Harvard University (2024-2025)

[viral thorn]

I genuinely regret applying ED because half of my friends are skipping like two weeks of school for visits

[tender light]

So real, I should do the same

U got NU, Williams, Yale, Penn, Cornell, and Harvard over 2 and half weeks

[viral thorn]

nu is boring

[rugged vessel]

wait im crazy that's not dunster

[viral thorn]

mubs favorite talking point

[tender light]

Is it not?

[fleet thicket]

lol

[tender light]

I thought it was the library?

[rugged vessel]

thats eliot

dunster is great though

[tender light]

They look like the exact same😭

[viral thorn]

i should’ve applied to brown 😔

its such a based school

[fleet thicket]

i love brown

if it wasnt so close to home

probably wouldve ed

[viral thorn]

I think my gpa is too bad for any ivies to consider me though

[tender light]

Brown feels like the unreal Ivy

[fleet thicket]

ermm

[tender light]

It’s so happy😭

[fleet thicket]

Me when cornell

[viral thorn]

No he means like

I agree

Brown vibes wise is the odd one out

Not quality wise

[tender light]

Yeah

Cornell is the least in quality

[fleet thicket]

o ok

[tender light]

Brown feels like a Tufts or Fordham

Where everyone is just enjoying themselves

[viral thorn]

I didn’t apply ED to brown because I think my gpa is too low for any Ivies to consider me

objectively

[fleet thicket]

bro prob had like a 3.7

lol

[tender light]

I applied Ed to Penn and got deferred

That’s when I knew I had hope

[viral thorn]

The 50th percentile for my school is a 3.85 👍

[fleet thicket]

was i on the dot

LMFAO

[viral thorn]

no

3.73

[fleet thicket]

...

LMAO

[viral thorn]

but I was in the 25th percentile

[tender light]

Where’d u get into?

[viral thorn]

My school counselor deadass told me not to apply to T20s

[fleet thicket]

nw ed

[tender light]

Ah

[fleet thicket]

Tf

[tender light]

I got in rd, when’s their admitted students day?

[viral thorn]

3.73 is awful lol

[fleet thicket]

Tf?

Thats an a- avg

[viral thorn]

When the 50th percentile is a 3.85

A 3.73 is dogshit

I had like 3 Bs

I had really high class rigor but my school does not report weighted GPAs and class rank is based on UW

[fleet thicket]

Only in a2c will u see someone say 3 bs is dogshit

[viral thorn]

I don’t care about the actual number, I had a lower gpa than 75% of my grade 😭😭

like a 3.7 is prob fine elsewhere but

[sage yew]

amen

[tender light]

Doesn’t that make you 75th percentile?

[viral thorn]

I have no idea

[fleet thicket]

no

[tender light]

Nah

Nvm

[viral thorn]

no

[fleet thicket]

25th

[tender light]

That’s stupid

I’m stupid

Sorry

[viral thorn]

LMAOOO

[fleet thicket]

Gg

whats ur major

cal

[tender light]

Applied Math💀

[fleet thicket]

Gg

stats has failed u

[tender light]

I haven’t taken stats

[sage yew]

too much calculus

[tender light]

This^

I’ll self study stats this summer

[sage yew]

im so brainrotted by calculus im using it in physics 1

[viral thorn]

I also had 3 Bs and a shitload of A-

[sage yew]

shit supposed to be algebra based man 😭

[fleet thicket]

nah just take it in college

[viral thorn]

I didn’t really have a trend in either direction I was pretty consistent

[tender light]

I like to self study over summer so in college I’ll be more prepared

[sage yew]

thats what u did for bc right

[tender light]

Learning something your familiar with is easier than going in blind

[fleet thicket]

I told myself i would self study bc over the summer so that it wasnt as hard

I didnt

and i was fine

[tender light]

Basically

[rugged vessel]

my 50th percentile is like 4.0 lmao

[sage yew]

i did that for ap precalc and it was so not worth yo

[viral thorn]

In freshman year I missed like a month of school because I was hospitalized after having a psychotic episode but my classes were not real so I got ok grades anyway

[rugged vessel]

and i didnt get a 4.0

[viral thorn]

Unweighted

[tender light]

Bro istg

There’s this one girl

In the Harvard gc

That be TRAUMA DUMPING

I feel so bad

[viral thorn]

~70th percentile is a 4.0 for my school I think

[fleet thicket]

my school like doesnt post the percentiles

[tender light]

Mine does decile

[sage yew]

is this supposed to be like class rank percentiles or accepted student percentiles

oh class rank? i love class rank by deciles

[viral thorn]

Man bc was easy but multivar was a genuinely traumatizing experience

[tender light]

Rank

[fleet thicket]

they have this in the school profile

[sage yew]

we have that as well

[viral thorn]

I’m almost done

My final is on Wednesday

[fleet thicket]

unweighted junior year gpa distribution

[viral thorn]

Then we do linalg basics for a quarter

[sage yew]

24.2% of kids at cal and i's school have a 4.0 or higher (in our graduating class) 💀 in 2021 it was 10%

[viral thorn]

But there’s no exam

[tender light]

Grade inflation is real

[sage yew]

ong cuz half of these 4.0 kids be lazy asl

[fleet thicket]

i wish they had percentiles

posted

wait im stupid

[sage yew]

we didnt really do our sat score summary based on the max scores evb got

just every single test ever taken which is ass

so our avg sat is like 1110

might as well make it 1111 for fun

[fleet thicket]

damn our avg is a 1410??

me when i am above avg 💪

[sage yew]

its bc ur goated uni 🙏

[rugged vessel]

yes same

it was like low 3.9's-4.0

[blazing kite]

what are we sharing

[fleet thicket]

^

[blazing kite]

yall do not want to see my school profile 💔

[fleet thicket]

school gpa percentile

[magic musk]

harvard overrated

[blazing kite]

what the hellyon

gpa probably isn't listed for good reason

[fleet thicket]

real

[blazing kite]

ohhh when I see u at that game..... when I catch you.....

