Harvard University (2023-2024)

[timber oriole]

for college apps

[tall moat]

I didn’t end up putting GHLC on my app so 🤷‍♂️

[timber oriole]

ppl learn how to make a project that has impact

everyone starts with something stupid at first

this is better than not starting a npo at all

[tall moat]

facts 🗣️

[timber oriole]

at least college app is promoting the act of doing these things that have an impact

[solemn quest]

I think I've seen petey talk about it before

Basically that time could've been more constructively spent

[jolly lichen]

uh depends if the areas of improvement are "would have done better with knowledge of hodge theory" or "cannot get along with people"

[timber oriole]

maybe its fake originally, but it'll be the beginning for ppl who will use this knowledge to make their impacts in the future

[jolly lichen]

and research isn't??

[late zenith]

not at the level where u meet with the president 🙄

[solemn quest]

Directly volunteering for an organization that has already set a framework for people to directly impact people

Versus spending a lot of time establishing ur own npo and ditching it after apps

[timber oriole]

if we all just volunteer for orgs we'll have no leaders in the future

[solemn quest]

Idk this is just what I've seen AOs say

[timber oriole]

bc ppl dont know how to found and initiate

they just follow

[tall moat]

it was a press release from trump 😭 I didn’t meet him

[solemn quest]

Well yeah maybe it just demonstrates different personal characteristics

[late zenith]

yess

this is the way

[late zenith]

meeting with my girl kamala

[solemn quest]

I def think research is mostly bs too lmao

Esp at the high school elvel

Level

Obviously there are exceptions to every case

Esp with how many pay to participate programs there are nowadays

[tall moat]

well I think sometimes that framework doesn’t exist, especially in less populous areas

[timber oriole]

its all bs

dont even say mostly

[solemn quest]

That's when context would matter probably

[jolly lichen]

just to say it, cold take: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/10/26/kwon-stop-making-your-own-nonprofit/

[timber oriole]

i was so disappointed after seeing my peers' projects at isef last yr

all bs

its a bs competition 😔

[solemn quest]

Yeah this is basically exactly what I'm saying

[tall moat]

i think filing for nonprofit status is silly

[solemn quest]

I agree

Like I think if you're doing things because you genuinely care about the cause

And there's no preexisting avenue that does what you do

[jolly lichen]

it's bs all the way down

[solemn quest]

Like i get it

[timber oriole]

its kinda bs too in actual academia

also nobel prize winners

[solemn quest]

But if you're literally spending more time on like the institutional/performative aspect rather than the actual impact on ppl that says smth

[late zenith]

yes yse we get it

[solemn quest]

I mean then yeah your example fits into the exception

[late zenith]

ur the most cracked person in chast

[solemn quest]

But like i know somebody who started importing books to tanzania living in like metropolitan bay area

And they had literally no connection to it

[tall moat]

I’m not bud 😭

[jolly lichen]

oh that's exactly what I'm saying lol

[solemn quest]

And i'm like BFFR

[late zenith]

💀

[tall moat]

yeah that’s wack

[solemn quest]

They got into Harvard tho so 😭

[late zenith]

valid

[tall moat]

they don’t have any connection to Tanzania ?

that gives mission trip vibes😭

[solemn quest]

Literally none

This was like a rich white kid at a 60K a year private school

And they started an entire npo that they ditched after apps

I see this a lot being from the bay area ig that's the perspective I'm speaking from

[tall moat]

ohhh this makes sense lol

I wonder what made them choose tanzania

[solemn quest]

They really just threw a dart on a map I bet 😭

[tall moat]

btw last year a girl from my school had isef finalist, regen top 300, and jshs qualifier and got into harvard and waitlisted mit 🤷‍♂️

[timber oriole]

girls have it easier

[violet prawn]

The way this makes me want to die

[timber oriole]

why

[scarlet iron]

Well

[violet prawn]

I only have one of those and I’m test opt 😭😭 yea I’m a girl but woman in stem only goes so far

[scarlet iron]

Something a privileged first world boy would say

[timber oriole]

sounds like something a girl would say

colleges have 50/50 gender distribution

there are more guy applicants

statistically it's easier

[violet prawn]

💀💀

[violet prawn]

guys in humanities have it easier 😓😓😓 what do I do

[timber oriole]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

we are not talking abt humanities

we are talking abt stem

and we are statistically speaking

[violet prawn]

So ur point isn’t valid

[scarlet iron]

Or maybe i am just not out of touch 🤷

[timber oriole]

no?

we were never talking abt humanities in the first place

[violet prawn]

Statistically speaking 🤓👆🏻 I’m right too

[timber oriole]

i was responding to a msg abt research comps

[violet prawn]

well you’re generalizing it

[timber oriole]

never was i talking abt humanities my guy

[solemn quest]

what does mit want ofmg

omfg

[half topaz]

does it matter 😭

yall r beyond lost in the sauce atp

test opt will def hurt if ur from a well off/high achieving environment

but at the same time it might not be a big deal if u have like AP scores

[solemn quest]

😭

[half topaz]

quite unfortunate...

[timber oriole]

yes

quite a fulfillment for my curiosity 😁

[violet prawn]

…I don’t but I took 13 APs + multi variable calc

[timber oriole]

u should hop off a2c as a junior too

[half topaz]

you didnt take any of the tests?

