CMA22
November 23, 2021, 8:13am
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Congratulations to your son on being selected! My D applied for one at one school, but hasn’t heard back one way or the other — not counting on it, considering how few are awarded!
I don’t have specific Stamps tips, but I think the posts on this thread about Harvard interviews could be helpful:
When my kid saw their file, BOTH admissions officers said essentially, “Looks great, can’t wait to hear what the interviewer has to say.” One of the things that the interviewer told them was that the kid was not thrown off by unexpected questions. Well of course kid wasn’t! Kid had prepared by looking up everything kid could find about what Harvard wanted from the interviewer, including recommended questions. That is why, in this thread, I posted some links to articles about Harvard alumni interviews, and urged people to do their own research, too. The evidence in my kid’s case was that the interviewer’s feedback was extremely important.
Be prepared to talk about these things: What was most important to you in your high school experience - academically, socially, ECs. What Harvard might have to offer you, that other schools don’t. Why do you want to be there? What particular activities, majors, profs to study with, labs, anything you can focus on that says that your desire t…