[sage yew]

below the national avg 😭

[blazing kite]

mind u i got a 1520 using khan academy aka the free-est resource ever

begging my school to lock in💔

[rugged vessel]

I got a 1510 by yhinking about it really hard

[dreamy lynx]

what if you thought really really hard

[rugged vessel]

Maybe. 1550

[turbid notch]

i dont even think my school has one of these bc we're intl

[reef grove]

better than i did

[rugged vessel]

Yea bc ur stupid

[reef grove]

yeag ☹️

[molten glen]

weak sauce I took the ACT

[rugged vessel]

ur stupider

[blazing kite]

act flop

[stoic elk]

AYYY FDDE DOMUS FOR LIFE

[fiery ridge]

Mines 890

Comp sat

[fading ginkgo]

Bro what 😭

How is that even possible

[blazing kite]

yeah im tuning u out until u get a verified role lil bro 💔

[fiery ridge]

Brother what

[exotic vector]

@blazing kite random but how do I get prefrosh

[blazing kite]

click this and you can see all the roles

[exotic vector]

Ooh ok

Tyy

[blazing kite]

yw!!

so did anyone else get their visitas travel refused or am i just that cool and unique

[rapid glen]

did anyone here appeal their fin aid? if so, how long did it take to get a new offer?

[blazing kite]

ok they approved it after i did the explanation thingy <3 #nopanic

[molten glen]

Lol

[worn helm]

it has this tho 💔💔

lowkey yale architecture tuff

[tender light]

Chris who’s side u on😭

[worn helm]

yeah i gotchu

shoot me a dm and we can exchange contacts

[worn helm]

MY BAD MY BAD

yale doesn’t have this tho

or housing day

i actually dont fw yale housing arrangements

or glass flowers

im wondering if maybe this is why i didnt fw yale

bdd was right after visitas for us and i feel like my social battery was drained

[worn helm]

i did and i stg it took them like a whole month

just for them to not give me more aid

[fiery ridge]

Me when I have Dartmouth mit Yale brown admitted days back to back to back to back

[worn helm]

ok flexx

[fiery ridge]

Oh I meant it was gonna be tiring

[worn helm]

is dartmouth and brown a serious consideration tho 💔💔

[fiery ridge]

My battery gonna be DEAD

[worn helm]

nah im messing w u a little lol

[fiery ridge]

they paid for my flight so..

Vacation!!

[worn helm]

holy congrats

[worn helm]

wait this is the way to go

[fiery ridge]

thank you

Yeah lol

It only happens once so

[worn helm]

visiting is a nice break from school

[worn helm]

yea i lowkey didnt think about this

i turned down some visits bc they weren’t serious considerations

but thinking back now i probably won’t ever visit those schools now

[fiery ridge]

Yeah I saw it as a way to just take a break and have a little fun

Meet some cool people while I’m at it

[rapid glen]

really? i need a new offer before commiting lol

bc my thing is messed up im certain

princeton is $1,000 whereas harvard is nearly $78,000

[worn helm]

oh okay that makes a lot of sense

mine was just a difference of like 5k

holy

[rapid glen]

im really worried though

[worn helm]

they prob wont take a month

i think you’ll get it

[rapid glen]

i want to go to harvard but i cant afford it without a new offer

[worn helm]

TELL THEM THIS

[rapid glen]

dyt they will. match princeton?

[worn helm]

i hope so? if not, they should significantly lower it

[rapid glen]

stanford is also $30k/yr

[rapid glen]

yea prob a good idea

[worn helm]

because princeton and harvard should have very similar financial aid

like princeton was 6k/year for me

[rapid glen]

if i dont have an offer, ill probably walk into the fin aid office during visitas

[worn helm]

and harvard was like 5950

[rapid glen]

yeah wait wtf

[worn helm]

do this

they’re open

[rapid glen]

how is princeton free for me but harvard is almsot full pay

[worn helm]

yeah that makes like no sense

also you can call them

i feel like they’re hella slow with emailing

[rapid glen]

my dad called them

[worn helm]

calling helps speed stuff up

oh ok good

[rapid glen]

but that was before we submitted the form

[tender light]

Walked by leverret today

[worn helm]

hoping for the best 🙏🙏

[tender light]

Nice building

[worn helm]

damn you local local

i can show you eliot before we go under renovation 💔

[tender light]

I was at the coop

[worn helm]

you’re a harvard student already basically

[tender light]

Will renovations be done before next school year?

[worn helm]

by your junior year 💔💔😞

[rapid glen]

dyt it's fine if i email them again after 5 days asking for an update

[worn helm]

oh for sure

i’d lowkey spam them

and make sure you include that you NEED this to commit

[tender light]

Damnn

[rapid glen]

understood

[tender light]

Eliot is an upperclassman house?

[rapid glen]

ill probably email them next monday

since i assume they arent open on weekends

[worn helm]

yessirr

[worn helm]

good idea

[tender light]

Ahh, so where are you guys going in the meantime?

[worn helm]

when’s the last time you contacted them?

[worn helm]

the inn

i can send a pic

[rapid glen]

monday

march 31 i think

[worn helm]

did they reply yet

[rapid glen]

i submitted the form then

[worn helm]

ohhhhhhh

[rapid glen]

called earlier that day

[worn helm]

okay okay

[tender light]

Shi I wouldn’t be complaining lmao

[worn helm]

from the time i submitted the form i believe it took 1-2 weeks? but keep calling like once a week

it may seem annoying but a 74k difference is insane

[rapid glen]

yeah no i literally cant commit if i dont get more aid lol

[worn helm]

did you select the “other school gave me better aid” option

[rapid glen]

if i took loans, it would be $7k a month and my family doesnt even make that

[rapid glen]

yeah

[worn helm]

ooo

yea i did that too

[rapid glen]

we'll see, i have hope 🙏

[worn helm]

im actually blessed fr

we have AC and are the closest upperclassmen dorm from the yard

[tender light]

Yo Chris, I heard you can’t double concentrate in Econ and Applied Math

Is that right?

