Harvard Countdown!

<p>We're dying.</p>

<p>4:53 in Gadang Texas, yall. hahahahah. So...who's gonna go watch ice age the meltdown?</p>

<p>Is the website working correctly for anyone?? I can't access it</p>

<p>....just checking if my internet is actually working....nothing much huh?</p>

<p>how about this? Are we sure it's March 30? Sure, sure?</p>

<p>yes, people have already gotten their decision.</p>

<p>I got an email. Harvard admissions decision. GOt it about 10 minutes ago. I haven't opened it. I can't</p>

<p>I just got my decision...I've been waitlisted.</p>

<p>cong and everkingly, what do your last names begin with, i am a W</p>

<p>Anybody tell me the subject lines? ;o</p>

<p>My last name starts with W too. I finally got the nerve to open it 45 minutes after it came. I got in! Good luck to everyone! I hope you all make it</p>

<p>It just says "Admissions Decision".</p>

<p>My last name starts with an M.</p>

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I am writing to inform you that the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid cannot at this time make a final decision on your application for a place in next year's entering class. However, because of your outstanding
achievements and promise, the Committee has voted to place your name on a waiting list of men and women for whom we hope places may become available later. </p>

<p>This year nearly twenty-three thousand students applied for admission to
the entering class. There were many more candidates of unusual ability and
promise than we were able to admit. Of those strong applicants, the
Committee has selected a group -- representing a small percentage of all
our candidates and presenting qualifications which might well have led to
admission in other years -- to comprise a waiting list. The waiting list
is not ranked. If spaces become available, the Committee will reconvene to
reconsider all those candidates on the waiting list. Usually about
two-thirds of the students offered places on the waiting list choose to
remain active candidates. </p>

<p>The number of students to be admitted from our waiting list will depend
entirely on the number of students who decline our offer of
admission. That number has varied greatly from year to year. In some
recent years, we have admitted over one hundred candidates. In other
years, it has not been possible to admit anyone from the waiting list.
We recognize that you must make plans at another college while you await
our final decision. Please be assured that all colleges will understand
your situation and that we will proceed as quickly as possible to reach a
decision. Normally, most waiting list decisions are made by the end of May
and all are completed by June thirtieth. To help expedite this process,
please return the enclosed postcard as soon as you can. </p>

<p>We hope you will decide to remain a candidate. Over the years, some of our
very best students have been admitted from our waiting list. </p>

<p>Again, please accept our congratulations on your outstanding
achievements. Whatever your decision may be, you have our best wishes for
every future success. </p>

<p>Sincerely,
William R. Fitzsimmons
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

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<p>This is my letter. It sort of sucks but I guess I'll live. I'm still waiting on Princeton but I got accepted at Williams so I might go there.</p>

<p>Got mine, and rejectioned. The subject line was: Admissions Decision

[quote]

March 30, 2006</p>

<p>Mr. Hyun Kim</p>

<p>Dear Mr. Kim,
I am very sorry to inform you that it is not possible to offer you
admission to the Class of 2010. I wish I were writing to report a
different decision, but the competition was so rigorous this year that
there were many outstanding young men and women to whom we could not offer
places in the class.</p>

<p>Nearly twenty-three thousand students applied to the entering class. The
great majority of the applicants could certainly have been successful here
academically, and most candidates presented strong personal and
extracurricular credentials as well. The Committee was, therefore, faced
with the necessity of choosing a class from a great many more talented and
highly qualified students than it had room to admit.</p>

<p>We wish it were possible for us to admit more of our fine applicants, and
we understand how difficult the college application process can be for
students and their families. While the Committee conducted its
deliberations with the utmost care, we know that no one can predict with
certainty what an individual will accomplish during college or
beyond. Past experience suggests that the particular college a student
attends is far less important than what the student does to develop his or
her strengths and talents over the next four years.</p>

<p>We very much appreciate the interest you have shown in Harvard College. We
hope that you will accept the best wishes of the Committee for success in
all your future endeavors.</p>

<p>.</p>

<p>Sincerely,
William R. Fitzsimmons
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid</p>

<p>This e-mail message is sent for your convenience. A letter sent by post
will confirm the decision of the Harvard College Admissions Committee.</p>

<p>This is a post-only email. Please do not reply to this address.

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<p>Hey everyone!!</p>

<p>Ahh, I've gotten 3 out of the 5 decisions I was waiting for today. I was accepted into Cornell and Dartmouth. I was rejected from Yale. I STILL have not gotten word from Harvard or Columbia. I'll hear from Princeton via regular mail. This is nerve-racking, but I'm still very happy to have gotten some awesome acceptances. Congrats to you all, regardless of your decisions!! You've gotten this far ;) and you'll thrive wherever you go!!</p>

<p>-Jon :)</p>

<p>anyone wanna post what an acceptance letter looks like?</p>

<p>I am delighted to inform you that the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid has voted to offer you a place in the Harvard Class of 2010. Following an old Harvard tradition, a certificate of admission is enclosed. Please accept my personal congratulations for your outstanding achievements. </p>

<p>This year nearly twenty-three thousand students applied for admission to the entering class. Faced with many more talented and highly qualified candidates than it had room to admit, the Admissions Committee took great care to choose individuals with exceptional character as well as unusual academic and extracurricular strengths. The Committee is convinced that you will make important contributions during your college years and beyond. </p>

<p>Our faculty and students extend a special invitation for you to visit Cambridge over the next few weeks. If you feel a visit would be helpful in making your final college choice, we hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. An invitation is enclosed. </p>

<p>We need to know by May 1 whether or not you plan to accept our offer of admission. You may fill out and return the enclosed postcard or you may respond online at <a href="http://www.harvard.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.harvard.edu&lt;/a> (Your PIN is ******) If you accept admission for this coming September, further information will be sent to you over the summer by the Freshman Dean's Office. Each year some admitted students choose to defer entrance for a year and find their many and varied experiences extremely rewarding. If you would like to defer, please tell us about your alternative plans. </p>

<p>Among the enclosed materials you will find a final School Report Form, which must be completed by your school counselor and returned to us at the end of this academic year. The Committee on Admissions reserves the right to withdraw its offer of admission under certain conditions described on the postcard enclosed for your response. </p>

<p>We have a longstanding commitment to meet the financial needs of our admitted students. No limit has been set on the financial resources devoted to making the College fully accessible to all students of promise, and we have a firm policy of making supportive offers of need-based financial aid. We encourage you to contact us now or at any time during your years here if you have questions or concerns about financial aid or if you have additional information that might be helpful to us in understanding your family's financial circumstances. </p>

<p>I very much hope that you will decide to join us at Harvard. We have enclosed a statement about Harvard's opportunities which might be helpful to you in making your college choice. Whatever your decision may be, you have my best wishes for every future success. </p>

<p>Sincerely,
William R. Fitzsimmons
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid</p>

<p>congrats Cong!!!</p>

<p>OMFG. ACCEPTED!
I'll be back later with stats.</p>