#Harvard University (2024-2025)

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junior imp
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Bro I hope not that would suck noooo

lunar shoal
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Do they consider geography heavily?

rugged vessel
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im midwest too

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dont get tripped up by

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little percents

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well ohio is better than my case

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im from chicago

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they told me that 1600 applied in illinois

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and they took

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75

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💀 💀 💀

lunar shoal
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Only 2% from mountain I'm so cooked 💀

rugged vessel
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tough crowd there

rugged vessel
lunar shoal
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I hope so 😭

eager sinew
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did u not resch out to them

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i reached out when i didnt get one lmfao

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and they sent it again

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🩵🩵

lunar shoal
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As you should

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Gotta get that free swag

junior imp
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About 50,000 people

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Definitely not urban though

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So idk, we’ll see in March

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I can yap about it all I want but I’ll get in or I won’t

rugged vessel
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thats a thing.

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did they send u like a paragraph or something

eager sinew
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they sent me the booklet

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like remailed it

rugged vessel
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oh wait

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oh

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i

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misunderstood

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all of that

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nvm

reef grove
spark flint
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Hey does anyone have some tips on the conflict supp? I have one written but it feels lackluster

eager sinew
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I GOT ONE HELLO??

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they rlly upped the budget this year

reef grove
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it was a sticker sheet, quite cool

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and one of those mini flag things

spark flint
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my supp feels too hostile

eager sinew
eager sinew
reef grove
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lemme get a pic lol

eager sinew
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WHY DO YALL GET MOREEE

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im suing

reef grove
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the swag

eager sinew
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why is yalls so good

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is there any mention of veritaffles

reef grove
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veritaffles??

lunar shoal
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Rip

reef grove
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bro johns hopkins gives speakers

lunar shoal
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Really???

spark flint
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I will never get a T20 acceptance package 🙏

reef grove
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we get 10% off the harvard store 💀

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yeepee 80 dollar sweater is now 70

reef grove
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just donate a building, trust

lunar shoal
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That's wild lol

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You got in! Now, before you pay us in tuition how about you but some overpriced jackets

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I say this but I would buy a Harvard jacket the moment I got in

reef grove
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i get a free tshirt (estimated delivery by the end of april)

eager sinew
lunar shoal
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Cause I have no good jackets

reef grove
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prolly bc i haven’t committed

eager sinew
junior imp
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I’m so scared y’all

spark flint
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me too adam me too

junior imp
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Well we just need to try our best

spark flint
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9 good RD apps hopefully one of them lets me in

lunar shoal
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Same :(

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Really scared I won't get in anywhere I apply rd though

junior imp
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I would really like an Ivy, I just need one

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Obviously Harvard is preferred but we’ll see

reef grove
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i’ve been proofreading the essays of applicants all week and i’m fr rooting for y’all

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gotta make 2029 the best grade 💪

spark flint
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harvard supps fucking suck and i hate them

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they are too short

reef grove
spark flint
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do you have any tips

junior imp
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I love the disagreement essay so much

spark flint
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worst essay

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hate it

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wrote a good response methinks but i hate it

lunar shoal
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I liked my Harvard supps but I'm also afraid my roommate essay wasn't good

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I liked it but idk

reef grove
# spark flint do you have any tips

make sure to have a very clear focus in all of them, talking about multiple things is bad enough but doing it when you dont have the words to waste is even worse

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you have 5 chances, showcase 5 different parts of yourself

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dont try to fit in 3 different things in one essay and do them all subpar

rugged vessel
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bro thinks she's the prophet bc she gets in REA

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kaz

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(listen to kaz)

lunar shoal
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It's true they are

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Their word is gospel

reef grove
lunar shoal
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😭

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Valid though

ripe plinth
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Can I get someones "harvard education" essay please

rugged vessel
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keep up the good work

rugged vessel
lunar shoal
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Dw I cooked on the supps 🙏

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And yes I removed the Hogwarts line 💀

exotic lodge
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for the roommate supp, what qualities should I be writing about?

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I made mine rather superficial (something someone living with me might want to know in advance), my three were needing space for cosmetics, how im confrontational and will resolve conflicts asap, and how im superrr talkative

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but i thought they might’ve meant like qualities of my personality? deeper facts about myself? im not sure

reef grove
eager sinew
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i agree w kaz

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i said i play smash bros, am awkward, and i like to stay up late

rugged vessel
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one of mine was deadass i shower at night

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do not worry abt this

junior imp
little flax
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Literally talked about being Chinese nonstop don’t even worry

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Yalls are better than ours last year

reef grove
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i said i wore pink hightop converse, watched Velocipastor, and collected weird words 💀

reef grove
little flax
little flax
reef grove
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💀

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jazzy was not missing out

pulsar solstice
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@ harvard accepted ppl, how'd y'all tackle the "Harvard education in future" essay

