#Harvard University (2024-2025)
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mine were for unc, utaustin, and ohio state lol
Well, do interviews come out end of January?
yeah
did you get into your other schools?
Because I literally gain nothing from my current one
you cannot
if i get an interview i am going to crush it
you can only report the highest score for a section
0 competition, the degree is barely useful
I hope I do
when is ivy day chat when DO I GET MY APPLICATION RESULTS
yes!
gonna rizz up the interviewer fr
alright I'm just gonna submit the 1580
March 27
whatever
I just finished my why 3 things and submitted my harvard app
This is so good like 😭
🙏
ayy that's cool. So you'd recommend recycling?
Bro that is an amazing score 
saves lives
why wouldn't you recycle
I think it’s worth it, as you recycle them they get better and better so
because prompts do ask for slightly different things...
even if they fall under the same umbrella
Guys when do results usually arrive?
you can slightly change them
its basically the same thing change the school's programs, and course, and teacher names THATS IT
late march somewhere
just saves you from having to wholly rewrite
This year is March 27th
For Ivy Day
yeah
yeah FTC is huge
Yes
yap a bit more or ask grammarly to reduce it to set word count then yap
Ok so I have to keep torturing myself about my roommate essay until March 27th
About fine
2 days before my graduation day
our school freaky like that
But I feel like my roommate essay is not supposed to have any impact though
That's why I didn't write a lot
wait for the roommate essay is it fine if I write it to my future roommates or am I cooked
I just want to finish my essays and be liberated but I need a brain break
Doesn't affect my academic score, EC score, athletic score
I'm done I'm just submitting the applications now
My personality is pretty evident either way
Yes lol it’s fine
I still got to apply to duke and stuff
alright thanks
speaking of duke I should go do duke research + cmu research + edit my yale essays + consider life choices
The latter I shall also partake in
Ok I better go sleep at this point
Good luck and good night everyone

night!
affects ur personal rating
😭
hey chat I put that I liked valorant and anime into my 3 things my roommates might want to know about me, am I cooked

"valorant has guns and planting bombs in the game this guy wants to be a terrorist we cant accept him into harvard"
valorant is crazy 😭
depends, silver > auto reject, ascendant < auto accept
just change it to calculus and nature documentaries
plat
id rather die
champion rank warwick jungler
I talked about my chinese culture and cooking 1st thing, 2nd my love for learning fun facts , 3rd gaming and anime
best four words to put in your app
yeah lol you should be fine
as long as it reflects you ur good
anime and gaming is the part I DONT WANT TO TALK ABOUT
but its the human nature to seek out other fun activities

I just cant say some types of games like LEAGUE
better than fortnite
lmao val is fine
as long as you don’t tell your roommate to get matching names
“his sage” “her jett”
is bro talkin about val
“third fun fact: i love val! feel free to add my riot tag, i miss her#6969, and we’ll get some aces together! Bomb buddy out!”
you’re welcome i just wrote ur essay
crazy
yo for the where have you lived question
what do i do if i forgot where i lived in my early life
my parents cant find some records rn
does it rly matter like before five
surely ur parents can remember the city
ngl probably doesn't matter but just helps show diversity
like you forgot the cities or the dates?
cities and month dates
i just left out the months because I literally have no idea
hmm, do you have your old addresses written down anywhere? and yeah i think years are okay
ok fair
and i suppose just putting down the country/state would be fine
yeah
or region
I forgot to include a future AP exam on my common app when I submitted my application, and emailed the admissions office about it. They directed me to the application portal as a way to add information to my application, but when entering my exam, they require a score (which I obviously do not have since I haven't taken the test yet). What do I do?
hmm that’s weird, are you able to put non-numbers in the box? if so i’d put something like “TBA” or “N/A” in there since the date is in the future
if you’re not able to do that i’d contact them again bc i don’t think they understood your problem
or if there’s an “additional info” section i’d put it there
I tried but it just tells me the field is not formatted correctly
Wait I think they want me to upload an update in the supplemental materials section
Do I just create a PDF stating my case?
yeah that could work
let me in pls Harvard
real
just submitted! (please let me in pleeeeease :d)
congrats on princeton!