[worn helm]

hmmn lemme check

[rapid glen]

thanks for your help btw, have a great night!

[worn helm]

yeah i don’t think so

[worn helm]

no problem! have a great night too

and hope the financials work out 🙏🙏

[tender light]

I think you can concentrate in applied math with a focus on economics, but that’s it😭

[worn helm]

yeah i think so😭 but that doesn’t stop you from taking classes in both concentrations

[tender light]

True

Btw, what’s a citation?

I visited last month and the tour guides talked about their concentration with a “citation in” so and so

[worn helm]

it’s like a language minor i think

might have a more technical name

[tender light]

Ahh ok

[worn helm]

you do like 4-5 courses in that language

[tender light]

What do you study?

[worn helm]

ohhh

[worn helm]

chemistry!

[tender light]

Oh damn

[worn helm]

not too deep in it yet but next semester i def will

[tender light]

I imagine you were USACO?

[worn helm]

oh hell no💔💔

i knew nothing about that lol

[tender light]

Fair Lmaoo

[worn helm]

i went to a vocational school so we were more like trade/career focused than academics if anything

[tender light]

They’re usually the MIT nerds

[worn helm]

😭😭

so are you thinking applied math or econ?

[fiery ridge]

R u pre med

[molten glen]

A citation is for just a language you can get a citation. In Spanish

But like thst isn’t a secondary

[flat flame]

i emailed them yesterday and they emailed back the same day saying they’d bring it up to committee but haven’t heard back yet

[molten glen]

For example you can do a concentration in CS with a secondary in applied math and a citation in Spanish

[worn helm]

for now 💀

but i wouldn’t drop bc its hard or anything but moreso bc other paths might be more interesting

[fiery ridge]

Ib consulting

Harvard’s signature move

[rapid glen]

I see, when did you appeal?

ah yesterday

I’ll email on Monday and reiterate the situation ig

do lmk if you get any updates tho

i want to make sure my form went thru haha

[flat flame]

oh i didn’t know there’s a form 💀 i just sent an email but i’ll lyk!

[rapid glen]

o

[orchid nest]

is appealing only if ur financial situation has changed?

[rapid glen]

well I appealed bc I think my aid package wasn’t correct

$77k difference between 2 ivies

[molten glen]

don’t lie bro is just having a tuff time in LPSA

[fiery ridge]

What’s lpsa?

[molten glen]

Lol

[fiery ridge]

What

[molten glen]

I don’t actually know I’m not pre-med/non-engineer sciencey

[worn helm]

oh nah

[worn helm]

🤨

im chilling in all my classes

[molten glen]

Lol i don’t actually know

[hardy fern]

does harvard have this?

i got into a two hour 'discussion' on cambridge being the nicest university campus in the world yesterday. apparently it's controversial, but many objectively correct things are

[viral thorn]

It’s in br*tain so its immediately disqualified

Nt though

[hardy fern]

have you ever met a californian

significantly more insufferable

[viral thorn]

yeah I live on the west coast

[hardy fern]

do you shop at erewhon and get $30 smoothies

[molten glen]

Wdym those r literally pictures of harvard

[obsidian nexus]

my bad gang

[hardy fern]

you could at least be convincing and say yale

harvard is mostly red brick

[worn helm]

yale doesn’t have it either lil bro

cambridge fire tho

[grim topaz]

hey guys!! does anyone know if theres a harvard 29 insta or discord gc??

[reef grove]

join the whatsapp group (theres a link to it on crimson connect)

once youre there you can join the discord + snap gc

the links to those should be in the pinned messages and theyre also on the class spreadsheet

[viral thorn]

No

[tender light]

I love how organized we are already

[still edge]

There's a discord and an instagram gc

You can dm me if you wish i'll shoot you the links

[hybrid yew]

Does Harvard ever give more aid? I might get a full-ride type thing from a peer institution (duke) and I'm curious if harvard might give more any more if thats the case

[rugged vessel]

hm possibly

no idea though

usually its only with other super prestigious schools

or they wouldnt drop a lot

so if harvards like idk 30k for you they are probably not dropping that, or at least to a level ur comfy w 💀

[real meadow]

some of us are broke californians 💔

[candid sorrel]

too bad cambridge only looks like this 10 days a year max

[tall haven]

Wait r u in state for Duke

I lowkey thought Harvard aid was better cuz <200k no tuition

[hardy fern]

yes normally its 8c and cloudy and you might see a hydro not fall into the cam whilst punting because ive never done that

[candid sorrel]

ah that's nothing, falling into the cam whilst not punting is when you know uve been through it

[hardy fern]

how do you even manage that

[candid sorrel]

idek man

[hardy fern]

alcohol or just like...?

[candid sorrel]

sm like that i think

[hybrid yew]

nah, but im up for a merit scholarship

[hybrid yew]

oh its so much more insanely desperate and beggy than that lol, im just barely above the 100k thing, was curious if theyd drop me to the full free + start up grant 😭

[ocean palm]

i think ivies always match aid or something

[zenith falcon]

GUYS

COME TO HARVARD

WE JUST HAD THE BEST TIME LITERALLY EVER

guys you won’t regret it please matriculate

please please

[frosty bridge]

someone probably already asked this but is there an insta gc for admitted students?? tyy

[molten glen]

my degree is still unwritten

[molten glen]

Like being named a scholar for Duke? That's merit equivalent aid and Duke isn't quite an ivy, so there won't be a big leap

If you get like financial aid from Duke you could send that to Harvard, but they won't match like Davidson Scholar or other scholars

[tall haven]

Ooo he Robertson

[hybrid yew]

nah they said no thank you to me

some other thing 😭

[flat flame]

ab?

