Can I get into Harvard without an interview?

exultationsy
Sat, 03 Aug 2013 15:17:18 +0000

Being shy and reserved for the first five or ten minutes of a one-on-one conversation with a new person is completely normal and something there’s totally room for at Harvard. Preferring to talk about your projects (oh the volunteer organization where I work is so great and doing such great work for people) or your interests (politics this cycle have been fascinating, the implications of the digital age are really striking), rather than You, likewise. (Those interests still tell something about you and would be typical interview fare, even if they don’t require many/any stories told in the first person.) On the other hand, being shy and reserved for your entire first hour with a new person, opening up maybe only the fourth time you speak with them, although not a flaw, is also not really something I’ve seen here. What draws you to Harvard?