<p>@coachc13
Respect, brah.
Good luck to you as well. Our vigorous exchange of ideas will certainly leave future readers with things to ponder. </p>
<p>@cabalia, all the best man. Wash U for me btw. it was fun jousting with you. but now they are dissing us on the Yale forum.</p>
<p>okay harvard guys, im afraid i wasnt accepted to your school, but ill be cross-registering from MIT. ill be taking full advantage of the grade inflation. see you guys soon!</p>
<p>I just got rejected by Harvard, Yale and Princeton. All the best to those lucky few who did get in. I had SAT score of 2290 and 800s in US history, world history and maths level 2, but my ECs were weak.</p>
<p>I realize that my 2000 SAT is cringe-worthy to the most of you, but I didn’t have the privilege to do prep classes, or even retake that one SAT. The latter is particularly unfortunate because I had rota virus on the test day and was pretty much hospitalized immediately after the test.</p>
<p>My parents didn’t guide and advise me, or nag me about deadlines - they didn’t even know to what colleges I was applying. I had a counselor that barely knows English, so, pretty much, no help. Also, try living in Bosnia with a yearly income of $10.000 in a four-member family. I am not trying to make this into a woe-is-me speech, but I just want to say that you shouldn’t judge people solely on their SATs (as it seems, not even Harvard does that). </p>
<p>I did have good grades though (full IB: 44 + 7 in 7th subject) and good ECs. I know I said that my essays were rushed, but, at the very least, they were honest and… very me. The interview was awesome. I didn’t think I would get one, because my country was not even on the list of countries where interviews are available (and none of my friends from school got an interview). An admission officer interviewed me and we really had much in common to talk about. When I think about it a bit more, I should not have sounded that self-depreciating in the my post. However, I know that luck was a great factor in my admission, and I was, and still am, truly shocked.</p>
<p>Also, trying to write your essays as “an orgy of intellectualism” is what makes me cringe. Seriously, just be honest. I do think that being pompous will keep you out of Harvard even if you are a extremely intelligent. </p>
<p>@SaraSic Harvard picked you for a reason, no need to explain it to people who think life revolves around the SAT. Don’t let bitter people get to you, you know how awesome you are. Good luck at Harvard!!</p>
<p>@westofguam Thanks and thank you all for the congrats! :)</p>
<p>Good post @SaraSic - no need to defend yourself.</p>
<p>But the BEST POST belongs to @MikeNY5 "</p>
<p>"No, but in all honesty, you and several others are acting inappropriately. There is no need to prove your intelligence here. This is the internet; for all we know, you’re a 40 year old guy living in his mom’s basement.</p>
<p>You got rejected from Harvard. So what?! 94% of qualified applicants do. Please, just take the rejection with grace and understand that there is no need to feel defensive."</p>
<p>I laughed so hard at the 40 year old guy reference. </p>
<p>@SaraSic: from this day forward, you have absolutely no reason EVER to discuss your SATs with anyone. I never was asked or even heard of the HS GPA or SAT/ACT of a single classmate while I attended my Ivy. I made it in, you made it in: that’s what matters. If anyone ever questions you: just smile and nod. Don’t even let them in one inch to bother you.</p>
<p>If you decide to matriculate, you don’t have to ever apologize. From now and forever more, you’ll be associated w/Harvard. “You know that lady I just interviewed? Harvard undergrad”. “Sara over in the X dept went to an Ivy. Maybe she can advise you about your kids”. “Did you know that grandma went to Harvard back in the fall of 2014?” For the rest of your life, every bio citation, every time you’re introduced to speak, the “H” word will be appended. </p>
<p>Just understand the gravity and be appreciative of your blessings. Never use it to club someone else. If others feel uncomfortable with you b/c of their stereotypes (and many will), just be true to yourself. Give them a reason to think highly of Harvard graduates. Congrats.</p>
<p>@T26E4 very well said!!!</p>
<p>I got denied cuz I’m fat</p>
<p>For my interview, my interviewer asked me to bring her a photo of myself that she could keep with her. What exactly does Harvard do with these photos and how do they factor in to the decision? Obviously, they must account for something, otherwise why would they ask for a photo. </p>
<p>Harvard doesn’t do anything with photos. Your interviewer was probably going to meet a whole bunch of applicants and wanted to remember who was who.</p>
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<p>Seriously…</p>
<p>…that is really creepy.</p>
<p>Hahaha</p>
<p>I was waitlisted. Anyone think it advisable to print out and send in some of my most witty/clever tweets and tumblr posts that include such gems as “Why turn up when you can learn up?” and “Life is too short to not ask for pizza rolls as a pizza topping.” You know, i am v proud of them. </p>
<p>Don’t do it. They’ll just think you’re pretentious because you place value upon wit and creativity. It’s much better to play it cool and reaffirm their belief that Harvard is the best school in the world and you would matriculate if accepted. Seems to have worked for most everyone else. </p>
<p>How old are you guys?</p>
<p>Rejected!!.. Weird I don’t feel disappointed as i thought i would be… hehehe… Maybe I will be better off at University of Capetown next year… Congrats to all who got in!! You truly deserved it!!</p>
<p>My Dad interviews a lot of folks for financial positions. He always asks students that go to the top schools if they are legacies or not, and can easily decipher who is a recruiting athlete, first generation college, URMs. So they know who go in with a hook or who are the really good students. So legacies are frowned upon especially and he said over time they have underperformed all other groups. So legacies beware - everyone knows how you got in for the rest of your lives</p>
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<p>Based on a sample size of one - your “Dad”.</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of an interviewer asking this type of question. It seems irrelevant since the interviewer has information about GPAs, major, other activities, etc. and would presumably hire based upon those facts and the other qualitative judgements such as references and how the applicant came across in the interview(s).</p>
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<p>I see, so the two are mutually exclusive? Sounds like you and your Dad need some enlightenment.</p>
<p>Gosh, if my daughter (who was a highly sought after “academic” recruit) had chosen to go to my Ivy alma mater instead of Harvard she would have had no chance at your dad’s firm. Now, at least she can pass his “hooked” smell test. What a relief!</p>