<p>Warren Buffet was rejected from Harvard and he turned out ok</p>
<p>my heart just started beating faster. Last year when I applied EA I was not asked for any such documents (even though I did not send them) and I was deferred. I hope to God that it is what I think it is.</p>
<p>Gahhh! 3 percent acceptance rate? My friend who is IN LOVE with the Harvard campus and college will not be happy about this – She’s going to be crushed. 
If it’s 7 percent, it’s bad enough, yet she has hope due to her stellar stats, but bumping it down to 3 means that it’s a hit-or-miss kind of thing. God, she’s been talking about Harvard for YEARS (And if only there was ED)…I have a bad feeling about this – like, really bad…especially since 3 kids from my school got in EA already (Damn legacies 
) </p>
<p>Anyway, I’ll just hold out on the hope…that’s all we have, don’t we? And my friend’s interview went really well…Sigh…please Harvard, don’t trash her dreams.</p>
<p>@Teabrodo when did they ask you for the documents? That sounds promising!! Although I agree, understanding these people is a herculean task. Hoping for the best. 28 hours!!! **** doing downnnn</p>
<p>Ugh this is so stressful. When I initially applied I had a “it’s just for the hell of it attitude”, fully expecting a rejection and not caring. But over the months I’ve realized I actually really would like to go and think I have a chance so now I’m all the more nervous.</p>
<p>In a strange way, it may be emotionally and psychologically liberating-- at 3 percent it is an absolute crap shoot, so even a pretense that admission decisions render an evaluation of an applicant’s worth (which, in reality, it never was) is out the window. It will be like winning the lotto-- a loser of a lottery doesn’t impart any meaning to losing-- just that she or he didn’t have luck-- now, that is the case, without a doubt.</p>
<p>^^ Optimism is key, though 
… Especially for schools like Hah-vad where you need all the gutsy spunk and style on when decisions come. You’re on the right track at least…my friend who wants to go on the other hand is basically eating her fingers every passing minute. Come on, Harvard, release the decisions already.</p>
<p>@etondad: Not that it was ever anything other than, but now my feeling that all those effusive interview reports I probably spent a bit too much time on were completely written in vain just went up a notch. :P</p>
<p>@everyone else waiting: good luck! I know waiting can feel like sitting on a bed of nails, but you’re almost there!</p>
<p>@stewta4</p>
<p>I feel the same way!! I only applied for the heck of it, never thought I would get in… Now i can see a possibility, which is driving me nuts. This is because I never thought I was good enough for ivyes, but then I got a LL from Cornell an now I am think maybe harvard too. You never know!!</p>
<p>This is predictable after Harvard admitted 777 during the EA period. The yield for EA is going to be above 90%, possibly above 95%. That will not leave many seats for RD. Fitz is really smart at his game. What happened is that he want to convince people that there is a huge advantage to apply for EA. So the EA application number may double for Harvard next year. Everything will settle into a groove afterward :-).</p>
<p>^ Argh, she should’ve applied EA then…tut, tut William Fitzsimmons ;). But here’s to still hoping.</p>
<p>Does anybody think Harvard should consider expansion in the future?</p>
<p>Expansion? As in have Satellite campuses or just more admits???</p>
<p>Just getting harder isn’t it? I’m only a Sophomore but seeing this increase in applications and a decrease in the percentage of people being accepted in crushing. I can only imagine how hard it is going to be for the class of 2018 i get accepted…</p>
<p>I’m all for Harvard building more dorms, particularly ones with a post-modern architectural style. They can be for the engineering students (a department that Harvard is quite lacking in compared to the likes of MIT and Stanford).</p>
<p>wow a 3% acceptance rate lol
I didn’t apply, but holy crap. Those of you who get in…I bow down to you.</p>
<p>When I speak of expansion I do indeed mean more admits to the regular campus (I’m not a fan of satellite campuses). There has to be some room to build additional dormitories. I’ve been up there, and it wasn’t completely full as far as land usage.</p>
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the highest yield Harvard had was about 80%. that is they need to accept about 2110. If they only accept 1900 initially, then they will accept about 200 on the wait list, like they did for class 2012. What a smart game he is playing.</p>
<p>Wow, I didn’t realize the tactic until it was posted here. What a smart guy.</p>
<p>Wow. No way. 3%. Geez! Reminds me of a joke I read in “Expecting Adam” (memoir) by Martha Beck. “It takes Harvard students to change a lightbulb: one to stand on the ladder and the one to push the ladder out from other.” Wow. Talk about competitive. I applied just to see if I could get it (obviously the financial aid promise is really appealing) but don’t really see much hope.</p>