[half topaz]

im bored

[violet prawn]

I moved to my new school summer before junior year and they’re kinda over achieving but the school I went to from 3rd to 10th grade is poor af

[violet prawn]

I did but none of them were great

Lots of 3s that I didn’t wanna submit

[half topaz]

oh damn

the thing is that universities strongly prefer applicants to have some sort of standardized qualification

[violet prawn]

Ok well I moved way too much to be standardized

Schooling in 3 different countries is no joke

[half topaz]

i mean

registering for the SAT takes a month, so colleges probably wont think the same

[violet prawn]

I guess

I’m just hoping rest of my app comes in clutch

[half topaz]

if the rest of ur profile looks good you still have a shot but

no standardized qualifications is a big disadvantage

[violet prawn]

oh well

It is what it is

[half topaz]

ig

wait did u even take the sat/act?

[violet prawn]

Def not good enough

[half topaz]

because taking the SAT and getting a score in the 1300-1400s is still relatively good and it will be evaluated in the context of your application/environment. Low income/disadvantaged applicants shouldnt feel discouraged from sending scores that are below average!!

[violet prawn]

Nah it would’ve been a bad idea to submit

[half topaz]

i mean that definitely depends on your context though

if that was e.g. the highest grade in your class then that's a very good idea to submit

but ig atp its just how the cookie crumbles

[rancid mural]

cure cancer

[finite lodge]

!ivyday

[frigid gate]

Ivy Day Decision Date

Ivy Day decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
24 days, 13 hours and 54 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[tall moat]

LOL I hope so

[tall moat]

wait i was thinking that you would be fine then

she didn’t have anything else

[violet prawn]

Ohhhh okay

Well

24 days

The apprehension will come to an end

[tall moat]

who else is seeing ussyp all over their friends stories 😭💔

[scarlet iron]

What is ussyp

[vague hemlock]

💀💀💀💀💀

[uncut canyon]

!ivyday

[frigid gate]

Ivy Day Decision Date

Ivy Day decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
24 days, 8 hours and 36 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[uncut canyon]

!interviewinmyemailwheniwakeup

[scarlet iron]

!painisover

[autumn dock]

this is so weird because its the same case for my country no one got interviews

!ivyday

[frigid gate]

Ivy Day Decision Date

Ivy Day decisions come out <t:1711666800:F> in your local time
24 days, 7 hours and 54 minutes until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[scarlet iron]

fr?

[autumn dock]

yeaa literally no one got one for harvard or yale so weird

just princeton interviews

[scarlet iron]

princeton is quite normal

but the others

mm

yea let's just pray they're not done w the interviews

[autumn dock]

i hope so because i personally know extremely qualified people who would get an interview at least

so im assuming its just that there is no alumni in the areaa

[scarlet iron]

or maybe they've accepted someone REA

in my country that's the case last year

[autumn dock]

rea they got deferred and manya pply rd

[scarlet iron]

only one got in, it's REA and they're an athlete

🤡

[autumn dock]

[scarlet iron]

I'm afraid it's going to repeat again this year

[autumn dock]

im just confused as to why no one got an interview from my area

its impossible

[scarlet iron]

honestly same

but i've personally given up and dgaf no more

[autumn dock]

lowkey same here fuck it

[scarlet iron]

maybe we're just not made for harvard

#notharvardbound

[autumn dock]

no but like im not talking about acceptances like i know these people who applied they would get an interview at leasttt

[scarlet iron]

the interviews are p selective for intls tho

are you intl?

[cerulean flax]

what sport

[storm condor]

will it hurt me if i send an application update today ? lmao

one of the things in the updates came out today and its kinda veery important

[undone briar]

why would it hurt you

it can only help

[tall moat]

trust if they rly wanted to consider a candidate, they’ll do everything in their power to give them an interview

[undone briar]

question

where is your acceptance

[timber oriole]

lol

[tall moat]

wdym 😭

I thought it was known that intl interviews are pretty much a prerequisite

[undone briar]

1A 20R?

[tall moat]

ohhhh it’s my safety lol

[undone briar]

😭😭 not you thought i was getting smart with you LMAOO

[tall moat]

yeah I was like 😟🤨

[undone briar]

i think @timber oriole thought that too 😭

[timber oriole]

💀

[autumn dock]

no way Ik people with 4.5s nonprofits killer essays who didn’t get an interview

Not talking about an acceptance just an interview like common

[tall moat]

They are extremely reserved with their international interviews. Almost no intl student gets in without one

[autumn dock]

Fuck😂

[tall moat]

well it’s not too late for interviews to go out…

[autumn dock]

like I get they’re super selective but I’ve genuinely read extremely solid application that are “Ivy level” so I’d assume they’d get an interview at least which is wild how no one has

From the entire region….

so seems like it’s more of a lack of active alumni in the region but who am I to know 😂😂

[tall moat]

They’ll likely set up an AO interview in that case per the lawsuit document

[autumn dock]

ahh gotchu

[late zenith]

Me bruh

Cus today is the retreat right

[jaunty umbra]

No one knows 😭😭

[scarlet iron]

Golf

[cerulean flax]

you can I just don't know where you would find a someone who accurately knows tbh

[steady bear]

so a chance me?