[hybrid yew]

yes

[flat flame]

congrats!!!

[hybrid yew]

dont have it yet lol

like 50/50 i think

[flat flame]

being a finalist ur already halfway there

u got this

[hybrid yew]

thanks 🙏

[flat flame]

if u get it would u take duke over harvard

[hybrid yew]

i think even still I like harvard a bit more, but itd def make it a 51/49 situation

Harvard is just the #1 for both my majors essentially so its hard to pass up

[flat flame]

ooooh yeah that’s tough, i’m in a similar situation w jhu

[hybrid yew]

yea, i of course dk what youre exact circumstances is but I imagine theyre pretty shockingly similar to mine

[flat flame]

can i ask what ur major is?

[hybrid yew]

double major in classics and economics, weird combo lol 😭

[flat flame]

i’m bme and jhu is #1 for bme and gave me a 2/3 tuition scholarship but harvard is harvard but not good for bme (only for premed lol)

[flat flame]

harvard is insane for econ

[hybrid yew]

yea thats my thought

Academia in classics is my first choice, but for a complex array of reasons its extremely unlikely

the idea of having a harvard econ degree as my "backup" is very appealing to me, lets me devote myself more to academia without having to worry about if ill be financially alright should it fail

[near jetty]

Hi guys

How do I choose between harvard and a bsmd 😭

[flat flame]

which bsmd?

if you’re 100% sure about premed then bsmd would be great but harvard offers flexibility

[worn helm]

does the bsmd have mcat requirement

and whats gpa req

also like ally was mentioning, how set are you on premed

[tall haven]

Wait r u not premed

[tall haven]

What jobs would u do w Bme if not premed im curious

I thought Bme was a premed major

[tall haven]

Personally I would do plme if brown

[eager sinew]

matriculate goes crazy

[near jetty]

njms

[near jetty]

There's no set requirement but they want you to do well and get a 510-515 at least

[rugged vessel]

maybe, but tbh...i chose harvard 3.5k a year over like 2 free schools 😭 so if u think u can make it work, its so worth it

[near jetty]

I believe 3.5 every semester

[rugged vessel]

matriculate is crazy

[rugged vessel]

definitely not always

but more willing to

[near jetty]

I'm pretty sure I won't change my mind but I also want to explore bme in college

[ocean palm]

i thought it was a formal part of the whole ivy league agreement

like releasing decisions on the same day or not offering merit or athlete scholarships

[hybrid yew]

my number is very similar...

very happy

[rugged vessel]

well if it is, they dont mean it 😭

[flat flame]

haven’t decided yet

[flat flame]

work in industry/biotech probably

[flat flame]

it can be but it’s also a gpa killer so i don’t think it’s super common as a premed major

[tall haven]

Ooohhhhh frrrrr

Okg I gotta switch out then

Bruh I did not know that

I just did it cuz all the other premeds were doing it

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[flat flame]

i mean if u think u can handle it go for it!! its just more work and harder lol

[soft lark]

Is anyone here a current engineering major at Harvard?

[molten glen]

Sorta why

[eager sinew]

bro said sorta

dawg ur cs

😭

[molten glen]

It should be engineering bro

Everywhere else it is

smh

I’m legit in SEAS brah

[eager sinew]

bro is an applied science

[molten glen]

shouldn’t be

trust

[rugged vessel]

its cs u aint special bud

[molten glen]

sorry what are you again

[worn helm]

hmmm valid valid

and it’s like 100% guaranteed you’re in if you meet those conditions?

what’s the cost of the bsmd v harvard?

i’d say that 510-515 is lowkey already at the average matriculation mcat score

if it was something like dumb low like 500-508 i’d be like okay not bad

other bsmds also don’t make you take it at all

and who’s to say you’re going to follow the same career path (11+ years of training) that you considered back in high school

[worn helm]

to put that into perspective like if you can score 510-515 at that bsmd, if you come here and do the same you’re more likely than not going to be guaranteed a med school A

if i were in your shoes i’d come here unless like i’m 1. 100% set on medicine, 2. not a fan of harvard, 3. would have to take out loans for harvard/they’re charging you 45-50k+/yr

[worn helm]

do chemistry

[soft lark]

I have some questions but I haven’t found any engineering majors to talk to since it’s a smaller department at harvard

Can I message u?

[molten glen]

Yah

[molten glen]

Def not small

[little flax]

Sooo common here tbh, lots of ppl do histlit econ

[tall haven]

Isn’t that an mit thing

[soft lark]

Thank you, just sent a message

[broken escarp]

my dearest prefroshies

who’s coming to visitas?

[flat flame]

me

i found a host already i’m so excited

[molten glen]

me

[reef grove]

meeeee

[rugged vessel]

me

[broken escarp]

ill be working there

use my code FIREFLY at checkin to get instantly rescinded

[worn helm]

mee

[worn helm]

you signed up to volunteer 👀

[fading haven]

visitas

[obsidian nexus]

goat

[broken escarp]

they invite some of us working st student orgs

[opal birch]

yo

estoy

[broken escarp]

where are you committing

[fiery ridge]

@opal birch omg we went 4/5

Twin

[worn helm]

i see i see

[winter junco]

chat my friend is full pay at harvard and will be graduating with 160k in loans. how hard will it be to pay it off? he's gonna go into finance, consulting, or tech.

[obsidian nexus]

bro what

[worn helm]

lowkey not insanely difficult if they sticks w those paths

full pay with loans is interesting

are their parents not helping?

