<p>someone from my school claims to have gotten in without even applying. the person has mediocre grades, is skipping classes, etc.
the entire school is talking about it.</p>
<p>is this possible? does harvard hold such initiatives?
getting in without applying?
does anybody know about slightes possibility of this occuring?</p>
<p>it is more probable that he is lying about 1) not applying 2) getting in, or 3) both. Come on… Joey Cheek didn’t even get in, and he’s an awesome athlete.</p>
<p>Obviously he’s lying… I’m surprised people at your school would believe that without any proof or evidence…</p>
<p>Is he a recruited athlete?</p>
<p>maybe someone like Matt Damon’s character in Good Will Hunting could get in without applying</p>
<p>someone from my school got in (without applying) because she was a recruited athlete :-p</p>
<p>Haha this is a secret people in Boston know about:</p>
<p>If you get any job at Harvard University, you are invited to take two summer classes. If you get a 3.7 or better in those two classes, you are invited to enroll at Harvard the next semester.</p>
<p>WHAT?! Please tell me that’s not true.</p>
<p>including janitorial work?</p>
<p>well i’m wondering what kind of job it would be if that guy had mediocre grades etc. etc.</p>
<p>Harvard does have a TAP program that will pay for employees to take a limited number of classes at Harvard. The other part of the claim is pretty dubious. If Harvard invited everybody who took advantage of this program with a 3.7 to enroll at the University (a school wasn’t specified, but I assume the College was meant) you’d see a very noticable contigent of college students in their 30s, 40s, and beyond. Also, it’s doubtful that the University would invite someone to enroll as a full-time student when that person is busy working (probably full-time) for Harvard. Even if you assume that this rule only applies to high school students, it still doesn’t make sense; to take two classes for free you have to work for the University at least 17.5 hours per week for at least two years, and there are very few, if any, University jobs for which a high school student could be hired anyhow. Finally: why a 3.7? If you’re taking only two classes, it’s not possible to get a GPA of 3.7, or even a GPA that rounds down to 3.7; you can get a 4.0 or 3.83. I wouldn’t be shocked if once upon a time, a particularly motivated high school student worked part-time at Harvard, took advantage of TAP, was encouraged to apply to the College by his or her co-workers, and got in, but that’s a different story entirely.</p>
<p>PS: You do have to apply to get in. Alas. Even if you’re a recruit.</p>
<p>Desperate cry for attention weeks before graduation. Nothing more.</p>