Alright! @gibby I’ve had my interviews/have them scheduled for he next few days for all the colleges I’ve applied to.
But does this mean that even with an interview, an alum (not in the adcom) deems the applicant as High/Low priority? I genuinely dont think so. Since in many cases, alums interview only one applicant in an area, at least quite some that ive sat for have admitted to this, I doubt that they can classify apps this way. It definitely seems like a possibility, but I’d say only for alums interviewing a bunch of apps.
But then this leads me to another set of questions: Since some interviews are informative, surely they shouldnt matter in the application process? And the ones that are evaluative, arent they evaluated by the adcom, and not the alum? (Since the alum just writes a report off the gathered notes/pointers from the conversation).
FWIW: The “High/Low priority” directive comes from the Admissions office (NOT the alumni chapter).
And, as I’ve replied to you in other posts: IMHO, the interview is just NOT informative but acts to weed out applicants who are not a good fit for the college,
@gibby Gotcha. @skieurope Thanks for your helpful insights. I understand.
So basically the low priority ones are the ‘weed outs’? I’m speculating here.
So in this case I’m guessing an interview helps aid the overall personality of the applicant portrayed, and thus help give them a high/low priority as a result?
Pointless exercise. An applicant will not know what his/her interview priority code is, and Harvard won’t tell you. The results will be out in less than 6 weeks. There has to be something more productive to do; binge watch something on Netflix instead of trying to read tea leaves. Good luck.
Did Harvard say more than 15,000 alumni/ae help them recruit students from all 50 states and from around the world? I think there are plenty alumni for the interview, at least within the State. So no need to over analysis it.
Hey guys, just commenting on this thread because I’ve applied RD for the Class of 2023. I’m also nervous af smh. Does anybody have tips on how to handle college anxiety?
does anyone know when RD for Harvard comes out? I saw on my Yale portal that they are releasing on March 28 do you think that is Ivy Day for this year?
I’m a little confused about this. Why would Harvard send out any LLs at this point? If you are accepted elsewhere you don’t have to make a decision until May, so what does Harvard gain?
Taking athletic recruits out of the equation, because the purpose of LL’s makes more sense for them, the reasons are:
A. Because everyone else does
B. Ostensibly, it’s a recruiting tool to reach out to their desired top applicants.
However, with yields in the 80’s, I’m still going with A.
They do (in general), but they also get LL’s in the SCEA round because (short answer) Ivy League does not participate in National Letter of Intent. Harvard then sends about ~100 LLs in the RD round; those are not for athletes.
@skieurope So how many are athletic studends in those 900 some kids who got in early (SCEA)? Are you saying RD round of LL is only about 100? When people said 300is in total has included those 230 who got in at early around, right?
Ivy League colleges can recruit up to 230 student-athletes per year. Not all go that high. Yale for a while was targeting 177 as an example.
Harvard has never said how many slots it uses. My **guess/b is that it is amongst the highest of the 8, but still a few shy of 230 (I think it’s ~ 205). Athletic recruits are encouraged to apply SCEA and I think most, but not all, do.
The 300-ish includes the SCEA number, whatever that number is.