Harvard University (2024-2025)

[rugged vessel]

but i think thats the essay i know the most people who didn't think it was that great

[eager sinew]

i think theyre just tryna see what u can come up with ngl

i feel like if u said "harvard is very prestigious" you'd be rejected

u just gotta yap ngl

[rugged vessel]

but at the same time i feel likemost essays read that way anyway bc harvard isn't dumb

a lot of kids are gonna grab at straws that aren't "because harvard's prestigious"

[lunar shoal]

Yeah I'm definitely yapping lol

[rugged vessel]

and ngl one of my points was harvard having one of the best astro programs but i actually elaborated on why that was important to me and catered it to my own needs

[lunar shoal]

"Harvard might as well be Hogwarts" is a real sentence in my essay rn

[rugged vessel]

id reject u for that

[lunar shoal]

😭

It's because I talked with my parents about research I was interested in at Harvard and they told me it sounded like I was casting a spell

But I don't think it's working

[rugged vessel]

well then make that a good comparison then djfgkldfgj

AND MAYBE NOT THAT STARTING SENTENCE 😭

[lunar shoal]

No it's not the starting sentence 😭😭

[rugged vessel]

ok.

just...making sure

<3

[lunar shoal]

Lol ok the Hogwarts sentence is definitely leaving

Still might keep the magic theme around quantum computers though since it's kinda fun

[soft lark]

Is the “three things your roommates might like to know about you” essay supposed to be written as if ur talking to a future roommate like Stanford?

I can’t tell from the phrasing if I should direct it to a roommate or just say three things

[exotic lodge]

MEEEEE

[reef grove]

i dont think you're supposed to do it one way or another, do whichever one feels best to you

[exotic lodge]

yea how the hell are we supposed to format it

can I do a numbered list?

[reef grove]

uhh well i mean you could but at the risk of losing some of your personality

[dreamy lynx]

I did a numbered list

The prompt isn’t very specific you have some amount of creative liberty over the format

[reef grove]

i agree, if it works for you it works haha

[vagrant plover]

man i am unable to figure out the first supplement

i feel like i would be repeating same quality in 2-3 essays

[soft lark]

Id rather direct it to a roommate but it looks like numered list worked for u

plus id save like 30 words

[reef grove]

i did direct to my roommate

and it worked haha

[vagrant plover]

yeah i started with "hello roomate"

[reef grove]

really do whatever fits you

[soft lark]

Oh i didnt know u got in

[low surge]

it is now one week left and im still screwed

[vagrant plover]

ay any tips for the 1st sup?

[dreamy lynx]

Yeah idt the format is the most important thing

[reef grove]

which one is that again?

[reef grove]

yeah its defo more so the actual content

and a list certainly could save words

[vagrant plover]

Harvard has long recognized the importance of enrolling a diverse student body. How will the life experiences that shape who you are today enable you to contribute to Harvard?* (150)

[reef grove]

ahhh i see

[vagrant plover]

i talked about "entrepreneurship" alrdy in 1 of my essay and 1 other subtly

idk if i do it again for essay 1 it might get wierd

[reef grove]

what i did for that one was split it into two paragraphs. 1. something unique abt me (life experience, club, sport, whatever diversity u want) 2. how it relates to harvard

so if you do a story abt loving theatre, relate it to performing one day in Farkas Hall

[soft lark]

Whatd u do for the 3 roommate things?

I feel like mine are generic

[vagrant plover]

mm thanks man ima see

[reef grove]

uhhhhh i did mine as like a story almost, making my three things kinda meld into each other but still be separate

idr my exact things but it was smth about supporting them, liking the movie Velocipastor, and collecting unique words

rlly just go crazy lol

[rugged vessel]

@reef grove you.

are you class of 2029

:D

i forgot who got in

[reef grove]

ye :D

[rugged vessel]

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

whats ur maybe concetnnraoitnf

[reef grove]

government c:

[soft lark]

Velocipastor

[reef grove]

i wanna go into foreign policy

[reef grove]

velocipastor.

[rugged vessel]

ugh ur just like the others...

[reef grove]

IM SORGY

[rugged vessel]

who here is govenrmentm

[reef grove]

MATH MAKES MY BRAIN HURT.

[rugged vessel]

hmm

@shut cliff ur govenmrnt

@zenith falcon ur even more governmtn

[rugged vessel]

@little flax i feel like you were government but that could be a crazy lie

[reef grove]

this movie is why i got in

[lunar shoal]

Lmao that's wild

[reef grove]

hes a man of the claw

[lunar shoal]

Clearly I need to watch it now

[rugged vessel]

@reef grove we're friends now

welcome to the krusty krew

[reef grove]

OKAY TBF. harvard's gov concentration combines like 4 majors including the one i want (international relations/foreign policy)

bc for some reason they dont have fp 💀

[low surge]

this is the best poster i have ever seen

[reef grove]

yeepee!!

[reef grove]

i cannot recommend it enough

[low surge]

i am going it watch it

[reef grove]

its about a pastor that teams up with a doctor/lawyer/hooker to fight ninjas who want to get people addicted to drugs to join the church

[rugged vessel]

harvard is so random cuz they dont even have creative writing

[reef grove]

oh and he can turn into a dino

[rugged vessel]

they have workshops u have to test into

when most of the other schools i got into hd at LEAST a mionr

[reef grove]

thats crazy

[low surge]

it only makes sense

[rugged vessel]

this schools sucks theyre lucky theyre harvard

[dreamy lynx]

gov requires stat 110!!!

[reef grove]

frfr is it even worth going anymore

[reef grove]

thats one of the ones i can get out of with a 5 on ap test tho right?