tyyyyy
i'm submitting mine late
god I hope the terrible estimations for my activity hours make sense
SAME
but its ok
harvard supps are supposed to be direct
tbh im writing all my supps direct
Bro mine seems like a Why Harvard with future tacked on at the end 
just submit it
what
no i know lmfao
no one disagreed with u
i am confused on what ur saying
if u dont want them to make any decision based on ur old scores then dont submit them
should be fine
For the Harvard portfolio, I was thinking of submitting my MIT maker portfolio changed up a little as a "Other" portfolio. Is this fine?
no auto reject
nah i’m jk it should be fine
just make sure it relates to what u plan on going in
oh vineet
i think youll be fine
buh
after you get access to your portal there should be a place to upload them!
this was for notre dame but i submitted my architecture portfolio 2 weeks after i submitted my app
so i think after is fine
holy balls my future plans essay is straight buns
no that was my answer for the future plans essay /j
finally free
rest now
boutta take a heavenly power nap
rsity
this disagreement essay is killing me
So real
But I have homework tomorrow and swim so the grind never stops 🤑
Rip
for harvard sat do i have to send the official one or do they take self reported
Not Princeton
is portfolio a seperate due date
Yes, January 6
u havevto qualify
ur counselor would have verified that u qual
if u do
Too late now, submit asap and take the L
hey guys for spacing, do we leave a line on commonapp or do we just put the next line automtcially underneath it?
what do you mean? like the space between paragraphs?
do you mind if I dm you?
i put the line automatically underneath it
i think if u add extra its like too big
but idt it matters thatt much
anyone trying to review supps
okok sure
Am I cooked if I didn't write the first prompt mainly on diversity? It had more emphasis on community
no, its not a diversity prompt
🙏Thank you
asking for a friend but do u guys know if harvard has an application grace period lol
i wouldnt count on it
they have external supp and portfolio grace period though
she ended up submitting all good
yay
is it fine if i wrote the disagreement essay to be like an abstract disagreement with a concept instead of a person
but very much connected to a person
that’s not there anymore
whatever you feel like answering
uh
it should be a real experience
that shows how you communicated and learned from other people
yeah should also be directly you with someone else
as opposed to like you disagreeing with the ben shapiro pod or pod save america
unfort didnt have time to apply to harv 
I just came up with an amazing line for one of the suppliments but I already submitted 😔
always happens
aiish
just forget about it 😔
i used it in priceton🥂
that's great
Self report AMC is important ?
If ur focus is math yes
I put them in my common app already
is it good to do it in the portal too
since thats why i just did
That’s fine
i have 2 research articles do i upload both? one's close to 7000 words not related to my major but super important to my profile
harver
wait when do we get the application portal link
and is it possible to upload additional info on there (I ran out of time to put it on my commonapp)
about 24hrs+
wait we can upload the actual research papers?
I uploaded a paper and my board from last year
I thought it was only the abstracts
I did that for Columbia
no way they got time to read allat
oh damn
got my applicant portal!!
Me too!
Do I need to self-report scores if it says my scores were received on the checklist?
prolly not
sometimes i like to js for kicks LOL
Yeah I’m assuming it is in the scores received thing
Maybe that’s for people that didn’t report on Common App?
if it's got a tick i dont think its required
welll no aren’t they test required
I think it can be
oh ya, looks like they sent them out around 9:00
im HARVARD bound!!
Congrats!
How is bro already in 
its a joke
manifesting
girl HARVARD is CALLING 💜
Help why does my school report & letter of rec say unchecked..
does anyone else have this um
That’s me too
I’m assuming they need to manually change it
But mine was for my school report and my transcript
I SWEAR I SUBMITTED?!?!?
it says downloaded.
did u not submit ur counselor rec
Yeah I’m sure it will change over time
in the commonapp?
Guys do not panic, they are probably just trying to go through everything lol
If other schools got it then Harvard did too
i wouldn't worry then
okay
hmm it says they've only received one of my recs?
can i still self report supplementary materials or nah
samee omg
like an abstract
I say we just wait a bit & maybe they'll update it
chceck the commonapp to be sure
ok its prolly a whole system issue
Yeah I have something sent through Naviance that I feel like will take a bit
they've likely just not finished updating everyone's application status. It's only the morning after after all
Idk should be fine no..
ok i hope
i dont know
I’m surprised there isn’t a space for other recommenders on the checklist though
2
For any schools
No
ya. I'mma just wait and see what happens 🤷
omg guys now i can say i have an official harvard website account 😻
i can feel the fame already...
guys no pictures please
okay so we should be fine yes..
me asf
Okk all went thru
phrew
phew
god is GOOD
im getting into harvard guys
they're sending out your acceptance package already
i think i almost passed out in the 5 secs btwn then and now
REALL
wait they read my app first ong
alr admitted
got mine as well!
