<p>my guidance counselor told me that he recently received a call from a Harvard admissions officer,saying that my application was "very interesting." The admissions officer apparently inquired about my personal characteristics and other things. should i take this as a good sign or does this occur often?</p>
<p>sounds good - I think it should be a good sign.</p>
<p>yeah it def sounds like a good sign ! it means you've been selected from the pile! congrats ;)</p>
<p>I don't want to sound like a wet blanket but could it possibly be not a too positive sign in that there were some inconsistencies in the application (like contradictory things said in a teacher rec vs. an essay)? But if it's a good thing, congrats!</p>
<p>Hm, my first response was that of the first two posters: Wow! An admissions officer found you interesting, that means they probably really like you and want you. But now I agree with virtuoso...he may have called to confirm things that didn't seem right in your application. What are your stats?</p>
<p>Mallomar, if his stats stank, they wouldn't have called. Let's assume his stats are "Harvard-worthy." </p>
<p>I think it's a good sign, but remember -- it's still a crap shoot. They undoubtedly have many interesting candidates.</p>
<p>Don't count those chickens quite yet.</p>
<p>VeryHappy is correct. Even if your admissions officer loves you, you will still have to face the judgment of 34 other admissions officers, in which the vast majority of them will have to agree with your regional officer. Your regional officer can only do so much.</p>
<p>I don't know if the practice is common, but the same thing happened with me (inquired about personal qualities, etc). I'm assuming that it's positive, but definitely not an indicator of possible acceptance.</p>