Harvard University (2025-2026)

[graceful mesa]

yes

i got in rea

[regal canyon]

this year?

[graceful mesa]

*last year lol

[regal canyon]

holy shit dude congratsss

[rotund lintel]

yea i did rd

[regal canyon]

yeah alr

😭

[wary obsidian]

(yale is my 2nd choice rn but im still a soph so still researching)

[rotund lintel]

rea is brutal bro most people here are rd

[spiral valley]

just do yale bruh

[wary obsidian]

its harvard tho 💔

[spiral valley]

thats why i applied too😭

[wary obsidian]

im not wanting to go just cause its prestigious
i like other things ab it

btw

[spiral valley]

no yeahh ikik theres alot of opeertities at harvard

holy my spelling

[rare linden]

who got in

[regal canyon]

2 people

[rotund lintel]

do not do harvard rea 💔

[graceful mesa]

do harvard rea 🔥

[regal canyon]

fuck this man the day's been ruined

[wary obsidian]

i thought he meant dont apply to harvard at all for a sec idk y lol

[subtle vault]

Word

[wary obsidian]

did u do rea

[graceful mesa]

yes

[regal canyon]

now i gotta wait for the euthanization for like 3 more months

[graceful mesa]

it’s goated

[wary obsidian]

did u get defer+accept or straight accept

[graceful mesa]

accept

[wary obsidian]

most of the harvard students i see here did rd so ima prob do yale rea

[graceful mesa]

u can check message logs

from a year ago on this thread

[rotund lintel]

very valid take

[wary obsidian]

25-16?

26*

[regal canyon]

i wish we knew all of this a few months earlier

[rare linden]

what were ur stats

[regal canyon]

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

[graceful mesa]

dec 2024

[ashen dawn]

neither rea helps your chances

So just apply to whichever u like more rea

[wary obsidian]

harvard seems rougher rea tho

[ashen dawn]

All beef aside theyre both ultra competitive schools

Lol

So like neither one is going to be easy to get into early

Neither one is easy to get into like at all lol

[rotund lintel]

but at least yale rea isn’t fucked

[rotund lintel]

yale easier

[wary obsidian]

ik it wont be easy lol but easier?

[jagged osprey]

hi i got in rea

[wary obsidian]

qould u say to do rea or rd if harvard is my 1st choice

[jagged osprey]

rea

[merry magnet]

rea

[balmy salmon]

the smartest kid from my school from last year for deferred. we all thought he'd get in. literally everyone in our town thought it. he ended up getting waitlisted after that

[merry magnet]

but just know if u rea, u cant EA to other schools {only if they are public}

[balmy salmon]

except notre dame's rea

[ashen dawn]

One of my friends at harvard applied to yale rea didnt get in and then got into both rd

[rotund lintel]

who does this school even take rea

[ashen dawn]

N=1 but like

[meager whale]

I GOT IT REA TOO!

[wary obsidian]

so i can ea to publics?

[rare linden]

Bro how do rich kids like george bush just get in without doing anything crazy like we have to

[ashen dawn]

Its just a competitive process either way

[still lance]

is everyones school getting cooked?

[rare linden]

I dont understand

Whats the secret

[ashen dawn]

George bush was white and applied lots of years ago

[rotund lintel]

👀

[sly harness]

How quickly do you send a LOCI

[jagged osprey]

i rea’d harvard at the same time as i applied unc, umich, uva, uta, the uc’s, etc etc

[rare linden]

So rn it wouldnt work like that

[still lance]

they didnt let baron trump in tho

[ashen dawn]

No

[rare linden]

Hes too divisive

[ashen dawn]

If u wanted to get in at that time u just need to be white

And have money

Lol

[rotund lintel]

lmaoo ur right

[ashen dawn]

And its a little like that now

But a lot less

[still lance]

nah he just didnt want to apply

[rotund lintel]

now it’s crazy comp

[merry magnet]

yes

[balmy salmon]

sounds unfair

[rare linden]

He got rejected from UT law school but accepted to harvard law school 🥀

[jagged osprey]

how

[merry magnet]

id wait rn

[still lance]

yeah dont send yet

[ashen dawn]

Are they not both t14s

[rotund lintel]

maybe jan?

[sly harness]

Kk

[still lance]

lowkey wait till you got something to add if its coming

[ashen dawn]

Wait until jan prob

[merry magnet]

late jan / early feb

[balmy salmon]

sorry hit enter too quickly...sounds unfair. my parents wouldnt let me apply to so many reaches

[rare linden]

Idk but harvard is harvard and ut is ut

[jagged osprey]

ah

[ashen dawn]

Both great law schools

[wary obsidian]

why didn't u apply to more w/o telling

[rare linden]

yeah i know but him being rejected from a public law school and accepted to harvard shows he didnt get in bc of his smartness and he got in because of daddy

[balmy salmon]

its ok, i got into cornell ed, but harvard was my dream

application fees

[ashen dawn]

Presumably because his parents are also paying

[wary obsidian]

why did you apply to Cornell ed if harvard was your dream

[ashen dawn]

Wait so why did u ed cornell

Lol

[wary obsidian]

oh ok

[ashen dawn]

Its ok its too late now

[rotund lintel]

bro i hate the concept of ed

hot take maybe

[balmy salmon]

my application was a much better fit for cornell

[rotund lintel]

but i see it as a net negative

[rare linden]

I hate the concept of questbridge

15 ED schools 🥀

Unfair advantage

[still lance]

real shit

[pliant flame]

not everyone becomes a finalist

[still lance]

it has a place tho

[pliant flame]

wsg henry

[rare linden]

ik but like 15 is crazy

[merry magnet]

ur a junior erm

🫩

[rare linden]

Like its not my fault my parents make more than $65k a year so why should a kid who was born into a family that does have an advantage

[ashen dawn]

Me too

I didnt ed anywhere

Ed is so dumb

[still lance]

it also seems like so many ppl do all far reaches and waste it

[ashen dawn]

And doesnt even boost ur chances that much

[wary obsidian]

isnt finalist rate like crazy low (odds to become a finalist) and also it's for low income and we alr got so many disadvantages in other areas lol

[still lance]

like by the 15th dont u put a match or safety

[rotund lintel]

disagree ngl

[pliant flame]

1/3rd of kids get in, and people who make really low, under 40k for a FAMILY usually get it

and they still have to achieve amazing stuff

[ashen dawn]

its lowk valid

[rare linden]

How? its literally the same thing as rich kids getting an advantage but because its made for the poor people suger coat it as something "good"

[wary obsidian]

oh 1/3? mb thought it was lower lol

[ashen dawn]

Wait this is not why i agree

LMFAO

[rotund lintel]

right and the amount of stories i hear of people regretting ed and wishing they ed’d elsewhere outweighs positive ed experiences

[rare linden]

Whats the reason u agree

[still lance]

its meant to make up for all the disadvantages

[rare linden]

Tbf i have other reasons too

[pliant flame]

out of like 20-22k, 7k got in

[still lance]

thats not a good reason yeah

[ashen dawn]

I agree because if you're poor and do qb and match, you would already get a full ride at whatever college you wanted to go to

[rare linden]

It literally just puts the middle class at an even more disadvantage

[rare linden]

Im not against full rides

Sorry let me rephrase

[ashen dawn]

Yes but the middle class is already SIGNIFICANTLY more advantaged than people in the lower class

[rare linden]

I dont like how u can apply to 15 colleges ED, not the fact about the full rides

[graceful mesa]

are u 29?

