview go?

[ruby gust]

who said i had one

I only got 1 ivy int.

[lofty depot]

oh mb

[lofty depot]

is it penn?

[uncut canyon]

day 102048385829483849294$29348284829492943$&:;$;&/@:! of no interview

[cerulean flax]

They’re not offering because they want you to take initiative

Show up at the admissions office

[uncut canyon]

exactly

im going full elle woods from the musical

and doing a music routine

at their door

about why they should admit me

[cerulean flax]

Heard that gets you a 1 in personality

[uncut canyon]

fr

[sand iris]

I have not gotten an interview either

[lofty depot]

i won't get one in this lifetime

[uncut canyon]

me neither it’s aight

[lofty depot]

[vague hemlock]

huhhh

[vague hemlock]

you can search for pings smh

but i know scrge pinged because they thought I was you

[soft valley]

me too, about time i accepted

[fossil willow]

guys

its not even march 1

yall got time 😭

!ivyday

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[fossil willow]

33 days of time

[timber oriole]

yeah guys cmon

tsk tsk

[tall moat]

YES IT IS and it’s beautiful

[undone briar]

don’t remind me

[jaunty umbra]

ur good with a 30

[undone briar]

• a feel of y’all might get ao interviews

[jaunty umbra]

if thats significantly higher than ur school's average

[undone briar]

thank you!!

[jaunty umbra]

someone from my school got in w/a 28

[undone briar]

yeah average is around 17-19

[undone briar]

FR?

[jaunty umbra]

and at least from my school people get in w/25+

[jaunty umbra]

yeah, and i dont even go to a super bad school, more like average but in a very underrepresented state

[fossil willow]

its not impossible

[undone briar]

yeah ik

[fossil willow]

it depends on ur other app aspects and ur context

[undone briar]

• i don’t think my academic rating would be horrible bc of it

[fossil willow]

as long as u dont have like a 12 in math and science ur good

[undone briar]

i have academic ecs, started a successful academic club, recognition award, and very good gpa

so i think i’ll be fine in that sense

[fossil willow]

hope to see u at harvard next year

we r very similar in terms of background

[vague hemlock]

congrats on getting in

[undone briar]

thank you, hope to as well!!!

[jaunty umbra]

does harvard not like test opt applicants? like similar to yale?

[vague hemlock]

i know it's like 3 months but still v big accomplishment

[undone briar]

you are truly a trail blazer fr

[undone briar]

FR

[jaunty umbra]

cause yale they said test opt applicants have a 2% chance of admission

[fossil willow]

its best to submit, theres honestly rarely a time when u shouldnt

[vague hemlock]

this is real i was so invested in kace that i woke up at like 5 am just for him and felt so happy when he got in

[undone briar]

yeah that’s why i went ahead and submitted

[fossil willow]

u should only go test op if ur like, absolutely horrible

[jaunty umbra]

i didnt submit my 26 (took it once and never again) even tho my schools avg is like an 18-19

[vague hemlock]

rip everybody else but kace mega W

[fossil willow]

or never took it

[jaunty umbra]

way too scared to submit

[fossil willow]

i'd say dont submit under 30 but afain it depends on context

[jaunty umbra]

id agree tbh

i mean i didnt even study so

[undone briar]

FR, i remember decisions coming out and he was the first i asked abt

[fossil willow]

im sure theres ppl who get in witth 28 and 29s

[undone briar]

yeah there is

[fossil willow]

but its too rare to risk it imo

[jaunty umbra]

yeah

[fossil willow]

with t/o existing

[undone briar]

i think you made the right choice being t/o

[jaunty umbra]

and the person i was referring to had natl level speech awards

[fossil willow]

if it didnt exist i'd fs say go ahead and apply

[jaunty umbra]

so basically good ec's

[jaunty umbra]

yeah i agree, submitted all of my aps tho!

[undone briar]

there’s people who submitted 26-29 and got in according to CDS

[fossil willow]

its really just harvard deciding if u can handle the work if ur scores r lower

which u can show by ur grades n stuff

[undone briar]

yeah

[fossil willow]

i had a 27 math but a 97+ in geometry, alg 1, and alg 2

at the time of taking i hadnt had alg 2 though

[jaunty umbra]

yea

[fossil willow]

so they look at that context

[jaunty umbra]

oh fr?

wait what math are you in?

[fossil willow]

yeah im an early graduate so its a bit confusing

[jaunty umbra]

and what did your school offer?

[undone briar]

yeah, and even me with a 27 that’s why i decided to submit the math contest to try to offset some of it

[undone briar]

so you’re done with school?? mbn

[fossil willow]

not rn

rn im in my last year

[undone briar]

ohh

[fossil willow]

i started 9th grade in august 2021

[fossil willow]

9th grade: standard geometry

11th: advanced algebra 1

summer 2023: intermediate college algebra

12th grade: alg 2, precalculus algebra; self study precal trig

summer 2024: taking calculus 1 at CC

[jaunty umbra]

oh wow

what was the highest math at ur school? calc?

