Messed Up Freshmen Year

pianoninja2
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:50:23 +0000

MetDethGNR, if you really did make this complete overhaul in the way you think and work, then I suggest you ignore psychotickevin completely and utterly.

You are in a unique position to make a lasting and positive impression on the admissions committee. The two things you need to do between now and the time you apply is read and write, as much as possible. Write, because being able your ideas and feelings (and explain your conversion) clearly and honestly, without sounding like you’re kissing up, is the only skill that will prove to them you’ve changed. Read, because nothing else will teach you what makes really good (or really bad) writing.

Harvard cares about you taking advantage of every resource available to you in order to develop a reasoning, thinking mind. Granted, you didn’t do this freshman year. But you have one advantage: you have learned this value, whereas most other applicants have had it shoved down their throats and/or pursued it like robots all their lives. Demonstrate that you have learned this, and of course continue to maintain your grades, and your case for admission will be as strong as any.

Feel free to PM me anytime if you have any more questions, I’d love to help any way I can!

-IJ