[quasi shadow]

since it's only 160k they obviously are

but only around half pay

[worn helm]

i dont have a ton of experience bc my family isn’t uber rich but it seems odd to have to take out that much in loans when we have free tuition for anyone making 200k or less

[rapid glen]

still haven’t received my fin aid revision. on full pay rn and family makes less than $100k 🙃

[worn helm]

wtf is good with the financial aid office 😭😭😭😭

recheck your css profile and idoc

[rapid glen]

yeah might have to

I assume they received an influx of appeals but I’ll probably call again later this week

[worn helm]

my family makes more than 100k/yr and they’re charging us only $6k/yr for context

[rapid glen]

wow

[worn helm]

you definitely should

[rapid glen]

yeah it’s $77k/yr right now for us

[worn helm]

holy

are you coming to visitas?

you can also speak to them in person there too

[rapid glen]

yes, will def speak to them when I come

but I would have qualified for travel assistance to visitas as well

[worn helm]

good idea 🙏🙏

[rapid glen]

anyway have a great night

calc 3 test 🔥

[worn helm]

yeah financial aid office bugging sorry to hear

[worn helm]

you too goat hope your situation gets sorted out

[worn helm]

u boutta crush it

[rapid glen]

might be cooked, gonna start studying now

should be okay

hopefully

[worn helm]

😭😭😭😭

[rugged vessel]

chris i hate all my classes bro i dont wnana study anything

this is bad

[worn helm]

NOOOO

even astro?

[rugged vessel]

especially astro

astro 16 is so bad and tbh kinda boring idk if i like astronomy like that

idek anymore

[worn helm]

damn sorry to hear

what are u gonna do now

[rugged vessel]

IDK BRO im crashing out

my eps classes prob not gonna get cancelled

hopefully i like that

one of my eps classes might have like 2-3 other people LMAO

[worn helm]

holy underrated

i feel like you’ll like that more than ur astro class rn

[rugged vessel]

i think so too

i mean i'll still give astro 17 a try

i might just be demotivated in astro 16 bc im demotivated in everything

but im not gonna maximize the field of astro and im not rly planning on being an astrophysicist so idk

maybe i could drop to a secondary? but a joint is only a tiny bit more because i want to take the full 15 track so like 💀

[worn helm]

u might be burnt out twin

[worn helm]

valid valid

[rugged vessel]

im so burnt out but my classes too much for me to take a break

and i feel like sm ppl are doing sm more than me

and i cant handle what i have

[obsidian nexus]

yeah that seems odd

but ppl have weird family situations too so might be something there

like im paying for my own tuition 😭

[winter junco]

wait

how 😭

[opal birch]

somewhere idk

[worn helm]

this is real

[tender light]

Bro, I just sat in for a class

[half steppe]

hi does anyone know if harvard wil match princeton aid?

like for all four years

[tender light]

When I tell u I’ve never seen so many intellectual geniuses in one room bro

These people were having Jubilee level conversations 😭

[tender light]

Possibly, but it could also backfire. Princeton typically gives the best aid there is

[half steppe]

hmm how could it backfire?

[molten glen]

It won't backfire, they won't give you lower aid

Generally Harvard gives the most aid, but they ALWAYS match Yale. They will likely match Princeton, too

I'd definitely email them, but you cannot use the wording "match"

[tall haven]

R u intl

[rapid glen]

Domestic

[tall haven]

Maybe assets

[rapid glen]

We have none

In fact, we are negative

[worn helm]

always is a lie

💔💔

[molten glen]

They will always match Yale (according to the lawsuit) unless the individual explicitly asks them to match

bc if they straight up ask to match and use that language it’s a hard blocker

what they do to u pimp

[worn helm]

i filled the form and sent my yale package and they said nah

[opal birch]

i sent them my mit package and they said "sorry what you got is the best we got and mit's policy is just better" 💀

[molten glen]

Ah yeah I never sent a form

I emailed them and called them

[obsidian nexus]

wait why is this the case

[obsidian nexus]

what kind of wording do u use instead :O

[cerulean drift]

my loci so ahh 💔 i have done nothing all semester

[little flax]

They matched for me!

[obsidian nexus]

you have yale and stanford why are you writing a loci 😭

[worn helm]

shooting just to shoot 💀💀

[molten glen]

You only get one chance at this and only one choice. If you think there’s even a chance that you would fit in better, be better there, or thrive more there I say give it a shot

[obsidian nexus]

game is game i respect it 💀

im writing a harvard loci too so cant really be talking

[molten glen]

yes come to us

[obsidian nexus]

if they let me!

[turbid notch]

Good luck!

[obsidian nexus]

thanks LMAO zero expectations

omg name change

[turbid notch]

🗣️🗣️🗣️

Finally had the nerve to pick

[obsidian nexus]

goat

[worn helm]

😂😂😂😂

why you criticizing bro if you doing the same 🥀🥀

[blazing kite]

PERIOD!!!!

[cerulean drift]

mostly to appease my harvard obsessed asian parents

[cerulean drift]

lmfaooo

good luck good luck

[worn helm]

good luck to both of yall fr

[tall haven]

Well isn’t mit like the best aid there is

Besides Princeton maybe

[obsidian nexus]

NAH I WASNT CRITICIZING TRUST 🙏

[obsidian nexus]

thank u chris :O

[obsidian nexus]

lmao see u in cambridge

[fleet thicket]

girl go to philly

[fleet thicket]

go to palo alto bruh 😭

or come to new haven ❤️❤️

[blazing kite]

GO CRIMSON ❤️

[fleet thicket]

wtf why are the x’s so big

[blazing kite]

damn yall don't have emojis at yale

[obsidian nexus]

they need to be this big

[obsidian nexus]

LMAOAOOA i am

[fleet thicket]

💔💔

only #3…

[blazing kite]

yeah bc Admit AI on tiktok is my go to source of validation

[fleet thicket]

but what else would we use…

[blazing kite]

GOODBYE

[gritty parcel]

i was gonna get mad about something

but

a win is a win

[molten glen]

The fact that the only thing ranking Yale #1 is AI is all we gotta know pimp

[tribal ingot]

someone is still active... - guess who!

why are u up at 5:42 am bro

[reef grove]

pomona above princeton columbia and berkeley is crazy

[worn helm]

🙏

[tame hemlock]

20 acceptances good work chat

[molten glen]

thanks

[blazing kite]

no, THANKS. '28

[zealous cipher]

Should I even do Harvard loci

[blazing kite]

is it ur top choice?