[undone briar]

OHHH

SO YOU DID 3 yrs of hs

[fossil willow]

finite math/dual enrollment math

[fossil willow]

yes

[jaunty umbra]

i had a similar trajectory except im in de precalc rn

[undone briar]

damn

i’m graduating early as well but that’s bc i got moved up in elementary not hs

[fossil willow]

finite math is the standard math, but if ur advanced then ucan dual enroll in college alg or precal alg

[undone briar]

couldn’t imagine doing that in hs

[jaunty umbra]

nice to see, i always thought everyone who got into schools like this took calc

[undone briar]

not really bc some schools probably don’t even offer calc

[fossil willow]

mine doesnt 💀

[undone briar]

fortunately that’s something my school has

[fossil willow]

i asked abt it at the beginning it the year and they said they could put me in a self study program online, but whats the point of that 😭

when i can just wait and do a real class over summer

[jaunty umbra]

mine did but to even take the class you had to pay a lot for a placement exam in middle school and accelerate that way

aka u have to pay to accelerate

[undone briar]

ohh

ours was like you had to be in honors math in 7th

[fossil willow]

i plan on doing gen chem and calc 1 over summer before i go to harvard. i think im prepared for everything else, but chem and math are things that im unsure abt

[jaunty umbra]

oh

[undone briar]

and if you were in honors in 7th then honors in 8th was algebra I

and so forth

[undone briar]

i’ve never taken chem!

[fossil willow]

I TOOK ALG 1 IN 8TH

BUT IT WAS COVID YEAR

SO THEY DIDNT COUNT IT

RAHH

[undone briar]

my counselor screwed up my schedule sophomore year

and every other student took bio which was a state requirement but i didn’t

[rancid mural]

do ao interviews come soon or is it too late

🤣

[jaunty umbra]

gen chem 1 is pretty ok, i took it when i was in algebra 2 still and did well. it really only needs basic math

[undone briar]

so then i took ap bio 11th grade and skipped bio the pre req

and boy was that stressful

but i made it

[fossil willow]

im tryna go through stewarts precalc textbook rn but math makes me so bored

idk why

[undone briar]

and this year i said fuck that and did humanities leaning classes only except calc

[rancid mural]

Khan academy

[fossil willow]

its the one thing i cant lock in with

[undone briar]

no

they’re really just starting

[rancid mural]

thx

[fossil willow]

can khan academy teach me precalc well

i gotta learn it before may

[rancid mural]

It can teach u anything very well

[fossil willow]

everytime ive opened my stewarts textbook, i immediately close it 💀

[jaunty umbra]

i guess if u get one then its a good sign

[fossil willow]

i could never be an engineer

[jaunty umbra]

personally im not counting on one at all

[fossil willow]

i rlly wanted one but they dont matter much

[wary sparrow]

Hi

[fossil willow]

i think they had my alumni interviewer ask abt things they were curious abt

[jaunty umbra]

oh you didnt get one? that eased my anxiety ngl

[fossil willow]

he seemed to focus A LOT on my background and where i live

[fossil willow]

yeah i didnt

[undone briar]

my interviewer man she was like the perfect person for me

i just refused to believe they didn’t choose her for me, the match was too perfect

[fossil willow]

i also got the portal sign that was supposed to mean u get deferred, so dont believe that stuff either lol

u wont know ur decision til march 28

[undone briar]

she had a whole list of questions and she was like “i haven’t even had to really ask the questions bc they just naturally come up in our conversation”

she was so sweet

[fossil willow]

sometimes they do

i feel like they definitely picked mine

[undone briar]

she wasn’t even in my state

[fossil willow]

mine wasnt here either

[undone briar]

she lives in mississippi

[fossil willow]

he used to

but moved

[undone briar]

and from new hampshire

but her passion was bridging the inequity in education, like that’s my twin fr

[fossil willow]

which seems too perfect to be coincidence 😭

[undone briar]

that’s good

she was like i thought my rural nh education was subpar when i got to harvard

but then i came here

and realized how subpar this area’s education is to what mine was

and she was just like that motivates her everyday as a principal

[fossil willow]

also the guy asked for my pronouns

like

that cant be coincidental bro 😭

[errant phoenix]

istg they picked mine too

[undone briar]

that’s so sweet

mine did too i believe

i talked about my sexuality in my essays, maybe that’s why she did

or maybe i’m tripping

[errant phoenix]

idk abt all that

[fossil willow]

there gotta be some behind the scenes thing

that we dont know abt

[undone briar]

HAS TO NE

[fossil willow]

ik harvard sends a list to the clubs

so maybe the clubs pick?

[undone briar]

she had my major choice

which is typically pre law

and ended up being an educator

[wary sparrow]

Istg mines nonexistent 😳

[undone briar]

THERE’S JUST NO WAY

[errant phoenix]

🥹

[fossil willow]

im so excited to visit boston

i'll share pics w yall

[undone briar]

yess

when are you going?

