<p>^ I really wish I had not told anyone at my school…but I did, and am henceforth known by a second name, harvardgirl. This is not because I fit some sort of stereotype, it’s because I was a tiny bit obsessed with the school after returning from my campus visit last year, lol. And now the week after the news is released is going to be horrible if I do not get accepted. </p>
<p>Hey quick question: does it hurt to have one of my classmates applying early as well. I guess she is a similar applicant to me, she has a 2270 where I have a 2210 SAT, and she has more summer programs but all of hers were bought whereas mine were like summer jobs and internships and hers were those “everyone is accepted” summer classes at Brown or Berkeley, plus she is Asian. I hate to put that in there but it seems significant. She did not tell me she was going to compete with me for my dream school (which btw she told me last year she was not at all impressed with and would much rather go to Princeton or Yale…) and I had no idea until yesterday when I walked into my interview and heard her giggling in the other room. horrible experience.</p>
<p>haha good. don’t give up, I am not giving up either. It’s just that I go to a really rural school, and in the past they have only taken one student per year, that may be because only one applies though. Oh yeah, she outranks me by about 6 students. whatever, shes obviously overly competitive and manipulative. and not a nice person. so i hope the universe is fair and does not reward her. If you go to a school that has multiple legacies in one class like that though, I am sure they will happily accept more than a few qualified applicants, including yourself. :)</p>
<p>Jaysha, did you unleashed the Persian beast in you when you found out? haha
On a more serious note, I’m pretty sure Harvard doesn’t have a limit for each school, just a limit as a whole international+national pool. Her acceptance/rejection should not affect you.</p>
<p>haha yes! the Persian beast is naturally uncontrollable. I was, to say the least, furious. and it really distracted me throughout my own interview unfortunately, which is why I feel like it could have gone better. but oh well. and thank you, that is really comforting. gawwwwwsshhh i am so unbelievably anxious! I cannot even focus on my homework because I am having a Harvard freak out night! lol</p>
<p>@ojodeltigre: I think mine went fine…at least I enjoyed the conversation. I just hope the interviewer thought the same! Anyway I was lucky because my interviewer graduated from my high school, too! We had so much in common.</p>
<p>@Jaysha: I had a nightmare few nights ago where the interviewer asked me why Harvard over Yale, and I couldn’t answer! I actually prepared myself to answer that question in real life, but the interviewer never asked. :P</p>
<p>@collegeinfo
Sounds pretty classy to me. I was told to dress casually and wore a similar ensemble. As long as the jeans aren’t very distressed or embellished.</p>
<p>You guys hit the nail on the head! I only told a few people that I had applied and now the whole school knows! I don’t like feeling like an exhibit or something! Getting in is amazing for anyone! There are so many kids that qualify but they can’t accept everyone.</p>
<p>Since the interview, everyone has been saying “i’m so going to get in.” But they don’t fully understand all what goes into applying for such a prestigious school.</p>
<p>This is especially hard on me because I got into Harvard’s SSP program last summer so everyone just expects me to get in. Even my parents don’t fully realize this and its so stressful. At this point, all I can do is hope for the best.</p>
<p>But thank you for knowing/sharing my anguish!</p>
<p>@collegeinfo1994: I had the same theory – don’t tell anyone and avoid publicized disappointment. I told a few close friends, and a few people from church know, but I told all my teachers writing recs to keep it a secret. Pretty much nobody at school knows. Best of luck! @Jaysha I’m from a pretty rural school, too. It’s tradition that only one person goes to an Ivy each year – not just Harvard, ANY Ivy. How has it been for people getting in at your school?</p>
<p>Anyway, there’s me relating to everyone on this thread about being so anxious about Harvard, having nightmares of rejection, and dealing with that awful feeling of having NO idea where you’ll be a year from now when some of your classmates are already committed/have realistic top picks.</p>
<p>could that thinking apply if say, someone from my school was committed to harvard for soccer and I am the only other student applying EA… </p>
<p>could they give me a bit more consideration to maybe show theyre not concerned only abut athletes and want to take academically inclined students?</p>
<p>this probably isnt realistic…and i dont think his commitment will really hurt me, but i doubt this will help me in this way either lol</p>
<p>That is scary! I hope you won’t get overly depressed at the worse situation (rejected). I’d hate to have everyone looking at me with eyes filled with hope, expectation and faith :(</p>
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<p>This means you’re having an advantage over her doesn’t it? I’ve always heard Asian kids have it worse than kids of other races; for being a minority in the United States, Asian students are relatively overpopulated in college campuses.</p>
<p>Note that the total # of applicants in 2007 was approximately 23,000, with an overall admission rate of 8.9%, and the total # of applicants in 2011 was near 35,000, with an overall admission rate of 6.2%, I’d maintain my previous speculation for this year’s REA (on another thread) as follows:</p>
<p>Total # of early applicants: 6000+
Total # of early admits: 800+ (up to 1000)
REA admission rate: 12-13% (up to 15% if 1000 will be admitted early)</p>
<p>Don’t hold me on this, though, we’ll see in a few weeks. Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>^that means they choose ~4-5 people out of every 100. Does it scare anyone else to think about what could have possibly set them apart from the other 100? I wonder if most of those 4,008 are only academically strong (scores only) or if they all have competitive EC’s.</p>
<p>I try not to. I mean, I can pep-talk myself with the facts- I’m very confident in the strength of my application, and I know I’m qualified. But I’ve seen so many amazing people get deferred on CC, and I highly doubt that they’ve underrepresented themselves in the actual application. It’s impossible to know how we will compare to the other applicants. All 6000+ of them. >w<</p>
<p>I really wouldn’t have estimated 6000+ EA applicants…I was basing my guess off of Princeton’s EA numbers that were just released–they were like 3500–3800.</p>
whatever, shes obviously overly competitive and manipulative. and not a nice person. so i hope the universe is fair and does not reward her. If you go to a school that has multiple legacies in one class like that though, I am sure they will happily accept more than a few qualified applicants, including yourself. :)</p>
haha
gawwwwwsshhh i am so unbelievably anxious! I cannot even focus on my homework because I am having a Harvard freak out night! lol</p>