[scarlet iron]

we’re not the AOs

[cerulean flax]

people can give their best guess

but that's about it

[jaunty umbra]

and their best guess can be very different from what an AO would think

so just chill EVERYONE

[steady bear]

when harvard likely letters dropping

waiting for mine 🙏

[cerulean flax]

Fr even if you have a better idea of how they might judge you your chances haven’t changed

Just chill and trust the process

[jaunty umbra]

I hope they don’t throw my app in the trash tho cause I talked about crying to 90 day fiance in my roommate essay

[steady bear]

my roommate essay was trash its ok

[jaunty umbra]

but oh well we take risks over here

[sour shale]

Potentially TMR as this was previous years

[steady bear]

oh word

fr fr

do they all drop at once

[undone briar]

i believe a few people already got one

[scarlet iron]

😭

[steady bear]

idk even why im asking im not getting one but im delusional

[frank arch]

We are gettin likely fr

(Im an intl who didn’t get an interview)

[scarlet iron]

Does anyone get off the waitlist for harvard lol

[late zenith]

very few?

last year darty had none of waitlist

[scarlet iron]

welp no hope then

[late zenith]

yep

[uncut canyon]

ok well ik someone with a profile that isn’t very ivy level and they still got a princeton interview so ig don’t think about it too much

[rancid mural]

Princeton interview is automatic i had mine before the rea deadline

2 days after i sent my app in

No way they couldve read it

[uncut canyon]

well that would make sense

[vague hemlock]

My friend got a second alumni interview

Like he rea'd and had one in December, got deferred and got contacted again now

Not AO

Has that happened to anyone?

[autumn dock]

Ahh got u

[simple maple]

nah princeton gives interviews to almost everyone and its only based on availability

harvard is a different story

if you dont get interview as an international your getting rejected

[grizzled dragon]

may ik what country?

[vague hemlock]

india

[grizzled dragon]

afaik that's a really good sign

but like i do know someone who get rejected despite a second interview after harvard deferral

[vague hemlock]

damn

[grizzled dragon]

they were domestic tho and im pretty sure it's a better sign for intls

[vague hemlock]

i've never even heard of someone getting a second interview tho

like AO interview i've seen but not second alumni interviews

[grizzled dragon]

oh btw i also know of one person who got in with 0 interviews after a harvard deferral last year

[vague hemlock]

insane

[grizzled dragon]

that is also possible

[vague hemlock]

intl?

[grizzled dragon]

in deferral cases, that's possible

[grizzled dragon]

can't remember lol

but i think they were domestic

[vague hemlock]

ah

[craggy latch]

can intls even get in without interviews 😭

[scarlet iron]

Idts 😭

[wraith crescent]

what is acceptance rate for intls who got interview

[grizzled dragon]

no such data

[rich wren]

no nsfw

[rancid mural]

27.7

[cerulean flax]

who knows

[tall moat]

United States senate youth program

it’s amazing but pretty hard to get into

[rich wren]

no his previous message about ussyp i had to delete bc he made an nsfw joke

[scarlet iron]

Sorry i was genuinely curious

[rain tundra]

i guess that's a good sign cuz they're sitll sending interview invites 😭

when does harvard send out "likely" letters?

[undone briar]

some people already got them

[rain tundra]

do u know when?

also do international students also get them?

[grizzled dragon]

yeah

rare though

[rain tundra]

it's joever

[cerulean flax]

it's not joever if you don't get a likely

[rain tundra]

i havent gotten an interview invite yet

and im international

so its pretty joever

[frank arch]

Its harvardover for us

Didn’t have much hope to begin with

[rain tundra]

its neverrrr overrrrrr allll my bloooodd for the sweetness of her laughter

sorry

yeah it could be over

but i'm not giving up hope until this friday

[wraith crescent]

where did you get this

[rancid mural]

My ass

[steady anvil]

GUYS

GUYS

[rustic cosmos]

wsg

[steady anvil]

wat does getting a second interview mean

[rustic cosmos]

good

[undone briar]

alumni or AO?

[rustic cosmos]

it means good

[steady anvil]

admissions officer

[undone briar]

both good if you got a second though

[rustic cosmos]

~50% acceptance rate

[undone briar]

yep what plum said

[steady anvil]

RHATS CRAZY WAT

[undone briar]

congrats!!

[fossil willow]

mostly means theres smth specific they want info on

they r considering u heavily

which is why they need more info

[frozen night]

dang nice

im still sitting at 0 interviews

[rain tundra]

same 😭😭😭😭

[near obsidian]

twins

congrats!

[steady anvil]

thank youu + you too!

[undone briar]

are you domestic or intl

[steady anvil]

Domestic in North Carolina!

[near obsidian]

slayyy i’m from cali

[undone briar]

love that for you

i’m in arkansas 💀

[near obsidian]

do yg think more likelies drop today

LOL

[steady anvil]

probably like in a week

[undone briar]

i doubt it

harvard doesn’t usually release that late

either this week or the ones they sent are it

[orchid rapids]

have they already sent some out

[undone briar]

yes

like a week ago

[orchid rapids]

damn

i only saw that one post on the subreddit about it but i assumed they were some kind of exception

[undone briar]

i saw one as well

so maybe it was just them

[frigid herald]

Fri. March 12, probably will continue to come out this week

[hearty torrent]

The stats are not even close to some students in our district who were deferred.

He must have very good ECs not mentioned in the stats that allowed him to reach rank 1 in a certain category.

[steady anvil]

wait what other information/questiond do they want with this second interview

[vital wharf]

does getting a second interview mean ur first one was bad?

[jaunty umbra]

Did you get one?

A second?

[late zenith]

Is that for ao or alumni

[vital wharf]

no but my first interview was bad 😭

so I want a second

[jaunty umbra]

well they’re rare

[fossil willow]

its not all about stats

also they had a 4.0 and were #1 in their class with a 1530 sat 💀

[fossil willow]

ao

[fossil willow]

it is usually a very specific question

about an ec or ur context

[vital wharf]

yeah thats true

my friend just told me he got another interview

they skipped over me when looking through my school 😭

[jaunty umbra]

…

they didn’t skip over you if you had your first interview

[cerulean flax]

I wonder how many harvard admits we'll have after ivy day here

I think it's 3 active rn

[errant phoenix]

me but i’m not gonna go

[jaunty umbra]

I wish

Chances are looking bleak

[vital wharf]

no ik im kidding

[errant phoenix]

FREE I FORGOT TO TELL U

[vital wharf]

u got the likely!?!?