[low surge]

New side quest

[dreamy lynx]

I think only like math and language can get you out of things

[rugged vessel]

math u can kinda take whatever tho

[reef grove]

bro wait how come every single 5 gives you 8 harvard credits EXCEPT stats

it gives 4

[rugged vessel]

like a 4 in calc bc and they let me into multi bc i batted my eyelashes really hard

[reef grove]

im converting more to the dark side

[dreamy lynx]

cause stats isn't a real field

[reef grove]

its my favorite english class 💀

[dreamy lynx]

AP stat to 110 was a fun transition

but don't listen to me I'm a 110 propogandist

[rugged vessel]

i hate transitioning

[rugged vessel]

now we're just making up words

[reef grove]

propagandinator

[worn helm]

oh uhhh

about this

[dreamy lynx]

get back to the santa factory buddy

[worn helm]

we don't accept any ap creds 😭

[reef grove]

LMAO

😭

[worn helm]

that common app thing is a scam

like smoof said it's really only language

[rugged vessel]

its not that big of a deal tho

[worn helm]

not even math

[rugged vessel]

i am a huge believer of retaking things

bc you have time

[dreamy lynx]

yes

[worn helm]

ye true

[rugged vessel]

im taking language classes for fun

bc its fun

u have time for fun

like ok you take 32 classes minimum

average concentration is what like

lets say 12-18 classes

depending on which one

that means like

even the most rigorous concentration you can take 1-2 fun classes a semester (a lot of them counting for credit)

ASSUMIGN you never take 5

and overlap is generous for certain things

[dreamy lynx]

jazzy you're so nice around christmas

[rugged vessel]

so like lets say 16 classes for credit, 1 expos, 4 div. distribution, 4 geneds. thats 7 FUN CLASSES YOU CAN TAKE FOR NO REASON!!!

[rugged vessel]

am i not ever nice

dont answer that

[dreamy lynx]

never

[rugged vessel]

you answered that

[low surge]

is this all harvard lore😭

[rugged vessel]

this chat is just harvrad kids talking

[low surge]

i shall be back in a few months once they decide they love me

[worn helm]

bet

[teal swift]

Chat is Olivia Zhang real 😔

[lunar shoal]

Wait wth they actually don't take anything 💀

Idk what I expected from harvard tbh

[reef grove]

not ap classroom straight up spreading misinformation smh

[obsidian nexus]

LMAO

[timid sleet]

How did you do the argument supplemental with only 150 words?

[lunar shoal]

That one was definitely the trickiest

[zealous cipher]

100 + wiggle room basically

[lunar shoal]

Idk exactly how to offer advice unfortunately, I can just emphasize 😭

[zealous cipher]

idk what to put for the argument one

like i have some ideas

but i didn't really change as a result of the argument

[lunar shoal]

Mine was 2 sentences of intro to what happened, 1 sentence of a specific emotional moment the first time, 1 sentence of how I changed a second time, then a few sentences in retrospect

[junior imp]

Definitely look for something that changed you

For mine, I talked about how the work of the argument changed me later, but I also talked about the immediate effects

[zealous cipher]

Yeah I have to think

[low surge]

im genuinely concerned about that prompt cus the only thing i've changed in my life from an argument is my friend circle

[eager sinew]

ok then write it

write first judge later

see if it captures the prompt well

[little flax]

Buddy… you can’t test out of anything except one sem of Econ and language

[ocean palm]

yeah but its pretty easy to just ask to be placed in hgiher level classes

[reef grove]

😭

it’s okay i’m sure retaking will be fine,,

[exotic lodge]

im confused what is the why harvard essay

i saw someone mention that

[lunar shoal]

It's not really why Harvard

It's "how will you use a Harvard education in the future"

[exotic lodge]

ohhhh

[eager pond]

does someone have a good example of the how will you use a Harvard education in the future essay?

[little flax]

short anecdote

I think I started all of my supps with one

[lunar shoal]

Ah interesting, I might try that

[thick pivot]

i was looking at an example harvard essay and theres no way this is not ai generated 💀

[lunar shoal]

Nah that's wild

I read the first sentence and I was like "oh that's not horrible"

Biomechanical aria though 💀

[rugged vessel]

i wouldnt be surprised if i have a harvard essay without a single word greater than 7 words

hell maybe harvards the biggest word i used in my essays

[thick pivot]

the essay i sent seems so unbelievably fake

im guessing most arent like that right

[rugged vessel]

not even a little bit

in fact more often than not, essays like that get rejected

cuz what the fuck does that even mean

content is more important

i read that and i see a tryhard and a nerd

[thick pivot]

alr cool ty

[lunar shoal]

This is so real

[obsidian nexus]

bro this means absolutely nothing

[lunar shoal]

Idk

Obviously the bigger words you use, the smarter you are

[lunar shoal]

Please tell me this wasn't an admitted student essay

There's no way right

[ripe plinth]

they were admitted! surprisingly they also had a 1.32 gpa and failed the SAT!!

(daddy donated 18 buildings and their entire family tree attended)

[obsidian nexus]

charactermaxing

[lunar shoal]

18/36 is kinda mid...

[lunar shoal]

True lol

[thick pivot]

they also had an essay on basically stalking someone

[lunar shoal]

Yeah ok that's just creepy

[obsidian nexus]

where are you getting these???

[lunar shoal]

Mate has never heard of sending an email???

[thick pivot]

i was finding roomate essay examples https://www.clastify.com/supplement/harvard-university/roommate

[obsidian nexus]

bruh lmao

[potent gust]

any advice on how to write the argument supplemental?

i feel like i dont have any huge "disagreement" moments

[junior imp]

“Scientific pulse racing” is wild

[junior imp]

This is a bad example lol, it focuses on the achievements of a different person

[obsidian nexus]

i think the way they wrote it is bad but talking about somebody else's achievements isn't necessarily bad if the way you write about it shows what kind of person you are and what you're interested in

[tawdry pumice]

wait chat ur doing astro?

[rugged vessel]

rn astro & eps yea

[tawdry pumice]

astro is very cool

i like astro

[rugged vessel]

me too

would you study it?

[tawdry pumice]

not sure abt major but id definitely do some courses

[rugged vessel]

ya u could do a secondary

the secondary is a mechanics class, astro 16 and 17, then one more class

[tawdry pumice]

oo oke

i put it as second on mi list i think

[low surge]

us

[tawdry pumice]

us?

u too?

[rugged vessel]

whats ur first

[tawdry pumice]

math

[rugged vessel]

oh dope

im not sure if math + astro is a rigid joint but a double is very possible depending on your level of interest

[low surge]

mine's cs

[tawdry pumice]

i could maybe double i'm used to hating myself

[rugged vessel]

the difference with a complete astro concentration is honestly just like

doing e&m and waves as well

and just more classes as a whole

[tawdry pumice]

eek

i prefer mechanics

[rugged vessel]

then maybe a secondary

[rugged vessel]

a lot of people here do doubles and/or secondaries

[tawdry pumice]

is it like orbital mechanics and all that?