If I reported SAT scores on Commonapp, I don't need to self-report them again in the portal right?
why is the portal soo clean
facts i wish our student website was as clean as the app portal
its so nice and minimalistic fr
Better than Dartmouth’s 
Idk why but Dartmouth’s portal looks like it’s from 10 years ago
It works it just looks super old
yall if i wrote an essay for a competition (4000 words ish) about history/politics/legal philosophy, should i put it into the academic work section?
cant say im surprised
its dartmouth
I’m getting in I’m calling it
you should see duke's bro
dukes is honestly atrocious
Wait if I submitted an optional rec on common app would it show up on this list as well
no, it's a checklist for the required materials
anything optional wouldn't be on it
uc application portal… 😬
worst thing i’ve seen in my life
aren't u committed to harvard already?
no
oh ok
and anyway i submitted my uc apps before i got my decision back
assumed that was what the "harvard '29" stood for lol
eh i’ll most likely end up going, i want to shoot my shot at georgetown tho
oh did you put it bc u were admitted to harvard rea and ur assuming that's where you're GOING to commit?
yeah smth like that
oh ok that makes sense
wait guys, after we submit our application, we cant download the pdf?
i submitted it yesterday but it wont give me an option to download my responses
I just realised you got into Harvard early. That's crazzzzyyyyy
you can download the pdf from common app
just go to "review and submit" then it should be right there in the middle
need blind means they dont care
no
in my admitted students portal i can choose to apply for aid even if i said no on the actual app, so it doesn’t matter lol
dw a lot of people having the same problem (including me), id say just check back in a couple days
they already updated it!
nvm then ‼️
they were definitely just not finished inputting everyone's materials into the system yet
Is an interview required for admission? I know they try to interview everyone, but have people gotten admitted even if they didn't get interviewed?
it’s not required for admission no
from what my interviewer told me it’s just to make sure the applicant has a pulse
and prolly to make the alumni feel important 💀
oh lmao ok
i dont think so but i have yet to meet a single person who got in and wasn't interviewed
so take that with a grain of salt
time to start preparing
worry later
js put anything 😭
not gonna make ur decision w that
i put like 1-2
but i will be changing stuff😁
R u sure cuz I semed certain in my supps but I flipped the numbers and put 3 and 4s
Accidently
Is it a red flag
theyre not gonna decide based on that😭🙏
Oh alright. alright
i put all 2s lol
90% sure it's just for their school counselors to help you choose your studies once admitted
If I email harvard to change it, will they allow me to?
oh srs?
i promise its not that deep 😭
the numbers you put will not decide whether you get in or not lmao
Ohk. Thanks a lot.
Idk why but comming from an Harvard '29 just gave me reassurance lol. Almost like I've been admitted
LMAO expect the admission package in 1-2 business years
idk why but harvard has the slowest mail in existence
Great i'll be prepared for my likely letter to come late
lmaooo good mindset
thats totally why they only sent me like two letters in all four years of high school (im delusional)
theyre all just super late yk
not missing out on much lmao, they were just the generic postcards that flood everyone's mailbox
they just forgot to send ours until mar 27
Columbia rlly wanna reject someone.
Chat, should I send email of rejection 
does anyone know if i need to self report ap scores on the portal if i did already through the common app
also wondering abt this
thats normal
p sure they sent it to everyone applying past midnight EST
yeahhhh
if you already did it on common app u dont have to do it again
^
no
though if it puts ur mind at ease be my guest lol
they sent it to a friend of mine also 🙂
i would send a rejection letter tbh 😭
check dm
realll
getting in without an interview is almost impossible 😕
alright 👌🏻
i wouldnt say so, its just that harvard tries to interview as many people as possible so naturally most people who get in would've been interviewed
but if youre in a super small town with no big cities/grads nearby, its harder to get interviewed than if you live in boston
wait, don't they offer virtual interviews for Domestics
thats an option too, but once again it depends on availability and they normally like to match applicants with alumni in the same general area
and if theres no one there, or if a lot of people apply, there might not be enough alumni to go around
hmmmmm
that's definitely a possibility but getting an interview would be nice and slightly reassuring at least 😭
a lot of alumni also refuse to interview ppl if theyre connected to a certain school, like my friends dad was doing harvard interviews and wouldnt interview me bc i go to the school his son goes to
yeah lol i mean most ppl do, if youre not in a super rural area id expect to get one
id say so 😭😭
prove me wrong but
like i said i haven’t met a single person get in without an interview
bro coulda sabotaged 😭
that's good of him 😭
maybe athletes tho idk
well okay yeah, but then again 90% of people get an interview
that’s true
so it follows that a vast majority of admitted students will have gotten interviews
true
i haven't even seen an international student get in without an interview.
