<p>I got booted from the testing room this morning after my first test. I'm wondering if this will kill my app :'( or if harvard will understand/not void, because my app is very competitive. A little nervous! Thoughts?</p>
<p>Why did you get kicked out? </p>
<p>This will probably kill your app.</p>
<p>why were you booted?</p>
<p>lol, epic fail…</p>
<p>What did you do btw? </p>
<p>I think that not having the required number of SAT II’s may kill the app…</p>
<p>The question is why you got booted out.</p>
<p>Wow, some very helpful and supportive posts here.</p>
<p>I called a Harvard alum/family friend- he said there is no way it will cancel my app. I do have a Subject Test, as well as the other standardized tests. </p>
<p>As he (man I spoke with) stated, Harvard will not drop a student they want because of a slip up in the admissions process. Also, I am very competitive, it’s not arrogant, it’s true, many will contend to that. Interesting you are jumping to conclusions there also. I say this to the back stabbers I mentioned here: I will never post my “stats” for privacy reasons, but without going into detail, my application could in fact be the best of the 35k-something in Cambridge. Sorry if that bothers you. And before you slam a response, remember that no matter how much you mud-throw on the board, you know that behind your computer screen I am likely true.</p>
<p>Why I got booted is a private manner, however it was not something that would cause my first test to be cancelled.</p>
<p>I appreciate the helpful posts. Obviously I’m distraught over this, even though it won’t be the end of the world (or distort my Harvard admission). </p>
<p>-M</p>
<p>A missing subject test is NOT a minor “slip up” in the admissions process. You make it sound like it was a typographical error in your application. </p>
<p>You do not and cannot meet the requirements to enroll at Harvard. It’s that simple. Applicants MUST have two subject tests just as they must submit an SAT Reasoning score and a completed Common Application. They can’t overlook that. </p>
<p>I can’t tell if you’re ■■■■■■■■ with this. You started a bragging thread not too long ago about your “walk on water” candidacy and then claimed it was all a joke…which leads me to believe that this might be the same. Am I right?</p>
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<p>Not without two perfect subject tests. </p>
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<p>Why ask a question if you can’t bear to hear the answer?</p>
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<p>I should hope that such an outstanding candidate would employ better usage of the word ‘contend’. </p>
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<p>*Matter?</p>
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<p>Maybe you should follow your own suggestion?</p>
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<p>Wow, some very helpful and supportive posts here.</p>
<p>(why yes! there are!)</p>
<p>I called a Harvard alum/family friend- he said there is no way it will cancel my app. I do have a Subject Test, as well as the other standardized tests. It’s disheartening ■■■■■■ like you (because that’s what you (idiosync, jimmy) are, typical jumping to conclusions jackasses) blatantly say it will kill my app, despite no indications of you being any kind of affiliates of Harvard.</p>
<p>(lolgrammar wut? comma splices and errors galore. what everyone has said here is true to the best of their knowledge, and you did come here seeking advice. harvard has an admissions process. you must follow the process. if you do, you may (i emphasize may) be admitted. if you don’t you will not be admitted.)</p>
<p>As he (man I spoke with) stated, Harvard will not drop a student they want because of a slip up in the admissions process. </p>
<p>(okay, sure. were you specific with this man? from what i understand, colleges will notify you if certain materials don’t arrive and will give you the opportunity to send them in. however, if you simply don’t have the subject test, then there’s a problem. the last accepted testing date has already passed for the sat and sat subject tests.)</p>
<p>Also, I am very competitive, it’s not arrogant, it’s true, many will contend to that. Interesting you are jumping to conclusions there also. I say this to the back stabbers I mentioned here: I will never post my “stats” for privacy reasons, but without going into detail, my application could in fact be the best of the 35k-something in Cambridge. Sorry if that bothers you. And before you slam a response, remember that no matter how much you mud-throw on the board, you know that behind your computer screen I am likely true.</p>
<p>(you used the word “contend” wrong, or at least really awkwardly. so? if your stats are so damn good, then you wouldn’t be scared or ashamed of posting them here. if you have deigned to look at a couple chance me threads and so forth, you might notice that there are some very qualified people here. with this kind of attitude and writing style, i doubt that your essay(s) and your application are the best or even close.)</p>
<p>Why I got booted is a private manner, however it was not something that would cause my first test to be cancelled.</p>
<p>(private, private, private. and you mean matter right? or did they take you aside gently and say “you can’t take this test, but the first is ok”? if you don’t tell us anything, we can’t give you any advice. but really, if you were taking the subject tests this morning as seems to have been the case, then it was a little late to be doing so seeing how this was the final testing date and knowing that **** happens.)</p>
<p>I appreciate the helpful posts. Obviously I’m distraught over this, even though it won’t be the end of the world (or distort my Harvard admission). please do not post if you are provoked, decide to ■■■■■, decide to post negative speculation or have personal issues.</p>
<p>(you mean destroy, not distort. quit the personal attacks, its you that’s ■■■■■■■■.)</p>
<p>on phone, too lazy to quote properly.</p>
<p>A subject test is a very minor thing compared to the rest of my application, MyObsession. </p>