[errant phoenix]

nooo check dms

[undone briar]

me

[fossil willow]

real

[violet prawn]

me

full ride

[minor pecan]

hello

[cyan smelt]

im actually so scared

[cyan smelt]

WHAT/

YOU CAN GET ANOTHER INTERVIEW?

im done for

[fossil willow]

oh god

he's baaaackk

[cerulean flax]

he is back

[rustic cosmos]

bro's back 🤯

[fossil willow]

coby have u met luck

[undone briar]

i think i have

[fossil willow]

or was he before ur time in this thread

[undone briar]

does he go to princeton

[fossil willow]

no

[undone briar]

oh

[fossil willow]

this is a different one

[undone briar]

i don’t think so

[fossil willow]

this is a harvard one

[undone briar]

ohh hi luck!

my anxiety is through the roof rn

[cerulean flax]

I don't think I actually met luck much when he was here before

[fossil willow]

ur in for a ride

[cerulean flax]

I remember big drama one time in this thread I think

[fossil willow]

that was just every day 😭

[cerulean flax]

😭

[fossil willow]

luck's ngmi anyway

[cerulean flax]

what's luck doing to cause that every day lmaoo

[fossil willow]

being himself

[cerulean flax]

too real

[errant phoenix]

i miss luck

[cyan smelt]

yall wtf are likely letters

im beginning to freak out 😭

[undone briar]

don’t expect one bestie

[late zenith]

ngmi

[cyan smelt]

yeah im cooked im finished

[undone briar]

i know i pray for one bc it would just ease my anxiety

bc it would be nice

[cyan smelt]

😭 this whole time i was so focused on work that i barely kept up with college stuff until jsut now

[undone briar]

i get that

[cyan smelt]

i was cruising 😭😭😭

[undone briar]

but don’t expect a likely it’s just a self sabotage

[cyan smelt]

yeahh

[undone briar]

but ik easier said than done

[cyan smelt]

im trying to not even think about like

[undone briar]

it’s not so much of expecting it

[cyan smelt]

imaging myself getting in

[undone briar]

but just reallyhoping you get it

[cyan smelt]

i dont want high hopes or to hype it up

[cyan smelt]

right

i alr got rejected from uchicago so im so nervous about all these other schools

💀

[undone briar]

my anxiety is just through the roof tn bc of uncertainty and just getting more and more scared as the day gets closer

but it’s just one of those days

[cyan smelt]

its gonna be okay twinnem we'll be okay

[undone briar]

indeed!!

[minor pecan]

😐

[jaunty umbra]

same 😭

[fossil willow]

@undone briar whatever luck says dont listen ur on lock for harvard

[cyan smelt]

but fr wallahi im finished 💀 every time i think ab it my cortisol is that much closer to bursting into my brain and triggering some sort of implosion from stress

😭😭😭

[fossil willow]

he might like u tho idk

[minor pecan]

tell me your accept:reject ratio on 28th

[undone briar]

lord i’m not ready

[fossil willow]

he said i was gonna get in 💀 but the general sentiment was ngmi

[cyan smelt]

guys i didnt even realize i had to submit my css profile

[jaunty umbra]

dw we got this 🫶🏽🫶🏽

[fossil willow]

r u applying for aid

[cyan smelt]

yeah

[undone briar]

woah

bestie get on that

asap

[cyan smelt]

first gen daughter bro im COOKED

[fossil willow]

bro submit that like, yesterday 💀

[late zenith]

🍚

[cyan smelt]

IK IM TRYING

[jaunty umbra]

Submit this asap. They don’t have a fin aid app but you have to submit every financial document

[cyan smelt]

kms kms kms

got it

ok

working on it now

thank you guys

[fossil willow]

if u get in ur aid will be delayed

[minor pecan]

what

[fossil willow]

but it wont like bar u from aid

[minor pecan]

i only ever give accurate infor

[fossil willow]

dont ruin that one's spirits

[errant phoenix]

LUCK IS BACK?!?!

[minor pecan]

why

guys im actuall ynice

[undone briar]

oh

tbf i think it would take a lot to crush my spirits

[fossil willow]

good

[undone briar]

i’m pretty self aware on what would stop me from getting in

and what wouldn’t

[fossil willow]

keep that until march 28 and then get in 🙏🏽

[minor pecan]

interesting

[undone briar]

just depends on if they hate me for my test scores or not

but i’m still proud i submitted them

[undone briar]

yeah hopefully

[rotund ember]

no way luck

[minor pecan]

o

who are you

[rotund ember]

get rid of ur fortune profile effect rn

[minor pecan]

no

[fossil willow]

8.59% got in with below a 30 math act 🙏🏽 i'm sure u can get in

[minor pecan]

i spent $5 on it

[undone briar]

yeah science low too

but that regional context

[fossil willow]

5.36% for science

[undone briar]

depends on how generous they are that day

[rotund ember]

no i did

[fossil willow]

hell if i did it whose to say u cant

we have similar background

just my science was higher

[undone briar]

i mean i think i could get a 3+ academics possibly based off the leaks from the lawsuit

[minor pecan]

i spent something more valuable to get it

therefore it stays

QED

[undone briar]

possibly a 2-

[rotund ember]

pray tell

[fossil willow]

i wanna see my file

but also what if they said i would suck

[undone briar]

what does ubus-ieomean

[errant phoenix]

then why would u get in

[undone briar]

doesn’t matter if you got in

[errant phoenix]

no ily

[minor pecan]

it's a code

[undone briar]

your academics was probably a 2+/2

bc considering your regional context you’re STELLAR

[minor pecan]

🤔

bro's just yapping

[fossil willow]

i still havent found another kid from my state 💀

i been searching so hard

[undone briar]

i hope they see my app update though bc the quiz bowl team i started and talked about in my essays we qualified for state for the first time this saturday

[fossil willow]

i even emailed the state club ppl

[undone briar]

am i?

