<p>You picked some boring people, haha.
I would pick Amy Tan, Emma Watson, and Oskar Schindler.
Now THOSE are some dynamic people, though calculus and physics are nice, I prefer my people.
:P</p>
<p>Why newton and leibniz together? So they could have a “who invented calculus” debate? :D</p>
<p>^ hehehe we’re such nerds. You know you’re a CCer when you get calculus jokes.</p>
<p>That would seriously be epic, though. Wouldn’t Leibniz need a translator?
Personally, I’m pulling for him. Newton’s already set with his Three Laws and everything. Let someone else take the glory for once, geez! :p</p>
<p>I would have to go with Winston Churchill (dry, British wit? Yes, please), Gandhi (hehe, he and Churchill would have a helluva time debating the merits of war), and of course, Socrates (first and foremost to finally find out–alliteration ftw–whether or not he actually existed!)</p>
<p>lol…mine was pretty good i guess i just hated it when he told me to tell him something my mom would get mad at me for not telling him…i don’t think we bonded or anything but he did tell me I had some inspirational stories… :D</p>
<p>mine went well. good luck to the rest of ya’ll.</p>
<p>Mine was fantastic. We talked about my grades and interests for about 20 minutes then talked about girls, Harvard girls, food, food and girls, eateries to pick up girls in the Harvard area, his wife, his wife’s job, his sons, baseball, food, baseball and girls, girls and food, and harvard, not in that order.</p>
<p>Mind you, this dude was 73.</p>
<p>^ for real?</p>
<p>mine was around 70. - the minutes, not the age . haha</p>
<p>Mine was best one yet… talked about interests, my business… future of tech, my community service, life story (which itself was pretty interesting I guess). It was well over two hours, and the our conversation finally kind of ended when a Starbucks barista came over and said they were closing early that day. Then we went outside and talked for a good ten minutes more before calling it a day.</p>
<p>danr71… u should of invited archimedes and asked him how he felt getting stabbed while trying to figure out pi as his last theorem… better yet, get Godel or Rienman, id love to see those 2 genisues argue… throw in Bertrand Russell to…</p>
<p>He asked me to send him my resume. Should I include test scores and grades? Will those info throw him off in any way?</p>
<p>Does Harvard contact you for an interview? Or are you supposed to contact them?</p>
<p>my interviewer asked me to send him my EC resume and application essays, for some reason</p>
<p>I was just recently interviewed, and it wasn’t half as bad as I was expecting. The woman showed up in a green velvet jumpsuit and told me she wasn’t feeling well and that she hoped I didn’t mind just an informal interview. Not 5 minutes into it, my tie began to get bothersome around my neck, and she told me I could either loosen it or just take it off if I wanted. She asked all the standard questions: test scores, GPA, class rank, academic interests, etc. Then as things progressed she would get more specific and ask questions such as what I wrote my college/scholarship essays about, what specific quality I possessed that would set me apart from the other applicants, etc. Basically, make sure you have an idea in mind for what you would answer to these types of basic questions, but don’t write a script for yourself. Just get started on something and let your thoughts flow–have a conversation with them. It’s only as nerve-wrenching as you make it.</p>
<p>Does the fact that Harvard alumni contacted me for interview mean that admissions people are considering me? Or, most of applicants get interviewed before any decisions are made?</p>
<p>It seems to be the consensus that they try to interview everyone.</p>
<p>Does Harvard contact you for an interview? Or are you supposed to contact them?</p>
<p>uh is it a bad sign if the person asks you whether youve applied to other schools and telling you its really fierce competition to get in? he kept saying i was the perfect fit at least 5 times, however. was he just saying this to be nice? have any of you had experience with this? i dont really know what to make out of it. or do a lot of interviewers just say “harvard is very difficult” etc. so that you won’t be dissapointed in the end if you get rejected?</p>
<p>i won’t read too much into what the interviewer says, whether it be good or bad. They are your advocates, but they can only do so much.
OTOH, my MIT interviewer kept on saying the same thing “you’re the perfect fit, however, MIT is very competitive etc” I got in EA. Take it for what it’s worth.</p>
<p>I think my interview was the BOMB.
It was about three hours long, and he was the best person I have met.
He works in a big place (i will not say where) and he is a really cool guy.
We spoke about my grades and SAT scores for about twenty minutes.
Then I told him my story, which is long since I am from a diffferent part of the world.
Along the way, he asked me questions and I realised that my life makes sense. I was actually learning from this interview!</p>
<p>Then we spoke about USA and my country, what I like about this place and why I miss my country. This interview was the ideal thing I needed to release all my stress about moving from my place of birth to a different country. He was really relaxed!</p>
<p>He told me about his experiences in Harvard and before Harvard too. We spoke about books, and philosophy and celebrities. We got into my family and other schools I applied to. We touched on my plans for my future, and I told him my heart. My country is dying because the government is not working properly. I told him all that and it made sense to him and to me, I realised. This was like putting my thoughts into his mind and then it is painted on a wall while he processes it. It was so lovely. I was discovering more about myself!</p>
<p>He saw some friends of his and said hi to them. Then he came and I asked him to tell me about some books that he has read. We got into different books and business and his plans. I realised that this interview does not have to end here. Even if I do not get into Harvard, I will make sure I keep in touch with him. He has strong ideas and is a good businessman. I think my IQ went up some points, just from speaking to him. Isn’t that insane? </p>
<p>After the interview, I asked him questions and we spoke about life. Getting to 15 minutes after 9pm, we stepped out of the restaurant. What I want to say is that this was more than an interview. It was the moment where I was able to get into contact with someone who influenced me. It was the discussion of my life, and when I speak to someone older than me, I hardly spend one hour! Harvard has made an inpression on me through this man, seriously.</p>
<p>I felt more confident after this interview than after Obama took the oath of office.
LOL!</p>
<p>Harvard will contact you for an interview. I was contacted by my local Harvard club, and my interviewer informed me that Harvard will try to interview all 29,000+ applicants if possible.</p>