[rugged vessel]

or do a concentration on a certain track if available

no like newtonian mechanics

[tawdry pumice]

oh classical

[rugged vessel]

yeah

thats intro

15a or 16

[tawdry pumice]

i see

icl having done a levels i may have done alot of the stuff before(?)

[rugged vessel]

i dont know a lot of people doing joints rn but certain joints are fantatic

[rugged vessel]

i did physics in hs and still 15a was hard

so 16 would be harder

a lot harder.

like hell

[tawdry pumice]

is it like certain combos are particularly cool

or like they design them specially

idk what im getting at

[rugged vessel]

kinda both

ik what u mean

[tawdry pumice]

oh eeek

[rugged vessel]

for example my primary concentration right now is earth science

and like

its a very small department

earth science + astrophysics is the most common EPS joint

EPS = earth & planetary sciences

and being the most common joint its still like

like 1-2 people a year

so they care a lot about my joint and joints in essence are already very flexible

bc ur concentration advisor works with you and the department really helps you tailor your concentration into what you want it to be

so like the entire EPS department is prolly gonna help me make this concentration my own LOL

[tawdry pumice]

damn that's insane

[rugged vessel]

esp bc u can balance it out with any combo of one concentration or the other, as long as it's enough

and joint is a bit less requirements than a double, depending on how much overlap there already is between the subjects

so i knock out the joint in like...14-16 classes?

out of 32? like damn

[tawdry pumice]

that's quite fancy

[rugged vessel]

ya im really excited

[tawdry pumice]

in cambridge (uk) you apply to like one of 25 majors (and only do that) and u can basically pick from some selection of courses from that in second and third year (i think third year becomes small but before that...)

specialising ur major for urself is lit

[rugged vessel]

15a, 15b, 15c, 143a, astro 16, 17, 120, 130
math 21a, 21b, computation class, ps11, 2 intro eps classes, 2 non intro eps classes

yeah thats 16 classes

and i added like 2 i'm not 100% sure if i need to take 💀

[thick pivot]

oo im applying as earth & planetary sciences

do you know how many people generally do it each year

[little flax]

15 but do you know what concentration is trending at harvard

stats!!

[thick pivot]

so there are like 2k new students each year and only 15 do eps?

this is so sad 😭

[rugged vessel]

WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO GET PEOPLE AWAY FROM MY CONCENTRATION??

[rugged vessel]

but yes its like ~15 but hey that means a lot more individual attention

yk what concentration won't get as much individual attention

stats!!

[little flax]

U need personal attention to dig up dirt?

[rugged vessel]

? how bout you calculate the probability of you putting the fries in the bag

[little flax]

0% thx

[rugged vessel]

hmm im not sure if that p-value is less than 0.05

maybe plug your silly little numbers into the calculator again

[thick pivot]

im getting ap stats flashbacks

[rugged vessel]

so dont do a concentration that gives you traumatic flashbacks

do a fun concentration!!

[thick pivot]

they need to let me in first 🙏

[rugged vessel]

true

I BELIEVE IN YOU

[thick pivot]

ty

can i dm u with a question rq

its not about stats or anything

[rugged vessel]

with this knowledge, ofc!!

[little flax]

stats are all around us

[rugged vessel]

do i even need to give my rebuttal to that 💀

[thick pivot]

its not letting me dm u so i'll just ask here

[rugged vessel]

oh its not?

maybe add me first

and i'll accept

[thick pivot]

did you guys do research in hs and if so for harvard did u submit a research paper

[rugged vessel]

i accepted

djflgdkjfg oh

[thick pivot]

ik schools like mit caltech ask directly but harvard doesnt

[rugged vessel]

i did a research project for astro but not published or anything crazy

[thick pivot]

oh alr im in the same situation

not astro tho

[rugged vessel]

i dont remember if i put my final project in the supplementals

some schools i did

[thick pivot]

do you recall if you sent them an abstract/paper

[rugged vessel]

thats what i meant sry

like supplemental thingies not essays

i dont remember

but if u are conisdering it i'd do it

[thick pivot]

alr

my project isnt super good or anything soo i was doubting it

[rugged vessel]

bro mine was like kinda bad bc

[thick pivot]

but i think i'll just go for it

[rugged vessel]

it was mostly speaking

so there wasnt much content at all

they arent looking for greatness for that sorta thing

thatd be sill

y

[thick pivot]

ah alr ty

ty for your help and merry christmas (if you celebrate it)

[rugged vessel]

<33 ofc merry christmas to u too

[dreamy lynx]

Bro is onto something listen to this guy

take 110

[zealous cipher]

Can I use abbreviations for majors in my essays?

Like CS for Computer Science and MCB for Molecular and Cellular Biology

[reef grove]

i think the writing standard is the first time you say it, say “Conputer science (CS)” and then afterwards just use the abbreviation

[rugged vessel]

preferably this but if you just use the abbreviation its not the end of the world

if its a problem with being professional, they won't care, and if its a problem with them recognizing the abbreviation, they definitely will

[reef grove]

yeah i think CS is pretty universal, MCB maybe a little less so

[zealous cipher]

Yeah I realized I was only using them once so I just put the full form

Btw has anyone here done a joint concentration in CS and MCB?

[low surge]

go for it, leead the wayyyy!!!!!

[dreamy lynx]

maybe? joint concentrations can be tricky since they require intersection and approval by departments

[zealous cipher]

Well on the MCB website, they do list CS

[dreamy lynx]

oh then probably can do it

[zealous cipher]

Why did they use nested parentheses wait

[eager sinew]

psychology has a life science track

idk why they specified that though because

psychology doesnt allow ANY joints 💀

otherwise i'd be jointing mcb and psych lmfao

[rugged vessel]

well there's only one MCB at harvard

the point is theyll know i think

if its an abbreviation that's like actually athing you can do it

at least ur not abbreviating idk economics to ec LMAO

[reef grove]

oh ic ic

ya i agree then

[ocean palm]

no point in doing that

idt any supps have character restrictions

[ocean palm]

thats surprisingly low but the one Harvard REA admit from my school plans to concentrate in it!