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It's currently the one that I'm having the most trouble with

little flax
pulsar solstice
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rn my problem is that I think I'm being quite shallow with what Harvard can offer

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cuz I just sprinkled in some courses and a club

little flax
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That’s basically what I did 🤷‍♂️

pulsar solstice
reef grove
reef grove
torpid ore
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are harvard supps generally more serious

reef grove
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but thats just my style/personality, if youre super formal/informal i would show that

low surge
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If I somehow get in will you be my roommate?

torpid ore
rugged vessel
torpid ore
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for all of them

reef grove
rugged vessel
reef grove
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wait but on that note is there like gender inclusive housing for freshman? ik there is for sophomores and up

rugged vessel
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yes

reef grove
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oh sick

rugged vessel
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if u have any specific questions ik someone who is in it

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someone who is in da serve

reef grove
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yeah i would use it jjst to indicate that i don’t have to be roomed w another girl

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i don’t mind rooming w a guy or an enby or whoever else

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as long as they don’t snore

rugged vessel
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they will prolly room u with a girl then kdnfgldkjgjldkjdflgk

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u arent doing them any favors

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its for ppl who like need it usually yk

reef grove
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yeah i figured

rugged vessel
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there will not be any like

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not enough trans people

reef grove
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LMAO

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national shortage

reef grove
rugged vessel
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THANK GOD 🙏🏽

torpid ore
reef grove
reef grove
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but also don’t make it a five paragraph topic + thesis sentence with CER and a concluding paragraph that restates your key points

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though that would be really impressive with only 150 words

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nvm if you can do that that’d be sick

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harvard level talent right there

eager sinew
eager sinew
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so u can click yeah im chill w that and say it doesnt matter to u

reef grove
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gotcha gotcha

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in case there is a woman shortage, heaven forbid

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i would not want to live in that world 😞

eager sinew
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woman shortage is crazy

eager sinew
reef grove
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i’m not </3 i jjst hate men

eager sinew
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every straight woman ever 😭

reef grove
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my boyfriend is on thin ice

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men ☹️ why can’t they just be women fr

eager sinew
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i find it so interesting how women always say they hate men and dont wanna date them but men are the opposite 😭

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except incels

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those dont count

reef grove
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that’s bc women r awesome

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who wouldn’t want to date one

pulsar solstice
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can confirm

reef grove
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whereas men… men.

eager sinew
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idk abt their personalities the only man who had a crush on me was weird

reef grove
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that’s the only thing they have going for them ☹️

pulsar solstice
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aagh I feel like im overthinking everything

eager sinew
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i have work tmrw at noon at merch store

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why r ppl buying merch during winter break

reef grove
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bro one time a guy asked me out on the JCPenney escalator

eager sinew
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just dont shrug

eager sinew
pulsar solstice
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hey I mean my dad proposed to my mom at a TGI fridays so

eager sinew
reef grove
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he kept like asking where the men’s cologne was at and after i told him he was like “okay listen. i don’t actually care about cologne. number? snap? please? 🥺”

pulsar solstice
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she told him

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"I'll think about it"

reef grove
pulsar solstice
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said yes like 2 days later

reef grove
pulsar solstice
rugged vessel
rugged vessel
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you cant sense the bisexuality? cmon

eager sinew
rugged vessel
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thats an easy bisexual pull

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EASY

rugged vessel
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ugh i hate men too bad im attracted to them i guess 😔

pulsar solstice
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I feel like being bi is the easiest way to live (as a bi person myself)

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like

rugged vessel
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its hard bro everyones so hot

pulsar solstice
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your options are wide open

eager sinew
reef grove
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perpetually bi myself

pulsar solstice
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but then again I like men and women but still cant pull

pulsar solstice
rugged vessel
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so did the word bisexual just summoon u @little flax

reef grove
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that’s crazy 💀

eager sinew
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my mom definitely has no idea what my sexuality is i just realized

reef grove
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lots of fish in the sea but you have no hook 💀

eager sinew
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cannot imagine how confusing that must be for an old woman 💀

little flax
eager sinew
little flax
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Need to me

eager sinew
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everyone saw

little flax
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I’m embarrassed

pulsar solstice
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wait quick q for all yall did you guys do interviews for harvard

eager sinew
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yes

pulsar solstice
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cools

eager sinew
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my interviewer glazed me and i didnt expect him to 💀 he seemed so disengaged

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maybe bros just always like that

reef grove
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my interviewer HATED me 💀

pulsar solstice
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goddamn it I was making last min edits to my common app again and I'm now 30 words over

little flax
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I thought my interviewer hated me until I saw my file

reef grove
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he deadass told me “not to be aggressive but… resume padding aside, what do you think about…” like excuse me sir WHAT

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wdym resume padding 😭😭😭

eager sinew
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thats crazy

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bro had it out for u

reef grove
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he then asked me what subject i HATED the most

