<p>I have a general question for everyone. Last summer I worked for my Congressman in D.C. for 9 weeks. Its usually an undergrad position and I got him to write me a recommendation letter. Do you think a letter from a U.S. Representative will have much weight at Harvard??? First post btw. I’ve been creepily observing for quite some time though… . . . .(-_____-)</p>
<p>@hanthemanaintgon love the Princess Bride quote!</p>
<p>@VirginnianRobin
Thanks a bunch. I hope the letter conveyed me well.</p>
<p>It’s funny how I can guess the ethnicity of the student very accurately when i was scanning the results threads of other schools…LOL</p>
<p>i just hate how people think i can get in because i have a sister who’s a freshman at harvard. i never heard anything about sibling legacies though, so it’s BS</p>
<p>^ omg, i have sibling legacy also…
everyones like you got this in the bag
but sibling legacy is NOT legacy.-_________-". sadly.</p>
<p>i ALSO have a sibling. . .ftw. And although its not a legacy, I met one of the Harvard reps and they said “while it is not officially a legacy, we do take a look at the entire family. . .”. I know its kind of vague but i think it does help a bit. 
maybe. . .</p>
<p>^ ahh… that gives me so much hope! hahah. My sibling is doing pretty well there too… hopefully they will notice.
i’m completely fretting over thursday 24/7</p>
<p>hahahaha. me too. I’m assuming if you have a sibling there, your family basically worships Harvard? And Harvard jackets, mugs, and Christmas ornaments constantly remind you of your possibly cruel fate? Or is it just me?</p>
<p>nah my parents could care less about harvard. my dad thinks it’s just a name, and means nothing. but still…regardless, it’s hard to understand how they do these selections…i’ve heard of people getting in with 2100’s, just like i have heard 2400’s getting rejected</p>
<p>haah actually not really… i have a harvard sweater (which i havent worn for the past few months), but that’s about it.
of course my parents are DYING for me to be accepted as well, though.</p>
<p>@power4good
Me too! It’s so unfair. You can’t look at all the results and say that race is not a factor. It’s sad, but true.</p>
<p>I reallyyyy want a Harvard sweatshirt. But they’re pretty expensive and I don’t want to have one if I get rejected. It would just make me sad. After I get in (positive outcomes only!), I’ll get a sweatshirt. 
that’ll be my christmas present heheh:)</p>
<p>How important is legacy in the decision making? :/</p>
<p>hey guys, I applied EA, and I have an interview tomorrow. Decisions are supposed to come out this week… what do you think this means?</p>
<p>^^how important? there is no place for you to indicate that on the application…is there?</p>
<p>Edit: 100th post!! woohoo!! so muh time wasted on CC</p>
<p>^ what… i thought they were done with decisions…
how do you have an interview?
is this online or in person? with alumni? or… a representative?</p>
<p>what time does the decision e-mail come out?</p>
<p>@hellokitt, decisions are coming out, and i STILL havent had an interview.lol.</p>
<p>^It comes out the 15th, at 5 PM EST. </p>
<p>@hellokitt It’s pretty strange that you have an interview tomorrow given that decisions are coming out three days later. Unlikely, but possible. I suppose this means that the committee was on the edge with your application, so the interview will probably be pretty important in deciding your admission.</p>
<p>Yeah, it was totally unexpected. I have an alumni interview; I’m going to her house. I dunno if this is true, but I heard that HYP are all releasing on the 15th. Websites only said “mid-December” though</p>
<p>@bananafreak, maybe you were auto-accepted without one ;P</p>