[rugged vessel]

i mean like MCB only stands for one thing

[dreamy lynx]

jazzy means there is only one MCB acronym

[rugged vessel]

theres like

double digit MCB

its more common than the alternate that i forgot the name of

like chemical and physical whatever

theres up to 100 MCB i feel

maybe even more its common for premeds

[vast crypt]

Mcb is super common for premeds yeah

Like anyone who is in bio will use ii

[ocean palm]

o

lol

[eager sinew]

oh theres like 500

not per class just like in general

lemme check exact

its soo common

too many premed mfs here

oh wtf

[tribal ingot]

this is the entire school i believe

not per class

[eager sinew]

yes ik

thats why im shocked

i figured there'd be a lot more

maybe its all the first years ive met saying mcb thats fucked my perception

cus that doesnt include first years

[worn helm]

yea i think MCB or neuro is most common premed major

[tight fog]

i hate the fourth prompt so much. how do yall make it less bullshit lmao

i have no faith that a harvard ao sits in their fucking office thinking 'hmm, yes, this applicant will uniquely benefit from harvard education in a way that no other school can'

i know this is the case with most colleges. but the problem is that the uniqueness of harvard is in that prestige. and for me personally, ive lived all my american life in and around boston. half a decade salivating about morning runs at river charles.

i am so tempted to ditch every taboo.

[dreamy lynx]

I mean

it's not like Harvard doesn't have anything outside of prestige

if you can find things to write about for other colleges, it's not like Harvard doesn't have those things

[reef grove]

i think what they want to know is why u wanna go other than the fact that its ofc harvard bc i mean the difference between like T10 and T1 is quite negligable

[dreamy lynx]

Also

[tight fog]

they do. but who we are foolin, when its harvard?

[dreamy lynx]

I think more than why harvard it's like a why you question

start with

what you want to do in the future

[reef grove]

and besides, harvard knows they're prestigious lmao, how are you gonna contribute to THEM? in what areas/programs/ecs?

[worn helm]

u so real

[tight fog]

like i can spend 150 words doing a fuck ton of research like any other why us. ykwim

[worn helm]

u gotta bs tho

[reef grove]

you gotta research the college anyway 😭 how do yk if u wanna go if you dont know abt the opportunities they offer

[dreamy lynx]

like I could've said I want to go to harvard because it is very prestigous and it's near home which makes a lot of things easier

but

that's not what it's asking

it's what do you want to do in the future

and how will your education let you get there

[reef grove]

^^^

[dreamy lynx]

I feel like you gotta take your mind off the why harvard and think about your goals instead

cause once you have that in mind I guarantee harvard has something that can help you reach that goal

[tight fog]

may i dm?

[dreamy lynx]

why?

[tight fog]

wanted to ask about this

[dreamy lynx]

I gave you all I have to say

idt dming me will help at all

[reef grove]

not me finally figuring out how to change my server user 💀

[tight fog]

crazy work @reef grove 😭

[worn helm]

oh true

[reef grove]

wdym lol

[worn helm]

i agree with smoof

[rugged vessel]

So… like 100💀

[rugged vessel]

I thought it was graduates per year ngl

[eager sinew]

I THOUGHT THERE WAS MORE

[tight fog]

nah just funny how you dropped the harvard '29

[eager sinew]

theres so many premed freshman that my perception has been skewed 😔

[rugged vessel]

I love proving kace wrong that gotta be a top 10 game

[dreamy lynx]

quit the life science

[worn helm]

oh that will change

[dreamy lynx]

stop skewing your perception

[worn helm]

watch

[reef grove]

OH yeah lmao i couldnt figure out how to add it, i thought customizing server profiles was only for nitro but apparently not lol

idk if im allowed to put it yet tho bc im not committed

still gotta apply to georgetown

[tight fog]

is that the only other school ur applying?

[reef grove]

yeah

well no

[worn helm]

yeah @tight fog just talk about you first + your goals > then talk about how harvard's education will help you achieve those goals or improve a specific aspect of yourself

[reef grove]

im also applying to truman state bc of a bet i made with the AO

[rugged vessel]

Kaz you are fucking going to harvard

[worn helm]

why georgetown smfh

[tight fog]

alr ty, i appreciate yall. i got the next 6 days to figure out what i want to do with my life loll

[reef grove]

he told me if i handwrote my application he would give me 20 bucks

[worn helm]

if i got harvard rea i would not be touching a single other school

[worn helm]

you got this goat

[reef grove]

they have the best foreign policy program in the world and harvard doesnt even have the major 💀

[worn helm]

oh type shi type shi

[reef grove]

government is close enoughhhh

[rugged vessel]

Kazgo to harvad

i literallt just adopted you

[dreamy lynx]

gov at harvard mogs georgetown

[reef grove]

oh right mb mb

[worn helm]

fax

[dreamy lynx]

georgetown doesn't have a Joe Blitzstein

[worn helm]

what even is foreign policy fr

just sellout to consulting

[rugged vessel]

My fav gov teacher right there

[dreamy lynx]

I heard he teaches gov 20

[rugged vessel]

Foreign policy we got enough internationals here just talk to them

[reef grove]

the renowned foreign policy hub of cambridge massachusetts

[dreamy lynx]

@shut cliff

[eager sinew]

im currently at work

[reef grove]

dc aint even that important

[eager sinew]

guys if u go to harvard let me know and i get u merch discount 🙏🏽

[reef grove]

💀

[rugged vessel]

@shut cliff tell this little freak to go to harvard

[reef grove]

i got my 10%!! now my hoodie only costs 70 dollars instead of 80 lmaooo

[rugged vessel]

Tell them how good the dumplings are

[reef grove]

DUMPLINGS???

[rugged vessel]

Kaz what r ur pronouns i need to know how to properly deprecate you

[eager sinew]

i have 40% discount, L

[reef grove]

gtown has the 2nd worst rated dorms in the us of a

[shut cliff]

Did you just call me an international??

[dreamy lynx]

yes

[reef grove]

WHAR.

[rugged vessel]

LET BE ME RESPECTFULLY DISRESPECTFUL

[eager sinew]

i work at store 🔥

[shut cliff]

I did nothing??

[dreamy lynx]

harvard shop weak spread

[rugged vessel]

Halo tell kaz to go to harvard

[eager sinew]

if u commit u get 25% off

[worn helm]

get me

[eager sinew]

so just

commit

duhh

[shut cliff]

The dumplings… 😞

[dreamy lynx]

I was being inclusive I don't know any internationals

[rugged vessel]

I highly doubt rhat

[eager sinew]

bro has not met @broken escarp

[dreamy lynx]

I haven't met him so he isn't real

[shut cliff]

That is very DEI of you

[eager sinew]

my second favorite harvard brazilian

[worn helm]

is he an undergrad??