the last person who was accepted in my country got an interview 4 days to decisions 😭
holy
good luck fr
glgl
90% interviewed, 5% admitted, so there is likely very little ppl w/o interviews that get in, not bc not being interviewed is a drawback, but just bc so little students dont get interviewed lol
thanks man
(if im wrong tho tell me lmaooo)
yeahhh
help real
imo no interview = ngmi 💀💀
i don’t see it as oh you’re just one of the ones they couldn’t interview
i see it as ur app gets trashed but then again im not an ao don’t listen to me
When do interviews start?
i wonder if athletes still do interviews tho
i mean if you look at it statistically
50000 people apply
3,000 are accepted.
i mean they would be able to offer interviews to at least 5000-10000
so the chances all of those who got in getting an interview is very high
Well well look who’s here
that's fast
i checked my file and they said i was a strong candidate but had to wait for interview before accepting
my interviewer said no
they were like “hope interview goes well”’or something like that
so i’d say it matters in the sense that you don’t bomb it
hmmmm
that means interviews do matter
As long as ur not an ass irl
if ykwik
my interviewer said its just to check if you have a pulse + not completely inept/jerk 💀
Ok yay
real
just don't mention anything controversial 😭
yea lowkey it could be like being in a rural area is one parameter, but then interviews are also only given to people who pass the first round of consideration or so
yeahhh
yeah i think so
I feel ur ecs/awards qualify as a 1?
but if you dont get an interview you could still have a chance
i think im like 3/2- bc im super not competitive for my major lmao
going into government without a citizenship will do that to you 💀
That’s acc iconic
what's the ranking out of?
5
5
Numbers aren’t thattt indicative of acceptance
I know plenty of 3+s that got admitted
i feel like my academics + recs prolly carried, i definitely got 4 tops in athletics and 3+ tops ecs
considering that i dont have enough pe creds to graduate lmaooo
if i get into any school ever its bc of recs my essays are not it 😭
Honestly not sure how they factor recs
if anything my essays carried, i went through so many drafts of them
same
i think they aren't that bad
its part of the personal score right? like alongside the essays, interview, etc
i wish i hadnt waived my right to see them, im so curious ;-;
Yeah but all of my recs were higher than my personal 😭
And interview
Unless my essays sucked that bad
2+ 2+ 2-
@little flax do you think interviews are required to get in
Wow I didn’t think recs mattered that much 😭😭
i haven’t met a single person get in without one thoo
Every day I’m learning something new abt college admissions 💀
I feel like yes
agreed
Don’t they have that priority ranking system
oh maybe im wrong then </3
wait whats that
i wonder if athletes get interviewed
do yk?
I forgor but someone sent a link that said they code applicants based on how fast they need an interview from
oh wait yeah ive seen that too
Good question idk
hmmm interesting
that makes sense
it was like before mid november is highest priority
ik people who got it so late 😭
like 2 weeks from today
after that is lower priority
that's really really fast
I got mine 1/14
i see
wait thats hellaaa early
i got mine in 10 days i believe? dont remember exact date
But mine wasn’t in a rush lol he said we could interview on 1/30
omg , that's even faster
i did 12/31
Yes for me
do you guys have an idea of how early an application can be trashed 😭
submitted nov 1, interview request nov 11
If u didn’t like take MVC diff eqn r u at disadvantage if u applied engineering
i dont think so
i have friends who applied bme and did calc 2 with me
or calc 1
but idk
yeahhh
i also think they process it faster for those in the early round
did you get deferred
i have a few friends interested in it but i can check how many people study it
wooosh
that's lit 🔥
i was reading how a dartmouth AO did their app reading, and apparently they do an initial academic check before the holistic review to see if you have a "competitive" academic profile, so id assume thats the earliest u can get rejected. though they do a second look afterwards to see if ur ecs and stuff make up for it
i don’t think we accept people by major so what you put shouldn’t matter too much imo
like we don’t have different acceptance rates depending on major
but only 43 people concentrate BME it says
i think
mennn, I think I should hit it academically at most schools 😭
yeah i think its around half to a quarter that get cut in this phase?
