@Harvard2022maybe Hello again! I think you’ll be counted as a US citizen, but if you wrote about it, your application will reflect the unique nature of your Palestinian identity. Which is, like, the best of both worlds- the authenticity that comes through struggle in your home country, with the slightly easier position US applicants enjoy in the application process relative to international applicants.
Also, a completely different question: has anyone ever been accepted to Harvard from a Limited Interviewer country without an interview? I know someone from a South Asian country who got waitlisted without one, but no acceptance. I feel like this is a very very very VERY cliche’d question that has been repeated many times over, but, like, curiosity at a time of super frustration and anxiety is getting to me!
Then for admissions purposes, you are considered a part of the US applicants pool, which is better news for you, since the international acceptance rate is probably about half the overall rate.
Correct on both points.
Yes, as I have said many times before.
@skieurope Thank you so much for the reply!
Do you know about any previous example on CC that you know about that reflects this? Or anyone outside of CC? or anything lol. I’m sorry for throwing a barrage of questions at you, but a majority of applicants (and a lot of local ‘admissions experts’) from every Limited Interview and No Interview country like India, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, and Pakistan hold the opposite opinion to be very true.
I know current Harvard students and recent graduates.
Your use of quotation marks reflects my feelings on the opinions of these so-called experts.
@skieurope Aah. Thanks again! I won’t push this further because of how redundant this gets, but the enormous amount of anecdotal evidence that’s been thrown at me has made my initially speculative self assume that the ‘no interview= no acceptance’ opinion is true- truthfully, until I get my result (or an interview!!!), I’ll side with the more pessimistic opinion for me, in hopes that I’ll get pleasantly surprised later on.
@afterthought At the end of the day, it is what it is, so speculating is pointless. You’ll find out for sure, at least as it relates to you, in a few week.s Good luck.
@skieurope @afterthought I just read in the Harvard admissions website that you are counted as an international student if you applied from a foreign school, and obviously my school is foreign. So do you guys think i am able to enjoy the small international pool advantage while also getting the US student advantages?
Hey guys, will the admission committee continue reviewing applications up until decision release date? When will they stop considering our application or new updates?
@brbound they usually stop accepting new updates in the last month, except for financial aid documents, and they finish up reviewing the applications before a week or so. They start giving each application their final decision start of this month, that’s why you see the most strong applications get a “likely letter” which basically means “you got accepted and we want you.”
For admissions purposes, you would count as a domestic applicant, although your application would be assigned to the AO responsible for the region where you go to school, since s/he is more familiar with the educational system in that country. Similarly, as an example, an applicant who lives in Oregon, but attends boarding school in Massachusetts, would be evaluated by the AO handling MA, but is still considered a resident of OR. Without knowing your entire background, you may or may not be classified as an international student for reporting purposes.
There is no “small International pool advantage.” Even if there were, it would not be an extra bump. Harvard will not accept an unqualified applicant from Palestine just to say they have a student from Palestine.
@skieurope I’m not an unqualified i have almost over the normal standards but Harvard will admit a student from Palestine if they gave the right qualifications, since they’re looking for diversity in their classes.
@skieurope my point is for example if in the end it was a choice between a US citizen and a Palestinian both with the same qualifications and extracurriculars, they would most probably choose the Palestinian for diversity
I’m not saying you are. Perhaps a better way of saying it is if Harvard is presented 2 applicants where all other things are equal (which is not realistic - all other things are never equal), there is no guarantee that Harvard will choose the applicant living in Palestine simply to stick a pin on the world map.
You should make no such assumption. With a 95% rejection rate, Harvard leaves a lot of qualified applicants on the table. Harvard, nor its peers, needs to admit any student simply for geographic diversity. You’ll find out for sure in 3 weeks. In the meanwhile, it’s best to avoid the “grasping for straws” approach.
sorry to break it to you @Harvard2022maybe , but there are SO many Palestinians AND SYRIANS applying to Harvard all around the world (have a few friends in an international school in the UK applied to Harvard this year) with better stats than you do. Some of them risked their lives going to school under bombs. So maybe yes, they would choose a Palestinian over a US citizen. But how sure are you that that Palestinian is going to be you? Because they won’t accept tens of Palestinians just for diversity. If they did, it wouldn’t be diversity now, would it?
@chry1 no you do not have to have the sat subject tests, there are some who can’t afford to take them or some that don’t even know that some schools have you take them.
@factoryboylol 1. Yes i know how it feels to be threatened while going to school, i face it almost everyday. 2. I’m pretty sure they’re not gonna choose people just because they get bombed, they also have to show intellectuality (idk if this is a real word), and interest in Changing the world
@factoryboylol plus, there’s a difference between a Palestinian who left Palestine and is living happily in other parts of the world (believe me, i know they do), and a Palestinian living right at the battle frontier (basically me).
There are brilliant kids all over the world who come from really difficult situations and who are vying for a few coveted spots. I’m not sure what makes you think that being Palestinian makes you more deserving or more desirable than other similarly situated kids.
@quadaces I actually don’t think that, and i literally said before that people shouldn’t be admitted just because they live a tough life