[eager sinew]

hes here for a year

[worn helm]

ohh for wha

[shut cliff]

Go to Harvard they have better flex

[eager sinew]

we got one more sem w this freak 😧

i got dhall ham but it lowk does not look good

turkey is fire

[rugged vessel]

We scared kaz

[eager sinew]

scared them into committing i hope

[reef grove]

thats so cool

[rugged vessel]

I still dont know its pronouns😔im gonna use carlbot to choose

!choose he/him she/her they/them

[light hazel]

she/her

[rugged vessel]

damn

Ur a woman

[reef grove]

correctamundo

[eager sinew]

oh no!

[rugged vessel]

Carlbot knows all

[reef grove]

carlbot is allknowing

[rugged vessel]

Im glad we agree

[eager sinew]

its wild that rheres 29 alrdy

it has NOT been a year

[rugged vessel]

Kaz is too disloyal

@fair cipher

Transfer

I needa new child

[eager sinew]

me trust

[rugged vessel]

I wouldnt support your life choices

[eager sinew]

WHAT

[reef grove]

IM NOT DISLOYAL

PLEASE

take me backkk 🙏

[eager sinew]

sound pretty disloyal

[reef grove]

i would never

[rugged vessel]

You have to go to harvard

I dont want no georgetownian at my family reunions

[reef grove]

very well, i will sell my soul to harvard then

[broken escarp]

who ping

[rugged vessel]

I will support all of my children but georgetown? I cant support that

[rugged vessel]

Oh god

Who pinged it

[broken escarp]

IT

[reef grove]

"it" is crazy 💀

[fair cipher]

harvard is taylor swift and im a turd on the ground

12/4000 transfer acceptance rate💀

[broken escarp]

@reef grove harvard has plenty of foreign policy stuff

like HUFPI

and the IRC

[reef grove]

yeah i wrote abt hufpi in my why harvard essay i believe

[rugged vessel]

Ok but you’re like really cool

[reef grove]

it sounds so cool

[rugged vessel]

THEY WANT YOU BADDDD

YHEYEE ON THEIR KNEES FOR U

[broken escarp]

im in hufpi i got to travel to prague for free a month ago

[reef grove]

woahhhhh

[broken escarp]

its definitely worth it

[rugged vessel]

Dont u wanna go to prague

Thats BASICALLY where ur from

[broken escarp]

im doing pre-diplo track and i can def say its better than gtown

because of HKS

and stuff

[reef grove]

HUH. i am going to disown you as my parent

prague is no fertile plains of budapest

oops wait i flipped it

wait 💀

[broken escarp]

the only reason harvard doesnt have a lot of popular majors is because of liberal arts bullshit

but dont let that discourage you

just do gov and research stuff with professors + IRC ecs (hufpi, HMUN, HNMUN, HUSPRE, etc)

[eager sinew]

me when secondary in mind, brain, behavior instead of minor in cognitive science

[reef grove]

yeah ik their program is rlly strong, its just the location thats kinda wacky for me + ofc the concentration itself

[dreamy lynx]

Location is alright

[broken escarp]

why is the location wacky

[reef grove]

but i was looking into it and its like a 9 hr train ride to dc

[eager sinew]

fly

[broken escarp]

you dont need to be in dc to make a career in gov

[eager sinew]

jetblue flights r pretty chill from bos to dca

like price wise

[broken escarp]

both of your conditions legit dont matter if we're talking about harvard as the alternative

not being biased it's just the truth

[reef grove]

trains are cheaper haha, if i had to i could take like the sleeper train and intern in dc on the weekends

[dreamy lynx]

I be walking to dc on a Saturday for fun

[broken escarp]

bro your mindset is not it 😭

[eager sinew]

intern with cambridge gov lol

mass gov

this does not matter as much as u think it does 😭

[broken escarp]

tf do you mean intern over the weekends

yeah relax 😭

[reef grove]

i suppose yall are right since yall are actually going, its just that ive heard the exact opposite from gtown students saying the best internships and opportunities are there 😭

[eager sinew]

well ofc they say that 💀

we are both biased to our schools

but harvard is harvard, location really does not matter when its location vs harvard is feel

[worn helm]

me when concentration in chemical and physical biology instead of biochem major

[eager sinew]

30 more mins of work chat

[dreamy lynx]

No

[eager sinew]

then i am leaving and goinf to play minecraft

[eager sinew]

no ⁉️

[dreamy lynx]

Gamble instead

[eager sinew]

sir im broke

gambling requires money

[dreamy lynx]

Gambling can fix that

[reef grove]

thats true, anyway i might not even get into gtwon bc their fp program is super exclusive

[lunar shoal]

Do you work on campus?

[dreamy lynx]

Joe says so

[eager sinew]

i work at one of the merch stores

[rugged vessel]

Bro has this joke on speed dial

[lunar shoal]

Ah nice

[rugged vessel]

@lunar shoal can u get in pls

[eager sinew]

im not good at jokes let me have this

[worn helm]

wait did u start already

[eager sinew]

ye

[worn helm]

fire

[eager sinew]

im just tagging shit rn

[lunar shoal]

I'm trying 😭

[rugged vessel]

Okok ty

[lunar shoal]

Doing my best I promise 🙏

[rugged vessel]

GOOD

[eager sinew]

do i write essays tn or play minecraft

[rugged vessel]

The best u can do is the best u can do! Or smth motivational

[dreamy lynx]

Real

If true

[rugged vessel]

My familys still here i can play at like midnight

I also gotta buy jackbox

[eager sinew]

great excuse to write my summer essays for 3 hours

[rugged vessel]

Real

I need to send emails tmrw then start internship apps i think

[dreamy lynx]

She intern on my email until I app

[rugged vessel]

Yeah

[eager sinew]

i need the fucking title 9 office to answer the gay lady

ik its christmas now but irs been a week

aint no way they aint seen it

also i neevfo do

proctor and csa app

@worn helm have u decided on what ur doing

[rugged vessel]

Crazy senrenxe

[dreamy lynx]

not a word

[dreamy lynx]

yeah icl kinda wild

[eager sinew]

it makes sense with context

[dreamy lynx]

kid named the

[rugged vessel]

Kid named title 9 office to answer the gay lady

[dreamy lynx]

[worn helm]

im boutta just apply to all the part time ones

and see which ones hit

feel me

[eager sinew]

im wondering can we apply to GP proctor and SSP proctor??

