Harvard 2024 Waitlist Thread

@cyl267 did you check your portal?

Yup rejected. Was anyone accepted via portal update today?

@cyl267 I don’t think so. I think its weird that half of us received emails regarding portal updates and some did not. @Technoblade. My daughter checked her inbox and spam and there was no update. However, when she went on her portal—there it was —rejected ;(

Although H might have 300 kids taking gap year from 2024, they probably have double that number taking gap year from 2023 (those who refuse to return as sophomores online; some openly used very foul language attacking H). These 2023 gap kids all became 2024 kids in July, stifling most kids like us on 2024 WL. H could have taken more than 1,600 kids this year due to the online nature and the fact that a hundred or so international freshmen can’t come, but chose not to do it. Us who didn’t even get a courtesy email to check status today must feel how much H actually cared about us WL souls. Oh well…

Class of 2025 should really worry more than us. Some of us are already heading to a top Ivy+, but they are heading into a year where exams and spring and summer are gone from their achievements; hence giving admissions gods at colleges even MORE subjective discretion to recruit “kids that fit their vision of the future”!

Good luck guys! Bye!

My daughter received an email for the portal updates, it was in her spam folder.

didn’t get any email but checked the status update and yup was rejected. under “waitlist status” it still says i am confirmed on the waiting list. does it say this for anyone else?

Good bye everyone! It was really helpful to go through this waiting agony with you all. Four long months wondering… Having closure is what we all needed to fully embrace other great options. Best of luck to all!