<p>Unless if you can find a document that specifically says candidatures are automatically disqualified, or a same scenario, you have yet to support your claims. I will call Harvard Monday morning; sometimes things happen and you can’t deal with them. Thank God I was able to work these past four years to do some of the amazing things I’ve accomplished. It’s nothing to brag about, it’s absolutely true and also relevant to this [these] threads since they pertain to my application. Obviously you have some serious personal problems if you are randomly being provoked by a random interweb user’s life.</p>
<p>Both of you ignored my social request of not replying for being an animal throwing speculation and inconclusive statements. Also wedge, I did mean ‘private manner,’ thanks for spell checking though.</p>
<p>I’m feeling a little more comfortable about this now. Any real thoughts are welcome.:)</p>
<p>Lastly stop ripping on my language, I’m sorry my [rather good] English skills are not yet flawless. How rude. I understand that you don’t know my on-native English speaking status, but internet boards are no place to critique grammer. Of course, forums are the place where we all use perfect English…not</p>
<p>Distraught. Go look it up I used it correctly.</p>
<p>I was born in Seattle to a a pair of parents that knew less that 1,000 English words, 100 of which were the number 1-100. Immediately after birth, my family moved to Taiwan for 2 years. So, the first language imprinted on my malleable young mind was Mandarin. I came back to the States when I was three, knowing even less English than my parents. I was almost classified as ■■■■■■■■ because of my poor English. Somehow though, I managed to develop a decent sense of grammar, an expansive vocabulary, and the judgement to use it correctly. So I too have a bit of a story about learning English-- is yours better, or at the very least, did you write it better? There are many people with such a story. Having one is not a hook or anything of the sort. </p>
<p>Although it has become customary to regress to a more basic form of English while on the internet, the CC community generally holds itself to a higher standard.</p>
<p>I was referring to destroy vs. distort; I never said anything about your usage of distraught.</p>
<p>I apologize for my vitriolic diatribe, but it is difficult for me to restrain myself when faced with the implied achievements of one such as yourself.</p>
<p>This thread got a whole lot more fun than I could ever have hoped!</p>
<p>You spoke to a Havard alum. Does he make the decisions? Does he work in admissions? Then why on earth would he be any more informed than any of us?</p>
<p>Other people have posted far better and more amusing responses, but thought I would add my 2c.</p>
<p>Stop feeding the ■■■■■. We already told him that this will kill his app, yet he will not listen to us. I guess he will find out when he calls Harvard tomorrow. The conversation will probably go like this:</p>
<p>“Hi, I am missing one SAT Subject Test. Am I automatically disqualified?”
“Why did you not take it on Saturday?”
“I was booted from the testing room.”
“May I ask why?”
“That is a private manner.”
<em>Click</em></p>
<p>This thread is now closed.</p>
<p>I didn’t bother reading any of the posts above, so I’m completely neutral on this (no ■■■■■ has yet persuaded me to their side).</p>
<p>My honest opinion from the heart:
You messed up somehow and got kicked out. I do <em>not</em> think that this is enough to kill your application completely. If CB notifies Harvard, maybe it will hurt you, but it won’t kill you. If Harvard notifies you that they know you’ve been kicked out, I would write a letter (not e-mail) to them explaining your situation. Don’t worry too much about it. There is nothing you can do about it now-yes, I know this sounds pretty disheartening, but I honestly don’t think getting booted out will kill your app!</p>
<p>What happened, anyway? Sorry I didn’t bother reading the post, so forgive me if you’ve already answered this question. Oh, and don’t feel the need to answer if you are not comfortable.</p>
<p>All the best luck.</p>
<p>EDIT: I forgot, if you have already fulfilled the 2 subject test requirement, don’t worry about this. If you haven’t and you were depending on today to fulfill this requirement, there is not much you can do. I am sorry, but 2 subject tests are REQUIRED. No exceptions to ANYONE. ): I really hope that this isn’t the case… I want to give you a hug if this is what happened. Dear God.</p>
<p>Hey everybody, our odds of acceptance just increased by .00003</p>
<p>^^^^This is amusing though. I don’t think OP is a ■■■■■, just in denial…</p>
<p>whoa okay I just read the new posts above^
@hahalolk, that is a hideously mean thing for you to say. Imagine if you were in his situation and someone said that? It is so inconsiderate of you.</p>
<p>Why is everyone so mean to the OP?? Ugh!
I feel really bad for the guy, like REALLY bad. I’m honestly upset right now ):</p>
<p>Okay, OP, I hope you fulfilled the 2 subject test requirement. If not, I will try to give you more advice if you want.</p>
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I don’t see it as a personal problem. To be honest, I feel sorry for you if your posts on this forum are any indication of your personality.</p>
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You won’t hear me argue otherwise. But it seems to me that we have a “pot and kettle” situation here.</p>
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First, I’m not sure how you came to that conclusion; you might want to check the Harvard Pledge thread. I believe I’m number 19. Second, even if I were not applying, why should I not be allowed to visit a public forum?</p>
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I can. Why wouldn’t I be able to?</p>
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You do realize that the rest of my post was a collection of quotes from your other posts, right?</p>
<p>Also to clarify, I was booted for causing a disturbance, not cheating.</p>