<p>20 days and counting</p>
<p>Hi guys. I’m an international student, from Kenya. I applied to Harvard but I have not been invited for an interview. Some of my friends have not been contacted for an interview but some have. Does it mean I may not have been acceptance? otherwise how do they choose the people to conduct interviews on? Does anyone know of someone from a ‘limited interview’ area who was admitted to Harvard without an interview?</p>
<p>Really interview “will not be held against you” by Harvard.
But patterns would say otherwise.</p>
<p>Oh and how did you guys send updates to Harvard? I am an RD applicant and have done cool things since I finished. </p>
<p>@Keepyourshirton I posted a link with instructions earlier on in this thread.</p>
<p>@547fjekr
Check out this thread: <a href=“Harvard interview offered only to good international applicants? - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1620087-harvard-interview-offered-only-to-good-international-applicants-p1.html</a></p>
<p>Just curious, how many applicants on this thread are internationals?</p>
<p>Knowing that the admission rate is lower than 2%, why did you apply? Personally I applied because I stayed on campus during some debate workshop and received NFL membership at Harvard (placebo at best), plus I was rejected at Stanford so I kinda want to substitute with another top institute like Harvard during RD…</p>
<p>From what I gathered I should start choosing an empty wall in my house so that when the rejection letter arrives I can frame it and hang it up…</p>
<p>Thanks @book05 for the info</p>
<p>@Keepyourshirton I applied because I wanted to have a shot at it. There isnt anything to lose by applying…and you have a 2 in hundred chance of getting accepted! Thats better than nothing…</p>
<p>I applied to Harvard because not solely because of its prestige, or its supreme academics, or its reputation, or its connections, or its funding. What really struck me about Harvard is the symbolic idea of obtaining my education foundation at a place that was the first institution in the country to have people do the same thing that I am hoping to do hundreds of years ago. The origin of higher-learning and that environment combined with everything that makes Harvard “Harvard” is just exceptionally attractive.</p>
<p>The minuscule chance I have at that is worth the time spent on the applications, its worth the money spent on the application as well. </p>
<p>I applied RD and my brother is currently attending Harvard . I only have a 1690 on the SAT. I am an URM and have impressive EC, GPA and excellent recommendations , what are my chances for receiving an acceptance on March 27?</p>
<p>You have as much a chance as everyone else. </p>
<p>There are no such things as chances for these schools. You might be what they are looking for and you might not be, its luck of the applicant really.</p>
<p>Yeah, applying for top institutes is a rewarding experience even ( or should I say especially) when you cannot make it. My being rejected by Stanford, for example, never hurt more than 2 days, but it left me with months worth of consideration of my life and achievements and a clear picture of my future life, so it’s totally worth it</p>
<p>Sometimes I feel like they throw names in a hat and that’s how they decide</p>
<p>@collegerej3ct: To be honest, probably no one will notice the difference.</p>
<p>Anyone have a date more specific than “Late March?”</p>
<p>@midwedward
How about March 27th, 5 or 6pm EST. ;)</p>
<p>Btw, that’s the date for all Ivies. ;)</p>
<p>How come this thread didn’t blow up like the SCEA one did? Are people just burned out after early action? Were people just more nervous for the first round, and after going through it, are much more relaxed and secure?</p>
<p>The only reason I ask is that this thread has been relevant for a longer time than the other one, and yet has only seen an eighth of the replies. Do you think it’ll ramp up? With such little discussion it is hard to find an outlet for commiseration. Many of my classmates feel the fatigue that college conversations have brought, I figure the people on here also have.</p>
<p>BTW, march 27th is a thursday. Emotions will run high and low the next day. I expect some people won’t even come to school, for a variety of reasons. It’ll be tough either way it comes down for you as an individual.</p>
<p>Luckily March 27th is during my school’s spring break… we’ll have time to recover before we come back, at least… O.o</p>