My friend applied ED to Harvard adn they call to check on his quarter grades and Harvard told him they were not what they expected. He had 1 C in AP Government and 2 B’s (AP Bio and AP Calculus) and the rest are A’s. Is it over for him?
<p>probably… haha why did he slack off?</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s totally over.</p>
<p>i have no idea what is going through his head…now he wants to become a gardener cause hes getting rejected</p>
<p>well I can bet that was the deciding factor in his case…asking for those grades is like your last chance to show them you belong. I doubt the B’s were what it was/will be, it’s the C. I do hope the adcoms overlook at though, and he recieves joyous news</p>
<p>its really sad, he has not received anything from them yet he claims he will be a gardener the rest of his life, overall he had really good stats except his SAT score was sort of low but great recs good gpa and everything else perfect and he’s an URM, i hope he gets good news</p>
<p>The moral of the story: If you don’t get into Harvard, you are destined to live your life working as a gardner.</p>
<p>Good thing I like plants.</p>
<p>Agreed, pebbles. There’s nothing wrong with a green thumb.</p>
<p>el cok was here</p>
<p>well, if it would comfort him in any way, i know a guy who got a D (in an AP class) first semester and was still going to Harvard ED. Then again, he had superb scores, grades, and heavy involvement + leadership in clubs and music. (shrugs)</p>
<p>I knew a fellow who was kicked out of high school in california. He got married at 16 and mowed lawns (gardner) to support his family. He turned the gardening into a pretty successful business.
In those days getting kicked out of school got you a ticket to what was called “continuation high school” where you could work at your own pace. He got things turned around there and got a GED. then on to junior (community) college and from there to cal state pomona all the time mowing and gardening …I think he had as many as 115 yards.
Today he is superintendent of a metro school district in the pacific northwest. So while it is unfortunate that this young man may have fallen down in his quest of a Harvard education it is certainly not the end of the world
Nor is gardening a lousey profession, you set your own hours, your the boss, you work out doors, and your earning ability is based on how hard and long you care to work</p>
<p>my thoughts: </p>
<p>you might wanna make sure about where he applied and under what plan b/c harvard most definitely doesn’t have ED :)</p>
<p>i think he’ll get deferred, so he’ll have a chance to do better with the grades</p>