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like HUH

pulsar solstice
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he was not convinced by your activities list at ALL

eager sinew
little flax
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I’m ngl Harvard alumni are a bit…

reef grove
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debby downer fr

eager sinew
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that seems p standard

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he was like "any subjects u dont like?"

pulsar solstice
reef grove
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at the end he was like “i’m so glad i get to do these interviewers, they give me a… (looks me up and down)… reality check.”

eager sinew
pulsar solstice
reef grove
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IDK HOW I GOT IN

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LIKE. MY GEORGETOWN INTERVIEWER LOVED ME

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AND HE JUST

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HE.

eager sinew
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guys dont go to the dunkin next to the domino's if the witchy looking lady is working

reef grove
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this is why i hate men smh

pulsar solstice
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crazy shit

little flax
reef grove
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tbf i choked on my apple cider halfway through and coughed wretchedly for like five minutes 💀

eager sinew
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near bluemoon smoke shop

little flax
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I remember mine asked me what I would say to confederacy supporters

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Really pushed my limits of intellectual vitality

reef grove
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i’m living proof that the alumni interview is just to make the alums feel special

rugged vessel
rugged vessel
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i swear theyre like

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"oh this is who theyre letting in nowadays"

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like SORRY I AM QUEER

eager sinew
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bro i walk in and get out my phone to check how much money i have and she goes "what do you want" and i said "oh im looking for sec" and she goes "how longs it gonna be?"
"uhhh not that long"
"what you've never been to a dunkin?!?"

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LIKE HELLO?? THAT WAS NOT NECESSARY

reef grove
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CRYIGN 😭

eager sinew
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anyways yall are lucky you have us and not luck

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trust 🙏🏽

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i say us cus im cool too

reef grove
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uh huh uh huh

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wait where are the other ppl in my class, i swear i’ve interacted with some before

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i think they’re just not as active

rugged vessel
eager sinew
rugged vessel
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LMFAO

eager sinew
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but i held my tongue

rugged vessel
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kaz my sweet sweet daughter

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stay innocent

reef grove
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HOW CAN THEY ALREADY BE THAT BAD?? 😭😭😭

rugged vessel
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talk to like SiO2 he chill

reef grove
eager sinew
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do they have names

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u would know this

rugged vessel
eager sinew
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UH

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CATS WHO HAVE KITTNES

rugged vessel
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mommy cat

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thats me

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kaz call me mommy

reef grove
eager sinew
reef grove
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HUH 😦

reef grove
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jazzy telling a minor to call them mommy caught in 4k 📸

rugged vessel
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you are probably about kace's age

reef grove
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i’m 17 💀

eager sinew
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i turned 18 in September ill have u know

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i am an adult!

reef grove
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old

eager sinew
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i should prolly eat before my 6 hour shift tmrw but

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i dont wanna wake up

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decisions decisions

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if i wake up at 11 thats like 7 hours of sleep and i get food

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guys dont fuck up ur sleep schedule the moment break hits

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cus the day u have to wakeup in the am will kill you

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I HAVE TO WAKEUP AT 8:30 AM ON TUESDAY AND BE AWAKE FOR A FULL DAY

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TIL MIDNIGHT

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wait guysss

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i could highkey pickup another shift tmrw...

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and work 8.25 hours

obsidian nexus
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uh

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i wish you good luck

eager sinew
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children help me decide

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@rugged vessel ur part of children

rugged vessel
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just fuckin sleep

eager sinew
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NO ONES TAKEN IT

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ok i took it goodnight!

pulsar solstice
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anyone willing to look at my supps just a lil bit... 👉 👈

swift plover
low surge
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i need an unhinged beginning to the roommate suppliment

fierce jolt
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Any RD applicants get the portal yet?

low surge
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Is sending both the optional LOR's too much?

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Two of my major ec mentors are willing to write and both are extremely important to me

junior imp
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They give you the option

pulsar solstice
junior imp
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Is anyone else gonna submit on the day it’s due?

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I want more time noooo

lunar shoal
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I couldn't live with that stress lol

pulsar solstice
junior imp
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Even the ones that are due like on the 10th

reef grove
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i ended up only submitting one optional

low surge
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The 2 optional ones are completely different field related, one's community service the other a tech mentor I had

dusty vale
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This disagreement prompt is rly tripping me up my memory sucks i cant remember more than a couple of arguments that Ive had in the past yr

low surge
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usssss

low surge
hallow flower
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yoo.. is it weird to mention Primal Scream on the roommate essay?

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how can it be executed well, obv there is a boundary. any ideas?

rugged vessel
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“I hope my roommate is excited to see me naked, because I can’t wait to participate in primal scream!”

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Jk dont do that

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Um

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Im not sure💀

reef grove
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there’s like 3 different definitions of primal scream and none of them seem good 💀💀💀

rugged vessel
# reef grove ?