[fossil willow]

no

[minor pecan]

yeah

[minor pecan]

?

[undone briar]

oh well

[fossil willow]

ok i gotta go do my physics exam

[undone briar]

i think there was an arkansan last year

[fossil willow]

@minor pecan do u know what to do if i have course updates but i'm alrdy in

[undone briar]

but they’re always from the capital or nw ark (richer areas)

[fossil willow]

like who do i tell abt that

[minor pecan]

what kind of course update

[fossil willow]

like

my courses changed

for senior year

second sem

[minor pecan]

i dont think they care but idk

ask harvard server

[fossil willow]

i dont wanna get rescinded

[pallid rivet]

YES

I hate it

So much

[minor pecan]

you gotta smoke weed, rob a school, and vandalize a bank to get rescinded

i think youll be fine

[reef forge]

mfs getting 2nd interviews when i cant even get one

[tall moat]

Hehehhee

[fossil willow]

no but i'm so unqualified that i feel like they would rescind me for any small thing 😭

[jaunty umbra]

anyone who got in is not unqualified

[minor pecan]

ngmi then i guess

[reef forge]

fax

[jaunty umbra]

they reject so many people I don’t know why you would think that

[reef forge]

youre 100% getting rescinded

[fossil willow]

cus of my test scores and math knowledge

the course change is in math

so like

[jaunty umbra]

Doesn’t make you unqualified

[reef forge]

arent u like val

[fossil willow]

no

i am #5

[minor pecan]

my friend doesnt know what sin and cos are bro

and he's a math major

youre fine

[reef forge]

gotta be an exaggeration bro

isnt precal required to graduate

😭

[minor pecan]

yeah it was arcsin

[undone briar]

you’re insane if you think you’re unqualified

[fossil willow]

i mean like compared to most

these kids have like 1550s and have taken calc 3 in hs 💀

[undone briar]

i think compared to most you’re still pretty qualified, i mean you have people who they don’t even know the test scores of tbh

so

[minor pecan]

bro already got imposotr syndrome

[undone briar]

in comparison you’re still good

[minor pecan]

before even stepping foot near campus

[undone briar]

me w my 30 💀 if you’re unqualified i’m fucked

[jaunty umbra]

I mean ur school curriculum prepares you for those tests and if ur school doesn’t offer higher math

How can you hold that against yourself?

[fossil willow]

u werent here when i had to go to the er for that 💀💀

cus i had a panic attack

this is SCARY

[minor pecan]

bruh

you not real

go chill

[undone briar]

are you gonna let yourself chill atleast when summer hits? 😭

[fossil willow]

i dont know if visitas will make me more or less chill

[fossil willow]

i'll be working full time over summer and taking calc 1 and gen chem💀

[undone briar]

oh yeah that is coming up

[undone briar]

i’ll be working full time too

[fossil willow]

i can't take a break or i will get more in my head

[undone briar]

but i meant like stress wise

[minor pecan]

i can make vistias very very chill for you

[fossil willow]

when i have nothing to do i think too much

[undone briar]

anxiety ^

[undone briar]

OH!

[stable pecan]

No drug talk

[minor pecan]

jk

wtf

[fossil willow]

that was quick

[undone briar]

asap

no games

[fossil willow]

luck already gonna get himself banned again 💀

[undone briar]

@stable pecan are you actually barack obama

[fossil willow]

how dare u ask such a question

of course she is

[undone briar]

sorry what’s wrong w me

[fossil willow]

ok i must physics

i am locking discord

bye bye

i shall return

[minor pecan]

youre gonna show up again in 10 minutes

[ashen carbon]

bruh

[vague hemlock]

LMAO LUCK'S BACK WHAT

[pallid rivet]

Unbanned

[vague hemlock]

is cat back too

[ashen carbon]

no

[pallid rivet]

Not sure

[ashen carbon]

tragic

still gone

[vague hemlock]

:(

[ashen carbon]

ah wtv i did not apply to brown

the return of my native american studies king

[timber oriole]

yk who else is back?

@late zenith

[ashen carbon]

https://tenor.com/view/akira-leave-me-alone-leave-me-alone-meme-gif-6420351794930725971

tick tock heavy like a brinks truck

[fossil willow]

jokes on u i'm back and i made a 100 on my physics exam

[steady bear]

AKIRA AKIRA

[undone briar]

calc kicking my ass rn

i hate math sm now

[frozen night]

manifesting this energy on mine on thurs

[nimble thistle]

Did Harvard send a Likely? https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/rU4JOsdw9r

[late zenith]

https://tenor.com/view/big-trouble-if-i-speak-if-i-speak-i-am-in-big-trouble-speak-big-gif-23519858

[cerulean flax]

I guess so

[stable pecan]

no NSFW

[late zenith]

@timber oriole 💀

[timber oriole]

yeah

no nsfw

[minor pecan]

nah

[minor pecan]

nice, i never doubted you once

[tacit rover]

Bruhhh wtf

Where's mine 😡

[minor pecan]

@sylvia you stil in this serve?

