Is there anyone who got a chance for the interview???
I havenāt heard anything yet. I remain optimistic that I will get one though, my application should have stood out.
Not yet. By when could we expect an interview from Harvard?
No idea honestly! Would you all willing to share your stats?
For me:
4.0 (Community College), 3.7 (HS): only spend one year at high school in the US.
No APās, SAT/ACT, and Subject tests. (because of COVID). Also, international student.
EC:
College SGA President, regional SGA president, politic intern, mentor for low-income high schoolers for college admissions, published a book about college admission for low income community college transfer students, research about free community collegeās economical impact (received grants from PTK)
Awards:
Many scholarships from current college (did not paied tuitions), Jack Kent Cooke Semi finalist, and several small awards.
My essay mainly focused on educational inequality in the nation and my country (with my personal experience) and how I will advocate it using specifically harvardās resources.
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Your thoughts are empowering. And I wish you all the best!
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Thank you so much!! You too!!
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About me:
I had applied to Harvard as a freshman during REA and was deferred and was finally rejected.
I again applied for transfer admissions this admissions cycle.
My stats:
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International Student from India
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SAT: 1380 ( exam in 2019, couldnāt give again due to COVID. Maths: 770, Reading and Writing: 610)
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No SAT Subject Tests( couldnāt afford)
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High School ( 93.6% , valedictorian)
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College GPA( 10 GPA in first year)
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Applied for Computer Science Major
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ECs:
a. Member of the Commonwealth Studentsā Welfare Group of India
b. Article āIā, āYouā and āWeā published in New Delhi Times
c. Featured Verifier of the Month on 7 cups( volunteering website)
d. Silver Award in The Queenās Commonwealth Essay Competition organized by Royal Commonwealth Society
e. 95.6 percentile in JEE Mains organized by National Testing Agency
f. High School Valedictorian
g. Scholarās Badge for Academic Excellence
h. Certificate of Merit by Central Board of Secondary Education for 10 GPA in 10th grade
i. 2nd School Rank in International Mathematics Olympiad
j. Bronze Medal in Creative Writing
k. Volunteering as Prefectural Board member for 4 consecutive years
l. Certificate of Active Listening for 800 hours on 7 cups
m. Model Making Competition organized by British Council -
Experiences:
a. Commonwealth Short Story prize 2021
b. Computer Science Club
c. Student Chief Editor
d. Blogger, Poet, Writer
e. Teaching my sister/ Helping with studies
f. Quantum Computing by IBM Quantum and Qubit by Qubit ( Taught by MIT and Oxford researchers)
g. Deputy Head Boy
h. Verified Listener, Forum Supporter, Listener Verifier on 7 cups
i. School Vice Captain
- My essay mainly focuses on how I have been always interested in problem solving and how resources at Harvard could better help me maximize my potential.
Also, I wrote an essay on how I had taken gap year for exams and that helped me grow as a person and how I fought adversity.
In the essay that asked about favorite book, I wrote about Americannah by Chimamnda Ngozi Adichie.
Also, WHy Harvard essay? I had clearly mentioned about which classes I am interested to take and what are the best part about Harvard I would like to experience. And how Harvard aligns to my goal.
----> Have sent in recommendations from my maths teacher and my Analog and Digital Electronics teacher.
ā> Also I have applied for financial aid.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
does anyone know when they began releasing decisions for transfer students last year
not sure!
You sound amazing, and I wish you the best of luck.
I certainly fall into the ānontraditionalā student basket, so it will be interesting to see the impact on my admission decision.
I have a 4.0 from a CC and my HS track record is hard to ascertain. I will keep that private as thats a big part of my story.
EC:
President of the Entrepreneur club
30 hr job/ employment
PTK
ABG
Essays:
Personal Statement:
Extremely personal that tell my lifeās story, for ideas of magnitude read āEducatedā by Tara Westover (Who also went to Harvard, because, why not).
Missed Time / Gap Year
Super personal where I detail some intense childhood difficulties with vast consequences.
Most influential Decision to attend your college
I fluffed this question because it was already answered in other prompts, so I gave less intense reasons
Alternative To Harvard
I gave some reasons why Harvard would be meaningful to me and did include 1 other option to answer the question they asked. I considered ducking this question but chose not to.
Academic Plans
Outlined my goals, clubs i would compete and try to join, and my fields of interest.
Post Grad plans
Super creative introduction with my goals and ambitions and desires
Book Question
Wrote about Poker.
Letters of Recommendation from
Accounting Professor, Business professor, English professor, my boss, and 2 personal recommendations from two people who have known me for over 8 years and could detail my life effectively. (One of them is a double Harvard Alumni, and I couldnāt figure out if they weight alumni recommendations heavier than normal ones).
Wish you all the best of luck!
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They release around midmay to june.
so do they wait for final spring grades or go off of fall and the spring mid-term report
They go off of what they have and when they offer admission, they ask you to submit your most recent grades and if you opted not to send in any SAT scores, they require them before you get your schedule/bills/etc for data purposes.
All of this is on there website by the wayā¦ (and Iām surprised you didnāt check it!)
The very low admissions rate is really something to worry. I do not know how transfer admissions would be impacted this year. Also, they focus on clearly defined academic need for transfer and proven record of achievement at most recent academic institution.
So if a student has a stellar profile but there is no defined academic need, they might reject them.
Also, all the best to you! When do you think should we start getting interview requests( though I feel like its not a required part of application. But at the end, ITS HARVARD) !
As a CC student, I certainly have a need.
As for your question, I have no clue, and itās driving me crazy that I have not heard a thing.
What is a CC student?
Community college
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Thank you for the answer.
I received an interview invitation yesterday with an admissions staff member. So I guess they have started the process, just a heads up for everyone to be on the lookout!
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Would you mind to share your stats please??