<p>I know two more Z's in California who found out yesterday, and have had their world turned upside down--they don't know what to do yet. If I have my stats right, about 40 people get asked, and 20 accept. This could trickle on for a while. Only Harvard could get away with this.</p>
<p>Hahahhaha. So true, Welthorpe (re your last sentence).</p>
<p>Here are two perspectives from my friends who were Z-listed and decided to accept (both were not legacies!):</p>
<ol>
<li><p>When I received my Z-list letter, I was very surprised - first off, what did it mean? I ended up choosing between H and another one. I was just confused as to what to do. I decided to research gap years on the internet and I liked what I found. There is so much stuff out there. I am a competitive runner, so I decided to focus on my training that year and really take time to enjoy life. I don't regret it.</p></li>
<li><p>I probably took the longest way coming to Harvard! I applied early, was deferred, then was waitlisted regular then I was offered a z-list spot. It was just ridiculous. Harvard was always my first choice so I immediately accepted. Because I live near a major city, I decided to throw myself into my passion for children and community service. I interned at an organization through the support of AmeriCorps and I had a blast. I do not regret going on a gap year, because it changed me in ways that I couldn't have imagined.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>I'll pass these testimonials on! Does anyone else know of any gap year resources? Harvard, surprisingly, doesn't give much guidance in this area.</p>
<p>Check this site:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gapyear.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.gapyear.com/</a></p>
<p>Hi, I've gotten several PMs about the Z-List. Again, as Byerly and others have mentioned, this "Z-list" and the waitlist goes on until mid-June. If you have not heard from Harvard at all yet, and you are on the waitlist, best of luck to you.</p>
<p>Does the Z list refer to a gap year offer? How do you know if you are on the z list wait list?</p>
<p>Being on the Z-list means being accepted for the following year's class subject to a 1 yr deferral. If you are offered such a conditional acceptance, you will hear about it.</p>
<p>Guitar,</p>
<p>Can you PM me your last name again? I don't remember it, and I want to friend you on Facebook! </p>
<p>Sorry to hear about Harvard's waitlist decision, but I'm sure you'll have an awesome time at Yale. I didn't even stay on the waitlist after I got the scholarship from Chicago--with another kid at college and no financial aid, my parents would never have let me pass that up. And, as you know, I've always loved U of C. :)</p>
<p>Anyway, go back to your original thread. Just felt like interrupting and going off topic for old times' sake. :p</p>
<p>Byerly under the z list, does Harvard have to approve your one year activity or can you do whatever?</p>
<p>I <em>think</em> the only thing you can't do is earn credit as a fulltime student - which would make you a transfer candidate.</p>
<p>i got my rejection. haha.
does that mean it's final?
nothing in june, no petition, nothing?</p>
<p>Yes. It is final. No petitions.</p>
<p>Klee,</p>
<p>I am sorry indeed to learn of your plight. Though I have not received a rejection yet, I feel for you and I'm sure that you would have made at least an equal contribution to the class of 2010. Just goes to show you that this really is a crapshoot and all you can do is pray that the dice don't fall against you. </p>
<p>On that note, I think if anyone else hasn't received their rejections yet, we're pretty much in the running 'til June as a family friend called my admissions officer and she said that a very short list of people is still being considered in case something happens with this class. According to her, the last batch of rejections was sent on the 19th of this month. So if anyone else is on the shortlist, once more into the breach!</p>
<p>Any ideas on how short this "shortlist" is? Are the people on the shortlist only in the running for Z-list acceptances? Does anybody know anything substantive about this?</p>
<p>On a separate note, if we haven't been rejected yet, would it be a good idea to call/email the admissions office?</p>
<p>sorry to hear about it, klee. despite everything, the rejection letter ruined my day too. </p>
<p>where are you headed now, by the way?</p>
<p>and canaday, hang in there!</p>
<p>Well, my admissions officer said "Don't get your hopes up" and frankly, if we got this far, I don't think a call or email will make much of a difference since we're probably at the true luck-of-the-draw phase of the admissions process.</p>
<p>But as for not getting our hopes up, I think that's probably a line they use on everyone on the shortlist, since the odds of getting in June are so slim. However, naturally, I'm still optimistic. Big shocker there.</p>
<p>Oh, and as for the size, I'd guess at about sixty people.</p>
<p>DD is still waiting. Anyone else ?</p>
<p>thanks tahsinkhan and canaday madman.
i appreciate it.
imma be studying engineering at uc berkeley.
it's closer to home than harvard.
and better at engineering i guess.
so i think it worked out alrihgt for me.</p>
<p>for mit and stanford, i think i had a disadvantage cuz im an immigrant and considered an international student.</p>
<p>well anyways, i wonder how many got pulled off the list.</p>