Irs during finals week where everyone run arounds the yard completely naked

reef grove
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OH 💀

ripe plinth
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harvard activities

lunar shoal
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Average Harvard student fr

hallow flower
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lol

hallow flower
lunar shoal
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You guys have got to be trolling

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Right

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💀

low surge
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oh no it happens

hallow flower
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too risky?

wet wing
low surge
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Yeah....

swift plover
low surge
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im taking a risk with the roommate essay

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but i feel like going with it

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question, how casual can this essay get

wet wing
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I think that as long as your writing is comprehensible and not outright distasteful, good execution can make basically any style of writing work

low surge
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so if i start it with a quirky ahh greeting....

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which is harmlessly funny.....

wet wing
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As long as harmless fun is not a death threat against your future roommate

lunar shoal
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Do roommates actually read them

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I hope so

junior imp
low surge
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i'll have them read it if i get in (CMON PLEEEAASEEEE HARVARD)

obsidian nexus
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it's just 3 things

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if you write it too much like a letter you run the risk of them thinking you pasted the stanford essay

low surge
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

junior imp
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How we feeling about essays chat

low surge
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we pissed off about the roommate essay

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do i address it to the roommate

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or just state 3 things

obsidian nexus
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you can address them directly a little bit but just be mindful it's not a letter that's all

reef grove
south imp
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harvard esays is 150 words right?

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for some resaon on the doc i made back in september it says preferred 100 words

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ok cool

eager sinew
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limit is 150

reef grove
south imp
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bouta get this done tdy

reef grove
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if u need 150 that’s chill

eager sinew
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hello kaz when when can i expect the commitment to harvard

reef grove
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hello kace uh uhhhh uh

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i’m ngl the primal scream has me second guessing 💀

eager sinew
reef grove
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lock my doors and shutter the windows 😭

eager sinew
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ive seen 3 pantsless men in harvard yard and all were because they were peeing on john 💀

low surge
eager sinew
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let me see the quirk

reef grove
low surge
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im second guessing that whole essay cus it feels like too personal to the roomie and would look like i pasted the stanford letter....

reef grove
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“salutations, my fellow harvardee!”

low surge
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Hello, Co-Captain of the Dorm Adventures!

eager sinew
low surge
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one of the options 😭

eager sinew
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i just did "dear future roommates,"

low surge
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jesus im gonna get rejected just based on this suppliment

eager sinew
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wait not like

reef grove
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“hey roomie” is perfectly fine my man trust 😭😭🙏

eager sinew
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u specifically

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this sounds bad

eager sinew
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no one is rejected based on one bad supp is my point 😭

low surge
native solar
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is anybody here reading supps? i need feedback on a corny one that i wrote the other day 😭

obsidian nexus
junior imp
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Mine is kinda just addressed to whoever is reading my app

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Maybe I should change it to be a letter

modest palm
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wait...is letter is not good?

obsidian nexus
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kace wrote a letter

junior imp
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Yeah maybe I will change it

obsidian nexus
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my friend that got in made it very much not a letter

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so i think as long as you convey information about you

junior imp
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We’ll see how I feel after Duke essays noooo

modest palm
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I copied my Stanford letter and just deleted the greetings

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is that a red flag

junior imp
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Probably not

modest palm
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😬

obsidian nexus
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no that seems fine

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i just wrote my stanford one lmao

modest palm
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hmm hopefully its good

knotty orchid
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yo

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for the final prompt I’m just worried that maybe my wording is wrong

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Should I address it like I’m talking to my roommate

rugged vessel
rugged vessel
orchid fog
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what are yalls topics for the disagree essay

rugged vessel
junior imp
rugged vessel
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Such as a supp on primal scream

junior imp
rugged vessel
orchid fog
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im thinking of some disagreement within the family

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or is that bad?

rugged vessel
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Just dont interract w people

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For the 5 minutws if happens

junior imp
orchid fog
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all examples online i see are disagreements with other people mainly from school

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tied to some activity

rugged vessel
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A lot of schools do stuff like that anyway

eager sinew
junior imp
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Mine is disagreement with an idea and then a specific person correcting me

orchid fog
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do u think it has to be recent

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or can it be quite a while ago

junior imp
little flax
junior imp
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It seems kinda weird to me so I kinda just want to keep it how I have it

little flax
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And I’m not telling my roommate how I think eating hot sauce connects to me on a deeper level 😭

junior imp
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Which is just listing the things out and how I could connect to my roommate through them

knotty orchid
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but it feels weird saying

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stuff

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like just stating facts about myself with no like energy

reef grove
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just write how you normally would

knotty orchid
reef grove
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as long as you’re not using too much slang and spelling things correctly i promise you’re fine 🙏

knotty orchid
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should I bother with like

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extra punctuation and stuff

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for dramatic effect

reef grove
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mm like what?

