<p>Hello... I'm a new member... Just registered today...
I got deferred too, and I am not sure where and how I should send new information concerning my awards/honors etc...
I was thinking of sending an e-mail to <a href="mailto:college@fas.harvard.edu">college@fas.harvard.edu</a>, but in my e-mail of deferral, it is mentioned that I should not reply to that e-mail address. What should I do then? Is there another e-mail address I could send the information to? Or should I send my new information by regular mail?
Help me with this, please....</p>
<p>P.S. Does anyone know if I can send new information even after the Regular Decision Deadline, or are they interested only in what happened until the 1st of January?</p>
<p>Btw, Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New Year! Let us wish for a succesful new year! ;)</p>
<p>additional info should always go in regular mail. make sure you include name, birth date, and social security number (if you have one), or some other personal info so the admissions office knows that it's YOU who sent the info, and not some guy who hates you and wishes you rejected (who sent porn to the office or something)</p>
<p>Never thought of that innocent. But come to think of it, you can send anonymous emails these days (pretending to be any domain such as fas.harvard.edu). Out of curiosity, is it that safe to include a ssn in an email?</p>
<p>Hey people... My name is Erica (I am writing on my dad's name) and I am currently a freshman at Harvard. I had gotten deferred off ED and was really ready to get a rejection when it came time for the RD's to come out. I remember what I did, and I don't know if this will help anyone...
I wrote a handwritten letter to admissions (regular mail, to where I sent my application the first time) saying: DEAR _______ (i found out the admissions person for my region to make the letter personal)... and wrote about how I understand how competitive the applicant pool must have been, etc but that it is still my number one choice. I wanted to make sure that they knew, and had no doubts, that if they accepted me, I would attend. Past that there really is nothing more for you to do. Go get a letter of recommendation from a professor there- I got one from the head of Music for singing. Just find ways to make yourself STAND OUT. That is really what they want... yeah a letter is nice and all, but someone who does something really different- that will make them really sit back and consider you!
Congrats to all the people who did get in. Get ready for the best year of your life... honestly. Harvard is amazing and you will quickly come to realize that it isn't just about the academics, the extras, etc... but Harvard is really unique in the people you meet and the amazing experiences you will have with them.
If anyone wants to write to me with questions or anything... feel free! I really love to talk to people about the school and if anyone has questions about admissions or anything... I'd love to help out! Write to me on facebook under EricaAdrienne- no hesitations!
Good luck to all!</p>
<p>The second question still stands: Does anyone know if I can send new information even after the Regular Decision Deadline, or are they interested only in what happened until the 1st of January?</p>
<p>Extra Curicullurs: I play Baseball, Father is a Senator in Mas., Mother is soccer mom. Sister is Yale Dropout, full time bartender/ cocktail waitress.</p>
<p>Essays: wrote about my expeiriences with Baseball in Alaska over the last winter.</p>
<p>Hook: Father doesn't care about our troops. Mother is coach at Harvard.</p>
<p>Hi everyone. I've had trouble logging in this CC site...and still don't know why. I've been admitted under EA, and I'm really looking forward to my college life for I've never been to the US.
Question: are there any prep courses in August, before the freshman year starts?</p>
<p>No, there aren't any prep courses in August, but there ARE some programs for incoming freshmen, including the freshman outdoors program (FOP), the arts program (FAP), and Dorm Crew (who are paid to clean up the dorms the week before move-in day- I've heard it's a good way to learn your way around campus).</p>
<p>There's also Harvard Summer School, where you can sign up to take courses in the summer semester (which is two-odd months, so not just August), but TRUST ME, you'll be taking plenty of courses once you actually get here, so there's no reason to spend your summer taking them.</p>
<p>i was in the harvard summer school program last summer, it was fantastic, i highly encourage it. If i get into Harvard RD, I'll already know the campus and Cambridge, and how classes in my favorite fields are like. I also know how scary Annenberg food is.</p>
<p>It is very hard to be admitted off of the waitlist at Harvard, especially with such a high yield. Last year around 15 were admitted to the class of 2010 off of the waitlist, out of probably at least 1000-1500 who were offered a spot on the waitlist. you have to show them that you are still interested though, or usually, you don't have as good of a chance.</p>
<p>Yea.. um just reading through this thread makes me glad I didn't decide to apply to Harvard. No offense, and I'm sure this doesn't apply to EVERYone, but yea you all seem way too full of yourselves and I wouldn't be able to put up with that... bleh! Good luck.</p>