[zealous cipher]

They waitlisted me so no

[blazing kite]

ok then dont

[fading ginkgo]

Isn’t Stanford the Asian T0?

[molten glen]

Nah def harvard

[tall haven]

Haha same lmao all my WL became second tier

[rapid glen]

fin aid office got back‼️‼️

with.. more questions

but at least they got back

[fading haven]

find the duke student

[cerulean drift]

the asian t0 is whatever the us news ranking says

or in my moms case what Perplexity AI (the ai which taiwanese ceo jensen huang uses! he is taiwanese! he is ceo!) says

[tall haven]

Uhh I think only Cali

Asian students in mass think mit is top

[fleet thicket]

ngl ignoring this list i think duke is top 5 aura names for the insta bio

harvard stanford yale princeton duke

[obsidian nexus]

ngl mit is top

[worn helm]

💔💔

[worn helm]

fax

[molten glen]

Donde esta MIT

[worn helm]

for insta bio aura i’d do harvard princeton yale duke stanford

[worn helm]

mit got no bio aura

💀💀

[molten glen]

What does bio aura mean

[worn helm]

like if u see it in someones insta bio

will u be like

o yea they’re a nerd

or thats auraaa

or just underwhelmed

[molten glen]

Underwhelmed it’s like normal now the mysticism floated away 😦

It’s like b4 u come to harvard u see like Columbia Yale MIT harvard Duke whatever Princeton in their bios and ur like holy shit that’s crazy

[molten glen]

but then u go to one of the schools and u just get bombarded

[worn helm]

i still think that lmaooo

sometimes

especially w some of these ‘29 im like DAMN yall went 7/8

[molten glen]

Lol

[molten glen]

I feel like applying to all 8 is fake

[obsidian nexus]

HAHAHA THIS POST IS SO FUNNY

LMAOOOOOOOO

[valid totem]

if you apply and get accepted but said you don't need fiancial aid is there any way to change that

[fleet thicket]

email the financial aid office

[valid totem]

Got it, thanks

[tall haven]

Dude mit is number one by far

[tall haven]

Ok ngl this is everyone in mass. MIT and Harvard r aura. Yale is second aura. Stanford got like no aura here

[worn helm]

hell noooo

[tall haven]

Dude I feel like every Asian in mass would pick mit over Harvard tho

Except like humanities

Like I’m premed and my mom still wanted me to go to mit

😭😭😭😭

[fleet thicket]

nah mit is no bio aura

makes ppl think ur a massive nerd

[tall haven]

Bro I connect auto w one w mit in bio lol

[worn helm]

makes sense

[worn helm]

LMAOOO

[obsidian nexus]

but its short so its game

[fiery ridge]

You miss all the shots you don’t take head ahh

[tulip kiln]

farvard

[tulip kiln]

dartmouth

[fading ginkgo]

Alcoholic ahhh school

[blazing kite]

fartmouth

[balmy thorn]

Tips for Harvard loci?

[obsidian nexus]

do you have updates

[balmy thorn]

Yeah I got LOTS of small ones

[obsidian nexus]

yay

format it into a letter

[flat flame]

guys i think im leaning harvard !!

[worn helm]

ayee

[lyric sky]

Harvard is sigma

[reef grove]

i’ve got my admitted student reception tn 🔥🔥🔥 they didn’t specify a dress code so idk what to wear

i’m thinking a simple dress with accessories

[tame hemlock]

yale shirt

[reef grove]

my interviewer would hate me even more

deadass i’m so scared to see him again after the fiasco

[obsidian nexus]

spit apple cider on him

[balmy thorn]

Yea but what do I include

[molten glen]

Business attire is always default at harvard events

We call it the Veritas Dress Code

[reef grove]

yeah i decided to go with my floor length dress, it was the right call

my interviewer was nice actually, i think i got the wrong impression of him

[worn helm]

who is WE bruzzo 🥀🥀

[molten glen]

It was a joke 😦

[obsidian nexus]

bruh

[hybrid yew]

there was a mix of ppl wearing business casual and merch at mine

the alums mostly wore suits

[broken escarp]

where is it

[reef grove]

in my state lol

[broken escarp]

by the way guyd if youre coming to visitas please let me lnow youre an a2c user so i can make your life as miserable as i can

[molten glen]

how about you A2Come out

[broken escarp]

i know where you live

[blazing kite]

who are you💔so i can avoid you as much as possible

[rugged vessel]

Hes tall hairy twink boy that looksnlike harry potter if he was a gay hairy boy twink thing

[blazing kite]

IM SCREAMING

if i ever got described like that I'd delete my account sorry yall

[broken escarp]

thing????

and im not hairy ☝️i shave 🪒

but i do have an alpha male beard

https://tenor.com/view/mujikcboro-seriymujik-gif-24361533

this is a selfie i took just now

[rugged vessel]

IVE SEEN YOUR BALS QUITE LYING

[blazing kite]

WHAT

[broken escarp]

…?

[worn helm]

😬😬

[fiery ridge]

??

[eager sinew]

is this ur fav emoji

[obsidian nexus]

no politics but harvard redid the whole homepage to show where the research funding is going lmao https://www.harvard.edu/

[worn helm]

ive used it like once bruh

[worn helm]

love this

[tulip kiln]

poopvard

[tulip kiln]

https://tenor.com/view/akemii-ifunny-harvard-graduates-joe-rogan-gif-13693642

[worn helm]

7?