but some come back bc of ecs and stuff
lemme see if i can find where i read abt it
thanks man
yeahhh
they probably still try to admit using ECs as well
all rounds tbh
both, only difference is the deferred ppl that get a second look with the og notes still on the application
it’s an interesting read, from a Dartmouth AO
although Harvard's deferrals seems more like they are kinda lazy to read early apps tbh 😭
only very shitty apps get rejected in REA
thankssssss
lmao prolly so they can get a more complete look of what the class will look like
so they can pick and choose the perfect class once they know the whole picture lol
its like rea waitlist i feel lmaooo
yeahhhh
after reading my early supps i understand why i was deferred 
That's why an Harvard deferral doesn't really show an applicant's strength 😭
what is ur pfp😱
if you get deferred from somewhere like Yale or Brown, you know your application is still slightly competitive
only 17 percent get deferred at both schools
out of curiosity, what act score did u submit when u applied?
34M, 36 everything else
composite 36
oh wow nice!
that's litttt
ya i expected that
i have a 33 composite so im not too sure they'll even consider my app, but oh well 🤷
i got an 8 on the writing portion 💀
idk their cutoff but I've heard its a 34. Here's to hoping that's not true 🤞
the acceptance rate was very high
18% is huge 😭
I still got deferred though 😭
well, intl student issue 😭
THERES A CUTOFF!!?
oh i submitted 1480 which in act terms is 10 pts from a 34
highly unlikely
theres no min act i think
its fine lolllll relax gang
is there a minimum SAT
guessed so
not sure at all. I've just heard that they lump applicants into two groups of either under 33/34 or over 33/34
No idea if that's true or not
ik someone who got in last year with this exact score 😭
Bro only applied to Harvard and he got in
and it was RD 😭
well they do lump ppl into academically competitive/not before the main review, but even if ur in the "not" group you get a second look to see if the rest of your app pops
wth who ONLY applies to harvard? Please tell me he at least had ONE safety 💀
he didn't 😭
international student seeking full ride 😭
someone from my school only applied to harvard
ya idk, I have pretty good ec's/supps and a 4.5 gpa so as long as they look past my act i think im chill?
and got in
bro's confidence was on another level 😭
yeah
im applying to 5 or 6 reaches, but i rlly want harvard to want meeeee agh
it ok i dont need academic validation, im too cool for school anyways 😎
😭😂😂😂
thats so real, i think i have like 8 apps still being reviewed for other schools i applied to
i have a safety/target and now im delusional with reaches
ya ive applied to 12 schools thus far, but ive only heard back from 3 of them
i got a fullie in the early round I just shot at 5 ivies and 4 T20s 😭
when ur applying for like T20s there rlly arent targets anymore, just reaches and safeties bc like it doesnt matter ur scores, u cant call uva or gtown a target 💀
its a crapshoot
lol i already got into a middle ground/reach but im stressing over these other reaches 😔
march is about to be mental breakdown month
like im okay no matter what, but just think how cool it'd be if i got in to these other schools 🫰
mid/late january is gonna be fun, thats when im getting my other results back
all my earlies except case and tulane come out january 
realest stuff I have heard 😭
FUN?!
oh yea
for them
girl they already got into harvard theyre chillin LMAO
in a sarcastic sense, im scared 💀
well yes i wish i had those problems ong
i totally understand 🙂
i applied for honors colleges and special programs for most of them
this crazy bro
oh... i forgot about those!
i applied to honors at one of my safeties
and uhhh
thats it
scared of rejection 😭
well yeah 😭
rejection kinda fun tho
thats lowkey one of the reasons why i decided to apply to these reaches last minute
like theres always gonna be enough academically competent ppl, at a certain point it just becomes "okay do we have enough midwesterners interested in government?"
if you have an acceptance already, yes
it's fun.
if not, no, it's horrifying 😭
which isnt in my control lmao
at the rate my decisions from schools are coming in, im assuming i'll probably get in to all of the schools I ea'd to in october, so i wanted to apply to some schools id DEFINITELY get rejected from so i'd get at least one rejection to keep me grounded 😄
i have issues, but character development!!
lmaooo real
this is hilarious 🤣
oh ya if i didnt have at least one acceptance yet i'd probably be pretty scared. But lucky for me im smart enough to ea to a school with guaranteed admission!
so go me! im so smart
oh
how does one remove a nickname 💀
help
user settings > profiles > display name
Saw what 🥂
you changed your nickname
aura diminished 😂
who doesn't know how to change their nickname 😂
why do i always see you everywhere with your damn wine glasses 😭
It's a habit 😭
PUT the champagne DOWNNN
you are ADDICTED 💜
This is exactly how I feel lol
lol is it worth it to report aime score of 7 to harvard?
