<p>@BetterThanBest I am sorry I meant College Confidential… My brain doesn’t quite work with my fingers sometimes. I truly apologize. I have reviewed a lot of ‘‘Official Decisions’’ threads and kind of found that all of the accepted internationals had one thing in common - they had interviews. I just wanted to show you quickly the international students who applied SCEA this year and were accepted. They all had interviews. I don’t really want to waste my time proving my point by finding 100 examples, but 100% of people that indicated that they were accepted SCEA for the class of 2018 had interviews.</p>
<p>@Karolaina …that is a lot of data you have provided. Thanks for your time!! I am sure BetterThatBest is happy now! :P</p>
<p>@BetterThanBest …of course they wouldn’t say " you know what, we only give interviews to people we like. If you don’t get one, don’t worry, you will get a rejection letter" on their website. I am pretty amazed by the wordplay used. For other countries, it says not having an interview wouldn’t affect the application but for countries with limited interviews its says not having interview will not “adversely” affect the application.</p>
<p>Anyways, I didn’t get an interview either so I am preparing myself for a rejection letter. It is never good to fall in love with any college!!! </p>
<p>my sincere advice would be keeping the issue aside and focussing on school work. I know this is better said than done. Personally, I am on CC for long periods of time trying to figure out if interviews are still happening and I know it will get me no where! But we have to try and focus on other important things!</p>
<p>Ahhh well, haven’t been offered an interview either. Now at least, I know almost for sure that I will be rejected. Not that I expected to be admitted with 30.000+ students applying. </p>
<p>@book05 …it is time to bring out all the ice creams and chocolates and binge our way out of depression
you will be do a good job wherever you go. You can make your own Harvard out of any education you receive. That’s what I am telling myself now!!! sad life!!</p>
<p>haha @Conscience13 Great attitude! Sure, I’d have loved to attend Harvard. But I will make the most of it, where ever I end up. I am sure you will be successful as well, no matter which college you attend.</p>
<p>That guy published a poetry book.
But yeah, not having an interview does not necessarily indicate a rejection (maybe they were so in love with my application that no interview was necessary haha?). Having an interview, however, can be taken as a good sign.</p>
<p>well he/she published poetry as well as participated in the Arab Spring. Also, he/she is from UK. This is not a limited interview country. This is that type of country in which the applicant should initiate an interview if they want one. GOSH!!! I don’t even know why I am bursting everyone’s bubbles along with my own!!! @book05 , lol…even I tried to initially convince myself thinking my application was good and clear enough that they didn’t need to interview me!!</p>
<p>I am from a “Not listed” country according to Harvard’s interviews page, so there are not any available interviewers in my area. Do they still interview students from these countries via phone or Skype, or should I kiss goodbye to my very low chance of acceptance since I have not received such request?</p>
<p>I do agree that chances are very slim and I don’t stand a chance. Doesn’t mean that all international applicants do not stand a chance. A guy from my area has received an interview. </p>
<p>@disari21 …yep you are right. I just checked again. But since it is not a country with limited interviews, this theorem of no interview=rejection doesn’t seem to apply.</p>
<p>@volololo …since you are in a “Not Listed” country, Harvard is being truthful when it says it wont affect your candidacy. So do not worry; your chances are not impacted just because you are in a country in which they cannot offer interviews at all. </p>
<p>Canada is not a country listed in the “countries with limited interviews” list. Like in the US, interviews in UK and Canada depend on availability and not merit of the application. When we are talking about the no interview=rejection thing, we are only and only referring to countries with limited interviews. In such places, the common trend is that some applicants are contacted starting from mid-Feb. And this “some” seems to depend on the merit of the application. </p>
<p>I’m from a country close to India (with limited interviews) and had one in mid-Feb. Upon asking, the interviewer confirmed that interviews in limited-interview-countries are selective and carried out after an initial application reading. However, he also said that a few applicants in the past have gotten in without an interview but such instances are very, very rare.</p>
<p>So basically, getting an interview means that you definitely have a better chance than someone who did not get one.</p>
I don’t really want to waste my time proving my point by finding 100 examples, but 100% of people that indicated that they were accepted SCEA for the class of 2018 had interviews.</p>
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