<p>Does anyone have a clue when I can expect to recieve an email? I thought I saw somewhere online that they started sending them March 31st, no idea if that was valid or not. Has any Harvard transfer student gotten their acceptance or rejection yet?</p>
<p>Thanks,
David</p>
<p>I don't know if they've changed dramatically, but when I got in as a transfer, I got the envelope on the 18th of May. I would be surprised if you heard before late April.</p>
<p>Hanna, where did you transfer from, and into what major?</p>
<p>From Bryn Mawr. I was a psychology major.</p>
<p>I appreciate your answer...for some reason I had gotten it into my head that I was going to get a decision earlier. Thanks, /David</p>
<p>hanna if you dont mind me asking did you get an interview? thanks.</p>
<p>Yes, I did, and I believe it had an impact -- it is to this day the single best interview I've had in my life. Long story, but the stars aligned for me in that interview.</p>
<p>Hanna,
Sorry if this is off-topic but I noticed on another thread that after you transferred to Harvard you became a tour guide. How did you become a tour guide? My S, who starts at Harvard in the fall, has to work as part of his aid package and happened to mention to me that this is something he would like to do (or at least explore). Thanks.</p>
<p>The tour guides who give tours to prospective students are hired by the admissions office. Give them a call when you get there. It pays about the same as other jobs like working in the library. It used to be that they only hired students in the summer (that's what I did), but now they pay kids to do it year round.</p>
<p>The Crimson Key, a student club, gives campus tours to the general public. There's a competitive audition process to do this, and it's unpaid. (AND less fun, if you ask me.)</p>
<p>Hanna,
When did you hear about your interview?
Also, did you meet any transfers (perhaps during orientation) who didn't have an interview?
Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>When did I hear about my interview...hmmm...I wore a dress with long sleeves, but no coat...and there were leaves on the trees. So I guess it must have been sometime in April.</p>
<p>Of the transfer cohort that came in with me, about half were interviewed and half weren't. We weren't able to figure out a pattern there, although there was lots of speculation. Of those that were interviewed, they pretty universally had experiences like mine (in other words, their interviewer loved them).</p>
<p>thank you so much Hanna! ive been trying to find some people who got in without an interview so i won't freak out if i dont get one. half of the class not being interviewed makes me feel much better if i go through april without hearing anything.</p>
<p>and since we've got you here, would you mind relating how the assimilation into campus was? was everyone friendly or was it really hard to break into campus life? thanks for all the help.</p>
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<p>would you mind relating how the assimilation into campus was? was everyone friendly or was it really hard to break into campus life?</p>
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<p>It's very challenging, but everyone is very friendly, and most of the transfers rose to the occasion. You REALLY have to hit the ground running and be aggressive about what you want. There is just no time to be shy. You can catch up socially 100%, but you have to be willing to walk up to people at parties, invite yourself to sit with a table of strangers in the dining hall, etc. If you do that, you can make up the lost ground.</p>
<p>I joined an a cappella group and it was just smooth sailing from that point on: instant group of close friends. In addition to singing groups, sports teams and (I have to admit) frats/sororities are also very good ways for transfers to immediately get a niche. Some transfers are adopted by blocking groups in the houses and others are not, but that's mostly determined by luck, and if you aren't (I wasn't), you can still assimilate well in other ways.</p>