@analog horizon

oh i gues so

hove you been?

[cedar kite]

Damn that’s crazy you prolly gotta be insane to get one

[fossil willow]

it is typically for athletes and people who need to know early

[jaunty umbra]

The guy who got one was quite normal

[lofty depot]

on the way 🫂

dw ill pray for you

[fossil willow]

unless yall have extenuating circumstances that would make harvard think u need to know a bit earlier dont expect one

and even then dont expect one tbh 💀

[scarlet iron]

💀

[fossil willow]

iirc 200 athletes get one, 100 normal ppl

the odds of u being one of the 100 with ZERO reason for them to notify u early is very slim

[scarlet iron]

Yall talking abt likelies and here I’m just waiting for an interview

[lofty depot]

on the way 🫂

dw ill pray for you too

[scarlet iron]

Thank you you’re so kind

Are you in a relationship with luck

[lofty depot]

❤️

[lofty depot]

who's luck?

[scarlet iron]

Not sure

[lofty depot]

hmm so no im not

[fossil willow]

but luck is here

[lofty depot]

which luck guys

what are u all sayin

[frigid herald]

The luck

Bro didn’t you say you were leaving A2C discord until March like yesterday @lofty depot

[lofty depot]

um so like i have my second last exam and it's super easy so i came back

last is econ which is even easier

[lofty depot]

also it's march already

and i said that about 6 days back

[frigid herald]

Until March 28*

[undone briar]

@fossil willow i saw two arkansas academic all stars last year that went to harvard

one was from lr and the other from northwest arkansas (pretty much where all the money and resources are), hopefully i dont get compared to students like them bc they aren’t representative of my opportunity

[fossil willow]

u wont be

all the rich school kids who applied rea in my state got deferred

[undone briar]

i guess, i just know my test scores will be subpar to there’s

hopefully majority of them apply test opt 💀

ugh life is hard

only 22 more days of torture though

[lofty depot]

right so yeah changed my mind

(for a while)

[vague hemlock]

you gave in to the temptation*

[lofty depot]

hmm we can say it that way too

[jaunty umbra]

I think ur compared to their are

[jaunty umbra]

test op is fine for Harvard

They extended their policy until like 2030

[undone briar]

huh

[undone briar]

i know but im saying this so i dont have to compete with them test scores wise

[jaunty umbra]

Area

[undone briar]

i think they would consider they are more urban and wealthier (i.e more resources)

[undone briar]

based off what

i think they would consider difference in resources tbh

but i guess we will know soon

and like kace said, it seems they did for him as well

[jaunty umbra]

they’d compare you to your area and the resources there

my area sucks bc certain schools near me have WAY more opportunities 😭

[undone briar]

no that’s what i’m saying the area i was talking about we have vastly different resources

like my school is title I and there’s are the richest, most funded, and most resourced in the state

[jaunty umbra]

then you’re fine

doesn’t make sense to compare the two

[analog horizon]

damn you are BACK

hello hello

i've been extremely busy academically

[old zinc]

ooh are you cbse

[spice owl]

no interview got me feeling insane everyone else at my school got one but i know its not a me thing😭😭

[lofty depot]

yup i am

[lofty depot]

u are ✨UnIqUe✨

[ashen carbon]

he’s back

[analog horizon]

luck why are you back

i thought you were done with this

[minor pecan]

mm yeah

honesty not sure why I rejoined

nothing for me to do here

prob just gonna afk till decision day

how’s midterms go? or did you mostly just write papers

[analog horizon]

more papers

death

[lofty depot]

which email?

[email protected]

this?

too late harvard

[grizzled dragon]

What’s this??

[rich wren]

luck is back?

😭

[lofty depot]

idk lol

[fossil willow]

@minor pecan admissions office told me to submit the update on my portal on a pdf. is it worth mentioning why i had 2 Bs last semester (it was due to my mothers health issues which i talked about in one of my essays)

i'm literally so paranoid since one of the B's was in math

if it was in any other subject i wouldnt be worried 💀

[dusky pawn]

does no interview mean cooked?

[rain tundra]

Stilll no Harvard interview invite 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

[rain tundra]

I Hope not

[fossil willow]

u got til may 28

[dusky pawn]

some website was like only 2% of the unhooked people who were admitted had no interview

[rain tundra]

😭

[fossil willow]

it's a very small percent

but also

2% is pretty big imo

[rain tundra]

If you’re an international student then getting in without an interview is basically impossible

[fossil willow]

2% of 2000 people is still 40 people

[rain tundra]

I’m just hoping that they still send out invites this week

imma be so for real with you rn

I did like 5 tarot readings regarding the interview issue in the past 2 weeks

[fossil willow]

STOP

I DID THIS TOOOO

DURING REA

[rain tundra]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

I keep getting positive cards

And I mix very well

[fossil willow]

mine told me to stop worrying about it 💀

[rain tundra]

I keep getting the same/very similar cards + their positive

[fossil willow]

then i got an interview the next day

[rain tundra]

Mine keep saying “good news coming ur way”

But I’ve got no interview invite so far

🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

I trusted tarot

[undone briar]

similar experience but i just prayed over and over

now i’m praying for an ao interview or something

[rain tundra]

I need to start praying

[fossil willow]

guys u should listen to congratulations by post malone for motivation

[undone briar]

ik if that does the tricj for me

i just play music that makes me feel like a bad bleep and walk like a boss b

[rain tundra]

When did u get the invite?

