Any success stories with H appeals?

lookingforward
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:50:04 +0000

OP, I am not a defeatist, I am a realist and an Ivy reader. And H legacy. College admissions is not the public courts system. You have to face this squarely, maturely, and intelligently. Harvard is a private college, overwhelmed by applicants who “dream” of going there. They got 30k applicants, probably 10k of whom had their best packages ready by 12/31. That was your competition- and since H reviews holistically, these kids had stats AND activities, accomplishments, and personal qualities that got them through. It’s not all about stats.

It’s true, some kids need a bit more time, bloom a tad later (your March scores.) But the game, as it is written, the “snapshot,” was 12/31 and any mid-senior grades. Waitlist is an opportunity to submit addl compelling info, for schools that will review this. Compelling isn’t that a kid finally got his scores in-range. Sorry.