<p>my regional officer told me to send supplementary materials by Feb. 1, to "allow sufficient time for them to be processed and placed in your file before we begin our meetings again." but go ahead and send your stuff--it doesn't hurt to try.</p>
<p>and i meant, is anyone willing to show me their "likely letter" from this year?</p>
<p>Oh ok. Hmm.. I was contemplating sending stuff then. I've just been too busy (mainly with ECs and academics). I'm sure Harvard will understand. At least I sure hope so! Good luck!</p>
<p>-Jon :D</p>
<p>AP Doolittle -
Do you by chance happen to go to Syosset HS? And isn't it 1 AM your time now?</p>
<p>Nope, I don't. I'm a good 40 minutes or so NE of Syosset. Actually it's 1:08 AM here (do you know where your children are?)</p>
<p>haha, just joking about the 1 AM. seriously, as a high school senior do you honestly think that i don't know the fantastic ectasy of procrastinating and having to stay up way later than 1? which reminds me...i have an english paper to write. damn.</p>
<p>i was just wondering about syosset because i know somebody who goes there. you are so lucky to live so close to the great colleges on the east coast. i had to make a "grand tour" last spring break. at least stanford is only 12 hours away by car for me.</p>
<p>hey ap, where are you at?</p>
<p>we dont have school tomorrow.</p>
<p>Bobbobbob: Port Jeff Station. Yup, no school! Where on LI are you?</p>
<p>Chopsticks: I know you were kidding ;) and your comment about being a senior totally resonates w/ me! I have tons of stuff to do, but luckily I have tomorrow off! Good luck w/ that English paper :D</p>
<p>P.S. What's WA like? My teachers have joked around saying that I ought to move to WA if I'm to have better chances for Harvard admission. They also recommended getting a gender-change... haha they were only joking though. WA's gotta be cool.... right?</p>
<p>Seattle is totally awesome...I've lived here since I was five (born in Beijing). The Emerald City is truly an apt nickname--our evergreen trees make it green all year round, and we also have the views of a beautiful sound and two mountain ranges on either side of the city. i really like it here, but i also love boston...and new york (i'm also applying to columbia).</p>
<p>but seriously, your chances might not be so much better here. from what i here, only one person from WA got accepted to Harvard EA, and a lot of people from Lakeside Academy (you know, the school that Bill Gates went to), which is about 5 minutes from my house, applied and i assume got deferred. i felt good about getting in, but now that I look at the stats of the accepted students, I see the difference. Really, there are too many Asian-American females that look just like me on paper, so I really tried to set myself apart from the cookie cutter image in the essay that I sent in last month. hopefully it'll work!</p>
<p>good luck to you too!</p>
<p>Hey wow, good luck with that!</p>
<p>Haha, now I have to visit WA just to check it out. There are so many awesome places that I just can't go to now :(
Eventually, I hope to go everywhere. Ultimately, I'd like to be an international attorney, and maybe work for the UN. Hopefully, I will get to travel a lot! Again, good luck to you! As long as you are determined to show them how different you are, they will notice: and reward you for your efforts!</p>
<p>-Jon :)</p>
<p>savvy_sley: do you go to boston latin by any chance?</p>
<p>The bottom line is that Harvard can and will do what they want. They want to reject some people with perfect test scores and grades, and major national awards. They also want to send likely letters to some people with less lengthy resumes, whom they like from their essays, interview, etc. Harvard does not want anyone to feel that he/she will definitely get in. I would be very surprised if Harvard would send likely letters to white, non-athlete, academic superstars, because this is like begging them to come. Harvard does not beg anyone.</p>
<p>No offense to Harvard. I'll probably be there next fall.</p>
<p>No, I don't go to Boston Latin. I go to Classical High School, a public school of about 2000 kids 20 minutes outside of Boston.</p>
<p>Believe me people, I'm just as surprised as you are about the likely, especially as I had my interview only a week before I got the letter.</p>
<p>Harvard is great and everything, but this isn't the first thread where I've noticed CCers making it out to be the end all and be all of the world! Harvard isn't God! Admissions decisions naturally don't just look at test scores and awards. It's the personal aspect that in many cases is the deciding factor. Did you ever stop to think that many people with perfect SATs and big-name awards can be snobby, conceited, arrogant kids? I hate when I see people's mouths drop (figuratively) on CC when a perfect SAT kid with "high caliber" awards gets rejected (or deferred for that matter)! No one stops to consider what the people are actually like in person! I've seen it all over CC. There are some really arrogant people out there and I'm not at all surprised at why many just don't make it. The most subtle hints can come out in interviews. Experienced admissions essay readers are undoubtedly adroit at finding even the most discreet ounce of arrogance on paper! Please stop to consider the whole picture. No one (except the school's admissions dept.) EVER knows exactly why an applicant is accepted, deferred, or rejected. Just let things happen as they are supposed to. I'm just tired of seeing people moan and complain about not getting in because "they deserved to." Sure, many people deserve to, but even among them, only few actually go. So just sit back and wait. If you get a likely letter, GREAT, if not - it's not the end of the world. And it won't be (hopefully) the end of the world in April either.