Maybe 😭
7 is good no?
I would submit that
(not submitting my 11 problems right amc 12 score)
I answered 14 problems left the rest blank I got 11 of them right

was so close to Aime this year
7 aint even bad
did u get dhr or hr for amc
@haughty ember i also got a 7 i think lol
wait why is this chat still active before rd results
wasnt rd deadline last night
my yale and duke supps looking like shit rn but thats the ones i build off on for everything else so it might be wraps
Yeah I def would
According to Harvard’s admissions process article I’ll almost certainly make it to committee so that’s cool
which article?
I saw it on the A2C subreddit a while back
if I got hr for amc should i still self report my scores?
It said what earned 2s and 1s etc
if i had to rate myself based on that thing, i would give myself 2-2-4-3 💀
i hope i'm just wildly underestimating myself
admissions isn’t an exact science (especially at a school that is entirely holistic review like harvard). people who get in one year could be rejected in another admissions cycle. your application review can vary wildly even depending on what mood your AO is in. there’s no reason to assume your application will go one way or another
you’ve done everything you can to prepare but once you hit submit it’s entirely out of your hands. don’t assume you’ll be rejected just because you think it’ll hurt less but also don’t assume you’ll make it to xyz stage of the review process because there are so many variables at play
this info was made public due to the court case that harvard had some years ago (SFFA v Harvard), and there are lots of videos/articles/blogs that go even more in depth about the topic
ok tbh this is a little outdated
it’s a super interesting read
sure!
this is a good article imo
this article looks like it’s ~6 years old so it’s very outdated lol
prepscholar is such a good resource omg
i love the article abt the cofounder’s successful app
while some things probably have changed, the class of 2028 has had the chance to look at their apps and still see the 1-6 rating in place, so i feel like it’s still a good resource?
and i doubt they’d do a complete rehaul in half a decade
it’s not the 1-6 system, it’s the factors used + the way they evaluate specific aspects of the application
ah i see
especially since harvard has since gone test-optional and there are some factors that they aren’t allowed to consider anymore
you can see your ratings after going thru admissions?
you have to be admitted and enroll to use FERPA
it’s actually test required again no?
this year it is
but commonapp for some reason says it isn't
which is weird
strange yeah
the way test scores are evaluated is different
actually this might be wrong, i dont remember if commonapp asked me to submit my act score, so maybe they just don't mention it since it's in commonapp already
there are some words that are filtered out
big no no
also the number of people applying to harvard in general has exploded so the baseline score to be admitted is also different now
mhm
harvard is just a little different than other t20s i feel bc i would think it gets the most spam/joke apps
purely bc of the name i feel
so its admissions process has to be super streamlined
imagine wasting $85 😭
fee waivers tho
Yes
is it true you can’t take pics tho? only notes?
i heard that’s the case for yale and stanford
I feel like the barriers for the EC rating specifically are different now and def require nuance (like someone’s background)
Yeah
But it’s pretty easy to memorize
They just put the file on your portal and tell us to not take screenshots
wait really??
Yeah u don’t even go in person now lol
i thought you had to ask and they gave a physical copy
that’s so nice
do you have to request it or is it just there?
But def request it early, it takes 45 business days
jeez
Or actually just regular days my b
i wanna see it so bad but i’m also terrified to 💀
Dw u got in for a reason lol
“first ever 4- to be accepted, she had a funny looking first name so we said why the hell not”
gpa diversity 🔥🔥
what was ur gpa?
0.01
nah thats pretty good
the .01 was in lunch
“to be a Cornell man is an enviable distinction”
there you go
that’ll be 1000 dollars
I'll just leave this question here
when you're done just leave it there and i'll hit continue
kthx
Cornell, Please, This Is My Only Chance.
I know I’m probably the last person you’d want to admit to your university. I have a 12 ACT and a 2.2 GPA, and I’m sure it looks like a joke. But I’m begging you, please don’t throw my application away. This is literally my only shot. I’m not applying anywhere else. I’ve been rejected by everyone in my life, even by my Discord kitten, and I’m desperate for someone to believe in me. You’re my last hope.