[fossil willow]

im going for a week, u can use the pics as motivation

[fossil willow]

week after next

[undone briar]

maybe i should stop loving harvard so much though

bc i can’t be let down

but also i’m praying and manifesting it for myself and maybe something good will come out of it

i can’t do the “low expectations high hopes” thing

it just doesn’t work for me

[fossil willow]

i had high both

[undone briar]

being realistic didn’t get me this far 💀

[undone briar]

idk i just feel like we have to

[wary sparrow]

I think im just high in general

[fossil willow]

in the words of panic at the disco, you have to have high high hopes for a living 🙏🏽

[random crow]

I have just been refraining from researching my colleges too much so I don’t get attached. Like, enough for interviews and to apply. But I’ve just kinda decided I can form stronger opinions once I know my options

We’ll see how long I can hold out with this mindset 💀

[undone briar]

fr

[undone briar]

i get that

[timber oriole]

ngl researching colleges is like stalking ur crush on her social media

[undone briar]

for me it just kinda happened naturally

so

it is what it is now

[timber oriole]

if u get too attached and u get rejected its over

[undone briar]

harvard will accept me.

simple

claiming it!

and praying (most importantly)

[random crow]

the college search crush analogies are so real oml

[random crow]

Yeah me with my Ed 💀

We’re learning

[fossil willow]

harvard was my golden ticket

[jaunty umbra]

How i feel with my duke interviewer

they werent even from my region

but had a very similar background and studied something super similar

[undone briar]

yess

[random crow]

yeah that's my yale interviewer (who i haven't interviewed with yet. wish me luck!). like only interviwer i've had who studied my major and she's literally on the other side of the country to me. neither of us have had ppl who aren't in our time zones and neither of us realized so we had to reschedule lol

i'm excited though! looking forward to art ppl

[solemn quest]

Nah this is what happened to me as well

Interviewer came from same ethnic and socioeconomic background to a t💀 and did the exact same AI research I was doing

Did you guys get a form from your regional clubs beforehand?

[opal night]

No

[fossil willow]

i got a preinterview form but that was after he was assigned

[jaunty umbra]

What is that

A pre interview form

I just got assigned to someone

[ashen carbon]

it’s definitely a clubs thing bc my interviewer only roughly shared my topics but had had multiple students from my school in previous years

[solemn quest]

Ahh ok

Yeah cuz I'm curious on whether admissions assigns you/suggests you or whether the clubs do it themselves

[fossil willow]

club would be the one to do that

if that happens at all

admissions just sends the list over unless its a special case

[random crow]

by regional club dym like, regional alumni association

[undone briar]

yes

[jaunty umbra]

so i checked my common app pdf for harvard

and i cant see if i submitted my ap scores

i am worried, but confused bc they were submitted to columbia

which i submitted on the same day

can you guys also not see ur test scores if u elected to go test opt?

[frozen night]

have u tried checking the portal

[jaunty umbra]

it just says i didnt elect to share my act/sat

which i didnt, thats right

im just referring to my ap scores and why they dont show up on the common app pdf

[frozen night]

just checked mine; they arent there either

and i was test considered

[solemn quest]

i dont think anyone can see their test scores

harvard has it so u cant see them in the pdf for whatever reason

[wary sparrow]

Im just curious but how much does sbux cost in the US for a grande drink

[errant phoenix]

Like $6

[wary sparrow]

Hmm

[wary sparrow]

Whoa

[wary sparrow]

In mine you get two grandes for $4 ish

Ok that’s shit expensive

Thanks for letting me know

[frozen night]

a small price to pay for happiness (im addicted; help)

[wary sparrow]

😭

I dont drink coffee regularly but lately theres like a big promo where for two days straight a grande costs less than $2

[frozen night]

dang.

starbucks or coffee in general is what gets me thru the day

[wary sparrow]

Its crowded af

[errant phoenix]

every thursday its $3 for us

well maybe they stopped it

[wary sparrow]

Ah

My promos happen on mon, wed, fri

$2 for grande

[errant phoenix]

what country is this 😱

[wary sparrow]

Fair enough

[errant phoenix]

no seriously im p sure starbucks was the same price in mex

mexico

or maybe im tripping

[wary sparrow]

Im asia

[errant phoenix]

ah

one thing about starbucks

it’s the same wherever you go

it’s so standardized

i love it

[errant phoenix]

if you’re worried abt spending too much on coffee, just buy an iced coffee concentrate and some syrups

easy

[wary sparrow]

Mm

Good thing i dont drink regularly

Coffee doesnt work on me

[random crow]

Or just don’t drink coffee -sincerely a coffee-hater

[wary sparrow]

I still get sleepy and other things

[random crow]

Same! I get the crash but I don’t get the high you are supposed to get?????

[wary sparrow]

I drink coffee for fun

[wary sparrow]

Yeah

[random crow]

I go to Starbucks and order hot chocolate lol

[wary sparrow]

You’re just like my mom 😭

[random crow]

Makes me feel like a kid

HELP

[wary sparrow]

Hahaha

[random crow]

Your mom gets me 😌

[wary sparrow]

My mom doesnt drink coffee she gets jittery

And heart burns

[random crow]

I just don’t like the taste

[wary sparrow]

It’s pretty decent i have to admit

[errant phoenix]

SAME

[random crow]

It’s like what if hot chocolate but worse

[wary sparrow]

Actually the artisanal coffees that are v expensive

They taste so good

[random crow]

I sometimes get the pink drink though that stuff is nice

[errant phoenix]

Yes fr.