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i don’t think i understand the question haha

knotty orchid
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It was a stupid question

reef grove
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fair enough 💀

knotty orchid
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im saying like

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If I was to say

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like

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I watch American football and British football (not soccer) or something silly like that

Basically tryna be funny

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but yeah I’m being dumb ☠️

reef grove
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esp if it’s like a playful “i might be loud friday nights bc i’m cheering for my team” or smth

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idk i’m not a big footballer 💀

knotty orchid
worn helm
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not really but i just put all 2s

frozen violet
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for the roommate prompt, is it cringe to include stuff about harvard (like mentioning a building or smth)

native solar
gaunt plaza
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is a format like:

  1. (one thing)
  2. (second thing)
  3. (third thing)
    acceptable for the roommate question?
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or should it all just be one paragraph

modest palm
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guys fun fact

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common app takes "-"

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as a word

gaunt plaza
# junior imp Yes

thanks! I just wanted to check bc it seemed like a very informal question

modest palm
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so if ur like at the limit, consider cutting 1 or 2 words

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(if u use "-")

junior imp
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You can write it like a letter too I think but they don’t specify

slim fiber
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and get rid of the spaces right before and after it

modest palm
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oooh

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right thanks

reef grove
lunar shoal
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I love the em dash so much

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Like in this kind of narrative writing especially

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It just feels so natural

little flax
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college apps have forever changed my writing style because of my now overuse of em dashes

rugged vessel
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thus and shit 💀

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semicolons to save a word from a conjunction ❤️

junior imp
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I love the word methinks but I can’t use that in a college app now can I noooo

rugged vessel
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sure u can

junior imp
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It might seem a bit pretentious lol

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It’s such a fun word though

tight fog
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zizek entered my life in sophomore year. if only i had a reason to use "as it were" and "vis-a-vis" in college essays

lunar shoal
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"Therefore", "Trivially", "It follows", "As a logical conclusion"

pulsar solstice
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god the last 2 harvard essays really are bugging me

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I'm happy with 3/5 of mine rn, need to redo the "harvard education in future" and roommate essays

native solar
pulsar solstice
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I've gone through quite a few drafts

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I'm happy with my central idea, but the prose and delivery isn't cutting it for me

native solar
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i know some people here gave tips but honestly i'm struggling to write something that i feel proud of

pulsar solstice
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yeah I get you

little flax
pulsar solstice
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would using y'all in my roommate essay be alright

fierce jolt
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Anyone got the portal?

fierce jolt
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those who submitted RD

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portal info yet?

pulsar solstice
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"y'all"

obsidian nexus
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yeah of course

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i was like bro gonna mention a2c that's crazy

pulsar solstice
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LMAOOO

native solar
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mentioning a2c to your roommate 💀

pulsar solstice
obsidian nexus
pulsar solstice
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I feel like my roommate stuff is kinda basic bitch things tbh

native solar
obsidian nexus
obsidian nexus
pulsar solstice
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  1. is how I would geek out about nearly any topic with my roommates if they want to (except anything business related)
  2. is how I get obsessed with music and like to play stuff on repeat
  3. is about squash
native solar
obsidian nexus
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some guy that got in wrote that they shower at night

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dont remember who

pulsar solstice
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I think I'm prolly making it deeper than it rlly is

obsidian nexus
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it's not deep apparently

native solar
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one of mine is about my alarm being really annoying since it's a meme song 😭

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not annoying but iconic lol

pulsar solstice
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also wait isn't the opting in for an interview choice on common app

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I cant find it rn

obsidian nexus
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lemme check my app

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nope it's not

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that's yale

fierce jolt
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Harvard i dont think lets you opt in

obsidian nexus
native solar
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i live in a rural area so i doubt i'm getting an interview for anything

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or maybe virtual ig

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but in person sounds so much cooler

fierce jolt
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Stanford one was virtual for me

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idk if the interviews even have an impact

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When do interviews even come out

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like approx schedule

rugged vessel
pulsar solstice
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so they’ll just reach out if they want to interview you?

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god I was in the zone with editing my essays and now I’m in the waiting room for a dentists appointment

pulsar solstice
obsidian nexus
pulsar solstice
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alright alright

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I'd lowk be hella scared if I don't get one tho

obsidian nexus
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means nothing

pulsar solstice
obsidian nexus
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i got an alumni interview

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then a senior admissions officer followed up for a second interview

pulsar solstice
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huh interesting

obsidian nexus
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imagine they give me a third interview during regular

low surge
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tbh i'm only satisfied with one of my supplimentss

gaunt plaza
eager sinew
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however the ao interview is interesting

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i believe after one of those its like a 50% chance of acceptance or something

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so i would not be shocked if she got in RD based on that

gaunt plaza
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but anyway shhhh let them be happy :(

eager sinew
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cus like, ppl who rea and get ao interviewed usually get in

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which is why its so interesting and i think they have a better chance for rd

gaunt plaza
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idek what ao means 😔

eager sinew
gaunt plaza
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oh ty

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do they do interviews for regular decision applicants as well?

