<p>I am an applicant from Mainland, China - has anyone here whose an international that has got a Harvard interview recently?
Rumors have it that Harvard only hands out interviews to applicants they are very interested in in China - presumably, "likelies".</p>
<p>when are you doing the TOEFL?</p>
<p>i’ve already done the TOEFL, that was late 2008 - i assume.</p>
<p>hmmmmm i was wondering about that too…</p>
<p>I did my Yale interview a couple days ago, but haven’t gotten any other interview offers. According to Northstarmom, applicants living in China are probably interviewed after an initial read of your app. Considering there’s probably at least a thousand applicants from China, they would pick out the ones that stand out for interviews. But even with an interview, it’s still difficult to get in.</p>
<p>i’m applying from china too, and my friend has already gotten interviews from princeton, brown and (I THINK) harvard. i however havent received any notices.
you can PM me your location in china, and maybe we can discuss.</p>
<p>well i’ve already done two interviews but still not from harvard or yale… that kinda sucks</p>
<p>I’m in the US ( and Chinese) but I’m interested in understanding why people in China like applying in the US? When my mom took that test in China to get into college she told me that your results on that test dictated where you ultimately attended and that many people who failed would become manual labor workers. OF course times are different, but I am really interested in this topic. It also seems like many internationals solely apply to top 30 schools ( prestige whores?)</p>
<p>@Collegestress16: My reason for applying only to the top 20 schools was that my local universities don’t offer good courses in my intended field. And the universities that offers good courses are incidentally the top 20. I presume this is the reason for many others. Well… There can still be some “prestige whores”.</p>
<p>Yeah you are right the top research facilities, good teachers, strong teachers are usually in the top ranked schools. But my exchange student friend told me that her parents said if she didn’t get into a top 10 school she would come back to China to study.</p>
<p>better education, better future. benefit of attending an ivy over asian schools seems quite obvious.</p>
<p>i wouldn’t say better apollo2002. i would say different
although we all know secretly that it is better… still don’t eve let the AOs hear u say that lol</p>
<p>^I would say it really depends pn where the person wants to work. If he or she wants eventually to be working in China, let’s say in politics - than going to one of the top universities in China will be essential for forming social networks in China, which an ivy league education would not provide.</p>
<p>^ I concur!
oh has anyone gotten an interview from harvard??? Is it me or is Harvard giving out interviews late or we r all left behind.hmmmm i’m really starting to get anxious</p>
<p>^I don’t think they are exactly through with their filing yet, since most interviews, I assume, come in mid-to-late-Feb?</p>
<p>some internationals are starting to get interview offers from Harvard. anyone from Asia get any yet?</p>
<p>I am applying from a country where I will only be contacted for an interview after Harvard review my applications. </p>
<p>As a result, even though I hope to have an interview, I chose the option ‘No’ for the question of ‘Have you had or have you scheduled an interview’ in the Harvard Supplement. I didn’t choose the option of ‘No-but I plan to do so’ as I was unable to provide the interview details (where, when and with whom) as requested for that option. </p>
<p>Can someone please tell me if I will still be contacted for an interview if Harvard does require additional information from me?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>P.s. I tried emailing Harvard on this but they only sent me the list of countries which interviewers will contact their interviewees.</p>