Harvard 2015 Hopefuls

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<p>Seriously?</p>

<p>To prevent this from becoming an affirmative action flame thread (which frankly seems like the destiny of almost all CC threads) you can read up about this on your own.</p>

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yay, submitted my Harvard supplement and paid the $75 application fee just today! <em>feels accomplished</em></p>

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<p>To those who fear Asians are at a disadvantage:</p>

<p>The only girl in my high school class to make it to Harvard was Asian. Many others applied (people who I thought stood a much better chance than this girl), but she beat the odds nonetheless. </p>

<p>And her SAT score was barely over 2000. She ranked within the top 10 of our class (out of a class of roughly 250). I believe that her activities (she ran a number of clubs related to the classics) and her essay may have made the difference in her application. </p>

<p>I haven’t spoken to this girl since our high school graduation, but I believe that she is thriving at Harvard (more so than me, at any rate).</p>

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<p>I also submitted the Common App itself to Harvard last night. Now I’m completely DONE with it! :D</p>

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<p>You have no idea how jealous I am -___-</p>

<p>Best of luck, though :D</p>

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<p>Does the Harvard supplement really not have any required essays or short responses, or am I being blinded by hope?</p>

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You are correct, the essay is optional.</p>

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<p>Nothing required although, knowing Harvard applicants, most will see the optional essay as a required one. Anyway, Harvard’s optional overlaps nicely with Yale’s required.</p>

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<p>if you don’t mind saying, what school in the OC do you attend?</p>

<p>and silverturtle: You’re correct; nothing supplemental is required. Interviews at most schools are also “optional” though, but most serious applicants decide to do them.</p>

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<p>We don’t have interviewers in the area so no interviews. </p>

<p>Thank goodness there’s ONE supplement which doesn’t require extra work.</p>

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<p>I’m applying this year :)</p>

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<p>BUMP! Not a 2015 hopeful but I like reading the posts…yeaaaaah…</p>

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<p>I just wanted to wish everyone luck, and hope I’ll be seeing a couple of you next year in my class!</p>

<p>I think that the best piece of advice I received during the application process is “expect the unexpected”. My first choice was Princeton (H was nowhere near the top) and I never expected to be taking a year off before college. And yet, here we are! With me z-listed, taking a year off, and going to Harvard, I could have never predicted this was where I would end up. Talking to some of my other friends who have ended up at Harvard, my experience is not unique.</p>

<p>You’ve just got to roll with the punches!</p>

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<p>How far is everyone with their application?</p>

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<p>I’ve filled out the Common App and have my teacher recommendations. I just have essays to do now, and I already have rough drafts done.</p>

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<p>Only finished up to the activities part on the common app…><</p>

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<p>I submitted the Common Application to Harvard today and the supplement also!</p>

<p>Good luck to all of you!</p>

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<p>^U guys submit so early lol. Harvard deadline is like 2 months away</p>

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<p>I submitted the commonapp last week. Figured i was sending it in to yale, so might as well send it to harvard too. Have to work on the supplement now.</p>

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<p>I’m an international student from Pakistan. Lets see what happens of my application, not very hopeful though.</p>