I love the taste of coffee

[wary sparrow]

My teacher once gave me a shot it tastes so good

The coffee tastes like oranges

Crazy

[errant phoenix]

more than the actual caffeine effect

[random crow]

Wackadoo

[errant phoenix]

THE FRUITY COFFEE

[errant phoenix]

me too.

i need an actual energy drink to stay up

[wary sparrow]

Its called panama geisha coffee or smth

Insane coffee

[random crow]

Even coffee can be gay these days. What progressive times we live in /j

[errant phoenix]

very expensive

[rancid mural]

Harvard

[errant phoenix]

the princeton eating clubs have a cabinet full of it

[wary sparrow]

srsly?

Imma join one and bring it to my teacher lol

[rancid mural]

What’s an eating club

[errant phoenix]

Nah i’m joking

But some of them are so bougie

That it could be true

[rancid mural]

Is it where people try different foods

[lofty depot]

are we talking food here?

[rancid mural]

Something about an eating club

What are those

[errant phoenix]

No it’s their version of a frat

[rancid mural]

Oh

[errant phoenix]

and also their version of a meal plan

fraternity like structure for eating

[random crow]

What a wacky name for frats

[lofty depot]

oh cornell has a mushroom club

it's called the Fantastic Fungi Fanatics

i lowkey love the name

[random crow]

That’s so cute!

I don’t like mushrooms but I must admit that’s a baller name

[lofty depot]

you go mushroom hunting and cook stuff with those mushroom

iirc

[lofty depot]

same

[wary sparrow]

What if its poisonous

[rancid mural]

Wanna know what I noticed

None of the T20’s have a Lego club

[lofty depot]

You are probably trained first

[rancid mural]

I’m gonna make history in that regard

[random crow]

Well, there’s at least one sure fire way to know

[lofty depot]

go for it!

[rancid mural]

ty

I’ll also make some Minecraft SMP club

Cause I have a heavy background in that

[wary sparrow]

I like legos

[lofty depot]

https://cup-herbarium.cals.cornell.edu/extras/cornell-mushroom-club/

[wary sparrow]

I like putting in on the floor

[lofty depot]

im guessing they dont cook

which does make a lot of sense

[random crow]

Just collect and look at them

Admire the fungi

[wary sparrow]

Fun guy

[vague hemlock]

wtf imma go broke

[undone briar]

test opt includes ap scores too i believe (sorry im late)

[jaunty umbra]

Ahh ok thank you sm! I got worried

[cosmic crypt]

have any intls not gotten an interview yet?

[soft valley]

i havent gotten one😭

[wary sparrow]

[cosmic crypt]

[lofty depot]

what if i get an interview this week?

what if?

[wary sparrow]

my mom says you can!

[fossil willow]

u can

u can always get an interview, i'd only start worrying like 2 weeks before decisions

even then its still possible just not gonna be near as likely

[lofty depot]

thanks kace

ill be hopeful ig

[spring cave]

!ivyday

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[uncut canyon]

!ivyday

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[jaunty umbra]

Oh fr

[fossil willow]

some dude here got an interview a week before decisions in rea 💀

so its very possible

[lofty depot]

oh btw someone told me there are like 3 indians who got in rea 🙃

good for them

i wish them all a very happy and long life ahead

[undone briar]

i’m sooo in need for like a pick me up

[violet prawn]

me too dude

[undone briar]

something is gonna happen soon though

believe it

[opal night]

me three :( life is really hard rn

[cerulean flax]

life is always hard

[opal night]

it's worse rn 😭 significantly

[undone briar]

so comforting!

[cerulean flax]

Np

[undone briar]

returning to this message when i get accepted in 30 days!

[wary sparrow]

barfhard

[solemn edge]

Hey so i got a second interview with an AO after being deferred and I thought she was awesome and it went well but I keep hearing different things about it from my friends. Some are saying it doesn't mean much some are saying I'm auto accept does anyone know what it actually means in context?

[fossil willow]

well it depends

about half of the normal people who get an ao interview get in

depends on what the committee thinks of ur app with the new context added

usually ao interviews r if u had smth unique or special they needed to discuss or clarify

[solemn edge]

yeah that sounds abt right

ok so it means im being considered, but not auto or anything right?

[fossil willow]

generally it means ur being strongly considered

hence the 50%

[solemn edge]

gotcha gotcha

[fossil willow]

its just the waiting game rn

gl!

[solemn edge]

this month better hurry up 😭

[solemn edge]

ty! you as well!!

[fossil willow]

i cant imagine waiting 3 months tbh

so glad i did rea 💀

[solemn edge]

oh did u get in?

[fossil willow]

ye

[solemn edge]

oh congrats!!

bro if i got in rea i would left this server immediately 😭 shoutout for staying

[fossil willow]

nearly 4 months has gotta count as some kinda torture

[fossil willow]

i like the verified channels

theres job help stuff

[solemn edge]

bro from november 1st to march 28 is nearly 5 months in limbo

im losing it

i guess its worth it for harvard but still man

[grizzled dragon]

I think it's a really good thing! When was the second interview btw?

[solemn edge]

last week! again the AO/reader who interviewed me was super awesome and understanding of my situation. I honestly expected to get rejected REA so I'm still incredibly happy to even have been deferred. also some of my friends have had their respective interviews over the past few weeks as well.

[near obsidian]

ooh i had my ao interview 2 weeks ago! did they ask about anything specific?

[solemn edge]

A) i also got into berkeley early congrats

B) just about life experiences and certain things that made a me a more unconventional applicant

[vague hemlock]

things will get better, i hope you're ok 🫂 how's your health doing?