I know it’s pathetic, but that rejection stung. I thought she was different, you know? I thought maybe someone would finally see me for who I am, maybe even care. But no. She ghosted me. No one cares about me. No one sees me. And now here I am, left with nothing but this application to Cornell. If you turn me away, I’ll have nothing. No future. Just... failure.
I’ve struggled through high school, fought for every grade, and still failed. I didn’t have the support others did, no guidance or help. I’ve always been overlooked, ignored, laughed at. I’m not asking for sympathy. I’m just telling you the truth. I’m asking you to look past my low scores and see that I’m still worth something. Cornell, you’re the only place that could possibly change my life. Everyone else has written me off. Please don’t do the same.
I’m not asking for a handout. I know my numbers suck. But I swear, I will give everything to prove I’m capable. I’ll work harder than anyone. I’ll make Cornell proud. I know I’m not like other applicants, but if you just give me the chance, I can show you I’m more than my grades. Please, please let me in. I don’t have anywhere else to turn.
If you reject me, that’s it. No one will ever believe in me. I’ll just fade away into nothing. But if you accept me, I promise I’ll do whatever it takes to make something of myself. You have the power to change my future. Please, Cornell, don’t let me down.
Thank you for considering my desperate plea.
chat gpt clutch
nuh uh too inaccurate
i dont have a 12 act, i have a 13 excuse you
and my gpa is actually a 2.209 which should round UP to a 2.21
put some respect on the 2.21 please 😤
oh mb mb ofc

I remember somewhere on a harvard document where it said like
it was "very difficult" to be admitted with no interview
either works tbh
don't listen to chris yall
do u think interviews dont matter
yeah i thought so
especially since ur interview plays a role into ur admissions file
I think they do, but sometimes people are crazy
wait ngl
being so honest but i feel like (for here at least) if ur not interviewed you're probably not gonna get in
No interview is a bit cooked icl
yall prepscholar.com says i have a 2% chance of admission. That's it I'm totally moving to harvard town! They totally want me
when do you usually receive a request to interview?
I forgor💀
lmao ok thanks
fair ig
mine came reallllly late so don't lose hope
do they only ask to interview you once theyve read your application?
cuz doesnt princeton make everybody interview regardless
usually 2-3 weeks after u submit
but it can be really late
i think so bc some people dont get interviews at all
oh ok ty!
gotcha, is there any statistics as to how many they ask for interviews? or like 😭 idk i'm going to stress about this now
i feel like my application was good enough that i should at LEAST get interviewed. I'll drink to that much 🙏
90%
quora says 90% of applica
yeah
idk if i trust that but that doesnt seem too bad then
tbh interviews are more abt alumni engagement and availability than anything else
on the official site they say they try to interview as many as possible
i would not read into too much
yeah lmao, my interviewer straight up told me it counts for almost nothing
just makes the alumns feel special
i think interviews help esp if theyre on the fence
i mean interviewers tend to give a lot of information
harvard doesnt give priority to ppl who submit their apps sooner, do they?
i got a second AO interview and didnt get in so reminder to everybody not to stress too much about all this interview stuff
just curious bc i may or may not have submitted my app on the day of the deadline
i think everyone does
no, ive talked to our regional interviewing head and thats not how it works
they're not even reading applications now
after deadline, harvard distributes the info of names and high schools to the regional teams
then the head of the region assigns ppl to interviewers
however i will say that some regions are better equipped than others
that part is a little sus
idk but a large majority get interviewed
oh yall said 90%
yeah it's a lot more likely u get interviewed than u dont
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How’ve u beeenn
i literally saw this and applied to cornell engineering instead
true reason
i would say a "lot" cooked 😭
yeahhh
it feels like a lot of words initially but when you come to understand it, you might even end up going above the word count
I know, it turned into one of my favorite essays
same ngl
oh i did it twice lol
its my cousin's wedding and guess who's writing college essays on a phone while on the venue😇
No way, I have my Princeton interview on the morning of my cousin’s wedding
why have i not received any interview🤨
real am i hated
not me already getting auto reject bro
screw Princeton (JK I LOVE PRINCETON LET ME INNNNN)
No it’s totally just based on availability
And when your interviewer sends it
I submitted my application.....not so long ago....so they prolly haven't even seen it yet...
