Interview/ED

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>*First post ever =)</p>

<p>So I was just contacted for an interview that will be in a couple of weeks and I have a couple of questions. How many ppl are usually offered an interview of those that apply??
Also, I applied ED to another ivy (assuming i had no chance) and got in. Does anybody know if there is a way to get out of that possibly (IF i get accepted to Harvard)?? I called to let the guy interviewing me know, haven't heard back from him yet. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!!!</p>

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<p>Uhh ED is binding. Why would you apply ED to a school thinking you wouldn't get in, especially if its obviously not your top choice?? I don't get that. Seems liked you applied ED as a test, which isn't such a great move...</p>

<p>So um wow you have yourself a little problem here. Sorry I don't know what you can do. I've heard that people can pull out if FA is terrible and you can't afford it but even then I think ED students have to make a deposit soon. And that day is well before decisions are out for Harvard.</p>

<p>BTW, when you get in ED aren't you supposed to withdraw all your other apps? So you should have done that back in December, so the interviewer shouldn't even have been able to contact you. But I'd like to see where this goes.</p>

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<p>If you have been accepted to another college ED (vs. EA), your college search is at an end. (The only possible exception may be if the ED school's financial aid package is inadequate, in which case you may be released to attend a local college -- not Harvard.) You have committed to attend that school and you are expected to withdraw all other applications. Period. Note that Ivies that use ED may share their acceptance lists. If you pursue your Harvard application, you may jeopardize your ED admission.</p>

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<p>^^^ And in addition to WJB, jeopardizing your ED acceptance on something thats now guaranteed isn't that great of a move. I mean your thinking of giving up acceptance at a good school for something that might happen. Even though you go into another ivy doesn't mean that you're gonna get into Harvard no matter how qualified you are. Needless to say that Harvard rejects thousands of qualified people. Worst comes to worst your ED school rescinds its offer from you and you get rejected from Harvard. Then what? Like WJB said, your college search is over.</p>

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<p>and I've heard that most schools have agreements where, if they find out one of their applicants was accepted ED elsewhere, they will automatically reject them.</p>

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<p>^^ i meant to put "not" instead of "now" up there</p>

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<p>I was startled to see "ED" in a thread title in the Harvard Forum. </p>

<p>What part of </p>

<p><a href="http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/utilities/faq/Common_Ivy_Statement.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/utilities/faq/Common_Ivy_Statement.pdf&lt;/a> </p>

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<p>do you not understand?</p>

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<p>yeah...you'd better withdraw from the harvard app...otherwise you may be stuck going to no college, or at best a college you don't want to go to, and that is not an Ivy...btw, which ivy ed was it?</p>