Longest Waiting Scenario:

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p>We all know that very soon, our countdowns will become a single digit number (ahh!). And I’m pretty sure we are all nervous as hell. We all must have complained at some point about the “long” waiting we’ve all had to go through. (I sure as hell have done my fair share of complaining). But, as the saying goes, there’s always someone out there that has it worse than you do. </p>

<p>I went out yesterday to meet with my cousin at Starbucks and she brought a friend along. I mentioned to this friend that I was applying to Harvard, complained about the waiting, and she told me HER waiting story:</p>

<p>At the beginning of last year, (she was a high school senior then) she visited Harvard. As most do, she completely fell in love. That was the one and only place she wanted to spend the next four years of her life. So she obviously decided to apply SCEA. </p>

<p>After much anticipation, she was DEFERRED. Of course, she was heart broken. She compiled a whole list of other schools and relunctantly applied. </p>

<p>Around this time last year, she began to here back from her schools. She received some rejections and some acceptances, including a full ride to BU. She was content, but her heart was set on Harvard. She began to accept the fact that the likelihood of her getting in was slim to none, but she still remained slightly hopeful. </p>

<p>So arrive March 29th, 2006. She gets WAITLISTED.
Again, heartbroken.</p>

<p>She went ahead and accepted the full ride BU was offering. </p>

<p>Months come and go, and she still had not heard back from Harvard.</p>

<p>But then…</p>

<p>…dun dun dun…</p>

<p>in the middle of July, she receives a phone call from the admissions office letting her know that she had been accepted!!!</p>

<p>Exciting, right?</p>

<p>Of course, BUT she’d been accepted to the Class of 2011!</p>

<p>AHH!!</p>

<p>Without hesitation, she accepted the offer.</p>

<p>I have no idea how she handled all that waiting, and I sure do hope I get to be her classmate next year!!</p>

<p>I thought this was an interesting story to share here, and don’t lose hope guys!</p>

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<p>I have several friends with similar stories. So DONT LOSE HOPE! GREAT POSTING /\ /&lt;/p>

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<p>Yes. I have a friend with a very similar story. She applied early, was deferred, was waitlisted, was set on attending another school – then she heard from Harvard in late June for a spot in the Class of 2009.</p>

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<p>See, the funny thing is, in order to be admitted off the waitlist, you actually have to be ON THE WAITLIST :smiley: Not a lot of people make that. Hmmm, nevertheless, good luck guys!</p>

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<p>Can anyone explain to me the logic behind that (on Harvard’s part)? If they wanted her, couldn’t they just add one spot onto their class list? If they don’t want her that badly and the space is full, why did Harvard offer her a spot for next year?</p>

<p>And just out of curiosity, what did she do in the “gap” year?</p>

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<p>hahah this situation is the story of my life. in hindsight though, harvard knows what they are doing.</p>

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<p>She told me that the admissions officer in charge of her area loved her application, so he really fought for her, and that that offer was the best he could get out of the adcoms.</p>

<p>She happens to be one of those crazy professional Russian dancers, so she danced her gap year away. : )</p>

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<p>I have a similar “we’re not as bad off as we think” story:</p>

<p>I went with my mom to pick up some laundry and the woman working behind the counter soon heard my “life story” and where I’d applied, stats, ect. The lady was so happy for me and very nice - she wished me luck. I complained about the long wait and she said that her daughter didn’t even get to attend college and that she wished she had experienced the “waiting period,” or that clenched fist, sweaty palms, exciting time in her daughter’s life. </p>

<p>That made me very thankful…enjoy the waiting period because before long we’ll be old men and women in rockers. ha - okay maybe not.</p>