gaunt plaza
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ah ok

eager sinew
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idk anyone who got in who did not have an interview, i believe they try to interview everyone

gaunt plaza
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oh okay

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that's... intimidating

obsidian nexus
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no expectations but im also not really worried i already got accepted into a college i would go to so im just chilling and wrapping up RD

obsidian nexus
eager sinew
# obsidian nexus hopefully!!

makes sense, i think u have a great chance for id just based on that ao interview ngl 💀 dont need to be super specific but do u have any like special ec that may need verification by an ao?

obsidian nexus
eager sinew
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maybe interviewer said u were so cool that they wanted to see for themselves fr

obsidian nexus
rugged vessel
eager sinew
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everyone knows the thing abt deferral which is why i highlighted ao part 😭

obsidian nexus
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kace is a very kind individual

rugged vessel
eager sinew
glad blaze
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can anyone please help me check my Harvard supplements 😭

glad blaze
obsidian nexus
rugged vessel
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i see too much of him

eager sinew
obsidian nexus
eager sinew
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ive met chris jazzy smoof halo hsxd

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uh

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i am likely forgetting someone

rugged vessel
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2 someones

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theyoungnerd and dayy

low surge
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And I am now rewriting the disagreement essay cus I just remembered a heated debate I had in class once 💀

rugged vessel
#

coby

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3 someones

eager sinew
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i see chris like once a week and i see jazzy and smoof daily 💀

obsidian nexus
eager sinew
obsidian nexus
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😭

eager sinew
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i thought it said banbananth

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like the garten of ban ban

obsidian nexus
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it's banana anth

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because banana

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it's too late for this 😭

gaunt plaza
low surge
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Shakespeare ahh banana

pulsar solstice
#

finally done with the Harvard supps holy shit

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well, done in the sense that I'm finally happy with em

gaunt plaza
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great work!! :D

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I finished earlier, so now I'm just gonna have my friend peer-review a bit before I submit

obsidian nexus
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congrats both of you!

pulsar solstice
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also I found conflicting info, is Harvard need-blind for international students?

pulsar solstice
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aight cool cool

eager sinew
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wdym by conflicting info

obsidian nexus
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one of the few schools that are so W

pulsar solstice
obsidian nexus
eager sinew
pulsar solstice
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right so I'll tick yes for aid on my common app lol

obsidian nexus
eager sinew
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its so fire

pulsar solstice
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wait thats awesome

obsidian nexus
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wait that’s sick ngl

pulsar solstice
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honestly the worst part of applying to harvard is like the voices in your head telling you you're not good enough lol

obsidian nexus
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my harvard app is so ass

eager sinew
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some ppl said it stopped like when junior year started

gaunt plaza
obsidian nexus
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its just hilarious

gaunt plaza
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😄 thats the spirit

obsidian nexus
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like it's kinda funny they didnt throw it into the trash right away

gaunt plaza
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musta liked it a bit

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out of curiosity, did ppl who got deferred have to submit another essay?

obsidian nexus
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from my harvard supp 💀

gaunt plaza
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real af tho

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that's a topic i'd like to read about

obsidian nexus
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so new updates

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and an additional LOR if you want

gaunt plaza
obsidian nexus
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this is what they say

gaunt plaza
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oh alright. I was just curious bc I heard from ppl who were deferred from cwru that they had to submit an essay to be considered for rd

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and i was like oh, I didn't know schools did that

pulsar solstice
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I guess it depends on the school

junior imp
obsidian nexus
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because the early application has no essays

pulsar solstice
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Also, one of my activities is like an “art” thing but not rlly, I’m wondering whether it’d be worth sending a portfolio over fot

gaunt plaza
pulsar solstice
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I don’t think my art is like particularly amazing and I’m worried if I do send a portfolio I’ll look like an idiot

junior imp
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I live in Ohio and have family in Cleveland lol

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But I won’t be applying because it’s STEM and I want to leave Ohio

obsidian nexus
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if it sounds better in writing than visually then you have your answer

pulsar solstice
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its in my ecs

obsidian nexus
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but also sometimes they dont even look

pulsar solstice
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but not in any supps

gaunt plaza
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😔

obsidian nexus
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friend i know that got into harvard last year submitted french horn video and had french horn in their ecs, didnt even get looked at by the AO or the music dept

pulsar solstice
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im wondering whether or not i should even keep it in ECs, i have other things I could swap it for but the art stuff has been particularly meaningful tbh

obsidian nexus
gaunt plaza
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so ig some schools would really like certain instruments to help fill their ensembles

gaunt plaza
# obsidian nexus that's so cool omg

Ya, I'm not rlly incredible at it tho or anything 🤧
I've just done it throughout high school for fun and honestly haven't been enjoying it this year, but maybe college will be able to refresh my interest 🤷

pulsar solstice
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my whole commonapp essay is about my top EC lol

gaunt plaza
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what are commonapp essays normally about btw?

