<p>^@rsiftw That was really good advice!!! I hated doing all those college applications/ essays but in the end I discovered more about myself and what I truly cared about.</p>
<p>Yeah – you are right . . . I really like and appreciate your advice. Thank you for taking the time to write. You are correct in what you say. Life goes on . . . I have learned from this experience – life lessons . . . thanks to all for this forum that allows us the opportunity to interact and to show others how much we care . . .
Thanks,
“Bugs”</p>
<p>there is a compelling case that cardsecret is lying because he (or she) is defending his or her claims so badly. if the he or she really was telling the truth then he or she would not have cared about the other members’ opinions, and thus he or she is most likely a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>there are so many ■■■■■■ on here, it’s really hard to know.</p>
<p>At this point, you guys can think I’m a ■■■■■ it doesn’t really matter to me. The reason I defended my claims was because people were accusing me of fabricating bigmakkk and digging up old CC posts…which was more of a systematic accusation than simply calling someone a liar.</p>
<p>@everybody (almost)- I did not say I only got a Harvard likely letter for only test scores and grades. I said that may have been a component. I understand that every applicant that applies to Harvard is academically gifted, and that LLs are not issued on the basis of academics. (grades, test scores, that is). I also mentioned I did charity work, and yes, I kept it vague to for privacy reasons. I didn’t think it was that big of a deal, otherwise I wouldn’t have bothered posting that I received a likely letter in the first place if it meant going through this interrogation process.</p>
<p>Again, If you believe me about my LLs, then I hope the info I posted helps or satisfies your curiosity, if you don’t (majority), that’s respectable too, I would just rather not have you accuse me of things like creating fake users and stealing quotes off of old posts.</p>
<p>People stop hating and start congratulating
why does it matter to you if the story is fake?
The amount of jealousy is too prevalent in this thread:(</p>
<p>Well, as much as I enjoy all the attention (negative as it may be) I was just validating cardsecret’s claims on his Harvard likely. I do know that claim is true as he quoted exact lines from it, and on page 2 csshsm also validated the claim. That should give at least some credibility, IMO. Congrats on Harvard at least, cardsecret!</p>
<p>@Bugs don’t worry too much. I think it’s not that top schools make great students, it’s that great students are attracted to top schools. You’ll do fine anywhere as it sounds like you are a great student, so don’t fret.</p>
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<p>hahaha. ftr, i got likelies from stanford/yale and am currently at harvard. based on cardsecret’s posts on this thread and on others, the picture is very clear. i have no compelling reason to post other than to make sure others don’t get the wrong ideas from cardsecret’s little story.</p>
<p>if you are being honest then back it up with a scanned version of it. censor your name etc and show it.</p>
<p>My daughter got a non-athletic likely letter from Yale last Friday (Feb. 19). The letter was dated Feb. 12. It came completely out of the blue. I thought it was a letter saying she had forgotten something for her application, so I opened it. I was flabbergasted, to say the least. My daughter thought it was a prank. We had to look it up on the internet to figure out what it was, and that’s how we found this forum. The admissions director at my daughter’s school had never seen one before. We had to call the admissions director at the nearby boys’ school in our city. He said he had seen non-athletic likely letters from Dartmouth and Duke before. We found an article on the internet in the Yale Daily News from 2008 saying that Yale sends out about 120 letters a year, Harvard sends about 10, and Princeton 0 (for non-athletes). We are still totally in shock, but so glad Yale “got” how special she is. She wrote her Yale supplemental essay on the importance of empathy…Sometimes good things really do happen!!! Good luck everyone!!!</p>
<p>Congrats to your daughter!</p>
<p>I wish I didn’t know likely letters existed.</p>
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<p>and all ten must be on college confidential, considering how many people have claimed they’ve received likelies on here. ;]</p>
<p>Sometimes I wish that Harvard would just send me a likely letter.</p>
<p>:) it’s supah annoying.</p>
<p>yeah, although i do think a lot of the perfect people who get rejected on here (2300+, 4.0, blah blah) are legit and just represent the toughest demographics for admissions (asian, from the bay area or NYC). i know that it isn’t as hard as CC makes it out to be because i know of people who’ve gotten into elite schools with typical CC stats (2100, 3.8). there are tons of ■■■■■■ always, though.</p>
<p>WHOA. applicant A is actually really shocking. and thanks :)</p>
<p>We must unanimously realize that “we are more than a number” at places like Harvard. If the process would have been so number driven, why would the Harvard Undergraduate Admissions Office even bother to have people reading thousands of applications day in and day out? Computers perform that task better. The admission officers are genuine souls who understand an applicant’s complexity and judge him holistically.</p>
<p>OMG I love these last posts, I’m also applying to Harvard, I spent last year doing an internship at Harvard College, and I got to know many people. One of the coolest kids I met told me that he got 540 in math and 650 in reading (SAT I), and that his roommate had lower scores than he did, I think one of them got 520 in Literature (SAT II). So I agree with all the people who have commented lately in this forum that is more important to show you as a great person rather than as a high number. I want that everyone who is a junior, sophomore,etc, don’t even pay attention to what other people say when it comes the time to apply to the colleges of your dreams, follow your hearts and see what happens, don’t eliminate your self from the admission process!! Also if I get into any Ivy League I will show you my stats!! to prove to all the ■■■■■■ and crazy kids in here that it is possible to be a real person and go to a great university!! GOOD LUCK TO EVERY ONE!!.</p>
<p>Wow! That gives me a lot of hope :)</p>