[grizzled dragon]

That's great! Was the first interview before the deferral?

[near obsidian]

omgg same here

[near obsidian]

oooh are you from the bay?

[honest schooner]

Got an interview req today, so they're still going out!

[deft ermine]

are you an international applicant?

[honest schooner]

Yes

South India

Idk why but I keep getting interviewers from Navi Mumbai

[deft ermine]

Congratulations!!!!

[lofty depot]

LMAO

[lofty depot]

Congratulations!!! u must be cracked fr man

[honest schooner]

No Ms. Luck I ain't even half cracked 😭

[honest schooner]

Idk interview req can mean a lotta things but thanks

[lofty depot]

prove it

[honest schooner]

Non-feeder, no crazy ECs

state board

only 4 APs, no humanities or soc sciences

[deft ermine]

well i dont wanna be that guy but i know that for harvard, the interviews are important for internationals

[honest schooner]

good essays tho

[honest schooner]

yeah I know that! thanks

[lofty depot]

can i dm you

[honest schooner]

but idrk how to feel cuz Harvard is my least fav ivy (out of those which I applied to) and now they're actually considering me

[honest schooner]

yeah

[lofty depot]

cool thanks

[honest schooner]

guys tell me 5 reasons to love harvard

[lofty depot]

mere 5? i can give you a thousand

[vague hemlock]

genuinely, go on

[lofty depot]

i don't want to break rule 7

[vague hemlock]

dm

[lofty depot]

u don't want a 1000 reasons right?

was just trying my hand at hyperbole uk

[vague hemlock]

nah i just want your reasons like main ones

[reef forge]

Prestige, ranking, prestigious, fame, harvard, did i mention prestige?

W/ a side of networking and connections

[vague hemlock]

no bcuz i asked my friend and he just said harvard calls majors "concentrations"

[wary sparrow]

I think u forgot prestige

[reef forge]

Good catch

[vague hemlock]

mostly everyone I've seen says prestige lol

[wary sparrow]

Did i say prestige alr

[reef forge]

Other schools do that too?

Not special at all tbh

[vague hemlock]

THAT'S MY POINT

DEFLECTING YOUR PRESTIGE LOVING ASS

[reef forge]

If we’re talking culture wise, i doubt anyone actually likes harvards culture

Seems pretty elitist and toxic

[wary sparrow]

The buildimgs are old af

[reef forge]

Dorms trash

Maybe cambridge?

[wary sparrow]

Yah the dorms too

[reef forge]

Ima be honest im applying 100% for prestige

At least i aint tryna hide it

[wary sparrow]

And the connection and job opportunities prolly

[reef forge]

Yea that too

Great school for ib/consulting

[reef forge]

Whats ur major

Premed track?

[wary sparrow]

Bio 💀

No premed

[reef forge]

Just biology?

[wary sparrow]

Yeah thats my hs profile

Idt imma continue pursue bio tho

[reef forge]

Ah ok

One of 1834839282 pton students who has some dream to change the world then immediately becomes an econ major and sells soul to ib

[wary sparrow]

😂

[reef forge]

Or a cs major

But not many switch into cs

A lot harder obviously

[vague hemlock]

CS is a W

[lofty depot]

i love the people there

[vague hemlock]

low-key might switch especially if i go to berkeley

[lofty depot]

the vibe

[vague hemlock]

are you sure

[lofty depot]

the professors

[lofty depot]

yeah 2 of them are great

the opportunites

the campus

the dorms

the dhall

[reef forge]

Alright bro

Nah bro just lying atp

Harvard dorms are horrible

[lofty depot]

i like them

[reef forge]

The vibe is crazy 😭

[cerulean flax]

Might be hard to switch into cs at berk

[lofty depot]

even thought the taps run out of water 💀

[reef forge]

Campus is decent tbf

[lofty depot]

and the dorm room is small

[vague hemlock]

not directly cs but prolly ds or stats or math

[lofty depot]

the the floor creaks

[wary sparrow]

They make it harder now

[reef forge]

And the mold problems plus no AC and mid renovations?

[lofty depot]

i still love it

[wary sparrow]

Ds too

[lofty depot]

it's everything

[cerulean flax]

It’s right by the Charles river so good scenery

[vague hemlock]

💀

[wary sparrow]

If im not wrong

[vague hemlock]

What is the vibe at Harvard

[lofty depot]

oh yeah that too

love it

[wary sparrow]

Mold

[reef forge]

Im better than you

[lofty depot]

THE ONE AND ONLY VIBE

[reef forge]

Im richer than you

[wary sparrow]

Moldy location, maldy ppl

[reef forge]

Im smarter than you

[lofty depot]

i also love harvard square

[reef forge]

Elitism basically

[lofty depot]

and ofc widener

and yes john harvard

[wary sparrow]

U go undergrad to harvard and come back seen equal with harvard grads 😃

[lofty depot]

and cross-registering at mit

[vague hemlock]

Yeah tbh media studies is also hard to switch into so i was like 💀 maybe i shouldn't have applied as English

[cerulean flax]

[vague hemlock]

yeah this is what I've seen

[lofty depot]

and elitism too

thanks

[lofty depot]

do you need more reasons?

i can go on

[vague hemlock]

yes because all your reasons have been refuted 😭

[wary sparrow]

[grizzled dragon]

huge number ngl

[reef forge]

Not even refuted tbh theyre just bad 😭

Nah im sorry im lowk shitting on someone else’s love for a school

My bad

[lofty depot]

BY U GUYS!!!

not me

[wary sparrow]

We’re just coping

[reef forge]

Bro is not coping

You only have harvard rd right

[wary sparrow]

Hopium

[lofty depot]

u should be 😭

[wary sparrow]

I have Jale too

[reef forge]

Oh ok

If u sweep hyp

Where u going

[wary sparrow]

Idt i can sweep bcs no interview from H!!

