<p>Hello Harvard 2015 Hopefuls,</p>
<p>I was just watching The Fairly OddParents today, and I saw Timmy Turner becoming a genius and suddenly applying to Harvard.</p>
<p>This made me think... well, isn't Harvard for geniuses?</p>
<p>My stats are pretty average for the Ivies. (I will post if needed).</p>
<p>But does anyone else think that Harvard is reserved for geniuses?</p>
<p>(Am I a genius if I scored a 2390??)</p>
<p>Don’t worry :-). I got the same feeling when I was watching The Social Network and thinking about Zuckerberg in all his Facebook glory. And to think that it all started from a Harvard College dorm! I’m not a CC expert at all (first post, woohoo) but 2390 is a great score but it really seems to me that Harvard geniuses aren’t all about scores/numbers. The real ones are people with genuine passion and out to make a mark in whatever field. I’ve got fairly mediocre scores for an Ivy, but I’ve got my fingers crossed!</p>
<p>“but I’ve got my fingers crossed!”</p>
<p>I’m afraid that won’t help a lot my dear.</p>
<p>Haha, if only it did. Just saying what’s done is done and hoping for the best.</p>
<p>Who cares if you’re rejected…it’s not like it makes you a failure in life. I don’t understand why you would regret just APPLYING to Harvard.</p>
<p>^Agreed. It’s not the end of the world.</p>
<p>No, Harvard isn’t just for geniuses. Yes, you’ll have a disproportionate amount of geniuses at Harvard, but many more will just be hard-working, bright students. Then add in all your hooked acceptances (excluding hooks such as I_O winners, Intel/Siemens, other prestigious academic awards) like athletes, URMs, developmental admits etc. and “geniuses” probably make up a very, very small portion of undergrads.</p>
<p>Mm, whether or not you are a genius isn’t determined by the SATs. Though this may sound rather cliche, your scores aren’t you.<br>
On this topic, I don’t see why you would regret applying, unless the fee was a problem.</p>
<p>Why would anyone regret applying to Harvard? The worst that can happen is that you’ll be rejected. And if you are rejected you’ll be in exactly the same shape as if you had never applied. As Wayne Gretzky put it: you miss 100% of the shots you never take.</p>
<p>By no means does 2400=genius. The SAT is farrr to elementary to predict if you are a genius.</p>
<p>^And, might I add, by no means does being a URM not equal genius.</p>
<p>I do not regret applying there.
But I will be sad if I don’t get in (hope my passion shows in my application)
haha. in life, its best just trying, even if it seems futile. :P</p>
<p>I do regret applying to Harvard, not because I have practically no chance of getting in (although that’s true) but because I have realized that it would not be a good environment for me. If I hadn’t applied to Harvard, I would have applied to Washington University in St. Louis, which might be a better environment for me. But I could only apply to so many schools because of money and time.</p>
<p>What’s done is done…</p>
<p>just curious, do you have your username down on a piece of paper near your computer or something, or do you have it memorized?</p>
<p>He might be perpetually logged on.</p>
<p>I am an user.
You might be a program.</p>
<p>My username is a kda9-leet speak word, and it has a meaning.</p>
<p>I regret applying. This waiting thing is driving bonkerssssss.</p>
<p>I regret applying. Now everyone knows that I’m applying and they all think I’m getting in, and no matter how much I tell them that they had 35,000 applications for 1,600 seats, they assure me “oh no, you’ll get in” because they don’t understand how truly competitive it is. I feel like I’m going to be embarrassed that I let everyone down after I get rejected.</p>
<p>^ lol, good point, but I don’t regret applying. </p>
<p>But everyone is like “[my name], you’re applying to Harvard?! You definitely going to get in! You’ve put in so much effort!” And I just smile thinking in the back of my head “ARE you KIDDING me?”, seeing it’s no use telling them for the 12!th time what I’m up against and the odds. I told one person about my endeavors, and everyone knows and gives me the look - oooo, he’s applying to Harvard!!..crap.</p>
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My sentiments exactly.</p>
<p>Read this:
[College</a> Confidential-esque “Profile Yourself” | Facebook](<a href=“http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=4019644386&topic=3524]College”>http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=4019644386&topic=3524)</p>
<p>As I was reading this, one thought kept buzzing my mind:
Wow, life is different from CC.</p>
<p>Actually, we CC-ers (3.8+2100+ers) all have good shots at Ivies and more.</p>