Harvard has an increase of 30% this year REA. They had 8k+ applicants. No where near 10k.
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Oh wow. May I ask how do you know this?
What do you mean by max? As in at the latest?
Yeah
Affirmative Action discussion is not allowed here.
That’s disappointing to here. If you don’t mind me asking, what is the harm? This is exactly what the problem is in our country. In a thread where students discuss their test scores and other qualifications, discuss the admissions criteria, and offer advice regarding this application cycle, Harvards admissions practices aren’t to be discussed? This is why minorities, especially low income students, are UNDERREPRESENTED at post-secondary institutions across this country.
What’s the harm in these conversations? The sharing of intellectual thought is what Harvard is all about, right? My question has everything to do with Harvard admissions.
If you are low-key conservative, just say that! But don’t try to censor my non-discriminatory, very relevant question.
Thanks,
Earl
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Where did you hear this statistic from?
I’ve seen it in numerous places online. Can’t remember which site I saw the exact number though, but if you search around I’m sure you can find it. It may have been sometime over the weekend after Cornell’s numbers came out or just after that.
I saw 30% on reddit from someone who said their AO from Harvard mentioned that, but for some reason my college counselor thought it was more.
Is it even possible that it would come out tomorrow? Don’t they notify applicants when decisions are coming out a couple of days ahead?
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How about you not make it personal, since you do not know me.
The prohibition is listed in the forum rules to which you agreed when you registered.
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I’m not even sure at this point I remember my interviewer saying it was either second or third thursday of december. the last two years have been second thursday but given that has passed I am not so sure. either way it should come out within the next week hopefully today or next tuesday by email after 7pm usually. i am anxious as well.
How does that even make someone conservative? People like you really question if I am liberal myself.
You wrote in other replies about Asians, “They’ll likely reject you. If your essays weren’t compelling, you are unfortunately going to be seen as a typical Asian kid. That’s not a bad thing. That typically means you’ve had high parental involvement, your family income is likely high, and you probably really didnt have a life away from school.”
Really? You equate having high academic achievements and being Asians as having no life? You realize we are applying to an academic institution, not a social protest.
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All of us are high achieving academically. Those essays tell the admissions who we are as people. That applicant stated that he didn’t really set a high bar with them. If he didn’t talk about any of his passions or what keeps him moving forward, would you want to accept him? He is so much more than those numbers. If he didn’t explain how, he will almost certainly be rejected. And that’s just me reciting the instructions pretty much.
Harvard has a huge problem with selecting a bunch of highly privileged students in our country. The average median household income is nearly 3 times that of the national median household income at over 160k per year. This isn’t a coincidence. The applicants at these institutions are smart, but it almost seems as if the higher the income, the better a student does academically. Hmmmm. Then again, it should be expected from the students coming from the top 20% of our country. This top 20% demographic makes up 2 thirds of the student body. Not to mention that 15% come from the top 1%!!!
Most kids at my Flint high school still don’t even know what FAFSA is. What about the kids who didn’t have parents who attended Harvard, or any college for that matter, and are not receiving the slightest bit of help? They are obviously disadvantaged. I didn’t find out what a CSS/IDOC profile was until after I applied to Harvard. I had no clue what IDOC was and frantically struggled even trying to find my parents old W-2 tax forms to upload. Lol.
Even though I’ve managed to overcome the biggest of obstacles, access, race and ethnicity, and all of those other “non-academoc factors” truly SHOULD be taken into consideration. The data just doesn’t lie. Im confident that they are as well. This is why Harvard is my top choice. Achieching perfect equality is impossible, but I love the effort they are making to try an judge applicants.
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What standardized testing (SAT & ACT) has proven to be, above all else, is an initial applicant control mechanism. It acts as the first line of defense against the “squeakers” who have skyrocketed admissions this year. I am almost certain that no admissions officer correlates standardized testing with ability or intelligence. Simply, it makes their lives easier before an application is even sent in.
Other standardized tests such as the MCAT, GRE, and LSAT are specific enough to be considered as academic factors in admissions. Testing all HS students in math and grammar is the most shallow academic scale possible.
For example, look at the UK and their specific undergraduate entrance exams. There’s one for each intended major, not math and grammar for all.
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Absolutely! Most of my best secondary high points are centered around just that! I’d also like to attach this link about the wealth distribution in our country by race. I found this information very insightful when pondering these different controversial issues. The first is regarding nonfinancial assets. Note the apalling discrepancies by race. This has to be taken into consideration for everything we do,
Especially when you consider the footprint certain minorities cover in this country!
The restructuring of policy is one of the best ways we can combat these discrepancies. We need new leaders who are prepared to radically change how AND who runs things. I won’t speak on what Harvard is doing in the admissions process to try and mitigate implicit bias and all of those sorts of things because I’m not allowed, but country wide, so much can be done!