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I wrote abt diabetes bc... well... I'm diabetic lol, so it was really easy to get invested into the topic

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But I'm kinda curious what else people would write about, since not much else came to my mind when storming up ideas

obsidian nexus
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pretty much anything you can think of

gaunt plaza
fierce jolt
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Bro im already scared

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like i submitted my app

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but i already begun the doomscrolling process

glad blaze
little flax
reef grove
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idk if this would help anyone thats on fence, but the admissions office just told me that even if i didnt apply for aid on my application, i can change that and request it even after ive been accepted

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which is pretty interesting, i wonder if i would get less if i asked rn

pulsar solstice
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wait does anyone know if the little section on the common app where they ask to indicate what activities you wanna do at harvard matters

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this whole section

little flax
reef grove
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yeah it just seems like data gathering most likely

low surge
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chat what's a maker portfolio

reef grove
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i think maker is just another word for a creative/artist

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so like if you do pottery or creative writing you can submit that stuff

low surge
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there's a separate section for creative writing

orchid fog
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If I took courses at a community college through dual enrollment do I have to officially send the transcript over to Princeton? or is there a place on the portal where I can upload it?

tall haven
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Chat for scoir do lors sync with common app like even when it says not submitted in common app but it says submitted on scoir is that fine

lunar shoal
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Send the transcript to your hs registrar and have them put the courses on your hs transcript

worn helm
orchid fog
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not affiliated with my school at all

lunar shoal
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That worked for me at least

worn helm
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i did dual enrollment and my counselor just sent my stuff over

lunar shoal
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@orchid fog can you send them to your high school

worn helm
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for the cc

orchid fog
orchid fog
worn helm
lunar shoal
orchid fog
lunar shoal
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If they're classes you took this semester they only expect to see them on midyear report, but yeah if they were from previous years and they're not on your transcript I'm not entirely sure

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You can probably submit it in the addl material even though they don't explicitly list it

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Or pay to send it over

worn helm
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lowk just email

orchid fog
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play it safe

lunar shoal
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Yeah

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Idk how time sensitive it is, but if it can wait till after the deadline then emailing is also a good idea

vocal ocean
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does anyone know when harvard portal should arrive + when alumni interviews come out? i submitted yesterday.

obsidian nexus
reef grove
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there were a lot less people in EA tho so it was prolly quicker for me, and i live in the biggest city in my state so it didn’t take too long

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i submitted mine a couple hours before the deadline if that matters 💀

junior imp
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From what I’ve seen online

low surge
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alright, last day, i've ordered food made the coffee, lets finish the damn essays

modest palm
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You got this!

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I just finished mine so there is light at the end of the tunnel

lunar shoal
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You got this 💪

eager sinew
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they use some kinda formula

eager sinew
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bro i was freaking out last year cus everyone here got theirs by november 6th

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and i wasnt notified til nov 12 💀

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like ppl wre getting interview notifs nov 3rd and i was like ????

reef grove
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im still pretty damn short

eager sinew
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or do u live in like wisconsin or sum

reef grove
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midwest 😭

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i love corn for miles on end

dusty vale
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would anyone be comfortable sharing their name for this one?

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i dont wanna put the discord user of someone ive talked to

native solar
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harvard ppl: is saloniki's looked upon favorably for food on harvard campus & is it well known? i went there when i visited the campus but i'm not sure if AOs will know what that is (although it seemed pretty popular so i think i'm overthinking 😭)

eager sinew
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cus its in smith campus center

obsidian nexus
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Name, if known you can also just leave it blank

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im pretty sure

eager sinew
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jazzy from the a2c discord

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put that exactly

obsidian nexus
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just put down chris you already know his name @dusty vale

little flax
reef grove
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when i did my tour i had lunch at this mexican restaurant, i dont remember what it was called tho

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had this delicious swordfish with mango rice

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the painted burro, thats what it was

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it was soooo good

native solar
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was it felipe's?

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i also went there

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felipe's was much better than saloniki in my experience

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maybe i'll talk about felipe's then 😭 i was only using saloniki since it tied in with something else i said in my app

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oh wait you just said it was the paintedburro

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LOL nvm

reef grove
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it shows interest in the community there lol

lunar shoal
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Do you guys know if they'll pay for flights to whatever they call their visiting weekend

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I guess it's better than schools that don't have visiting weekends and I won't be able to actually see till orientation 💀

eager sinew
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best churro trust

reef grove
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^ on the admitted student portal

wicked notch
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cause they might think you have conenctions or something

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idk

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i need someone to correct me if i'm wrong

lunar shoal
reef grove
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i dont think it makes a difference one way or another

lunar shoal
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Yeah

rugged vessel
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i like jefe's more though

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this profiles not my choice btw

reef grove
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nah it was fs the painted burro

rugged vessel
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oh thats a restauratn?

