Any success stories with H appeals?

Ana1
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:09:31 +0000

ABCDEFGHIJK123, the adcom does not care only about the test scores but also the gpa, how rigorous the courses that you took were, your personal life circumstances, ECs, leadership characteristics, etc. There are many students with 2400 who do not get accepted by top schools because that’s not enough. Have you ever thought that there might be issues with your attitude which are reflected in your application and that’s why you did not get in, or being recommended for honors courses? Harvard can have any kind of academic index they want when deciding whom to admit. It has nothing to do with just scores. Every school accepts student with sufficient academic background or personal skills to handle their program. If they want to admit every person whose last name starts with B, or is over 6’0", or whatever, they have the legal right to do because they are a private institution, not public. If Harvard wanted to offer an appeals proces, then it would have been posted on their website. It is their prerogative not to offer such option, again because it is a private institution. Usually it is written on the decision letter that the decision is final and there is no appeal.