[ashen dawn]

Im yale '29

[rare linden]

Maybe the parents yes but the students are in the same exact boat

[ashen dawn]

No?

[rare linden]

They go to the same public schools

[rotund lintel]

i helped a student get into stanford through qb and with the amount of disadvantages he had from his financial situation, qb made up for it and for that reason i’ll never hate qb

[ashen dawn]

Someone who is workign 2 jobs so they can help their parents pay bills

[rotund lintel]

now he’s in a position to go to top school, get a well paying job and help his family out post grad

[ashen dawn]

Is a lot diff from a middle class child

[rotund lintel]

not to say he couldn’t do that without qb but going to a top school def helps

[rare linden]

Thats good but thats not the reason i dont like it, i just think its unfair that they can apply to 15 ED schools

[wary obsidian]

some ppl have to give money to their parents to afford groceries and rent and others get brand new cars for their birthday at 16 🫩

[rare linden]

Not against the scholarship money or anything like that

[rare linden]

Ok yeah i guess that makes sense

But still doesnt change my mind

About the 15 ed schools ur allowed to do

[rotund lintel]

but it’s designed so that people match SOMEWHERE. qb wouldn’t work if they could only send in 1 app

[rare linden]

Like thats crazy

[still lance]

esp bcs this is the harvard chat qb doesnt make a diff for aid in almost all cases

[rare linden]

yeah so its unfair to kids who cant do it

I can only ED to 1 place and they can ED to 15 like what??

[rotund lintel]

hmm i see what you’re saying

but it’s not like they’re getting into 15

[wary obsidian]

id say circumstances make up for the unfairness to middle class

[spiral valley]

wait did you do nsliy by chance😭 im like 99% sure i just saw someone i follow on insta post a story with ur username😭

[rotund lintel]

they only get into 1 in the same way you only get into 1

[ashen dawn]

Its also like

[rare linden]

I know but they can be rejected 14 times and be accepted the 15th

[ashen dawn]

U have less control over which school u end up going to

If ur qb lol

[rotund lintel]

this is true

[ashen dawn]

Not how it works idt

[wary obsidian]

is qb strat js apply to all the far reaches

[rare linden]

How does it work then

I thought its like u rank ur schools

[still lance]

schools send decisions but they only get their highest one right

but they all send at same time?

[rare linden]

And if u dont get in to the 1st then it goes to the 2nd and so on and so forth

[gritty sequoia]

qb cannot be the thing you are focused on complaining abt icl there are so many things that are unfair about this process qb is not high on that list I feel like

[opal violet]

no I didn’t but one of my best friends did nsliy 🥹

[regal canyon]

i mean ive seen people who shotgun for like 23 unis and get into 15+

and then choose the best one to commit to

[rare linden]

ikik

[spiral valley]

ohhh i prob saw her story thenn😂

[ashen dawn]

Wait i need to go back and check how it works

[still lance]

yeah so little ppl get in, I dont love the idea but its not bcs of competition lol

[ashen dawn]

I dont like it because it limits high achieving students who dont know better

[rare linden]

Im pretty sure thats how it works but if im wrong plz correct me

[ashen dawn]

Bc its marketed as "this is how you can get a full ride!!" but you would get a full ride regardless lol

[still lance]

I thought it was like you get accepted/denied to whataver # but have to go to the highest no matter what

[rotund lintel]

i think it’s like each school says whether they want you and then based on which of your 15 want you they go off ur rankings

[rare linden]

technically thats the same thing as what i said

[still lance]

the way you worded it implied like it happens in an order to me but yeah

[rotund lintel]

i had a friend who did BU #1 and then columbia #2 and im pretty sure columbia would’ve taken him since they were sending him emails about something but he matched BU

[wary obsidian]

bu = brown?

[still lance]

what is the possible reasoning behind that? can they see what # they are?

[regal canyon]

boston uni right?

[rare linden]

Boston

[wary obsidian]

oh

[rotund lintel]

i think so? or qb conveys it

[still lance]

I mean if u would rather go to BU why not

[regal canyon]

no way zero intl people got in this time in REA

[rotund lintel]

right and BU was his dream so he ranked it higher

[peak mantle]

Is it true that deferred gives you no shot at rd? I don’t believe that

[rare linden]

If i was intl i would rather apply to oxford lowkey

[still lance]

they messed up with international admissions last year so maybe

[rare linden]

But it also depends on where im coming from

[rotund lintel]

but i see what @rare linden is saying because it is kinda like having 15 ed chances

but u only get into 1

[rare linden]

yeah im not against giving free rides or scholarships or helping low income ppl pay for college

[regal canyon]

its basically REA but copy paste multiple times

[rotund lintel]

i kinda? see it as EA with a twist idk

[charred frigate]

how did no one get rejected

[still lance]

u only see 1

[regal canyon]

ggs gang

[still lance]

its binding though, ed2 isnt early its just binding

[regal canyon]

not a single intl kid from a2c got in

[wary obsidian]

deferral = 2nd chance

[rotund lintel]

harvard rea needs to be buffed

[charred frigate]

harvard rea just hanging the deferred applicants by their toes

[regal canyon]

nah man im not getting in anymore

i only had hope in REA since the pool is smaller

imma just move onto other unis

[rotund lintel]

valid take

[graceful mesa]

💀

[charred frigate]

i might be wrong but i heard harvard defer is just like a soft rejection for most ppl

[rotund lintel]

lowkey write a loci in the spring and then forget about them 😂😂

[rotund lintel]

not even wrong

[still lance]

edii chicago anyone?

