<p>Do they call you on the phone? E-mail you? Or do they just mail you an acceptance packet?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I think they call you.</p>
<p>I think so, too. Anyone have a definite answer?</p>
<p>A girl from my school was called two years ago.</p>
<p>I heard it said that if you didn’t apply financial aid, your chances increase? Is that true?</p>
<p>^^Thanks glassesarechic.
^ I can almost guarantee that Harvard would never come out and make a statement saying that. But logically, one might speculate that they would favor applicants who would be paying full tuition, increasing their already monolithic endowment.</p>
<p>They phone. If you don’ t answer, they’ll call again. If they can’t reach you by phone, they probably email, but in my own case I got the call on my cell. There is a lot of “summer melt” on waitlists, so once they start pulling from the waitlist, they want to move quickly. </p>
<p>But, as has been discussed on other threads, no one is likely to hear until the third week or so in May.</p>
<p>To the best of my knowledge, your financial aid status is not a factor at any stage in Harvard admissions, including wait list offers. Harvard is explicit on their web site that they practice “need-blind” admissions, and I figure they’re telling the truth. They’re one of a relatively small group of colleges that can afford to do it.</p>