what if they alr decided to reject me 😛🤞
real
They literally read my name and was like nope
HELP RIGHT
oh didn’t cure cancer - were done
we’re
were, grammar police will never catch us
Oh no
they noticed i can’t use grammar on discord
am i cooked guys
nope instant rejection RELEASE THE KRAKEN
open application
USNCO camper + RSI
💀 hes the cofounder of prepscholar
luckily you don’t need THAT good of an app to get in
Does Harvard take glimpse videos?
you can upload supplemental videos, pdfs, and stuff like that in the application portal, but they don’t ask for one and i don’t think it would count for much
if you have stuff like research papers, slideshows, or writing then i would upload that instead of a glimpse video, but it’s up to you
i believe you can also submit videos via slideroom if you chose to submit supplemental things on commonapp. if you didn’t you can just do it once you get your portal
I thought u couldnt submit a video on the portal? it says only pdf and word doc
and the slideroom thing is only for arts stuff right?
i’m not exactly sure, it’s been a while and i didn’t submit one, i would look at the official harvard website which explains it a little better and email the admissions office if it’s still unclear
but i dont think it’s purely for arts, i was gonna submit a video presenting some research i did and put it in slideroom (but i ran out of time 💀)
ya u can kinda submit anything
on slide room? ok
like unless it says you can't
i submitted a lot of things to a lot of things but i dont remember what ofr what school
it says
Submission Guidelines: Supplemental submissions are useful only for applicants with substantial talents in the arts beyond standard high school level accomplishment. Consider carefully whether your supplemental materials demonstrate unusual talent before submission. Specific guidelines for each type of submission are available within each program.
how tough is it to get in to harvard while not being top 10% of the class
i was just asking for a friend
wdym
a what
the vast majority of schools do not do that
if it was required it would have been in the common app
caltech encourages it too
i also wouldn't worry too too too much about class rank regardless i mean im biased bc my school didn't have class rank but they knew damn well i was close to the middle 💀
If your school doesn't do class rank you're not included in this statistic right?
they dont even consider it
but being highly ranked usually correlates with better grades/profiles/etc
tho tbf this is very biased because of the low amt of people who turn in class rank (30%)
my school ranks in top 10% and quartiles for everyone else
so i applied as top quartile
AO's review your entire schools apps... so if your school has a lot of kids applying to harvard, they do have an idea of where you stand...
on their CDS, class rank isnt considered
but yeah you'll definitely be compared with other people
yeah they don't actually calculate it but they def do consider it somewhat 💀
if they know your school
im just saying, if you have a very rigorous schedule that probably balances out with getting slightly lower grades than others
yeah its just another metric to help the "comparing yourself with eachother" thng but if ur cool in many other ways that are not academic related it wont even matter
yea
and also it depends right like if the top 10% got a 4.0 but you got a 3.8-3.9 thats perfectly fine
im not top 10% bc i moved schools with different grading standards and some of my old classes got transferred as onlevels
but my schedule is ridiculously rigoroous except for this year lmao
harvard does tend to attend lower gpa kids from my school as compared to princeton or stanford
dunno if that says anything
My school doesn’t have rank but it has cum Laude
idt that matters either
there were a lot of academic checkboxes my peers met but i didnt
but i seemed to have enough regardless
looking at just academics would people have been extremely suprised if you'd gotten in
looking at past history
people were surprised regardless but idt anyone thought i was stupid
academically i was a medium fish in a big sea
yeah which is most schools
but a lot of people underestimated the importance of ec's and rec letters and all that stuff bc they were so obsessed with being the smartest
so a lot of the surprise was kinda copium lol
were you like top quarter of the school?
i mean it also depends bc
being mid ranked at a prep school vs being mid ranked at a public school
big diff
you mean feeder vs non feeder?
yeah
or does private vs public actually matter
i mean js school rigor in general
tho sometimes being in a less rigorous school (epsecially for fgli/rural) can be favorable for admissions
not really
no class rank but if there was i rly think i'd be somewhere to the middle
or leaning lower half
just because a lot of us already met that academic threshold
in terms of sat score i'd say half-upper half
but then everything else abt my app i felt strongly about
no you don’t need it, i don’t think it’d even be considered
you attended a feeder right?
specfically for intl students
i dropped caltech but i t wouldve been funny doing intiial view to "prove" my enlgihs skills considering ive zoom called a caltech prof multiple times
😭
depends what you mean by that
brown does glimpse for domestic
good percentage of graduating class attending top schools
tbh idrk what feeder means either