[worn helm]

why not

[eager sinew]

idk it just said choose which ur applying for

so idk if we can submit 2 apps

ill check it out tn

[worn helm]

ohhh i see

which one is part time

[eager sinew]

ssp and gp r part time

pre college is full

id prefer gp cus i dont have to deal with kids curfews

but prolly better chance at ssp

[raven crane]

thats the only supp i have left 150 words for that is crazy

[eager sinew]

cus we r in the college

[raven crane]

i cant just structure it in 150 words

[worn helm]

hmmm

[solemn panther]

anyone have a list of harvard clubs?

i tried searching it but it says i need to log in

[austere mulch]

does harvard officially/unofficialy consider legacy in RD?

[obsidian nexus]

officially considered

according to sffa v harvard

and what they say

[austere mulch]

oh ok ty

i couldnt find anywhere for RD

[pulsar solstice]

anyone accepted or currently at Harvard willing to give pointers/read my supplementals....?

[swift plover]

is it me or can you not acess the list of clubs and stuff without an account?
there doesnt seem to be a way to make an account

[lunar shoal]

Only the main list

But looking up "engineering Harvard clubs" or "science Harvard clubs", etc. works for me

[swift plover]

thanks

[worn helm]

are u looking for one in particular

i agree i hate how they gatekeep 💀

[swift plover]

of course Harvard's the only one gatekeeping

[haughty ember]

guys i have a question abt the disagremenet essay

for the "what did u learn" should it be about the disagreement itself or what was discussed in the disagreement

like should it be about keepign open mind, listeing, etc, or should it be something u actually discussed in the disagreement

[worn helm]

i feel like it could be either

[haughty ember]

ok great tysmm

[halcyon cairn]

what are your sat scores?

[dreamy lynx]

1

[reef grove]

no way 1st place is crazy

[solemn panther]

Any world culture clubs or stuff like that

[worn helm]

check out woodbridge international society: https://woodbridge-society.org/

[solemn panther]

Much appreciated

🙏🙏

[worn helm]

gotchu

i hated when i was tryna do research and they gatekept so bad

[rugged vessel]

(if u guys want us to look up clubs we can do it)

[rugged vessel]

the best part was when they didn't gatekeep and the link straight up didn't work

[solemn panther]

bit unrelated but would u say that being more direct is the better way to go for the harvard supplementals?

since the word count got chopped down to 150 words this year

[worn helm]

ehh for all supps i recommend trying to make them engaging by telling a short story even if its a few words/sentences

i wouldn't go straight into your essays like: I like to code. In the future I hope to become a software engineer. Harvard has a great CS program that will help me achieve this 😭

[solemn panther]

true

OK DONE WITH HARVARD SUPPS 🔥

1 down 11 more schools to go

[hot otter]

damn bro how did you grind it that fast

common app essay done?

[rugged vessel]

yes but also a mix

like my communit essay was on the more poetic side

but then like 2 of my essays were more straightforward

then 2 were somewhere in the middle

you can be straightforward without sounding like a bot

never just answer the question

well actually thats misleading

LMAO

[obsidian nexus]

lmao

[solemn panther]

ive been working on it for the past three days

im putting the most effort into harvard bc its my dream school

the other schools supps can wait

[solemn panther]

instant rejection 🤣

[worn helm]

wait sorry i js talked ur insta and i love ur bloxburg builds holy

you're hella talented hope u get in frfr

[rugged vessel]

LMAO

[worn helm]

chill common interest

this was me 3 years ago type shi

[eager sinew]

real i loved bloxburg

[worn helm]

in my prime i could've been one of the greats

[hot otter]

ahhh good luck!!

how do i write my common app essay yall im struggling so badly

[worn helm]

tell a story and be specific you got this 🙏

[hot otter]

ah man i don't have a story that good to tell though

[dreamy lynx]

find one

brainstorm

[eager sinew]

i just told my life story ngl

but like about a particular thing abt me

[dreamy lynx]

I didn't know you had a life ngl I thought you just were words on my screen

hope I meet you one day

[worn helm]

same

one day you'll be more than just smoofpizza

[dreamy lynx]

real

[tall haven]

Are you allowed to take graduate level coureees

While an undergrad

Like can you test into them

Or is it now allowed generally

Or looked down upon

[dreamy lynx]

well I only know cs and stat, but many people in those fields end up taking some 200 level, or grad level courses

those who take a lot and apply for the program can even get the concurrent masters

but generally yes there are opportunities I believe

[tall haven]

Oh okay thanks!

[solemn panther]

are AI supplemental services worth paying for

i feel like theyre kinda useless

[rugged vessel]

yeah it depends when and what and ur qualifications

[rugged vessel]

idk what that is so lets say hell no

[solemn panther]

ChatGPT will be my best friend 😀

[hot otter]

how good is chatgpt for essay writing though

[worn helm]

🔥 for helping your brainstorm, edit for spelling and grammar, and shorten your essays

[hot otter]

ahh

[rugged vessel]

i would ask it to reeview

but nevere to edit

not even a lil bit

it does give good feedback usually

and causes u to be more confident in ur writing if you find yourself arguing with chatgpt LOL

[lunar shoal]

I find myself arguing with chatGPT because I feel like it's too generous with it's ratings sometimes 😭

[hot otter]

ahh

got it

[hot otter]

so true

[swift plover]

Tell it "you're an AO at _____, they have a very low acceptance rate so be very strict"

[hot otter]

can i write about how my dad got covid during the lockdowns and we got forcefully quarantined and that gave me an inspiration to serve the community?

[swift plover]

What prompt is that under

[delicate arch]

ca essay

[worn helm]

how did it inspire you?

[rugged vessel]

or maybe ur too hard on urself

:

:3

[obsidian nexus]

:3

[low surge]

literally us

it gave me a 1 on ec's and a laughed

i actually laughed

[delicate arch]

i hope someone hacks harvard some day and the leak all applicant's info --not personal ones

so we can train an ai model that properly evaluates an application strength

moahahaha

wait

we can put that behind a pay wall as well

[reef grove]

if u decide to do it be rlly careful bc you never know if someone's gonna take ur essay, if you upload it online/put it into an AI who knows whats gonna happen to it

[delicate arch]

checkmate

infinite money

[swift plover]

But which prompt

[delicate arch]

does it matter?