[reef forge]

If u do

[wary sparrow]

The ones who give the most aid and stipend

[lofty depot]

on it's way

[wary sparrow]

DUh

[lofty depot]

smart move

[cerulean flax]

I still would’ve chosen Harvard cause Boston

[lofty depot]

smarter move

[reef forge]

Wait u arent fullpay?

[wary sparrow]

Im fullride

[reef forge]

Holy shit u got fullride pton?

Insane

[wary sparrow]

Yeah

[reef forge]

W manz

[cerulean flax]

Fr

[lofty depot]

so what u choosing if full aid for all 3

[reef forge]

Or girl

Idk ur gender

[wary sparrow]

Pton or H

[cerulean flax]

I think Yale and Harvard should give similar aid cause need based right

[lofty depot]

it's a sphinx cat!!!

[wary sparrow]

All shud be giving similar aid

[cerulean flax]

W

[lofty depot]

smartest move

[wary sparrow]

Probably difference only couple thousand dollars

[wary sparrow]

So true

i’m a Moew

My pronouns are Moew / Moew

[lofty depot]

🙃

[wary sparrow]

It’s moew!

[lofty depot]

oh mb lmao

[wary sparrow]

Yay

[reef forge]

Ok

[lofty depot]

sorry about the grave error

[wary sparrow]

Np

[lofty depot]

should i eat ice cream?

or no

[wary sparrow]

Yes

Ice cream is so yummy

[lofty depot]

omg it's so yum

im having an ice cream after 2 years

[vague hemlock]

all im saying is that you deserve better girl im looking out for you

[vague hemlock]

damn did you do nothing else that's insane

[lofty depot]

thanks smrithi

i

will be honest

very honest

[vague hemlock]

then how can H or Y top that😭

[lofty depot]

im actually over harvard

fr

this time

no cap

[vague hemlock]

slay

i will also be honest

i don't think you'll get into harvard

but i think you'll get into Wellesley and Duke and Princeton and either stanford or Yale or both

and i think you'll be very happy there much more happier than you would've been at H

[lofty depot]

i agree with you

you're right smrithi

very right

[lofty depot]

im sure

i kinda know that im not harvard type and harvard isn't my type now

IT'S OVER 💔

but im happy ❤️

[vague hemlock]

as you should be

[grizzled dragon]

idk why but while reading this a tiktok song played in my heart- the one that goes "war is over...."

[cerulean flax]

The Christmas song?

[wary sparrow]

They didnt give me travel stipend bcs not poor enough 😢

[wary sparrow]

Someone talked me down to withdraw the rest

[grizzled dragon]

what? no

the tiktok one lmao

[cerulean flax]

What other song goes war is over

[lofty depot]

war is over?

lol

ill have to search that up

[vague hemlock]

ohh

[vague hemlock]

did you pay or fee waiver?

bruh if you already wrote the essays why withdraw

[wary sparrow]

Fee waiver

[wary sparrow]

Well he said i’m gonna take other ppl’s slots

And i def not going to cornell or columby or penn even if I got in

And that’s true

[grizzled dragon]

yeah that one ig

[wary sparrow]

Like I’m going to take the slot for ppl in my country who ask for full aid if i got in bcs they rarely give them out

[grizzled dragon]

i meant the xmas one

[vague hemlock]

that's not how it works

there's a waitlist for a reason

[vague hemlock]

wouldn't you go if they gave better aid?

[reef forge]

In his case it kind of is

Also ivies admit few to none off the waitlist

Dartmouth columbia harvard etc

Didnt admit anyone last year iirc

Off the waitlist

[vague hemlock]

really💀

do they just make the class size smaller

i mean they have great yield rates but still

[wary sparrow]

Ivies rarely admit waitlists

[cerulean flax]

I mean usually they accept enough to fill a class ig

[wary sparrow]

Yeah

They overadmit ppl so despite the yield rates the waitlists often have little to no chance

[wary sparrow]

They wont

[vague hemlock]

sphinx are you intl

[wary sparrow]

Yeah

[vague hemlock]

or like us citizen

[wary sparrow]

No im purely intl

[vague hemlock]

damn

Princeton isn't need blind right

[wary sparrow]

They are

[vague hemlock]

oh nvm

still goated

[finite lodge]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-26/harvard-university-floats-1-65-billion-upcoming-debt-sale?leadSource=uverify wall

boutta flip the script on harvard and make them in debt to me 💪

[solemn edge]

No I’m oos

[bitter path]

Whether ppl wanna admit it or not but almost everyone applies for the prestige

If they dont, prestige definitely plays a role when deciding between colleges

[reef forge]

^

[opal night]

It’s the same (no improvement)

[late zenith]

https://tenor.com/view/beaver-speaking-chinese-its-over-it's-over-gif-11017173769254323951

[late zenith]

damn that sucks stay strong tho

[vague hemlock]

it was better before this right? were you on medication then or something?