[pliant flame]

edii utd

[wary obsidian]

isnt uchicago like all work no play school

[regal canyon]

yep basicallyyy

[still lance]

I think they are trying to change that, atleast from my tour

[wary obsidian]

oh ok

[still lance]

but the grades are not inflated so GL at grad school

[rare linden]

whats with the UTD hate

[pliant flame]

no hate, only love for the harvard of the south

[still lance]

"the harvard to binghamtons yale" - random junior at my school

[rare linden]

Rice is the harvard of the south

[wary obsidian]

uchicago trying to change themselves but they get stuck in a Chicago reverse drill edit till kingdom comes so they drop the rankings infinitely till they get to t1000+ and their building gets demolished

[wary obsidian]

im considering it as a target/ safety lol (in state)

[rare linden]

Isnt uchicago broke rn and just accepting everyone

Like with ED0

[still lance]

nah

[muted bluff]

a school that gives direct admissions is a safety

[rare linden]

im also in state but lowkey i think tamu is a better option

I think utd grads make more tho idk

[wary obsidian]

10% rule gives me auto admit to utd idk ab specific programs tho

[still lance]

I think its mostly changed atp

[wary obsidian]

i have other schools that r safety

[rare linden]

what else do u have

[muted bluff]

bro why can’t mass do the 10% rule

[rare linden]

the 10% rule is stupid

they fill 90% of the classes with them and then the ppl in the bottom 90% have to go to some CC

[spiral valley]

whats the 10 rule

[rare linden]

its literally setting ur state youth up for failure

[wary obsidian]

UTSA, A&M SA, Texas State
im considering all these as safeties

[rare linden]

Nice

[wary obsidian]

a&m cs is a potential target for me rn

college station

[muted bluff]

lol idk i don’t think mass unis could even fill up with the top 10

[lost dawn]

top 10% of class auto admit

[muted bluff]

most of our top 10s just go t20 or t35

[icy tapir]

Is acceptance at rd after deferral even possible bruh 😭😭

[lost dawn]

we send 1 to a t20 every year

i feel cooked

[rare linden]

wait yeah thats true

[muted bluff]

oh dear !

[rare linden]

massachusetts is way more competitive than texas

[wary obsidian]

ehh

[lost dawn]

we’ve sent kids to mit, northwestern, cornell, and rice and thats it

4 in the last 4 years

1 each year!

[rare linden]

unless u go to a north texas school with indians or a bay area school with chinese

massachusetts is the most competitive state i think

[muted bluff]

yeah we had like upwards of 12 ivies

last year

[pliant flame]

@still lance

[muted bluff]

which is almost half of our t10

[wary obsidian]

one of my friends other schools in my tx city, someone got a perfect score on the psat (10th grade)

[lost dawn]

fuck

[rare linden]

dayum

[rare linden]

a lot of ppl get perfect scores in tx

[wary obsidian]

tx is so cracked

[rare linden]

massachusetts is much more competitive bro trust

[muted bluff]

in mass you have to get a 1510 to get nms

[rare linden]

yeah in texas its like 1460 or 1470

[wary obsidian]

oh fr?

[vagrant hearth]

it was 1480

last year

[wary obsidian]

let's go then

[rare linden]

oh

[muted bluff]

it’s just different culture i guess

[vagrant hearth]

yeah that was like cutoff

my friend gt a 1470...

[rare linden]

yeah

[wary obsidian]

mass has harvard mit bu prob others 😭

[rare linden]

well it also depends on ur math and rw split

[rare linden]

yeah thats why

[vagrant hearth]

yeah u have to do rly good on rw

[rare linden]

bro umass amherst has a 60% acceptance rate

but like 85% of the class is ranked top 10%

[muted bluff]

yeah we all apply there as a safety

and neu

[rare linden]

neu as a safety?

[muted bluff]

yeah

[rare linden]

if ur top 10% only right

[vagrant hearth]

neu is NOT a safety

[muted bluff]

yeah

[vagrant hearth]

for RD

[rare linden]

how is NEU a safety

[vagrant hearth]

it just has a high ED rate

[rare linden]

Im pretty sure NEU accepts like 90% of their class through ed

[muted bluff]

we have a very hifh acceptance rate for neu ea

[vagrant hearth]

RD through NEU is cooked

[rare linden]

im exaggerating but u get my point

[rare linden]

oh

what school do u go to damn

andover?

[muted bluff]

nope public

[wary obsidian]

least competitive ma school

[rare linden]

belmont?

are u in boston ima try and guess

[pliant flame]

northfield mount hermon

[muted bluff]

if i go to public im not doxing i fear

[rare linden]

ok makes sense

[muted bluff]

belmont is crazy though yeah

same with crls lexington newton north

[rare linden]

what do u think makes them so competitive

[wary obsidian]

u have a&m as a safety right? they auto admit if youre in top 10% but don't u have to apply to the colleges within a&m

[rare linden]

like compared to other states

[muted bluff]

ppl move here for college and stay

[rare linden]

yeah ik but im not top 10% cuz i went to a diff school in 9th grade which had no APs so when i came here my gpa wasnt high enough to be top 10%

[muted bluff]

or they move to teach at harvard and stay

[wary obsidian]

aw

[rare linden]

ohh yeah that makes sense

[muted bluff]

i know probably 5-10 kids whose parents teach at harvard

[rare linden]

if i was here in freshman year i def wouldve been top 10% bc they make ap courses weighed on a 6.0 scale while everything else is a 4.0 and advanced is a 5.0

[rare linden]

at ur school?

[wary obsidian]

wtf? 6.0 is crazy

[muted bluff]

yeah

[rare linden]

thats crazy

[muted bluff]

and there’s more im sure

[muted bluff]

wtf is that system LOL

are you tx?

[rare linden]

yeah

[muted bluff]

how do you know belmont

[rare linden]

🥀

[wary obsidian]

i declined the only ap offered in 10th grade during my end of 9th grade so im hoping after this semester my ranking doesn't drop below 10% 😭 😭 (in 10th grade and 1st semester js ended)

[rare linden]

i searched up public boston high schools and it was the first thing but tbf i already knew belmont bc its pretty popular

its like stuyvesant

[vagrant hearth]

bro do u go to westwood

austin schools use the 6.0 scale

[muted bluff]

no im public

[vagrant hearth]

yeah westwood is a public school

[rare linden]

gl

[vagrant hearth]

nah I was ask @rare linden

asking

[muted bluff]

oh westwood is a private school here

[wary obsidian]

20 out of 93 students r in that ap class but quite a few of them dont have good grades idt so well see 🤞 ill grind aps during junior yr to make it up

[rare linden]

im in dallas

[vagrant hearth]

oh they use that scale too

interesting

[muted bluff]

you got this

[rare linden]

no not everywhere

[vagrant hearth]

my school uses 100 scale

its also weird

[rare linden]

js my school does but other schools give boosts like 1.1x and 1.2x

[muted bluff]

yeah this is true they’re all cracked there

[wary obsidian]

my skl just bumps ur grade by 10 points i think

[hazy hemlock]

thank LORD college do not have weighted GPAs

[rare linden]

ik my school is crazy, u can have a 96 in every class at my school but have a 3.8 uw gpa

[wary obsidian]

isnt that normal im confused

[hazy hemlock]

sounds like hs to me

[muted bluff]

mine uses 4.0 scale but a+ is a 4.33

[rare linden]

nah most schools are like all A's are a 4.0 or at minimum a 93 for a 4.0 but my school u need a 97

[wary obsidian]

my skl says my uw gpa out of 100 is 95, and my uw out of 4 is 3.51

[hazy hemlock]

in my hs, you can have 90% on everything and get 4.0 uw

at college it's 93%

[vagrant hearth]

they nerf u super badly

but colleges will recalculate

ur actual gpa is def higher than 3.51

[wary obsidian]

fr 💔 💔 💔

[rare linden]

not all i dont think

[wary obsidian]

let's hope so

[vagrant hearth]

a lot of top ones do

[rare linden]

oh

[rare linden]

so if u have like an 85 what is that

[wary obsidian]

weighted out of 100 for me is like 98.5 with a 3.88

[hazy hemlock]

3.0

89 is 3.0

90 is 4.0

[rare linden]

oh

i hate that

at my school they round ur grade too idk if they do that everywhere

[wary obsidian]

grade inflation final boss

[rare linden]

so if u have a 89.4 its a 89 but an 89.5 its a 90

[wary obsidian]

for my de classes if you get anywhere from a 95-100+ they round it down to a 95

on the transcript

[rare linden]

thats insane

[hazy hemlock]

they dont do that here

[wary obsidian]

i think my hs rounds it up too

idk

[hazy hemlock]

they dont do grade inflation at my hs lol

it's just normal

[wary obsidian]

90 is 4.0 tho?

