<p>I know the application said at least five, but earlier I had understood 3-5, and frankly more than three seems like overkill. Are they ultimately only matching us to one, or just giving us our offers and letting us choose?</p>
<p>i’m applying probably to 3, possibly 4. And yes, they match us to one that you can either reject or accept.</p>
<p>They said to apply to at least 3-5. They will then use a computer algorithm to match students to a seminar based on their rankings. Then, the faculty member leading the seminar will have the option to read the essays of those assigned to his / her seminar, hold interviews etc. and then potentially reject applicants based on their essay / interview. This only really happens in the very popular ones though.</p>
<p>I am personally applying to 4, and I agree that applying to more than 3-5 seems like overkill given the essays that we have to write.</p>
<p>A few years ago I applied to 8, but from what it seems, the application is a little bit more developed than it was for my freshman year. Typically, from what I remember, people tended to get within their top three, and a fair amount don’t reach their limit of 12 students. Only a few popular seminars with really big names get hit with far more applications than spaces.</p>
<p>my son applied to 4, but he knows of someone who applied to 7 and didn’t get into any. Best of luck. He didn’t think it was a big deal if you don’t get into any of them. They are fun, but not a necessity</p>
<p>What are some of the “popular” ones?</p>
<p>^ The ones taught by faculty whose books you’ve read before you knew you were going to Harvard.</p>
<p>Now, from what my daughter was telling me, she is only supposed to apply to the fall seminars now and then she would apply for the spring seminars over winter break. Does that sound right? I was previously under the impression that students apply to all of them at the same time before their freshman year.</p>
<p>Yes, there should be two different application rounds, one per semester.</p>