[fossil willow]

like november 15

my states deadline was november 18

[dusky pawn]

Really 2000 unhooked admits?

Thought more legacy faculty donor or athlete

[fossil willow]

2000 total admits

about 2k get into harvard yearly

[dusky pawn]

yeah but it was like 2% of unhooked admits

[undone briar]

those are hooks though

[fossil willow]

unhooked is subjective

like

wdym by unhooked

r we including regional hooks

or just ALDC

[undone briar]

what does the a stand for i forgot

[fossil willow]

athlete legacy donor child

[undone briar]

oh right

it’s just crazy bc i think by like need based schools im low income

sorry that’s not relevant but

[dusky pawn]

More hook admit = less unhooked admit

2% of less number = even less number

[undone briar]

are there more hooked admits though?

and also yeah wdym by hooked

[dusky pawn]

Well I’m not sure what exactly they counted as hooked, but I assume aldc, urm,fgli

[reef forge]

bro got unbanned

[surreal kelp]

yes

it bounces the emails i send to it

[torpid prawn]

i became a finalist for a scholarship, how do i update harvard? do i submit a letter in the update materials -> miscellaneous ?

[errant phoenix]

ge reagan?

[torpid prawn]

nah gates

[late zenith]

outta curiosity how much r chosen for gates

[torpid prawn]

as winners or finalists?

[late zenith]

finalists

[torpid prawn]

1500 finalists and 750 win

[late zenith]

gl

[torpid prawn]

ty, just the interview left! hope all goes well

[rotund stone]

hey! where did you find the 750 number from??

[minor pecan]

it’s 300 winners with ~1000 finalists

[torpid prawn]

last year 750 people won i asked this person who won last year and they said it in the institute thing

[torpid prawn]

the email said 1500! and people who won last year said 750 won its also on a lot of articles and stuff

[minor pecan]

basically every article says 300 winners but hmm best to just go off the email then

regardless of the number … congrats & good luck

[rotund stone]

ty!

[torpid prawn]

like the highschools that post winners all say 750 for 2023

[torpid prawn]

thank you!

[vague hemlock]

what grades does harvard rescind for

[jolly lichen]

don't get Cs

even with a C you're probably fine but

better safe than sorry

[vague hemlock]

will they account for international school systems

or like is this accurate

[grizzled dragon]

School system

[vague hemlock]

ah

[lofty depot]

a friend of mine did send some updates and they were received so not sure

but that was like 15 days ago

can you not use the portal instead?

[hidden bloom]

No way, bros back

[late zenith]

the og luck

[hidden bloom]

We’re the same person

[lofty depot]

wtf is this so brutal

[lofty depot]

cbse for cbse people fs

[vale wigeon]

They account for your school system, moreover some schools follow a different pattern or smth, which is I believe what gets reflected through the stuff your counsellor submits. Our school submits our transcripts alongwith a page explaining our grading system

[ashen carbon]

that’s normal american though right

generally how it is in college too

[lofty depot]

yeah it is 😭

but it's definitely unfair for intls with entirely different marking and grading system uk

[tall moat]

my school doesn’t use +/-

[ashen carbon]

is it worse internationally

[vague hemlock]

lol really

I thought it made sense

[lofty depot]

like for cbse we go:

Grade A1
Percentage Range: 91-100%
Grade A2
Percentage Range: 81-90%
Grade B1
Percentage Range: 71-80%
and so on till E

[lofty depot]

our examination system is very different and like there's grade deflation in school exams and then inflation in national exams

so you really need to look at the context to assess the applicant

[vague hemlock]

true yeah but 93+ being a 4.0 gpa makes sense

[lofty depot]

the letter grade seemed off

didn't really look at the 4.0 context

but yeah that kinda makes sense

[pliant crescent]

Actually our school just gives everyone a predicted score of 485/500 in boards(for those apply to US). This is given even though the GPA is genrally in 80-90 range. But some ppl in my school put the predicted score as their GPA and said that its 97 when they had lik 88, and I have submitted a 92

Not sure if it affects in the admissions process

[lofty depot]

lol

they take predicted scored for cbse as a grain of salt

is what ic heard

[vague hemlock]

They'll have the transcripts so they'll recalculate gpa dw

[pliant crescent]

ye I hope they recalculate

[lofty depot]

considering it has no correlation with previous exams unlike ib or a levels

[scarlet iron]

Hi

[lofty depot]

hii

are u on a gap year?

[grizzled dragon]

Do they even look at the gpa anymore for intls?

I've heard they just look at transcripts and give an academic rating

Without recalculating

At the end the official counsellor reports matter

And not what the student mentions

[vague hemlock]

yeah probably

[scarlet iron]

Yes i am

Are u on a gap too?

[lofty depot]

nope

but i wanted too

[scarlet iron]

Why

If u have an acceptance alr i wouldnt recommend it to u honestly

Esp oxford

[errant phoenix]

is this true

[cedar kite]

AOs for international probably have an idea for different academic / scoring systems in their regions

So they make their judgement on that basis

[lofty depot]

before that i was planning one lol

like after my deferral

from harvard

now it's all good

[ruby matrix]

True for yale

[errant phoenix]

You have it?

