<p>When you write your essay do you just write about whatever you want or do you try and say how that makes you a good candidate for Harvard?</p>
<p>Whatever you want. It's generally not a good idea to write "this is why I'm a good candidate for Harvard." Make that apparent, do it more subtly throughout the app ;)</p>
<p>I wrote about why I'd be good for MIT. ;)</p>
<p>Are you talking about the deferral-reversal essay?</p>
<p>I'm talking about the common app essay. Dunno what they're talking about.</p>
<p>I wrote why I'd be a great fit at Yale, then sent a letter the next day apologizing for mixing up apps ;)</p>
<p>That's why I always conclude my essays with "and that is why I think I will be a great candidate for the educational institution, scholarship fund, research institute, or summer program for which this essay is intended."</p>
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<p>remove the '
and u'll see where it's at</p>
<p>Let's have a lottery on how long it takes before this guy is banned.</p>
<p>No what I meant was - do you say stuff like 'and so I started tennis.. not only did this teach me the importance of teamwork, but also helped me organize my time more effectively between work and play, something which I trust has helped me be better prepared for university life' or would it be more - 'when I met this person my whole life changed, I got so emotional, I nearly cried..etc. etc.'</p>
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<p>Eh, either or. It just shouldn't come across like a blatant sell, i.e., you shouldn't say "I would be good for Harvard because of A, B, and C."</p>
<p>Ok because the first type is more British personal statement-style and the second type seems more what's looked for in the American essays. But if both are ok that's good.</p>
<p>Eh...both are extremely trite and hackneyed and should be avoided.</p>
<p>I just received a packet from Harvard today, with information on the April visitng program, a list of all the student organizations, and a window sticker. (Did anyone else receive this already, by the way?)</p>
<p>The funny thing is, when I read the cover letter for the packet, I read "Congratulations once again on your acceptance to this community College!" I was a little startled by this declaration and started cursing the Fiske guide again. (Only upon the second reading did I realize it said "...to this community and College!")</p>
<p>Yeah I got that on Saturday. Keep watching the mail, your "Handbook for Students" should be coming soon. Got mine today.</p>
<p>I got mine a while ago by personal request, hehe.</p>
<p>Haha, that's so funny because that's exactly what I read it as. I was like ***.</p>
<p>I guess that's what we get for reading in chunks though.</p>
<p>I can't believe it censors w-t-f. What's up w/ that?</p>
<p>Firstly, I'd like to say that you guys are all just looking at things in one perspective. You do not just get deferred/accepted/rejected from Harvard. It also depends on what major or what kind of thing you want to study in Harvard. Those who applied to some lesser known/not so popular majors would probably have an easier time in getting accepted, those who applied to finance/engineering/medicine would have more competition.</p>
<p>Not true........</p>
<p>(Applied as an astronomy concentrator)</p>