[rare linden]

but can u have like decimal points in ur grade

[wary obsidian]

thats grade inflation

[hazy hemlock]

that's been the case since 1950s 💔

[rare linden]

nah thats normal

[hazy hemlock]

they just never changed it

[rare linden]

texas is just grade deflation

are u from dfw? @wary obsidian

[wary obsidian]

💔 im js not used to that you'd have like a 3.2 with 90s in my school

[wary obsidian]

no

[hazy hemlock]

also it's not grade inflation when the class average is a 70%

not everyone gets As in my hs

[wary obsidian]

i just learned recently that 90 is a 4.0 for most schools

[hazy hemlock]

probably like 5 people get a >90%

out of 30

[rare linden]

same bruh

[wary obsidian]

bro what

oh

[rare linden]

i wish my school was like that but then everyone would have 4.0s

[wary obsidian]

lwk same for my school i think

[hazy hemlock]

that's what I meant by not having grade inflation...

i think your hs just has grade deflation

[rare linden]

yeah ig it also depends on how hard ur subjects are or how smart the ppl at ur school are

[hazy hemlock]

yeah

[rare linden]

tbf teachers at my school give like 50 point curves sometimes

[wary obsidian]

thats probably true

[rare linden]

on tests

and some teachers who dont care u can js ask them to change ur grade like if u got a 90 on ur test js ask them to make it a 100 and they will

[wary obsidian]

most of my teachers r so forgiving like i had a 170 in geometry last year cause she gave out so much extra credit 😭

[hazy hemlock]

That's good because college might feel easier for you

[wary obsidian]

rounded down to a 100 on the transcript tho 💔

[rare linden]

i think it does for most ppl cuz in HS u take like 5-7 APs a year but in college ur taking like a few classes per semester

Like im taking 6 APs right now

And i have friends taking 8 or 9

[hazy hemlock]

i agree

[wary obsidian]

how competitive is top 10% for yall

[rare linden]

if u try in 9th grade u will get in and ur good for the rest of ur hs career bc no one tries in 9th grade

[hazy hemlock]

i was not in the top 10% in hs

so

[rare linden]

if u try in 10th and up its hard

[rare linden]

damn and umich

what state are u from

[vast sleet]

gosh darn, harvard defers so many

[wary obsidian]

i did all my assignments on time in 9th grade and got top 10% lol

[hazy hemlock]

top 10% typically have internships, research, and competitions

california

[rare linden]

yeah thats basically the same thing u have to do at my school in 9th grade

js be a normal good student

and ur good

[vast sleet]

yeah lowkey its insane dude

[rare linden]

bay area?

[hazy hemlock]

LA

[rare linden]

oh

[wary obsidian]

bay area top 10% 💔 sorry abt that

[rare linden]

bay area top 10% is like 110 in every class 🥀

[vast sleet]

dude if ur bay area 10% and not relying on parent connections, you're insanely smart and capable

[hazy hemlock]

everyone from the bay area i swear smurfs in college

[wary obsidian]

what is smurf

[hazy hemlock]

look it up idk how to explain it

[rare linden]

like when everyone is so dumb around u and u are so smart

[hazy hemlock]

smurfing is the term

[rare linden]

like in valorant when ur ranked super high but u make an alt account to queue with lower ranked players and u js dominate them

[hazy hemlock]

in gaming, it's when a skilled player uses a new, low-ranked account to dominate weaker opponents, ruining fair matches

[wary obsidian]

oh i looked it up oh ok

don't they look at course rigor tho

[rare linden]

Would u say theres a lot of oos kids at umich

[hazy hemlock]

duh

there's like 7 people that unironically live in michigan

[rare linden]

During my ap psych final my teachers nephew called and said he got into umich and then she started yelling like crazy

[hazy hemlock]

https://tenor.com/view/tom-brady-michigan-football-wolverines-football-michigan-wolverines-gif-23941334

locked in

[rare linden]

Thats crazy cuz in texas state schools they js accept in state kids its like very rare to find someone who willingly came to texas from oos

[hazy hemlock]

oh people would

UT and TAMU are the two

especially UT

[rare linden]

UT?

[hazy hemlock]

i applied to UT for EE PhD

the acceptance rate is 10% and the median accepted gpa is 3.88

[rare linden]

U know u can be auto admit to UT austin if ur top 5% in ur class in texas and literally everyone goes there

[rare linden]

Yeah the acceptance rate is very low

[hazy hemlock]

for OOS

[rare linden]

They fill like 75% of the class with auto admits tho

[rare linden]

Did u get in

[hazy hemlock]

i submitted my application

[rare linden]

oh gl

[hazy hemlock]

it comes out when RD comes out

[rare linden]

For undergrad where did u apply

[wary obsidian]

ut is kinda goated i think, it looks cool

[hazy hemlock]

the acceptance rate is lower than umich and yale lol

UT is a good school for engineering but the area sucks

[wary obsidian]

gl

[wary obsidian]

yes fs

[rare linden]

Really?

I went to austin before but tbf it was pretty good

[wary obsidian]

i don't want to have to do another 4 yrs of tx weather

[rare linden]

i hate tx weather

it changes all the time

like the weather today was so good it was like 65 but yesterday it was 30 degrees outside

[wary obsidian]

js looked it up it says austin is hotter than my city 💔

[rare linden]

what city r u from

[wary obsidian]

san antonio

[rare linden]

oh

[wary obsidian]

marginally hotter tho

[rare linden]

@hazy hemlock was umich ur reach school?

