What kinds of people get accepted

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>Personality wise?</p>

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<p>The committee is building a class, and there is no single type of personality that is accepted.</p>

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<p>I assume it is safe to say that a significant number of different personalities exist at Harvard.</p>

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<p>But I suspect that some generalizations can be made.</p>

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<p>^ Not meaningful ones.</p>

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<p>People who embrace challenges.</p>

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<p>Do people have to be social/optimistic/outgoing?</p>

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<p>A lot of people seem to be Type A here, but I’d chalk that up to it being a common trait of ambitious people.</p>

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<p>Think of it this way: on the GC’s form they asked to rate the student in such areas as you inquire. Would a college prefer to accept a student labeled as anti-social, pessimistic, or shy? Doubtful. They are searching for people who will contribute to a positive campus community.</p>

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<p>^ It is often difficult to spot people who possess those three qualities, though.</p>

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<p>@Dwight and fauve: Of course, it’s also possible that all the anti-social people simply remain holed-up in their dorm rooms all day and night that you hardly see them/interact with them and thus have a skewed impression of the student body that you do interact with in clubs and the houses…since that crowd that hangs out in the house dining hall and joins clubs and activities would naturally include the type-A…
haha</p>

<p>I kid, I kid.</p>

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<p>Just go look on the Harvard website for admissions statistics. Check under student distribution by the personality type checked off on Common App.</p>

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<p>^Could you post the link?</p>

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<p>^^Nice one haha.</p>

<p>Happysunshine: …</p>

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<p>I can’t tell if that is a sarcastic response to my sarcastic post or just naivete. The perennial problem of the internet.</p>

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<p>EDIT: hahahahah</p>

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<p>^^I think you are smart enough to figure it out.</p>

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<p>But what if my apparent intelligence is only a facade?</p>

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<p>^Then I feel sorry for you.</p>

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<p>That’s a very good point. Fair enough amigo. Though I’ve found a lot of Type-A people in my classes too, which I don’t think are as self-selected as ECs and dining hall groups are.</p>