[blazing kite]

notice how you had to change 4 letters instead of 1... fartmouth

[worn helm]

bruh ICE is at harvard

[obsidian nexus]

bruh

stay safe guys 😞

[rugged vessel]

watch out bro

[tall haven]

oh fr

like on campus

or like what

imma visit lwk cuz of work

so like.................

[molten glen]

?

how u know

[gritty parcel]

trump is alr fighting back

insane stuff

[worn helm]

im off campus n like 3 diff people told me

[molten glen]

damn wtf

[worn helm]

but i also heard it’s just reporters for today’s protest

not sure

[molten glen]

damn

[worn helm]

also saw this today https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbie-kristi-noem-joins-harvard-war-with-threat-to-foreign-students/

idk how credible but

[molten glen]

tf

[worn helm]

it says harvard will lose its student and exchange visitor program certification if it doesn’t meet the gov’s demands

[obsidian nexus]

yeah

like bro

ur gonna revoke harvard for intls on april 30 and then they're gonna have nowhere to go on may 1 😭 😭 😭

this is messed up

[worn helm]

like wtf

[molten glen]

@worn helm what happens if they revoke it during visitas and all the intls are here visintg

[obsidian nexus]

i think i said in another thread but my friend is double committing just in case 💀

[worn helm]

this administration is just …

[worn helm]

holy

[obsidian nexus]

bro lowkey that might turn into a bloodbath

idk if they would like show up and invade but lowkey they r the type to do that

[worn helm]

if ICE pulls up its wraps

but the thing is they don’t even have cases on these students

they’re just detaining them for no reason

[molten glen]

tbh I could see them setting up a border/security checks around harvard on the roads and making peope show their IDs

[obsidian nexus]

goodbye due process!

[obsidian nexus]

ew

[molten glen]

I would just make sure you stay near faculty/staff mostly around main campus at the college idk that I'd venture too far around

[obsidian nexus]

bro this is cambridge and boston how is this happening

[worn helm]

lowkey i’d argue outside of campus is safer

if harvard is a target i feel like they’d camp main campus

but we don’t know

[molten glen]

Idk I feel like in the city of Boston you’re just going to get got

[obsidian nexus]

yeah but if they're looking for specifically harvard ppl maybe theyll be more at harvard?

idk tho its all so sus

might wanna stay in cali atp

[sage yew]

in general there is an extremely high number of visa revocations in boston at least

i think 40 northeastern students visas have been revoked

[crystal shadow]

wtf thats awful

[molten glen]

Yeah a few at harvard too not that many though

One of my courses TFs couldn’t come back after spring break shit is insane

[molten glen]

I doubt it they’re actually swarming in Boston

[tall haven]

Ummm wtf

[tall haven]

Wait should I lowkey be carrying my passport around Boston now

[obsidian nexus]

gotcha

[obsidian nexus]

LMAO ill do this too

[molten glen]

I’ve got no idea abt like what you should do to be safe, but I’d definitely recommend looking into it

[reef grove]

did y’all see the columbia student that got arrested literally at his citizenship appointment

[errant pond]

jesus christ

[reef grove]

last i checked they didn’t even charge him with anything

he was ONE STEP away from becoming a citizen

to think he’s farther along than i am in my citizenship and he got detained is terrifying

[errant pond]

omg that's absolutely terrifying 🥲 to think you were literally one step away from safety

[errant pond]

so real this is such a scary time to be a non citizen 😭😭

i heard something about ICE presence at harvard recently ||if this discussion isnt allowed here feel free to delete||

😟😟

[obsidian nexus]

wtf

[obsidian nexus]

stay safe guys!!!!

[sage yew]

wasnt it a bait appointment too

[reef grove]

i’m not sure, from what i heard the person that was doing his interview actually tried helping but i might’ve misread

[sage yew]

hmm i see

still extremely messed up though

[half steppe]

harvard didn't even match my first year aid with princeton, did i do something wrong or what

[molten glen]

@half steppe what did they say

maybe they're being less generous to those who didn't get full aid bc they're giving everyone under 200k free tuition and everyone under 100k full ride now?

[half steppe]

"I am writing to let you know that the members of the Financial Aid Committee have reviewed the information that was provided in your reconsideration request and after a careful discussion, it was decided that we would drop your 2025-26 parent contribution..."

[half steppe]

im not going to lie... this new aid program is actually trash

literally everyone got horrible aid compared to pton

[knotty solar]

anyone got invite to harvard '29 discord

[obsidian nexus]

this could be true tbh

this also allows them to brag about taking more completely free students while putting the same amount of money into their aid bucket

interesting

not saying they would do that but it would make sense if they did

[flat flame]

there’s a discord?

can someone send it to me too lol

also how do we get access to the commitments channel

[knotty solar]

so like the big harvard 29 spreadsheet has a discord link

but it expired

💀

[flat flame]

ohh i didn’t see that

well if u figure it out lmk pls lol

[knotty solar]

sure sure

[obsidian nexus]

go into bot commands run !verify

and then once you get the verified role

you can type in there

[flat flame]

ooo okay ty

[tall haven]

Wait wtf

[tall haven]

Dude where tf r their endowments going wtf

[obsidian nexus]

my personal guess is that they have the same amount allocated for finaid as a whole, but they're reallocationg and distributing more aid towards the sub-100k/200k people which means ppl that didnt qualify for full rides but get some aid get slightly less aid now

pure hypothetical speculation though do not take this seriously

[tall haven]

No it makes sense

Considering why their aid is so bad

For middle class

[half steppe]

💔 😢

[worn helm]

ehh

i’d say im middle class and my aid was rlly good

[tall haven]

No I mean now

New policy

[worn helm]

ohhh

i see

[tender light]

Anyone got info on math22 and the level of math you need to take it

I’m debating between it and apmth 22

[reef grove]

just do math 55

ez

[tender light]

😑

[rugged vessel]

@dreamy lynx @little flax

[dreamy lynx]

you can take it right after BC

if you have prior lin alg / multi experience it'll be easier but you can jump right into it from bc

[tender light]

Ok that’s good

From what I’ve heard the placement test likes to place kids who take BC into 1b

I just want to make sure I don’t fuck myself and end up screwed

[dreamy lynx]

if you get a 5 on bc it places you in the "up to 55" range I believe or if you do good on placement

[tender light]

Oh okay that should be light

I got sent a calc 3 textbook that I’ll self study a bit before next semester

[rugged vessel]

or BC into MA because i was one point short on the pre-calc part! 🙂

[tender light]

Lmao, so even if you get like a 15 on the calc part they’ll still put u MA for less than a 20 on precalc?