[opal night]

Yeah and yes the meds aren’t really effective for the symptoms anymore

[vague hemlock]

ohh :( what do the doctors say?

[opal night]

They have no idea

[vague hemlock]

damn

what are they doing with their degrees smh

hope it becomes at least more bearable for you tho !!

[opal night]

Fr I googled and apparently my illness was found over a hundred and fifty years ago yet there’s still so little on it 😭

[opal night]

Hopefully but I doubt 😭 getting an NJ tube again next week and I keep crying

[vague hemlock]

oh-😭😭😭

[vague hemlock]

what is that?

[lofty depot]

Guys should I open my email inbox tomorrow or not?

[bitter path]

Wdym…?

[undone briar]

it’s hell

[opal night]

It’s basically a feeding tube that goes into your stomach

[vague hemlock]

ohhh

im guessing thats not easy to manage

does it help tho

[opal night]

No

[opal night]

Not sure 😭

[vague hemlock]

here's to hoping it does 🤞

have you ever had it before or-?

[fossil willow]

thats an ng tube isnt it

nasogastric tube

or r u getting a special type or smth

[opal night]

That’s an ng yeah nj bypasses the stomach and goes to the small intestine, I just simplified

[opal night]

Yeah it’s a chronic illness but it should go away

[opal night]

I’m getting nasojejunal bc my issue is beyond the stomach

[vague hemlock]

no i meant the NJ tube

[opal night]

Oh yeah it’s my 5th time 😭

Last time was back in October though and I didn’t think id have to get it back

Which makes it worse

[vague hemlock]

oh :((

[fleet rampart]

!ivyday

[frigid gate]

Ivy Day Decision Date

Ivy Day decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
1 month, 1 day and 37 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[near obsidian]

i think likely letters have been out

oh i can’t send a ss

[stable pecan]

talk more and get perms

[near obsidian]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/B81jVM2Xdj

[tall moat]

I believe them, but I wouldn’t fully do so until they’ve posted a redacted ss

[stable pecan]

it cant be true because HU hasnt sent me mine 😉

[near obsidian]

LOL

true

[undone briar]

lmaoo

they might be rolling as well

i think last year some came out first week of march

[jaunty umbra]

congrats to them

wow

[cerulean flax]

damn

good stuff

[violet prawn]

Oh shoot

It’s happening

Scary knowing my app was read at least once (it’s already in the trash)

[jaunty umbra]

how do you know if it was read once?

I thought they read some apps and give them likelies early, but may have not gotten to them all

[violet prawn]

I mean it’s been long enough and I feel like they look at MOST apps before sending likelies

[tall moat]

they’ve already done subcommittees

[violet prawn]

Committees are also supposed to be starting now right it’s only a month until decision

[violet prawn]

Yeah

[jaunty umbra]

where’s your source

I had no clue man

[violet prawn]

They released their procedures after a law suit

About how they do the process and how they rank students

[tall moat]

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

^from someone who read the lengthy court doc

[jaunty umbra]

y’all really researched

[cerulean flax]

damn

[jaunty umbra]

I didn’t even know they released that

[errant phoenix]

sue every school

[cerulean flax]

do I trust expert kate stone

she looks manipulative

[errant phoenix]

and you’ll get more info

[jaunty umbra]

I saw the rating thing, which how can they rate people academically without a test score?

[violet prawn]

Nah im just in here too much 😭😭😭

[jaunty umbra]

fr same 😭

[cerulean flax]

gpa, academic achievements, etc

[jaunty umbra]

I wonder how it’s changed

[violet prawn]

LOLLL

[jaunty umbra]

Man I only had my college rank and honor roll 😭😭

[violet prawn]

Prob just less race based

[jaunty umbra]

my ec’s had nothing to with academics

[violet prawn]

Harvard likely is crazyyyy tho what a dream

[cerulean flax]

that's most people probably it's very hard to be a 1/2 in academics

[violet prawn]

That guy is himothy fr

[steady bear]

we all getting into harvard trust

[jaunty umbra]

I thought a 2 was a quarter of all applicants?

[steady bear]

my likely letter is arriving soon

[cerulean flax]

idk tbh

[violet prawn]

And they don’t even seem like cured cancer typa applicant but cracked nonetheless

[cerulean flax]

probably very high gpa level

[violet prawn]

I might have chances 😁😁 except TO

[stable pecan]

1 is the number people rarely get

[cerulean flax]

yeah that much I know

I forgot how common 2s were

[jaunty umbra]

TO was shooting myself in the leg

[cerulean flax]

not common but like

[jaunty umbra]

one of my regrets

[cerulean flax]

how much they appeared

[violet prawn]

literally

isef gpa and essays need to carry

im so stupiddd why do i have test anxiety

[tall moat]

I love trying to rationalize a semi-random process

[jaunty umbra]

You have isef????

