From what I’ve read, the Harvard Admissions Board has about 30-40 members who vote on each applicant that has been recommended by a Regional Admission Officer. The applicants that get over 50% of the vote are in the admitted pool. My question is, do you think the recommendations of regional admissions officers carry equal weight with the entire board or do you think if one officer has significantly longer tenure in admissions, his/her recommendation carries more weight? I’ve been told that if my regional admissions officer recommends me, “I am in” - but I find that hard to believe.
I am not sure how helpful it is to analyze this kind of thing. It would seem to reflect some anxiety or difficulty with waiting, which is understandable. Try to stay busy and make sure to have other schools you would like to attend if Harvard doesn’t work out, and, unfortunately, wait…Good luck!
I agree with @compmom , but also want to highlight a point that the OP mentions:
Put another way, of the 6500 SCEA applications that Harvard receives, only a fraction make it to the full admissions committee. If the regional AO (actually a subcommittee of 4-5 members) does not recommend an applicant to the full committee, that application will not be reviewed in most cases, and consequently, will likely not be accepted. And the full committee is closer to 65 members.