<p>I'm not really sure where to place it, or even if I should purposefully exclude it, but here goes:</p>
<p>At my school, I have a nicknake: "Mr. Harvard," or "Harvard." It basically comes from the desire I've had to attend it since. . . forever. That and the 'work ethic' they think I have towards it.</p>
<p>Opinons on what I can do with this?</p>
<p>I have no clue what you're asking. Are you saying this is a problem and you want to do something about it or are you saying you want to somehow incorporate it into your application?</p>
<p>If its the latter, I highly suggest you don't.</p>
<p>Uhm... and the problem is...?</p>
<p>OMG please don't tell me you want to put that in your essay... <em>coughcough</em></p>
<p>Alright, so that answers it. Discard the nickname.</p>
<p>Oh god they would laugh your application into the trashbin!</p>
<p>Yeah, they'd either think you were extremely arrogant or just laugh at it...either way, I think it's probably a bad idea :)</p>
<p>No offense but in American culture, basically any person with above average intelligence has been called "Mr.Harvard" in their lives, lol.</p>
<p>It depends how you handle it, and what else you have going for you. Take this girl, for example:</p>
<p>" ... She has wanted to go to Harvard since she was about 10 and sometime after that she wants to be the first female president.</p>
<p>"The plans have been laid and Harvard is part of the plan," the vivacious Teixera said during a recent interview in her home on Harris Street. "I've always known what I wanted. Life's too short to not. I've been fortunate enough to know what I want to do." </p>
<p>People tend to call me Mr. Princeton :)</p>
<p>I agree with Byerly, it really depends.</p>
<p>Have you all read, or heard of, 'Admissions Confidential' by Rachel Toor, a former Duker admissions officer?</p>
<p>In it, I distinctly remember a story about an application she LOVED--a student who'd been dying to go to Duke all of his life, had all the hats, shirts, sweatshirts etc. etc. etc. ,and joked in his essay that Duke should accept him so that he wouldn't have to invest in buying another school's clothing.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, he didn't get in because he had poor grades/scores; but Rachel loved his personality, and fought hard for him, despite academic shortcomings. </p>
<p>You never really know.</p>
<p>The difference is that the kid Toor described was incredibly endearing to the reader / admissions officer.</p>
<p>Speaking personally, "Mr. Harvard" doesn't evoke the same sense of endearment.</p>
<p>Mr. Harvard.... is that a positive nickname? ;)</p>
<p>People in my school don't know that I have a desire to attend an ivy league university. Most people in the store in which I work actually think I'm stupid. It's funny. :P</p>