Hi, Thanks for the feedback.
The CCO at my schools is pretty transparent about their expectations for our college lists, and —I’m probably contributing to the problem when I say this—students don’t listen. Kids throw 20 darts at the T20 board year after year, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to stop. As such, I felt like I had to do the same to stand a chance. The counselor rec is going to be quite strong considering the scholarship nomination I received from her, but I have no clue how many kids are going to apply early to Harvard this year.
I’m a bit confused about what you mean but the scholarship not being conventional. It’s just a 4 year Army ROTC scholarship. The school I conducted my scholarship interview with was MIT (where Harvard trains), and the interviewer ended up offering to write a letter of rec for the scholarship. This means I’m on the radar of the cadre, but I don’t think that means much since MIT faculty likely won’t be in cahoots with Harvard admissions.
Thanks so much for the feedback!