[potent inlet]

yeah two ppl did

idts

bro.. i wish harvard acceptance replicated cornell

so many cornell admits

🥀

[icy tapir]

Hate this

[potent inlet]

im abt to listen to another love by tom odell 🥀 🥀

[icy tapir]

If anyone who got accepted this round is willing to help out ppl for rd pls let me know bruh

I feel devastated

[potent inlet]

its fine its basically like another chance

[icy tapir]

Thank you for saying that

Im literally tweaking rn

Like i don’t know what to do

[potent inlet]

me neither

im doing just fine cuz im eating these tates cookies and they are MAD tasty

[potent inlet]

it happens

i read this sentence

it helps

or paragraph

"If you’ve been deferred by Harvard, your frustration is palpable. Getting into Harvard is hard. With an acceptance rate of under 4%, you can be astronomically smart, caring, and inspiring, and still not get in. What you do after receiving a deferral decision, especially from Harvard, is going to make or break your college admissions experience. You can wallow in self-pity and let it negatively impact your chances of eventually getting into Harvard, or into any of your other top picks, or you can let it catalyze you into action. We suggest the latter. "

[icy tapir]

Damn

[uneven hare]

your story isn't over

[icy tapir]

Thank you

[icy tapir]

This rlly helped

Thanks

[icy tapir]

Thanks bruh

[potent inlet]

yes bro you got this

we got this

[icy tapir]

We got this

[uneven hare]

good luck to both of you :)

[wary obsidian]

who wrote this

[potent inlet]

https://www.koppelmangroup.com/blog/2024/9/8/deferred-by-harvard-restrictive-early-action-2024-2025

[kind carbon]

How do u write a loci

[potent inlet]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/epp6bw/writing_a_letter_of_continued_interest_loci_if/

[uneven hare]

1. write a letter of continued interest. prepare strong updates of what you've worked on since the original application. you may connect these updates to how you would contribute to the harvard community. these do not need to be worldly accomplishments, but they should be personally meaningful enough to you to share (in other words, don't waste the readers' time). one page maximum. submit in january or february.

2. if you have an additional champion in the form of a teacher, advisor, or mentor, submit an additional letter of recommendation. in deferral letters from previous years, harvard encourages people to submit additional letters. if you have someone at your school that would fight for you, i would enlist them in your journey.

getting into harvard is not easy and the chances are low. doing these two steps can boost your chances, although there is no guarantee. but that is okay. over a longer time horizon, what is more valuable than boosting your chances, perhaps, is being able to tell yourself that you did everything you could.

[potent inlet]

plenty of resources online

[stone kayak]

please let me get sts regeneron next year 🥀

[ember pollen]

if you need any help lmk!

essay writing is kind of my weakness though

[uneven hare]

dear admissions officer, i am name and applicant id from high school name in region. school remains my first choice. here is what i have been working on since the application. update 1. update 2. update 3. connect them to initiatives, clubs, classes you would take at school if applicable. no need to overdo it or force anything. i would like to reiterate that i love this school. this is not a love letter. express your interest but they don't need to hear it's the greatest school in the world... they already know that. thank them for their time and consideration. sincerely, name and applicant id.

[icy tapir]

Thank you that would be nice

Ill pm if that’s ok later on

[stone kayak]

i mean if anyone wants me to edit their essay i can

i get glazed on writing

and im a junior so

[placid lake]

holy shit congrats!!!

[icy tapir]

Sounds great

[uneven hare]

Affirm your interest in the school, and say that you will definitely attend if accepted. Reiterate why you're interested in the school.

Then, give three big updates on your application. That can be new stuff you’ve done, projects in progress, or stuff you’ve accomplished in the most recent months.

Update 1 Title
I like splitting it up by heading so that it’s easy for the person to read. 
Update 2 Title
More text goes here! Tell them about your accomplishments! 
Update 3 Title
Last update! You also should connect back to the school if possible!

Reiterate interest in the school and close, thanking them for their consideration. If accepted, I will definitely attend.

Sincerely,
NAME

[icy tapir]

😭

[placid lake]

wait i just realized this isnt upenn thread

[silk zephyr]

Omg you got in

I told you so @ember pollen

[ember pollen]

yep!

[ember pollen]

ty!

[mint pulsar]

yay so happy for you!!!

[ember pollen]

HAHA thanks

[ember pollen]

<3333

[silk zephyr]

U ate that

[dawn radish]

We did it Joe

Yessir

[river flint]

@opal violet ur so cool

If only u did nsliy…

[little maple]

@opal violet why are you sooooooo goated

[dawn radish]

Thank you!!

Omg congratulations!!!

[opal violet]

u too!!!!!

[silk zephyr]

yes we did lol

jk I didnt apply yet but u did it Joe!

[random aurora]

CONGRATSS QUEEN!! IM SO HAPPY FOR UU

[opal violet]

THANK UUU

[rotund lintel]

congrats yall

[turbid vault]

My dad told me that it will be easy to get into Harvard because son of his friend who “did nothing” got in

Congrats to the people that got in, too

[lunar igloo]

omg

The head and deputy head prefect of my school both got into Harvard REA (1 legacy, both international)

[hexed lintel]

Sounds like they are Indian?

[lunar igloo]

No

[lunar igloo]

T-T what on earth makes them sound indian?

[uneven hare]

LMAOOOOOO

this is crazy

[uneven hare]

congrats to them

[lunar igloo]

Ikr like NOTHING in that sentence screams "they're from india"

💀

[pliant obsidian]

yooo which school is this

Sa kids are goated

[lunar igloo]

Yeah they are.

I'll pm

not gonna dox myself

[pliant obsidian]

fair enough

[muted bluff]

how did you guys write the harvard education supp

was it like explicitly why harvard

or just a general answer

[dawn radish]

I wrote about wanting to be a teacher in the future, a general statement on how everyone learns differently and comes from unique backgrounds and perspectives, while integrating aspects of Harvard that fit into making me a better teacher

[foggy lodge]

i talked about me and my friends playing trivia and how one dumb trivia question helped me with revaluting my marketing strategy and tied with how harvard's liberal arts curriculum could help me take concepts and ideas to be like a pretty swag researcher, doctor, or lawyer

do not take my advice though i got deferred 💔

[pliant obsidian]

I first wrote my experience with conservation (my goal) then the why Harvard then the future but I didn’t even apply yet so take that how you will

[raw summit]

If you got in feel free to dm w any questions… will give a brutally honest review

[potent inlet]

how to get a2c 25 role

[merry magnet]

yayyy

[vagrant hearth]

by when should I submit my LOCI?

[dawn radish]

By the rd application deadline

[sly harness]

Oh fr?

Is that not too early?

I heard mid January

I guess earlier is better tho

[rotund lintel]

noooooo

blind leading blind😭

submit loci mid jan to early feb

[dawn radish]

Damn 💀

[rotund lintel]

its okay

u didnt know and were just tryna help

[uneven hare]

no

oh mb someone already answered

yeah mid jan to feb

[sonic cloud]

why at that time though??

[rotund lintel]

i think bc they’re working on reviewing rd decisions

and if u got deferred ur app is now rd

[uneven hare]

that's just the time you're supposed to do it according to actual people affiliated with the process. i'd also say it gives enough space to accumulate some updates and push your application forward. it's tough to write a LOCI right away because you need substance to add. and that's when they review RD applications

[sonic cloud]

wow great info thanks

[tacit depot]

Guys

What is good to mention in Why Harvard?

Like is it good to mention CID?

[ember pollen]

mention whatever you’re interested in pursuing there

[rotund lintel]

isnt it harvard education in the future?

