<p>to my dismay, I've recently been contacted for an interview. out of politeness, I didn't want to turn the offer down, and I don't think I can muster up the rudeness to just blow it off and not show up. I feel kinda bad, really, because someone from my school who has actually had their sights set on Harvard hasn't been contacted. At the same time, I don't want to look to this person like a complete slacker who could have been more qualified if he cared.</p>
<p>soooo you don't want to go to Harvard???</p>
<p>sure I'd go. I don't care much for the name or the prestige business, because I don't feel that my success necessarily hinges on the prestige of my school. But I think it would be neat though to meet some of the kids who are deemed to be among the smartest in the country.</p>
<p>just go, I wasn't all crazy about harvard at first but my interview really changed my mind</p>
<p>well, if you have the chance to go to Harvard, take it!!! I wish I had a shot. Harvard was my dream school for my entire life and then the harsh reality set in that I didn't have the slightest chance of getting in. Be happy for your interview and good luck at getting in!!</p>
<p>but the thing is that I don't have a chance. hence the bit about being a slacker, which also ties in to my reluctance to attending an interview.</p>
<p>I didn't care until the interview either. That can be a good/bad thing depending on how strong of an applicant one is. It's a bad thing for me :(</p>
<p>personally, I feel like it's futile anyway. I'm not a very strong applicant, I didn't care about school too much because of some well-founded reasons that I didn't mention and I'm not up for discussing. Although I'd probably stand a significantly greater chance if I had mentioned them, I didn't because I felt that I'd be taking a spot from someone else who actually had the academic credentials. I wouldn't want to feel like I was using some trump card to get in due to an inability to get in otherwise.</p>
<p>Ultimately, I don't care. I know that even if I attend the local community college (hypothetical situation, I won't), I'm still gonna see my visions come to fruition.</p>
<p>why did you apply in the first place?
I think you should just do it. doesn't have to be a stellar interview, but make it good enough that it doesn't hurt your chances.</p>
<p>This is from an alum interviewer.
If you think it would be a waste of time to show up and you applied just as a joke, please do the interviewer a favor and politely turn down the interview. Interviewers are volunteers who are busy people who are doing the students and Harvard a favor. They don't feel that they are wasting their time if they interview someone who doesn't get in, but they would feel that they were wasting their time interviewing someone who wasn't interested in being interviewed and was just going through the motions.</p>
<p>Or are you just saying you won't get in, don't care, etc., because you might not get in (well, duh --) and you don't want to get your own hopes up?</p>
<p>So if you blow off the interview and are rejected, you can say, "There; I told you; I was right; I didn't get in."</p>
<p>Sounds like this could be a self-fulfilling prophecy: You don't think you'll get in (or you fear you won't get in), so you screw up your chances, so you don't get in.</p>
<p>the thing is, like I said before, I would actually be more interested in doing it if I had somewhat of a chance to be accepted. in terms of numbers, I'm far below the average qualified applicant, and I don't have many extracurriculars worth mentioning. thus, I can't shake the feeling that even if I were to do the interview, it would be a futile waste of time for both me and the interviewer. nonetheless, I guess I'll do it, I really don't have much else to do that day anyway.</p>
<p>I think you are being way too negative. But I've seen a bunch of kids who just applied for the heck of it and got in, while others who waited their whole lives for that acceptance letter never got one. It's a harsh blow, but in all honesty I believe that the admissions officers know what they are doing. If they think you deserve to go..awesome! if not, then pick another school, but I don't think it's right to just apply because you think it would sound cool to go to "harvard".</p>
<p>yeah I guess you're right, there's no point in being so negative about it.</p>
<p>btw I never said I applied because I thought it would be "cool" to go there just because it's harvard, or for the prestige of the name.</p>
<p>Applying to a college entails some responsibility from your side. You know that even if you are below the average, the staff at Harvard will carefully consider your application; that's their commitment for receiving your material. And your commitment, since the moment you decided to apply, is to do everything you can to help them make the decision. A choice that involves other people’s work and effort is always a commitment.</p>