<p>Hello! I came from Spain in January, my English was so bad but colleges are having consideration with me (already accepted by TAMU and UMD). I took last week 2 SAT Subject Tests, Math Lev.1 and Bio E. I scored 730 and 770 respectively. People from Harvard contacted me and motivated me to apply and to take these 2 necessary tests. What do you think about this? Do you think this is pointless (considering the 6% acceptance rate of Harvard)? I've even been interviewed by someone from Harvard...</p>
<p>Please comment!</p>
<p>When you say they contacted you, did you get an email or information in the mail?
Many people get contacted that way; we think it is away for them to keep their acceptance rate low. You think they are interested so you apply. </p>
<p>i received an email in which they told me that my scores and grades were amazing. A week later a harvard student from the recruitment program also contacted me, directly, and she was also convincing me.</p>
<p>No offense :). If Harvard contacted you…“Harvard”…you might be very very exceptional student. Please just tell me why do you think they contacted you? I am a senior with 4.0 uw gpa (very much tough courses) and 2200 SAT but rejected for this fall. I mean, did you invent anything? Are you winner of international olympiads? </p>
<p>i have no idea, but one thing that one harvard alumni told me was that coming from Spain ( not very well speaking english), now taking AP classes and with the highest grades in my classes, and even with some talents such as writting ( i want to be a novelist and i already have rough drafts, in spanish), drawing, disposition to help and tutor students, good recomendation and an international background ( because i am not spanish, i lived there for three years only, i lived almost my entire life in Peru), he told me that all these factors could provide me with good posibilities. I do not know, really, but i felt optimistic and applied.</p>
<p>No reason not to apply! Just make sure you apply to other places as well.</p>