[tacit depot]

Yes, but I call it simply Why Harvard or Why us type of essay

Because simply I need to mention specific possibilities at the school

[rotund lintel]

i lowkey wouldnt approach it as just a why harvard

i think it’s good to talk abt specific career aspirations or future plans u have

and just say how harvard will help u with that

why us is more of a present tense imo (like why that school now) but this one i see as a future tense essay

might be nitpicking but i wouldnt approach it the exact same as other why us essays

[tacit depot]

I mean, I see kinda what they want, but life is kinda tricky so I'm not sure if mentioning turning investments to my country is a good thing, I can always switch and stuff

[opal violet]

not everything has to be super realistic and considering of all the factors since i'm sure that the aos know that things happen in life

i think its good to show that u have a concrete vision or aspiration for what u want to do

[opal violet]

yea i agree w this

[rotund lintel]

type type

[tacit depot]

Like to specific research labs, internship possibilities I would use and etc?

[silk zephyr]

Yes but don’t overdo it

Focus on like 1 or two things max you think Harvard will help you to achieve that goal

Otherwise it can read a bit clunky and like a brochure

[tacit depot]

Hmmm

That's a tough one

[silk zephyr]

Wdym?

[tacit depot]

I mean I have my goals and my essay is done, but I'm unsure

[silk zephyr]

Just don’t write it like a list like “I’ll do this, and then this will do this, and this will duh duh duh” etc

[silk zephyr]

U can DM It to me

If you want

[tacit depot]

Like I wouldn't mind any sort of help

[vast sleet]

Is it ok to mention a prominent extracurricular both in the EC supplement and Why Harvard supplement?

I heard its best not to talk about something twice so I don't know, but I'm very passionate about it

[muted bluff]

think about if theres another EC that would also be strong in its place and adds dimension to your application... the main opportunity cost for this move is that you lose the chance to show another side of yourself. however you could manage to take two different approaches to an essay about the same EC

for example if you were captain of the lacrosse team, you could talk about the sport in one essay and your leadership in another

but you don't want to talk about how you learned to throw balls in one and run fast in another

basically don't repeat yourself

[vast sleet]

I ended up substituting it and it ended up strong, thanks!

[harsh lichen]

my safety school right here ❤️

[dawn radish]

Can’t spell safety school without Yale

[ashen dawn]

Uhhh

When u guys win harvard yale hmu

[rotund lintel]

next yr trust

2026 is our year

[ashen dawn]

Right right

[high dome]

For the roommate essay, I know to not format it like the Stanford letter, but should I addresss it as "you" when I'm writing, or should we write it from the perspective of "I would want my roomate to..."

[uneven hare]

i'd assume it's the latter, maybe someone can correct me on this

not that you need to say that exact set of words, but that's the pov

[vast vigil]

I wrote it as a letter to my roommates

its like the smallest deal possible

[sonic cloud]

When does Harvard release its stats about rea?

does it just release everything in their common datas et at fall of each year?

[rotund lintel]

i used I, you, we, etc but up to you

i think that also makes it more personal

[tacit depot]

Hmmm

What could I write about in three things about me to my roommate?

Like could I mention being quiet most of the time or like what-

[ashen dawn]

don’t overthink it lol put 3 things you would want ur roommate to know 😭😭😭

[dawn radish]

I did it as the latter but I don’t think it’s that big of a deal

[tacit depot]

I'm too stressed for ts

Like Idk mb my things r too cliche😭

[dawn radish]

I talked about enjoying horror movies being clean and spending time outdoors

[dawn radish]

Someone once told me that my essays were good for a first draft but that they wouldn’t submit them to Harvard when they were actually my final draft which I ended up submitting if that helps alleviate any pressure

[tacit depot]

I mean, a big chunk of my personality is that I have a depressed face, while in reality I might be rlly happy or excited

And I thought abt writing that

[tacit depot]

That's interesting ngl. Ig then no to overthinking my essays?

[dawn radish]

I might use a different word than depressed but if that is a big part of yourself then I would say it’s important to share

But that’s just my two cents and other ppl here might disagree strongly with me

[tacit depot]

I mean that's just a big part of the culture where I'm from. Like that's what we usually have

[tacit depot]

Anyway, I don’t have anything better so I'm gonna write ts

[dawn radish]

Good luck! Hope to see you there next fall

[ashen dawn]

it’s just for the aos to get to know u

lemme go find mine

i didn’t get in but hope it gives a lil clarity

[tacit depot]

Thanks man, hope you will enjoy ur college!

[ashen dawn]

i think they read my app tho cuz i got an interview and other ppl at my school didn’t

[tacit depot]

And now see where u r

[tacit depot]

Ok ok, sounds perfect

[ashen dawn]

i wrote about how i set a lot of alarms, how i like to sleep in the cold, and how im talkative

wait this supp was lowkey fire

[tacit depot]

Ok, that's actually good to know because I feared not being unique enough in my essays or sum

So thank you!

Prob gonna do my Yale app after Harvard

[harsh lichen]

god bless that yale is text flexible

[tacit depot]

Now I'm charged with all the admissions podcast episodes lol

[harsh lichen]

i need to lock in on listening to the podcast

[dawn radish]

My highest sat score was a 1480 and I submitted my 1400 and 1440 too

[tacit depot]

I recommend listening what you're interested in the first place

[harsh lichen]

im probably going to submit just APs unless my act score comes back alright

[tacit depot]

Like I listened firstly to essays

And so on

[harsh lichen]

thats fair

ngl i was just going in order

i am on the essay episode now though

[potent inlet]

do we email loci or upload on applicant portal

[dawn radish]

Upload

[tacit depot]

I was amazed that someone actually writes abt bathroom stuff lol

[dawn radish]

I think it’s the quickest way to get it processed

[tacit depot]

Like wdym they deadass write abt shit

[ashen dawn]

i just submitted my 1460 to yale

i submitted it everywhere

[dawn radish]

Yeah test scores aren’t everything I was worried about not having a 1500+

[ashen dawn]

it really isn’t that deep you end up realizing

like after u get in u realize how unserious everything is

[dawn radish]

And I had two typos on my activities list 💀 I must’ve really slipped through the cracks

[ashen dawn]

lol

bruh after i got into college last year my grades got better

my grades senior winter and senior spring had a glow up fr

who could’ve thought that a lack of stress improves quality of life

[tacit depot]

The first part of the semester I was preparing for my exams and had like 1 hour of freetime a day, so when in the second with more time to spend on chilling, I started getting grades that are way better. Who would've guessed that having time for rest and hobbies is beneficial for you

[rotund lintel]

what type of yale infiltration

uni what are u doing to our dear harvard students

[ashen dawn]

my secret plan is working 😈😈

[rotund lintel]

😭😭

stop it

[turbid vault]

Sign me up

[void aspen]

guys do you think I should be adversely worried

One of my classes grade deadline was 12/15 and they still haven’t inputted my final grade—or anyone’s

Lmao

[sonic cloud]

all failed

median grade was 36%

and satndard deviation was close to zero

[vast vigil]

lpsa hasnt put in my grade

[pliant obsidian]

just submitted harvard, i only applied rea yale as a joke u were my true love pls let me in

[dawn radish]

Good luck!