[rugged vessel]

yes

bingo

i got above the cutoff for the other two parts

and one point short on part I

[tender light]

That’s hilarious

[rugged vessel]

and tested into MA

and had to send a sad email abt it

so then took 21a

[tender light]

Would you say Bc prepared u enough?

[rugged vessel]

yeah

definitely

its quite different

[tender light]

I want to take 22a but I’m scared that the content is above what I know

[rugged vessel]

i struggled in BC and struggled in 21a lmao but that's like

yeah

if u care enough you're probably fine

a lot of ppl are quite iffy on teh 22's though

like weird balance between proof and content

[tender light]

I’ve been fine with bc, I’ve done multiple practice tests with 5s on each

I was thinking of maybe apmth22a

[rugged vessel]

maybe that'll be better, ik nothing abt it

[tender light]

Cause it’s under my concentration and it covers calc 3 and linear algebra

But I don’t think it goes as in depth

[rugged vessel]

oh apmth22a does both?

[tender light]

Yeah that’s what the description says

[rugged vessel]

oh fun

i mean idk anything abt it

whats ur concentration

[tender light]

Applied math with a focus in Econ

[rugged vessel]

oh my friend is doing exactly that

and he's doing 21a rn and 21b after

so like there's no rush but im sure apmth22a might still be a great choice

[tender light]

Oh bet

I’m trying to go into quant or consulting so I just want whatever’s best for that really

[rugged vessel]

yup you're basically him

scary

[tender light]

Lmao

I don’t have much care for the proofs in math 22 though

What’s the class sizes like?

[rugged vessel]

22 is lecture style (i cant answer class size), 21 is in smallre sections

[dreamy lynx]

apmth 22 is small

[rugged vessel]

bro if you dont care about the proofs i would take 21 ngl

[dreamy lynx]

22 reg is larger lecture maybe 100 in fall less in spring

[tender light]

Intriguing 🧐

[rugged vessel]

youll probably remember the shit bigger

better

why did i say bigger

hello

[tender light]

Ah ic

I think a small class structure is better for me anyway

[rugged vessel]

tbh idt i could help u much with this decision bc idk anything abt am22a but like i do know about 21

i am in 21b right now i hate it but its just bc i hate math and want it to be over <3

[tender light]

Lmao fair

I love math

I know some classes have section

Does 21 have it?

[rugged vessel]

yes

lke 15-20 ppl in a section

[tender light]

So if I’m getting this right

Classes have lectures

Though 21 is smaller

And those classes are broken up into sections

[rugged vessel]

some have lectures, some have sections, some have both

[tender light]

Ah ok

[rugged vessel]

21 series has so many people in it, they break up everyone into sections

so you only have section

[tender light]

Bet

[rugged vessel]

and like maybe some workshop thing or whatever but thats also broken into section

[tender light]

Got u

And what classes do you take rn if you don’t mind me asking?

[rugged vessel]

math 21b, astro 16, ps11, and expos 20

a bit harder than it should have been honestly

a bit too much

[reef grove]

so far i’ve only heard of ppl taking math 21+, do a majority take 21+ or is it just selection bias

[rugged vessel]

i was thinking about doing earth & planetary sciences and astrophysics

but now im considering eps and physics

[reef grove]

bc there’s like half of the math classes below 21 lol

[tender light]

So there’s a mix between math and other concentration requirements ic

[rugged vessel]

or ese (environmental science and engineering)

[rugged vessel]

selection bias

1b/21a have similar freshman enrollment

then it continues as like a normal curve from there

1b/21a is most common

also a lot of ppl dont take math if they dont need it

also a lot of ppl say theyre gonna take 21a and don't end up doing it in the fall

@molten glen RIGHT??

@worn helm RIGHT??

[tender light]

The call outs are crazy

Any of yall volunteering at visitas?

[dreamy lynx]

21 is just a popular class, most people are either 21 or 22s I think, then ma-1b, 18/19 are kinda rare I never see those

[rugged vessel]

no but i'll wander around like an idiot

[rugged vessel]

i mean there are definitely more people in 1b than 22

[dreamy lynx]

25 rare 55 rareish but you'll know some

[tender light]

I hear they serve good food then so I imagine you’ll take advantage of it

[rugged vessel]

i think theres almost as many 1b sections as 21 sections

25 and 55 have similar enrollment

[dreamy lynx]

really? I didn't know there was that many

[rugged vessel]

bc most ppl who can do 55 stick with it, and most ppl who hate it drop to 21 or 22 because they never wanna see the word proof again

[tender light]

Lmao

[rugged vessel]

yeah at the very least there were more than 100

[tender light]

100 taking math 55?!

[rugged vessel]

nono 1b

math 55 is like...

[tender light]

Ah

[rugged vessel]

30-40 by the end of it

50 max

or maybe like 50

idk

[tender light]

Got u

[rugged vessel]

its a decent number

maybe it is more than 50

DEF DEF UNDER 100 THO 💀

[tender light]

Can’t wait for the famous veritaffles

[dreamy lynx]

it's closer to 50