In any event, good luck to everyone! Sorry about the rant, but I had to get it out there. It's just so annoying to go from page to page and from thread to thread and read the same stuff! Thanks for enduring... if you did :)</p>
<p>joggerblue82, do you go to boston latin? i do! :-)</p>
<p>Do athletes with likely letters have to have great scores, as well or can a football player with subpar scores still receive a likely?</p>
<p>Also, are likelies always snailmailed or do adcoms sometimes send e.mail notifications`?</p>
<p>Thank you APDoolittle! Well said. Here I am getting torn to shreds over here because my SAT scores aren't perfect, all because of a likely letter. I was perfectly content with the college that I had already been accepted to, meaning my life did not revolve around Harvard's decision. Believe me, the likely letter was a surprise, a very pleasant one yes, as I didn't even know what a likely letter was not too long ago. Let's just say I wasn't waiting for the mailman everyday in anticipation of one. So, everyone here on CC, I was surprised yes but very excited to get the letter, only to have a number of you tell me I didn't deserve it. Why, because I didn't get a 2400 on my SAT's? Well, I'm sorry you feel that way, but let me tell you I worked incredibly hard to get where I am today and if you don't see that, that's fine.</p>
<p>So yes, I got a likely from Harvard, but my world did not hang on that letter and neither should yours. The majority of you have and will get into great schools as well, and I am genuinely happy for you. Be proud of your own accomplishments and don't scoff at those of others. And, in the end, you will not be successful just because you got into Harvard or Yale or Stanford or any other equally prestigious school. The level of success you experience in life depends on your actions, not how many ivy league schools you got into. If you do happen to be admitted to one of them, great, but if you don't, rest assured life will go on and you can and will be successful regardless.</p>
<p>*tear</p>
<p>Beautifully put savvy_sley! You have a natural gift of rhetoric! I can definitely see why Harvard sent you a likely. No, scores weren't a factor. Let me tell you this: You have displayed more character in the above post than a dozen of the other posters have in all the threads they've ever posted on! Way to go! I'm sure you deserved your letter and don't let anyone tell you otherwise! In the end, they are just jealous b/c they have not received one. I am very proud though, about how humble you are! I'm speechless now... congrats!</p>
<p>-Jon :)</p>
<p>Yes, BUT, you forgot to capitalize "Ivy League"!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Sorry, was trying very hard to find something wrong with your post. Well put savvy :)</p>
<p>Well, that would only be that big of a deal to someone who considers Harvard (and the other IVIES) to be God. Why would you even look for something wrong in such a beautiful post? Don't you understand that you're one of the people we've been talking about? ... Don't you??</p>
<p>EDIT: Sorry, I have to be honest, but you are among the few that I find very arrogant (always flaunting your credentials and moaning about being deferred, and asking the age old, "Why me?" question)! And I'm not just referring to this thread. Sorry if this seems like a personal attack. It was not intended to be. Please realize your arrogance and just grow up! Not all RSI and Intel finalists make it into Harvard. For a justification, read my long post above (my rant). Thanks :) And again, I'm sorry if I've offended anyone.</p>
<p>Still, doolittle, Harvard is an academic institution. Therefore doesn't it seem logical that the primary criterion for admission should be academic excellence, rather than kindness? Lol.</p>
<p>And the people who succeed in life are almost always arrogant. Arrogance is an extreme form of self-confidence, a quality essential for success. After all, if you do not think yourself capable of greatness, why would you aspire to it?</p>
<p>I'm a little ****ed off that people like guitar, zygote, and spyderman got deferred, while people with far, far worse stats got in.</p>