[pliant obsidian]

Thank you! :)

[vast vigil]

nevermind they should take it back

[rotund lintel]

was it cooked

[vast vigil]

not just cooked

i have to retake it

[rotund lintel]

im sorry

[vast vigil]

i emailed them

to see my grade breakdown cus i genuinely thougth i cooked on the final

[rotund lintel]

damn sorry goat

[turbid venture]

🙏

[merry magnet]

WOOOOOO

[dawn radish]

Good luck!

[turbid venture]

thanks all

[fossil wadi]

I am deferred for march , can someone give me advice to raise my acceptance?🙂

[jagged osprey]

donate a building

[fossil wadi]

In my country?

[gritty sequoia]

is your country harvard university

[fossil wadi]

No

You mean I should donate for Harvard building?

[jagged osprey]

yes

[fossil wadi]

How much

[jagged osprey]

https://alumni.harvard.edu/giving

[jagged osprey]

new gym for sure

too crowded at hem and basically only cardio at mac

[fossil wadi]

Can I comment on something?😭

[fossil wadi]

Do you think a student applying for Harvard full scholarship , living in a refugee camp will be able to donate that much money ?
I hope you have other suggestions, like something that can really help

[jagged osprey]

you’re right

donate two buildings

nah i’m jk, but honestly once your application is in it’s in. you can’t change it. you can write a letter of continued interest but other that that, all you can do is wait

unless you suddenly become super wealthy and pay your way in

[fossil wadi]

I founded a new club , and joined extra volunteering activities and jobs , I don't know if I should talk about it all in the LOCI but I honestly did all of that in two weeks for the updates

[jagged osprey]

sure

write about whatever you did that’s new and wasn’t in your application before

[fossil wadi]

I am thinking to write an essay too , like the " I hate letter s" essay , but in different way and for different circumstances...

[jagged osprey]

💀

[fossil wadi]

I just don't know if thats accepted to write about my country

[jagged osprey]

write about anything you want, as long as it’s something that represents you

not something you’re copying from someone else

[fossil wadi]

Palestine , refugee sounds like alot of " I hate the green card"

[fossil wadi]

That sounds great

Thanks for the advice

[icy glacier]

Are you a dual citizen

[fossil wadi]

I don't know what does that mean , but I live in Lebanon as a refugee

[icy glacier]

Oh okay

I don't think you can write a new essay if you were deffered

[fossil wadi]

Oh

[icy glacier]

Have you spoken about the circumstances in your common app

The loci is mostly to update on anything new related to academics or ecs and to show continued interest

[fossil wadi]

Yeah , but the thing is like , the reason why they deferred me because some of the statements were missing , they sent me email before like 4 days of the decision saying that they edited my portal and I should upload these statements of explanation

[icy glacier]

Did you fix them in time

[fossil wadi]

I took two or three days to fix them🥲

[icy glacier]

Not sure if the difference is related

But it's possible

Have you applied to any other uni in America?

Id reccomendations it since sometimes Harvard is really hard especially for international

[fossil wadi]

I am afraid because of trump ban , so I fear if I applied I won't be able to get the visa

I don't know if I should continue applying or apply to another cities

[icy glacier]

With Lebanese papers it should be possible

[fossil wadi]

I have passport, it's A Palestinian travel document, but made in Lebanon.

[icy glacier]

Ah I see :(

Do you have any other citizenship?

[fossil wadi]

No

[fossil wadi]

Yup yup I think that too, the rejection would be very clear because many are not international

I am just lost at the part of universities thing

[icy glacier]

Yeah it might be hard after the ban

What other countries are you applying to

I know someone who got into university of Toronto

But not a full ride

[fossil wadi]

Ohh

I'M trying to apply to Canada , Spain and UK

I have IELTS

[icy glacier]

That sounds good

Anything in the middle east?

[fossil wadi]

It's just that a war is going to occur in Lebanon , so iam trying to apply and get admitted before everything gets updo down....

[uneven hare]

well i hope your net is larger than just harvard

[fossil wadi]

I am trying to apply to more colleges

[icy glacier]

Qatar and stuff usually take a good amount of Palestinians

[fossil wadi]

Ohh

[icy glacier]

Yes

[fossil wadi]

The problem is that Algeria and Qatar do not cover housing and do not allow you to work. 😭

[icy glacier]

https://www.unrwa.org/what-we-do/university-scholarships

[icy glacier]

Aww

Have you considered Jordan?

[fossil wadi]

Yupp , but Jordan is too political and stands with the opposite side

I am considering Europe and united kingdom, but I am not finding scholarships for these

[icy glacier]

Yeah it's usually hard outside the country

Jordan is a little more stable in terms of security though

[fossil wadi]

Before the ban I applied to like 16 universities in USA but now after the ban it's to hard to keep on the same track

[icy glacier]

Yeah student visas may be impossible after the travel ban

[fossil wadi]

True 🤦

I was thinking about oxford , I have many activities and skills , and IELTS

[icy glacier]

Definitely apply but you also need safeties

[fossil wadi]

I also have like 7 recommendation letters

[fossil wadi]

Hope so 😭

[tropic pebble]

feels funny even researching why harvard things

[muted bluff]

that’s why they don’t really have why harvard

[tropic pebble]

any essay can be why harvard if u like glazing enough

[uneven hare]

like this

[quiet glacier]

This post had some great comments

[turbid venture]

is it weird if i apply to harvard as music major while applying to NEC as music performance (part of their dual degree program)

at the end of the day, the music major at harvard will allow me to get an education on music outside of performance while the NEC program will allow me to improve my performance

would that be a valid thing to talk about in
How do you hope to use your Harvard education in the future?

i have other academic interests, i just feel like as an applicant, i am best framed around music (with my awards and ecs)

[jagged osprey]

how are you on harvard sidechat as a columbia student lol

[ashen dawn]

People have friends

Or someone probbaly reposted it on ivy sidechat

[rough harbor]

sob emoji

[rough harbor]

yeah its quite unfortunate because i did not consent to seeing the p*nn sidechat every day

[ashen dawn]

full of evil and wicked characters

[silk zephyr]

Hey I'm wondering if anyone would be open to taking a look at my Harvard supplements? I would greatly appreciate it!

[dawn radish]

Sure

[uneven hare]

LMAO

[uneven hare]

my friend sent it to me

i think it also got reposted to the ivy one

[merry burrow]

can a Harvard student look at my supplementals?