[violet prawn]

how do i star this

[jaunty umbra]

nah you shouldn’t worry 😭😭

[tall moat]

Oh 100%, she told me she’s about to sue u to dox you on this server

[violet prawn]

i should (i got rejected columbia ED and uiuc CS isef doesnt mean SHIT)

[jaunty umbra]

yeah it’s lowkey fun reading about admissions

[cerulean flax]

no pls

[jaunty umbra]

Nooo it’s a good achievement, what were they thinking rejecting you

[steady bear]

im literally obsessed with college admissions idk why

[violet prawn]

test opt probably as an asian

i hope i get into like brown

itd be perfect

[tall moat]

Don’t mess w Kate stone that’s all I have to say

[violet prawn]

id be happy for a bit

[jaunty umbra]

Hope it happens

[violet prawn]

same to u with ur fav college!!

[cerulean flax]

she probably in my walls as we speak

[tall moat]

How do I know ur not her

[cerulean flax]

hey keep it quiet before I kate stone you

[violet prawn]

should i submit a poem i wrote to harvard

its really good like my lit teacher really liked it

they said u could submit creative writing on the portal

[late zenith]

what is that gonna do

unless u won a national writing comp alongside it or scholatsic gold key

not gonna move the needle

[violet prawn]

i guess

im literally just bored

[late zenith]

apply for summer internships

ur cs?

[violet prawn]

yea

i did

[late zenith]

regardless of what school u need to you need freshmen yr internships

[violet prawn]

im doing one at ibm

[late zenith]

nice

do u do front end?

[violet prawn]

i also submitted a rec from my ibm advisor

[violet prawn]

nah

watson research

[reef forge]

yes

[violet prawn]

ur lying

[reef forge]

why ask such a stupid question then

[violet prawn]

im bored i literally said that

[sacred orchid]

i think i sent harvard a writing portfolio

[reef forge]

should i storm the harvard admissions office

?

[violet prawn]

bro why do u hate me

get outta here

[reef forge]

guys i have a question

should i storm the AOs

just asking

[late zenith]

very poor attempt at humor 👏

[reef forge]

smd

[steady bear]

bruh how you get cs interships

im struggling

[reef forge]

spam apply

mostly nepo tho

if youre a high schooler

[violet prawn]

an ibm rep came to my school for career day

and then i emailed her

and then she forwarded me to like

3 ppl

and then i kept asking

and sent them my resume

[stable pecan]

Honestly just wait for college to seriously search for internships 😭

[violet prawn]

and they were like oh she's fr

and then advised me thru junior year

[steady bear]

my school does senior internships and they cant even find a cs one

[violet prawn]

and ill work on smth over the summer

[reef forge]

yea as someone who's done high school internships, do it only if you genuinely wanna learn

[stable pecan]

Not many places want a HSer

[reef forge]

i interned at a startup

and i really enjoyed it

i actually had impact as well

then they shipped me off to social media team and i wasnt able to do as much

[steady bear]

I feel like im experienced enough

[stable pecan]

Sure, but you’re in HS and that age and education level itself can slightly hold you back from many internships

[steady bear]

i j ust need to start linkedin maxxing

[reef forge]

if youre doing an internship for high schoolers then its prob rlly limited

if youre doing one open to college kids then why would they take you

[cerulean flax]

fr

[tall moat]

nah if u work for a mid-small sized business it’s goated

[reef forge]

theres exceptions for sure

but on the most part

ppl arent gonna let a 16-17 year old have genuine power

[steady bear]

my first internship i literally did nothing and got paid

[reef forge]

most HSers i talk to w internships

have an experience like this

their dad/dads friends hooks them up

[steady bear]

during the day I just left and got chipotle for like two hours

[reef forge]

and they j learn

and do some basic shit

[steady bear]

but like I did stuff but occasionally

[reef forge]

like excel

or phone calls

[steady bear]

I just 3d printed

[reef forge]

and then thats it

[tall moat]

They offered me comp but I turned it down 😭😭

[steady bear]

and sat in on meetings

[steady bear]

bruh why

[errant phoenix]

i j got my cbhp letter in mail

[reef forge]

honorable lad

[reef forge]

nothing for me yet lol, got the presidents letter a few days ago

[steady bear]

what are yall doing for your senior summer

[tall moat]

Good question!

[steady bear]

theres like no programs or internships for seniors its annoying

[reef forge]

job, gym, travel

[errant phoenix]

what am i doing my senior summer…

travel LOL

[violet prawn]

travel, sleep, hang out with friends

[tall moat]

I might do something at the bipartisan policy center

[errant phoenix]

okay

flex

[rotund ember]

research

[tall moat]

blud asked 😭😭

[limpid herald]

i want to go on vacation but that isnt happening so i got an internship instead

[rotund ember]

LOL

[rotund ember]

oh i have some links that might work if u want

[errant phoenix]

i need to find something

[steady bear]

wen clutch up

send some my way ty

[late zenith]

hook me up with smth at fbi 🙏

[tall moat]

ofc ofc

their building is sick

[errant phoenix]

no hook me up

[steady bear]

honestly I might just work and start moneymaxxing before college so I have money to spend

[errant phoenix]

oh right thats what im doing

i forgot

[tall moat]

I would work if I could find something not in retail or food service

[rotund ember]

ok i have no concept of this

but is $17 an hour good pay

[tall moat]

YES

[cerulean flax]

yes