[ruby matrix]

Yeah, for Yale, the list is already public AFAIK. After acceptance, I was also made aware of the AO who read my file

[cerulean flax]

Maybe I haven't seen it but I also didn't look too hard

[autumn dock]

0 Harvard interviews in the Middle East what’s happeninggg

[uncut canyon]

i didn’t see any so far but maybe some got it and are just not public about it

[autumn dock]

Yea ig so but surely someone would tell idk it’s just weird since we have a regional ao who saw our app 3 months ago so I’m assuming they had enough time to assign an interviewer 😂

[errant phoenix]

I’m unable to find the public list 😦

[uncut canyon]

true

[autumn dock]

Idk inshallah we get in thoo

[craggy latch]

InshaAllah yess

[fossil willow]

regional ao doesnt assign u an interviewer

usually they send a list of ppl to interview to ur local harvard club

[late zenith]

ramadan will be good this year inshallah

[wraith crescent]

wait so subcommittee sends interview requests to interviewers

or is it before subcommittees meet

[vague hemlock]

You got into harvard?

[steel shuttle]

are you domestic?

[fossil willow]

before

like

[vague hemlock]

uh

[violet prawn]

What’s housing day

[fossil willow]

ur regional sends the list

[vague hemlock]

why?

[fossil willow]

but sometimes sub will send new names

if they need info

[wraith crescent]

so like how many internationals approx get into subcommittee

[cerulean flax]

Yes

[violet prawn]

What are you going to do with this information

[vague hemlock]

damn congrats

i thought brown idk why

[cerulean flax]

Thanks G

[minor pecan]

you find out your house

[lofty depot]

why did you ask this btw 😭

[undone briar]

i think that’s what happened for me bc

my interview was kinda late ish

mid feb

[wraith crescent]

get happy / remain stressed

[wanton ibex]

I got an interview 28th feb, does that mean I got into subcommittee? International btw

[undone briar]

probably made it to committee tbh

[fossil willow]

yeah they wouldnt interview u now if u got rejected alrdy lol

@undone briar CONGRATS BRO

did u submit ur act to columbia

[undone briar]

THANK YOU

[undone briar]

no they didn’t gal me a chance to change

i think i still made the right call for my other schools though

[fossil willow]

atleast u got columbia on lock if u dont get into harvard

[undone briar]

just bc columbia doesn’t seem as test heavy idk

[undone briar]

IK

[fossil willow]

would u pick columbia over harvard

or harvard over columbia

[undone briar]

harvard is my top choice

but i would be more than happy to go to columbia

[fossil willow]

how did u feel getting that letter

likely letters r crazy

maybe a harvard likely is coming too 🙏🏽

[undone briar]

that WOULD BE AMAZING

[undone briar]

this is crazy but

not surprised, like i knew something good was happening today

i actually told someone from this server who asked if i had updatws

i said not yet

but something good is happening today

and bro

this is crazy

something told me like yesterday it said God will take away all your worries tomorrow i swear

and this happened

now i have to go to work and contain excitement

WAIT

[violet prawn]

wtf i need some of those blessings

IS THAT SZA IN UR BIO

[undone briar]

let me see if i submitted test scores to columbia

[undone briar]

YES

I DID SUBMIT TEST SCORES AFTER

i requested in an update for scores to be submitted

idk if they changed it or not but i’m sure they did

therefore @fossil willow yes i applied with test scores

[fossil willow]

inchresting

do u have any anxiety abt it or is it still freshly exciting

i feel like my anxiety started 2 weeks after acceptance 💀

[undone briar]

i just checked a second ago to make sure i wasn’t delusional

[fossil willow]

i still do this LMFAOOO

[undone briar]

and my portal said you’ve been a likely candidate and told me to request a t shirt 😆😆

this is crazy

[cerulean flax]

W

[undone briar]

i have to go to chick fil a

[fossil willow]

i replay the "welcome to the class of 2028" like once a week

[undone briar]

and try to contain my excitement now

[fossil willow]

to make sure i didnt hallucinate the past three months

[undone briar]

this is like my wildest dream

like there’s no way

ME, I, just got into an ivy league??

[late zenith]

congrats!!

[undone briar]

no one around here does that

gosh

[late zenith]

arkansas finest

[fossil willow]

has anyone here gotten harvard likely

[cerulean flax]

congrats man

[undone briar]

i love you guys, now i have to go to work ew

[fossil willow]

or just redditors

[cerulean flax]

deserved fs

[undone briar]

this one person on reddit said they did

[cerulean flax]

I think just one redditor

[fossil willow]

have fun

[cerulean flax]

that's all I've heard

[violet prawn]

YUHHH i love her

[cerulean flax]

hsxd as well

[late zenith]

and youngnerd

two goats

[cerulean flax]

a good few columbia likelies here

[late zenith]

so far 3 got it

in this discord

[cerulean flax]

just made some peoples day a lot better

[late zenith]

yeah

[cerulean flax]

🔥

[errant phoenix]

Like 5 ppl

[wanton ibex]

exciting 😮

[sterile onyx]

Hoovad

[rich wren]

hahvad

[cerulean flax]

harverd

[toxic oar]

after getting deferred from harvard getting columbia was fr a relief 😭

harvard is an opp bruh

[cerulean flax]

fr they think they're the most well known school ever or something

[toxic oar]

fax

i hate them

L harvard

[hidden bloom]

Princeton better fr

[hidden bloom]

No you didn’t, you’re just dream

Wake up to reality

[hidden bloom]

You’re hallucinating

[scarlet iron]

In what reality princeton is better than harvard

[hidden bloom]

In US News reality

[scarlet iron]

Us news bogus

[hidden bloom]

Nah

[fossil willow]

why r u even here

go away

this is harvard