[swift plover]

Ye

[delicate arch]

ca essay doesnt need a prompt

[swift plover]

R u referring to prompt 7

[delicate arch]

yes

the no prompt prompt

[swift plover]

Bad idea

[delicate arch]

if u mean using that is a bad idea i think youre oversimplifying stuff

AOers dont care which prompt you picked

just write a good essay

[reef grove]

i agree, i think its just to see if you have a pulse + to see what you choose to write about with 600 words

the exact prompt doesnt matter, a lot of them are similar enough lmao

mine prolly wouldve fit under a couple

[delicate arch]

you got in rea?

based

[reef grove]

ty c:

[worn helm]

facts

most dont even stick to the prompt themselves and its fine

[swift plover]

That is true, but only because it applies to most people

[delicate arch]

Okay now you're giving me content for my Harvard disagreement supplemental

[swift plover]

So what'd ya learn

Im sticking to "limits inspire creativity"

[long karma]

"Harvard has long recognized the importance of enrolling a diverse student body. How will the life experiences that shape who you are today enable you to contribute to Harvard? (150 words)"

I'm kind of confused how to go about this essay

because theres another essay thats how an ec/employment/experience has shaped who you are

is this prompt supposed to be more of a why us or jus like similar as the other prompt but more impact focused

[carmine kettle]

its a diversity essay

u can talk abt any lived experience of urs

[long karma]

shi alr i gotta think more for the seed of it thanks

[rugged vessel]

THIS IS MY GOAT RIGHT HERE

[hot otter]

it inspired me to give awareness about covid and help others like me

which i did and got an award for

[ripe plinth]

is chat gpt accurate with assiging the ratings

is it a reliable point of reference

obvi ik it shouldnt be trusted

but im just wondering how large of a grain of salt i should take it with

[obsidian nexus]

lowkey it's just for ur own peace of mind

[vocal arrow]

Harvard has long recognized the importance of enrolling a diverse student body. How will the life experiences that shape who you are today enable you to contribute to Harvard?*

for this prompt, is it fine I have a cliche life experience coming from a multicultural background with a personal anecdote or should I just go with something else

[obsidian nexus]

if its authentic to you then thats what you should do

[vocal arrow]

alright and this prompt is also kinda a why us right

[obsidian nexus]

not really, you can include a conclusion where you say At Harvard, I will continue doing XYZ but the Why Us is mainly the "how do you hope to use your harvard education in the future"

[vocal arrow]

oh

cause I kinda did At Harvard i will bring this approach to xx club and xx cclub

[obsidian nexus]

yeah that's chill

dont let it take up too much space

they want to hear about you in this one

[vocal arrow]

its like 1/3 of the essay, I split it into 3 parts, first part is the life experiences part , 2nd is at Harvard and 3rd is like mix of me and harvard

so I should probably focus more on myself

[vocal arrow]

Describe a time when you strongly disagreed with someone about an idea or issue. How did you communicate or engage with this person? What did you learn from this experience?*

for this prompt as well, do they care more about what I strongly disagreed on or what and how I learned from the experience

[obsidian nexus]

what you learned is 10x more important

[glad blaze]

Princeton also 💀

[junior imp]

For the EC essay, do I need to talk about my number one EC, or can I talk about number two?

[lunar shoal]

I talked about my #3

I think just write about one where you have an interesting story you want to tell

[junior imp]

Alright, thanks

[modest palm]

marturing is starting to like 150 word essays 😬

[ripe plinth]

honestly fair

idk how you can write another commonapp for like cornell

[junior imp]

Bro the Cornell essay is kind of a nightmare

Like how can I yap that much and say anything productive

[ripe plinth]

fr

like who do they think they are

[modest palm]

Lowkey debating wether not to combine my shorter Columbia ones for Princeton and Yale long ones

2 x 150 = 400
3 x 150 = 500

[reef grove]

that's basically what i did, if it flows well i'd say go for it

[modest palm]

hmm

i will have to MAKE it flow

[junior imp]

I do this for a lot of essays lol, just shove things and make them specific and add things if I need to in order to make everything flow right

It’s kind of a system at this point

But there are some essays that I’ve been deleting and just completely retyping

[modest palm]

yeah no i wrote my entire columbia app first

then i realized they basically have a checklist of stuff u need to include

so i completely rewrote everything

[junior imp]

If I for some reason sent my AP scores to Harvard in sophomore year should I send the ones from Junior year too?

Or can I just have those ones sent and self report the others?

[reef grove]

you can put whichever ones you want to report into commonapp

i dont think theres a way to officially send them other than the self report? unless im mistaken

[reef grove]

oh wait you can officially send them via collegeboard, honestly i would save my money and just self report. if they ask for official later on you can always send it, but i wouldnt waste the money when they accept self report

[junior imp]

No I mean I accidentally officially sent some but only the ones from sophomore year

Like I listed Harvard my sophomore year for some reason

So they only have the sophomore ones, but can I just self report the others on top of that?

[reef grove]

oh pfff yeah no id still self report lol, id self report all of them (including sophomore) on commonapp and then if they ask you can submit the junior year ones officially

[junior imp]

Alright thanks

[reef grove]

yeah np! :)

[radiant flume]

3/5 lets goooo

[delicate arch]

5/5

but my friend dissed one of them so probably 4/5

[junior imp]

Wait is the app due at 11:59 on the 1st or 11:59 on the 31st?

Wait never mind I found it

[radiant flume]

before midnight of the 1st yeah

[junior imp]

Should essay 1 be a narrative or can I just explain my background?