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yeah neither of those places r that fancy

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so it probably is

reef grove
rugged vessel
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bingus

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i lost a bet in an online game so i have to have a silly profile for a few days

obsidian nexus
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if they actually helped you out then yes

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theres no harm putting someone down

rugged vessel
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i did put the name of someone i met n a summer program 💀

reef grove
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i think i deadass just said "yall sent me an email once"

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"and maybe a letter or two"

obsidian nexus
reef grove
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i completely overthought the "what activities are you interested in in order of importance"

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like i had to sit down with my college counselor to ask him whether i should put sailing over community service and he was just so done with my shit 💀

obsidian nexus
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lowkey i think i trolled the activity one

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im pretty sure i put frisbee

reef grove
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i think my rationale of why putting sailing above community service ws bad was bc "oh what if they think im being selfish and putting my needs over the needs of others" like.

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it was bad bad 💀

obsidian nexus
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that's so funny

tardy sparrow
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I thought the admissions office was on holiday but i got a reply back to a question i sent 💀 do they always work or sm

rugged vessel
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Its harvard they care so little about demonstrated interest

lunar shoal
dusty vale
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Submitted so ill see u guys on decision day 🫡

fierce jolt
#

How do i update harvard if i get a new award after Jan 1

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do i just use the supplementary material pdf upload since they said i can do application updates and edits there as well?

obsidian nexus
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they have a place to add anything you want to your app

fierce jolt
#

Alright awesome

pulsar solstice
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do you guys think I’d be penalised if my 2nd recommender submits his letter slightly after the deadline

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cuz deadass I talked to him about it since november, said he’d do it in december, completely ghosted me through the break

eager sinew
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u cant control him and they know that

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just email them if he doesnt submit by deadline to like give a headup or smth so they put it in ur file

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and thats prolly not even necessary, but like for ur own peace of mind

tall haven
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Would anyone be willing to review one supp I’m getting a little paranoid rewriting lol

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It’s the education one word count is fine idk if content is tho

arctic bone
#

Hello pal,

Listen, I’ve got to tell you, nobody—nobody—is funnier than me, okay? I’m the funniest person you’re ever going to meet. People say it all the time. They say, 'Chad, you’re hilarious, nobody does it like you!' And let me tell you, I don’t even try. I’m just naturally funny. Tremendous humor, bro, the best humor. You’ll see it. You’ll be laughing, believe me. And I know you’re going to love it. Some people, they try to be funny, but trust me, they’re not. You’ll see. I’m going to make this the funniest place, it’s going to be incredible. You’ll thank me for it.

dark moth
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its giving donald trump speech 😭

obsidian nexus
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submit this if you want to lower the acceptance rate

dark moth
obsidian nexus
#

gotta be rage bait right

dark moth
dark moth
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👀

arctic bone
#

working on them 😭

dark moth
obsidian nexus
arctic bone
dark moth
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i respect the effort tho

arctic bone
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hahah, all my people love my eccentric self absorbed ahh

dark moth
#

wait just curious is it supposed to be a parody of trump

dark moth
lunar shoal
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I was wondering that as well lmao

fleet loom
#

bro they're not gonna auto reject bc you chose to not take one class😭

lunar shoal
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I don't think they reject over that tbh

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At least, if you show that you used other opportunities for classes well

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Like I theoretically could've taken another year of Arabic but I chose to take a ton of de math classes instead

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At least I hope they don't reject or put you significantly lower for it 💀

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The reality is that they reject 95% students anyway lol

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Yeah we only have Arabic and Russian haha

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Ok except now I'm reading online and maybe it does actually matter a fair amount?

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Well too late now 💀

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😭

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I'm seeing very mixed messages online

ripe plinth
lunar shoal
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They just say recommended there though

dark moth
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"we recommend"

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i dont think its that deep

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as long as u justify why you didnt/couldnt do 4 years

lunar shoal
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I feel like it's kinda unfair cause I wouldn't have been able to take calc or physics last year if I did a foreign language

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Yeah I'm just not going to worry about it, I can't do anything now

dark moth
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i think u can say a similar thing to @lunar shoal

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cause you can take a limited number of classes at once right

lunar shoal
#

Was I supposed to mention it in my app though?

dark moth
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but even if u didn't ngl it's only a tiny tiny disadvantage

lunar shoal
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I hope so 😭

carmine kettle
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lmao they not gonna reject u bc u didnt do 4 yrs of foreigj language 😭

lunar shoal
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I briefly thought about uploading something to the portal but that just seems desperate

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I only did two (out of three) though 💀

carmine kettle
lunar shoal
#

We'll get through it 🙏

carmine kettle
#

id imagine that course rigor would be more important

lunar shoal
#

But you're probably right lol, I'm returning to my original stance that they probably wouldn't reject someone over that

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Yeah

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You would think especially for a STEM applicant

carmine kettle
#

happy new years eve!

tall haven
#

Hey looking for any willing verified students to review a 150 word supp would gladly appreciate I can’t tell if tone is right