Does Harvard do an interview with ANYONE that's interested, or what?

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<p>A girl at my school who (I thought) was vastly underqualified got an interview with them at a local Starbuck (in Wisconsin).
Her gpa is probably a 3.7 uw (I think, lower than mine :3.87 anyway)
Her ACT is probably about the same as mine 25-26ish maybe?
She did however take 3 ap classes, went to Haiti for volunteerism, captian of swim team
She was waitlisted for UW Madison, accepted into Minnesota Twin Cities</p>

<p>Just seems like Harvard would be more interested in 4.0s and 36's</p>

<p>I don't really know though...maybe they want diversity!</p>

<p>I not doubting her intelligence, I'm just wondering why they would be interested in her when I think there are probably more qulified applicants to spend time on...</p>

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<p>Most schools don’t pre-sort the interviews. My alma mater doesn’t. The zero chancer and the shoo-in are equally likely to receive interviews. Harvard does a little, I hear. But it’s not unusual for extremely unlikely applicants to be interviewed either. Perhaps they have extra interview openings.</p>

<p>Based on the metrics you’ve reported, unless she is a recruited athlete, she won’t be buying tickets to Boston this September.</p>

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<p>Yes, Harvard interviews all applicants.</p>