[obsidian nexus]

i always like to start with a small story

[junior imp]

Yeah I’m thinking I should, but I’m not sure what story would be broad enough to fit

[cinder zenith]

heyyyy

had to return to my roots

[rugged vessel]

oh god

[cinder zenith]

LMFAOOOO

JAZZYYYY

[left sedge]

should the roomate shit be in pointers

or can i just do regular paras

also y tf is it specifically only 3 things i want the roomate to know

[ripe plinth]

ive seen people do a variety of formats

some wrote it in a letter

some did bullet points

some just wrote paragraphs

whatever works for you

[zealous cipher]

i did:

1. thing 1
2. thing 2
3. thing 3

[reef grove]

whatever works for you, i did paras

[junior imp]

That’s what I did, just three small paragraphs

[obsidian nexus]

same

[raven crane]

Can someone review my harvard supps(4/5 done)

from or accepted to harvard ofc

[delicate arch]

i asked for this before and my dudes seem like theyre getting a lot of these requests so i got ghosted

https://tenor.com/rKYdZSmtmxT.gif

pwease send hewp im applying from syria and dont have much ppl to get feedback from

[reef grove]

i can if u’d like

[reef grove]

same

[delicate arch]

Omg you're very sweet ill dm

[zealous rune]

Is it bad to answer all the supps with 150 words, rather than the 100 words they seem to want?

Also did anyone use like anecdotes/stories? 150 words seems rather short for that

[remote zephyr]

wait what

I used narratives

[zealous rune]

There's this right above the prompts but I don't know what they are implying

[lunar shoal]

I used 140-150 words for all my answers

Just because it fit better with what I was trying to say

[zealous rune]

Makes sense, 100 words is kinda brutal

[radiant flume]

theyre just trying to be chill guy fr

[solemn panther]

100 is just insane

150 will be fine probably

[radiant flume]

no pressure to write more though I doubt anyone's counting words (does it show to them? idk)

[radiant flume]

thought your pfp was a lion because i read mane in the manefesting

is that your cat

[solemn panther]

no its just a random stray cat i found at a hotel

also i cant spell so thats why its manefesting 😂

[potent gust]

manefesting that mane 🙏

[ocean palm]

hey do yall recommend mentioning my ethnic background in harvard's diversity prompt if its overrepresented (indian)

[remote zephyr]

yea same im chinese

[karmic flax]

it’s not overrepresented tho

harvard is a PWI

and your ethnic background is likely a very important part of who you are

it’s not going to negatively impact your application

[solemn panther]

Wasn’t Harvard exposed for penalizing Asians tho when that scotus case was being debated 😭

[karmic flax]

thats not correct

and also the practice that colleges used to use for admissions was struck down by the supreme court

it’s not relevant

[thick pivot]

is it ok if i mainly "tell" my learnings instead of showing them in the 150 word supps

i cant figure out a good way to show my growth

[thick pivot]

i do have a story in each essay but i struggle with the ending every time

[solemn panther]

so harvard didnt penalize asians?

bc i thought the whole case was built around that issue

[karmic flax]

no

[karmic flax]

the case used very selective information

it’s not really relevant nor is this a place where it should be discussed

[solemn panther]

mk

ty for explaing

[obsidian nexus]

if harvard was really penalizing asians harvard would not have a huge asian population

[tight fog]

kind of a non sequitur

[dusty vale]

Thats not how that works… its proportional

[dusty vale]

Perhaps but if the supreme court rules in favor of it there must be some degree of merit to their case

[obsidian nexus]

i mean, harvard admits asians at a percentage higher than the US asian population

[dusty vale]

-_-

[tight fog]

you would have to compare the rate of admits to the rate of applicants. us asian population isnt rly relevant here.

[dusty vale]

Well harvard admits african americans at a much lower rate than the percentage of african americans in the US. Does that mean that they discriminate against them?

[obsidian nexus]

without getting into politics too much the case was a conservative move to attempt to eradicate DEI, i think the court case said maybe that asians have lower “personality points” so maybe that’s the part that had merit but really it was just scapegoating asians for the purpose of advancing a conservative agenda

[potent gust]

dang scotus dissing my personality

[dusty vale]

U can argue for DEI, but the previous two points u made were completely baseless and illogical

[tight fog]

that is probably true. but personality score is pretty suspect

[obsidian nexus]

US census - 13.6% is Black
Harvard - 14% Black

[obsidian nexus]

it’s sus ngl 😭

[dusty vale]

Fine change it to white.
US: 75%
Harvard: 33%

Using ur logic they absolutely hate and discriminate against whites

[obsidian nexus]

no

my belief is that they currently aren’t discriminating against anybody

it was ruled that quotas are discriminatory if i recall correctly. there’s clearly no asian quota, that was my point

[dusty vale]

U should get an appointment as a supreme court justice and argue that (also im not necessarily arguing against u, but making absolutist statements like “there’s CLEARLY no asian quote” is disingenuous and misrepresentative”)

[obsidian nexus]

well i think we’re like semi agreeing tbh

[dusty vale]

I for the record dont think that their ruling means anything anyway its not like their gon acc change anything

[obsidian nexus]

yeah i agree

[tight fog]

what a disagreement essay this would be

[obsidian nexus]

LMAO

[solemn panther]

naur they're gonna through ur application in the trash 😭

[tight fog]

shhhh

[obsidian nexus]

my bad guys

[tight fog]

FUCK i hate my brain so fucking much. i can't engage with the world without supplement prompts

[obsidian nexus]

they already did 😞

[tight fog]

any experience is primarily an essay

[dusty vale]

I havent started harvard yet 😭

[obsidian nexus]

do it i believe in you

[dusty vale]

Thats so true tho writing all these essays, as much as i hate them, has acc given me like new perspectives on myself and time for a lot more introspection

[tight fog]

bro i dont like it 😭 i used to think about experiences but live in them. now, i cant enjoy. i cant suffer. everything is either a college essay or it isnt. when will it end

[reef grove]

mine were all like 145-150, you're good lol

[reef grove]

any of y’all got your admissions letters yet?

i got mine today :D

[junior imp]

What were your stats if you don’t mind me asking?

[rugged vessel]

KAZ DONT DO IT DONT DO IT

[rugged vessel]

Cheater wrf

Wtf

I never got one

LMFAO

[reef grove]

top of my class at sigma university

[junior imp]

Bro how can I even compare with that

[junior imp]

Is there a place where I can see how many students are accepted per state each year?

And does it stay relatively consistent or does it change around?

[worn helm]

hmm i dont think we have this published idk

i found one w territories and most represented states

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/3/29/harvard-class-of-2028-regular-decision/#:~:text=The Class of 2028 also,the Midwest%2C and 0.4 percent

[junior imp]

Thanks!

It looks like I’m in one of the most underrepresented regions so that should help out

[swift plover]

Maybe they're biased against the region

[rugged vessel]

which one

[junior imp]

Midwest

Ohio specifically