[turbid venture]

for
Top 3 things your roommates might like to know about you.
is talking about the fact that i tend to hoard things make me seem like a disorganized person? i am organized, i just seem to attach sentimental value to everything and i don't want to let go of some things, even if i don't need them 😭 😭

[devout wave]

depends on the way you frame it

and probably don’t say hoard because they’ll think maybe you keep trash

provide one example of an item of sentimental value

[turbid venture]

okay that's fair, i could just answer it from that way and focus more on the sentimental stuff rather than the whole idea of "hoarding"

[lost dawn]

you can probably use the word hoarding but explain you have your own version of “hoarding”

[turbid venture]

for
Describe a time when you strongly disagreed with someone about an idea or issue. How did you communicate or engage with this person? What did you learn from this experience?
i was wondering if it would be good to "expand" or like go more in depth of something i talked about in the first life experiences question. basically what i mean is in question 1:
How will the life experiences that shaped who you are today enable you to contribute to Harvard? i talked about the app two friends and i built and how creating that whole platform that we have today started from uncertainty and we wouldn't have gotten to where we are today without the risks we took etc.
so for the second question of disagreeing with someone, should i just stick to another topic (don't really know of another good one) or can i still talk about my platform and a disagreement we had in regards to social media. it will obviously serve a different purpose and not overlap, i was just afraid that reusing this chemistry platform of ours would be redundant

or if on the other hand, going more in depth and bringing in an anecdote of that disagreement would be more beneficial

[harsh lichen]

so this is gonna be the blind leading the blind

i feel as if the general consensus is that if an essay touches on one subject there's no reason to write about the same subject in another essay

i think they are moe interested in the diversity of thought, and while the disagreement may be compelling and informative about you and your values i jus think the setting should be changed

even if thats u frankensteining the arguement's reasoning into a setting that it doesnt exist in

[opal violet]

ya imo if u have another topic that would be just as relevant to the prompt, I would avoid talking abt the same ec as the focus of 2 supps

[turbid venture]

ya makes sense thanks guys

[uneven hare]

you want to use available space in the application to give the school as much of you as possible. if you worry it may be redundant, it may be worth considering breanching out. of course, redundancy isn't illegal in the application... it just won't be to your advantage

[uneven hare]

yep

[uneven hare]

"wow this kid only has one life experience"

[stone compass]

does harvard athletic rating matter for non-recruits? i was mvp and won a state championship for my sport. could go d3 but not d1.

btw 1 for academic rating is only possible with maxxed stats at a well known hs

[lost dawn]

why would harvard consider athletic rating for admission 😭

thats for recruited athletes

[dawn radish]

They do consider athletic ratings

[dawn radish]

I would say it’s an asset and it definitely won’t hurt you

[stone compass]

idk its part of their rating scale

[gritty sequoia]

it's a good EC, shows leadership ability to work in a team dedication etc

athletic rating wouldn't really matter for non recruits but it is a cool thing to have

[stone compass]

what yk bout jordan walsh

[gritty sequoia]

what yk bout jordan walsh

you fw jwalsh

?

[lost dawn]

so if i have standards to join the track team at harvard

[dawn radish]

I think Harvard rates academic, extracurricular, personal, athletics, interviews, recs, and then an overall which is not necessarily an average

[lost dawn]

hypothetically

[stone compass]

jordan walsh vs landon jackson. ifykyk

[stone compass]

alr so it would like raise my average score 😂

[dawn radish]

Not necessarily the overall score isn’t an average

[stone compass]

couple firends got recruited last yr and this yr

[lost dawn]

like i could walk on

[stone compass]

you gotta run sub 4:15

[lost dawn]

here and at yale

[stone compass]

sub 4:25 could prob walk on

[lost dawn]

not running for me

[stone compass]

bruh ur fast ash

[lost dawn]

i do a field event

[stone compass]

a guy from my school got recruited to yale 2 years ago

[gritty sequoia]

walsh clears

[stone compass]

you accepted yet?

[gritty sequoia]

[lost dawn]

i was gonna send the yale coach a message after i applied just saying hey i may try out if i get into the school 😭

[stone compass]

ru in?

[lost dawn]

no

[stone compass]

you can totally do that

[dawn radish]

[lost dawn]

but i was considering d1 athletics but thats just a lot of time and work

[stone compass]

i think if i hit up the coach they would prob tell the admissions office to blacklist me for wasting their time

[stone compass]

a lot of benefits tho

my bsf committed to harvard for soccer this cycle

the team feeds u connections

[dawn radish]

Wait who

[stone compass]

dm

[ashen dawn]

dont do d1 at an ivy

i mean unless u really love ur sport

massive time commitment and limits ur other ECs

and u dont get any benefits

[lost dawn]

thats what i was thinking

im not keen on it

my track coach was not thrilled to hear that

[ashen dawn]

i mean unless ur going stanford or something or using it to get recruited

[stone compass]

it's good if ur gonna be in finance and you can balance clubs

[ashen dawn]

well i mean if u want to do finance they have a lot of recruiting stuff jsut for athletes

[stone compass]

like the connections from team alumni are really great from what i've heard

[gritty sequoia]

like lowk if I got in as a non recruit I wouldn't go for the commitment

[stone compass]

yah finance loves student athletes

[gritty sequoia]

albeit it is a good way to make friends / if you really love your sport

[stone compass]

that's the only reason i would try to walk on

[ashen dawn]

also over here good way to get into parties easily

and you have a set friend group from day 1

just a huge time commitment

[stone compass]

yeah i heard the cross country team is really popular at colleges

[ashen dawn]

lol

[stone compass]

you go to yale right

[ashen dawn]

over here the parties that throw are like crew baseball and lax

yeah

usually if ur on a team tho its easier to get on lists

[stone compass]

yeah my mentor from my intership rowed there

[ashen dawn]

b/c upperclassmen on ur team can get u in/get u on the list

[stone compass]

and my english teach walked onto the rowing team

[ashen dawn]

one of my friends walkedon to lwt crew

[stone compass]

no glaze but the heavyweight crew dudes are massive

my friend got recruited to pton last year and he's like 6'6 240 lean

[gritty sequoia]

bro get on the oline

[ashen dawn]

i think im gonna suite with a hwt crew guy next yr

next year my suite is getting into all the parties

[lost dawn]

no it def wouldnt be a recruiting strat

[lost dawn]

gender studies i fear

[ashen dawn]

you can do finance out of gender studies

never doubt your sellout opportunities

[dawn radish]

I just saw an article about how finance is gobbling up too many talented students at top colleges

[stone compass]

winklevoss timing

[gritty sequoia]

I mean that's just any high paying career I feel like

[stone compass]

ngl everyone at harvard sells out to go into finance

it's either finance or cs+startup

[ashen dawn]

citation needed

you forgot about consulting

[stone compass]

yeah same thing

[ashen dawn]

i dont know if its just an ivy thing to go into consulting.. i dont know why so many people want to be consultants??

[stone compass]

like hella the pre-meds go into healthcare finance rn

[ashen dawn]

well its because premeds are evil

[stone compass]

maybe they're thinking consulting and then down the line they can take over a company

[stone compass]

pre-meds too hard i would be tempted too

[ashen dawn]

premed isnt that hard

ngl